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violence, the problem is sufficiently serious, wide-
spread, and interstate in scope to warrant Federal 
intervention to assist such jurisdictions; and 
(10) many States have no laws addressing vio-
lence based on the actual or perceived race, color, 
national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, 
or disability, of the victim, while other States have 
laws that provide only limited protection. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF HATE CRIME. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘hate crime’’ has the same 
meaning as in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 
994 note). 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTS OF VIOLENCE. 
Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c)(1) Whoever, whether or not acting under color 
of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, 
through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, 
attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of 
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the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national 
origin of any person— 
‘‘(A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 
years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be imprisoned for any term of years 
or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or 
both if— 
‘‘(i) death results from the acts committed 
in violation of this paragraph; or 
‘‘(ii) the acts committed in violation of this 
paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to 
kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt 
to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an at-
tempt to kill. 
‘‘(2)(A) Whoever, whether or not acting under color 
of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph 
(B), willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, 
through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, 
attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of 
the actual or perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, 
or disability of any person— 
‘‘(i) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 
years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) shall be imprisoned for any term of years 
or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or 
both, if— 
‘‘(I) death results from the acts committed 
in violation of this paragraph; or 
‘‘(II) the acts committed in violation of 
this paragraph include kidnapping or an at-
tempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an 
attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or 
an attempt to kill. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the cir-
cumstances described in this subparagraph are that— 
‘‘(i) in connection with the offense, the defend-
ant or the victim travels in interstate or foreign 
commerce, uses a facility or instrumentality of inter-
state or foreign commerce, or engages in any activity 
affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or 
‘‘(ii) the offense is in or affects interstate or 
foreign commerce.’’. 
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF FEDERAL SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDE-
LINES.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of 
title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing 
Commission shall study the issue of adult recruitment of 
juveniles to commit hate crimes and shall, if appropriate, 
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by subsection (b) shall apply to distributions
made after May 17, 2006.
(B) TRANSITION
RULE.—The amendments
made by subsection (b) shall not apply to any
distribution pursuant to a transaction which
is—
(i) made pursuant to an agreement
which was binding on May 17, 2006, and
at all times thereafter,
(ii) described in a ruling request sub-
mitted to the Internal Revenue Service on
or before such date, or
(iii) described on or before such date in
a public announcement or in a filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(C) ELECTION OUT OF TRANSITION RULE.—
Subparagraph (B) shall not apply if the distrib-
uting corporation elects not to have such sub-
paragraph apply to distributions of such cor-
poration. Any such election, once made, shall be
irrevocable.
(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN PRE-EN-
ACTMENT DISTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of de-
termining the continued qualification under sec-
tion 355(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3997 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the 
uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace 
Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Union Calendar No. 442
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4896
[Report No. 103–774]
A BILL
To grant the consent of the Congress to the Kansas
and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Com-
pact.
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IV 
House Calendar No. 14 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 150 
[Report No. 112–27] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 830) to rescind the unobligated 
funding for the FHA Refinance Program and to terminate the program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2011 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 830) to rescind 
the unobligated funding for the FHA Refinance Program 
and to terminate the program. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 830) to rescind the unobligated 
funding for the FHA Refinance Program and to terminate 
the program. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
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‘‘(D) DIFFERENTIAL
WAGE
PAYMENT.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘dif-
ferential wage payment’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 3401(h)(2).’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
heading for section 414(u) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘AND TO DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAY-
MENTS TO MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY’’ after 
‘‘USERRA’’. 
(2) DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS TREATED 
AS
COMPENSATION
FOR
INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT 
PLANS.—Section 219(f)(1) (defining compensation) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The term compensation includes any dif-
ferential wage payment (as defined in section 
3401(h)(2)).’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to years beginning 
after December 31, 2007. 
(c) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
PLAN
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If this subsection applies to 
any plan or annuity contract amendment, such plan 
or contract shall be treated as being operated in ac-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3638 
To end the cycle of illegal immigration in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To end the cycle of illegal immigration in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Border Security and Elimination of Sanctuary for Illegal 
Aliens Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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II 
Calendar No. 516 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3997 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Received 
NOVEMBER 16, 2007 
Read the first time 
DECEMBER 3, 2007 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the 
uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace 
Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 
2007’’. 
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amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sen-
tencing enhancements (in addition to the sentencing en-
hancement provided for the use of a minor during the 
commission of an offense) for adult defendants who recruit 
juveniles to assist in the commission of hate crimes. 
(b) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER GUIDELINES.—In 
carrying out this section, the United States Sentencing 
Commission shall— 
(1) ensure that there is reasonable consistency 
with other Federal sentencing guidelines; and 
(2) avoid duplicative punishments for substan-
tially the same offense. 
SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention of the Department of Justice shall make 
grants, in accordance with such regulations as the Attor-
ney General may prescribe, to State and local programs 
designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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that configuration or a similar practice rec-
ommended by the Secretary, using a petroleum 
equivalence factor for the off-board electricity 
(as defined in section 474 of title 10, Code of 
Federal Regulations). 
(4) ENGINEERING
INTEGRATION
COSTS.—The 
term ‘‘engineering integration costs’’ includes the 
cost of engineering tasks relating to— 
(A) incorporating qualifying components 
into the design of advanced technology vehicles; 
and 
(B) designing new tooling and equipment 
for production facilities that produce qualifying 
components or advanced technology vehicles. 
(5) 
QUALIFYING
COMPONENTS.—The 
term 
‘‘qualifying components’’ means components that the 
Secretary determines to be— 
(A) specially designed for advanced tech-
nology vehicles; and 
(B) installed for the purpose of meeting 
the performance requirements of advanced tech-
nology vehicles. 
(b) ADVANCED VEHICLES MANUFACTURING FACIL-
ITY.—The Secretary shall provide facility funding awards 
under this section to automobile manufacturers and com-
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO 
ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, 
including the Community Relations Service, for fiscal 
years 2007, 2008, and 2009 such sums as are necessary 
to increase the number of personnel to prevent and re-
spond to alleged violations of section 245 of title 18, 
United States Code (as amended by this Act). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2550 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational 
vessels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating 
to recreational vessels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Boating 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) POLLUTANT.—Section 502(6) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(6)) is 
amended— 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 15 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 151 
[Report No. 112–28] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 836) to rescind the unobligated 
funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and to terminate 
the program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2011 
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 836) to rescind 
the unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage 
Relief Program and to terminate the program. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 836) to rescind the unobligated 
funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and 
to terminate the program. The first reading of the bill 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1072 
Recognizing Louisiana State University for 150 years of service and excellence 
in higher education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2010 
Mr. CASSIDY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Louisiana State University for 150 years of 
service and excellence in higher education. 
Whereas classes began at Louisiana State University, for-
merly named Seminary of Learning of the State of Lou-
isiana, on January 2, 1860; 
Whereas Louisiana State University is the flagship institution 
of the State of Louisiana, and is a land-grant, sea-grant, 
and space-grant institution; 
Whereas Louisiana State University developed seven institu-
tions of higher learning in the State of Louisiana so that 
educational opportunities would be available to the far 
reaches of the state; 
Whereas Louisiana State University has instituted the ‘‘Peli-
can Promise’’ program providing financial assistance to 
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H. Res. 1075 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 21, 2010. 
Whereas the Agri-business Development Teams of the Na-
tional Guard began as a pilot program started in Mis-
souri, and the Missouri National Guard worked with the 
Missouri Farm Bureau and the University of Missouri to 
draw a blueprint that could be followed by other Army 
National Guard units; 
Whereas the Agri-business Development Teams consist of 
National Guard members who have a civilian background 
in farming or a related agricultural business; 
Whereas the Agri-business Development Teams now consist 
of units from 11 States; 
Whereas before deploying overseas, members of an Agri-busi-
ness Development Team collaborate with land-grant uni-
versities, which spend weeks teaching and preparing 
strategies for the farms to which the Agri-business Devel-
opment Team will deploy; 
Whereas in Afghanistan, the goals of the Agri-business De-
velopment Teams include improving irrigation systems 
and providing sustainable methods for fertilizing, plant-
ing, harvesting, marketing, and storing agricultural 
crops, modernizing slaughter facilities, setting up mar-
kets to trade crops and livestock, developing a juicing
H. Res. 1082 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 3, 2010. 
Whereas financial security is one of the most important 
issues for most Americans, whether it involves saving for 
a college education, an unforeseen emergency, a house, or 
for retirement; 
Whereas personal savings as a percentage of disposable in-
come has risen from 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 
2008 to 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, ac-
cording to the Bureau of Economic Analysis; 
Whereas according to the Employee Benefit Research Insti-
tute, the percentage of workers very confident about hav-
ing enough money for a comfortable retirement fell to 13 
percent in 2009, down from 18 percent in 2008, and 
more workers expect to work longer to supplement their 
income in retirement; 
Whereas older Americans are more likely to live within 200 
percent of poverty than any other age group, according 
to the 2009 Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 
Databook, and more than 60 percent of the current el-
derly population relies on Social Security for over three- 
fourths of their annual income, according to a 2009 So-
cial Security Administration report;
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‘‘(B) LIMITATION TO 5 TAXABLE YEARS.— 
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
to any taxable year which began more than 5 
years before the date of such determination.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to claims for credit or refund 
filed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) TRANSITION RULES.—In the case of a determina-
tion described in paragraph (8) of section 6511(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) 
which is made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after 
December 31, 2000, and before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, such paragraph— 
(1) shall not apply with respect to any taxable 
year which began before January 1, 2001, and 
(2) shall be applied by substituting for ‘‘the 
date of such determination’’ in subparagraph (A) 
thereof. 
SEC. 107. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS TO 
INDIVIDUALS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (iv) of section 72(t)(2)(G) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, and before December 31, 2007’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to individuals ordered or called to 
active duty on or after December 31, 2007. 
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H. Res. 1083 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 23, 2010. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
2314) to express the policy of the United States regarding 
the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to 
provide a process for the recognition by the United States of 
the Native Hawaiian governing entity. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those aris-
ing under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions of the 
bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources; 
(2) the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, if offered by Representative Aber-
crombie of Hawaii or his designee, which shall be in order
(1) by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; or (C) any deck runoff from a rec-
reational vessel, any engine cooling water, gray 
water, bilge water effluent from properly functioning 
recreational marine engines, laundry, shower, and 
galley sink wastes from a recreational vessel, or any 
other discharge incidental to the normal operation of 
a recreational vessel; except that this subparagraph 
does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or other 
such materials discharged overboard by a rec-
reational vessel’’. 
(b) RECREATIONAL VESSEL.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) ‘recreational vessel’ means a vessel— 
‘‘(A) manufactured for operation, or oper-
ated, primarily for recreational purposes; or 
‘‘(B) leased, rented, or chartered to an in-
dividual for recreational purposes.’’. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 155 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 9, 2011. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: Mr. Barletta. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2551 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery 
in Sarpy County, Nebraska, to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska and 
western Iowa. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
national cemetery in Sarpy County, Nebraska, to serve 
veterans in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congress strongly supports providing every 
honorably discharged veteran the opportunity to be 
buried in a national veterans cemetery in recognition 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3639 
To establish a program of research and other activities to provide for the 
recovery of the southern sea otter. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 
Mr. FARR (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. LEE, 
and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish a program of research and other activities to 
provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southern Sea Otter 
Recovery and Research Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Sea otters were hunted to near extinction in 
the 18th and 19th centuries along the west coast of 
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