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Subtitle D—Base Closure and
Realignment
SEC. 2841. NIAGARA AIR RESERVE BASE, NEW YORK, BASING
REPORT.
Not later than December 1, 2007, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing a detailed plan of the current and
future aviation assets that the Secretary expects will be
based at Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York. The report
shall include a description of all of the aviation assets that
will be impacted by the series of relocations to be made to
or from Niagara Air Reserve Base and the timeline for such
relocations.
SEC. 2842. COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTING OF FUNDING RE-
QUIRED TO ENSURE TIMELY IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF 2005 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND
REALIGNMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with
the budget materials for fiscal year 2009 a comprehensive
accounting of the funding required to ensure that the plan
for implementing the final recommendations of the 2005
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission re-
mains on schedule.
damage reduction, Yardley Aqueduct, Silver and 
Brock Creeks, Yardley, Pennsylvania. 
(33) SURFSIDE
BEACH, SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
Project for flood damage reduction, Surfside Beach 
and vicinity, South Carolina. 
(34) 
CONGELOSI
DITCH, 
MISSOURI
CITY, 
TEXAS.—Project 
for 
flood 
damage 
reduction, 
Congelosi Ditch, Missouri City, Texas. 
(35) DILLEY, TEXAS.—Project for flood damage 
reduction, Dilley, Texas. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) CACHE RIVER BASIN, GRUBBS, ARKANSAS.— 
The Secretary may proceed with the project for the 
Cache River Basin, Grubbs, Arkansas, referred to in 
subsection (a), notwithstanding that the project is lo-
cated within the boundaries of the flood control 
project, Cache River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri, 
authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 
1950, (64 Stat. 172) and modified by section 99 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 
41). 
(2) ONTARIO AND CHINO, CALIFORNIA.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out the project for flood damage re-
duction, Ontario and Chino, California, referred to in 
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subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the 
project is feasible. 
(3) SANTA
VENETIA, CALIFORNIA.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out the project for flood damage re-
duction, Santa Venetia, California, referred to in sub-
section (a) if the Secretary determines that the project 
is feasible and shall allow the non-Federal interest to 
participate in the financing of the project in accord-
ance with section 903(c) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent 
that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that apply-
ing such section is necessary to implement the project. 
(4) 
WHITTIER, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 
Secretary 
shall carry out the project for flood damage reduction, 
Whittier, California, referred to in subsection (a) if 
the Secretary determines that the project is feasible. 
(5) SOUTH BRANCH OF THE WILD RICE RIVER, 
BORUP, MINNESOTA.—In carrying out the project for 
flood damage reduction, South Branch of the Wild 
Rice River, Borup, Minnesota, referred to in sub-
section (a) the Secretary may consider national eco-
system restoration benefits in determining the Federal 
interest in the project and shall allow the non-Federal 
interest to participate in the financing of the project 
in accordance with section 903(c) of the Water Re-
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6371 
AN ACT 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to transfer certain 
functions from the General Accountability Office to the 
Department of Labor relating to the processing of claims 
for the payment of workers who were not paid appro-
priate wages under certain provisions of such title.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3810 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
to evaluate the significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meeting-
house located in Farmington, New York, and the suitability and feasi-
bility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Women’s 
Rights National Historical Park, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Mr. KUHL of New York (for himself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to evaluate the significance of the 1816 
Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse located in Farm-
ington, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of 
its inclusion in the National Park System as part of 
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 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. 1816 FARMINGTON QUAKER MEETINGHOUSE 
STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) by striking ‘‘first 2 taxable years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘first 3 taxable years’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 230. MODIFICATION OF TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
PAYMENTS TO CONTROLLING EXEMPT ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
512(b)(13)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to payments received or accrued 
after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 231. QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1, as amended by sections 106 and 
141, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 54D. QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.—For pur-
poses of this subchapter, the term ‘qualified zone academy 
bond’ means any bond issued as part of an issue if— 
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‘‘(1) 100 percent of the available project pro-
ceeds of such issue are to be used for a qualified 
purpose with respect to a qualified zone academy es-
tablished by an eligible local education agency, 
‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a State or local gov-
ernment within the jurisdiction of which such acad-
emy is located, and 
‘‘(3) the issuer— 
‘‘(A) designates such bond for purposes of 
this section, 
‘‘(B) certifies that it has written assur-
ances that the private business contribution re-
quirement of subsection (b) will be met with re-
spect to such academy, and 
‘‘(C) certifies that it has the written ap-
proval of the eligible local education agency for 
such bond issuance. 
‘‘(b) PRIVATE BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION REQUIRE-
MENT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the private busi-
ness contribution requirement of this subsection is met 
with respect to any issue if the eligible local education 
agency that established the qualified zone academy has 
written commitments from private entities to make quali-
fied contributions having a present value (as of the date 
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(iii) require significant collaboration 
between businesses and academia. 
(B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary may 
give consideration to funding applications under 
this subsection that support— 
(i) the building of new incubators; 
(ii) incubators that work with faculty 
entrepreneurs or university-based research; 
(iii) incubators that are located in 
areas with an established venture capital 
industry and other industry support, in-
cluding leadership and legal support, for 
commercialization; or 
(iv) incubators that have secured ad-
ditional private funding. 
(c) NANOTECHNOLOGY STARTUP ADVISORY COUN-
CIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council 
composed of industry leaders, business and mar-
keting professionals, venture capitalists, attorneys, 
and nanotechnology researchers. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Nano-
technology Start-up Advisory Council is to ensure 
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(1) The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meeting-
house is listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places as part of the Farmington Quaker Cross-
roads District. 
(2) The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meeting-
house is significant for its importance to the early 
Women’s Rights Movement and Native American 
rights. 
(3) The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meeting-
house is significant to the Underground Railroad. 
(4) The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meeting-
house presents a focal point for education of these 
nationally significant events and should be preserved 
and administered in light of that opportunity. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) 1816 
FARMINGTON
QUAKER
MEETING-
HOUSE.—The term ‘‘1816 Farmington Quaker 
Meetinghouse’’ means the 1816 Farmington Quaker 
Meetinghouse listed on the National Register of His-
toric Places, and located in Farmington, New York. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(c) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
that funds are made available for this section, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a special resource study to evaluate 
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the significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meeting-
house in Farmington, New York, as well as the suitability 
and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System 
as part of the Women’s Rights National Historical Park. 
(d) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study shall include 
an analysis of the following: 
(1) The significance of the 1816 Farmington 
Quaker Meetinghouse in relation to the Under-
ground Railroad and the history of the United 
States. 
(2) Opportunities for public enjoyment of the 
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse as part of 
Women’s Rights National Historical Park. 
(3) Any operational, management, and private 
property issues that need to be considered if the 
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse were added 
to Women’s Rights National Historical Park. 
(4) A determination of the feasibility of admin-
istering the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 
considering its size, configuration, ownership, costs, 
and other factors, as part of Women’s Rights Na-
tional Historical Park. 
(5) An evaluation of the adequacy of other al-
ternatives for management and resource protection 
of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse. 
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SEC. 2843. AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE THE JOINT SPEC-
TRUM CENTER TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT RELOCATION AGREE-
MENT.—If deemed to be in the best interest of national secu-
rity and to the physical protection of personnel and mis-
sions of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense
may carry out an agreement to relocate the Joint Spectrum
Center, a geographically separated unit of the Defense In-
formation Systems Agency, from Annapolis, Maryland to
Fort Meade, Maryland or another military installation,
subject to an agreement between the lease holder and the
Department of Defense for equitable and appropriate terms
to facilitate the relocation.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Any facility, road or infra-
structure constructed or altered on a military installation
as a result of the agreement must be authorized in accord-
ance with section 2802 of title 10, United States Code.
(c) TERMINATION OF EXISTING LEASE.—Upon com-
pletion of the relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
existing lease for the Joint Spectrum Center shall be termi-
nated, as contemplated under Condition 29.B of the lease.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4455
AN ACT
To authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States
to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense
articles and defense services the primary end use of
which will be for civilian purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Subtitle E—Land Conveyances
SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, LYNN HAVEN FUEL DEPOT,
LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Air Force may convey to Florida State University (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘University’’) all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop-
erty, including improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately 40 acres located at the Lynn Haven Fuel Depot
in Lynn Haven, Florida, as a public benefit conveyance
for the purpose of permitting the University to develop the
property as a new satellite campus.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the conveyance of the
property under subsection (a), the University shall
provide the United States with consideration in an
amount that is acceptable to the Secretary, whether in
the form of cash payment, in-kind consideration, or
a combination thereof.
(2) REDUCED TUITION RATES.—The Secretary
may accept as in-kind consideration under paragraph
(1) reduced tuition rates or scholarships for military
personnel at the University.
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.—
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7154 
To amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive 
grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded 
Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning 
initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after- 
school programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. LOEBSACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary 
of Education to award competitive grants to eligible enti-
ties to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded 
Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen 
expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community 
learning center programs, and after-school programs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(e) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Upon completion of 
the study, the Secretary shall submit a report on the find-
ings of the study to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives. 
Æ 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6374 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Geor-
gia, as the ‘‘Trinka Davis Veterans Village’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4809 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Fipronil. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2007 
Mr. HULSHOF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Fipronil. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FIPRONIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.24.16 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Free’’ and inserting ‘‘5.2%’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
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(3) represent the public and the Department of 
Energy in negotiating and performing in accord with 
such public-private partnerships; 
(4) use appropriated funds in an effective man-
ner to encourage the maximum investment of private 
funds to achieve such development; and 
(5) establish a national high-performance green 
building clearinghouse in accordance withsection 
9045(1), which shall provide high-performance green 
building information through— 
(A) outreach; 
(B) education; and 
(C) the provision of technical assistance. 
(d) REPORTING.—The Commercial Director shall re-
port directly to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Effi-
ciency and Renewable Energy, or to other senior officials 
in a way that facilitates the integrated program of this 
part for both energy efficiency and renewable energy and 
both technology development and technology deployment. 
(e) COORDINATION.—The Commercial Director shall 
ensure full coordination of high-performance green build-
ing information and activities, including activities under 
this part, within the Federal Government by working with 
the General Services Administration and all relevant agen-
cies, including, at a minimum— 
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strategies and other public policies that pertain to natural 
resource protection of the Potomac River watershed. 
SEC. 5021. LOCK AND DAM SECURITY. 
(a) STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee 
Valley Authority, and the Coast Guard, shall develop stand-
ards for the security of locks and dams, including the test-
ing and certification of vessel exclusion barriers. 
(b) SITE SURVEYS.—At the request of a lock or dam 
owner, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, on 
a reimbursable basis, to improve lock or dam security. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit alliance 
of public and private organizations that has the mission 
of promoting safe waterways and seaports to carry out test-
ing and certification activities, and to perform site surveys, 
under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 5022. REHABILITATION. 
The Secretary, at Federal expense and not to exceed 
$1,000,000, shall rehabilitate and improve the water-related 
infrastructure and the transportation infrastructure for the 
historic property in the Anacostia River Watershed located 
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in the District of Columbia, including measures to address 
wet weather conditions. To carry out this section, the Sec-
retary shall accept funds provided for such project under 
any other Federal program. 
SEC. 5023. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 
COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVER SALMON SUR-
VIVAL. 
Section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761; 113 Stat. 
375) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(6) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5024. AUBURN, ALABAMA. 
The Secretary may provide technical assistance relat-
ing to water supply to the city of Auburn, Alabama. There 
is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 5025. PINHOOK CREEK, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. 
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall 
design and construct the locally preferred plan for flood pro-
tection at Pinhook Creek, Huntsville, Alabama. In carrying 
out the project, the Secretary shall utilize, to the extent 
practicable, the existing detailed project report for the 
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(1) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(2) the Office of the Federal Environmental 
Executive; 
(3) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; 
(4) the Department of Energy, particularly the 
Federal Energy Management Program; 
(5) the Department of Health and Human 
Services; 
(6) the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; 
(7) the Department of Defense; and 
(8) such nonprofit high-performance green 
building rating and analysis entities as the Commer-
cial Director determines can offer support, expertise, 
and review services. 
(f) HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING PART-
NERSHIP CONSORTIUM.— 
(1) RECOGNITION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commer-
cial Director shall formally recognize one or more 
groups that qualify as a high-performance green 
building partnership consortium. 
(2) REPRESENTATION TO QUALIFY.—To qualify 
under this section, any consortium shall include rep-
resentation from— 
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