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planning to a degree far greater than in the case of 
other types of energy development. 
‘‘(2) As a consequence of this linkage, the proc-
ess of developing and evaluating appropriate tech-
nologies and facilities for woody biomass energy and 
utilization must be integrated with long-term forest 
management planning processes, particularly in situ-
ations where Federal lands dominate the forested 
landscape. 
‘‘(b) BIOMASS DEFINITION FOR FEDERAL FOREST 
LANDS.—In this section, with respect to organic material 
removed from National Forest System lands or from pub-
lic lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior, the 
term ‘biomass’ covers only organic material from— 
‘‘(1) ecological forest restoration; 
‘‘(2) small-diameter byproducts of hazardous 
fuels treatments; 
‘‘(3) pre-commercial thinnings; 
‘‘(4) brush; 
‘‘(5) mill residues; and 
‘‘(6) slash. 
‘‘(c) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a pilot 
program, to be known as the ‘Biomass Utilization Pilot 
Program’, involving 10 different forest types on Federal 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Caregiver Assistance 
and Resource Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1701 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) The term ‘caregiver services’ means non-
institutional extended care (as used in paragraph 
(6)). 
‘‘(11) The term ‘caregiver’ means an individual 
who— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a disabled veteran 
who is enrolled in the health care system estab-
lished under section 1705(a) of this title, pro-
vides caregiver services to such veteran for such 
disability; and 
‘‘(B) is not a member of the family (in-
cluding parents, spouses, children, siblings, 
step-family members, and extended family 
members) of such veteran. 
‘‘(12) The term ‘family caregiver’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a disabled veteran 
who is enrolled in the health care system estab-
lished under section 1705(a) of this title, pro-
that subsection and make the report required by sub-
section (e) in concert with the United States Transpor-
tation Command. 
(e) REPORT BY FFRDC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 4, 
2009, the federally funded research and development 
center selected under subsection (a) shall submit to 
the Secretary of Defense, the congressional defense 
committees, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States a report on the study required by sub-
section (a). 
(2) REVIEW BY GAO.—Not later than 90 days 
after receipt of the report under paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committee a report on the study con-
ducted under subsection (a) and the report under 
paragraph (1). The report under this subsection 
shall include an analysis of the study under sub-
section (a) and the report under paragraph (1), in-
cluding an assessment by the Comptroller General of 
the strengths and weaknesses of the study and re-
port. 
(f) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than lllll, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 116 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 736 
[Report No. 114–572] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4974) making appropriations 
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) making 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to 
strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, and 
for other purposes; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2016 
Mr. COLE, 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. 4974) making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) mak-
ing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in re-
sponse to the Zika virus, and for other purposes; and 
for other purposes. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 390
AN ACT 
To require the establishment of a national database in the 
National Archives to preserve records of servitude, eman-
cipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to pro-
vide grants to State and local entities to establish similar 
local databases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
vides caregiver services to such veteran for such 
disability; 
‘‘(B) is a member of the family (including 
parents, spouses, children, siblings, step-family 
members, and extended family members) of 
such veteran; and 
‘‘(C) may or may not reside with such vet-
eran.’’. 
(b) SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 17 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1720G. Support services for caregivers and family 
caregivers 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall develop and carry out a program for caregivers and 
family caregivers that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The educational sessions, stipends, and ac-
cess to support services provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) Counseling and other services provided 
under section 1782 of this title. 
‘‘(3) Respite care provided under section 1720B 
of this title. 
‘‘(4) With respect to family caregivers, medical 
care provided under section 1781(e) of this title.
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lands, under which the Secretary concerned will provide 
technical assistance and grants to persons to support the 
following biomass-related activities: 
‘‘(1) The development of biomass utilization in-
frastructure to support hazardous fuel reduction and 
ecological forest restoration. 
‘‘(2) The research and implementation of inte-
grated facilities that seek to utilize woody biomass 
for its highest and best uses, with particular empha-
sis on projects that are linked to implementing com-
munity wildfire protection plans, ecological forest 
restoration, and economic development in rural com-
munities. 
‘‘(3) The testing of multiple technologies and 
approaches to biomass utilization for energy, with 
emphasis on improving energy efficiency, developing 
thermal applications and distributed heat, biofuels, 
and achieving cleaner emissions including through 
combustion with other fuels, as well as other value- 
added uses. 
‘‘(d) BIOMASS SUPPLY STUDY.—Prior to the develop-
ment of any biomass utilization pilot projects, the Sec-
retary concerned shall develop a study to determine the 
long-term, ecologically sustainable, biomass supply avail-
able in the pilot program area. The study shall incorporate 
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(l) RESTRICTION.—No grant shall be provided under 
this section to a large, vertically integrated oil company. 
SEC. 9302. PROHIBITION ON FRANCHISE AGREEMENT RE-
STRICTIONS RELATED TO RENEWABLE FUEL 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Petroleum Mar-
keting Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF INSTALLA-
TION OF RENEWABLE FUEL PUMPS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) RENEWABLE FUEL.—The term ‘renewable 
fuel’ means any fuel— 
‘‘(A) at least 85 percent of the volume of 
which consists of ethanol; or 
‘‘(B) any mixture of biodiesel and diesel or 
renewable diesel (as defined in regulations 
adopted pursuant to section 211(o) of the Clean 
Air Act (40 CFR, Part 80)), determined with-
out regard to any use of kerosene and con-
taining at least 20 percent biodiesel or renew-
able diesel. 
‘‘(2) FRANCHISE-RELATED
DOCUMENT.—The 
term ‘franchise-related document’ means— 
‘‘(A) a franchise under this Act; and 
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shall be known as the ‘‘Lower White River Wilder-
ness’’. 
SEC. 102. RICHARD L. KOHNSTAMM MEMORIAL AREA. 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount Hood 
Wilderness—Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area’’ and 
dated April 2008, is designated as the ‘‘Richard L. 
Kohnstamm Memorial Area’’. 
SEC. 103. POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA; ADDITIONS TO 
WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) ROARING
RIVER
POTENTIAL
WILDERNESS 
AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 900 acres identi-
fied as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Salmon-Huckleberry Additions: Roaring River Wil-
derness’’, dated April 2008, is designated as a po-
tential wilderness area. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The potential wilderness 
area designated by paragraph (1) shall be managed 
in accordance with section 4 of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133). 
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‘‘(B) any other contract or directive of a 
franchisor relating to terms or conditions of the 
sale of fuel by a franchisee. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No franchise-related docu-
ment entered into or renewed on or after the date 
of enactment of this section shall contain any provi-
sion allowing a franchisor to restrict the franchisee 
or any affiliate of the franchisee from— 
‘‘(A) installing on the marketing premises 
of the franchisee a renewable fuel pump or 
tank, except that the franchisee’s franchisor 
may restrict the installation of a tank on leased 
marketing premises of such franchisor; 
‘‘(B) converting an existing tank or pump 
on the marketing premises of the franchisee for 
renewable fuel use, so long as such tank or 
pump and the piping connecting them are ei-
ther warranted by the manufacturer or certified 
by a recognized standards setting organization 
to be suitable for use with such renewable fuel; 
‘‘(C) advertising (including through the 
use of signage) the sale of any renewable fuel; 
‘‘(D) selling renewable fuel in any specified 
area on the marketing premises of the 
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franchisee (including any area in which a name 
or logo of a franchisor or any other entity ap-
pears); 
‘‘(E) purchasing renewable fuel from 
sources other than the franchisor if the 
franchisor does not offer its own renewable fuel 
for sale by the franchisee; 
‘‘(F) listing renewable fuel availability or 
prices, including on service station signs, fuel 
dispensers, or light poles; or 
‘‘(G) allowing for payment of renewable 
fuel with a credit card, 
so long as such activities described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (G) do not constitute mislabeling, mis-
branding, willful adulteration, or other trademark 
violations by the franchisee. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF PROVISION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to preclude a franchisor 
from requiring the franchisee to obtain reasonable 
indemnification and insurance policies. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION TO 3-GRADE REQUIREMENT.—No 
franchise-related document that requires that 3 grades of 
gasoline be sold by the applicable franchisee shall prevent 
the franchisee from selling an renewable fuel in lieu of 
1, and only 1, grade of gasoline.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preservation of 
Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War 
Reconstruction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Archivist of the United 
States shall preserve relevant records and establish, as 
part of the National Archives, an electronically searchable 
national database consisting of historic records of ser-
vitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction, 
including the Southern Claims Commission Records, 
Records of the Freedmen’s Bank, Slave Impressments 
Records, Slave Payroll Records, Slave Manifest, and oth-
ers, contained within the agencies and departments of the 
Federal Government to assist African Americans and oth-
ers in conducting genealogical and historical research. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The database established under 
this section shall be maintained by the National Archives 
or an entity within the National Archives designated by 
the Archivist. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND 
LOCAL DATABASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Historical Publica-
tions and Records Commission of the National Archives 
shall provide grants to States, colleges and universities, 
and genealogical associations to preserve records and es-
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(2) to provide meaningful and effective rem-
edies for employment discrimination on the basis of 
sexual orientation; and 
(3) to invoke congressional powers, including 
the powers to enforce the 14th amendment to the 
Constitution, and to regulate interstate commerce 
and provide for the general welfare pursuant to sec-
tion 8 of article I of the Constitution, in order to 
prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
sexual orientation. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion. 
(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means an employer, employment agency, labor 
organization, or joint labor-management committee. 
(3) EMPLOYEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—the term ‘‘employee’’ 
means— 
(i) an employee as defined in section 
701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e(f); 
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curities acquired and for which commitments may be 
issued by such company under the provisions of this title 
for any single enterprise shall not, without the approval 
of the Administration, exceed 10 percent of the sum of— 
‘‘(1) the private capital of such company; and 
‘‘(2) the total amount of leverage projected by 
the company in the company’s business plan that 
was approved by the Administration at the time of 
the grant of the company’s license.’’. 
TITLE II—NEW MARKETS 
VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF NEW MARKETS VENTURE CAPITAL 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION PARTICIPATION REQUIRED.— 
Section 353 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
(15 U.S.C. 689b) is amended by striking ‘‘under which 
the Administrator may’’ and inserting ‘‘under which the 
Administrator shall’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration shall submit 
to Congress a report evaluating the success of the expan-
sion of the New Markets Venture Capital Program under 
this section.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3376 
To enhance witness protection. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. ARCURI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To enhance witness protection. 
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 ‘‘Witness Protection En-
hancement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT-TERM STATE WITNESS PROTECTION SEC-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 570. Short-Term State Witness Protection Section 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
United States Marshals Service a Short-Term State Wit-
ness Protection Section which shall provide protection for 
witnesses in State and local trials involving homicide or 
other major violent crimes pursuant to cooperative agree-
ments with State and local criminal prosecutor’s offices 
and the United States attorney for the District of Colum-
bia. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Short-Term State Wit-
ness Protection Section shall give priority in award-
ing grants and providing services to— 
‘‘(A) criminal prosecutor’s offices for 
States with an average of not less than 100 
murders per year; and 
‘‘(B) criminal prosecutor’s offices for juris-
dictions that include a city, town, or township 
with an average violent crime rate per 100,000 
inhabitants that is above the national average. 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION.—The rate of murders and 
violent crime under paragraph (1) shall be calculated 
using the latest available crime statistics from the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation during the 5-year 
period immediately preceding an application for pro-
tection.’’. 
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results form coordinated resource offering protocol 
(CROP) studies. The study shall also analyze the long- 
term availability of biomass materials within a reasonable 
transportation distance. The biomass supply studies shall 
be developed through a collaborative approach, as evi-
denced by the broad involvement, analysis, and agreement 
of interested persons, including local governments, energy 
developers, conservationists, and land management agen-
cies. The results of the biomass supply study shall be a 
basis for determining the project scale, as outlined in sub-
section (g). 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.—The 
following Federal lands may not be included within a pilot 
project site: 
‘‘(1) Federal land containing old-growth forest 
or late-successional forest, unless the Secretary con-
cerned determines that the pilot project on such land 
is appropriate for the applicable forest type and 
maximizes and enhances the retention of late-succes-
sional and large- and old-growth trees, late-succes-
sional and old-growth forest structure, and late-suc-
cessional and old-growth forest composition. 
‘‘(2) Federal land on which the removal of vege-
tation is prohibited, including components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System. 
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‘‘(iii) 
LACK
OF
APPROPRIATED 
FUNDS.—Since measures may be carried 
out using private financing described in 
clause (i), a lack of available appropria-
tions shall not be considered a sufficient 
reason for the failure of a Federal agency 
to comply with this subsection. 
‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—Each Federal 
agency may implement the requirements under 
this subsection itself or may contract out per-
formance of some or all of the requirements. 
‘‘(10) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—This sub-
section shall not be construed either to require or to 
obviate any contractor savings guarantees.’’. 
SEC. 149. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
guidelines to implement a demonstration project to con-
tribute to the research goals of the Office. 
(b) PROJECTS.—In accordance with guidelines estab-
lished by the Director under subsection (a) and the duties 
of the Director described in this subtitle, the Director shall 
carry out— 
(1) for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2014, 
1 demonstration project in a Federal building se-
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‘‘(3) Wilderness Study Areas. 
‘‘(4) Inventoried roadless areas. 
‘‘(5) Components of the National Landscape 
Conservation System. 
‘‘(6) National Monuments. 
‘‘(f) MULTIPLE PROJECTS.—In conducting the pilot 
program, the Secretary concerned shall include a variety 
of projects involving— 
‘‘(1) innovations in facilities of various sizes 
and processing techniques; and 
‘‘(2) the full spectrum of woody biomass pro-
ducing regions of the United States. 
‘‘(g) SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROJECT SCALE.— 
In selecting the projects to be conducted under the pilot 
program, and the appropriate scale of projects, the Sec-
retary concerned shall consider criteria that evaluate exist-
ing economic, ecological, and social conditions, focusing on 
opportunities such as workforce training, job creation, eco-
system health, reducing energy costs, and facilitating the 
production of alternative energy fuels. The agreement on 
the scale of a project shall be reached through a collabo-
rative approach, as evidenced by the broad involvement, 
analysis, and agreement of interested persons, including 
local governments, energy developers, conservationists, 
and land management agencies. In selecting the appro-
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‘‘(174) ZIG ZAG RIVER.—The 4.3-mile segment 
of the Zig Zag River from its headwaters to the 
Mount Hood Wilderness boundary, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(175) FIFTEENMILE CREEK.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The 11.1-mile seg-
ment of Fifteenmile Creek from its source at 
Senecal Spring to the southern edge of the 
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of 
section 20, township 2 south, range 12 east, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 
in the following classes: 
‘‘(i) The 2.6-mile segment from its 
source at Senecal Spring to the Badger 
Creek Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(ii) The 0.4-mile segment from the 
Badger Creek Wilderness boundary to the 
point 0.4 miles downstream, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(iii) The 7.9-mile segment from the 
point 0.4 miles downstream of the Badger 
Creek Wilderness boundary to the western 
edge of section 20, township 2 south, 
range 12 east as a wild river. 
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