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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4971 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to exempt certain individuals under 
the Civil Service Retirement System from the requirement to pay interest 
on the repayment of amounts received as refunds of retirement contribu-
tions as a condition of receiving credit under such System for the service 
covered by the refund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2006 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
House Administration, 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 amend title 5, United States Code, to exempt certain 
individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System 
from the requirement to pay interest on the repayment 
of amounts received as refunds of retirement contribu-
tions as a condition of receiving credit under such Sys-
tem for the service covered by the refund. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CSRS Retirement Re-
payment Technical Correction Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM RE-
QUIREMENT TO PAY INTEREST ON REPAY-
MENT OF RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RE-
FUNDS UNDER CSRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8334(d)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘with inter-
est’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘with interest, except 
that an employee or Member who received a refund during 
the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on 
February 28, 1991, may deposit the amount received with-
out interest’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–508). 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4972 
To permit certain school districts in Illinois to be reconstituted for purposes 
of determining assistance under the Impact Aid program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2006 
Mr. KIRK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To permit certain school districts in Illinois to be reconsti-
tuted for purposes of determining assistance under the 
Impact Aid program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR IMPACT AID PAYMENT. 
(a) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.—Notwith-
standing section 8013(9)(B) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)(B)), 
North Chicago Community Unit School District 187, 
North Shore District 112, and Township High School Dis-
trict 113 in Lake County, Illinois, and Glenview Public 
School District 34 and Glenbrook High School District 
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225 in Cook County, Illinois, shall be considered local edu-
cational agencies as such term is used in and for purposes 
of title VIII of such Act. 
(b) COMPUTATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, federally connected children (as determined 
under section 8003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a))) who are in 
attendance in the North Shore District 112, Township 
High School District 113, Glenview Public School District 
34, and Glenbrook High School District 225 described in 
subsection (a), shall be considered to be in attendance in 
the North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 
described in subsection (a), solely for purposes of com-
puting the amount that the North Chicago Community 
Unit School District 187 is eligible to receive under sub-
section (b) or (d) of such section, if— 
(1) such school districts have entered into an 
agreement for such students to be so considered and 
for the equittable apportionment among all such 
school districts of any amount received by the North 
Chicago Community Unit School District 187 under 
such section; and 
(2) any amount apportioned among all such 
school districts pursuant to paragraph (1) is used by 
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such school districts only for the direct provision of 
educational services. 
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tained in performances or other uses, or other infor-
mation concerning the content or audience of such 
performances or other uses. 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE LICENSING LANGUAGE.—The 
Commission may require that any such organization, 
service, or entity be given a license on either a gratu-
itous basis or for a de minimis fee to cover only the 
reasonable costs to the licensor of providing the li-
cense, and on reasonable, nondiscriminatory terms, to 
access, record, and retransmit as necessary any con-
tent contained in any such performance or use pro-
tected by content protection or similar technology, 
if— 
‘‘(A) the license is used for carrying out the 
activities of such organizations, services, or enti-
ties in monitoring or measuring the public per-
formance or other use of copyrighted works, ad-
vertisements, or announcements, or other infor-
mation concerning the content or audience of 
such performances or uses; and 
‘‘(B) the organizations, services, or entities 
employ reasonable methods to protect any such 
content accessed from further distribution.’’. 
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SEC. 454. DIGITAL AUDIO REVIEW BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Federal Communications 
Commission shall establish an advisory committee, to be 
known as the Digital Audio Review Board. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Board shall be ap-
pointed by the chairman of the Commission and shall in-
clude representatives nominated by— 
(1) the information technology industry; 
(2) the software industry; 
(3) the consumer electronics industry; 
(4) the radio broadcasting industry; 
(5) the satellite radio broadcasting industry; 
(6) the cable industry; 
(7) the audio recording industry; 
(8) the music publishing industry; 
(9) performing rights societies, including— 
(A) the American Society of Composers, Au-
thors and Publishers; 
(B) Broadcast Music, Inc.; and 
(C) SESAC, Inc.; 
(10) public interest organizations; 
(11) organizations representing recording artists, 
performers and musicians; 
(12) organizations representing songwriters; and 
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(13) any other group that the Commission deter-
mines will be directly affected by adoption of broad-
cast flag technology regulations. 
(c) DUTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the 
Commission a proposed regulation under section 343 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 343) 
that— 
(A) represents a consensus of the members of 
the Board; and 
(B) is consistent with fair use principles. 
(2) EXTENSION OF 1-YEAR PERIOD.—The Com-
mission may extend, for good cause shown, the 1-year 
period described in paragraph (1) for a period of not 
more than 6 months, if the Commission determines 
that— 
(A) substantial progress has been made by 
the Board toward the development of a proposed 
regulation; 
(B) the members of the Board are con-
tinuing to negotiate in good faith; and 
(C) there is a reasonable expectation that 
the Board will draft and submit a proposed reg-
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IV 
House Calendar No. 82 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 531 
[Report No. 110–224] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2669) to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2008. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Ms. SUTTON, 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. 2669) to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
2669) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2008. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
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that utilizes the advanced telecommunications capa-
bility provided by such providers, the public provider 
shall apply its ordinances, rules, policies, and fees, 
including those relating to public rights-of-way, per-
mitting, performance bonding, and reporting, without 
discrimination in favor of itself or any other ad-
vanced telecommunications capability provider that 
such public provider owns or is affiliated with, as 
compared to other providers of such capability or 
services. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF GENERAL LAWS.—Nothing 
in this subsection or subsections (e) through (g) shall 
exempt a public provider from any Federal or State 
telecommunications law or regulation that applies to 
all providers of— 
‘‘(A) advanced telecommunications capa-
bility; or 
‘‘(B) any service that utilizes the advanced 
telecommunications capability provided by such 
public provider. 
‘‘(e) 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS
ENCOUR-
AGED.—Each public provider that intends to provide ad-
vanced telecommunications capability or any service that 
utilizes the advanced telecommunications capability pro-
vided by such public provider to the public shall consider 
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the potential benefits of a public-private partnership prior 
to providing such capability or services. 
‘‘(f) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BID FOR THE PRI-
VATE SECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
AND
OPPORTUNITY
TO
BID
RE-
QUIRED.—If a public provider decides not to initiate 
a project to provide advanced telecommunications ca-
pability or any service that utilizes the advanced tele-
communications capability provided by such public 
provider to the public through a public-private part-
nership, then, before the public provider may provide 
such advanced telecommunications capability or any 
such service that utilizes the advanced telecommuni-
cations capability provided by such public provider to 
the public, the public provider shall— 
‘‘(A)(i) publish notice of its intention in 
media generally available to the public in the 
area in which it intends to provide such capa-
bility or service; or 
‘‘(ii) utilize such notice procedures as such 
provider already had in effect as of the date of 
enactment of the Community Broadband Act, if 
such notice has the effect of making such notice 
generally known to the public; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4095 
To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct 
a rulemaking regarding the use of aspheric outside mirrors on passenger 
cars, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2007 
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion to conduct a rulemaking regarding the use of 
aspheric outside mirrors on passenger cars, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aspheric Outside Rear-
view Mirror Timely Assessment Act of 2007’’. 
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TITLE VII—DIGITAL TELEVISION 
SEC. 701. ANALOG AND DIGITAL TELEVISION SETS AND 
CONVERTER BOXES; CONSUMER EDUCATION 
AND REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE THE GOV-
ERNMENT COST OF THE CONVERTER BOX 
PROGRAM. 
(a) CONSUMER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
330 (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONSUMER
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
RE-
GARDING ANALOG RECEIVERS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MANUFACTURERS.— 
The manufacturer of any analog only television set 
manufactured in the United States or shipped in 
interstate commerce shall— 
‘‘(A) place the appropriate removable label 
described in paragraph (3) on the screen of such 
television set; and 
‘‘(B) display the label required by para-
graph (3) on the outside of the retail packaging 
of the television set— 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3951 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent 
the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television produc-
tions as expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2007 
Mr. BECERRA (for himself and Mr. NUNES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
and make permanent the election to treat certain costs 
of qualified film and television productions as expenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF EXPENSING OF CERTAIN 
QUALIFIED FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUC-
TIONS. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF PARTICIPATIONS AND RESIDUALS 
FROM DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 
181(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
dollar limitation) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(i) in a clear and conspicuous man-
ner; and 
‘‘(ii) in a manner that cannot be re-
moved. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAILERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A retailer of analog 
only television sets that sells such television sets 
via direct mail, catalog, or electronic means, 
shall include in all advertisements or descrip-
tions of such television set the product and the 
information described in paragraph (3) within 
120 days after the date of enactment of the Ad-
vanced Telecommunications and Opportunities 
Reform Act. 
‘‘(B) DUTY TO ADEQUATELY INFORM CON-
SUMERS.—Notwithstanding the requirement in 
subparagraph (A), it shall be a violation of this 
Act for any retailer of analog-only television 
sets— 
‘‘(i) to fail to adequately inform con-
sumers about the availability of digital-to- 
analog converter boxes; or 
‘‘(ii) to provide misleading informa-
tion about the availability and cost of such 
converter boxes. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 532 
Recognizing the energy and economic partnership between the United States 
and Honduras. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Mr. GOHMERT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the energy and economic partnership between 
the United States and Honduras. 
Whereas the energy and economic partnership between the 
United States and Honduras is mutually beneficial to 
both the citizens of the United States and Honduras; 
Whereas Honduras should be commended for seeking alter-
native fuel sources such as bio-diesel; 
Whereas the United States will be able to diversify its fuel 
supply and import energy from a democratically-elected 
country such as Honduras; 
Whereas the partnership between the United States and Hon-
duras should help Honduras with the necessary resources 
to improve its infrastructure, such as roads and medical 
clinics; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3952 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
901 Pleasant Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Max Volterra 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2007 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. NEAL of Mas-
sachusetts, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
OLVER, Mr. DELAHUNT, and Mr. TIERNEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 901 Pleasant Street in Attleboro, Massachu-
setts, as the ‘‘Max Volterra Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MAX VOLTERRA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 901 Pleasant Street in Attleboro, 
Massachusetts, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Max Volterra Post Office Building’’. 
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‘‘(2) Pregraduate education of any recipient 
leading to a baccalaureate degree in an approved 
course of study preparatory to a field of study in a 
health profession, such scholarship not to exceed 4 
years. An extension of up to 2 years (or the part- 
time equivalent thereof, as determined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to regulations issued pursuant to 
this Act) may be approved. 
‘‘(c) OTHER CONDITIONS.—Scholarships under this 
section— 
‘‘(1) may cover costs of tuition, books, trans-
portation, board, and other necessary related ex-
penses of a recipient while attending school; 
‘‘(2) shall not be denied solely on the basis of 
the applicant’s scholastic achievement if such appli-
cant has been admitted to, or maintained good 
standing at, an accredited institution; and 
‘‘(3) shall not be denied solely by reason of such 
applicant’s eligibility for assistance or benefits under 
any other Federal program. 
‘‘SEC. 104. INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Service, shall make scholarship grants 
to Indians who are enrolled full or part time in ac-
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SEC. 2. RULEMAKING RELATING TO USE ASPHERIC OUT-
SIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS. 
(a) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—The National High-
way Traffic Safety Administration shall conduct a rule-
making to amend the section 571.111 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, pertaining to rearview mirrors to 
determine whether to permit the use on passenger cars 
of aspheric mirrors as outside rearview mirrors. 
(b) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) ADVANCED
NOTICE
OF
PROPOSED
RULE-
MAKING.—The Administrator may issue an advanced 
notice of proposed rulemaking within 30 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) PROPOSED RULE.—The Administrator shall 
issue a proposed rule within 115 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) FINAL
RULE.—The Administrator shall 
issue a final rule within 255 days of the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of the rulemaking 
required by this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administrator of the United States Department of 
Transportation. 
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‘‘(3) PRODUCT AND DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSI-
TION INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) LABEL REQUIREMENT.—The following 
product and digital television transition infor-
mation shall be displayed as a label on analog 
television sets, in both English and Spanish: 
‘CONSUMER ALERT 
‘This TV has only an ‘‘analog’’ broadcast tuner 
and will require a converter box after February 17, 
2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an an-
tenna because of the Nation’s transition to digital 
broadcasting on that date as required by Federal 
law. It should continue to work as before with 
cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, 
VCRs, DVD players, and similar products.’. 
‘‘(B) BLOCKING
TECHNOLOGY.—All tele-
vision sets, analog or digital, that have a picture 
screen 13 inches or greater in size (measured di-
agonally), shall be equipped with a feature de-
signed to enable viewers to block display of all 
programs with a common rating. For additional 
information on such technology, visit http:// 
www.tvguidelines.org. 
‘‘(4) COMMISSION OUTREACH.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning within 1 
month after the date of enactment of the Ad-
vanced Telecommunications and Opportunities 
Reform Act, the Commission shall initiate a 
public outreach program the purpose of which is 
to educate consumers about the digital television 
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transition. Not later than October 15, 2007, the 
Commission shall complete and submit a na-
tional plan to Congress on how to best carry out 
such public outreach program. Such plan shall 
include a description of how such public out-
reach program will carry out the purposes, rec-
ommendations, and requirements described in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 
701(b)(3) of the Advanced Telecommunications 
and Opportunities Reform Act. 
‘‘(B) WEBSITE.—The Commission shall 
maintain and publicize a website, or an easily 
accessible page on its website, containing such 
consumer information as well as any links to 
other websites the Commission determines to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(C) TELEPHONE INFORMATION HOTLINE.— 
The Commission shall establish, maintain, and 
make public a toll-free information hotline re-
garding the digital television transition. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each television broad-
cast licensee or permittee shall broadcast at least 
30-second 
public 
service 
announcements 
daily— 
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