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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5308
AN ACT
To amend laws relating to the lands of the citizens
of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Cherokee,
Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, historically re-
ferred to as the Five Civilized Tribes, and for
other purposes.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(3) SECURITY.—Security meets the require-
ments of this paragraph if— 
‘‘(A) the security— 
‘‘(i) is in the form of a bond, letter of 
credit, or cash escrow, 
‘‘(ii) is provided to the trustees of the 
1992 UMWA Benefit Plan solely for the 
purpose of paying premiums for bene-
ficiaries who would be described in section 
9712(b)(2)(B) if the requirements of this 
section were not met by the last signatory 
operator, and 
‘‘(iii) is in an amount equal to 1 year 
of liability of the last signatory operator 
under this section, determined by using the 
average cost of such operator’s liability 
during the prior 3 calendar years; 
‘‘(B) the security is in addition to any 
other security required under any other provi-
sion of this title; and 
‘‘(C) the security remains in place for 5 
years. 
‘‘(4) REFUNDS OF SECURITY.—The remaining 
amount of any security provided under this sub-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5312
AN ACT
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to protect children
from drug traffickers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5314
AN ACT
To amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate
the adoption of retired military working dogs by
law enforcement agencies, former handlers of
these dogs, and other persons capable of caring
for these dogs.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5331
AN ACT
To authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.,
to establish a memorial and gardens on Depart-
ment of the Interior lands in the District of Co-
lumbia or its environs in honor and commemora-
tion of Frederick Douglass.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 534
AN ACT
To amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code,
to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration
process relating to motor vehicle franchise con-
tracts.
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(3) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), 
by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘: Pro-
vided, That the tips shall not be included as part of 
the wage paid to an employee to the extent that they 
are excluded therefrom under the terms of a bona 
fide collective bargaining agreement applicable to the 
particular employee’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
any State or political subdivision of a State which on or 
after the date of enactment of the Estate Tax and Exten-
sion of Tax Relief Act of 2006 excludes all of a tipped 
employee’s tips from being considered as wages in deter-
mining if such tipped employee has been paid the applica-
ble minimum wage rate, may not establish or enforce the 
minimum wage rate provisions of such law, ordinance, reg-
ulation, or order in such State or political subdivision 
thereof with respect to tipped employees unless such law, 
ordinance, regulation, or order is revised or amended to 
permit such employee to be paid a wage by the employee’s 
employer in an amount not less than an amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(A) the cash wage paid such employee which 
is required under such law, ordinance, regulation, or 
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order on the date of enactment of the Estate Tax 
and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006; and 
‘‘(B) an additional amount on account of tips 
received by such employee which amount is equal to 
the difference between the cash wage described in 
subparagraph (A) and the minimum wage rate in ef-
fect under such law, ordinance, regulation, or order, 
or the minimum wage rate in effect under section 
6(a), whichever is higher.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 29 (legis-
lative day, July 28), 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 562 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5970 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
increase the unified credit against the estate tax 
to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to re-
peal the sunset provision for the estate and gen-
eration-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring 
provisions, and for other purposes. 
JULY 31, 2006 
Received; deemed read the first time on July 28 (legisla-
tive day, July 26), 2006, pursuant to the order of July 
28, 2006 
JULY 31, 2006 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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ter or authority that includes the economic 
development of counties, portions of coun-
ties, or other political subdivisions within 
the region; and 
‘‘(B) has not, as certified by the Federal 
Cochairperson— 
‘‘(i) 
inappropriately 
used 
Federal 
grant funds from any Federal source; or 
‘‘(ii) appointed an officer who, during 
the period in which another entity inappro-
priately used Federal grant funds from any 
Federal source, was an officer of the other 
entity. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL
GRANT
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘Federal grant program’ means a Federal grant pro-
gram to provide assistance in carrying out economic 
and community development activities. 
‘‘(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
‘‘(5) NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The term ‘nonprofit 
entity’ means any entity with tax-exempt or non-
profit status, as defined by the Internal Revenue 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 127 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 701 
[Report No. 110–358] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 928) to amend the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors 
General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
and Efficiency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 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. 928) to amend 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the inde-
pendence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, 
and for other purposes. 
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 928) to amend the Inspector Gen-
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNT OF LOANS GUARANTEED. 
Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16512) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGE OF PROJECT COST.—A guar-
antee by the Secretary shall not exceed an amount 
equal to 80 percent of the project cost of the facility 
that is the subject of the guarantee, as estimated at 
the time at which the guarantee is issued, and shall 
be no less than the minimum amount determined by 
the Secretary to be likely to attract nonguaranteed 
investment adequate to capitalize the project. 
‘‘(2) PERCENTAGE OF LOAN.—Subject to para-
graph (1), the Secretary may guarantee up to 100 
percent of any loan or other debt obligation of the 
borrower to fund an eligible project, and may not 
issue a rule or regulation establishing a lower per-
centage limit.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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Service, that has been formed for the purpose of eco-
nomic development. 
‘‘(6) REGION.—The term ‘region’ means the 
area covered by a Commission as described in sub-
chapter II of chapter 157. 
‘‘CHAPTER 153—REGIONAL COMMISSIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘15301. Establishment, membership, and employees. 
‘‘15302. Decisions. 
‘‘15303. Functions. 
‘‘15304. Administrative powers and expenses. 
‘‘15305. Meetings. 
‘‘15306. Personal financial interests. 
‘‘15307. Tribal representation on Northern Great Plains Regional Commission. 
‘‘15308. Tribal participation. 
‘‘15309. Annual report. 
‘‘§ 15301. Establishment, membership, and employees 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There are established the 
following regional Commissions: 
‘‘(1) The Delta Regional Commission. 
‘‘(2) The Northern Great Plains Regional Com-
mission. 
‘‘(3) The Southeast Crescent Regional Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(4) The Southwest Border Regional Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(5) The Northern Border Regional Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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‘‘(k) WAGES.—No loan guarantee shall be made 
under this title unless the borrower has provided to the 
Secretary reasonable assurances that all laborers and me-
chanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the 
performance of construction work financed in whole or in 
part with the loan will be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CATEGORIES. 
Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16514) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION OF CATEGORIES.—No appropriation 
authorized pursuant to this section may exclude any cat-
egory of eligible project described in section 1703.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5442 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly 
progress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2006 
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. HOLT, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. BOEHLERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in 
the calculation of adequate yearly progress, 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 ‘‘Science Accountability 
Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND ADEQUATE YEARLY 
PROGRESS. 
Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ‘‘mathe-
matics and reading or language arts’’ and inserting 
‘‘mathematics, reading or language arts, and (begin-
ning in the 2008–2009 school year) science’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(C)(vii), by striking ‘‘math-
ematics, and reading or language arts’’ and inserting 
‘‘mathematics, reading or language arts, and (begin-
ning in the 2009–2010 school year) science’’. 
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(3) by amending subsection (d)(1)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) activities to increase the number of 
students who have the rigorous academic prepa-
ration and skills needed to succeed in advanced 
placement courses;’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the number of teachers served 
through the grant who become qualified to 
teach advanced placement courses.’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as (e), (g), and (h), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) ensure an equitable geographic distribution 
of grants under this program among the States; and 
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(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Japanese corporations specified in 
paragraph (2) that benefitted from the use of cap-
tured members of the Armed Forces and civilian em-
ployees of the United States as slave labor during 
World War II should make contributions under sub-
section (e) for the provision of compensation to each 
living selected veteran or civilian internee under this 
section. 
(2) LIST OF COVERED COMPANIES.—The Japa-
nese corporations known to have used captured 
members of the Armed Forces and civilian employ-
ees of the United States as slave labor during World 
War II are Asano Dockyard; Electric-Chemical Com-
pany; Fujinagara Shipbuilding, Kobe; Furukawa 
Mining, Omine Machi; Hitachi Shipbuilding; Hokkai 
Electric Chemical; Hokkaido Coal (Sorachi Mining 
Co.); Imperial Special Copper Works, Noetsu; 
Ishihara Industries, Narumi; Kajima Coal, Ohnoura; 
Kawaminami Shipbuilding, Yahata; Kawasaki Heavy 
Industries, Kobe; Kinkaseki Copper Mine, Formosa; 
Kobe Stevedore, Kobe; Kumagai Enggr. Co.; 
Manshu Leather, Mukden Manchuria; Manshu Ma-
chinery, Mukden; Manshu Tent; Meiji Mining; 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Mitsubishi Mining Co.; 
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Mitsubishi Chemical; Mitsui Industries; Mitsui Min-
ing; Moji Transportation Association; Namura Ship-
yards; Niigata Iron and Steel; Niigata Transport, 
Kawasaki; Nippon Express; Nippon Ko-Kan (Japan 
Iron Co.); Nippon Metallurgy; Nippon Mining; 
Nippon Soda; Nippon Steel Pipe; Nippon Vehicles; 
Nisshin Mill; Nisshin Oil; Nittetsu Mining; Ohsaka 
Shipbuilding; Radio Tokyo (government-operated); 
Shinetsu Chemicals; Showa Electrical Engineering; 
Showa Electrode (Showa Denko); Sorachi Mining 
Co.; Sumitomo Mining; Taihoku Locomotive Works, 
Taiwan; 
Tobashima 
Construction 
Co.; 
Tokyo- 
Shibaura 
Electric; 
Tsuruga 
Stevedore, 
Osaka; 
Tsurumi Shipbuilding; Yawata Iron Works; Ohasi; 
and Yodogawa Steel. 
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that was used jointly by the eligible public serv-
ant and his or her spouse to repay the Federal 
student loans of the spouse and the eligible 
public servant; 
(B) the portion incurred on behalf of the 
eligible victim (other than an eligible public 
servant), of a Federal student loan that is a 
consolidation loan that was used jointly by the 
eligible victim and his or her spouse, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations of the 
Secretary, to repay the Federal student loans of 
the eligible victim and his or her spouse; 
(C) the portion of the consolidation loan 
indebtedness of an eligible parent that was in-
curred on behalf of an eligible victim; and 
(D) the PLUS loan indebtedness of an eli-
gible parent that was incurred on behalf of an 
eligible victim. 
(2) METHOD
OF
DISCHARGE
OR
CANCELLA-
TION.—A loan required to be discharged or canceled 
under paragraph (1) shall be discharged or canceled 
by the method used under section 437(a), 455(a)(1), 
or 464(c)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087(a), 
1087e(a)(1),
374
1087dd(c)(1)(F)), whichever is applicable to such 
loan. 
(c) FACILITATION
OF
CLAIMS.—The Secretary 
shall—
(1) establish procedures for the filing of appli-
cations for discharge or cancellation under this sec-
tion by regulations that shall be prescribed and pub-
lished within 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act and without regard to the requirements of 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) take such actions as may be necessary to 
publicize the availability of discharge or cancellation 
of Federal student loan indebtedness under this sec-
tion. 
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
FOR PAYMENTS.—
Funds available for the purposes of making payments to 
lenders in accordance with section 437(a) for the dis-
charge of indebtedness of deceased or disabled individuals 
shall be available for making payments under section 
437(a) to lenders of loans as required by this section. 
(e) APPLICABLE TO OUTSTANDING DEBT.—The pro-
visions of this section shall be applied to discharge or can-
cel only Federal student loans (including consolidation 
loans) on which amounts were owed on September 11,
375
2001. Nothing in this section shall be construed to author-
ize any refunding of any repayment of a loan. 
SEC. 922. AMENDMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION AMEND-
MENTS OF 1998. 
(a) REPEALS OF EXPIRED AND EXECUTED PROVI-
SIONS.—The following provisions of the Higher Education 
Amendments of 1998 are repealed: 
(1) STUDY OF MARKET MECHANISMS IN FED-
ERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS.—Section 801 (20 
U.S.C. 1018 note). 
(2) STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF ALTERNATE FI-
NANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR DETERMINING LENDER 
YIELDS.—Section 802. 
(3) STUDENT RELATED DEBT STUDY.—Section 
803 (20 U.S.C. 1015 note). 
(4) 
COMMUNITY
SCHOLARSHIP
MOBILIZA-
TION.—Part C of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1070 note). 
(5) INCARCERATED
YOUTH.—Part D of title 
VIII (20 U.S.C. 1151). 
(6) 
IMPROVING
UNITED
STATES
UNDER-
STANDING OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECH-
NOLOGY IN EAST ASIA.—Part F of title VIII (42 
U.S.C. 1862 note). 
(7) WEB-BASED
EDUCATION
COMMISSION.—
Part J of title VIII.
IV 
House Calendar No. 128 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 702 
[Report No. 110–359] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) to require accountability 
for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 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. 2740) to require 
accountability for contractors and contract personnel 
under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. 
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2740) to require accountability for 
contractors and contract personnel under Federal con-
tracts, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 129 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 703 
[Report No. 110–360] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal 
residences from gross income, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2007 
Mr. CARDOZA, 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. 3648) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges 
of indebtedness on principal residences from gross in-
come, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3648) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences 
from gross income, and for other purposes. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived except 
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL
AND
STATE
MEMBERS.—Each 
Commission shall be composed of the following mem-
bers: 
‘‘(A) A Federal Cochairperson, to be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Governor of each participating 
State in the region of the Commission. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATE MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) 
ALTERNATE
FEDERAL
COCHAIR-
PERSON.—The President shall appoint an alter-
nate Federal Cochairperson for each Commis-
sion. The alternate Federal Cochairperson, 
when not actively serving as an alternate for 
the Federal Cochairperson, shall perform such 
functions and duties as are delegated by the 
Federal Cochairperson. 
‘‘(B) STATE
ALTERNATES.—The State 
member of a participating State may have a 
single alternate, who shall be appointed by the 
Governor of the State from among the members 
of the Governor’s cabinet or personal staff. 
‘‘(C) VOTING.—An alternate member shall 
vote in the case of the absence, death, dis-
ability, removal, or resignation of the Federal 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 534
AN ACT
To amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to provide
for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating
to motor vehicle franchise contracts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30(c)(2)) which is 
propelled— 
‘‘(1) by power derived from 1 or more cells 
which convert chemical energy directly into elec-
tricity by combining oxygen with hydrogen fuel 
which is stored on board the vehicle in any form and 
may or may not require reformation prior to use, or 
‘‘(2) by an internal combustion engine that is 
fueled by hydrogen. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
income attributable to sales after December 31, 2014.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart B of part III of subchapter B of chapter 
1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 136 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 136A. Income from hydrogen fuel sales’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to income received after December 
31, 2004, in taxable years ending after such date. 
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