datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall do the following: 
(1) Design the Badge with appropriate ribbons 
and appurtenances. 
(2) Select an engraver to produce each Badge. 
(3) Recommend recipients of the Badge from 
among those nominations timely submitted to the 
Congressional Badge of Bravery Office. 
(4) Annually present to the Attorney General 
the names of Federal law enforcement officers who 
the Board recommends as Badge recipients in ac-
cordance with the criteria described in section 4(a). 
(5) After approval by the Attorney General— 
(A) procure the Badges from the engraver 
selected under paragraph (2); 
(B) send a letter announcing the award of 
each Badge to the agency head who nominated 
the recipient of such Badge; 
(C) send a letter to each Member of Con-
gress representing the congressional district 
where the recipient of each Badge resides to 
offer such Member an opportunity to present 
such Badge; and 
(D) make or facilitate arrangements for 
presenting each Badge in accordance with sec-
tion 7. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3211.IH
H3211
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
(6) Set an annual timetable for fulfilling the 
duties described in this subsection. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Board 
shall be composed of 7 members (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Board members’’) appointed as fol-
lows: 
(A) One member jointly appointed by the 
majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate. 
(B) One member jointly appointed by the 
Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(C) One member from the Department of 
Justice appointed by the Attorney General. 
(D) One member from the Department of 
Homeland Security appointed by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
(E) Three members of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Officers Association appointed by 
the Executive Board of the Federal Law En-
forcement Officers Association. 
(2) LIMITATION.—No more than 5 Board mem-
bers may be members of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Officers Association. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3211.IH
H3211
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Board members shall be 
individuals with knowledge or expertise, whether by 
experience or training, in the field of Federal law en-
forcement. 
(4) TERMS
AND
VACANCIES.—Each Board 
member shall be appointed for 2 years and may be 
reappointed. A vacancy in the Board shall not affect 
the powers of the Board and shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment. 
(d) OPERATIONS.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Board shall be a Board member elected by a major-
ity of the Board. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Board shall conduct its 
first meeting not later than 90 days after the ap-
pointment of a majority of Board members. There-
after, the Board shall meet at the call of the Chair-
person, or in the case of a vacancy of the position 
of Chairperson, at the call of the Attorney General. 
(3) VOTING AND RULES.—A majority of Board 
members shall constitute a quorum to conduct busi-
ness, but the Board may establish a lesser quorum 
for conducting hearings scheduled by the Board. The 
Board may establish by majority vote any other 
rules for the conduct of the business of the Board, 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3211.IH
H3211
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
if such rules are not inconsistent with this Act or 
other applicable law. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board may hold 
hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Board 
considers appropriate to carry out the duties of 
the Board under this Act. The Board may ad-
minister oaths or affirmations to witnesses ap-
pearing before it. 
(B) WITNESS
EXPENSES.—Witnesses re-
quested to appear before the Board may be 
paid the same fees as are paid to witnesses 
under section 1821 of title 28, United States 
Code. The per diem and mileage allowances for 
witnesses shall be paid from funds appropriated 
to the Board. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Subject to sections 552, 552a, and 552b of title 5, 
United States Code— 
(A) the Board may secure directly from 
any Federal department or agency information 
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act; and 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3211.IH
H3211
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2533
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 10701 Abercorn Street in
Savannah, Georgia, as the ‘‘J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post
Office Building’’.
(b) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘agency head’’ means 
the head of any executive, legislative, or judicial branch 
Government entity that employs Federal law enforcement 
officers. 
Æ 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3211.IH
H3211
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
802 
fore the application of paragraph (1) for such suc-
ceeding taxable year). 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BOND.—For purposes 
of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BOND.—The term 
‘qualified tax credit bond’ means a new clean renew-
able energy bond which is part of an issue that 
meets the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
(5), and (6). 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO EXPENDI-
TURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An issue shall be 
treated as meeting the requirements of this 
paragraph if, as of the date of issuance, the 
issuer reasonably expects— 
‘‘(i) 100 percent or more of the avail-
able project proceeds to be spent for 1 or 
more qualified purposes within the 3-year 
period beginning on such date of issuance, 
and 
‘‘(ii) a binding commitment with a 
third party to spend at least 10 percent of 
such available project proceeds will be in-
curred within the 6-month period begin-
ning on such date of issuance. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00802
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3213 
To permit residents of the District of Columbia to be treated as residents 
of Maryland or Virginia for purposes of obtaining hunting licenses, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2007 
Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. 
LAMPSON, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. MATHESON, Ms. 
FOXX, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 
BUCHANAN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. MILLER 
of Michigan, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. BAR-
RETT of South Carolina, Mr. ROSS, and Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of 
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To permit residents of the District of Columbia to be treated 
as residents of Maryland or Virginia for purposes of 
obtaining hunting licenses, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3213.IH
H3213
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2533
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 10701 Abercorn Street in Savannah, Georgia,
as the ‘‘J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL 
TECHNOLOGY FUNDING 
SEC. 201. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FUNDING. 
Section 2404(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6754(a)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out subparts 1 and 2, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
18:58 Jul 14, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3021.IH
H3021
rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with BILLS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equitable Access for 
DC Hunters Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS TO TREAT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
RESIDENTS AS RESIDENTS OF MARYLAND OR 
VIRGINIA FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING 
HUNTING LICENSES. 
(a) PERMITTING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN STATES 
AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The chief executive of the 
State of Maryland and the chief executive of the Common-
wealth of Virginia may each enter into an agreement with 
the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which— 
(1) the State of Maryland or the Common-
wealth of Virginia (as the case may be) shall treat 
any resident of the District of Columbia who applies 
for a hunting licensing in Maryland or Virginia as 
an in-State resident for purposes of the license, in-
cluding the period during which the license shall be 
in effect, the type of activities permitted under the 
license, and the fees required to be paid for the li-
cense; and 
(2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall 
reimburse the State of Maryland or the Common-
wealth of Virginia (as the case may be) for any reve-
nues foregone by Maryland or Virginia as a result 
of participating in the agreement, including revenues 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3213.IH
H3213
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
foregone because Maryland or Virginia permitted 
residents of the District of Columbia to pay the in- 
State resident rate for hunting licenses. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RESI-
DENTS.— 
(1) REQUIRING
VALID
DRIVER’S
LICENSE
OR 
OTHER
OFFICIAL
IDENTIFICATION.—Under 
any 
agreement entered into under subsection (a), the 
State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia may not treat an individual who is a resident 
of the District of Columbia as an in-State resident 
for purposes of the agreement unless the individual 
has a current and valid motor vehicle operator’s li-
cense issued by the District of Columbia, or some 
other current and valid identification issued by the 
District of Columbia. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR 
HUNTING LICENSE.—Nothing in this Act may be 
construed to require the State of Maryland or the 
Commonwealth of Virginia to issue a hunting license 
to any individual who does not otherwise meet re-
quirements for obtaining the license which do not re-
late to the individual’s place of residence. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3213.IH
H3213
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Dis-
trict of Columbia for fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding 
fiscal year such sums as are necessary to carry out the 
agreements entered into under this Act. Any sums appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under this section 
shall remain available until expended. 
Æ 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:45 Jul 29, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3213.IH
H3213
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS
803 
‘‘(B) 
FAILURE
TO
SPEND
REQUIRED 
AMOUNT
OF
BOND
PROCEEDS
WITHIN
YEARS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that 
less than 100 percent of the available 
project proceeds of the issue are expended 
by the close of the expenditure period for 
1 or more qualified purposes, the issuer 
shall redeem all of the nonqualified bonds 
within 90 days after the end of such pe-
riod. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
amount of the nonqualified bonds required 
to be redeemed shall be determined in the 
same manner as under section 142. 
‘‘(ii) 
EXPENDITURE
PERIOD.—For 
purposes of this subpart, the term ‘expend-
iture period’ means, with respect to any 
issue, the 3-year period beginning on the 
date of issuance. Such term shall include 
any extension of such period under clause 
(iii). 
‘‘(iii) EXTENSION OF PERIOD.—Upon 
submission of a request prior to the expira-
tion of the expenditure period (determined 
without regard to any extension under this 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00803
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
804 
clause), the Secretary may extend such pe-
riod if the issuer establishes that the fail-
ure to expend the proceeds within the 
original expenditure period is due to rea-
sonable cause and the expenditures for 
qualified purposes will continue to proceed 
with due diligence. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified purpose’ 
means a purpose specified in section 54B(a)(1). 
‘‘(D) REIMBURSEMENT.—For purposes of 
this subtitle, available project proceeds of an 
issue shall be treated as spent for a qualified 
purpose if such proceeds are used to reimburse 
the issuer for amounts paid for a qualified pur-
pose after the date that the Secretary makes an 
allocation of bond limitation with respect to 
such issue, but only if— 
‘‘(i) prior to the payment of the origi-
nal expenditure, the issuer declared its in-
tent to reimburse such expenditure with 
the proceeds of a qualified tax credit bond, 
‘‘(ii) not later than 60 days after pay-
ment of the original expenditure, the issuer 
adopts an official intent to reimburse the 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00804
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2535
AN ACT
To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
805 
original expenditure with such proceeds, 
and 
‘‘(iii) the reimbursement is made not 
later than 18 months after the date the 
original expenditure is paid. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—An issue shall be treated as 
meeting the requirements of this paragraph if the 
issuer of qualified tax credit bonds submits reports 
similar to the reports required under section 149(e). 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULES
RELATING
TO
ARBI-
TRAGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An issue shall be 
treated as meeting the requirements of this 
paragraph if the issuer satisfies the require-
ments of section 148 with respect to the pro-
ceeds of the issue. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
INVESTMENTS 
DURING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.—An issue shall 
not be treated as failing to meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) by reason of any in-
vestment of available project proceeds during 
the expenditure period. 
‘‘(C) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
RESERVE 
FUNDS.—An issue shall not be treated as fail-
ing to meet the requirements of subparagraph 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00805
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 253 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 to reduce losses to properties for which re-
petitive flood insurance claim payments have 
been made.
806 
(A) by reason of any fund which is expected to 
be used to repay such issue if— 
‘‘(i) such fund is funded at a rate not 
more rapid than equal annual installments, 
‘‘(ii) such fund is funded in a manner 
that such fund will not exceed the amount 
necessary to repay the issue if invested at 
the maximum rate permitted under clause 
(iii), and 
‘‘(iii) the yield on such fund is not 
greater than the discount rate determined 
under paragraph (5)(B) with respect to the 
issue. 
‘‘(5) MATURITY LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An issue shall not be 
treated as meeting the requirements of this 
paragraph if the maturity of any bond which is 
part of such issue exceeds the maximum term 
determined by the Secretary under subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM TERM.—During each cal-
endar month, the Secretary shall determine the 
maximum term permitted under this paragraph 
for bonds issued during the following calendar 
month. Such maximum term shall be the term 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00806
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 388 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3021 
[Report No. 110–623] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to make 
grants and low-interest loans to local educational 
agencies for the construction, modernization, or 
repair of public kindergarten, elementary, and 
secondary educational facilities, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 8, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:32 May 09, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H3021.RH
H3021
PWALKER on PROD1PC71 with BILLS
†
HR 3222 EAS
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway,
$3,094,687,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2010.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized
by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes,
$1,058,832,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2010.
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi-
tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ-
ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli-
ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public
807 
which the Secretary estimates will result in the 
present value of the obligation to repay the 
principal on the bond being equal to 50 percent 
of the face amount of such bond. Such present 
value shall be determined using as a discount 
rate the average annual interest rate of tax-ex-
empt obligations having a term of 10 years or 
more which are issued during the month. If the 
term as so determined is not a multiple of a 
whole year, such term shall be rounded to the 
next highest whole year. 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION
ON
FINANCIAL
CONFLICTS 
OF INTEREST.—An issue shall be treated as meeting 
the requirements of this paragraph if the issuer cer-
tifies that— 
‘‘(A) applicable State and local law re-
quirements governing conflicts of interest are 
satisfied with respect to such issue, and 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary prescribes additional 
conflicts of interest rules governing the appro-
priate Members of Congress, Federal, State, 
and local officials, and their spouses, such addi-
tional rules are satisfied with respect to such 
issue. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00807
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
808 
‘‘(e) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
subchapter— 
‘‘(1) CREDIT
ALLOWANCE
DATE.—The term 
‘credit allowance date’ means— 
‘‘(A) March 15, 
‘‘(B) June 15, 
‘‘(C) September 15, and 
‘‘(D) December 15. 
Such term includes the last day on which the bond 
is outstanding. 
‘‘(2) BOND.—The term ‘bond’ includes any ob-
ligation. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes the 
District of Columbia and any possession of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABLE
PROJECT
PROCEEDS.—The 
term ‘available project proceeds’ means— 
‘‘(A) the excess of— 
‘‘(i) the proceeds from the sale of an 
issue, over 
‘‘(ii) the issuance costs financed by 
the issue (to the extent that such costs do 
not exceed 2 percent of such proceeds), 
and 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
01:34 Aug 01, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00808
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3220.IH
H3220
bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
eral King Valley area, or the property owners (or 
their designees) or lessees in the Silver City private 
inholding (as identified on the map titled ‘‘John 
Krebs Wilderness’’ and dated March 10, 2008). 
(e) HORSEBACK RIDING.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or 
commercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated 
as wilderness by this Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this Act. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:38 Jun 05, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3022.RH
H3022
erowe on PRODPC61 with BILLS
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:38 Jun 05, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3022.RH
H3022
erowe on PRODPC61 with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 437 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3022 
[Report No. 110–694] 
A BILL 
To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the 
State of California, to add certain land to the Se-
quoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, 
and for other purposes. 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:38 Jun 05, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H3022.RH
H3022
erowe on PRODPC61 with BILLS