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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4341 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Received 
JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under 
the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months. 
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. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS.—Section 245(a) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
31, 2008’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.—Section 256(b) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and $4,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$4,000,000’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘October 1, 2007,’’ the 
following: ‘‘and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on January 1, 2008,’’. 
(c) ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS.—Section 298(a) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and there are authorized’’ 
and inserting ‘‘. There are authorized’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘There 
are authorized to be appropriated and there are ap-
propriated to the Department of Agriculture to carry 
out this chapter $9,000,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on January 1, 2008.’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATES.—Section 
285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2008’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) through (d) shall be effective as of January 
1, 2008. 
SEC. 2. OFFSETS. 
(a) TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES.—The percentage under subparagraph (B) of sec-
tion 401(1) of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconcili-
ation Act of 2005 in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act is increased by 0.25 percentage points. 
(b) 
CUSTOMS
USER
FEES.—Section 
13031(j)(3)(B)(i) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(B)(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 13, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 20, 2014’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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in State or Federal court on the basis of an alleged viola-
tion of any civil or criminal statute of that State. 
(5) In a civil action brought under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the venue shall be a judicial district in 
which the defendant is found, is an inhabitant, or 
transacts business or wherever venue is proper under 
section 1391 of title 28, United States Code; and 
(B) process may be served without regard to 
the territorial limits of the district or of the State 
in which the civil action is instituted. 
(6) Whenever a civil action or an administrative ac-
tion has been instituted by or on behalf of the Commission 
for violation of any provision of law or rule described in 
paragraph (1), no State may, during the pendency of such 
action instituted by or on behalf of the Commission, insti-
tute a civil action under that paragraph against any de-
fendant named in the complaint in such action for viola-
tion of any law or rule as alleged in such complaint. 
(7) If the attorney general of a State prevails in any 
civil action under paragraph (1), the State can recover 
reasonable costs and attorney fees from the lender or re-
lated party. 
(c) Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(m) CIVIL PENALTIES IN FEDERAL TRADE COM-
MISSION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—For purposes of en-
forcement by the Federal Trade Commission, any violation 
of a regulation issued by the Federal Reserve Board pur-
suant to subsection (l)(2) of this section shall be treated 
as a violation of a rule promulgated under section 18 of 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a) re-
garding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.’’. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2009 shall obligate 
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 
(as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 
agency, or instrumentality. 
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 
in accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
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SECTION 1. DAN MILLER POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in 
Bradenton, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Dan Miller Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dan Miller Post Office 
Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4342 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West 
in Bradenton, Florida, as the ‘‘Dan Miller Post 
Office Building’’.
‘‘(G) Promoting comparative studies of 
world cultures, economies, and environments. 
‘‘(H) Encouraging replication of best prac-
tices and model programs to promote geo-
graphic literacy. 
‘‘(I) Developing and disseminating effec-
tive, research-based geography learning mate-
rials. 
‘‘(J) Convening State-based conferences to 
assess the state of geographic literacy and to 
identify strategies for improvement. 
‘‘SEC. 275. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTEE APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this part, the grantee shall submit 
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—To be eligible to receive a 
subgrant under this part, an eligible recipient shall 
submit an application to the grantee at such time, 
in such manner and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the grantee may require. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.— 
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Bradenton, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Dan Miller Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dan Miller Post Office 
Building’’. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4342 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 18, 2007 
Received 
JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, Flor-
ida, as the ‘‘Dan Miller Post Office Building’’. 
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. DAN MILLER POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in 
Bradenton, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Dan Miller Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dan Miller Post Office 
Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 
performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 
1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re-
ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 
including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 
records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre-
vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex-
pended for the following purposes: 
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
and recycling programs as described in Executive 
Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any 
such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 
the Executive order. 
(2) Other Federal agency environmental man-
agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 
development and implementation of hazardous waste 
management and pollution prevention programs. 
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by 
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 
Federal agency. 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The grantee shall in-
vite individuals described in subparagraph (B) 
to review all applications from eligible recipients 
for a subgrant under this section and to make 
recommendations to the grantee regarding the 
approval of the applications. 
‘‘(B) REVIEWERS.—The individuals re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) are the following: 
‘‘(i) Leaders in the field of geography 
education. 
‘‘(ii) Such other individuals as the 
grantee may determine are necessary or 
desirable. 
‘‘SEC. 276. REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The grantee receiv-
ing a grant under this part for a fiscal year, and each 
eligible recipient receiving a subgrant under this part for 
a fiscal year, may use not more than 15 percent of the 
funds made available through the grant or subgrant, re-
spectively, for administrative costs. 
‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to 
receive a subgrant under this part an eligible recipi-
ent shall agree in the application submitted under 
section 275(b) to provide matching funds towards 
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that date as Immigration Information Officers, Contact
Representatives, or Investigative Assistants.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2005’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
In the Senate of the United States,
February 1, 2007.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 434) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for an additional
temporary extension of programs under the Small Business
Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through
December 31, 2007, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with
the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AU-
THORIZATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE
SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small
Business Administration’’, approved October 10, 2006
(Public Law 109–316; 120 Stat. 1742), is amended by strik-
†
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ing ‘‘February 2, 2007’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘July 31, 2007’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on February 2, 2007.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to provide
for an additional temporary extension of programs under
the Small Business Act and the Small Business Invest-
ment Act of 1958 through July 31, 2007, and for other
purposes’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AU-
THORIZATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. 
The authorization for any program, authority, or pro-
vision, including any pilot program, that was extended 
through February 2, 2007, by section 1 of Public Law 
109–316 is further extended through December 31, 2007, 
under the same terms and conditions. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 17, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 434
AN ACT 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of 
programs under the Small Business Act and the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through 
December 31, 2007, and for other purposes.
H. R. 434
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
An Act 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small 
Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through July 31, 
2007, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION 
OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND 
THE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to 
extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business 
Administration’’, approved October 10, 2006 (Public Law 109–316; 
120 Stat. 1742), is amended by striking ‘‘February 2, 2007’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2007’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on February 2, 2007.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 434 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the 
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
through December 31, 2007, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2007 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of pro-
grams under the Small Business Act and the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 31, 
2007, 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. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AU-
THORIZATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. 
The authorization for any program, authority, or pro-
vision, including any pilot program, that was extended 
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through February 2, 2007, by section 1 of Public Law 
109–316 is further extended through December 31, 2007, 
under the same terms and conditions. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 434 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 18, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of pro-
grams under the Small Business Act and the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 31, 
2007, 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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are not adequately disclosed in the return nor in a 
statement attached to the return. 
‘‘(3) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
AMENDED
RE-
TURNS.—Except as provided in regulations, in no 
event shall any amendment or supplement to a re-
turn of tax be taken into account for purposes of 
this subsection if the amendment or supplement is 
filed after the earlier of the date the taxpayer is first 
contacted by the Secretary regarding the examina-
tion of the return or such other date as is specified 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(B) of section 6662A(e)(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 6662(h)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (h) or (i) of section 6662’’, 
and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘GROSS
VALUATION 
MISSTATEMENT PENALTY’’ in the heading and 
inserting 
‘‘CERTAIN
INCREASED
UNDER-
PAYMENT PENALTIES’’. 
(b) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION NOT APPLICA-
BLE TO NONECONOMIC SUBSTANCE TRANSACTIONS, TAX 
SHELTERS, AND CERTAIN LARGE CORPORATIONS.—Sub-
section (c) of section 6664 is amended—
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SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AU-
THORIZATION OF PROGRAMS UNDER THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. 
The authorization for any program, authority, or pro-
vision, including any pilot program, that was extended 
through February 2, 2007, by section 1 of Public Law 
109–316 is further extended through December 31, 2007, 
under the same terms and conditions. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 17, 
2007. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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the costs of the activities assisted under the 
subgrant. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—An eligible recipient shall pro-
vide matching funds in an amount equal to 20 per-
cent of the subgrant funds received under this part 
for the second and each succeeding fiscal year for 
which subgrant payments are made. 
‘‘(3) SOURCE OF MATCHING FUNDS.—Matching 
funds may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including facilities, staffing salaries, and 
educational materials. 
‘‘SEC. 277. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each of 
the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
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criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 
such other officer or employee, by reason of any 
communication or contact of such other officer or 
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 715. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 
any employee training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
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ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 716. No funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements 
in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or 
any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
provisions: ‘‘These restrictions are consistent with and do 
not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the em-
ployee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Execu-
tive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United 
States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 
1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the 
Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclo-
sure to Congress by members of the military); section 
2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (governing dis-
closures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health 
or safety threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1241 
To increase the penalty for failure to file a partnership or S corporation 
return. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2009 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To increase the penalty for failure to file a partnership 
or S corporation return. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE 
A PARTNERSHIP OR S CORPORATION RE-
TURN. 
In the case of any return required to be filed under 
section 6031 or 6037 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986— 
(1) for a taxable year beginning in 2010, the 
dollar amount in effect under section 6698(b)(1) or 
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