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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6178 
To prohibit the procurement of victim-activated landmines and other weapons 
that are designed to be victim-activated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the procurement of victim-activated landmines 
and other weapons that are designed to be victim-activated. 
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 ‘‘Victim-Activated 
Landmine Abolition Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Victim-activated landmines and other weap-
ons that are designed to be victim-activated indis-
criminately threaten lives in more than 80 countries. 
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Civilians, including tens of thousands of children, 
have been the primary victims of these weapons. 
(2) Victim-activated landmines and other weap-
ons that are designed to be victim-activated have 
killed and maimed United States and coalition 
troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. 
(3) The United States was the first nation to 
call for a comprehensive ban on antipersonnel land-
mines in 1994 and has not exported antipersonnel 
mines since 1992, produced antipersonnel landmines 
since 1997, or used antipersonnel landmines since 
1991. 
(4) The United States sets an example for the 
world by remaining a global leader in funding for 
mine clearance, mine risk education, and mine sur-
vivor assistance. 
(5) The United States has acquired reliable 
technology that enables all weapons to be equipped 
with man-in-the-loop targeting and triggering capa-
bilities, meaning that the device can be activated 
only in response to an intentional act by a person. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
The United States Government should continue to set 
an example for other countries by banning procurement 
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of victim-activated landmines and other weapons that are 
designed to be victim-activated. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Fed-
eral Government may not procure victim-activated land-
mines or any other weapon designed to be victim-activated 
in any circumstance. 
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‘‘(C) specifies the date of the last inspec-
tion by a State or Federal inspector of each un-
derground storage tank owned or operated by
the agency;
‘‘(D) lists each violation of this subtitle re-
specting any underground storage tank owned
or operated by the agency;
‘‘(E) describes the operator training that
has been provided to the operator and other
persons having primary daily on-site manage-
ment responsibility for the operation and main-
tenance of underground storage tanks owned or
operated by the agency; and
‘‘(F) describes the actions that have been
and will be taken to ensure compliance for each
underground storage tank identified under sub-
paragraph (B).
‘‘(2) NOT A SAFE HARBOR.—This subsection
does not relieve any person from any obligation or
requirement under this subtitle.’’.
SEC. 1529. TANKS ON TRIBAL LANDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) is amended by adding
the following at the end thereof:
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‘‘SEC. 9013. TANKS ON TRIBAL LANDS.
‘‘(a) STRATEGY.—The Administrator, in coordination
with Indian tribes, shall, not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this section, develop and implement
a strategy—
‘‘(1) giving priority to releases that present the
greatest threat to human health or the environment,
to take necessary corrective action in response to re-
leases from leaking underground storage tanks lo-
cated wholly within the boundaries of—
‘‘(A) an Indian reservation; or
‘‘(B) any other area under the jurisdiction
of an Indian tribe; and
‘‘(2) to implement and enforce requirements
concerning underground storage tanks located wholly
within the boundaries of—
‘‘(A) an Indian reservation; or
‘‘(B) any other area under the jurisdiction
of an Indian tribe.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that summarizes the status of
implementation and enforcement of this subtitle in areas
located wholly within—
‘‘(1) the boundaries of Indian reservations; and
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‘‘(2) any other areas under the jurisdiction of
an Indian tribe.
The Administrator shall make the report under this sub-
section available to the public.
‘‘(c) NOT A SAFE HARBOR.—This section does not
relieve any person from any obligation or requirement
under this subtitle.
‘‘(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section
applies to any underground storage tank that is located
in an area under the jurisdiction of a State, or that is
subject to regulation by a State, as of the date of enact-
ment of this section.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
such subtitle I is amended by adding the following new
item at the end thereof:
‘‘Sec. 9013. Tanks on Tribal lands.’’.
SEC. 1530. ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PROTECT GROUND-
WATER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991b) is amended by adding the
following new subsection at the end:
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PROTECT GROUND-
WATER FROM CONTAMINATION.—The Administrator shall
require each State that receives funding under this sub-
title to require one of the following:
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1070
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
to authorize the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to carry out projects
and conduct research for remediation of sediment
contamination in areas of concern in the Great
Lakes, and for other purposes.
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‘‘(1) TANK AND PIPING SECONDARY CONTAIN-
MENT.—(A) Each new underground storage tank, or
piping connected to any such new tank, installed
after the effective date of this subsection, or any ex-
isting underground storage tank, or existing piping
connected to such existing tank, that is replaced
after the effective date of this subsection, shall be
secondarily contained and monitored for leaks if the
new or replaced underground storage tank or piping
is within 1,000 feet of any existing community water
system or any existing potable drinking water well.
‘‘(B) In the case of a new underground storage
tank system consisting of one or more underground
storage tanks and connected by piping, subpara-
graph (A) shall apply to all underground storage
tanks and connected pipes comprising such system.
‘‘(C) In the case of a replacement of an existing
underground storage tank or existing piping con-
nected to the underground storage tank, subpara-
graph (A) shall apply only to the specific under-
ground storage tank or piping being replaced, not to
other underground storage tanks and connected
pipes comprising such system.
‘‘(D) Each installation of a new motor fuel dis-
penser system, after the effective date of this sub-
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 617
To suspend temporarily the duty on p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Mr. BAKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on p-nitrobenzoic acid 
(PNBA).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON P-NITROBENZOIC 
ACID (PNBA). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.05.36
p-nitrobenzoic acid (CAS 
No. 62–23–7) (provided for 
in subheading 2916.39.75) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2009
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles 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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‘‘(1) To carry out subtitle I (except sections
9003(h), 9005(c), 9011 and 9012) $50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
‘‘(2) From the Trust Fund, notwithstanding
section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986:
‘‘(A) to carry out section 9003(h) (except
section 9003(h)(12)) $200,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009;
‘‘(B) to carry out section 9003(h)(12),
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009;
‘‘(C) 
to 
carry 
out 
sections 
9003(i),
9004(f), and 9005(c) $100,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009; and
‘‘(D) to carry out sections 9010, 9011,
9012, and 9013 $55,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2009.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
such subtitle I is amended by adding the following new
item at the end thereof:
‘‘Sec. 9014. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 1532. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9001 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991) is amended as follows:
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(1) By striking ‘‘For the purposes of this sub-
title—’’ and inserting ‘‘In this subtitle:’’.
(2) By redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
(4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (10), (7),
(4), (3), (8), (5), (2), and (6), respectively.
(3) By inserting before paragraph (2) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘Indian
tribe’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or
other organized group or community that is rec-
ognized as being eligible for special programs
and services provided by the United States to
Indians because of their status as Indians.
‘‘(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘Indian
tribe’ includes an Alaska Native village, as de-
fined in or established under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.); and’’.
(4) By inserting after paragraph (8) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(9) TRUST
FUND.—The term ‘Trust Fund’
means the Leaking Underground Storage Tank
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1070
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au-
thorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to carry out projects and conduct research
for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of
concern in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
793
‘‘(III) the waiver permits a transitional period,
the exact duration of which shall be determined by
the Administrator, after the termination of the tem-
porary waiver to permit wholesalers and retailers to
blend down their wholesale and retail inventory;
‘‘(IV) the waiver applies to all persons in the
motor fuel distribution system; and
‘‘(V) the Administrator has given public notice
to all parties in the motor fuel distribution system,
and local and State regulators, in the State or re-
gion to be covered by the waiver.
The term ‘motor fuel distribution system’ as used in this
clause shall be defined by the Administrator through rule-
making.
‘‘(iv) Within 180 days of the date of enactment of
this clause, the Administrator shall promulgate regula-
tions to implement clauses (ii) and (iii).
‘‘(v) Nothing in this subparagraph shall—
‘‘(I) limit or otherwise affect the application of
any other waiver authority of the Administrator pur-
suant to this section or pursuant to a regulation
promulgated pursuant to this section; and
‘‘(II) subject any State or person to an enforce-
ment action, penalties, or liability solely arising from
care agency, hospice, federally qualified health cen-
ter, nurse managed health center, rural health clinic, 
or any similar healthcare facility that employs di-
rect-care registered nurses. 
(5) DECLARED
STATE
OF
EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘declared state of emergency’’ means an offi-
cially designated state of emergency that has been 
declared by the Federal Government or the head of 
the appropriate State or local governmental agency 
having authority to declare that the State, county, 
municipality, or locality is in a state of emergency, 
but does not include a state of emergency that re-
sults from a labor dispute in the health care indus-
try or consistent under staffing. 
SEC. 6. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY HEALTH CARE 
FACILITIES IN THE PURCHASE OF SAFE PA-
TIENT HANDLING EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall establish a grant program that pro-
vides financial assistance to cover some or all of the costs 
of purchasing safe patient handling equipment for health 
care facilities, such as hospitals, nursing facilities, and 
outpatient facilities, that— 
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(1) require the use of such equipment in order 
to comply with the standards established under sec-
tion 2; but 
(2) demonstrate the financial inability to other-
wise afford the purchase of such equipment are pro-
vided grants for some or all of the cost of pur-
chasing such equipment. 
(b) APPLICATION.—No financial assistance shall be 
provided under this section except pursuant to an applica-
tion made to the Secretary in such form and manner as 
the Secretary shall specify. The Secretary shall establish 
a fair standard whereby the facility must clearly dem-
onstrate true financial need in order to establish eligibility 
for the grant program. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for financial assistance 
under this section $50,000,000, which shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
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(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated jointly to the
Administrator and the Secretary $500,000 for the
completion of the study required under this sub-
section.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Energy.
(3) The term ‘‘fuel’’ means gasoline, diesel fuel,
and any other liquid petroleum product commercially
known as gasoline and diesel fuel for use in highway
and nonroad motor vehicles.
(4) The term ‘‘a control or prohibition respect-
ing a new fuel’’ means a control or prohibition on
the formulation, composition, or emissions character-
istics of a fuel that would require the increase or de-
crease of a constituent in gasoline or diesel fuel.
TITLE XVI—STUDIES
SEC. 1601. STUDY ON INVENTORY OF PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL GAS STORAGE.
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section ‘‘pe-
troleum’’ means crude oil, motor gasoline, jet fuel, dis-
tillates, and propane.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 107
AN ACT
To require that the Secretary of the Interior con-
duct a study to identify sites and resources, to
recommend alternatives for commemorating and
interpreting the Cold War, and for other pur-
poses.
(1) in paragraph (4)(B)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(I) Subject to clause (II), in the case 
of’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘1848(a)(5)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1848(a)(4)(B)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(II) Subclause (I) shall apply to a certified reg-
istered nurse anesthetist who is medically directed or 
medically supervised by a physician notwithstanding 
whether or not such certified registered nurse anesthetist 
is involved in the training of student nurse anesthetists 
in a single case or two concurrent cases.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) With respect to services furnished by a teach-
ing certified registered nurse anesthetist who is not medi-
cally directed and who is involved in the training of stu-
dent nurse anesthetists in a single anesthesia case or two 
concurrent anesthesia cases, the fee schedule amount to 
be applied for each such case shall be the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) if both of the following condi-
tions are met: 
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‘‘(i) The teaching certified registered nurse an-
esthetist is present during all critical or key portions 
of the anesthesia service or case involved. 
‘‘(ii) The teaching certified registered nurse an-
esthetist (or other certified registered nurse anes-
thetist or anesthesiologist with whom the teaching 
certified registered nurse anesthetist has entered 
into an arrangement) is immediately available to fur-
nish anesthesia services during the entire case. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the amount 
described in this subparagraph, with respect to services 
furnished by a teaching certified registered nurse anes-
thetist described in such subparagraph, is 100 percent of 
the fee schedule amount otherwise applicable under this 
subsection if the services were personally performed by the 
teaching certified registered nurse anesthetist alone.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2007. 
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garding drug safety signals and 
trends. 
Nothing in this clause prohibits lawful dis-
closure for other purposes. 
‘‘(ii) COMPONENT OF ANOTHER ORGA-
NIZATION.—If a qualified entity is a com-
ponent of another organization— 
‘‘(I) the qualified entity shall es-
tablish appropriate security measures 
to maintain the confidentiality and 
privacy of such data; and 
‘‘(II) the entity shall not make 
an unauthorized disclosure of such 
data to the other components of the 
organization in breach of such con-
fidentiality and privacy requirement. 
‘‘(iii) 
TERMINATION
OR
NON-
RENEWAL.—If a contract with a qualified 
entity under this subparagraph is termi-
nated or not renewed, the following re-
quirements shall apply: 
‘‘(I) CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRI-
VACY PROTECTIONS.—The entity shall 
continue to comply with the confiden-
tiality and privacy requirements under
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing the Effec-
tive Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. MONEY LAUNDERING PREDICATE. 
Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘2252A (relating to child 
pornography) where the child pornography at issue in-
volves minors, 2260 (production of certain child pornog-
raphy for importation into the United States),’’ before 
‘‘section 2280’’. 
SEC. 3. POSSESSION OFFENSES INCLUDE INTENTIONAL 
VIEWING ON THE INTERNET. 
(a) SECTION 2252.—Section 2252 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—As used in this section with re-
spect to a visual depiction, the term ‘possess’ includes ac-
cessing by computer with the intent to view.’’. 
(b) SECTION 2252A.—Section 2252A of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
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this paragraph with respect to all data 
disclosed to the entity. 
‘‘(II) DISPOSITION
OF
DATA.— 
The entity shall return any data dis-
closed to such entity under this sub-
section to which it would not other-
wise have access or, if returning the 
data is not practicable, destroy the 
data. 
‘‘(H) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary shall use competitive procedures (as 
defined in section 4(5) of the Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act) to enter into contracts under 
subparagraph (G). 
‘‘(I) REVIEW OF CONTRACT IN THE EVENT 
OF A MERGER OR ACQUISITION.—The Secretary 
shall review the contract with a qualified entity 
under this paragraph in the event of a merger 
or acquisition of the entity in order to ensure 
that the requirements under this paragraph will 
continue to be met. 
‘‘(J) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall provide for ap-
propriate communications to the public, sci-
entific, public health, and medical communities,
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(3) include in such study, prior to any deter-
mination of the feasibility of using oil bypass filtra-
tion technology, the evaluation of products and var-
ious manufacturers.
SEC. 1609. TOTAL INTEGRATED THERMAL SYSTEMS.
The Secretary of Energy shall—
(1) conduct a study of the benefits of total inte-
grated thermal systems in reducing demand for oil
and protecting the environment; and
(2) examine the feasibility of using total inte-
grated thermal systems in Department of Defense
and other Federal motor vehicle fleets.
SEC. 1610. UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to Con-
gress a report that examines the feasibility of promoting
collaborations between large institutions of higher edu-
cation and small institutions of higher education through
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements made by the
Secretary for energy projects. The Secretary shall also
consider providing incentives for the inclusion of small in-
stitutions of higher education, including minority-serving
institutions, in energy research grants, contracts, and co-
operative agreements.
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SEC. 1611. RELIABILITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION AS-
SESSMENT.
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, and each 5 years thereafter, the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission shall assess the effects of the
exemption of electric cooperatives and government-owned
utilities from Commission regulation under section 201(f)
of the Federal Power Act. The assessment shall include
any effects on—
(1) reliability of interstate electric transmission
networks;
(2) benefit to consumers, and efficiency, of
competitive wholesale electricity markets;
(3) just and reasonable rates for electricity con-
sumers; and
(4) the ability of the Commission to protect
electricity consumers.
If the Commission finds that the 201(f) exemption results
in adverse effects on consumers or electric reliability, the
Commission shall make appropriate recommendations to
Congress pursuant to section 311 of the Federal Power
Act.
SEC. 1612. REPORT ON ENERGY INTEGRATION WITH LATIN
AMERICA.
The Secretary of Energy shall submit an annual re-
port to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
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United States House of Representatives and to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United
States Senate concerning the status of energy export de-
velopment in Latin America and efforts by the Secretary
and other departments and agencies of the United States
to promote energy integration with Latin America. The
report shall contain a detailed analysis of the status of
energy export development in Mexico and a description of
all significant efforts by the Secretary and other depart-
ments and agencies to promote a constructive relationship
with Mexico regarding the development of that nation’s
energy capacity. In particular this report shall outline ef-
forts the Secretary and other departments and agencies
have made to ensure that regulatory approval and over-
sight of United States/Mexico border projects that result
in the expansion of Mexican energy capacity are effectively
coordinated across departments and with the Mexican gov-
ernment.
SEC. 1613. LOW-VOLUME GAS RESERVOIR STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy shall make a
grant to an organization of oil and gas producing States,
specifically those containing significant numbers of mar-
ginal oil and natural gas wells, for conducting an annual
study of low-volume natural gas reservoirs. Such organiza-