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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4123 
To provide for the creation of a National High-Speed Rail Authority. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Mr. COSTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the creation of a National High-Speed Rail 
Authority. 
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 ‘‘High-Speed Rail Au-
thority Development and Formation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef-
ficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) (Public Law 102– 
240) discussed high-speed rail as part of an inter-
modal transportation system for the United States, 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4692 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Grilamid TR 90. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. SPRATT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Grilamid TR 90. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRILAMID TR 90. 
(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: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
Cyclohexanamine,4,41- 
methylenebis (2- 
methylcyclohexanamine) 
(CAS No. 163800–66–6) 
(provided for in subheading 
3908.90.7000) .....................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
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(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subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 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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‘‘(A) to increase the energy security of the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) to create jobs and enhance the eco-
nomic development of the rural economy; 
‘‘(C) to enhance the environment and pub-
lic health; and 
‘‘(D) to diversify markets for raw agricul-
tural and forestry products. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL AREAS.—To advance the ob-
jectives and purposes of the Initiative, the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and heads of other appro-
priate departments and agencies (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Secretaries’), shall direct research 
and development toward— 
‘‘(A) feedstock production through the de-
velopment of crops and cropping systems rel-
evant to production of raw materials for conver-
sion to biobased fuels and biobased products, 
including— 
‘‘(i) development of advanced and 
dedicated crops with desired features, in-
cluding enhanced productivity, broader site 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6282 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit Medicare-eligible veterans 
to receive an out-patient medication benefit, to provide that certain 
veterans who receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical 
care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit Medicare- 
eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication ben-
efit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such 
benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical care and 
services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Improving Medication 
Access for Veterans Act’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4709 
To award planning grants and implementation grants to State educational 
agencies to enable the State educational agencies to complete comprehen-
sive planning to carry out activities designed to integrate engineering 
education into K–12 instruction and curriculum and to provide evaluation 
grants to measure efficacy of K–12 engineering education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2010 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. HARE, Mr. HONDA, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. 
SIRES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To award planning grants and implementation grants to 
State educational agencies to enable the State edu-
cational agencies to complete comprehensive planning to 
carry out activities designed to integrate engineering edu-
cation into K–12 instruction and curriculum and to pro-
vide evaluation grants to measure efficacy of K–12 engi-
neering education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5832 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement for 
dependents to reside with members of the Armed Forces to be eligible 
for TRICARE Prime Remote. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2008 
Mrs. GILLIBRAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the 
requirement for dependents to reside with members of 
the Armed Forces to be eligible for TRICARE Prime 
Remote. 
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 ‘‘Military Healthcare 
for Dependents Act’’. 
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(2) CROSS
REFERENCE
AMENDMENTS.—Sub-
section (d) of such section, as redesignated by para-
graph (1)(B), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
(3) DEPOSIT
OF
COLLECTIONS
IN
MEDICAL 
CARE COLLECTIONS FUND.—Paragraph (4) of sec-
tion 1729A(b) of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Subsection (a) or (b) of section 1722A of 
this title.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
ENROLLMENT
INELIGIBILITY.—Section 
1707 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
veteran who makes an election authorized by section 
1710C(b) of this title (other than a veteran covered by 
paragraph (4)(B) of that section) shall not, for the period 
of such election, be eligible for care and services under 
this chapter, except as provided in that section.’’. 
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(2) REPEAL OF RESTATED PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tion 1712 of such title is amended by striking sub-
sections (d) and (e). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for sec-
tion 1712 of such title is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘§ 1712. Dental care’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1710B the following new item: 
‘‘1710C. Drugs and medications; vaccines.’’; 
and 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 
1712 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1712. Dental care.’’. 
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well per day calculated based on the average over the 3 most 
recent production months, including only wells that produce on 
more than half of the days during those 3 production months. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR REDUCTION OF ROYALTY RATE.—Until such 
time as the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (e) that 
prescribe different standards or requirements, the Secretary shall 
reduce the royalty rate on— 
(1) oil production from marginal properties as prescribed 
in subsection (c) if the spot price of West Texas Intermediate 
crude oil at Cushing, Oklahoma, is, on average, less than $15 
per barrel (adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price 
Index for all-urban consumers, United States city average, as 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for 90 consecutive 
trading days; and 
(2) gas production from marginal properties as prescribed 
in subsection (c) if the spot price of natural gas delivered 
at Henry Hub, Louisiana, is, on average, less than $2.00 per 
million British thermal units (adjusted in accordance with the 
Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers, United States 
city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
for 90 consecutive trading days. 
(c) REDUCED ROYALTY RATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—When a marginal property meets the 
conditions specified in subsection (b), the royalty rate shall 
be the lesser of— 
(A) 5 percent; or 
(B) the applicable rate under any other statutory or 
regulatory royalty relief provision that applies to the 
affected production. 
(2) PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The reduced royalty rate 
under this subsection shall be effective beginning on the first 
day of the production month following the date on which the 
applicable condition specified in subsection (b) is met. 
(d) TERMINATION OF REDUCED ROYALTY RATE.—A royalty rate 
prescribed in subsection (c)(1) shall terminate— 
(1) with respect to oil production from a marginal property, 
on the first day of the production month following the date 
on which— 
(A) the spot price of West Texas Intermediate crude 
oil at Cushing, Oklahoma, on average, exceeds $15 per 
barrel (adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price 
Index for all-urban consumers, United States city average, 
as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for 90 
consecutive trading days; or 
(B) the property no longer qualifies as a marginal 
property; and 
(2) with respect to gas production from a marginal property, 
on the first day of the production month following the date 
on which— 
(A) the spot price of natural gas delivered at Henry 
Hub, Louisiana, on average, exceeds $2.00 per million 
British thermal units (adjusted in accordance with the 
Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers, United 
States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics) for 90 consecutive trading days; or 
(B) the property no longer qualifies as a marginal 
property.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6286 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete and submit 
a master plan for a headquarters location in the District of Columbia 
or elsewhere, within 360 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Ms. HARRIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete 
and submit a master plan for a headquarters location 
in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, within 360 
days. 
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 ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Stabilization and Security Enhancement Act 
of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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range, low requirements for chemical in-
puts, and enhanced processing; 
‘‘(ii) advanced crop production meth-
ods to achieve the features described in 
clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) feedstock harvest, handling, 
transport, and storage; and 
‘‘(iv) strategies for integrating feed-
stock production into existing managed 
land; 
‘‘(B) overcoming recalcitrance of cellulosic 
biomass through developing technologies for 
converting cellulosic biomass into intermediates 
that can subsequently be converted into 
biobased fuels and biobased products, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) pretreatment in combination with 
enzymatic or microbial hydrolysis; and 
‘‘(ii) thermochemical approaches, in-
cluding gasification and pyrolysis; 
‘‘(C) product diversification through tech-
nologies relevant to production of a range of 
biobased products (including chemicals, animal 
feeds, and cogenerated power) that eventually 
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can increase the feasibility of fuel production in 
a biorefinery, including— 
‘‘(i) catalytic processing, including 
thermochemical fuel production; 
‘‘(ii) metabolic engineering, enzyme 
engineering, and fermentation systems for 
biological production of desired products or 
cogeneration of power; 
‘‘(iii) product recovery; 
‘‘(iv) power production technologies; 
and 
‘‘(v) integration into existing biomass 
processing facilities, including starch eth-
anol plants, sugar processing or refining 
plants, paper mills, and power plants; and 
‘‘(D) analysis that provides strategic guid-
ance for the application of biomass technologies 
in accordance with realization of improved sus-
tainability and environmental quality, cost ef-
fectiveness, security, and rural economic devel-
opment, usually featuring system-wide ap-
proaches. 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—Within 
the technical areas described in paragraph (4), and 
in addition to advancing the purposes described in 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4693 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Grilbond IL 6–50%F. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. SPRATT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Grilbond IL 6–50%F. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRILBOND IL 6–50%F. 
(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: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
N,N′-(methylenedi-p-phen-
ylene)bis[hexahydro-2-oxo- 
1H-azepine-1-carboxamide 
(CAS No. 54112–23–1) 
(provided for in subheading 
2933.79.15) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
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(bb) the door-to-door times 
comparing 
high-speed 
rail 
to 
short-haul airline trips. 
(ii) OBJECTIVES.—The high-speed rail 
development activities of United States 
carried out by the Administrator or carried 
out with financial assistance from the Ad-
ministrator shall be conducted so as to 
contribute significantly to 1 or both of the 
following objectives: 
(I) 
Expansion 
of 
knowledge 
about high-speed rail technologies and 
the use of those technologies. 
(II) The most effective use of en-
gineering resources of the United 
States, with close cooperation among 
all interested agencies of the United 
States so as to avoid duplication of ef-
fort, facilities, and equipment. 
(2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—There shall be in the 
Authority an Associate Administrator, who shall 
be appointed by the Administrator. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5833 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment 
of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing 
party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental 
Security Income claims, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2008 
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the 
direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney 
representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security 
Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income 
claims, 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. PAYMENT OF FEES AND COSTS TO THE ATTOR-
NEY IN CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 
CLAIMS. 
Section 2412 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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(5) by striking ‘‘herein; (5) bidding’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
this section’’. 
‘‘(f) BIDDING SYSTEMS.—Bidding’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘629); (6) lease’’ and inserting ‘‘629)’’. 
‘‘(g) GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES.—Lease’’; 
(7) by striking ‘‘structures; (7) the’’ and inserting ‘‘struc-
tures’’. 
‘‘(h) SIZE OF LEASE TRACTS.—The’’; 
(8) by striking ‘‘Secretary; (8)’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Drilling, production,’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
‘‘(i) TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each lease shall be issued for an initial 
period of not more than 10 years, and shall be extended for 
so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced from the lease 
in paying quantities, oil or gas is capable of being produced 
in paying quantities, or drilling or reworking operations, as 
approved by the Secretary, are conducted on the leased land. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL OF LEASES WITH DISCOVERIES.—At the end 
of the primary term of a lease the Secretary shall renew for 
an additional 10-year term a lease that does not meet the 
requirements of paragraph (1) if the lessee submits to the 
Secretary an application for renewal not later than 60 days 
before the expiration of the primary lease and the lessee cer-
tifies, and the Secretary agrees, that hydrocarbon resources 
were discovered on one or more wells drilled on the leased 
land in such quantities that a prudent operator would hold 
the lease for potential future development. 
‘‘(3) RENEWAL OF LEASES WITHOUT DISCOVERIES.—At the 
end of the primary term of a lease the Secretary shall renew 
for an additional 10-year term a lease that does not meet 
the requirements of paragraph (1) if the lessee submits to 
the Secretary an application for renewal not later than 60 
days before the expiration of the primary lease and pays the 
Secretary a renewal fee of $100 per acre of leased land, and— 
‘‘(A) the lessee provides evidence, and the Secretary 
agrees that, the lessee has diligently pursued exploration 
that warrants continuation with the intent of continued 
exploration or future potential development of the leased 
land; or 
‘‘(B) all or part of the lease— 
‘‘(i) is part of a unit agreement covering a lease 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) has not been previously contracted out of the 
unit. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies to a lease that 
is in effect on or after the date of enactment of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005. 
‘‘(5) EXPIRATION
FOR
FAILURE
TO
PRODUCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, if no oil or gas is 
produced from a lease within 30 years after the date of the 
issuance of the lease the lease shall expire. 
‘‘(6) TERMINATION.—No lease issued under this section cov-
ering lands capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities 
shall expire because the lessee fails to produce the same due 
to circumstances beyond the control of the lessee. 
‘‘(j) UNIT AGREEMENTS.—
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paragraph (3) and the objectives described in para-
graph (2), the Secretaries shall support research and 
development— 
‘‘(A) to create continuously expanding op-
portunities for participants in existing biofuels 
production by seeking synergies and continuity 
with current technologies and practices, such as 
the use of dried distillers grains as a bridge 
feedstock; 
‘‘(B) to maximize the environmental, eco-
nomic, and social benefits of production of 
biobased fuels and biobased products on a large 
scale through life-cycle economic and environ-
mental analysis and other means; and 
‘‘(C) to assess the potential of Federal 
land and land management programs as feed-
stock resources for biobased fuels and biobased 
products, consistent with the integrity of soil 
and water resources and with other environ-
mental considerations. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant, contract, or assistance under this subsection, 
an applicant shall be— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) a National Laboratory; 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5834 
AN ACT 
To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 
to promote respect for the fundamental human rights 
of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,