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one or more directors pursuant to this section, there 
shall be on the board of directors of a regulated entity 
less than a quorum of directors not so suspended, all 
powers and functions vested in or exercisable by such 
board shall vest in and be exercisable by the director 
or directors on the board not so suspended, until such 
time as there shall be a quorum of the board of direc-
tors. In the event all of the directors of a regulated 
entity are suspended pursuant to this section, the Di-
rector shall appoint persons to serve temporarily as 
directors in their place and stead pending the termi-
nation of such suspensions, or until such time as 
those who have been suspended cease to be directors of 
the regulated entity and their respective successors 
take office. 
‘‘(4) HEARING REGARDING CONTINUED PARTICI-
PATION.—Within 30 days from service of any notice 
of suspension or order of removal issued pursuant to 
paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the regulated 
entity-affiliated party concerned may request in writ-
ing an opportunity to appear before the Director to 
show that the continued service to or participation in 
the conduct of the affairs of the regulated entity by 
such party does not, or is not likely to, pose a threat 
to the interests of the regulated entity or threaten to
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004
and 2005 for the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
SEC. 13. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate not later than 60
days after the submission of the final report required by
section 10(b).
SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 2004.
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impair public confidence in the regulated entity. 
Upon receipt of any such request, the Director shall 
fix a time (not more than 30 days after receipt of 
such request, unless extended at the request of such 
party) and place at which such party may appear, 
personally or through counsel, before one or more 
members of the Director or designated employees of 
the Director to submit written materials (or, at the 
discretion of the Director, oral testimony) and oral 
argument. Within 60 days of such hearing, the Direc-
tor shall notify such party whether the suspension or 
prohibition from participation in any manner in the 
conduct of the affairs of the regulated entity will be 
continued, terminated, or otherwise modified, or 
whether the order removing such party from office or 
prohibiting such party from further participation in 
any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the regu-
lated entity, and prohibiting compensation in connec-
tion with termination will be rescinded or otherwise 
modified. Such notification shall contain a statement 
of the basis for the Director’s decision, if adverse to 
such party. The Director is authorized to prescribe 
such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the pur-
poses of this subsection. 
‘‘(i) HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.—
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‘‘(1) VENUE
AND
PROCEDURE.—Any hearing 
provided for in this section shall be held in the Dis-
trict of Columbia or in the Federal judicial district 
in which the headquarters of the regulated entity is 
located, unless the party afforded the hearing consents 
to another place, and shall be conducted in accord-
ance with the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code. After such hearing, and within 
90 days after the Director has notified the parties 
that the case has been submitted to it for final deci-
sion, it shall render its decision (which shall include 
findings of fact upon which its decision is predicated) 
and shall issue and serve upon each party to the pro-
ceeding an order or orders consistent with the provi-
sions of this section. Judicial review of any such 
order shall be exclusively as provided in this sub-
section. Unless a petition for review is timely filed in 
a court of appeals of the United States, as provided 
in paragraph (2), and thereafter until the record in 
the proceeding has been filed as so provided, the Di-
rector may at any time, upon such notice and in such 
manner as it shall deem proper, modify, terminate, or 
set aside any such order. Upon such filing of the 
record, the Director may modify, terminate, or set 
aside any such order with permission of the court.
H. Res. 511 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 17, 2012. 
Resolved, That Paul D. Irving of the State of Florida, 
be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of 
Representatives. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
‘‘(vii) assessing new employment and 
work practices including career ladder and 
upgrade training as well as high perform-
ance work systems; 
‘‘(viii) providing technical assistance 
and capacity building to national and state 
energy partnerships, including industry 
and labor representatives. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL ENERGY TRAINING PART-
NERSHIP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award National Energy 
Training Partnerships Grants on a com-
petitive basis to eligible entities to enable 
such entities to carry out training that 
leads to economic self-sufficiency and to 
develop an energy efficiency and renewable 
energy industries workforce. Grants shall 
be awarded under this subparagraph so as 
to ensure geographic diversity with at least 
2 grants awarded to entities located in 
each of the 4 Petroleum Administration for 
Defense Districts with no subdistricts, and 
at least 1 grant awarded to an entity lo-
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H. Res. 513 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 17, 2012. 
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House inform the Senate 
that a quorum of the House is present and that the House 
is ready to proceed with business. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
cated in each of the subdistricts of the Pe-
troleum Administration for Defense Dis-
trict with subdistricts, as such districts are 
established by the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under clause (i), an entity 
shall be a non-profit partnership that— 
‘‘(I) includes the equal participa-
tion of industry, including public or 
private employers, and labor organiza-
tions, including joint labor-manage-
ment training programs, and may in-
clude workforce investment boards, 
community-based organizations, edu-
cational institutions, small businesses, 
cooperatives, State and local veterans 
agencies, and veterans service organi-
zations; and 
‘‘(II) demonstrates— 
‘‘(aa) experience in imple-
menting and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(bb) the ability to identify 
and involve in training programs 
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carried out under this grant, tar-
get populations of workers who 
would benefit from activities re-
lated to energy efficiency and re-
newable energy industries; and 
‘‘(cc) the ability to help 
workers achieve economic self- 
sufficiency. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be 
given to partnerships which leverage addi-
tional public and private resources to fund 
training programs, including cash or in- 
kind matches from participating employers. 
‘‘(C) STATE
LABOR
MARKET
RESEARCH, 
INFORMATION, 
AND
LABOR
EXCHANGE
RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
labor market and labor exchange informa-
tion programs that include the implemen-
tation of the activities described in clause 
(ii), in coordination with the one-stop deliv-
ery system. 
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‘‘(2) REVIEW
OF
ORDER.—Any party to any 
proceeding under paragraph (1) may obtain a review 
of any order served pursuant to paragraph (1) (other 
than an order issued with the consent of the regulated 
entity or the regulated entity-affiliated party con-
cerned, or an order issued under subsection (h) of this 
section) by the filing in the United States Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or court 
of appeals of the United States for the circuit in 
which the headquarters of the regulated entity is lo-
cated, within 30 days after the date of service of such 
order, a written petition praying that the order of the 
Director be modified, terminated, or set aside. A copy 
of such petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the 
clerk of the court to the Director, and thereupon the 
Director shall file in the court the record in the pro-
ceeding, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, 
United States Code. Upon the filing of such petition, 
such court shall have jurisdiction, which upon the fil-
ing of the record shall (except as provided in the last 
sentence of paragraph (1)) be exclusive, to affirm, 
modify, terminate, or set aside, in whole or in part, 
the order of the Director. Review of such proceedings 
shall be had as provided in chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code. The judgment and decree of the
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use 
amounts awarded under a grant under this 
subparagraph to provide funding to the 
State agency that administers the Wagner- 
Peyser Act and State unemployment com-
pensation programs to carry out the fol-
lowing activities using State agency merit 
staff: 
‘‘(I) The identification of job 
openings in the renewable energy and 
energy efficiency sector. 
‘‘(II) The administration of skill 
and aptitude testing and assessment 
for workers. 
‘‘(III) The counseling, case man-
agement, and referral of qualified job 
seekers to openings and training pro-
grams, including energy efficiency and 
renewable energy training programs. 
‘‘(D) STATE ENERGY TRAINING PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
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court shall be final, except that the same shall be sub-
ject to review by the Supreme Court upon certiorari, 
as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) PROCEEDINGS NOT TREATED AS STAY.—The 
commencement of proceedings for judicial review 
under paragraph (2) shall not, unless specifically or-
dered by the court, operate as a stay of any order 
issued by the Director.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 1992 ACT.—Section 1317(f) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
4517(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 1379B’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 1379D’’. 
(2) FANNIE MAE CHARTER ACT.—The second sen-
tence of subsection (b) of section 308 of the Federal 
National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 
U.S.C. 1723(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘The’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except to the extent that action under sec-
tion 1377 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 temporarily results in a lesser num-
ber, the’’. 
(3) FREDDIE MAC ACT.—The second sentence of 
subparagraph (A) of section 303(a)(2) of the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C.
433 
1452(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except to the extent that action under section 
1377 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 temporarily results in a lesser number, 
the’’. 
SEC. 357. CRIMINAL PENALTY. 
Subtitle C of title XIII of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4631 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 1377 (as added by the pre-
ceding provisions of this title) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1378. CRIMINAL PENALTY. 
‘‘Whoever, being subject to an order in effect under sec-
tion 1377, without the prior written approval of the Direc-
tor, knowingly participates, directly or indirectly, in any 
manner (including by engaging in an activity specifically 
prohibited in such an order) in the conduct of the affairs 
of any regulated entity shall be fined not more than 
$1,000,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 358. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. 
Section 1379D(c) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4641(c)), as so redesig-
nated by section 356(a)(1) of this title, is further amend-
ed—
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(1) by striking ‘‘request the Attorney General of 
the United States to’’ and inserting ‘‘, in the discre-
tion of the Director,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or request that the Attorney 
General of the United States bring such an action,’’ 
after ‘‘District of Columbia,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘or may, under the direction and 
control of the Attorney General, bring such an ac-
tion’’. 
SEC. 359. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Subtitle C of title XIII of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4631 et seq.), as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this title, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 1372(c)(1) (12 U.S.C. 4632(c)), by 
striking ‘‘that enterprise’’ and inserting ‘‘that regu-
lated entity’’; 
(2) in section 1379 (12 U.S.C. 4637), as so redes-
ignated by section 356(a)(1) of this title— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or of a regulated entity- 
affiliated party,’’ before ‘‘shall not affect’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such director or executive 
officer’’ each place such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘such director, executive officer, or regulated 
entity-affiliated party’’;
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SEC. 372. DIRECTORS. 
(a) ELECTION.—Section 7 of the Federal Home Loan 
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1427) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) NUMBER; ELECTION; QUALIFICATIONS; CON-
FLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The management of each 
Federal Home Loan Bank shall be vested in a board 
of 13 directors, or such other number as the Director 
determines appropriate, each of whom shall be a cit-
izen of the United States. All directors of a Bank who 
are not independent directors pursuant to paragraph 
(3) shall be elected by the members. 
‘‘(2) MEMBER DIRECTORS.—A majority of the 
directors of each Bank shall be officers or directors of 
a member of such Bank that is located in the district 
in which such Bank is located. 
‘‘(3) INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS.—At least two- 
fifths of the directors of each Bank shall be inde-
pendent directors, who shall be appointed by the Di-
rector of the Federal Housing Finance Agency from 
a list of individuals recommended by the Federal 
Housing Enterprise Board. The Federal Housing En-
terprise Board may recommend individuals who are 
identified by the Board’s own independent process or
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005
for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
291 
of Finance, or prohibited from participating in the 
conduct of the affairs of a regulated entity or the Of-
fice of Finance, may not, while such order is in effect, 
continue or commence to hold any office in, or par-
ticipate in any manner in the conduct of the affairs 
of, any regulated entity or the Office of Finance. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION IF DIRECTOR PROVIDES WRIT-
TEN CONSENT.—If, on or after the date on which an 
order is issued under this section which removes or 
suspends from office any party, or prohibits such 
party from participating in the conduct of the affairs 
of a regulated entity or the Office of Finance, such 
party receives the written consent of the Director, the 
order shall, to the extent of such consent, cease to 
apply to such party with respect to the regulated enti-
ty or such Office of Finance described in the written 
consent. Any such consent shall be publicly disclosed. 
‘‘(3) VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (1) TREATED AS 
VIOLATION OF ORDER.—Any violation of paragraph 
(1) by any person who is subject to an order issued 
under subsection (h) shall be treated as a violation of 
the order. 
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall only apply to 
a person who is an individual, unless the Director specifi-
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2622
AN ACT
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity
theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve
the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements
in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information,
and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2663
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study
the suitability and feasibility of designating Cas-
tle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Is-
lands, as a unit of the National Park System,
and for other purposes.
renewable energy and energy efficiency 
workforce development programs that in-
clude the implementation of the activities 
described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PARTNERSHIPS.—A State shall 
use amounts awarded under a grant under 
this subparagraph to award competitive 
grants to eligible State Energy Sector 
Partnerships to enable such Partnerships 
to coordinate with existing apprenticeship 
and labor management training programs 
and implement training programs that lead 
to the economic self-sufficiency of trainees. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this subparagraph, a 
State Energy Sector Partnership shall— 
‘‘(I) consist of non-profit organi-
zations that include equal participa-
tion from industry, including public or 
private nonprofit employers, and labor 
organizations, including joint labor- 
management training programs, and 
may include representatives from local 
governments, the workforce invest-
ment system, including worker invest-
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ment agency one-stop career centers, 
community based organizations, com-
munity colleges, and other post-sec-
ondary institutions, small businesses, 
cooperatives, State and local veterans 
agencies, and veterans service organi-
zations; 
‘‘(II) demonstrate experience in 
implementing and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(III) demonstrate the ability to 
identify and involve in training pro-
grams, target populations of workers 
who would benefit from activities re-
lated to energy efficiency and renew-
able energy industries. 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall give priority to States that dem-
onstrate that activities under the grant— 
‘‘(I) meet national energy policies 
associated with energy efficiency, re-
newable energy, and the reduction of 
emissions of greenhouse gases; 
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while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $1,365,679,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, 
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 
States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $5,815,017,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
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‘‘(II) meet State energy policies 
associated with energy efficiency, re-
newable energy, and the reduction of 
emissions of greenhouse gases; and 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public 
and private resources to fund training 
programs, including cash or in-kind 
matches from participating employers. 
‘‘(v) 
COORDINATION.—A 
grantee 
under this subparagraph shall coordinate 
activities carried out under the grant with 
existing other appropriate training pro-
grams, including apprenticeship and labor 
management training programs, including 
such activities referenced in subparagraph 
(C)(ii), and implement training programs 
that lead to the economic self-sufficiency of 
trainees. 
‘‘(E) PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award at least 10 competi-
tive grants to eligible entities to enable 
such entities to carry out training that 
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closed upon home or residential property 
shall be provided to and used by the State 
or unit of general local government in ac-
cordance with, and in furtherance of, the 
intent and provisions of this section. 
(ii) DEPOSITS IN THE TREASURY.— 
(I) PROFITS.—Upon the expira-
tion of the 5-year period set forth 
under clause (i), any revenue generated 
from the sale, rental, redevelopment, 
rehabilitation, or any other eligible use 
that is in excess of the cost to acquire 
and redevelop (including reasonable 
development fees) or rehabilitate an 
abandoned or foreclosed upon home or 
residential property shall be deposited 
in the Treasury of the United States as 
miscellaneous receipts, unless the Sec-
retary approves a request to use the 
funds for purposes under this Act. 
(II) OTHER AMOUNTS.—Upon the 
expiration of the 5-year period set 
forth under clause (i), any other rev-
enue not described under subclause (I) 
generated from the sale, rental, redevel-
522 
‘‘(E) The disability is due to a severe burn in-
jury (as determined pursuant to regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘either’’ and inserting 
‘‘any’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The disability is due to a severe burn in-
jury (as so determined).’’. 
SEC. 2604. EXTENSION OF ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS 
RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED 
BY A FAMILY MEMBER. 
Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘after the end of the five-year period 
that begins on the date of the enactment of the Veterans’ 
Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘after December 31, 2011’’. 
SEC. 2605. INCREASE IN SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 
BENEFITS FOR DISABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)—