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(b) DISPOSITION OF AFFAIRS.—During the 1-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Over-
sight, solely for the purpose of winding up the affairs of 
the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight— 
(1) shall manage the employees of such Office 
and provide for the payment of the compensation and 
benefits of any such employee which accrue before the 
effective date of the transfer of such employee under 
section 1303; and 
(2) may take any other action necessary for the 
purpose of winding up the affairs of the Office. 
(c) STATUS OF EMPLOYEES BEFORE TRANSFER.—The 
amendments made by title I and the abolishment of the Of-
fice of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight under sub-
section (a) of this section may not be construed to affect 
the status of any employee of such Office as an employee 
of an agency of the United States for purposes of any other 
provision of law before the effective date of the transfer of 
any such employee under section 1303. 
(d) USE OF PROPERTY AND SERVICES.— 
(1) PROPERTY.—The Director may use the prop-
erty of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Over-
sight to perform functions which have been trans-
ferred to the Director for such time as is reasonable
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to facilitate the orderly transfer of functions trans-
ferred under any other provision of this Act or any 
amendment made by this Act to any other provision 
of law. 
(2) AGENCY
SERVICES.—Any agency, depart-
ment, or other instrumentality of the United States, 
and any successor to any such agency, department, or 
instrumentality, which was providing supporting 
services to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
Oversight before the expiration of the period under 
subsection (a) in connection with functions that are 
transferred to the Director shall— 
(A) continue to provide such services, on a 
reimbursable basis, until the transfer of such 
functions is complete; and 
(B) consult with any such agency to coordi-
nate and facilitate a prompt and reasonable 
transition. 
(e) CONTINUATION OF SERVICES.—The Director may 
use the services of employees and other personnel of the Of-
fice of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, on a reim-
bursable basis, to perform functions which have been trans-
ferred to the Director for such time as is reasonable to facili-
tate the orderly transfer of functions pursuant to any other
trict judges within the Ninth Circuit to sit upon the 
Court of Appeals of the Twelfth Circuit, or a division 
thereof, whenever the business of that court so re-
quires; and 
‘‘(2) designate and assign temporarily any dis-
trict judge within the Ninth Circuit to hold a district 
court in any district within the Twelfth Circuit. 
‘‘(g) The chief judge of the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Twelfth Circuit may in the public interest— 
‘‘(1) upon request by the chief judge of the Ninth 
Circuit, designate and assign 1 or more district 
judges within the Twelfth Circuit to sit upon the 
Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, or a division 
thereof, whenever the business of that court so re-
quires; and 
‘‘(2) designate and assign temporarily any dis-
trict judge within the Twelfth Circuit to hold a dis-
trict court in any district within the Ninth Circuit. 
‘‘(h) Any designations or assignments under subsection 
(f) or (g) shall be in conformity with the rules or orders 
of the court of appeals of, or the district within, as applica-
ble, the circuit to which the judge is designated or as-
signed.’’.
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partment of Defense is taking and has 
planned to take to— 
(I) improve coordination within 
the Department of Defense and with 
all relevant departments and agencies 
of the Government of the United 
States; 
(II) strengthen significantly the 
Afghanistan 
National 
Counter-nar-
cotics Police; 
(III) build the capacity of local 
and provincial governments of Af-
ghanistan and the national Govern-
ment of Afghanistan to assume great-
er responsibility for counter-narcotics- 
related activities, including interdic-
tion; and 
(IV) improve counter-narcotics- 
related intelligence capabilities and 
tactical use of such capabilities by the 
Department of Defense and other ap-
propriate departments and agencies of 
the Government of the United States; 
and 
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SEC. 312. ADMINISTRATION. 
The court of appeals for the ninth circuit as con-
stituted on the day before the effective date of this title may 
take such administrative action as may be required to carry 
out this title and the amendments made by this title. Such 
court shall cease to exist for administrative purposes 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 313. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title shall 
take effect no later than December 31, 2006. 
TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2009 such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act, including such sums as may be nec-
essary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the 
judicial positions created by this Act. Funds appropriated 
pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall remain 
available until expended.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3313
AN ACT
To amend section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act to reauthorize the program for Long Island
Sound, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(B) PURCHASE AT LESS THAN FAIR MAR-
KET VALUE.—A sale of private forest land or 
an interest in private forest land at less than 
fair market value shall be permitted only on 
certification by the landowner that the sale is 
being entered into willingly and without coer-
cion. 
‘‘(2) TITLE.—Title to private forest land or an 
interest in private forest land purchased under para-
graph (1) may be held, as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary, in consultation with the State, by— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; or 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF EASEMENT.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (4), all right, title, and inter-
est of a unit of local government or nonprofit organi-
zation in and to a conservation easement purchased 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate and vest in the 
State if the State determines that— 
‘‘(A) the unit of local government or non-
profit organization is unable or unwilling to en-
force the terms of the conservation easement; or
‘‘(B) the conservation easement has been 
modified in a way that is inconsistent with the 
purposes of the program. 
‘‘(4) CONVEYANCE
TO
ANOTHER
UNIT
OF 
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
OR
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—If a State makes a determination under 
paragraph (3), the State may convey or authorize 
the unit of local government or nonprofit organiza-
tion to convey the conservation easement to another 
unit of local government or nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The State, on ap-
proval of the Secretary and subject to any regulations pro-
mulgated by the Secretary, may use amounts made avail-
able under subsection (k) to pay the administrative costs 
of the State relating to the program. 
‘‘(j) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the eligible projects carried out under 
this section in accordance with section 8(c) of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1606(c)). 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
‘‘(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal 
year thereafter.’’. 
Æ
Union Calendar No. 204 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4093 
[Report No. 109–373] 
A BILL 
To provide for the appointment of additional Fed-
eral circuit and district judges, to improve the 
administration of justice, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 8, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
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incurred by the State in connection with oper-
ation of the pool after the end of the last fiscal 
year for which a grant is provided under this 
paragraph; 
the Secretary shall provide, from the funds appro-
priated under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(A) of 
subsection (d) and allotted to the State under para-
graph (2), a grant for the losses incurred by the 
State in connection with the operation of the pool. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT.—Subject to paragraph (4), 
the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
paragraphs 
(1)(B)(i) and (2)(A) of subsection (d) for a fiscal 
year shall be allotted and made available to the 
States (or the entities that operate the high risk pool 
under applicable State law) that qualify for a grant 
under paragraph (1) as follows: 
‘‘(A) An amount equal to 40 percent of 
such appropriated amount for the fiscal year 
shall be allotted in equal amounts to each quali-
fying State that is one of the 50 States or the 
District of Columbia and that applies for a 
grant under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) An amount equal to 30 percent of 
such appropriated amount for the fiscal year 
shall be allotted among qualifying States that
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3934
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 80 Killian Road in 
Massapequa, New York, as the ‘‘Gerard A. 
Fiorenza Post Office Building’’.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3934
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, 
as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post 
Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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pursuant to this subsection and investigate the 
reason for the error. 
‘‘(B) REMEDIES.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of receipt of a notice from the 
sender pursuant to subparagraph (A), the remit-
tance transfer provider shall, as applicable to the 
error and as designated by the sender— 
‘‘(i) refund to the sender the total 
amount of funds tendered by the sender in 
connection with the remittance transfer 
which was not properly transmitted; 
‘‘(ii) make available to the designated 
recipient, without additional cost to the des-
ignated recipient or to the sender, the 
amount appropriate to resolve the error; 
‘‘(iii) provide such other remedy, as de-
termined appropriate by rule of the Board 
for the protection of senders; or 
‘‘(iv) provide written notice to the 
sender that there was no error with an ex-
planation responding to the specific com-
plaint of the sender. 
‘‘(2) RULES.—The Board shall establish, by rule 
issued not later than 1 calendar year after the date 
of enactment of the Restoring American Financial
H. R. 3934
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Killian 
Road in Massapequa, New York, as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gerard 
A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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Stability Act of 2010, clear and appropriate stand-
ards for remittance transfer providers with respect to 
error resolution relating to remittance transfers, to 
protect senders from such errors. Standards prescribed 
under this paragraph shall include appropriate 
standards regarding record keeping, as required, in-
cluding documentation— 
‘‘(A) of the complaint of the sender; 
‘‘(B) that the sender provides the remittance 
transfer provider with respect to the alleged 
error; and 
‘‘(C) of the findings of the remittance trans-
fer provider regarding the investigation of the al-
leged error that the sender brought to their atten-
tion. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF THIS TITLE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A remittance transfer that is 
not an electronic fund transfer, as defined in section 
903, shall not be subject to any of the provisions of 
sections 905 through 913. A remittance transfer that 
is an electronic fund transfer, as defined in section 
903, shall be subject to all provisions of this title, ex-
cept for section 908, that are otherwise applicable to 
electronic fund transfers under this title.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3934 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. 
REYNOLDS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. WALSH, Mr. 
OWENS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, 
as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GERARD A. FIORENZA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa,
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Gerard 
A. Fiorenza 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 ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza 
Post Office Building’’. 
Æ
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3323
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 158–
15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New
York, as the ‘‘Floyd H. Flake Federal Building’’.
IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3934 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 8, 2006 
Received; 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 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, 
as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza 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. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post 
Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
PLAN
BY
LEGISLA-
TURE.—After receiving any redistricting plan under 
paragraph (1), the legislature of a State may— 
(A) approve the plan as submitted by the 
commission without amendment and forward 
the plan to the chief executive of the State; or 
(B) reject the plan. 
(3) ENACTMENT OF PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A redistricting plan de-
veloped by the commission shall be considered 
to be enacted into law only if the plan is for-
warded to the chief executive of the State pur-
suant to paragraph (2)(A) and— 
(i) the chief executive approves the 
plan as forwarded by the legislature with-
out amendment; or 
(ii) the chief executive vetoes the plan 
and the legislature overrides the veto in ac-
cordance with the applicable law of the 
State, except that at no time may the plan 
be amended. 
(B) SPECIAL
RULE.—In the case of a 
State in which the chief executive is prohibited 
under State law from acting on a redistricting 
plan, a redistricting plan developed by the com-
mission shall be considered to be enacted into 
law if— 
(i) the plan is submitted to the legisla-
ture of the State; and 
(ii) the legislature approves the plan 
as submitted by the commission without 
amendment. 
(d) REQUIRING
MAJORITY
APPROVAL
FOR
AC-
TIONS.—The independent redistricting commission of a 
State may not submit a redistricting plan to the State leg-
islature, or take any other action, without the approval 
of at least a majority of its members given at a meeting 
at which at least a majority of its members are present. 
(e) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The independent redis-
tricting commission of a State shall terminate on the 
day after the date of the first regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office which occurs after 
the chief executive of the State receives the State 
apportionment notice. 
(2) PRESERVATION
OF
RECORDS.—The State 
shall ensure that the records of the independent re-
districting commission are retained in the appro-
priate State archive in such manner as may be nec-
essary to enable the State to respond to any civil ac-
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provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act 
to any other provision of law. 
(f) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EXISTING
RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND
OBLIGA-
TIONS NOT AFFECTED.—Subsection (a) shall not affect 
the validity of any right, duty, or obligation of the 
United States, the Director of the Office of Federal 
Housing Enterprise Oversight, or any other person, 
which— 
(A) arises under— 
(i) the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
1992; 
(ii) the Federal National Mortgage As-
sociation Charter Act; 
(iii) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation Act; or 
(iv) any other provision of law appli-
cable with respect to such Office; and 
(B) existed on the day before the date of 
abolishment under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
SUITS.—No action or 
other proceeding commenced by or against the Direc-
tor of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Over-
sight in connection with functions that are trans-
IIB 
Calendar No. 487 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3934 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 8, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, 
as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post 
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 487 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3934 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 80 Killian Road in 
Massapequa, New York, as the ‘‘Gerard A. 
Fiorenza Post Office Building’’. 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported without amendment
tion brought with respect to Congressional redis-
tricting in the State. 
SEC. 5. SELECTION OF PLAN BY COURTS. 
(a) STATE COURT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION AND SELECTION OF PLAN.—If 
a redistricting plan developed by the independent re-
districting commission of a State is not enacted into 
law under section 4(c)(3) by the first November 1 
which occurs after the chief executive of the State 
receives the State apportionment notice, the commis-
sion may submit redistricting plans developed by the 
commission in accordance with section 4 to the high-
est court of the State, which may select and publish 
one of the submitted plans to serve as the redis-
tricting plan for the State. 
(2) NO MODIFICATION OF PLAN PERMITTED.— 
The highest court of a State may not modify any re-
districting plan submitted under this subsection. 
(b) FEDERAL COURT.— 
(1) FAILURE
OF
STATE
COURT
TO
SELECT 
PLAN.— 
(A) NOTICE TO COURT IF PLAN NOT SE-
LECTED BY STATE COURT.—If a State court to 
whom redistricting plans have been submitted 
under subsection (a) does not select a plan to
serve as the redistricting plan for the State 
under such subsection on or before the first De-
cember 1 which occurs after the chief executive 
of the State receives the State apportionment 
notice, the State shall file a notice with the 
United States district court for the district in 
which the capital of the State is located. 
(B) DEVELOPMENT
AND
SELECTION
OF 
PLAN BY FEDERAL COURT.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving a notice from a State under 
subparagraph (A), the court shall develop and 
publish a final redistricting plan for the State. 
(2) FAILURE OF STATE TO ESTABLISH COMMIS-
SION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State does not es-
tablish an independent redistricting commission 
under section 4 by the first September 1 which 
occurs after the chief executive of the State re-
ceives the State apportionment notice— 
(i) the State may not establish the 
commission; and 
(ii) the United States district court 
for the district in which the capital of the 
State is located shall develop and publish 
a final redistricting plan for the State not