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hiring initial staff the Secretary shall give preference 
to applicants with experience in the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency, academia, or in 
private sector technology development. The Sec-
retary or Director may contract with private recruit-
ing firms in hiring qualified technical staff. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
HIRING.—The Director may 
hire additional technical, financial, managerial, or 
other staff as needed to carry out the activities of 
the program. 
(f) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—To the 
extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that the ac-
tivities of ARPA–E are coordinated with, and do not du-
plicate the efforts of, existing programs and laboratories 
within the Department of Energy and other relevant re-
search agencies. Where appropriate, the Director may co-
ordinate technology transfer efforts with the Technology 
Transfer Coordinator established in section 1001 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391). 
(g) 
FEDERAL
DEMONSTRATION
OF
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—The Secretary shall make information avail-
able to purchasing and procurement programs of Federal 
agencies regarding the potential to demonstrate tech-
nologies resulting from activities funded through ARPA– 
E. 
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SEC. 4002. FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury the Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund 
(in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), which shall 
be administered by the Director of ARPA–E for the pur-
poses of carrying out this subtitle. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of 
ARPA–E for deposit in the Fund $300,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2008, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
$1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $1,200,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, and $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
to remain available until expended. 
(c) LIMITATION.—No amounts may be appropriated 
for the first year of funding for ARPA–E unless the 
amount appropriated for the activities of the Office of 
Science of the Department of Energy for that fiscal year 
exceed the amount appropriated for that Office for fiscal 
year 2007, as adjusted for inflation according to the Con-
sumer Price Index. 
(d) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appropriated for 
a fiscal year under subsection (b)— 
(1) not more than 50 percent shall be for activi-
ties under section 4001(d)(4); 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3211 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the percentage 
increase applied to benefits each year as a cost-of-living increase under 
such title shall in no case be less than the percentage increase in 
compensation of Members of Congress specified for such year under 
section 31 of title 2, United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2009 
Mr. KAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
that the percentage increase applied to benefits each 
year as a cost-of-living increase under such title shall 
in no case be less than the percentage increase in com-
pensation of Members of Congress specified for such 
year under section 31 of title 2, United States Code. 
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 ‘‘Cost of Living Equity 
Act’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 356 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District’s 
ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community 
Water District’s ability to use certain property acquired 
by that District from the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON 
PROPERTY. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 
484a; 81 Stat. 531), the approximately 25 acres patented 
to the Mammoth County Water District (now known as 
the ‘‘Mammoth Community Water District’’) by Patent 
No. 04–87–0038, on June 26, 1987, and recorded in Vol-
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Calendar No. 809 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 356 
[Report No. 110–377] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
JUNE 16, 2008 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community 
Water District’s ability to use certain property acquired 
by that District from the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION
1.
REMOVAL
OF
CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS
ON 
PROPERTY. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 
484a; 81 Stat. 531), the approximately 25 acres patented 
to the Mammoth County Water District (now known as 
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H. Res. 503 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 29, 2015. 
Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the 
President of the United States that the House of Representa-
tives has elected Paul D. Ryan, a Representative from the 
State of Wisconsin as Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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nologies and ways to address adverse impacts, and 
provide public information concerning technologies 
and other means available for monitoring and deter-
mining environmental impacts; 
(9) establish protocols, in conjunction with the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
for how the ocean community may best interact with 
marine renewable energy devices; 
(10) develop power measurement standards for 
marine renewable energy; 
(11) develop identification standards for marine 
renewable energy devices; 
(12) address standards development, dem-
onstration, and technology transfer for advanced 
systems engineering and system integration methods 
to identify critical interfaces; and 
(13) utilize marine resources in the Gulf of 
Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. 
(b) SITING CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in conjunction 
with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop, 
prior to installation of any technologies under this section, 
siting criteria for marine renewable energy generation 
demonstration and commercial application projects funded 
under this subtitle. 
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H. Res. 504 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 29, 2015. 
Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate to in-
form that body that Paul D. Ryan, a Representative from the 
State of Wisconsin has been elected Speaker of the House of 
Representatives of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
the ‘‘Mammoth Community Water District’’) by Patent 
No. 04–87–0038, on June 26, 1987, and recorded in Vol-
ume 482, at page 517, of the official records of the Re-
corder’s Office, Mono County, California, may be used for 
purposes other than the purpose for which those lands 
were being used prior to the conveyance to the Mammoth 
County Water District and such lands may be transferred 
as authorized under State law. 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON 
PROPERTY. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 90–171 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a), the approxi-
mately 36.25 acres patented to the Mammoth County Water 
District (now known as the ‘‘Mammoth Community Water 
District’’) by Patent No. 04–87–0038, on June 26, 1987, 
and recorded in volume 482, at page 516, of the official 
records of the Recorder’s Office, Mono County, California, 
may be used for any public purpose. 
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Calendar No. 809 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 356 
[Report No. 110–377] 
AN ACT 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth 
Community Water District’s ability to use certain 
property acquired by that District from the 
United States. 
JUNE 16, 2008 
Reported with an amendment 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3570 
To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for 
the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 
Mr. BOREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, 
into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Na-
tion, 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 ‘‘Fountainhead Prop-
erty Land Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND; LAND INTO TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction of the 
Property is hereby transferred to the Secretary of the In-
terior. Upon receipt of consideration and costs required 
under subsection (d) and satisfaction of all terms specified 
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of Technology, the Western Governors Association, 
and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in-
dicate that the Nation’s geothermal resources are 
widely distributed, vast in size, and barely tapped. 
(5) Sustained and expanded research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application 
programs are needed to locate and characterize geo-
thermal resources, and to develop the technologies 
that will enable their widespread commercial devel-
opment. 
(6) Federal support is critical to reduce the fi-
nancial risk associated with developing new geo-
thermal technologies, thereby encouraging the pri-
vate sector investment necessary to make geothermal 
resources commercially viable as a source of electric 
power and for other applications. 
SEC. 4203. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this subtitle: 
(1) ENGINEERED.—When referring to enhanced 
geothermal systems, the term ‘‘engineered’’ means 
subjected to intervention, including intervention to 
address one or more of the following issues: 
(A) Lack of effective permeability or poros-
ity or open fracture connectivity within the res-
ervoir. 
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(B) Insufficient contained geofluid in the 
reservoir. 
(C) A low average geothermal gradient, 
which necessitates deeper drilling. 
(2) ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS.—The 
term ‘‘enhanced geothermal systems’’ means geo-
thermal reservoir systems that are engineered, as op-
posed to occurring naturally. 
(3) GEOFLUID.—The term ‘‘geofluid’’ means 
any fluid used to extract thermal energy from the 
Earth which is transported to the surface for direct 
use or electric power generation, except that such 
term shall not include oil or natural gas. 
(4) GEOPRESSURED
RESOURCES.—The term 
‘‘geopressured resources’’ mean geothermal deposits 
found in sedimentary rocks under higher than nor-
mal pressure and saturated with gas or methane. 
(5) GEOTHERMAL.—The term ‘‘geothermal’’ re-
fers to heat energy stored in the Earth’s crust that 
can be accessed for direct use or electric power gen-
eration. 
(6) 
HYDROTHERMAL.—The 
term 
‘‘hydro-
thermal’’ refers to naturally occurring subsurface 
reservoirs of hot water or steam. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3215 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National 
Park Service Superintendent of the Everglades National Park, to allow 
individuals to hunt and kill Burmese pythons within the boundaries 
of that Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2009 
Mr. ROONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the National Park Service Superintendent of the Ever-
glades National Park, to allow individuals to hunt and 
kill Burmese pythons within the boundaries of that Park. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO HUNT AND KILL BURMESE 
PYTHONS IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. 
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Na-
tional Park Service Superintendent of the Everglades Na-
tional Park, may authorize individuals to hunt and kill 
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by the Secretary under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
take the Property into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The Property is the approxi-
mately 18 acres of Federal land located in McIntosh Coun-
ty, Oklahoma, within the boundary of the Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation and located in Northwest Quarter of Sec-
tion 3, Township 10 North, Range 16 East, McIntosh 
County, Oklahoma, at Lake Eufaula. 
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Property shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
paid by the Tribe. 
(d) CONSIDERATION; COSTS.—The Tribe shall pay to 
the Secretary fair market value of the Property, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. All costs and administrative ex-
penses associated with the transfer of administrative juris-
diction of the Property and taking the Property into trust 
pursuant to subsection (a), including costs of any environ-
mental remediation, shall be paid by the Tribe. 
(e) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction of the Property and taking 
the Property into trust shall be subject to such other 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States, includ-
ing reservation of flowage easements consistent with the 
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HR 3690 EAS
(B) CAPITOL
GROUNDS.—Section 5102 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(d) 
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
BUILDINGS
AND
GROUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under
paragraph (2), the United States Capitol Grounds
shall include the Library of Congress grounds de-
scribed under section 11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act
relating to the policing of the buildings of the Library
of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C.
167j).
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Librar-
ian of Congress shall retain authority over the Li-
brary of Congress buildings and grounds in accord-
ance with section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2
U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715).’’.
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO
DISORDERLY
CONDUCT.—Section 5104(e)(2) of
title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly
conduct of official business, enter or remain in
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(8) SYSTEMS APPROACH.—The term ‘‘systems 
approach’’ means an approach to solving problems 
or designing systems that attempts to optimize the 
performance of the overall system, rather than a 
particular component of the system. 
SEC. 4204. HYDROTHERMAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall support pro-
grams of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application to expand the use of geothermal en-
ergy production from hydrothermal systems, including the 
programs described in subsection (b). 
(b) PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ADVANCED
HYDROTHERMAL
RESOURCE 
TOOLS.—The Secretary, in consultation with other 
appropriate agencies, shall support a program to de-
velop advanced geophysical, geochemical, and geo-
logic tools to assist in locating hidden hydrothermal 
resources, and to increase the reliability of site char-
acterization before, during, and after initial drilling. 
The program shall develop new prospecting tech-
niques to assist in prioritization of targets for char-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3690 
AN ACT 
To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police 
to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IB 
Union Calendar No. 293 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3690 
[Report No. 110–470, Part I] 
To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United 
States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration with an amendment 
[Insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
A BILL 
To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police 
to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 
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Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) within the 
boundaries of that Park. 
Æ 
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acterization. The program shall include a field com-
ponent. 
(2) INDUSTRY COUPLED EXPLORATORY DRILL-
ING.—The Secretary shall support a program of 
cost-shared field demonstration programs, to be pur-
sued, simultaneously and independently, in collabo-
ration with industry partners, for the demonstration 
of technologies and techniques of siting and explor-
atory drilling for undiscovered resources in a variety 
of geologic settings. The program shall include in-
centives to encourage the use of advanced tech-
nologies and techniques. 
SEC. 4205. GENERAL GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) SUBSURFACE COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS.—The 
Secretary shall support a program of research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application of com-
ponents and systems capable of withstanding extreme geo-
thermal environments and necessary to cost-effectively de-
velop, produce, and monitor geothermal reservoirs and 
produce geothermal energy. These components and sys-
tems shall include advanced casing systems (expandable 
tubular casing, low-clearance casing designs, and others), 
high-temperature cements, high-temperature submersible 
pumps, and high-temperature packers, as well as tech-
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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 ‘‘U.S. Capitol Police 
and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRANSFERS.— 
(1) LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
EMPLOY-
EES.—Effective on the employee’s transfer date, 
each Library of Congress Police employee shall be 
transferred to the United States Capitol Police and 
shall become either a member or civilian employee of 
the Capitol Police, as determined by the Chief of the 
Capitol Police under subsection (b). 
(2) LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES.—Effective on the employee’s transfer 
date, each Library of Congress Police civilian em-
ployee shall be transferred to the United States Cap-
itol Police and shall become a civilian employee of 
the Capitol Police. 
(b) TREATMENT OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) DETERMINATION OF STATUS WITHIN CAP-
ITOL POLICE.— 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4959 
To provide for congressional consultation with respect to any long-term secu-
rity, economic, or political agreement with the Government of Iraq and 
to ensure that any such agreement is in the form of a treaty with 
respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratifica-
tion under Article II of the Constitution of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2008 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. OBERSTAR, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for congressional consultation with respect to 
any long-term security, economic, or political agreement 
with the Government of Iraq and to ensure that any 
such agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect 
to which the Senate has given its advice and consent 
to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of 
the United States. 
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 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 495 
AN ACT 
To update the management of Oregon water resources, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,