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a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 
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 ‘‘Mississippi River Trail 
Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROUTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDI-
TION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(c) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the first paragraph after 
paragraph (40) as paragraph (41) and, in such 
paragraph, by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘LONG 
WALK TRAIL.—The’’; 
(2) by redesignating the second paragraph after 
paragraph (40) as paragraph (42); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(43) MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.—The route of the 
Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Min-
nesota to the Gulf of Mexico.’’. 
(b) RELATION TO OTHER STUDIES.—The study re-
quired by the amendment made by this section is intended 
to complement, and not duplicate, other studies of the sce-
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nic or historical importance of the Mississippi River that 
may be underway or undertaken. 
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Union Calendar No. 362 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1796 
[Report No. 109–622] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to des-
ignate the route of the Mississippi River from its 
headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf 
of Mexico for study for potential addition to the 
National Trails System as a national scenic trail, 
national historic trail, or both, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and other early childhood education 
and development programs, including programs under sub-
title B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431–11435), Even Start programs 
under subpart 3 of part B of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.), 
and programs under Part C and section 619 of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431–1445, 
1419), and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5106a), serving the children and families served 
by the Head Start agency to carry out the provisions of 
this subchapter.’’. 
(c) OTHER COORDINATION.—Section 642(d) of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837(d)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 
as paragraph (5) through (7), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—
‘‘(A) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—In 
communities where both public prekindergarten 
programs and Head Start programs operate, a 
Head Start agency shall collaborate and coordi-
nate activities with the local educational agency
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 140 
To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and 
rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environ-
mental quality. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural 
producers and rural small businesses to produce renew-
able energy and improve environmental quality. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PRODUCE 
RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
Section 9006(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) promote the use of anaerobic digesters to 
produce renewable energy.’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO IMPROVE ENVI-
RONMENTAL QUALITY. 
Section 1240A(6)(A) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is amended by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an anaerobic digester)’’ after ‘‘site-specific animal 
waste management facility’’. 
Æ
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1797
AN ACT 
To provide for equitable compensation to the Spo-
kane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reserva-
tion for the use of tribal land for the production 
of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and 
for other purposes.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1797
AN ACT 
To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe 
of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of 
tribal land for the production of hydropower by the 
Grand Coulee Dam, 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 ‘‘Spokane Tribe of Indi-
ans of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equi-
table Compensation Settlement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) from 1927 to 1931, at the direction of Con-
gress, the Corps of Engineers investigated the Co-
lumbia River and its tributaries to determine sites at 
which power could be produced at low cost; 
(2) under section 10(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)), when licenses are issued in-
volving tribal land within an Indian reservation, a 
reasonable annual charge shall be fixed for the use 
of the land, subject to the approval of the Indian 
tribe having jurisdiction over the land; 
(3) in August 1933, the Columbia Basin Com-
mission, an agency of the State of Washington, re-
ceived a preliminary permit from the Federal Power 
Commission for water power development at the 
Grand Coulee site; 
(4) had the Columbia Basin Commission or a 
private entity developed the site, the Spokane Tribe 
would have been entitled to a reasonable annual 
charge for the use of its land;
or other public agency responsible for the oper-
ation of the prekindergarten program and pro-
viders of prekindergarten, including outreach ac-
tivities to identify eligible children. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.—Head Start 
staff shall, with the permission of the parents of 
children enrolled in Head Start programs, regu-
larly communicate with the elementary schools 
such children will be attending—
‘‘(i) to share information about such 
children; 
‘‘(ii) to receive advice and support 
from the teachers in such elementary schools 
participating in Early Reading First pro-
grams funded under subpart 1 of part B of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 regarding scientif-
ically based teaching strategies and options; 
and 
‘‘(iii) to ensure a smooth transition to 
elementary school for such children. 
‘‘(C) OTHER EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD 
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.—The head of each 
Head Start agency shall coordinate activities 
and collaborate with the State agency responsible
dures for youth apprenticeship demonstration programs,
including—
(1) developing recommended guidelines for an
appropriate curriculum for each occupational field
within 
the 
programs, 
including 
postsecondary
courses to enable apprentices to supplement training
after completion of the programs;
(2) establishing site criteria to be used in the
selection of partnerships to develop and evaluate
youth apprenticeship demonstration programs, in-
cluding requirements that the programs be estab-
lished in rural and urban areas in all regions of the
country;
(3) establishing criteria for apprenticeship occu-
pations, including requirements that demand exist
for skill training in the occupations and that the oc-
cupations offer a career ladder for apprentices;
(4) establishing competency criteria for appren-
ticeships and trainers in specific occupational fields;
and
(5) establishing certification procedures for ap-
prentices and trainers.
SEC. 6. CONTRACTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 12 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Di-
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1411 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a convention 
or association of churches includes individuals (with or without voting 
rights) as well as churches. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. LINDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify 
that a convention or association of churches includes 
individuals (with or without voting rights) as well as 
churches. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF CONVENTION OR ASSOCIATION 
OF CHURCHES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7701 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions) is amended by 
redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p) and by in-
serting after subsection (n) the following new subsection:
‘‘(o) CONVENTION
OR ASSOCIATION
OF CHURCH-
ES.—For purposes of this title, any organization which is 
otherwise a convention or association of churches shall not 
fail to so qualify merely because the membership of such 
organization includes individuals as well as churches or be-
cause individuals have voting rights in such organiza-
tion.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning be-
fore, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ
(2) COLVILLE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘Colville Settlement Agreement’’ means the 
Settlement Agreement entered into between the 
United States and the Colville Tribes, signed by the 
United States on April 21, 1994, and by the Colville 
Tribes on April 16, 1994, to settle the claims of the 
Colville Tribes in Docket 181–D of the Indian 
Claims Commission, which docket was transferred to 
the United States Court of Federal Claims. 
(3) COLVILLE
TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Colville 
Tribes’’ means the Confederated Tribes of the 
Colville Reservation. 
(4) COMPUTED ANNUAL PAYMENT.—The term 
‘‘Computed Annual Payment’’ means the payment 
calculated under paragraph 2.b. of the Colville Set-
tlement Agreement, without regard to any increase 
or decrease in the payment under section 2.d. of the 
agreement. 
(5) CONFEDERATED
TRIBES
ACT.—The term 
‘‘Confederated Tribes Act’’ means the Confederated 
Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee 
Dam Settlement Act (108 Stat. 4577). 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Spo-
kane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund established 
by section 5.
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) SPOKANE BUSINESS COUNCIL.—The term 
‘‘Spokane Business Council’’ means the governing 
body of the Spokane Tribe under the constitution of 
the Spokane Tribe. 
(9) SPOKANE
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Spokane 
Tribe’’ means the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
Spokane Reservation, Washington. 
SEC. 5. SETTLEMENT FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States an interest-
bearing trust fund to be known as the ‘‘Spokane Tribe 
of Indians Settlement Fund’’, consisting of—
(1) amounts deposited in the Fund under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) any interest earned on investment of 
amounts in the Fund. 
(b) DEPOSITS.—From amounts made available under 
section 11—
(1) for fiscal year 2006, the Secretary shall de-
posit in the Fund $17,800,000; and 
(2) for each of the 4 fiscal years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall deposit in the Fund $12,800,000.
(c) MAINTENANCE AND INVESTMENT OF FUND.—
The Fund shall be maintained and invested by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 
U.S.C. 162a). 
(d) PAYMENT OF FUNDS TO SPOKANE BUSINESS 
COUNCIL.—
(1) REQUEST.—At any time after funds are de-
posited in the Fund, the Spokane Business Council 
may submit to the Secretary written notice of the 
adoption by the Spokane Business Council of a reso-
lution requesting that the Secretary pay all or a por-
tion of the amounts in the Fund to the Spokane 
Business Council. 
(2) PAYMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of a notice under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall pay the amount requested to the Spo-
kane Business Council. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) CULTURAL RESOURCE REPOSITORY AND IN-
TERPRETIVE CENTER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the initial deposit 
under subsection (b)(1), $5,000,000 shall be 
used by the Spokane Business Council for the 
planning, design, construction, equipping, and 
continuing operation and maintenance of a Cul-
tural Resource Repository and Interpretive Cen-
ter to—
(i) house, preserve, and protect the 
burial remains, funerary objects, and other 
cultural resources affected by the operation 
of the Grand Coulee Dam; and 
(ii) provide an interpretive and edu-
cational facility regarding the culture and 
history of the Spokane Tribe. 
(B) EFFECT.—The funding under sub-
paragraph (A) does not alter or affect any au-
thority, obligation, or responsibility of the 
United States under—
(i) the Native American Graves Pro-
tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.); 
(ii) the Archaeological Resources Pro-
tection Act (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); 
(iii) the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); or 
(iv) the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(2) OTHER USES.—Of all other amounts depos-
ited in the Fund (including interest generated on 
those amounts)—
for administering the State program carried out 
under the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and 
other entities carrying out early childhood edu-
cation and development programs, programs 
under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11431–11435), Even Start programs under sub-
part 3 of part B of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6381 et seq.), and programs under section 619 
and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C 1419, 1431 et seq.), 
serving the children and families served by the 
Head Start agency.
‘‘(D) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Each Head Start 
agency shall collaborate, as appropriate, with 
providers of social and community services 
available to children and families participating 
in Head Start programs, and may support such 
partnerships with financial agreements, when 
applicable, for the provision of such services. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION.—A Head Start agency 
shall take steps to coordinate activities with the local 
educational agency serving the community involved
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1224 
Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2008 
Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. COOPER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
CHILDERS, and Mr. GINGREY) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th 
anniversary. 
Whereas May 18, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority was created by Con-
gress in 1933 to improve navigation along the Tennessee 
River, reduce the risk of flood damage, provide electric 
power, and promote agricultural and industrial develop-
ment in the region; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 
U.S.C. 831 et seq.) was signed into law by President 
Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 18, 1933; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority continues to serve 
the Tennessee Valley, providing reliable and affordable 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3275 
To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. KIRK, 
Mr. ISRAEL, and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To support programs that offer instruction in Chinese 
language and culture, 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 ‘‘U.S.-China Language 
Engagement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, 
LOCAL
EDU-
CATIONAL
AGENCY, SECONDARY
SCHOOL, STATE 
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
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paragraphs (1) and (2), the deduction shall be ap-
plied as a credit against any other payments that 
the Administrator makes to the Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
SEC. 9. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
AND RESTORATION OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND. 
(a) TRANSFER
OF JURISDICTION.—The Secretary 
shall transfer administrative jurisdiction from the Bureau 
of Reclamation to the Bureau of Indian Affairs over—
(1) all land acquired by the United States 
under the Act of June 29, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 835d), 
that is located within the exterior boundaries of the 
Spokane Indian Reservation established pursuant to 
the Executive Order of January 18, 1881; and 
(2) all land on the south bank of the Spokane 
River that—
(A) extends westerly from Little Falls 
Dam to the confluence of the Spokane River 
and Columbia River; and 
(B) is located at or below contour elevation 
1290 feet above sea level. 
(b) RESTORATION OF OWNERSHIP IN TRUST.—All 
land transferred under this section—
(1) shall be held in trust for the benefit and use 
of the Spokane Tribe; and
(2) shall become part of the Spokane Indian 
Reservation. 
(c) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States reserves 
a perpetual right, power, privilege, and easement 
over the land transferred under this section to carry 
out the Columbia Basin Project under the Columbia 
Basin Project Act (16 U.S.C. 835 et seq.). 
(2) RIGHTS
INCLUDED.—The rights reserved 
under paragraph (1) further include the right to op-
erate, maintain, repair, and replace boat ramps, 
docks, and other recreational facilities owned or per-
mitted by the United States and existing on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) RETENTION
OF
NATIONAL
PARK
SYSTEM 
STATUS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Land transferred under 
this section that, before the date of enactment 
of this Act, was included in the Lake Roosevelt 
National Recreation Area shall remain part of 
the Recreation Area. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this 
section affect the authority or responsibility of 
the National Park Service to administer the 
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area under
rector of the Institute shall, to the extent appropriations
are available, enter into contracts with eligible partner-
ships, to pay for the Federal share of developing and eval-
uating youth apprenticeship demonstration programs, in
accordance with the requirements specified in section 7.
(b) CONTRACTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall enter into
contracts under this section with eligible partner-
ships that propose youth apprenticeship demonstra-
tion programs consistent with the criteria and proce-
dures established under section 5.
(2) SECONDARY SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAMS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall enter
into contracts with eligible partnerships to es-
tablish demonstration programs at the second-
ary school level.
(B) WAGE
INCENTIVE
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—The Board shall enter into a con-
tract with an eligible partnership to establish at
least one demonstration program in which the
Institute shall pay for 50 percent of the cost of
the apprenticeship wage.
(C) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.—The Board shall enter into a
the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, 
chapter 408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). 
(4) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 
cognizant agencies of the Department of the Interior 
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with the Spokane Tribe to provide for coordination 
in applying this subsection. 
SEC. 10. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS. 
Payment by the Secretary under section 5 and the 
Administrator under section 6 and restoration of owner-
ship of land in trust under section 9 constitute full satis-
faction of the claim of the Spokane Tribe to a fair share 
of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the 
Grand Coulee Dam project for the past and continued use 
of land of the Spokane Tribe for the production of hydro-
power at Grand Coulee Dam. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 12. PRECEDENT. 
Nothing in this Act establishes any precedent or is 
binding on the Southwestern Power Administration, West-
ern Area Power Administration, or Southeastern Power 
Administration.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 1225 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 9, 2008. 
Whereas, after years of decline, the rate of unintentional in-
juries and deaths in the United States has risen to new 
and unacceptable levels; 
Whereas deaths from motor vehicle collisions, poisonings from 
unintentional overdoses, and falls remain as the three 
leading causes of preventable death in the United States; 
Whereas the cost of unintentional injuries to Americans ex-
ceeds $650,000,000,000 each year and causes great suf-
fering among individuals and their families; 
Whereas the cost of unintentional injuries to workers and 
their employers is $164,700,000,000 each year, including 
the value of 120,000,000 days of lost productivity; 
Whereas preventing unintentional injury and death requires 
the cooperation of all levels of government, the Nation’s 
employers, and the general public; 
Whereas the National Safety Council, founded in 1913, was 
congressionally chartered in 1953 to lead this Nation in 
injury prevention through safety and health education, 
training, and advocacy in the United States; 
Whereas the National Safety Council educates the workforce 
about policies, practices, and procedures leading to in-
creased safety, protection, and health in business and in-
H. Res. 267
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 5, 1998.
Whereas recently released statistics demonstrate that Amer-
ica is not winning the battle to keep young Americans
drug-free;
Whereas the results of these studies show that 29 percent of
high school students state that a student in their school
died from a drug-related or an alcohol-related incident in
the last year;
Whereas 76 percent of high school students and 46 percent
of middle school students claim drugs are kept, used, or
sold on their school grounds;
Whereas studies show that 61 percent of high school students
claim they can buy drugs within 1 day and 35 percent
claim they can buy drugs within 1 hour or less;
Whereas it is reported that the use of heroin is increasing
and that 90 percent of new heroin users are under 26
years old;
Whereas the use of drugs at a young age dramatically in-
creases the risk of failure to complete high school, in-
creases the likelihood of committing crimes, and reduces
future prospects in education, athletics, and careers;
Whereas it is known that safe, drug-free, and orderly class-
rooms are key to an effective learning environment;