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H. R. 3549
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 210 West 
3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. 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 
210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. 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 ‘‘William 
F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(30) Juan Jose Mesa. 
(31) Tomas Martinez. 
(32) Aurelia Martinez. 
(33) Veronica Lopez. 
(34) Alma Delia Jimenez de Sosa. 
(35) Rosalva Gutierrez. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 38 
To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. BAIRD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
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 ‘‘Upper White Salmon 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UPPER WHITE SALMON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘( ) WHITE SALMON RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The 20 miles of river segments of the main stem of 
the White Salmon River and Cascade Creek, Wash-
ington, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture in the following classifications: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 
of the main stem of the White Salmon River 
from the headwaters on Mount Adams in sec-
tion 17, township 8 north, range 10 east, down-
stream to the Mount Adams Wilderness bound-
ary as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.1-mile segment 
of Cascade Creek from its headwaters on Mount 
Adams in section 10, township 8 north, range 
10 east, downstream to the Mount Adams Wil-
derness boundary as a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.5-mile segment 
of Cascade Creek from the Mount Adams Wil-
derness boundary downstream to its confluence 
with the White Salmon River as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 11.8-mile segment 
of the main stem of the White Salmon River 
from the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary 
downstream to the Gifford Pinchot National 
Forest boundary as a scenic river.’’.
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’; 
and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘el-
igible’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘Eligibility’’ and inserting ‘‘Entitle-
ment’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘is 
eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; 
(III) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘eligibility’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘entitlement’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘shall be in-
eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not 
be entitled’’; and 
(cc) by striking ‘‘ineligi-
bility’’ and inserting ‘‘non-entitle-
ment’’; and 
(IV) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘eligibility’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘entitlement’’;
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3549 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘William F. 
Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. HART, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. DENT, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. 
SHUSTER, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. PLATTS, 
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr. KANJORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsyl-
vania, as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR. POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren,
Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Wil-
liam F. Clinger, Jr. 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 ‘‘William F. Clinger, 
Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
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IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3549 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
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 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsyl-
vania, as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3549 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, 
Jr. 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 ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 18, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
(bb) by striking ‘‘becomes 
ineligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is not 
entitled’’; and 
(cc) by striking ‘‘eligibility’’ 
each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘entitlement’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘Eligibility’’ and inserting ‘‘Entitle-
ment’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘is 
eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; 
(III) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘eligibility’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘entitlement’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘becomes 
ineligible’’ and inserting ‘‘is not 
entitled’’; and 
(IV) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘becoming ineligible’’ and inserting 
‘‘losing entitlement status’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D)—
IIB 
Calendar No. 486 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3549 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
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 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsyl-
vania, as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
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 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘William F. Clinger, 
Jr. 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 ‘‘William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 486 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3549 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in 
Warren, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘William F. 
Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported without amendment
OTHER
MEMBERS.—If an individual producer 
member of a joint employer association is deter-
mined to have committed an act that is in viola-
tion of the conditions for approval with respect 
to the member’s petition, the denial shall apply 
only to that member of the association unless 
the Secretary of Labor determines that the as-
sociation or other member participated in, had 
knowledge of, or reason to know of, the viola-
tion. 
‘‘(B) ASSOCIATION’S VIOLATION DOES NOT 
NECESSARILY DISQUALIFY MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(i) If an association representing ag-
ricultural producers as a joint employer is 
determined to have committed an act that 
is in violation of the conditions for ap-
proval with respect to the association’s ap-
plication petition, the denial shall apply 
only to the association and does not apply 
to any individual producer member of the 
association, unless the Secretary of Labor 
determines that the member participated 
in, had knowledge of, or reason to know of, 
the violation. 
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‘‘(ii) If an association of agricultural 
producers approved as a sole employer is 
determined to have committed an act that 
is in violation of the conditions for ap-
proval with respect to the association’s ap-
plication petition, no individual producer 
member of such association may be the 
beneficiary of the services of temporary 
alien agricultural workers admitted under 
this section in the commodity and occupa-
tion in which such aliens were employed by 
the association which was denied approval 
during the period such denial is in force, 
unless such producer member employs such 
aliens in the commodity and occupation in 
question directly or through an association 
which is a joint employer of such workers 
with the producer member. 
‘‘(f) EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF CER-
TAIN DETERMINATIONS.—Regulations shall provide for an 
expedited procedure for the review of a denial of approval 
of an application under this section, or at the applicant’s 
request, for a de novo administrative hearing respecting 
the denial. 
‘‘(g) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— 
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(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘Maximum amount’’ and inserting 
‘‘Amount’’; and 
(II) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘maximum 
amount’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘amount’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘is eligible’’ 
and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘Maximum amount’’ and inserting 
‘‘Amount’’; and 
(II) in clause (i)(I)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘maximum 
amount’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘amount’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘is eligible’’ 
and inserting ‘‘is entitled’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(E) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the heading—
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2841
AN ACT
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
to provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent with
other United States jurisdictions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(aa) by striking ‘‘maximum 
amount’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘amount’’; and 
(bb) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
threshold payment’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘maximum’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘and the learn-
ing opportunity threshold payment 
under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
paragraph (3), as the case may be,’’. 
(3) CHILDREN
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Section 
8003(d)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay to 
each eligible local educational agency for a fiscal 
year the amount equal to the difference between— 
‘‘(A) the amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) the number of children described 
in subparagraphs (A)(ii), (B), (C), and (D) 
of subsection (a)(1) who are eligible to re-
ceive services under the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1400 et seq.); and
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 284
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require
employers to give employees who are members of
a reserve component a leave of absence for par-
ticipation in an honor guard for a funeral of a
veteran.
‘‘(ii) 40 percent of the average per- 
pupil expenditure in public elementary and 
secondary schools in the United States; 
and 
‘‘(B) the amount of a grant that the agen-
cy received under section 611 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1411) for the prior fiscal year attributable to 
children described in subparagraphs (A)(ii), 
(B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(1).’’. 
(4) HOLD HARMLESS.—Section 8003(e) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7703(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The total amount provided to a 
local educational agency under paragraph (1)(A) for 
fiscal year 2004 shall not exceed the maximum basic 
support payment amount for such agency deter-
mined under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) 
and the total amount provided to a local educational 
agency under paragraph (1)(B) for fiscal year 2005 
shall not exceed the basic support payment amount 
for such agency determined under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (b).’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3).
‘‘(1) WITHHOLDING OF DOMESTIC WORKERS.— 
No person or entity shall willfully and knowingly 
withhold domestic workers prior to the arrival of H– 
2A workers in order to force the hiring of domestic 
workers under subsection (a)(5). 
‘‘(2) ENDORSEMENT
OF
DOCUMENTS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for the 
endorsement of entry and exit documents of non-
immigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) 
as may be necessary to carry out this section and to 
provide notice for purposes of section 274A. 
‘‘(3) PREEMPTION OF STATE LAWS.—The pro-
visions of subsections (a) and (c) of section 214 and 
the provisions of this section preempt any State or 
local law regulating admissibility of nonimmigrant 
workers. 
‘‘(4) FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may require, as a condition 
of approving the petition, the payment of a fee 
to recover the reasonable costs of processing pe-
titions. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) EMPLOYER.—The fee for each 
employer that receives a temporary alien 
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vailing wage determination from the State em-
ployment security agency. 
‘‘(C) In lieu of the procedure described in 
subparagraph (B), an employer may rely on 
other wage information, including a survey of 
the prevailing wages of workers in the occupa-
tion in the area of intended employment that 
has been conducted or funded by the employer 
or a group of employers, that meets criteria 
specified by the Secretary of Labor in regula-
tions. 
‘‘(D) An employer who obtains such pre-
vailing wage determination, or who relies on a 
qualifying survey of prevailing wages, and who 
pays the wage determined to be prevailing, shall 
be considered to have complied with the re-
quirement of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) No worker shall be paid less than the 
greater of the prevailing wage or the applicable 
State minimum wage. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR A 
HOUSING ALLOWANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An employer applying 
for workers under subsection (a) shall offer to 
provide housing at no cost to all workers in job 
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opportunities for which the employer has ap-
plied under that section and to all other work-
ers in the same occupation at the place of em-
ployment, whose place of residence is beyond 
normal commuting distance. 
‘‘(B) TYPE
OF
HOUSING.—In complying 
with subparagraph (A), an employer may, at 
the employer’s election, provide housing that 
meets applicable Federal standards for tem-
porary labor camps or secure housing that 
meets applicable local standards for rental or 
public accommodation housing or other sub-
stantially similar class of habitation, or in the 
absence of applicable local standards, State 
standards for rental or public accommodation 
housing or other substantially similar class of 
habitation. In the absence of applicable local or 
State standards, Federal temporary labor camp 
standards shall apply. 
‘‘(C) CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.—Prior 
to any occupation by a worker in housing de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), the employer shall 
submit a certificate of inspection by an ap-
proved Federal or State agency to the Secretary 
of Labor. 
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Calendar No. 88
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2264
AN ACT
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 7
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 1994.
JUNE 10, 1993
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2827 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify 
provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advi-
sors, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(F) a description of the feasibility of, and 
the amount of funding necessary for, making all 
of the System unit and otherwise protected area 
maps available to the public in digital format; 
and 
(G) a description of the feasibility of, and 
the amount of funding necessary for, facili-
tating the integration of digital System unit 
and otherwise protected area boundaries into 
Federal, State, and local planning tools. 
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE INVEN-
TORY AND ASSESSMENT OF UNDEVELOPED 
COASTAL BARRIERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Interior shall es-
tablish a program to provide grants to States for the pur-
pose of identifying, assessing, and recommending addi-
tional eligible coastal barriers, or portions thereof, along 
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the shore areas of the 
Great Lakes of the United States, for inclusion in the 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System or for 
treatment as otherwise protected areas. 
(b) INVENTORY.—Subject to funds being made avail-
able under the program, the Secretary shall develop cri-
teria for soliciting and reviewing grant proposals from, 
and issuing grants to States in which System units or oth-
erwise protected areas are located. The criteria shall in-
clude a requirement that States that receive grants 
through the program shall conduct a comprehensive state-
wide inventory of all coastal barriers, or portions thereof, 
that— 
(1) are undeveloped coastal barriers as defined 
in section 3(1) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3502(1)); 
(2) are not currently designated as a System 
unit or otherwise protected area; 
(3) consist of five acres or more, of land above 
mean high tide; and 
(4) have a minimum of approximately one-quar-
ter mile of shoreline on the unprotected (seaward) 
side of the coastal barrier. 
(c) REPORT.—Each State receiving a grant under 
this section, in accordance with the criteria developed by 
the Secretary under subsection (b), shall prepare and sub-
mit to the Secretary a report regarding the inventory 
under subsection (b). 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3510) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this Act $3,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3553 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval 
of any drug that infringes the right to life, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. GINGREY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the 
right to life, 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. FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT; 
PROHIBITION AGAINST APPROVAL OF DRUG 
INFRINGING RIGHT TO LIFE. 
Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at the end the 
following subsection: 
‘‘(o)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, the Secretary may not approve an application
under subsection (b) or (j) for a drug whose intended use 
would infringe the right to life. Drugs whose approval is 
prohibited under the preceding sentence include a drug in-
tended to assist with the act of suicide and a drug in-
tended to induce an abortion. 
‘‘(2) Effective upon the expiration of 30 days after 
the effective date of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the approved application under subsection 
(b) or (j) of any drug whose intended use infringes 
the right to life within the meaning of paragraph (1) 
is deemed to have been withdrawn under subsection 
(e) or (j)(6), respectively; and 
‘‘(B) a drug to which subparagraph (A) applies 
shall be considered adulterated for purposes of sec-
tion 301.’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2862
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to release re-
versionary interests held by the United States in
certain parcels of land in Washington County,
Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3554 
To amend the crop disaster assistance program for 2003 to clarify the 
manner in which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to make assist-
ance available to producers under the program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mr. MCINTYRE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the crop disaster assistance program for 2003 
to clarify the manner in which the Secretary of Agri-
culture is required to make assistance available to pro-
ducers under the program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF CROP DISASTER ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM FOR 2003. 
Section 101(a)(3) of chapter 1 of division B of the 
Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency 
Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108–324; 118 Stat. 1232) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE
WITH
PRIOR
METH-
ODS.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) 
TREATMENT
OF
CARRY
OVER 
STOCKS.—The Secretary shall not take into 
consideration carry over pounds for the 2002 
crop of a commodity in determining the pay-
ment to be made to a producer under this sub-
section for qualifying crop losses for the 2003 
crop of the same commodity.’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2863
AN ACT
To clarify the legal effect on the United States of
the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red
Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah.