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(1) Design the State and Local Law Enforce-
ment Badge with appropriate ribbons and appur-
tenances. 
(2) Select an engraver to produce each State and 
Local Law Enforcement Badge. 
(3) Recommend recipients of the State and Local 
Law Enforcement Badge from among those nomina-
tions timely submitted to the Office. 
(4) Annually present to the Attorney General the 
names of State or local law enforcement officers who 
the State and Local Board recommends as State and 
Local Law Enforcement Badge recipients in accord-
ance with the criteria described in section 202(a). 
(5) After approval by the Attorney General— 
(A) procure the State and Local Law En-
forcement Badges from the engraver selected 
under paragraph (2); 
(B) send a letter announcing the award of 
each State and Local Law Enforcement Badge to 
the State or local agency head who nominated 
the recipient of such State and Local Law En-
forcement Badge; 
(C) send a letter to each Member of Con-
gress representing the congressional district 
where the recipient of each State and Local Law 
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the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives, not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 1603. CONVERSION OF HUD CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may, at the request of an owner 
of a multifamily housing project that exceeds 5,000 units 
to which a contract for project-based rental assistance under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (‘‘Act’’) 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) and a Rental Assistance Payment con-
tract is subject, convert such contracts to a contract for 
project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the Act. 
(b) INITIAL RENEWAL.— 
(1) At the request of an owner under subsection 
(a) made no later than 90 days prior to a conversion, 
the Secretary may, to the extent sufficient amounts 
are made available in appropriation Acts and not-
withstanding any other law, treat the contemplated 
resulting contract as if such contract were eligible for 
initial renewal under section 524(a) of the Multi-
Family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) (‘‘MAHRA’’) (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note).
435 
(2) A request by an owner pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall be upon such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) RESULTING CONTRACT.—The resulting contract 
shall— 
(1) be subject to section 524(a) of MAHRA (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note); 
(2) be considered for all purposes a contract that 
has been renewed under section 524(a) of MAHRA 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) for a term not to exceed 20 
years; 
(3) be subsequently renewable at the request of 
an owner, under any renewal option for which the 
project is eligible under MAHRA (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note); 
(4) contain provisions limiting distributions, as 
the Secretary determines appropriate, not to exceed 
10 percent of the initial investment of the owner; 
(5) be subject to the availability of sufficient 
amounts in appropriation Acts; and 
(6) be subject to such other terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) INCOME TARGETING.—To the extent that assisted 
dwelling units, subject to the resulting contract under sub-
section (a), serve low-income families, as defined in section
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3(b)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)) the units shall 
be considered to be in compliance with all income targeting 
requirements under the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq). 
(e) TENANT ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, each family residing in an assisted dwell-
ing unit on the date of conversion of a contract under this 
section, subject to the resulting contract under subsection 
(a), shall be considered to meet the applicable requirements 
for income eligibility and occupancy. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development; 
(2) the term ‘‘conversion’’ means the action 
under which a contract for project-based rental assist-
ance under section 8 of the Act and a Rental Assist-
ance Payment contract become a contract for project- 
based rental assistance under section 8 of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) pursuant to subsection (a); 
(3) the term ‘‘resulting contract’’ means the new 
contract after a conversion pursuant to subsection (a); 
and 
(4) the term ‘‘assisted dwelling unit’’ means a 
dwelling unit in a multifamily housing project that 
exceeds 5,000 units that, on the date of conversion of 
a contract under this section, is subject to a contract
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(1) the Federal Director and the Commercial 
Director shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
describes the status of the demonstration projects; 
and 
(2) each University at which a demonstration 
project under this section is conducted shall submit 
to the Secretary a report that describes the status 
of the demonstration projects under this section. 
SEC. 9049. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR DATA CENTER BUILD-
INGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy and 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall jointly, after consulting with informa-
tion technology industry and other interested par-
ties, initiate a voluntary national information pro-
gram for those types of data centers and data center 
equipment and facilities that are widely used and for 
which there is a potential for significant data center 
energy savings as a result of such program. 
(2) Such program shall— 
(A) consistent with the objectives of para-
graph (1), determine the type of data center 
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Enforcement Badge resides to offer such Member 
an opportunity to present such State and Local 
Law Enforcement Badge; and 
(D) make or facilitate arrangements for 
presenting each State and Local Law Enforce-
ment Badge in accordance with section 204. 
(6) Set an annual timetable for fulfilling the du-
ties described in this subsection. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The State and 
Local Board shall be composed of 9 members ap-
pointed as follows: 
(A) One member jointly appointed by the 
majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate. 
(B) One member jointly appointed by the 
Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(C) One member from the Department of 
Justice appointed by the Attorney General. 
(D) Two members of the Fraternal Order of 
Police appointed by the Executive Board of the 
Fraternal Order of Police. 
(E) One member of the National Association 
of Police Organizations appointed by the Execu-
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ULAR
AND
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM
TAX.—In 
the case of a taxable year to which section 
26(a)(2) applies, if the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
section 26(a)(2) for such taxable year reduced 
by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
subpart (other than this section), such excess 
shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year 
and added to the credit allowable under sub-
section (a) for such succeeding taxable year. 
‘‘(B) RULE
FOR
OTHER
YEARS.—In the 
case of a taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) 
does not apply, if the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such ex-
cess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable 
year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable 
year.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 23(b)(4)(B) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and section 25D’’ after ‘‘this section’’. 
(B) Section 24(b)(3)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and 25B’’ and inserting ‘‘, 25B, and 
25D’’.
tive Board of the National Association of Police 
Organizations. 
(F) One member of the National Organiza-
tion of Black Law Enforcement Executives ap-
pointed by the Executive Board of the National 
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Execu-
tives. 
(G) One member of the International Asso-
ciation of Chiefs of Police appointed by the 
Board of Officers of the International Associa-
tion of Chiefs of Police. 
(H) One member of the National Sheriffs’ 
Association appointed by the Executive Com-
mittee of the National Sheriffs’ Association. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 State and 
Local Board members may be members of the Fra-
ternal Order of Police. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—State and Local Board 
members shall be individuals with knowledge or ex-
pertise, whether by experience or training, in the field 
of State and local law enforcement. 
(4) TERMS
AND
VACANCIES.—Each State and 
Local Board member shall be appointed for 2 years 
and may be reappointed. A vacancy in the State and 
Local Board shall not affect the powers of the State 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3297 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Nate 
DeTample Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
ALTMIRE, Mr. DENT, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
KANJORSKI, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. SHUSTER, and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, 
Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Nate DeTample 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. NATE DETAMPLE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in 
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and Local Board and shall be filled in the same man-
ner as the original appointment. 
(d) OPERATIONS.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
State and Local Board shall be a State and Local 
Board member elected by a majority of the State and 
Local Board. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The State and Local Board 
shall conduct its first meeting not later than 90 days 
after the appointment of a majority of State and 
Local Board members. Thereafter, the State and Local 
Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, or in 
the case of a vacancy of the position of Chairperson, 
at the call of the Attorney General. 
(3) VOTING AND RULES.—A majority of State 
and Local Board members shall constitute a quorum 
to conduct business, but the State and Local Board 
may establish a lesser quorum for conducting hear-
ings scheduled by the State and Local Board. The 
State and Local Board may establish by majority 
vote any other rules for the conduct of the business of 
the State and Local Board, if such rules are not in-
consistent with this title or other applicable law. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.— 
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spect to the portion of the cost of any property 
taken into account under section 179. 
‘‘(4) ELECTION
NOT
TO
TAKE
CREDIT.—No 
credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
vehicle if the taxpayer elects to not have this section 
apply to such vehicle. 
‘‘(5) PROPERTY USED BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY; 
INTERACTION WITH AIR QUALITY AND MOTOR VEHI-
CLE SAFETY STANDARDS.—Rules similar to the rules 
of paragraphs (6) and (10) of section 30B(h) shall 
apply for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) PLUG-IN VEHICLES NOT TREATED
AS NEW 
QUALIFIED HYBRID VEHICLES.—Section 30B(d)(3) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) EXCLUSION OF PLUG-IN VEHICLES.— 
Any vehicle with respect to which a credit is al-
lowable under section 30D (determined without 
regard to subsection (c) thereof) shall not be 
taken into account under this section.’’. 
(c) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Section 38(b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ each place it appears at 
the end of any paragraph,
II 
Calendar No. 497 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3297 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 16, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, 
Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Nate DeTample 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. NATE DETAMPLE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in 
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Nate DeTample Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2984 
To designate certain Federal lands within the Cross Island National Wildlife 
Refuge and the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, part of the 
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, in Lincoln 
County, Hancock County, and Washington County, Maine, as wilderness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 
Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Ms. PINGREE of Maine) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain Federal lands within the Cross Island 
National Wildlife Refuge and the Petit Manan National 
Wildlife Refuge, part of the Maine Coastal Islands Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge Complex, in Lincoln County, Han-
cock County, and Washington County, Maine, as wilder-
ness. 
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 ‘‘Maine Coastal Islands 
Wilderness Act of 2011’’. 
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and data center equipment and facilities to be 
covered under such program; and 
(B) include specifications, measurements, 
and benchmarks that will enable data center op-
erators to make more informed decisions about 
the energy efficiency and costs of data centers, 
and that— 
(i) reflect the total energy consump-
tion of data centers, including both equip-
ment and facilities, taking into account— 
(I) the performance and utiliza-
tion of servers, data storage devices, 
and 
other 
information 
technology 
equipment; 
(II) the efficiency of heating, 
ventilation, and air conditioning, cool-
ing, and power conditioning systems; 
(III) energy savings from the 
adoption of software and data man-
agement techniques; and 
(IV) other factors determined by 
the organization described in sub-
section (b); 
(ii) allow for creation of separate 
specifications, measurements, and bench-
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(C) appeal any order or judgment to the 
same extent as any other party in the pro-
ceeding may. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall prescribe reg-
ulations to implement the requirements of this section 
and, from time to time, provide guidance in order to fur-
ther coordinate actions with the State attorneys general 
and other regulators. 
(d) PRESERVATION OF STATE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) STATE CLAIMS.—No provision of this sec-
tion shall be construed as limiting the authority of 
a State attorney general or State regulator to bring 
an action or other regulatory proceeding arising sole-
ly under the law of that State. 
(2) STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS.—No pro-
vision of this title shall be construed as altering, lim-
iting, or affecting the authority of a State securities 
commission (or any agency or office performing like 
functions) under State law to adopt rules, initiate 
enforcement proceedings, or take any other action 
with respect to a person regulated by such commis-
sion or authority. 
(3) STATE INSURANCE REGULATORS.—No pro-
vision of this title shall be construed as altering, lim-
iting, or affecting the authority of a State insurance
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The State and Local 
Board may hold hearings, sit and act at times 
and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 
as the State and Local Board considers appro-
priate to carry out the duties of the State and 
Local Board under this title. The State and 
Local Board may administer oaths or affirma-
tions to witnesses appearing before it. 
(B) WITNESS
EXPENSES.—Witnesses re-
quested to appear before the State and Local 
Board may be paid the same fees as are paid to 
witnesses under section 1821 of title 28, United 
States Code. The per diem and mileage allow-
ances for witnesses shall be paid from funds ap-
propriated to the State and Local Board. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Subject to sections 552, 552a, and 552b of title 5, 
United States Code— 
(A) the State and Local Board may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency 
information necessary to enable it to carry out 
this title; and 
(B) upon request of the State and Local 
Board, the head of that department or agency 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 340 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance 
of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) 
involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2007 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. POE, and Mr. RAMSTAD) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of 
the importance of providing a voice for the many victims 
(and families of victims) involved in missing persons 
cases and unidentified human remains cases. 
Whereas there are more than 100,000 active missing person 
cases on any given day; 
Whereas every year tens of thousands of people vanish under 
suspicious circumstances; 
Whereas there are more than 40,000 sets of human remains 
held in the property rooms of medical examiners, coro-
ners, and police departments across the country that can-
not be identified by conventional means; 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2339
AN ACT
To revise and extend the programs of the Tech-
nology-Related Assistance for Individuals With
Disabilities Act of 1988, and for other purposes.
1071
‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1,
2009’’.
(2) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—
(A) 
SPORT
FISH
RESTORATION
AC-
COUNT.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Transpor-
tation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users’’.
(B) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection
(c) of section 9504 of such Code is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2009’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’ and
inserting ‘‘Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users’’ .
(C) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS-
FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘June 1,
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2009’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
1072
SEC. 10003. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING HIGH-
WAY-RELATED TAXES.
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 301 OF
THE AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT OF 2004.—Section
6427 of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (f), and
(2) by striking subsection (o) and redesignating
subsection (p) as subsection (o).
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 853 OF
THE AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT OF 2004.—
(1) Subparagraph (C) of section 4081(a)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ‘‘for use in commercial aviation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for use in commercial aviation by a person reg-
istered for such use under section 4101’’.
(2) So much of paragraph (2) of section
4081(d) of such Code as precedes subparagraph (A)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) AVIATION FUELS.—The rates of tax speci-
fied in clauses (ii) and (iv) of subsection (a)(2)(A)
shall be 4.3 cents per gallon—’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions
1073
of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to which they
relate.
Passed the House of Representatives March 10,
2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3
AN ACT
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, high-
way safety programs, and transit programs, and
for other purposes.
(d) APPLICATION
FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an applicant for the 
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—For the 
purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2007 an amount equal to at least the total amount 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 in supplemental appro-
priation Acts, and other appropriation Acts, for the recon-
struction of Iraq. Amounts appropriated under the pre-
ceding sentence shall be in addition to, and not in lieu 
of, other amounts appropriated for payments to States 
and local governments. 
Æ
Calendar No. 181
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2339
AN ACT
To revise and extend the programs of the Tech-
nology-Related Assistance for Individuals With
Disabilities Act of 1988, and for other purposes.
AUGUST 4 (legislative day, JULY 30), 1993
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4111 
To redesignate the Caribbean National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico as the El Yunque National Forest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 20, 2005 
Mr. FORTUN˜O introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To redesignate the Caribbean National Forest in the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico as the El Yunque National 
Forest. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EL YUNQUE NATIONAL FOREST. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Caribbean National For-
est in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby redesig-
nated and shall be known as the ‘‘El Yunque National 
Forest’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the National Forest in the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘El Yunque National Forest’’. 
Æ
(2) EXCEPTION.—The amendment made by 
subsection (c)(1) shall take effect as if enacted on 
October 1, 2005. 
Æ