datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(i) by striking ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of clause (i)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) 
(without regard to such clauses)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘clause (i) (without regard to such 
subclauses)’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED MORTGAGES HELD BY A GRANTOR 
TRUST.—Section 672 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE
FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENT 
TRUSTS.—A grantor shall not fail to be treated as the 
owner of any portion of a trust under this subpart solely 
because such portion includes one or more obligations with 
respect to which a qualified modification (within the mean-
ing of section 860G(a)(3)(C)) has been, or may be, made 
under the terms of such trust.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amendments, waivers, and other 
modifications made after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress an 
assessment which— 
(1) integrates, evaluates, and interprets the 
findings of the Program and discusses the scientific 
uncertainties associated with such findings; 
(2) analyzes current trends in global change, 
both human-induced and natural, and projects major 
trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years; 
(3) based on indicators and baselines developed 
under section 4615(c)(3), as well as other measure-
ments, analyzes changes to the natural environment, 
land and water resources, and biological diversity 
in— 
(A) major geographic regions of the United 
States; and 
(B) other continents; 
(4) analyzes the effects of global change, includ-
ing the changes described in paragraph (3), on food 
and fiber production, energy production and use, 
transportation, human health and welfare, water 
availability and coastal infrastructure, and human 
social and economic systems, including providing in-
formation about the differential impacts on specific 
geographic regions within the United States, on peo-
ple of different income levels within those regions,
shall make recommendations to the Sec-
retary, and the Office of Antimicrobial Re-
sistance, regarding— 
‘‘(I) ways to encourage the avail-
ability of an adequate supply of safe 
and effective antimicrobial products; 
‘‘(II) 
research 
priorities 
and 
other measures (such as antimicrobial 
drug resistance management plans) to 
enhance the safety and efficacy of 
antimicrobial products; 
‘‘(III) how best to implement and 
update the goals of the Public Health 
Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial 
Resistance; 
‘‘(IV) the establishment of uni-
form mechanisms and data sets for 
the reporting of resistance data; 
‘‘(V) the adequacy of existing 
surveillance systems to collect anti-
microbial resistance and other infec-
tious disease data, how best to im-
prove the collection, reporting, and 
analysis of such data to help direct 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 414 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Miguel 
Angel Garcı´a Me´ndez Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2007 
Mr. FORTUN˜O introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto 
Rico, as the ‘‘Miguel Angel Garcı´a Me´ndez Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MIGUEL ANGEL GARCI´A ME´ NDEZ POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Ma-
yaguez, Puerto Rico, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Miguel Angel Garcı´a Me´ndez Post Office Building’’. 
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passengers who would constitute a threat to avia-
tion; 
(4) the Secretary of Homeland Security has es-
tablished an internal oversight board to oversee and 
monitor the manner in which CAPPS2 is being de-
veloped and prepared; 
(5) the TSA has built in sufficient operational 
safeguards to reduce the opportunities for abuse; 
(6) substantial security measures are in place to 
protect CAPPS2 from unauthorized access by hack-
ers or other intruders; 
(7) the TSA has adopted policies establishing 
effective oversight of the use and operation of the 
system; and 
(8) there are no specific privacy concerns with 
the technological architecture of the system. 
(b) Not later than December 31, 2003, the National 
Academy of Sciences shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that assesses the likely impact of 
the CAPPS2 system on privacy and civil liberties and in-
cludes recommendations for practices, procedures, regula-
tions, or legislation to eliminate or minimize adverse effect 
of such system on privacy, discrimination, and other civil 
liberties. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2004’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 84
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2555
[Report No. 108–169] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 23, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
II 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2584
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2003
Received 
DECEMBER 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 27, 2004
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local gov-
ernment of a decommissioned National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2584 RCS 
TITLE I—UTROK ATOLL RADIO-
LOGICAL MONITORING SUP-
PORT 
SEC. 101. UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SUP-
PORT. 
(a) In support of radiological monitoring, rehabilita-
tion, and resettlement of Utrok Atoll, whose residents 
were affected by United States nuclear testing, the Sec-
retary of Commerce may convey to the Utrok Atoll local 
government without consideration, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to a decommissioned 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship in 
operable condition. 
(b) The Government of the United States shall not 
be responsible or liable for any maintenance or operation 
of a vessel conveyed under this section after the date of 
the delivery of the vessel to Utrok.
TITLE 
II—RATIFICATION 
OF 
CERTAIN 
NOAA 
APPOINT-
MENTS, 
PROMOTIONS, 
AND 
ACTIONS 
SEC. 201. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN NOAA APPOINT-
MENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND ACTIONS. 
All action in the line of duty by, and all Federal agen-
cy actions in relation to (including with respect to pay,
HR 2584 RCS 
benefits, and retirement) a de facto officer of the commis-
sioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration who was appointed or promoted to that office 
without Presidential action, and without the advice and 
consent of the Senate, during such time as the officer was 
not properly appointed in or promoted to that office, are 
hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with 
the law, and the President alone may, without regard to 
any other law relating to appointments or promotions in 
such corps, appoint or promote such a de facto officer tem-
porarily, without change in the grade currently occupied 
in a de facto capacity, as an officer in such corps for a 
period ending not later than 180 days from the date of 
enactment of this Act.
TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL 
FISHERIES REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Fish-
eries Reauthorization Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT 
UNDER FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 
1967. 
Section 7(e) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 
1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
HR 2584 RCS 
SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF YUKON RIVER SALMON 
ACT OF 2000. 
Section 208 of the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 5727) is amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 through 
2008’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1011
To provide financial assistance to the United Nations Population Fund to 
provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, 
the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2005
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, Mr. ISRAEL, and Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations 
A BILL 
To provide financial assistance to the United Nations Popu-
lation Fund to provide urgent medical and health care 
to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri 
Lanka.
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 ‘‘Women, Children, and In-
fant Tsunami Victim Relief Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 150,000 people were killed as a 
result of the December 26, 2004, tsunami in South-
east Asia and more than 5,000,000 have been di-
rectly affected. 
(2) Approximately 150,000 women in the three 
most affected countries in the region are pregnant, 
and many are facing complications related to their 
pregnancies, including trauma-induced miscarriage 
and the need for urgent medical and nutritional sup-
port. 
(3) The Indonesian Midwife’s Association esti-
mates that 30 percent of its 5,500 members died in 
the tsunami. Under normal conditions, approxi-
mately 15 percent of pregnancies in Indonesia re-
quire urgent assistance from midwives or doctors to 
ensure the health and survival of the babies and 
mothers. 
(4) In disaster situations, health care systems 
crumble when they are most needed, especially by 
pregnant women. Emergency relief tends to focus on 
providing food and shelter, clearing roads, and main-
taining security, to the exclusion of helping women 
in labor find a safe, clean place to deliver their ba-
bies, or on meeting the special nutrition and care 
needs of such women.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2595
To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that program as in 
effect on September 30, 2002. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2003
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RENZI, and Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran 
Housing Loan Program during fiscal year 2003 to the 
scope of that program as in effect on September 30, 
2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN 
HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) RESTORATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 TO FIS-
CAL YEAR 2002 LEVEL.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram provided by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, 
United States Code, under which the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs is authorized to make direct housing loans 
to Native American veterans, the Secretary shall during 
fiscal year 2003 carry out that program without regard 
to the proviso under the heading ‘‘Native American Vet-
eran Housing Loan Program Account’’ in title I of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (division K of Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 
476), and such proviso shall be treated as being of no force 
or effect. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Any action taken by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of this 
Act that is inconsistent with the proviso referred to in sub-
section (a) is hereby ratified with respect to such incon-
sistency.
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sure safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care 
and to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS; 
(2) reestablish maternal health services in areas 
where medical infrastructure and such services have 
been destroyed by the tsunami; 
(3) prevent and treat cases of violence against 
women and youth; 
(4) offer psychological support and counseling 
to women and youth; and 
(5) promote the access of unaccompanied 
women and other vulnerable people to vital services, 
including access to water, sanitation facilities, food, 
and health care. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
$3,000,000 to provide the assistance described in sub-
section (a).
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2686
To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other persons who use 
motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to the Brigantine Wilderness 
Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, 
by providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high tide line 
where motor vehicles can be safely driven and parked. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2003
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other 
persons who use motor vehicles to access beaches adja-
cent to the Brigantine Wilderness Area in the Edwin 
B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, by 
providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high 
tide line where motor vehicles can be safely driven and 
parked.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSITION AREA, BRIGAN-
TINE WILDERNESS AREA, EDWIN B. FOR-
SYTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEW 
JERSEY. 
(a) FINDING.—Section 1(h) of Public Law 93–632 
(88 Stat. 2153) designated the Brigantine Wilderness 
Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge 
(formerly known as the Brigantine National Wildlife Ref-
uge), New Jersey, and the Secretary of the Interior was 
directed to prepare a legal description and map to accu-
rately represent the boundaries of the wilderness area as 
so designated. 
(b) REVISION OF BOUNDARY REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall revise the boundaries of that 
portion of the Brigantine Wilderness Area located on Long 
Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, to provide 
a narrow transition zone between the mean high tide line 
and the wilderness boundaries (but not less than 60 feet 
in width) to permit vehicles to safely access and park on 
the beach without inadvertently entering the wilderness 
area. The Secretary shall determine the mean high tide 
line for the area using information available from the 
State of New Jersey. 
(c) CONTINUED PROTECTION
FOR PIPING PLOV-
ER.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to alter 
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit
or restrict public access to that portion of the Edwin B. 
Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and Brigantine Wilder-
ness Area on Long Beach Island during the breeding sea-
son of the piping plover.
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miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, as generally depicted 
on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Two Medicine 
Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(
) BADGER CREEK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH AND 
NORTH FORKS, MONTANA.—The segment within the 
Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters 
downstream to the national forest boundary, comprising 
approximately 23.8 miles, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘Badger Creek Wild River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(
) DEARBORN, MONTANA.—The segment within 
the Lewis and Clark National Forest downstream approxi-
mately 18.1 miles to the national forest boundary, as gen-
erally depicted on the boundary map entitled ‘Dearborn 
Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(
) NORTH FORK BIRCH CREEK, MONTANA.—The 
segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 6.6 miles to the 
national forest boundary, as generally depicted on the 
boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Birch Creek Wild 
River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1012
To establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program in 
the State of Maine, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2005
Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstra-
tion program in the State of Maine, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Commercial Truck 
Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Public safety on the highways of the United 
States is a paramount concern of all who use the 
highways and all who prescribe public policy for the
use of those highways, including public policy on the 
operation of heavy commercial trucks on highways. 
(2) Federal highway funding law effectively im-
poses a limit of 80,000 pounds on the weight of ve-
hicles permitted to use Interstate System highways. 
(3) The administration of this law in Maine has 
forced heavy tractor-trailer and tractor-semitrailer 
combination vehicles, traveling into Maine from 
neighboring States and Canada, to divert onto small 
State and local roads where higher vehicle weight 
limits apply under Maine law. 
(4) The diversion of those vehicles onto such 
roads causes significant economic hardships and 
safety challenges for small communities located 
along those roads. 
(5) Permitting heavy commercial vehicles, in-
cluding tanker trucks carrying hazardous material 
and fuel oil, to travel on Interstate System highways 
in Maine—
(A) would enhance public safety by reduc-
ing—
(i) the number of heavy vehicles that 
use town and city streets in Maine; and 
(ii) as a result, the number of dan-
gerous interactions between those heavy
vehicles and such other vehicles as school 
buses and private vehicles; and 
(B) would reduce the net highway mainte-
nance costs in Maine because the Interstate 
System highways, unlike the secondary roads of 
Maine, are built to accommodate heavy vehicles 
and are, therefore, more durable. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COVERED
INTERSTATE
SYSTEM
HIGH-
WAY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
Interstate System highway’’ means a highway 
within the State of Maine that is designated as 
a route on the Interstate System, except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B). 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The term does not in-
clude any portion of a highway that, as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, is exempted from 
the requirements of section 127(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, by the last sentence of 
such section. 
(2) INTERSTATE
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Inter-
state System’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 4. MAINE TRUCK SAFETY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a 
program, in the administration of this Act, to demonstrate 
the effects on the safety of the overall highway network 
in the State of Maine that would result from permitting 
vehicles described in section 5(b) to be operated on the 
Interstate System highways within the State. 
SEC. 5. WAIVER OF HIGHWAY FUNDING REDUCTION RELAT-
ING TO WEIGHT OF VEHICLES USING INTER-
STATE SYSTEM HIGHWAYS. 
(a) PROHIBITION RELATING
TO CERTAIN VEHI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding section 127(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, the total amount of funds apportioned to the 
State of Maine under section 104(b)(1) of such title for 
any period may not be reduced under such section 127(a) 
on the basis that the State of Maine permits a vehicle de-
scribed in subsection (b) to use a covered Interstate Sys-
tem highway. 
(b) COMBINATION VEHICLES IN EXCESS OF 80,000 
POUNDS.—A vehicle referred to in subsection (a) is a vehi-
cle having a weight in excess of 80,000 pounds that—
(1) consists of a 3-axle tractor unit hauling a 
single trailer or semitrailer; and 
(2) does not exceed any vehicle weight limita-
tion that is applicable under the laws of the State 
of Maine to the operation of such vehicle on high-
‘‘(
) SOUTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 
within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from its head-
waters at Sun Lake downstream approximately 25.5 miles 
to its confluence with the North Fork, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘South Fork Sun 
Wild River’ and dated January 2003, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a wild river. 
‘‘(
) NORTH FORK SUN, MONTANA.—The segment 
comprising approximately 26.7 miles within the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek 
and Fool Creek downstream approximately 25.4 miles to 
the Bob Marshall Wilderness boundary, as generally de-
picted on the boundary map entitled ‘North Fork Sun 
Wild and Recreational River’ and dated January 2003, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, as a wild river and the segment from the Bob 
Marshall Wilderness boundary downstream approximately 
1.3 miles to its confluence with the South Fork, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(
) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from 
The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the 
Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated January