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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(3) demonstrated responsiveness to workforce and training 
requirements in the electric power industry. 
(c) TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall provide training and 
continuing education in electric power generation, transmission, 
and distribution technologies and operations. 
(2) LOCATION.—The Center shall carry out training and 
education activities under paragraph (1)— 
(A) at the Center; and 
(B) through Internet-based information technologies 
that allow for learning at remote sites. 
TITLE XII—ELECTRICITY 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Electricity Modernization Act 
of 2005’’. 
Subtitle A—Reliability Standards 
SEC. 1211. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 215. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bulk-power system’ means— 
‘‘(A) facilities and control systems necessary for oper-
ating an interconnected electric energy transmission net-
work (or any portion thereof); and 
‘‘(B) electric energy from generation facilities needed 
to maintain transmission system reliability. 
The term does not include facilities used in the local distribution 
of electric energy. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Electric Reliability Organization’ and ‘ERO’ 
mean the organization certified by the Commission under sub-
section (c) the purpose of which is to establish and enforce 
reliability standards for the bulk-power system, subject to 
Commission review. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘reliability standard’ means a requirement, 
approved by the Commission under this section, to provide 
for reliable operation of the bulk-power system. The term 
includes requirements for the operation of existing bulk-power 
system facilities, including cybersecurity protection, and the 
design of planned additions or modifications to such facilities 
to the extent necessary to provide for reliable operation of 
the bulk-power system, but the term does not include any 
requirement to enlarge such facilities or to construct new trans-
mission capacity or generation capacity. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘reliable operation’ means operating the ele-
ments of the bulk-power system within equipment and electric 
system thermal, voltage, and stability limits so that instability, 
uncontrolled separation, or cascading failures of such system 
will not occur as a result of a sudden disturbance, including 
a cybersecurity incident, or unanticipated failure of system 
elements.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6376 
To provide that Federal property reversions on land deeded to the Munici-
pality of Anchorage be conveyed to the Municipality in order to 
unencumber the Municipality’s title. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide that Federal property reversions on land deeded 
to the Municipality of Anchorage be conveyed to the 
Municipality in order to unencumber the Municipality’s 
title. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
REVERSION 
CONVEYANCES, 
ANCHORAGE, 
ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior (the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall convey, without con-
sideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska (the 
‘‘Municipality’’), the reversionary interest of the United 
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States in and to parcels of real property, including im-
provements thereon, which are owned by the Municipality 
and located in Anchorage, Alaska, for the purpose of 
unencumbering the title of the Municipality. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES.—The exact par-
cels and legal descriptions of the properties for which the 
title of the Municipality is subject to a Federal rever-
sionary interest to be conveyed by the Secretary to the 
Municipality under subsection (a) shall be determined in 
a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONSIDERATIONS.— 
The Secretary may require such additional terms and con-
ditions with the conveyances as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
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‘‘(B) with reckless disregard to a substan-
tial risk of causing injury without legal jus-
tification; or 
‘‘(C) for a purpose unrelated to the per-
formance of any responsibility or function 
under this section, section 2258A, or section 
2258C. 
‘‘(c) ORDINARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.—Subsection 
(a) shall not apply to an act or omission relating to an 
ordinary business activity of an electronic communication 
service provider or a remote computing service provider, 
including general administration or operations, the use of 
motor vehicles, or personnel management. 
‘‘(d) MINIMIZING ACCESS.—An electronic commu-
nication service provider and a remote computing service 
provider shall— 
‘‘(1) minimize the number of employees that 
are provided access to any image provided under sec-
tion 2258A or 2258C; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that any such image is permanently 
destroyed, upon notification from a law enforcement 
agency. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5067 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on thiophanate methyl. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on thiophanate 
methyl. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. THIOPHANATE METHYL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.03.77 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
thiophanate methyl) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 387
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas, founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil
Engineers is the Nation’s oldest national engineering
society;
Whereas civil engineers work to constantly improve build-
ings, water systems, and other civil engineering
works through research, demonstration projects, and
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 388
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that there
should be established a National Minority Health
and Health Disparities Month, and for other pur-
poses.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 391
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Honoring the University of Minnesota Golden Go-
phers men’s hockey and wrestling teams and the
University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs wom-
en’s hockey team for winning the 2002 National
Collegiate Athletic Association championships.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account, $683,276,000: Provided, That 
of 
the 
funds 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
$39,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of 
Justice for the National Drug Intelligence Center to sup-
port the Department of Defense’s counter-drug intel-
ligence responsibilities, and of the said amount, 
$1,500,000 for procurement shall remain available until 
September 30, 2010 and $1,000,000 for research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided further, That the National 
Drug Intelligence Center shall maintain the personnel and 
technical resources to provide timely support to law en-
forcement authorities and the intelligence community by 
conducting document and computer exploitation of mate-
rials collected in Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
activity associated with counter-drug, counter-terrorism, 
and national security investigations and operations. 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses not authorized by the Congress.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 394
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning
the 2002 World Cup and co-hosts Republic of
Korea and Japan.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 637
To suspend temporarily the duty on Butyl Ethyl Propanediol (BEPD). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Butyl Ethyl Propanediol 
(BEPD).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BUTYL ETHYL PROPANEDIOL (BEPD). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.07.02
2-Butyl-2-
Ethylpropane-
1,3-diol (CAS 
No. 115–84–4) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
2905.39.90) .......
Free 
Free 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5892 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability 
benefits claims processing system of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely deliv-
ery of compensation to veterans and their families and 
survivors, and for other purposes.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6380 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of 
quality measures by hospitals in order to reduce medication errors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2006 
Ms. CARSON (for herself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
reporting of quality measures by hospitals in order to 
reduce medication errors. 
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 ‘‘Medication Safety Act 
of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF QUALITY MEASURES BY HOSPITALS 
IN ORDER TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS. 
Section 1886(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)), as amended by section 5001(a) 
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of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
171), is amended— 
(1) by moving clause (viii) (including subclauses 
(I) through (VII) of such clause) 6 ems to the left; 
and 
(2) in clause (viii)— 
(A) by redesignating subclauses (VI) and 
(VII) as subclauses (VII) and (VIII), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subclause (V) the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(VI) Effective for payments beginning with fiscal 
year 2009, in expanding the number of measures under 
subclause (III), the Secretary shall adopt consensus-based 
measures designed to reduce the likelihood of hospital 
medication errors. The Secretary shall adopt measures 
under this subclause that have been approved by national 
organizations with expertise in health care quality. In 
adopting the measures, the Secretary— 
‘‘(aa) shall recognize a range of measures avail-
able to hospitals, including those that do not require 
a significant short-term investment in technology- 
based systems; and 
‘‘(bb) may take the cost of complying with 
those measures into account for hospitals located in 
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rural areas and small community hospitals (as deter-
mined by the Secretary).’’. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 394
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the United States has developed close relationships
with the Republic of Korea and Japan;
Whereas the Republic of Korea and Japan have been close
allies with the United States in the war against ter-
rorism;
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6381 
To repeal Public Law No: 109–366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 
signed into law October 17, 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2006 
Ms. MCKINNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal Public Law No: 109–366, the Military 
Commissions Act of 2006, signed into law October 17, 2006. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. Congress hereby fully repeals Public Law 
109–366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, signed 
into law October 17, 2006 and any appropriations ap-
proved to implement it, or changes to other statutes re-
lated to its adoption into law. 
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SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 
of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em-
ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 
shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 
Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi-
rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 
Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 
computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent-
age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 
its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 
That this section shall not apply to Department of De-
fense foreign service national employees serving at United 
States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart-
ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro-
vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 
not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 
of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 
SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro-
priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5892 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely 
delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2008 
Mr. HALL of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability 
benefits claims processing system of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely deliv-
ery of compensation to veterans and their families and 
survivors, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act 
of 2008’’. 
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(c) EQUIPMENT.—Law enforcement agencies identi-
fied as carrying out abuses or wrongful deaths, without 
consequence or open public review or allegations, shall im-
mediately return all federally-owned equipment in the pos-
session or use of such law enforcement agencies to the ap-
propriate Federal agency. 
SEC. 5. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘law enforcement agencies’’ 
means the following entities in any State or locality within 
the control and jurisdiction of the United States receiving 
Federal funds for training, equipment, or other support. 
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ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 
last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 
duty training of reserve components or summer camp 
training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter-
est, he may, with the approval of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, transfer not to exceed $3,200,000,000 
of working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
or funds made available in this Act to the Department 
of Defense for military functions (except military con-
struction) between such appropriations or funds or any 
subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as 
the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, 
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless 
for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re-
quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
and in no case where the item for which funds are re-
quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress 
promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority 
or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That 
no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to pre-
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5893 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation 
programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6384 
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements 
reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary trans-
missions of superstations and network stations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2006 
Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BASS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. 
DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. THOMPSON of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to 
settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation 
involving certain secondary transmissions of supersta-
tions and network stations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO 17 U.S.C. 119. 
Section 119(a)(7)(B) of title 17, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘The court may, at any time, approve a settle-
ment agreement executed after December 1, 
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2006, by 1 or more plaintiffs and 1 or more de-
fendants in connection with litigation that re-
sulted in the entry of an injunction under 
clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph, and may 
modify such injunction accordingly.’’. 
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