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behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses 
or the production of documents or tangible things (or 
both) may be served in any other district. Such subpoenas 
may be served and enforced without application to the 
court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
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the term ‘‘lodging facility’’ means any individual hotel, 
motel, or inn that makes available for commercial lodging 
more than 10 individual rooms. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2009 through 2012 to the Secretary of Com-
merce for the grants authorized under this Act. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
The Secretary of Commerce shall transmit a report 
to Congress not later than 3 years after the issuance of 
the first grant authorized under this Act, which shall con-
tain an assessment of the effectiveness of the grant pro-
gram. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6071 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon 
payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance 
coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2008 
Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstate-
ment upon payment of all premiums due of group or 
individual health insurance coverage terminated by rea-
son of nonpayment of premiums. 
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 ‘‘Health Care Consumer 
Protection Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. RIGHT OF REINSTATEMENT FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE TERMINATED BY REASON 
OF NONPAYMENT OF PREMIUMS. 
(a) GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—Part 
3 of subtitle A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2714. 
RIGHT 
OF 
REINSTATEMENT 
FOR 
GROUP 
HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
COVERAGE 
TERMI-
NATED BY REASON OF NONPAYMENT OF PRE-
MIUMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a health insurance issuer of-
fering group health insurance coverage in connection with 
a group health plan cancels or does not renew the coverage 
by reason of nonpayment of premiums, the issuer— 
‘‘(1) shall provide, during the 14-day period be-
ginning on the date of such cancellation or non-re-
newal, written notice to the administrator of the 
plan and to each participant receiving such coverage 
under the plan of the cancellation or non-renewal of 
the coverage, of the reason for such cancellation or 
non-renewal, and of the right of reinstatement pro-
vided under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(2) shall reinstate the coverage as if the cov-
erage had not lapsed if the premiums due, and such 
reasonable administrative fee as the State regulating 
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(iii) To act as advisors to the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau for all matters 
relating to the psychological needs of mem-
bers of the National Guard and their fami-
lies. 
(iv) To ensure the dissemination of 
best practices in behavioral health care 
services to providers of behavioral health 
care services to members of the National 
Guard and their families. 
(v) To develop uniform standards for 
measuring success in the provision of be-
havioral health care services to members of 
the National Guard and their families. 
(4) COLLABORATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The National Guard 
Bureau and the Department of Defense shall 
work collaboratively in implementing and car-
rying out the Program 
(B) OTHER COLLABORATION.—In carrying 
out programs and activities under the Program, 
the Directors of Psychological Health assigned 
under subsection (b) and the Directors of Psy-
chological Health under paragraph (2) shall 
work with the following: 
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such coverage may specify, are paid to the issuer by 
not later than 60 days after the date the cancella-
tion or non-renewal would otherwise have become ef-
fective. 
‘‘(b) RELATION TO STATE LAW.—Nothing in this 
title shall be construed as preventing a State from pro-
viding for— 
‘‘(1) reinstatement of lapsed group health in-
surance coverage in a case not described in sub-
section (a); or 
‘‘(2) reinstatement of coverage after a period of 
nonpayment of longer than that specified in such 
subsection.’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.— 
Such Act is amended by inserting after section 2752 the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2753. RIGHT OF REINSTATEMENT FOR HEALTH IN-
SURANCE COVERAGE TERMINATED BY REA-
SON OF NONPAYMENT OF PREMIUMS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION OF RULES.—The provisions of 
section 2714 shall apply to health insurance coverage of-
fered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market 
in the same manner as they apply to health insurance cov-
erage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection 
with a group health plan. 
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‘‘(b) 
APPLICATION
TO
COVERAGE
OBTAINED 
THROUGH AN ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION.—In ap-
plying subsection (a), if— 
‘‘(1) such health insurance coverage is offered 
through an association or other organization; 
‘‘(2) the association or organization is respon-
sible for payment of the premium for such coverage; 
and 
‘‘(3) the association or organization fails to 
make payment of such premium, 
the issuer shall provide the required notice both to the as-
sociation or organization and to the individuals whose cov-
erage is affected by such non-payment and repayment of 
premiums owed may be made by either the association or 
such individuals.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall apply to group 
health insurance coverage offered for plans years be-
ginning on or after 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL
HEALTH
INSURANCE.—The 
amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to in-
dividual health insurance coverage as of the date 
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that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5772 
AN ACT 
To designate the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and 
Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘J. Marvin Jones 
Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States 
Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(3) educating these community members on as-
sistance services offered to members of the National 
Guard and Reserve and their families through the 
Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 
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SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC PAY STUBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall take such measures as may be appropriate to 
ensure that all employees who receive their pay by elec-
tronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving 
their pay stubs electronically. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘electronic funds transfer’’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 3332 of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual 
employed in or under an Executive agency; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6073 
AN ACT 
To provide that Federal employees receiving their 
pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given 
the option of receiving their pay stubs electroni-
cally.
H. R. 6073 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer 
shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC PAY STUBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Management shall 
take such measures as may be appropriate to ensure that all 
employees who receive their pay by electronic funds transfer shall 
be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘electronic funds transfer’’ has the meaning 
given such term by section 3332 of title 31, United States 
Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual employed 
in or under an Executive agency; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6073 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by 
electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of 
receiving their pay stubs electronically. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC PAY STUBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall take such measures as may be appropriate to 
ensure that all employees who receive their pay by elec-
tronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving 
their pay stubs electronically. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘electronic funds transfer’’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 3332 of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual 
employed in or under an Executive agency; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 27 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1253 
[Report No. 111–62, Part I] 
To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health 
plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely 
communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a 
form that is easily understandable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2009 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. STUPAK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
MARCH 30, 2009 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MARCH 30, 2009 
Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage 
under group health plans be timely disclosed to group 
health plan sponsors and timely communicated to partici-
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC PAY STUBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall take such measures as may be appropriate to 
ensure that all employees who receive their pay by elec-
tronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving 
their pay stubs electronically. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘electronic funds transfer’’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 3332 of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual 
employed in or under an Executive agency; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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Union Calendar No. 499 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6073 
[Report No. 110–780] 
A BILL 
To provide that Federal employees receiving their 
pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given 
the option of receiving their pay stubs electroni-
cally. 
JULY 28, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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II 
Calendar No. 1073 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6073 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by 
electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of 
receiving their pay stubs electronically. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC PAY STUBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall take such measures as may be appropriate to 
ensure that all employees who receive their pay by elec-
tronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving 
their pay stubs electronically. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘electronic funds transfer’’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 3332 of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual 
employed in or under an Executive agency; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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Calendar No. 1073 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6073 
AN ACT 
To provide that Federal employees receiving their 
pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given 
the option of receiving their pay stubs electroni-
cally. 
SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Reported without amendment 
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gifts and bequests received by any person during the cal-
endar year exceeds the dollar amount in effect under sec-
tion 2503(b) for such calendar year. 
‘‘(d) TAX REDUCED BY FOREIGN GIFT OR ESTATE 
TAX.—The tax imposed by subsection (a) on any covered 
gift or bequest shall be reduced by the amount of any gift 
or estate tax paid to a foreign country with respect to such 
covered gift or bequest. 
‘‘(e) COVERED GIFT OR BEQUEST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this chap-
ter, the term ‘covered gift or bequest’ means— 
‘‘(A) any property acquired by gift directly 
or indirectly from an individual who, at the 
time of such acquisition, is a covered expatriate, 
and 
‘‘(B) any property acquired directly or in-
directly by reason of the death of an individual 
who, immediately before such death, was a cov-
ered expatriate. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS FOR TRANSFERS OTHERWISE 
SUBJECT TO ESTATE OR GIFT TAX.—Such term shall 
not include— 
‘‘(A) any property shown on a timely filed 
return of tax imposed by chapter 12 which is a 
taxable gift by the covered expatriate, and
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 607 
To prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of 
military likenesses and designations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2007 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or 
fees for use of military likenesses and designations. 
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 ‘‘Military Toy Replica 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DEFENSE CONTRACTORS REQUIR-
ING LICENSES OR FEES FOR USE OF MILI-
TARY LIKENESSES AND DESIGNATIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall require that any con-
tract entered into or renewed by the Department of De-
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fense include a provision prohibiting the contractor from 
requiring toy and hobby manufacturers, distributors, or 
merchants to obtain licenses from or pay fees to the con-
tractor for the use of military likenesses or designations 
on items provided under the contract. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6080 
To amend the Small Business Act to expand the ability of suburban areas 
to be HUBZones. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2008 
Mr. WALBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to expand the ability 
of suburban areas to be HUBZones. 
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 ‘‘HUBZone Equity for 
Distressed Communities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EQUITY FOR SUBURBAN HUBZONES. 
Section 3(p)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(p)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) QUALIFIED
SUBURBAN
AREA.—The 
term ‘qualified suburban area’ means any vil-
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lage, city, town, economic development area 
governed by a public authority, district, or 
other unit of general local government— 
‘‘(i) located in a county that includes, 
or is located in, a metropolitan statistical 
area (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and 
‘‘(ii) that meets the income or unem-
ployment qualifications under subpara-
graph (B)(ii).’’. 
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‘‘(4) The farmland protection program under 
subchapter C of chapter 2, using, to the maximum 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) $97,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $121,000,000 in fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2012.’’. 
(e) GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM.—Paragraph (5) 
of section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) The grassland reserve program under sub-
chapter D of chapter 2.’’. 
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PRO-
GRAM.—Paragraph (6) of section 1241(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(6) The environmental quality incentives pro-
gram under chapter 4, using, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) $1,200,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $1,337,000,000 in fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $1,450,000,000 in fiscal year 2010; 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5781 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to ensure that certain edu-
cational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are 
treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, 
veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay 
rent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2018 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. 
ESPAILLAT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to ensure 
that certain educational benefits administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs are treated as income by land-
lords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, 
or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, 
to pay rent. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(5) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘like (A) awarded’’ and in-
serting ‘‘like— 
‘‘(A) awarded’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘thereof, (B) to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘thereof; 
‘‘(B) to’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘program, and (C) to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘program; and 
‘‘(C) to’’; 
(6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘)), or (B) 
a’’ and inserting ‘‘)); or 
‘‘(B) a’’; 
(7) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(8) in paragraph (18), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) any additional payment under chapter 5 
of title 37, United States Code, or otherwise des-
ignated by the Secretary to be appropriate for exclu-
sion under this paragraph, that is received by or 
from a member of the United States Armed Forces 
deployed to a designated combat zone, if the addi-
tional pay— 
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