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‘‘(B) In any case in which the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs determines that an individual who has been deter-
mined by such Secretary to be totally disabled for pur-
poses of benefits under chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code, and with respect to whom a certification has 
been made to the Commissioner pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) that such individual has ceased to be so disabled, such 
Secretary shall promptly certify to the Commissioner such 
Secretary’s determination that such individual has ceased 
to be so disabled. 
‘‘(C) Any determination by the Commissioner under 
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) shall be made on the basis of evi-
dence of earnings, without consideration of any evidence 
of medical recovery. 
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to preclude a determination under this title that an indi-
vidual who is not deemed to be under a disability under 
subparagraph (A) is under a disability (within the mean-
ing of paragraph (1)). 
‘‘(E) The Commissioner of Social Security and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into such ar-
rangements as are necessary and appropriate for purposes 
of carrying out the provisions of this paragraph.’’. 
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SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISABILITY RATED AND CERTIFIED 
AS TOTAL BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS AS DISABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF 
TITLE XVI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 
Section 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(K) In making determinations with re-
spect to disability under this title, the provi-
sions of section 223(d)(7) shall apply in the 
same manner as they apply to determinations of 
disability under title II.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to determinations of disability in connection with 
applications for benefits or periods of disability filed or 
pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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H. Res. 1115 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 10, 2010. 
Whereas in March 1985, Drug Enforcement Administration 
(DEA) Special Agent Enrique ‘‘Kiki’’ Camarena made 
the ultimate sacrifice in the fight against illicit drugs; 
Whereas Special Agent Camarena, an 11-year veteran special 
agent of the DEA, was kidnapped, tortured, and mur-
dered in the line of duty; 
Whereas Special Agent Camarena joined the DEA in June 
1974 as an agent with the Calexico, California, District 
Office; 
Whereas Special Agent Camarena was assigned to the Fresno 
District Office in September 1977, and transferred to the 
Guadalajara Resident Office in July 1981; 
Whereas, on February 7, 1985, when leaving the Guadalajara 
Resident Office to join his wife Geneva for lunch, Special 
Agent Camarena was surrounded by 5 armed men, forced 
into a vehicle and taken away; 
Whereas the body of Special Agent Camarena was discovered 
on March 5, 1985, on a ranch approximately 60 miles 
southeast of Guadalajara, Mexico; 
Whereas to date, 22 individuals have been indicted in Los 
Angeles, California, for their roles in the Camarena mur-
†
HR 1307 EAS
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sec-
tion 202(b)(2)(B) of the Trade Act of 2002
(Public Law 107–210; 116 Stat. 961), is
amended by striking ‘‘or (17)’’ after ‘‘any
other person described in subsection (l)(16)’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘or
(18)’’.
(ii) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 6103(p)(4) (relating to safeguards), as
amended by clause (i), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or (18)’’ after ‘‘any other person de-
scribed in subsection (l)(16)’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘(18), or (19)’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the amendments made by this
subsection shall apply to individuals who relin-
quish United States citizenship on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The
amendments made by paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall
take effect as if included in the amendments
made by section 202(b)(2)(B) of the Trade Act of
2002 (Public Law 107–210; 116 Stat. 961).
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2944 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the eligibility 
requirement for disability insurance benefits under which an individual 
must have 20 quarters of Social Security coverage in the 40 quarters 
preceding a disability shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled 
individual suffering from a covered terminal disease. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. SHAYS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
that the eligibility requirement for disability insurance 
benefits under which an individual must have 20 quarters 
of Social Security coverage in the 40 quarters preceding 
a disability shall not be applicable in the case of a 
disabled individual suffering from a covered terminal dis-
ease. 
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 ‘‘Claire Collier Social 
Security Disability Insurance Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM 20/40 REQUIREMENT FOR DIS-
ABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR INDIVID-
UALS SUFFERING FROM A COVERED TER-
MINAL DISEASE. 
(a) EXCEPTION FROM RECENT WORK REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(c)(1)) is amended 
in the flush matter following subparagraph (B)(iii) 
by inserting ‘‘or suffering from a covered terminal 
disease’’ after ‘‘216(i)(1))’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
216(i)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 416(i)(3)) is 
amended in the flush matter following subparagraph 
(B)(iii) by inserting ‘‘or suffering from a covered 
terminal disease’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1))’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF COVERED TERMINAL DISEASE.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall issue a pro-
posed rule defining the term ‘‘covered terminal disease’’ 
for purposes of sections 216(i)(3) and 223(c)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act (as amended by subsection (a)) that shall 
include (but not be limited to) those diseases that are in-
curable, progressive, and terminal, including neurodegen-
erative and neurological diseases that are likely to cause 
death within a 5-year period of onset. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2678 
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture 
to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk 
unassisted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2007 
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department 
of Agriculture to approve for human consumption ani-
mals that do not stand and walk unassisted. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS TO APPROVE 
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ANIMALS THAT 
DO NOT STAND AND WALK UNASSISTED. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 
the funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture 
may be used to— 
(1) approve or pass for human consumption, 
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(2) accept reimbursement, enter into a reim-
bursable fee agreement, assess or collect a fee, or 
contract with any person or entity to approve for 
human consumption, or 
(3) in any other way allow to be approved for 
human consumption, 
any cow, sheep, pig, goat, or horse, mule, or other equine 
that does not stand and walk unassisted at any time while 
the animal is alive at a slaughtering, packing, meat-can-
ning, rendering, or similar establishment. 
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(c) INTERIM FINAL AND FINAL RULES.— 
(1) INTERIM FINAL RULE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner of Social Security shall issue an in-
terim final rule defining the term ‘‘covered terminal 
disease’’ in accordance with the requirements of sub-
section (b) and shall provide for a period of public 
comments on such rule. 
(2) FINAL
RULE.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall issue a final rule de-
fining the term ‘‘covered terminal disease’’ in ac-
cordance with the requirements of subsection (b) 
and consideration of any public comments received 
during the period required under paragraph (1). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to any applications for dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act that are pending or filed on or after that date. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 46 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 316 
[Report No. 112–111] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Clean 
Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities, 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend title 
35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2011 
Mr. NUGENT, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend 
the Clean Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer 
Continental Shelf activities, and providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend title 35, United 
States Code, to provide for patent reform. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Clean Air Act 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 267 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to repeal the restriction on the 
jurisdiction of courts, justices, and judges to hear or consider applications 
for writs of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of certain aliens detained 
by the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to repeal the restric-
tion on the jurisdiction of courts, justices, and judges 
to hear or consider applications for writs of habeas cor-
pus filed by or on behalf of certain aliens detained by 
the United States. 
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 Commissions 
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON HABEAS CORPUS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 2241 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 99 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1632. Jurisdiction to hear actions against the 
United States relating to enemy combat-
ants 
‘‘Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sec-
tion 1005(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (10 
U.S.C. 801 note), no court, justice, or judge shall have 
jurisdiction to hear or consider any action against the 
United States or its agents, other than an application for 
a writ of habeas corpus, relating to any aspect of the de-
tention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confine-
ment of an alien who is or was detained by the United 
States and has been determined by the United States to 
have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or 
is awaiting such determination.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1632. Jurisdiction to hear actions against the United States relating to enemy 
combatants.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to all cases, without exception, 
pending on or after the date of the enactment of the De-
tainee Treatment Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–148; 119 
Stat. 2739) which relate to any aspect of the detention, 
transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of detention of an 
alien detained by the United States since September 11, 
2001. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2945 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare 
Advantage Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost- 
sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Advantage 
Truth in Advertising Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST EXCESSIVE MA COST-SHAR-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1852(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘with cost-sharing 
that is no greater (and may be less) than the cost- 
sharing that would otherwise be imposed under such 
program option’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘or an 
actuarially equivalent level of cost-sharing as deter-
mined in this part’’; and 
(3) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph 
(B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) PERMITTING USE OF FLAT CO-
PAYMENT OR PER DIEM RATE.—Nothing in 
clause (i) shall be construed as prohibiting 
an MA plan from using a flat copayment 
or per diem rate, in lieu of the cost-sharing 
that would be imposed under part A or B, 
so long as the amount of the cost-sharing 
imposed does not exceed the amount of the 
cost-sharing that would be imposed under 
the respective part if the individual were 
not enrolled in a plan under this part.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2009. 
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ability, a State plan may provide for modifica-
tion of the challenging academic content stand-
ards and challenging student academic achieve-
ment standards required by paragraph (1)(A), 
the high standards of academic achievement de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(i), and the yearly 
student academic assessments described in 
paragraph (3), to align such standards and as-
sessments with the child’s individualized edu-
cation program. 
‘‘(B) PARENTAL CONSENT.—A State plan 
may not provide for modification pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) of any standard or assess-
ment unless the parents of the child involved 
agree that such modification is educationally 
appropriate for the child. 
‘‘(C) PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER LEVEL OF 
INSTRUCTION.—In the case of a qualified child 
with a disability who has a significant cognitive 
impairment, but not a severe cognitive impair-
ment, any modification pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) of any standard or assessment appli-
cable to the child shall continue to require a 
progressively higher level of instruction each 
year to achieve graduation with a regular di-
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ploma or an alternative State-established di-
ploma leading toward graduation with a regular 
diploma or an alternative State-established di-
ploma. 
‘‘(D) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—This 
paragraph shall not be construed to give rise to 
any new right under the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act, to expand the definition 
of a child with a disability under that Act, or 
to otherwise affect any provision of that Act. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘individualized edu-
cation program’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 602 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘qualified child with a 
disability’ means a child who receives serv-
ices under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and has been certified by a 
licensed health care professional or a mul-
tidisciplinary team (established in accord-
ance with State guidelines and including a 
licensed health care professional) as a child 
with severe or significant cognitive impair-
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ment that prevents learning consistent 
with the child’s age group.’’. 
(d) LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
OF
ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraphs (A) and (C)(i), a State edu-
cational agency may authorize a local edu-
cational agency, or school, in the State to 
develop and implement the student aca-
demic assessments required by this para-
graph with respect to the students served 
by the local educational agency or school, 
respectively. 
‘‘(ii) SAME ASSESSMENT.—Subject to 
paragraph (11), any assessment developed 
and implemented by a local educational 
agency or school pursuant to this subpara-
graph shall be the same academic assess-
ment used to measure the achievement of 
all children served by the local educational 
agency or school, respectively. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3530 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness, Florida, as the ‘‘Chief Warrant 
Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
BUCHANAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. FEENEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
MARIO
DIAZ-BALART
of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS
of Florida, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BOYD of 
Florida, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
YOUNG of Florida, Mr. MICA, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, 
Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. MACK, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. KELLER 
of Florida, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, and 
Ms. CASTOR) 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 1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2683 
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
to require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan 
disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2007 
Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. MAHONEY of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to require in the annual report of 
each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan in-
vestments in hedge funds. 
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 ‘‘Pension Security Act 
of 2007’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE IN ANNUAL REPORT OF INVESTMENTS 
IN HEDGE FUNDS BY DEFINED BENEFIT PEN-
SION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(b) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1023(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘value;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘value, including, in the case of a de-
fined benefit pension plan, a separate schedule iden-
tifying each hedge fund (as defined in paragraph 5)) 
in which amounts held for investment under the plan 
are invested as of the end of the plan year covered 
by the annual report and the amount so invested in 
such hedge fund;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the term 
‘hedge fund’ means an unregistered investment pool per-
mitted under sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1), (7)) 
and section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77d(2)) and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (17 CFR 230.506).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
annual reports for plan years beginning on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Labor, 
in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, shall issue initial regulations to carry out the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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