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‘‘(1) Developing and updating short and long- 
range strategic capital investment strategies and 
plans. 
‘‘(2) Planning, designing, and building facilities, 
determining architectural and engineering require-
ments as well as ensuring compliance with all appli-
cable laws relating to the Department’s construction 
program. 
‘‘(3) Overseeing and managing the construction 
of Department facilities. 
‘‘(4) Managing the Department’s short and 
long-term leasing activity. 
‘‘(5) Repairing and maintaining the Depart-
ment’s facilities, including custodial services, build-
ing management and administration, and mainte-
nance of roads, grounds, and infrastructure. 
‘‘(6) Managing the procurement and acquisition 
processes, including contract award related to de-
sign, construction, furnishing, and supplies and 
equipment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 312 the following new 
item: 
‘‘312A. Director, Construction and Facilities Management.’’. 
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SEC. 12. BUSINESS PLANS FOR ENHANCED ACCESS TO OUT-
PATIENT CARE IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a business plan for enhanced access to outpatient care (as 
described in subsection (b)) for primary care, mental 
health care, and specialty care in each of the following 
areas: 
(1) The Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine. 
(2) The area of Houlton, Maine. 
(3) The area of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. 
(4) Whiteside County, Illinois. 
(b) MEANS OF ENHANCED ACCESS.—The means of 
enhanced access to outpatient care to be covered by the 
business plans under subsection (a) are, with respect to 
each area specified in that subsection, one or more of the 
following: 
(1) New sites of care. 
(2) Expansions at existing sites of care. 
(3) Use of existing authority and policies to 
contract for care where necessary. 
(4) Increased use of telemedicine. 
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(c) FILING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 6012 of such Code (relating to persons required to 
make returns of income) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) Every individual required to make a pay-
ment for the taxable year under section 6307 (relat-
ing to collection of income-dependent education as-
sistance loans).’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter A of chapter 64 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6307. Collection of direct income-dependent education assistance loans.’’. 
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(f) 
CREDIT
BUREAU
ORGANIZATION
AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 430A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1080a(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘agreements with credit bureau orga-
nizations’’ and inserting ‘‘an agreement with each national 
credit bureau organization (as described in section 603(p) 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act)’’. 
(g) UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLAIMS PROCE-
DURE.—Section 432(l)(1)(H) (20 U.S.C. 1082(l)(1)(H)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and anticipated graduation 
date’’ after ‘‘status change’’. 
(h) DEFAULT REDUCTION MANAGEMENT.—Section 
432 is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (n); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (o) and (p) as 
subsections (n) and (o), respectively. 
(i) SCHOOL
AS LENDER.—Section 435(d)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1085(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(C) through (F) and the material following subparagraph 
(F) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) shall not make a loan, other than a 
loan made under section 428 or 428H to a 
graduate or professional student, unless the 
borrower has previously received a loan from 
the school, and shall not make a loan to a bor-
rower who is not enrolled at that institution;
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‘‘(D) shall not have a cohort default rate 
(as defined in section 435(m)) greater than 15 
percent; and 
‘‘(E) shall use the proceeds from special al-
lowance payments and interest payments from 
borrowers, and any proceeds from the sale or 
other disposition of loans, for need-based grant 
programs, except for reasonable reimbursement 
for direct administrative expenses.’’. 
(j) DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS.—Section 437(a) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In making such determination of 
permanent and total disability, the Secretary shall provide 
that a borrower who has been certified as permanently and 
totally disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs or 
the Social Security Administration shall not be required 
to present further documentation for purposes of this 
title.’’. 
(k) TREATMENT
OF FALSELY CERTIFIED BOR-
ROWERS.—Section 437(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087(c)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or parent’s eligibility’’ after ‘‘such 
student’s eligibility’’. 
(l) PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS.—Section 
439(d) (20 U.S.C. 1087–2(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
To provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop 
Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse, Michigan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern 
room atop Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse, Michi-
gan, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lester Nichols Presque 
Isle Light Station Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. RETURN OF FRESNEL LENS TO PRESQUE ISLE 
LIGHT STATION LIGHTHOUSE, MICHIGAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall modify the 2004 
Agreement for Outgoing Loans (AOL) with Presque Isle 
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Township, Michigan, in order to provide for the return of 
the Historic Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the 
Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse, Michigan. 
(b) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—Any 
modification under subsection (a) of the Agreement 
for Outgoing Loans described in that subsection 
shall comply with applicable provisions of section 
5506 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009– 
518), relating to the conveyance of the Presque Isle 
Light Station. 
(2) RETENTION
OF
OWNERSHIP
OF
LENS.— 
Notwithstanding the return of the Historic Fresnel 
Lens pursuant to subsection (a), the United States 
shall retain ownership of the lens. 
(3) CONTINUING OPERATION OF AID TO NAVI-
GATION.—Notwithstanding the return of the His-
toric Fresnel Lens pursuant to subsection (a), the 
active aid to navigation, together with associated 
electronic and lighthouse equipment, at Presque Isle 
Light Station Lighthouse shall continue to be oper-
ated and maintained by the United States within the 
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Historic Third Order Fresnel Lens at the Presque 
Isle Light Station Lighthouse. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5816 
To require budgeting for ongoing military operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2006 
Mr. FORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Budget 
A BILL 
To require budgeting for ongoing military operations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BUDGETING FOR ONGOING MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS. 
The President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2007 shall include— 
(1) a request for funds for such fiscal year for 
ongoing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq; 
(2) an estimate of all funds expected to be re-
quired in that fiscal year for such operations; and 
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(3) a detailed justification of the funds re-
quested. 
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III
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 18
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 31, 2001
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for an adjournment of the House of
Representatives.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the
‘‘(iii) the Secretary of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency or his or her 
designee; 
‘‘(iv) the Secretary of Agriculture or 
his or her designee; and 
‘‘(v) 7 members to be appointed by 
the Secretary in accordance with subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) EXPERTISE.—In appointing members 
of the Commission under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall ensure that the Commission 
consists of individuals with expertise and expe-
rience in State and local health, water, environ-
ment, and agriculture, of which— 
‘‘(i) 1 member shall be a veterinarian, 
duly licensed to practice in the United 
States; 
‘‘(ii) 1 member shall be an epidemiolo-
gist, duly employed by a State, county, or 
other local entity; 
‘‘(iii) 1 member shall be a food sci-
entist, duly employed in a private sector 
food testing laboratory or a State public 
health laboratory; 
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‘‘(iv) 1 member shall be a State 
health official reporting to the governor of 
a State or a county health official report-
ing to a county board or its equivalent; 
‘‘(v) 1 member shall be the director of 
clinical laboratory at an academic medical 
center; 
‘‘(vi) 1 member shall be the director 
of a private sector laboratory engaged in 
interstate commerce; 
‘‘(vii) 1 member shall be an environ-
mental toxicologist for a State agency; and 
‘‘(viii) 1 member shall be an environ-
mental scientist at a public water utility. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) RECOMMENDED
LIST
OF
REPORT-
ABLE CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(i) REVIEW.—In order to assist the 
Secretary in carrying out subsection (b)(1), 
the Commission shall review State and 
local regulations to determine the existence 
of conditions that the Commission deter-
mines represent a serious threat to the 
health of individuals in the United States. 
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HCON 18 RDS
legislative day of Wednesday, January 31, 2001, it stand
adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001.
Passed the House of Representatives January 31,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
1354 
† HR 4348 EAS 
‘‘(C) the subsequent requirements required 
by the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the de-
velopment of supporting documentation. 
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE LONG-RANGE NORTHEAST COR-
RIDOR STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
completion of the service development plan under sub-
section (c), the Commission shall develop a com-
prehensive long-range strategy for the future high- 
speed, intercity, commuter, and freight rail utiliza-
tion of the Northeast Corridor that considers— 
‘‘(A) the statement of goals developed under 
subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(B) the recommendations developed under 
subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(C) the economic development report under 
subsection (h); 
‘‘(D) the service development plan and re-
lated alternatives developed through the pro-
grammatic environmental review for the North-
east Corridor; 
‘‘(E) the capital and operating plans of all 
entities operating on the Northeast Corridor;
and repair of fixtures, furniture, scientific 
equipment, and other necessary materials and 
supplies; 
‘‘(D) collection of fees under this section 
and accounting for resources allocated for the 
advisory review of prescription drug advertising; 
and 
‘‘(E) terminating the program under this 
section pursuant to subsection (f)(2) if that be-
comes necessary. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘resubmission’ means a subse-
quent submission for advisory review of a direct-to- 
consumer television advertisement that has been re-
vised in response to the Secretary’s comments on an 
original submission. A resubmission may not intro-
duce significant new concepts or creative themes into 
the television advertisement. 
‘‘(11) The term ‘submission for advisory review’ 
means an original submission of a direct-to-con-
sumer television advertisement for which the sponsor 
voluntarily requests advisory comments before the 
advertisement is publicly disseminated.’’.
SEC. 105. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Part 2 of subchapter C of chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 
379g et seq.), as amended by section 104, is further 
amended by inserting after section 736A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 736B. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Beginning with fiscal 
year 2008, not later than 120 days after the end of each 
fiscal year for which fees are collected under this part, 
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate a report concerning the progress 
of the Food and Drug Administration in achieving the 
goals identified in the letters described in section 101(c) 
of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act 
of 2007 during such fiscal year and the future plans of 
the Food and Drug Administration for meeting the goals. 
The report for a fiscal year shall include information on 
all previous cohorts for which the Secretary has not given 
a complete response on all human drug applications and 
supplements in the cohort. 
‘‘(b) FISCAL REPORT.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2008, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which fees are collected under this part, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on En-
‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATION.—Based on 
the review conducted under clause (i), the 
Commission shall compile a list of national 
reportable conditions that shall be rec-
ommended to the Secretary for certifi-
cation under subsection (b)(1). The Com-
mission shall review the list at least annu-
ally and shall revise such list as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL REPORTABLE CONDITIONS 
SYSTEM.—In order to assist the Secretary in 
carrying out subsection (b)(2), the Commission 
shall advise the Secretary on appropriate proc-
esses and standards for the establishment of 
the National Reportable Conditions System. 
Such process and standards shall include the 
appropriate demographics, clinical and technical 
content, identification requirements, definition 
of terminology, and processes for the uniform 
electronic transmission of reports to the Sys-
tem, as well as minimum time standards in 
which such reports shall be transmitted to the 
Department by the reporting entity for entry 
into the System. 
‘‘(C) DATA REPOSITORY.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist 
the Secretary in carrying out subsection 
(b)(3), the Commission shall advise the 
Secretary on the most appropriate means 
to establish and maintain a data repository 
and ensure that the data repository is ac-
cessible by Federal, State, and local public 
health personnel, law enforcement, and 
other Federal agencies. Such advise shall 
include a process to protect the privacy 
and accuracy of data at a level consistent 
with commercial practice. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—In ensuring the 
accessibility of the data repository under 
clause (i), the Commission shall rec-
ommend appropriate limits to ensure the 
use of such repository only by those indi-
viduals determined by the Secretary to 
have a need to know and only to use date 
in the repository in the protection of the 
United States. 
‘‘(D) REPORTING PROCESS.—In order to 
assist the Secretary in carrying out subsection 
(b)(4), the Commission shall advise the Sec-
retary concerning the establishment of a proc-
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‘‘(n) RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of residents of 
Puerto Rico— 
‘‘(A) the United States shall be treated as 
including Puerto Rico for purposes of sub-
sections (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) and (c)(3)(C), 
‘‘(B) subsection (c)(1)(D) shall not apply 
to nonresident alien individuals who are resi-
dents of Puerto Rico, and 
‘‘(C) adjusted gross income and gross in-
come shall be computed without regard to sec-
tion 933 for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(B) 
and (c)(2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The credit allowed 
under this section by reason of this subsection 
for any taxable year shall not exceed the tax-
payer’s social security taxes for such year. 
‘‘(B) SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘social 
security taxes’ means, with respect to any 
taxpayer for any taxable year— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the taxes im-
posed by sections 3101 and 3201(a) 
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ess for the certification of reporting entities de-
scribed in subsection (a)(8)(B) to ensure that 
such entities are able to comply with the report-
ing requirements of State or local entities. Such 
process shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that State and local enti-
ties have appropriate access to, and are ap-
propriately notified of, reports transmitted 
to the System in a manner that allows the 
reports to be made available at or about 
the same time as the data enters the Sys-
tem; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that reporting entities de-
scribed in subsection (a)(8)(B) will not be 
required to report identical information to 
multiple State or local entities in which the 
reporting entities operate or from which 
the test specimen, organism, condition, or 
event originated. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.—Ex-
cept as provided in this Act, the National Reportable 
Conditions System shall not be construed to 
supercede or modify any State, territory, or local law 
that is intended to define or require the reporting of 
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a condition or disease within the State, territory, or 
locality. 
‘‘(2) PROCESS
OF
SIMULTANEOUS
REPORT-
ING.—The Secretary shall establish a process for the 
submission of reports to the National Reportable 
Conditions System that permits the simultaneous 
submission of such reports to a State or local juris-
diction to achieve compliance with a State or local 
law. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
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Calendar No. 310
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3450
AN ACT
To implement the North American Free Trade
Agreement.
NOVEMBER 18 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 2), 1993
Received, read twice and placed on the calendar
(ii) operates a radio or television 
broadcast station (or network of such sta-
tions), cable system, or satellite carrier, or 
a channel or programming service for any 
such station, network, system, or carrier; 
or 
(iii) operates a news agency or wire 
service; 
(B) a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of 
such an entity; or 
(C) an employee, contractor, or other per-
son who gathers, edits, photographs, records, 
prepares, or disseminates news or information 
for such an entity. 
(2) The term ‘‘document’’ means writings, re-
cordings, and photographs, as those terms are de-
fined by Federal Rule of Evidence 1001 (28 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(3) The term ‘‘Federal entity’’ means an entity 
or employee of the judicial, legislative, or executive 
branch of the Federal Government with the power to 
issue a subpoena or provide other compulsory proc-
ess.
(4) The term ‘‘third party’’ means a person 
other than a covered person.
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6087 
To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Barkley, Kentucky, 
and to improve recreation, navigation, and the economic vitality of the 
lake’s region, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers 
shall establish a pilot program to maintain the pool elevation of such 
lake at 359 feet until after the first Monday in September. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 
Mr. WHITFIELD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Bar-
kley, Kentucky, and to improve recreation, navigation, 
and the economic vitality of the lake’s region, the Chief 
of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers shall estab-
lish a pilot program to maintain the pool elevation of 
such lake at 359 feet until after the first Monday in 
September. 
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 ‘‘Lake Barkley Water 
Level Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SAFETY FOR LAKE BARKLEY, KENTUCKY. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Beginning on July 1, 2007, 
the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers 
shall establish and conduct a pilot program that, under 
normal weather conditions, extends the summer pool ele-
vation of 359 feet on Lake Barkley, Kentucky, from the 
current draw down date of July 1 until after the first Mon-
day in September. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM DURATION.—The pilot program 
shall terminate on the first Monday in September 2 years 
after the pilot program begins. 
(c) EVALUATION
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the pilot program terminates, the 
Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers shall 
evaluate the effectiveness of extending the pool elevation 
on Lake Barkley under subsection (a) and report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress their findings, includ-
ing any recommendations, regarding the extension of such 
lake elevation . 
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