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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 87 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road 
crash victims. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BOREN, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida, and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a world day of 
remembrance for road crash victims. 
Whereas 40,000 people in the United States, and 1,200,000 
people globally, die in road crashes each year; 
Whereas another 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 people globally 
are injured each year as a result of speeding motor vehi-
cles, the increasing use of motor vehicles, and rapid ur-
banization; 
Whereas the World Health Organization has predicted that 
by the year 2020 the annual number of deaths from 
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motor vehicle crashes is likely to surpass the annual 
number of deaths from AIDS; 
Whereas the current estimated cost of motor vehicle crashes 
worldwide is $518,000,000,000 annually, representing be-
tween 3 and 5 percent of the gross domestic product of 
each nation; 
Whereas over 90 percent of motorist-related deaths occur in 
low- and middle-income countries; 
Whereas according to the World Health Organization motor-
ist-related deaths and costs continue to rise in these 
countries due to a lack of appropriate road engineering 
and injury prevention programs in public health sectors; 
and 
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly adopted a res-
olution designating the third Sunday of November as a 
day of remembrance for road crash victims and their 
families, and called on nations globally to improve road 
safety: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of a world day 
of remembrance for road crash victims; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to support and participate in programs and activities 
to commemorate a world day of remembrance for 
road crash victims with appropriate ceremonies, pro-
grams, and other activities. 
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ative scientific research and development programs, 
such as— 
(A) the United States-Israel Binational 
Science Foundation; and 
(B) the United States-Israel Binational In-
dustrial Research and Development Foundation; 
(4) those programs have made possible many sci-
entific, technological, and commercial breakthroughs 
in the fields of life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, 
agriculture, biotechnology, communications, and oth-
ers; 
(5) on February 1, 1996, the Secretary of En-
ergy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
and the Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure 
signed an agreement to establish a framework for col-
laboration between the United States and Israel in 
energy research and development activities; 
(6) Israeli scientists and engineers are at the 
forefront of research and development in the field of 
renewable energy sources; and 
(7) enhanced cooperation between the United 
States and Israel for the purpose of research and de-
velopment of renewable energy sources would be in the 
national interests of both countries. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—
III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 87 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 17, 2007 
Received and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a world day of 
remembrance for road crash victims. 
Whereas 40,000 people in the United States, and 1,200,000 
people globally, die in road crashes each year; 
Whereas another 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 people globally 
are injured each year as a result of speeding motor vehi-
cles, the increasing use of motor vehicles, and rapid ur-
banization; 
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Whereas the World Health Organization has predicted that 
by the year 2020 the annual number of deaths from 
motor vehicle crashes is likely to surpass the annual 
number of deaths from AIDS; 
Whereas the current estimated cost of motor vehicle crashes 
worldwide is $518,000,000,000 annually, representing be-
tween 3 and 5 percent of the gross domestic product of 
each nation; 
Whereas over 90 percent of motorist-related deaths occur in 
low- and middle-income countries; 
Whereas according to the World Health Organization motor-
ist-related deaths and costs continue to rise in these 
countries due to a lack of appropriate road engineering 
and injury prevention programs in public health sectors; 
and 
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly adopted a res-
olution designating the third Sunday of November as a 
day of remembrance for road crash victims and their 
families, and called on nations globally to improve road 
safety: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of a world day 
of remembrance for road crash victims; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to support and participate in programs and activities 
to commemorate a world day of remembrance for 
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road crash victims with appropriate ceremonies, pro-
grams, and other activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(c) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop and 
implement a plan for evaluating the effects of continuing 
professional education programs funded through this sec-
tion. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a cancer 
center (including an NCI-designated cancer center), 
an academic health center, a school of nursing, or a 
professional society that supports continuing profes-
sional education programs. 
(2) The term ‘‘NCI-designated cancer center’’ 
means a cancer center receiving funds through a 
P30 Cancer Center Support Grant of the National 
Cancer Institute. 
(3) The term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means a 
physician, nurse, social worker, chaplain, psycholo-
gist, or other individual who is involved in providing 
palliative care and symptom management services to 
cancer patients. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
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TITLE IV—RESEARCH ON END- 
OF-LIFE TOPICS FOR CANCER 
PATIENTS 
SEC. 401. RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In-
stitutes of Health shall establish a program of grants for 
research on palliative care, symptom management, com-
munication skills, and other end-of-life topics for cancer 
patients. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTI-
TUTES.—In carrying out the program established under 
this section, the Director should provide for the participa-
tion of the National Cancer Institute, the National Insti-
tute of Nursing Research, and any other national research 
institute that has been engaged in research described in 
subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the National Institutes of Health. 
(2) The term ‘‘national research institute’’ has 
the meaning given to that term in section 401(g) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(g)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
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such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 88
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Ernest Gallo was born March 18, 1909, in Jackson, 
California, the son of Italian immigrants, graduated from 
Modesto High School in 1927, earned a degree from Mo-
desto Junior College, and married Amelia Franzia, 
daughter of the founders of Franzia Winery in 1931; 
Whereas Ernest Gallo, with his brother Julio Gallo, founded 
E.&J. 
Gallo 
Winery 
at 
the 
end 
of 
the
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Prohibition Era in 1933, beginning with only $5,900 in 
savings and a winemaking pamphlet from the Modesto 
Public Library to make their first batch, growing their 
small family-owned winery into the world’s second largest 
by volume, and selling an estimated 75,000,000 cases a 
year worldwide under approximately 100 different labels; 
Whereas Ernest Gallo began his illustrious career at a young 
age, working in his parents’ vineyard while attending Mo-
desto High School and demonstrating his entrepreneurial 
spirit early in life by traveling at the age of 17 to com-
plete his first business deal; 
Whereas Ernest Gallo, demonstrating great vision, antici-
pated the growth of the wine industry and developed the 
first-of-its kind vertically integrated company, with vine-
yards stretching across California, an on-site bottling 
plant, and an art department to design bottles and labels, 
changing the face of California’s wine industry; 
Whereas the Gallo Winery employs 4,600 people in the State 
of California, providing critical highly-skilled employment 
opportunities in the San Joaquin Valley and greatly con-
tributing to the economic strength of the State; 
Whereas Ernest Gallo and the Gallo Winery were bestowed 
countless awards for achievement in winemaking, includ-
ing the American Society of Enologists Merit Award, the 
wine industry’s highest honor, in 1964 for outstanding 
leadership in the wine industry, the Gold Vine Award 
from the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine wine 
fraternity, the 1983 Distinguished Service Award from 
The Wine Spectator, and the Winery of the Year Award 
in both 1996 and 1998 by the San Francisco Inter-
national Wine Competition; and
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Whereas Ernest Gallo was widely known for his generous 
philanthropic work in the City of Modesto and through-
out the state of California, including an endowment for 
the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, the establish-
ment of the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at 
the University of California at San Francisco for re-
search into genetic, biochemical, and neurobiological as-
pects of alcohol abuse, and countless other healthcare and 
educational endeavors: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress honors the life of Ernest 
Gallo, a pioneer in the field of winemaking, dedicated phi-
lanthropist, and community leader. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 88
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Ernest Gallo.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1079 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit fees imposed in connection 
with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor 
vehicle transporting a hazardous material, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 
Mr. 
CARNAHAN
(for 
himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. GRAVES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit fees imposed 
in connection with background checks for the issuance 
of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a 
hazardous material, 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 ‘‘Professional Driver 
Background Check Efficiency Act of 2007’’. 
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H. Con. Res. 88
Agreed to April 18, 2007
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas Ernest Gallo was born March 18, 1909, in Jackson, Cali-
fornia, the son of Italian immigrants, graduated from Modesto 
High School in 1927, earned a degree from Modesto Junior Col-
lege, and married Amelia Franzia, daughter of the founders of 
Franzia Winery in 1931;
Whereas Ernest Gallo, with his brother Julio Gallo, founded E.&J. 
Gallo Winery at the end of the Prohibition Era in 1933, beginning 
with only $5,900 in savings and a winemaking pamphlet from 
the Modesto Public Library to make their first batch, growing 
their small family-owned winery into the world’s second largest 
by volume, and selling an estimated 75,000,000 cases a year 
worldwide under approximately 100 different labels;
Whereas Ernest Gallo began his illustrious career at a young age, 
working in his parents’ vineyard while attending Modesto High 
School and demonstrating his entrepreneurial spirit early in life 
by traveling at the age of 17 to complete his first business 
deal;
Whereas Ernest Gallo, demonstrating great vision, anticipated the 
growth of the wine industry and developed the first-of-its kind 
vertically integrated company, with vineyards stretching across 
California, an on-site bottling plant, and an art department to 
design bottles and labels, changing the face of California’s wine 
industry;
Whereas the Gallo Winery employs 4,600 people in the State of 
California, 
providing 
critical 
highly-skilled 
employment 
opportunities in the San Joaquin Valley and greatly contributing 
to the economic strength of the State;
Whereas Ernest Gallo and the Gallo Winery were bestowed count-
less awards for achievement in winemaking, including the Amer-
ican Society of Enologists Merit Award, the wine industry’s 
highest honor, in 1964 for outstanding leadership in the wine 
industry, the Gold Vine Award from the Brotherhood of the 
Knights of the Vine wine fraternity, the 1983 Distinguished 
Service Award from The Wine Spectator, and the Winery of 
the Year Award in both 1996 and 1998 by the San Francisco 
International Wine Competition; and
Whereas Ernest Gallo was widely known for his generous philan-
thropic work in the City of Modesto and throughout the state 
of California, including an endowment for the Gallo Center for 
the Arts in Modesto, the establishment of the Ernest Gallo Clinic 
and Research Center at the University of California at San Fran-
cisco for research into genetic, biochemical, and neurobiological
H. Con. Res. 88—2
aspects of alcohol abuse, and countless other healthcare and 
educational endeavors: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress honors the life of Ernest Gallo, a pioneer 
in the field of winemaking, dedicated philanthropist, and community 
leader. 
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR MOTOR VE-
HICLE LICENSES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION 
OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 
Section 5103a(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COST.—The total amount of a fee imposed 
upon a person to cover costs, including administra-
tive and other costs, associated with carrying out a 
background records check under this section shall 
not exceed $50. 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—The Secretary 
may reimburse a State for costs incurred by the 
State in connection with background records checks 
carried out under this section.’’. 
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chapter and the Family Smoking Prevention 
and Tobacco Control Act. No fees collected 
under subsection (a) may be used for any other 
costs. 
‘‘(B) 
PROHIBITION
AGAINST
USE
OF 
OTHER FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), fees collected under 
subsection (a) are the only funds author-
ized to be made available for the purpose 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) STARTUP
COSTS.—Clause (i) 
does not apply until the date on which the 
Secretary has collected fees under sub-
section (a) for 2 fiscal year quarters. Until 
such date, other amounts available to the 
Food and Drug Administration (excluding 
fees collected under subsection (a)) are au-
thorized to be made available to pay the 
costs described in subparagraph (A), pro-
vided that such amounts are reimbursed 
through fees collected under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For fiscal year 2009 and each subsequent fiscal 
year, there is authorized to be appropriated for fees
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under this section an amount equal to the amount 
specified in subsection (b)(1) for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) COLLECTION OF UNPAID FEES.—In any case 
where the Secretary does not receive payment of a fee as-
sessed under subsection (a) within 30 days after it is due, 
such fee shall be treated as a claim of the United States 
Government subject to subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 
31, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO FISCAL YEAR 2009.—If the 
date of the enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention 
and Tobacco Control Act occurs during fiscal year 2009, 
the following applies, subject to subsection (c): 
‘‘(1) The Secretary shall determine the fees 
that would apply for a single quarter of such fiscal 
year according to the application of subsection (b) to 
the amount specified in paragraph (1)(A) of such 
subsection (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘quarterly fee amounts’). 
‘‘(2) For the quarter in which such date of en-
actment occurs, the amount of fees assessed shall be 
a pro rata amount, determined according to the 
number of days remaining in the quarter (including 
such date of enactment) and according to the daily 
equivalent of the quarterly fee amounts. Fees as-
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6058 
AN ACT 
To ensure that the housing assistance programs of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs are available to veterans 
and members of the Armed Forces who have service- 
connected injuries and to survivors and dependents of 
veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 107 
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to 
consist of the union of one man and one woman. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District 
of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and 
one woman. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MARRIAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
In the District of Columbia, for all legal purposes, 
‘‘marriage’’ means the union of one man and one woman. 
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sessed under the preceding sentence shall not be col-
lected until the next quarter. 
‘‘(3) For the quarter following the quarter to 
which paragraph (2) applies, the full quarterly fee 
amounts shall be assessed and collected, in addition 
to collection of the pro rata fees assessed under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(f) STUDY BY GAO.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on— 
‘‘(A) the prevalence of youth tobacco use 
and the brands and subbrands that individuals 
under the age of 18 consume; 
‘‘(B) the feasibility of structuring the user 
fees or a portion of the user fees collected under 
this section on the youth market share of a 
manufacturer or year to year changes in a man-
ufacturer’s share of youth market; and 
‘‘(C) the potential effects of tobacco mar-
keting to youth audiences if user fees were cal-
culated in whole or in part on youth market 
share. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate a report on the study conducted under para-
graph (1) by not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and 
Tobacco Control Act.’’. 
SEC. 102. FINAL RULE. 
(a) CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the first day of publica-
tion of the Federal Register that is 180 days or 
more after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register a final rule regarding 
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, which— 
(A) is deemed to be issued under chapter 
9 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, as added by section 101 of this Act; and 
(B) shall be deemed to be in compliance 
with all applicable provisions of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code, and all other provi-
sions of law relating to rulemaking procedures. 
(2) CONTENTS OF RULE.—Except as provided 
in this subsection, the final rule published under 
paragraph (1), shall be identical in its provisions to 
part 897 of the regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services in the August
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1080
AN ACT 
To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park 
to include certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, 
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 ‘‘Grand Teton National 
Park Extension Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Grand 
Teton National Park. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘‘Subdivision’’ 
means the GT Park Subdivision, with an area of ap-
proximately 49.67 acres, as generally depicted on—
(A) the plat recorded in the Office of the 
Teton County Clerk and Recorder on December 
16, 1997, numbered 918, entitled ‘‘Final Plat 
GT Park Subdivision’’, and dated June 18, 
1997; and 
(B) the map entitled ‘‘2006 Proposed 
Grand Teton Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 
136/80,198, and dated March 21, 2006, which 
shall be on file and available for inspection in 
appropriate offices of the National Park Serv-
ice.