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(2) progress in meeting the benchmarks for 
each high school served pursuant to this title; 
(3) the high schools that have changed school 
improvement categories in accordance with section 
111(h); and 
(4) the use of funds by each local educational 
agency and each school served with such funds. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Every 2 years, the Sec-
retary shall report to Congress and to the public— 
(1) a summary of the State reports; and 
(2) on the use of funds by each State under 
this title. 
SEC. 114. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the activities authorized under this title, $2,400,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years. 
TITLE II—DEVELOPMENT OF 
EFFECTIVE SCHOOL MODELS 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following: 
(1) With close to a third of our Nation’s high 
school students failing to graduate in 4 years, and 
another third graduating without the skills and 
knowledge needed to succeed in college or the work-
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‘‘(1) set forth the program or activities for 
which a grant is authorized under this section; 
‘‘(2) specify each portion of such program or 
activities which will be performed by a nonprofit or-
ganization or institution other than the applicant, 
and the compensation to be paid for such perform-
ance; 
‘‘(3) provide that the applicant will expend dur-
ing the fiscal year for which the grant is awarded 
for the purpose of such program or activities not less 
than the amount expended for such purpose during 
the previous fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) describe the plans which the applicant will 
carry out to assure, and contain a formal statement 
of the institution’s commitment which assures, that 
the applicant will continue the cooperative education 
program beyond the 5-year period of Federal assist-
ance described in subsection (c)(1) at a level which 
is not less than the total amount expended for such 
program during the first year such program was as-
sisted under this section; 
‘‘(5) provide that, in the case of an institution 
of higher education that provides a 2-year program 
which is acceptable for full credit toward a bach-
elor’s degree, the cooperative education program will 
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described in the International Code Council 
building codes; 
(C) require State authorized insurance en-
tities within that State to establish an insur-
ance rate structure that takes into account 
measures to mitigate insurance losses; 
(D) require State authorized insurance and 
reinsurance entities within that State to estab-
lish rates at a level that annually produces ex-
pected premiums that shall be sufficient to pay 
the reasonably anticipated cost of all claims, 
loss adjustment expenses, and all administrative 
costs of the insurance or reinsurance coverage 
offered by such entities, and any such outwards 
reinsurance as the program administrator 
deems prudent; and 
(E) discourage price gouging in any dis-
aster area located within the State; 
(7) to the extent possible, seeks to encourage 
appropriate State and local government units to de-
velop comprehensive land use and zoning plans that 
include natural hazard mitigation; 
(8) to the extent possible, seeks to avoid cross- 
subsidization between any separate property and
casualty lines covered under the State authorized in-
surance or reinsurance entity; 
(9) complies with the risk-based capital require-
ments under subsection (b); 
(10) complies with such additional organiza-
tional, underwriting, and financial requirements as 
the Secretary shall, by regulation, provide to carry 
out the purposes of this Act; and 
(11) has been certified by the Secretary, for 
such year, in accordance with an annual certification 
process established by the Secretary for such pur-
pose, as being in compliance with the requirements 
under paragraphs (1) through (10). 
(b) RISK-BASED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except for programs deemed 
to be qualified reinsurance programs pursuant to 
subsection (c), each qualified reinsurance program 
shall maintain risk-based capital in accordance with 
requirements established by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the National Association of Insurance 
Commissioners and consistent with the Risk-Based 
Capital Model Act of the National Association of In-
surance Commissioners, and take into consideration 
asset risk, credit risk, underwriting risk, and such 
other relevant risk as determined by the Secretary.
(2) TREATMENT
OF
ACCESS
TO
LIQUIDITY 
LOANS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that a 
qualified reinsurance program is deficient in 
complying with any aspect of the risk-based 
capital requirements established pursuant to 
this subsection, the Secretary shall recognize 
and give credit for the ability of such qualified 
reinsurance program to access capital through 
the liquidity loan program established under 
section 202(d). 
(B) ANNUAL DIMINUTION.—The extent of 
credit recognized and given for a qualified rein-
surance program pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall diminish annually in a proportion equal to 
the earned premium for the program for the 
prior calendar year. 
(C) RESET UPON OCCURRENCE OF CATAS-
TROPHE.—To the extent that a qualified rein-
surance program is obligated to pay losses as a 
result of the occurrence of a catastrophe, the 
Secretary shall increase the credit recognized 
and given for the program pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) by an amount equal to the losses
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2640 
AN ACT 
To improve the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System, and for other purposes.
(A) an existing secondary school model 
with demonstrated effectiveness in improving 
student academic achievement and outcomes for 
struggling students or dropouts; or 
(B) a proposed new secondary school 
model design that is based on research-based 
organizational and instructional practices for 
improving student academic achievement and 
outcomes for struggling students or dropouts. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a local educational agency, nonprofit 
organization, or institution of higher edu-
cation— 
(i) that proposes to enhance or ex-
pand an existing effective school model for 
struggling students or dropouts; or 
(ii) that has a track record of serving 
struggling students or dropouts and pro-
poses to develop a new effective school 
model for struggling students or dropouts; 
or 
(B) a partnership involving two or more 
entities described in subparagraph (A). 
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(4) STRUGGLING STUDENT.—The term ‘‘strug-
gling student’’— 
(A) means a high school-aged student who 
is not making sufficient progress toward grad-
uating from secondary school with a regular di-
ploma in the standard number of years; and 
(B) includes a student who— 
(i) has been retained in grade level; 
(ii) is under-credited, defined as a 
high school student who lacks either the 
necessary credits or courses, as determined 
by the relevant local educational agency 
and State educational agency, to graduate 
from secondary school with a regular di-
ploma in the standard number of years; or 
(iii) is a late entrant English language 
learner, defined as a high school student 
who— 
(I) enters a school served by a 
local educational agency at grade 9 or 
higher; and 
(II) is identified by the local edu-
cational agency as being limited 
English proficient and as having expe-
rienced interrupted formal education. 
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SEC. 203. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to enable the eligible entities to develop and implement, 
or replicate, effective school models for struggling students 
and dropouts. 
(b) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be for a period of 5 years. 
SEC. 204. APPLICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this title shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 
this section shall include a description of— 
(1) how the eligible entity will carry out the 
mandatory activities under section 206(a); 
(2) the research or evidence concerning the ef-
fective school model that the eligible entity proposes 
to develop and implement or replicate, including— 
(A) for an existing effective school model 
described in section 203(2)(A), the evidence 
that the model has improved academic out-
comes for struggling students or dropouts; or 
(B) for a proposed effective school model 
described in section 203(2)(B), the research 
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that supports the key organizational and in-
structional practices of the proposed effective 
school model; 
(3) the eligible entity’s school design elements 
and principles that will be used in the effective 
school model, including— 
(A) the academic program; 
(B) the instructional practices; 
(C) the methods of assessment; and 
(D) student supports and services, such as 
those provided by the school or offered by other 
organizations and agencies in the community, 
to support positive student academic achieve-
ment and outcomes; 
(4) how the eligible entity will use student data 
from the local educational agency or State edu-
cational agency— 
(A) to demonstrate the need for and pro-
jected benefits of the effective school model; and 
(B) in the implementation of the model, in 
order to improve academic outcomes for strug-
gling students or dropouts; 
(5) for each school in which the eligible entity 
implements or replicates an effective school model 
under this title, how the eligibility entity will sustain 
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be available to students who are certificate or asso-
ciate degree candidates and who carry at least one- 
half of the normal full-time academic workload; 
‘‘(6) provide that the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) make such reports as may be nec-
essary to ensure that the applicant is complying 
with the provisions of this section, including re-
ports for the second and each succeeding fiscal 
year for which the applicant receives a grant 
with respect to the impact of the cooperative 
education program in the previous fiscal year, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number of unduplicated stu-
dent applicants in the cooperative edu-
cation program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of unduplicated stu-
dents placed in cooperative education jobs; 
‘‘(iii) the number of employers who 
have hired cooperative education students; 
‘‘(iv) the income for students derived 
from working in cooperative education 
jobs; and 
‘‘(v) the increase or decrease in the 
number of unduplicated students placed in 
cooperative education jobs in each fiscal 
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H. Res. 303 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 14, 2011. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: Mrs. Noem. 
COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION
AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE: Mr. Fleischmann. 
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: Mr. Reed. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
the implementation or replication of the effective 
school model, including the financing mechanism to 
be used; 
(6) how the eligible entity will collect data and 
information to assess the performance of the effec-
tive school model and will make necessary adjust-
ments to ensure continuous and substantial improve-
ment in student academic achievement and out-
comes; and 
(7) how the eligible entity will make the per-
formance data available to State educational agen-
cies, local educational agencies, and schools serving 
struggling students or dropouts. 
SEC. 205. SECRETARIAL PEER REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a peer-review process to assist in 
the review and approval of applications submitted by 
eligible entities under section 204; and 
(2) appoint individuals to the peer-review proc-
ess who are experts in high school reform, dropout 
prevention and recovery, new school development for 
struggling students and dropouts, and adolescent 
and academic development. 
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SEC. 206. USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) MANDATORY USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this title shall use grant funds 
to— 
(1) enhance and expand, or replicate, an exist-
ing effective school model described in section 
202(2)(A), or develop a proposed effective school 
model described in section 202(2)(B), for struggling 
students and dropouts; 
(2) assess the progress of the implementation 
or replication of the effective school model and make 
necessary adjustments to ensure continuous im-
provement; 
(3) provide opportunities for professional devel-
opment associated with the continuous improvement 
and implementation or replication of the effective 
school model; 
(4) collect data and information on the school 
model’s effectiveness in improving student academic 
achievement and outcomes for struggling students 
and dropouts and disseminate such data and infor-
mation to State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, and schools; and 
(5) build the capacity of the eligible entity to— 
(A) sustain the implementation or replica-
tion of the effective school model assisted under 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 163 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1105 
[Report No. 111–419] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, 
and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 
and for other purposes, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions 
to suspend the rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2010 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2701) to author-
ize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis-
ability System, and for other purposes, waiving a require-
ment of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consider-
ation of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 79
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2004, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Public Law 108–84 is amended by striking the date
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 80
JOINT RESOLUTION
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session
of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 305 
Honoring Jeannie Washington for her 43 years of service in the Los Angeles 
Unified School District. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2011 
Ms. WATERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Jeannie Washington for her 43 years of service 
in the Los Angeles Unified School District. 
Whereas on June 30, 2011, Jeannie Washington will offi-
cially retire from the Los Angeles Unified School Dis-
trict; 
Whereas Jeannie Washington has provided 43 years of serv-
ice to the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Coun-
ty of Los Angeles, and civic organizations; 
Whereas during her career, she taught at Bethune Junior 
High in Los Angeles, Robert Frost Junior High in Gra-
nada Hills, William Mulholland Junior High School in 
Van Nuys, and George Washington Preparatory High 
School in Los Angeles; 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2456 
To amend section 484B of Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for 
tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw 
from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2009 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. HARE, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WU, and Mr. COSTELLO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend section 484B of Higher Education Act of 1965 
to provide for tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness 
to students who withdraw from an institution of higher 
education to serve in the uniformed services, 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 ‘‘Veterans Education 
Tuition Support Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘VETS Act of 
2009’’. 
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IIA 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 80
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2003
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session 
of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 87
JOINT RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt and recognizing his contribu-
tions on the anniversary of the date of his birth.
necessary credits or courses, as determined 
by the relevant local educational agency 
and State educational agency, to graduate 
from secondary school with a regular di-
ploma in the standard number of years; or 
(iii) is a late entrant English language 
learner, defined as a high school student 
who— 
(I) enters a school served by an 
local educational agency at grade 9 or 
higher; and 
(II) is identified by the local edu-
cation agency as being limited English 
proficient and as having experienced 
interrupted formal education. 
(2) DUAL
OR
CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT.— 
The term ‘‘dual or concurrent enrollment’’ means an 
arrangement or policy by which a student enrolled in 
secondary school takes courses for credit offered by 
an institution of higher education. 
(3) WEIGHTED STUDENT FUNDING.—The term 
‘‘weighted student funding’’ means funding that— 
(A) follows the student on a per-student 
basis, to the publicly funded school that the 
student attends; and 
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paid by the program as a result of the catas-
trophe. 
(D) RESUMPTION AFTER CATASTROPHE.— 
After a reset occurs pursuant to subparagraph 
(C) for a qualified reinsurance program, the 
diminution described in subparagraph (B) shall 
resume and continue until the program has ac-
cumulated capital sufficient to satisfy the risk- 
based capital requirement determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate given the ceiling 
coverage level of that particular qualified rein-
surance program. 
(3) REPORT.—For each calendar year, each 
qualified reinsurance program shall prepare and sub-
mit to the Secretary a report identifying its risk 
based capital, at such time after the conclusion of 
such year, and containing such information and in 
such form, as the Secretary shall require. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL MECHANISMS.—For the five-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
in the case of a State that does not have a qualified rein-
surance program for the State, a State residual insurance 
market entity, or State-sponsored provider of natural ca-
tastrophe insurance, for such State shall be considered to 
be a qualified reinsurance program, but only if such State
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 87
JOINT RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt and recognizing his contributions on the anni-
versary of the date of his birth.
Whereas President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in
Hyde Park, New York, on January 30, 1882;
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2461 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the responsibility of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify the veteran status of the owners 
of small business concerns listed in the database maintained by the 
Secretary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2009 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the respon-
sibility of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify 
the veteran status of the owners of small business con-
cerns listed in the database maintained by the Secretary. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Small Busi-
ness Verification Act’’. 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 310 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 639) to amend title VII 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may 
be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued 
currency of any foreign country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2011 
Mr. CRITZ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 639) to 
amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify 
that countervailing duties may be imposed to address 
subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued cur-
rency of any foreign country. 
Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker shall, 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. 639) to amend title VII of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be 
imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally 
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