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(2) high school improvement; 
(3) dropout prevention; and 
(4) other educational needs of high school stu-
dents. 
(c) ACCURACY.—The State educational agency, in 
consultation with the panel described in subsection (b), 
shall ensure the local educational agency has designated 
the school improvement category described in section 
109(b)(4) for each high school served by the local edu-
cational agency that did not make adequate yearly 
progress for 2 consecutive years in such a way that accu-
rately identifies schools and leads to the implementation 
of the interventions necessary to meet student needs. 
(d) OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE.—If the State edu-
cational agency, in consultation with the panel described 
in subsection (b), determines that the local educational 
agency’s application does not meet the requirements of 
this title, the State educational agency shall immediately 
notify the local educational agency of such determination 
and the reasons for such determination, and offer— 
(1) the local educational agency an opportunity 
to revise the application; and 
(2) technical assistance to the local educational 
agency to revise the application. 
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(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The State educational 
agency shall provide technical assistance to a local edu-
cational agency requesting such assistance in preparing 
the application and needs assessment required under sec-
tion 111. 
(f) AWARD OF SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 
that receives a grant under this title shall award 
subgrants to local educational agencies with applica-
tions approved on the basis of— 
(A) the quality of the plan to improve stu-
dent graduation rates and student achievement 
in high schools that have not made adequate 
yearly progress for 2 consecutive years; and 
(B) the capacity of the local educational 
agency to implement the plan. 
(2) AMOUNT.—A subgrant under this section 
shall be awarded in an amount that is based on— 
(A) the number and size of high schools 
served by the local educational agency need-
ing— 
(i) targeted interventions; 
(ii) whole school reforms; and 
(iii) replacement; 
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(B) the types of reforms or interventions 
proposed; 
(C) the resources available to the high 
schools to implement the reforms or interven-
tions proposed; 
(D) the resources available to the local 
educational agency to implement the reforms or 
interventions proposed; and 
(E) a State-established prioritization of 
local educational agencies, based on school im-
provement needs and existing resources of that 
local educational agency and the high schools 
within that local educational agency. 
(3) PRIORITY.—The State educational agency 
shall first award subgrants to local educational agen-
cies serving high schools needing whole school re-
forms and replacement. The State educational agen-
cy shall ensure that local educational agencies re-
ceive funding adequate to fulfill the school improve-
ment needs outlined in the local educational agen-
cies’ improvement plans, approved by the State edu-
cational agency, allocated according to paragraph 
(2)(E). The State educational agency shall award re-
maining subgrant funds to local educational agencies 
serving high schools needing targeted interventions. 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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(g) AUTHORITY TO INTERVENE.—The State edu-
cational agency may intervene to develop or implement the 
high school improvement plans or enter into contracts with 
technical assistance providers to assist local educational 
agencies with the development and implementation of high 
school improvement plans if the State educational agency 
determines that— 
(1) a local educational agency serving high 
schools that need improvement has not submitted an 
application described in section 111(f); or 
(2) a local educational agency does not have the 
capacity to implement high school improvement ac-
tivities described in the submitted school improve-
ment plan. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
STATE
EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCY APPLICATION.—The State educational agency 
shall use funds under this title to carry out the activities 
included in the application described in section 109. 
(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this title shall 
use the grant funds to supplement, and not supplant, Fed-
eral and non-Federal funds available to high schools. 
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SEC. 111. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION 
OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) DISTRICT-WIDE HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.— 
A local educational agency that applies for a subgrant 
under this title shall develop, lead, and implement a dis-
trict-wide approach to high school improvement that in-
cludes the following activities: 
(1) DIFFERENTIATE HIGH SCHOOLS.—The local 
educational agency shall designate the category of 
high school improvement, as described in section 
109(b)(4), using data from the school performance 
indicators as criteria, as prescribed by the State 
educational agency, for each high school served by 
such agency that does not make adequate yearly 
progress for 2 consecutive years. 
(2) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The local educational 
agency shall convene a school improvement 
team for each high school served by such agen-
cy that does not make adequate yearly progress 
for 2 consecutive years and is assigned to one 
of the school improvement categories defined in 
section 109(b)(4), which— 
(i) shall include— 
(I) the building principal; 
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H. R. 2638—143 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to modify the standards applicable to the determination 
of the entitlement of veterans to special monthly pensions under 
sections 1513(a) and 1521(e) of title 38, United States Code, as 
in effect pursuant to the opinion of the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims in the case of Hartness v. Nicholson 
(No. 04–0888, July 21, 2006). 
SEC. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for a project or program named for an individual then 
serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the 
United States Congress. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(ii) the Flatwoods; 
(iii) the Pontotoc Ridge; 
(iv) the Black Prairie; and 
(v) the Northeastern Hills; and 
(B) diverse peoples who— 
(i) have settled in the area; and 
(ii) have been strongly influenced by 
the intersection of the distinctive cultures 
of Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta; 
(2) the area is rich with landmarks of diverse 
cultural and historical significance, including— 
(A) Native American settlements, particu-
larly those of the Chickasaw and Choctaw 
tribes; 
(B) the Natchez Trace Parkway; 
(C) sites of important battles and other 
significant actions of the Civil War, including— 
(i) the Battle of Corinth; 
(ii) the Battle of Brices Crossroads; 
(iii) the Battle of Tupelo; 
(iv) Van Dorns’ Raid; and 
(v) Grierson’s Raids; 
(D) the Contraband Camp in Corinth; 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 28 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation 
Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance 
security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Na-
tion’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transpor-
tation; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Transportation Security Administration should, in 
accordance with existing law, enhance security against 
terrorist attack and other security threats to our Na-
tion’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes 
of surface transportation; and for other purposes. 
Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is 
uniquely positioned to lead the efforts to secure our Na-
tion’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes of 
surface transportation against terrorist attack as a result 
of expertise developed over nine years of securing our Na-
tion’s commercial air transportation system; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6221 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition 
of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply 
with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns 
owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2008 
Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract 
the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and 
services a provision that requires the contractee to com-
ply with the contracting goals and preferences for small 
business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, 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 ‘‘Veteran-Owned Small 
Business Protection and Clarification Act of 2008’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6225 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to equitable 
relief with respect to a State or private employer, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 537 
To establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2007 
Mr. MEEK of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform. 
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 ‘‘Commission on Cata-
strophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, 
which struck the United States in 2005, caused over 
$200 billion in total economic losses, including in-
sured and uninsured losses. 
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agency shall submit, with the application de-
scribed in subsection (b), to the State edu-
cational agency a capacity and needs assess-
ment for each high school served by such agen-
cy that does not make adequate yearly progress 
for 2 consecutive years. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment under 
subparagraph (A) shall be conducted by a 
school improvement team described in para-
graph (2) and the local educational agency and 
shall include— 
(i) a description and analysis of the 
school’s capacity to implement needed 
school improvement activities identified in 
the school improvement plan, including an 
analysis of— 
(I) the number, experience, train-
ing level, responsibilities, and stability 
of existing administrative, instruc-
tional, and non-instructional staff for 
each high school to be assisted; 
(II) a review of the budget, in-
cluding how Federal, State, and local 
funds are currently being spent for in-
struction and operations at the school 
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level for staff salaries, instructional 
materials, professional development, 
and student support services to estab-
lish the extent to which existing re-
sources need to and can be reallocated 
to support the needed school improve-
ment activities; and 
(ii) additional resources and staff nec-
essary to implement the needed school im-
provement activities described in section 
112; and 
(iii) an analysis of the local edu-
cational agency’s capacity to provide tech-
nical assistance, additional staff, and re-
sources to implement the school improve-
ment plan to improve high school perform-
ance. 
(C) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
information 
provided in the capacity and needs assessment, 
in coordination with the school improvement 
plan and understanding of schools’ prior or cur-
rent reform history, shall be used to determine 
the level and direct the use of— 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6226 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, 
as the ‘‘Stan Lundine Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 75
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
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5380 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Methyl Salicylate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Methyl 
Salicylate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. METHYL SALICYLATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.24.47 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Methyl Salicylate) is amended by striking the date in the 
effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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(i) funds requested by the local edu-
cational agency for each high school to be 
assisted under this title; 
(ii) any additional funding to be pro-
vided by the State educational agency, the 
local educational agency, or other sources; 
and 
(iii) technical assistance providers, 
where appropriate. 
(6) 
IMPLEMENT
HIGH
SCHOOL
IMPROVE-
MENT.—The local educational agency shall use funds 
to— 
(A) ensure the implementation of the high 
school improvement plans; 
(B) provide targeted interventions for feed-
er middle schools by implementing research- 
and evidence-based interventions to improve 
middle schools served by such agency whose 
students go on to attend high schools served by 
the local educational agency that need whole 
school reforms or high schools served by the 
local educational agency that need replacement; 
(C) establish an early indicator warning 
system consisting of factors used to identify 
students who are struggling academically and 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 76
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
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‘‘(1) the individuals enrolled in the program will 
be qualified nurses in pursuit of a master’s or doc-
toral degree in nursing and have a contractual obli-
gation with the hospital or health facility that is in 
partnership with the institution of higher education; 
‘‘(2) the hospital or health facility of employ-
ment will be the clinical site for the accredited school 
of nursing program if the program requires a clinical 
site; 
‘‘(3) individuals enrolled in the program will 
maintain their employment on at least a part-time 
basis with the hospital or health facility that allowed 
them to participate in the program, and will receive 
an income from the hospital or health facility, as at 
least a part-time employee, and release times or 
flexible schedules to accommodate their program re-
quirements, as necessary; and 
‘‘(4) upon completion of the program, such indi-
viduals will be required to teach for 2 years in an 
accredited school of nursing for each year of support 
the individual received under this program. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘health facility’ means an Indian Health Service cen-
ter, a Native Hawaiian health center, a hospital, a feder-
ally qualified health center, a rural health clinic, a nursing 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 78
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
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this paragraph in the 10-year period preceding 
the date for which a grant under this section is 
requested to pay the Federal share of the cost 
of planning, establishing, expanding, or car-
rying out programs of cooperative education by 
such institutions or combinations of institu-
tions; and 
‘‘(B) to award grants to institutions of 
higher education that are operating an existing 
cooperative education program as determined 
by the Secretary to pay the cost of planning, es-
tablishing, expanding, or carrying out programs 
of cooperative education by such institutions. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT.—Cooperative 
education programs assisted under this section shall 
provide alternating or parallel periods of academic 
study and of public or private employment, giving 
students work experience related to their academic 
or occupational objectives and the opportunity to 
earn the funds necessary for continuing and com-
pleting their education. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) The amount of each grant awarded 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to any institution 
of higher education or combination of such in-
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 290 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is imperative 
that the United States creates a clear vision and goal to be the world 
leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure 
the continued strength, growth, and vitality of this Nation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2011 
Mr. FATTAH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
it is imperative that the United States creates a clear 
vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, 
science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the 
continued strength, growth, and vitality of this Nation. 
Whereas high math and science achievement are essential to 
the security of the United States and the strength of its 
economy; 
Whereas the Nation’s science and engineering workforce is 
aging and the supply of new scientists and engineers in 
the United States is decreasing; 
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stitutions in any fiscal year shall not exceed 
$500,000. 
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clauses (ii) 
and (iii), the Secretary shall award grants in 
each fiscal year to each institution of higher 
education described in paragraph (1)(B) that 
has an application approved under subsection 
(b) in an amount which bears the same ratio to 
the amount reserved pursuant to section 
812(a)(2) for such fiscal year as the number of 
unduplicated students placed in cooperative 
education jobs during the preceding fiscal year 
by such institution of higher education (other 
than cooperative education jobs under section 
814 and as determined by the Secretary) bears 
to the total number of all such students placed 
in such jobs during the preceding fiscal year by 
all such institutions. 
‘‘(ii) No institution of higher education 
shall receive a grant pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B) in any fiscal year in an amount which 
exceeds 25 percent of such institution’s cooper-
ative education program’s personnel and oper-
ating budget for the preceding fiscal year. 
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H. Res. 293 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 2, 2011. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Ms. Hochul. 
Attest: 
Clerk.