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sistance to developers during the planning, program 
design, and initial implementation of a charter 
school.’’. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5211 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7221j) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2008’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In allocating funds under 
this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall con-
sider the relative need between the programs under section 
5202 and section 5205(b) and (d) and the quality of the 
applications submitted.’’. 
SEC. 3. CHARTER SCHOOL CREDIT ENHANCEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) GRANTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—Section 
5222(a) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7223a(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Secretary shall use 100 percent of the 
amount available’’ and inserting ‘‘After reserving any 
funds as necessary for grant evaluation or administration 
consistent with applicable provisions (including section 
9601(a) of this Act and section 402(b)(1) of the Depart-
ment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 
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3462(b)(1))), the Secretary shall use the amounts avail-
able’’. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Section 5223(b)(4) of that Act 
(20 U.S.C. 7223b(b)(4)) is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including how 
the applicant will offer a combination of rates and terms 
more favorable than those that a charter school could re-
ceive without assistance under this subpart’’. 
(c) 
CHARTER
SCHOOL
OBJECTIVES.—Section 
5224(2) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7223c(2)) is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘construction’’ the following: ‘‘(including 
predevelopment costs, even in rare instances where con-
struction or renovation cannot proceed as a result of pre- 
development findings)’’. 
(d) RESERVE ACCOUNT.—Section 5225(a) of that 
Act (20 U.S.C. 7223d(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5) Making limited loans to charter schools, 
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe.’’. 
(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Sec-
tion 5226 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7223e) is amended by 
striking ‘‘0.25 percent of the funds received’’ and inserting 
‘‘two percent of the funds received for any fiscal year’’. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5231 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7223j) is amended by striking 
‘‘for fiscal year 2002’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2008 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the five suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2602 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron Moun-
tain, Michigan, as the ‘‘Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Facility’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2007 
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
HOEKSTRA, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, 
and Mr. WALBERG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility 
in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ‘‘Oscar G. Johnson 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL FACILITY, IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHI-
GAN. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility 
in Iron Mountain, Michigan, shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
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‘‘Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility’’. Any reference to that medical facility in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2602 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility 
in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ‘‘Oscar G. Johnson 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL FACILITY, IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHI-
GAN. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility 
in Iron Mountain, Michigan, shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
‘‘Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility’’. Any reference to that medical facility in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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shall include the Secretary’s recommendations as to 
whether— 
(A) to expand the program to other con-
gressional districts; 
(B) to change the current goals; or 
(C) to allow the program to continue un-
changed. 
(h) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated to the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall transfer to the 
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
pilot program. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2907 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline 
for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund pro-
grams and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great 
Lakes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to estab-
lish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the 
Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for 
improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes. 
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 ‘‘Great Lakes Water 
Protection Act’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2450 
To require non-Federal prisons and correctional facilities holding Federal 
prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the 
same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correc-
tional facilities are required to make available. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. MEEKS of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require non-Federal prisons and correctional facilities 
holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Fed-
eral Government to make the same information available 
to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facili-
ties are required to make available. 
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 ‘‘Private Prison Infor-
mation Act of 2009’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2605 
To establish a sunset for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2007 
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, 
Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. ELLISON, and Mrs. 
BOYDA of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish a sunset for the Authorization for Use of Mili-
tary Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 
107–243). 
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 ‘‘Sunset of Public Law 
107–243 Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUNSET OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5. SUNSET. 
‘‘This joint resolution shall cease to be effective be-
ginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Sunset of Public Law 107–243 Act of 2007.’’. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in the amendment made by section 2 of this 
Act shall be construed to prevent or prohibit Congress in 
the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act from— 
(1) reauthorizing Public Law 107–243, with or 
without amendment, as appropriate; and 
(2) passing a new authorization for the use of 
military force against Iraq or a declaration of war 
against Iraq, as appropriate. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1032 
Recognizing former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre on the 
occasion of his retirement from the National Football League, and hon-
oring him for his years of commitment to the city of Green Bay and 
the State of Wisconsin, and his extensive charitable activities in Wis-
consin and his home State of Mississippi. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Mr. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Mr. KIND, Mr. PETRI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, 
and Mr. HINOJOSA) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett 
Favre on the occasion of his retirement from the Na-
tional Football League, and honoring him for his years 
of commitment to the city of Green Bay and the State 
of Wisconsin, and his extensive charitable activities in 
Wisconsin and his home State of Mississippi. 
Whereas Brett Favre was born in Gulfport and raised in 
Kiln, Mississippi, and attended the University of South-
ern Mississippi; 
Whereas Brett Favre was drafted in 1991 by the Atlanta 
Falcons and traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1992; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2908 
To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information 
regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To encourage States to report to the Attorney General cer-
tain information regarding the deaths of individuals in 
the custody of law enforcement agencies. 
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 ‘‘Death in Custody Re-
porting Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE 
IN THE CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year after the ex-
piration of the period specified in subsection (b)(1) in 
which a State receives funds for a program referred to 
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in subsection (b)(2), the State shall report to the Attorney 
General, on a quarterly basis and pursuant to guidelines 
established by the Attorney General, information regard-
ing the death of any person who is in the process of arrest, 
is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a mu-
nicipal or county jail, State prison, or other local or State 
correctional facility (including any juvenile facility) that, 
at a minimum, includes— 
(1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age 
of the deceased; 
(2) the date, time, and location of death; and 
(3) a brief description of the circumstances sur-
rounding the death. 
(b) COMPLIANCE AND INELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE DATE.—Each State shall have 
not more than 30 days from the date of enactment 
of this Act to comply with subsection (a), except 
that— 
(A) the Attorney General may grant an ad-
ditional 30 days to a State that is making good 
faith efforts to comply with such subsection; 
and 
(B) the Attorney General shall waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) if compliance 
with such subsection by a State would be un-
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‘‘(7) plans for the sustainability of the model 
program after the end of the grant period; and 
‘‘(8) creates and offers a meaningful credential 
for students with intellectual disabilities upon the 
completion of the model program. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An institution of 
higher education that receives a grant under this section 
shall provide matching funds toward the cost of the model 
comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for 
students with intellectual disabilities carried out under the 
grant, which may be provided in cash or in kind, in an 
amount not less than 25 percent of the amount of such 
grant funds. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the first grant award under this section, the Office of 
Postsecondary Education shall prepare and disseminate a 
report to the authorizing committees and to the public 
that reviews the activities of the model comprehensive 
transition and postsecondary programs for students with 
intellectual disabilities authorized under this subpart and 
provides guidance and recommendations on how successful 
programs can be replicated. 
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constitutional under the constitution of such 
State. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—For any fiscal 
year after the expiration of the period specified in 
paragraph (1), a State that fails to comply with sub-
section (a) shall not receive 10 percent of the funds 
that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year 
to the State under subpart 1 of part E of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), whether character-
ized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local 
Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local 
Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Pro-
gram, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assist-
ance Grant Program, or otherwise. 
(c) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated under a 
program referred to in subsection (b)(2) to a State for 
failure to fully comply with subsection (a) shall be reallo-
cated under that program to States that have not failed 
to comply with such subsection. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2909 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction 
for the travel expenses of a taxpayer’s spouse who accompanies the 
taxpayer on business travel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. PUTNAM) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore 
the deduction for the travel expenses of a taxpayer’s 
spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR TRAVEL EX-
PENSES OF SPOUSE, ETC. ACCOMPANYING 
TAXPAYER ON BUSINESS TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (m) of section 274 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional 
limitations on travel expenses) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(3) Paragraph (3) of section 6402(e) of such 
Code is amended in the last sentence by inserting 
‘‘or subsection (f)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(4) Subsection (g) of section 6402 of such 
Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended 
by striking ‘‘(c), (d), or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c), (d), 
(e), or (f)’’. 
(5) Subsection (i) of section 6402 of such Code, 
as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by 
striking ‘‘subsection (c) or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (c), (e), or (f)’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to refunds payable under section 
6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2608 
AN ACT 
To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2008 through 
2010, extensions of supplemental security income 
for refugees, asylees, and certain other humani-
tarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code to collect unemployment com-
pensation debts resulting from fraud.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 290 
To prevent ineligibility for supplemental security income benefits by reason 
of an increase in the Federal minimum wage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To prevent ineligibility for supplemental security income ben-
efits by reason of an increase in the Federal minimum 
wage. 
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 ‘‘Fair Wages for Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF INELIGIBILITY FOR SSI BENEFITS 
BY REASON OF AN INCREASE IN THE FED-
ERAL MINIMUM WAGE. 
(a) EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.—Section 1612(b) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(22); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (23) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24)(A) if such individual does not have an eli-
gible spouse, the amount (if any) by which the min-
imum wage rate in effect for the month under sec-
tion 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 multiplied by the number of hours for which 
such individual is gainfully employed during the 
month exceeds the total amount of earned income of 
such individual excluded by the preceding provisions 
of this subsection for the month; or 
‘‘(B) if such individual has an eligible spouse, 
the amount (if any) by which the minimum wage 
rate in effect for the month under section 6(a)(1) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 multiplied by 
the total number of hours for which such individual 
and such spouse are gainfully employed during the 
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month exceeds the total amount of earned income of 
such individual and such spouse excluded by the pre-
ceding provisions of this subsection for the month.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) of this section shall apply to benefits for 
months ending on or after the earliest date, after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, an increase in the Federal 
minimum wage rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 takes effect. 
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H. Res. 1034 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 11, 2008. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Wittman of Vir-
ginia. 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Mrs. Miller of 
Michigan. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
(10) Members of the Armed Forces who return 
from deployment overseas and attempt to reenroll in 
a program of education are overwhelmed with bu-
reaucracy. 
(11) Studies have shown that symptoms of 
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other 
non-apparent injuries may take up to a year to 
manifest. 
(12) Members of the Armed Forces deserve to 
have at least a full academic year to reintegrate into 
society before they are required to begin paying back 
student loans. 
(13) Members of the Armed Forces who fight 
to protect the United States deserve a Government 
that fights to protect them. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to assist members of the Armed Forces who 
return from a deployment to transition from military 
service to civilian life and to undertake programs of 
education they were forced to discontinue because of 
such deployment; 
(2) to provide a 13-month transition period for 
such members to reenroll in such a program of edu-
cation and to begin paying back student loans un-
dertaken for such program of education; 
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