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area. Such permissible travel within the designated 
area may be made only by land. 
(3) MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.—For purposes of 
this section, the restriction on travel referred to in 
subsection (a) shall not include travel to and from 
New York University medical center or Bellevue 
Hospital Center for emergency medical care. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) ON TRAVEL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to prohibit the placement of additional re-
strictions by the City of New York, the State of New 
York, or the law enforcement agencies of such City 
or State on the travel within the designated area of 
officials and representatives of countries that are 
designated as state sponsors of terrorism. 
(2) OTHER
RESTRICTIONS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to prohibit the placement by 
the President of additional restrictions on officials 
and representatives of countries that are designated 
as state sponsors or terrorism. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the 
study described in subsection (a), including such rec-
ommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
facilitate the development, operation, and implementation 
of health information exchanges. 
SEC. 
207. 
PROMOTING 
HEALTH 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR CHRONIC DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall establish a two-year project to dem-
onstrate the impact of health information technology on 
disease management for individuals entitled to medical as-
sistance under a State plan under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act. 
(b) STRUCTURE OF PROJECT.—The project under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) create a web-based virtual case management 
tool that provides access to best practices for man-
aging chronic disease; and 
(2) provide chronic disease patients and care-
givers access to their own medical records and to a 
single source of information on chronic disease. 
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(c) COMPETITION.—Not later than the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek pro-
posals from States to carry out the project under sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall select not less than four 
of such proposals submitted, and at least one proposal se-
lected shall include a regional approach that features ac-
cess to an integrated hospital information system in at 
least two adjoining States and that permits the measure-
ment of health outcomes. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 90 days 
after the last day of the project under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
Congress a report on such project and shall include in 
such report the amount of any cost-savings resulting from 
the project and such recommendations for legislation or 
administrative action as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5888 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for 
reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treat-
ment furnished in a non-Department facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2008 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran 
eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-De-
partment 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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holds that the infringer is within the juris-
diction of the court; and 
‘‘(vii) at the time of making the initial 
discovery disclosures required under Rule 
26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 
states with particularity the basis for the 
right to claim the limitations, including a 
detailed description and documentation of 
the search undertaken in accordance with 
paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
does not apply if, after receiving notice of the 
claim for infringement and having an oppor-
tunity to conduct an expeditious good faith in-
vestigation of the claim, the infringer— 
‘‘(i) fails to negotiate reasonable com-
pensation in good faith with the owner of 
the infringed copyright; or 
‘‘(ii) fails to render payment of rea-
sonable compensation in a reasonably time-
ly manner. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SEARCHES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
QUALIFYING 
SEARCHES.— 
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SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF VETERAN ELIGIBILITY FOR RE-
IMBURSEMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT FUR-
NISHED IN A NON-DEPARTMENT FACILITY. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
1725(b)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘or in part’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to emergency treat-
ment furnished on or after October 8, 2007. 
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the end of the calendar quarter during which 
the contribution described in such paragraph 
was made, and 
(B) in the case of amounts described in 
paragraph (1)(B), not later than 2 business 
days after such amounts were provided. 
(3) CROSS REFERENCE.—For allowance of tax 
credit for Individual Development Account subsidies, 
including matching funds, see section 45R of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) DEPOSIT
OF MATCHING FUNDS INTO INDI-
VIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL WHO 
HAS ATTAINED AGE 65.—In the case of an Individual De-
velopment Account owner who attains the age of 65, the 
qualified financial institution shall deposit the funds in the 
parallel account with respect to such individual into the 
Individual Development Account of such individual on the 
later of— 
(1) the day which is the 1-year anniversary of 
the deposit of such funds in the parallel account, or 
(2) the first business day of the taxable year of 
such individual following the taxable year in which 
such individual attained age 65. 
(d) UNIFORM ACCOUNTING REGULATIONS.—To en-
sure proper recordkeeping and determination of the tax 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR HELMET PADS PURCHASED BY OR FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
DE-
PLOYED IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Section 351 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 1857) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, or September 30, 
2008, in the case of the purchase of protective hel-
met pads’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘or one year after the 
date on which the purchase of the protective, safety, 
or health equipment was made, whichever occurs 
last’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
apply in the case of the purchase of protective hel-
met pads by or on behalf of a member.’’. 
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(C) examine whether disparities exist be-
tween the rating of physical and mental disabil-
ities, especially with respect to how the severity 
of mental disabilities should be adjudicated to 
ensure parity with physical disabilities whereby 
a veteran can be rated totally disabled while 
maintaining some level of employment; 
(D) measure the effect of disabilities on 
the psychological states, physical integrity, and 
social adaptability of veterans with such disabil-
ities; and 
(E) examine the effect of a veteran’s injury 
or combination of injuries on— 
(i) the average loss of the veteran’s 
earnings capacity, including the veteran’s 
inability to work in certain occupations; 
(ii) the veteran’s quality of life, in-
cluding activities of independent living, rec-
reational and community activities, and 
personal relationships, including the inabil-
ity to participate in favorite activities, so-
cial problems related to disfigurement or 
cognitive difficulties, and the need to spend 
increased amounts of time performing ac-
tivities of daily living; and 
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(iii) the extent to which benefits for 
veterans may be used to encourage vet-
erans to seek and undergo vocational reha-
bilitation. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult 
with appropriate public and private entities, agen-
cies, and veterans service organizations, and shall 
employ consultants. 
(4) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—The Sec-
retary shall complete the study required under this 
subsection by not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days after completing the study required under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the study. The report shall include— 
(A) the results of the study on quality of 
life and the payment of compensation for serv-
ice-connected disabilities for which the Sec-
retary entered into a contract on January 28, 
2008; 
(B) the Secretary’s findings and conclu-
sions with respect to adjusting the schedule for 
rating disabilities adopted and applied by the 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 19 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1259 
[Report No. 111–49] 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2009 
Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. 
BONO MACK, and Mr. GORDON of Tennessee) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MARCH 24, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, 
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 ‘‘Dextromethorphan 
Distribution Act of 2009’’. 
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ized training requirements, under which that entity 
shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the items re-
quired to be included in the annual report of 
the Secretary under section 7734 of title 38, 
United States Code, that were included in the 
last such report submitted before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, that relate to the 
training and performance assessment programs 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for em-
ployees of the Veterans Benefits Administration 
who are responsible for matters relating to com-
pensation or pension benefits under the laws 
administered by the Secretary; and 
(B) not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Sec-
retary the results of such evaluation. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS TO CONGRESS.— 
The Secretary shall include the results of the evalua-
tion required under paragraph (1) with the first an-
nual report required to be submitted to Congress 
under section 529 of title 38, United States Code, 
submitted after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives such results. 
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HR 5892 RFS 
Forces have access to applicable benefits and 
services under this title; 
‘‘(B) programs carried out by the Depart-
ment under this title for such survivors and de-
pendents are carried out in a manner that is re-
sponsive to such survivors and dependents and 
their unique needs; 
‘‘(C) regular and consistent monitoring of 
benefits delivery occurs; 
‘‘(D) appropriate referrals are being made 
with respect to such survivors and dependents 
by, to, and within the Veterans Benefits Admin-
istration, Veterans Health Administration, and 
National Cemetery Administration; and 
‘‘(E) such survivors and dependents are 
treated with dignity and respect by personnel of 
the Department; and 
‘‘(2) act as a primary advisor to the Secretary 
on all matters related to the policies, programs, leg-
islative issues, and other initiatives affecting such 
survivors and dependents. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall identify 
and include the activities of the Office in the annual report 
to Congress under section 529 of this title. 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘any’’ before ‘‘increased 
duties’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, to the extent and for 
such period’’ and all that follows to the end pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘recommended by the Inter-
national Trade Commission’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘agreed upon by either group’’ and all that 
follows to the end period and inserting ‘‘shall be con-
sidered an affirmative determination under sub-
section (b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ON PRO-
POSED REMEDIES’’ and inserting ‘‘FOR RE-
LIEF’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the President or 
Trade Representative may consider as’’ 
and inserting ‘‘is to be considered’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Commission shall 
propose’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commission 
shall recommend’’; and 
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‘‘(i) assemble and review relevant information 
relating to the needs of veterans with disabilities; 
‘‘(ii) provide information relating to the nature 
and character of disabilities arising from service in 
the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(iii) provide an on-going assessment of the ef-
fectiveness of the schedule for rating disabilities; and 
‘‘(iv) provide on-going advice on the most ap-
propriate means of responding to the needs of vet-
erans relating to disability compensation in the fu-
ture. 
‘‘(B) In carrying out its duties under subparagraph 
(A), the Committee shall take into special account the 
needs of veterans who have served in a theater of combat 
operations. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than March 31 
of each year, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary 
a report on the programs and activities of the Department 
that relate to the payment of disability compensation. 
Each such report shall include— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the needs of vet-
erans with respect to disability compensation; 
‘‘(B) a review of the programs and activi-
ties of the Department designed to meet such 
needs; and 
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‘‘(E) EMPLOYEE OF A COVERT TESTING OF-
FICE.—The term ‘employee of a covert testing of-
fice’ means an individual who is an employee of 
a covert testing office or a contractor or an em-
ployee of a contractor of a covert testing office.’’. 
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‘‘(A) a human embryo into which a non- 
human cell or cells (or the component parts 
thereof) have been introduced to render the em-
bryo’s membership in the species Homo sapiens 
uncertain; 
‘‘(B) a hybrid human/animal embryo pro-
duced by fertilizing a human egg with non- 
human sperm; 
‘‘(C) a hybrid human/animal embryo pro-
duced by fertilizing a non-human egg with 
human sperm; 
‘‘(D) an embryo produced by introducing a 
non-human nucleus into a human egg; 
‘‘(E) an embryo produced by introducing a 
human nucleus into a non-human egg; 
‘‘(F) an embryo containing at least haploid 
sets of chromosomes from both a human and a 
non-human life form; 
‘‘(G) a non-human life form engineered 
such that human gametes develop within the 
body of a non-human life form; or 
‘‘(H) a non-human life form engineered 
such that it contains a human brain or a brain 
derived wholly or predominantly from human 
neural tissues. 
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† HR 2847 EAS2 
‘‘2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 
and ending December 31, 2010,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 
and ending December 31, 2010,’’. 
(f) ALLOCATIONS
FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH
AND 
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS.—Section 
3046 
of 
the 
SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5338 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or period’’ 
after ‘‘fiscal year’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall allocate amounts appropriated pursuant to section 
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for national re-
search and technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, 
and 5322 of such title— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2010, in amounts equal to 
the amounts allocated for fiscal year 2009 under each 
of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (8) through (25) 
of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 
and ending December 31, 2010, in amounts equal to 
25 percent of the amounts allocated for fiscal year
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 133 of the Na-
tional Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (2 
U.S.C. 1743) is amended by striking ‘‘for each 
of the first 7 fiscal years beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for the first fiscal year beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 
2014’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as 
if included in the enactment of the National Re-
cording Preservation Act of 2000. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR REMOVAL OF MEMBERS.— 
Section 122(d)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1722(d)(2)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL OF MEMBERS.—The Librarian 
shall have the authority to remove any member of 
the Board if the member fails, after receiving proper 
notification, to attend (or send a designated alter-
nate to attend) a regularly scheduled Board meeting, 
or if the member is determined by the Librarian to 
have substantially failed to fulfill the member’s re-
sponsibilities as a member of the Board.’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5893 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the sound recording and film preser-
vation programs of the Library of Congress, and 
for other purposes.
‘‘(D) An allergen control program to en-
sure that products do not contain allergens that 
are not declared on the label. 
‘‘(E) A recall contingency plan. 
‘‘(F) Good manufacturing practices. 
‘‘(d) MONITORING OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The owner, 
operator, or agent in charge of a facility shall monitor the 
effectiveness of the preventive controls implemented under 
subsection (c) to provide reasonable assurances that none 
of the outcomes set forth in subsection (c)(1) shall occur. 
‘‘(e) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—The owner, operator, 
or agent in charge of a facility shall establish procedures 
that a facility will implement if the preventive controls im-
plemented under subsection (c) are found to be ineffective 
through effectiveness monitoring under subsection (d) or 
if an adulteration or recall situation warrants such action. 
‘‘(f) VERIFICATION.—The owner, operator, or agent 
in charge of a facility shall verify that— 
‘‘(1) the preventive controls implemented under 
subsection (c) are adequate to control the hazards 
found under subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) the owner, operator, or agent is conducting 
monitoring in accordance with subsection (d); 
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‘‘(B) $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2011; and 
‘‘(C) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2012 through 2016. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING.—The amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under this subsection are to be made 
available to the corporation to match any private 
contributions (whether in currency, services, or prop-
erty) made to the corporation by private persons and 
State and local governments.’’. 
(2) REPATRIATION OF FILMS FROM FOREIGN AR-
CHIVES
AS
PURPOSE
OF
FOUNDATION.—Section 
151702(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘United States;’’ and inserting ‘‘United States and 
the repatriation of American films from foreign ar-
chives;’’. 
(3) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR FILLING VA-
CANCIES
IN
MEMBERSHIP
OF
BOARD
OF
DIREC-
TORS.—Section 151703(b)(5) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘120 days’’. 
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SEC. 4. PERMITTING DISTRIBUTION OF ACQUIRED NEWS 
TRANSMISSIONS IN AMERICAN TELEVISION 
AND RADIO ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH OR DE-
POSIT IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR ARCHIVES. 
Section 113(b)(3) of Public Law 94–553 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘American Television and Radio Archives 
Act’’) (2 U.S.C. 170(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘this 
subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection or a copy or pho-
norecord of a transmission program described under this 
subsection which is acquired by the Librarian pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 428 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5893 
[Report No. 110–683, Part I] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the sound recording and film preser-
vation programs of the Library of Congress, and 
for other purposes. 
JUNE 4, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration 
with an amendment 
JUNE 4, 2008 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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