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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7085 
To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be 
used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month 
period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require that the poverty line determined for the State 
of Alaska be used for all the States and the District 
of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose 
of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. 
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 ‘‘America’s Right-to- 
Eat Rescue Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY UNIFORM USE OF ALASKA POVERTY 
LINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN NU-
TRITION PROGRAMS. 
During the 6-month period beginning on the 1st day 
of the 1st month that begins more than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each reference to the 
poverty line applicable in— 
(1) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), and 
(2) the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 
with respect to any of the several States or the District 
of Columbia, shall be deemed to be a reference to the pov-
erty line then applicable under the Acts for such period 
with respect to the State of Alaska. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6901 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to 
make certain changes relating to electronic Government 
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,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7089 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restore the former system of 
good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restore the former 
system of good time allowances toward service of Federal 
prison terms, 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 ‘‘Federal Prison Work 
Incentive Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF FORMER GOOD TIME SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 307 the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 309—GOOD TIME ALLOWANCES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘4161. Computation generally. 
‘‘4162. Industrial good time. 
‘‘4163. Discharge. 
‘‘4164. Forfeiture for offense. 
‘‘4165. Restoration of forfeited commutation. 
‘‘§ 4161. Computation generally 
‘‘(a) Each prisoner convicted of an offense against 
the United States and confined in a penal or correctional 
institution for a definite term other than for life, whose 
record of conduct shows that the prisoner has substan-
tially observed all regulations promulgated by the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons and has not been subjected to 
punishment, shall be entitled to a deduction from the term 
of his sentence imposed beginning with the day on which 
the sentence commences to run, and including time served 
in pretrial confinement, as follows: 
‘‘(1) 5 days for each month of the sentence, if 
the sentence is not less than 6 months and not more 
than 1 year. 
‘‘(2) 6 days for each month of the sentence, if 
the sentence is more than 1 year and less than 3 
years. 
‘‘(3) 7 days for each month of the sentence, if 
the sentence is not less than 3 years and less than 
5 years. 
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(7) IDAHO.— 
(A) COVE/MALLARD.—Certain land in the 
Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 94,000 acres, located approximately 30 
miles southwest of the town of Elk City, and 
west of the town of Dixie, in the area generally 
known as ‘‘Cove/Mallard’’. 
(B) MEADOW CREEK.—Certain land in the 
Nez Perce National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 180,000 acres, located approximately 8 
miles east of the town of Elk City in the area 
generally known as ‘‘Meadow Creek’’. 
(C) FRENCH
CREEK/PATRICK
BUTTE.— 
Certain land in the Payette National Forest, to-
taling approximately 141,000 acres, located ap-
proximately 20 miles north of the town of 
McCall in the area generally known as ‘‘French 
Creek/Patrick Butte’’. 
(8) ILLINOIS.— 
(A) CRIPPS
BEND.—Certain land in the 
Shawnee National Forest, totaling approxi-
mately 39 acres, located in Jackson County in 
the Big Muddy River watershed, in the area 
generally known as ‘‘Cripps Bend’’. 
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HR 654 IH
retary’’) shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 five
dollar coins each of which shall weigh 8.359 grams, have
a diameter of .0850 inches, and shall contain 90 percent
gold and 10 percent alloy.
(b) ONE DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—The Secretary
shall issue not more than 1,000,000 one dollar coins each
of which shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.5
inches, and be composed of 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent copper.
(c) HALF DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—The Secretary
shall issue not more than 1,750,000 half dollar coins each
of which shall weigh 12.50 grams, have a diameter of
1.205 inches, and be composed of 90 percent silver and
10 percent copper.
SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.
(a) GOLD.—The Secretary shall obtain gold for the
coins minted under this Act pursuant to the authority of
the Secretary under existing law.
(b) SILVER.—The Secretary shall obtain silver for the
coins minted under this Act from stockpiles established
under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.).
SEC. 4. DESIGN.
(a) DESIGN OF FIVE DOLLAR GOLD COINS.—The de-
sign of the five dollar coins shall portray Alexander Hamil-
‘‘(e) WORK SITE EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this 
title— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘work site em-
ployee’ means, with respect to a certified profes-
sional employer organization, an individual who— 
‘‘(A) performs services for a customer pur-
suant to a contract which is between such cus-
tomer and the certified professional employer 
organization and which meets the requirements 
of paragraph (2), and 
‘‘(B) performs services at a work site 
meeting the requirements of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) SERVICE
CONTRACT
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
contract meets the requirements of this paragraph 
with respect to an individual performing services for 
a customer if such contract is in writing and pro-
vides that the certified professional employer organi-
zation shall— 
‘‘(A) assume responsibility for payment of 
wages to the individual, without regard to the 
receipt or adequacy of payment from the cus-
tomer for such services, 
‘‘(B) assume responsibility for reporting, 
withholding, and paying any applicable taxes 
under subtitle C, with respect to the individ-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7097 
To promote biogas production, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. EMANUEL, and Mr. NUNES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To promote biogas production, 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 ‘‘Biogas Production In-
centive Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM CER-
TAIN RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 45P the fol-
lowing new section: 
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would be treated as a single employer under the reg-
ulations prescribed under section 52(b). In the case 
of a corporation which is a member of an affiliated 
group of corporations filing a consolidated return, 
such corporation shall be treated as selling biogas to 
an unrelated person if such biogas is sold to such a 
person by another member of such group. 
‘‘(4) PASS-THRU IN THE CASE OF ESTATES AND 
TRUSTS.—Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary, rules similar to the rules of subsection (d) of 
section 52 shall apply. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT FROM PRO-
DUCING
FUEL
FROM
A
NONCONVENTIONAL 
SOURCE.—The amount of biogas produced and sold 
or used by the taxpayer during any taxable year 
which is taken into account under this section shall 
be reduced by the amount of biogas produced and 
sold by the taxpayer in such taxable year which is 
taken into account under section 45K. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT FROM PRO-
DUCING
ELECTRICITY
FROM
RENEWABLE
RE-
SOURCES.—The amount of biogas produced and sold 
or used by the taxpayer during any taxable year 
which is taken into account under this section shall 
be reduced by the amount of biogas produced and 
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111 
SEC. 504. EFFECT OF CONFLICT WITH ENDANGERED SPE-
CIES ACT OF 1973. 
In the event of any conflict between a provision of 
this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, and the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531), the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 shall prevail. 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(C) by adding after subparagraph (E) the 
following: 
‘‘(F) effective for the first calendar year 
beginning after December 31, 2010, and for 
each calendar year thereafter, a Multilingual 
Services Expenses Report, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) a summary and analysis of the 
multilingual services accounting informa-
tion (as defined in section 904 of this title) 
prepared by each agency Chief Financial 
Officer under section 902(a)(6)(E) of this 
title; 
‘‘(ii) a description of any changes to 
the existing financial management struc-
ture of the Federal Government needed to 
establish an integrated individual agency 
accounting of all multilingual services (as 
defined in section 904 of this title) con-
ducted by each agency; and 
‘‘(iii) any other information the Direc-
tor considers appropriate to fully inform 
the Congress and the agency Chief Finan-
cial Officers regarding the accounting of 
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all multilingual services provided by the 
Federal Government; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3517. Multilingual Services Accounting Guidelines. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall issue guidance that each agency 
Chief Financial Officer shall follow in compiling the multi-
lingual services accounting information required under 
section 902(a)(6)(E) of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 35 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 3516 the following: 
‘‘3517. Multilingual Services Accounting Guidelines.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7093 
To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the accreditation of English language training 
programs, 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. ACCREDITATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (15)(F)(i), by striking ‘‘a lan-
guage’’ and inserting ‘‘an accredited language’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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(C) Section 25B(g)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘and section 23’’. 
(D) Section 25D(c)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23, 24,’’ and inserting 
‘‘24’’. 
(E) Section 26(a)(1) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23, 24,’’ and inserting 
‘‘24’’. 
(F) Section 37 of such Code, as so redesig-
nated, is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (4) of sub-
section (b), and 
(ii) by striking subsection (c). 
(G) Section 137 of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(i) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 23(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 37(d)’’, 
and 
(ii) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 23’’ and inserting ‘‘section 37’’. 
(H) Section 904(i) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘23, 24,’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’. 
(I) Section 1016(a)(26) is amended by 
striking ‘‘23(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘37(g)’’. 
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(J) Section 1400C(d) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23,’’. 
(K) The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 23. 
(L) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘37,’’ after ‘‘36,’’. 
(M) The table of sections for subpart C of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking the last item and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 37. Adoption expenses. 
‘‘Sec. 37A. Overpayments of tax.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS MADE BY EGTRRA TO ADOP-
TION CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—Title IX of the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
shall not apply to the amendments made by section 202 
of such Act (relating to expansion of adoption credit and 
adoption assistance programs). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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‘‘(52) The term ‘accredited language training pro-
gram’ means a language training program that is accred-
ited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary 
of Education.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall— 
(A) take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) apply with respect to applications for 
a 
nonimmigrant 
visa 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) that 
are filed on or after the effective date described 
in subparagraph (A). 
(2) TEMPORARY EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a), 
during the 3-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, an alien seeking 
to enter the United States to pursue a course 
of study at a language training program that 
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has been certified by the Secretary of Home-
land Security and has not been accredited or 
denied accreditation by an entity described in 
section 101(a)(52) of such Act may be granted 
a nonimmigrant visa under such section 
101(a)(15)(F)(i). 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—An 
alien may not be granted a nonimmigrant visa 
under subparagraph (A) if the sponsoring insti-
tution of the language training program to 
which the alien seeks to enroll does not— 
(i) submit an application for the ac-
creditation of such program to a regional 
or national accrediting agency recognized 
by the Secretary of Education within 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(ii) comply with the applicable accred-
iting requirements of such agency. 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘metropolitan 
statistical area high job-loss zone’ means any stand-
ard metropolitan statistical area designated by the 
Secretary for purposes of this section. Designations 
under the preceding sentence shall be made not later 
than January 1, 2009. 
‘‘(2) STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATIONS.—An area 
may be designated by the Secretary under para-
graph (1) if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) any eligible city in such area is 
among of the lowest 1⁄3 of all eligible cities 
ranked on the basis of— 
‘‘(i) the economic conditions referred 
to in paragraph (4), and 
‘‘(ii) the residential economic well- 
being factors referred to in paragraph (5), 
and 
‘‘(B) the area is among the lowest 1⁄3 of all 
standard metropolitan statistical areas ranked 
on the basis of comparing changes in— 
‘‘(i) employment, 
‘‘(ii) wages, 
‘‘(iii) gross metropolitan product, and 
‘‘(iv) gross metropolitan product per 
job, 
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ual’s wages, without regard to the receipt or 
adequacy of payment from the customer for 
such services, 
‘‘(C) assume responsibility for any em-
ployee benefits which the service contract may 
require the certified professional employer orga-
nization to provide, without regard to the re-
ceipt or adequacy of payment from the cus-
tomer for such services, 
‘‘(D) assume responsibility for hiring, fir-
ing and for recruiting workers in addition to 
the customer’s responsibility for hiring, firing 
and recruiting workers, 
‘‘(E) maintain employee records relating to 
the individual, and 
‘‘(F) agree to be treated as a certified pro-
fessional employer organization for purposes of 
section 3511 with respect to such individual. 
‘‘(3) WORK SITE COVERAGE REQUIREMENT.— 
The requirements of this paragraph are met with re-
spect to an individual if at least 85 percent of the 
individuals performing services for the customer at 
the work site where such individual performs serv-
ices are subject to 1 or more contracts with the cer-
tified professional employer organization which meet 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7098 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent 
or income based. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and Mr. 
RAMSTAD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income discharges of student loans the repay-
ment of which is income contingent or income based. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN STUDENT LOANS THE REPAYMENT OF 
WHICH IS INCOME CONTINGENT OR INCOME 
BASED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘any student loan if’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘any student loan if— 
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‘‘(A) such discharge was pursuant to a provi-
sion of such loan under which all or part of the in-
debtedness of the individual would be discharged if 
the individual worked for a certain period of time in 
certain professions for any of a broad class of em-
ployers, or 
‘‘(B) such discharge was pursuant to section 
455(e) or section 493C(b)(7) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (relating to income contingent 
and income based repayment).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to discharges of loans after De-
cember 31, 2008. 
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HR 710 PCS
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE MEDICARE PHYSI-
CIAN ASSISTANCE AND QUALITY INITIATIVE 
FUND. 
Section 1848(l)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–4(l)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In addition, there shall be available 
to the Fund for expenditures during 2009 an 
amount equal to $30,000,000 and for expenditures 
during or after 2013 an amount equal to 
$470,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FUR-
NISHED DURING 2008’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘specified in subparagraph 
(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘specified in the first sen-
tence of subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after ‘‘furnished during 
2008’’ the following: ‘‘and for the obligation of 
the entire first amount specified in the second 
sentence of such subparagraph for payment 
with respect to physicians’ services furnished 
during 2009 and of the entire second amount 
so specified for payment with respect to physi-
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