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shall not apply to activities or related transactions with
respect to Southern Sudan, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Moun-
tains State, Blue Nile State, Abyei, Darfur, or marginalized
areas in and around Khartoum.
SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 8 of the Sudan Peace Act (Public Law 107–
245; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) REPORT
ON
AFRICAN
UNION
MISSION
IN
SUDAN.—Until such time as AMIS concludes its mission
in Darfur, in conjunction with the other reports required
under this section, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with all relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall
prepare and submit a report, to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, regarding—
‘‘(1) a detailed description of all United States
assistance provided to the African Union Mission in
Sudan (referred to in this subsection as ‘AMIS’) since
the establishment of AMIS, reported by fiscal year
and the type and purpose of such assistance; and
‘‘(2) the level of other international assistance
provided to AMIS, including assistance from coun-
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tries, regional and international organizations, such
as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Euro-
pean Union, the Arab League, and the United Na-
tions, reported by fiscal year and the type and pur-
pose of such assistance, to the extent possible.
‘‘(d) REPORT ON SANCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE
IN DARFUR.—In conjunction with the other reports re-
quired under this section, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
regarding sanctions imposed under section 6 of the Com-
prehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, including—
‘‘(1) a description of each sanction imposed
under such provision of law;
‘‘(2) the name of the individual or entity subject
to the sanction, if applicable; and
‘‘(3) whether or not such individual has been
identified by the United Nations panel of experts.
‘‘(e) REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSIST-
ANCE.—In conjunction with the other reports required
under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees describ-
ing the effectiveness of any assistance provided under sec-
tion 8 of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006,
including—
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‘‘(1) a detailed annex on any military assistance
provided in the period covered by this report;
‘‘(2) the results of any review or other moni-
toring conducted by the Federal Government with re-
spect to assistance provided under that Act; and
‘‘(3) any unauthorized retransfer or use of mili-
tary assistance furnished by the United States.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
paragraph (2) shall be entitled to payment for 
each fiscal year specified in paragraph (5) of an 
amount equal to $85,000 plus the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
for the fiscal year with respect to the State in 
which the court is located. 
(B) FORMULA.—The amount described in 
this subparagraph for a fiscal year with respect 
to a State is the amount that bears the same 
ratio to the dollar amount specified in para-
graph (5) for the fiscal year (reduced by the 
dollar amount specified in subparagraph (A), 
multiplied by the number of highest State 
courts with applications approved under para-
graph (2)) as the number of individuals in the 
State who have not attained 21 years of age 
bears to the total number of such individuals in 
all States the highest courts of which have ap-
proved applications under paragraph (2) for the 
fiscal year. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Each highest State court 
to which a grant is made under this section shall use 
the grant to pay not more than 75 percent of the 
costs of activities aimed at the purpose described in 
paragraph (1).
(5) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—For grants under this subsection, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 
2007. 
(d) STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PUBLIC AT-
TORNEYS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Higher Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 428K 
(20 U.S.C. 1078–11) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR FAMILY LAW, DE-
PENDENCY, OR DOMESTIC RELATIONS AT-
TORNEYS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
courage qualified individuals to enter and continue em-
ployment as family law, dependency, or domestic relations 
attorneys. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FAMILY LAW, DEPENDENCY, OR DOMESTIC 
RELATIONS ATTORNEYS.—The term ‘family law, de-
pendency, or domestic relations attorney’ means an 
attorney who works in the field of family law, de-
pendency, or domestic relations, including juvenile 
justice, truancy, child abuse or neglect, adoption, do-
mestic relations, child support, paternity, and other
areas which fall under the field of family law, de-
pendency, or domestic relations law as determined 
by State law. 
‘‘(2) STUDENT LOAN.—The term ‘student loan’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed 
under this part; and 
‘‘(B) a loan made under part D or E. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—For the purpose of 
encouraging qualified individuals to enter and continue 
employment as family law, dependency, or domestic rela-
tions attorneys, the Secretary shall carry out a program, 
through the holder of a loan, of assuming the obligation 
to repay (by direct payments on behalf of a borrower) a 
qualified loan amount for a student loan in accordance 
with subsection (d), for any borrower who— 
‘‘(1) is employed full-time as a family law, de-
pendency, or domestic relations attorney; and 
‘‘(2) is not in default on a loan for which the 
borrower seeks forgiveness. 
‘‘(d) TERMS OF AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive re-
payment benefits under this section, a borrower shall 
enter into a written agreement that specifies that—
‘‘(A) the borrower will remain employed 
full-time as a family law, dependency, or domes-
tic relations attorney for a required period of 
service specified in the agreement (but not less 
than 3 years), unless involuntarily separated 
from that employment; 
‘‘(B) if the borrower is involuntarily sepa-
rated from that employment on account of mis-
conduct, or voluntarily separates from that em-
ployment, before the end of the period specified 
in the agreement, the borrower will repay the 
Secretary the amount of any benefits received 
by such employee under this section; 
‘‘(C) if the borrower is required to repay 
an amount to the Secretary under subpara-
graph (B) and fails to repay the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), a sum equal to 
the amount is recoverable by the Government 
from the employee (or such employee’s estate, if 
applicable) by such method as is provided by 
law for the recovery of amounts owing to the 
Government; 
‘‘(D) the Secretary may waive, in whole or 
in part, a right of recovery under this sub-
section if it is shown that recovery would be
against equity and good conscience or against 
the public interest; and 
‘‘(E) the Secretary shall make student loan 
payments under this section for the period of 
the agreement, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations. 
‘‘(2) REPAYMENTS.—Any amount repaid by, or 
recovered from, an individual (or an estate) under 
this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation 
account from which the amount involved was origi-
nally paid. Any amount so credited shall be merged 
with other sums in such account and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes and period, and subject 
to the same limitations (if any), as the sums with 
which the amount was merged. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
STUDENT
LOAN
PAYMENT 
AMOUNT.—Student loan payments made by the 
Secretary under this section shall be made sub-
ject to such terms, limitations, or conditions as 
may be mutually agreed to by the borrower con-
cerned and the Secretary in the agreement de-
scribed in this subsection, except that the 
amount paid by the Secretary under this section 
may not exceed—
‘‘(i) $6,000 for any borrower in any 
calendar year; or 
‘‘(ii) a total of $50,000 in the case of 
any borrower. 
‘‘(B) BEGINNING OF PAYMENTS.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to authorize 
the Secretary to pay any amount to reimburse 
a borrower for any repayments made by such 
borrower prior to the date on which the Sec-
retary entered into an agreement with the em-
ployee under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.—On completion of 
the required period of service under such an agreement, 
the borrower concerned and the Secretary may enter into 
an additional agreement described in subsection (d) for 
a successive period of service specified in the agreement 
(which may be less than 3 years). 
‘‘(f) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall provide re-
payment benefits under this section on a first-come, first- 
served basis and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this section.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(2) CANCELLATION OF LOANS.— 
(A) AMENDMENT.—Section 465(a)(2)(F) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(F)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, as a family law or domestic relations at-
torney (as defined in section 428L),’’ after 
‘‘agencies’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by this paragraph shall apply to— 
(i) eligible loans made before, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(ii) service as a prosecutor or public 
defender that is provided on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) 
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in 
this 
paragraph or the amendment made by this 
paragraph shall be construed to authorize the 
Secretary to pay any amount to reimburse a 
borrower for any repayments made by such bor-
rower prior to the date on which the borrower
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6562 
To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to presumptions of exposure 
for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2008 
Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. HALL of New York, Mrs. 
GILLIBRAND, and Mr. LATHAM) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to presump-
tions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity 
of Vietnam. 
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 ‘‘Agent Orange Equity 
Act of 2008’’. 
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became eligible for cancellation under section 
465(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)). 
(e) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study that com-
pares States with respect to each of the following: 
(A) The legal representation provided for 
children. 
(B) Children’s participation in their own 
cases. 
(C) Preparation of dependency court 
judges. 
(D) Case tracking and performance meas-
urement. 
(E) Statewide collaborative foster care 
councils. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives a written re-
port that contains the results of the study required 
by paragraph (1). 
(f) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO 
COURT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMPROVED CHILD OUT-
COMES.—It is the sense of the Congress that State judicial
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sections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report, to be prepared in conjunction with the Secretary 
of Defense, on— 
‘‘(1) efforts to fully deploy the African Union 
Mission in Sudan (AMIS) with the size, strength, 
and capacity necessary to stabilize the Darfur region 
of Sudan and protect civilians and humanitarian op-
erations; 
‘‘(2) the needs of AMIS to ensure success, in-
cluding in the areas of housing, transport, commu-
nications, equipment, technical assistance, training, 
command and control, intelligence, and such assist-
ance as is necessary to dissuade and deter attacks, 
including by air, directed against civilians and hu-
manitarian operations; 
‘‘(3) the current level of United States assist-
ance and other assistance provided to AMIS, and a 
request for additional United States assistance, if 
necessary; 
‘‘(4) the status of North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) plans and assistance to support 
AMIS; and 
‘‘(5) the performance of AMIS in carrying out 
its mission in the Darfur region.’’. 
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(b) REPORT ON SANCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE 
IN DARFUR.—Section 8 of the Sudan Peace Act (Public 
Law 107–245; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON SANCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE 
IN DARFUR.—In conjunction with reports required under 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report regarding sanctions imposed under 
subsections (a) through (d) of section 6 of the Comprehen-
sive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of each sanction imposed 
under such provisions of law; and 
‘‘(2) the name of the individual or entity sub-
ject to the sanction, if applicable.’’. 
SEC. 11. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act (or any amendment made by this 
Act) or any other provision of law shall be construed to 
preempt any State law that prohibits investment of State 
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funds, including State pension funds, in or relating to the 
Republic of the Sudan. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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leadership should use the measures of court performance 
described in section 13712(b)(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section) to ensure accountability by every court for 
improved outcomes for children, and to inform decisions 
about allocating resources across the court system. 
(g) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE DEPENDENCY COURTS.— 
It is the sense of the Congress that State courts should 
be organized to enable children and parents to have legal 
representation and participate in a meaningful way in 
their own court proceedings. 
(h) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO 
BUILDING
THE POOL
OF ATTORNEYS QUALIFIED
TO 
HANDLE CASES
IN DEPENDENCY COURTS.—It is the 
sense of the Congress that law schools, bar associations, 
and law firms should help build the pool of qualified attor-
neys available to children and parents in dependency 
courts. 
(i) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO 
TRAINING, CASELOADS, AND COMPENSATION OF ATTOR-
NEYS FOR CHILDREN.—It is the sense of the Congress 
that attorneys for children should have adequate training,
reasonable caseloads, and receive reasonable and adequate 
compensation. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5649 
To establish the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation to provide emergency 
home mortgage relief. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2008 
Mr. KIRK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation to provide 
emergency home mortgage relief. 
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 ‘‘Home Owners’ Loan 
Corporation for the 21st Century Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a corporation 
to be known as the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, 
which shall be an instrumentality of the United States, 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4004 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis 
National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. HARE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of designating the 
study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage 
Area in the State of Illinois, 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 ‘‘Black Metropolis Na-
tional Heritage Area Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5650 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to limit the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of 
certain property and to discontinue large in-lieu contributions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2008 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to limit the repair, restoration, 
reconstruction, or replacement of certain property and 
to discontinue large in-lieu contributions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PROPERTY. 
Section 406(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4), the’’; 
and 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3759 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow withdrawals from 
qualified retirement plans without penalty by individuals within areas 
determined by the President to be disaster areas by reason of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky) 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 allow with-
drawals from qualified retirement plans without penalty 
by individuals within areas determined by the President 
to be disaster areas by reason of Hurricane Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM QUALI-
FIED RETIREMENT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
WITHIN 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA 
DISASTER 
AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent
additional tax on early distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS TO VICTIMS OF HUR-
RICANE
KATRINA.—Distributions made before 
December 31, 2006, to individuals who reside 
within, or hold real property located within, an 
area determined by the President to warrant 
assistance from the Federal Government under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act by reason of Hurri-
cane Katrina. Distributions shall not be taken 
into account under the preceding sentence if 
such distributions are described in subpara-
graph (A), (D), (E), or (F) or to the extent 
paragraph (1) does not apply to such distribu-
tions by reason of subparagraph (B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause (i) of sec-
tion 401(k)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of subclause (IV) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by in-
serting after subclause (IV) the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) a distribution described in 
section 72(t)(2)(G), and’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3128 
To affirm that Federal employees are protected from discrimination on the 
basis of sexual orientation and to repudiate any assertion to the contrary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2005 
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
BALDWIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To affirm that Federal employees are protected from dis-
crimination on the basis of sexual orientation and to 
repudiate any assertion to the contrary. 
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 ‘‘Clarification of Federal 
Employment Protections Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORI-
ENTATION PROHIBITED. 
(a) REPUDIATION.—In order to dispel any public con-
fusion, Congress hereby repudiates any assertion that
Federal employees are not protected from discrimination 
on the basis of sexual orientation. 
(b) AFFIRMATION.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
in the absence of the amendment made by subsection (c), 
discrimination against Federal employees and applicants 
for Federal employment on the basis of sexual orientation 
is prohibited by section 2302(b)(10) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(c) AMENDMENT.—Section 2302(b)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(D); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) on the basis of sexual orientation.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to distributions received after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending 
after such date. 
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