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quest of any party in a health care lawsuit, the trier of 
fact shall consider in a separate proceeding—
(1) whether punitive damages are to be award-
ed and the amount of such award; and 
(2) the amount of punitive damages following a 
determination of punitive liability. 
If a separate proceeding is requested, evidence relevant 
only to the claim for punitive damages, as determined by 
applicable State law, shall be inadmissible in any pro-
ceeding to determine whether compensatory damages are 
to be awarded. 
(b) DETERMINING AMOUNT
OF PUNITIVE DAM-
AGES.—
(1) FACTORS
CONSIDERED.—In determining 
the amount of punitive damages, if awarded, in a 
health care lawsuit, the trier of fact shall consider 
only the following—
(A) the severity of the harm caused by the 
conduct of such party; 
(B) the duration of the conduct or any 
concealment of it by such party; 
(C) the profitability of the conduct to such 
party; 
(D) the number of products sold or med-
ical procedures rendered for compensation, as
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the case may be, by such party, of the kind 
causing the harm complained of by the claim-
ant; 
(E) any criminal penalties imposed on such 
party, as a result of the conduct complained of 
by the claimant; and 
(F) the amount of any civil fines assessed 
against such party as a result of the conduct 
complained of by the claimant. 
(2) MAXIMUM AWARD.—The amount of punitive 
damages, if awarded, in a health care lawsuit may 
be as much as $250,000 or as much as two times 
the amount of economic damages awarded, which-
ever is greater. The jury shall not be informed of 
this limitation. 
(c) NO PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR PRODUCTS THAT 
COMPLY WITH FDA STANDARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) No punitive damages may be awarded 
against the manufacturer or distributor of a 
medical product, or a supplier of any compo-
nent or raw material of such medical product, 
based on a claim that such product caused the 
claimant’s harm where—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5640
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 5 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To expand homeownership in the United States, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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tion, provider, or by any individual working under 
the supervision of a health care provider, that relates 
to the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any 
human disease or impairment, or the assessment or 
care of the health of human beings. 
(13) MALICIOUS
INTENT
TO
INJURE.—The 
term ‘‘malicious intent to injure’’ means inten-
tionally causing or attempting to cause physical in-
jury other than providing health care goods or serv-
ices. 
(14) MEDICAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘medical 
product’’ means a drug, device, or biological product 
intended for humans, and the terms ‘‘drug’’, ‘‘de-
vice’’, and ‘‘biological product’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in sections 201(g)(1) and 201(h) 
of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321) and section 351(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)), respectively, includ-
ing any component or raw material used therein, but 
excluding health care services. 
(15) 
NONECONOMIC
DAMAGES.—The 
term 
‘‘noneconomic damages’’ means damages for phys-
ical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, 
physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, 
loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and compan-
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ionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of do-
mestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputa-
tion, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind 
or nature. 
(16) PUNITIVE DAMAGES.—The term ‘‘punitive 
damages’’ means damages awarded, for the purpose 
of punishment or deterrence, and not solely for com-
pensatory purposes, against a health care provider, 
health care organization, or a manufacturer, dis-
tributor, or supplier of a medical product. Punitive 
damages are neither economic nor noneconomic 
damages. 
(17) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ means 
the net sum recovered after deducting any disburse-
ments or costs incurred in connection with prosecu-
tion or settlement of the claim, including all costs 
paid or advanced by any person. Costs of health care 
incurred by the plaintiff and the attorneys’ office 
overhead costs or charges for legal services are not 
deductible disbursements or costs for such purpose. 
(18) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and
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using representative samples, with re-
spect to completeness and content of 
clinical trial information under this 
subsection, to help ensure that data 
elements are not false or misleading 
and are non-promotional; 
‘‘(IV) the appropriate timing and 
requirements for updates of clinical 
trial information, and whether and, if 
so, how such updates should be 
tracked; 
‘‘(V) a statement to accompany 
the entry for an applicable clinical 
trial when the primary and secondary 
outcome measures for such clinical 
trial are submitted under paragraph 
(4)(A) after the date specified for the 
submission of such information in 
paragraph (2)(C); and 
‘‘(VI) additions or modifications 
to the manner of reporting of the data 
elements established under subpara-
graph (C). 
‘‘(vi) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
WORLD 
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
DATA
SET.—The
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Secretary shall consider the status of the 
consensus data elements set for reporting 
clinical trial results of the World Health 
Organization when issuing the regulations 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(vii) PUBLIC
MEETING.—The Sec-
retary shall hold a public meeting no later 
than 18 months after the date of the en-
actment of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion Amendments Act of 2007 to provide 
an opportunity for input from interested 
parties with regard to the regulations to be 
issued under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(E) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) the 
responsible party for an applicable clinical 
trial that is described in clause (ii) shall 
submit to the Director of NIH for inclu-
sion in the registry and results data bank 
the clinical trial information described in 
subparagraph (C) not later than 1 year, or 
such other period as may be provided by
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6000 
To revise the Farmland Protection Program of the Department of Agriculture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To revise the Farmland Protection Program of the 
Department of Agriculture. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1238H of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘an entity 
certified under section 1238I(b) that is’’ after 
‘‘means’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding woodlots, wooded corners, and forested ri-
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6722 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the application of 
tax exempt bond financing relating to newly included counties in the 
Gulf Opportunity Zone to property, neither the acquisition of which 
occurred, nor the construction, reconstruction, or renovations began, prior 
to the enactment of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, 
and Ms. WATERS) 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 limit the 
application of tax exempt bond financing relating to 
newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone 
to property, neither the acquisition of which occurred, 
nor the construction, reconstruction, or renovations 
began, prior to the enactment of the Housing Assistance 
Tax Act of 2008. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6001 
To require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
establish an identity verification system that ensures that disaster assist-
ance payments are paid only to qualified individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. JINDAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to establish an identity verification system 
that ensures that disaster assistance payments are paid 
only to qualified individuals. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall establish an iden-
tity verification system that verifies applicant identity in 
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near-real time to ensure that disaster assistance payments 
are paid only to qualified individuals. 
(b) QUALIFICATION.—To determine if an individual 
is qualified and ensure that the identity verification sys-
tem referred to in subsection (a) is efficient, the Director 
shall— 
(1) establish detailed criteria for registration 
that provides simple but specific instructions to reg-
istrants regarding the identification information re-
quired; 
(2) require registrants to provide their name ex-
actly as it appears on their social security card to 
prevent name and social security discrepancies; 
(3) test the identity verification system prior to 
implementation; 
(4) ensure that call center employees give 
prompt feedback to a registrant regarding whether 
or not the registrant’s identity has been validated; 
and 
(5) establish an expeditious appeal and an al-
ternative verification process for a registrant who is 
rejected through the identity verification system. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 592
AN ACT
To designate a portion of Gateway National Recre-
ation Area as ‘‘World War Veterans Park at Mil-
ler Field’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5484 
To allow border States to use a portion of certain Department of Homeland 
Security grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2006 
Mr. MCHENRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To allow border States to use a portion of certain Depart-
ment of Homeland Security grants to build physical bar-
riers to deter illegal crossings. 
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 ‘‘Good Fences Make 
Good Neighbors Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 
FUNDS FOR BUILDING BARRIER AT BORDER 
PERMITTED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1014 of 
the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 3714(b)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under this section 
may be used to purchase needed equipment and to 
provide training and technical assistance to State 
and local first responders. In addition, grants under 
this section may be used to construct, develop, ex-
pand, modify, operate, or improve facilities to pro-
vide training or assistance to State and local first re-
sponders. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USE FOR BORDER STATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A border State may 
use up to 75 percent of the minimum amount 
allocated to the State under this section to 
build a physical barrier near the United States 
border to deter illegal crossings, and for costs 
incidental thereto. 
‘‘(B) BORDER
STATE
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘border State’ means— 
‘‘(i) a State that shares a border with 
Canada or Mexico; or 
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‘‘(ii) a political subdivision of such a 
State.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section applies to grants made for fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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such undocumented criminal alien for such de-
terminate sentence of imprisonment, or
‘‘(B) take the undocumented criminal alien
into the custody of the Federal Government and
incarcerate such alien for such determinate sen-
tence of imprisonment.
‘‘(2) Compensation under paragraph (1)(A) shall
be determined by the Attorney General and may not
exceed the median cost of incarceration of a prisoner
in all maximum security facilities in the United
States as determined by the Bureau of Justice Statis-
tics.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘undocumented criminal alien’ means an alien who—
‘‘(A) has been convicted of a felony and sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment, and
‘‘(B)(i) entered the United States without
inspection or at any time or place other than as
designated by the Attorney General,
‘‘(ii) was the subject of exclusion or deporta-
tion proceedings at the time he or she was taken
into custody by the State or a political subdivi-
sion of the State, or
‘‘(iii) was admitted as a nonimmigrant and
at the time he or she was taken into custody by
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rower of a loan made under part B, D, or E a clear and 
conspicuous notice describing the effect of using a consoli-
dation loan to discharge the borrower’s student loans, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the effects of consolidation on total inter-
est to be paid, fees to be paid, and length of repay-
ment; 
‘‘(B) the effects of consolidation on a bor-
rower’s underlying loan benefits, including loan for-
giveness, cancellation, and deferment; 
‘‘(C) the ability for the borrower to prepay the 
loan, pay on a shorter schedule, and to change re-
payment plans, and that borrower benefit programs 
may vary among different loan holders; 
‘‘(D) the tax benefits for which the borrower 
may be eligible; and 
‘‘(E) the consequences of default.’’. 
(d) 
CAMPUS
CRIME
INFORMATION.—Section 
485(f)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, other than a foreign institution of higher education,’’ 
after ‘‘under this title’’. 
(e) TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICIES.—Section 485 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICIES.—
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6004 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain small 
businesses to defer payment of tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island 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 
certain small businesses to defer payment of tax. 
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 ‘‘Generating Reinvest-
ment Opportunities with America’s Small Businesses Act 
of 2006’’ or the ‘‘GROW America’s Small Businesses Act 
of 2006’’. 
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‘‘(1) DISCLOSURE.—Each eligible institution 
participating in any program under this title shall 
publicly disclose in a readable and comprehensible 
manner its transfer of credit policies which shall in-
clude: 
‘‘(A) A statement of the institution’s cur-
rent transfer of credit policies that includes at 
least— 
‘‘(i) a statement that transfer of cred-
it shall not be denied solely on the basis of 
the agency or association that accredited 
such other eligible institution, if that agen-
cy or association is recognized by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 496 to be a reli-
able authority as to the quality of the edu-
cation or training offered; and 
‘‘(ii) a statement that transfer of 
credit shall be decided on the basis of 
whether the courses or program are deter-
mined by the institution to be acceptable 
for credit in accordance with objective cri-
teria that the institution publicly discloses 
and the student completed such courses or 
programs at the institution’s required level 
of proficiency.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5486 
To prevent the Executive from encroaching upon the Congressional 
prerogative to make laws, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2006 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. WATT, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS of New York, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To prevent the Executive from encroaching upon the Con-
gressional prerogative to make laws, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds made available to the Executive 
Office of the President, or to any Executive agency (as 
defined in section 105 of title 5 of the United States 
Code), from any source may be used to produce, publish, 
or disseminate any statement made by the President con-
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temporaneously with the signing of any bill or joint resolu-
tion presented for signing by the President. 
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF ACTS OF 
CONGRESS. 
For purposes of construing or applying any Act en-
acted by the Congress, a Federal entity shall not take into 
consideration any statement made by the President con-
temporaneously with the President’s signing of the bill or 
joint resolution that becomes such Act. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.— 
(1) STUDY.—In consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall undertake a study to evaluate 
the applicability (including administrative aspects) 
and impact of the GROW America’s Small Business 
Act of 2006, including how it affects the capital 
funding needs of businesses under the Act and num-
ber of businesses benefitting. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2011, 
the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate a written report presenting the results of the 
study conducted pursuant to this subsection, to-
gether with such recommendations for legislative or 
administrative changes as the Comptroller General 
determines are appropriate. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4310 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6005 
To provide additional security for nuclear facilities under certain 
circumstances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide additional security for nuclear facilities under 
certain circumstances. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NO-FLY ZONE NEAR NUCLEAR FACILITIES 
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 
(a) NATIONAL ALERT.—If the threat alert level de-
termined by the Homeland Security Advisory System is 
elevated to code orange or code red for the Nation, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall prohibit any commercial 
or private aircraft from flying below 18,000 feet within 
a 10-mile radius of any nuclear facility. 
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(b) LOCAL ALERT.—If the threat alert determined by 
the Homeland Security Advisory System is elevated to 
code orange or code red for a specific area, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall prohibit any commercial or private 
aircraft from flying below 18,000 feet within a 10-mile ra-
dius of any nuclear facility located within a 50-mile radius 
of such area. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For this section, the term ‘‘nuclear 
facility’’ means a commercial nuclear power reactor li-
censed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
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