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HR 1051 RFS1S 
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 ‘‘National STEM Schol-
arship Database Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DATABASE ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
FOR STUDY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EN-
GINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA-
BASE.— 
(1) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Education 
shall establish and maintain, on the public website 
of the Department of Education, a database con-
sisting of information on scholarships, fellowships, 
and other programs of financial assistance available 
from public and private sources for the study of 
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at 
the post-secondary and post-baccalaureate levels. 
(2) PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION.—The in-
formation maintained on the database established 
under this section shall be displayed on the website 
in the following manner: 
(A) Separate information shall be provided 
for each of the fields of study referred to in 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 297 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the beginning 
of the integration of the Armed Forces.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 297 
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the integration of the United States 
Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2008 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BONNER, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. CARTER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FARR, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. FILNER, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. EVER-
ETT, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. CRAMER) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the integration of the 
United States Armed Forces. 
Whereas the United States has always had strong armed 
forces made up of courageous men and women serving 
the ideals of duty, honor, and country; 
Whereas the United States Armed Forces was unfortunately 
once a place of segregation of the races; 
Whereas despite segregation, minority members of the United 
States Armed Forces, such as the Tuskegee Airmen, who 
trained at historic Moton Field in Macon County, Ala-
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paragraph (1) and for post-secondary and post- 
baccalaureate programs of financial assistance. 
(B) The database shall provide specific in-
formation on any programs of financial assist-
ance which are targeted to individuals of a par-
ticular gender, ethnicity, or other demographic 
group. 
(C) If the sponsor of any program of fi-
nancial assistance included on the database 
maintains a public website, the database shall 
provide hyperlinks to the website. 
(D) In addition to providing the hyperlink 
to the website of a sponsor of a program of fi-
nancial assistance as required under subpara-
graph (C), the database shall provide general 
information that an interested person may use 
to contact the sponsor, including the sponsor’s 
electronic mail address. 
(E) The database shall have a search capa-
bility which permits an individual to search for 
information on the basis of each category of the 
information provided and on the basis of com-
binations of categories of the information pro-
vided, including whether the scholarship is 
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bama, demonstrated honor and bravery above and beyond 
the call of duty; 
Whereas the bravery and sacrifice of all members of the 
United States Armed Forces regardless of race during 
World War II and prior conflicts is a matter of National 
honor; 
Whereas the integration of the United States Armed Forces 
in 1948 was a seminal event in our Nation’s history and 
instilled the democratic ideal of equality in the military; 
and 
Whereas the continued bravery and dedication of every mem-
ber of the United States Armed Forces continues to be 
a source of pride to every American: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress to honorably 
and respectfully recognize the historic significance and to 
celebrate the 60th Anniversary of President Truman’s Ex-
ecutive Order 9981 signed on July 26, 1948 that declared 
it to be the policy of the President that there shall be 
equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in 
the armed services without regard to race, color, religion 
or national origin thereby beginning the process of ending 
segregation in the United States Armed Forces. 
Æ 
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need- or merit-based and by relevant academic 
majors. 
(F) The database shall include a rec-
ommendation that students and families should 
carefully review all of the application require-
ments prior to applying for aid, and a dis-
claimer that the scholarships presented in the 
database are not provided or endorsed by the 
Department of Education or the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(b) DISSEMINATION
OF INFORMATION
ON DATA-
BASE.—The Secretary shall take such actions as may be 
necessary on an ongoing basis, including sending notices 
to secondary schools and institutions of higher education, 
to disseminate information on the database established 
and maintained under this Act and to encourage its use 
by interested parties. 
(c) USE OF VENDOR TO OBTAIN INFORMATION.—In 
carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
enter into a contract with a private entity under which 
the entity shall furnish and regularly update all of the in-
formation required to be maintained on the database es-
tablished under this section. 
(d) ENCOURAGING
THE PROVISION
OF INFORMA-
TION.—In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Edu-
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HR 3580 RDS
mitigation strategy for a drug, or any modifica-
tion to any required strategy— 
‘‘(i) as part of the action letter on the 
application, when a proposed strategy is 
submitted under subsection (a) or a modi-
fication to the strategy is proposed as part 
of an assessment of the strategy submitted 
under subsection (g)(1); or 
‘‘(ii) in an order issued not later than 
90 days after the date discussions of such 
modification begin under paragraph (2), 
when a modification to the strategy is pro-
posed as part of an assessment of the 
strategy submitted under subsection (g)(1) 
or under any of subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) of subsection (g)(2). 
‘‘(B) INACTION.—An approved risk evalua-
tion and mitigation strategy shall remain in ef-
fect until the Secretary acts, if the Secretary 
fails to act as provided under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Any action 
letter described in subparagraph (A)(i) or order 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be made 
publicly available. 
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III 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 297 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 15, 2008 
Received and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the 
integration of the Armed Forces. 
Whereas the United States has always had strong Armed 
Forces made up of courageous men and women serving 
the ideals of duty, honor, and country; 
Whereas the Armed Forces were unfortunately once a place 
of segregation of the races; 
Whereas despite segregation, minority members of the Armed 
Forces, 
such 
as 
the 
Tuskegee 
Airmen, 
who 
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trained at historic Moton Field in Macon County, Ala-
bama, demonstrated honor and bravery above and beyond 
the call of duty; 
Whereas the bravery and sacrifice of all members of the 
Armed Forces regardless of race during World War II 
and prior conflicts is a matter of national honor; 
Whereas the integration of the Armed Forces beginning in 
1948 was a seminal event in our Nation’s history and in-
stilled the democratic ideal of equality in the military; 
and 
Whereas the continued bravery and dedication of every mem-
ber of the Armed Forces continues to be a source of 
pride to every American: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress to honorably 
and respectfully recognize the historic significance and to 
celebrate the 60th Anniversary of President Truman’s Ex-
ecutive Order 9981 signed on July 26, 1948 that declared 
it to be the policy of the President that there shall be 
equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in 
the armed services without regard to race, color, religion 
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or national origin thereby beginning the process of ending 
segregation in the United States Armed Forces. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By ROBERT F. REEVES, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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tional significance, in accordance with regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to section 
101(a)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 470a(a)(2)). 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Save America’s Treasures Program established 
under section 203(a). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De-
partment of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures 
program, under which the amounts made available to the 
Secretary under section 205 shall be used by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the organizations described in 
section 201, subject to subsection (f)(1)(B), to provide 
grants to eligible entities for projects to preserve nation-
ally significant collections and historic properties. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF GRANTS.—Of the amounts 
made available for grants under section 205, not less than 
50 percent shall be made available for grants for projects 
to preserve collections and historic properties, to be dis-
tributed through a competitive grant process administered
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 298 
Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2008 
Mr. ISRAEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Humanitarian 
Crisis in Iraq. 
Whereas according to the United Nations, nearly 2,000,000 
Iraqis have been forced to flee Iraq due to terrorism and 
sectarian conflict and another 1,700,000 have been 
forced to relocate within Iraq; 
Whereas the United Nations estimates that more than 
4,000,000 Iraqis are currently displaced from their 
homes, including roughly 2,200,000 inside Iraq and 
2,000,000 refugees; 
Whereas their numbers grow at an estimated rate of 80,000 
to 100,000 per month; 
Whereas refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (‘‘IDPs’’) 
increasingly present a security crisis for Iraq’s govern-
ment and for the stability of the Middle East at large; 
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Whereas the deprivation of food, shelter, and medical care for 
these refugees and IDPs constitutes a major humani-
tarian crisis; 
Whereas this refugee crisis is creating a severe strain on the 
economy of Iraq as well as the economies of neighboring 
countries; and 
Whereas the international community through organizations 
such as the Office of The United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Refugees (‘‘UNHCR’’) and the International 
Committee of the Red Cross are making bold efforts that 
focus attention and resources on this problem: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Iraqi refugee crisis must be addressed 
before it becomes a major factor in the destabiliza-
tion of Iraq; 
(2) this humanitarian crisis, if left to fester, 
could become an increasing threat to the National 
security of the United States; 
(3) the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization is a 
principal relief organization providing immediate re-
lief in the form of food, shelter, and medicine to the 
IDP and refugee populations in Iraq; and 
(4) the United States should support the Iraqi 
Red Crescent Organization in their work to provide 
humanitarian relief to the people of Iraq. 
Æ 
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cation and the contracted entity shall consult with public 
and private sources of scholarships and make easily avail-
able a process for such entities to provide regular and up-
dated information. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By DEBORAH M. SPRIGGS, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 299 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas cystic fibrosis is one of the most common life-threat-
ening genetic diseases in the United States and one for 
which there is no known cure; 
Whereas the average life expectancy of an individual with cys-
tic fibrosis is 37 years—an improvement relative to the 
1960s 
when 
children 
with 
cystic 
fibrosis
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did not live long enough to attend elementary school, but 
still unacceptably short; 
Whereas approximately 30,000 people in the United States 
have cystic fibrosis, more than half of them children; 
Whereas one of every 3,500 babies born in the United States 
is born with cystic fibrosis; 
Whereas more than 10,000,000 Americans are unknowing, 
symptom-free carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rec-
ommends that all States consider newborn screening for 
cystic fibrosis; 
Whereas the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation urges all States to 
implement newborn screening for cystic fibrosis to facili-
tate early diagnosis and treatment which improves health 
and life expectancy; 
Whereas prompt, aggressive treatment of the symptoms of 
cystic fibrosis can extend the lives of people who have the 
disease; 
Whereas recent advances in cystic fibrosis research have pro-
duced promising leads in gene, protein, and drug thera-
pies beneficial to people who have the disease; 
Whereas innovative research is progressing faster and is 
being conducted more aggressively than ever before, due, 
in part, to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s establish-
ment of a model clinical trials network; 
Whereas although the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation continues 
to fund a research pipeline for more than 30 potential 
therapies and funds a nationwide network of care centers 
that extend the length and quality of life for people with
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1052 
To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to 
recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major 
disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the 
Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance 
of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2007 
Mr. JEFFERSON
(for himself, Mr. MELANCON, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Geor-
gia, Ms. LEE, Mr. CLAY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. WATT, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WYNN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Fed-
eral court to recover actual damages for physical or 
property damage in a major disaster that proximately 
results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps 
of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance 
of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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cystic fibrosis, lives continue to be lost to this disease 
every day; 
Whereas education of the public about cystic fibrosis, includ-
ing the symptoms of the disease, increases knowledge and 
understanding of cystic fibrosis and promotes early diag-
nosis; and 
Whereas the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will conduct activi-
ties to honor National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month 
in May, 2008: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) honors the goals and ideals of National Cys-
tic Fibrosis Awareness Month; 
(2) promotes further public awareness and un-
derstanding of cystic fibrosis; 
(3) advocates for increased support for people 
with cystic fibrosis and their families; 
(4) encourages early diagnosis and access to 
high-quality care for people with cystic fibrosis to 
improve the quality of their lives; and
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(5) supports research to find a cure for cystic 
fibrosis by fostering enhanced research programs 
and expanded public-private partnerships. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5901 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt 
certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the 
tax on foreign investment in United States real property 
interests, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 299 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic 
Fibrosis Awareness Month.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Engineering 
Accountability Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. CIVIL LIABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2680(a) 
of title 28, United States Code, and section 3 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1928 (33 U.S.C. 702c), and subject to sub-
section (b), an action may be brought only in a Federal 
court for actual, not punitive, damages against the Army 
Corps of Engineers for the failure or negligence by the 
Corps to design, construct, or maintain a project, ad-
versely impacted in a major disaster, for which the Corps 
is legally responsible. 
(b) DETERMINATION
OF
LIABILITY.—An action 
brought under subsection (a) for monetary damages for 
injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death may 
proceed only if a claimant can demonstrate that— 
(1) the Corps admitted by statement or in writ-
ing that it failed or was negligent in designing, con-
structing, or maintaining a project, adversely im-
pacted by a major disaster, for which it was legally 
responsible; or 
(2) the independent Commission established 
under section 3 makes a determination that the 
Corps failed or was negligent in designing, con-
structing, or maintaining a project, adversely im-
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 187 
Remembering the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which struck 
Charleston, South Carolina on September 21 through September 22, 1989. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, and Mr. 
INGLIS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Remembering the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, 
which struck Charleston, South Carolina on September 
21 through September 22, 1989. 
Whereas September 21 through September 22, 2009, marks 
the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, one of the most 
destructive storms in United States history, making land-
fall in South Carolina; 
Whereas Hurricane Hugo, with a storm surge that rose as 
high as 20 feet along the South Carolina coast, killed 57 
people in the mainland United States and 29 people in 
the United States Caribbean islands and left an esti-
mated 65,000 people homeless; 
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