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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 917 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit eligible veterans to receive 
direct access to chiropractic care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005 
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 permit eligible 
veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care. 
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 ‘‘Better Access to Chiro-
practors to Keep our Veterans Healthy Act (BACK Vet-
erans Health Act)’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED CHIROPRACTOR SERVICES AVAILABLE 
TO VETERANS. 
(a) MEDICAL SERVICES.—Paragraph (6) of section 
1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Chiropractic services.’’. 
(b) REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.—Paragraph (8) of 
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘chiropractic,’’ after 
‘‘counseling,’’. 
(c) PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.—Paragraph 
(9) of such section is amended — 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(F) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) periodic and preventative chiropractic ex-
aminations and services;’’. 
SEC. 3. DIRECT ACCESS FOR VETERANS TO CHIROPRACTIC 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1710B 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1710C. Direct access to chiropractic services 
‘‘(a) The Secretary shall permit eligible veterans to 
receive needed medical services, rehabilitative services, and
preventative health services from a licensed doctor of 
chiropractic on a direct access basis at the election of the 
eligible veteran, if such services are within the State scope 
of practice of such doctor of chiropractic. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall not discriminate among li-
censed health-care providers in the determination of need-
ed services.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1710B the following new 
item: 
‘‘1710C. Direct access to chiropractic services.’’. 
Æ
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 937 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the emergency 
communications services provided by the American Red Cross are vital 
resources for military service members and their families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2008 
Mr. BURGESS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the emergency communications services provided by the 
American Red Cross are vital resources for military serv-
ice members and their families. 
Whereas the emergency communications services provided by 
the American Red Cross are free for military families ex-
periencing a crisis; 
Whereas the Red Cross can provide notification of emer-
gencies and other important events to over 1,400,000 ac-
tive duty personnel, and 1,200,000 members of the Na-
tional Guard and Reserves, on behalf of their family 
members; 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 919 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain publicly- 
traded debt issued or guaranteed by Federal, State, or local goverments 
as qualified nonrecourse financing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005 
Mr. FOLEY 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 treat cer-
tain publicly-traded debt issued or guaranteed by Fed-
eral, State, or local goverments as qualified nonrecourse 
financing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT UNDER AT-RISK RULES OF PUB-
LICLY TRADED NONRECOURSE DEBT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
465(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
to qualified nonrecourse financing treated as amount at
risk) is amended by striking ‘‘share of’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘share of— 
‘‘(i) any qualified nonrecourse financ-
ing which is secured by real property used 
in such activity, and 
‘‘(ii) any other financing which— 
‘‘(I) would (but for subparagraph 
(B)(ii)) be qualified nonrecourse fi-
nancing, 
‘‘(II) is qualified publicly traded 
debt, and 
‘‘(III) is not borrowed by the tax-
payer from a person described in sub-
clause (I), (II), or (III) of section 
49(a)(1)(D)(iv).’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED PUBLICLY TRADED DEBT.—Para-
graph (6) of section 465(b) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) 
QUALIFIED
PUBLICLY
TRADED 
DEBT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
term ‘qualified publicly traded debt’ means any 
debt instrument which is readily tradable on an 
established securities market. Such term shall 
not include any debt instrument which has a
yield to maturity which equals or exceeds the 
limitation in section 163(i)(1)(B).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to debt instruments issued after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4708 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Avermectin B, 1,4″-deoxy- 
4″-methylamino, (4″R)-,benzoate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Avermectin 
B, 1,4″-deoxy-4″-methylamino, (4″R)-,benzoate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AVERMECTIN B, 1,4″-DEOXY-4″-METHYLAMINO, 
(4″R)-,BENZOATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.12.56 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Avermectin 
B, 
1,4″-deoxy-4″-methylamino, 
(4″R)- 
,benzoate) is amended by striking the date in the effective 
period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 920 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment 
of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of 
the depreciation deduction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005 
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. MACK, Mr. BOYD, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. OTTER, 
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. COOPER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHAW, Mr. RENZI, Mr. GAR-
RETT of New Jersey, Mr. TIBERI, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15- 
year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED 
RESTAURANT PROPERTY AS 15-YEAR PROP-
ERTY FOR PURPOSES OF DEPRECIATION DE-
DUCTION. 
(a) TREATMENT MADE PERMANENT.—Clause (v) of 
section 168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (defining 15-year property) is amended by striking 
‘‘placed in service before January 1, 2006’’. 
(b) TREATMENT
TO INCLUDE NEW CONSTRUC-
TION.—Paragraph (7) of section 168(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to classification of prop-
erty) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) QUALIFIED RESTAURANT PROPERTY.—The 
term ‘qualified restaurant property’ means any sec-
tion 1250 property which is a building or an im-
provement to a building if more than 50 percent of 
the building’s square footage is devoted to prepara-
tion of, and seating for on-premises consumption of, 
prepared meals.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any property placed in service 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ
IV 
House Calendar No. 182 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 940 
[Report No. 110–519] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1528) to amend the National 
Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic Trail, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2008 
Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1528) to amend 
the National Trails System Act to designate the New 
England National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1528) to amend the National Trails 
System Act to designate the New England National Scenic 
Trail, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2054
AN ACT
To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact
between Utah and Nevada regarding a change in the
boundaries of those 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,
IV 
House Calendar No. 183 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 941 
[Report No. 110–520] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2008 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules. 
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported on the legislative day of January 29, 2008, pro-
viding for consideration of a bill to provide economic stim-
ulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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HR 3221 PCS
Subtitle C—Telework 
Enhancement 
SEC. 6301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Telework Enhance-
ment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 6302. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TELEWORK REQUIRE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Within 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the head of each Executive 
agency shall establish a policy under which each em-
ployee of the agency, except as provided in sub-
section (b), shall be eligible to participate in 
telework. 
(2) PARTICIPATION POLICY.—The policy shall 
ensure that eligible employees participate in telework 
to the maximum extent possible without diminishing 
employee performance or agency operations. 
(b) INELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEES.—Subsection (a)(1) 
does not apply to executive agency employees whose duties 
require the daily handling of national security or intel-
ligence materials or daily on-site physical presence for ac-
tivity such as necessary contact with special equipment or 
other activity that cannot be handled remotely or at an 
alternate worksite. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 925 
To prohibit a Federal agency from accepting a form of individual identifica-
tion issued by a foreign government, except a passport that is accepted 
on the date of enactment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005 
Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. SMITH of 
Texas, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. WELDON 
of Florida, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of 
California, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BAKER, Mr. GOODE, Mr. 
BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. GOHMERT, and Mr. UPTON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Ad-
ministration, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit a Federal agency from accepting a form of 
individual identification issued by a foreign government, 
except a passport that is accepted on the date of enact-
ment. 
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 ‘‘Identification Integrity 
Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF IDENTIFICATION 
ISSUED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Federal agency may not accept, 
for any official purpose, an identification document for an 
individual if the identification document is issued by a for-
eign government. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—If a passport issued by a foreign 
government is authorized by Federal law to be accepted 
for a specific official purpose on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect 
such authorization. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means— 
(1) an Executive agency (as defined in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code); 
(2) a military department (as defined in section 
102 of title 5, United States Code); 
(3) an office, agency, or other establishment in 
the legislative branch of the Government of the 
United States; 
(4) an office, agency, or other establishment in 
the judicial branch of the Government of the United 
States; and
(5) the government of the District of Columbia. 
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 926
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize Department of Veterans 
Affairs police officers to execute on Department property arrest warrants 
of a State or local government within the jurisdiction of which such 
Department property is located. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs police officers to execute on 
Department property arrest warrants of a State or local 
government within the jurisdiction of which such Depart-
ment property is located.
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 ‘‘VA Police Powers 
Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS POLICE OFFICERS TO EXECUTE AR-
REST WARRANTS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
Section 902(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and the regula-
tions prescribed under subsection (b), a Department police 
officer may execute on Department property any arrest 
warrant issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdic-
tion of a State or local government within the jurisdiction 
of which such Department property is located. 
‘‘(B) An arrest warrant described in subparagraph 
(A) may be enforced under this paragraph only as author-
ized by an express grant of authority under applicable 
State or local law.’’. 
Æ
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4709 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Cloquintocet-mexyl. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Cloquintocet- 
mexyl. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CLOQUINTOCET-MEXYL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.12.57 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Cloquintocet-mexyl) is amended by striking the date in the 
effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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business investment, and an increase in conforming and 
FHA loan limits. 
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HR 6899 RDS
SEC. 828. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP-
ERTY CREDIT. 
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT AMOUNT.—Section 30C is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘30 percent’’ in subsection (a) 
and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’, 
(2) by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ in subsection (b)(1) 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ in subsection (b)(2) 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Subsection (g) of sec-
tion 30C is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting before para-
graph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(1) in the case of property relating to natural 
gas, compressed natural gas, or liquified natural gas, 
and which is not of a character subject to an allow-
ance for depreciation, December 31, 2017,’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ in para-
graph (3) (as so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2010’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
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‘‘(1) increasing access to financial institutions 
for the poor and working with local financial institu-
tions to reduce fees and other costs associated with 
sending or receiving remittances; 
‘‘(2) working with local financial institutions to 
develop programs whereby personal remittances 
could be used as the basis of credit for mortgages 
and loans for small business, microenterprises, hous-
ing, and other enterprises; and 
‘‘(3) providing matching funds for United 
States’ private entities that send remittances for de-
velopment projects in Latin America and the Carib-
bean.’’. 
SEC. 9. STUDY AND REPORT ON REMITTANCES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study and analysis of the remit-
tance transfer system, including an analysis of its impact 
on consumers. 
(b) AREAS
OF CONSIDERATION.—The study con-
ducted under this section shall include, to the extent that 
information is available— 
(1) an estimate of the total amount, in dollars, 
transmitted from individuals in the United States to 
other countries, including per country data, histor-
ical data, and any available projections concerning 
future remittance levels; 
(2) a comparison of the amount of remittance 
funds, in total and per country, to the amount of 
foreign trade, bilateral assistance, and multi-develop-
ment bank programs involving each of the subject 
countries; 
(3) an analysis of the methods used to remit 
the funds, with estimates of the amounts remitted 
through each method and descriptive statistics for 
each method, such as market share, median trans-
action size, and cost per transaction, including 
through— 
(A) depository institutions; 
(B) postal money orders and other money 
orders; 
(C) automatic teller machines; 
(D) wire transfer services; and 
(E) personal delivery services; 
(4) an analysis of advantages and disadvan-
tages of each remitting method listed in subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (3); 
(5) an analysis of the types and specificity of 
disclosures made by various types of remittance
transaction providers to consumers who send remit-
tances; and 
(6) if reliable data are unavailable, rec-
ommendations concerning options for the Congress 
to consider to improve the state of information on 
remittances from the United States. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Before the end of the 
1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives on the results of the 
study conducted under this section. 
Æ
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2068
AN ACT
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive
change certain general and permanent laws, re-
lated to public buildings, property, and works, as
title 40, United States Code, ‘‘Public Buildings,
Property, and Works’’.