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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 11 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons 
in each State who are citizens of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2009 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to provide that Representatives shall be appor-
tioned among the several States according to their re-
spective numbers, counting the number of persons in 
each State who are citizens of the United States. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1750 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days 
to one year the period after release of a member of the Armed Forces 
from active duty during which the member is protected from mortgage 
foreclosure under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2007 
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend 
from 90 days to one year the period after release of 
a member of the Armed Forces from active duty during 
which the member is protected from mortgage foreclosure 
under that Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF MORTGAGE FORE-
CLOSURE 
PROTECTION 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION TO 12 MONTHS.—Section 303(c) of 
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
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533(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘one year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any person per-
forming a period of military service (as such term is de-
fined in section 101(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
511(2))) that begins on or after February 1, 2003. 
Æ 
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HR 1943 RS 
culturally sensitive, written for low literacy lev-
els, and available in a variety of languages. 
(4) HIV TESTING UPON REQUEST.— 
(A) Medical personnel shall allow inmates 
to obtain HIV tests upon request once per year 
or whenever an inmate has a reason to believe 
the inmate may have been exposed to HIV. 
Medical personnel shall, both orally and in writ-
ing, inform inmates, during orientation and pe-
riodically throughout incarceration, of their 
right to obtain HIV tests. 
(B) Medical personnel shall encourage in-
mates to request HIV tests if the inmate is sex-
ually active, has been raped, uses intravenous 
drugs, receives a tattoo, or if the inmate is con-
cerned that the inmate may have been exposed 
to HIV/AIDS. 
(C) An inmate’s request for an HIV test 
shall not be considered an indication that the 
inmate has put him/herself at risk of infection 
and/or committed a violation of prison rules. 
(5) HIV TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMAN.— 
(A) Medical personnel shall provide routine 
HIV testing to all inmates who become preg-
nant. 
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(B) All HIV tests under this paragraph 
shall comply with paragraph (9). 
(6) COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT.— 
(A) Medical personnel shall provide all in-
mates who test positive for HIV— 
(i) 
timely, 
comprehensive 
medical 
treatment; 
(ii) confidential counseling on man-
aging their medical condition and pre-
venting its transmission to other persons; 
and 
(iii) voluntary partner notification 
services. 
(B) Medical care provided under this para-
graph shall be consistent with current Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services guidelines 
and standard medical practice. Medical per-
sonnel shall discuss treatment options, the im-
portance of adherence to antiretroviral therapy, 
and the side effects of medications with inmates 
receiving treatment. 
(C) Medical and pharmacy personnel shall 
ensure that the facility formulary contains all 
Food and Drug Administration-approved medi-
cations necessary to provide comprehensive 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1753 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the expensing of 
environmental remediation costs permanent law and to repeal the recap-
ture of such expenses under section 1245 of such Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. WELLER of Illinois (for himself and Mr. BECERRA) 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 make 
the expensing of environmental remediation costs perma-
nent law and to repeal the recapture of such expenses 
under section 1245 of such Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDI-
ATION COSTS MADE PERMANENT; REPEAL OF 
SECTION 1245 RECAPTURE. 
(a) PROVISION MADE PERMANENT.—Section 198 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expensing 
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of environmental remediation costs) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (h). 
(b) ELIMINATION OF RECAPTURE ON SALE.—Section 
198 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking subsection (e) and by redesignating subsections 
(f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) SUBSECTION (a).—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or 
incurred after December 31, 2006. 
(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendment made 
by subsection (b) shall apply to dispositions after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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(10) EXPOSURE INCIDENT TESTING.—The Bu-
reau may perform HIV testing of an inmate under 
section 4014 of title 18, United States Code. HIV 
testing of an inmate who is involved in an exposure 
incident is not ‘‘routine HIV testing’’ for the pur-
poses of paragraph (9) and does not require the in-
mate’s consent. Medical personnel shall document 
the reason for exposure incident testing in the in-
mate’s confidential medical records. 
(11) TIMELY
NOTIFICATION
OF
TEST
RE-
SULTS.—Medical personnel shall provide timely noti-
fication to inmates of the results of HIV tests. 
SEC. 4. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW. 
(a) SCREENING IN GENERAL.—Section 4014(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for a period of 6 months or 
more’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, as appropriate,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘if such individual is determined 
to be at risk for infection with such virus in accord-
ance with the guidelines issued by the Bureau of 
Prisons relating to infectious disease management’’ 
and inserting ‘‘unless the individual declines. The 
Attorney General shall also cause such individual to 
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be so tested before release unless the individual de-
clines’’. 
(b) INADMISSIBILITY
OF HIV TEST RESULTS
IN 
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.—Section 4014(d) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
under the Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007’’ after ‘‘under 
this section’’. 
(c) SCREENING AS PART OF ROUTINE SCREENING.— 
Section 4014(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such rules shall 
also provide that the initial test under this section be per-
formed as part of the routine health screening conducted 
at intake.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT ON HEPATITIS AND OTHER DISEASES.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Bureau shall provide a report to the Congress 
on Bureau policies and procedures to provide testing, 
treatment, and prevention education programs for Hepa-
titis and other diseases transmitted through sexual activ-
ity and intravenous drug use. The Bureau shall consult 
with appropriate officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy, and the Centers for Disease Control regarding the de-
velopment of this report. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1754 
To establish the House Ethics Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MOORE 
of Kansas, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
VISCLOSKY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, and 
Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Rules, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the House Ethics Commission, 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 ‘‘House Ethics Commis-
sion Establishment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSE ETHICS COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inde-
pendent ethics commission within the legislative branch of 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 918 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, 
as the ‘‘Stan Lundine Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1943 RS 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) GENERALLY.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and then an-
nually thereafter, the Bureau shall report to Con-
gress on the incidence among inmates of diseases 
transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous 
drug use. 
(2) MATTERS
PERTAINING
TO
VARIOUS
DIS-
EASES.—Reports under paragraph (1) shall dis-
cuss— 
(A) the incidence among inmates of HIV/ 
AIDS, Hepatitis, and other diseases trans-
mitted through sexual activity and intravenous 
drug use; and 
(B) updates on Bureau testing, treatment, 
and prevention education programs for these 
diseases. 
(3) 
MATTERS
PERTAINING
TO
HIV/AIDS 
ONLY.—Reports under paragraph (1) shall also in-
clude— 
(A) the number of inmates who tested 
positive for HIV upon intake; 
(B) the number of inmates who tested 
positive prior to reentry; 
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(C) the number of inmates who were not 
tested prior to reentry because they were re-
leased without sufficient notice; 
(D) the number of inmates who opted-out 
of taking the test; 
(E) the number of inmates who were test-
ed following exposure incidents; and 
(F) the number of inmates under treat-
ment for HIV/AIDS. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—The Bureau shall consult 
with appropriate officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy, and the Centers for Disease 
Control regarding the development of reports under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 6. APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(A) by the head of such Federal depart-
ment or agency in the event such cluster muni-
tions are to be used by the United States Gov-
ernment; or 
(B) by the government of the country to 
which the United States Government sold or 
transferred such cluster munitions. 
SEC. 4. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER. 
The President may waive the requirement under sec-
tion 3(1) if, prior to the use, sale, or transfer of cluster 
munitions, the President— 
(1) certifies that it is vital to protect the secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after making such 
certification, submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, in classified form if nec-
essary, describing in detail— 
(A) the steps that will be taken to protect 
civilians; and 
(B) the failure rate of the cluster muni-
tions that will be used, sold, or transferred and 
whether such munitions are fitted with self-de-
struct or self-neutralization devices. 
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SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
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Calendar No. 1085 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1943 
AN ACT 
To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in 
Federal prisons. 
SEPTEMBER 25 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Reported without amendment 
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discretion of the Secretary, that the payment in-
centive under subparagraph (B) shall apply 
upon the expiration of the 3-year period begin-
ning upon the time of insurance of such a mort-
gage. 
‘‘(ii) MANDATORY 5-YEAR PAYMENT INCEN-
TIVE.—The Secretary shall provide that the pay-
ment incentive under subparagraph (B) applies 
upon the expiration of the 5-year period begin-
ning upon the time of insurance of such a mort-
gage. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT INCENTIVE.—In the case of any 
mortgage to which the payment incentive under this 
subparagraph applies, if, during the period referred 
to in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), as appli-
cable, all mortgage insurance premiums for such 
mortgage have been paid on a timely basis, upon the 
expiration of such period the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) reduce the amount of the annual pre-
mium payments otherwise due thereafter under 
such mortgage to an amount that does not exceed 
the amount of the annual premium payable at 
the time of insurance of the mortgage on a mort-
gage of the same product type having the same 
terms, but for which the mortgagor has a credit
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1756 
To prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United 
States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico 
border until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such 
operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. POE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. BOOZMAN, 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BOYD of Florida, 
and Mr. HAYES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committees on Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating 
beyond United States municipalities and commercial 
zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain 
conditions are met to ensure the safety of such oper-
ations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NAFTA Trucking 
Safety Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. OPERATIONS OF MEXICO-DOMICILED MOTOR CAR-
RIERS IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—No Mexico-domiciled 
motor carrier shall be granted authority to operate beyond 
United States municipalities and commercial zones on the 
United States-Mexico border until the Secretary of Trans-
portation and the Secretary of Homeland Security submit 
to Congress a joint certification that each of the following 
conditions has been met: 
(1) The Secretary of Transportation has pub-
lished in the Federal Register— 
(A) a list of all Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Regulations; 
(B) an identification for each of the regu-
lations whether the Secretary will— 
(i) require a Mexico-domiciled motor 
carrier, commercial motor vehicle, or driver 
to comply with the regulation; or 
(ii) be accepting compliance by the 
carrier, commercial motor vehicle, or driver 
with a Mexican statute, rule, or regulation 
(including commercial driver’s license re-
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957 
HR 3221 PCS
‘‘SEC. 1400L. NEW YORK LIBERTY ZONE TAX CREDITS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a New York Lib-
erty Zone governmental unit, there shall be allowed as a 
credit against any taxes imposed for any payroll period 
by section 3402 for which such governmental unit is liable 
under section 3403 an amount equal to so much of the 
portion of the qualifying project expenditure amount allo-
cated under subsection (b)(3) to such governmental unit 
for the calendar year as is allocated by such governmental 
unit to such period under subsection (b)(4). 
‘‘(b) 
QUALIFYING
PROJECT
EXPENDITURE 
AMOUNT.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘qualifying 
project expenditure amount’ means, with respect to 
any calendar year, the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the total expenditures paid or in-
curred during such calendar year by all New 
York Liberty Zone governmental units and the 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 
for any portion of qualifying projects located 
wholly within the City of New York, New York, 
and 
‘‘(B) any such expenditures— 
‘‘(i) paid or incurred in any preceding 
calendar year which begins after the date 
of enactment of this section, and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1757 
To adjust the weight limits of commercial motor vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. BOREN (for himself and Ms. FALLIN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To adjust the weight limits of commercial motor vehicles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT CHANGES. 
Strike section 31301(4) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) ‘commercial motor vehicle’ means a motor 
vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or 
property that— 
‘‘(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating or 
gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, 
whichever is greater; 
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‘‘(B) is designed to transport at least 16 
passengers, including the driver; or 
‘‘(C) is used to transport material found 
by the secretary to be hazardous under section 
5103, except that a vehicle shall not be included 
as a commercial motor vehicle under this sub-
paragraph if— 
‘‘(i) the vehicle is transporting mate-
rial listed as hazardous under section 
306(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Li-
ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9656(a)) 
and is not otherwise regulated by the Sec-
retary or is transporting a consumer com-
modity or limited quantity of hazardous 
material as defined in section 171.8 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary does not deny the 
application of this exception to the vehicle 
(individually or as part of a class of motor 
vehicles) in the interest of safety.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1944 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2007 
Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MILLER of Flor-
ida, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Ms. HERSETH 
SANDLIN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. JONES of 
North Carolina, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. 
HARE, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. SPACE, Mr. KAGEN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
ALLEN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Ms. CASTOR, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. MURPHY of Con-
necticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to screen certain veterans 
for symptoms of traumatic brain injury, 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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