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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3665 
To amend chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, to end the terrorizing 
effects of the sale of murderabilia on crime victims and their families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. ELLSWORTH) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, to 
end the terrorizing effects of the sale of murderabilia 
on crime victims and their families. 
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 ‘‘Stop the Sale of 
Murderabilia to Protect the Dignity of Crime Victims Act 
of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR 
IRAQ. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than January 
1, 2008, the President shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a comprehensive United States 
strategy for Iraq. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A discussion of United States national secu-
rity interests in Iraq and the broader Middle East 
region and the diplomatic, political, economic, and 
military components of a comprehensive strategy to 
maintain and advance such interests as the Armed 
Forces are redeployed from Iraq pursuant to section 
3 of this Act. 
(2) A justification of the minimum force levels 
required to protect United States national security 
interests in Iraq after April 1, 2008, including a de-
scription of the specific missions of the Armed 
Forces to be undertaken. The justification shall in-
clude— 
(A) the projected number of Armed Forces 
necessary to carry out the missions; 
(B) the projected annual cost of the mis-
sions; and 
(C) the expected duration of the missions. 
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The first amendment of the Constitution of 
the United States prohibits the abridgment of free-
dom of speech. 
(2) Freedom of speech is fundamental to the 
values of American democracy. 
(3) In light of the constitutional protection our 
Nation affords to freedom of speech, the Supreme 
Court has modified the elements of the common law 
tort of defamation to provide more protection for de-
fendants than would be available at common law, in-
cluding providing special protections for political 
speech. 
(4) The courts of other countries, including 
those that otherwise share our Nation’s common law 
and due process traditions, are not constrained by 
the first amendment and thus may provide less pro-
tection to defamation defendants than our Constitu-
tion requires. 
(5) While our Nation’s courts will generally en-
force foreign judgments as a matter of comity, com-
ity does not require that courts enforce foreign judg-
ments that are repugnant to our Nation’s funda-
mental constitutional values, in particular its strong 
protection of the right to freedom of speech.
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‘‘(2) METHOD
OF
LOAN
FORGIVENESS.—To 
provide the loan forgiveness authorized in paragraph 
(1), the Secretary is authorized to carry out a pro-
gram— 
‘‘(A) through the holder of the loan, to as-
sume the obligation to repay a green loan 
amount (as determined under subsection (b)) 
for a loan made under this part; and 
‘‘(B) to cancel a green loan amount (as so 
determined) for a loan made under part D of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall forgive the loan obligation of the borrower, in accord-
ance with subsection (a)(2), not to exceed $17,500 in the 
aggregate, in the following increments: 
‘‘(1) For the completion of the first 2 years of 
employment as a green workforce member for which 
the borrower seeks forgiveness under this section, 20 
percent of the borrower’s total loan obligation that 
was incurred in obtaining instruction in green work-
force skills that complies with the green workforce 
standards established under section 511 of the New 
Apollo Energy Act of 2007, not to exceed $3,500. 
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‘‘(2) For the completion of the 3rd year of such 
employment, 20 percent of such total loan obliga-
tion, not to exceed $4,500. 
‘‘(3) For the completion of each of the 4th and 
5th years of such employment, 40 percent of such 
total loan obligation, not to exceed $7,000 for each 
year. 
‘‘(c) AWARD BASIS; PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide forgiveness benefits under this section on a 
first-come, first-served basis (subject to paragraph 
(2)) and subject to the availability of appropriations. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with Green Certification Standards Board estab-
lished under section 511 of the New Apollo Energy 
Act of 2007, shall establish priorities in providing 
forgiveness benefits under this section for a fiscal 
year by designating a percentage of loans for green 
workforce members employed in advanced vehicle 
manufacturing, alternative fuel vehicle repair and 
maintenance, clean energy technology product devel-
opment and deployment, or green building construc-
tion based on the national need in each of those 
areas. 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘commission shall report to 
the Secretary and Congress not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of the Col-
lege Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘recommendations,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘recommendations relating to edu-
cated-related factors that contribute to success-
ful postsecondary education experiences and 
employment for individuals who are deaf,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘commission’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (d) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 and 2000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009’’. 
SEC. 913. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 212 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4360a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3666 
To establish a bipartisan commission to perform a comprehensive examination 
of the current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis and to make 
recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes to address such 
problems. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Ms. SUTTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a bipartisan commission to perform a com-
prehensive examination of the current foreclosure and 
mortgage lending crisis and to make recommendations 
for legislative and regulatory changes to address such 
problems. 
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 ‘‘Foreclosure Prevention 
and Homeownership Protection Act’’. 
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(3) As part of the justification required by 
paragraph (2), the President shall, at a minimum, 
address whether it is necessary for the Armed 
Forces to carry out the following missions: 
(A) Protecting United States diplomatic 
facilities and United States citizens, including 
members of the Armed Forces who are engaged 
in carrying out other missions. 
(B) Serving in roles consistent with cus-
tomary diplomatic positions. 
(C) Engaging in actions to disrupt and 
eliminate al-Qaeda and its affiliated organiza-
tions in Iraq. 
(D) Training and equipping members of 
the Iraqi Security Forces. 
(4) Specific plans for diplomatic initiatives to 
engage United States allies and others in the region 
to bring stability to Iraq. 
(c) UPDATE OF STRATEGY.—Not later than July 1, 
2008, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
update of the strategy required by subsection (a), includ-
ing a description of the number of Armed Forces deployed 
to Iraq and the missions for which such Armed Forces 
are so deployed. 
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(d) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
and each update of the strategy required by subsection 
(c) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may con-
tain a classified annex, if necessary. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 5. ARMED FORCES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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cordance with section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) and which 
the President has determined 
warrants individual and public 
assistance from the Federal Gov-
ernment under such Act; or 
‘‘(bb) a public health emer-
gency declared by the Secretary 
under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act. 
‘‘(II) STATE
ECONOMIC
DOWN-
TURN.—The State unemployment rate 
is at least 5.5 percent during any 13- 
consecutive week period during the 
fiscal year and such rate is at least 
120 percent of the State unemploy-
ment rate for the same period as aver-
aged over the last 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(III) EVENT
RESULTING
IN 
RISE IN PERCENTAGE OF LOW-INCOME 
CHILDREN WITHOUT HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE.—The State experienced a re-
cent event that resulted in an increase 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1779
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement
plans during the period that a military reservist
or national guardsman is called to active duty for
an extended period, and for other purposes.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3667 
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the 
State of Vermont for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
•HR 3667 EH2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Missisquoi and Trout 
Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) 
MISSISQUOI
AND
TROUT
RIVERS, 
VERMONT.—The approximately 25-mile segment of the 
upper Missisquoi from its headwaters in Lowell to the Ca-
nadian border in North Troy; the approximately 25-mile 
segment from the Canadian border in East Richford to 
Enosburg Falls; and approximately 20 miles of the Trout 
River from its headwaters to its confluence with the 
Missisquoi River.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(19) MISSISQUOI AND TROUT RIVERS, VERMONT.— 
Not later than 3 years after funds are made available to 
carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze any potential impacts on the pos-
session or use of a weapon, trap, or net, including 
a concealed weapon, on the Missisquoi and Trout
HR 2956 RFS
SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR 
IRAQ. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than January 
1, 2008, the President shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a comprehensive United States 
strategy for Iraq. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A discussion of United States national secu-
rity interests in Iraq and the broader Middle East 
region and the diplomatic, political, economic, and 
military components of a comprehensive strategy to 
maintain and advance such interests as the Armed 
Forces are redeployed from Iraq pursuant to section 
3 of this Act. 
(2) A justification of the minimum force levels 
required to protect United States national security 
interests in Iraq after April 1, 2008, including a de-
scription of the specific missions of the Armed 
Forces to be undertaken. The justification shall in-
clude— 
(A) the projected number of Armed Forces 
necessary to carry out the missions; 
(B) the projected annual cost of the mis-
sions; and 
(C) the expected duration of the missions. 
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(3) As part of the justification required by 
paragraph (2), the President shall, at a minimum, 
address whether it is necessary for the Armed 
Forces to carry out the following missions: 
(A) Protecting United States diplomatic 
facilities and United States citizens, including 
members of the Armed Forces who are engaged 
in carrying out other missions. 
(B) Serving in roles consistent with cus-
tomary diplomatic positions. 
(C) Engaging in actions to disrupt and 
eliminate al-Qaeda and its affiliated organiza-
tions in Iraq. 
(D) Training and equipping members of 
the Iraqi Security Forces. 
(4) Specific plans for diplomatic initiatives to 
engage United States allies and others in the region 
to bring stability to Iraq. 
(c) UPDATE OF STRATEGY.—Not later than July 1, 
2008, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
update of the strategy required by subsection (a), includ-
ing a description of the number of Armed Forces deployed 
to Iraq and the missions for which such Armed Forces 
are so deployed. 
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(d) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
and each update of the strategy required by subsection 
(c) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may con-
tain a classified annex, if necessary. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 5. ARMED FORCES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2957 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
educational practices for limited English proficient students and immi-
grant students. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to improve educational practices for limited 
English proficient students and immigrant students. 
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 ‘‘English Language In-
struction Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES FOR LIM-
ITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS AND 
IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. 
(a) RESERVED FUNDING.—Section 3111(c)(1)(C) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6821(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘6.5’’ and 
inserting ‘‘9.0’’. 
(b) EXPANDED
NATIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—Section 
3131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6861) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(in consortia with State edu-
cational agencies or local educational agencies)’’ 
after ‘‘institutions of higher learning’’ and inserting 
‘‘, State educational agencies, local educational agen-
cies, and consortia of local educational agencies’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) for the development and dissemination of 
best practices in the teaching of individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency to high levels of academic 
achievement with respect to challenging State con-
tent and student academic achievement standards; 
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‘‘(5) for the development and dissemination of 
best practices in the teaching of individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency to high levels of academic 
proficiency in more than one language; 
‘‘(6) for the conduct of research and evaluation 
of educational services provided to individuals with 
limited English proficiency under this part; and 
‘‘(7) for technical assistance to assist State edu-
cation agencies and local education agencies in meet-
ing the requirements of this title.’’. 
Æ 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 420 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3667 
[Report No. 110–668] 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for 
potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 22, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 25, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the 
State of Vermont for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2814 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide loan guarantees for 100 
percent of the cost of construction of new domestic nuclear power produc-
tion facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2007 
Mr. MARCHANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide loan guaran-
tees for 100 percent of the cost of construction of new 
domestic nuclear power production facilities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NUCLEAR PLANT LOAN GUARANTEES. 
Section 1702(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16512(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary may guarantee a loan for 100 
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percent of the cost of construction of new domestic nuclear 
power production facilities under this title.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2958 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review the video game ratings 
of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and to direct the Govern-
ment Accountability Office to study the impact of video games on chil-
dren and young adults. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, and 
Mr. CHANDLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review the video 
game ratings of the Entertainment Software Ratings 
Board and to direct the Government Accountability Of-
fice to study the impact of video games on children 
and young adults. 
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 ‘‘Children Protection 
from Video Game Violence and Sexual Content Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION STUDY. 
The Federal Trade Commission shall evaluate and re-
view the system employed by the Entertainment Software 
Ratings Board to assign ratings to video games. The Com-
mission shall transmit to Congress, not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on 
the Commission’s findings, including the opinion of the 
Commission as to whether the ratings system results in 
the exposure to children of excessive violence and sexual 
content. 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY. 
The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the 
impact of video games on the mental stability and growth 
of children and young adults. The Comptroller General 
shall transmit to the Congress, not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the 
findings of the study. 
Æ 
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