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‘‘(A) give preference to proposals from 
partnerships among industrial, academic, and 
government entities; and
‘‘(B) require recipients to provide assur-
ances that all laborers and mechanics employed 
by contractors and subcontractors in the con-
struction, repair, or alteration of new or exist-
ing facilities performed in order to carry out a 
demonstration or commercial application activ-
ity authorized under this subsection shall be 
paid wages at rates not less than those pre-
vailing on similar construction in the locality, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in ac-
cordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
title 40, United States Code, and the Secretary 
of Labor shall, with respect to the labor stand-
ards in this paragraph, have the authority and 
functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 
Appendix) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(6) COST SHARING.—Activities under this sub-
section shall be considered research and development 
activities that are subject to the cost-sharing re-
quirements of section 988(b), except that the Fed-
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lish a university based research and development program 
to study carbon capture and sequestration using the var-
ious types of coal. 
(b) GRANTS.—Under this section, the Secretary shall 
award 5 grants for projects submitted by colleges or uni-
versities to study carbon capture and sequestration in con-
junction with the recovery of oil and other enhanced ele-
mental and mineral recovery. Consideration shall be given 
to areas that have regional sources of coal for the study 
of carbon capture and sequestration. 
(c) RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.—The 
Secretary shall designate that at least 2 of these grants 
shall be awarded to rural or agricultural based institutions 
that offer interdisciplinary programs in the area of envi-
ronmental science to study carbon capture and sequestra-
tion in conjunction with the recovery of oil and other en-
hanced elemental and mineral recovery. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are to be authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
Subtitle G—Global Change 
Research 
SEC. 4601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Change Re-
search and Data Management Act of 2007’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1617 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
for a privacy official within each component of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, 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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PART 1—GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH 
SEC. 4611. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) Industrial, agricultural, and other human 
activities, coupled with an expanding world popu-
lation, are contributing to processes of global change 
that are significantly altering the Earth habitat. 
(2) Such human-induced changes, in conjunc-
tion with natural fluctuations, may lead to signifi-
cant alterations of world climate patterns. Over the 
next century, these changes could adversely affect 
world agricultural and marine production, coastal 
habitability, biological diversity, human health, glob-
al social and political stability, and global economic 
activity. 
(3) Developments in interdisciplinary Earth 
sciences, global observing systems, and satellite and 
computing technologies make possible significant sci-
entific understanding of global changes and their ef-
fects, and have resulted in the significant expansion 
of environmental data and information. 
(4) Development of effective policies to prevent, 
mitigate, and adapt to global change will rely on im-
provement in scientific understanding of global envi-
ronmental processes and on development of informa-
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tion that is of use to decisionmakers at the local, re-
gional, and national levels. 
(5) Although the United States Global Change 
Research Program has made significant contribu-
tions to understanding Earth’s climate and the an-
thropogenic influences on Earth’s climate and its 
ecosystems, the Program now needs to produce more 
information to meet the expressed needs of decision-
makers. 
(6) Predictions of future climate conditions for 
specific regions have considerable uncertainty and 
are unlikely to be confirmed in a time period nec-
essary to inform decisions on land, water, and re-
source management. However, improved under-
standing of global change should be used to assist 
decisionmakers in the development of policies to en-
sure that ecological, social, and economic systems 
are resilient under a variety of plausible climate fu-
tures. 
(7) In order to most effectively meet the needs 
of decisionmakers, both the research agenda of the 
United States Global Change Research Program and 
its implementation must be informed by continuous 
feedback from documented users of information gen-
erated by the Program. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1622 
AN ACT 
To provide for a program of research, development, and 
demonstration on natural gas vehicles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 354 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
school safety. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York 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 school safety. 
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 ‘‘Safe Schools Against 
Violence in Education Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Department of Education reports 
that— 
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(A) in 2003–2004, six States or outlying 
areas (Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Texas) reported 
a total of 47 schools that were designated as 
persistently dangerous; 
(B) in 2004–2005, four States or outlying 
areas (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, 
and South Dakota) reported a total of 39 
schools that were designated as persistently 
dangerous; 
(C) in 2005–2006, seven States or outlying 
areas (Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New 
York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Puerto Rico) 
reported a total of 36 schools that were des-
ignated as persistently dangerous; and 
(D) in 2006–2007, seven States or out-
lying areas (Maryland, New Jersey, New York, 
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Puerto 
Rico) reported an original finding of 34 schools 
that were designated as persistently dangerous 
(a final finding is not yet available). 
(2) In December 2006, the National Center for 
Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Sta-
tistics released a joint report that contains the most 
recent data available on crime and student safety, ti-
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to provide 
for the continuation and coordination of a comprehensive 
and integrated United States observation, research, and 
outreach program which will assist the Nation and the 
world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to the 
effects of human-induced and natural processes of global 
change. 
SEC. 4612. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this part— 
(1) the term ‘‘global change’’ means human-in-
duced or natural changes in the global environment 
(including alterations in climate, land productivity, 
oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chem-
istry, biodiversity, and ecological systems) that may 
alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life; 
(2) the term ‘‘global change research’’ means 
study, monitoring, assessment, prediction, and infor-
mation management activities to describe and under-
stand— 
(A) the interactive physical, chemical, and 
biological processes that regulate the total 
Earth system; 
(B) the unique environment that the Earth 
provides for life; 
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(C) changes that are occurring in the 
Earth system; and 
(D) the manner in which such system, en-
vironment, and changes are influenced by 
human actions; 
(3) the term ‘‘interagency committee’’ means 
the interagency committee established under section 
4613; 
(4) the term ‘‘Plan’’ means the National Global 
Change Research and Assessment Plan developed 
under section 4615; 
(5) the term ‘‘Program’’ means the United 
States Global Change Research Program established 
under section 4614; and 
(6) the term ‘‘regional climate change’’ means 
the natural or human-induced changes manifested in 
the local or regional environment (including alter-
ations in weather patterns, land productivity, water 
resources, sea level rise, atmospheric chemistry, bio-
diversity, and ecological systems) that may alter the 
capacity of a specific region to support current or 
future social and economic activity or natural eco-
systems. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3550 
To require every Senator and Representative in, and Delegate and Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress to obtain copies of the Constitution of 
the United States of America and distribute them to their staff and 
require that they all read such document. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. AKIN, Mr. 
ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. 
PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To require every Senator and Representative in, and Dele-
gate and Resident Commissioner to, the Congress to 
obtain copies of the Constitution of the United States 
of America and distribute them to their staff and require 
that they all read such document. 
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 ‘‘AMERICA Act of 
2007: A Modest Effort to Read and Instill the Constitu-
tion Again’’. 
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SEC. 4613. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
or designate an interagency committee to ensure coopera-
tion and coordination of all Federal research activities per-
taining to processes of global change for the purpose of 
increasing the overall effectiveness and productivity of 
Federal global change research efforts. The interagency 
committee shall include representatives of both agencies 
conducting global change research and agencies with au-
thority over resources likely to be affected by global 
change. 
(b) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
INTERAGENCY
COM-
MITTEE.—The interagency committee shall— 
(1) serve as the forum for developing the Plan 
and for overseeing its implementation; 
(2) serve as the forum for developing the vul-
nerability assessment under section 4617; 
(3) ensure cooperation among Federal agencies 
with respect to global change research activities; 
(4) work with academic, State, industry, and 
other groups conducting global change research, to 
provide for periodic public and peer review of the 
Program; 
(5) cooperate with the Secretary of State in— 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1626 
AN ACT 
To make technical amendments to laws containing time 
periods affecting judicial proceedings. 
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. R. 6307 
AN ACT 
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act to assist children in foster care in developing or 
maintaining connections to family, community, support, 
health care, and school, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that since we, as Members 
of Congress, swear to uphold the Constitution of the 
United States, write laws regarding the powers granted 
to the Government, and propose constitutional amend-
ments, we should be required to read this important docu-
ment including its amendments. 
SEC. 3. DISTRIBUTION AND READING OF THE CONSTITU-
TION. 
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act and during each session of Congress thereafter, every 
Member of Congress shall obtain copies of the Constitu-
tion of the United States of America, including all amend-
ments thereto, read such document, and distribute such 
document to their personal, committee, and subcommittee 
staff and require that each such staffer read such docu-
ment in its entirety at least once during each session of 
Congress in which they serve or are so employed after such 
date. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Every Member of Congress and their personal, com-
mittee, and subcommittee staff are required to report in 
writing to the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, as applicable, the date on 
which they complete their annual reading of the Constitu-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3551 
To reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special 
Counsel, to modify the procedures of the Merit Systems Protection Board 
and the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the 
Office of Special Counsel, to modify the procedures of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of 
Special Counsel, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Merit System Reauthorization Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 
as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Authorization of appropriations. 
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Sec. 3. Allegations of wrongdoing against Special Counsel or Deputy Special 
Counsel. 
Sec. 4. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation prohibited. 
Sec. 5. Procedures of the Merit Systems Protection Board. 
Sec. 6. Procedures of the Office of Special Counsel. 
Sec. 7. Reporting requirements. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD.—Section 
8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 
U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2003, 2004, 
2005, 2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008, 2009, and 
2010’’. 
(b) OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.—Section 8(a)(2) 
of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
5509 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2003, 2004, 2005, 
2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008, 2009, and 2010’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
as of October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 3. ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING AGAINST SPECIAL 
COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Special Counsel’’ refers to the 
Special Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘Integrity Committee’’ refers to 
the Integrity Committee described in Executive 
Order 12993 (relating to administrative allegations 
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sidies in accordance with this paragraph, the 
State shall— 
‘‘(i) include on any application or en-
rollment form for child health assistance a 
notice of the availability of premium assist-
ance subsidies for the enrollment of tar-
geted low-income children in qualified em-
ployer-sponsored coverage; 
‘‘(ii) provide, as part of the applica-
tion and enrollment process under the 
State child health plan, information de-
scribing the availability of such subsidies 
and how to elect to obtain such a subsidy; 
and 
‘‘(iii) establish such other procedures 
as the State determines necessary to en-
sure that parents are fully informed of the 
choices for receiving child health assistance 
under the State child health plan or 
through the receipt of premium assistance 
subsidies. 
‘‘(L) APPLICATION
TO
QUALIFIED
EM-
PLOYER-SPONSORED BENCHMARK COVERAGE.— 
If a group health plan or health insurance cov-
erage offered through an employer is certified 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fostering Connections 
to Success Act’’. 
SEC. 2. KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS 
FOR CHILDREN. 
(a) STATE PLAN OPTION.—Section 471(a) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(26); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (27) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(28) at the option of the State, provides for 
the State to enter into kinship guardianship assist-
ance agreements to provide kinship guardianship as-
sistance payments on behalf of children to grand-
parents and other relatives who have assumed legal 
guardianship of the children for whom they have 
cared as foster parents and for whom they have 
committed to care on a permanent basis, as provided 
in section 473(d).’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 473 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 673) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) KINSHIP
GUARDIANSHIP
ASSISTANCE
PAY-
MENTS FOR CHILDREN.—
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by an actuary as health benefits coverage that 
is equivalent to the benefits coverage in a 
benchmark benefit package described in section 
2103(b) or benchmark-equivalent coverage that 
meets the requirements of section 2103(a)(2), 
the State may provide premium assistance sub-
sidies for enrollment of targeted low-income 
children in such group health plan or health in-
surance coverage in the same manner as such 
subsidies are provided under this paragraph for 
enrollment in qualified employer-sponsored cov-
erage, but without regard to the requirement to 
provide supplemental coverage for benefits and 
cost-sharing protection provided under the 
State child health plan under subparagraph 
(E).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO MEDICAID.—Section 1906 (42 
U.S.C. 1396e) is amended by inserting after subsection 
(c) the following: 
‘‘(d) A State may elect to offer a premium assistance 
subsidy (as defined in section 2105(c)(10)(C)) for quali-
fied employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in section 
2105(c)(10)(B)) to a child who is eligible for medical as-
sistance under the State plan under this title, to the par-
ent of such a child, and to a pregnant woman, in the same 
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istrator relating to nutrient management of the Illinois 
River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 987 
Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and 
the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South 
Korea, and Panama. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States 
economy and the importance of passing free trade agree-
ments with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama. 
Whereas trade is an efficient means to create private sector 
jobs; 
Whereas 64 trade pacts have taken effect worldwide; 
Whereas the United States is a party to 5 of these pacts, the 
European Union is a party to 8 of these pacts, and 
Japan is a party to 9 of these pacts; 
Whereas the International Trade Administration has noted 
that from 2007 to 2008, exports had increased to each 
and every trading partner with which the United States 
has a free trade agreement; 
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Academy of Sciences to complete a study of the cur-
rent state of the science on the potential impacts of 
climate change on patterns of hurricane and typhoon 
development, including storm intensity, track, and 
frequency, and the implications for hurricane-prone 
and typhoon-prone coastal regions. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall take into con-
sideration— 
(A) the past research completed related to 
hurricane and typhoon development, track, and 
intensity as reviewed by Working Groups I and 
II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change; 
(B) additional research completed since the 
fall of 2005 that was not included in the Work-
ing Group I and II reports due to time con-
straints; 
(C) the need for accurate assessment of 
potential changes in hurricane and typhoon in-
tensity, track, and frequency and of the current 
modeling and forecasting capabilities and the 
need for improvements in forecasting of these 
parameters; and 
(D) the need for additional research and 
monitoring to improve forecasting of hurricanes 
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