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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oil Pollution Research 
and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH COMMITTEE. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 7001(a)(2) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘State’’ and inserting ‘‘State and tribal’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 7001(a)(3) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) STRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(A) MEMBERS.—The Interagency Com-
mittee shall consist of representatives from the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(ii) The Department of Commerce, 
including the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
‘‘(iii) The Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(iv) The Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(B) 
COLLABORATING
AGENCIES.—The 
Interagency Committee shall collaborate with 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology. 
‘‘(ii) The Department of Energy.
(6) examine any relevant applicable laws, in-
cluding the relevant body of work performed by the 
Government Accountability Office. 
(c) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—The study required 
under subsection (a) shall address each of the following 
issues with respect to depots and depot capabilities: 
(1) The life cycle sustainment maintenance 
strategies and implementation plans of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the military departments that 
cover— 
(A) the role of each type of maintenance 
activity; 
(B) business operations; 
(C) workload projection; 
(D) outcome-based performance manage-
ment objectives; 
(E) the adequacy of information tech-
nology systems, including workload manage-
ment systems; 
(F) the workforce, including skills required 
and development; 
(G) budget and fiscal planning policies; 
and
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5570 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset 
in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
the sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious 
worker visa program. 
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 ‘‘Religious Worker Visa 
Extension Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT 
NONMINISTER 
RELIGIOUS 
WORKER 
VISA 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
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1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘before Octo-
ber 1, 2008,’’ each place such term appears. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on September 
30, 2008. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5570 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Received 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to the special immigrant nonminister religious worker 
program, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Religious Worker Visa 
Extension Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS 
WORKER PROGRAM. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 
2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue final 
regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special im-
migrant categories described in subclauses (II) and (III) 
of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)). 
(b) EXTENSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2008,’’ each place such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’. 
(2) CONDITIONAL FURTHER EXTENSION.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)), as 
amended by paragraph (1), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2016,’’. 
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(B) CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The 
amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall 
take effect on March 1, 2009, but only if the 
Secretary of Homeland Security has complied 
with subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2010, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Congress a report containing 
the results of a study of the effectiveness of the regula-
tions described in subsection (a). The report shall also in-
clude an analysis of a random sample of non-minister spe-
cial immigrant religious workers, before their second anni-
versary of being admitted, to determine whether they are 
still employed by the religious organization that petitioned 
for them, and if not, the reasons for their departure from 
such employment. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
September 26 (legislative day, September 17), 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 5571) entitled ‘‘An Act to extend for 5 years the 
program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence 
requirement with respect to international medical graduates, 
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
On page 2, line 5, strike ‘‘June 1, 2013’’ and insert 
‘‘March 6, 2009’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PROGRAM. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE CONRAD 
STATE 30 PROGRAM. 
Section 214(l)(1)(D)(ii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) Federal programs waiving the 2-year for-
eign residence requirement under section 212(e) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(e)) for physicians are generally designed to 
promote the delivery of critically needed medical 
services to people in the United States lacking ade-
quate access to physician care; and 
(2) when determining the qualification of a lo-
cation for designation as a health professional short-
age area, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices should consider the needs of vulnerable popu-
lations in low-income and impoverished communities, 
communities with high infant mortality rates, and
communities exhibiting other signs of a lack of nec-
essary physician services. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5571 
AN ACT 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiv-
er of the foreign country residence requirement 
with respect to international medical graduates, 
and for other purposes.
H. R. 5571 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence 
requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PROGRAM. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘June 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘March 6, 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE CONRAD STATE 30 PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 214(l)(1)(D)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting 
‘‘10’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) Federal programs waiving the 2-year foreign residence 
requirement under section 212(e) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)) for physicians are generally 
designed to promote the delivery of critically needed medical 
services to people in the United States lacking adequate access 
to physician care; and 
(2) when determining the qualification of a location for 
designation as a health professional shortage area, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services should consider the needs 
of vulnerable populations in low-income and impoverished 
communities, communities with high infant mortality rates,
H. R. 5571—2 
and communities exhibiting other signs of a lack of necessary 
physician services. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5571 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country 
residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of 
the foreign country residence requirement with respect 
to international medical graduates. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PROGRAM. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2013’’. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5571 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 2, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of 
the foreign country residence requirement with respect 
to international medical graduates, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(A) any change in the use by the covered 
chemical facility of more than a threshold 
amount of any substance of concern that could 
affect the requirements of the chemical facility 
under this title; and 
‘‘(B) any significant change in a security 
vulnerability assessment or site security plan 
submitted by the covered chemical facility. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC REVIEW BY CHEMICAL FACILITY 
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall require the owner 
or operator of a covered chemical facility required to 
submit a security vulnerability assessment or site se-
curity plan under this section to periodically submit 
to the Secretary a review of the adequacy of the se-
curity vulnerability assessment or site security plan 
that includes a description of any changes made to 
the security vulnerability assessment or site security 
plan. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF SITE SECURITY PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) DEADLINE FOR REVIEW.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives a security vulnerability assessment or site se-
curity plan under this title, the Secretary shall re-
view and approve or disapprove such assessment or 
plan. 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PROGRAM. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE CONRAD 
STATE 30 PROGRAM. 
Section 214(l)(1)(D)(ii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) Federal programs waiving the 2-year for-
eign residence requirement under section 212(e) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(e)) for physicians are generally designed to 
promote the delivery of critically needed medical 
services to people in the United States lacking ade-
quate access to physician care; and 
(2) when determining the qualification of a lo-
cation for designation as a health professional short-
age area, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices should consider the needs of vulnerable popu-
lations in low-income and impoverished communities, 
communities with high infant mortality rates, and 
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communities exhibiting other signs of a lack of nec-
essary physician services. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By ROBERT F. REEVES, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PROGRAM. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2013’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 407 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5571 
[Report No. 110–646] 
A BILL 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiv-
er of the foreign country residence requirement 
with respect to international medical graduates. 
MAY 15, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5573 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment 
for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount 
of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any 
compensation or benefit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir-
ginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 
lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who 
retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave 
for which they would not otherwise receive any com-
pensation or benefit, 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. PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN UNUSED SICK LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER X—PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN 
UNUSED SICK LEAVE 
‘‘§ 5597a. Definitions 
‘‘For purposes of this subchapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered retirement system’ 
means the Federal Employees’ Retirement System 
and the Foreign Service Pension System; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘employee’ means an employee as 
defined by section 2105 and an officer or employee 
of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission, but does not include a Con-
gressional employee as defined by section 2107. 
‘‘§ 5597b. Lump-sum payment for certain unused sick 
leave 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any qualified employee who is 
separated from the service or is transferred to a position 
which is not subject to a covered retirement system shall 
be eligible to receive a lump-sum payment under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified employee’ means an employee 
who, immediately before such employee’s separation or 
transfer (as described in subsection (a))— 
‘‘(1) is subject to a covered retirement system; 
and 
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(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 619a. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 
designation as Joint Qualified Officer re-
quired before promotion to general or 
flag grade; exceptions’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 36 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 619a and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘619a. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as Joint Qualified 
Officer required before promotion to general or flag grade; ex-
ceptions.’’. 
SEC. 
522. 
TECHNICAL, 
CONFORMING, 
AND 
CLERICAL 
CHANGES 
TO 
JOINT 
SPECIALTY 
TERMI-
NOLOGY. 
(a) REFERENCE TO JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 
661 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
the second sentence by striking ‘‘in such manner as 
the Secretary of Defense directs’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
a Joint Qualified Officer or in such other manner as 
the Secretary of Defense directs’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows:
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5574 
To prohibit the transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot, 
Colorado, or the Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, to an off-site location. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. CHANDLER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo 
Chemical Depot, Colorado, or the Blue Grass Army 
Depot, Kentucky, to an off-site location. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORT OF HYDROLY-
SATE AT CERTAIN ARMY DEPOTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not transport hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical 
Depot, Colorado, or the Blue Grass Army Depot, Ken-
tucky, to an off-site location for treatment, storage, or dis-
posal. 
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(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this Act limits or 
otherwise affects section 8119 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–116; 50 
U.S.C. 1521 note). 
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‘‘(III) United States Route 93 to 
the Nevada Border.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5578 
To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend 
permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2008 
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. GOODLATTE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, 
to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond 
that date, 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. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section and notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the authorities provided under the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 7 
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) and each amendment made by that 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations deter-
mining— 
‘‘(A) titles and duties of civilian members of the 
faculty; and 
‘‘(B) pay of civilian members of the faculty, 
notwithstanding chapter 53 of title 5, but subject to 
the limitation set out in section 5373 of title 5. 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) The Department of the 
Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department 
of Homeland Security shall bear the cost of the instruction 
at the Air Force Institute of Technology that is received 
by members of the armed forces detailed for that instruc-
tion by the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Homeland 
Security, respectively. 
‘‘(2) Members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and 
Coast Guard may only be detailed for instruction at the 
Institute on a space-available basis. 
‘‘(3) In the case of an enlisted member of the Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard permitted to re-
ceive instruction at the Institute, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall charge that member only for such costs and 
fees as the Secretary considers appropriate (taking into 
consideration the admission of enlisted members on a 
space- available basis).