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‘‘(ii) not previously allocated under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFYING PROJECT.—The term ‘quali-
fying project’ means any transportation infrastruc-
ture project, including highways, mass transit sys-
tems, railroads, airports, ports, and waterways, in or 
connecting with the New York Liberty Zone (as de-
fined in section 1400K(h)), which is designated as a 
qualifying project under this section jointly by the 
Governor of the State of New York and the Mayor 
of the City of New York, New York. 
‘‘(3) GENERAL ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of the 
State of New York and the Mayor of the City 
of New York, New York, shall jointly allocate to 
each New York Liberty Zone governmental unit 
the portion of the qualifying project expenditure 
amount which may be taken into account by 
such governmental unit under subsection (a) for 
any calendar year in the credit period. 
‘‘(B) AGGREGATE LIMIT.—The aggregate 
amount which may be allocated under subpara-
graph (A) for all calendar years in the credit 
period shall not exceed $2,000,000,000. 
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tion of higher education shall certify the receipt of such 
payment to the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(f) DEADLINES.—A visa (or other appropriate docu-
mentation of status) under this section shall be issued— 
‘‘(1) within 30 days of receipt of certification 
under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an alien who received a de-
gree described in subsection (b)(2) from an edu-
cational institution in a foreign country, within 30 
days of receipt of a completed application and cer-
tification under subsection (e). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) H–1B NONIMMIGRANT.—The term ‘H–1B 
nonimmigrant’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 212(n)(4). 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ means an 
educational institution in any State that meets all of 
the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) Admits as regular students only per-
sons who have a certificate of graduation from 
a school providing secondary education or the 
recognized equivalent of such a certificate. 
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‘‘(B) Is legally authorized within such 
State to provide a program of education beyond 
secondary education. 
‘‘(C) Is accredited by a nationally recog-
nized accrediting agency or association, or if 
not so accredited, is an institution that has 
been granted preaccreditation status by such an 
agency or association that has been recognized 
by the Secretary of Education for the granting 
of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary of 
Education has determined that there are satis-
factory assurances that the institution will meet 
the accreditation standards of such an agency 
or association within a reasonable time. 
‘‘(D) Provides an educational program for 
which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree 
or provides a program that requires a bach-
elor’s degree for admission. 
‘‘(E) Is a public or other nonprofit institu-
tion. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT.—The 
term ‘qualified scholarship’ payment means a pay-
ment to an institution of higher education in the 
United States in an amount which is equal to the 
then current maximum authorized Pell Grant award 
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for each year under the Federal Pell Grants pro-
gram authorized under subpart 1 of part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a et seq.).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 218 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 218A. H–1B nonimmigrant status for certain aliens whose employers 
make scholarship payments for undergraduate and post-
graduate education.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Traumatic 
Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. SCREENING, REHABILITATION, AND TREATMENT 
FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) SCREENING, REHABILITATION, AND TREATMENT 
FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IX—TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 
‘‘§ 1791. Screening for traumatic brain injuries 
‘‘(a) SCREENING PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to screen veterans who are eligible for 
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care 
under section 1710(e)(1)(D) of this title for symptoms of 
traumatic brain injury. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing the following information: 
‘‘(1) The number of veterans screened under 
the program during the year preceding such report. 
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‘‘(C) 
ANNUAL
LIMIT.—The 
aggregate 
amount which may be allocated under subpara-
graph (A) for any calendar year in the credit 
period shall not exceed the sum of— 
‘‘(i) $169,000,000, plus 
‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount authorized 
to be allocated under this paragraph for all 
preceding calendar years in the credit pe-
riod which was not so allocated. 
‘‘(D) UNALLOCATED AMOUNTS AT END OF 
CREDIT PERIOD.—If, as of the close of the cred-
it period, the amount under subparagraph (B) 
exceeds the aggregate amount allocated under 
subparagraph (A) for all calendar years in the 
credit period, the Governor of the State of New 
York and the Mayor of the City of New York, 
New York, may jointly allocate to New York 
Liberty Zone governmental units for any cal-
endar year in the 5-year period following the 
credit period an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) such excess, or 
‘‘(II) the qualifying project ex-
penditure amount for such calendar 
year, reduced by 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 12 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as 
‘‘Gospel Music Heritage Month’’ and honoring gospel 
music for its valuable and longstanding contributions 
to the culture of the United States. 
Whereas gospel music is a beloved art form unique to the 
United States, spanning decades, generations, and races;
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‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount allocated 
under this subparagraph for all preceding 
calendar years. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION
TO
PAYROLL
PERIODS.— 
Each New York Liberty Zone governmental unit 
which has been allocated a portion of the qualifying 
project expenditure amount under paragraph (3) for 
a calendar year may allocate such portion to payroll 
periods beginning in such calendar year as such gov-
ernmental unit determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if the amount allocated under subsection 
(b)(3) to a New York Liberty Zone governmental 
unit for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate 
taxes imposed by section 3402 for which such gov-
ernmental unit is liable under section 3403 for peri-
ods beginning in such year, such excess shall be car-
ried to the succeeding calendar year and added to 
the allocation of such governmental unit for such 
succeeding calendar year. 
‘‘(2) REALLOCATION.—If a New York Liberty 
Zone governmental unit does not use an amount al-
located to it under subsection (b)(3) within the time 
prescribed by the Governor of the State of New York 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 922 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance 
to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, 
design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. LUJA´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Au-
thority for the planning, design, and construction of the 
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, 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 ‘‘Eastern New Mexico 
Rural Water System Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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‘‘(2) The prevalence of traumatic brain injury 
symptoms among the veterans screened under the 
program. 
‘‘(3) Recommendations for improving care and 
services to veterans exhibiting symptoms of trau-
matic brain injury. 
‘‘§ 1792. Comprehensive program for long-term trau-
matic brain injury rehabilitation 
‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall develop and carry out a comprehensive program of 
long-term care for post-acute traumatic brain injury reha-
bilitation that includes residential, community, and home- 
based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment 
teams. 
‘‘(b) LOCATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the program developed under subsection (a) in 
four geographically dispersed polytrauma network sites 
designated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A veteran is eligible for care 
under the program developed under subsection (a) if the 
veteran is otherwise eligible for care under this chapter 
and— 
‘‘(1) served on active duty in a theater of com-
bat operations (as determined by the Secretary in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense) during a 
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quirements of paragraph (1) by reason of any fund 
which is expected to be used to repay such issue if— 
‘‘(A) such fund is funded at a rate not 
more rapid than equal annual installments, 
‘‘(B) such fund is funded in a manner that 
such fund will not exceed the amount necessary 
to repay the issue if invested at the maximum 
rate permitted under subparagraph (C), and 
‘‘(C) the yield on such fund is not greater 
than the discount rate determined under sub-
section (d)(3) with respect to the issue.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION OF AVAILABLE PROJECT PRO-
CEEDS
TO
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—Subsections 
(d)(1)(A), (d)(2)(A), (f)(1)(A), (f)(1)(B), (f)(1)(C), 
and (f)(3) of section 1397E are each amended by 
striking ‘‘proceeds’’ and inserting ‘‘available project 
proceeds’’. 
(3) 
AVAILABLE
PROJECT
PROCEEDS
DE-
FINED.—Subsection (i) of section 1397E (relating to 
definitions) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) AVAILABLE
PROJECT
PROCEEDS.—The 
term ‘available project proceeds’ means— 
‘‘(A) the excess of— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 924 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner 
of Reclamation, to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande 
Pueblos in the State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter 
into cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to repair, 
rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. LUJA´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the irrigation 
infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the State 
of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into 
cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos 
to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastruc-
ture, 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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institution (whether public or private), including a 
secondary school, trade or professional school, and 
institution of higher education. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 5, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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score equivalent to a FICO score of 560 or more; 
and 
‘‘(ii) refund to the mortgagor, upon pay-
ment in full of the obligation of the mortgage, 
any amount by which the single premium pay-
ment for such mortgage collected at the time of 
insurance exceeded the amount of the single pre-
mium payment chargeable under paragraph 
(2)(A) at the time of insurance for a mortgage 
of the same product type having the same terms, 
but for which the mortgagor has a credit score 
equivalent to a FICO score of 560 or more.’’. 
SEC. 209. PROTECTIONS FOR HIGHER-RISK BORROWERS. 
Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) PROTECTIONS
FOR
HIGHER-RISK
BOR-
ROWERS.—Except as otherwise specifically provided 
in this paragraph, in the case of any mortgage re-
ferred to in paragraph (2)(C) of subsection (c), the 
following requirements shall apply: 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURES.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.—In ad-
dition to any disclosures that are otherwise 
required by law or by the Secretary for sin-
gle family mortgages, the mortgagee shall 
disclose to the mortgagor the following in-
formation: 
‘‘(I) AT
APPLICATION.—At the 
time of application for the loan in-
volved in the mortgage, a list of coun-
seling agencies, approved by the Sec-
retary, in the area of the applicant. 
‘‘(II) AT
EXECUTION.—At the 
time of entering into the mortgage— 
‘‘(aa) the terms of the man-
datory 5-year payment incentive 
required 
under 
subsection 
(c)(7)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(bb) a statement that the 
mortgagor has a right under con-
tract to loss mitigation. 
‘‘(III) OTHER
INFORMATION.— 
Any other additional information that 
the Secretary determines is appro-
priate to ensure that the mortgagor has 
received timely and accurate informa-
tion about the program under para-
graph (2)(C) of subsection (c).
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1945 
To improve the energy efficiency of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2007 
Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. HINCHEY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, and Science and Technology, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the energy efficiency of the United States. 
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 
‘‘Energy For Our Future Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SAVE OIL 
Sec. 101. Help consumers buy more fuel efficient cars. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1760 
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspec-
tion Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State inspected meat 
and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State 
inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection require-
ments and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for 
part of the costs of such inspections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Mr. MARSHALL, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate dis-
tribution of State inspected meat and poultry if the 
Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State in-
spection requirements are at least equal to Federal in-
spection requirements and to require the Secretary to 
reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of such 
inspections. 
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. INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTION OF STATE IN-
SPECTED MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS. 
(a) MEAT PRODUCTS.—Section 301(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1)(A) The Secretary’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘solely for distribution within 
such State’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall reimburse a 
State agency administering inspections pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) for not less than 50 
percent and not more than 60 percent of the 
costs of administering such inspections.’’. 
(b) POULTRY PRODUCTS.—Section 5(a)(1) of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1)(A) The Secretary’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘solely for distribution within 
such State’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall reimburse a 
State agency administering inspections pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) for not less than 50 
percent and not more than 60 percent of the 
costs of administering such inspections.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1761 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish 
the Teacher Incentive Fund Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CAS-
TLE, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. KLINE of Min-
nesota, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, 
Mr. REGULA, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to establish the Teacher Incentive Fund Pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘Teacher Incentive 
Fund Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM. 
Part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Subpart 6—Teacher Incentive Fund Program 
‘‘SEC. 2371. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subpart are— 
‘‘(1) to assist States, local educational agencies, 
and nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, 
or improve comprehensive performance-based com-
pensation systems for teachers and principals, espe-
cially for teachers and principals in high-need 
schools, who raise student academic achievement and 
close the achievement gap; and 
‘‘(2) to study and review performance-based 
compensation systems for teachers and principals to 
evaluate their effectiveness, fairness, quality, consist-
ency, and reliability. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency (including 
a charter school that is a local educational 
agency), or a consortium of such agencies; 
‘‘(B) a State educational agency, or other 
State agency designated by the chief executive 
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(2) for a model year ending in a taxable year speci-
fied in the table contained in paragraph (3), the fuel 
economy achievement credit for such taxable year is 
equal to 30 percent of the sum of— 
‘‘(A) at the election of the eligible tax-
payer, such qualified investment for any pre-
ceding taxable year beginning after 2007 if 
such taxable year has not previously been taken 
into account under this subsection by such tax-
payer, plus 
‘‘(B) at the election of the eligible tax-
payer, the qualified investment with respect to 
energy efficient motor vehicles of the eligible 
taxpayer for the taxable year beginning in 
2017. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATED COMBINED FLEET ECON-
OMY
IMPROVEMENTS.—The requirements of this 
paragraph are met for any model year ending in a 
taxable year if the eligible taxpayer can demonstrate 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the percent-
age by which the taxpayer’s overall combined fuel 
economy standard for the taxpayer’s vehicle fleet for 
such model year exceeds such standard for such tax-
payer’s 2007 model year as reported to the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration under sec-
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