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Association that makes applicable requirements under the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 
SEC. 216. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and 
(7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
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scribed by the Secretary under such para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) The business maintains an anti- 
money laundering program covering all of 
the identified capacities through which the 
business acts as a money transmitting 
business that includes the components of 
the program specified in subparagraphs 
(A) through (D) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(iii) The business is licensed or reg-
istered as a money transmitting business 
by each State— 
‘‘(I) within which the business 
operates as a money transmitting 
business; and 
‘‘(II) which requires such licens-
ing or registration. 
‘‘(iv) The business is registered with 
the Secretary in accordance with section 
5330, and regulations prescribed under 
such section, and remains in full compli-
ance with such section and regulations. 
‘‘(B) AGENTS OF A MONEY TRANSMITTING 
BUSINESS.—A certification by an agent of a 
money transmitting business meets the require-
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(1) communicate or disclose, without restriction 
as to place, form, motive, context, forum, or prior 
disclosure, including disclosure in the ordinary 
course of the whistleblower’s duties, to a manager, 
public body, or the media, or to the public, any pro-
tected information, where disclosure is not prohib-
ited by law or because such information is classified, 
in which case the information may be disclosed to an 
official eligible by law to receive such information 
and designated by the employer, or to a relevant reg-
ulatory authority, law enforcement agency or Inspec-
tor General; 
(2) take action to initiate, testify, cooperate, or 
otherwise assist or participate in an investigation or 
proceeding by a public body, or any proceeding au-
thorized by applicable law, or take action indicating 
that the whistleblower is about to testify, cooperate, 
or otherwise assist such an investigation or pro-
ceeding; 
(3) object to or refuse to participate in any ac-
tivity, policy, practice, or assigned task which the 
whistleblower reasonably believes is in violation of an 
applicable law or endangers the safety or health or 
the whistleblower or others; 
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cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition) 
that an individual receives under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private 
sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
SEC. 217. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may, until September 30, 2009, in-
sure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages 
under section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–20). 
SEC. 218. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2009, in managing and disposing of any 
multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
and other programs that are attached to any dwelling 
units in the property. To the extent the Secretary deter-
mines, in consultation with the tenants and the local gov-
ernment, that such a multifamily property owned or held 
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by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 
and operating the property and all available Federal, 
State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in 
a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation 
with the tenants of that property, contract for project- 
based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners 
of other existing housing properties, or provide other rent-
al assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate 
steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in ef-
fect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contrac-
tual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for 
imminent major threats to health and safety. After dis-
position of any multifamily property described under this 
section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such 
properties shall be subject to the requirements under sec-
tion 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 219. During fiscal year 2009, in the provision 
of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in con-
nection with a program to demonstrate the economy and 
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effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in as-
sisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 
of the State of Michigan notwithstanding paragraphs (3) 
and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family residing in 
an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf 
of which a public housing agency provides assistance pur-
suant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, 
at the time the family initially receives such assistance, 
to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the 
monthly adjusted income of the family by such a percent-
age or amount as the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 220. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall report quarterly to the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate Committees on Appropriations on 
HUD’s use of all sole source contracts, including terms 
of the contracts, cost, and a substantive rationale for 
using a sole source contract. 
SEC. 221. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the recipient of a grant under section 202b of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) after Decem-
ber 26, 2000, in accordance with the unnumbered para-
graph at the end of section 202(b) of such Act, may, at 
its option, establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own 
the project and may lend the grant funds to such entity, 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 5
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 395
[Report No. 108–8] 
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees for the implemen-
tation and enforcement of a ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2003
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. BURR, Mr. UPTON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. GILLMOR, 
Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BUYER, Mr. BASS, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
STUPAK, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. WYNN, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. JOHNSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. OTTER, Mr. FERGUSON, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KIND, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 
SHERMAN, and Mr. BILIRAKIS
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees 
for the implementation and enforcement of a ‘‘do-not-
call’’ registry, and for other purposes.
SEC. 2. DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In making such determination of 
permanent and total disability, the Secretary shall provide 
that a borrower who has been certified as permanently and 
totally disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall not be required to present further documentation for 
purposes of this title.’’. 
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which may be a private nonprofit organization described 
in section 831 of the American Homeownership and Eco-
nomic Opportunity Act of 2000. 
SEC. 222. (a) The amounts provided under the sub-
heading ‘‘Program Account’’ under the heading ‘‘Commu-
nity Development Loan Guarantees’’ may be used to guar-
antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 
obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle-
ment communities in the State in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That, any State re-
ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received 
the commitment. 
(b) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall promulgate regulations governing the 
administration of the funds described under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 223. Section 24 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 
SEC. 224. (a) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS FOR FISCAL 
YEARS 2008 AND 2009.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the 
relevant authorizing committees and to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives for fiscal years 2008 and 2009— 
(A) a complete and accurate accounting of 
the actual project-based renewal costs for 
project-based assistance under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f); 
(B) revised estimates of the funding need-
ed to fully fund all 12 months of all project- 
based contracts under such section 8, including 
project-based contracts that expire in fiscal year 
2008 and fiscal year 2009; and 
(C) all sources of funding that will be used 
to fully fund all 12 months of the project-based 
contracts for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
(2) UPDATED
INFORMATION.—At any time 
after the expiration of the 60-day period described 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3982
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, Utah, and
for other purposes.
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The management of the 
Gulf Coast Recovery Authority shall be vested in a 
Board of Directors, (referred to in this Act as the 
‘‘Board’’), consisting of 7 individuals appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, from among individuals who are citi-
zens of the United States and residents or evacuees 
of the Gulf Coast Region, and who, by virtue of their 
education, training or experience in environmental 
land reclamation, economic development, housing de-
velopment, land use, or urban planning, are espe-
cially qualified to serve on the Board. 
(2) NOMINATIONS
BY
GOVERNOR
OF
LOU-
ISIANA.—Two members of the Board shall be ap-
pointed under paragraph (1) from among individuals 
who are nominated for appointment by the Governor 
of Louisiana in consultation with community based 
Gulf Coast Region coalitions, at least one of whom 
shall be from a non-profit organization and one of 
whom shall be a leader in the private sector. 
(3) NOMINATIONS
BY
GOVERNOR
OF
MIS-
SISSIPPI.—Two members of the Board shall be ap-
pointed under paragraph (1) from among individuals 
who are nominated for appointment by the Governor 
of Mississippi in consultation with community based 
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Gulf Coast Region coalitions, of whom 1 shall be 
from a non-profit community based organization and 
1 shall be a leader in the private sector. 
(4) NOMINATIONS
BY
GOVERNOR
OF
ALA-
BAMA.—One member of the Board shall be ap-
pointed under paragraph (1) from among individuals 
who are nominated for appointment by the Governor 
of Alabama in consultation with community based 
Gulf Coast Region coalitions, whom shall be from a 
non-profit community based organization. 
(5) NOMINATIONS BY GOVERNOR OF TEXAS.— 
One member of the Board shall be appointed under 
paragraph (1) from among individuals who are nom-
inated for appointment by the Governor of Texas in 
consultation with community based Gulf Coast Re-
gion coalitions, whom shall be from a non-profit 
community based organization. 
(6) POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION.—Not more 
than 4 members of the Board may be affiliated with 
any 1 political party. 
(b) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—One of the 4 members of 
the Board who were not nominated by the Governor 
of Louisiana and the Governor of Mississippi shall 
be designated by the President, by and with the ad-
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danger or safety or health violation in a coal or 
other mine,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘No miner shall be required to work under con-
ditions he has reasonable grounds to believe to 
be abnormally and immediately dangerous to 
himself beyond the normal hazards inherent in 
the operation which could reasonably be ex-
pected to cause death of serious physical harm 
before such condition or practice can be 
abated.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after the fifth 
sentence the following: ‘‘No investigation or hearing 
authorized by this paragraph may be stayed to await 
resolution of a related grievance proceeding.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) In lieu of initiating an action pursuant to para-
graph (2), or if a complaint under paragraph (2) is not 
decided within 180 days, any miner or applicant for em-
ployment or representative of miners who believes that he 
has been discharged, interfered with, or otherwise dis-
criminated against by any person in violation of this sub-
section may bring an action at law or equity in the appro-
priate district court of the United States. Such civil action 
shall be governed under the rules and procedures set forth 
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in section 103 of the Whistleblower Protection Stream-
lining Act of 2007.’’. 
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the care and treatment for veterans with substance use 
disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall carry out the program through a com-
petitive allocation of funds to facilities of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for the provision of care and treatment 
to veterans described in subsection (a). 
(c) APPLICATION.—A facility of the Department, in-
cluding a medical center, a community based outpatient 
clinic, or a readjustment counseling center, seeking an al-
location of funds under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary an application therefor in such form and in such 
manner as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) USE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS.—Each Department 
facility receiving an allocation of funds under this section 
shall use such funds for the purpose described in sub-
section (a), including the establishment or improvement 
of the following: 
(1) Programs that treat veterans with post- 
traumatic stress disorder and a substance use dis-
order through a systematic integration of treatment 
for such disorders. 
(2) Programs that treat veterans with sub-
stance use disorders through the development of 
substance use disorder intervention strategies, in-
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ment of paragraph (4) if the agent certifies as 
follows, to the satisfaction of the Secretary: 
‘‘(i) The agent is an agent of a money 
transmitting business that meets the re-
quirements of clauses (i) through (iv) of 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) If applicable, the agent appears 
on the list of agents of the money trans-
mitting business maintained by the busi-
ness pursuant to section 5330(c)(1). 
‘‘(iii) The agent— 
‘‘(I) operates as an agent for a 
money transmitting business pursuant 
to a written contract; 
‘‘(II) will act honestly and in 
compliance with all applicable laws 
when conducting any business as an 
agent for a money transmitting busi-
ness; and 
‘‘(III) will immediately notify any 
federally insured depository institution 
to which the certification is submitted 
of the occurrence of any material 
change in the relationship of the 
agent with the money transmitting 
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any taxable year with respect to the purchase of 
any other principal residence. 
‘‘(c) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘principal residence’ has the same mean-
ing as when used in section 121. 
‘‘(d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No credit shall 
be allowed under this section for any purchase for which 
a credit is allowed under section 36 or section 1400C. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) JOINT PURCHASE.— 
‘‘(A) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPA-
RATELY.—In the case of 2 married individuals 
filing separately, subsection (a) shall be applied 
to each such individual by substituting ‘$7,500’ 
for ‘$15,000’ in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS.—If 2 or 
more individuals who are not married purchase 
a principal residence, the amount of the credit 
allowed under subsection (a) shall be allocated 
among such individuals in such manner as the 
Secretary may prescribe, except that the total 
amount of the credits allowed to all such indi-
viduals shall not exceed $15,000. 
‘‘(2) PURCHASE.—In defining the purchase of a 
principal residence, rules similar to the rules of 
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HR 404 RFS
Each Federal agency shall include this information in its 
performance report submitted under section 1116 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall issue an annual report on 
the success of Federal agencies in meeting the customer 
service performance measures and standards developed 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE STAND-
ARDS. 
(a) CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE.—The 
head of each Federal agency shall designate an employee 
to be the customer relations representative of the agency. 
Such representative shall be responsible for implementing 
the customer service standards developed under section 2 
and the agency requirements under subsection (b). 
(b) AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) GUIDELINES
AND
CONTACT
INFORMA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Fed-
eral agency, acting through its customer rela-
tions representative, shall— 
(i) issue guidelines to implement the 
customer 
service 
standards 
developed 
under section 2 within the agency, includ-
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counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC 
that the procedures for selection do not consist of 
any procedures or activities that could be construed 
as an unacceptable conflict of interest or have the 
appearance of impropriety. 
(5) HUD-approved counseling entities and 
State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds 
under this paragraph shall have demonstrated expe-
rience in successfully working with financial institu-
tions as well as borrowers facing default, delin-
quency and foreclosure as well as documented coun-
seling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful 
performance and positive outcomes with documented 
counseling plans (including post mortgage fore-
closure mitigation counseling), loan workout agree-
ments and loan modification agreements. NRC may 
use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in under-
served areas. 
(6) Of the total amount made available under 
this paragraph, up to $5,000,000 may be made 
available to build the mortgage foreclosure and de-
fault mitigation counseling capacity of counseling 
intermediaries through NRC training courses with 
HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their 
partners, except that private financial institutions 
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