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under subsection (b) only to cases commenced on or after 
the date of such designation. 
(e) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—At the times specified in 
paragraph (2), the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts, in consultation 
with the chief judge of each of the district courts 
designated under subsection (b) and the Director of 
the Federal Judicial Center, shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate a report on the pilot program established 
under subsection (a). The report shall include— 
(A) an analysis of the extent to which the 
program has succeeded in developing expertise 
in patent and plant variety protection cases 
among the district judges of the district courts 
so designated; 
(B) an analysis of the extent to which the 
program has improved the efficiency of the 
courts involved by reason of such expertise; 
(C) with respect to patent cases handled by 
the judges designated pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1)(A) and judges not so designated, a com-
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ance with the Settlement Agreement, from time im-
memorial through the effective date described in sec-
tion 10 of this Act and anytime thereafter. 
(b) TRIBAL
WAIVERS
AGAINST
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe is authorized, as 
part of the performance of its obligations under the 
Settlement Agreement, to execute a waiver and re-
lease for claims against the United States (acting in 
its capacity as trustee for the Tribe or its members, 
or otherwise acting on behalf of the Tribe or its 
members), including any agencies, officials, or em-
ployees thereof, for any and all— 
(A) claims described in subsection (a) of 
this section; 
(B) past, present, and future claims for 
failure to acquire or develop water rights and 
water resources of the Reservation arising from 
time immemorial through the effective date de-
scribed in section 10 of this Act and anytime 
thereafter; 
(C) past, present, and future claims for 
failure to protect water rights and water re-
sources of the Reservation arising from time 
immemorial through the effective date described 
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Union Calendar No. 34 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 749 
[Report No. 111–77] 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates 
for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be 
authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees 
of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
permit candidates for election for Federal office to des-
ignate an individual who will be authorized to disburse 
funds of the authorized campaign committees of the can-
didate in the event of the death of the candidate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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IA 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 63 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2009 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to limit the number of years Representatives and 
Senators may serve. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘(F) Aliens who have earned a master’s or 
higher degree from an accredited United States 
university. 
‘‘(G) Aliens who have been awarded med-
ical specialty certification based on post-doc-
toral training and experience in the United 
States preceding their application for an immi-
grant visa under section 203(b). 
‘‘(H) Aliens who will perform labor in 
shortage occupations designated by the Sec-
retary of Labor for blanket certification under 
section 212(a)(5)(A) as lacking sufficient 
United States workers able, willing, qualified, 
and available for such occupations and for 
which the employment of aliens will not ad-
versely affect the terms and conditions of simi-
larly employed United States workers. 
‘‘(I) Aliens who have earned a master’s de-
gree or higher in science, technology, engineer-
ing, or math and have been working in a re-
lated field in the United States in a non-
immigrant status during the 3-year period pre-
ceding their application for an immigrant visa 
under section 203(b). 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 756 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
pain care. 
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. 3336 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing a historic district to the 
Camp Hale on parcels of land in the State of Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2007 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. UDALL of Colorado) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing 
a historic district to the Camp Hale on parcels of land 
in the State of Colorado. 
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 ‘‘Camp Hale Historic 
District Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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Union Calendar No. 516 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3336 
[Report No. 110–798] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing a historic district to the 
Camp Hale on parcels of land in the State of Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2007 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. UDALL of Colorado) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 29, 2008 
Reported with amendments, 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 August 2, 2007] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing 
a historic district to the Camp Hale on parcels of land 
in the State of Colorado. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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in section 10 of this Act, and any past, present, 
and future claims for any continuing failure to 
protect water rights and water resources of the 
Reservation, arising from time immemorial 
through the effective date described in section 
10 of this Act and, to the extent that such con-
tinuing failure to protect began before the effec-
tive date described in section 10 of this Act, 
anytime thereafter; 
(D) past, present, and future claims aris-
ing from the failure of any non-Federal Party 
to fulfill the terms of the Settlement Agreement 
at anytime; and 
(E) past, present, and future claims aris-
ing out of the negotiation of the Settlement 
Agreement or the negotiation and enactment of 
this Act, or any specific terms of provisions 
thereof, including, but not limited to, the 
Tribe’s consent to limit the number of partici-
pant parties to the Settlement Agreement. 
(2) EFFECTIVENESS OF WAIVERS AGAINST THE 
UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The waiver and release 
contained in this subsection shall take effect on 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 758 
AN ACT 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to 
provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
AN ACT 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(J) Aliens described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of section 203(b)(1) or who have re-
ceived a national interest waiver under section 
203(b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(K) The spouse and minor children of an 
alien who is admitted as an employment-based 
immigrant under section 203(b).’’. 
(b) 
LABOR
CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 
212(a)(5)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) is a member of the profes-
sions and has a master’s degree or 
higher from an accredited United 
States university or has been awarded 
medical specialty certification based 
on post-doctoral training and experi-
ence in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMMIGRANT VISA BACKLOG REDUCTION. 
Section 201(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 64 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2010, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (di-
vision B of Public Law 111–68) is further amended by
‘‘(d) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED 
IMMIGRANTS.—The worldwide level of employment-based 
immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is equal 
to the sum of— 
‘‘(1) 290,000; 
‘‘(2) the difference between— 
‘‘(A) the maximum number of visas au-
thorized to be issued under this subsection dur-
ing the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) the number of such visas issued dur-
ing the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(3) the difference between— 
‘‘(A) the maximum number of visas au-
thorized to be issued under this subsection dur-
ing fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and the 
number of visa numbers issued under this sub-
section during such fiscal years; and 
‘‘(B) the number of visas calculated under 
subparagraph (A) that were issued after fiscal 
year 2005.’’. 
SEC. 203. STUDENT VISA REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) an alien— 
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striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting 
‘‘December 23, 2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
‘‘(i) who— 
‘‘(I) is a bona fide student qualified to 
pursue a full course of study in mathe-
matics, engineering, technology, or the 
sciences leading to a bachelors or graduate 
degree and who seeks to enter the United 
States for the purpose of pursuing such a 
course of study consistent with section 
214(m) at an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined by section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))) in the United States, particu-
larly designated by the alien and approved 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
after consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, which institution or place of 
study shall have agreed to report to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security the termi-
nation of attendance of each nonimmigrant 
student, and if any such institution of 
learning or place of study fails to make re-
ports promptly the approval shall be with-
drawn; or 
‘‘(II) is engaged in temporary employ-
ment for optional practical training related 
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operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (including security,
transition, reconstruction, and humanitarian relief activi-
ties) for which the Secretary of Defense makes a determina-
tion described in subsection (b), the Secretary may conduct
a procurement in which—
(1) competition is limited to products or services
that are from Iraq or Afghanistan;
(2) procedures other than competitive procedures
are used to award a contract to a particular source
or sources from Iraq or Afghanistan; or
(3) a preference is provided for products or serv-
ices that are from Iraq or Afghanistan.
(b) DETERMINATION.—A determination described in
this subsection is a determination by the Secretary that—
(1) the product or service concerned is to be used
only by the military forces, police, or other security
personnel of Iraq or Afghanistan; or
(2) it is in the national security interest of the
United States to limit competition, use procedures
other than competitive procedures, or provide a pref-
erence as described in subsection (a) because—
(A) such limitation, procedure, or preference
is necessary to provide a stable source of jobs in
Iraq or Afghanistan; and
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(B) such limitation, procedure, or pref-
erence will not adversely affect—
(i) military operations or stability op-
erations in Iraq or Afghanistan; or
(ii) the United States industrial base.
(c) PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND SOURCES FROM IRAQ
OR AFGHANISTAN.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) A product is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it
is mined, produced, or manufactured in Iraq or Af-
ghanistan.
(2) A service is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it
is performed in Iraq or Afghanistan by citizens or
permanent resident aliens of Iraq or Afghanistan.
(3) A source is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it—
(A) is located in Iraq or Afghanistan; and
(B) offers products or services that are from
Iraq or Afghanistan.
SEC. 873. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES AND PROCE-
DURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY.
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall direct the Defense Science Board to carry out
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the date on which all of the amounts authorized 
under sections 5(a) and 5(b) are appropriated. 
(B) PERIODS OF LIMITATION; EQUITABLE 
CLAIMS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—All periods of limi-
tation and time-based equitable defenses 
applicable to the claims set forth in para-
graph (1) are tolled for the period between 
the date of enactment of this Act until the 
date on which the amounts authorized 
under sections 5(a) and 5(b) are appro-
priated. 
(ii) EFFECT
OF
SUBPARAGRAPH.— 
This subparagraph neither revives any 
claim nor tolls any period of limitation or 
time-based equitable defense that may have 
expired before the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(C) 
DEFENSE.—The 
making 
of 
the 
amounts of appropriations authorized under 
sections 5(a) and 5(b) shall constitute a com-
plete defense to any claim which involves the 
claims set forth in paragraph (b)(1) pending in 
any court of the United States on the date on 
which the appropriations are made. 
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a review of Department of Defense policies and procedures
for the acquisition of information technology.
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The matters ad-
dressed by the review required by subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following:
(1) Department of Defense policies and proce-
dures for acquiring national security systems, busi-
ness information systems, and other information tech-
nology.
(2) The roles and responsibilities in imple-
menting such policies and procedures of—
(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics;
(B) the Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense;
(C) the Director of the Business Trans-
formation Agency;
(D) the service acquisition executives;
(E) the chief information officers of the
military departments;
(F) Defense Agency acquisition officials;
(G) the information officers of the Defense
Agencies; and
(H) the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation and the heads of the operational test
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organizations of the military departments and
the Defense Agencies.
(3) The application of such policies and proce-
dures to information technologies that are an integral
part of weapons or weapon systems.
(4) The requirements of the Clinger-Cohen Act
(division E of Public Law 104–106) and the Paper-
work Reduction Act of 1995 regarding performance-
based and results-based management, capital plan-
ning, and investment control in the acquisition of in-
formation technology.
(5) Department of Defense policies and proce-
dures for maximizing the usage of commercial infor-
mation technology while ensuring the security of the
microelectronics, software, and networks of the De-
partment.
(6) The suitability of Department of Defense ac-
quisition regulations, including Department of De-
fense Directive 5000.1 and the accompanying mile-
stones, to the acquisition of information technology
systems.
(7) The adequacy and transparency of perform-
ance metrics currently used by the Department of De-
fense for the acquisition of information technology
systems.
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(8) The effectiveness of existing statutory and
regulatory reporting requirements for the acquisition
of information technology systems.
(9) The adequacy of operational and develop-
ment test resources (including infrastructure and per-
sonnel), policies, and procedures to ensure appro-
priate testing of information technology systems both
during development and before operational use.
(10) The appropriate policies and procedures for
technology assessment, development, and operational
testing for purposes of the adoption of commercial
technologies into information technology systems.
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the re-
sults of the review required by subsection (a). The report
shall include the findings and recommendations of the De-
fense Science Board pursuant to the review, including such
recommendations for legislative or administrative action as
the Board considers appropriate, together with any com-
ments the Secretary considers appropriate.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gas Price Relief for 
Consumers Act of 2008’’. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENT TO 
SHERMAN ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘No Oil Producing and 
Exporting Cartels Act of 2008’’ or ‘‘NOPEC’’. 
SEC. 102. SHERMAN ACT. 
The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 7 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 7A. (a) It shall be illegal and a violation of 
this Act for any foreign state, or any instrumentality or 
agent of any foreign state, to act collectively or in com-
bination with any other foreign state, any instrumentality 
or agent of any other foreign state, or any other person, 
whether by cartel or any other association or form of co-
operation or joint action— 
‘‘(1) to limit the production or distribution of 
oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; 
‘‘(2) to set or maintain the price of oil, natural 
gas, or any petroleum product; or 
‘‘(3) to otherwise take any action in restraint of 
trade for oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product; 
when such action, combination, or collective action has a 
direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on
the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural 
gas, or other petroleum product in the United States. 
‘‘(b) A foreign state engaged in conduct in violation 
of subsection (a) shall not be immune under the doctrine 
of sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction or judgments 
of the courts of the United States in any action brought 
to enforce this section. 
‘‘(c) No court of the United States shall decline, 
based on the act of state doctrine, to make a determina-
tion on the merits in an action brought under this section. 
‘‘(d) The Attorney General of the United States may 
bring an action to enforce this section in any district court 
of the United States as provided under the antitrust 
laws.’’. 
SEC. 103. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. 
Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) in which the action is brought under sec-
tion 7A of the Sherman Act.’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3595 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent law the 
deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. LAMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent law the deduction for certain expenses of 
elementary and secondary school teachers. 
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’s Teachers 
Tax Relief Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 
MADE PERMANENT LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
62(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining 
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