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in the most responsible manner possible and prepare 
the Iraqis to return to full self-government; 
(4) that it is the moral duty of the United 
States to continue assisting the Government of Iraq 
in rebuilding and reconstruction efforts, as well as 
efforts to find a lasting political solution to the on-
going sectarian conflict that has occurred since the 
United States military invasion of Iraq, and that 
doing so will require that the United States engage 
in vigorous diplomatic efforts and the engagement of 
other regional and global actors; and 
(5) that the United States is further morally 
obligated to provide humanitarian assistance for the 
millions of Iraqi refugees that have been displaced 
since the beginning of the war in Iraq, especially 
those Iraqi civilians who have become targets for vio-
lence because they have worked with or assisted the 
United States military or the Iraqi Government. 
SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
FROM IRAQ. 
(a) Not more than 30 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall begin 
the withdrawal of members of the Armed Forces from 
Iraq, and shall complete this withdrawal by 12:00 p.m. 
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January 20, 2009, except as otherwise provided in this 
Act. 
(b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Department of Defense shall be expended to 
increase the number of members of the Armed Forces in 
Iraq beyond the number of such members in Iraq on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) No funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Department of Defense shall be expended for 
the construction of permanent United States military in-
stallations in Iraq. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Department of Defense may retain such members of 
the Armed Forces in Iraq as required for the following 
purposes: 
(1) Protection of the United States Embassy, 
including Embassy personnel. 
(2) Limited counter-terrorism activities directed 
at the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, provided that the 
members of the Armed Forces carrying out such ac-
tivities are not permanently deployed in Iraq. 
(3) Nonoffensive military operations designed 
solely to address humanitarian concerns in Iraq, in-
cluding assistance to refugees. 
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(4) Assisting the Iraqi military in ensuring that 
Iraq’s borders are secure. 
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report outlining a strategy to remove the 
United States Armed Forces from Iraq by 12:00 p.m. on 
January 20, 2009. 
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pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) The number of individuals hired in any fis-
cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub-
section (a) may not exceed 175. 
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained 
in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2010. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 
may only be used to the extent that an equivalent number 
of positions that are filled by personal services contractors 
or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are 
compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 
(d) PRIORITY SECTORS.—In exercising the authority 
of this section, primary emphasis shall be placed on ena-
bling USAID to meet personnel positions in technical skill 
areas currently encumbered by contractor or other non- 
direct hire personnel. 
(e) CONSULTATIONS.—The USAID Administrator 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at 
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least on a quarterly basis concerning the implementation 
of this section. 
(f) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account 
to which such individual’s responsibilities primarily relate. 
Funds made available to carry out this section may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’. 
(g) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for 
a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation 
set forth in such section. 
(h) JUNIOR OFFICER PLACEMENT AUTHORITY.—Of 
the funds made available in subsection (a), USAID may 
use, in addition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses, up to $15,000,000 to fund overseas support costs 
of members of the Foreign Service with a Foreign Service 
rank of four or below: Provided, That such authority is 
only used to reduce USAID’s reliance on overseas personal 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1351 
Congratulating Dallas Braden and the Oakland Athletics baseball team for 
pitching a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Mother’s 
Day, May 9, 2010. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2010 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Ms. LEE of California) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Dallas Braden and the Oakland Athletics 
baseball team for pitching a perfect game against the 
Tampa Bay Rays on Mother’s Day, May 9, 2010. 
Whereas, on May 9, 2010, Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas 
Braden pitched a no-hitter without allowing any base 
runners; 
Whereas the Oakland Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay 
Rays in the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, by 
a score of 4–0; 
Whereas Dallas Braden threw 109 pitches with no walks and 
6 strikeouts; 
Whereas players Cliff Pennington and Kevin Kouzmanoff 
scored 1 run each, and Daric Barton scored 2; 
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on board, without regard to whether there are patients on 
board the aircraft, unless the pilot and aircraft are oper-
ating under instrument flight rules, in which case the duty 
and rest time regulations in part 135 of title 14 of the 
Federal Code of Regulations shall apply. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF FLIGHT RISK EVALUATION 
PROGRAM.—Not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate, and 
complete not later than 18 months thereafter, a rule-
making— 
(1) to establish a standardized checklist of risk 
evaluation factors based on Notice 8000.301 issued 
by the Administration in August, 2005; and 
(2) to require pilots of aircraft providing emer-
gency medical service to use the checklist to deter-
mine whether a mission should be accepted. 
(c) COMPREHENSIVE
CONSISTENT
FLIGHT
DIS-
PATCH PROCEDURES.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ini-
tiate, and complete not later than 18 months thereafter, 
a collaborative effort with the air medical community— 
(1) to establish performance based flight dis-
patch procedures for pilots of aircraft providing 
emergency medical services; and 
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(2) to develop a method to measure compliance 
with those procedures. 
(d) IMPROVING THE DATA AVAILABLE TO NTSB IN-
VESTIGATORS AT CRASH SITES.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall complete a feasibility study of requiring flight 
data and cockpit voice recorders on new and existing 
aircraft providing emergency medical service oper-
ations. The study shall address, at a minimum, 
issues related to survivability, weight, and financial 
considerations of such a requirement. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 30 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall complete a rulemaking to require flight 
data and cockpit voice recorders on board aircraft 
providing emergency medical service operations. 
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† HR 1388 EAS 
‘‘(A) includes individuals who are knowledgeable 
about programs assisted under this section; 
‘‘(B) includes current or former employees of the 
Corporation who are knowledgeable about programs 
assisted under this section; 
‘‘(C) includes representatives of communities 
served by volunteers of programs assisted under this 
section; and 
‘‘(D) shall receive periodic training to ensure 
quality and consistency across evaluations. 
‘‘(5) The findings of an evaluation described in this 
subsection of a program described in paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be presented to the recipient of the grant or 
contract for such program in a timely, transparent, 
and uniform manner that conveys information of pro-
gram strengths and weaknesses and assists with pro-
gram improvement; and 
‘‘(B) be used as the basis for program improve-
ment, and for the provision of training and technical 
assistance. 
‘‘(g)(1) The Corporation shall, with particular atten-
tion to the different needs of rural and urban programs as-
sisted under this section, develop performance measures, 
outcomes, and other criteria for programs assisted under 
this section that—
Consistent with the requirements of section 801(a)(1)(A) 
of title 5, United States Code, the final regulations shall 
take effect not less than 90 days after publication in the 
Federal Register or presentation to each House of the 
Congress or the Comptroller General, whichever occurs 
later.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3942 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled 
surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insur-
ance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medi-
care Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect 
to retain private health insurance as the primary payor 
of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Pro-
gram. 
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. ELECTION OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE AS 
PRIMARY PAYOR UNDER THE MEDICARE 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
DISABLED 
SURVIVING 
SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1862(b)(1)(E) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(E)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) ELECTION
OF
DISABLED
SUR-
VIVING
SPOUSES
TO
RETAIN
GROUP 
HEALTH PLAN AS PRIMARY PAYOR.—In the 
case of a surviving spouse who is a dis-
abled person and who, on the date that 
preceded the death of the deceased spouse, 
was covered under a group health plan by 
virtue of the deceased spouse, the surviving 
spouse may elect, in a form and manner 
specified by the Secretary, to retain the 
group health plan as primary payor under 
this title. Unless otherwise provided, such 
an election shall take effect immediately 
upon its execution. Such an election, once 
made, may not be revoked.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Subject to paragraph 
(2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 
apply with respect to elections made on or after such date. 
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(2) In the case of an election under paragraph (1) 
by the disabled surviving spouse of an individual who died 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, the disabled 
surviving spouse may only make an election during the 
6-month period that begins on such date. 
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ning with calendar year 2003) if the increase in the 
amount so estimated exceeds 25 percent of the total 
increase in personal income in that State for the 
year involved. 
(2) DATA TO BE USED.—For estimating and 
adjustment a FMAP already calculated as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act for a State with 
a significantly disproportionate employer pension 
and insurance fund contribution, the Secretary shall 
use the personal income data set originally used in 
calculating such FMAP. 
(3) SPECIAL
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
NEGATIVE 
GROWTH.—If in any calendar year the total personal 
income growth in a State is negative, an employer 
pension and insurance fund contribution for the pur-
poses of calculating the State’s FMAP for a cal-
endar year shall not exceed 125 percent of the 
amount of such contribution for the previous cal-
endar year for the State. 
(c) HOLD HARMLESS.—No State shall have its 
FMAP for a fiscal year reduced as a result of the applica-
tion of this section. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than May 15, 2008, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Congress a report on the prob-
lems presented by the current treatment of pension and
900 
tion, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law ex-
cept for the provisions under the heading ‘‘Global Health 
and Child Survival’’ and the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend-
ed: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $545,000,000 should be made 
available for family planning/reproductive health. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
10 percent of the funds that are appropriated by this Act 
for a contribution to support the Global Fund to Fight 
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the ‘‘Global Fund’’) 
shall be withheld from obligation to the Global Fund until 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that the Global Fund— 
(1) is releasing incremental disbursements only 
if grantees demonstrate progress against clearly de-
fined performance indicators; and 
(2) is implementing a reporting system that 
breaks down grantee budget allocations by pro-
grammatic activity. 
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM 
SEC. 7061. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
than $40,000,000 shall be made available for the Develop-
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‘‘(14) ACTIVE DUTY.—The term ‘active duty’ 
means duty under a call or order to active duty 
under a provision of law referred to in section 
101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(15) COVERED
SERVICEMEMBER.—The term 
‘covered servicemember’ means a member of the 
Armed Forces, including a member of the National 
Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical 
treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in 
medical hold or medical holdover status, or is other-
wise on the temporary disability retired list, for a se-
rious injury or illness. 
‘‘(16) MEDICAL HOLD OR MEDICAL HOLDOVER 
STATUS.—The term ‘medical hold or medical hold-
over status’ means— 
‘‘(A) the status of a member of the Armed 
Forces, including a member of the National 
Guard or a Reserve, assigned or attached to a 
military hospital for medical care; and 
‘‘(B) the status of a member of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces who is sepa-
rated, whether pre-deployment or post-deploy-
ment, from the member’s unit while in need of 
health care based on a medical condition identi-
901 
ment Grants Program established pursuant to section 674 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of 
Public Law 110–161): Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this section are in addition to other funds avail-
able for such purposes including funds designated by this 
Act by section 7065. 
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7062. (a) Programs funded under title III of 
this Act should include, where appropriate, gender consid-
erations in the planning, assessment, implementation, 
monitoring and evaluation of such programs. 
(b) Funds made available under title III of this Act 
should be made available to support programs to enhance 
economic opportunities for poor women in developing 
countries, including increasing the number and capacity 
of women-owned enterprises, improving property rights for 
women, increasing access to financial services, and im-
proving women’s ability to participate in the global econ-
omy. 
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 
SEC. 7063. (a) Funds appropriated under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ in this Act shall be made available for programs 
to address sexual and gender-based violence. 
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amount up to 50 percent of the costs of implementing 
clean energy projects. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2009 through 2013 to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘clean energy project’’ means— 
(A) an energy conservation measure; and 
(B) a project to update or convert munic-
ipal or school buildings to generate power from 
a renewable energy source; 
(2) the term ‘‘energy conservation measure’’ 
means a measure that is applied to an existing 
school building that improves energy efficiency and 
is life cycle cost effective and that involves energy 
conservation, cogeneration facilities, renewable en-
ergy sources, improvements in operation and mainte-
nance efficiencies, or retrofit activities; 
(3) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801); and 
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(4) the term ‘‘renewable energy source’’ means 
solar heat, solar light, wind, geothermal energy, and 
biomass, except for— 
(A) heat from the burning of municipal 
solid waste; or 
(B) heat from a dry steam geothermal res-
ervoir which— 
(i) has no mobile liquid in its natural 
state; 
(ii) is a fluid composed of at least 95 
percent water vapor; and 
(iii) has an enthalpy for the total pro-
duced fluid greater than or equal to 2.791 
megajoules per kilogram (1200 British 
thermal units per pound). 
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‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) review each State plan amendment 
submitted under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) determine whether the amendment 
incorporates recommended best practices re-
ferred to in paragraph (2); 
‘‘(C) in the case of a higher income eligi-
bility 
State 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
2105(c)(9)(B)), determine whether the State 
meets the enrollment targets required under 
reference section 2105(c)(9)(C); and 
‘‘(D) notify the State of such determina-
tions.’’. 
(e) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR STATES COV-
ERING HIGHER INCOME CHILDREN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2105(c) (42 U.S.C. 
1397ee(c)), as amended by section 114(a), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(9) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR STATES 
COVERING HIGHER INCOME CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall determine, for each State that is a
(iii) was not able to fully reopen in ex-
isting facilities or fully reopen to the pre- 
hurricane levels for 30 days or more. 
(2) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘‘area affected 
by a Gulf hurricane disaster’’ and ‘‘Gulf hurricane 
disaster’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 209 of the Higher Education Hurricane Relief 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–148, 119 Stat. 2809). 
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