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that participate in NRC training shall pay market 
rates for such training. 
(7) Of the total amount made available under 
this paragraph, up to 4 percent may be used for as-
sociated administrative expenses for the NRC to 
carry out activities provided under this section. 
(8) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 
grants may include a budget for outreach and adver-
tising, and training, as determined by the NRC. 
(9) The NRC shall report bi-annually to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as 
well as the Senate Banking Committee and House 
Financial Services Committee on its efforts to miti-
gate mortgage default. Such reports shall identify 
successful strategies and methods for preserving 
homeownership and the long-term affordability of at- 
risk mortgages and shall include recommended ef-
forts that will or likely can assist in the success of 
this program as well as an analysis of any policy and 
procedures that failed to result in successful mort-
gage foreclosure mitigation. The report shall include 
an analysis of the details and use of any post mitiga-
tion counseling of assisted borrowers designed to en-
sure the continued long-term affordability of the 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4051 
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Urban League, 
the Raza Development Fund, the Housing Partnership Network, and 
the National Community Renaissance Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National 
Urban League, the Raza Development Fund, the Hous-
ing Partnership Network, and the National Community 
Renaissance 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Assistance 
Authorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS. 
None of the amounts authorized by this Act may be 
used to lobby, or retain a lobbyist, for the purpose of influ-
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965, es-
tablished by the State in which the partner-
ship is located; 
‘‘(E) how faculty at the partner institution 
will work with, during the term of the grant, 
highly qualified teachers in the classrooms of 
schools served by the high-need local educational 
agency in the partnership to provide high-qual-
ity professional development activities; 
‘‘(F) how the partnership will design, im-
plement, or enhance a year-long, rigorous, and 
enriching teaching preservice clinical program 
component; 
‘‘(G) the in-service professional development 
strategies and activities to be supported; and 
‘‘(H) how the partnership will collect, ana-
lyze, and use data on the retention of all teachers 
and early childhood educators in schools and 
early childhood programs located in the geo-
graphic area served by the partnership to evalu-
ate the effectiveness of the partnership’s teacher 
and educator support system; and 
‘‘(7) with respect to the induction program re-
quired as part of the activities carried out under this 
section—
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4052 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria 
for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities 
for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. 
JEFFERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligi-
bility criteria for presumption of service-connection of 
certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to 
ionizing radiation during military service, 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 ‘‘Atomic Veterans Relief 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRESUMPTION OF 
SERVICE-CONNECTION RESULTING FROM EX-
POSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION DUE TO 
OPEN-AIR NUCLEAR TESTING. 
Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end of clause (i) the following: ‘‘or exposure to ionizing 
radiation due to residual contamination resulting from 
such a detonation’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW SERVICE-CONNECTION 
FOR DISABILITIES OF VETERANS EXPOSED 
TO IONIZING RADIATION WHILE IN MILITARY 
SERVICE 
TO 
BE 
ESTABLISHED 
WITHOUT 
DOSE RECONSTRUCTION RECORD. 
Section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall include in the regulations 
pertaining to service-connection of disabilities referred to 
in subsection (a) additional provisions to ensure, in the 
case of a claim by a radiation-exposed veteran for service- 
connection of a nonpresumptive disability, that the proce-
dures for establishment of whether the disability is service- 
connected do not require imputation to the veteran, 
through a process known as dose reconstruction, of any 
particular level of exposure to ionizing radiation. 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘radiation-exposed veteran’ has 
the 
meaning 
given 
that 
term 
in 
section 
1112(c)(3)(A) of this title. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘nonpresumptive disability’ 
means a disability not specified in section 1112(c)(2) 
of this title.’’. 
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(A) how funding will be distributed to eli-
gible prekindergarten program providers based 
on the need for early childhood education in 
each geographical area served by such pro-
viders; and 
(B) how the designated State agency will 
involve representatives of early childhood pro-
gram providers (including child care providers, 
Head Start programs, and State and local 
agencies) that sponsor programs addressing 
children 3, 4, and 5 years old. 
(4) A description of how the designated State 
agency will coordinate with existing State-funded 
prekindergarten programs, federally funded pro-
grams (such as Head Start programs), public school 
programs, and child care providers. 
(5) A description of how the designated State 
agency will work with the appropriate State agencies 
to raise awareness of the universal prekindergarten 
program among parents of all backgrounds and in-
form them of the specifics of participation in the 
program. 
(6) A description of how an eligible prekinder-
garten program provider may apply to the des-
ignated State agency for funding under this Act. 
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retary of State in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security.’’. 
Æ 
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paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1400C(e) (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this section) 
shall apply. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Rules similar 
to the rules of section 1400C(f) (as so in effect) 
shall apply. 
‘‘(f) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT IN THE CASE OF CER-
TAIN DISPOSITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a tax-
payer— 
‘‘(A) disposes of the principal residence 
with respect to which a credit was allowed 
under subsection (a), or 
‘‘(B) fails to occupy such residence as the 
taxpayer’s principal residence, 
at any time within 24 months after the date on 
which the taxpayer purchased such residence, then 
the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year 
during which such disposition occurred or in which 
the taxpayer failed to occupy the residence as a prin-
cipal residence shall be increased by the amount of 
such credit. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
both, if the offense described in such paragraph was 
committed subsequent to a conviction or convictions 
for commission of three or more misdemeanors in-
volving drugs, crimes against the person, or both, or 
a felony; 
‘‘(B) whose violation was subsequent to convic-
tion for a felony for which the alien received a sen-
tence of 30 months or more, shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more 
than 10 years, or both; or 
‘‘(C) whose violation was subsequent to convic-
tion for a felony for which the alien received a sen-
tence of 60 months or more, shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more 
than 20 years, or both. 
‘‘(2) An alien described in this paragraph is an alien 
who— 
‘‘(A) enters or attempts to enter the 
United States at any time or place other than 
as designated by immigration officers; 
‘‘(B) eludes examination or inspection by 
immigration officers; 
‘‘(C) attempts to enter or obtains entry to 
the United States by a willfully false or mis-
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4012
AN ACT
To amend the District of Columbia College Access
Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 5 additional years
the public school and private school tuition as-
sistance programs established under the Act.
IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4012
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 19, 2004
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT
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 compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec-
tion 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 407. All Federal agencies and departments that 
are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole 
source contracts by no later than July 31, 2009. Such re-
port shall include the contractor, the amount of the con-
tract and the rationale for using a sole source contract. 
SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
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(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 409. No funds in this Act may be used to sup-
port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 
the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 
employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 
include economic development that primarily benefits pri-
vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 
mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects 
as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the gen-
eral public (including energy-related, communication-re-
lated, water-related and wastewater-related infrastruc-
ture), other structures designated for use by the general 
public or which have other common-carrier or public-util-
ity functions that serve the general public and are subject 
to regulation and oversight by the government, and 
projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 
health and safety or brownsfield as defined in the Small 
Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization 
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‘‘(A) DEATH
OF
TAXPAYER.—Paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to any taxable year ending 
after the date of the taxpayer’s death. 
‘‘(B) INVOLUNTARY
CONVERSION.—Para-
graph (1) shall not apply in the case of a resi-
dence which is compulsorily or involuntarily 
converted (within the meaning of section 
1033(a)) if the taxpayer acquires a new prin-
cipal residence within the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of the disposition or cessation 
referred to in such paragraph. Paragraph (1) 
shall apply to such new principal residence dur-
ing the remainder of the 24-month period de-
scribed in such paragraph as if such new prin-
cipal residence were the converted residence. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFERS BETWEEN SPOUSES OR 
INCIDENT TO DIVORCE.—In the case of a trans-
fer of a residence to which section 1041(a) ap-
plies— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
such transfer, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of taxable years end-
ing after such transfer, paragraph (1) shall 
apply to the transferee in the same manner 
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The nonverification will remain tentative 
until a final verification or nonverification 
is provided by the verification system with-
in the time period specified. In no case 
shall an employer terminate employment of 
an individual because of a failure of the in-
dividual to have identity and work eligi-
bility confirmed under this section until a 
nonverification becomes final. Nothing in 
this clause shall apply to a termination of 
employment for any reason other than be-
cause of such a failure. 
‘‘(iii) 
FINAL
VERIFICATION
OR 
NONVERIFICATION
RECEIVED.—If a final 
verification or nonverification is provided 
by the verification system regarding an in-
dividual, the person or entity shall record 
on the form an appropriate code that is 
provided under the system and that indi-
cates a verification or nonverification of 
identity and work eligibility of the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(iv) EXTENSION
OF
TIME.—If the 
person or other entity in good faith at-
tempts to make an inquiry during the time 
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SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble organization’’ mean any nonprofit organization 
that— 
(A) has experience and expertise in coordi-
nating and delivering support services specific 
to the needs of exonerees; or 
(B) demonstrates the capacity to effec-
tively coordinate and deliver such support serv-
ices, as determined by the Attorney General. 
(2) EXONEREE.—The term ‘‘exoneree’’ means 
an individual who— 
(A) has been convicted by a Federal or 
State court of an offense that is punishable by 
a term of imprisonment that is equal to or 
greater than one year; 
(B) has served a term of imprisonment of 
at least 6 months in a Federal or State prison 
or other correctional facility as a result of such 
conviction; and 
(C) has been determined to be factually in-
nocent of such offense. 
(3) FACTUALLY INNOCENT.—The term ‘‘factu-
ally innocent’’ means, with respect to an individual 
who has been convicted of an offense described in 
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paragraph (2)(A), when one or more of the following 
has occurred: 
(A) A court has issued a factual finding of 
innocence. 
(B) The Governor of the State in which 
the individual was convicted has issued a par-
don based on the facts of the offense for which 
the individual was convicted. 
(C) The conviction has been vacated or re-
versed by a court. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $1,250,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. Amounts authorized under this section 
shall remain available until expended. 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4027
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make
available to the University of Miami property
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
on Virginia Key, Florida, for use by the Univer-
sity for a Marine Life Science Center.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4027
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available
to the University of Miami property under the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use
by the University for a Marine Life Science Center.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4030
AN ACT
To establish the Congressional Medal for Out-
standing Contributions in Math and Science
Education program to recognize private entities
for their outstanding contributions to elementary
and secondary science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics education.
HR 4081 PCS 
address in order to evade the related delivery 
restrictions, but shall not knowingly deliver any 
packages to consumers for any such delivery 
seller who the common carrier or other delivery 
service knows is a delivery seller who is on the 
list under paragraph (1) but is using a different 
name or address to evade the delivery restric-
tions of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(C) PENALTIES.—Any common carrier or 
person in the business of delivering packages on 
behalf of other persons shall not be subject to 
any penalty under section 14101(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, or any other provision of 
law for— 
‘‘(i) not making any specific delivery, 
or any deliveries at all, on behalf of any 
person on the list under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) not, as a matter of regular prac-
tice and procedure, making any deliveries, 
or any deliveries in certain States, of any 
cigarettes or smokeless tobacco for any 
person or for any person not in the busi-
ness of manufacturing, distributing, or 
selling cigarettes or smokeless tobacco; or 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4030
AN ACT
To establish the Congressional Medal for Outstanding Con-
tributions in Math and Science Education program to
recognize private entities for their outstanding contribu-
tions to elementary and secondary science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education.
‘‘(2) INFORMAL
HEARING.—An order under 
paragraph (1) shall provide the person subject to the 
order with an opportunity for an informal hearing, 
to be held not later than 10 days after the date of 
the issuance of the order, on the actions required by 
the order and on whether the order should be 
amended to require a recall of the drug involved. If, 
after providing an opportunity for such a hearing, 
the Secretary determines that inadequate grounds 
exist to support the actions required by the order, 
the Secretary shall vacate the order. 
‘‘(b) ORDER TO RECALL DRUG.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, after providing an op-
portunity for an informal hearing under subsection 
(a)(2), the Secretary determines that the order 
should be amended to include a recall of the drug 
with respect to which the order was issued, the Sec-
retary shall, except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3), amend the order to require a recall. The 
Secretary shall specify a timetable in which the drug 
recall will occur and shall require periodic reports to 
the Secretary describing the progress of the recall. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
ACTIONS.—An amended order 
under paragraph (1)— 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4037
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 475 Kell Farm Drive in
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ‘‘Richard G.
Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility’’.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4045
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pre-
pare a feasibility study with respect to the
Mokelumne River, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4045
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a
feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(i) or (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i), (iii), or 
(iv)’’. 
(B) 
ADVISORY
OPINION.—Section 
214(c)(6)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(6)(A)(iii)) is amend-
ed— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
101(a)(15)(P)(i) or 101(a)(15)(P)(iii),’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of section 
101(a)(15)(P),’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of athletics or enter-
tainment’’. 
(C) 
EXPEDITED
PROCEDURES.—Section 
214(c)(6)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(6)(E)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘artists or entertainers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘artists, entertainers, or fashion models’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF H–1B CLASSIFICATION
FOR 
FASHION MODELS.—Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or as a fashion model’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of a fashion 
model, is of distinguished merit and ability’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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