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VII 
Private Calendar No. 5 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2575 
[Report No. 110–827] 
For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2007 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa 
Alvarez. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MIKAEL 
ADRIAN CHRISTOPHER FIGUEROA ALVAREZ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez shall be 
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eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for 
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—If Mikael Adrian 
Christopher Figueroa Alvarez enters the United States be-
fore the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall 
be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re-
duce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 
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the last assessment of the approved risk evalua-
tion and mitigation strategy for the drug; or 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the approved risk 
evaluation and mitigation strategy for the drug 
obtained since the last assessment of such 
strategy. 
‘‘(4) SERIOUS ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE.— 
The term ‘serious adverse drug experience’ is an ad-
verse event that— 
‘‘(A) results in— 
‘‘(i) death; 
‘‘(ii) an adverse drug experience that 
places the patient at immediate risk of 
death from the adverse drug experience as 
it occurred (not including an adverse drug 
experience that might have caused death 
had it occurred in a more severe form); 
‘‘(iii) inpatient hospitalization or pro-
longation of existing hospitalization; 
‘‘(iv) a persistent or significant inca-
pacity or substantial disruption of the abil-
ity to conduct normal life functions; or 
‘‘(v) a congenital anomaly or birth de-
fect; or 
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section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, 
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Mikael Adrian Chris-
topher Figueroa Alvarez shall not, by virtue of such rela-
tionship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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Private Calendar No. 5 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2575 
[Report No. 110–827] 
A BILL 
For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher 
Figueroa Alvarez. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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HR 4137 RFS
‘‘(1) is a citizen of the Republic of Palau and 
attends an institution of higher education in a State 
or a public or nonprofit private institution of higher 
education in the Freely Associated States; or 
‘‘(2) meets the requirements of subsection 
(a)(5) and attends a public or nonprofit private in-
stitution of higher education in any one of the Free-
ly Associated States.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (l) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(l) COURSES OFFERED THROUGH DISTANCE EDU-
CATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
RELATION
TO
CORRESPONDENCE 
COURSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A student enrolled in 
a course of instruction at an institution of high-
er education that is offered principally through 
distance education and leads to a recognized 
certificate, or associate, baccalaureate, or grad-
uate degree, conferred by such institution, shall 
not be considered to be enrolled in correspond-
ence courses. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—An institution of high-
er education referred to in subparagraph (A) 
shall not include an institution or school de-
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‘‘(3) PUBLIC HEARING.—The Secretary may not 
make a grant under this section to an applicant un-
less the applicant has convened and conducted a pub-
lic hearing regarding the revitalization plan, includ-
ing the one-for-one replacement to occur under the 
plan, not later than 75 days before submission of the 
application for the grant under this section for such 
plan, at a time and location that is convenient for 
residents of the public housing subject to the plan. 
‘‘(4) SERVICES.—Each recipient of a grant 
under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) provide each household who is residing 
at the site of the revitalization as of the date of 
the notice of intent under subparagraph (A) with 
comprehensive relocation assistance for a period 
that is the latter of the two periods referred to 
in subparagraph (B) with comprehensive reloca-
tion assistance; and 
‘‘(B) offer, to each such displaced resident 
and each low-income family provided housing 
under the revitalization plan, community and 
supportive services until the latter of— 
‘‘(i) the expiration of the two-year pe-
riod that begins upon the end of the develop-
ment period under the plan; and 
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‘‘(A) a Medication Guide, as provided for 
under part 208 of title 21, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulations); and 
‘‘(B) a patient package insert, if the Sec-
retary determines that such insert may help 
mitigate a serious risk of the drug. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNICATION PLAN.—The risk evalua-
tion and mitigation strategy for a drug may require 
that the responsible person conduct a communica-
tion plan to health care providers, if, with respect to 
such drug, the Secretary determines that such plan 
may support implementation of an element of the 
strategy. Such plan may include— 
‘‘(A) sending letters to health care pro-
viders; 
‘‘(B) disseminating information about the 
elements of the risk evaluation and mitigation 
strategy to encourage implementation by health 
care providers of components that apply to such 
health care providers, or to explain certain safe-
ty protocols (such as medical monitoring by 
periodic laboratory tests); or 
‘‘(C) disseminating information to health 
care providers through professional societies 
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about any serious risks of the drug and any 
protocol to assure safe use. 
‘‘(f) RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OR USE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that a drug shown to be effective can be safely used 
only if distribution or use of such drug is restricted, 
the Secretary may under subsection (c)(2) require as 
elements of the risk evaluation and mitigation strat-
egy such restrictions on distribution or use as are 
needed to ensure safe use of the drug. 
‘‘(2) ASSURING ACCESS AND MINIMIZING BUR-
DEN.—Elements of a risk evaluation and mitigation 
strategy included under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be commensurate with a specific seri-
ous risk listed in the labeling of the drug; 
‘‘(B) be posted publicly by the Secretary 
with an explanation of how such elements will 
mitigate the observed safety risk, which posting 
shall be made within 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary requires the element in-
volved; 
‘‘(C) considering the risk referred to in 
subparagraph (A), not be unduly burdensome 
on patient access to the drug, considering in 
particular— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3525 
To require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the 
accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agen-
cies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate 
Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, to 
provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take the lead in imple-
mentation of the guidelines and regulations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require rapid implementation of guidelines and regula-
tions regarding the accuracy of consumer information 
furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were re-
quired to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit 
Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been imple-
mented, to provide that the Federal Trade Commission 
shall take the lead in implementation of the guidelines 
and regulations, 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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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2579 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of funds in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits accounts and 
funds appropriated for such purpose to provide funding for State approv-
ing agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2007 
Mr. BOOZMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
use of funds in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
readjustment benefits accounts and funds appropriated 
for such purpose to provide funding for State approving 
agencies. 
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. USE OF FUNDS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
READJUSTMENT 
BENEFITS 
AC-
COUNT AND APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. 
Section 3674(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘out of 
amounts available for the payment of readjustment 
benefits’’ and inserting after ‘‘out of amounts in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment bene-
fits account and amounts appropriated to the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘For each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall determine the total amount 
available under this section, except that the amount 
available from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
readjustment 
benefits 
account 
shall 
be 
$13,000,000.’’. 
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H. Res. 1097 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 2, 2010. 
Whereas engineers use their professional, scientific, and tech-
nical knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways 
to fulfill the needs of society; 
Whereas engineers have helped to address the major techno-
logical and infrastructural challenges of our time, includ-
ing providing water, defending the Nation, and devel-
oping clean energy technologies that are needed to power 
the American people into the future; 
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, develop-
ment, and the transformation of scientific discoveries into 
useful products and jobs, as the people of the United 
States look more than ever to engineers and their imagi-
nation, knowledge, and analytical skills to meet the chal-
lenges of the future; 
Whereas engineers play a crucial role in developing the con-
sensus engineering standards that promote global collabo-
ration and support reliable infrastructures; 
Whereas the sponsors of National Engineers Week are work-
ing together to transform the engineering workforce 
through greater inclusion of women and underrepresented 
minorities;
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has satisfied the requirements of subparagraph 
(6)(A). 
‘‘(8) EVALUATION OF ELEMENTS TO ASSURE 
SAFE USE.—The Secretary, acting through the Drug 
Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee 
(or any successor committee) of the Food and Drug 
Administration, shall— 
‘‘(A) seek input from patients, physicians, 
pharmacists, and other health care providers 
about how elements to assure safe use under 
this subsection for 1 or more drugs may be 
standardized so as not to be— 
‘‘(i) unduly burdensome on patient ac-
cess to the drug; and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, mini-
mize the burden on the health care delivery 
system; 
‘‘(B) at least annually, evaluate, for 1 or 
more drugs, the elements to assure safe use of 
such drug to assess whether the elements— 
‘‘(i) assure safe use of the drug; 
‘‘(ii) are not unduly burdensome on 
patient access to the drug; and 
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‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, mini-
mize the burden on the health care delivery 
system; and 
‘‘(C) considering such input and evalua-
tions— 
‘‘(i) issue or modify agency guidance 
about how to implement the requirements 
of this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) modify elements under this sub-
section for 1 or more drugs as appropriate. 
‘‘(9) WAIVER
IN
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCIES.—The Secretary may waive any restriction 
on distribution or use under this subsection during 
the period described in section 319(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to a qualified coun-
termeasure described under section 319F–1(a)(2) of 
such Act, to which a restriction or use under this 
subsection has been applied, if the Secretary has— 
‘‘(A) declared a public health emergency 
under such section 319; and 
‘‘(B) determined that such waiver is re-
quired to mitigate the effects of, or reduce the 
severity of, such public health emergency. 
‘‘(g) ASSESSMENT AND MODIFICATION OF APPROVED 
STRATEGY.— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2581 
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States 
to expand coverage for children between 19 and 25 years of age under 
Medicaid and under the State child health insurance program (SCHIP). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2007 
Ms. BALDWIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act 
to permit States to expand coverage for children between 
19 and 25 years of age under Medicaid and under the 
State child health insurance program (SCHIP). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF OLDER CHILDREN 
UNDER MEDICAID AND SCHIP. 
(a) MEDICAID.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(l)(1)(D)of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(1)(D)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(or, at the election of a 
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State, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 years of age)’’ after 
‘‘19 years of age’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1902(e)(3)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(e)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(or 1 year less than the age the State has 
elected under subsection (l)(1)(D))’’ after ‘‘18 
years of age’’. 
(B) Section 1902(e)(12) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(e)(12)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or such higher age as the State has elected 
under subsection (l)(1)(D)’’ after ‘‘19 years of 
age’’. 
(C) Section 1920A(b)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r–1a(b)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or such higher age as the State has elected 
under section 1902(l)(1)(D)’’ after ‘‘19 years of 
age’’. 
(D) Section 1928(h)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396s(h)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or 1 year less than the age the State has elect-
ed under section 1902(l)(1)(D)’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
(E) Section 1932(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396u–2(a)(2)(A)) is amended by in-
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serting ‘‘(or such higher age as the State has 
elected under section 1902(l)(1)(D))’’ after ‘‘19 
years of age’’. 
(b) TITLE XXI.—Section 2110(c)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or such 
higher age as the State has elected under section 
1902(l)(1)(D))’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall 
apply to child health assistance and medical assistance 
provided on or after that date without regard to whether 
or not final regulations to carry out such amendments 
have been promulgated by such date. 
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‘‘(1) VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENTS.—After the ap-
proval of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy 
under subsection (a), the responsible person involved 
may, subject to paragraph (2), submit to the Sec-
retary an assessment of, and propose a modification 
to, the approved strategy for the drug involved at 
any time. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS.—A responsible 
person shall, subject to paragraph (5), submit an as-
sessment of, and may propose a modification to, the 
approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for 
a drug— 
‘‘(A) when submitting a supplemental ap-
plication for a new indication for use under sec-
tion 505(b) or under section 351 of the Public 
Health Service Act, unless the drug is not sub-
ject to section 503(b) and the risk evaluation 
and mitigation strategy for the drug includes 
only the timetable under subsection (d); 
‘‘(B) when required by the strategy, as 
provided for in such timetable under subsection 
(d); 
‘‘(C) within a time period to be determined 
by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines 
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that new safety or effectiveness information in-
dicates that— 
‘‘(i) an element under subsection (d) 
or (e) should be modified or included in 
the strategy; or 
‘‘(ii) an element under subsection (f) 
should be modified or included in the strat-
egy; or 
‘‘(D) within 15 days when ordered by the 
Secretary, if the Secretary determines that 
there may be a cause for action by the Sec-
retary under section 505(e). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSESSMENTS.—An 
assessment under paragraph (1) or (2) of an ap-
proved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for a 
drug shall include— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any goal under sub-
section (f), an assessment of the extent to 
which the restrictions on distribution or use are 
meeting the goal or whether the goal or such 
restrictions should be modified; 
‘‘(B) with respect to any postapproval 
study required under section 505(o)(3), the sta-
tus of such study, including whether any dif-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2582 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
qualified long-term care services in computing adjusted gross income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2007 
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida 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 allow a 
deduction for qualified long-term care services in com-
puting adjusted gross income. 
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 ‘‘Qualified Long-term 
Care Fairness Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE 
SERVICES 
ALLOWED 
IN 
COMPUTING 
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 62 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining adjusted gross 
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income) is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) QUALIFIED
LONG-TERM
CARE
SERV-
ICES.—The deductions that would be allowed by sec-
tion 213, notwithstanding the requirement in sub-
section (a) of such section that a deduction only be 
allowed to the extent that expenses paid for medical 
care exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income, 
which consist of amounts paid for qualified long- 
term care services and qualified long-term care in-
surance contracts.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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