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Union Calendar No. 377 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1230 
[Report No. 111–637] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to author-
ize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2009 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 
KING of New York, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. DEGETTE, 
Mr. ARCURI, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HONDA, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. GONZALEZ, 
Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. ALTMIRE, Ms. BALDWIN, 
Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. BARROW, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. STARK, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mrs. MILLER
of Michigan, Mr. BRALEY
of Iowa, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. BONO 
MACK, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
ELLISON, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
HALL of Texas, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. HILL, Mr. BOUCHER, 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 
Mr. HOLDEN, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
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 February 26, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow 
Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on ac-
quired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other pur-
poses. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5541 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 10 (legislative day, JULY 9), 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic 
emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Depart-
ment of the Interior and National Forest System lands, 
to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire man-
agement strategy, and for other purposes. 
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HR 5541 RFS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhance-
ment Act’’ or ‘‘FLAME Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Flame Fund for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activi-
ties. 
Sec. 3. Cohesive wildland fire management strategy. 
Sec. 4. Review of certain wildfires to evaluate cost containment in wildland fire 
suppression activities. 
Sec. 5. Reducing risk of wildfires in fire-ready communities. 
SEC. 2. FLAME FUND FOR CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY 
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the following: 
(A) Public lands, as defined in section 103 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(B) Units of the National Park System. 
(C) Refuges of the National Wildlife Ref-
uge System. 
(D) Lands held in trust by the United 
States for the benefit of Indian tribes or indi-
vidual Indians. 
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(E) Lands in the National Forest System, 
as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(2) FLAME FUND.—The term ‘‘Flame Fund’’ 
means the Federal Land Assistance, Management, 
and Enhancement Fund established by this section. 
(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to Federal land described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System land. 
(4) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF FLAME 
FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the Federal Land Assistance, Manage-
ment, and Enhancement Fund. 
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section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(dd)). 
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‘‘(E) The Secretary of State. 
‘‘(F) The Attorney General. 
‘‘(G) The Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(H) The Chairman of the Council of Eco-
nomic Advisors. 
‘‘(I) The United States Trade Representa-
tive. 
‘‘(J) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
‘‘(K) The Director of the National Eco-
nomic Council. 
‘‘(L) The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
‘‘(M) The President’s Assistant for Na-
tional Security Affairs. 
‘‘(N) Any other designee of the President 
from the Executive Office of the President. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSONS.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall be the Chairperson 
of the Committee. The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Secretary of Commerce shall be the Vice 
Chairpersons of the Committee. 
‘‘(4) OTHER MEMBERS.—Subject to subsection 
(b)(4)(B), the Chairperson of the Committee shall 
involve the heads of such other Federal departments, 
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and by a physician or nonphysician practitioner, 
such as surgical consultative services, radiology serv-
ices requiring the immediate presence of a physician, 
audiology, optometric services, cardiology services, 
magnetic resonance imagery (MRI) services, comput-
erized axial tomography (CAT) scans, nuclear medi-
cine studies, and ambulatory surgical services. 
‘‘(7) NURSE-MANAGED
HEALTH
CLINIC.—The 
term ‘nurse-managed health clinic’ means a nurse- 
practice arrangement, managed by advanced practice 
nurses, that provides care for underserved and vul-
nerable populations and is associated with a school, 
college, or department of nursing or an independent 
nonprofit health or social services agency.’’. 
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(B) STANDARD FOR DETERMINATIONS.— 
In establishing rates and terms for access to a 
covered electronic payment system by mer-
chants, the Electronic Payment System Judges 
shall establish rates and terms that most closely 
represent the rates and terms that would be ne-
gotiated in a hypothetical perfectly competitive 
marketplace for access to an electronic payment 
system between a willing buyer with no market 
power and a willing seller with no market 
power. In determining such rates and terms, 
the Electronic Payment System Judges shall 
consider the costs necessary to provide and ac-
cess an electronic payment system for proc-
essing credit and/or debit card transactions as 
well as a normal rate of return in such a hypo-
thetical perfectly competitive marketplace. The 
Electronic Payment System Judges shall not in-
clude any anticompetitive rates or terms. 
(C) USE OF EXISTING RATES AND TERMS 
AS EVIDENCE.—In determining such rates and 
terms, the Electronic Payment System Judges 
generally shall decide the appropriate weight to 
be given to any evidence submitted by a party 
regarding the rates and terms for access to 
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(1) The extent to which, as the volume of serv-
ices increases in physician settings under such part 
B, there is a corresponding reduction in similar serv-
ices provided in a hospital setting under such part 
A. 
(2) The extent to which, as a result of increased 
coordination between physicians and the delivery of 
prescription drugs under such part D, particularly 
with respect to individuals with chronic conditions, 
there will be a decrease in hospitalizations under 
such part A. 
(3) The extent to which other changes in physi-
cian or other health care practice results in a shift-
ing of expenditures among the various parts of such 
title XVIII. 
(b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORTS.—In each an-
nual report submitted to the Congress after the date of 
the enactment of this Act under section 1817(b)(2) or sec-
tion 1841(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i(b)(2), 1395t(b)(2)), such Board of Trustees shall 
include information on the matters described in subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 305. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON MEDICARE RELATIVE 
VALUE UNIT SCALE UPDATE COMMITTEE 
(RUC) PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall enter into an arrangement with an 
appropriate independent entity to conduct a study of price 
inputs and relative values for physicians’ services rec-
ommended by the AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value 
Unit Scale Update Committee (RUC) process. The study 
shall examine (and make recommendations on) how to im-
prove accuracy in pricing the mix of physicians’ services 
and how such process could improve value weighting as 
new services become available. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall provide for com-
pletion of the study under subsection (a) by January 1, 
2010, and shall provide for a report to Congress on the 
results of the study. 
SEC. 306. STUDY OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON 
HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall provide for a study of health care 
disparities in high-risk health condition areas and minor-
ity communities about the impact reporting requirements 
may have on physician penetration in such communities. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall provide for the 
completion of the study conducted under subsection (a) 
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by not later than January 1, 2011, and shall submit to 
Congress a report on the study upon its completion. 
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imposed under paragraph (1) with respect 
to a covered transaction shall— 
‘‘(I) provide periodic reports to 
the Chairperson and Vice Chair-
persons of the Committee on the im-
plementation of such agreement or 
condition; and 
‘‘(II) require, as appropriate, any 
party to the covered transaction to re-
port to the head of such department 
or agency (or the designee of such de-
partment or agency head) on the im-
plementation or any material change 
in circumstances. 
‘‘(ii) MODIFICATION
REPORTS.—The 
Federal department or agency designated 
by the Committee as a lead agency under 
subparagraph (A) in connection with any 
agreement entered into or condition im-
posed with respect to a covered transaction 
shall— 
‘‘(I) provide periodic reports to 
the Chairperson and Vice Chair-
persons of the Committee on any 
modification to any such agreement or 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5547 
To amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission and functions 
of Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Opera-
tors include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for con-
sumers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2008 
Mr. ALLEN
(for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. 
MICHAUD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission 
and functions of Regional Transmission Organizations 
and Independent System Operators include keeping en-
ergy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers, 
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 ‘‘Consumer Protection 
and Cost Accountability Act’’. 
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analysis to be submitted by the Transmission 
Organization to the Commission; or 
‘‘(B) have only a de minimus impact on 
the total delivered costs to consumer. 
‘‘(4) BIENNIAL AUDITS.—The Commission shall 
ensure that each Transmission Organization is sub-
ject to biennial, independent audits that— 
‘‘(A) include— 
‘‘(i) an assessment of the performance 
of the Transmission Organization; and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations to lower the 
costs and improve the performance of the 
Transmission Organization; and 
‘‘(B) are made available to the public.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Commission shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report describing each determination 
of the Commission with respect to whether each Trans-
mission Organization provides, or facilitates the provision 
of, reliable service at the lowest reasonable cost to con-
sumers. 
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lection is consistent with the laws governing the 
management of those Federal lands and this Act. 
(3) PREVIOUS PERMIT EXCEPTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall affect a valid permit issued prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT.—The 
Secretary may issue a permit for the collection of a paleon-
tological resource pursuant to an application if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
(1) the applicant is qualified to carry out the 
permitted activity; 
(2) the permitted activity is undertaken for the 
purpose of furthering paleontological knowledge or 
for public education; 
(3) the permitted activity is consistent with any 
management plan applicable to the Federal lands 
concerned; and 
(4) the proposed methods of collecting will not 
threaten significant natural or cultural resources. 
(c) PERMIT SPECIFICATIONS.—A permit for the col-
lection of a paleontological resource issued under this sec-
tion shall contain such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
Act. Every permit shall include requirements that— 
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(1) the paleontological resource that is collected 
from Federal lands under the permit will remain the 
property of the United States; 
(2) the paleontological resource and copies of 
associated records will be preserved for the public in 
an approved repository, to be made available for sci-
entific research and public education; and 
(3) specific locality data will not be released by 
the permittee or repository without the written per-
mission of the Secretary. 
(d) MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION 
OF PERMITS.— 
(1) The Secretary may modify, suspend, or re-
voke a permit issued under this section— 
(A) for resource, safety, or other manage-
ment considerations; or 
(B) when there is a violation of term or 
condition of a permit issued pursuant to this 
section. 
(2) The permit shall be revoked if any person 
working under the authority of the permit is con-
victed under section 7 or is assessed a civil penalty 
under section 8. 
(e) AREA CLOSURES.—In order to protect paleon-
tological or other resources and to provide for public safe-
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘22 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘25 
years of age’’; and 
(2) in the matter following subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘age 22’’ and inserting ‘‘age 25’’. 
(b) SELF AND FAMILY COVERAGE FOR A FORMER 
SPOUSE.—Section 8905(c)(2)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘22 years of age’’ 
and inserting ‘‘25 years of age’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘age 22’’ and in-
serting ‘‘age 25’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act— 
(1) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
contract year beginning at least 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to health care serv-
ices or supplies provided on or after the date on 
which this Act takes effect. 
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care and services are available under the plan at 
least to the extent that such care and services are 
available to the general population in the geographic 
area. 
SEC. 7. COORDINATION AND REPORT BY THE SECRETARY 
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
coordinate with relevant government agencies to ensure 
the inclusion of dental health prevention and promotion 
activities within existing prenatal and maternal child 
health programs, and shall, not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a 
report on the status of such programs. 
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tions along the international land and maritime bor-
ders of the United States; 
(8) an assessment of staffing needs for all bor-
der security functions, taking into account threat 
and vulnerability information pertaining to the bor-
ders and the impact of new security programs, poli-
cies, and technologies; and 
(9) an assessment of training for all border se-
curity functions, taking into account new security 
programs, policies, technologies, and challenges and 
threats unique to the region or terrain where train-
ees will be assigned. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5550 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to 
qualify for coverage as a ‘‘child’’ under the health benefits program 
for Federal employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2008 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. MALONEY 
of New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. SARBANES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the max-
imum age to qualify for coverage as a ‘‘child’’ under 
the health benefits program for Federal employees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE TO QUALIFY FOR 
COVERAGE AS A ‘‘CHILD’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8901(5) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF INCREASE PROVIDED IN 
FUNDING FOR COMPENSATION OF ATTOR-
NEYS REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFEND-
ANTS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS. 
(a) INCREASE
IN
HOURLY
RATE.—Section 11– 
2604(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$65 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘$80 per hour’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN CAPS ON TOTAL COMPENSATION 
PAID
FOR PARTICULAR CASES.—Section 11–2604(b), 
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) The compensation to be paid to an attorney ap-
pointed pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the fol-
lowing maximum amounts: 
‘‘(1) For representation of a defendant before 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
misdemeanors or felonies, the maximum amount set 
forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, for representation of a defendant be-
fore the United States magistrate judge or the dis-
trict court for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case 
may be).
‘‘(2) For representation of a defendant before 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the max-
imum amount set forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of 
title 18, United States Code, for representation of a 
defendant in an appellate court. 
‘‘(3) For representation of a defendant in post- 
trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies, the 
amount applicable under paragraph (1) for mis-
demeanors or felonies (as the case may be).’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5551 
AN ACT 
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official 
Code, to implement the increase provided under 
the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2008, in the amount of funds made available for 
the compensation of attorneys representing indi-
gent defendants in the District of Columbia 
courts, and for other purposes.