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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1444 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make interim benefit payments 
under certain remanded claims, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2007 
Mr. HALL of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make interim 
benefit payments under certain remanded claims, 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. INTERIM PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN VET-
ERANS CLAIMS WHEN DECISION IS DELAYED 
FOLLOWING REMAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 53 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 5320. Interim benefits under certain remanded 
cases 
‘‘(a) INTERIM BENEFITS.—When a claim for benefits 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary is remanded by the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims or 
by the Board for Veterans’ Appeals in a case involving 
a claim under chapters 11, 13, or 15 of this title and to 
which section 5109B or 7112 of this title applies, if the 
Secretary does not make a decision on the matter within 
180 days of the date of the remand decision, then until 
such matter is finally decided, the Secretary shall pay an 
interim benefit in the amount of $500 per month to each 
claimant under the claim. Such payments shall commence 
as of the first month beginning after the end of such 180- 
day period. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON INTERIM BENEFIT PAYMENTS OF 
FINAL DECISION ON CLAIM.—When a claim with respect 
to which interim benefits are being paid under subsection 
(a) is finally decided— 
‘‘(1) if the final decision is to award benefits, 
the amounts paid as interim benefits shall be consid-
ered to be an advance payment of benefits owed for 
any period before the date of such final decision (ex-
cept that if the total amount of interim benefits paid 
is greater than the amount of retroactive benefits, 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3994 
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2007 
Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian 
tribes, 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 ‘‘Department of the In-
terior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE. 
Title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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the amount of the difference shall not be considered 
to be an overpayment for any purpose); and 
‘‘(2) if the final decision is not to award bene-
fits, the amounts paid as interim benefits shall not 
be considered to be an overpayment for any pur-
pose.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘5320. Interim benefits under certain remanded cases.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 5320 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to any decision remanded by the Court 
of Appeals for Veterans Claims or the Board of Veterans’ 
Appeals on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on measures the 
Secretary intends to take to expedite the processing of re-
manded claims for veterans benefits. 
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Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon, the Secretary
of State shall—
(1) as appropriate, consult with other countries
regarding resettlement of the most vulnerable members
of such refugee populations; and
(2) as appropriate, except where otherwise pro-
hibited by the laws of the United States, develop
mechanisms in and provide assistance to countries
with a significant population of displaced Iraqis to
ensure the well-being and safety of such populations
in their host environments.
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—In determining the
number of Iraqi refugees who should be resettled in the
United States under sections (a) and (b) of section 207 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the
President shall consult nongovernmental organizations that
have a presence in Iraq or experience in assessing the prob-
lems faced by Iraqi refugees.
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION AS REFUGEE.—No
alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission
under this section solely because such alien qualifies as an
immediate relative or is eligible for classification as a spe-
cial immigrant.
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SEC. 1577. DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF ASYLUM.
(a) MOTION TO REOPEN.—Section 208(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(4) CHANGED COUNTRY CONDITIONS.—An ap-
plicant for asylum or withholding of removal, whose
claim was denied by an immigration judge solely on
the basis of changed country conditions on or after
March 1, 2003, may file a motion to reopen his or
her claim not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act if the
applicant—
‘‘(A) is a national of Iraq; and
‘‘(B) remained in the United States on such
date of enactment.’’.
(b) PROCEDURE.—A motion filed under this section
shall be made in accordance with section 240(c)(7)(A) and
(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 1578. REPORTS.
(a) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit a report containing
plans to expedite the processing of Iraqi refugees for
resettlement to—
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(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall—
(A) detail the plans of the Secretary for ex-
pediting the processing of Iraqi refugees for reset-
tlement including through temporary expansion
of the Refugee Corps of United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services;
(B) describe the plans of the Secretary for
increasing the number of Department of Home-
land Security personnel devoted to refugee proc-
essing in the noted regions;
(C) describe the plans of the Secretary for
enhancing existing systems for conducting back-
ground and security checks of persons applying
for Special Immigrant Visas and of persons con-
sidered Priority 2 refugees of special humani-
tarian concern under this subtitle, which en-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1445 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion 
from gross income for amounts paid to individuals pursuant to the 
Road Home program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2007 
Mr. JEFFERSON 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 provide 
for the exclusion from gross income for amounts paid 
to individuals pursuant to the Road Home program. 
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 ‘‘Tax Free Road Home 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF ROAD HOME PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
FROM GROSS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 139 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified 
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disaster relief payment defined) is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (3), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of paragraph (4), and by inserting after paragraph 
(4) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) to rebuild or renew a personal residence 
pursuant to the Road Home program created by the 
Louisiana Recovery Authority and funded by the 
community development block grant programs under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.),’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
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hancements shall support immigration security
and provide for the orderly processing of such
applications without delay; and
(D) detail the projections of the Secretary,
per country and per month, for the number of
refugee interviews that will be conducted in fiscal
year 2008 and fiscal year 2009.
(b) PRESIDENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President shall submit to Congress an unclassified report,
with a classified annex if necessary, which includes—
(1) an assessment of the financial, security, and
personnel considerations and resources necessary to
carry out the provisions of this subtitle;
(2) the number of aliens described in section
1573(1);
(3) the number of such aliens who have applied
for special immigrant visas;
(4) the date of such applications; and
(5) in the case of applications pending for more
than 6 months, the reasons that visas have not been
expeditiously processed.
(c) REPORT ON IRAQI NATIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL CONTRAC-
TORS IN IRAQ.—
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1446 
To amend the Small Business Act to allow an increased deferment period 
for loans under the 7(b) loan program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2007 
Mr. JINDAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to allow an increased 
deferment period for loans under the 7(b) loan program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASED DEFERMENT PERIOD. 
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) 
is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) INCREASED DEFERMENT AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making loans under sec-
tion 7(b), the Administrator may provide, to the per-
son receiving the loan, an option to defer repayment 
on the loan. 
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‘‘(2) PERIOD.—A deferment under paragraph 
(1) may not exceed 4 years. 
‘‘(3) RETROACTIVE
APPLICATION
TO
HURRI-
CANE
KATRINA
AND
HURRICANE
RITA
VICTIMS.— 
This subsection applies retroactively to any loan 
under section 7(b) that was made— 
‘‘(A) in response to Hurricane Katrina or 
Hurricane Rita of 2005; and 
‘‘(B) for a small business located in a 
county or parish designated by the Adminis-
trator as a disaster area by reason of such Hur-
ricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, as applica-
ble.’’. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall—
(A) review internal records and databases of
their respective agencies for information that can
be used to verify employment of Iraqi nationals
by the United States Government; and
(B) solicit from each prime contractor or
grantee that has performed work in Iraq since
March 2003 under a contract, grant, or coopera-
tive agreement with their respective agencies that
is valued in excess of $25,000 information that
can be used to verify the employment of Iraqi
nationals by such contractor or grantee.
(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—To the extent
data is available, the information referred to in para-
graph (1) shall include the name and dates of em-
ployment of, biometric data for, and other data that
can be used to verify the employment of, each Iraqi
national that has performed work in Iraq since
March 2003 under a contract, grant, or cooperative
agreement with an executive agency.
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(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 4(1) of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
(d) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.—Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the
Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall
submit to Congress a report examining the options for es-
tablishing a unified, classified database of information re-
lated to contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements entered
into by executive agencies for the performance of work in
Iraq since March 2003, including the information described
and collected under subsection (c), to be used by relevant
Federal departments and agencies to adjudicate refugee,
asylum, special immigrant visa, and other immigration
claims and applications.
(e) NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report to Congress that describes—
(1) the inability or unwillingness of any contrac-
tors or grantees to provide the information requested
under subsection (c); and
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(2) the reasons for failing to provide such infor-
mation.
SEC. 1579. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this subtitle.
TITLE XVI—WOUNDED WARRIOR
MATTERS
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Dignified Treatment
of Wounded Warriors Act’’.
SEC. 1602. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means—
(A) the Committees on Armed Services and
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committees on Armed Services and
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ‘‘covered member of the Armed
Forces’’ means a member of the Armed Forces, includ-
ing 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 otherwise on the temporary dis-
ability retired list for a serious injury or illness.
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(3) The term ‘‘family member’’, with respect to
a member of the Armed Forces or a veteran, has the
meaning given that term in section 411h(b) of title
37, United States Code.
(4) The term ‘‘medical hold or medical holdover
status’’ means—
(A) the status of a member of the Armed
Forces, including a member of the National
Guard or Reserve, assigned or attached to a
military hospital for medical care; and
(B) the status of a member of a reserve com-
ponent of the Armed Forces who is separated,
whether 
pre-deployment 
or 
post-deployment,
from the member’s unit while in need of health
care based on a medical condition identified
while the member is on active duty in the Armed
Forces.
(5) The term ‘‘serious injury or illness’’, in the
case of a member of the Armed Forces, means an in-
jury or illness incurred by the member in line of duty
on active duty in the Armed Forces that may render
the member medically unfit to perform the duties of
the member’s office, grade, rank, or rating.
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(6) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title
10, United States Code.
Subtitle A—Policy on Care, Man-
agement, 
and 
Transition 
of
Servicemembers With Serious In-
juries or Illnesses
SEC. 1611. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON CARE, MANAGE-
MENT, AND TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES WITH SERIOUS INJU-
RIES OR ILLNESSES.
(a) COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1,
2008, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall, to the extent feasible, jointly
develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the
care and management of members of the Armed
Forces who are undergoing medical treatment, recu-
peration, or therapy, are otherwise in medical hold or
medical holdover status, or are otherwise on the tem-
porary disability retired list for a serious injury or
illness (hereafter in this section referred to as a ‘‘cov-
ered servicemembers’’).
(2) SCOPE OF POLICY.—The policy shall cover
each of the following:
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 144 
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preven-
tive care to all individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities 
to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING STATES AND LOCALITIES TO PRO-
VIDE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO 
ALL INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(b)(1) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or for primary and preventive care’’ after ‘‘Act)’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to primary and preventive care 
furnished before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(A) The care and management of covered
servicemembers while in medical hold or medical
holdover status or on the temporary disability
retired list.
(B) The medical evaluation and disability
evaluation of covered servicemembers.
(C) The return of covered servicemembers to
active duty when appropriate.
(D) 
The 
transition 
of 
covered
servicemembers from receipt of care and services
through the Department of Defense to receipt of
care and services through the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs.
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop the
policy in consultation with the heads of other appro-
priate departments and agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment and with appropriate non-governmental or-
ganizations having an expertise in matters relating to
the policy.
(4) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly update the
policy on a periodic basis, but not less often than an-
nually, in order to incorporate in the policy, as ap-
propriate, the results of the reviews under subsections
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(b) and (c) and the best practices identified through
pilot programs under section 1654.
(b) REVIEW
OF CURRENT POLICIES
AND PROCE-
DURES.—
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—In developing the pol-
icy required by this section, the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, to the ex-
tent necessary, jointly and separately conduct a re-
view of all policies and procedures of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs
that apply to, or shall be covered by, the policy.
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the review shall
be to identify the most effective and patient-oriented
approaches to care and management of covered
servicemembers for purposes of—
(A) incorporating such approaches into the
policy; and
(B) extending such approaches, where ap-
plicable, to care and management of other in-
jured or ill members of the Armed Forces and
veterans.
(3) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the review, the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall—
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6213 
AN ACT 
To limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee 
program established under title XVII of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005. 
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. 1450 
To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2007 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and Mr. MCCARTHY of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern 
district of California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NEW JUDGESHIPS FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) NEW APPOINTMENTS.—The President shall ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
4 additional district judges for the eastern district of Cali-
fornia. 
(b) TABLE.—In order that the table contained in sec-
tion 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, reflects the 
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total number of permanent district judgeships authorized 
by virtue of subsection (a) of this section, such table is 
amended by striking the item relating to California and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘California 
Northern ............................................................................................
Eastern ...............................................................................................
Central ...............................................................................................
Southern .............................................................................................
13’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section, including such sums 
as may be necessary to provide appropriate space and fa-
cilities for the judicial positions created by this section. 
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