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H. J. Res. 47
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
Joint Resolution 
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 
(b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection 
and inserting in lieu thereof $8,965,000,000,000.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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(h) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Committee 
shall be reimbursed by the Board for travel and per diem 
in lieu of subsistence expenses during the performance of 
duties of the Board in accordance with subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(i) FACA NOT APPLICABLE.—The provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the 
Committee. 
SEC. 703. GRANTS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, 
NURSE 
EDUCATION, 
AND 
THE 
NATIONAL 
HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) TRANSFERS
TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.— 
From the amounts provided under subsection (c), the 
Board shall make transfers from the American Health Se-
curity Trust Fund to the Public Health Service under sub-
part II of part D of title III, title VII, and title VIII of 
the Public Health Service Act for the support of the Na-
tional Health Service Corps, health professions education, 
and nursing education, including education of clinical 
nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, 
certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants. Of the 
amounts so transferred in each year, not less than 50 per-
cent shall be expended for the support of the National 
Health Service Corps.
IIA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 47 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 9, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar
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limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in 
lieu thereof $8,965,000,000,000. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDALH, 
Clerk.
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(b) RANGE OF FUNDS.—The amount of transfers 
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall be an amount 
(specified by the Board each year) not less than 4⁄100 per-
cent and not to exceed 6/100 percent of the amounts the 
Board estimates will be expended from the Trust Fund 
in the fiscal year. 
(c) FUNDS SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER FUNDS.—The 
funds provided under this section with respect to provision 
of services are in addition to, and not in replacement of, 
funds made available under the provisions referred to in 
subsection (a) and shall be administered in accordance 
with the terms of such provisions. The Board shall make 
no transfer of funds under this section for any fiscal year 
for which the total appropriations for the programs au-
thorized by such provisions are less than the total amount 
appropriated for such programs in fiscal year 2004. 
Subtitle B—Direct Health Care 
Delivery 
SEC. 711. SETASIDE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. 
(a) TRANSFERS
TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.— 
From the amounts provided under subsection (c), the 
Board shall make transfers from the American Health Se-
curity Trust Fund to the Public Health Service for the 
following purposes (other than payment for services cov-
ered under title II):
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(1) For payments to States under the maternal 
and child health block grants under title V of the 
Social Security Act. 
(2) For prevention and treatment of tuber-
culosis under section 317 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act. 
(3) For the prevention and treatment of sexu-
ally transmitted diseases under section 318 of the 
Public Health Service Act. 
(4) Preventive health block grants under part A 
of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act. 
(5) Grants to States for community mental 
health services under subpart I of part B of title 
XIX of the Public Health Service Act. 
(6) Grants to States for prevention and treat-
ment of substance abuse under subpart II of part B 
of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act. 
(7) Grants for HIV health care services under 
parts A, B, and C of title XXVI of the Public 
Health Service Act. 
(8) Public health formula grants described in 
subsection (d). 
(b) RANGE OF FUNDS.—The amount of transfers 
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall be an amount 
(specified by the Board each year) not less than 1⁄10 per-
136 
cent and not to exceed 14/100 percent of the amounts the 
Board estimates will be expended from the Trust Fund 
in the fiscal year. 
(c) FUNDS SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER FUNDS.—The 
funds provided under this section with respect to provision 
of services are in addition to, and not in replacement of, 
funds made available under the programs referred to in 
subsection (a) and shall be administered in accordance 
with the terms of such programs. 
(d) REQUIRED REPORTS ON HEALTH STATUS.—The 
Secretary shall require each State receiving funds under 
this section to submit annual reports to the Secretary on 
the health status of the population and measurable objec-
tives for improving the health of the public in the State. 
Such reports shall include the following: 
(1) A comparison of the measures of the State 
and local public health system compared to relevant 
objectives set forth in ‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ or 
subsequent national objectives set by the Secretary. 
(2) A description of health status measures to 
be improved within the State (at the State and local 
levels) through expanded public health functions and 
health promotion and disease prevention programs.
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(3) Measurable outcomes and process objectives 
for improving health status, and a report on out-
comes from the previous year. 
(4) Information regarding how Federal funding 
has improved population-based prevention activities 
and programs. 
(5) A description of the core public health func-
tions to be carried out at the local level. 
(6) A description of the relationship between 
the State’s public health system, community-based 
health promotion and disease prevention providers, 
and the State health security program. 
(e) LIMITATION ON FUND TRANSFERS.—The Board 
shall make no transfer of funds under this section for any 
fiscal year for which the total appropriations for such pro-
grams are less than the total amount appropriated for 
such programs in fiscal year 2004. 
(f) PUBLIC HEALTH FORMULA GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall provide stable funds to States through for-
mula grants for the purpose of carrying out core public 
health functions to monitor and protect the health of com-
munities from communicable diseases and exposure to 
toxic environmental pollutants, occupational hazards, 
harmful products, and poor health outcomes. Such func-
tions include the following:
IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 49 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding 
the appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House of 
Representatives when, in a national emergency, a significant number 
of Members are unable to serve due to death, resignation, or incapacity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2005 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following joint resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve 
as Members of the House of Representatives when, in 
a national emergency, a significant number of Members 
are unable to serve due to death, resignation, or inca-
pacity. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. With the approval of two thirds of each 
House of Congress, Congress may by law provide for the 
appointment of temporary members of the House of Rep-
resentatives to serve during any period in which 30 per-
cent or more of the seats of the House of Representatives 
are vacant due to death, resignation, or incapacity. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Any temporary member appointed pur-
suant to a law enacted to carry out this article shall serve 
until a member is elected to fill the vacancy in accordance 
with the applicable laws regarding special elections in the 
State involved or until the expiration of the 6-month pe-
riod which begins on the first day of the temporary mem-
ber’s service, whichever occurs earlier.’’. 
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(1) Data collection, analysis, and assessment of 
public health data, vital statistics, and personal 
health data to assess community health status and 
outcomes reporting. This function includes the ac-
quisition and installation of hardware and software, 
and personnel training and technical assistance to 
operate and support automated and integrated infor-
mation systems. 
(2) Activities to protect the environment and to 
assure the safety of housing, workplaces, food, and 
water. 
(3) Investigation and control of adverse health 
conditions, and threats to the health status of indi-
viduals and the community. This function includes 
the identification and control of outbreaks of infec-
tious disease, patterns of chronic disease and injury, 
and cooperative activities to reduce the levels of vio-
lence. 
(4) Health promotion and disease prevention 
activities for which there is a significant need and a 
high priority of the Public Health Service. 
(5) The provision of public health laboratory 
services to complement private clinical laboratory 
services, including—
IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 4 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
respect to the right to life. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mrs. EMERSON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States with respect to the right to life. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid only 
when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
several States within seven years after the date of final 
passage of this joint resolution:
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. With respect to the right to life, the 
word ‘person’ as used in this article and in the fifth and 
fourteenth articles of amendment applies to all human 
beings irrespective of age, health, function, or condition 
of dependency, including their unborn offspring at every 
state of their biological development. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No unborn person shall be deprived of 
life by any person: Provided, however, That nothing in this 
article shall prohibit a law permitting only those medical 
procedures required to prevent the death of the mother 
of an unborn person: Provided further, That nothing in 
this article shall limit the liberty of a mother with respect 
to the unborn offspring of the mother conceived as a result 
of rape or incest. 
‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress and the several States 
shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate leg-
islation’’. 
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(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘the 
second place it appears’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Section’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subsection (a) of section’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘the second place it 
appears’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘the 
second place it appears’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’. 
(8) Section 842(a)(2) (120 Stat. 2337) is 
amended by striking ‘‘adding at the end’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘inserting after the item relating to section 
2533a’’. 
(9) Section 1017(b)(2) (120 Stat. 2379; 10 
U.S.C. 2631 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
27’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘sections 12112 and 50501 and 
chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 
(10) Section 1071(f) (120 Stat. 2402) is 
amended by striking ‘‘identical’’ both places it ap-
pears. 
(11) Section 1231(d) (120 Stat. 2430; 22 
U.S.C. 2776a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘note’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1129 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit requiring the 
use of a specified percentage of a grant under the Urban Area Security 
Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific pur-
poses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2011 
Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. BASS of California, and Ms. HIRONO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit 
requiring the use of a specified percentage of a grant 
under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State 
Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes, 
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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
Grant Management Improvement Act’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 145
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for an adjournment of the House from
Wednesday, September 15, 1993 to Tuesday,
September 21, 1993.
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‘‘(d) PRIMARY CARE CENTER DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘primary care center’ means— 
‘‘(1) a health center (as defined in section 
330(1)); 
‘‘(2) an entity qualified to receive a grant under 
section 330, 1001 or 2655; or 
‘‘(3) a federally qualified health center (as de-
fined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security 
Act).’’. 
Subtitle C—Primary Care and 
Outcomes Research 
SEC. 721. SET-ASIDE FOR OUTCOMES RESEARCH. 
(a) GRANTS
FOR
OUTCOMES
RESEARCH.—The 
Board shall make transfers from the American Health Se-
curity Trust Fund to the Agency for Health Care Policy 
and Research under title IX of the Public Health Service 
Act for the purpose of carrying out activities under such 
title. The Secretary shall assure that there is a special em-
phasis placed on pediatric outcomes research. 
(b) RANGE OF FUNDS.—The amount of transfers 
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall be an amount 
(specified by the Board each year) not less than 1⁄100 per-
cent and not to exceed 2/100 percent of the amounts the 
Board estimates will be expended from the Trust Fund 
in the fiscal year.
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(12) Section 2404(b)(2)(A)(ii) (120 Stat. 2459) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2906 of such Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2906A of such Act’’. 
(13) Section 2831 (120 Stat. 2480) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 2667(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Section 2667(e)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘as redesignated by sec-
tion 662(b)(1) of this Act,’’ after ‘‘Code,’’. 
(d) PUBLIC LAW 109–366.—Effective as of October 
17, 2006, and as if included therein as enacted, Public 
Law 109–366 is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 8(a)(3) (120 Stat. 2636) is amend-
ed by inserting a semicolon after ‘‘subsection’’. 
(2) Section 9(1) (120 Stat. 2636) is amended 
by striking ‘‘No. 1.’’ and inserting ‘‘No. 1,’’. 
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Effective as of January 6, 2006, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 571 (119 Stat. 3270) is amended 
by striking ‘‘931 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘921 et 
seq.)’’. 
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(2) Section 1052(j) (119 Stat. 3435) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Section 1049’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tion 1409’’. 
(f) MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT OF 2006.—Section 
7 of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–366) is amended by striking ‘‘added by added by’’ 
and inserting ‘‘added by’’. 
(g) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2004.—The National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 706(a) (117 Stat. 1529; 10 U.S.C. 
1076b note) is amended by striking ‘‘those pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘those programs’’. 
(2) Section 1413(a) (117 Stat. 1665; 41 U.S.C. 
433 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(A))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A)))’’. 
(3) Section 1602(e)(3) (117 Stat. 1683; 10 
U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘Secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘Health’’. 
(h) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 1994.—Section 845(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 
2371 note) is amended— 
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(c) FUNDS SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER FUNDS.—The 
funds provided under this section with respect to provision 
of services are in addition to, and not in replacement of, 
funds made available to the Agency for Health Care Policy 
and Research under section 926 of the Public Health 
Service Act. The Board shall make no transfer of funds 
under this section for any fiscal year for which the total 
appropriations under such section are less than the total 
amount appropriated under such section and title in fiscal 
year 2004. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 927(b) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c–6(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘of the fiscal years 2001 through 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘subsequent fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 722. OFFICE OF PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating parts G through I as parts 
H through J, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after part F the following new 
part:
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‘‘PART G—RESEARCH ON PRIMARY CARE AND 
PREVENTION 
‘‘SEC. 486E. OFFICE OF PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION 
RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known 
as the Office of Primary Care and Prevention Research 
(in this part referred to as the ‘Office’). The Office shall 
be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the 
Director of NIH. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Director of the Office shall— 
‘‘(1) identify projects of research on primary 
care and prevention, for children as well as adults, 
that should be conducted or supported by the na-
tional research institutes, with particular emphasis 
on— 
‘‘(A) clinical patient care, with special em-
phasis on pediatric clinical care and diagnosis; 
‘‘(B) diagnostic effectiveness; 
‘‘(C) primary care education; 
‘‘(D) health and family planning services; 
‘‘(E) medical effectiveness outcomes of pri-
mary care procedures and interventions; and 
‘‘(F) the use of multidisciplinary teams of 
health care practitioners;
(b) REVISIONS TO INITIAL PREVENTIVE PHYSICAL 
EXAMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(ww) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ww)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘body mass index,’’ 
after ‘‘weight’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and an electro-
cardiogram’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and end-of-life plan-
ning (as defined in paragraph (3)) upon 
the agreement with the individual’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(M) An electrocardiogram. 
‘‘(N) Additional preventive services (as defined 
in subsection (ddd)(1)).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘end- 
of-life planning’ means verbal or written information re-
garding—
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same manner and to the same extent as em-
ployees under the General Schedule; or 
‘‘(B) the full measure of any other local 
market supplement applicable to the employee if 
locality-based comparability payments referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are not generally appli-
cable to the employee. 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
make locality-based comparability payments or other 
local market supplements payable to any category of 
employees or positions which were ineligible for such 
payments or supplements (as the case may be) as of 
the day before the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004. 
‘‘(9) Any rate of pay established or adjusted in 
accordance with the requirements of this section 
shall be non-negotiable, but shall be subject to pro-
cedures and appropriate arrangements of para-
graphs (2) and (3) of section 7106(b), except that 
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
eliminate the bargaining rights of any category of 
employees who were authorized to negotiate rates of 
pay as of the day before the date of the enactment 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 145
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on Wednes-
day, September 15, 1993, it stand adjourned until noon
on Tuesday, September 21, 1993.
Passed the House of Representatives September 14,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.