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Union Calendar No. 532 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5743 
[Report No. 110–828] 
To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to procure 
real property and accept in-kind donations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the 
authority to procure real property and accept in-kind 
donations. 
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 ‘‘Scientific Trans-
formations through Advancing Research (STAR) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY TO PROCURE REAL PROPERTY AND AC-
CEPT IN-KIND DONATIONS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may accept and 
use donations of real property, personal property, labora-
tory and office space, utility services, and infrastructure 
upgrades for the purpose of carrying out basic, applied, 
and advanced research, development, testing, evaluation, 
and related activities. 
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reduced by an amount which bears the same 
ratio to $2,000 as the portion of the year which 
such device is not owned by the taxpayer bears 
to the entire year. 
‘‘(B) HIGHER
LIMITATION
FOR
DEVICES 
WITH
MORE
PRODUCTION
CAPACITY.—In the 
case of any eligible hydrogen energy conversion 
device with a production capacity of— 
‘‘(i) more than 25 but less than 100 
kilowatts of electricity, subparagraph (A) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘$4,000’ 
for ‘$2,000’ each place it appears, and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 100 kilowatts of 
electricity, subparagraph (A) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘$6,000’ for ‘$2,000’ 
each place it appears. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
HYDROGEN
ENERGY
CONVER-
SION DEVICES.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible hy-
drogen energy conversion device’ means, with 
respect to any taxpayer, any hydrogen energy 
conversion device which— 
‘‘(i) is placed in service after Decem-
ber 31, 2004, and 
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Union Calendar No. 532 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5743 
[Report No. 110–828] 
A BILL 
To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security 
with the authority to procure real property and 
accept in-kind donations. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5745 
To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act to expand the definition 
of missing child for purposes of that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 
and Mr. POE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act to expand 
the definition of missing child for purposes of that Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE MISSING CHILDREN’S AS-
SISTANCE ACT. 
Section 403(1) of the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5772(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
by striking ‘‘whose whereabouts are unknown to 
such individual’s legal custodian if’’, 
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(2) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)— 
(A) by redesignating such subparagraphs 
as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and 
(B) by indenting the left margin of such 
subparagraphs 2 ems to the right, 
(3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(A) whose whereabouts are unknown to 
such individual’s legal custodian if—’’, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) whose whereabouts are known to 
such individual’s legal custodian from whose 
control such child— 
‘‘(i) was removed in violation of law; 
or 
‘‘(ii) is believed by such custodian to 
have been taken out of the United States 
without the consent of such custodian by, 
or for the benefit of, an individual who 
may possibly claim custodial rights with re-
spect to such child;’’. 
Æ 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAID STATE OPTION TO EXCLUDE EARNED IN-
COME IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH EXTREMELY HIGH PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. 
Section 1915 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396n) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) STATE OPTION TO EXCLUDE EARNED INCOME 
IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
EXTREMELY HIGH PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State may provide, 
through amendment to its State plan under this 
title, that in determining the eligibility for medical 
assistance under such plan of an individual described 
in paragraph (2) during a year, earned income of 
the individual (or any member of the individual’s 
household) shall be excluded but only insofar as the 
amount of such income in the year does not exceed 
twice the amount specified in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An individual 
described in this paragraph for a year is an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is covered under health insurance or 
a health benefits plan during the year that has 
prescription drug coverage with a maximum 
lifetime limit of not less than $1,000,000; 
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‘‘(B) has exhausted all available prescrip-
tion drug coverage under the plan for the year; 
and 
‘‘(C) incurs (or is reasonably expected to 
incur) on an annual basis during the year costs 
for prescription drugs in excess of the amount 
specified in paragraph (3) for the year. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.—The amount speci-
fied in this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) for 2008 or 2009, is $250,000; or 
‘‘(B) for a subsequent year, is the amount 
specified in this subparagraph (A) (or this sub-
paragraph) for the previous year increased by 
the annual rate of increase in the medical care 
component of the consumer price index (U.S. 
city average) for the 12-month period ending in 
August of the previous year. 
Any amount computed under subparagraph (B) that 
is not a multiple of $1,000 shall be rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $1,000.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1266 
To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas 
outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2009 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BORDALLO, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in 
nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and 
the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘Non-Foreign Area Re-
tirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘Non-For-
eign AREA Act of 2009’’. 
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the State shall require such individuals to repay the 
amounts of such emergency unemployment compensation 
to the State agency, except that the State agency may 
waive such repayment if it determines that— 
(1) the payment of such emergency unemploy-
ment compensation was without fault on the part of 
any such individual; and 
(2) such repayment would be contrary to equity 
and good conscience. 
(c) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State agency may re-
cover the amount to be repaid, or any part thereof, 
by deductions from any emergency unemployment 
compensation payable to such individual under this 
Act or from any unemployment compensation pay-
able to such individual under any State or Federal 
unemployment compensation law administered by 
the State agency or under any other Federal law ad-
ministered by the State agency which provides for 
the payment of any assistance or allowance with re-
spect to any week of unemployment, during the 3- 
year period after the date such individuals received 
the payment of the emergency unemployment com-
pensation to which they were not entitled, except 
that no single deduction may exceed 50 percent of 
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(1) shall be ineligible for further emergency un-
employment compensation under this Act in accord-
ance with the provisions of the applicable State un-
employment compensation law relating to fraud in 
connection with a claim for unemployment compensa-
tion; and 
(2) shall be subject to prosecution under section 
1001 of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals who have 
received amounts of emergency unemployment compensa-
tion under this Act to which they were not entitled, the 
State shall require such individuals to repay the amounts 
of such emergency unemployment compensation to the State 
agency, except that the State agency may waive such repay-
ment if it determines that— 
(1) the payment of such emergency unemploy-
ment compensation was without fault on the part of 
any such individual; and 
(2) such repayment would be contrary to equity 
and good conscience. 
(c) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State agency may recover 
the amount to be repaid, or any part thereof, by de-
ductions from any emergency unemployment com-
pensation payable to such individual under this Act 
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not being fully met by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
(2) The Department of Veterans Affairs esti-
mates that more than 117,000 veterans reside in 
Far South Texas. 
(3) In its Capital Asset Realignment for En-
hanced Services study, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs found that fewer than three percent of its 
enrollees in the Valley-Coastal Bend Market of Vet-
erans Integrated Service Network 17 reside within 
its acute hospital access standards. 
(4) Travel times for veterans from the market 
referred to in paragraph (3) can exceed six hours 
from their residences to the nearest Department of 
Veterans Affairs hospital for acute inpatient health 
care. 
(5) Even with the significant travel times, vet-
erans from Far South Texas demonstrate a high de-
mand for health care services from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
(6) Current deployments involving members of 
the Texas National Guard and Reservists from 
Texas will continue to increase demand for medical 
services provided by the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
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decisions occurring on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 9. EXTENDED PERIOD TO RECOVER MEDICAID OVER-
PAYMENTS IN CASES OF FRAUD AND ABUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(d)(2)(C) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(2)(C)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Not-
withstanding the previous provisions of this subparagraph, 
the Secretary may extend the period of recovery and pay-
ment adjustment from 60 days to a period of 1 year in 
the case of an overpayment that was the result of fraud 
or abuse.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to overpayments discovered on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lake Barkley Water 
Level Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SAFETY FOR LAKE BARKLEY, KENTUCKY. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of Federal law, beginning on July 1, 2007, the 
Army Corps of Engineers, together with any other Federal 
agency that has the authority to change the pool elevation 
of Lake Berkley, Kentucky, shall establish and conduct 
a pilot program that, under normal weather conditions, 
extends the summer pool elevation of 359 feet on such 
lake from the current draw down date of July 1 until after 
the first Monday in September. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM DURATION.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), the pilot program shall terminate 
on the first Monday in September 2 years after the pilot 
program begins. 
(c) EVALUATION
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the first Monday in September 
2 years after the pilot program begins, the Chief of Engi-
neers of the Army Corps of Engineers shall evaluate the 
effectiveness of extending the pool elevation on Lake Bar-
kley, Kentucky, under subsection (a) and report to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress their findings, including 
any recommendations, regarding the extension of such 
lake elevation. 
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(d) CONTINUATION.—If the Army Corps of Engi-
neers determines that the pilot program under this section 
is effective, the Corps shall continue the summer elevation 
of 359 feet on Lake Barkley, Kentucky, through the first 
Monday in September each year. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5751 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. PASTOR (for himself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land 
adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona, 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 ‘‘Walnut Canyon Study 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 
dated July 17, 2007. 
(2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
(3) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the area identified on the map as the ‘‘Wal-
nut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct a 
study of the study area to assess— 
(1) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
all or part of the study area as an addition to Wal-
nut Canyon National Monument, in accordance with 
section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a– 
5(c)); 
(2) continued management of the study area by 
the Forest Service; or 
(3) any other designation or management op-
tion that would provide for— 
(A) protection of resources within the 
study area; and 
(B) continued access to, and use of, the 
study area by the public. 
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(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretaries shall provide 
for public comment in the preparation of the study, includ-
ing consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
governmental entities. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretaries. 
Æ 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Walnut Canyon Study 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 
dated July 17, 2007. 
(2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
(3) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the area identified on the map as the ‘‘Wal-
nut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct a 
study of the study area to assess— 
(1) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
all or part of the study area as an addition to Wal-
nut Canyon National Monument, in accordance with 
section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a– 
5(c)); 
(2) continued management of the study area by 
the Forest Service; or 
(3) any other designation or management op-
tion that would provide for— 
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(A) protection of resources within the 
study area; and 
(B) continued access to, and use of, the 
study area by the public. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretaries shall provide 
for public comment in the preparation of the study, includ-
ing consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
governmental entities. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretaries. 
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Union Calendar No. 517 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5751 
[Report No. 110–799] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study 
of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 29, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5752 
To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. SALI (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WHITFIELD of Kentucky, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. RENZI, Mr. POE, Mr. 
DEAL of Georgia, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. TERRY, and 
Ms. FALLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the security of United States passports, 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. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) A United States passport is the primary 
document used to denote identity and citizenship for 
United States citizens for international travel. 
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(2) United States citizens have an expectation 
that United States passports will be manufactured 
and assembled in a secure manner. 
(3) All United States passports currently incor-
porate several components manufactured outside the 
United States. 
(4) All United States passports manufactured 
and assembled for United States citizens are cur-
rently sent to Thailand for the inlaying of the Radio 
Frequency Identification Device (RFID) antennae. 
(5) According to the Government Printing Of-
fice (GPO), the ‘‘GPO contracts with two suppliers 
(Gemalto and Infineon), who produce the chip in the 
e-passport and who subcontract with another vendor 
to do the inlaying. That subcontractor is an overseas 
company, who does inlaying and is the only company 
in the world who met standards required under the 
RFP.’’. 
(6) National security is best served when the 
manufacture and assembly of United States pass-
ports occurs within the borders of the United States. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the United States Government must set the 
highest standards needed to protect the privacy and 
security of United States passports; and 
(2) the Department of State must safeguard 
the security of the United States passport. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) when establishing the requirements for 
physical and security components of United States 
passports and passport cards, include only such elec-
tronic components as are currently manufactured in 
the United States, or can be manufactured in the 
United States; and 
(2) ensure that— 
(A) all assembly of United States pass-
ports occurs only within the borders of the 
United States; and 
(B) personalization of permanent United 
States passports occurs only under the direct 
supervision of United States Government em-
ployees. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 131 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2015, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 
(Public Law 113–164) is further amended by striking the