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Calendar No. 77 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 710 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Received 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to provide 
that criminal penalties do not apply to paired donations 
of human kidneys, 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 ‘‘Charlie W. Norwood 
Living Organ Donation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT; AMENDMENT 
REGARDING PAIRED DONATION OF HUMAN 
KIDNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(a) of the National 
Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The preceding sentence 
does not apply with respect to the paired donation of 
human kidneys.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 301(c) of the National 
Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘paired donation of human kid-
neys’ means the donation and receipt of human kid-
neys under the following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) An individual (referred to in this 
paragraph as the ‘first donor’) desires to make 
a living donation of a kidney specifically to a 
particular patient (referred to in this paragraph 
as the ‘first patient’), but such donor is bio-
logically incompatible as a donor for such pa-
tient. 
‘‘(B) A second individual (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘second donor’) desires to 
make a living donation of a kidney specifically 
to a second particular patient (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘second patient’), but 
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such donor is biologically incompatible as a 
donor for such patient. 
‘‘(C) Subject to subparagraph (D), the 
first donor is biologically compatible as a donor 
of a kidney for the second patient, and the sec-
ond donor is biologically compatible as a donor 
of a kidney for the first patient. 
‘‘(D) If there is any additional donor-pa-
tient pair as described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B), each donor in the group of donor-patient 
pairs is biologically compatible as a donor of a 
kidney for a patient in such group. 
‘‘(E) All donors and patients in the group 
of donor-patient pairs (whether two pairs or 
more than two pairs) enter into a single agree-
ment to donate and receive such kidneys, re-
spectively, according to such biological compat-
ibility in the group. 
‘‘(F) Other than as described in subpara-
graph (E), no valuable consideration is know-
ingly acquired, received, or otherwise trans-
ferred with respect to the kidneys referred to in 
such subparagraph.’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1429 
AN ACT 
To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal 
prisons. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6930 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, 
as the ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(6) STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘State or local government’’ includes— 
(A) any State and any agency or instru-
mentality thereof; 
(B) any local government within a State, 
and any agency or instrumentality thereof; 
(C) any other governmental instrumen-
tality; and 
(D) any public institution of higher edu-
cation within the meaning of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS TO DIVEST FROM CERTAIN COMPA-
NIES THAT INVEST IN IRAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States Government should support 
the decision of any State or local government to divest 
from, or to prohibit the investment of assets of the State 
or local government in, a person that the State or local 
government determines poses a financial or reputational 
risk. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DIVEST.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a State or local government may
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7116 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
States to include certain students with disabilities in the calculation 
of graduation rates, and to assess limited English proficient students 
who have been in the United States for 5 or more consecutive years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. BUYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to require States to include certain students 
with disabilities in the calculation of graduation rates, 
and to assess limited English proficient students who 
have been in the United States for 5 or more consecutive 
years. 
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. INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 
IN CALCULATION OF GRADUATION RATES. 
Section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(L) INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES
IN
CALCULATION
OF
GRADUATION 
RATES.—In carrying out subparagraph (C)(vi), 
the State shall treat as follows students served 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) who do not 
graduate with a regular diploma in the stand-
ard number of years: 
‘‘(i) If the student graduates with a 
regular diploma before attaining 22 years 
of age, the student shall be considered a 
graduate. 
‘‘(ii) If the student attains 22 years of 
age without obtaining a regular diploma, 
but has achieved the goals of the student’s 
individualized education program (as de-
fined in section 602 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1401)), the student shall be consid-
ered a graduate. 
‘‘(iii) If the student attains 22 years 
of age, has not obtained a regular diploma, 
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and has not achieved the goals of the stu-
dent’s individualized education program 
(as defined in section 602 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1401)), the student shall not be 
considered a graduate.’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 
STUDENTS. 
Section 3113(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6823(b)(3)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’. 
Æ 
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ligence Surveillance Court described in 
subsection (b)(3)(B) is being prepared; or 
(iii) while an application for an order 
from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court described in subsection (b)(3)(B) is 
pending before that Court; and 
(B) may not further search the electronic 
equipment or the contents of the electronic 
equipment during a period described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) INFORMATION
TRANSMITTED
TO
OTHER 
AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal, State, or 
local law enforcement agency that receives a 
copy of information or evidence pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1)(A) shall permanently destroy 
the copy not later than 3 days after receiving 
the copy unless the agency has obtained a war-
rant authorizing the seizure of the electronic 
equipment or copies of any contents of the elec-
tronic equipment. 
(B) FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE
INFORMA-
TION.—Any agency or department of the 
United States that receives a copy of informa-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7119 
To impose certain limits on the exercise by the Secretary of the Treasury 
of certain actions under any other Act which authorizes the Secretary 
to purchase troubled assets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. SHADEGG) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To impose certain limits on the exercise by the Secretary 
of the Treasury of certain actions under any other Act 
which authorizes the Secretary to purchase troubled as-
sets, 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. PROHIBITION ON TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR SEN-
IOR OFFICER INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made available 
under any Act which authorizes the Secretary to purchase 
troubled assets may be used to provide income, as defined 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for any senior 
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officer of any company, entity or partnership that receives 
credit or other direct assistance under such other Act. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury is authorized to terminate the em-
ployment of any senior officer of any company, entity or 
partnership who receives credit or direct assistance under 
any other Act which authorizes the Secretary to purchase 
troubled assets. 
SEC. 3. SENIOR OFFICER DEFINED. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘senior officer’’ 
is defined as any chairman of the board, chief executive 
officer, chief financial officer, managing partner or any in-
dividual deemed by the Secretary as having primary man-
agement or financial authority over the company, entity, 
or partnership prior to the receipt of credit or direct as-
sistance under any other Act which authorizes the Sec-
retary to purchase troubled assets. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 711 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure 
that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at 
a range of eligible schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2007 
Mr. PETRI (for himself and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition 
to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to ensure that participants in the Troops to 
Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible 
schools. 
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 ‘‘Troops to Teachers 
Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE UNDER TROOPS TO TEACHERS 
PROGRAM. 
Section 2304 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 is amended in subsection (a)(1)(B) by 
striking ‘‘for not less than 3 school years’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ‘‘for not less than 3 school years, to begin the 
school year after obtaining that certification or licensing, 
with a high-need local educational agency or public charter 
school, as such terms are defined in section 2101 or, if 
there is no high-need local educational agency or public 
charter school for which the member is qualified to teach 
within a 50-mile radius of the member’s residence, then 
under circumstances covered by section 2302(b)(2).’’. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7121 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to make a prize 
payment to the first person who develops a cure for clear cell sarcoma 
of the tendons and aponeuroses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. CANNON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health, to make a prize payment to the first person 
who develops a cure for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons 
and aponeuroses. 
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 ‘‘Rachel’s Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRIZE PAYMENT FOR CURING CLEAR CELL SAR-
COMA OF THE TENDONS AND APONEUROSES. 
(a) AWARD.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services acting through the Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall award a prize payment of $10,000,000 to the first 
person who, as determined by the Secretary, develops a 
cure for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons and 
aponeuroses. 
(b) GROUP OR ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS.—The Sec-
retary may award the prize payment under subsection (a) 
to a group or association of persons if the Secretary deter-
mines that such persons acted in collaboration to develop 
a cure for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons and 
aponeuroses. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7122 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State Medicaid 
plans to continue to cover non-emergency transportation to medically 
necessary services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. ROSS, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
State Medicaid plans to continue to cover non-emergency 
transportation to medically necessary services. 
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. CONTINUING REQUIREMENT OF MEDICAID 
COVERAGE OF NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPOR-
TATION TO MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERV-
ICES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 1902(a)(10) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (21), and (28)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking ‘‘and 
(17)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (17), and (28)’’. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.—Section 1905(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as para-
graph (29) and by striking the comma at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(28) non-emergency transportation to medi-
cally necessary services, consistent with the require-
ment of section 431.53 of title 42, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect as of June 1, 2008; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
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of this Act and shall apply to transportation on or after 
such date. 
(d) SUSPENSION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGE 
IN REGULATION.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall not— 
(1) implement section 440.390 of proposed sub-
part C of part 440 of title 42, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, contained in the proposed rule published on 
February 22, 2008, on pages 9714 through 9727 of 
volume 73, Federal Register; and 
(2) promulgate or implement any rule or provi-
sion— 
(A) similar to such section or in contraven-
tion of the amendments made by subsections 
(a) and (b); or 
(B) revising the requirement, as in effect 
as of June 1, 2008, for non-emergency trans-
portation under the Medicaid program. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7123 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
on the capital loss carryovers of individuals to $20,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. KIRK 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 increase 
the limitation on the capital loss carryovers of individuals 
to $20,000. 
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 ‘‘Middle Class Investor 
Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS OF IN-
DIVIDUALS INCREASED TO $20,000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 1211(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limita-
tion on capital losses) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) $20,000 ($10,000 in the case of a married 
individual filing a separate return), or’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to capital losses arising in taxable 
years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7125 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on securities 
transactions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. SIRES, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. LEE, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. 
WU, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. 
WELCH of Vermont, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FILNER, Ms. WATSON, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. COSTELLO, and Ms. WATERS) 
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 impose 
a tax on securities transactions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street’s Illiquid Assets Act 
of 2008’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Bush Administration is asking Con-
gress to authorize $700 billion to cover the ‘‘illiquid’’ 
assets of Wall Street. This will further worsen our 
budget deficit. 
(2) The $700 billion is to protect Wall Street 
investors; therefore, the same Wall Street investors 
should pay for this infusion of taxpayer money. 
(3) The easiest method to raise the $700 billion 
from Wall Street is a securities transfer tax, a tax 
that has a negligible impact on the average investor. 
(4) This transfer tax would be on the sale and 
purchase of financial instruments such as stock, op-
tions, and futures. A quarter percent (0.25%) tax on 
financial transactions could raise approximately 
$150 billion a year. 
(5) The United States had a transfer tax from 
1914 to 1966. The Revenue Act of 1914 levied a 
0.2% tax on all sales or transfers of stock. In 1932, 
Congress more than doubled the tax to help over-
come the budgetary challenges during the Great De-
pression. 
(6) The United Kingdom currently has a mod-
est financial transaction tax of 0.5 percent. 
(7) The Securities and Exchange Commission 
currently implements a very small tax per trans-
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(B) instructs the borrower to contact the 
mortgagee to discuss options to avoid fore-
closure; 
(C) includes an address and telephone 
number at which to contact the mortgagee; and 
(D) includes the toll-free telephone number 
made available by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development to locate a housing 
counseling agency certified by the Department. 
(2) FOLLOW-UP CONTACT.—After the letter re-
quired under paragraph (1) has been sent, the mort-
gagee shall attempt to contact the borrower by tele-
phone at least three times at different hours and on 
different days by calling any and all telephone num-
bers for the borrower that the mortgagee has on file 
and, if contact is made, shall provide the informa-
tion specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
paragraph (1). 
(3) CONTACT BY CERTIFIED MAIL.—If the bor-
rower does not contact the mortgagee within 10 days 
after the telephone call requirements of paragraph 
(2) have been satisfied/ the mortgagee complies with 
paragraph (2) but is unable to provide the borrower 
by telephone with the information specified in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), the 
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