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(2) CALENDAR DAY.—The term ‘‘calendar day’’ 
means a calendar day other than one in which either 
House is not in session because of an adjournment 
of more than 3 days to a date certain. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the National Commission on Entitlement Sol-
vency established under section 3(a). 
(4) COMMISSION BILL.—The term ‘‘Commission 
bill’’ means a bill consisting of the proposed legisla-
tive language submitted by the Commission under 
section 3(c)(2)(A) that is introduced under section 
7(a). 
(5) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of Social Security. 
(6) LONG-TERM.—The term ‘‘long-term’’ means 
a period of not less than 75 years beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(7) MEDICAID.—The term ‘‘Medicaid’’ means 
the program established under title XIX of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
(8) MEDICARE.—The term ‘‘Medicare’’ means 
the program established under title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
(9) SOCIAL SECURITY.—The term ‘‘Social Secu-
rity’’ means the program of old-age, survivors, and 
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(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph 
(6) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) the Congressional Budget Office.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2006 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 
other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 
for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 
the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $77,002,000, of which 
$350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.
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‘‘SEC. 258. PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR 
BORROWERS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CREDIT 
HISTORY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out 
a pilot program to establish, and make available to mortga-
gees, an automated process for providing alternative credit 
rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortga-
gors under mortgages on 1- to 4-family residences to be in-
sured under this title who have insufficient credit histories 
for determining their creditworthiness. Such alternative 
credit rating information may include rent, utilities, and 
insurance payment histories, and such other information 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE.—The Secretary may carry out the pilot 
program under this section on a limited basis or scope, and 
may consider limiting the program— 
‘‘(1) to first-time homebuyers; or 
‘‘(2) metropolitan statistical areas significantly 
impacted by subprime lending. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—In any fiscal year, the aggregate 
number of mortgages insured pursuant to the automated 
process established under this section may not exceed 5 per-
cent of the aggregate number of mortgages for 1- to 4-family 
residences insured by the Secretary under this title during 
the preceding fiscal year.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3892 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 101 West Highway 64 Bypass in Roper, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘E.V. Wilkins Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(d) SUNSET.—After the expiration of the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of the Expand-
ing American Homeownership Act of 2008, the Secretary 
may not enter into any new commitment to insure any 
mortgage, or newly insure any mortgage, pursuant to the 
automated process established under this section.’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of 
the 4-year period beginning on the date that the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development first insures any mort-
gage pursuant to the automated process established under 
pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing 
Act (as added by the amendment made by subsection (a) 
of this section), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Congress a report identifying the 
number of additional mortgagors served using such auto-
mated process and the impact of such process and the insur-
ance of mortgages pursuant to such process on the safety 
and soundness of the insurance funds under the National 
Housing Act of which such mortgages are obligations. 
SEC. 225. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TECHNOLOGY 
FOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
the following: 
(1) The Government Accountability Office has 
cited the FHA single family housing mortgage insur-
(c) COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—In the 
case of an individual appointed to the Commission under 
subsection (a)(1) who is required to be a member of the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate or the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, if 
such individual is no longer a member of the required 
Committee they shall no longer be eligible to serve on the 
Commission. Such individual shall be removed from the 
Commission and replaced in accordance with subsection 
(b). 
(d) CO-CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall des-
ignate 2 Co-Chairpersons from among the members of the 
Commission, neither of whom may be affiliated with the 
same political party. 
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.— 
(1) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the Co-Chairpersons. The Co-Chair-
persons of the Commission or their designee shall 
convene and preside at the meetings of the Commis-
sion 
(2) HEARINGS.— 
(A) INITIAL
TOWN-HALL
STYLE
PUBLIC 
HEARINGS.— 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1104
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to trans-
fer administrative jurisdiction over land within
the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roo-
sevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of
the United States for the construction of a visitor
center.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6524 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Administrator of General Services to take 
certain actions with respect to parcels of real property 
located in Eastlake, Ohio, and Koochiching County, Min-
nesota, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
filed in the House in which such report is filed 
first. In the event the conferees are unable to 
agree within 30 calendar days after the date on 
which the conference was convened, they shall 
report back to their respective Houses in dis-
agreement. 
(B) CONFERENCE
REPORT
DEFEATED.— 
Should the conference report be defeated, de-
bate on any request for a new conference and 
the appointment of conferees shall be limited to 
1 hour, to be equally divided between, and con-
trolled by, the manager of the conference report 
and the minority leader or the minority leader’s 
designee, and should any motion be made to in-
struct the conferees before the conferees are 
named, debate on such motion shall be limited 
to 1⁄2 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
controlled by, the mover and the manager of 
the conference report. Debate on any amend-
ment to any such instructions shall be limited 
to 20 minutes, to be equally divided between, 
and controlled by, the mover and the manager 
of the conference report. In all cases when the 
manager of the conference report is in favor of 
any motion, appeal, or amendment, the time in 
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(A) the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
COM-
PUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘HIGH-PERFORM-
ANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing 
‘‘NATIONAL
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT’’;
(ii) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)
and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) The
President shall implement a High-Perform-
ance Computing Research and Develop-
ment Program, which shall—
‘‘(A) provide for long-term basic and applied re-
search on high-performance computing;
‘‘(B) provide for research and development on,
and demonstration of, technologies to advance the
capacity and capabilities of high-performance com-
puting and networking systems;
‘‘(C) provide for sustained access by the re-
search community in the United States to high-per-
formance computing systems that are among the
most advanced in the world in terms of performance
in solving scientific and engineering problems, in-
cluding provision for technical support for users of
such systems;
‘‘(D) provide for efforts to increase software
availability, productivity, capability, security, port-
ability, and reliability;
‘‘(E) provide for high-performance networks, in-
cluding experimental testbed networks, to enable re-
search and development on, and demonstration of,
advanced applications enabled by such networks;
‘‘(F) provide for computational science and en-
gineering research on mathematical modeling and al-
gorithms for applications in all fields of science and
engineering;
‘‘(G) provide for the technical support of, and
research and development on, high-performance
computing systems and software required to address
Grand Challenges;
‘‘(H) provide for educating and training addi-
tional undergraduate and graduate students in soft-
ware engineering, computer science, computer and
network security, applied mathematics, library and
information science, and computational science; and
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ance program as a ‘‘high-risk’’ program, with a pri-
mary reason being non-integrated and out-dated fi-
nancial management systems. 
(2) The ‘‘Audit of the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2004 
and 2003’’, conducted by the Inspector General of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development re-
ported as a material weakness that ‘‘HUD/FHA’s 
automated data processing [ADP] system environ-
ment must be enhanced to more effectively support 
FHA’s business and budget processes’’. 
(3) Existing technology systems for the FHA 
program have not been updated to meet the latest 
standards of the Mortgage Industry Standards Main-
tenance Organization and have numerous deficiencies 
that lenders have outlined. 
(4) Improvements to technology used in the FHA 
program will— 
(A) allow the FHA program to improve the 
management of the FHA portfolio, garner great-
er efficiencies in its operations, and lower costs 
across the program; 
(B) result in efficiencies and lower costs for 
lenders participating in the program, allowing 
them to better use the FHA products in extend-
‘‘(I) provide for improving the security of com-
puting and networking systems, including Federal
systems, including research required to establish se-
curity standards and practices for these systems.’’;
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3)
and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec-
tively;
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated 
by 
clause 
(iii) 
of 
this
subparagraph—
(I) by striking subparagraph (B);
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (C) as subparagraphs
(D) and (F), respectively;
(III) by inserting before subpara-
graph (D), as so redesignated by sub-
clause (II) of this clause, the following
new subparagraphs:
‘‘(A) establish the goals and priorities for Fed-
eral high-performance computing research, develop-
ment, networking, and other activities;
‘‘(B) establish Program Component Areas that
implement the goals established under subparagraph
(A), and identify the Grand Challenges that the Pro-
gram should address;
126 
ing homeownership opportunities to higher credit 
risk or lower-income families, in a sound man-
ner. 
(5) The Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund oper-
ates without cost to the taxpayers and generates reve-
nues for the Federal Government. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment should use a portion of the funds received 
from premiums paid for FHA single family housing 
mortgage insurance that are in excess of the amounts 
paid out in claims to substantially increase the fund-
ing for technology used in such FHA program; 
(2) the goal of this investment should be to bring 
the technology used in such FHA program to the level 
and sophistication of the technology used in the con-
ventional mortgage lending market, or to exceed such 
level; and 
(3) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment should report to the Congress not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
regarding the progress the Department is making to-
ward such goal and if progress is not sufficient, the 
resources needed to make greater progress.
opposition shall be under the control of the mi-
nority leader or the minority leader’s designee. 
Æ 
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including support for advanced software and applica-
tions development, for all science and engineering
disciplines; and
‘‘(3) support basic research and education in all
aspects of high-performance computing and net-
working.’’;
(2) by amending subsection (a) of section 202
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the
Program described in title I, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall conduct basic and applied re-
search in high-performance computing and networking,
with emphasis on—
‘‘(1) computational fluid dynamics, computa-
tional thermal dynamics, and computational aero-
dynamics;
‘‘(2) scientific data dissemination and tools to
enable data to be fully analyzed and combined from
multiple sources and sensors;
‘‘(3) remote exploration and experimentation;
and
‘‘(4) tools for collaboration in system design,
analysis, and testing.’’;
(3) in section 203—
(A) by striking subsections (a) through (d)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the
Program described in title I, the Secretary of Energy
shall—
‘‘(1) conduct and support basic and applied re-
search in high-performance computing and net-
working to support fundamental research in science
and engineering disciplines related to energy applica-
tions; and
‘‘(2) provide computing and networking infra-
structure support, including the provision of high-
performance computing systems that are among the
most advanced in the world in terms of performance
in solving scientific and engineering problems, and
including support for advanced software and applica-
tions development, for science and engineering dis-
ciplines related to energy applications.’’; and
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b);
(4) by amending subsection (a) of section 204
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the
Program described in title I—
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1104
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer admin-
istrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of
the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic
Site to the Archivist of the United States for the con-
struction of a visitor center.
(B) by striking ‘‘$1,600’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the lower limit’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 211 of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) UPPER AND LOWER LIMITS.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) The lower limit for any taxable year is the 
sum of the amounts required under section 213(d) 
for a quarter of coverage in effect with respect to 
each calendar quarter ending with or within such 
taxable year. 
‘‘(2) The upper limit for any taxable year is the 
amount equal to 150 percent of the lower limit for 
such taxable year.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 212 
of such Act is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘For’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection 
(c), for’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) For the purpose of determining average indexed 
monthly earnings, average monthly wage, and quarters of 
coverage in the case of any individual who elects the option 
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•HRES 1362 RH 
tries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and 
for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, 
and to consider in the House, without intervention of any 
point of order except those arising under clause 10 of rule 
XXI, a motion offered by the chairman of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs or his designee that the House concur 
in the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment and the 
motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be 
debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption with-
out intervening motion. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of the motion to concur 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation 
of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of the motion to such time as may be des-
ignated by the Speaker. 
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127 
SEC. 226. CLARIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN 
PROPERTIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subtitle 
A of title II of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (12 U.S.C. 
1701z–11 note) and the amendments made by such title 
shall not apply to any transaction regarding a multifamily 
real property for which— 
(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment has received, before the date of the enactment 
of such Act, written expressions of interest in pur-
chasing the property from both a city government and 
the housing commission of such city; 
(2) after such receipt, the Secretary acquires title 
to the property at a foreclosure sale; and 
(3) such city government and housing commis-
sion have resolved a previous disagreement with re-
spect to the disposition of the property. 
SEC. 227. VALUATION OF MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES IN 
NONCOMPETITIVE SALES BY HUD TO STATES 
AND LOCALITIES. 
Subtitle A of title II of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 7) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
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1378 
(3) The projected deficit or surplus of land at 
each major Marine Corps operational range, and a 
description of the Secretary’s plan to address that 
projected deficit or surplus of land as well as the up-
grade of range attributes at each existing Marine 
Corps operational range. 
(4) 
A 
description 
of 
the 
Secretary’s 
prioritization process and investment strategy to ad-
dress the potential expansion or upgrade of Marine 
Corps operational ranges. 
(5) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion 
of Marine Corps operational ranges, including an as-
sessment of the joint use of operational ranges 
under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the 
Secretary of another military department. 
(6) An analysis of the cost of, potential military 
value of, and potential legal or practical impedi-
ments to, the expansion of Marine Corps Base, 
Twentynine Palms, California, through the acquisi-
tion of additional land adjacent to or in the vicinity 
of that installation that is under the control of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the second of the two reports 
required by subsections (a) and (b) is submitted, the Sec-
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3895 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or 
support research and demonstration projects on the use of financial 
and in-kind subsidies and rewards to encourage individuals and commu-
nities to promote wellness, adopt healthy behaviors, and use evidence- 
based preventive health services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2009 
Mrs. DAHLKEMPER 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 
to conduct or support research and demonstration 
projects on the use of financial and in-kind subsidies 
and rewards to encourage individuals and communities 
to promote wellness, adopt healthy behaviors, and use 
evidence-based preventive health services, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3725 
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require 
the submission to each borrower under a federally related mortgage 
loan of a one-page description of the essential terms of the loan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2007 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. MCHENRY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
1974 to require the submission to each borrower under 
a federally related mortgage loan of a one-page descrip-
tion of the essential terms of the loan. 
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 ‘‘Mortgage Disclosure 
Simplification Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
REQUIRED 
DISCLOSURES 
REGARDING 
LOAN 
TERMS. 
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 
is amended by inserting after section 4 (12 U.S.C. 2603) 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4A. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES REGARDING LOAN 
TERMS. 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate Federal lending regulation agencies, shall 
develop and prescribe standard written forms under sub-
section (c) for statement of the essential terms of a feder-
ally related mortgage loan. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO USE.— The Secretary shall 
require that— 
‘‘(1) the forms developed pursuant to subsection 
(a) be used in all transactions in the United States 
that involve federally related mortgage loans; and 
‘‘(2) that in any such a transaction— 
‘‘(A) the form under subsection (c)(1) shall 
be appropriately and accurately completed by 
the lender or mortgage broker, or both; and 
‘‘(B) the completed form under subsection 
(c)(1) shall be provided to the borrower, to-
gether with the form under subsection (c)(2), 
not later than three days after the application 
for the federally related mortgage loan is made. 
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