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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5052 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain mixtures of N,N- 
Dimethylacetoacetamide. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain mixtures of 
N,N-Dimethylacetoacetamide. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
CERTAIN 
MIXTURES 
OF 
N,N- 
DIMETHYLACETOACETAMIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) A qualified tuition program shall not be consid-
ered an asset of a dependent student under section 475 
of this part. The value of a qualified tuition program for 
purposes of determining the assets of parents or inde-
pendent students shall be— 
‘‘(A) the refund value of any tuition credits or 
certificates purchased under section 529 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 529) on be-
half of a beneficiary; or 
‘‘(B) the current balance of any account which 
is established under such section for the purpose of 
meeting the qualified higher education expenses of 
the designated beneficiary of the account.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 480(j) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘; TUITION PREPAYMENT 
PLANS’’ in the heading of such subsection; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, or a 
distribution that is not includable in gross in-
come under section 529 of such Code,’’ after 
‘‘1986’’; and
‘‘(b) REVIEW
OF
GRANT
AND
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—The council may— 
‘‘(1) review the operation of any Federal grant 
or assistance program to evaluate the effectiveness of 
such program in meeting the purposes and policies of 
this Act; 
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the head of the 
Federal agency that administers such program to fur-
ther the consistency of the program with the purposes 
and policies of this Act and to improve its effective-
ness in carrying out those purposes and policies; and 
‘‘(3) make recommendations to the President and 
the Congress regarding the effectiveness of Federal 
grant and assistance programs in meeting the pur-
poses and policies of this Act, including recommenda-
tions with regard to appropriate funding levels.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 381 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5861 
[Report No. 109–641] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Historic Preservation Act, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A court shall promptly rule 
on the Government’s motion to vacate, modify, dis-
solve or otherwise terminate an order granting pro-
spective relief in any civil action pertaining to the 
administration or enforcement of the immigration 
laws of the United States. 
(2) AUTOMATIC STAYS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Government’s mo-
tion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise 
terminate an order granting prospective relief 
made in any civil action pertaining to the ad-
ministration or enforcement of the immigration 
laws of the United States shall automatically, 
and without further order of the court, stay the 
order granting prospective relief on the date 
that is 15 days after the date on which such 
motion is filed unless the court previously has 
granted or denied the Government’s motion. 
(B) DURATION OF AUTOMATIC STAY.—An 
automatic stay under subparagraph (A) shall 
continue until the court enters an order grant-
ing or denying the Government’s motion. 
(C) POSTPONEMENT.—The court, for good 
cause, may postpone an automatic stay under 
subparagraph (A) for not longer than 15 days.
(D) 
ORDERS
BLOCKING
AUTOMATIC 
STAYS.—Any order staying, suspending, delay-
ing, or otherwise barring the effective date of 
the automatic stay described in subparagraph 
(A), other than an order to postpone the effec-
tive date of the automatic stay for not longer 
than 15 days under subparagraph (C), shall 
be—
(i) treated as an order refusing to va-
cate, modify, dissolve or otherwise termi-
nate an injunction; and 
(ii) immediately appealable under sec-
tion 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States 
Code. 
(c) SETTLEMENTS.—
(1) CONSENT
DECREES.—In any civil action 
pertaining to the administration or enforcement of 
the immigration laws of the United States, the court 
may not enter, approve, or continue a consent decree 
that does not comply with subsection (a). 
(2) PRIVATE
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENTS.—
Nothing in this section shall preclude parties from 
entering into a private settlement agreement that 
does not comply with subsection (a) if the terms of 
that agreement are not subject to court enforcement
other than reinstatement of the civil proceedings 
that the agreement settled. 
(d) EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS.—It shall be the duty 
of every court to advance on the docket and to expedite 
the disposition of any civil action or motion considered 
under this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSENT DECREE.—The term ‘‘consent de-
cree’’—
(A) means any relief entered by the court 
that is based in whole or in part on the consent 
or acquiescence of the parties; and 
(B) does not include private settlements. 
(2) GOOD
CAUSE.—The term ‘‘good cause’’ 
does not include discovery or congestion of the 
court’s calendar. 
(3) GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Government’’ 
means the United States, any Federal department or 
agency, or any Federal agent or official acting with-
in the scope of official duties. 
(4) PERMANENT RELIEF.—The term ‘‘perma-
nent relief’’ means relief issued in connection with a 
final decision of a court. 
(5) PRIVATE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘private settlement agreement’’ means an
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5862 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals eligible 
for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2006 
Mr. CAMPBELL of California 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 allow indi-
viduals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute 
to health savings accounts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALLOWANCE OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR 
VETERANS 
HEALTH 
BENEFITS 
TO 
CON-
TRIBUTE TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining eligible individual) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
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‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS ELI-
GIBLE
FOR
VETERANS
HEALTH
BENEFITS.— 
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an indi-
vidual shall not be treated as covered under a 
health plan described in such subparagraph 
merely because the individual receives periodic 
hospital care or medical services under any law 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
Æ 
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agreement entered into among the parties that is not 
subject to judicial enforcement other than the rein-
statement of the civil action that the agreement set-
tled. 
(6) PROSPECTIVE
RELIEF.—The term ‘‘pro-
spective relief’’ means temporary, preliminary, or 
permanent relief other than compensatory monetary 
damages. 
SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This title shall apply with respect 
to all orders granting prospective relief in any civil action 
pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the im-
migration laws of the United States, whether such relief 
was ordered before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) PENDING MOTIONS.—Every motion to vacate, 
modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an order granting 
prospective relief in any such action, which motion is 
pending on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
be treated as if it had been filed on such date of enact-
ment. 
(c) AUTOMATIC STAY FOR PENDING MOTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An automatic stay with re-
spect to the prospective relief that is the subject of 
a motion described in subsection (b) shall take effect
without further order of the court on the date which 
is 10 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act if the motion—
(A) was pending for 45 days as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) is still pending on the date which is 10 
days after such date of enactment. 
(2) DURATION OF AUTOMATIC STAY.—An auto-
matic stay that takes effect under paragraph (1) 
shall continue until the court enters an order grant-
ing or denying the Government’s motion under sec-
tion 301(b). There shall be no further postponement 
of the automatic stay with respect to any such pend-
ing motion under section 301(b)(2). Any order, stay-
ing, suspending, delaying or otherwise barring the 
effective date of this automatic stay with respect to 
pending motions described in subsection (b) shall be 
an order blocking an automatic stay subject to im-
mediate appeal under section 301(b)(2)(D). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6095
AN ACT 
To affirm the inherent authority of State and local 
law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of 
immigration laws, to provide for effective pros-
ecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immi-
gration litigation procedures.
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(D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
PART G—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 481. DEFINITION OF ACADEMIC YEAR. 
Paragraph (2) of section 481(a) (20 U.S.C. 1088(a)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) For the purpose of any program under this title, 
the term ‘academic year’ shall— 
‘‘(A) require a minimum of 30 weeks of instruc-
tional time for a course of study that measures its 
program length in credit hours; or 
‘‘(B) require a minimum of 26 weeks of instruc-
tional time for a course of study that measures its 
program length in clock hours; and 
‘‘(C) require an undergraduate course of study 
to contain an amount of instructional time whereby 
a full-time student is expected to complete at least 
(i) 24 semester or trimester hours or 36 quarter 
credit hours in a course of study that measures its 
program length in credit hours, or (ii) 900 clock 
hours in a course of study that measures its pro-
gram length in clock hours.’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6095 
To affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to 
assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective 
prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation 
procedures. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To affirm the inherent authority of State and local law 
enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration 
laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smug-
glers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures. 
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 ‘‘Immigration Law En-
forcement Act of 2006’’. 
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TITLE I—STATE AND LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
COOPERA-
TION IN THE ENFORCEMENT 
OF IMMIGRATION LAW ACT 
SEC. 101. FEDERAL AFFIRMATION OF ASSISTANCE IN IMMI-
GRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT BY STATES 
AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and reaffirming the existing inherent authority 
of States, law enforcement personnel of a State or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State have the inherent authority of 
a sovereign entity to investigate, identify, apprehend, ar-
rest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the 
United States (including the transportation of such aliens 
across State lines to detention centers), for the purposes 
of assisting in the enforcement of the immigration laws 
of the United States in the course of carrying out routine 
duties. This State authority has never been displaced or 
preempted by Congress. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to require law enforcement personnel of a State 
or political subdivision of a State to— 
(1) report the identity of a victim of, or a wit-
ness to, a criminal offense to the Secretary of Home-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 239
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that schools in
the United States should set aside a sufficient
period of time to allow children to pray for, or
quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during
this time of struggle against the forces of inter-
national terrorism.
land Security for immigration enforcement purposes; 
or 
(2) arrest such victim or witness for a violation 
of the immigration laws of the United States. 
TITLE II—ALIEN SMUGGLER 
PROSECUTION ACT 
SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION OF ALIEN SMUG-
GLERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Recent experience shows that alien smug-
gling is flourishing, is increasingly violent, and is 
highly profitable. 
(2) Alien smuggling operations also present ter-
rorist and criminal organizations with opportunities 
for smuggling their members into the United States 
practically at will. 
(3) Alien smuggling is a lucrative business. 
Each year, criminal organizations that smuggle or 
traffic in persons are estimated to generate 
$9,500,000,000 in revenue worldwide. 
(4) Alien smuggling frequently involves dan-
gerous and inhumane conditions for smuggled aliens. 
Migrants are frequently abused or exploited, both 
during their journey and upon reaching the United 
States. Consequently, aliens smuggled into the 
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SEC. 482. DISTANCE EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTANCE EDUCATION: ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.— 
Section 481(b) (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DISTANCE EDUCATION.—An otherwise eli-
gible program that is offered in whole or in part 
through telecommunications is eligible for the pur-
poses of this title if the program is offered by an in-
stitution, other than a foreign institution, that has 
been evaluated and determined (before or after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph) to have the ca-
pability to effectively deliver distance education pro-
grams by an accrediting agency or association 
that— 
‘‘(A) is recognized by the Secretary under 
subpart 2 of Part H; and 
‘‘(B) has evaluation of distance education 
programs within the scope of its recognition, as 
described in section 496(n)(3).’’. 
(b) CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.—Section 484(l)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1091(l)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for a program of study of 
1 year or longer’’; and
(D) VOLUNTEER
AND
UNCOMPENSATED 
SERVICES.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
title 31, United States Code, the Commission 
may accept and use voluntary and uncompen-
sated services as the Commission determines 
necessary. 
(e) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Commission 
may procure temporary and intermittent services in ac-
cordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
that title. 
(f) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Section 14(b) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to the Commission. 
SEC. 5. TERMINATION. 
(a) DATE OF TERMINATION.—The Commission shall 
terminate on December 31, 2009. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Upon termination, the Com-
mission shall submit to the Congress a report con-
taining— 
(1) a detailed statement of the activities of the 
Commission; and
(2) a final accounting of the funds received and 
expended by the Commission. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
solve or otherwise terminate an order granting pro-
spective relief in any civil action pertaining to the 
administration or enforcement of the immigration 
laws of the United States. 
(2) AUTOMATIC STAYS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Government’s mo-
tion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise 
terminate an order granting prospective relief 
made in any civil action pertaining to the ad-
ministration or enforcement of the immigration 
laws of the United States shall automatically, 
and without further order of the court, stay the 
order granting prospective relief on the date 
that is 15 days after the date on which such 
motion is filed unless the court previously has 
granted or denied the Government’s motion. 
(B) DURATION OF AUTOMATIC STAY.—An 
automatic stay under subparagraph (A) shall 
continue until the court enters an order grant-
ing or denying the Government’s motion. 
(C) POSTPONEMENT.—The court, for good 
cause, may postpone an automatic stay under 
subparagraph (A) for not longer than 15 days. 
(D) 
ORDERS
BLOCKING
AUTOMATIC 
STAYS.—Any order staying, suspending, delay-
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ing, or otherwise barring the effective date of 
the automatic stay described in subparagraph 
(A), other than an order to postpone the effec-
tive date of the automatic stay for not longer 
than 15 days under subparagraph (C), shall 
be— 
(i) treated as an order refusing to va-
cate, modify, dissolve or otherwise termi-
nate an injunction; and 
(ii) immediately appealable under sec-
tion 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States 
Code. 
(c) SETTLEMENTS.— 
(1) CONSENT
DECREES.—In any civil action 
pertaining to the administration or enforcement of 
the immigration laws of the United States, the court 
may not enter, approve, or continue a consent decree 
that does not comply with subsection (a). 
(2) PRIVATE
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENTS.— 
Nothing in this section shall preclude parties from 
entering into a private settlement agreement that 
does not comply with subsection (a) if the terms of 
that agreement are not subject to court enforcement 
other than reinstatement of the civil proceedings 
that the agreement settled. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5865
AN ACT 
To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act 
to temporarily increase funding for the program 
of temporary assistance for United States citi-
zens returned from foreign countries, and for 
other purposes.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5865
AN ACT 
To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to tempo-
rarily increase funding for the program of temporary 
assistance for United States citizens returned from for-
eign countries, 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 ‘‘Returned Americans 
Protection Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE PRO-
GRAM 
OF 
TEMPORARY 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS RETURNED FROM 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1313(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Not later than March 1, 2007, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate a written report describing how funds made 
available to carry out section 1113 of the Social Security 
Act have been used to provide assistance to United States 
citizens returned to the United States on or after July 
20, 2006, and before the most recent date covered by the 
report, after evacuation from Lebanon, including a break-
down of program costs incurred with regard to repa-
triating individuals from Lebanon, including for (1) direct 
assistance to individuals (such as costs of domestic travel 
and short-term lodging), and (2) administrative costs 
(such as for caseworkers, security, and related expenses).
SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF REPATRIATION PROGRAM 
THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2007. 
Section 1113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1313) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) The authorities provided by this section shall ex-
pire on September 30, 2007.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.