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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1469 
AN ACT 
To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Founda-
tion under the authorities of the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. 
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 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 
Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) According to President George W. Bush, 
‘‘America’s leadership and national security rest on 
our commitment to educate and prepare our youth 
for active engagement in the international commu-
nity.’’. 
(2) According to former President William J. 
Clinton, ‘‘Today, the defense of United States inter-
ests, the effective management of global issues, and 
even an understanding of our Nation’s diversity re-
quire ever-greater contact with, and understanding 
of, people and cultures beyond our borders.’’. 
(3) Congress authorized the establishment of 
the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study 
Abroad Fellowship Program pursuant to section 104 
of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 
2004 (division H of Public Law 108–199). Pursuant 
to its mandate, the Lincoln Commission has sub-
mitted to Congress and the President a report of its 
recommendations for greatly expanding the oppor-
tunity for students at institutions of higher edu-
cation in the United States to study abroad, with 
special emphasis on studying in developing nations. 
(4) According to the Lincoln Commission, 
‘‘[s]tudy abroad is one of the major means of pro-
ducing foreign language speakers and enhancing for-
eign language learning’’ and, for that reason, ‘‘is 
simply essential to the [N]ation’s security’’. 
(5) Studies consistently show that United 
States students score below their counterparts in 
other advanced countries on indicators of inter-
national knowledge. This lack of global literacy is a 
national liability in an age of global trade and busi-
ness, global interdependence, and global terror. 
(6) Americans believe that it is important for 
their children to learn other languages, study 
abroad, attend a college where they can interact with 
international students, learn about other countries 
and cultures, and generally be prepared for the glob-
al age. 
(7) In today’s world, it is more important than 
ever for the United States to be a responsible, con-
structive leader that other countries are willing to 
follow. Such leadership cannot be sustained without 
an informed citizenry with significant knowledge and 
awareness of the world.
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SEC. 1654. PILOT PROGRAMS ON REVISED AND IMPROVED
DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, carry out pilot programs with respect to the
disability evaluation system of the Department of De-
fense for the purpose set forth in subsection (d).
(2) REQUIRED PILOT PROGRAMS.—In carrying
out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall carry
out the pilot programs described in paragraphs (1)
through (3) of subsection (c). Each such pilot program
shall be implemented not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) AUTHORIZED
PILOT
PROGRAMS.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary of Defense may
carry out such other pilot programs as the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, considers appropriate.
(b) DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—For purposes of this section, the
disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense
is the system of the Department for the evaluation of the
disabilities of members of the Armed Forces who are being
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such practices and procedures under the disability
evaluation system of the Department of Defense as the
Secretary considers appropriate for purpose set forth
in subsection (d).
(d) PURPOSE.—The purpose of each pilot program
under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) to provide for the development, evaluation,
and identification of revised and improved practices
and procedures under the disability evaluation system
of the Department of Defense in order to—
(A) reduce the processing time under the
disability evaluation system of members of the
Armed Forces who are likely to be retired or sep-
arated for disability, and who have not requested
continuation on active duty, including, in par-
ticular, members who are severely wounded;
(B) identify and implement or seek the
modification of statutory or administrative poli-
cies and requirements applicable to the disability
evaluation system that—
(i) are unnecessary or contrary to ap-
plicable best practices of civilian employers
and civilian healthcare systems; or
(ii) otherwise result in hardship, arbi-
trary, or inconsistent outcomes for members
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of the Armed Forces, or unwarranted ineffi-
ciencies and delays;
(C) eliminate material variations in poli-
cies, interpretations, and overall performance
standards among the military departments
under the disability evaluation system; and
(D) determine whether it enhances the capa-
bility of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
receive and determine claims from members of
the Armed Forces for compensation, pension,
hospitalization, or other veterans benefits; and
(2) in conjunction with the findings and rec-
ommendations of applicable Presidential and Depart-
ment of Defense study groups, to provide for the even-
tual development of revised and improved practices
and procedures for the disability evaluation system in
order to achieve the objectives set forth in paragraph
(1).
(e) UTILIZATION OF RESULTS IN UPDATES OF COM-
PREHENSIVE POLICY ON CARE, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSI-
TION OF COVERED SERVICEMEMBERS.—The Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly
incorporate responses to any findings and recommendations
arising under the pilot programs required by subsection (a)
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in updating the comprehensive policy on the care and man-
agement of covered servicemembers under section 1611.
(f) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in
carrying out a pilot program under subsection (a)—
(A) the rules and regulations of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs relating to methods of determining fitness
or unfitness for duty and disability ratings for
members of the Armed Forces shall apply to the
pilot program only to the extent provided in the
report on the pilot program under subsection
(h)(1); and
(B) the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may waive any provi-
sion of title 10, 37, or 38, United States Code,
relating to methods of determining fitness or
unfitness for duty and disability ratings for
members of the Armed Forces if the Secretaries
determine in writing that the application of such
provision would be inconsistent with the purpose
of the pilot program.
(2) LIMITATION.—Nothing in paragraph (1)
shall be construed to authorize the waiver of any pro-
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vision of section 1216a of title 10, United States
Code, as added by section 1652 of this Act.
(g) DURATION.—Each pilot program under subsection
(a) shall be completed not later than one year after the date
of the commencement of such pilot program under that sub-
section.
(h) REPORTS.—
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on the pilot programs
under subsection (a). The report shall include—
(A) a description of the scope and objectives
of each pilot program;
(B) a description of the methodology to be
used under such pilot program to ensure rapid
identification under such pilot program of re-
vised or improved practices under the disability
evaluation system of the Department of Defense
in order to achieve the objectives set forth in sub-
section (d)(1); and
(C) a statement of any provision described
in subsection (f)(1)(B) that shall not apply to
the pilot program by reason of a waiver under
that subsection.
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(2) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 150 days
after the date of the submittal of the report required
by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report describ-
ing the current status of such pilot program.
(3) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
after the completion of all the pilot programs de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection
(c), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report setting forth a final
evaluation and assessment of such pilot programs.
The report shall include such recommendations for
legislative or administrative action as the Secretary
considers appropriate in light of such pilot programs.
SEC. 1655. REPORTS ON ARMY ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE
TO DEFICIENCIES IN THE ARMY PHYSICAL
DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120
days thereafter until March 1, 2009, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the implementation of corrective measures by
the Department of Defense with respect to the Physical Dis-
ability Evaluation System (PDES) in response to the fol-
lowing:
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United States Code (relating to the classification of posi-
tions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating 
to General Schedule pay rates), except that no employee 
of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic pay that 
exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive 
agency, as defined by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘detail’’ means the assignment or 
loan of an employee, without a change of position, 
from the agency by which such employee is employed 
to the Foundation. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $80,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
(2) AMOUNTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER AVAIL-
ABLE AMOUNTS.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for educational exchange programs, includ-
ing the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange 
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Program and the Benjamin A. Gilman International 
Scholarship Program, administered by the Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department 
of State. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allo-
cate or transfer to any agency of the United States 
Government any of the funds available for carrying 
out this Act. Such funds shall be available for obli-
gation and expenditure for the purposes for which 
the funds were authorized, in accordance with au-
thority granted in this Act or under authority gov-
erning the activities of the United States Govern-
ment agency to which such funds are allocated or 
transferred. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees not 
less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer 
of funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By DEBORAH M. SPRIGGS, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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SEC. 1663. ASSESSMENTS OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY RE-
TIRED LIST.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Comptroller
General of the United States shall each submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report assessing the con-
tinuing utility of the temporary disability retired list in
satisfying the purposes for which the temporary disability
retired list was established. Each report shall include such
recommendations for the modification or improvement of
the temporary disability retired list as the Secretary or the
Comptroller General, as applicable, considers appropriate
in light of the assessment in such report.
Subtitle D—Improvement of
Facilities Housing Patients
SEC. 1671. STANDARDS FOR MILITARY MEDICAL TREAT-
MENT FACILITIES, SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE
FACILITIES, AND MILITARY QUARTERS HOUS-
ING PATIENTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—The Secretary
of Defense shall establish for the military facilities referred
to in subsection (b) standards with respect to the matters
set forth in subsection (c). The standards shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable—
(1) be uniform and consistent across such facili-
ties; and
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(2) be uniform and consistent across the Depart-
ment of Defense and the military departments.
(b) COVERED MILITARY FACILITIES.—The military
facilities referred to in this subsection are the military fa-
cilities of the Department of Defense and the military de-
partments as follows:
(1) Military medical treatment facilities.
(2) Specialty medical care facilities.
(3) Military quarters or leased housing for pa-
tients.
(c) SCOPE OF STANDARDS.—The standards required
by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Generally accepted standards for the accredi-
tation of medical facilities, or for facilities used to
quarter individuals that may require medical super-
vision, as applicable, in the United States.
(2) To the extent not inconsistent with the stand-
ards described in paragraph (1), minimally accept-
able conditions for the following:
(A) Appearance and maintenance of facili-
ties generally, including the structure and roofs
of facilities.
(B) Size, appearance, and maintenance of
rooms housing or utilized by patients, including
furniture and amenities in such rooms.
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(C) Operation and maintenance of primary
and back-up facility utility systems and other
systems required for patient care, including elec-
trical systems, plumbing systems, heating, ven-
tilation, and air conditioning systems, commu-
nications systems, fire protection systems, energy
management systems, and other systems required
for patient care.
(D) Compliance with Federal Government
standards for hospital facilities and operations.
(E) Compliance of facilities, rooms, and
grounds, to the maximum extent practicable,
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
(F) Such other matters relating to the ap-
pearance, size, operation, and maintenance of fa-
cilities and rooms as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate.
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS.—
(1) DEADLINE.—In establishing standards under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall specify a deadline
for compliance with such standards by each facility
referred to in subsection (b). The deadline shall be at
the earliest date practicable after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and shall, to the maximum extent
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6221 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity 
risks to critical infrastructure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2012 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to research, identify, 
and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, 
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 ‘‘Identifying Cybersecu-
rity Risks to Critical Infrastructure Act of 2012’’. 
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(2) BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS.—The Foundation 
shall be governed by a Board of Directors chaired by 
the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) 
in accordance with subsection (d). 
(3) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of 
Congress in establishing the structure of the Foun-
dation set forth in this subsection to create an entity 
that will administer a study abroad program that— 
(A) serves the long-term foreign policy and 
national security needs of the United States; 
but 
(B) operates independently of short-term 
political and foreign policy considerations. 
(b) MANDATE OF FOUNDATION.—In administering 
the program referred to in subsection (a)(3), the Founda-
tion shall— 
(1) promote the objectives and purposes of this 
Act; 
(2) through responsive, flexible grant-making, 
promote access to study abroad opportunities by 
United States students at diverse institutions of 
higher education, including two-year institutions, mi-
nority-serving institutions, and institutions that 
serve nontraditional students; 
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(3) through creative grant-making, promote ac-
cess to study abroad opportunities by diverse United 
States students, including minority students, stu-
dents of limited financial means, and nontraditional 
students; 
(4) raise solicit funds from the private sector to 
supplement funds made available under this Act; 
and 
(5) be committed to minimizing administrative 
costs and to maximizing minimize administrative 
costs and maximize the availability of funds for 
grants under this Act. 
(c) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Foun-
dation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be re-
sponsible for the management of the Foundation. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Offi-
cer shall be appointed by the Board and shall be a 
recognized leader in higher education, business, or 
foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous 
search. 
(3) RELATIONSHIP TO BOARD.—The Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer shall report to and be under the di-
rect authority of the Board. 
(4) COMPENSATION AND RANK.— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2010’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO TREATMENT AS FOREIGN PER-
SONAL HOLDING COMPANY INCOME.—Paragraph (9) of 
section 954(h) (relating to application) is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2010’’. 
SEC. 240. LOOK-THRU RULE FOR RELATED CONTROLLED 
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
954(c)(6) (relating to application) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corpora-
tions beginning after December 31, 2008, and to taxable 
years of United States shareholders with or within which 
such taxable years of foreign corporations end. 
SEC. 241. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED FILM AND 
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 181 is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
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practicable, be uniform across the facilities referred to
in subsection (b).
(2) INVESTMENT.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary shall also establish guidelines for invest-
ment to be utilized by the Department of Defense and
the military departments in determining the alloca-
tion of financial resources to facilities referred to in
subsection (b) in order to meet the deadline specified
under paragraph (1).
(e) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 30,
2007, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the actions taken to
carry out this section.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) The standards established under sub-
section (a).
(B) An assessment of the appearance, condi-
tion, and maintenance of each facility referred to
in subsection (a), including—
(i) an assessment of the compliance of
such facility with the standards established
under subsection (a); and
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(ii) a description of any deficiency or
noncompliance in each facility with the
standards.
(C) A description of the investment to be al-
located to address each deficiency or noncompli-
ance identified under subparagraph (B)(ii).
SEC. 1672. REPORTS ON ARMY ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE
TO DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED AT WALTER
REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120
days thereafter until March 1, 2009, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the implementation of the action plan of the
Army to correct deficiencies identified in the condition of
facilities, and in the administration of outpatients in med-
ical hold or medical holdover status, at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center (WRAMC) and at other applicable Army
installations at which covered members of the Armed Forces
are assigned.
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include current information on the fol-
lowing:
(1) The number of inpatients at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, and the number of outpatients
(2) AMOUNTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER AVAIL-
ABLE AMOUNTS.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for educational exchange programs, includ-
ing the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange 
Program and the Benjamin A. Gilman International 
Scholarship Program, administered by the Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department 
of State. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allo-
cate or transfer to any agency of the United States 
Government any of the funds available for carrying 
out this Act. Such funds shall be available for obli-
gation and expenditure for the purposes for which 
the funds were authorized, in accordance with au-
thority granted in this Act or under authority gov-
erning the activities of the United States Govern-
ment agency to which such funds are allocated or 
transferred. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees not 
less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer 
of funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to establish 
the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.’’. 
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Calendar No. 592 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1469 
[Report No. 110–272] 
AN ACT 
To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad 
Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. 
MARCH 4, 2008 
Reported with amendments and an amendment to the 
title 
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