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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6822 
To require appeals of personnel actions involving the officers and employees 
of the Government Accountability Office to be considered by the Office 
of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board in the 
same manner as appeals of prohibited personnel practices involving em-
ployees of Executive agencies under title 5, United States Code, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require appeals of personnel actions involving the officers 
and employees of the Government Accountability Office 
to be considered by the Office of Special Counsel and 
the Merit Systems Protection Board in the same manner 
as appeals of prohibited personnel practices involving 
employees of Executive agencies under title 5, United 
States Code, 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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‘‘SEC. 738A. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE REPORT.—For fiscal years 
2008 through 2012, not later than 120 days after 
the end of each fiscal year during which fees are col-
lected under this part, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives, a report concerning the progress of 
the Food and Drug Administration in achieving the 
goals identified in the letters described in section 
201(c) of the Food and Drug Administration 
Amendments Act of 2007 during such fiscal year 
and the future plans of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration for meeting the goals. The report for a fiscal 
year shall include information on all previous cohorts 
for which the Secretary has not given a complete re-
sponse on all device premarket applications and re-
ports, supplements, and premarket notifications in 
the cohort. 
‘‘(2) FISCAL REPORT.—For fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, not later than 120 days after the end 
of each fiscal year during which fees are collected 
under this part, the Secretary shall prepare and sub-
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5136
AN ACT
To make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the
Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide
security beyond the Supreme Court building and
grounds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5139
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of certain real prop-
erty at the Carl Vinson Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Dublin, Georgia.
mit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives, a report on the implementation of the author-
ity for such fees during such fiscal year and the use, 
by the Food and Drug Administration, of the fees 
collected during such fiscal year for which the report 
is made. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make the reports required under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) available to the public on the Internet 
Web site of the Food and Drug Administration. 
‘‘(b) REAUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
CONSULTATION.—In 
developing 
rec-
ommendations to present to Congress with respect to 
the goals, and plans for meeting the goals, for the 
process for the review of device applications for the 
first 5 fiscal years after fiscal year 2012, and for the 
reauthorization of this part for such fiscal years, the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) scientific and academic experts;
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5139
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of certain real property at
the Carl Vinson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Dublin, Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5143
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 3160 Irvin Cobb Drive, in Paducah, Kentucky,
as the ‘‘Morgan Station’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(D) health care professionals; 
‘‘(E) representatives of patient and con-
sumer advocacy groups; and 
‘‘(F) the regulated industry. 
‘‘(2) PRIOR PUBLIC INPUT.—Prior to beginning 
negotiations with the regulated industry on the reau-
thorization of this part, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) publish a notice in the Federal Reg-
ister requesting public input on the reauthoriza-
tion; 
‘‘(B) hold a public meeting at which the 
public may present its views on the reauthoriza-
tion, including specific suggestions for changes 
to the goals referred to in subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(C) provide a period of 30 days after the 
public meeting to obtain written comments from 
the public suggesting changes to this part; and 
‘‘(D) publish the comments on the Food 
and Drug Administration’s Internet Web site. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC CONSULTATION.—Not less fre-
quently than once every month during negotiations 
with the regulated industry, the Secretary shall hold 
discussions with representatives of patient and con-
sumer advocacy groups to continue discussions of 
their views on the reauthorization and their sugges-
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SEC. 303. MODIFICATION TO HUMANITARIAN DEVICE EX-
EMPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 520(m) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(m)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘No’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (6), no’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, if the Secretary has 
reason to believe that the requirements of para-
graph (6) are no longer met,’’ after ‘‘public 
health’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If 
the person granted an exemption under para-
graph (2) fails to demonstrate continued com-
pliance with the requirements of this sub-
section, the Secretary may suspend or withdraw 
the exemption from the effectiveness require-
ments of sections 514 and 515 for a humani-
tarian device only after providing notice and an 
opportunity for an informal hearing.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (D), the 
prohibition in paragraph (3) shall not apply with respect
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to a person granted an exemption under paragraph (2) 
if each of the following conditions apply: 
‘‘(i)(I) The device with respect to which the ex-
emption is granted is intended for the treatment or 
diagnosis of a disease or condition that occurs in pe-
diatric patients or in a pediatric subpopulation, and 
such device is labeled for use in pediatric patients or 
in a pediatric subpopulation in which the disease or 
condition occurs. 
‘‘(II) The device was not previously approved 
under this subsection for the pediatric patients or 
the pediatric subpopulation described in subclause 
(I) prior to the date of the enactment of the Pedi-
atric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 
2007. 
‘‘(ii) During any calendar year, the number of 
such devices distributed during that year does not 
exceed the annual distribution number specified by 
the Secretary when the Secretary grants such ex-
emption. The annual distribution number shall be 
based on the number of individuals affected by the 
disease or condition that such device is intended to 
treat, diagnose, or cure, and of that number, the 
number of individuals likely to use the device, and 
the number of devices reasonably necessary to treat
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such individuals. In no case shall the annual dis-
tribution number exceed the number identified in 
paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(iii) Such person immediately notifies the Sec-
retary if the number of such devices distributed dur-
ing any calendar year exceeds the annual distribu-
tion number referred to in clause (ii). 
‘‘(iv) The request for such exemption is sub-
mitted on or before October 1, 2012. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may inspect the records relating 
to the number of devices distributed during any calendar 
year of a person granted an exemption under paragraph 
(2) for which the prohibition in paragraph (3) does not 
apply. 
‘‘(C) A person may petition the Secretary to modify 
the annual distribution number specified by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to a device if ad-
ditional information on the number of individuals affected 
by the disease or condition arises, and the Secretary may 
modify such number but in no case shall the annual dis-
tribution number exceed the number identified in para-
graph (2)(A). 
‘‘(D) If a person notifies the Secretary, or the Sec-
retary determines through an inspection under subpara-
graph (B), that the number of devices distributed during
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‘‘(vi) protecting against the admin-
istering entity’s unauthorized use or disclo-
sure of a registered participant’s trade se-
crets and confidential business informa-
tion. Any information properly identified 
as trade secrets or confidential business in-
formation that is submitted by a partici-
pant as part of a competitive program 
under this subsection may be withheld 
from public disclosure. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING
SOURCES.—Prizes under 
this subsection shall consist of Federal appro-
priated funds and any funds provided by the 
administering entity (including funds raised 
pursuant to subparagraph (C)(ii)) for such cash 
prize programs. The Secretary may accept 
funds from other Federal agencies for such 
cash 
prizes 
and, 
notwithstanding 
section 
3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, may 
use such funds for the cash prize program 
under this subsection. Other than publication of 
the names of prize sponsors, the Secretary may 
not give any special consideration to any private 
sector entity or individual in return for a dona-
tion to the Secretary or administering entity. 
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‘‘(E) ANNOUNCEMENT
OF
PRIZES.—The 
Secretary may not issue a notice required by 
subparagraph (B)(ii) until all the funds needed 
to pay out the announced amount of the prize 
have been appropriated or committed in writing 
by the administering entity. The Secretary may 
increase the amount of a prize after an initial 
announcement is made under subparagraph 
(B)(ii) if— 
‘‘(i) notice of the increase is provided 
in the same manner as the initial notice of 
the prize; and 
‘‘(ii) the funds needed to pay out the 
announced amount of the increase have 
been appropriated or committed in writing 
by the administering entity. 
‘‘(F) SUNSET.—The authority to announce 
prize competitions under this subsection shall 
terminate on September 30, 2018. 
‘‘(2) PRIZE CATEGORIES.— 
‘‘(A) CATEGORIES.—The Secretary shall 
establish prizes under this subsection for— 
‘‘(i) advancements in technologies, 
components, or systems related to— 
‘‘(I) hydrogen production; 
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(1) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.—Each 
consortium that receives a grant or contract under 
this section shall— 
(A) coordinate with the National Institutes 
of Health’s pediatric device contact point or of-
fice, designated under section 402(b)(23) of the 
Public Health Service Act, as added by section 
304(a) of this Act; and 
(B) provide to the National Institutes of 
Health any identified pediatric device needs 
that the consortium lacks sufficient capacity to 
address or those needs in which the consortium 
has been unable to stimulate manufacturer in-
terest. 
(2) FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.—Each 
consortium that receives a grant or contract under 
this section shall coordinate with the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs and device companies to facili-
tate the application for approval or clearance of de-
vices labeled for pediatric use. 
(3) EFFECTIVENESS
AND
OUTCOMES.—Each 
consortium that receives a grant or contract under 
this section shall annually report to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services on the status of pedi-
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Union Calendar No. 390 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4264 
[Report No. 112–544] 
To help ensure the fiscal solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance programs 
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2012 
Mrs. BIGGERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
RENACCI, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. 
DOLD, and Mr. MANZULLO 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3276
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to title 23, United
States Code, the Federal Transit Act, and the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991, and for other purposes.
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‘‘(II) is not likely to be used in a 
substantial number of pediatric pa-
tients. 
‘‘(B) PARTIAL WAIVER.—On the initiative 
of the Secretary or at the request of an appli-
cant, the Secretary shall grant a partial waiver, 
as appropriate, of the requirement to submit as-
sessments for a drug or biological product 
under this subsection with respect to a specific 
pediatric age group if the applicant certifies 
and the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(i) necessary studies are impossible 
or highly impracticable (because, for exam-
ple, the number of patients in that age 
group is so small or patients in that age 
group are geographically dispersed); 
‘‘(ii) there is evidence strongly sug-
gesting that the drug or biological product 
would be ineffective or unsafe in that age 
group; 
‘‘(iii) the drug or biological product— 
‘‘(I) does not represent a mean-
ingful therapeutic benefit over existing 
therapies for pediatric patients in that 
age group; and
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4310 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program of energy 
assistance grants to local educational agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2007 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program 
of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies. 
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 ‘‘School Energy Crisis 
Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHOOL ENERGY GRANTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Energy shall establish a program to make grants to 
eligible local educational agencies that have experienced 
the highest percentage increase or expenditure increase in 
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‘‘(II) hydrogen storage; 
‘‘(III) hydrogen distribution; and 
‘‘(IV) hydrogen utilization; 
‘‘(ii) prototypes of hydrogen-powered 
vehicles or other hydrogen-based products 
that best meet or exceed objective perform-
ance criteria, such as completion of a race 
over a certain distance or terrain or gen-
eration of energy at certain levels of effi-
ciency; and 
‘‘(iii) transformational changes in 
technologies for the distribution or produc-
tion of hydrogen that meet or exceed far- 
reaching objective criteria, which shall in-
clude minimal carbon emissions and which 
may include cost criteria designed to facili-
tate the eventual market success of a win-
ning technology. 
‘‘(B) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(i) ADVANCEMENTS.—To the extent 
permitted under paragraph (1)(E), the 
prizes 
authorized 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(i) shall be awarded biennially to the 
most significant advance made in each of 
the four subcategories described in sub-
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transportation and heating fuel costs (including costs in-
curred by eligible local educational agencies or by entities 
under contract to provide transportation to such entities) 
among all local educational agencies in the State for a spe-
cific time period during the current school year, in com-
parison to the same time period during the prior school 
year. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a local educational agency shall be eligible 
for a grant under this section if it is among the top 
10 percent of all local educational agencies in its 
State for numbers or percentages of children count-
ed under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6333(c)). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a State with 
fewer than 50 school districts, a local educational 
agency shall be eligible for a grant under this section 
if it is among the highest among all local educational 
agencies in its State for numbers or percentages of 
children counted under section 1124(c) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)). 
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(iv) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2013’’ in 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2013’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Jan-
uary 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2013’’. 
(2) MOTORBOAT AND SMALL-ENGINE FUEL TAX 
TRANSFERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) 
and (4)(A) of section 9503(c) of such Code are 
each amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 2, 2012’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO LAND 
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
FUND.—Section 
201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–11(b)) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘April 1, 2013’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 2, 
2013’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘April 1, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 2, 2012’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on April 1, 2012. 
Æ 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3285
AN ACT
To redesignate the postal facility located at 1401
West Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan, as the
‘‘George W. Young Post Office’’.
(2) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(3) The Director of the National Science Foun-
dation. 
(4) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
(5) The President of the National Academy of 
Sciences. 
(6) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives. 
(7) 2 members appointed by the minority leader 
of the House of Representatives. 
(8) 2 members appointed by the majority leader 
of the Senate. 
(9) 2 members appointed by the minority leader 
of the Senate. 
(d) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of the 
Commission appointed under subsection (c)(6) through 
(9) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, except that 
of the members first appointed, one under each of those 
paragraphs shall be appointed for a term of 1 year. A 
member of the Commission may serve after the expiration 
of the member’s term until a successor has taken office. 
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall 
not affect its powers but, in the case of a member ap-
pointed under subsection (c)(6) through (9), shall be filled 
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#
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6830 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to assist in the development and coordination of markets for biomass 
and carbon trading for private forest landowners, to assure sustainable 
forest practices in the use of biomass and carbon trading activity, and 
to enhance the relationship between Federal lands and private forest 
lands on a regional basis in the biomass and carbon trading markets, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Mr. SHULER (for himself and Mr. DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to assist in the development and coordina-
tion of markets for biomass and carbon trading for pri-
vate forest landowners, to assure sustainable forest prac-
tices in the use of biomass and carbon trading activity, 
and to enhance the relationship between Federal lands 
and private forest lands on a regional basis in the bio-
mass and carbon trading markets, and for other pur-
poses. 
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clauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph 
(A)(i) since the submission deadline of the 
previous prize competition in the same cat-
egory under subparagraph (A)(i) or the 
date of enactment of this subsection, 
whichever is later, unless no such advance 
is significant enough to merit an award. 
No one such prize may exceed $1,000,000. 
If less than $4,000,000 is available for a 
prize 
competition 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(i), the Secretary may omit one or more 
subcategories, reduce the amount of the 
prizes, or not hold a prize competition. 
‘‘(ii) PROTOTYPES.—To the extent 
permitted under paragraph (1)(E), prizes 
authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
shall be awarded biennially in alternate 
years from the prizes authorized under 
subparagraph (A)(i). The Secretary is au-
thorized to award up to one prize in this 
category in each 2-year period. No such 
prize may exceed $4,000,000. If no reg-
istered participants meet the objective per-
formance criteria established pursuant to 
subparagraph (C) for a competition under 
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