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SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013. 
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
HOME-
OWNERS’ 
INSURANCE 
STA-
BILIZATION PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall carry out a pro-
gram under this title to make liquidity loans and cata-
strophic loans under section 202 to qualified reinsurance 
programs to ensure the solvency of such programs, to im-
prove the availability and affordability of homeowners’ in-
surance, to incent risk transfer to the private capital and 
reinsurance markets, and to spread the risk of cata-
strophic financial loss resulting from natural disasters and 
catastrophic events. 
SEC. 202. LIQUIDITY LOANS AND CATASTROPHIC LOANS 
FOR QUALIFIED REINSURANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may enter into a 
contract with a qualified reinsurance program to carry out 
the purposes of this Act as the Secretary may deem appro-
priate. The contract shall include, at a minimum, the con-
ditions for loan eligibility set forth in this section.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 70
JOINT RESOLUTION
Commending the Inspectors General for their ef-
forts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse,
and mismanagement, and to promote economy,
efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Gov-
ernment during the past 25 years.
(b) CONDITIONS FOR LOAN ELIGIBILITY.—A loan 
under this section may be made only to a qualified reinsur-
ance program and only if— 
(1) before the loan is made— 
(A) the qualified reinsurance program sub-
mits to the Secretary a report setting forth, in 
such form and including such information as 
the Secretary shall require, how the program 
plans to repay the loan; 
(B) based upon the report of the program, 
the Secretary determines that the program can 
meet its repayment obligation under the loan 
and certifies that the program can meet such 
obligation; and 
(C) the State or regional reinsurance pro-
gram enters into an agreement with the Sec-
retary, as the Secretary shall require, that the 
State will not use Federal funds of any kind or 
from any Federal source (including any disaster 
or other financial assistance, loan proceeds, and 
any other assistance or subsidy) to repay the 
loan; 
(2) the program cannot access capital in the 
private market at a commercially reasonable rate, in-
cluding through catastrophe bonds and other securi-
and prevention of the leading causes of mortality) 
and to redress environmental degradation; 
‘‘(2) make policy decisions through transparent 
and participatory processes; 
‘‘(3) adopt an integrated development strategy 
to support poverty reduction through economic 
growth, that includes monitorable poverty reduction 
goals; 
‘‘(4) implement transparent policy making and 
budget procedures, good governance, and effective 
anticorruption measures; 
‘‘(5) broaden public participation and popular 
understanding of the principles and goals of poverty 
reduction, particularly through economic growth, 
and good governance; 
‘‘(6) promote the participation of citizens and 
nongovernmental organizations in the economic pol-
icy choices of the government; and 
‘‘(7) produce an annual report disclosing how 
the savings from debt cancellation were used, and 
make the report publicly available and easily acces-
sible to all interested parties, including civil society 
groups and the media. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Not 
later than December 31 of each year, the President shall
submit to the Committees on Financial Services and on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report, 
which shall be made available to the public, on the activi-
ties undertaken under this section, and other progress 
made in accomplishing the purposes of this section, for 
the prior fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that to further the 
goals of debt reduction for low-income countries, in addi-
tion to the efforts described in this Act, the United States 
should pay off outstanding arrearages of $595,800,000 to 
the International Development Association and regional 
development banks, and become current on all debt reduc-
tion efforts, including those carried out by the Inter-
national Development Association and under the En-
hanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the 
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. 
SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that Haiti is 
scheduled to send $48,700,000 in debt payments to multi-
lateral financial institutions in 2008. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that, due to the current humanitarian and
political instability in Haiti, including food shortages and 
political turmoil, the Secretary of the Treasury should use 
his influence to expedite the complete and immediate can-
cellation of Haiti’s debts to all international financial in-
stitutions, or if such debt cancellation cannot be provided, 
to urge the institutions to immediately suspend the re-
quirement that Haiti make further debt service payments 
on debts owed to the institutions. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2634 
AN ACT 
To provide for greater responsibility in lending and 
expanded cancellation of debts owed to the 
United States and the international financial in-
stitutions by low-income countries, and for other 
purposes.
consumers in making more educated tire purchasing 
decisions. 
‘‘(B) Requirements for providing information to 
consumers, including information at the point of sale 
of replacement tires and other potential information 
dissemination methods, including the internet. 
‘‘(C) Specifications for test methods for tire 
manufacturers to use in assessing and rating re-
placement tires to avoid variation among test equip-
ment and manufacturers. 
‘‘(D) A national tire maintenance consumer 
education program including, information on tire in-
flation pressure, alignment, rotation, and tread wear 
to maximize fuel efficiency. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply to 
tires excluded from coverage under section 575.104(c)(2) 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency on the means of 
conveying tire fuel efficiency consumer information. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct periodic assessments of the rules promulgated 
under this section to determine the utility of such rules 
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to consumers, the level of cooperation by industry, and the 
contribution to national goals pertaining to energy con-
sumption. The Secretary shall transmit periodic reports 
detailing the findings of such assessments to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
‘‘(d) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
prohibit a State or political subdivision of a State from 
enforcing a law or regulation on tire fuel efficiency con-
sumer information in effect on January 1, 2006. When 
a requirement under this section is in effect, a State or 
political subdivision of a State may adopt or enforce a law 
or regulation on tire fuel efficiency consumer information 
enacted after January 1, 2006, only if the law or regula-
tion is identical to that requirement. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preempt a State or political sub-
division of a State from regulating the fuel efficiency of 
tires not otherwise preempted under this chapter.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 32308 of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SECTION 32304A.—Any person who fails to 
comply with the national tire fuel efficiency consumer in-
formation program under section 32304A is liable to the 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6208 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the 
‘‘Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2008 
Mr. AKIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chester-
field, Missouri, as the ‘‘Lance Corporal Matthew P. 
Pathenos Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL MATTHEW P. PATHENOS 
POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Com-
mons in Chesterfield, Missouri, shall be known and des-
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United States Government for a civil penalty of not more 
than $50,000 for each violation.’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
chapter 301 of title 49 is amended by adding the following 
new item after the item relating to section 32304: 
‘‘32304A. Tire fuel efficiency consumer information.’’. 
SEC. 3. FUEL CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall enter into a partnership with interested industry 
groups, including groups from the automotive, gasoline re-
fining, and oil industries, and groups representing the 
public interest and consumers to establish a public edu-
cation campaign that provides information to United 
States drivers about immediate measures that may be 
taken to conserve transportation fuel. 
(b) ACCESSIBILITY.—The public information cam-
paign under this section shall be targeted to reach the 
widest audience possible. The education campaign may in-
clude television, print, Internet website, or any other 
method designed to maximize the dissemination of trans-
portation fuel savings information to drivers. 
(c) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide no 
more than 50 percent of the cost of the campaign created 
under this section. The Secretary is authorized to accept 
private funds to augment funds made available under this 
subsection. 
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ties sold through the facility created in title I of this 
Act, as determined by the Secretary, and a loan may 
be made to such a qualified reinsurance program 
only to the extent that such program cannot access 
capital in the private market at a commercially rea-
sonable rate; 
(3) the Secretary determines that an event has 
resulted in insured losses in a State with a qualified 
reinsurance program; 
(4) the loan complies with the requirements 
under subsection (d) or (e), as applicable; and 
(5) the State demonstrates to the Secretary 
that it has the ability to repay the loans. 
(c) MANDATORY ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED REIN-
SURANCE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall upon the re-
quest of a qualified reinsurance program and subject to 
subsection (b), make a loan under subsection (d) or (e) 
for such program in the amount requested by such pro-
gram (subject to the limitations under subsections (d)(2) 
and (e)(2), respectively). 
(d) LIQUIDITY LOANS.—A loan under this subsection 
for a qualified reinsurance program shall be subject to the 
following requirements: 
(1) PRECONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall have 
determined that the qualified reinsurance program—
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6216 
AN ACT 
To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF MANUFACTURING CREDIT FOR AL-
TERNATIVE FUELED AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELED AUTO-
MOBILES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE.—Section 32905 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1993–2010’ ’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘1993 through 2020’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and re-
designating subsection (h) as subsection (f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘dedicated automobile’ includes 
an automobile that operates on diesel fuel blends 
containing not less than 20 percent non-petroleum- 
based fuel alternatives; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘dual fueled automobile’ includes 
an automobile warranted by the manufacturer of the 
vehicle to operate on any combination of gasoline or 
diesel fuel and on diesel fuel blends containing not 
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nized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion, and National Electrical Manufacturer’s Asso-
ciation shall be among stakeholders invited to such 
meetings, together with other groups of manufactur-
ers of equipment that could usefully be Smart-Grid 
capable, groups of customers, State and Federal reg-
ulators, electric utility groups, communications and 
computer experts, and other Federal offices and 
agencies that have roles related to security, commu-
nications, computerization, and reliability of the elec-
tricity system. 
(3) REPORTING AND ADOPTION OF PROTOCOLS 
AND MODEL STANDARDS.— 
(A) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology and the Grid Modernization 
Commission, after it is created, shall report an-
nually to Congress on the progress of creating 
such protocols and model standards. 
(B) ADOPTION.—The Commission shall re-
view such protocols and standards as are rec-
ommended by the working group and, upon 
finding that they meet the goals stated in para-
graph (1), shall publish such finding, and shall 
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(i) CHAIRPERSON.—The duties of the 
Chairperson shall include— 
(I) presiding over meetings of the 
Board; 
(II) executing documents of the 
Board; and 
(III) coordinating activities of the 
Heritage Area with Federal, State, 
local, and nongovernmental officials. 
(ii) VICE
CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice 
Chairperson shall act as Chairperson in 
the absence or disability of the Chair-
person. 
(3) MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall— 
(i) exercise all corporate powers of the 
coordinating entity; 
(ii) manage the activities and affairs 
of the coordinating entity; and 
(iii) subject to any limitations in the 
articles and bylaws of the coordinating en-
tity, this title, and any other applicable 
Federal or State law, establish the policies 
of the coordinating entity. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 196 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1036 
[Report No. 110–548] 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 312) 
revising the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2008 
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 312) revising the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, es-
tablishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth ap-
propriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 
2013. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
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encourage utilities, regulators, and other stake-
holders to adopt to such standards. 
(C) PUBLICATION.—Except to the extent 
they may allow or create threats to grid reli-
ability and security, such standards and proto-
cols shall be made publicly available for general 
use by manufacturers, utilities, regulators, and 
others. 
(D) GOAL.—The intent of Congress is that 
such protocols and model standards will be ini-
tially developed, reviewed, and approved for 
general adoption, subject to further improve-
ments, within 3 years of the enactment of this 
section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the purposes of this section— 
(1) $5,000,000 to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012, and such sums as may there-
after be necessary to support the purposes of this 
section; and 
(2) $20,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy to 
support the operations of the Grid Modernization 
Commission for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2020. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 70
JOINT RESOLUTION
Commending the Inspectors General for their efforts to pre-
vent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanage-
ment, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effective-
ness in the Federal Government during the past 25
years.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6221 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract 
the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and 
services a provision that requires the contractee to com-
ply with the contracting goals and preferences for small 
business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and 
for other purposes.
less than 20 percent non-petroleum based fuel alter-
natives.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM INCREASE PERIOD.— 
Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1993–2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘1993 through 2020’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘(A)’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘describ- 
ed—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is more 
than 1.2 miles per gallon, the limitation in para-
graph (1) applies’’. 
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(1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, 
only one source is found fully qualified to perform 
the proposed work; 
(2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 
unsolicited proposal which offers significant sci-
entific or technological promise, represents the prod-
uct of original thinking, and was submitted in con-
fidence by one source; or 
(3) the purpose of the contract is to take ad-
vantage of unique and significant industrial accom-
plishment by a specific concern, or to ensure that a 
new product or idea of a specific concern is given fi-
nancial support: Provided, That this limitation shall 
not apply to contracts in an amount of less than 
$25,000, contracts related to improvements of equip-
ment that is in development or production, or con-
tracts as to which a civilian official of the Depart-
ment of Defense, who has been confirmed by the 
Senate, determines that the award of such contract 
is in the interest of the national defense. 
SEC. 8039. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) 
and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used— 
(1) to establish a field operating agency; or 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2636 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum 
allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Home-
lessness program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2007 
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. WELCH of Vermont) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount 
of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance 
in Transition from Homelessness program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS UNDER THE PROJECTS 
FOR 
ASSISTANCE 
IN 
TRANSITION 
FROM 
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM. 
Section 524 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290cc–24) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 524. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENT. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION UNDER FORMULA.—Subject 
to subsection (b), the allotment required in section 521 
for a State for a fiscal year is the product of— 
‘‘(1) an amount equal to the amount appro-
priated under section 535 for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) a percentage equal to the quotient of— 
‘‘(A) an amount equal to the population 
living in urbanized areas of the State involved, 
as indicated by the most recent data collected 
by the Bureau of the Census; and 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the population 
living in urbanized areas of the United States, 
as indicated by the sum of the respective 
amounts determined for the States under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the allotment for a State under section 521 for a fis-
cal year shall, at a minimum, be the greater of— 
‘‘(A) the amount the State received under 
section 521 in fiscal year 2006; and 
‘‘(B) $600,000 for each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and $100,000 for 
each of Guam, the Virgin Islands, American 
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Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(2) CONDITION.—If the funds appropriated in 
any fiscal year under section 535 are insufficient to 
ensure that States receive a minimum allotment in 
accordance with paragraph (1), then— 
‘‘(A) no State shall receive less than the 
amount they received in fiscal year 2006; and 
‘‘(B) any funds remaining after amounts 
are provided under subparagraph (A) shall be 
used to meet the requirement of paragraph 
(1)(B), to the maximum extent possible.’’. 
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