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House Calendar No. 236 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1276 
[Report No. 110–717] 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to require certain 
standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect 
in residential programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2008 
Mr. CARDOZA, 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 the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to 
require certain standards and enforcement provisions to 
prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, 
and for other purposes. 
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 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5876) to require certain standards 
and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and ne-
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applicable to all military installations in the United 
States. The standards shall require screening stand-
ards appropriate to the type of installation involved, 
the security level, category of individuals authorized 
to visit the installation, and level of access to be 
granted, including— 
(A) protocols to determine the fitness of 
the individual to enter an installation; and 
(B) standards and methods for verifying 
the identity of the individual. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The standards re-
quired under paragraph (1) may— 
(A) provide for expedited access to a mili-
tary installation for Department of Defense 
personnel and employees and family members of 
personnel who reside on the installation; 
(B) provide for closer scrutiny of cat-
egories of individuals determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense to pose a higher potential se-
curity risk; and 
(C) in the case of an installation that the 
Secretary determines contains particularly sen-
sitive facilities, provide additional screening re-
quirements, as well as physical and other secu-
rity measures for the installation.
H. Res. 127 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 9, 2008. 
Whereas July 7, 2008, marks the 50th anniversary of the en-
actment of the Alaska Statehood Act as approved by the 
United States Congress and signed by President Dwight 
D. Eisenhower; 
Whereas the Alaska Statehood Act authorized the entry of 
Alaska into the Union on January 3, 1959; 
Whereas the land once known as ‘‘Seward’s Folly’’ is now re-
garded as critical to the strategic defense of the United 
States and important to our national and economic secu-
rity; 
Whereas the people of Alaska remain committed to the pres-
ervation and protection of the Union, with among the 
highest rates of veterans and residents in active military 
service of any State in the Nation; 
Whereas Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost, and east-
ernmost State of the Union, encompassing an area one- 
fifth the size of the United States; 
Whereas the State of Alaska has an abundance of natural re-
sources vital to the Nation; 
Whereas Alaska currently provides over 16 percent of the 
daily crude oil production in the United States and has 
44 percent of the undiscovered oil resources and 36 per-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 549 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, extend, and 
make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of 
elementary and secondary school teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2007 
Mr. CAMP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. TANNER, and Ms. PRYCE of Ohio) 
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 increase, 
extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction 
for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school 
teachers. 
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 ‘‘Teacher Tax Relief 
Act of 2007’’. 
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ing, the year of service is determined on the basis 
of the academic year following the academic year for 
which the loan obligation was incurred. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment 
of a loan. 
‘‘(f) LIST.—If the list of schools in which a teacher 
may perform service pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) is 
not available before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may 
use the list for the year preceding the year for which the 
determination is made to make such service determination. 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY.—Any teacher 
who performs service in a school that— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements of subsection 
(b)(1)(A) in any year during such service; and 
‘‘(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the 
requirements of such subsection, 
may continue to teach in such school and shall be 
eligible for loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection 
(b). 
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evidence, and administer such oaths, as the Board 
considers advisable; and 
(2) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the at-
tendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
production of such books, records, correspondence, 
memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and mate-
rials, as the Board considers advisable. 
(b) 
ISSUANCE
AND
ENFORCEMENT
OF
SUB-
POENAS.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—A subpoena issued under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(A) bear the signature of the Chairperson 
and a majority of the members of the Board; 
and 
(B) be served by any person or class of 
persons designated by the Chairperson for that 
purpose. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—In the case of contumacy 
or failure to obey a subpoena issued under sub-
section (a)(2), the United States district court for 
the district in which the subpoenaed person resides, 
is served, or may be found may issue an order re-
quiring the person to appear at any designated place 
to testify or to produce documentary or other evi-
dence. 
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operated under the authority of the United 
States (except a vessel that engages’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (5); 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(F) by amending paragraph (5), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) a barge of United States registry or nation-
ality, or a barge operated under the authority of the 
United States (except a barge that engages on a for-
eign voyage) unless the owner requests.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(5) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘After July 18, 1994, an existing vessel (except an ex-
isting vessel referred to in subsection (b)(5)(A) or (B) 
of this section)’’ and inserting ‘‘An existing vessel that 
has not undergone a change that the Secretary finds 
substantially affects the vessel’s gross tonnage (or a 
vessel to which IMO Resolutions A.494 (XII) of No-
vember 19, 1981, A.540 (XIII) of November 17, 1983, 
or A.541 (XIII) of November 17, 1983, apply)’’. 
(d) MEASUREMENT.—Section 14302(b) of that title is 
amended to read as follows:
•HRES 127 EH 
cent of undiscovered conventional gas in the United 
States; 
Whereas Alaska’s 34,000 miles of shoreline form a gateway 
to one of the world’s greatest fisheries, providing over 60 
percent of the country’s commercial seafood harvest; 
Whereas over 230 million acres of Alaska are set aside in na-
tional parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, and other 
conservation units for the benefit of the entire country; 
Whereas over 58 million acres are designated wilderness in 
Alaska, representing 55 percent of the wilderness areas 
in the United States; 
Whereas Alaska Natives, the State’s first people, are an inte-
gral part of Alaska’s history, and preserving the culture 
and heritage of Alaska’s Native people is of primary im-
portance; 
Whereas the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act in 1971 signaled a new era of economic opportunity 
for Alaska Natives; 
Whereas Alaska’s Native people have made major contribu-
tions to the vitality and success of Alaska as a State; 
Whereas the people of Alaska represent the pioneering spirit 
that built this great Nation and contribute to our cul-
tural and ethnic diversity; and 
Whereas the golden anniversary, on January 3, 2009, pro-
vides an occasion to honor Alaska’s entry into the Union: 
Now, therefore, be it
[COMMITTEE PRINT]
Calendar No. 
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1335
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and
for other purposes.
MARCH
(legislative day, MARCH
), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
MARCH
(legislative day, MARCH
), 1993
Reported with amendments
Union Calendar No. 14
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1335
[Report No. 103–30]
A BILL
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and
for other purposes.
MARCH 15, 1993
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
‘‘(iii) an examination of likely oper-
ating and support costs and the levels of 
uncertainty associated with such estimated 
costs; 
‘‘(iv) if they are likely to be signifi-
cant, an examination of likely disposal costs 
and the levels of uncertainty associated with 
such estimated costs; and 
‘‘(v) such additional measures as the 
Commandant or the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating determines to be necessary for appro-
priate evaluation of the capability or asset; 
and 
‘‘(G) the business case for each viable alter-
native. 
‘‘(d) TEST AND EVALUATION MASTER PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any Level 1 or Level 2 
acquisition project or program the Chief Acquisition 
Officer must approve a test and evaluation master 
plan specific to the acquisition project or program for 
the capability, asset, or subsystems of the capability 
or asset and intended to minimize technical, cost, and 
schedule risk as early as practicable in the develop-
ment of the project or program.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5500 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide forbearance from fore-
closures of subprime mortgages in the determination of a consumer 
credit score, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2008 
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide forbear-
ance from foreclosures of subprime mortgages in the 
determination of a consumer credit score, 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 ‘‘Foreclosure Credit 
Forgiveness Act of 2008’’. 
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‘‘(2) TEST
AND
EVALUATION
STRATEGY.—The 
master plan shall— 
‘‘(A) set forth an integrated test and evalua-
tion strategy that will verify that capability-level 
or asset-level and subsystem-level design and de-
velopment, 
including 
performance 
and 
supportability, have been sufficiently proven be-
fore the capability, asset, or subsystem of the ca-
pability or asset is approved for production; and 
‘‘(B) require that adequate developmental 
tests and evaluations and operational tests and 
evaluations established under subparagraph (A) 
are performed to inform production decisions. 
‘‘(3) OTHER
COMPONENTS
OF
THE
MASTER 
PLAN.—At a minimum, the master plan shall iden-
tify— 
‘‘(A) the key performance parameters to be 
resolved through the integrated test and evalua-
tion strategy; 
‘‘(B) critical operational issues to be as-
sessed in addition to the key performance pa-
rameters; 
‘‘(C) specific development test and evalua-
tion phases and the scope of each phase;
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3619 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
year 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. R. 3571 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
An Act 
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who 
have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive 
Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to 
permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
PERMITTING 
FORMER 
OFFICE 
OF 
COMPLIANCE 
EMPLOYEES TO SERVE IN APPOINTED POSITIONS WITH 
OFFICE. 
Section 301(d)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(d)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘legislative 
branch,’’ and inserting ‘‘legislative branch (other than the Office),’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITTING ADDITIONAL TERM FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND GENERAL COUNSEL 
OF OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Section 302(a)(3) of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘a single term’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than 2 terms’’. 
(2) DEPUTY
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS.—Section 302(b)(2) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘a single 
term’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 2 terms’’. 
(3) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Section 302(c)(5) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘a single term’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not more than 2 terms’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to an individual who is first appointed 
to the position of Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, 
or General Counsel of the Office of Compliance after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
291 
vated sexual abuse (as defined in section 2241 of 
title 18, United States Code, without regard to 
where it takes place), or an attempt to commit such 
abuse, or an attempt to kill, be fined under title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for any term of 
years or life, or both; 
‘‘(iii) if the offense involves an individual who 
the defendant knew was engaged in or intended to 
engage in terrorist activity (as defined in section 
212(a)(3)(B)), be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or 
both; 
‘‘(iv) if the offense results in serious bodily in-
jury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18, United 
States Code) or places in jeopardy the life of any 
person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; 
‘‘(v) if the offense is a violation of paragraph 
(1)(A)(i) and was committed for the purpose of prof-
it, commercial advantage, or private financial gain, 
or if the offense was committed with the intent or 
reason to believe that the individual unlawfully 
brought into the United States will commit an of-
fense against the United States or any State that is 
punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year,
Sec. 2117. Insurance of condominiums. 
Sec. 2118. Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. 
Sec. 2119. Hawaiian home lands and Indian reservations. 
Sec. 2120. Conforming and technical amendments. 
Sec. 2121. Insurance of mortgages. 
Sec. 2122. Home equity conversion mortgages. 
Sec. 2123. Energy efficient mortgages program. 
Sec. 2124. Pilot program for automated process for borrowers without sufficient 
credit history. 
Sec. 2125. Homeownership preservation. 
Sec. 2126. Use of FHA savings for improvements in FHA technologies, proce-
dures, processes, program performance, staffing, and salaries. 
Sec. 2127. Post-purchase housing counseling eligibility improvements. 
Sec. 2128. Pre-purchase homeownership counseling demonstration. 
Sec. 2129. Fraud prevention. 
Sec. 2130. Limitation on mortgage insurance premium increases. 
Sec. 2131. Savings provision. 
Sec. 2132. Implementation. 
Sec. 2133. Moratorium on implementation of risk-based premiums. 
Subtitle B—Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization 
Sec. 2141. Short title. 
Sec. 2142. Purposes. 
Sec. 2143. Exception to limitation on financial institution portfolio. 
Sec. 2144. Insurance benefits. 
Sec. 2145. Maximum loan limits. 
Sec. 2146. Insurance premiums. 
Sec. 2147. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 2148. Revision of underwriting criteria. 
Sec. 2149. Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees. 
Sec. 2150. Leasehold requirements. 
TITLE II—MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PROTECTIONS FOR 
SERVICEMEMBERS 
Sec. 2201. Temporary increase in maximum loan guaranty amount for certain 
housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 2202. Counseling on mortgage foreclosures for members of the Armed Forces 
returning from service abroad. 
Sec. 2203. Enhancement of protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages 
and mortgage foreclosures. 
TITLE III—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT 
OF ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED HOMES 
Sec. 2301. Emergency assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and fore-
closed homes. 
Sec. 2302. Nationwide distribution of resources. 
Sec. 2303. Limitation on use of funds with respect to eminent domain. 
Sec. 2304. Limitation on distribution of funds. 
Sec. 2305. Counseling intermediaries. 
TITLE IV—HOUSING COUNSELING RESOURCES 
Sec. 2401. Housing counseling resources. 
Sec. 2402. Credit counseling.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 127 
Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska 
into the Union as the 49th State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 
entry of Alaska into the Union as the 49th State. 
Whereas July 7, 2008, marks the 50th anniversary of the en-
actment of the Alaska Statehood Act as approved by the 
United States Congress and signed by President Dwight 
D. Eisenhower; 
Whereas the Alaska Statehood Act authorized the entry of 
Alaska into the Union on January 3, 1959; 
Whereas the land once known as ‘‘Seward’s Folly’’ is now re-
garded as critical to the strategic defense of the United 
States and important to our national and economic secu-
rity; 
Whereas the people of Alaska remain committed to the pres-
ervation and protection of the Union, with among the 
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(2) the financing packages of qualified infra-
structure projects under section 203. 
(b) DATABASE.—The Bank shall develop, maintain, 
and update a publicly-accessible database that contains— 
(1) a description of each qualified infrastruc-
ture project that receives funding from the Bank 
under this Act— 
(A) by project mode or modes; 
(B) by project location; 
(C) by project sponsor or sponsors; and 
(D) by project total cost; 
(2) the amount of funding that each qualified 
infrastructure project receives from the Bank under 
this Act; and 
(3) the form of financing that each qualified in-
frastructure project receives from the Bank under 
section 203. 
SEC. 302. STUDY AND REPORT ON INFRASTRUCTURE FI-
NANCING MECHANISMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years there-
after, the Board shall conduct a study evaluating the effec-
tiveness of each Federal financing mechanism that is used 
to support an infrastructure system of the United States. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3402 
AN ACT 
To require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms 
and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and 
services. 
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 ‘‘Calling Card Consumer 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal 
Trade Commission. 
(2) The term ‘‘prepaid calling card’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘prepaid calling card’’ by 
section 64.5000(a) of the Federal Communications 
Commission’s regulations (47 C.F.R. 64.5000(a)). 
Such term shall also include calling cards that use 
VoIP service or a successor protocol. Such term 
shall also include an electronic or other mechanism 
that allows users to pay in advance for a specified 
amount of calling. Such term shall not include— 
(A) calling cards or other rights of use 
that are provided for free or at no additional 
cost as a promotional item accompanying a 
product or service purchased by a consumer; 
(B) any card, device, or other right of use, 
the purchase of which establishes a customer- 
carrier relationship with a provider of wireless 
telecommunications service or wireless hybrid 
service, or that provides access to a wireless