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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall submit to the relevant commit-
tees of Congress reports— 
‘‘(A) evaluating the effectiveness and the 
impact of the grants awarded under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(i) in promoting newborn screen-
ing— 
‘‘(I) education and resources for 
families; and 
‘‘(II) education, resources, and 
training for health care professionals; 
‘‘(ii) on the successful diagnosis and 
treatment of congenital, genetic, and meta-
bolic disorders; and 
‘‘(iii) on the continued development of 
coordinated systems of followup care after 
newborns are screened; 
‘‘(B) describing and evaluating the effec-
tiveness of the activities carried out with grant 
funds received under this section; and 
‘‘(C) that include recommendations for 
Federal, State, and local actions to support— 
‘‘(i) education and training in new-
born screening; and 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1529 
For the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR GRISELDA 
LOPEZ NEGRETE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Griselda Lopez Negrete shall be eligible for issuance 
of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant 
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 
status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Griselda Lopez 
Negrete enters the United States before the filing deadline 
specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have 
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Griselda Lopez Negrete, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4514
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
carry out construction projects for the purpose of
improving, renovating, and updating patient care
facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs med-
ical centers, and for other purposes.
parents, brothers, and sisters of Griselda Lopez Negrete 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3827 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to active 
duty military personnel and employers who assist them, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2007 
Mr. ALTMIRE 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 provide 
tax relief to active duty military personnel and employers 
who assist them, 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 ‘‘Active Duty Military 
Tax Relief Act of 2007’’. 
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(6) For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Fund, $500,000,000. 
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Navy 
as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $12,750,767,000. 
(2) For weapons, including missiles and tor-
pedoes, $3,058,387,000. 
(3) 
For 
shipbuilding 
and 
conversion, 
$15,744,120,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $5,443,612,000. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for 
the Marine Corps in the amount of $2,580,257,000. 
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and 
the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,060,484,000. 
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Air Force as fol-
lows: 
(1) For aircraft, $12,356,270,000. 
(2) For ammunition, $868,917,000.
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(3) For missiles, $5,138,002,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $15,441,762,000. 
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for Defense-wide procurement in the 
amount of $3,537,834,000. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, 
wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, tactical wheeled ve-
hicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement 
for the reserve components of the Armed Forces in the 
amount of $1,131,850,000. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
M1A2 ABRAMS SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PACK-
AGE VEHICLES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may, 
in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the 
fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of M1A2 
Abrams System Enhancement Package vehicles. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TERM OF CONTRACT.—Notwith-
standing subsection (k) of section 2306b of title 10,
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United States Code, a contract under this section may not 
be for a period in excess of five program years. 
SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
M2A3 BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLES, M3A3 
CAVALRY FIGHTING VEHICLES, AND M2A3 
BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM VEHICLES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may, 
in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the 
fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of M2A3 
Bradley Fighting Vehicles, M3A3 Cavalry Fighting Vehi-
cles, and M2A3 Bradley Fire Support Team Vehicles. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TERM OF CONTRACT.—Notwith-
standing subsection (k) of section 2306b of title 10, 
United States Code, a contract under this section may not 
be for a period in excess of four program years. 
SEC. 113. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
CONVERSION OF CH–47D HELICOPTERS TO 
CH–47F CONFIGURATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may, 
in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the 
fiscal year 2008 program year, for conversion of CH–47D 
helicopters to the CH–47F configuration.
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(b) LIMITATION ON TERM OF CONTRACT.—Notwith-
standing subsection (k) of section 2306b of title 10, 
United States Code, a contract under this section may not 
be for a period in excess of five program years. 
SEC. 114. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH– 
47F HELICOPTERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may, 
in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the 
fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of CH– 
47F helicopters. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TERM OF CONTRACT.—Notwith-
standing subsection (k) of section 2306b of title 10, 
United States Code, a contract under this section may not 
be for a period in excess of five program years. 
SEC. 115. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR JOINT NET-
WORK NODE PROGRAM PENDING CERTIFI-
CATION TO CONGRESS. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2008 for Other Procurement, Army, that are 
available for the Joint Network Node program, not more 
than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the 
Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional de-
fense committees the Secretary’s certification, in writing, 
that—
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4514
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
construction projects for the purpose of improving, ren-
ovating, and updating patient care facilities at Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other
purposes.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCOME DIFFERENTIAL FOR EMPLOY-
MENT OF ACTIVATED MILITARY RESERVIST 
AND REPLACEMENT PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to foreign tax credit, etc.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 30D. EMPLOYER WAGE CREDIT FOR ACTIVATED MILI-
TARY RESERVISTS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—There shall be allowed as a 
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the tax-
able year an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an eligible small business 
employer, the employment credit with respect to all 
qualified employees and qualified replacement em-
ployees of the taxpayer, plus 
‘‘(2) the self-employment credit of a qualified 
self-employed taxpayer. 
‘‘(b) EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.—For purposes of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The employment cred-
it with respect to a qualified employee of the 
taxpayer for any taxable year is equal to 40 
percent of so much of the excess (if any) paid 
by the taxpayer to such qualified employee of— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1532 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress 
toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, and 
Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuber-
culosis, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
TITLE I—CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
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Subtitle A—National Program for Elimination of Tuberculosis 
Sec. 101. National program. 
Subtitle B—Interagency Collaboration 
Sec. 111. Advisory council for elimination of tuberculosis. 
Subtitle C—New Tools for Tuberculosis Elimination 
Sec. 121. New tools. 
Subtitle D—Authorizations of Appropriations 
Sec. 131. Authorizations of appropriations. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
Sec. 201. Activities of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 
Sec. 202. Activities of National institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 
Sec. 203. John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the 
Health Sciences. 
Sec. 204. Loan repayment programs regarding research on tuberculosis. 
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Each year approximately 9 million people 
become ill with active tuberculosis (‘‘TB’’), and 2 
million of those people die. This is a direct result of 
the disease having the ability to develop resistance 
to treatments and to travel easily across borders. 
(2) In 2005, there were 14,093 cases of active 
TB reported in the United States. However, the de-
cline of 3.8 percent in the national TB case rate 
from 2004 to 2005 was one of the smallest declines 
in more than a decade. 
(3) In addition to those with active TB, an esti-
mated 10 to 15 million people in the United States 
have latent TB. 
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‘‘(i) the qualified employee’s average 
daily qualified compensation for the tax-
able year, over 
‘‘(ii) the average daily military pay 
and allowances received by the qualified 
employee during the taxable year while 
participating in qualified reserve compo-
nent duty to the exclusion of the qualified 
employee’s normal employment duties, 
for the aggregate number of days the qualified 
employee participates in qualified reserve com-
ponent duty during the taxable year (including 
time spent in a travel status) as does not ex-
ceed $25,000. The employment credit, with re-
spect to all qualified employees, is equal to the 
sum of the employment credits for each quali-
fied employee under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) AVERAGE
DAILY
QUALIFIED
COM-
PENSATION AND AVERAGE DAILY MILITARY PAY 
AND ALLOWANCES.—As used with respect to a 
qualified employee— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘average daily qualified 
compensation’ means the qualified com-
pensation of the qualified employee for the 
taxable year divided by 365, and 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary shall make the web- 
based tracking system required under this 
paragraph available to Congress, other 
Federal agencies, and the public through 
the Internet. 
‘‘(ii) EXEMPTIONS.—At the request of 
a Federal agency, the Secretary may ex-
empt specific data for specific buildings 
from disclosure under clause (i) for na-
tional security purposes. 
‘‘(7) BENCHMARKING
OF
FEDERAL
FACILI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The energy manager 
shall enter energy use data for each building or 
facility that meets the criteria established by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) into a build-
ing energy use benchmarking system, such as 
the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. 
‘‘(B) SYSTEM AND GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) select or develop the building en-
ergy use benchmarking system required 
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under this paragraph for each type of 
building; and 
‘‘(ii) issue guidance for use of the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each Federal 
agency shall post the benchmarking information 
generated under this subsection, along with 
each building’s annual energy use per square 
foot and energy costs, on the agency’s website. 
The agency shall update such information each 
year, and shall include in such reporting pre-
vious years’ information to allow changes in 
building performance to be tracked over time. 
‘‘(8) FEDERAL AGENCY SCORECARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall issue 
semiannual scorecards for energy management 
activities carried out by each Federal agency 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) summaries of the status of imple-
menting the various requirements of the 
agency and its energy managers under this 
subsection; and 
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‘‘(ii) the term ‘average daily military 
pay and allowances’ means— 
‘‘(I) the amount paid to the 
qualified employee during the taxable 
year as military pay and allowances 
on account of the qualified employee’s 
participation in qualified reserve com-
ponent duty, divided by 
‘‘(II) the total number of days 
the qualified employee participates in 
qualified reserve component duty, in-
cluding time spent in travel status. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
COMPENSATION.—When 
used with respect to the compensation paid to 
a qualified employee for any period during 
which the qualified employee participates in 
qualified reserve component duty, the term 
‘qualified compensation’ means— 
‘‘(i) compensation which is normally 
contingent on the qualified employee’s 
presence for work and which would be de-
ductible from the taxpayer’s gross income 
under section 162(a)(1) if the qualified 
employee were present and receiving such 
compensation, 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6560 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and im-
prove certain provisions relating to the removal of litiga-
tion against Federal officers or agencies to Federal 
courts, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
that was used by the Secretary to distribute 
funds to grantees under subsection (a) for 
fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The authorization of appro-
priations established in paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year is effective only if the amount appropriated 
under such paragraph for such year equals or exceeds 
the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
fiscal year 2009.’’. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL INSTITUTES 
OF HEALTH 
SEC. 201. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING TU-
BERCULOSIS. 
Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 424B the following section: 
‘‘SEC. 424C. TUBERCULOSIS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In-
stitutes of Health may expand, intensify, and coordinate 
research and development and related activities of the Insti-
tutes with respect to tuberculosis including activities toward 
the goal of eliminating such disease. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—Activities under sub-
section (a) may include— 
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‘‘(1) enhancing basic and clinical research on tu-
berculosis, including drug resistant tuberculosis; 
‘‘(2) expanding research on the relationship be-
tween such disease and the human immunodeficiency 
virus; and 
‘‘(3) developing new tools for the elimination of 
tuberculosis, including public health interventions 
and methods to enhance detection and response to out-
breaks of tuberculosis, including multidrug resistant 
tuberculosis.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 569 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1532 
[Report No. 110–873] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with re-
spect to making progress toward the goal of 
eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 
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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year thereafter may not be used for the purpose of 
ship construction at the facility of a contractor who, 
for the purposes of United States Navy ship con-
struction, employs or contracts for foreign workers 
who are legally present in the United States under 
a H2B visa. 
(2) CONTRACTORS
COVERED.—Paragraph (1) 
applies to prime contractors and subcontracts at any 
tier under such contracts. 
(b) ANALYSIS OF SHIPYARD LABOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisi-
tion shall maintain a five-year forecast of potential 
labor surplus, by shipyard, for each of the shipyards 
that construct ships for the Navy based on the 
Navy’s annual naval vessel construction plan re-
quired by section 231 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) INCLUSION IN PLAN.—The forecast required 
by paragraph (1) shall be included in each plan sub-
mitted in accordance with section 231 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR SHORTAGE OF UNITED STATES 
WORKERS.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive the re-
striction in subsection (a) for a contractor for a fiscal year
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if the contractor certifies to the Secretary for that fiscal 
year that— 
(1) the contractor has fully complied with all 
existing laws and regulations regarding labor certifi-
cations in support of an application for alien employ-
ment via the H2B visa process; 
(2) a Department of Labor regional certifying 
officer has issued a determination approving such an 
application, in accordance with existing laws and 
regulations; and 
(3) the contractor has attempted to recruit 
United States shipyard workers in the geographical 
area surrounding shipyards identified in the most re-
cent Navy annual naval vessel construction plan as 
having potential labor surpluses, in a manner that is 
consistent with procedures which shall be prescribed 
by the Secretary and that— 
(A) is appropriate for the occupation; 
(B) offers, at a minimum, the same trans-
portation and housing benefits to be offered to 
alien employees; and 
(C) is most likely to bring responses.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4546
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for
military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activi-
ties of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.