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(1) Langston Golf Course, Rock Creek Golf 
Course, and East Potomac Golf Course are owned 
by the United States and are under the administra-
tive jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and 
each golf course has a long history of service to the 
general public as an integral part of the nation’s 
capital, including services to local and regional resi-
dents, visitors, and tourists. 
(2) East Potomac Golf Course was opened in 
1920 with three courses to accommodate all levels of 
play, including an 18-hole tournament level course 
and two 9-hole practice courses, and was initially 
segregated, with African-Americans only permitted 
to play on Mondays. 
(3) Rock Creek Golf Course opened in 1923 as 
a 9-hole course, and in 1925 the course was com-
pleted as an 18-hole tournament level course. This 
course was located in Rock Creek Park, a major 
recreation and picnic facility for residents. 
(4) Langston Golf Course opened in 1939 as a 
segregated golf facility for African-Americans, is list-
ed in the National Register of Historic Places, and 
has been the home course of both the Royal Golf 
Club and the Wake Robin Golf Club, the nation’s 
first clubs for African-American men and women, re-
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7401 et seq.) (70 Fed. Reg. 15994 (March 29, 2005)), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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to the individual responsible for meeting the child’s day- 
to-day needs.’’. 
(B) FOSTER CARE STATE PLAN AMEND-
MENT.—Section 471(a)(17) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(17)) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and consistent with 
the child’s case plan’’ after ‘‘where appro-
priate’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘secure an assignment 
to the State of any rights to support’’ and 
inserting ‘‘establish paternity and estab-
lish, modify, and enforce child support ob-
ligations’’. 
(C) 
SOCIAL
SECURITY
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(i) CHILD
SUPPORT
STATE
PLAN 
AMENDMENT.—Section 454 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended 
by section 104(a)(1), is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(35) provide that a State shall pay all col-
lected child support to the payee, except as provided 
in section 457(c), and shall not use the State pro-
gram operated under this part to retain payments to 
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SEC. 217. HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND INDIAN RESERVA-
TIONS. 
(a) HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.—Section 247(c) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–12) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘General Insurance Fund estab-
lished in section 519’’ and inserting ‘‘Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Fund’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘(1) all 
references’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and (2)’’. 
(b) INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—Section 248(f) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘General Insurance Fund’’ the 
first place it appears and all that follows through 
‘‘519’’ and inserting ‘‘Mutual Mortgage Insurance 
Fund’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘(1) all 
references’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and (2)’’. 
SEC. 218. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the Na-
tional Housing Act are repealed: 
(1) Subsection (i) of section 203 (12 U.S.C. 
1709(i)). 
(2) Subsection (o) of section 203 (12 U.S.C. 
1709(o)). 
(3) Subsection (p) of section 203 (12 U.S.C. 
1709(p)).
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(4) Subsection (q) of section 203 (12 U.S.C. 
1709(q)). 
(5) Section 222 (12 U.S.C. 1715m). 
(6) Section 237 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–2). 
(7) Section 245 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–10). 
(b) DEFINITION OF AREA.—Section 203(u)(2)(A) of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(u)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘means a metropolitan statistical area as established 
by the Office of Management and Budget;’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 201(d) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands’’. 
SEC. 219. HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255 of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), insert ‘‘ ‘real estate,’ ’’ 
after ‘‘ ‘mortgagor’,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) under a lease that has a term that 
ends no earlier than the minimum number of
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4034 
To provide for a land exchange involving State land and Bureau of Land 
Management land in Chaves and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, 
and to establish the Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preserva-
tion Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2007 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for a land exchange involving State land and 
Bureau of Land Management land in Chaves and Dona 
Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser 
Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, 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 ‘‘Lesser Prairie Chicken 
National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
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recover the cost of State-funded assistance or bene-
fits.’’. 
(ii) DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAY-
MENTS.—Section 454B(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 654B(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT TO FAMILIES.—The State 
disbursement unit shall pay all collected child sup-
port to the payee, except as otherwise provided in 
section 457, and may not disburse collections to the 
State to reimburse the State for assistance or bene-
fits provided under a State-funded program.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa) of such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa)) 
is 
amended by striking ‘‘457(a)(1)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘457(a)’’. 
(B) Section 454(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
654(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) in any 
case’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’. 
(C) Section 466(a)(3)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(3) or 671(a)(17)’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4035 
To study, pilot, and implement a comprehensive, structural, market-based 
reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program to reduce costs 
to taxpayers and improve program efficiency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2007 
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To study, pilot, and implement a comprehensive, structural, 
market-based reform to the Federal Family Education 
Loan Program to reduce costs to taxpayers and improve 
program efficiency. 
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 the ‘‘Student Loan Auction 
Market Act’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4036 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to save the American taxpayers 
money by immediately altering the metallic composition of the 1-cent 
coin, to require a prompt review and report, with recommendations, 
for cost-saving changes in the metallic content of other circulating United 
States coins, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2007 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to save the American 
taxpayers money by immediately altering the metallic 
composition of the 1-cent coin, to require a prompt re-
view and report, with recommendations, for cost-saving 
changes in the metallic content of other circulating 
United States coins, 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 known as the ‘‘Cents and Sensibility 
Act’’. 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4037 
For the relief of Francisco Rivera and Alfonso Calderon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Francisco Rivera and Alfonso Calderon. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION OF FRANCISCO RIVERA AND 
ALFONSO CALDERON. 
(a) PAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
pay, out of funds not otherwise appropriated, an appro-
priate amount to compensate Francisco Rivera and Al-
fonso Calderon for costs related to and damages arising 
from their arrest, prosecution, and incarceration in Mexico 
as described in Claim No. 05–608C filed in the United 
States Court of Federal Claims. 
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(b) SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.—The payment under 
subsection (a) shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of 
Francisco Rivera and Alfonso Calderon against the United 
States in connection with the matter described in such 
subsection. 
(c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as an inference of liability on the 
part of the United States. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ AND AGENTS’ FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an amount 
exceeding 10 percent of the amount paid pursuant to sec-
tion 1 to be paid to, or received by, any agent or attorney 
for any service rendered in connection with the payment 
under this Act. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Any person who violates sub-
section (a) shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code. 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4038 
For the relief of Adrian Rodriguez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Adrian Rodriguez. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION OF ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ. 
(a) PAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
pay, out of funds not otherwise appropriated, an appro-
priate amount to compensate Adrian Rodriguez for costs 
related to and damages arising from his arrest, prosecu-
tion, and incarceration in Mexico in 2003 as described in 
Claim No. 05–370C filed in the United States Court of 
Federal Claims. 
(b) SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.—The payment under 
subsection (a) shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of 
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years, as specified by the Secretary, beyond the 
actuarial life expectancy of the mortgagor or co-
mortgagor, whichever is the later date.’’. 
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (g), by 
striking ‘‘the maximum dollar amount established 
under section 203(b)(2)’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘located’’ and inserting ‘‘132 percent of the dollar 
amount 
limitation 
determined 
under 
section 
305(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation Act for a 1-family residence (without re-
gard to any authority to increase such limitations 
with respect to properties located in Alaska, Guam, 
Hawaii, or the Virgin Islands and without regard to 
the high-cost area limitation under such section 
305(a)(2)(B))’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘limita-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘limitation’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(o) AUTHORITY TO INSURE HOME PURCHASE MORT-
GAGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision in this section, the Secretary may insure, 
upon application by a mortgagee, a home equity con-
version mortgage upon such terms and conditions as
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‘‘(A) improve and strengthen the initial 
core child health care quality measures estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) expand on existing pediatric quality 
measures used by public and private health care 
purchasers and advance the development of 
such new and emerging quality measures; and 
‘‘(C) increase the portfolio of evidence- 
based, consensus pediatric quality measures 
available to public and private purchasers of 
children’s health care services, providers, and 
consumers. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE-BASED MEASURES.—The meas-
ures developed under the pediatric quality measures 
program shall, at a minimum, be— 
‘‘(A) evidence-based and, where appro-
priate, risk adjusted; 
‘‘(B) designed to identify and eliminate ra-
cial and ethnic disparities in child health and 
the provision of health care; 
‘‘(C) designed to ensure that the data re-
quired for such measures is collected and re-
ported in a standard format that permits com-
parison of quality and data at a State, plan, 
and provider level; 
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‘‘(D) periodically updated; and 
‘‘(E) responsive to the child health needs, 
services, and domains of health care quality de-
scribed in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection 
(a)(6)(A). 
‘‘(3) PROCESS FOR PEDIATRIC QUALITY MEAS-
URES PROGRAM.—In identifying gaps in existing pe-
diatric quality measures and establishing priorities 
for development and advancement of such measures, 
the Secretary shall consult with— 
‘‘(A) States; 
‘‘(B) pediatricians, children’s hospitals, 
and other primary and specialized pediatric 
health care professionals (including members of 
the allied health professions) who specialize in 
the care and treatment of children, particularly 
children with special physical, mental, and de-
velopmental health care needs; 
‘‘(C) dental professionals, including pedi-
atric dental professionals; 
‘‘(D) health care providers that furnish 
primary health care to children and families 
who live in urban and rural medically under-
served communities or who are members of dis-
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IV
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 185
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Canadian quota regime
on chicken imports should be removed as part of the Uruguay Round
multilateral trade negotiations and that the imposition of quotas by
Canada on United States processed chicken violates Article XI of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. EMERSON,
Mr. WOLF, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. SPRATT,
and Mr. HILLIARD) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Cana-
dian quota regime on chicken imports should be removed
as part of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotia-
tions and that the imposition of quotas by Canada on
United States processed chicken violates Article XI of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Whereas the United States chicken industry is the most effi-
cient in the world and produced approximately 16 billion
dollars worth of chickens in 1992;
Whereas the Canadian chicken supply management system
severely restricts the importation of United States chick-
460 
SEC. 8454. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 4 (33 U.S.C. 1903) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) DUTY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.—In addition to 
other duties specified in this Act, the Administrator and 
the Secretary, respectively, shall have the following duties 
and authorities: 
‘‘(1) The Administrator shall, and no other per-
son may, issue Engine International Air Pollution 
Prevention certificates in accordance with Annex VI 
and the International Maritime Organization’s Tech-
nical Code on Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Ox-
ides from Marine Diesel Engines, on behalf of the 
United States for a vessel of the United States as 
that term is defined in section 116 of title 46, 
United States Code. The issuance of Engine Inter-
national Air Pollution Prevention certificates shall 
be consistent with any applicable requirements of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or regu-
lations prescribed under that Act. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall have authority to 
administer regulations 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 
and 19 of Annex VI to the Convention. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 189
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that every ap-
propriate effort should be made to avert a hu-
manitarian disaster in Bosnia-Herzegovina and
the other former Yugoslav republics during the
winter of 1993–1994.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 59
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
the women suffragists who fought for and won 
the right of women to vote in the United States.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 59
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the women 
suffragists who fought for and won the right of women 
to vote in the United States.
Whereas one of the first public appeals for women’s suffrage 
came in 1848 when Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton called a women’s rights convention in Seneca 
Falls, New York, on July 19, 1848;
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Whereas Sojourner Truth gave her famous speech titled 
‘‘Ain’t I a Woman?’’ at the 1851 Women’s Rights Con-
vention in Akron, Ohio; 
Whereas in 1869, suffragists formed two national organiza-
tions to work for the right to vote: the National Woman 
Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage 
Association; 
Whereas these two organizations united in 1890 to form the 
National American Woman Suffrage Association; 
Whereas in 1872, Susan B. Anthony and a group of women 
voted in the presidential election in Rochester, New York; 
Whereas she was arrested and fined for voting illegally; 
Whereas at her trial, which attracted nationwide attention, 
she made a speech that ended with the slogan ‘‘Resist-
ance to Tyranny Is Obedience to God’’; 
Whereas on January 25, 1887, the United States Senate 
voted on women’s suffrage for the first time; 
Whereas during the early 1900s, a new generation of leaders 
joined the women’s suffrage movement, including Carrie 
Chapman Catt, Maud Wood Park, Lucy Burns, Alice 
Paul, and Harriot E. Blatch; 
Whereas women’s suffrage leaders devoted most of their ef-
forts to marches, picketing, and other active forms of 
protest; 
Whereas Alice Paul and others chained themselves to the 
White House fence; 
Whereas the suffragists were often arrested and sent to jail, 
where many of them went on hunger strikes; 
Whereas almost 5,000 people paraded for women’s suffrage 
up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC; and
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Whereas on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the 
United States Constitution granted women in the United 
States the right to vote: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That it is the sense of Congress that women suffragists 
should be revered and celebrated for working to ensure 
the right of women to vote in the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1171 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, 
Prevention, and Reduction Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Adrian Rodriguez against the United States in connection 
with the matter described in such subsection. 
(c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as an inference of liability on the 
part of the United States. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ AND AGENTS’ FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an amount 
exceeding 10 percent of the amount paid pursuant to sec-
tion 1 to be paid to, or received by, any agent or attorney 
for any service rendered in connection with the payment 
under this Act. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Any person who violates sub-
section (a) shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code. 
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under such original Medicare fee-for-service 
program (including counties in Puerto Rico), as 
used to determine the annual Medicare Advan-
tage capitation rate under section 1853 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23), and 
whether such estimates include— 
(i) expenditures with respect to Medi-
care beneficiaries at facilities of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs; and 
(ii) all appropriate administrative ex-
penses, including claims processing. 
(3) Ways to improve the accuracy and com-
pleteness of county-level estimates of per capita 
spending described in paragraph (2)(B). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2010, the 
Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing 
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), 
together with recommendations for such legislation and 
administrative action as the Commission determines ap-
propriate.
H. Res. 1153 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 21, 2008. 
Whereas the selection of May as the month for Asian Pacific 
American Heritage Month was significant due to two his-
torical events that occurred in May: first, May 7, 1843, 
when the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the United 
States, and second, May 10, 1869, when, with substantial 
contributions from Chinese immigrants, the first trans-
continental railroad was completed; 
Whereas this year marks the 30th anniversary of President 
Jimmy Carter’s signing of the joint resolution desig-
nating the first ten days of May as Asian Pacific Amer-
ican Heritage Week; 
Whereas section 102 of title 36, United States Code, officially 
designates May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage 
Month, and requests the President to issue each year a 
proclamation calling on the people of the United States 
to observe Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with 
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities; 
Whereas according to the Bureau of the Census, an estimated 
14,900,000 United States residents identify themselves 
as Asian alone or in combination with one or more other 
races, and an estimated 1,000,000 United States resi-
dents identify themselves as Native Hawaiian and Other