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particular class of tobacco products of the total user 
fee to be paid by all manufacturers or importers of 
that class of tobacco products shall be the percent-
age determined for purposes of allocations under 
subsections (e) through (h) of section 625 of Public 
Law 108–357. 
‘‘(5) 
ALLOCATION
FOR
CIGARS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (4), if a user fee assessment is 
imposed on cigars, the percentage share of each 
manufacturer or importer of cigars shall be based on 
the excise taxes paid by such manufacturer or im-
porter during the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) TIMING OF ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 
shall notify each manufacturer and importer of to-
bacco products subject to this section of the amount 
of the quarterly assessment imposed on such manu-
facturer or importer under this subsection for each 
quarter of each fiscal year. Such notifications shall 
occur not later than 30 days prior to the end of the 
quarter for which such assessment is made, and pay-
ments of all assessments shall be made by the last 
day of the quarter involved. 
‘‘(7) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
request the appropriate Federal agency to enter 
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‘‘(iv) the plan sponsor and the issuer 
of the coverage provide such description to 
participants and beneficiaries upon their 
enrollment under the plan at the earliest 
opportunity that other materials are pro-
vided’’. 
(b) PHSA.—Section 2702(a)(2)(B) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(a)(2)(B)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘so long as— 
‘‘(i) such limitations and restrictions 
are explicit and clear; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of such limitations 
and restrictions in health insurance cov-
erage offered in connection with the group 
health plan, such limitations and restric-
tions have been disclosed in writing to the 
plan sponsor in advance of the point of 
sale to the plan; 
‘‘(iii) the plan sponsor and the issuer 
of the group health insurance coverage 
make available, to participants and bene-
ficiaries in the plan in advance of the point 
of their enrollment under the plan, a de-
scription of such limitations and restric-
tions in a form that is easily understand-
able by such participants and beneficiaries; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the plan sponsor and the issuer 
of the coverage provides such description 
to participants and beneficiaries upon their 
enrollment under the plan at the earliest 
opportunity that other materials are pro-
vided’’. 
(c) 
INTERNAL
REVENUE
CODE.—Section 
9802(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘so long as— 
‘‘(i) such limitations and restrictions 
are explicit and clear; 
‘‘(ii) the group health plan makes 
available, to participants and beneficiaries 
in the plan in advance of the point of their 
enrollment under the plan, a description of 
such limitations and restrictions in a form 
that is easily understandable by such par-
ticipants and beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(iii) the plan provides such descrip-
tion to participants and beneficiaries upon 
their enrollment under the plan at the ear-
liest opportunity that other materials are 
provided’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to plan years beginning 
after 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6908 
AN ACT 
To require that limitations and restrictions on cov-
erage under group health plans be timely dis-
closed to group health plan sponsors and timely 
communicated to participants and beneficiaries 
under such plans in a form that is easily under-
standable.
‘‘(i) that is located in a county in 
which the percentage increase in the popu-
lation during the most recent 5-year period 
(as of the date of the application under 
subparagraph (A)) is at least 150 percent 
of the percentage increase in the popu-
lation growth of the State in which the 
hospital is located during that period, as 
estimated by Bureau of the Census; 
‘‘(ii) whose annual percent of total in-
patient admissions that represent inpatient 
admissions under the program under title 
XIX is equal to or greater than the aver-
age percent with respect to such admis-
sions for all hospitals located in the county 
in which the hospital is located; 
‘‘(iii) that does not discriminate 
against beneficiaries of Federal health care 
programs and does not permit physicians 
practicing at the hospital to discriminate 
against such beneficiaries; 
‘‘(iv) that is located in a State in 
which the average bed capacity in the 
State is less than the national average bed 
capacity; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 690 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for 
receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. ETHERIDGE, 
Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, 
Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. HAYES, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
MILLER of Florida, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. FILNER, Mr. STU-
PAK, Mr. TERRY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. RYAN of Wis-
consin, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. HOLT, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. FERGUSON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the min-
imum age for receipt of military retired pay for non- 
regular service from 60 to 55. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN MINIMUM AGE FOR RECEIPT OF 
MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR 
SERVICE. 
(a) REDUCTION
IN AGE.—Section 12731(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘at 
least 60 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 55 years 
of age’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PROVISIONS OF LAW 
OR POLICY.—With respect to any provision of law, or of 
any policy, regulation, or directive of the executive branch, 
that refers to a member or former member of the uni-
formed services as being eligible for, or entitled to, retired 
pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, 
but for the fact that the member or former member is 
under 60 years of age, such provision shall be carried out 
with respect to that member or former member by sub-
stituting for the reference to being 60 years of age a ref-
erence to the age in effect for qualification for such retired 
pay under section 12731(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to retired pay payable for that 
month and subsequent months. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6913 
To provide that no funds made available to the Department of Commerce 
may be used to implement, administer, or enforce certain amendments 
made to regulations relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and 
humanitarian donations for Cuba. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide that no funds made available to the Department 
of Commerce may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce certain amendments made to regulations relat-
ing to license exemptions for gift parcels and humani-
tarian donations for Cuba. 
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 ‘‘Securing Eligibility 
for Needed Donations Act of 2008’’ or the ‘‘SEND Act 
of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT, AD-
MINISTER, OR ENFORCE CERTAIN AMEND-
MENTS MADE TO REGULATIONS RELATING 
TO LICENSE EXEMPTIONS FOR GIFT PARCELS 
AND HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS FOR CUBA. 
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds made available to the 
Department of Commerce may be used to implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the amendments made to section 
740.12 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (relating 
to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian 
donations for Cuba), as published in the Federal Register 
on June 22, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 34565–34567). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation on use of 
funds in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6915 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the alternative 
motor vehicle credit for 10 years, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Mr. HOLT 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 extend 
the alternative motor vehicle credit for 10 years, 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 ‘‘Energy Efficient Vehi-
cles Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (j) of section 30B of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termi-
nation of credit) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(j) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any property purchased after December 31, 2018.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NEW 
QUALIFIED HYBRID AND ADVANCED LEAN-BURN TECH-
NOLOGY VEHICLES ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT.—Section 30B 
of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) REPEAL OF LIMITATION.—The amendment 
made by subsection (b) shall apply to vehicles manu-
factured after December 31, 2008. 
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the contractor or any subcontractor, which are unsanitary or hazardous 
or dangerous to the health or safety of service employees engaged to 
provide the services. 
(4) NOTICE.—The contract and bid specification shall contain a pro-
vision specifying that on the date a service employee begins work on 
a contract to which this chapter applies, the contractor or subcon-
tractor will deliver to the employee a notice of the compensation re-
quired under paragraphs (1) and (2), on a form prepared by the Fed-
eral agency, or will post a notice of the required compensation in a 
prominent place at the worksite. 
(5) GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES AND PREVAILING RATE SYS-
TEMS.—The contract and bid specification shall contain a statement of 
the rates that would be paid by the Federal agency to each class of 
service employee if section 5332 or 5341 of title 5 were applicable to 
them. The Secretary shall give due consideration to these rates in mak-
ing the wage and fringe benefit determinations specified in this section. 
§ 6704. Limitation on minimum wage 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A contractor that makes a contract with the Federal 
Government, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services through 
the use of service employees, and any subcontractor, may not pay less than 
the minimum wage specified under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) to an employee engaged in per-
forming work on the contract. 
(b) VIOLATIONS.—Sections 6705 to 6707(d) of this title are applicable to 
a violation of this section. 
§ 6705. Violations 
(a) LIABILITY OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY.—A party responsible for a viola-
tion of a contract provision required under section 6703(1) or (2) of this 
title or a violation of section 6704 of this title is liable for an amount equal 
to the sum of any deduction, rebate, refund, or underpayment of compensa-
tion due any employee engaged in the performance of the contract. 
(b) RECOVERY OF AMOUNTS UNDERPAID TO EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) WITHHOLDING ACCRUED PAYMENTS DUE ON CONTRACTS.—The 
total amount determined under subsection (a) to be due any employee 
engaged in the performance of a contract may be withheld from ac-
crued payments due on the contract or on any other contract between 
the same contractor and the Federal Government. The amount with-
held shall be held in a deposit fund. On order of the Secretary, the 
compensation found by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency 
to be due an underpaid employee pursuant to this chapter shall be paid 
from the deposit fund directly to the underpaid employee. 
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(B) ‘‘State Trust Minerals Proposed for 
Transfer to BLM’’. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah, as trustee under the Utah State School and 
Institutional Trust Lands Management Act (Utah 
Code Ann. 53C–1–101 et seq.). 
(7) UINTAH COUNTY MAP.—The term ‘‘Uintah 
County Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bu-
reau of Land Management entitled ‘‘Utah Rec-
reational Land Exchange Act Uintah County’’, 
dated May 14, 2009, and relating to the exchange 
of Federal land and non-Federal land in Uintah 
County, Utah. 
SEC. 3. EXCHANGE OF LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey to 
the United States title to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) accept the offer; and 
(2) on receipt of all right, title, and interest of 
the State in and to the non-Federal land, convey to 
the State all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land. 
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5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 426. EVACUATION ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
HOUSEHOLDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may provide as-
sistance to individuals and households that, pursuant to 
a mandatory evacuation order issued by a State or local 
government as a result of a major disaster, are required 
to evacuate their primary residences for a period of 2 or 
more days. 
‘‘(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance authorized 
under this section shall be provided in the form of reim-
bursement for subsistence expenses incurred by an indi-
vidual or household during the period of a mandatory 
evacuation. Assistance provided under this section for the 
members of a household shall be provided to the head of 
the household. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM PERIOD OF ASSISTANCE.—As-
sistance authorized under this section may be pro-
vided for expenses incurred during a period of not 
more than 7 days. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—As-
sistance authorized under this section for individuals 
and households evacuated to a locality may not ex-
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ceed the amount of the per diem allowance estab-
lished for the locality under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(d) DATE OF ELIGIBILITY.—Assistance authorized 
under this section with respect to a major disaster may 
be provided for expenses incurred before the date of the 
declaration of the disaster. 
‘‘(e) SUBSISTENCE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘subsistence’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 5701 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply with respect to a major disaster de-
clared by the President on or after September 1, 2008. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6917 
To amend the Wilderness Act to allow recreation organizations to cross 
wilderness areas on established trails, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wilderness Act to allow recreation organiza-
tions to cross wilderness areas on established trails, 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 section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) USE
BY
RECREATION
ORGANIZATIONS.—A 
recreation organization is an organization of hikers or 
horseback riders whose purposes include one or more of 
the following: (i) to promote the development and preser-
vation of trails throughout Federal lands; (ii) to promote 
and encourage education of the public about the fragile 
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nature of mountain and forest ecology and the necessity 
for its protection and preservation; or (iii) to gather and 
disseminate information regarding the use and enjoyment 
of wilderness areas and other Federal land—and whose 
leadership has by reputation and practice over a period 
of at least ten (10) years demonstrated compliance and 
consistency with one or more of said purposes. Members 
of a recreation organization acting as an organized unit 
and regardless of their number shall have the right to 
cross wilderness areas on established trails without restric-
tion as part of a journey along a connecting system of 
trails across public, private or wilderness area lands, pro-
vided such right shall be exercised within one day and 
shall continue during the process thereof without unrea-
sonable delay. The exercise of such right shall neither be 
deemed inconsistent with the purposes of a wilderness area 
nor to affect any wilderness area’s opportunities for soli-
tude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation. The 
agency administering any wilderness area may limit the 
exercise of such right within any specific wilderness area 
to not more than ten (10) wilderness crossings annually 
and may establish fair procedures to implement this provi-
sion, provided the right of a recreation organization hereby 
granted shall not be impaired during such process.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 691 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expedite the prompt return of 
the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces to their loved 
ones for burial. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expedite the 
prompt return of the remains of deceased members of 
the Armed Forces to their loved ones for burial. 
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 ‘‘Fallen Servicemember 
Respectful Return Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Members of the Armed Forces who die 
under the circumstances described in section 1481 of 
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title 10, United States Code, have made the ultimate 
sacrifice for the United States, and their remains 
should be treated with the utmost reverence and re-
spect. 
(2) The family and friends of a deceased mem-
ber of the Armed Forces should be able to greet the 
remains of their loved one at an airport near the 
place designated for the disposition of the remains 
and provide for the burial of their loved one with 
proper honors and without undue delay or complica-
tion. 
(3) Rural areas are frequently served by smaller 
regional airports and are often a significant distance 
from a major airport, and the practice of the De-
partment of Defense to finish the aircraft portion of 
the transportation of the remains of a deceased 
member of the Armed Forces at a major airport im-
poses undue burdens on the family and friends of 
the deceased member. 
SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CER-
TAIN OTHER PERSONS. 
Section 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘When transportation of the remains includes 
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transportation by aircraft, the Secretary concerned shall 
provide, to the maximum extent possible, for delivery of 
the remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or 
military airport nearest to the place selected by the des-
ignee or, if such a selection is not made, nearest to the 
cemetery selected by the Secretary.’’. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this sec-
tion, a State agency shall submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and including such 
information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(c) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—At a minimum, 
the application described in subsection (b) shall include— 
(1) how the State will create outreach programs 
to ensure that middle and high school students and 
their families are aware of dual enrollment programs 
in the State; 
(2) how the State will provide technical assist-
ance to local dual enrollment programs as appro-
priate; 
(3) how the State will ensure the quality of 
state and local dual enrollment programs; and 
(4) such other information as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(d) STATE ACTIVITIES.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section shall use such funds for— 
(1) planning and implementing a statewide 
strategy for expanding access to dual enrollment 
programs for students who are underrepresented in 
higher education; and 
(2) providing technical assistance to local dual 
enrollment programs. 
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