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such conditions as the Board determines appropriate with 
respect to the circumstances under which, or the frequency 
with which, the item may be prescribed. 
(c) PRICES.—For each such listed item covered under 
this Act, the Board shall from time to time determine a 
product price or prices which shall constitute the max-
imum to be recognized under this Act as the cost of the 
item to a provider thereof. The Board may conduct nego-
tiations, on behalf of State health security programs, with 
equipment and device manufacturers and distributors in 
determining the applicable product price or prices. 
(d) EXCLUSIONS.—The Board may exclude from cov-
erage under this Act ineffective, unsafe, or overpriced 
products where better alternatives are determined to be 
available. 
SEC. 617. PAYMENTS FOR OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES. 
In the case of payment for other covered health serv-
ices, the amount of payment under a State health security 
program shall be established by the program— 
(1) in accordance with payment methodologies 
which are specified by the Board, after consultation 
with the American Health Security Advisory Coun-
cil, or methodologies established by the State under 
section 620; and
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 40 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting 
the right to a home. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States respecting the right to a home. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘All citizens of the United States shall have a right 
to a home, which right shall not be denied or abridged 
by the United States or any State.’’. 
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(2) consistent with the State health security 
budget. 
SEC. 618. PAYMENT INCENTIVES FOR MEDICALLY UNDER-
SERVED AREAS. 
(a) MODEL PAYMENT METHODOLOGIES.—In addi-
tion to the payment amounts otherwise provided in this 
title, the Board shall establish model payment methodolo-
gies and other incentives that promote the provision of 
covered health care services in medically underserved 
areas, particularly in rural and inner-city underserved 
areas. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as limiting the authority of State health security 
programs to increase payment amounts or otherwise pro-
vide additional incentives, consistent with the State health 
security budget, to encourage the provision of medically 
necessary and appropriate services in underserved areas. 
SEC. 619. AUTHORITY FOR ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METH-
ODOLOGIES. 
A State health security program, as part of its plan 
under section 404(a), may use a payment methodology 
other than a methodology required under this subtitle so 
long as— 
(1) such payment methodology does not affect 
the entitlement of individuals to coverage, the
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weighting of fee schedules to encourage an increase 
in the number of primary care providers, the ability 
of individuals to choose among qualified providers, 
the benefits covered under the program, or the com-
pliance of the program with the State health security 
budget under subtitle A; and 
(2) the program submits periodic reports to the 
Board showing the operation and effectiveness of the 
alternative methodology, in order for the Board to 
evaluate the appropriateness of applying the alter-
native methodology to other States. 
Subtitle C—Mandatory Assignment 
and Administrative Provisions 
SEC. 631. MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT. 
(a) NO BALANCE BILLING.—Payments for benefits 
under this Act shall constitute payment in full for such 
benefits and the entity furnishing an item or service for 
which payment is made under this Act shall accept such 
payment as payment in full for the item or service and 
may not accept any payment or impose any charge for 
any such item or service other than accepting payment 
from the State health security program in accordance with 
this Act. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If an entity knowingly and will-
fully bills for an item or service or accepts payment in
IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 41 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
that no person born in the United States will be a United States 
citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence in the United States, at the time of the birth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2005 
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, and Ms. FOXX) introduced the following 
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to provide that no person born in the United 
States will be a United States citizen unless a parent 
is a United States citizen, or is lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence in the United States, at the time 
of the birth. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person born in the United States 
after the date of the ratification of this article shall be 
a citizen of the United States, or of any State, on account 
of birth in the United States unless the mother or father 
of the person is a citizen of the United States, or is law-
fully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
States, at the time of the birth. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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violation of subsection (a), the Board may apply sanctions 
against the entity in the same manner as sanctions could 
have been imposed under section 1842(j)(2) of the Social 
Security Act for a violation of section 1842(j)(1) of such 
Act. Such sanctions are in addition to any sanctions that 
a State may impose under its State health security pro-
gram. 
SEC. 632. PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT; APPEALS. 
(a) PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT.—In accord-
ance with standards issued by the Board, a State health 
security program shall establish a timely and administra-
tively simple procedure to assure payment within 60 days 
of the date of submission of clean claims by providers 
under this Act. 
(b) APPEALS PROCESS.—Each State health security 
program shall establish an appeals process to handle all 
grievances pertaining to payment to providers under this 
title.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 42 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit 
persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but 
who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, 
to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2005 
Mr. SNYDER (for himself and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to permit persons who are not natural-born citi-
zens of the United States, but who have been citizens 
of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible 
to hold the offices of President and Vice President. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States after the date of its submission for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘A person who has been a citizen of the United 
States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident 
within the United States for at least 14 years shall be 
eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President.’’. 
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TITLE VII—PROMOTION OF PRI-
MARY HEALTH CARE; DEVEL-
OPMENT OF HEALTH SERV-
ICE CAPACITY; PROGRAMS TO 
ASSIST THE MEDICALLY UN-
DERSERVED 
Subtitle A—Promotion and Expan-
sion of Primary Care Profes-
sional Training 
SEC. 701. ROLE OF BOARD; ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIMARY 
CARE PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board is responsible for— 
(1) coordinating health professional education 
policies and goals, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (in this title referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), to achieve the national goals 
specified in subsection (b); 
(2) overseeing the health professional education 
expenditures of the State health security programs 
from the account established under section 602(c); 
(3) developing and maintaining, in cooperation 
with the Secretary, a system to monitor the number 
and specialties of individuals through their health 
professional education, any postgraduate training, 
and professional practice; and
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(4) developing, coordinating, and promoting 
other policies that expand the number of primary 
care practitioners. 
(b) NATIONAL GOALS.—The national goals specified 
in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.—By not 
later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, at least 50 percent of the residents in 
medical residency education programs (as defined in 
subsection (e)(1)) are primary care residents (as de-
fined in subsection (e)(3)). 
(2) 
MIDLEVEL
PRIMARY
CARE
PRACTI-
TIONERS.—To assure an adequate supply of primary 
care practitioners, there shall be a number, specified 
by the Board, of midlevel primary care practitioners 
(as defined in subsection (e)(2)) employed in the 
health care system as of January 1, 2009. 
(c) METHOD FOR ATTAINMENT OF NATIONAL GOAL 
FOR
GRADUATE
MEDICAL
EDUCATION; 
PROGRAM 
GOALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall establish a 
method of applying the national goal in subsection 
(b)(1) to program goals for each medical residency 
education program or to medical residency education 
consortia.
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(2) 
CONSIDERATION.—The 
program 
goals 
under paragraph (1) shall be based on the distribu-
tion of medical schools and other teaching facilities 
within each State health security program, and the 
number of positions for graduate medical education. 
(3) MEDICAL RESIDENCY EDUCATION CONSOR-
TIUM.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘medical resi-
dency education consortium’’ means a consortium of 
medical residency education programs in a contig-
uous geographic area (which may be an interstate 
area) if the consortium— 
(A) includes at least 1 medical school with 
a teaching hospital and related teaching set-
tings; and 
(B) has an affiliation with qualified com-
munity-based primary health service providers 
described in section 202(a) and with at least 1 
comprehensive health service organization es-
tablished under section 303. 
(4) ENFORCEMENT THROUGH STATE HEALTH 
SECURITY
BUDGETS.—The Board shall develop a 
formula for reducing payments to State health secu-
rity programs (that provide for payments to a med-
ical residency education program) that failed to meet
IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 43
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish 
English as the official language of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr. JONES of 
North Carolina) introduced the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to establish English as the official language of 
the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. The English language shall be the offi-
cial language of the United States. As the official lan-
guage, the English language shall be used for all public 
acts including every order, resolution, vote, and election, 
and for all records and judicial proceedings of the Govern-
ment of the United States and the governments of the sev-
eral States. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress and the States shall en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’.
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(3) On April 10, 2006, the Secretary of De-
fense notified Congress that the United States would 
not meet even the extended deadline under the 
Chemical Weapons Convention for destruction of the 
United States chemical weapons stockpile, but would 
‘‘continue working diligently to minimize the time to 
complete destruction without sacrificing safety and 
security’’ and would also ‘‘continue requesting re-
sources needed to complete destruction as close to 
April 2012 as practicable’’. 
(4) The United States chemical demilitarization 
program has met its one percent, 20 percent, and 
extended 45 percent destruction deadlines under the 
Chemical Weapons Convention. 
(5) Destroying the remaining stockpile of 
United States chemical weapons is imperative for 
public safety and homeland security, and doing so by 
April 2012, in accordance with the current destruc-
tion deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons 
Convention, is required by United States law. 
(6) The elimination of chemical weapons any-
where they exist in the world, and the prevention of 
their proliferation, is of utmost importance to the 
national security of the United States. 
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IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 46 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny 
United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to 
parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe 
permanent allegiance to the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to deny United States citizenship to individuals 
born in the United States to parents who are neither 
United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent 
allegiance to the United States. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled 
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
•HJ 46 IH 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Any person born after the date of the 
ratification of this article to a mother and father, neither 
of whom is a citizen of the United States nor a person 
who owes permanent allegiance to the United States, shall 
not be a citizen of the United States or of any State solely 
by reason of birth in the United States. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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the goal for the program established under this sub-
section. 
(d) METHOD FOR ATTAINMENT OF NATIONAL GOAL 
FOR MIDLEVEL PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS.—To as-
sist in attaining the national goal identified in subsection 
(b)(2), the Board shall— 
(1) advise the Public Health Service on alloca-
tions of funding under titles VII and VIII of the 
Public Health Service Act, the National Health 
Service Corps, and other programs in order to in-
crease the supply of midlevel primary care practi-
tioners; and 
(2) commission a study of the potential benefits 
and disadvantages of expanding the scope of practice 
authorized under State laws for any class of midlevel 
primary care practitioners. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) MEDICAL
RESIDENCY
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘medical residency education pro-
gram’’ means a program that provides education 
and training to graduates of medical schools in order 
to meet requirements for licensing and certification 
as a physician, and includes the medical school su-
pervising the program and includes the hospital or 
other facility in which the program is operated.
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(2) 
MIDLEVEL
PRIMARY
CARE
PRACTI-
TIONER.—The term ‘‘midlevel primary care practi-
tioner’’ means a clinical nurse practitioner, certified 
nurse midwife, physician assistance, or other non-
physician practitioner, specified by the Board, as au-
thorized to practice under State law. 
(3) PRIMARY CARE RESIDENT.—The term ‘‘pri-
mary care resident’’ means (in accordance with cri-
teria established by the Board) a resident being 
trained in a distinct program of family practice med-
icine, general practice, general internal medicine, or 
general pediatrics. 
SEC. 702. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall provide for an 
Advisory Committee on Health Professional Education (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) to advise the 
Board on its activities under section 701. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of— 
(1) the Chair of the Board, who shall serve as 
Chair of the Committee; and 
(2) 12 members, not otherwise in the employ of 
the United States, appointed by the Board without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
800 
(c) JOHN WARNER NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHOR-
IZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.—Effective as of 
October 17, 2006, and as if included therein as enacted, 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 333(a) (120 Stat. 2151) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 332(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Section 332’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in sub-
section (c),’’ after ‘‘(1)’’. 
(2) Section 348(2) (120 Stat. 2159) is amended 
by striking ‘‘60 days of’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days 
after’’. 
(3) Section 511(a)(2)(D)(i) (120 Stat. 2182) is 
amended by inserting a comma after ‘‘title’’. 
(4) Section 591(b)(1) (120 Stat. 2233) is 
amended by inserting a period after ‘‘this title’’. 
(5) Section 606(b)(1)(A) (120 Stat. 2246) is 
amended by striking ‘‘in’’ and inserting ‘‘In’’. 
(6) Section 670(b) (120 Stat. 2269) is amended 
by striking ‘‘such title’’ and inserting ‘‘such chap-
ter’’. 
(7) Section 673 (120 Stat. 2271) is amended— 
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109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 47
JOINT RESOLUTION
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limita-
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tion contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu
thereof $8,965,000,000,000.
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 47
JOINT RESOLUTION
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
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Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service. 
The appointed members shall provide a balanced point of 
view with respect to health professional education, primary 
care disciplines, and health care policy and shall include 
individuals who are representative of medical schools, 
other health professional schools, residency programs, pri-
mary care practitioners, teaching hospitals, professional 
associations, public health organizations, State health se-
curity programs, and consumers. 
(c) TERMS OF MEMBERS.—Each appointed member 
shall hold office for a term of 5 years, except that— 
(1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy oc-
curring during the term for which the member’s 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the 
remainder of that term; and 
(2) the terms of the members first taking office 
shall expire, as designated by the Board at the time 
of appointment, 2 at the end of the second year, 2 
at the end of the third year, 2 at the end of the 
fourth year, and 3 at the end of the fifth year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) VACANCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall fill any va-
cancy in the membership of the Committee in the
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same manner as the original appointment. The va-
cancy shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the duties of the Committee. 
(2) VACANCY
APPOINTMENTS.—Any member 
appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the re-
mainder of the term for which the predecessor of the 
member was appointed. 
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—The Board may re-
appoint an appointed member of the Committee for 
a second term in the same manner as the original 
appointment. 
(e) DUTIES.—It shall be the duty of the Committee 
to advise the Board concerning graduate medical edu-
cation policies under this title. 
(f) STAFF.—The Committee, its members, and any 
committees of the Committee shall be provided with such 
secretarial, clerical, or other assistance as may be author-
ized by the Board for carrying out their respective func-
tions. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet as fre-
quently as the Board deems necessary, but not less than 
4 times each year. Upon request by 4 or more members 
it shall be the duty of the Chair to call a meeting of the 
Committee.
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inserting ‘‘, or’’ and by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) subject to subparagraph (E), any 
guarantee by a Federal home loan bank 
made in connection with the original 
issuance of a bond during the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this 
clause and ending on December 31, 2010 (or 
a renewal or extension of a guarantee so 
made).’’. 
(b) SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REQUIREMENTS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 149(b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) SAFETY
AND
SOUNDNESS
REQUIRE-
MENTS
FOR
FEDERAL
HOME
LOAN
BANKS.— 
Clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
to any guarantee by a Federal home loan bank 
unless such bank meets safety and soundness col-
lateral requirements for such guarantees which 
are at least as stringent as such requirements 
which apply under regulations applicable to such 
guarantees by Federal home loan banks as in ef-
fect on April 9, 2008.’’.