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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4501
AN ACT 
To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize 
the Secretary of State to establish and collect a sur-
charge to cover the costs of meeting the increased de-
mand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply 
with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004.
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 ‘‘Passport Services En-
hancement Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO ESTAB-
LISH AND COLLECT A SURCHARGE TO COVER 
THE COSTS OF MEETING THE INCREASED DE-
MAND FOR PASSPORTS. 
Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 
U.S.C. 214) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘There 
shall be collected and paid’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) There 
shall be collected and paid’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of State may by regulation es-
tablish and collect a surcharge on applicable fees for the 
filing of each application for a passport in order to cover 
the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports 
as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note). Such 
surcharge shall be in addition to the fees provided for in 
subsection (a) and in addition to the surcharges or fees
otherwise authorized by law and shall be deposited as an 
offsetting collection to the appropriate Department of 
State appropriation, to remain available until expended for 
the purposes of meeting such costs. 
‘‘(2) The authority to collect the surcharge provided 
under paragraph (1) may not be exercised after September 
30, 2010. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of State shall ensure that, to the 
extent practicable, the total cost of a passport application 
during fiscal years 2006 and 2007, including the sur-
charge authorized under paragraph (1), shall not exceed 
the cost of the passport application as of December 1, 
2005.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4501
AN ACT 
To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to au-
thorize the Secretary of State to establish and 
collect a surcharge to cover the costs of meeting 
the increased demand for passports as a result of 
actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2004.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4630 
To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 
to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of 
education if no position in the Federal Government relating to national 
security is available. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. BOREN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the David L. Boren National Security Education 
Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and fellowship recipients 
to work in a field of education if no position in the 
Federal Government relating to national security is avail-
able. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM 
SERVICE AGREEMENT. 
Section 802(b)(2) of the David L. Boren National Se-
curity Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902(b)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) will— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a recipient of a scholar-
ship, not later than three years after the date 
of the recipient’s completion of the study for 
which scholarship assistance was provided 
under the program, work— 
‘‘(i) for not less than one year in a po-
sition in the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of State, or any element of the 
intelligence community that is certified by 
the Secretary as contributing to national 
security; 
‘‘(ii) if such recipient demonstrates to 
the Secretary of Defense that no position 
described in clause (i) is available, for not 
less than one year in a position in another 
department or agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment that is certified by the Secretary 
as contributing to national security; or
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 311 
Congratulating Iowa State University for its efforts to refurbish and 
rededicate Morrill Hall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2007 
Mr. LATHAM submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Iowa State University for its efforts to 
refurbish and rededicate Morrill Hall. 
Whereas Iowa was the first state in the Nation to accept the 
terms of the Morrill Act, and Iowa State University 
(ISU) was one of the first institutions to be designated 
as a land-grant institution; 
Whereas this early connection to the mission of land-grant in-
stitutions has helped make ISU and the State of Iowa a 
leader in agriculture; 
Whereas ISU dedicated the aptly named Morrill Hall on June 
16, 1891; 
Whereas Morrill Hall was designed in the Beaux Arts archi-
tectural design process which used major architectural 
volumes to express functional unity; 
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the public, any information required to be sub-
mitted under this subsection that the Director de-
termines is proprietary or that would provide 
personally identifiable information and that is 
not otherwise publicly accessible through other 
forms, unless the Director determines that it is 
in the public interest to provide such informa-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 1213. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS. 
Section 21B of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act is 
amended in subsection (f)(2)(C), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(v) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Di-
rector shall report semiannually to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives on the projected date for the 
completion of contributions required by this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 1214. LIQUIDATION OR REORGANIZATION OF A FED-
ERAL HOME LOAN BANK. 
Section 26 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
U.S.C. 1446) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘At least 30 days prior to liquidating or reorganizing any
(b) FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT.—Sec-
tion 5(c)(1) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 
U.S.C. 1264(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,250,000’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(c) FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT.—Section 5(e)(1) of 
the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1194(e)(1)) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,250,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE OF PRODUCTS 
WITH CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RULES. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
OF
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 14 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1)) is amended 
by— 
(1) striking ‘‘consumer product safety standard 
under this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘consumer product 
safety rule under this Act or a similar rule under 
any other Act enforced by the Commission’’; 
(2) striking ‘‘Such certificate shall’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘A certificate required under this subsection 
shall’’; and 
(3) adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Every manufacturer required to issue a cer-
tificate under this subsection shall transmit a copy 
of such certificate to the Commission.’’. 
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tient health status, patient characteristics, and geo-
graphic location. To the extent practicable, such pro-
cedures shall recognize existing procedures. 
‘‘(5) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretaries shall, as 
determined appropriate, but in no case more often 
than once during each 12-month period, update the 
quality measurement systems developed under sub-
section (a), including through— 
‘‘(A) the addition of more accurate and 
precise measures under the systems and the re-
tirement of existing outdated measures under 
the systems; and 
‘‘(B) the refinement of the weights as-
signed to measures under the systems. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING 
AND UPDATING THE SYSTEMS.—In developing and updat-
ing the quality measurement systems under this section, 
the Secretaries shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with, and take into account the 
recommendations of, the entity that the Secretaries 
has an arrangement with under subsection (e); 
‘‘(2) consult with representatives of health care 
providers, consumers, employers, and other individ-
uals and groups that are interested in the quality of 
health care; and
‘‘(3) take into account— 
‘‘(A) any demonstration or pilot program 
conducted by the Secretaries relating to meas-
uring and rewarding quality and efficiency of 
care; 
‘‘(B) any existing activities conducted by 
the Secretaries relating to measuring and re-
warding quality and efficiency; 
‘‘(C) any existing activities conducted by 
private entities including health insurance plans 
and payors; and 
‘‘(D) the report by the Institute of Medi-
cine of the National Academy of Sciences under 
section 238(b) of the Medicare Prescription 
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
2003. 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED CONSIDERATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING 
THE SYSTEMS.—In implementing the quality measure-
ment systems under this section, the Secretaries shall take 
into account the recommendations of public-private enti-
ties— 
‘‘(1) that are established to examine issues of 
data collection and reporting, including the feasi-
bility of collecting and reporting data on measures; 
and
IV 
House Calendar No. 39 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 317 
[Report No. 110–98] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1905) to provide for the treat-
ment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes 
of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the estimated tax payment 
safe harbor based on income for the preceding year in the case of 
individuals with adjusted gross income greater than $5 million. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Mr. ARCURI, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1905) to provide 
for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Con-
gressional district for purposes of representation in the 
House of Representatives, and for other purposes and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust 
the estimated tax payment safe harbor based on income 
for the preceding year in the case of individuals with 
adjusted gross income greater than $5 million. 
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‘‘(2) that involve representatives of health care 
providers, consumers, employers, and other individ-
uals and groups that are interested in quality of 
care. 
‘‘(e) ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY TO PROVIDE 
ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ARRANGEMENT.—On and after July 1, 
2006, the Secretaries shall have in place an arrange-
ment with an entity that meets the requirements de-
scribed in paragraph (2) under which such entity 
provides the Secretaries with advice on, and rec-
ommendations with respect to, the development and 
updating of the quality measurement systems under 
this section, including the assigning of weights to 
the measures under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIBED.—The re-
quirements described in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The entity is a private nonprofit enti-
ty governed by an executive director and a 
board. 
‘‘(B) The members of the entity include 
representatives of— 
‘‘(i) health insurance plans and pro-
viders with experience in the care of indi-
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in subparagraph (A), an amount equal to 2 per-
cent of the outstanding balance on the loan; and 
‘‘(C) during the 1-year period beginning 
immediately after the end of the 1-year period 
described in subparagraph (B), an amount equal 
to 1 percent of the outstanding balance on the 
loan. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—After the end of the 3-year 
period beginning on the date on which the loan is 
consummated, no prepayment penalty may be im-
posed on a qualified mortgage. 
‘‘(c) OPTION
FOR NO PREPAYMENT PENALTY RE-
QUIRED.—A creditor may not offer a consumer a residen-
tial mortgage loan product that has a prepayment penalty 
for paying all or part of the principal after the loan is 
consummated as a term of the loan, without offering to the 
consumer a residential mortgage loan product that does not 
have a prepayment penalty as a term of the loan. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITIONS ON EVASIONS, STRUCTURING OF 
TRANSACTIONS, 
AND
RECIPROCAL
ARRANGEMENTS.—A 
creditor may not take any action in connection with a resi-
dential mortgage loan— 
‘‘(1) to structure a loan transaction as an open 
end consumer credit plan or another form of loan for
H. Res. 318 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 24, 2007. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 363) to authorize appropriations for basic re-
search and research infrastructure in science and engineer-
ing, and for support of graduate fellowships, and for other 
purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Science and 
Technology. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science
viduals with multiple complex chronic con-
ditions or groups representing such health 
insurance plans and providers; 
‘‘(ii) groups representing patients and 
consumers; 
‘‘(iii) purchasers and employers or 
groups representing purchasers or employ-
ers; 
‘‘(iv) organizations that focus on qual-
ity improvement as well as the measure-
ment and reporting of quality measures; 
‘‘(v) State government health pro-
grams; 
‘‘(vi) individuals or entities skilled in 
the conduct and interpretation of bio-
medical, health services, and health eco-
nomics research and with expertise in out-
comes and effectiveness research and tech-
nology assessment; and 
‘‘(vii) individuals or entities involved 
in the development and establishment of 
standards and certification for health in-
formation technology systems and clinical 
data.
‘‘(iii) if such recipient demonstrates to 
the Secretary of Defense that no position 
described in clauses (i) or (ii) is available, 
for not less than one academic year in a 
position in the field of education in a dis-
cipline related to studies supported under 
this section; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a recipient of a fellow-
ship, not later than two years after the date of 
the recipient’s completion of the study for 
which the fellowship assistance was provided 
under the program, work— 
‘‘(i) for not less than one year in a po-
sition in the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of State, or any element of the 
intelligence community that is certified by 
the Secretary as contributing to national 
security; 
‘‘(ii) if such recipient demonstrates to 
the Secretary of Defense that no position 
described in clause (i) is available, for not 
less than one year in a position in another 
department or agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment that is certified by the Secretary 
as contributing to national security; or 
‘‘(iii) if such recipient demonstrates to 
the Secretary of Defense that no position 
described in clauses (i) or (ii) is available, 
for not less than one academic year in a 
position in the field of education in a dis-
cipline related to studies supported under 
this section.’’. 
Æ
‘‘(C) The membership of the entity is rep-
resentative of individuals with experience with 
urban health care issues and individuals with 
experience with rural and frontier health care 
issues. 
‘‘(D) If the entity requires a fee for mem-
bership, the entity shall provide assurances to 
the Secretaries that such fees are not a sub-
stantial barrier to participation in the entity’s 
activities related to the arrangement with the 
Secretaries. 
‘‘(E) The entity— 
‘‘(i) permits any member described in 
subparagraph (B) to vote on matters of 
the entity related to the arrangement with 
the Secretary under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) ensures that member voting pro-
vides a balance among disparate stake-
holders, so that no member organization 
described in subparagraph (B) unduly in-
fluences the outcome. 
‘‘(F) With respect to matters related to the 
arrangement with the Secretary under para-
graph (1), the entity conducts its business in an
open and transparent manner and provides the 
opportunity for public comment. 
‘‘(G) The entity operates as a voluntary 
consensus standards setting organization as de-
fined for purposes of section 12(d) of the Na-
tional Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–113) and Office 
of Management and Budget Revised Circular 
A–119 (published in the Federal Register on 
February 10, 1998). 
‘‘(f) USE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of activities 
conducted or supported by the Secretary under this 
Act, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
adopt and utilize the measurement system developed 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS.—With re-
spect to activities conducted or supported by the 
Secretary under this Act, the Secretary may estab-
lish collaborative agreements with private entities, 
including group health plans and health insurance 
issuers, providers, purchasers, consumer organiza-
tions, and entities receiving a grant under section 
2908, to—
‘‘(A) encourage the use of the health care 
quality measures adopted by the Secretary 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) foster uniformity between the health 
care quality measures utilized by private enti-
ties. 
‘‘(g) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Beginning 
on January 1, 2008, in order to make comparative quality 
information available to health care consumers, health 
professionals, public health officials, researchers, and 
other appropriate individuals and entities, the Secretary 
shall provide for the aggregation and analysis of quality 
measures collected under section 2905 and the dissemina-
tion of recommendations and best practices derived in part 
from such analysis. 
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to public and private entities 
to enable such entities to— 
‘‘(1) implement and use evidence-based guide-
lines with the greatest potential to improve health 
care quality, efficiency, and patient safety; and 
‘‘(2) establish mechanisms for the rapid dis-
semination of information regarding evidence-based 
guidelines with the greatest potential to improve 
health care quality, efficiency, and patient safety.
H. R. 4501
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize the Secretary of State 
to establish and collect a surcharge to cover the costs of meeting the increased 
demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Passport Services Enhancement 
Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO ESTABLISH AND 
COLLECT A SURCHARGE TO COVER THE COSTS OF 
MEETING THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS. 
Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214) 
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘There shall be col-
lected and paid’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) There shall be collected 
and paid’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of State may by regulation establish and 
collect a surcharge on applicable fees for the filing of each applica-
tion for a passport in order to cover the costs of meeting the 
increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to 
comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 
note). Such surcharge shall be in addition to the fees provided 
for in subsection (a) and in addition to the surcharges or fees 
otherwise authorized by law and shall be deposited as an offsetting 
collection to the appropriate Department of State appropriation, 
to remain available until expended for the purposes of meeting 
such costs. 
‘‘(2) The authority to collect the surcharge provided under para-
graph (1) may not be exercised after September 30, 2010. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of State shall ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, the total cost of a passport application during fiscal 
years 2006 and 2007, including the surcharge authorized under
H. R. 4501—2
paragraph (1), shall not exceed the cost of the passport application 
as of December 1, 2005.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.