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reemployment rights under USERRA) is amended by re-
designating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (10) 
and (11), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
(8) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) TREATMENT IN THE CASE OF DEATH OR 
DISABILITY
RESULTING
FROM
ACTIVE
MILITARY 
SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For benefit accrual 
purposes, an employer sponsoring a retirement 
plan may treat an individual who dies or be-
comes disabled (as defined under the terms of 
the plan) while performing qualified military 
service with respect to the employer maintain-
ing the plan as if the individual has resumed 
employment in accordance with the individual’s 
reemployment rights under chapter 43 of title 
38, United States Code, on the day preceding 
death or disability (as the case may be) and ter-
minated employment on the actual date of 
death or disability. In the case of any such 
treatment, and subject to subparagraphs (B) 
and (C), any full or partial compliance by such 
plan with respect to the benefit accrual require-
ments of paragraph (8) with respect to such in-
dividual shall be treated for purposes of para-
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graph (1) as if such compliance were required 
under such chapter 43. 
‘‘(B) 
NONDISCRIMINATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subparagraph (A) shall apply only if 
all individuals performing qualified military 
service with respect to the employer maintain-
ing the plan (as determined under subsections 
(b), (c), (m), and (o)) who die or became dis-
abled as a result of performing qualified mili-
tary service prior to reemployment by the em-
ployer are credited with service and benefits on 
reasonably equivalent terms. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—The 
amount of employee contributions and the 
amount of elective deferrals of an individual 
treated as reemployed under subparagraph (A) 
for purposes of applying paragraph (8)(C) shall 
be determined on the basis of the individual’s 
average actual employee contributions or elec-
tive deferrals for the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the 12-month period of service 
with the employer immediately prior to 
qualified military service, or 
‘‘(ii) if service with the employer is 
less than such 12-month period, the actual 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6082 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded 
coverage of paramedic intercept services under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2008 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. PLATTS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for expanded coverage of paramedic intercept services 
under the Medicare Program. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Paramedic 
Intercept Services Coverage Act of 2008’’. 
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HR 6083 RFS 
SECTION 1. TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROSECU-
TORS. 
The Attorney General is authorized to award a grant 
to a national nonprofit organization (such as the National 
District Attorneys Association) to conduct a national 
training program for State and local prosecutors for the 
purpose of improving the professional skills of State and 
local prosecutors and enhancing the ability of Federal, 
State, and local prosecutors to work together. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION. 
The Attorney General may provide assistance to the 
grantee under section 1 to carry out the training program 
described in such section, including comprehensive con-
tinuing legal education in the areas of trial practice, sub-
stantive legal updates, support staff training, and any 
other assistance the Attorney General determines to be ap-
propriate. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this Act $4,750,000 for each of 
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SEC. 11. MATCHING FUNDS FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP-
MENT ACCOUNTS PROVIDED THROUGH A TAX 
CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45R. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INVEST-
MENT CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
section 38, the individual development account investment 
credit determined under this section with respect to any 
eligible entity for any taxable year is an amount equal to 
the individual development account investment provided 
by such eligible entity during the taxable year under an 
individual development account program established under 
section 4 of the Savings for Working Families Act of 
2009. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE TAX.—For the purposes of this 
section, the term ‘applicable tax’ means the excess (if any) 
of— 
‘‘(1) the tax imposed under this chapter (other 
than the taxes imposed under the provisions de-
scribed in subparagraphs (C) through (Q) of section 
26(b)(2)), over 
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SECTION 1. TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROSECU-
TORS. 
The Attorney General is authorized to award a grant 
to a national nonprofit organization (such as the National 
District Attorneys Association) to conduct a national 
training program for State and local prosecutors for the 
purpose of improving the professional skills of State and 
local prosecutors and enhancing the ability of Federal, 
State, and local prosecutors to work together. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION. 
The Attorney General may provide assistance to the 
grantee under section 1 to carry out the training program 
described in such section, including comprehensive con-
tinuing legal education in the areas of trial practice, sub-
stantive legal updates, support staff training, and any 
other assistance the Attorney General determines to be ap-
propriate. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this Act $4,750,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to remain available 
until expended. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6083 
AN ACT 
To authorize funding to conduct a national training 
program for State and local prosecutors.
H. R. 6083 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local 
prosecutors. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS. 
The Attorney General is authorized to award a grant to a 
national nonprofit organization (such as the National District Attor-
neys Association) to conduct a national training program for State 
and local prosecutors for the purpose of improving the professional 
skills of State and local prosecutors and enhancing the ability 
of Federal, State, and local prosecutors to work together. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION. 
The Attorney General may provide assistance to the grantee 
under section 1 to carry out the training program described in 
such section, including comprehensive continuing legal education 
in the areas of trial practice, substantive legal updates, support 
staff training, and any other assistance the Attorney General deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
to carry out this Act $4,750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2012, to remain available until expended. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6083 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To authorize funding to conduct a national training program 
for State and local prosecutors. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain 
other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2009 
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes 
and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, 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. NONMAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TOBACCO PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 30 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3002a 
the following: 
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SECTION 1. GERALD R. FORD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive 
in Rancho Mirage, California, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas 
Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the ‘‘Ger-
ald R. Ford Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 6085 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 
Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford 
Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GERALD R. FORD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho 
Mirage, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Gerald 
R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the 
‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2008 
Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. BACA, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
CARDOZA, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DREIER, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Ms. FOXX, Mr. GALLEGLY, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 
HUNTER, Mr. ISSA, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Ms. ZOE 
LOFGREN of California, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. 
MACK, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GARY G. MIL-
LER of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. LO-
RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. WATSON, and Ms. 
WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho 
Mirage, California, as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office 
Building’’. 
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. GERALD R. FORD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive 
in Rancho Mirage, California, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post 
Office Building’’. 
Æ 
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that serve as positive incentives for participation in 
voluntary initiatives to improve health care quality; 
(2) such initiatives should include pay-for-re-
porting programs, programs to facilitate coordina-
tion of care, the use of clinical appropriateness cri-
teria developed by organizations representing physi-
cians and other health care professionals, grants for 
developing and pilot testing data registry systems, 
grants for participation in such data registries, and 
other appropriate initiatives; and 
(3) financing for such initiatives should be non- 
punitive and exempt from the Medicare physician fee 
schedule budget neutrality requirements. 
Æ 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 20 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho 
Mirage, California, as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office 
Building’’. 
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. GERALD R. FORD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive 
in Rancho Mirage, California, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 919 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 20 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JULY 30, 2008 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho 
Mirage, California, as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GERALD R. FORD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive 
in Rancho Mirage, California, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gerald R. Ford Post 
Office Building’’. 
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Calendar No. 919 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas 
Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the ‘‘Ger-
ald R. Ford Post Office Building’’. 
JULY 30, 2008 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6088 
To establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent 
domestic violence victims. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2008 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. POE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network 
to represent domestic violence victims. 
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 ‘‘National Domestic Vio-
lence Volunteer Attorney Network Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VOLUNTEER AT-
TORNEY NETWORK. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103–322) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5783 
AN ACT 
To provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that main-
tain a customer account at the request of a Federal 
or State law enforcement agency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
communications and Information Administra-
tion to promote consumer outreach and assist-
ance regarding the digital television transition 
and the converter-box program under section 
3005 of the Digital Television Transition and 
Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 
note). 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall invite to participate 
in the DTV Working Group representatives of 
groups involved with the transition to digital 
television, including the Commission, the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration, other relevant Federal agencies, 
commercial and noncommercial television broad-
casters, multichannel video programming dis-
tributors, consumer electronics manufacturers 
and manufacturers of peripheral devices, broad-
cast antenna and tuner manufacturers, retail 
providers of consumer electronics equipment, 
consumer groups, and public interest groups 
(including the American Association of Retired 
Persons and the Seniors Coalition). Members of 
the DTV Working Group shall serve without 
compensation and shall not be considered Fed-
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‘‘(2) provide recommendations to the Office on 
Violence Against Women regarding the selection of 
the 5 sites for the pilot program under section 
41702(a); and 
‘‘(3) attend regular meetings covered by the 
American Bar Association Commission or Domestic 
Violence. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Task Force shall report to Con-
gress every 2 years on its work under this section. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2013.’’. 
Æ 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) for 2009, all of 2009.’’. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE INCENTIVE PAYMENT 
PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIAN SCARCITY AREAS. 
Section 1833(u) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(u)), as amended by section 102 of the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–173), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘July 1, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘July 
1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF FLOOR ON MEDICARE WORK GEO-
GRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE. 
Section 1848(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)), as amended by section 103 of the 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–173), is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B)’’ 
through ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the suc-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6090 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment- 
based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2008 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
COBLE, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr. 
FEENEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those 
visas to certain employment-based immigrants who ob-
tain an advanced degree in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) WORLDWIDE
LEVEL
OF
DIVERSITY
IMMI-
GRANTS.—Section 201 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended— 
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