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cility to home detention for the purposes of the 
pilot program under this subsection. 
(5) Page 80, line 18, strike ‘‘a Bureau of Prisons 
facility’’ and insert ‘‘at least one Bureau of Prisons facil-
ity’’. 
(6) Page 81, strike line 11 through page 83, line 
12 and insert the following: 
(A) ELIGIBLE
ELDERLY
OFFENDER.—The 
term ‘‘eligible elderly offender’’ means an of-
fender in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons— 
(i) who is not less than 65 years of age; 
(ii) who is serving a term of imprison-
ment that is not life imprisonment based on 
conviction for an offense or offenses that do 
not include any crime of violence (as de-
fined in section 16 of title 18, United States 
Code), sex offense (as defined in section 
111(5) of the Sex Offender Registration and 
Notification Act), offense described in sec-
tion 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United 
States Code, or offense under chapter 37 of 
title 18, United States Code, and has served 
the greater of 10 years or 75 percent of the 
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term of imprisonment to which the offender 
was sentenced; 
(iii) who has not been convicted in the 
past of any Federal or State crime of vio-
lence, sex offense, or other offense described 
in clause (ii); 
(iv) who has not been determined by 
the Bureau of Prisons, on the basis of infor-
mation the Bureau uses to make custody 
classifications, and in the sole discretion of 
the Bureau, to have a history of violence, or 
of engaging in conduct constituting a sex of-
fense or other offense described in clause 
(ii); 
(v) who has not escaped, or attempted 
to escape, from a Bureau of Prisons institu-
tion; 
(vi) with respect to whom the Bureau 
of Prisons has determined that release to 
home detention under this section will result 
in a substantial net reduction of costs to the 
Federal Government; and 
(vii) who has been determined by the 
Bureau of Prisons to be at no substantial 
risk of engaging in criminal conduct or of 
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endangering any person or the public if re-
leased to home detention. 
(7) Page 84, line 25, strike ‘‘section 231’’ and in-
sert ‘‘this section’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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•HR 3221 EAH2 
for the mortgage insurance programs under title II of the 
National Housing Act so that the procedures for origi-
nating, insuring, and servicing of such mortgages conform 
with those customarily used by secondary market pur-
chasers of residential mortgage loans. Not later than the ex-
piration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the Congress describing the progress made and to 
be made toward updating and upgrading such processes 
and technology, and providing appropriate staffing for such 
mortgage insurance programs. 
SEC. 2127. POST-PURCHASE HOUSING COUNSELING ELIGI-
BILITY IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 106(c)(4) of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(4)) is amended: 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) a significant reduction in the in-
come of the household due to divorce or 
death; or
496 
•HR 3221 EAH2 
‘‘(iv) a significant increase in basic ex-
penses of the homeowner or an immediate 
family member of the homeowner (including 
the spouse, child, or parent for whom the 
homeowner provides substantial care or fi-
nancial assistance) due to— 
‘‘(I) an unexpected or significant 
increase in medical expenses; 
‘‘(II) a divorce; 
‘‘(III) unexpected and significant 
damage to the property, the repair of 
which will not be covered by private or 
public insurance; or 
‘‘(IV) a large property-tax in-
crease; or’’; 
(2) by striking the matter that follows subpara-
graph (C); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development determines that the annual income 
of the homeowner is no greater than the annual 
income established by the Secretary as being of 
low- or moderate-income.’’.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 273 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas, in 1957, a group of visionary leaders gathered at 
the famed Brown Derby in Los Angeles to form The Na-
tional Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; 
Whereas The Recording Academy soon created the GRAMMY 
Award which is the world’s most visible and prestigious 
award for music;
•HCON 273 EH 
Whereas the GRAMMY was created as a peer award, given 
by music makers, for music makers, to honor the highest 
quality recording music of the year without regard to 
sales or chart position; 
Whereas The Recording Academy expanded its mission be-
yond recognition of musical excellence to include 
groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrich-
ment, advocacy, education, and human services programs; 
Whereas through its 12 chapters across America, The Re-
cording Academy serves more than 18,000 musicians, 
singers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and other 
music professionals; 
Whereas, in 1989, The Recording Academy created the 
GRAMMY Foundation to cultivate the understanding, 
appreciation, and advancement of the contribution of re-
corded music to American culture, from the artistic and 
technical legends of the past to the still unimagined mu-
sical breakthroughs of future generations of music pro-
fessionals; 
Whereas that same year, The Recording Academy created 
MusiCares, to provide a safety net of critical assistance 
for music people in times of need; 
Whereas the GRAMMYs on the Hill Initiative, based in 
Washington, DC, works to advance the rights of the 
music community through advocacy, education, and dia-
logue; and 
Whereas through this initiative, The Recording Academy has 
become a leading advocate for music makers: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress congratulates The Recording
•HCON 273 EH 
Academy during its 50th GRAMMY celebration for its im-
portant work in improving the environment for music and 
music makers. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 273 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National 
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
(1) The Soldiers’ Memorial is a tribute to all 
veterans located in the greater St. Louis area, in-
cluding Southern Illinois. 
(2) The current annual budget for the memorial 
is $185,000 and is paid for exclusively by the City 
of St. Louis. 
(3) In 1923, the City of St. Louis voted to 
spend $6,000,000 to purchase a memorial plaza and 
building dedicated to citizens of St. Louis who lost 
their lives in World War I. 
(4) The purchase of the 7 block site exhausted 
the funds and no money remained to construct a 
monument. 
(5) In 1933, Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann ap-
pealed to citizens and the city government to raise 
$1,000,000 to construct a memorial building and 
general improvement of the plaza area and the con-
struction of Soldiers’ Memorial began on October 
21, 1935. 
(6) On October 14, 1936, President Franklin 
D. Roosevelt officially dedicated the site. 
(7) On Memorial Day in 1938, Mayor 
Dickmann opened the building to the public. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2804
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located at 95
Seventh Street in San Francisco, California, as the
‘‘James R. Browning United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Con. Res. 273 
Agreed to February 8, 2008 
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 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas, in 1957, a group of visionary leaders gathered at the 
famed Brown Derby in Los Angeles to form The National Academy 
of Recording Arts & Sciences; 
Whereas The Recording Academy soon created the GRAMMY Award 
which is the world’s most visible and prestigious award for music; 
Whereas the GRAMMY was created as a peer award, given by 
music makers, for music makers, to honor the highest quality 
recording music of the year without regard to sales or chart 
position; 
Whereas The Recording Academy expanded its mission beyond rec-
ognition of musical excellence to include groundbreaking profes-
sional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education, and 
human services programs; 
Whereas through its 12 chapters across America, The Recording 
Academy serves more than 18,000 musicians, singers, song-
writers, producers, engineers, and other music professionals; 
Whereas, in 1989, The Recording Academy created the GRAMMY 
Foundation to cultivate the understanding, appreciation, and 
advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American 
culture, from the artistic and technical legends of the past to 
the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations 
of music professionals; 
Whereas that same year, The Recording Academy created 
MusiCares, to provide a safety net of critical assistance for music 
people in times of need; 
Whereas the GRAMMYs on the Hill Initiative, based in Washington, 
DC, works to advance the rights of the music community through 
advocacy, education, and dialogue; and 
Whereas through this initiative, The Recording Academy has 
become a leading advocate for music makers: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress congratulates The Recording Academy during
H. Con. Res. 273—2 
its 50th GRAMMY celebration for its important work in improving 
the environment for music and music makers. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.
designating the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum, lo-
cated at 1315 Chestnut, St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit 
of the National Park System. 
(c) STUDY PROCESS
AND COMPLETION.—Section 
8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall 
apply to the conduct and completion of the study required 
by this section. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report 
describing the results the study required by this section 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
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Calendar No. 236 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1047 
[Report No. 110–106] 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
duct a study to determine the suitability and fea-
sibility of designating the Soldiers’ Memorial 
Military Museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, 
as a unit of the National Park System. 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Reported without amendment 
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bacco product that is sold or distributed for use to 
reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-related disease 
associated with commercially marketed tobacco prod-
ucts. 
‘‘(2) SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a to-
bacco product, the term ‘sold or distributed for 
use to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-re-
lated disease associated with commercially mar-
keted tobacco products’ means a tobacco prod-
uct— 
‘‘(i) the label, labeling, or advertising 
of which represents explicitly or implicitly 
that— 
‘‘(I) the tobacco product presents 
a lower risk of tobacco-related disease 
or is less harmful than one or more 
other commercially marketed tobacco 
products; 
‘‘(II) the tobacco product or its 
smoke contains a reduced level of a 
substance or presents a reduced expo-
sure to a substance; or
‘‘(III) the tobacco product or its 
smoke does not contain or is free of a 
substance; 
‘‘(ii) the label, labeling, or advertising 
of which uses the descriptors ‘light’, ‘mild’, 
or ‘low’ or similar descriptors; or 
‘‘(iii) the tobacco product manufac-
turer of which has taken any action di-
rected to consumers through the media or 
otherwise, other than by means of the to-
bacco product’s label, labeling, or adver-
tising, after the date of enactment of the 
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco 
Control Act, respecting the product that 
would be reasonably expected to result in 
consumers believing that the tobacco prod-
uct or its smoke may present a lower risk 
of disease or is less harmful than one or 
more commercially marketed tobacco prod-
ucts, or presents a reduced exposure to, or 
does not contain or is free of, a substance 
or substances. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—No tobacco product 
shall be considered to be ‘sold or distributed for 
use to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-re-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1048 
To establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies 
to schools, nonprofit community-based educational organizations, and 
families of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2007 
Mr. FERGUSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish a program to transfer surplus computers of 
Federal agencies to schools, nonprofit community-based 
educational organizations, and families of members of 
the Armed Forces who are deployed, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Profiting from Access 
to Computer Technology (PACT) Act’’ or the ‘‘Child 
PACT Act’’. 
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lated disease associated with commercially mar-
keted tobacco products’, except as described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT.—No 
smokeless tobacco product shall be considered 
to be ‘sold or distributed for use to reduce harm 
or the risk of tobacco-related disease associated 
with commercially marketed tobacco products’ 
solely because its label, labeling, or advertising 
uses the following phrases to describe such 
product and its use: ‘smokeless tobacco’, 
‘smokeless tobacco product’, ‘not consumed by 
smoking’, 
‘does 
not 
produce 
smoke’, 
‘smokefree’, ‘smoke-free’, ‘without smoke’, ‘no 
smoke’, or ‘not smoke’. 
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The provisions of 
paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall take effect 12 months 
after the date of enactment of the Family Smoking 
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act for those prod-
ucts whose label, labeling, or advertising contains 
the terms described in such paragraph on such date 
of enactment. The effective date shall be with re-
spect to the date of manufacture, provided that, in 
any case, beginning 30 days after such effective 
date, a manufacturer shall not introduce into the do-
III 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 273 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 7 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 6), 2008 
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy 
of Recording Arts & Sciences. 
Whereas, in 1957, a group of visionary leaders gathered at 
the famed Brown Derby in Los Angeles to form The Na-
tional Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; 
Whereas The Recording Academy soon created the GRAMMY 
Award which is the world’s most visible and prestigious 
award for music; 
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Whereas the GRAMMY was created as a peer award, given 
by music makers, for music makers, to honor the highest 
quality recording music of the year without regard to 
sales or chart position; 
Whereas The Recording Academy expanded its mission be-
yond recognition of musical excellence to include 
groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrich-
ment, advocacy, education, and human services programs; 
Whereas through its 12 chapters across America, The Re-
cording Academy serves more than 18,000 musicians, 
singers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and other 
music professionals; 
Whereas, in 1989, The Recording Academy created the 
GRAMMY Foundation to cultivate the understanding, 
appreciation, and advancement of the contribution of re-
corded music to American culture, from the artistic and 
technical legends of the past to the still unimagined mu-
sical breakthroughs of future generations of music pro-
fessionals; 
Whereas that same year, The Recording Academy created 
MusiCares, to provide a safety net of critical assistance 
for music people in times of need; 
Whereas the GRAMMYs on the Hill Initiative, based in 
Washington, DC, works to advance the rights of the 
music community through advocacy, education, and dia-
logue; and 
Whereas through this initiative, The Recording Academy has 
become a leading advocate for music makers: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress congratulates The Recording 
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Academy during its 50th GRAMMY celebration for its im-
portant work in improving the environment for music and 
music makers. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 275 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should 
be issued honoring Barbara Charline Jordan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. WYNN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL 
of Texas, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. POE, Mr. HOYER, and Ms. 
DELAURO) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued honoring Barbara 
Charline Jordan. 
Whereas Barbara Charline Jordan was an American original 
as a public servant and later as a professor, and she 
transcended race, gender, and politics; 
Whereas Barbara Charline Jordan was never reluctant or 
afraid to speak truth to power and was a tireless and un-
ceasing advocate for equal opportunity for all, equal jus-
tice under the law, and transparency, accountability, and 
ethics in government; 
Whereas in 1966 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first 
African-American woman elected to the senate of the 
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Calendar No. 331
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2804
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located
at 95 Seventh Street in San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘James R. Browning United
States Courthouse’’.
MARCH 21, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
•HCON 275 IH 
State of Texas and was the only woman in the 1967– 
1968 legislative session; 
Whereas in 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first 
African-American woman from the State of Texas elected 
to Congress after Reconstruction and served with distinc-
tion on the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; 
Whereas one of Barbara Charline Jordan’s Federal legislative 
achievements was the 1975 renewal and expansion of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 to include language minori-
ties; 
Whereas in 1975 a leading national magazine surveyed 700 
political opinion leaders, and they ranked Barbara 
Charline Jordan at the top of a list of women they would 
like to see become president; 
Whereas in 1976 Barbara Charline Jordan delivered a key-
note address entitled ‘‘Who Then Will Speak for the 
Common Good?’’ at the Democratic National Convention 
and in doing so became the first African-American 
woman to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic 
National Convention; 
Whereas Barbara Charline Jordan left Congress in 1979 to 
join the faculty of the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of 
Public Policy at the University of Texas, where she held 
the endowed Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in Na-
tional Policy, named for one of her political mentors, 
President Lyndon Baines Johnson; 
Whereas in 1994 Barbara Charline Jordan was awarded the 
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President William Jef-
ferson Clinton for being ‘‘the most outspoken moral voice 
of the American political system’’; 
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Whereas on January 17, 1996, Barbara Charline Jordan died 
at the young age of 59 from complications of leukemia; 
and 
Whereas commemorative postage stamps have been commis-
sioned to honor other great leaders in American history: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Postal Service should 
issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Bar-
bara Charline Jordan; and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such stamp be issued. 
Æ 
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mestic commerce of the United States any product, 
irrespective of the date of manufacture, that is not 
in conformance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(c) TOBACCO DEPENDENCE PRODUCTS.—A product 
that is intended to be used for the treatment of tobacco 
dependence, including smoking cessation, is not a modified 
risk tobacco product under this section if it has been ap-
proved as a drug or device by the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration and is subject to the requirements of chapter V. 
‘‘(d) FILING.—Any person may file with the Sec-
retary an application for a modified risk tobacco product. 
Such application shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the proposed product and 
any proposed advertising and labeling; 
‘‘(2) the conditions for using the product; 
‘‘(3) the formulation of the product; 
‘‘(4) sample product labels and labeling; 
‘‘(5) all documents (including underlying sci-
entific information) relating to research findings 
conducted, supported, or possessed by the tobacco 
product manufacturer relating to the effect of the 
product on tobacco-related diseases and health-re-
lated conditions, including information both favor-
able and unfavorable to the ability of the product to