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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5207 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the immigration advisory program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF COMMIT-
TING CERTAIN SEX OFFENSES FROM RECEIV-
ING CERTAIN BURIAL-RELATED BENEFITS 
AND FUNERAL HONORS. 
(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERMENT OR MEMORI-
ALIZATION IN NATIONAL CEMETARY ADMINISTRATION, 
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY, AND CERTAIN STATE 
VETERANS’ CEMETARIES, AND TERMINATION OF PROVI-
SION OF PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL CERTIFICATE, FLAG, 
AND HEADSTONE OR MARKER.—Section 2411(b) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A person who is classified as a tier III sex 
offender under the Sex Offender Registration and 
Notification Act.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to terminate any benefit available to 
any person except those benefits specifically terminated by 
the amendment made by subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to interments and 
memorializations that occur on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. 
The constitutional authority on which this Act rests 
is the power of Congress to make rules for the government 
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and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated 
in article I, section 8, clause 14 of the United States Con-
stitution. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5566 
To amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide for a temporary 
increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for housing loans guar-
anteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. BACHUS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide 
for a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty 
amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
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. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MAXIMUM LOAN 
GUARANTY AMOUNT FOR HOUSING LOANS 
GUARANTEED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
Section 201(a) of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–185; 122 Stat. 613) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) VA GUARANTEED HOUSING LOANS.—Not-
withstanding 
subparagraph 
(C) 
of 
section 
3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, for pur-
poses of any loan described in that section for which 
the mortgagee issues a loan commitment during the 
period beginning on February 13, 2008, and ending 
at the end of December 31, 2008, the term ‘max-
imum guaranty amount’ means the dollar amount 
that is equal to 25 percent of the amount deter-
mined under paragraph (2) of this subsection for a 
residence of the applicable size located in the area 
in which the residence for which the loan is made is 
located.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5567 
To rescind earmarks designated in the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. 
HOEKSTRA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 
A BILL 
To rescind earmarks designated in the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF EARMARKS IN INTELLIGENCE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008. 
No funds may be obligated or otherwise made avail-
able for an item listed in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying the conference report on H.R. 2082 of the 
110th Congress (H. Rept. 110–478) in compliance with 
clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
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Senate, unless the President certifies that amounts would 
be obligated for such item without regard to its appear-
ance in such joint explanatory statement. 
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‘‘(ii) DELIVERY
OF
EVIDENCE
OF 
ENTRY OF ORDER.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this paragraph, no insur-
ance benefits may be paid pursuant to this 
subparagraph for a mortgage before deliv-
ery to the Secretary of evidence of the 
entry of the order issued pursuant to title 
11, United States Code, in a form satisfac-
tory to the Secretary.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘section 520, 
and’’ the following: ‘‘, except as provided in para-
graph (1)(E),’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) LOAN MODIFICATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
carry out a program solely to encourage loan 
modifications for eligible delinquent mortgages 
through the payment of insurance benefits and 
assignment of the mortgage to the Secretary 
and the subsequent modification of the terms of 
the mortgage according to a loan modification 
approved by the mortgagee. 
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‘‘(1) provisions under which an election to make 
designated Roth contributions may be made— 
‘‘(A) by any individual who is eligible to 
make 
contributions 
under 
section 
8351, 
8432(a), 8440a, 8440b, 8440c, 8440d, or 
8440e; and 
‘‘(B) by any individual, not described in 
subparagraph (A), who is otherwise eligible to 
make elective deferrals under the Thrift Sav-
ings Plan; 
‘‘(2) any provisions which may, as a result of 
enactment of this section, be necessary in order to 
clarify the meaning of any reference to an ‘account’ 
made in section 8432(f), 8433, 8434(d), 8435, 
8437, or any other provision of law; and 
‘‘(3) any other provisions which may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 8432c the following: 
‘‘8432d. Qualified Roth contribution program.’’. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SELF-DIRECTED IN-
VESTMENT WINDOW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8438(b)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended—
(II) by inserting ‘‘physical’’ be-
fore ‘‘fencing along’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘such’’ before 
‘‘fencing would’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘physical’’ before ‘‘fencing’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘physical’’ before ‘‘fencing’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘physical’’ before ‘‘fencing’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘phys-
ical’’ before ‘‘fences’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘physical’’ before 
‘‘fencing’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘physical’’ before 
‘‘fence’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘barriers 
and roads’’ and inserting ‘‘physical fencing, barriers, 
and roads’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 564 of divi-
sion E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 
(Public Law 110–161) is repealed. 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EB–5 REGIONAL CENTER PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘shall set aside’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘eligible for admission’’ and inserting ‘‘shall set 
aside 3,000 visas annually for 20 years to include such 
aliens as are eligible for admission’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that, to the extent 
practicable, qualifying investments under section 610 of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju-
diciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 
(8 U.S.C. 1153 note) should be made in targeted employ-
ment areas (as defined in section 203(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1153(b)(5)(B)(ii))), including rural areas (areas other 
than an area within a metropolitan statistical area or 
within the outer boundary of any city or town having a 
population of 20,000 or more (based on the most recent 
decennial census of the United States)) and high unem-
ployment areas (areas that have experienced unemploy-
ment of at least 150 percent of the national average rate). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5569 
AN ACT 
To extend for 5 years the EB–5 regional center 
pilot program, and for other purposes.
IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5569 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2008 
Received 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To extend for 5 years the EB–5 regional center pilot 
program, and for other purposes. 
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. EXTENSION OF EB–5 REGIONAL CENTER PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘shall set aside’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘eligible for admission’’ and inserting ‘‘shall set 
aside 3,000 visas annually for 20 years to include such 
aliens as are eligible for admission’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that, to the extent 
practicable, qualifying investments under section 610 of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju-
diciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 
(8 U.S.C. 1153 note) should be made in targeted employ-
ment areas (as defined in section 203(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1153(b)(5)(B)(ii))), including rural areas (areas other 
than an area within a metropolitan statistical area or 
within the outer boundary of any city or town having a 
population of 20,000 or more (based on the most recent 
decennial census of the United States)) and high unem-
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ployment areas (areas that have experienced unemploy-
ment of at least 150 percent of the national average rate). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 441 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5569 
[Report No. 110–698] 
To extend for 5 years the EB–5 regional center pilot program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COSTA 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To extend for 5 years the EB–5 regional center pilot 
program. 
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. EXTENSION OF EB–5 REGIONAL CENTER PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘for 15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘for 20 years’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 441 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5569 
[Report No. 110–698] 
A BILL 
To extend for 5 years the EB–5 regional center 
pilot program. 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(i) The 18 States with the smallest 
total direct written premiums from all in-
surance policies written in such States. 
‘‘(ii) The 18 States with the largest 
total direct written premiums from all in-
surance policies written in such States. 
‘‘(iii) The States that are not among 
the States described in clauses (i) and (ii). 
‘‘(B) AT-LARGE
MEMBERS.—The NAIC 
shall appoint 3 Board members pursuant to cri-
teria established by the NAIC’s membership. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERS
APPOINTED
BY
INSURANCE 
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INSURANCE PRODUCER REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—3 of the 5 members who are insurance 
industry representatives shall be appointed as 
follows by the following trade associations or 
their successor organizations: 
‘‘(i) 1 member appointed by the Coun-
cil of Insurance Agents and Brokers from 
among representatives of such association. 
‘‘(ii) 1 member appointed by the Inde-
pendent Insurance Agents and Brokers of 
America from among representatives of 
such association. 
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‘‘(iii) 1 member appointed by the Na-
tional Association of Insurance and Finan-
cial Advisors from among representatives 
of such association. 
‘‘(B) PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURER 
REPRESENTATIVE.—1 of the 5 members who 
are insurance industry representatives shall be 
appointed by the American Insurance Associa-
tion, the National Association of Mutual Insur-
ance Companies, and the Property and Cas-
ualty Insurers Association of America from 
among representatives of each such association, 
on a rotating basis. 
‘‘(C) LIFE
AND
HEALTH
INSURER
REP-
RESENTATIVE.—1 of the 5 members who are 
insurance industry representatives shall be ap-
pointed by the American Council of Life Insur-
ers and the Association of Health Insurance 
Plans from among representatives of each such 
association, on a rotating basis. 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATE APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the NAIC or a 
nominating group of insurance trade associa-
tions fails to make appointments to the Board 
as required under paragraph (2) or (3), the 
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(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) a self-directed investment window, if 
the Board authorizes such window under para-
graph (5).’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8438(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) The Board may authorize the addition of a 
self-directed investment window under the Thrift Savings 
Plan if the Board determines that such addition would be 
in the best interests of participants. 
‘‘(B) The self-directed investment window shall be 
limited to— 
‘‘(i) low-cost, passively-managed index funds 
that offer diversification benefits; and 
‘‘(ii) other investment options, if the Board de-
termines the options to be appropriate retirement in-
vestment vehicles for participants. 
‘‘(C) The Board shall ensure that any administrative 
expenses related to use of the self-directed investment win-
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Committee’ means 
the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’ has the 
meaning given to such term in regulations which the 
Committee shall prescribe. 
‘‘(3) COVERED TRANSACTION.—The term ‘covered 
transaction’ means any merger, acquisition, or take-
over by or with any foreign person which could result 
in foreign control of any person engaged in interstate 
commerce in the United States. 
‘‘(4) 
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED 
TRANSACTION.—The term ‘foreign government-con-
trolled transaction’ means any covered transaction 
that could result in the control of any person engaged 
in interstate commerce in the United States by a for-
eign government or an entity controlled by or acting 
on behalf of a foreign government. 
‘‘(5) CLARIFICATION.—The term ‘national secu-
rity’ shall be construed so as to include those issues 
relating to ‘homeland security’, including its applica-
tion to critical infrastructure. 
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Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 
110–28) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘prior to the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘prior to April 1, 2009’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
‘‘Federal Regulations)’’ the following: ‘‘or in the 
final regulation, relating to such parts, published on 
May 29, 2007 (72 Federal Register 29748)’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘, including the proposed regulation 
published on May 23, 2007 (72 Federal Register 
28930)’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORATORIA IN PUBLIC 
LAW 110–173.—Section 206 of the Medicare, Medicaid, 
and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–173) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 1, 2009’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including the proposed regu-
lation published on August 13, 2007 (72 Federal 
Register 45201),’’ after ‘‘rehabilitation services’’; 
and 
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(6) Such other options as the Secretary deems 
to best satisfy the criteria identified under sub-
section (b). 
(d) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives a report on the acquisi-
tion strategy adopted pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) The report shall include a discussion of each of 
the options considered pursuant to subsection (c) and the 
extent to which each option addresses the criteria identi-
fied under subsection (b), and shall include a plan to im-
plement within 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act the acquisition strategy adopted by the Secretary. 
(e) REVIEW OF ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—As consid-
ered appropriate by the Secretary, but not less often than 
once every 3 years, the Secretary shall review and, as nec-
essary, update the acquisition strategy adopted pursuant 
to subsection (a) to ensure that it best addresses the cri-
teria identified under subsection (b).
under this section, if any party to the 
transaction or the entity resulting from 
consummation of the transaction inten-
tionally materially breaches a mitigation 
agreement or condition described in sub-
section (l)(1)(A), and— 
‘‘(I) such breach is certified by 
the lead department or agency moni-
toring and enforcing such agreement 
or condition as an intentional material 
breach; and 
‘‘(II) such department or agency 
certifies that there is no other remedy 
or enforcement tool available to ad-
dress such breach. 
‘‘(E) TIMING.—Any review under this 
paragraph shall be completed before the end of 
the 30-day period beginning on the date of the 
receipt of written notice under subparagraph 
(C) by the Chairperson of the Committee, or 
the date of the initiation of the review in ac-
cordance with a motion under subparagraph 
(D). 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In each case in 
which— 
‘‘(i) a review of a covered transaction 
under paragraph (1) results in a deter-
mination that— 
‘‘(I) the transaction threatens to 
impair the national security of the 
United States and that threat has not 
been mitigated during or prior to the 
review of a covered transaction under 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(II) the transaction is a foreign 
government-controlled transaction; 
‘‘(ii) a roll call vote pursuant to para-
graph (3)(A) in connection with a review 
under paragraph (1) of any covered trans-
action results in at least 1 vote by a Com-
mittee member against approving the 
transaction; or 
‘‘(iii) the Director of National Intel-
ligence identifies particularly complex intel-
ligence concerns that could threaten to im-
pair the national security of the United 
States and Committee members were not 
able to develop and agree upon measures 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5236 
AN ACT 
To expand opportunities available to employee-owned busi-
ness concerns through Small Business Administration 
loan programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(b) NATIONAL SECURITY REVIEWS AND INVESTIGA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL SECURITY REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving written 
notification under subparagraph (C) of any cov-
ered transaction, or on a motion made under 
subparagraph (D) with respect to any covered 
transaction, the President, acting through the 
Committee, shall review the covered transaction 
to determine the effects of the transaction on the 
national security of the United States. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTROL
BY
FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENT.—If the Committee determines that the 
covered transaction is a foreign government-con-
trolled transaction, the Committee shall conduct 
an investigation of the transaction under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(C) WRITTEN NOTICE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any party to any 
covered transaction may initiate a review of 
the transaction under this paragraph by 
submitting a written notice of the trans-
action to the Chairperson of the Committee. 
‘‘(ii) WITHDRAWAL
OF
NOTICE.—No 
covered transaction for which a notice was 
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