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III 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 366 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that increasing American 
capabilities in science, mathematics, and technology edu-
cation should be a national priority. 
Whereas the economic competitiveness of the Nation depends 
on strong science, mathematics, and technology capabili-
ties throughout the workforce; 
Whereas the need for improvement in education is acute in 
the areas of science, mathematics, and technology; 
Whereas our national competitiveness strategy must include 
the goals of— 
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(1) ensuring that all young persons achieve a level 
of technological literacy adequate to prepare them for the 
demands of a scientific and technologically oriented soci-
ety; and 
(2) fulfilling the need for a deep pool of talented 
American leaders in science and technological research 
and development; 
Whereas numerous research reports indicate the Nation is 
not achieving these goals; 
Whereas the most recent United States National Assessment 
of Educational Progress reveals that a majority of those 
17 years of age are poorly equipped for informed citizen-
ship and productive performance in the workplace; 
Whereas by 2016, 35.4 percent of our workforce will be com-
prised of minority workers, and 46.6 percent will be 
women; and 
Whereas women and minorities continue to be underserved by 
and underrepresented in science and mathematics: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) this Nation should dedicate its resources to 
the development of a broad pool of citizens who are 
functionally literate in science, mathematics, and 
technology; 
(2) a national science education policy in the 
coming decade should address the crucial need areas 
of— 
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(A) substantially increasing science schol-
arships and providing adequate financial re-
sources to permit students from underrep-
resented populations to study science, mathe-
matics, and technology; and 
(B) actively involving National Science 
Foundation involvement in curriculum develop-
ment with strong emphasis on reinforcing 
science and mathematics concepts at each grade 
level; and 
(3) this national challenge can be met through 
strong leadership from the White House Office of 
Science and Technology Policy; other Federal, State, 
and local governments; and with long-term commit-
ments from the civic, business, and engineering com-
munities. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 1202. SERVICES TO PATIENTS RECEIVING POSITIVE 
TEST DIAGNOSIS FOR DOWN SYNDROME OR 
OTHER 
PRENATALLY 
DIAGNOSED 
CONDI-
TION. 
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(A) Pregnant women who choose to under-
go prenatal genetic testing should have access 
to timely, scientific, and nondirective counseling 
about the conditions being tested for and the 
accuracy of such tests, from health care profes-
sionals qualified to provide and interpret these 
tests. Informed consent is a critical component 
of all genetic testing. 
(B) A recent, peer-reviewed study and two 
reports from the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention on prenatal testing found a de-
ficiency in the data needed to understand the 
epidemiology of prenatally diagnosed conditions, 
to monitor trends accurately, and to increase 
the effectiveness of health intervention. 
(2) PURPOSES.—It is the purpose of this sec-
tion, after the diagnosis of a fetus with Down syn-
drome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, to— 
(A) increase patient referrals to providers 
of key support services for women who have re-
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ceived a positive test diagnosis for Down syn-
drome, or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, 
as well as to provide up-to-date, science-based 
information about life-expectancy, development 
potential, and quality of life for a child born 
with Down syndrome or other prenatally diag-
nosed condition; 
(B) provide networks of support through a 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pa-
tient and provider outreach program; 
(C) improve available data by incor-
porating information directly revealed by pre-
natal testing into existing State-based surveil-
lance programs for birth defects and prenatally 
diagnosed conditions; and 
(D) ensure that patients receive up-to-date, 
scientific information about the accuracy of the 
test. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT.—Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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II
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2888
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Received
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal
year 2001 for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
terrorism initiatives, and for assistance in the recovery
from the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001,
and for other purposes.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 367 
Expressing support for designation of the period beginning on June 9, 2008, 
and ending on June 13, 2008, as ‘‘National Health Information Tech-
nology Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2008 
Mr. KENNEDY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the period beginning 
on June 9, 2008, and ending on June 13, 2008, as 
‘‘National Health Information Technology Week’’. 
Whereas the Center for Information Technology Leadership 
(CITL) estimated that the implementation of national 
standards for interoperability and the exchange of health 
information would save the United States approximately 
$77,000,000,000 in expenses relating to health care each 
year; 
Whereas the RAND Corporation estimated that, if the health 
care system of the United States implemented the use of 
computerized medical records, the system could save the 
United States more than $81,000,000,000 each year; 
health care information technology has been shown to im-
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prove the quality and safety of the delivery of health care 
in the United States; 
Whereas health care information technology and management 
systems have been recognized as essential tools for im-
proving the quality and cost efficiency of the health care 
system; 
Whereas the President and Secretary of Health and Human 
Services have made a commitment to leveraging the bene-
fits of the health care information technology and man-
agement systems by establishing the Office of the Na-
tional Coordinator for Health Information Technology 
and the American Health Information Community; 
Whereas Congress has placed an emphasis on improving the 
quality and safety of the delivery of health care in the 
United States; and 
Whereas organizations across the country have come together 
to support National Health Information Technology 
Week since 2006 to improve public awareness relating to 
the potential benefits of improved quality and cost effi-
ciency that the health care system could achieve by im-
plementing health information technology: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the value of information tech-
nology and management systems to transforming 
health care for all Americans; 
(2) supports the designation of a ‘‘National 
Health Information Technology Week’’; and 
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(3) encourages the President to issue a procla-
mation calling upon all stakeholders to promote the 
use of information technology and management sys-
tems to transform the United States health care sys-
tem. 
Æ 
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‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that activities carried out under paragraph (1) are 
sufficient to extract population-level data relating to 
national rates and results of prenatal testing. 
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY PROVIDERS.— 
Upon receipt of a positive test result from a prenatal test 
for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed condi-
tions performed on a patient, the health care provider in-
volved (or his or her designee) shall provide the patient 
with the following: 
‘‘(1) Up-to-date, scientific, written information 
concerning the life expectancy, clinical course, and 
intellectual and functional development and treat-
ment options for a fetus diagnosed with or child 
born with Down syndrome or other prenatally diag-
nosed conditions. 
‘‘(2) Referral to supportive services providers, 
including information hotlines specific to Down syn-
drome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, re-
source centers or clearinghouses, and other edu-
cation and support programs as described in sub-
section (b)(2). 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (c) and (d), nothing in this section shall be 
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construed to have any effect on laws or policies that 
protect the confidentiality of medical information on 
a patient. Notwithstanding such subsections, nothing 
in this section shall be construed to permit or re-
quire the collection, maintenance, or transmission, 
without the health care provider obtaining the prior, 
written consent of the patient, of— 
‘‘(A) health information or data that iden-
tify a patient, or with respect to which there is 
a reasonable basis to believe the information 
could be used to identify the patient (including 
a patient’s name, address, healthcare provider, 
or hospital); and 
‘‘(B) data that are not related to the epi-
demiology of the condition being tested for. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish guidelines concerning the im-
plementation of paragraph (1) and subsection (d). 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress concerning the im-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2899
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
Freedom Bonds in response to the September 11,
2001, hijackings and attacks on the Pentagon
and the World Trade Center, and for other pur-
poses.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2910
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 3131 South Crater Road in
Petersburg, Virginia, as the ‘‘Norman Sisisky
Post Office Building’’.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2911
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 5100
Paint Branch Parkway in College Park, Mary-
land, as the ‘‘Harvey W. Wiley Federal Build-
ing’’.
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‘‘(i) Race and ethnicity. 
‘‘(ii) Geographic location (such as 
geocoding). 
‘‘(iii) Socioeconomic position (such as 
income or education level). 
‘‘(iv) Health literacy. 
‘‘(v) Cultural competency. 
‘‘(vi) Additional measures as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) APPLIED RESEARCH.—The Secretary 
shall use the results of the research from grants 
awarded under subparagraph (A) to improve 
the data collection described under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
TO
ENCOUR-
AGE AND IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award not more than 20 grants to eligible enti-
ties for the purposes of— 
‘‘(i) enhancing and improving methods 
for the collection, reporting, analysis, and 
dissemination of data, as required under 
the Minority Health Improvement and 
Health Disparity Elimination Act; and 
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plementation of the guidelines described in sub-
section (e)(2). 
‘‘(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office shall submit a report 
to Congress concerning the effectiveness of current 
healthcare and family support programs serving as 
resources for the families of children with disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012.’’. 
TITLE 
XIII—PREVENTING 
DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX-
UAL ASSAULT 
SEC. 1301. SEPARATE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT 
PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS WHO 
ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
(a) ALLOTMENTS.—For the purpose described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2008 
and each subsequent fiscal year, allot to each State that 
has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6012 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
review utilization of diabetes screening benefits and make 
recommendations on outreach programs with respect to 
such benefits, 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 505(a) of the Social Security Act an amount equal 
to the product of— 
(1) the amount appropriated under subsection 
(d) for the fiscal year; and 
(2) the percentage determined for the State 
under section 502(c)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an allotment under 
subsection (a) with respect to a State is to enable the 
State to better identify and treat pregnant women and 
mothers of children up to one year old who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking through training health care professionals and be-
havioral and public health staff how to identify, assess, 
treat, and refer such women. Such training shall include— 
(1) identifying patients of clients experiencing 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
(2) assessing the immediate and short-term 
safety of the patient or client, the impact of the 
abuse on the health of the patient, and assisting the 
patient in developing a plan to promote his or her 
safety; 
(3) examining and treating such patients or cli-
ents within the scope of the health professional’s dis-
cipline, training, and practice (including providing 
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medical advice regarding the dynamics and nature of 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking); 
(4) maintaining complete medical or forensic 
records that include the documentation of the exam-
ination, treatment given, and referrals made, and re-
cording the location and nature of the victim’s inju-
ries, and establishing mechanisms to ensure the pri-
vacy and confidentiality of those medical records; 
(5) referring the patient or client to public and 
private nonprofit entities that provide services for 
such victims; and 
(6) ensuring that all services are provided in a 
linguistically and culturally relevant manner. 
(c) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 503, 507, and 508 
of the Social Security Act apply to allotments under 
subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same 
manner as such sections apply to allotments under 
section 502(c) of such Act. 
(2) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION.—Sections 505 
and 506 of the Social Security Act apply to allot-
ments under subsection (a) to the extent determined 
by the Secretary to be appropriate. 
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•HCON 369 EH 
tels that seek to poison our citizens with dangerous nar-
cotics: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) congratulates the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration (DEA) on the occasion of its 35th anni-
versary; 
(2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the agency’s 
employees who have given their lives or have been 
wounded or injured in service of our Nation; and 
(3) gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and 
women of the DEA for their past and continued ef-
forts to defend the American people from the 
scourge of illegal drugs and terrorism. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 369 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the men and women of the Drug En-
forcement Administration on the occasion of its 
35th anniversary.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6016 
AN ACT 
To provide for a GAO investigation and audit of the oper-
ations of the fund created by BP to compensate persons 
affected by the Gulf oil spill. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 601 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, 
Box Elder County, Utah. 
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 Bombing Pre-
vention Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. BOMBING PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 210F. OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Protective Security Coordination Division of the 
Office of Infrastructure Protection of the Department an 
Office for Bombing Prevention (in this section referred to 
as ‘the Office’). 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall have the 
primary responsibility for enhancing the ability, and co-
ordinating the efforts, of the United States to deter, de-
tect, prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist ex-
plosive attacks in the United States, including by— 
‘‘(1) serving as the lead agency of the Depart-
ment for ensuring that programs designed to 
counter terrorist explosive attacks in the United 
States function together efficiently to meet the evolv-
ing threat from explosives and improvised explosive 
devices; 
‘‘(2) coordinating national and intergovern-
mental bombing prevention activities to ensure those
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process that as a trade secret is entitled to pro-
tection. 
‘‘(2) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—For an applica-
ble listed drug for which a drug is approved under 
section 505(j), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall undertake any communication 
plan to health care providers required under 
subsection (e)(3) for the applicable listed drug; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall inform the responsible person 
for the drug that is so approved if the risk eval-
uation and mitigation strategy for the applica-
ble listed drug is modified. 
‘‘(j) DRUG SAFETY OVERSIGHT BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established a 
Drug Safety Oversight Board. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION; 
MEETINGS.—The Drug 
Safety Oversight Board shall— 
‘‘(A) be composed of scientists and health 
care practitioners appointed by the Secretary, 
each of whom is an employee of the Federal 
Government; 
‘‘(B) include representatives from offices 
throughout the Food and Drug Administration, 
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Health Service Act, any such person who disseminates or 
causes another party to disseminate a direct-to-consumer 
advertisement that is false or misleading shall be liable 
to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not 
to exceed $250,000 for the first such violation in any 3- 
year period, and not to exceed $500,000 for each subse-
quent violation in any 3-year period. No other civil mone-
tary penalties in this Act (including the civil penalty in 
section 303(f)(4)) shall apply to a violation regarding di-
rect-to-consumer advertising. For purposes of this para-
graph: (A) Repeated dissemination of the same or similar 
advertisement prior to the receipt of the written notice re-
ferred to in paragraph (2) for such advertisements shall 
be considered one violation. (B) On and after the date of 
the receipt of such a notice, all violations under this para-
graph occurring in a single day shall be considered one 
violation. With respect to advertisements that appear in 
magazines or other publications that are published less 
frequently than daily, each issue date (whether weekly or 
monthly) shall be treated as a single day for the purpose 
of calculating the number of violations under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(2) A civil penalty under paragraph (1) shall be as-
sessed by the Secretary by an order made on the record 
after providing written notice to the person to be assessed 
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