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‘‘(ii) to enable the applicants to use 
such numbers in lieu of a signature for 
purposes of completing forms required by 
States under section 415C; and 
‘‘(iii) for any purpose determined by 
the Secretary to enable the Secretary to 
carry out this title. 
‘‘(H) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 
IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall implement 
a real-time data match between the Social Se-
curity Administration and the Department to 
minimize the time required for an applicant to 
obtain a personal identification number when 
applying for aid under this title through an 
electronic version of a form developed under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) STREAMLINING.— 
‘‘(A) STREAMLINED REAPPLICATION PROC-
ESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall develop streamlined reapplication 
forms and processes, including both paper 
and electronic reapplication processes, con-
sistent with the requirements of this sub-
section, for an applicant who applies for fi-
particularly with regard to charging actuarially 
sound prices); 
(B) improving Federal and State tax policy 
to allow insurers or individuals to set aside ca-
tastrophe reserves; 
(C) directing existing Federal agencies to 
begin selling catastrophe insurance to individ-
uals; 
(D) creating a consortium of Federal and 
State officials to facilitate state catastrophe 
bonds and reinsurance purchasing as well as 
providing temporary Federal disaster loans to 
the States for insurance purposes; 
(E) expanding the Liability Risk Retention 
Act of 1986 to allow businesses to pool together 
to buy insurance and set up their own insur-
ance funds; 
(F) providing temporary Federal assist-
ance to low-income individual homeowners 
whose catastrophe insurance rates have in-
creased beyond a certain level after a major dis-
aster, with the possibility that the assistance 
would be repaid upon sale of the underlying 
home; 
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(v) In section 8— 
(I) subsections (a), (c)(2), and (d)(2); 
(II) in subsection (f)— 
(aa) clauses (i)(II)(aa), (ii)(I), 
and (iv) of paragraph (1)(D); and 
(bb) paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(II)(bb). 
(vi) In section 9— 
(I) paragraphs (1) and (3) of sub-
section (a); and 
(II) subsections (b)(1), (d), (e), and 
(g). 
(vii) In section 11— 
(I) subsections (c) and (d); 
(II) in subsection (e)— 
(aa) paragraph (1)(A); 
(bb) clauses (i) and (iv) of para-
graph (2)(B); and 
(cc) 
paragraphs 
(10), 
(17), 
(20)(B), and (22); 
(III) subsections (f)(1), (g), (i), and 
(j)(1); 
(IV) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) 
of subsection (o); 
(V) subsections (p) and (q); and 
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(VI) paragraphs (2)(A) and (B)(4)(A) 
of subsection (t). 
(viii) Sections 12(a) and 14(a)(1). 
(ix) Subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 
15. 
(x) In section 16— 
(I) subsection (a); 
(II) paragraph (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (b); 
(III) in subsection (c)— 
(aa) the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A); 
(bb) 
subparagraphs 
(D)(i)(II) 
and (F)(iii)(I) of paragraph (1); and 
(cc) subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C) of paragraph (9); 
(IV) subsections (e), (g), and (i)(1); 
and 
(V) in subsection (k)— 
(aa) subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of paragraph (2); 
(bb) 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
and 
(B)(i) of paragraph (3); and 
(cc) subparagraphs (A)(ii) and 
(B)(iv)(II) of paragraph (5). 
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(xi) In section 17— 
(I) subsection (a)(1); 
(II) in subsection (b)— 
(aa) 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
and 
(B)(i) of paragraph (1); and 
(bb) subparagraph (2); 
(III) subsection (c); 
(IV) subparagraphs (A) and (C) of 
subsection (d) (2); and 
(V) subsections (e), (g), and (h)(2). 
(xii) Subsections (a)(3)(D), (b), (d), and 
(e) of section 18. 
(xiii) Subsections (a)(1) and (f) of section 
20. 
(xiv) In section 21— 
(I) subsection (a); 
(II) in subsection (b)— 
(aa) in paragraph (2)— 
(AA) clause (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A); 
(BB) 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
and (C)(i); 
(CC) clause (ii), and sub-
clauses (II), (III), and (IV) of 
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clause (iii), of subparagraph (F); 
and 
(DD) subparagraph (G)(i); 
(bb) paragraph (3); 
(cc) in paragraph (4)— 
(AA) subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); and 
(BB) the flush text at the 
end; 
(dd) paragraphs (5) and (7); 
(III) subsection (C)(2)(B); 
(IV) paragraphs (1)(A), (2), and (3) 
of subsection (d); and 
(V) paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (f). 
(xv) In section 22— 
(I) subsection (a)(1); 
(II) in subsection (b)— 
(aa) paragraph (2); 
(bb) in paragraph (3)— 
(AA) subparagraphs (A) and 
(B)(ii); 
(BB) clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
subparagraph (C); 
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enforce compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion (including regulations issued under this sec-
tion). 
‘‘(4) Provision for reviewing and revising the 
electricity and natural gas consumption of reference 
facilities and of new equipment of average efficiency 
at intervals of not greater than 4 years. 
‘‘(d) CREDIT AND TRADING SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this section, and 
after consultation with the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, the Secretary shall 
issue rules establishing a nationwide credit and cred-
it trading system for electricity and natural gas sav-
ings. 
‘‘(2) CREDITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with 
the rules issued under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(i) shall certify as credits, electricity 
and natural gas savings achieved by a re-
tail electricity or natural gas distributor in 
a given calendar year if the savings comply 
with the rules issued under subsection 
(c)(1); 
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‘‘(ii) shall certify as credits, customer 
electricity and natural gas savings under-
taken by State agencies and other entities 
if— 
‘‘(I) a retail electricity or natural 
gas distributor did not help finance 
measures to achieve these savings; 
and 
‘‘(II) the savings comply with the 
rules issued under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(iii) shall not award credits to any 
retail electricity or natural gas distributor 
subject to State administration and en-
forcement under subsection (g) unless the 
Secretary has determined that the adminis-
tration and enforcement are at least equiv-
alent to administration and enforcement by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF CREDITS.—A credit cer-
tified by the Secretary under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) shall equal 1,000 kilowatt-hours, 
in the case of an electricity savings credit; 
or 
‘‘(ii) shall equal 10 therms, in the 
case of a natural gas savings credit. 
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regular places of business in the performance of services 
for the Commission. 
(b) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Commission may estab-
lish subcommittees and appoint members of the Commis-
sion to such subcommittees as the Commission considers 
appropriate. 
(c) STAFF.—Subject to such policies as the Commis-
sion may prescribe, the Chairperson may appoint and fix 
the pay of such additional personnel as the Chairperson 
considers appropriate to carry out the duties of the Com-
mission. The Commission shall confirm the appointment 
of the executive director by majority vote of all of the 
members of the Commission. 
(d) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.—Staff of the Commission may be— 
(1) appointed without regard to the provisions 
of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service; and 
(2) paid without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that 
title relating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates, except that an individual so appointed 
may not receive pay in excess of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for GS–15 of the General 
Schedule under section 5332 of that title. 
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II 
Calendar No. 149 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 916 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public 
defenders. 
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 ‘‘John R. Justice Pros-
ecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DE-
FENDERS. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3645 
To implement recommendations of the President’s Commission on Care for 
America’s Returning Wounded Warriors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 
Mr. SPACE (for himself, Ms. SUTTON, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. RODRIGUEZ) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, 
Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To implement recommendations of the President’s Commis-
sion on Care for America’s Returning Wounded War-
riors. 
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 ‘‘Healthier Heroes Act’’. 
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(2) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 102(a) 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE.—Subject 
to section 103, an eligible employee who is the 
spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a 
covered servicemember shall be entitled to a total of 
26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to 
care for the servicemember. The leave described in 
this paragraph shall only be available during a single 
12-month period. 
‘‘(4) COMBINED
LEAVE
TOTAL.—During the 
single 12-month period described in paragraph (3), 
an eligible employee shall be entitled to a combined 
total of 26 workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) 
and (3). Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to limit the availability of leave under para-
graph (1) during any other 12-month period.’’. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE.— 
(A) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b) of such 
Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the second 
sentence— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
103(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
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(b)(5) or (f) (as appropriate) of sec-
tion 103’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or under sub-
section 
(a)(3)’’ 
after 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
under subsection (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’. 
(B) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Sec-
tion 102(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘(or 26 work-
weeks in the case of leave provided 
under subsection (a)(3))’’ after ‘‘12 
workweeks’’ the first place it appears; 
and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(or 26 work-
weeks, as appropriate)’’ after ‘‘12 
workweeks’’ the second place it ap-
pears; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘An eligible em-
ployee may elect, or an employer may re-
quire the employee, to substitute any of 
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nancial assistance under this title in the 
next succeeding academic year subsequent 
to the year in which such applicant first 
applied for financial assistance under this 
title. 
‘‘(ii) MECHANISMS
FOR
REAPPLICA-
TION.—The Secretary shall develop appro-
priate mechanisms to support reapplica-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) IDENTIFICATION
OF
UPDATED 
DATA.—The Secretary shall determine, in 
cooperation with States, institutions of 
higher education, agencies, and organiza-
tions involved in student financial assist-
ance, the data elements that can be up-
dated from the previous academic year’s 
application. 
‘‘(iv) REDUCED DATA AUTHORIZED.— 
Nothing in this title shall be construed as 
limiting the authority of the Secretary to 
reduce the number of data elements re-
quired of reapplicants. 
‘‘(v) ZERO FAMILY CONTRIBUTION.— 
Applicants determined to have a zero fam-
ily contribution pursuant to section 479(c)
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 92
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to invest a minimum 
of 4 percent of gross domestic product on national defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2003
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need 
to invest a minimum of 4 percent of gross domestic 
product on national defense.
Whereas national defense is a core responsibility of the Fed-
eral Government, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
and Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution; 
Whereas, during periods of war, significant percentages of 
gross domestic product were dedicated to national de-
fense, including as much as 37.9 percent during World 
War II, 14.1 percent during the Korean War, and 9.4 
percent during the Vietnam War; 
Whereas, over the past 30 years, Federal spending on na-
tional defense as a percentage of gross domestic product 
has varied from a high of 6.2 percent in 1986 to 3 per-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paperwork Assistance 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION REQUIREMENT. 
Section 3506(c)(1)(B)(iii) of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) contact information for the 
agency, including a website and a tele-
phone number, by which a person may 
obtain a specific contact person re-
sponsible for answering questions 
about the information collection and 
other information to assist in respond-
ing to the information collection; 
and’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall include in the report required by section 
3514(a)(1)(B) of title 44, United States Code, covering 
fiscal year 2010 the following:
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437 et seq.). 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; references; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes of program. 
Sec. 3. Authority to waive contribution requirement in cases of extreme distress 
or emergency. 
Sec. 4. Prohibition of demolition-only grants. 
Sec. 5. Repeal of main street projects grant authority. 
Sec. 6. Eligible activities. 
Sec. 7. Selection of proposals for grants. 
Sec. 8. Requirements for mandatory core components. 
Sec. 9. Annual report; availability of documents. 
Sec. 10. Definitions. 
Sec. 11. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 13. Extension of program. 
Sec. 14. Review. 
Sec. 15. Regulations. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES OF PROGRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
‘‘through’’ the following: ‘‘located in communities of 
all sizes, including small and medium communities,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘low- and’’ before ‘‘very 
low-income’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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‘‘(v) ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT.— 
The proposed plan shall provide a plan 
that— 
‘‘(I) provides for replacement in 
accordance with subsection (j) of 100 
percent of all dwelling units demol-
ished or disposed of under such revi-
talization plan, as of the date of the 
application for the grant, on the site 
of the original public housing or with-
in the jurisdiction of the public hous-
ing agency; 
‘‘(II) identifies the type of re-
placement housing that will be offered 
to tenants displaced by the revitaliza-
tion plan; 
‘‘(III) contains such agreements 
with or assurances by the Secretary, 
State and local governmental agen-
cies, and other entities sufficient to 
ensure compliance with subsection (j) 
and the requirements of section 18 
applicable 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(p)(1); and 
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‘‘(IV) contains such assurances 
or agreements as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to ensure compliance 
with subsection (i)(2). 
‘‘(vi) FAIR HOUSING; LIMITATION ON 
EXCLUSION.—The proposed plan shall be 
carried out in a manner that complies with 
section (m) (relating to affirmatively fur-
thering fair housing and limitation on ex-
clusion). 
‘‘(vii) GREEN
DEVELOPMENTS.—The 
proposed plan complies with the require-
ment under subsection (l) (relating to 
green developments). 
‘‘(C) 
MANDATORY
GRADED
COMPO-
NENTS.—The criteria under this paragraph 
shall provide that, in addition to the require-
ments under subparagraph (B), the proposed 
revitalization plan shall address and meet min-
imum requirements with respect to, and shall 
provide additional priority based on the extent 
to which the plan satisfactorily addresses, each 
of the following issues: 
‘‘(i) COMPLIANCE WITH PURPOSES.— 
The extent to which the proposed plan of 
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an applicant achieves the purposes of this 
section set forth in subsection (a). 
‘‘(ii) CAPABILITY AND RECORD.—The 
extent of the capability and record of the 
applicant public housing agency, public 
partners, proposed private development 
partners, or any alternative management 
entity for the agency, for managing rede-
velopment or modernization projects, meet-
ing performance benchmarks, and obli-
gating amounts in a timely manner, includ-
ing any past performance of such entities 
under the HOPE VI program and any 
record of such entities of working with so-
cially and economically disadvantaged busi-
nesses, as such term is defined in section 
8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(a)(4)). 
‘‘(iii) 
DIVERSITY
OUTREACH.—The 
extent to which the proposed revitalization 
plan includes partnerships with socially 
and economically disadvantaged businesses, 
as such term is defined by section 8(a)(4) 
of the Small Business Act. 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1092 
Congratulating the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team for winning 
the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 22, 2010 
Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BRALEY 
of Iowa, and Mr. LATHAM) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football 
team for winning the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. 
Whereas the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team was 
ranked seventh in the final Associated Press and USA 
Today Top 25 polls of the 2009 college football season; 
Whereas the University of Iowa football team was selected to 
play in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl, which is the 
Hawkeyes’ eighth bowl game in the past 9 football sea-
sons; 
Whereas the University of Iowa football team were the win-
ners of the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl, which was the 
first Bowl Champion Series win in the school’s 121-year 
history; 
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‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CREDITS.— 
‘‘(A) USE OF CREDITS.—A credit may be 
counted toward compliance with the perform-
ance standard only once. 
‘‘(B) PROPERTY RIGHTS.—An electricity or 
natural gas savings credit certified under this 
subsection shall not be considered to be a prop-
erty right. 
‘‘(C) REDUCTION
AND
TERMINATION
OF 
CREDITS.—Nothing in this section or any other 
provision of the law limits the authority of the 
United States to reduce or terminate a credit 
certified under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To receive certifi-
cation of an electricity or natural gas savings 
credit under this section, the recipient of the 
credit shall pay a fee, calculated by the Sec-
retary, in an amount that is equal to the lesser 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) 
The 
administrative 
costs 
of 
issuing, recording, monitoring the sale or 
exchange, and tracking, of the credit. 
‘‘(ii) For the years 2009 and 2010, 5 
percent of the fair market value of the 
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H. Res. 1095 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 23, 2010. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Mr. Griffith. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
credit, as determined by the Secretary, and 
for the years 2011 and thereafter, 3 per-
cent of the fair market value of the credit, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) USE OF FEES BY SECRETARY.—Sub-
ject to annual appropriation, the Secretary shall 
use amounts equivalent to the fees paid under 
this paragraph to pay administrative costs de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i). If receipts ex-
ceed the administrative costs incurred by the 
Secretary in any two consecutive fiscal years, 
the Secretary shall, not later than January 1 of 
the first fiscal year thereafter, reduce the fee 
accordingly. 
‘‘(5) CREDIT SALE AND USE.— 
‘‘(A) SALE.—A retail electric or natural 
gas distributor may sell a credit certified under 
this subsection to any other entity, and other 
entities may sell such credit to a retail electric 
or natural gas distributor or any other entity, 
in accordance with accounting and verification 
procedures contained in rules issued by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) USE.—A credit certified under this 
subsection and sold under subparagraph (A) 
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