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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7182 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the definition 
of the term ‘‘aggravated felony’’ a criminal violation committed by an 
alien who unlawfully entered the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include 
in the definition of the term ‘‘aggravated felony’’ a crimi-
nal violation committed by an alien who unlawfully en-
tered 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Two Strike Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY ALIENS ENTERING UN-
LAWFULLY. 
Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (T); 
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end of subparagraph (U); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagrah (U) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(V) an offense committed in the United 
States for which a term of imprisonment may 
be imposed after the date of the enactment of 
this subparagraph by an alien who violated sec-
tion 275(a).’’. 
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SEC. 4. NUTRITION LABELING EXEMPTION. 
Section 403(q)(5)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)(5)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subclause (i) the 
following: ‘‘except that such food shall not be consid-
ered exempt under this subclause for purposes of 
providing nutrition information under subparagraph 
(7) or (8).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subclause (ii) the 
following: ‘‘except that such food shall not be consid-
ered exempt under this subclause for purposes of 
providing nutrition information under subparagraph 
(7) or (8).’’. 
SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY NUTRITION LABELING. 
Section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)), as amended by section 3, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) VOLUNTARY
NUTRITION
LABELING
OF 
FOOD
SERVICE
ESTABLISHMENT
FOOD.—A food 
service establishment may provide nutrition informa-
tion for a food item under this subparagraph by 
meeting the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) Providing nutrition information for 
all of the nutrients required by subparagraphs 
(1)(C) and (1)(D), determined with a reason-
able basis. 
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‘‘§ 17. Validity and enforceability 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) LONG-TERM
CARE
FACILITY.—The term 
‘long-term care facility’ means— 
‘‘(A) any skilled nursing facility as defined 
in 1819(a) of the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(B) any nursing facility as defined in 
1919(a) of the Social Security Act; or 
‘‘(C) a public facility, proprietary facility, 
or facility of a private nonprofit corporation 
that— 
‘‘(i) makes available to adult residents 
supportive services to assist the residents 
in carrying out activities such as bathing, 
dressing, eating, getting in and out of bed 
or chairs, walking, going outdoors, using 
the toilet, or obtaining or taking medica-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) provides a dwelling place (which 
may contain a full kitchen and bathroom) 
for residents in order to deliver supportive 
services described in clause (i), that in-
cludes common rooms and other facilities 
appropriate for the provision of such serv-
ices to residents of the facility; 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Trained in 
America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2008’’ 
or the ‘‘STAPLE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENTS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
UNITED STATES EDUCATED IMMIGRANTS. 
(a) ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Aliens who have earned a Ph.D. de-
gree from a United States institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))) in a field of science, technology, engi-
neering, or mathematics and who have an offer 
of employment from a United States employer 
in a field related to such degree.’’. 
(b) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 204(a)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(F)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘203(b)(2)’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or 201(b)(1)(F)’’ after 
‘‘203(b)(3)’’; and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM H–1B NUMERICAL LIMITATION 
FOR CERTAIN UNITED STATES EDUCATED 
NONIMMIGRANTS. 
Section 214(g)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) has earned a Ph.D. degree from a United 
States institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) in a field of science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics and with re-
spect to whom the petitioning employer requires 
such education as a condition for the employment.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7185 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal wage requirements 
applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway 
and public transportation construction projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 
Ms. FOXX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal 
wage requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics 
employed on Federal-aid highway and public transpor-
tation construction projects. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code 
(and the item relating to such section in the analysis 
for chapter 1 of such title). 
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(2) Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), the amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the 31st day following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The amendments 
made by this section shall not affect any contract in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act or 
made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding 
on such date of enactment. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7186 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the regulation of 
solid waste by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
the regulation of solid waste by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
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 ‘‘Solid Waste Rail 
Transfer Facilities Regulation Act of 2008’’. 
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to the grade of lieutenant general, or vice admiral in the 
case of the Navy, on the active duty list, officers of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible 
for promotion to such grade should be considered for pro-
motion to such grade. 
(b) PROPOSAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress a proposal for mechanisms to achieve the 
objective specified in subsection (a). The proposal shall in-
clude such recommendations for legislative or administra-
tive action as the Secretary considers appropriate in order 
to achieve that objective. 
(c) NOTICE
ACCOMPANYING
NOMINATIONS.—The 
President shall include with each nomination of an officer 
to the grade of lieutenant general, or vice admiral in the 
case of the Navy, on the active-duty list that is submitted 
to the Senate for consideration a certification that all re-
serve officers who were eligible for consideration for pro-
motion to such grade were considered in the making of 
such nomination. 
SEC. 4. PROMOTION OF RESERVE OFFICERS TO LIEUTEN-
ANT GENERAL GRADE. 
(a) TREATMENT OF SERVICE AS ADJUTANT GEN-
ERAL AS JOINT DUTY EXPERIENCE.— 
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but excludes a facility, or portion of a facility, 
that either does not provide the services de-
scribed in clause (i) or has as its primary pur-
pose to educate or to treat substance abuse 
problems. 
‘‘(2) 
PRE-DISPUTE
ARBITRATION
AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘pre-dispute arbitration agree-
ment’ means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute 
that arises after such agreement is made. 
‘‘(b) INVALIDITY
OF PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION 
AGREEMENTS.—A pre-dispute arbitration agreement be-
tween a long-term care facility and a resident of such facil-
ity (or person acting on behalf of such resident, including 
a person with financial responsibility for such resident) 
shall not be valid or specifically enforceable. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO AGREEMENTS.—This section 
shall apply to any pre-dispute arbitration agreement be-
tween a long-term care facility and a resident of such facil-
ity (or a person acting on behalf of such a resident, includ-
ing a person with financial responsibility for such resi-
dent), and shall apply to a pre-dispute arbitration agree-
ment entered into either at any time during the admission 
process or at any time after the admission process. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.—A determina-
tion as to whether this chapter applies to an arbitration 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1476 
To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less than 80 percent 
of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each 
such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent 
ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. ISRAEL, and Mr. BARTLETT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less 
than 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or 
sold in the United States by each such manufacturer 
to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent eth-
anol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel. 
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 ‘‘Open Fuel Standard 
Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘OFS Act’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7190 
To provide for the reform of fair value accounting standards applicable 
to financial institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the reform of fair value accounting standards 
applicable to financial institutions. 
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 ‘‘Fair Value Accounting 
Standards Reform Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ALTERATION OF FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING. 
Upon the enactment of an Act or Joint Resolution 
of Congress in 2008 providing for the economic recovery 
of financial institutions, the Securities and Exchange 
Commission shall, under the securities laws (as such term 
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is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), after consultation 
with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem, revise by rule, regulation, or order the application 
of fair value accounting, including Statement Number 157 
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, to any fi-
nancial institution. 
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‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR PACE PLANS.—This 
paragraph shall not apply to payments to a 
PACE program under section 1894.’’. 
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to any taxable year beginning after the 10- 
year 
period 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii) with respect to such facility. 
‘‘(iii) PRELIMITATION
CREDIT.—The 
term ‘prelimitation credit’ with respect to 
any facility for a taxable year means the 
credit determined under subsection (a) 
with respect to such facility for such tax-
able year, determined without regard to 
subparagraph (A) and after taking into ac-
count any increase for such taxable year 
under clause (ii). 
‘‘(C) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applica-
ble percentage’ means, with respect to any 
facility, the appropriate percentage pre-
scribed by the Secretary for the month in 
which such facility is originally placed in 
service. 
‘‘(ii) METHOD
OF
PRESCRIBING
AP-
PLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—The applicable 
percentage prescribed by the Secretary for 
any month under clause (i) shall be the 
percentage which yields over a 10-year pe-
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the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) 30 percent of the qualified geothermal 
heat pump property expenditures made by the tax-
payer during such year.’’. 
(2) 
LIMITATION.—Section 
25D(b)(1), 
as 
amended by subsection (c), is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and in-
serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) $2,000 with respect to any qualified 
geothermal heat pump property expenditures.’’. 
(3) QUALIFIED
GEOTHERMAL
HEAT
PUMP 
PROPERTY
EXPENDITURE.—Section 
25D(d), 
as 
amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
GEOTHERMAL
HEAT
PUMP 
PROPERTY EXPENDITURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
geothermal heat pump property expenditure’ 
means an expenditure for qualified geothermal 
heat pump property installed on or in connec-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7197 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit increases 
in Medicare Advantage payment rates to 2 percent per year until parity 
achieved with Medicare fee-for-service program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 
Mr. GONZALEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to limit increases in Medicare Advantage payment rates 
to 2 percent per year until parity achieved with Medicare 
fee-for-service 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. LIMITATION ON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PAY-
MENT RATES INCREASES TO 2 PERCENT PER 
YEAR UNTIL PARITY ACHIEVED WITH MEDI-
CARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE CAPITATION RATE. 
Section 1853(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–23(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, sub-
ject to paragraph (5),’’ after ‘‘increased’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The increase to be ap-
plied under paragraph (1) for an area and year 
(beginning with 2010) shall in no case exceed 
2 percent if the application of a higher percent-
age would result in the applicable amount for 
the area and year exceeding the amount speci-
fied in subsection (c)(1)(D) for the area and 
year. 
‘‘(B) 
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
PAYMENT 
FLOOR.—In no case shall the application of this 
paragraph result in an applicable amount for an 
area and year being less than the amount speci-
fied in subsection (c)(1)(D)(i) for the area and 
year. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7199 
To establish programs that use the Internet to provide to patients and 
health care practitioners coordinated information on diseases and other 
conditions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 
Mr. CANNON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish programs that use the Internet to provide to 
patients and health care practitioners coordinated infor-
mation on diseases and other conditions, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Information 
and Treatment Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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agreement with a producer or seller of such coal to 
export or ship such coal to a third party on behalf 
of the producer or seller of such coal and— 
(A) is indicated in the shipper’s export 
declaration or other documentation as the ex-
porter of record, or 
(B) actually exported such coal to a for-
eign country or shipped such coal to a posses-
sion of the United States, or caused such coal 
to be so exported or shipped. 
(3) RELATED PARTY.—The term ‘‘a party re-
lated to such coal producer’’ means a person who— 
(A) is related to such coal producer 
through any degree of common management, 
stock ownership, or voting control, 
(B) is related (within the meaning of sec-
tion 144(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) to such coal producer, or 
(C) has a contract, fee arrangement, or 
any other agreement with such coal producer to 
sell such coal to a third party on behalf of such 
coal producer. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Treasury or the Secretary’s des-
ignee. 
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the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or pos-
session of the United States. 
‘‘(27) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup-
portive services’ means services that address the spe-
cial needs of people served by a project, including— 
‘‘(A) the establishment and operation of a 
child care services program for families experi-
encing homelessness; 
‘‘(B) the establishment and operation of an 
employment assistance program, including pro-
viding job training; 
‘‘(C) the provision of outpatient health 
services, food, and case management; 
‘‘(D) the provision of assistance in obtain-
ing permanent housing, employment counseling, 
and nutritional counseling; 
‘‘(E) the provision of outreach services, ad-
vocacy, life skills training, and housing search 
and counseling services; 
‘‘(F) the provision of mental health serv-
ices, trauma counseling, and victim services;
(e) TIMING OF REFUND.—With respect to any claim 
for refund filed pursuant to this section, the Secretary 
shall determine whether the requirements of this section 
are met not later than 180 days after such claim is filed. 
If the Secretary determines that the requirements of this 
section are met, the claim for refund shall be paid not 
later than 180 days after the Secretary makes such deter-
mination. 
(f) INTEREST.—Any refund paid pursuant to this 
section shall be paid by the Secretary with interest from 
the date of overpayment determined by using the overpay-
ment rate and method under section 6621 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(g) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—The payment 
under subsection (a) with respect to any coal shall not ex-
ceed— 
(1) in the case of a payment to a coal producer, 
the amount of tax paid under section 4121 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such 
coal by such coal producer or a party related to such 
coal producer, and 
(2) in the case of a payment to an exporter, an 
amount equal to $0.825 per ton with respect to such 
coal exported by the exporter or caused to be ex-
ported by the exporter. 
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