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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1243 
To address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in the Gulf Coast 
States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. MELANCON, and Mr. TAYLOR) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Busi-
ness, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To address ongoing small business and homeowner needs 
in the Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricane Katrina 
and Hurricane Rita. 
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 ‘‘Gulf Coast Back to 
Business Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) 43 percent of businesses that close following 
a natural disaster never reopen; 
(2) an additional 29 percent of businesses close 
down permanently within 2 years of a natural dis-
aster; 
(3) Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of 
the United States on August 29, 2005, negatively 
impacting small business concerns and disrupting 
commerce in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 
and Alabama; 
(4) Hurricane Rita struck the Gulf Coast of the 
United States on September 24, 2005, negatively 
impacting small business concerns and disrupting 
commerce in the States of Texas and Louisiana; 
(5) according to the United States Chamber of 
Commerce, more than 125,000 small- and medium- 
sized businesses in the Gulf Coast were disrupted by 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; 
(6) due to a slow initial Federal response and 
the widespread devastation in the affected States, 
businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina are in 
dire need of increased access to capital and technical 
assistance to recover and prosper; and 
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‘‘(C) voluntarily terminates the training in 
such an educational institution for which he or 
she is provided a scholarship under such con-
tract before the completion of such training; or 
‘‘(D) fails to accept payment, or instructs 
the educational institution in which he or she is 
enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in 
part, of a scholarship under such contract, in 
lieu of any service obligation arising under such 
contract. 
‘‘(2) OTHER BREACHES.—If for any reason not 
specified in paragraph (1) an individual breaches a 
written contract by failing either to begin such indi-
vidual’s service obligation required under such con-
tract or to complete such service obligation, the 
United States shall be entitled to recover from the 
individual an amount determined in accordance with 
the formula specified in subsection (l) of section 110 
in the manner provided for in such subsection. 
‘‘(3) CANCELLATION UPON DEATH OF RECIPI-
ENT.—Upon the death of an individual who receives 
an Indian Health Scholarship, any outstanding obli-
gation of that individual for service or payment that 
relates to that scholarship shall be canceled. 
‘‘(4) WAIVERS AND SUSPENSIONS.— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7064 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit amount 
for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles weighing more than 
26,000 pounds and to increase the credit for certain alternative fuel 
vehicle refueling properties, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. KAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the credit amount for new qualified alternative fuel motor 
vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds and to in-
crease the credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle re-
fueling properties, 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 ‘‘Cleaner Trucks for 
America Act of 2008’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1244 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the School-Based Health 
Clinic program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the 
School-Based Health Clinic 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Medical Ac-
cess Raising Test Scores Health Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) More than 8,000,000 children in the United 
States have no form of health insurance and are 
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therefore unable to access preventive health care 
which may lead to untreated conditions, unnecessary 
diseases, and death. 
(2) The American Medical Association rates 
adolescents aged 13–18 as the group of Americans 
with the poorest health indicators. 
(3) More than 70 percent of the children who 
need psychiatric treatment do not receive services. 
(4) Children who are in poor health or are vic-
tims of child abuse, poverty, malnutrition, alcohol, 
and drug abuse are at risk for academic and social 
failure. 
(5) Without health and social intervention, at- 
risk children are often unable to improve academic 
performance. 
(6) School-based health clinics are effective in 
bringing preventive and primary care to children and 
adolescents. 
(7) School-based health clinics are effective in 
decreasing academic failure resulting from poor 
health. 
(8) The goal of this Act is to provide children 
and adolescents with medical and mental health 
services necessary to be healthy and succeed aca-
demically. 
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used as sewing thread described in chapter rule 4 to this 
chapter or pocket bag fabric described in chapter rule 5 
to this chapter, provided such material is listed in U.S. 
note 20 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 and the good 
meets all other applicable requirements for preferential 
tariff treatment under this note.’’. 
(C) Chapter rules 3, 4, and 5 to chapter 
62 are each amended by striking ‘‘nightwear’’ 
each 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘sleepwear’’. 
(D) Chapter rule 4 to chapter 62 is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘5401 or 5508’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5401, or 5508 or yarn of head-
ing 5402 used as sewing thread,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or yarn’’ after ‘‘only 
if such sewing thread’’. 
(E) The chapter rules to chapter 62 are 
amended by inserting after chapter rule 5 the 
following: 
‘‘Chapter rule 6: Notwithstanding chapter rules 1, 3, 
4 or 5 to this chapter, an apparel good of chapter 62 shall 
be considered originating regardless of the origin of any 
visible lining fabric described in chapter rule 1 to this 
chapter, narrow elastic fabrics as described in chapter rule
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide for the partial or total waiver or sus-
pension of any obligation of service or payment 
of a recipient of an Indian Health Scholarship 
if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) it is not possible for the recipient 
to meet that obligation or make that pay-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) requiring that recipient to meet 
that obligation or make that payment 
would result in extreme hardship to the re-
cipient; or 
‘‘(iii) the enforcement of the require-
ment to meet the obligation or make the 
payment would be unconscionable. 
‘‘(B) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—Be-
fore waiving or suspending an obligation of 
service or payment under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consult with the affected Area 
Office, Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, or 
Urban Indian Organizations, and may take into 
consideration whether the obligation may be 
satisfied in a teaching capacity at a tribal col-
lege or university nursing program under sub-
section (b)(1)(D). 
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HR 3222 RFS 
ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans-
fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 
That transfers may be made between working capital 
funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 
appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap-
propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 
the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 
transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense 
has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except 
in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working 
capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made 
against a working capital fund to procure or increase the 
value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Sec-
retary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any 
such obligation. 
SEC. 8008. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 
be used to initiate a special access program without prior 
notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
SEC. 8009. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 
employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 
$20,000,000 in any 1 year of the contract or that includes 
an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; 
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or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a 
multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity 
procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year, un-
less the congressional defense committees have been noti-
fied at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract 
award: Provided, That no part of any appropriation con-
tained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear 
contract for which the economic order quantity advance 
procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the 
Government’s liability: Provided further, That no part of 
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available 
to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any sys-
tems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear 
contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically 
provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear 
procurement contract can be terminated without 10-day 
prior notification to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That the execution of multiyear author-
ity shall require the use of a present value analysis to de-
termine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after 
the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case 
of any such contract— 
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(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 
Congress a budget request for full funding of units 
to be procured through the contract and, in the case 
of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in-
cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 
the contract for which procurement funds are re-
quested in that budget request for production be-
yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal 
year covered by the budget, full funding of procure-
ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 
not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 
costs of the contractor associated with the produc-
tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con-
tract; 
(3) the contract provides that payments to the 
contractor under the contract shall not be made in 
advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 
(4) the contract does not provide for a price ad-
justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 
contract. 
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be 
used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows: 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7067 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the development 
of quality measures for inpatient hospital services, to implement a per-
formance-based payment methodology for the provision of such services 
under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 
Mr. ALTMIRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand 
the development of quality measures for inpatient hos-
pital services, to implement a performance-based pay-
ment methodology for the provision of such services 
under the Medicare 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quality FIRST (From 
Incentives, Reporting, Standards, and Technology) Act of 
2008’’. 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Consortium shall 
consist of institutions, programs, and practi-
tioners that have provided, or are qualified to 
provide, screening, clinical examinations, or 
long-term health monitoring and analysis and 
treatment regarding 9/11 disaster-connected 
health conditions. The Consortium shall also in-
clude community-based organizations with ex-
pertise in providing outreach to hard-to-reach 
affected communities. 
(B) DIRECTOR.—The Consortium shall 
have a director, appointed by the Secretary, 
who shall be a Federal official responsible for 
the administration of the Consortium, including 
its governance and management. The director 
also shall be the primary Federal official re-
sponsible for general health issues relating to 
the 9/11 New York terrorist attacks. 
(C) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
IN
GOVERN-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall provide for public 
participation, including representatives of af-
fected communities or members of affected pop-
ulations, in the governance of the Consortium. 
(3) DUTIES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Consortium shall 
conduct and coordinate screening, monitoring, 
treatment, and diagnostic research on the 9/11 
disaster-connected health conditions. 
(B) SPECIFIC
DUTIES.—Specifically, the 
Consortium shall— 
(i) conduct outreach to hard-to-reach 
affected communities; 
(ii) develop diagnostic criteria for the 
purposes of identifying latent and late- 
onset 9/11 disaster-connected health condi-
tions; 
(iii) develop treatments for 9/11 dis-
aster-connected health conditions; and 
(iv) track the adverse health and men-
tal health conditions on historically under-
served populations, including children, the 
elderly, and minority populations. 
(4) CLINICAL FACILITY.—The Consortium shall 
have a clinical facility located in Lower Manhattan, 
New York City. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT BY NIH.—The Director of the 
National Institutes of Health shall submit to Congress an 
annual report describing the findings of research con-
ducted under this section. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
required to carry out this section. 
(d) 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED HEALTH CONDI-
TION.—The term ‘‘9/11 disaster-connected health condi-
tion’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1809(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act, as inserted by 
the amendment made by section 2(a). 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1248 
To amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude solid 
waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, 
to exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of 
the Surface Transportation Board. 
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 ‘‘Clean Railroads Act 
of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO EXCLUDE SOLID WASTE FACILI-
TIES 
FROM 
THE 
JURISDICTION 
OF 
THE 
BOARD. 
Section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘facilities,’’ in subsection (b)(2) 
and inserting ‘‘facilities (except solid waste manage-
ment facilities (as defined in section 1004 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903))),’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘over mass transportation pro-
vided by a local governmental authority.’’ in sub-
section (c)(2) and inserting ‘‘over— 
‘‘(A) mass transportation provided by a 
local governmental authority; or 
‘‘(B) the processing or sorting of solid 
waste.’’. 
Æ 
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Program for any fiscal year subsequent to the first fiscal 
year of such payments unless the Secretary determines 
that, for the immediately preceding fiscal year, the Tribal 
Health Program has not complied with the requirements 
of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 107. INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE EXTERN PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.—Any individual 
who receives a scholarship pursuant to section 104 or 106 
shall be given preference for employment in the Service, 
or may be employed by a Tribal Health Program or an 
Urban Indian Organization, or other agencies of the De-
partment as available, during any nonacademic period of 
the year. 
‘‘(b) NOT COUNTED TOWARD ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE 
OBLIGATION.—Periods of employment pursuant to this 
subsection shall not be counted in determining fulfillment 
of the service obligation incurred as a condition of the 
scholarship. 
‘‘(c) TIMING; LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT.—Any indi-
vidual enrolled in a program, including a high school pro-
gram, authorized under section 102(a) may be employed 
by the Service or by a Tribal Health Program or an Urban 
Indian Organization during any nonacademic period of the 
year. Any such employment shall not exceed 120 days dur-
ing any calendar year. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1249 
To include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Mr. ROSKAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, 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 include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE. 
Section 102(41)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 802(41)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘corticosteroids, and dehydroepiandrosterone’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and corticosteroids’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (x) through (xlx) 
as clauses (xi) through (xlxi), respectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after clause (ix) the following: 
‘‘(x) dehydroepiandrosterone (androst-5-en-3β- 
ol-17-one);’’. 
Æ 
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(2) PUBLIC POSTING OF INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
promptly post, on the official public Internet site of 
the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
information reported under paragraph (1). Such in-
formation shall be set forth in a manner that pro-
motes charge comparison among hospitals and 
among ambulatory surgical centers. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION POSTED.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT FOR HOSPITALS.—For 
purposes of complying with section 2(a)(1)(B), 
the posting requirement of this subparagraph is 
that, not later than the date of the enactment 
of this Act, a hospital prominently post at each 
admission site of the hospital— 
(i) a notice of the availability of the 
information described in paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2)(A) of subsection (a); and 
(ii) a notice of the availability of the 
information reported under paragraph 
(1)(A) on the official public Internet site 
under paragraph (2). 
(B) 
REQUIREMENT
FOR
AMBULATORY 
SURGICAL
CENTERS.—For purposes of com-
plying with section 2(a)(2)(B), the posting re-
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