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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 133 
To increase the maximum Pell Grant. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. KELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To increase the maximum Pell Grant. 
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 ‘‘Pell Grant Increase 
Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM PELL GRANT INCREASE. 
Paragraph (2)(A) of section 401(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for 
a student eligible under this part shall be $6,000 for aca-
demic years 2005–2006 through 2010–2011, less an
amount equal to the amount determined to be the expected 
family contribution with respect to that student for that 
year.’’. 
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‘‘(B) TRANSFER
OF
ASSETS.—Upon the 
selection of an annuity by a participating indi-
vidual under subparagraph (A), the Board shall 
provide for the transfer of assets, credited to 
the personal social security savings account of 
the participating individual and held in the Tier 
II Investment Fund or under 1 or more Tier 
III Investment Options (or any combination 
thereof), in a total amount sufficient to pur-
chase the annuity selected by the participating 
individual from annuities offered by the Author-
ity. 
‘‘(C) 
MINIMUM
ANNUITY
PAYMENT 
AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (D), if, at the time a personal 
social security savings annuity is pur-
chased under subparagraph (A), the assets 
credited to the personal social security sav-
ings account of the participating individual 
are sufficient to purchase a personal social 
security savings annuity offered by the Au-
thority under paragraph (2) with a month-
ly annuity payment that is at least equal 
to the minimum annuity payment amount,
the amount of the monthly annuity pay-
ment provided by such annuity may not be 
less then the minimum annuity payment 
amount. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in 
this subparagraph shall be construed to 
prohibit a participating individual from 
using personal social security savings ac-
count assets to purchase a personal social 
security savings annuity offered by the Au-
thority under paragraph (2) which provides 
for a monthly payment in excess of the 
minimum amount required under clause 
(i). 
‘‘(iii) MINIMUM
ANNUITY
PAYMENT 
AMOUNT DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
part, the term ‘minimum annuity payment 
amount’ means, as of any date, an amount 
equal to the monthly equivalent of 150 per-
cent of the poverty line for an individual 
(as in effect on such date), determined 
under the poverty guidelines of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services 
issued under sections 652 and 673(2) of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981. 
‘‘(iv) DEEMED TOTAL PART A MONTH-
LY
BENEFIT
AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
clause (iii), the term ‘deemed total part A 
monthly benefit amount’ means, with re-
spect to a participating individual, the 
total amount which would be payable as 
monthly insurance benefits under section 
202 for the month in which the partici-
pating individual attains or would attain 
early retirement age (as defined in section 
216(l)(2)), based on the participating indi-
vidual’s wages and self-employment in-
come, if the participating individual ap-
plied for old-age insurance benefits under 
section 202(a) during such month and all 
other individuals who would therefore be 
eligible for benefits under section 202 for 
such month based on such wages and self- 
employment income applied for such bene-
fits during such month. 
‘‘(v) ASSUMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) 
EARNINGS
AND
LON-
GEVITY.—In the case of a partici-
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1340 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the reporting fee payable 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educational institutions for re-
ports or certifications which such educational institutions are required 
by law or regulation to submit to the Secretary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. EVANS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
reporting fee payable by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to educational institutions for reports or certifi-
cations which such educational institutions are required 
by law or regulation to submit to the Secretary. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF REPORTING FEE 
PAYABLE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) INCREASE.—Subsection (c) of section 3684 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$7’’ in the second sentence and 
inserting ‘‘$10’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$11’’ in such second sentence 
and inserting ‘‘$15’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to fees payable under section 
3684(c) of such title during months beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1341 
To require each State to provide a minimum level of access to health care 
to all citizens of such State as a condition for participation in Federal 
health care funding programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. FATTAH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means and Resources, 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 require each State to provide a minimum level of access 
to health care to all citizens of such State as a condition 
for participation in Federal health care funding pro-
grams. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Health Care Access Assurance Act of 2005’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Access to health care is a basic right pro-
tected by the Constitution of the United States. 
(2) Each State should determine the minimum 
level of health services to be provided within such 
State. 
(3) Any health care system operated by a State 
that does not provide access to health care to all citi-
zens of such State is in violation of the fourteenth 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
(4) Federal funds may not be employed to sup-
port State health care systems that are unconstitu-
tional. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM ACCESS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2010, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require 
each State to certify that all citizens of such State have 
access to a minimum level of health care coverage as de-
fined by such State. The Secretary may remove or recon-
sider a State’s certification for cause. 
(b) PENALTY.—Any State unable to certify that all 
citizens of such State have access to a minimum level of 
health care coverage shall be ineligible for funding from 
the Health Resources and Services Administration, the In-
dian Health Service, the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, and the Centers for Medi-
care & Medicaid Services, to support the health care sys-
tem in such State. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1342 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, New Jersey, as the ‘‘Brian 
P. Parrello Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, 
New Jersey, as the ‘‘Brian P. Parrello Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BRIAN P. PARRELLO POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1560 Union Valley Road in West 
Milford, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Brian P. Parrello Post 
Office Building’’. 
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‘‘(1) the minimum annuity payment amount (as 
defined in section 258(b)(4)(C)(iii)), adjusted as 
provided in section 258(c)(1)(C); over 
‘‘(2) the payment for such month of the per-
sonal social security savings annuity purchased by 
the participating individual. 
‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF PART A NORMAL RETIREMENT 
BENEFIT LEVELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which, for 
any month ending after the date on which a partici-
pating individual attains retirement age (as defined 
in section 216(l)(1))— 
‘‘(A) such individual’s assumed total nor-
mal retirement part A benefit for such month, 
exceeds 
‘‘(B) the monthly payment payable for 
such month under such individual’s personal so-
cial security savings annuity, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to such indi-
vidual for such month, from amounts in the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, an 
additional amount (if any) equal to the excess of the 
amount described in subparagraph (A) over the 
amount described in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘assumed total normal retirement 
part A benefit’ means, in connection with a partici-
pating individual, the total amount of monthly insur-
ance benefits under section 202 based on such indi-
vidual’s wages and self-employment income (ad-
justed by taking into account adjustments under sec-
tion 215(i)) that would have been payable if— 
‘‘(A) section 202(z) did not apply, and 
‘‘(B) such individual applied for old-age in-
surance benefits under section 202(a) during 
the month in which such individual attains re-
tirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(1)). 
‘‘SEC. 260. PERSONAL SOCIAL SECURITY SAVINGS BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
executive branch of the Government a Personal Social Se-
curity Savings Board. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be composed 
of— 
‘‘(1) 3 members appointed by the President, of 
whom 1 shall be designated by the President as 
Chairman; and 
‘‘(2) 2 members appointed by the President, of 
whom—
‘‘(A) 1 shall be appointed by the President 
after taking into consideration the recommenda-
tion made by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives in consultation with the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) 1 shall be appointed by the President 
after taking into consideration the recommenda-
tion made by the Majority Leader of the Senate 
in consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(c) ADVICE AND CONSENT.—Appointments under 
subsection (b) shall be made by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.—Members of 
the Board shall have substantial experience, training, and 
expertise in the management of financial investments and 
pension benefit plans. 
‘‘(e) LENGTH OF APPOINTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS.—A member of the Board shall be 
appointed for a term of 4 years, except that of the 
members first appointed under subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) the Chairman shall be appointed for 
a term of 4 years;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1343 
To require reimbursement for non-TRICARE health insurance premiums paid 
by certain members of reserve components during the period the members 
were not eligible for TRICARE coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. ROSS, Mr. FORD, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require reimbursement for non-TRICARE health insur-
ance premiums paid by certain members of reserve com-
ponents during the period the members were not eligible 
for TRICARE coverage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-TRICARE HEALTH 
INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS DUR-
ING PERIOD NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TRICARE 
COVERAGE. 
Section 701 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 1980) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-TRICARE HEALTH 
INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
RESERVE COMPONENTS DURING PERIOD NOT ELIGIBLE 
FOR CERTAIN TRICARE COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall reimburse any member of a reserve com-
ponent of the Armed Forces who enters into an 
agreement described in section 1076d(a)(2) of title 
10, United States Code, pursuant to subsection 
(b)(2)(A) of this section, in the amount and for the 
period described in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount that a member of 
a reserve component may be reimbursed under para-
graph (1) is— 
‘‘(A) the amount (if any) paid by the mem-
ber for health insurance premiums during the 
period described in paragraph (3), reduced by
‘‘(B) the amount the member would have 
paid in premiums for TRICARE Standard for 
coverage of the same persons during the same 
period if the member had been covered by 
TRICARE Standard under section 1976d of 
title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF REIMBURSEMENT.—The period 
for which a member of a reserve component may be 
reimbursed under paragraph (1) is the period— 
‘‘(A) beginning on the date of the expira-
tion of the member’s entitlement to care and 
benefits under section 1145(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, as described in section 
1076d of such title; and 
‘‘(B) ending on the date when TRICARE 
Standard coverage begins pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2)(A) of this section.’’. 
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‘‘(B) the members appointed under sub-
section (b)(2) shall be appointed for terms of 3 
years; and 
‘‘(C) the remaining members shall be ap-
pointed for terms of 2 years. 
‘‘(2) VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 
Board shall be filled in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made and shall be 
subject to any conditions that applied with re-
spect to the original appointment. 
‘‘(B) COMPLETION
OF
TERM.—An indi-
vidual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be ap-
pointed for the unexpired term of the member 
replaced. 
‘‘(3) EXPIRATION.—The term of any member 
shall not expire before the date on which the mem-
ber’s successor takes office. 
‘‘(f) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(1) administer the program established under 
this part; 
‘‘(2) establish policies for the investment and 
management of the Savings Fund, including the 
Tier I Investment Fund and the Tier II Investment 
Fund, and amounts held under Tier III Investment
Options, including policies applicable to the asset 
managers, recordkeepers, and custodians with re-
sponsibility for managing the investment of amounts 
credited to personal social security investment ac-
counts, and for the management and operation of 
personal social security savings annuities, which 
shall provide for— 
‘‘(A) prudent investments suitable for ac-
cumulating funds for payment of retirement in-
come; 
‘‘(B) sound management practices; and 
‘‘(C) low administrative costs; 
‘‘(3) review the performance of investments 
made for the Tier I Investment Fund and the Tier 
II Investment Fund; 
‘‘(4) review the performance of investments 
made under Tier III Investment Options; 
‘‘(5) review the management and operation of 
personal social security savings annuities; 
‘‘(6) review and approve the budget of the 
Board; and 
‘‘(7) comply with the fiduciary requirements of 
part 4 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (relating to fi-
duciary responsibility) in connection with any exer-
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1344
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addi-
tion to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
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 ‘‘Lower Farmington 
River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SEGMENT OF FARM-
INGTON RIVER AND SALMON BROOK IN CON-
NECTICUT FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDI-
TION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIV-
ERS SYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
in the State of Connecticut possess important re-
source values, including wildlife, ecological, and sce-
nic values, and historic sites and a cultural past im-
portant to America’s heritage. 
(2) There is a longstanding interest among 
State and local officials, area residents, and river 
and brook users in undertaking a concerted coopera-
tive effort to manage the river and brook in a pro-
ductive and meaningful way. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(139) LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALMON 
BROOK, CONNECTICUT.—The segment of the Farmington 
River downstream from the segment designated as a rec-
reational river by section 3(a)(156) to its confluence with 
the Connecticut River, and the segment of the Salmon 
Brook including its mainstem and east and west 
branches.’’. 
(c) TIME FOR SUBMISSION.—Not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the results of the study required by the amend-
ment made by subsection (b). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1344
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate a segment of the Farmington River and 
Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for 
study for potential addition to the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, and for other pur-
poses.
cise of discretion in connection with the assets of the 
Savings Fund. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may— 
‘‘(A) adopt, alter, and use a seal; 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (4), 
direct the Executive Director to take such ac-
tion as the Board considers appropriate to 
carry out the provisions of this part and the 
policies of the Board in accordance with delega-
tions under this part; 
‘‘(C) upon the concurring votes of 4 mem-
bers, remove the Executive Director from office 
for good cause shown; 
‘‘(D) provide to the Executive Director 
such resources as are necessary to carry out the 
duties of the Executive Director; and 
‘‘(E) take such other actions as may be 
necessary to carry out the functions of the 
Board. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— 
‘‘(A) not less than once during each 
month; and 
‘‘(B) at additional times at the call of the 
Chairman.
‘‘(3) EXERCISE OF POWERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (1)(C), the Board shall perform the 
functions and exercise the powers of the Board 
on a majority vote of a quorum of the Board. 
Three members of the Board shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business. 
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the 
Board shall not impair the authority of a 
quorum of the Board to perform the functions 
and exercise the powers of the Board. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS
ON
INVESTMENTS.—The 
Board may not direct any person to invest or to 
cause to be invested any sums in the Tier II Invest-
ment Fund or any personal social security invest-
ment account in a specific asset or to dispose of or 
cause to be disposed of any specific asset of such 
Fund or any such account. 
‘‘(h) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Board 
who is not an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government shall be compensated at the daily rate 
of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
for each day during which such member is engaged 
in performing a function of the Board.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1344 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for 
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 
SIMMONS, Ms. DELAURO, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addi-
tion to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
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 ‘‘Lower Farmington 
River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study 
Act’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SEGMENT OF FARM-
INGTON RIVER AND SALMON BROOK IN CON-
NECTICUT FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDI-
TION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIV-
ERS SYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
in the State of Connecticut possess important re-
source values, including wildlife, ecological, and sce-
nic values, and historic sites and a cultural past im-
portant to America’s heritage. 
(2) There is a longstanding interest among 
State and local officials, area residents, and river 
and brook users in undertaking a concerted coopera-
tive effort to manage the river and brook in a pro-
ductive and meaningful way. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(139) LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALMON 
BROOK, CONNECTICUT.—The segment of the Farmington 
River downstream from the segment designated as a rec-
reational river by section 3(a)(156) to its confluence with 
the Connecticut River, and the segment of the Salmon 
Brook including its mainstem and east and west 
branches.’’.
(c) TIME FOR SUBMISSION.—Not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the results of the study required by the amend-
ment made by subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
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