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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5029 
To designate the name for the medical facilities being constructed at the 
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, to replace Walter 
Reed Army Medical Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2008 
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To designate the name for the medical facilities being con-
structed at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, 
Maryland, to replace Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MILITARY MED-
ICAL CENTER. 
Upon completion of the medical facilities being con-
structed at the National Naval Medical Center in Be-
thesda, Maryland, to replace Walter Reed Army Medical 
Center in the District of Columbia, the Secretary of De-
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fense shall designate the medical facilities as the ‘‘Na-
tional Military Medical Center’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5030 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
II
Calendar No. 37
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 800
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 11, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To provide for education flexibility partnerships.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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House Calendar No. 97 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 595 
[Report No. 110–286] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2007 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules. 
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported on the legislative day of Wednesday, August 1, 
2007, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3161) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 807
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
portability of service credit for persons who leave
employment with the Federal Reserve Board to
take positions with other Government agencies,
and for other purposes.
II
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 808
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 16, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which
chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 110
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 833
AN ACT
To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and
for other purposes.
MAY 12, 1999
Read twice and placed on the calendar
II
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 848
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 4 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
For the relief of Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farnia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 858
AN ACT
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to
extend coverage under the whistleblower protec-
tion provisions of the District of Columbia Com-
prehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to per-
sonnel of the courts of the District of Columbia.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 858
AN ACT
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to extend
coverage under the whistleblower protection provisions
of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Person-
nel Act of 1978 to personnel of the courts of the District
of Columbia.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 862
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement
the provisions of an agreement conveying title to
a distribution system from the United States to
the Clear Creek Community Services District.
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‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the Administrator submits the plan under subsection 
(b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report detailing the as-
sessment required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 
submitted to Congress by the President under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘future-years nuclear security 
program’ means the program required by section 
3253 of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2453). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘nuclear security budget mate-
rials’, with respect to a fiscal year, means the mate-
rials submitted to Congress by the Administrator for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in 
support of the budget for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘quadrennial defense review’ 
means the review of the defense programs and poli-
cies of the United States that is carried out every 
four years under section 118 of title 10, United 
States Code.
HRES 595 RH 
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(B) the percentage increase in the Con-
sumer Price Index—All Urban Consumers 
(Current Series) from July of the first of those 
3 academic years to July of the last of those 3 
academic years. 
‘‘(d) OUTCOMES AND ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) RESPONSE FROM INSTITUTION.—Effective 
on June 30, 2009, an institution that has a college 
affordability index that exceeds 2.0 for any 3-year 
interval ending on or after that date shall provide a 
report to the Secretary, in such a form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. Such report shall include— 
‘‘(A) an explanation of the factors contrib-
uting to the increase in the institution’s costs 
and in the tuition and fees charged to students; 
‘‘(B) a management plan stating the spe-
cific steps the institution is and will be taking 
to reduce its college affordability index; 
‘‘(C) an action plan, including a schedule, 
by which the institution will reduce increases in 
or stabilize, such costs and tuition and fees; and 
‘‘(D) if determinations of tuition and fee 
increases are not within the exclusive control of 
the institution, a description of the agency or
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instrumentality of State government or other 
entity that participates in such determinations 
and the authority exercised by such agency, in-
strumentality, or entity. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.—Upon re-
ceipt of the institution’s report and management 
plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make 
the institution’s report required under paragraph (1) 
available to the public in accordance with subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(3) CONSEQUENCES
FOR
2-YEAR
CONTINU-
ATION
OF
FAILURE.—If the Secretary determines 
that the institution has failed to comply with the 
management plan and action plan submitted by the 
institution under this subsection following the next 
2 academic years that begin after the submission of 
such plans, and has failed to reduce the college af-
fordability index below 2.0 for such 2 academic 
years, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall make available to the public a 
detailed report provided by the institution on all 
costs and expenditures, and on all tuition and 
fees charged to students, for such 2 academic 
years;
‘‘(B) shall place the institution on an af-
fordability alert status and shall make the in-
formation regarding the institution’s failure 
available in accordance with subsection (b); 
‘‘(C) shall notify the institution’s accred-
iting agency of the institution’s failure; and 
‘‘(D) may require the institution to submit 
to a review and audit by the Inspector General 
of the Department of Education to determine 
the cause of the institution’s failure. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION TO STATE AGENCIES.—Any 
institution that reports under paragraph (1)(D) that 
an agency or instrumentality of State government or 
other entity participates in the determinations of tui-
tion and fee increases shall, prior to submitting any 
information to the Secretary under this subsection, 
submit such information to, and request the com-
ments and input of, such agency, instrumentality, or 
entity. With respect to any such institution, the Sec-
retary shall provide a copy of any communication by 
the Secretary with that institution to such agency, 
instrumentality, or entity. 
‘‘(5) EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) RELATIVE PRICE EXEMPTION.—The 
Secretary shall, for any 3-year interval for
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strategy (including under this paragraph). Such plan 
may include— 
‘‘(A) sending letters to health care pro-
viders; 
‘‘(B) disseminating information about the 
elements of the risk evaluation and mitigation 
strategy to encourage implementation by health 
care providers of components that apply to such 
health care providers, or to explain certain safe-
ty protocols (such as medical monitoring by 
periodic laboratory tests); or 
‘‘(C) disseminating information to health 
care providers through professional societies 
about any serious risks of the drug and any 
protocol to assure safe use. 
‘‘(f) PROVIDING SAFE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS TO 
DRUGS WITH KNOWN SERIOUS RISKS THAT WOULD 
OTHERWISE BE UNAVAILABLE.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOWING SAFE ACCESS TO DRUGS WITH 
KNOWN
SERIOUS
RISKS.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the offices described in subsection 
(c)(2), may require that the risk evaluation and 
mitigation strategy for a drug include such elements 
as are necessary to assure safe use of the drug, be-
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5748 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to exclude 
earned income in determining eligibility for medical assistance for individ-
uals with extremely high prescription drug costs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. MARCHANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit 
States to exclude earned income in determining eligibility 
for medical assistance for individuals with extremely high 
prescription drug costs. 
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 ‘‘Ryan Dant Health 
Care Opportunity Act of 2008’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5749 
AN ACT 
To provide for a program of emergency unemployment 
compensation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
293 
cause of its inherent toxicity or potential harmful-
ness, if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the drug, which has been shown to be 
effective, but is associated with a serious ad-
verse drug experience, can be approved only if, 
or would be withdrawn unless, such elements 
are required as part of such strategy to miti-
gate a specific serious risk listed in the labeling 
of the drug; and 
‘‘(B) for a drug initially approved without 
elements to assure safe use, other elements 
under subsections (c), (d), and (e) are not suffi-
cient to mitigate such serious risk. 
‘‘(2) ASSURING ACCESS AND MINIMIZING BUR-
DEN.—Such elements to assure safe use under para-
graph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be commensurate with the specific se-
rious risk listed in the labeling of the drug; 
‘‘(B) within 30 days of the date on which 
any element under paragraph (1) is imposed, be 
posted publicly by the Secretary with an expla-
nation of how such elements will mitigate the 
observed safety risk;
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 882
AN ACT
To nullify any reservation of funds during fiscal
year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act for
qualified beginning farmers or ranchers, and for
other purposes.
retary shall pay to the State from the Fund an 
amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) the amount by which such aver-
age monthly caseload exceeds such target 
number of enrollees; and 
‘‘(ii) the projected per capita expendi-
tures under the State child health plan (as 
determined under subparagraph (C) for 
the fiscal year), multiplied by the enhanced 
FMAP (as defined in section 2105(b)) for 
the State and fiscal year involved (or in 
which the period occurs). 
‘‘(B) TARGET AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILD 
ENROLLEES.—In this paragraph, the target av-
erage number of child enrollees for a State— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2008 is equal to 
the monthly average unduplicated number 
of children enrolled in the State child 
health plan under this title (including such 
children receiving health care coverage 
through funds under this title pursuant to 
a waiver under section 1115) during fiscal 
year 2007 increased by the population 
growth for children in that State for the 
year ending on June 30, 2006 (as esti-
mated by the Bureau of the Census) plus 
1 percentage point; or 
‘‘(ii) for a subsequent fiscal year (or 
semi-annual period occurring in a fiscal 
year) is equal to the target average num-
ber of child enrollees for the State for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the child 
population growth factor described in sub-
section (i)(5)(B) for the State for the prior 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) PROJECTED
PER
CAPITA
EXPENDI-
TURES.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the projected per capita expenditures under a 
State child health plan— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2008 is equal to 
the average per capita expenditures (in-
cluding both State and Federal financial 
participation) under such plan for the tar-
geted low-income children counted in the 
average monthly caseload for purposes of 
this paragraph during fiscal year 2007, in-
creased by the annual percentage increase 
in the projected per capita amount of Na-
tional Health Expenditures (as estimated 
by the Secretary) for 2008; or
‘‘(ii) for a subsequent fiscal year (or 
semi-annual period occurring in a fiscal 
year) is equal to the projected per capita 
expenditures under such plan for the pre-
vious fiscal year (as determined under 
clause (i) or this clause) increased by the 
annual percentage increase in the projected 
per capita amount of National Health Ex-
penditures (as estimated by the Secretary) 
for the year in which such subsequent fis-
cal year ends. 
‘‘(D) PRORATION RULE.—If the amounts 
available for payment from the Fund for a fis-
cal year or period are less than the total 
amount of payments determined under subpara-
graph (A) for the fiscal year or period, the 
amount to be paid under such subparagraph to 
each eligible State shall be reduced proportion-
ally. 
‘‘(E) 
TIMELY
PAYMENT; 
RECONCILI-
ATION.—Payment under this paragraph for a 
fiscal year or period shall be made before the 
end of the fiscal year or period based upon the 
most recent data for expenditures and enroll-
ment and the provisions of subsection (e) of
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•HR 3221 EAH2 
‘‘(31) SHORTAGE OF STANDARD RENTAL UNITS 
BOTH AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE TO VERY LOW-IN-
COME RENTER HOUSEHOLDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘shortage of 
standard rental units both affordable and avail-
able to very low-income renter households’ means 
the gap between— 
‘‘(i) the number of units with complete 
plumbing and kitchen facilities with a rent 
that is 30 percent or less of 50 percent of 
the adjusted area median income as deter-
mined by the Director that are occupied by 
either extremely low- or very low-income 
renter households or are vacant for rent; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the number of extremely low- and 
very low-income renter households. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—If the 
number of units described in subparagraph 
(A)(i) exceeds the number of extremely low- and 
very low-income households as described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), there is no shortage.’’. 
SEC. 1129. DUTY TO SERVE UNDERSERVED MARKETS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF PERFORM-
ANCE.—Section 1335 of the Federal Housing Enterprises
SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSIT AND TRAVEL 
INFORMATION SERVICES. 
Section 1112 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi-
cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
Stat. 1171) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MINNESOTA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, the 
Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) use funds authorized to carry out the 
emergency relief program under section 125 of 
such title for the repair and reconstruction of 
the Interstate I–35W bridge in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007; 
and 
‘‘(B) use not to exceed $5,000,000 of the 
funds authorized to carry out the emergency re-
lief program under section 125 of such title to 
reimburse the Minnesota State department of 
transportation for actual and necessary costs of 
maintenance and operation, less the amount of 
fares earned, for additional public transpor-
tation services and traveler information services
IV 
House Calendar No. 98 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 596 
[Report No. 110–287] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3222) making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2007 
Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3222) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3222) making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
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section 2105 shall apply to payments under this 
subsection in the same manner as they apply to 
payments under such section. 
‘‘(F) CONTINUED
REPORTING.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph and subsection (f), the 
State shall submit to the Secretary the State’s 
projected Federal expenditures, even if the 
amount of such expenditures exceeds the total 
amount of allotments available to the State in 
such fiscal year or period. 
‘‘(G) APPLICATION
TO
COMMONWEALTHS 
AND TERRITORIES.—No payment shall be made 
under this paragraph to a commonwealth or 
territory described in subsection (c)(3) until 
such time as the Secretary determines that 
there are in effect methods, satisfactory to the 
Secretary, for the collection and reporting of re-
liable data regarding the enrollment of children 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in 
order to accurately determine the common-
wealth’s or territory’s eligibility for, and 
amount of payment, under this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 104. CHIP PERFORMANCE BONUS PAYMENT TO OFF-
SET ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT COSTS RE-
SULTING FROM ENROLLMENT AND RETEN-
TION EFFORTS. 
Section 2105(a) (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE BONUS PAYMENT TO OFF-
SET ADDITIONAL MEDICAID AND CHIP CHILD EN-
ROLLMENT COSTS RESULTING FROM ENROLLMENT 
AND RETENTION EFFORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the 
payments made under paragraph (1), for each 
fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2008 and 
ending with fiscal year 2012), the Secretary 
shall pay from amounts made available under 
subparagraph (E), to each State that meets the 
condition under paragraph (4) for the fiscal 
year, an amount equal to the amount described 
in subparagraph (B) for the State and fiscal 
year. The payment under this paragraph shall 
be made, to a State for a fiscal year, as a single 
payment not later than the last day of the first 
calendar quarter of the following fiscal year. 
Payments made under this paragraph may only 
be used to reduce the number of low-income
IV 
House Calendar No. 99 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 597 
[Report No. 110–288] 
Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill 
(H.R. 1495) to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to con-
struct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2007 
Ms. MATSUI, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 1495) to provide for the con-
servation and development of water and related re-
sources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to con-
struct various projects for improvements to rivers and 
harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 1495) to provide for the conserva-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 883
AN ACT
To preserve the sovereignty of the United States
over public lands and acquired lands owned by
the United States, and to preserve State sov-
ereignty and private property rights in non-Fed-
eral lands surrounding those public lands and ac-
quired lands.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 883
AN ACT
To preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States,
and to preserve State sovereignty and private property
rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public
lands and acquired lands.