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Calendar No. 147 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1124 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 15, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
1999. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 5–YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the 
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
2702(i), DC Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘each 
of the 7 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
the 12 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of 
such Act (sec. 38–2704(f), DC Official Code) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘each of the 7 succeeding fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of the 12 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 147 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1124 
AN ACT 
To extend the District of Columbia College Access 
Act of 1999. 
MAY 15, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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pensatory damages, the Director shall reduce 
the amount to be paid for the claim by an 
amount that is equal to the total of any pay-
ments or settlements of any nature that were 
paid, or will be paid, to the injured person with 
respect to the claim. 
(2) PARTIAL PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—At the request of a 
claimant, the Director may make one or more 
advance or partial payments before the final 
settlement of a claim, including final settlement 
on any portion or aspect of a claim that is de-
termined to be severable. 
(B) JUDICIAL DECISION.—If a claimant re-
ceives a partial payment on a claim under this 
Act, but further payment on the claim is subse-
quently denied by the Director, the claimant 
may— 
(i) seek judicial review under sub-
section (i); and 
(ii) keep any partial payment that the 
claimant received, unless the Director de-
termines that the claimant— 
(I) was not eligible to receive the 
reimbursement; or 
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(II) fraudulently procured the re-
imbursement. 
(3) ALLOWABLE
DAMAGES.—A claim that is 
paid under this Act may include otherwise uncom-
pensated damages for loss of property, business loss, 
or financial loss resulting from the unauthorized use, 
disclosure, or dissemination of personal identifying 
information that was included in the data described 
in section 3(2)(A). 
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD.—The acceptance by a 
claimant of any payment under this Act, except an ad-
vance or partial payment made under subsection (d)(2), 
shall— 
(1) be final and conclusive on the claimant, 
with respect to all claims arising out of or relating 
to the same subject matter; 
(2) constitute a complete release of all claims 
against the United States (including any agency or 
employee of the United States) under chapter 171 of 
title 28, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), or any other Fed-
eral or State law, arising out of or relating to the 
same subject matter; and 
(3) shall include a certification by the claimant, 
made under penalty of perjury and subject to the 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 261 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold 
laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed 
Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2010 
Mr. BOCCIERI submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court 
should uphold laws that allow the families and friends 
of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their 
loved ones in peace and privacy. 
Whereas members of the Armed Forces who are killed in 
combat, die from wounds incurred in combat, or other-
wise die in the line of duty lay down the ultimate sac-
rifice for the safety of the United States; 
Whereas the families and friends of these brave men and 
women have the right to mourn their loved ones in peace 
and privacy; 
Whereas families at military funerals have been subject to of-
fensive and disruptive shouting and picketing that de-
prives them of that right; 
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Union Calendar No. 66 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1124 
[Report No. 110–112] 
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
APRIL 30, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
1999. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 5–YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the 
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
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2702(i), DC Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘each 
of the 7 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
the 12 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of 
such Act (sec. 38–2704(f), DC Official Code) is amended 
by striking ‘‘each of the 7 succeeding fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of the 12 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 66 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1124 
[Report No. 110–112] 
A BILL 
To extend the District of Columbia College Access 
Act of 1999. 
APRIL 30, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States 
Code, that such claim is true and correct. 
(f) REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
(1) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
promulgate and publish in the Federal Register in-
terim final regulations for the processing and pay-
ment of claims under this Act. 
(2) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At the time at which 
the Director promulgates regulations under 
paragraph (1), the Director shall publish, in 
newspapers of general circulation in the each of 
the several States and the District of Columbia, 
a clear, concise, and easily understandable ex-
planation, in English and Spanish, of— 
(i) the rights conferred under this 
Act; and 
(ii) the procedural and other require-
ments of the regulations promulgated 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) DISSEMINATION
THROUGH
OTHER 
MEDIA.—The Director shall disseminate the ex-
planation published under subparagraph (A) 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1126
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
5108) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $12,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) STEEL PROJECT PRIORITIES.—Section 4(c)(1) of 
the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Tech-
nology 
Competitiveness 
Act 
of 
1988 
(15 
U.S.C. 
5103(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘coatings 
for sheet steels’’ and inserting ‘‘sheet and bar 
steels’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) The development of technologies 
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Steel and 
Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 is further amended—
(1) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); and
(2) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107), by inserting 
‘‘, beginning with fiscal year 2008,’’ after ‘‘close of 
each fiscal year’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1126
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy 
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness 
Act of 1988.
through brochures, pamphlets, radio, television, 
and other media that the Director determines 
are likely to reach prospective claimants. 
(g) CONSULTATION.—In administering this Act, the 
Director shall consult with the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of the Defense, 
the Secretary of Commerce, other Federal agencies, and 
State and local authorities, as determined to be necessary 
by the Director to— 
(1) ensure the efficient administration of the 
claims process; and 
(2) provide for local concerns. 
(h) ELECTION OF REMEDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An injured person may elect 
to seek reimbursement from the United States for 
one or more injuries resulting from the unauthorized 
use, disclosure, or dissemination of personal identi-
fying information that was included in the data de-
scribed in section 3(2)(A) by— 
(A) submitting a claim under this Act; 
(B) filing a claim or bringing a civil action 
under chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code; or 
(C) bringing an authorized civil action 
under any other provision of law. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1126 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
5108) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $12,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) STEEL PROJECT PRIORITIES.—Section 4(c)(1) of 
the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Tech-
nology 
Competitiveness 
Act 
of 
1988 
(15 
U.S.C. 
5103(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘coatings 
for sheet steels’’ and inserting ‘‘sheet and bar 
steels’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) The development of technologies 
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Steel and 
Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 is further amended— 
(1) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); and 
(2) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107), by inserting 
‘‘, beginning with fiscal year 2008,’’ after ‘‘close of 
each fiscal year’’. 
Æ 
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(2) EFFECT OF ELECTION.—An election by an 
injured person to seek reimbursement in any manner 
described in paragraph (1) shall be final and conclu-
sive on the claimant with respect to all injuries re-
sulting from the unauthorized use, disclosure, or dis-
semination of personal identifying information that 
was included in the data described in section 3(2)(A) 
that are suffered by the claimant. 
(3) ARBITRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director shall establish by regulation proce-
dures under which a dispute regarding a claim 
submitted under this Act may be settled by ar-
bitration. 
(B) ARBITRATION AS REMEDY.—On estab-
lishment of arbitration procedures under sub-
paragraph (A), an injured person that submits 
a disputed claim under this Act may elect to 
settle the claim through arbitration. 
(C) BINDING EFFECT.—An election by an 
injured person to settle a claim through arbitra-
tion under this paragraph shall— 
(i) be binding; and 
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(ii) preclude any exercise by the in-
jured person of the right to judicial review 
of a claim described in subsection (i). 
(4) NO EFFECT ON ENTITLEMENTS.—Nothing 
in this Act affects any right of a claimant to file a 
claim for benefits under any Federal entitlement 
program. 
(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any claimant aggrieved by a 
final decision of the Director under this Act may, 
not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
decision is issued, bring a civil action in the an ap-
propriate United States District Court, to modify or 
set aside the decision, in whole or in part. 
(2) RECORD.—The court shall hear a civil ac-
tion under paragraph (1) on the record made before 
the Director. 
(3) STANDARD.—The decision of the Director 
incorporating the findings of the Director shall be 
upheld if the decision is supported by substantial 
evidence on the record considered as a whole. 
(j) ATTORNEY’S AND AGENT’S FEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No attorney or agent, acting 
alone or in combination with any other attorney or 
agent, shall charge, demand, receive, or collect, for 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1126 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. 
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. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
5108) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $12,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) STEEL PROJECT PRIORITIES.—Section 4(c)(1) of 
the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Tech-
nology 
Competitiveness 
Act 
of 
1988 
(15 
U.S.C. 
5103(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘coatings 
for sheet steels’’ and inserting ‘‘sheet and bar 
steels’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) The development of technologies 
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Steel and 
Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 is further amended— 
(1) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); and 
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(2) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107), by inserting 
‘‘, beginning with fiscal year 2008,’’ after ‘‘close of 
each fiscal year’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 17 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1126 
[Report No. 110–41] 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. AKIN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, 
and Mr. HOLDEN 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. 
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. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
5108) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $12,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) STEEL PROJECT PRIORITIES.—Section 4(c)(1) of 
the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Tech-
nology 
Competitiveness 
Act 
of 
1988 
(15 
U.S.C. 
5103(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘coatings 
for sheet steels’’ and inserting ‘‘sheet and bar 
steels’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) The development of technologies 
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Steel and 
Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 is further amended— 
(1) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); and 
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(2) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107), by inserting 
‘‘, beginning with fiscal year 2008,’’ after ‘‘close of 
each fiscal year’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 17 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1126 
[Report No. 110–41] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy 
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness 
Act of 1988. 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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services rendered in connection with a claim sub-
mitted under this Act, fees in excess of 10 percent 
of the amount of any payment on the claim. 
(2) VIOLATION.—An attorney or agent who vio-
lates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than 
$10,000. 
(k) APPLICABILITY OF DEBT COLLECTION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall not apply to any payment under this Act. 
SEC. 6. REPORT; AUDIT. 
(a) Not later than 180 days after the date of promul-
gation of regulations under section 5(f)(1), and semiannu-
ally thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Ju-
diciary of the House of Representatives, and the Commit-
tees on Veterans Affairs, Commerce, Science and Trans-
portation, and Judiciary of the Senate, a report that de-
scribes the claims submitted under this Act during the six 
months preceding the date of submission of the report, 
including, for each claim— 
(1) the amount claimed; 
(2) a brief description of the nature of the 
claim; and 
(3) the status or disposition of the claim, in-
cluding the amount of any payment under this Act. 
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(b) The Comptroller General shall conduct an annual 
audit on the payment of all claims made under this Act, 
and shall report to the committees described in subsection 
(a) on the results of this audit beginning not later than 
the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, to 
remain available until expended. 
Æ 
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