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chapter for pursuit of a program of education exclusively 
by correspondence. 
‘‘(2) The educational assistance payable under this 
chapter to an individual who is pursuing a program of 
education exclusively by correspondence is the amounts as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) An amount equal to 55 percent of amount 
that would be payable to the individual for the pro-
gram of education under paragraph (1)(A) of sub-
section (c), or under the provisions of paragraphs 
(2) through (7) of subsection (c) applicable to the 
individual, for the program of education if the indi-
vidual were entitled to amounts for the program of 
education under subsection (c) rather than this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) A stipend in an amount equal to the 
equivalent of 55 percent of the appropriately reduced 
amount of the yearly stipend for books, supplies, 
equipment, and other educational costs otherwise 
payable to the individual under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) Payment of the amounts payable under para-
graph (2) for pursuit of a program of education by cor-
respondence shall be made quarterly on a pro rata basis 
for the lessons completed by the individual and serviced 
by the institution involved. 
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(d) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS.—The eleventh 
undesignated paragraph under the heading ‘‘SURVEYING 
THE PUBLIC LANDS’’ of the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 
551), is amended—— 
(1) by inserting before the first sentence the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 551. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LANDS; REGULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS FOR USE AND PROTECTION OF NA-
TIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘destruction; and any violation’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘destruction. 
‘‘(b) VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.—Any violation’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) USE OF COLLECTED FINES.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY AND AUTHORIZED USE.—Any 
moneys received by the United States as a result of 
a collateral payment in lieu of appearance or a fine 
imposed under section 3571 of title 18, United States 
Code, for a violation of a regulation issued under sub-
section (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, without further appropriation and until ex-
pended, for the following purposes:
‘‘(A) To cover the cost to the United States 
of any improvement, protection, or rehabilitation 
work on National Forest System lands rendered 
necessary by the action which led to the fine or 
payment. 
‘‘(B) To increase public awareness of rules, 
regulations, and other requirements regarding 
the use of such lands. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—Moneys 
referred to in paragraph (1) that the Secretary of Ag-
riculture determines are excess to the amounts nec-
essary to carry out the purposes specified in such 
paragraph shall be transferred to the Crime Victims 
Fund established by section 1402 of the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).’’.
Union Calendar No. 74 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 599 
[Report No. 109–129, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide a source of funds to carry out restora-
tion activities on Federal lands under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 14, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Resources with an 
amendment 
JUNE 14, 2005 
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed
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‘‘(iii) POINT OF CONTACT.—A point of 
contact for scientific information about the 
clinical trial results. 
‘‘(iv) 
CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS.— 
Whether there exists an agreement (other 
than an agreement solely to comply with 
applicable provisions of law protecting the 
privacy of participants) between the spon-
sor or its agent and the principal investi-
gator (unless the sponsor is an employer of 
the principal investigator) that restricts in 
any manner the ability of the principal in-
vestigator, after the completion date of the 
trial, to discuss the results of the trial at 
a scientific meeting or any other public or 
private forum, or to publish in a scientific 
or academic journal information con-
cerning the results of the trial. 
‘‘(D) EXPANDED REGISTRY AND RESULTS 
DATA BANK.— 
‘‘(i) EXPANSION
BY
RULEMAKING.— 
To provide more complete results informa-
tion and to enhance patient access to and 
understanding of the results of clinical 
trials, not later than 3 years after the date
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 59 
To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the 
Virgin Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, 
pertaining to the Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LAWS PERTAINING TO 
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Sections 1 through 6 of the Act of May 
26, 1936 (Chapter 450; 49 Stat. 1372–1373; 48 U.S.C. 
1401–1401e), are repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be deemed 
to have taken effect on July 22, 1954. 
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(c) NO DISCOUNT OF AWARD FOR NONECONOMIC 
DAMAGES.—For purposes of applying the limitation in 
subsection (b), future noneconomic damages shall not be 
discounted to present value. The jury shall not be in-
formed about the maximum award for noneconomic dam-
ages. An award for noneconomic damages in excess of 
$250,000 shall be reduced either before the entry of judg-
ment, or by amendment of the judgment after entry of 
judgment, and such reduction shall be made before ac-
counting for any other reduction in damages required by 
law. If separate awards are rendered for past and future 
noneconomic damages and the combined awards exceed 
$250,000, the future noneconomic damages shall be re-
duced first. 
(d) FAIR SHARE RULE.—In any health care lawsuit, 
each party shall be liable for that party’s several share 
of any damages only and not for the share of any other 
person. Each party shall be liable only for the amount of 
damages allocated to such party in direct proportion to 
such party’s percentage of responsibility. Whenever a 
judgment of liability is rendered as to any party, a sepa-
rate judgment shall be rendered against each such party 
for the amount allocated to such party. For purposes of 
this section, the trier of fact shall determine the propor-
to increase the public profile of inventors and inven-
tiveness; and 
(2) establish additional awards and prizes hon-
oring inventors, with the objective of stimulating in-
vention in areas of greatest need, as well as of rais-
ing the stature of inventors and invention in the eyes 
of young people. 
SEC. 5. ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 
PROGRAM ON INVENTION. 
The National Science Foundation shall establish en-
gineering and social science research programs on the 
process of invention and the teaching of inventiveness. The 
research programs shall— 
(1) be aimed at a deeper understanding of the 
creative mind and creative environment, the meas-
urement of inventiveness, diffusion of teaching of in-
ventive creativity, and rapid learning as part of the 
crossing of boundaries of convention, expectation, 
and disciplines that is at the heart of invention; 
(2) include study of the influence of flexible 
learning environments and role of parents, teachers, 
mentors, and broader social institutions; 
(3) study the impact on inventive creativity of 
past major programs of Federal and State support 
for elementary, secondary, and higher education; 
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(4) identify the major societal sectors that have 
had significant effects on major inventions and inno-
vations of the recent past, and study the role of each 
such sector, the importance of intersector inter-
actions, and the impact of patent and other relevant 
law; and 
(5) assess how invention could make a dif-
ference to the sustainable development needs of the 
poorest regions and nations, including research to 
understand and promote social enterprise, cultiva-
tion of creativity on a local level, surveys of key 
technology gaps, and surveys of available financial 
resources. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5478 
To clarify the Congressional intent on Federal preemption under the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act with respect to energy conservation for 
consumer products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2006 
Mr. HALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To clarify the Congressional intent on Federal preemption 
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with re-
spect to energy conservation for consumer products. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
Section 327(a) of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6297(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘TESTING’’ and inserting ‘‘INFORMATION, TEST-
ING,’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘disclosure of 
information’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘submission or disclosure of information in any 
manner’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5479 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts 
paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts 
paid for medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2006 
Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. SHU-
STER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. RENZI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat cer-
tain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical 
fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care. 
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 ‘‘Personal Health In-
vestment Today Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AND PHYSICAL 
FITNESS PROGRAMS TREATED AS MEDICAL 
CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 213 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to medical, 
dental, etc., expenses) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) EXERCISE
EQUIPMENT
AND
PHYSICAL 
FITNESS PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘medical 
care’ shall include amounts paid— 
‘‘(i) to purchase or use equipment 
used in a program (including a self-di-
rected program) of physical exercise, and 
‘‘(ii) to participate, or receive instruc-
tion, in a program of physical exercise. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Amounts treated as 
medical care under subparagraph (A) shall not 
exceed $1,000 with respect to any individual for 
any taxable year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 401(k) PLANS TO 
PREVENT THE INSOLVENCY OF A TRADE OR 
BUSINESS OF THE EMPLOYEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (k) of section 401 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to cash or 
deferred arrangements) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO HARDSHIP 
DISTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of subclause (IV) of 
paragraph (2)(B)(i), hardship of the employee shall 
include the prevention of insolvency of a trade or 
business of the participant.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to distributions after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 671 
To make funds generated from the Caribbean National Forest in the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico available to the Secretary of Agrictulture 
for land acquisition intended to protect the integrity of the buffer zone 
surrounding the Caribbean National Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. FORTUN˜O introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To make funds generated from the Caribbean National For-
est in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico available to 
the Secretary of Agrictulture for land acquisition in-
tended to protect the integrity of the buffer zone sur-
rounding the Caribbean National Forest, 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 ‘‘Caribbean National 
Forest Preservation Act’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5630
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Ac-
count, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System, and for other purposes.
SEC. 11. REPORT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress 
a report including legislative recommendations for the cre-
ation of American jobs, particularly in economically dis-
advantaged areas, by utilizing opportunities that arise 
from an increase in United States imports. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5633
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the government of the District
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole
or in part against the revenues of said District for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes.
future earnings, cost of obtaining domestic services, 
loss of employment, and loss of business or employ-
ment opportunities. 
(7) 
HEALTH
CARE
LAWSUIT.—The 
term 
‘‘health care lawsuit’’ means any health care liability 
claim concerning the provision of health care goods 
or services or any medical product affecting inter-
state commerce, or any health care liability action 
concerning the provision of health care goods or 
services or any medical product affecting interstate 
commerce, brought in a State or Federal court or 
pursuant to an alternative dispute resolution system, 
against a health care provider, a health care organi-
zation, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, 
marketer, promoter, or seller of a medical product, 
regardless of the theory of liability on which the 
claim is based, or the number of claimants, plain-
tiffs, defendants, or other parties, or the number of 
claims or causes of action, in which the claimant al-
leges a health care liability claim. Such term does 
not include a claim or action which is based on 
criminal liability; which seeks civil fines or penalties 
paid to Federal, State, or local government; or which 
is grounded in antitrust.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5640
AN ACT
To expand homeownership in the United States, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(8) HEALTH
CARE
LIABILITY
ACTION.—The 
term ‘‘health care liability action’’ means a civil ac-
tion brought in a State or Federal Court or pursu-
ant to an alternative dispute resolution system, 
against a health care provider, a health care organi-
zation, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, 
marketer, promoter, or seller of a medical product, 
regardless of the theory of liability on which the 
claim is based, or the number of plaintiffs, defend-
ants, or other parties, or the number of causes of ac-
tion, in which the claimant alleges a health care li-
ability claim. 
(9) HEALTH
CARE
LIABILITY
CLAIM.—The 
term ‘‘health care liability claim’’ means a demand 
by any person, whether or not pursuant to ADR, 
against a health care provider, health care organiza-
tion, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, mar-
keter, promoter, or seller of a medical product, in-
cluding, but not limited to, third-party claims, cross- 
claims, counter-claims, or contribution claims, which 
are based upon the provision of, use of, or payment 
for (or the failure to provide, use, or pay for) health 
care services or medical products, regardless of the 
theory of liability on which the claim is based, or the
(b) PURPOSES.—It is the purpose of this section, to 
provide for the funding of education and training pro-
grams to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe work-
ing conditions in and around mines. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) be a public or private nonprofit entity; and 
(2) submit to the Secretary of Labor an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(d) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a 
grant under this section shall be used to establish and im-
plement education and training programs, or to develop 
training materials for employers and miners, concerning 
safety and health topics in mines, as determined appro-
priate by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. 
(e) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL BASIS.—Grants under this section 
shall be awarded on an annual basis. 
(2) SPECIAL
EMPHASIS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give 
special emphasis to programs and materials that tar-
get workers in smaller mines, including training 
miners and employers about new Mine Safety and 
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Health Administration standards, high risk activi-
ties, or hazards identified by such Administration. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to 
the funding of pilot and demonstration projects that 
the Secretary determines will provide opportunities 
for broad applicability for mine safety. 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Labor shall use 
not less than 1 percent of the funds made available to 
carry out this section in a fiscal year to conduct evalua-
tions of the projects funded under grants under this sec-
tion. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NIOSH OVER-
HEAD BUDGETING. 
It is the sense of Congress that none of the funds 
authorized under this Act shall be used to fund overhead 
costs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, and that such overhead costs should not exceed 
$10,000,000 annually in any event. 
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that State law prevents the application of any provisions 
of law established by or under this Act. The provisions 
governing health care lawsuits set forth in this Act super-
sede chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to the 
extent that such chapter— 
(1) provides for a greater amount of damages 
or contingent fees, a longer period in which a health 
care lawsuit may be commenced, or a reduced appli-
cability or scope of periodic payment of future dam-
ages, than provided in this Act; or 
(2) prohibits the introduction of evidence re-
garding collateral source benefits, or mandates or 
permits subrogation or a lien on collateral source 
benefits. 
(b) PROTECTION OF STATES’ RIGHTS AND OTHER 
LAWS.—(1) Any issue that is not governed by any provi-
sion of law established by or under this Act (including 
State standards of negligence) shall be governed by other-
wise applicable State or Federal law. 
(2) This Act shall not preempt or supersede any State 
or Federal law that imposes greater procedural or sub-
stantive protections for health care providers and health 
care organizations from liability, loss, or damages than 
those provided by this Act or create a cause of action.
(c) STATE FLEXIBILITY.—No provision of this Act 
shall be construed to preempt— 
(1) any State law (whether effective before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act) that 
specifies a particular monetary amount of compen-
satory or punitive damages (or the total amount of 
damages) that may be awarded in a health care law-
suit, regardless of whether such monetary amount is 
greater or lesser than is provided for under this Act, 
notwithstanding section 4(a); or 
(2) any defense available to a party in a health 
care lawsuit under any other provision of State or 
Federal law. 
SEC. 12. APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply to any health care lawsuit 
brought in a Federal or State court, or subject to an alter-
native dispute resolution system, that is initiated on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that 
any health care lawsuit arising from an injury occurring 
prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
governed by the applicable statute of limitations provisions 
in effect at the time the injury occurred. 
SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that a health insurer 
should be liable for damages for harm caused when it
makes a decision as to what care is medically necessary 
and appropriate. 
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‘‘(6) Each institution may provide supplemental 
information to enrolled and prospective students 
showing the completion or graduation rate for stu-
dents described in paragraph (4). For the purpose of 
this paragraph, the definitions provided in the Inte-
grated Postsecondary Education Data System shall 
apply. 
‘‘(7) Each eligible institution participating in 
any program under this title may publicly report to 
currently enrolled and prospective students the vol-
untary information collected by the National Survey 
of Student Engagement (NSSE), the Community 
College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), or 
other instruments that provide evidence of student 
participation in educationally purposeful activities. 
The information shall be produced and made avail-
able in a uniform and comprehensible manner, 
through appropriate publications, mailings, and elec-
tronic media, and may be included in reports re-
quired by the institution’s accrediting agency.’’. 
(c) EXIT COUNSELING.—Section 485(b) (20 U.S.C. 
1092(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Each eligible institution shall, during the exit 
interview required by this subsection, provide to a bor-