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SEC. 
2203. 
ENHANCEMENT 
OF 
PROTECTIONS 
FOR 
SERVICEMEMBERS RELATING TO MORTGAGES 
AND MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF PROTECTIONS AGAINST 
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF PROTECTION PERIOD.—Sub-
section (c) of section 303 of the Servicemembers Civil 
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 533) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘9 months’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PE-
RIOD.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘9 months’’. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF MORTGAGES
AS OBLIGATIONS 
SUBJECT TO INTEREST RATE LIMITATION.—Section 207 of 
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 527) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘in excess of 
6 percent’’ the second place it appears and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘in excess of 6 percent— 
‘‘(A) during the period of military service 
and one year thereafter, in the case of an obliga-
tion or liability consisting of a mortgage, trust 
deed, or other security in the nature of a mort-
gage; or
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‘‘(B) during the period of military service, 
in the case of any other obligation or liability.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTEREST.—The term ‘interest’ includes 
service charges, renewal charges, fees, or any other 
charges (except bona fide insurance) with respect to 
an obligation or liability. 
‘‘(2) OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY.—The term ‘obli-
gation or liability’ includes an obligation or liability 
consisting of a mortgage, trust deed, or other security 
in the nature of a mortgage.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) SUNSET.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall expire on December 31, 2010. Effec-
tive January 1, 2011, the provisions of subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 303 of the Servicemembers Civil Re-
lief Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, are hereby revived.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1517 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
coverage under that Act of employees of State and local governments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HARE, Ms. SHEA-POR-
TER, and Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
to provide for coverage under that Act of employees 
of State and local governments. 
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 ‘‘Fairness for State and 
Local Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. 
Section 3(5) of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652(5)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘including a State or political 
subdivision of a State,’’ after ‘‘employees,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or any State or political sub-
division of a State’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1518 
To allow employees of Federally-qualified health centers to obtain health 
coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To allow employees of Federally-qualified health centers to 
obtain health coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an employee of a qualified health center may 
enroll in an approved health benefits plan under chapter 
89 of title 5, United States Code— 
(1) either as an individual or for self and fam-
ily; and 
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(2) subject to exclusions similar to those re-
ferred to in section 8901(1)(iv) of such title. 
(b) QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified health center’’ 
means any entity that— 
(1) meets the definition of a Federally-qualified 
health center, as set forth in section 1905(l)(2)(B) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396d(l)(2)(B)); and 
(2) enters into an appropriate agreement with 
the Office of Personnel Management under this sec-
tion. 
(c) TRANSFERS TO THE EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENE-
FITS FUND.—A qualified health center shall transfer to 
the Employees Health Benefits Fund established under 
section 8909 of title 5, United States Code, amounts de-
termined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement (after consultation with such center) to be equal 
to— 
(1) the Government contributions which would 
be payable by such center under section 8906 of 
such title if such center were an employing agency 
(as referred to in such section); and 
(2) the individual contributions— 
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(A) which would be payable under such 
section 8906— 
(i) by each employee in or under such 
center who is enrolled in an approved 
health benefits plan (as referred to in sub-
section (a)); and 
(ii) by reason of the enrollment (as re-
ferred to in clause (i)); and 
(B) which shall be deducted and withheld 
ratably from the pay of each such employee. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man-
agement may prescribe regulations to carry out this sec-
tion. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1519 
To prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts that contain in a single 
document both a mandatory arbitration agreement and other contract 
provisions, to prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to a mandatory 
arbitration agreement as a condition precedent to entering into a home-
building purchase contract, and to provide for the Federal Trade Com-
mission to enforce violations of such prohibitions as unfair and deceptive 
acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. GONZALEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts that 
contain in a single document both a mandatory arbitra-
tion agreement and other contract provisions, to prohibit 
requiring purchasers to consent to a mandatory arbitra-
tion agreement as a condition precedent to entering into 
a homebuilding purchase contract, and to provide for 
the Federal Trade Commission to enforce violations of 
such prohibitions as unfair and deceptive acts or prac-
tices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6433 
AN ACT 
To make corrections with respect to Food and Drug 
Administration user fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 ‘‘American Homebuyers 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person engaged in the con-
struction of new houses may require a purchaser to enter 
into a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition 
precedent to entering into a contract for the purchase of 
a new house. 
(b) SEPARATE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.—No person 
engaged in the construction of new houses may offer a 
purchaser a contract for the purchase of a new house 
which includes an agreement on mandatory arbitration 
unless such agreement is a separate document which con-
tains only language pertaining to the mandatory arbitra-
tion agreement. The separate document containing the 
mandatory arbitration agreement shall also contain the 
following statement: ‘‘By Agreeing to Binding Arbitration 
You Are Giving Up Your Right To Go To Court’’. 
(c) ARBITRATOR.—The mandatory arbitration agree-
ment shall not name an independent arbitrator and shall 
contain a procedure that adequately guarantees the pur-
chaser an opportunity to participate in the selection of an 
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arbitrator which shall occur only after a dispute regarding 
the homebuilding contract has arisen. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—In the case of any violation of 
subsection (a), (b), or (c), the agreement on mandatory 
arbitration involved in the violation shall be of no force 
or effect. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.— 
A violation of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2 shall 
be treated as an unfair and deceptive act or practice in 
violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) 
regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. 
(b) POWERS
OF COMMISSION.—The Commission 
shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 
incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person 
who violates such regulations shall be subject to the pen-
alties and entitled to the privileges and immunities pro-
vided in that Act. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Association and after notice and
an opportunity for comment, shall promulgate regula-
tions to carry out this section.
‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—The Administrator shall pro-
mulgate final regulations not later than 180 days of
the date of enactment of the Military Reservist and
Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Oppor-
tunity Act of 2007.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The regulations developed by
the 
Administrator 
under 
this 
subsection 
shall
establish—
‘‘(A) procedures for identifying, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, States that
have had a recent activation of Reservists;
‘‘(B) priorities for the types of assistance to
be provided under the program authorized by
this section;
‘‘(C) standards relating to educational, tech-
nical, and support services to be provided by a
grantee;
‘‘(D) standards relating to any national
service delivery and support function to be pro-
vided by a grantee;
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‘‘(E) standards relating to any work plan
that the Administrator may require a grantee to
develop; and
‘‘(F) standards relating to the educational,
technical, and professional competency of any ex-
pert or other assistance provider to whom a
small business concern may be referred for assist-
ance by a grantee.
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible applicant de-
siring a grant under this section shall submit an ap-
plication to the Administrator at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Administrator may reasonably require.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall describe—
‘‘(A) the activities for which the applicant
seeks assistance under this section; and
‘‘(B) how the applicant plans to allocate
funds within its network.
‘‘(f) AWARD OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) 
DEADLINE.—The 
Administrator 
shall
award grants not later than 60 days after the pro-
mulgation of final rules and regulations under sub-
section (d).
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‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—Each eligible applicant awarded
a grant under this section shall receive a grant in an
amount not greater than $300,000 per fiscal year.
‘‘(g) REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of
the United States shall—
‘‘(A) initiate an evaluation of the program
not later than 30 months after the disbursement
of the first grant under this section; and
‘‘(B) submit a report not later than 6
months after the initiation of the evaluation
under paragraph (1) to—
‘‘(i) the Administrator;
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph
(1) shall—
‘‘(A) address the results of the evaluation
conducted under paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) recommend changes to law, if any,
that it believes would be necessary or advisable
to achieve the goals of this section.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 151 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that projects funded 
through the National Institutes of Health comply with wage rate require-
ments commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, 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 amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that 
projects funded through the National Institutes of 
Health comply with wage rate requirements commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’, and for other 
purposes. 
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. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO 
PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH NIH. 
Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 498D. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO 
PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH NIH. 
‘‘The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
require that each entity that applies to the National Insti-
tutes of Health or any component thereof for a loan, loan 
guarantee, grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for 
any project shall include in its application reasonable as-
surance that all laborers and mechanics employed by con-
tractors or subcontractors in the performance of construc-
tion or modernization on the project will be paid wages 
at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in 
the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A 
of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’).’’. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of enactment of the Mili-
tary Reservist and Veteran Small Business Re-
authorization and Opportunity Act of 2007; and
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for each of the 3 fiscal
years following the fiscal year described in sub-
paragraph (A).
‘‘(2) FUNDING OFFSET.—Amounts necessary to
carry out this section shall be offset and made avail-
able through the reduction of the authorization of
funding under section 20(e)(1)(B)(iv) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note).’’.
TITLE XLIII—RESERVIST
PROGRAMS
SEC. 4301. RESERVIST PROGRAMS.
(a) APPLICATION PERIOD.—Section 7(b)(3)(C) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)(C)) is amended
by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’.
(b) PRE-CONSIDERATION PROCESS.—
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘‘eligible Reservist’’ means a Reservist who—
(A) has not been ordered to active duty;
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(B) expects to be ordered to active duty dur-
ing a period of military conflict; and
(C) can reasonably demonstrate that the
small business concern for which that Reservist
is a key employee will suffer economic injury in
the absence of that Reservist.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a pre-consideration process,
under which the Administrator—
(A) may collect all relevant materials nec-
essary for processing a loan to a small business
concern under section 7(b)(3) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) before an eligible
Reservist employed by that small business con-
cern is activated; and
(B) shall distribute funds for any loan ap-
proved under subparagraph (A) if that eligible
Reservist is activated.
(c) OUTREACH
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator,
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
and the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a com-
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3996 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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prehensive outreach and technical assistance program
(in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to—
(A) market the loans available under section
7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(b)(3)) to Reservists, and family members of
Reservists, that are on active duty and that are
not on active duty; and
(B) provide technical assistance to a small
business concern applying for a loan under that
section.
(2) COMPONENTS.—The program shall—
(A) incorporate appropriate websites main-
tained by the Administration, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense;
and
(B) require that information on the pro-
gram is made available to small business con-
cerns directly through—
(i) the district offices and resource
partners of the Administration, including
small business development centers, women’s
business centers, and the Service Corps of
Retired Executives; and
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(ii) other Federal agencies, including
the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense.
(3) REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every
6 months thereafter until the date that is 30
months after such date of enactment, the Admin-
istrator shall submit to Congress a report on the
status of the program.
(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted
under subparagraph (A) shall include—
(i) for the 6-month period ending on
the date of that report—
(I) the number of loans approved
under section 7(b)(3) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3));
(II) the number of loans disbursed
under that section; and
(III) the total amount disbursed
under that section; and
(ii) recommendations, if any, to make
the program more effective in serving small
business concerns that employ Reservists.
SEC. 303. AUDIT OF COMMISSION. 
The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte-
rior shall perform an annual audit of the Commission, 
shall make the results of the audit available to the public, 
and shall transmit such results to the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out this 
title, of which— 
(1) 80 percent shall be for Hudson Valley ac-
tivities relating to the commemoration; 
(2) 10 percent shall be for New York City ac-
tivities relating to the commemoration; and 
(3) 10 percent shall be for distribution by the 
Commission in accordance with this Act for activities 
relating to the commemoration. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1520 
AN ACT 
To establish the Champlain Quadricentennial Com-
memoration Commission, the Hudson-Fulton 
400th Commemoration Commission, and for 
other purposes.
‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN UNDERPAYMENTS, IN-
TEREST, AND PENALTIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE TREAT-
MENT OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ABATEMENT.—Any underpayment of tax 
outstanding on the date of the enactment of this 
subsection which is attributable to the application of 
section 56(b)(3) for any taxable year ending before 
January 1, 2007 (and any interest or penalty with 
respect to such underpayment which is outstanding 
on such date of enactment), is hereby abated. No 
credit shall be allowed under this section with re-
spect to any amount abated under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CERTAIN INTER-
EST AND PENALTIES ALREADY PAID.—Any interest 
or penalty paid before the date of the enactment of 
this subsection which would (but for such payment) 
have been abated under paragraph (1) shall be treat-
ed for purposes of this section as an amount of ad-
justed net minimum tax imposed for the taxable 
year of the underpayment to which such interest or 
penalty relates.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendment made by this section shall
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(either by sale or purchase of
disposal services)’’ after ‘‘shall dispose’’; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) in accordance with a priority system
for disposing of vessels, as determined by the Sec-
retary, which shall include provisions requiring
the Maritime Administration to—
‘‘(i) dispose of all deteriorated high
priority ships that are available for dis-
posal, within 12 months of their designation
as such; and
‘‘(ii) give priority to the disposition of
those vessels that pose the most significant
danger to the environment or cost the most
to maintain;’’.
SEC. 5105. VESSEL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
Section 50304 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(d) VESSEL CHARTERS TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.—
On a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as determined
by the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary may
charter or otherwise make available a vessel under the juris-
diction of the Secretary to any other department, upon the
request by the Secretary of the department that receives the