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HR 1105 PCS 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate 
Legal Counsel, $1,484,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
OF
THE SECRETARY
OF
THE 
SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF 
THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJOR-
ITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen-
ate, $7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, 
$7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; 
in all, $30,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 
by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 
of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 
1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 
96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $137,400,000. 
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control, $520,000. 
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HR 1105 PCS 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the 
Senate, $2,000,000. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall 
remain available until September 30, 2013. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $21,043,000, of which up 
to $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program 
for mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for 
the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a 
Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local govern-
ment) at which the Senator will personally attend: Pro-
vided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such 
mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mail-
ing and the remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator 
from other funds available to the Senator. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 
Account, $400,000,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
Senate, $300,000. 
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retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and the status of the transfer of funds de-
scribed in paragraph (2). Such report shall include 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense has 
agreed to complete such transfer. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of chap-
ters at the beginning of title 38, United States Code, and 
at the beginning of part III of such title, are each amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to chapter 32 the 
following new item: 
‘‘33. Educational Assistance for Members of the Reserve 
Components Supporting Contingency Op-
erations and Certain Other Operations ........ 3301’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
ON
BAR
ON 
DUAL ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— 
(A) Section 3033 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘chapter 31, 32, or 35 of this title, under 
chapter 106 or 107 of title 10’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘under chapter 31, 32, 33, or 35 of 
this title, under chapter 107 or 1606 of 
title 10’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘chapter 106 of title 10’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 1606 of title 10’’. 
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HR 4881 RFS 
mation limited to describing whether the person has 
a seriously delinquent tax debt. 
(b) RELEASE
OF
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall make available to all Executive agencies a standard 
form for the certification and authorization described in 
subsection (a)(2). 
(c) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
revise such regulations as necessary to incorporate the re-
quirements of this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section: 
(1) PERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ in-
cludes— 
(i) an individual; 
(ii) a partnership; and 
(iii) a corporation. 
(B) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—A partnership shall be treated as a 
person with a seriously delinquent tax debt if 
such partnership has a partner who— 
(i) holds an ownership interest of 50 
percent or more in that partnership; and 
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(ii) who has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt. 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
CORPORA-
TIONS.—A corporation shall be treated as a 
person with a seriously delinquent tax debt if 
such corporation has an officer or a shareholder 
who— 
(i) holds 50 percent or more, or a con-
trolling interest that is less than 50 per-
cent, of the outstanding shares of cor-
porate stock in that corporation; and 
(ii) who has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403). 
(3) SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘seriously de-
linquent tax debt’’ means an outstanding debt 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
which a notice of lien has been filed in public 
records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term does not in-
clude— 
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(i) a debt that is being paid in a time-
ly manner pursuant to an agreement under 
section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; 
and 
(ii) a debt with respect to which a col-
lection due process hearing under section 
6330 of such Code, or relief under sub-
section (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of 
such Code, is requested or pending. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(B) Section 3221(f) of such title is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘chapter 106 of title 10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 1606 of title 10’’. 
(C) Section 3681 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘34, 
35, or 36 of this title or 106 or 107 of title 
10,’’ and inserting ‘‘33, 34, 35, or 36 of 
this title or chapter 107 or 1606 of title 
10’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
after ‘‘32,’’ the following: ‘‘33,’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Chapters 106 and 107’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Chapters 107 and 1606’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
EDUCATION
BENEFITS 
FUND.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF ARMED FORCES EDU-
CATION LIABILITIES.—Paragraph (1) of section 
2006(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘armed forces education liabil-
ities’ means liabilities of the armed forces for bene-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4883 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation 
on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember 
during the one-year period following the servicemember’s period of mili-
tary service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of 
property owned by a servicemember during the one-year 
period following the servicemember’s period of military 
service. 
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. LIMITATION ON SALE, FORECLOSURE, OR SEI-
ZURE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY SERVICE-
MEMBERS DURING ONE-YEAR PERIOD FOL-
LOWING PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Section 303(c) of the Servicemem-
bers Civil Relief Act is amended by striking ‘‘90 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘one year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any sale, fore-
closure, or seizure of property on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS IN HOME LOAN GUARANTY PRO-
GRAMS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) DECREASE IN EQUITY REQUIREMENT FOR CER-
TAIN LOANS.—Section 3710(b)(8) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘90 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘100 percent’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FEES.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of section 
3729 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF FEE.—The amount of the fee shall 
be one percent of the total amount of the loan guaranteed, 
insured, or made, or, in the case of a loan assumption, 
the unpaid principal balance of the loan on the date of 
the transfer of the property.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 
further amended— 
(A) in section 3703(e)(2), by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following new 
subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) a loan assumed under section 3714 of this 
title; or’’. 
(B) in section 3734(b)(2), by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following new 
subparagraph (A): 
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‘‘(A) Fees collected under section 3729 of 
this title.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON 
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES.—Section 3707(a) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON 
HYBRID
ADJUSTABLE
RATE
MORTGAGES.—Section 
3707A(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(e) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM GUARANTY AMOUNT.— 
Section 3703(a)(1)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘150 percent of’’ after ‘‘25 percent 
of’’. 
(f) ANNUAL INCREASE IN HOME LOAN GUARANTY 
AMOUNTS.—Section 3703(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall provide a percentage increase in the amounts guar-
anteed under subsection (a) equal to the percentage by 
which— 
‘‘(A) the Consumer Price Index (all items, 
United States city average) for the 12-month period 
ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of 
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the fiscal year for which the increase is made, ex-
ceeds 
‘‘(B) such Consumer Price Index for the 12- 
month period preceding the 12-month period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(g) REVIEW OF LOANS FOR PURCHASE OF CON-
DOMINIUMS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
view and streamline the process of guaranteeing home 
loans under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, 
for the purchase of a condominium. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4886 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain DVD readers and 
writers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain DVD 
readers and writers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN DVD READERS AND WRITERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.23.36 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
certain DVD readers and writers) is amended by striking 
the date in the effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/ 
31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4887 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain DVD readers and 
writers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain DVD 
readers and writers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN DVD READERS AND WRITERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.23.35 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
certain DVD readers and writers) is amended by striking 
the date in the effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/ 
31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4888 
To allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant a waiver or exception 
from certain airspace restrictions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant 
a waiver or exception from certain airspace restrictions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS. 
Section 521(a)(2)(B) of Division F of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, and Independent Appropriations Act, 
2004 (118 Stat. 343) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(vi) in any case in which the Sec-
retary 
of 
Homeland 
Security, 
acting 
through the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, determines that granting a 
waiver or exemption poses no security risk 
to the event, stadium, or other venue; 
and’’. 
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technology for all ages, particularly for groups that 
are at a high risk for suicide’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘youth’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for all ages, particularly 
for groups that are at a high risk for suicide,’’ 
after ‘‘strategies’’; and 
(7) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘youth suicide’’ each place 
that such appears and inserting ‘‘suicide’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in youth’’ and inserting 
‘‘among all ages, particularly among groups 
that are at a high risk for suicide’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 520C of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–34) is 
amended in the heading by striking ‘‘YOUTH’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any other 
funds made available, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2010, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the amendments made by subsection (a). 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Any funds 
appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be used to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, 
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(1) VOTING
MEMBERS.—(A) The President 
shall appoint 3 members, one of which the President 
shall appoint as chairperson of the Commission. 
(B) The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives shall appoint 3 members. 
(C) The Minority Leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall appoint 3 members. 
(D) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall 
appoint 3 members. 
(E) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall 
appoint 3 members. 
(2) NONVOTING
MEMBERS.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States and the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office shall each be nonvoting 
members of the Commission and shall advise and as-
sist at the request of the Commission. 
(b) LIMITATION AS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
Each appointing authority described in subsection (a)(1) 
who is a Member of Congress may only appoint 1 Member 
of Congress to the Commission. 
(c) DATE FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointing authorities described in subsection (a)(1) shall 
appoint the initial members of the Commission not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) TERMS.— 
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care providers or other helping professionals versus 
specialty 
mental 
health 
professionals 
(Mental 
Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, 1999). 
(11) Objective 4.6 of the National Strategy for 
Suicide Prevention calls for increasing the propor-
tion of State Aging Networks that have evidence- 
based suicide prevention programs designed to iden-
tify and refer for treatment elderly people at risk for 
suicidal behavior. 
(12) Objective 1.1 of the President’s New Free-
dom Commission on Mental Health calls for advanc-
ing and implementing a national campaign to reduce 
the stigma of seeking care and a national strategy 
for suicide prevention. The report addresses tar-
geting to distinct and often hard-to-reach popu-
lations, such as ethnic and racial minorities, older 
men, and adolescents (NFC Report, 2003). 
(13) One of the top 10 resolutions at the 2005 
White House Conference on Aging called for improv-
ing the recognition, assessment, and treatment of 
mental illness and depression among older Ameri-
cans. 
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or 35 of this title, or chapter 106’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of 
this title or chapter 1606’’. 
(xi) Section 3697A(b)(1) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘or 32 of this title 
or chapter 106 or 107’’ and inserting ‘‘32, 
or 33 of this title or chapter 107 or 1606’’. 
(B) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
Section 510(h)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or chapter 33’’ after ‘‘chapter 30’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘either such chapter’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘any such chapter’’; 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on October 
1, 2009. 
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SECTION 1. REPORT ON REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION RE-
LATING 
TO 
OFFICERS, 
EMPLOYEES, 
AND 
AGENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 603 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 423) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c)(1) Not later than 24 hours after an element of 
the intelligence community receives a request for informa-
tion regarding an officer, employee, or agent of such ele-
ment from a department, agency, or office of the executive 
branch that is not an element of the intelligence commu-
nity, the head of the element of the intelligence community 
receiving such request shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a report on such request in 
both written and electronic form, including— 
‘‘(A) the name of the person making the re-
quest; 
‘‘(B) the department, agency, or office making 
the request; 
‘‘(C) the name of the officer, employee, or agent 
about whom information is requested; 
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‘‘(D) the type of information sought; 
‘‘(E) the cover status of the officer, employee, 
or agent; and 
‘‘(F) the date of the request. 
‘‘(2) A report submitted under this section is exempt 
from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) Routine administrative requests relating to pay-
roll adjustments, status of insurance, or other areas of 
human resources shall not be subject to the reporting re-
quirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘information’ in-
cludes any information of a personal or professional na-
ture, including the name, cover status, clearance status, 
and areas of expertise of a person.’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERT AGENT. 
Section 606(4)(A)(ii) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 426(4)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or has served’’ after ‘‘is serv-
ing’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or has within the last five years 
served outside the United States’’. 
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