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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Free Speech and Cit-
izen Fairness Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ANNUAL AGGREGATE LIMIT ON 
AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 315(c) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(a)(3),’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘(a)(3),’’; 
and 
(3) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(B)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(a)(3),’’. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF COORDI-
NATED EXPENDITURES BY POLITICAL PAR-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(d) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)’’; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1274 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
amounts awarded to qui tam plaintiffs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2007 
Ms. BERKLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income amounts awarded to qui tam plaintiffs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF AMOUNTS AWARDED TO QUI 
TAM PLAINTIFFS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended 
by inserting after section 139A the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 139B. AWARD TO QUI TAM PLAINTIFF. 
‘‘In the case of an individual, gross income does not 
include amounts awarded to such individual as a result 
of a qui tam action.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such part is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 139A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139B. Award to qui tam plaintiff.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PERIOD TO FILE AMENDED RE-
TURN.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
amended return made during the 3-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act that includes the 
exclusion from gross income under section 139B of such 
Code in accordance with the amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be treated as timely made for purposes 
of such Code. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts awarded to qui tam 
plaintiffs on or after January 1, 2002. 
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‘‘SEC. 216. ARIZONA AS A CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICE DE-
LIVERY AREA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years beginning with 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and ending 
with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, the State 
of Arizona shall be designated as a contract health service 
delivery area by the Service for the purpose of providing 
contract health care services to members of federally rec-
ognized Indian Tribes of Arizona. 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE
OF
SERVICES.—The Service 
shall not curtail any health care services provided to Indi-
ans residing on reservations in the State of Arizona if such 
curtailment is due to the provision of contract services in 
such State pursuant to the designation of such State as 
a contract health service delivery area pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
‘‘SEC. 216A. NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA AS CON-
TRACT HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY AREA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2003, 
the States of North Dakota and South Dakota shall be 
designated as a contract health service delivery area by 
the Service for the purpose of providing contract health 
care services to members of federally recognized Indian 
Tribes of North Dakota and South Dakota. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Service shall not curtail any 
health care services provided to Indians residing on any 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1277 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate how 
to eliminate the gap in benefits between standard coverage and cata-
strophic coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program under 
part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2007 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. WYNN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. MEEKS of New 
York, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. MILLER of North Caro-
lina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
investigate how to eliminate the gap in benefits between 
standard coverage and catastrophic coverage under the 
Medicare prescription drug program under part D of 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Prescription 
Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DIRECTING SECRETARY TO INVESTIGATE SOLU-
TIONS TO ELIMINATE BENEFIT GAP UNDER 
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a study 
to investigate how to eliminate the gap in benefits for cov-
ered part D drugs under the Medicare prescription drug 
program under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act after a part D eligible individual’s costs exceed the 
initial coverage limit, as described in section 1860D– 
2(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
102(b)(3)), and before the individual obtains protection 
against high out-of-pocket expenditures under section 
1860D–2(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(b)(4)). 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Con-
gress on the findings from the study conducted under sec-
tion 2 and shall include in the report recommendations 
for legislation based on those findings. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3848
AN ACT
To provide funds for the construction of recreational and
visitor facilities in Washington County, Utah, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.—The Trade Rep-
resentative shall report to the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every 6 months 
thereafter on— 
‘‘(1) the progress being made to realize the 
trade enforcement priorities identified in subsection 
(a)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(2) the steps being taken to address the pri-
ority foreign country trade practices identified in 
subsection (a)(1)(C).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 310 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 311. Identification of trade enforcement priorities.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act for each fiscal 
year. 
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on the same basis as such funds are provided to programs 
and facilities operated directly by the Service. 
‘‘SEC. 221. LICENSING. 
‘‘Health care professionals employed by a Tribal 
Health Program shall, if licensed in any State, be exempt 
from the licensing requirements of the State in which the 
Tribal Health Program performs the services described in 
its contract or compact under the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 222. NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF EMERGENCY 
CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICES. 
‘‘With respect to an elderly Indian or an Indian with 
a disability receiving emergency medical care or services 
from a non-Service provider or in a non-Service facility 
under the authority of this Act, the time limitation (as 
a condition of payment) for notifying the Service of such 
treatment or admission shall be 30 days. 
‘‘SEC. 223. PROMPT ACTION ON PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. 
‘‘(a) DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE.—The Service shall 
respond to a notification of a claim by a provider of a 
contract care service with either an individual purchase 
order or a denial of the claim within 5 working days after 
the receipt of such notification. 
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‘‘(b) EFFECT
OF UNTIMELY RESPONSE.—If the 
Service fails to respond to a notification of a claim in ac-
cordance with subsection (a), the Service shall accept as 
valid the claim submitted by the provider of a contract 
care service. 
‘‘(c) DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF VALID CLAIM.— 
The Service shall pay a valid contract care service claim 
within 30 days after the completion of the claim. 
‘‘SEC. 224. LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) NO PATIENT LIABILITY.—A patient who re-
ceives contract health care services that are authorized by 
the Service shall not be liable for the payment of any 
charges or costs associated with the provision of such serv-
ices. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify a 
contract care provider and any patient who receives con-
tract health care services authorized by the Service that 
such patient is not liable for the payment of any charges 
or costs associated with the provision of such services not 
later than 5 business days after receipt of a notification 
of a claim by a provider of contract care services. 
‘‘(c) NO RECOURSE.—Following receipt of the notice 
provided under subsection (b), or, if a claim has been 
deemed accepted under section 223(b), the provider shall 
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•HR 4137 EH2S 
‘‘(B) sample monthly repayment amounts 
based on a range of student levels of indebted-
ness and on the average indebtedness of Staf-
ford loan borrowers at the same school or in the 
same program of study at the same school; 
‘‘(C) data to be supplied by the Secretary 
on starting salaries for graduates of institutions 
by type and control of institution, and field of 
study; 
‘‘(D) repayment options available to the 
borrower when entering repayment, including 
income contingent repayment and income-based 
repayment; 
‘‘(E) detail to be supplied by the Secretary 
on how interest accrues and is capitalized dur-
ing periods when it is not being paid by either 
the borrower or the Secretary; and 
‘‘(F) the likely consequences of default, in-
cluding adverse credit reports, Federal offset, 
and litigation. 
‘‘(2) USE OF ELECTRONIC MEANS.—If initial 
counseling is conducted through interactive elec-
tronic means, the institution of higher education 
shall take reasonable steps to ensure that each stu-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1279 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide funds to States 
to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support 
professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under 
the Medicaid Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2007 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. TERRY) 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 provide 
funds to States to enable them to increase the wages 
paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing 
services to individuals with disabilities under the Med-
icaid Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act 
of 2007’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Direct support professionals (including 
workers referred to as direct support workers, direct 
care workers, personal assistants, personal attend-
ants, paraprofessionals) are the primary providers of 
long term care services for millions of individuals 
who have physical or mental disabilities. Direct sup-
port professionals provide assistance with activities 
of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, 
assistance with rehabilitation, habilitation, training 
needs and other tasks. All provide essential supports 
that help keep individuals with disabilities connected 
to their communities. 
(2) These workers who provide intimate sup-
ports are predominately female and many are the 
sole breadwinners of their families. Although work-
ing and paying taxes, many women in these jobs re-
main impoverished and are eligible for many of the 
same Federal and state public assistance programs 
upon which the very individuals with disabilities to 
whom they provide supports must depend. 
(3) Throughout the nation, there is a critical 
shortage of direct support professionals. Vacancy 
and turn over rates are high. In many parts of the 
country, individuals with disabilities are unable to 
access the services they need, thereby jeopardizing 
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have no further recourse against the patient who received 
the services. 
‘‘SEC. 225. OFFICE OF INDIAN MEN’S HEALTH. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 
within the Service an office to be known as the ‘Office 
of Indian Men’s Health’ (referred to in this section as the 
‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be headed 
by a director, to be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The director shall coordinate 
and promote the status of the health of Indian men 
in the United States. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
Amendments of 2007, the Secretary, acting through the 
director of the Office, shall submit to Congress a report 
describing— 
‘‘(1) any activity carried out by the director as 
of the date on which the report is prepared; and 
‘‘(2) any finding of the director with respect to 
the health of Indian men. 
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‘‘SEC. 226. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each fiscal year through fiscal 
year 2017 to carry out this title. 
‘‘TITLE III—FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 301. CONSULTATION; CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVA-
TION OF FACILITIES; REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) 
PREREQUISITES
FOR
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.—Prior to the expenditure of, or the making of 
any binding commitment to expend, any funds appro-
priated for the planning, design, construction, or renova-
tion of facilities pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 
(25 U.S.C. 13) (commonly known as the ‘Snyder Act’), 
the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with any Indian Tribe that would 
be significantly affected by such expenditure for the 
purpose of determining and, whenever practicable, 
honoring tribal preferences concerning size, location, 
type, and other characteristics of any facility on 
which such expenditure is to be made; and 
‘‘(2) ensure, whenever practicable and applica-
ble, that such facility meets the construction stand-
ards of any accrediting body recognized by the Sec-
retary for the purposes of the Medicare, Medicaid, 
and SCHIP programs under titles XVIII, XIX, and 
XXI of the Social Security Act by not later than 1 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 127 
To amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits 
applicable to FHA mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located 
in high-cost areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Housing Act to increase the mort-
gage amount limits applicable to FHA mortgage insur-
ance for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas. 
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 ‘‘FHA Multifamily Loan 
Limit Adjustment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. MULTIFAMILY HOUSING MORTGAGE LIMITS IN 
HIGH COST AREAS. 
The National Housing Act is amended— 
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(1) in sections 207(c)(3), 213(b)(2)(B)(i), 
221(d)(3)(ii)(II), 
221(d)(4)(ii)(II), 
231(c)(2)(B), 
and 
234(e)(3)(B) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1713(c)(3), 
1715e(b)(2)(B)(i), 
1715l(d)(3)(ii)(II), 
1715l(d)(4)(ii)(II), 
1715v(c)(2)(B), 
and 
1715y(e)(3)(B))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘140 percent’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘170 percent’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘170 percent in high cost 
areas’’ each time place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘215 percent in high cost areas’’; and 
(2) in section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(III) (12 U.S.C. 
1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)(III)) by striking ‘‘206A’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘project-by-project basis’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘206A of this Act) by not to 
exceed 170 percent in any geographical area where 
the Secretary finds that cost levels so require and by 
not to exceed 170 percent, or 215 percent in high 
cost areas, where the Secretary determines it nec-
essary on a project-by-project basis’’. 
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SEC. 4. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 
of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second 
sentence— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘Nat-
ural’’ before ‘‘Resources of the House’’ and striking 
‘‘not later than’’ and all that follows through the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the National Geologic Map-
ping Reauthorization Act of 2008;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not later 
than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in accordance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Re-
authorization Act of 2008 in accordance’’; and 
(3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (C), by striking ‘‘not later than’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘submit’’ and inserting ‘‘submit 
biennially’’ and by inserting ‘‘Natural’’ before ‘‘Re-
sources of the House’’. 
SEC. 5. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. 
Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 
of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘geophysical-map data base, 
geochemical-map data base, and a’’; and 
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tem in effect on the date of enactment of 
such Act; or 
‘‘(iii) is not included in clause (i) or 
(ii) and is selected, as determined by the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(I) on the initiative of the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(II) pursuant to a request of an 
Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization. 
‘‘(2) REPORT; CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) FACILITIES APPROPRIATION 
ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘Facili-
ties Appropriation Advisory Board’ 
means the advisory board, comprised 
of 12 members representing Indian 
tribes and 2 members representing 
the Service, established at the discre-
tion of the Assistant Secretary— 
‘‘(aa) to provide advice and 
recommendations for policies and 
procedures of the programs fund-
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ed pursuant to facilities appro-
priations; and 
‘‘(bb) to address other facili-
ties issues. 
‘‘(II) FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT
WORKGROUP.—The term ‘Fa-
cilities Needs Assessment Workgroup’ 
means the workgroup established at 
the discretion of the Assistant Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(aa) to review the health 
care facilities construction pri-
ority system; and 
‘‘(bb) to make recommenda-
tions to the Facilities Appropria-
tion Advisory Board for revising 
the priority system. 
‘‘(ii) INITIAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act Amendments of 2007, 
the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural 
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