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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6052 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish 
and maintain a Web site to track the expenditure of Government funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mr. MCHENRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to establish and maintain a Web site to track 
the expenditure of Government funds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR WEB SITE TO TRACK EX-
PENDITURE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR WEB SITE.—The Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall establish and 
maintain a publicly available Web site for the purpose of 
tracking all expenditures of funds appropriated or other-
wise available to the Federal Government. 
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‘‘(D) Whether the person incorporated any com-
ments made by the Secretary with regard to the ad-
vertisement into the advertisement prior to its dis-
semination. 
‘‘(E) Whether the person ceased distribution of 
the advertisement upon receipt of the written notice 
referred to in paragraph (2) for such advertisement. 
‘‘(F) Whether the person had the advertisement 
reviewed by qualified medical, regulatory, and legal 
reviewers prior to its dissemination. 
‘‘(G) Whether the violations were material. 
‘‘(H) Whether the person who created the ad-
vertisement or caused the advertisement to be cre-
ated acted in good faith. 
‘‘(I) Whether the person who created the adver-
tisement or caused the advertisement to be created 
has been assessed a civil penalty under this provision 
within the previous 1-year period. 
‘‘(J) The scope and extent of any voluntary, 
subsequent remedial action by the person. 
‘‘(K) Such other matters, as justice may re-
quire. 
‘‘(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), no person shall 
be required to pay a civil penalty under paragraph (1) if 
the person submitted the advertisement to the Secretary 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 80 
Calling on the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army 
(LRA) to recommit to a political solution to the conflict in northern 
Uganda and to recommence vital peace talks, and urging immediate 
and substantial support for the ongoing peace process from the United 
States and the international community. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2007 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. SHULER, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resist-
ance Army (LRA) to recommit to a political solution 
to the conflict in northern Uganda and to recommence 
vital peace talks, and urging immediate and substantial 
support for the ongoing peace process from the United 
States and the international community. 
Whereas, for nearly two decades, the Government of Uganda 
has been engaged in an armed conflict with the Lord’s 
Resistance Army (LRA) that has resulted in up to 
200,000 deaths from violence and disease and the dis-
placement of more than 1,600,000 civilians from eastern 
and northern Uganda. 
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•HCON 80 IH 
Whereas former United Nations Undersecretary-General for 
Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator 
Jan Egeland has called the crisis in northern Uganda 
‘‘the biggest forgotten, neglected humanitarian emer-
gency in the world today’’; 
Whereas Joseph Kony, the leader of the LRA, and several of 
his associates have been indicted by the International 
Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against hu-
manity, including rape, murder, enslavement, sexual en-
slavement, and the forced recruitment of an estimated 
66,000 children; 
Whereas the LRA is a severe and repeat violator of human 
rights and has continued to attack civilians and humani-
tarian aid workers despite a succession of ceasefire agree-
ments; 
Whereas the Secretary of State has labeled the LRA ‘‘vicious 
and cult-like’’ and designates it as a terrorist organiza-
tion; 
Whereas the 2005 Department of State report on the human 
rights record of the Government of Uganda found that 
‘‘security forces committed unlawful killings. . . and were 
responsible for deaths as a result of torture’’ along with 
other ‘‘serious problems,’’ including repression of political 
opposition, official impunity, and violence against women 
and children; 
Whereas, in the 2004 Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act 
(Public Law 108–283; 118 Stat. 912), Congress declared 
its support for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in 
northern and eastern Uganda and called for the United 
States and the international community to assist in reha-
bilitation, reconstruction, and demobilization efforts; 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6054 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and to provide for 
an annual adjustment of the amounts of assistance payable by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans’ funeral and burial expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mr. MELANCON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and 
to provide for an annual adjustment of the amounts 
of assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for veterans’ funeral and burial expenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE PAY-
ABLE BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS FOR VETERANS’ FUNERAL AND BURIAL 
EXPENSES. 
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR BUR-
IAL EXPENSES.—Section 2302(a) of title 38, United 
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‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Oversight Board shall 
consist of the following members or their designees: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
‘‘(C) The Chairman of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System. 
‘‘(3) NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—Members 
of the Oversight Board shall receive no additional pay 
by reason of service on the Oversight Board. 
‘‘(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Oversight Board 
shall be responsible for establishing program and 
oversight requirements for the program under this sec-
tion, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) detailed program requirements under 
subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) flexible underwriting criteria under 
subsection (d); 
‘‘(C) a mortgage premium structure under 
subsection (e); 
‘‘(D) a reasonable fee and rate limitation 
under subsection (f); 
‘‘(E) enhancement of FHA capacity under 
subsection (i), including oversight of such activi-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1077 
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium 
on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 
Mr. CAMPBELL of California (for himself, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
PRICE of Georgia, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. SALI, Mr. GOOD-
LATTE, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
MACK, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 
Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. DREIER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. KLINE of 
Minnesota, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. BARRETT of South 
Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent 
the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet 
and to electronic commerce. 
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 ‘‘Internet Consumer 
Protection Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNET TAX FREEDOM 
ACT. 
The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 1101(a) by striking ‘‘during the 
period beginning November 1, 2003, and ending No-
vember 1, 2007’’, and 
(2) by striking section 1104. 
Æ 
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sessed on all manufacturers and importers 
of such class of tobacco products as deter-
mined under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) NO FEE IN EXCESS OF PERCENTAGE 
SHARE.—No manufacturer or importer of to-
bacco products shall be required to pay a user 
fee in excess of the percentage share of such 
manufacturer or importer. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION
OF
ASSESSMENT
WITHIN 
EACH CLASS OF TOBACCO PRODUCT.—The percent-
age share of each manufacturer or importer of a 
particular class of tobacco products of the total user 
fee to be paid by all manufacturers or importers of 
that class of tobacco products shall be the percent-
age determined for purposes of allocations under 
subsections (e) through (h) of section 625 of Public 
Law 108–357. 
‘‘(5) 
ALLOCATION
FOR
CIGARS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (4), if a user fee assessment is 
imposed on cigars, the percentage share of each 
manufacturer or importer of cigars shall be based on 
the excise taxes paid by such manufacturer or im-
porter during the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) TIMING OF ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 
shall notify each manufacturer and importer of to-
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bacco products subject to this section of the amount 
of the quarterly assessment imposed on such manu-
facturer or importer under this subsection for each 
quarter of each fiscal year. Such notifications shall 
occur not later than 30 days prior to the end of the 
quarter for which such assessment is made, and pay-
ments of all assessments shall be made by the last 
day of the quarter involved. 
‘‘(7) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
request the appropriate Federal agency to enter 
into a memorandum of understanding that pro-
vides for the regular and timely transfer from 
the head of such agency to the Secretary of the 
information described in paragraphs (2)(B)(ii) 
and (4) and all necessary information regarding 
all tobacco product manufacturers and import-
ers required to pay user fees. The Secretary 
shall maintain all disclosure restrictions estab-
lished by the head of such agency regarding the 
information provided under the memorandum of 
understanding. 
‘‘(B) ASSURANCES.—Beginning not later 
than fiscal year 2015, and for each subsequent 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that the
‘‘(A) with respect to an individual who is 
diagnosed with cancer, the development of a 
plan of care that— 
‘‘(i) details, to the greatest extent 
practicable, all aspects of the care to be 
provided to the individual, with respect to 
the treatment of such cancer, including 
any curative treatment and comprehensive 
symptom management (such as palliative 
care) involved; 
‘‘(ii) is furnished in written form to 
the individual in person within a period 
specified by the Secretary that is as soon 
as practicable after the date on which the 
individual is so diagnosed; 
‘‘(iii) is furnished, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable, in a form that appro-
priately takes into account cultural and 
linguistic needs of the individual in order 
to make the plan accessible to the indi-
vidual; and 
‘‘(iv) is in accordance with standards 
determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate; 
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‘‘(B) with respect to an individual for 
whom a plan of care has been developed under 
subparagraph (A), the revision of such plan of 
care as necessary to account for any substantial 
change in the condition of the individual, if 
such revision— 
‘‘(i) is in accordance with clauses (i) 
and (iii) of such subparagraph; and 
‘‘(ii) is furnished in written form to 
the individual within a period specified by 
the Secretary that is as soon as practicable 
after the date of such revision; 
‘‘(C) with respect to an individual who has 
completed the primary treatment for cancer, as 
defined by the Secretary (such as completion of 
chemotherapy or radiation treatment), the de-
velopment of a follow-up cancer care plan 
that— 
‘‘(i) describes the elements of the pri-
mary treatment, including symptom man-
agement, furnished to such individual; 
‘‘(ii) provides recommendations for 
the subsequent care of the individual with 
respect to the cancer involved; 
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onstration project. Participation of Medicare beneficiaries 
in the demonstration project shall be voluntary. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an enti-
ty (such as a cancer center, hospital, academic 
health center, hospice program, physician practice, 
school of nursing, visiting nurse association, or other 
home health agency) that the Secretary determines 
is capable, directly or through an arrangement with 
a 
hospice 
program 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
1861(dd)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(dd)(2))), of providing the items and services 
described in such subsection. 
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select not 
more than 10 eligible entities to participate in the 
demonstration project. Such entities shall be selected 
in a manner so that the demonstration project is 
conducted in different regions across the United 
States and in urban and rural locations. 
(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a comprehensive evaluation of the demonstration 
project to determine— 
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(A) the effectiveness of the project in im-
proving patient outcomes; 
(B) the cost of providing comprehensive 
symptom management, including palliative care, 
from the time of diagnosis; 
(C) the effect of comprehensive cancer care 
planning and the provision of comprehensive 
symptom management on patient outcomes, 
cancer care expenditures, and the utilization of 
hospitalization and emergent care services; and 
(D) potential savings to the Medicare pro-
gram demonstrated by the project. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 
one year after the date on which the demonstration 
project concludes, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the evaluation conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
TITLE II—COMPREHENSIVE PAL-
LIATIVE CARE AND SYMPTOM 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PALLIATIVE CARE 
AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make grants to eligible entities for 
the purpose of— 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 87 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas 40,000 people in the United States, and 1,200,000 
people globally, die in road crashes each year; 
Whereas another 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 people globally 
are injured each year as a result of speeding motor vehi-
cles, the increasing use of motor vehicles, and rapid ur-
banization;
•HCON 87 EH 
Whereas the World Health Organization has predicted that 
by the year 2020 the annual number of deaths from 
motor vehicle crashes is likely to surpass the annual 
number of deaths from AIDS; 
Whereas the current estimated cost of motor vehicle crashes 
worldwide is $518,000,000,000 annually, representing be-
tween 3 and 5 percent of the gross domestic product of 
each nation; 
Whereas over 90 percent of motorist-related deaths occur in 
low- and middle-income countries; 
Whereas according to the World Health Organization motor-
ist-related deaths and costs continue to rise in these 
countries due to a lack of appropriate road engineering 
and injury prevention programs in public health sectors; 
and 
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly adopted a res-
olution designating the third Sunday of November as a 
day of remembrance for road crash victims and their 
families, and called on nations globally to improve road 
safety: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of a world day 
of remembrance for road crash victims; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to support and participate in programs and activities 
to commemorate a world day of remembrance for
•HCON 87 EH 
road crash victims with appropriate ceremonies, pro-
grams, and other activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 87 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a world day of 
remembrance for road crash victims.
(1) establishing a new palliative care and symp-
tom management program for cancer patients; or 
(2) expanding an existing palliative care and 
symptom management program for cancer patients. 
(b) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—Activities funded 
through a grant under this section may include— 
(1) securing consultative services and advice 
from institutions with extensive experience in devel-
oping and managing comprehensive palliative care 
and symptom management programs; 
(2) expanding an existing program to serve 
more patients or enhance the range or quality of 
services, including cancer treatment patient edu-
cation services, that are provided; 
(3) developing a program that would ensure the 
inclusion of cancer treatment patient education in 
the coordinated cancer care model; and 
(4) establishing an outreach program to partner 
with an existing comprehensive care program and 
obtain expert consultative services and advice. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—In making grants 
and distributing the funds under this section, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that— 
(1) two-thirds of the funds appropriated to 
carry out this section for each fiscal year are used 
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for establishing new palliative care and symptom 
management programs, of which not less than half 
of such two-thirds shall be for programs in medically 
underserved communities to address issues of racial 
and ethnic disparities in access to cancer care; and 
(2) one-third of the funds appropriated to carry 
out this section for each fiscal year are used for ex-
panding existing palliative care and symptom man-
agement programs. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ includes— 
(A) an academic medical center, a cancer 
center, a hospital, a school of nursing, or a 
health system capable of administering a pallia-
tive care and symptom management program 
for cancer patients; 
(B) a physician practice with care teams, 
including nurses and other professionals trained 
in palliative care and symptom management; 
(C) a visiting nurse association or other 
home care agency with experience administering 
a palliative care and symptom management pro-
gram; 
(D) a hospice; and 
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Food and Drug Administration is able to deter-
mine the applicable percentages described in 
paragraph (2) and the percentage shares de-
scribed in paragraph (4). The Secretary may 
carry out this subparagraph by entering into a 
contract with the head of the Federal agency 
referred to in subparagraph (A) to continue to 
provide the necessary information. 
‘‘(c) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Fees authorized under sub-
section (a) shall be collected and available for obliga-
tion only to the extent and in the amount provided 
in advance in appropriations Acts. Such fees are au-
thorized to remain available until expended. Such 
sums as may be necessary may be transferred from 
the Food and Drug Administration salaries and ex-
penses appropriation account without fiscal year lim-
itation to such appropriation account for salaries 
and expenses with such fiscal year limitation. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Fees appropriated 
under paragraph (3) are available only for the 
purpose of paying the costs of the activities of 
the Food and Drug Administration related to 
the regulation of tobacco products under this