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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6063 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of remote patient management services under part B of the Medicare 
Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 
Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HAYWORTH, and Mr. TANNER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for coverage of remote patient management services 
under part B of the Medicare 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Remote Monitoring 
Access Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 647 
Commending General David H. Petraeus for his exemplary service to the 
United States and for his leadership as Commander of the Multi-National 
Force—Iraq and condemning in the strongest possible terms the rep-
rehensible efforts of certain persons questioning the honesty, integrity, 
and service of General Petraeus. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 
Mr. GINGREY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Commending General David H. Petraeus for his exemplary 
service to the United States and for his leadership as 
Commander of the Multi-National Force—Iraq and con-
demning in the strongest possible terms the reprehensible 
efforts of certain persons questioning the honesty, integ-
rity, and service of General Petraeus. 
Whereas the appointment of General David H. Petraeus to 
be the Commander of the Multi-National Forces—Iraq 
was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on January 
26, 2007, and General Petraeus assumed command of 
the Multi-National Forces—Iraq on February 10, 2007; 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6772 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, 
as the ‘‘CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. VOTER CAGING AND OTHER QUESTIONABLE CHAL-
LENGES PROHIBITED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 618. Voter caging and other questionable chal-
lenges 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘voter caging document’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nonforwardable document that is 
returned to the sender or a third party as unde-
livered or undeliverable despite an attempt to 
deliver such document to the address of a reg-
istered voter or applicant; or 
‘‘(B) any document with instructions to an 
addressee that the document be returned to the 
sender or a third party but is not so returned, 
despite an attempt to deliver such document to 
the address of a registered voter or applicant, 
unless at least two Federal election cycles have 
passed since the date of the attempted delivery; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘voter caging list’ means a list of 
individuals compiled from voter caging documents; 
and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘unverified match list’ means a 
list produced by matching the information of reg-
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units for remote patient management services (as 
defined in section 1861(ccc)), the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate physician groups, shall 
take into consideration— 
‘‘(A) costs associated with such services, 
including physician time involved, installation 
and information transmittal costs, costs of re-
mote patient management technology (including 
devices and software), and resource costs nec-
essary for patient monitoring and follow-up 
(but not including costs of any related item or 
non-physician 
service 
otherwise 
reimbursed 
under this title); and 
‘‘(B) the level of intensity of services pro-
vided, based on— 
‘‘(i) the frequency of evaluation nec-
essary to manage the individual being fur-
nished the services; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of time necessary 
for, and complexity of, the evaluation, in-
cluding the information that must be ob-
tained, reviewed and analyzed; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of possible diagnoses 
and the number of management options 
that must be considered.’’; and 
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(2) in section (j)(3), by inserting ‘‘(2)(BB),’’ 
after ‘‘(2)(AA),’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2008. 
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(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, (B) is accredited by a na-
tionally recognized accrediting agency or asso-
ciation determined by the Secretary to be a reli-
able authority as to the quality of training of-
fered, and (C) according to such an agency or 
association, is in good standing’’. 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
326(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (Q); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (R) and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(S) Alabama State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(T) Prairie View AM University qualified 
graduate program; and 
‘‘(U) Coppin State University qualified 
graduate program.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
326(e)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(3)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(Q) and (R)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(S), (T), and (U)’’. 
(f) PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS.— 
Section 326(f) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$26,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$55,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(P)’’ and inserting ‘‘(R)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$26,600,000 but not in 
excess 
of 
$28,600,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$55,500,000, 
but 
not 
in 
excess 
of 
$58,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (Q) and 
(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (S), (T), 
and (U)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$28,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$58,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘(U)’’. 
(g) HOLD HARMLESS.—Section 326(g) (20 U.S.C. 
1063b(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’.
of title 5, United States Code, as adjusted by 
any locality-based comparability payment pur-
suant to section 5304 of such title for Federal 
employees stationed in the District of Columbia; 
or 
‘‘(C) the average annual change in the 
cost, per full-time equivalent position of the 
Food and Drug Administration, of all personnel 
compensation and benefits paid with respect to 
such positions for the first 5 fiscal years of the 
previous 6 fiscal years. 
The adjustment made each fiscal year by this sub-
section shall be added on a compounded basis to the 
sum of all adjustments made each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2008 under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) 
WORKLOAD
ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning 
with fiscal year 2009, after the fee revenues estab-
lished in subsection (b) are adjusted for a fiscal year 
for inflation in accordance with paragraph (1), the 
fee revenues shall be adjusted further for such fiscal 
year to reflect changes in the workload of the Sec-
retary with respect to the submission of DTC adver-
tisements for advisory review prior to initial dissemi-
nation. With respect to such adjustment:
H. Res. 650 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 18, 2007. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1852) to modernize and update the National 
Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration 
to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach under-
served borrowers, and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Financial Services. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6772 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the ‘‘CeeCee Ross 
Lyles Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Mr. MAHONEY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, 
as the ‘‘CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CEECEE ROSS LYLES POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort 
Pierce, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘CeeCee Ross Lyles 
Post Office Building’’. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 115 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 650 
[Report No. 110–330] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1852) to modernize and update 
the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administra-
tion to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved 
borrowers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Ms. MATSUI, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1852) to mod-
ernize and update the National Housing Act and enable 
the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based 
pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1852) to modernize and update the 
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HR 5683 RDS 
Veterans Memorial by the United States, the boundaries 
of the Memorial may not be expanded. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IV
House Calendar No. 197
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 455
[Report No. 106–558]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3671) to amend the Acts popu-
larly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds avail-
able for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation projects
and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow hunting, trap-
ping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities for waste, fraud,
abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized expenditures for administra-
tion and execution of those Acts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2000
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered
to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3671) to amend
the Acts popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson
Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds available for
grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation
projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunt-
ing, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by
eliminating opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse, mal-
‘‘(4) MANAGEMENT
COSTS.—The Secretary 
may make payments to owners to cover up to the 
full actual cost of undertaking any ongoing or peri-
odic management activities necessary to maintain 
the functional values of wetland enrolled in the wet-
lands reserve program.’’. 
SEC. 103. CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL OF FUNDING CAP.—Section 1241(a)(3) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, using not more than’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘2015’’. 
(b) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Section 1238A(a) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838a(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
(c) THREE TIERS
OF CONSERVATION SECURITY 
CONTRACTS.—Section 1238A(d) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
3838a(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (R) 
and (S) as subparagraphs (S) and (T), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (Q), 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(R) enhancement of in-stream flows;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (7)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking 
‘‘1 significant resource’’ and inserting ‘‘2 sig-
nificant resources’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by striking 
‘‘1 significant resource’’ and inserting ‘‘3 sig-
nificant resources’’; and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) SOIL QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CER-
TAIN PRODUCERS.—Certified organic producers and 
producers implementing a resource-conserving crop 
rotation shall be deemed to meet any minimum re-
quirements related to soil quality and the preserva-
tion of soil carbon that the Secretary may establish 
for each tier of conservation security contracts.’’. 
(d) CONTRACT RENEWAL.—Section 1238A(e)(4) of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 3838a(e)(4)) is amended—— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D)’’; and 
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(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) TIER I RENEWALS.—In the case of 
land enrolled under a Tier I conservation secu-
rity contract of a producer, the producer may— 
‘‘(i) renew the contract if the producer 
agrees to a new conservation security plan 
that addresses at least one additional sig-
nificant resource concern and includes sig-
nificant new conservation practices and ac-
tivities, as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) enroll the land under a Tier II or 
Tier III conservation security contract at 
the time the Tier I contract expires if the 
producer demonstrates that the eligibility 
criteria for a Tier III conservation security 
contract are met. 
‘‘(C) TIER II RENEWALS.—In the case of 
land enrolled under a Tier II conservation secu-
rity contract of a producer, the producer may— 
‘‘(i) renew the contract if the producer 
agrees to a new conservation security plan 
that includes significant new conservation 
practices or activities, as determined by the 
Secretary; or 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Outreach Im-
provement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITHIN 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 
‘‘§ 561. Outreach activities: coordination of activities 
within the Department 
‘‘(a) COORDINATION PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
shall establish and maintain procedures for ensuring the 
effective coordination of the outreach activities of the De-
partment between and among the following: 
‘‘(1) The Office of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) The Office of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(3) The Veterans Health Administration. 
‘‘(4) The Veterans Benefits Administration. 
‘‘(5) The National Cemetery Administration. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary shall—
‘‘(1) annually review the procedures in effect 
under subsection (a) for the purpose of ensuring 
that those procedures meet the requirements of that 
subsection; and
‘‘(ii) enroll the land under a Tier III 
conservation security contract at the time 
the Tier II contract expires if the producer 
demonstrates that the eligibility criteria for 
a Tier III conservation security contract 
are met. 
‘‘(D) TIER III RENEWALS.—In the case of 
land enrolled under a Tier III conservation se-
curity contract of a producer, the producer may 
renew the contract, subject to a benchmark as-
sessment by the Secretary to determine whether 
the producer fully complied with the require-
ments of the Tier III conservation security 
plan.’’. 
(e) ELIMINATION OF MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS.— 
Section 1238C(b)(1)(B) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
3838c(b)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Effective for payments made after 
October 1, 2006, payments under a conservation security 
contract may not include amounts for the maintenance of 
existing land management and vegetative practices or the 
maintenance of existing land-based structural practices.’’. 
(f) 
MINIMUM
CONTRACT
PAYMENT.—Section 
1238C(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3838c(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert Boochever United States 
Courthouse’’. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1240B of such Act is amended (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
2)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—Section 1240 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, conserving 
energy,’’ after ‘‘resources’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and con-
serve energy,’’ after ‘‘wildlife’’. 
(c) BIDDING
DOWN.—Subsection (c) of section 
1240B of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) BIDDING DOWN.—The Secretary shall not as-
sign a higher priority to any application because the appli-
cant is willing to accept a lower cost-share or incentive 
payment than the applicant would otherwise be entitled 
to receive. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to relieve the Secretary of the obligation, when evaluating 
applications for cost-share payments and incentive pay-
ments, to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the proposed 
conservation practices, systems, and approaches described 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6774 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve certain death and survivor 
benefits with respect to members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve certain 
death and survivor benefits with respect to members 
of the Armed Forces, 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 ‘‘Protecting Military 
Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007’’. 
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H. Res. 464
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 3, 2000.
Whereas Israel’s Magen David Adom Society has provided
emergency relief to people in many countries in times of
need, pain, and suffering since 1930, regardless of na-
tionality or religious affiliation;
Whereas in the past year alone, the Magen David Adom Soci-
ety has provided invaluable services in Kosovo, Indonesia,
and Kenya following the bombing of the United States
Embassy in Kenya, and in the wake of the earthquakes
that devastated Greece and Turkey;
Whereas the American Red Cross has recognized the superb
and invaluable work done by the Magen David Adom So-
ciety and considers the exclusion of the Magen David
Adom Society from the International Committee of the
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ‘‘an injustice of
the highest order’’;
Whereas the American Red Cross has repeatedly urged that
the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
recognize the Magen David Adom Society as a full mem-
ber;
Whereas the Magen David Adom Society utilizes the Red
Shield of David as its emblem, in similar fashion to the