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continuation of such policy might have on United States 
businesses operating in western Ireland, Irish businesses 
operating in and around Shannon Airport, and United 
States air carriers serving Ireland. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on International Relations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report describing the determinations 
made under subsection (a), together with any rec-
ommendations for United States action. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘dual 
gateway policy’’ means the policy of the Government of 
Ireland requiring certain air carriers serving Dublin Air-
port to undertake an equal numbers of flights to Shannon 
Airport and Dublin Airport during each calendar year. 
SEC. 19. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM. 
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘(in this section referred to 
as the ‘program’)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘producers, and writers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and other broadcasting special-
ists’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘60’’ and 
inserting ‘‘100’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 20. WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY. 
Section 301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3491(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘At the time of entry into the 
Service, each member of the Service must be worldwide 
available, as determined by the Secretary of State through 
appropriate medical examinations, unless the Secretary 
determines that a waiver of the worldwide availability re-
quirement is required to fulfill a compelling Service need. 
The Secretary shall establish an internal administrative 
review process for medical ineligibility determinations.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 425 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6060 
[Report No. 109–706] 
A BILL 
To authorize certain activities by the Department 
of State, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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graph (1) are aligned with the State’s standards and 
assessments for students. 
‘‘(4) The percentage of students who have com-
pleted at least 50 percent of the requirements for a 
teacher preparation program at an institution of 
higher education or alternative certification program 
and who have taken and passed each of the assess-
ments used by the State for teacher certification and 
licensure, and the passing score on each assessment 
that determines whether a candidate has passed that 
assessment. 
‘‘(5) For students who have completed at least 
50 percent of the requirements for a teacher prepa-
ration program at an institution of higher education 
or alternative certification program, and who have 
taken and passed each of the assessments used by 
the State for teacher certification and licensure, 
each such institution’s and each such program’s av-
erage raw score, ranked by teacher preparation pro-
gram, which shall be made available widely and pub-
licly. 
‘‘(6) A description of each State’s alternative 
routes to teacher certification, if any, and the num-
ber and percentage of teachers certified through
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6061
AN ACT 
To establish operational control over the international land 
and maritime borders of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(f)(1) The authority of the Secretary to treat a 
health facility as a State home under subsection (a) shall 
terminate on the date that is three years after the date 
of the enactment of the Veterans Long Term Care Secu-
rity Act. 
‘‘(2) Any facility treated as a State home under sub-
section (a) before the date referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall continue to be so treated for such time as the facility 
meets the requirements of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter 81 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 8137 the following 
new item: 
‘‘8138. Treatment of certain health facilities as State homes.’’. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 255
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 19, 1999.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he
is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Blunt of Mis-
souri.
Attest:
Clerk.
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2012’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME 
CREDIT.—Subsection (g) of section 45L of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS EN-
ERGY PROPERTY.—Subsection (g) of section 25C of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2012’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL EN-
ERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY.—Subsection (g) of section 
25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS 
USING HOME HEATING OIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 for the first taxable year of such individual ending 
during 2008, an amount equal to $500 ($1,000 in the case 
of a joint return). 
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(2) review the equipment and technology avail-
able to United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion personnel to stop vehicles described in para-
graph (1) and make an assessment as to whether or 
not better equipment or technology is available or 
should be developed; and 
(3) evaluate the training provided to United 
States Customs and Border Protection personnel to 
stop vehicles described in paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report that contains the results of the evaluation 
conducted under subsection (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Res. 29
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 2, 1999.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS: Ms. Berkley of
Nevada.
Attest:
Clerk.
each alternative certification route who pass State 
teacher certification or licensure assessments. 
‘‘(7) For each State, a description of proposed 
criteria for assessing the performance of teacher 
preparation programs in the State, including indica-
tors of teacher candidate skills and academic content 
knowledge and evidence of gains in student academic 
achievement. 
‘‘(8) For each teacher preparation program in 
the State, the number of students in the program, 
the average number of hours of supervised practice 
teaching required for those in the program, and the 
number of full-time equivalent faculty and students 
in supervised practice teaching. 
‘‘(b) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY ON THE QUALITY 
OF TEACHER PREPARATION.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to Congress, and publish and make widely avail-
able, a report card on teacher qualifications and 
preparation in the United States, including all the 
information reported in paragraphs (1) through (8) 
of subsection (a). Such report shall identify States 
for which eligible States and eligible partnerships re-
ceived a grant under this part. Such report shall be 
so provided, published and made available annually.
Carolinas from seeking or attaining Federal recognition 
as an Indian tribe through— 
(1) the administrative procedures set forth in 
part 83 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) Federal law; or 
(3) any other means provided under law. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3789 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain disclosures of 
cell phone numbers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2007 
Mr. POE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain 
disclosures of cell phone numbers. 
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 ‘‘Consumer Cellphone 
Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. MISUSE OF WIRELESS SUBSCRIBER CUSTOMER IN-
FORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 88 of title 18 is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall report to Congress— 
‘‘(A) a comparison of States’ efforts to im-
prove teaching quality; and 
‘‘(B) regarding the national mean and me-
dian scores on any standardized test that is 
used in more than 1 State for teacher certifi-
cation or licensure. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of programs 
with fewer than 10 students who have completed at 
least 50 percent of the requirements for a teacher 
preparation program taking any single initial teacher 
certification or licensure assessment during an aca-
demic year, the Secretary shall collect and publish 
information with respect to an average pass rate on 
State certification or licensure assessments taken 
over a 3-year period. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the extent 
practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and 
published under this part among States for individuals 
who took State teacher certification or licensure assess-
ments in a State other than the State in which the indi-
vidual received the individual’s most recent degree. 
‘‘(d) INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM REPORT CARDS ON 
QUALITY OF TEACHER PREPARATION.—
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—Each institution of higher 
education or alternative certification program that 
conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls 
students receiving Federal assistance under this Act 
shall report annually to the State and the general 
public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner 
that conforms with the definitions and methods es-
tablished by the Secretary, both for traditional cer-
tification or licensure programs and for alternative 
certification or licensure programs, the following in-
formation: 
‘‘(A) PASS RATE.—(i) For the most recent 
year for which the information is available, the 
pass rate of each student who has completed at 
least 50 percent of the requirements for the 
teacher preparation program on the teacher cer-
tification or licensure assessments of the State 
in which the institution is located, but only for 
those students who took those assessments 
within 3 years of receiving a degree from the 
institution or completing the program. 
‘‘(ii) A comparison of the institution or 
program’s pass rate for students who have com-
pleted at least 50 percent of the requirements 
for the teacher preparation program with the
average pass rate for institutions and programs 
in the State. 
‘‘(iii) A comparison of the institution or 
program’s average raw score for students who 
have completed at least 50 percent of the re-
quirements for the teacher preparation program 
with the average raw scores for institutions and 
programs in the State. 
‘‘(iv) In the case of programs with fewer 
than 10 students who have completed at least 
50 percent of the requirements for a teacher 
preparation program taking any single initial 
teacher certification or licensure assessment 
during an academic year, the institution shall 
collect and publish information with respect to 
an average pass rate on State certification or li-
censure assessments taken over a 3-year period. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—The num-
ber of students in the program, the average 
number of hours of supervised practice teaching 
required for those in the program, and the 
number of full-time equivalent faculty and stu-
dents in supervised practice teaching. 
‘‘(C) STATEMENT.—In States that require 
approval or accreditation of teacher education
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 378 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health 
standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, 
and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling 
standard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2007 
Mr. CONYERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, 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 direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational 
safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, 
direct-care registered nurses, and other health care pro-
viders by establishing a safe patient handling standard. 
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 
‘‘Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2007’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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programs, a statement of whether the institu-
tion’s program is so approved or accredited, 
and by whom. 
‘‘(D) 
DESIGNATION
AS
LOW-PER-
FORMING.—Whether the program has been des-
ignated as low-performing by the State under 
section 208(a). 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
information 
de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be reported through 
publications such as school catalogs and promotional 
materials sent to potential applicants, secondary 
school guidance counselors, and prospective employ-
ers of the institution’s program graduates, including 
materials sent by electronic means. 
‘‘(3) FINES.—In addition to the actions author-
ized in section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a 
fine not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of high-
er education for failure to provide the information 
described in this subsection in a timely or accurate 
manner. 
‘‘(e) DATA QUALITY.—Either— 
‘‘(1) the Governor of the State; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a State for which the con-
stitution or law of such State designates another in-
dividual, entity, or agency in the State to be respon-
H. Res. 635 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 2, 2007. 
Whereas it is estimated that there are approximately 
1,500,000,000 Muslims worldwide; 
Whereas since the terrorist attacks on the United States on 
September 11, 2001, some threats and incidents of vio-
lence have been directed at law-abiding, patriotic Ameri-
cans of African, Arab, and South Asian descent, particu-
larly members of the Islamic faith; 
Whereas, on September 14, 2001, the House of Representa-
tives passed a concurrent resolution condemning bigotry 
and violence against Arab-Americans, American Muslims, 
and Americans from South Asia in the wake of the ter-
rorist attacks on the United States; 
Whereas some extremists have attempted to use selective in-
terpretations of Islam to justify and encourage hatred, 
persecution, oppression, violence and terrorism against 
the United States, the West, Israel, other Muslims, and 
non-Muslims; 
Whereas some Muslims in the United States and abroad have 
courageously spoken out in rejection of interpretations of 
Islam that justify and encourage hatred, violence, and 
terror, and in support of interpretations of and move-
ments within Islam that justify and encourage democ-
sible for teacher certification and preparation activ-
ity, such individual, entity, or agency; 
shall attest annually, in writing, as to the reliability, valid-
ity, integrity, and accuracy of the data submitted pursuant 
to this section. 
‘‘SEC. 208. STATE FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) STATE ASSESSMENT.—In order to receive funds 
under this Act, a State shall have in place a procedure 
to identify and assist, through the provision of technical 
assistance, low-performing programs of teacher prepara-
tion within institutions of higher education. Such State 
shall provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-per-
forming institutions that includes an identification of 
those institutions at risk of being placed on such list. Such 
levels of performance shall be determined solely by the 
State and may include criteria based upon information col-
lected pursuant to this part. Such assessment shall be de-
scribed in the report under section 207(a). 
‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Any institu-
tion of higher education that offers a program of teacher 
preparation in which the State has withdrawn the State’s 
approval or terminated the State’s financial support due 
to the low performance of the institution’s teacher prepa-
ration program based upon the State assessment described 
in subsection (a)—
IV 
House Calendar No. 108 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 636 
[Report No. 110–319] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1908) to amend title 35, United 
States Code, to provide for patent reform. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont, 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. 1908) to amend 
title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. 
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. 1908) to amend title 35, United 
States Code, to provide for patent reform. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
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minimization procedures under sec-
tion 101(h); and 
‘‘(H) there are guidelines that will 
be used to ensure that an application 
is filed under section 104, if otherwise 
required by this Act, when a signifi-
cant purpose of an acquisition is to 
acquire the communications of a spe-
cific United States person reasonably 
believed to be located in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Attorney General, or 
their designees, inform a judge having ju-
risdiction 
to 
approve 
an 
acquisition 
under section 105B at the time of the au-
thorization under this section that the 
decision has been made to acquire for-
eign intelligence information. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION, FACILITIES, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Pursuant to an authoriza-
tion of an acquisition under this section, the 
Attorney General may direct a communica-
tions service provider, custodian, or an offi-
cer, employee, or agent of such service pro-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4298 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding 
the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message 
telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2007 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regula-
tions regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politi-
cally-oriented recorded message telephone calls to tele-
phone numbers listed on that registry. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POLITICALLY-ORIENTED RECORDED MESSAGE 
PHONE CALLS PROHIBITED. 
(a) PROHIBITED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, revise the do-not-call registry provisions of 
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the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 310.1 et seq.) 
to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone 
calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF POLITICALLY-ORIENTED RE-
CORDED MESSAGE CALLS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘politically-oriented recorded message telephone 
call’’ means any outbound telephone call— 
(1) in which a person is not available to speak 
with the person answering the call, and the call in-
stead plays a recorded message; and 
(2) whose purpose is to promote, advertise, 
campaign, or solicit donations, for or against any po-
litical candidate or regarding any political issue, or 
uses in the recorded message any political can-
didate’s name. 
Æ 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4299 
AN ACT 
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the 
Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for pro-
fessional development activities awarded by the De-
partment of Education; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll 
any student who receives aid under title IV of this 
Act in the institution’s teacher preparation program. 
‘‘SEC. 209. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) METHODS.—In complying with sections 207 and 
208, the Secretary shall ensure that States and institu-
tions of higher education use fair and equitable methods 
in reporting and that the reporting methods do not allow 
identification of individuals. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For each State in which there 
are no State certification or licensure assessments, or for 
States that do not set minimum performance levels on 
those assessments— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, collect data comparable to the data required 
under this part from States, local educational agen-
cies, institutions of higher education, or other enti-
ties that administer such assessments to teachers or 
prospective teachers; and 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
part, the Secretary shall use such data to carry out