datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
Family Caregiver Support Act) of the individual and who 
demonstrates proficiency in the provision of the home 
health aide services or personal care assistant services in-
volved to the satisfaction of the supervising registered pro-
fessional nurse. 
‘‘(C) This paragraph shall supersede any other re-
striction of this title (including section 1862(a)(11)) on 
the provision of home health aide services or personal care 
assistant services by a qualified family caregiver described 
in subparagraph (B) on the basis of the caregiver’s rela-
tionship to the recipient of such services. This subpara-
graph shall not affect any disqualification of an individual 
from providing services on the basis of the individual’s 
lack of qualification to provide the services or on the basis 
of an exclusion of participation of the individual under 
part B of title XI. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor, shall provide guidance to home health 
agencies on payment administration and management 
methodologies to facilitate the provision of home health 
aide services and personal assistant care services by quali-
fied family caregivers under this paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2006, and 
shall apply to services furnished on or after such date.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as preventing the application of fraud and abuse 
sanctions (including those under sections 1128, 1128A, 
and 1128B of the Social Security Act) with respect to 
family caregivers under section 1891(a)(7) of the Social 
Security Act, as added by subsection (a), in the same man-
ner as such sanctions may be applied to other individuals 
who provide home health aide services or personal assist-
ant care services. 
(d) PROHIBITION OF DENIAL OF SERVICES BECAUSE 
OF REFUSAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES DURING 
REHABILITATION.—Nothing in title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act shall be construed as authorizing the exclu-
sion of coverage of skilled nursing services for an indi-
vidual who is 75 years of age or older as part of home 
health services solely on the basis of the individual’s re-
fusal of physical therapy services during rehabilitation, re-
gardless of whether such physical therapy services are part 
of the plan of care for the individual. 
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and programs for homeless infants and toddlers) to 
ensure a comprehensive array of services (such as 
health and mental health services, and family sup-
port services);’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) ensure formal linkages with the agencies 
and entities described in section 644(b) of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1444(b)) and providers of early intervention services 
for infants and toddlers with disabilities under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and the agency responsible for 
administering section 106 of the Child Abuse Pre-
vention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a);’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (11); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) develop and implement a systematic proce-
dure for transitioning children and parents from an 
Early Head Start program into a Head Start pro-
gram or another local early childhood education pro-
gram;
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3714 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal restrictions 
relating to electioneering communications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2007 
Mr. PENCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
repeal restrictions relating to electioneering communica-
tions, 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 ‘‘Freedom of Political 
Speech Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO ELEC-
TIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Bipar-
tisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
155; 116 Stat. 88) is repealed, and each provision of law 
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109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1760
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 215 Martin Luther King,
Jr. Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, as the
‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Build-
ing’’.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1760
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in
Madison, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Madi-
son, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2005.
Attest:
Clerks.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1280 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
the operation of the Medicare Comparative Cost Adjustment (CCA) pro-
gram in Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2005 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to prohibit the operation of the Medicare Comparative 
Cost Adjustment (CCA) program in Texas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF MEDICARE 
COMPARATIVE 
COST 
ADJUSTMENT 
(CCA) 
PROGRAM IN TEXAS. 
Section 1860C–1(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–29(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) NO PART IN TEXAS.—No part of the 
MSA is in Texas.’’. 
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H. R. 1760
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 Martin 
Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, 
Sr. Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, 
Sr. Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert 
M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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‘‘(10) establish channels of communication be-
tween staff of Early Head Start programs and staff 
of Head Start programs or other local early child-
hood education programs, to facilitate the coordina-
tion of programs; and’’. 
(b) 
MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
PROGRAMS; 
COMMUNITY- AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—Sec-
tion 645A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) entities operating Head Start programs 
under this subpart, including migrant and seasonal 
Head Start programs; and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, including 
community- and faith-based organizations’’ after 
‘‘entities’’ the 2d place it appears. 
(c) TRAINING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AC-
COUNT.—Section 645A(g)(2)(B) of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9640a(g)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iv) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(v) providing professional develop-
ment designed to increase program partici-
pation for underserved populations of eligi-
ble children.’’. 
(d) CENTER-BASED STAFF.—Section 645A of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CENTER-BASED STAFF.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that, not later than September 30, 2008, all teach-
ers providing direct services to children and families par-
ticipating in Early Head Start programs located in Early 
Head Start centers have a minimum of a child develop-
ment associate credential or an associate degree, and have 
been trained (or have equivalent course work) in early 
childhood development.’’. 
SEC. 15. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR NON-
EMERGENCY INTRUSIVE PHYSICAL EXAMINA-
TIONS. 
The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 645A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 645B. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING NON-
EMERGENCY INTRUSIVE PHYSICAL EXAMINA-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
Union Calendar No. 156
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1102
[Report No. 103–284]
A BILL
To make permanent chapter 44 of title 28, United
States Code, relating to arbitration.
OCTOBER 12, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1281 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance 
to certain service workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2005 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment 
assistance to certain service workers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE TO SERVICES SECTOR. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS.—Sec-
tion 221(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2271(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘firm)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘firm, and workers in a service sector firm or subdivi-
sion of a service sector firm’’.
(b) GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘agricultural firm)’’ and inserting 
‘‘agricultural firm, and workers in a service sec-
tor firm or subdivision of a service sector 
firm)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘like or directly competitive with arti-
cles produced’’ and inserting ‘‘or services 
like or directly competitive with articles 
produced or services provided’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C)(i) there has been a shift, by such 
workers’ firm or subdivision to a foreign coun-
try, in provision of services like or directly com-
petitive with services which are provided by 
such firm or subdivision; or 
‘‘(ii) such workers’ firm or subdivision has 
obtained or is likely to obtain services described 
in clause (i) from a foreign country’’;
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘agricultural firm)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘agricultural firm, and workers in a service 
sector firm or subdivision of a service sector firm)’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or subdivision)’’ after 
‘‘such other firm’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, if the certification’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘Mexico’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 247 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘service sector firm’ means an 
entity engaged in the business of providing informa-
tion technology or other high technology services.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1760 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, as the 
‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
KIND, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
RYAN of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in 
Madison, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. 
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. ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, SR. POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, 
Sr. Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3716 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety 
certification of children’s products, to increase the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission’s inspection capability for imported products, and 
to prohibit hazardous imports based on manufacturing site, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2007 
Mr. WALSH of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require inde-
pendent safety certification of children’s products, to in-
crease the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s in-
spection capability for imported products, and to prohibit 
hazardous imports based on manufacturing site, 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 ‘‘Safe Toys for Kids 
Act’’. 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘health care service’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any nonemergency intrusive physical 
examination; and 
‘‘(B) any screening, included but not lim-
ited to, a medical, dental, developmental, men-
tal health, social, or behavioral screening. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘nonemergency intrusive physical 
examination’ means, with respect to a child, a phys-
ical examination that— 
‘‘(A) is not immediately necessary to pro-
tect the health or safety of such child, or the 
health or safety of another individual; and 
‘‘(B) includes incision or is otherwise 
invasive, or includes exposure of private body 
parts. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—Before administering any 
health care service to a child (or referring a child to obtain 
such service) in connection with participation in a program 
under this subchapter, a Head Start agency or an entity 
that receives assistance under section 645A shall obtain 
the informed written consent of a parent of such child in-
dicating consent for each specific health care service to 
be performed. 
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1285
AN ACT 
To extend for 3 years changes to requirements for admission 
of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage 
areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged 
Areas Act of 1999.
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 ‘‘Nursing Relief for Dis-
advantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CHANGES TO REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANT 
NURSES IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORT-
AGE AREAS. 
Section 2 of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged 
Areas Act of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘4-
YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIFIED’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) LIMITING APPLICATION
OF NONIMMIGRANT 
CHANGES
TO
SPECIFIED
PERIOD.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to classification petitions 
filed for nonimmigrant status only during the period—
‘‘(1) beginning on the date that interim or final 
regulations are first promulgated under subsection 
(d); and 
‘‘(2) ending on the date that is 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of the Nursing Relief for 
Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005.’’.
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE 
ACT. 
The requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Administrative 
Procedure Act’’ ) or any other law relating to rulemaking, 
information collection or publication in the Federal Reg-
ister, shall not apply to any action to implement the 
amendments made by section 2 to the extent the Secretary 
Homeland of Security, the Secretary of Labor, or the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services determines that 
compliance with any such requirement would impede the 
expeditious implementation of such amendments.
Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1285
AN ACT 
To extend for 3 years changes to requirements for 
admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health pro-
fessional shortage areas made by the Nursing 
Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.
IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1760
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 17, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in 
Madison, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. 
Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1760 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Madi-
son, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
H. R. 1285
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To extend for 3 years changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant 
nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for 
Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged 
Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CHANGES TO REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ADMISSION 
OF 
NONIMMIGRANT 
NURSES 
IN 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. 
Section 2 of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act 
of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘4-YEAR’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SPECIFIED’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) LIMITING APPLICATION
OF NONIMMIGRANT CHANGES
TO 
SPECIFIED PERIOD.—The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to classification petitions filed for nonimmigrant status only 
during the period—
‘‘(1) beginning on the date that interim or final regulations 
are first promulgated under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(2) ending on the date that is 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas 
Reauthorization Act of 2005.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. 
The requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Administrative Procedure Act’’) or 
any other law relating to rulemaking, information collection or 
publication in the Federal Register, shall not apply to any action 
to implement the amendments made by section 2 to the extent 
the Secretary Homeland of Security, the Secretary of Labor, or 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that
H. R. 1285—2
compliance with any such requirement would impede the expedi-
tious implementation of such amendments.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.