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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6498 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to determine 
the extent to which reports of suspected or known instances of child 
abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such 
as intrastate, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are screened 
out solely on the basis of the cross-jurisdictional complications, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2010 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
to determine the extent to which reports of suspected 
or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving 
a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intra-
state, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are 
screened out solely on the basis of the cross-jurisdictional 
complications, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(A) RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO CONTRACTS.— 
Subject to paragraphs (9) and (10) and notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, any 
other Federal law, or the law of any State, no 
person shall be stayed or prohibited from exer-
cising— 
‘‘(i) any right such person has to cause 
the termination, liquidation, or acceleration 
of any qualified financial contract with a 
regulated entity that arises upon the ap-
pointment of the Agency as receiver for such 
regulated entity at any time after such ap-
pointment; 
‘‘(ii) any right under any security 
agreement or arrangement or other credit 
enhancement relating to one or more quali-
fied financial contracts described in clause 
(i); or 
‘‘(iii) any right to offset or net out any 
termination value, payment amount, or 
other transfer obligation arising under or in 
connection with 1 or more contracts and 
agreements described in clause (i), includ-
ing any master agreement for such con-
tracts or agreements.
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(iii) Potential changes in lift require-
ments, including the deployment of the Fu-
ture Combat Systems by the Army.
(iv) New capability in strategic airlift
to be provided by the KC(X) aircraft and
the expected utilization of such capability,
including its use in intratheater lift.
(v) The utilization of the heavy lift
aircraft in intratheater combat missions.
(vi) The availability and application
of Civil Reserve Air Fleet assets in future
military scenarios.
(vii) Air mobility requirements associ-
ated with the Global Rebasing Initiative of
the Department of Defense.
(viii) Air mobility requirements in
support of peacekeeping and humanitarian
missions around the globe.
(ix) Potential changes in lift require-
ments based on equipment procured for Iraq
and Afghanistan.
(B) A description of the assumptions uti-
lized in the study regarding aircraft perform-
ances and loading factors.
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(C) A comprehensive statement of the data
and assumptions utilized in making program
life cycle cost estimates.
(D) A comparison of cost and risk associ-
ated with optimal mix airlift fleet versus pro-
gram of record airlift fleet.
(3) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 1050. REPORT AND MASTER INFRASTRUCTURE RE-
CAPITALIZATION PLAN REGARDING CHEY-
ENNE MOUNTAIN AIR STATION, COLORADO.
(a) REPORT ON RELOCATION OF NORTH AMERICAN
AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND CENTER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the relo-
cation of the North American Aerospace Defense com-
mand center and related functions from Cheyenne
Mountain Air Station, Colorado, to Peterson Air
Force Base, Colorado.
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include—
(A) an analysis comparing the total costs
associated with the relocation, including costs de-
termined as part of ongoing security-related
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studies of the relocation, to anticipated oper-
ational benefits from the relocation; and
(B) a detailed explanation of those backup
functions that will remain located at Cheyenne
Mountain Air Station, and how those functions
planned to be transferred out of Cheyenne Moun-
tain Air Station, including the Space Oper-
ations 
Center, 
will 
maintain 
operational
connectivity with their related commands and
relevant communications centers.
(b) MASTER
INFRASTRUCTURE
RECAPITALIZATION
PLAN.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 16,
2008, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
Congress a master infrastructure recapitalization
plan for Cheyenne Mountain Air Station.
(2) CONTENT.—The plan required under para-
graph (1) shall include—
(A) A description of the projects that are
needed to improve the infrastructure required for
supporting missions associated with Cheyenne
Mountain Air Station; and
(B) a funding plan explaining the expected
timetable for the Air Force to support such
projects.
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Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 1061. REVISED NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—
In order to clarify United States nuclear deterrence policy
and strategy for the near term, the Secretary of Defense
shall conduct a comprehensive review of the nuclear posture
of the United States for the next 5 to 10 years. The Sec-
retary shall conduct the review in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Energy and the Secretary of State.
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The nuclear posture re-
view shall include the following elements:
(1) The role of nuclear forces in United States
military strategy, planning, and programming.
(2) The policy requirements and objectives for
the United States to maintain a safe, reliable, and
credible nuclear deterrence posture.
(3) The relationship among United States nu-
clear deterrence policy, targeting strategy, and arms
control objectives.
(4) The role that missile defense capabilities and
conventional strike forces play in determining the role
and size of nuclear forces.
(5) The levels and composition of the nuclear de-
livery systems that will be required for implementing
the United States national and military strategy, in-
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cluding any plans for replacing or modifying existing
systems.
(6) The nuclear weapons complex that will be re-
quired for implementing the United States national
and military strategy, including any plans to mod-
ernize or modify the complex.
(7) The active and inactive nuclear weapons
stockpile that will be required for implementing the
United States national and military strategy, includ-
ing any plans for replacing or modifying warheads.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress, in unclassified and classified
forms as necessary, a report on the results of the nuclear
posture review conducted under this section. The report
shall be submitted concurrently with the quadrennial de-
fense review required to be submitted under section 118 of
title 10, United States Code, in 2009.
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the nuclear posture review conducted under this section
should be used as a basis for establishing future United
States arms control objectives and negotiating positions.
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‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVI-
SIONS.—Paragraph (10) of subsection (b) shall 
apply in the case of any judicial action or pro-
ceeding brought against any receiver referred to 
under subparagraph (A), or the regulated entity 
for which such receiver was appointed, by any 
party to a contract or agreement described under 
subparagraph (A)(i) with such regulated entity. 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN
TRANSFERS
NOT
AVOID-
ABLE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (11) or any other Federal or 
State laws relating to the avoidance of pref-
erential or fraudulent transfers, the Agency, 
whether acting as such or as conservator or 
receiver of a regulated entity, may not 
avoid any transfer of money or other prop-
erty in connection with any qualified finan-
cial contract with a regulated entity. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TRANS-
FERS.—Clause (i) shall not apply to any 
transfer of money or other property in con-
nection with any qualified financial con-
tract with a regulated entity if the Agency 
determines that the transferee had actual
(c) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(1) TERM.—A member shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission. 
(2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commis-
sion— 
(A) shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission; and 
(B) shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment was made. 
(d) VOTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act 
only on an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
members of the Commission. 
(2) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Commission shall select 
a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among 
the members of the Commission. 
(2) ABSENCE
OF
CHAIRPERSON.—The vice 
chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence 
of the chairperson. 
(f) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which all members of the Commission have
been appointed and funds have been provided, the Com-
mission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission. 
(g) MEETINGS.—Not less than twice a year, the Com-
mission shall meet at the call of the chairperson or a ma-
jority of the members of the Commission. 
(h) REMOVAL.—Any member who fails to attend 3 
successive meetings of the Commission or who otherwise 
fails to participate substantively in the work of the Com-
mission may be removed by the Secretary and the vacancy 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment was made. Members serve at the discretion of the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 5. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(1) plan, encourage, develop, execute, and co-
ordinate programs, observances, and activities com-
memorating the historic events that preceded and 
are associated with the War of 1812; 
(2) facilitate the commemoration throughout 
the United States and internationally; 
(3) coordinate the activities of the Commission 
with State commemoration commissions, the Na-
tional Park Service, the Department of Defense, and 
other appropriate Federal agencies;
(4) encourage civic, patriotic, historical, edu-
cational, religious, economic, tourism, and other or-
ganizations throughout the United States to orga-
nize and participate in the commemoration to ex-
pand the understanding and appreciation of the sig-
nificance of the War of 1812; 
(5) provide technical assistance to States, local-
ities, units of the National Park System, and non-
profit organizations to further the commemoration 
and commemorative events; 
(6) coordinate and facilitate scholarly research 
on, publication about, and interpretation of the peo-
ple and events associated with the War of 1812; 
(7) design, develop, and provide for the mainte-
nance of an exhibit that will travel throughout the 
United States during the commemoration period to 
interpret events of the War of 1812 for the edu-
cational benefit of the citizens of the United States; 
(8) ensure that War of 1812 commemorations 
provide a lasting legacy and long-term public benefit 
leading to protection of the natural and cultural re-
sources associated with the War of 1812; and 
(9) examine and review essential facilities and 
infrastructure at War of 1812 sites and identify pos-
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SEC. 1062. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION ON THE IMPLE-
MENTATION OF THE NEW STRATEGIC POS-
TURE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 1051 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat.
3431) is repealed.
SEC. 1063. COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMITTEES ON
ARMED SERVICES OF THE SENATE AND THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) REQUESTS OF COMMITTEES.—The Director of the
National Counterterrorism Center, the Director of a na-
tional intelligence center, or the head of any department,
agency, or element of the intelligence community shall, not
later than 15 days after receiving a request from the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate or the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives for any
intelligence assessment, report, estimate, legal opinion, or
other intelligence information relating to matters within the
jurisdiction of such Committee, make available to such com-
mittee such assessment, report, estimate, legal opinion, or
other information, as the case may be.
(b) ASSERTION OF PRIVILEGE.—In response to a re-
quest covered by subsection (a), the Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, the Director of a national intel-
ligence center, or the head of any department, agency, or
element of the intelligence community shall provide the doc-
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carcerated as a result of that sentence for not less
than 1 year; or
‘‘(B) discharged or dismissed from the
Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
‘‘(2) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—In a meritorious
case, an exception to the disqualification in this sub-
section may be authorized if there are mitigating fac-
tors. Any such waiver may be authorized only in ac-
cordance with standards and procedures prescribed
by, or under the authority of, an Executive Order or
other guidance issued by the President.
‘‘(3) COVERED
SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—This
subsection applies to security clearances that provide
for access to—
‘‘(A) special access programs;
‘‘(B) Restricted Data; or
‘‘(C) any other information commonly re-
ferred to as ‘sensitive compartmented informa-
tion’.
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not
later than February 1 of each year, the head of
a Federal agency shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress if such agency
employs or employed a person for whom a waiv-
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4708
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1390 
To require Senate confirmation of an individual appointed to serve as the 
Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2007 
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require Senate confirmation of an individual appointed 
to serve as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SENATE CONFIRMATION REQUIRED OF AN IN-
DIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SERVE AS DIREC-
TOR OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAI-
WAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to serve 
as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
beginning with the first appointment by the President of 
an individual to serve as the Director of the American In-
stitute in Taiwan that is made after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(2) The Federal Government should afford af-
fected local governments ample opportunity to be in-
volved with the development and implementation 
each of such diversion projects as cooperating agen-
cies for purposes of the analysis of such project re-
quired by the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(3) Federal agencies have not always agreed to 
requests by affected local governments to become co-
operating agencies. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to require 
that a qualified local government be treated as a cooper-
ating agency with regard to an analysis under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) of any water project that involves diversion of 
water from the basin of one river to the basin of any other 
river. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT AND DEFINITIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Upon request of a qualified 
local government with regard to an analysis under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) of any project within the scope of this Act, the 
Secretary concerned shall treat such government for pur-
poses of such analysis as if such government is a Federal 
agency afforded the status of a cooperating agency under 
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section (a) in carrying out its duties under this sec-
tion. Such support and assistance shall include the es-
tablishment of the procedures of the advisory panel
under subsection (b)(4).
(2) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT.—The Secretary
shall enter into the contract required by this sub-
section not later than 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(d) DUTIES OF PANEL.—The advisory panel required
by subsection (a) shall—
(1) evaluate the authorities and capabilities of
the Department of Defense to conduct operations in
support to United States civil authorities in the event
of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or
high-yield explosive incident, including the authori-
ties and capabilities of the military departments, the
Defense Agencies, the combatant commands, any sup-
porting commands, and the reserve components of the
Armed Forces (including the National Guard in a
Federal and non-Federal status);
(2) assess the adequacy of existing plans and
programs of the Department of Defense for training
and equipping dedicated, special, and general pur-
poses forces for conducting operations described in
paragraph (1) across a broad spectrum of scenarios,
while still maintaining the purchase commitment at 
a fair price. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to fund an 
advance market commitment pilot program for pneu-
mococcal vaccines. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to this subsection shall remain available until 
expended without fiscal year limitation. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1392 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to require, as a condition of receiving a homeland 
security grant, that a grant recipient submit reports on each expenditure 
made using grant funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2007 
Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. FLAKE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to require, as a 
condition of receiving a homeland security grant, that 
a grant recipient submit reports on each expenditure 
made using grant funds. 
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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
Transparency Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPENDITURE REPORTS AS A CONDITION OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890A. EXPENDITURE REPORTS AS A CONDITION OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED AS A CONDI-
TION OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) EXPENDITURE REPORTS REQUIRED.—As a 
condition of receiving a grant administered by the 
Secretary, the Secretary shall require the grant re-
cipient to submit quarterly reports to the Secretary 
describing the nature and amount of each expendi-
ture made by the recipient using grant funds. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
REPORTS.—Each report 
required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal quar-
ter and shall cover expenditures made during that 
fiscal quarter. 
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION OF EXPENDITURES.—Not later 
than one week after receiving a report under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall publish and make publicly avail-
able on the Internet website of the Department a descrip-
tion of the nature and amount of each expenditure covered 
by the report.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890A. Expenditure reports as a condition of homeland security grants.’’. 
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(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by strik-
ing ‘‘Before submitting’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘In the event of a vacancy in a position re-
ferred to in paragraph (2), the making by the Sec-
retary of Defense of a recommendation to the Presi-
dent regarding the appointment of an individual to
such position shall be governed by the provisions of
section 106(b) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 403–6(b)), relating to the concurrence of
the Director of National Intelligence in appointments
to positions in the intelligence community.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘National For-
eign Intelligence Program’’ and inserting ‘‘National
Intelligence Program’’.
SEC. 1069. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOREIGN LAN-
GUAGE COORDINATION COUNCIL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Ex-
ecutive Office of the President a National Foreign Language
Coordination Council (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Council’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall consist of the
following members or their designees:
(1) The National Language Director, who shall
serve as the chairperson of the Council.
(2) The Secretary of Education.
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(3) The Secretary of Defense.
(4) The Secretary of State.
(5) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
(6) The Attorney General.
(7) The Director of National Intelligence.
(8) The Secretary of Labor.
(9) The Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement.
(10) The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
(11) The Secretary of Commerce.
(12) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices.
(13) The Secretary of the Treasury.
(14) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment.
(15) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(16) The Chairman and President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States.
(17) The heads of such other Federal agencies as
the Council considers appropriate.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be charged
with—