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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 216 
Recognizing the wine and winegrape industry of Texas for having an economic 
impact of $1,000,000,000 on the economy of Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. MCCAUL 
of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. AL GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. CULBERSON, 
Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CARTER, and Mr. SAM 
JOHNSON of Texas) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the wine and winegrape industry of Texas for 
having an economic impact of $1,000,000,000 on the 
economy of Texas. 
Whereas, since 2000, the wine and winegrape industry of 
Texas has experienced tremendous growth, with nearly 
90 percent of such growth resulting from an increase in 
the number and revenue of small wineries producing less 
than 5,000 gallons of wine each year; 
Whereas, since 2000, wine production in Texas has grown by 
30 percent, making Texas the fifth most productive State 
in wine production; and 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5822 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, 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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Whereas, in 2005, the wine and winegrape industry of 
Texas— 
(1) included 113 wineries and 220 commercial grow-
ers of winegrapes on 2,900 acres; 
(2) produced over 626,000 cases of wine; 
(3) provided the equivalent of 8,000 full-time jobs 
and paid over $234,000,000 in wages to workers; 
(4) generated revenue from wineries that produced 
an economic impact of $91,500,000 on the economy of 
Texas; 
(5) generated over $10,000,000 in revenue from 
vineyards in Texas; 
(6) attracted over 868,000 tourists to Texas, who 
spent over $220,000,000; and 
(7) generated over $69,000,000 in Federal, State, 
and local taxes: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress recognizes the wine and 
winegrape industry of Texas for having an economic im-
pact of $1,000,000,000 on the economy of Texas. 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘1st Lieutenant Louis 
Allen Post Office’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 217 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3580, 
the Clerk of the House shall make the following correc-
tions: 
(1) In subparagraph (I) of section 402(j)(3) of 
the Public Health Service Act, as inserted by section 
801(a)(2) of the bill:
•HCON 217 EH 
(A) In clause (i) of such subparagraph (I), 
strike ‘‘drugs described in subparagraph (C)’’ 
and insert ‘‘drugs and devices described in sub-
paragraph (C)’’. 
(B) In clause (iii) of such subparagraph 
(I), strike ‘‘drugs described in subparagraph 
(C)’’ and insert ‘‘drugs and devices described in 
subparagraph (C)’’. 
(2) In subparagraph (A) of section 505(q)(1) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
added by section 914(a) of the bill, add at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Consideration of the petition shall be separate 
and apart from review and approval of any ap-
plication.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 217 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the 
bill H.R. 3580.
‘‘(2) to establish articulation agreements within 
community colleges between occupational com-
petency or certification programs and associate de-
gree programs in math, science, engineering, and 
technology to increase the proportion of students 
who enroll to complete their associates degree; 
‘‘(3) to collect data on transfers from 2-year in-
stitutions to 4-year institutions on a regular basis 
and to submit such data to commissioners or depart-
ments of higher education, for transmission by such 
commissioners and departments to the Secretary, in 
order to monitor program progress and success; 
‘‘(4) to develop a statewide articulation guide in 
consultation with public colleges and universities to 
provide students with descriptions of articulation re-
quirements; and 
‘‘(5) to develop a plan for professional develop-
ment of 2-year college faculty, including inter-insti-
tutional workshops, consultations, and professional 
meetings. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall collect from State commissioners and departments 
the data provided by grant recipients under subsection 
(d)(3) for the purposes of evaluating the success of the 
program authorized by this section. The Secretary shall 
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submit a report on the results of such evaluation to the 
Congress not later than 2 years after the end of the first 
fiscal year for which funds are made available for grants 
under this section. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL DEFINITION.—The Secretary shall 
by regulation define the term ‘degree programs in math, 
science, engineering, and technology’. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under 
this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years.’’. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 217 
To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3580. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. BARTON of Texas) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, 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 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill 
H.R. 3580. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3580, 
the Clerk of the House shall make the following correc-
tions: 
(1) In subparagraph (I) of section 402(j)(3) of 
the Public Health Service Act, as inserted by section 
801(a)(2) of the bill: 
(A) In clause (i) of such subparagraph (I), 
strike ‘‘drugs described in subparagraph (C)’’ 
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•HCON 217 IH 
and insert ‘‘drugs and devices described in sub-
paragraph (C)’’. 
(B) In clause (iii) of such subparagraph 
(I), strike ‘‘drugs described in subparagraph 
(C)’’ and insert ‘‘drugs and devices described in 
subparagraph (C)’’. 
(2) In subparagraph (A) of section 505(q)(1) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
added by section 914(a) of the bill, add at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Consideration of the petition shall be separate 
and apart from review and approval of any ap-
plication.’’. 
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III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 217 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Received 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill 
H.R. 3580. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3580, 
the Clerk of the House shall make the following correc-
tions: 
(1) In subparagraph (I) of section 402(j)(3) of 
the Public Health Service Act, as inserted by section 
801(a)(2) of the bill: 
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HCON 217 RFS 
(A) In clause (i) of such subparagraph (I), 
strike ‘‘drugs described in subparagraph (C)’’ 
and insert ‘‘drugs and devices described in sub-
paragraph (C)’’. 
(B) In clause (iii) of such subparagraph 
(I), strike ‘‘drugs described in subparagraph 
(C)’’ and insert ‘‘drugs and devices described in 
subparagraph (C)’’. 
(2) In subparagraph (A) of section 505(q)(1) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
added by section 914(a) of the bill, add at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Consideration of the petition shall be separate 
and apart from review and approval of any ap-
plication.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1031 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide 
treatment for diabetes in minority communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2007 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BECERRA, 
Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SOLIS, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. KILDEE, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. 
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 ‘‘Minority Diabetes Ini-
tiative Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN 
MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 330L the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330M. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABE-
TES IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to public and nonprofit private health care providers for 
the purpose of providing treatment for diabetes in minor-
ity communities. 
‘‘(b) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public and non-
profit private health care providers to whom grants may 
be made under subsection (a) include physicians, podia-
trists, community-based organizations, health care organi-
zations, community health centers, and State, local, and 
tribal health departments. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF TREATMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that grants under subsection (a) cover 
a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including 
routine care for diabetic patients, public education on dia-
betes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and 
treatment for kidney disease and other complications of 
diabetes. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CULTURAL CONTEXT.—A condi-
tion for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5982 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes 
of transportation security, to conduct a study on how 
airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and 
interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport 
workers with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas 
of an airport, and for other purposes.
the applicant involved agrees that, in the program carried 
out with the grant, services will be provided in the lan-
guages most appropriate for, and with consideration for 
the cultural backgrounds of, the individuals for whom the 
services are provided. 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH SERVICES.—A condition for the re-
ceipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant 
involved agrees to provide outreach activities to inform the 
public of the services of the program, and to provide offsite 
information on diabetes. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013.’’. 
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‘‘(B) shall, where appropriate for the pro-
tection of the public health, include— 
‘‘(i) provisions respecting the con-
struction, components, ingredients, addi-
tives, constituents, including smoke con-
stituents, and properties of the tobacco 
product; 
‘‘(ii) provisions for the testing (on a 
sample basis or, if necessary, on an indi-
vidual basis) of the tobacco product; 
‘‘(iii) provisions for the measurement 
of the tobacco product characteristics of 
the tobacco product; 
‘‘(iv) provisions requiring that the re-
sults of each or of certain of the tests of 
the tobacco product required to be made 
under clause (ii) show that the tobacco 
product is in conformity with the portions 
of the standard for which the test or tests 
were required; and 
‘‘(v) a provision requiring that the 
sale and distribution of the tobacco prod-
uct be restricted but only to the extent 
that the sale and distribution of a tobacco
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 219 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should schedule 
a referendum to determine whether or not the people of Iraq want 
the Armed Forces of the United States to be withdrawn from Iraq 
or to remain in Iraq until order is restored to the country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Mr. ROHRABACHER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of 
Iraq should schedule a referendum to determine whether 
or not the people of Iraq want the Armed Forces of 
the United States to be withdrawn from Iraq or to 
remain in Iraq until order is restored to the country. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that as soon 
as practicable after the submission to Congress of the sec-
ond report required by section 1314(b)(2) of the U.S. 
Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and 
Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 
110–28; relating to the Iraqi Government’s record of per-
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•HCON 219 IH 
formance on its benchmarks), the Government of Iraq 
should schedule a referendum to determine whether or not 
the people of Iraq want the Armed Forces of the United 
States to be withdrawn from Iraq or to remain in Iraq 
until order is restored to the country. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1033 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
to improve railroad safety by providing funds for the construction and 
maintenance of fencing and other protective structures along railroad 
tracks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2007 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
grant program to improve railroad safety by providing 
funds for the construction and maintenance of fencing 
and other protective structures along railroad tracks, 
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 ‘‘Ari’s Law’’. 
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•HCON 21 EH 
cans, Israelis, and non-Israeli Jews and are determined 
to destroy Israel; 
Whereas on December 14, 2001, former leader of Iran and 
current leader of Iran’s influential Expediency Council 
Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani threatened Israel with de-
struction by nuclear attack, saying, ‘‘øi¿f one day, the Is-
lamic world is also equipped with weapons like those that 
Israel possesses now, then the imperialists’ strategy will 
reach a standstill because the use of even one nuclear 
bomb inside Israel will destroy everything øin Israel¿, 
while it will merely harm the Islamic world’’; 
Whereas Iran has aggressively pursued a clandestine effort to 
arm itself with nuclear weapons; and 
Whereas the longstanding policy of the Iranian regime is 
aimed at destroying the democratic State of Israel, a vital 
United States ally and longstanding friend, which is con-
firmed by statements such as those made by Iranian 
leader Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Khamene’i, and 
Expediency Council leader Rafsanjani, demonstrating the 
threat of a nuclear-armed Iran: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) condemns, in the strongest terms, Iranian 
leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s offensive remarks, 
contemptible statements, and reprehensible policies 
aimed at the destruction of the State of Israel; 
(2) calls on the United Nations Security Coun-
cil to take up charges against Iranian leader 
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for violating the 1948 Con-
•HCON 21 EH 
vention on the Prevention and Punishment of the 
Crime of Genocide and Article 2, Section 4, of the 
United Nations Charter; 
(3) further calls on the United Nations Security 
Council and all Member States of the United Na-
tions to consider stronger measures to prevent Iran 
from obtaining nuclear weapons, which would be 
both a dangerous violation of the Nuclear Non-Pro-
liferation Treaty and a potential means to the end 
of carrying out Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threats 
against Israel; and 
(4) reaffirms the unwavering strategic partner-
ship and close friendship between the United States 
and Israel and reasserts the steadfast commitment 
of the United States to defend the right of Israel to 
exist as a free and democratic state. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 21 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Calling on the United Nations Security Council to 
charge Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
with violating the 1948 Convention on the Pre-
vention and Punishment of the Crime of Geno-
cide and the United Nations Charter because of 
his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.
product may be restricted under a regula-
tion under section 906(d); 
‘‘(C) shall, where appropriate, require the 
use and prescribe the form and content of label-
ing for the proper use of the tobacco product; 
and 
‘‘(D) shall require tobacco products con-
taining foreign-grown tobacco to meet the same 
standards applicable to tobacco products con-
taining domestically grown tobacco. 
‘‘(5) PERIODIC
REEVALUATION
OF
TOBACCO 
PRODUCT STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall provide 
for periodic evaluation of tobacco product standards 
established under this section to determine whether 
such standards should be changed to reflect new 
medical, scientific, or other technological data. The 
Secretary may provide for testing under paragraph 
(4)(B) by any person. 
‘‘(6) INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER AGENCIES; IN-
FORMED
PERSONS.—In carrying out duties under 
this section, the Secretary shall endeavor to— 
‘‘(A) use personnel, facilities, and other 
technical support available in other Federal 
agencies;
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RAILROAD SAFETY GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Transportation 
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish 
a grant program to improve railroad safety by providing 
funds to eligible entities to construct and maintain fencing 
and other protective structures along railroad tracks. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For the purposes of this Act, 
‘‘eligible entity’’ means any of the following: 
(1) A unit of local government who owns or 
controls land along a railroad right-of-way. 
(2) Any other person providing railroad trans-
portation. 
(c) GRANT CONDITIONS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—In order to re-
ceive a grant under the program for a fiscal year, 
an eligible entity must certify to the Secretary, at 
such time and in such form as the Secretary may re-
quire, that— 
(A) the eligible entity will monitor or in-
spect all of the fencing and other protective 
structures along railroad tracks within the enti-
ty’s jurisdiction not less frequently than once 
per week; and 
(B) the eligible entity will repair any defi-
ciency in the fencing and other protective struc-
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tures within 2 weeks of finding or being notified 
of such deficiency. 
(2) PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY.—An eligible en-
tity that receives a grant shall monitor and repair 
fencing and other protective structures, as described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), for 
the period beginning with the receipt of grant funds 
and ending 10 years after the date on which all 
grant funds received under the program by the enti-
ty have been expended. 
(d) RAILROAD DEFINED.—For the purposes of this 
Act, ‘‘railroad’’ means any form of nonhighway ground 
transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guide-
ways. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—For grants under this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $20 million 
for fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
(2) CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS 
APPROPRIATED.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization under paragraph (1) shall remain 
available until expended. 
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SEC. 3. STUDYING AND REPORTING ON BEST PRACTICES 
FOR RAILROAD SAFETY. 
(a) STUDY OF BEST PRACTICES.—The Administrator 
of the Federal Railroad Administration shall study the 
best practices for railroad safety related to the construc-
tion, monitoring, and repair of fencing and other protec-
tive structures along railroad tracks. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
a report of the findings from the study conducted in sub-
section (a) to Congress. 
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