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•HRES 978 IH 
Whereas school mental health programs are critical to early 
identification of mental health problems and in the provi-
sion of appropriate services when needed; 
Whereas the national average ratio of students to school so-
cial workers recommended by the School Social Work As-
sociation of America is 400 to 1; and 
Whereas the celebration of ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ high-
lights the awareness of the vital role school social workers 
play in the lives of students in the United States: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school social workers to the success of students in 
schools across the Nation; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ with appro-
priate ceremonies and activities that promote aware-
ness of the vital role of school social workers in 
schools, and the community as a whole, in helping 
students prepare for their future as productive citi-
zens. 
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H. Res. 976 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 13, 2008. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
5349) to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 
days. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions of the bill are waived. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate, 
with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence; and (2) one motion to 
recommit. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 5349 pursuant to 
this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous
•HRES 976 EH 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the 
bill to such time as may be designated by the Speaker. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 187 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 976 
[Report No. 110–525] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5349) 
to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 
21 days. 
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 977 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 11, 2008. 
Whereas many economists believe the economy of the United 
States is entering a recession; 
Whereas the economy lost 17,000 jobs in January 2008 and 
191,000 in 2007; 
Whereas the manufacturing sector lost 269,000 jobs over the 
past 12 months and 28,000 jobs in January 2008 alone; 
Whereas manufacturing employment now accounts for less 
than 10 percent of the job market for the first time since 
data began being collected in the 1930s; 
Whereas in January 2008, 18.3 percent of those unemployed 
had been out of work for 27 weeks or longer, up from 
16.2 percent a year earlier; 
Whereas manufactured goods imported from developing coun-
tries have grown from just 2.5 percent of the gross do-
mestic product in 1990 to 6 percent in 2006; 
Whereas annually, total housing starts decreased in 2007 to 
1,353,700, which is a 24.8 percent decrease from the 
2006 estimate of 1,800,900; 
Whereas Congress and the President responded to the poten-
tial recession by passing into law a bipartisan stimulus 
package that provides rebate checks of up to $600 per
•HRES 977 EH 
individual and $1,200 per married couple, plus an addi-
tional $300 per child; 
Whereas the stimulus legislation will put money back into the 
hands of low-income and middle-income Americans, those 
who need it most; 
Whereas the stimulus legislation will be most effective if the 
rebate checks are spent on American-made goods and 
services from American-owned companies; 
Whereas American-made goods are the best in the world; 
Whereas every dollar from the stimulus package spent on an 
American-made good or service, rather than a foreign- 
made good or service, will result in more than a dollar 
increase in the short-term gross domestic product; 
Whereas if rebate checks are spent on American-made prod-
ucts and services from American-owned companies, an 
additional $10,000,000,000 will be infused into the econ-
omy; 
Whereas the annual trade deficit has grown to the 
$700,000,000,000 range in the past decade, up from the 
$100,000,000,000 range in the early 1990s; 
Whereas buying American-made goods would not add to the 
size of the growing trade deficit, which many economists 
contend is unreasonably large; 
Whereas there have been concerns about the safety of im-
ported goods, spurred by the fact that 60 percent of 
product recalls in the past year involved Chinese-made 
toys, food ingredients, and other products; and 
Whereas many countries do not follow the same environ-
mental, labor, and human rights standards of the United
•HRES 977 EH 
States, putting American workers and companies at a 
competitive disadvantage: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives encourages 
Americans to use their rebate checks from the stimulus pack-
age to purchase American-made goods and services from 
American-owned companies. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 978 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 25, 2008. 
Whereas the School Social Work Association of America de-
clared the week of March 3–7, 2008, ‘‘School Social 
Work Week’’; 
Whereas the House of Representatives recognized the impor-
tance of school social work through the inclusion of 
school social work programs in the current authorization 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
Whereas school social workers serve as vital members of a 
school’s educational team, playing a central role in cre-
ating partnerships between the home, school, and com-
munity, to ensure student academic success; 
Whereas school social workers are especially skilled in pro-
viding services to students who face serious challenges to 
school success, including poverty, disability, discrimina-
tion, abuse, addiction, bullying, divorce of parents, loss of 
a loved one, and other barriers to learning; 
Whereas there is a growing need for school districts to offer 
the mental health services that school social workers pro-
vide when working with families, teachers, principals, 
community agencies, and other entities to address the
•HRES 978 EH 
emotional, physical, and environmental needs so that stu-
dents may achieve behavioral and academic success; 
Whereas to achieve the goals of the No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2001 of help for all children in reaching their opti-
mal potential and achievement, including those with seri-
ous emotional disturbances, schools must work to remove 
the emotional, behavioral, and academic barriers that 
interfere with student success in school; 
Whereas fewer than 1 in 5 of the 17,500,000 children in need 
of mental health services actually receive these services, 
and the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental 
Health indicates that school mental health programs im-
prove educational outcomes by decreasing absences, de-
creasing discipline referrals, and improving academic 
achievement; 
Whereas school mental health programs are critical to early 
identification of mental health problems and in the provi-
sion of appropriate services when needed; 
Whereas the national average ratio of students to school so-
cial workers recommended by the School Social Work As-
sociation of America is 400 to 1; and 
Whereas the celebration of ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ high-
lights the awareness of the vital role school social workers 
play in the lives of students in the United States: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school social workers to the success of students in 
schools across the Nation; and
•HRES 978 EH 
(2) encourages the people of the United States to 
observe ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the 
vital role of school social workers in schools, and the 
community as a whole, in helping students prepare for 
their future as productive citizens. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 979 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 14, 2008. 
Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 192 and 194, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary, detailing the refusal 
of former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to appear be-
fore the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law as directed by subpoena, to the United States Attorney 
for the District of Columbia, to the end that Ms. Miers be 
proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law; 
and be it further 
Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 192 and 194, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary, detailing the refusal 
of former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to testify be-
fore the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law as directed by subpoena, to the United States Attorney 
for the District of Columbia, to the end that Ms. Miers be 
proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law; 
and be it further
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Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 192 and 194, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary, detailing the refusal 
of former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to produce 
documents to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Adminis-
trative Law as directed by subpoena, to the United States At-
torney for the District of Columbia, to the end that Ms. 
Miers be proceeded against in the manner and form provided 
by law; and be it further 
Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 192 and 194, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary, detailing the refusal 
of White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to produce doc-
uments to the Committee on the Judiciary as directed by 
subpoena, to the United States Attorney for the District of 
Columbia, to the end that Mr. Bolten be proceeded against 
in the manner and form provided by law. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
HR 11 RFS 
SEC. 207. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR 
PAY EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Secretary 
of Labor’s National Award for Pay Equity in the Work-
place, which shall be awarded, as appropriate, to encour-
age proactive efforts to comply with section 6(d) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)). 
(b) CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall set criteria for receipt of the award, includ-
ing a requirement that an employer has made substantial 
effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and 
women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence 
of such effort. The Secretary shall establish procedures for 
the application and presentation of the award. 
(c) BUSINESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘employer’’ 
includes— 
(1)(A) a corporation, including a nonprofit cor-
poration; 
(B) a partnership; 
(C) a professional association; 
(D) a labor organization; and 
(E) a business entity similar to an entity de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through (D); 
(2) an entity carrying out an education referral 
program, a training program, such as an apprentice-
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ship or management training program, or a similar 
program; and 
(3) an entity carrying out a joint program, 
formed by a combination of any entities described in 
paragraph (1) or (2). 
SEC. 208. COLLECTION OF PAY INFORMATION BY THE 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COM-
MISSION. 
Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e–8) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) complete a survey of the data that is cur-
rently available to the Federal Government relating 
to employee pay information for use in the enforce-
ment of Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination 
and, in consultation with other relevant Federal 
agencies, identify additional data collections that will 
enhance the enforcement of such laws; and 
‘‘(B) based on the results of the survey and 
consultations under subparagraph (A), issue regula-
tions to provide for the collection of pay information 
data from employers as described by the sex, race, 
and national origin of employees. 
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as directed by subpoena, to the United States Attorney 
for the District of Columbia, to the end that Mr. Bolten 
be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by 
law. 
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H. Res. 980 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 14, 2008. 
Resolved, That the Chairman of the Committee on the 
Judiciary is authorized to initiate or intervene in judicial pro-
ceedings in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction, on 
behalf of the Committee on the Judiciary, to seek declaratory 
judgments affirming the duty of any individual to comply 
with any subpoena that is a subject of House Resolution 979 
issued to such individual by the Committee as part of its in-
vestigation into the firing of certain United States Attorneys 
and related matters, and to seek appropriate ancillary relief, 
including injunctive relief. 
SEC. 2. The Committee on the Judiciary shall report as 
soon as practicable to the House with respect to any judicial 
proceedings which it initiates or in which it intervenes pursu-
ant to this resolution. 
SEC. 3. The Office of General Counsel of the House of 
Representatives shall, at the authorization of the Speaker, 
represent the Committee on the Judiciary in any litigation 
pursuant to this resolution. In giving that authorization, the
•HRES 980 EH 
Speaker shall consult with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory 
Group established pursuant to clause 8 of Rule II. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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‘‘(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall have as its primary consideration the most effective 
and efficient means for enhancing the enforcement of Fed-
eral laws prohibiting pay discrimination. For this purpose, 
the Commission shall consider factors including the impo-
sition of burdens on employers, the frequency of required 
reports (including which employers should be required to 
prepare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining 
data confidentiality, and the most effective format for the 
data collection reports.’’. 
SEC. 209. REINSTATEMENT OF PAY EQUITY PROGRAMS AND 
PAY EQUITY DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DATA COLLEC-
TION.—The Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall con-
tinue to collect data on women workers in the Current 
Employment Statistics survey. 
(b) OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE 
PROGRAMS INITIATIVES.—The Director of the Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall ensure that 
employees of the Office— 
(1)(A) shall use the full range of investigatory 
tools at the Office’s disposal, including pay grade 
methodology; 
(B) in considering evidence of possible com-
pensation discrimination— 
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(i) shall not limit its consideration to a 
small number of types of evidence; and 
(ii) shall not limit its evaluation of the evi-
dence to a small number of methods of evalu-
ating the evidence; and 
(C) shall not require a multiple regression anal-
ysis or anecdotal evidence for a compensation dis-
crimination case; 
(2) for purposes of its investigative, compliance, 
and enforcement activities, shall define ‘‘similarly 
situated employees’’ in a way that is consistent with 
and not more stringent than the definition provided 
in item 1 of subsection A of section 10–III of the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Com-
pliance Manual (2000), and shall consider only fac-
tors that the Office’s investigation reveals were used 
in making compensation decisions; and 
(3) shall reinstate the Equal Opportunity Sur-
vey, as required by section 60–2.18 of title 41, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on September 7, 
2006), designating not less than half of all non-
construction contractor establishments each year to 
prepare and file such survey, and shall review and 
utilize the responses to such survey to identify con-
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•HRES 980 IH 
SEC. 2. The Committee on the Judiciary shall report 
as soon as practicable to the House with respect to any 
judicial proceedings which it initiates or in which it inter-
venes pursuant to this resolution. 
SEC. 3. The Office of General Counsel of the House 
of Representatives shall, at the authorization of the 
Speaker, represent the Committee on the Judiciary in any 
litigation pursuant to this resolution. In giving that au-
thorization, the Speaker shall consult with the Bipartisan 
Legal Advisory Group established pursuant to clause 8 of 
Rule II. 
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tractor establishments for further evaluation and for 
other enforcement purposes as appropriate. 
(c) DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR DISTRIBUTION
OF 
WAGE DISCRIMINATION INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall make readily available (in print, on the De-
partment of Labor website, and through any other forum 
that the Department may use to distribute compensation 
discrimination information), accurate information on com-
pensation discrimination, including statistics, explanations 
of employee rights, historical analyses of such discrimina-
tion, instructions for employers on compliance, and any 
other information that will assist the public in under-
standing and addressing such discrimination. 
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry 
out this title. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.—None of the funds 
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of 
the grant program in section 205 of this Act may be used 
for a Congressional earmark as defined in clause 9(d) of 
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 211. SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This title and the amend-
ments made by this title shall take effect on the date that 
is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MATERIALS.—The Sec-
retary of Labor and the Commissioner of the Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity Commission shall jointly develop 
technical assistance material to assist small businesses in 
complying with the requirements of this title and the 
amendments made by this title. 
(c) SMALL BUSINESSES.—A small business shall be 
exempt from the provisions of this title to the same extent 
that such business is exempt from the requirements of the 
Fair 
Labor 
Standards 
Act 
pursuant 
to 
section 
3(s)(1)(A)(i) and (ii) of such Act. 
SEC. 212. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title, or in any amendments made by 
this title, shall affect the obligation of employers and em-
ployees to fully comply with all applicable immigration 
laws, including any penalties, fines, or other sanctions. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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effect 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph. 
‘‘(3) REPORT ON HOMELAND SECURITY SPEND-
ING.—Each recipient of a grant under this section 
shall annually submit a report to the Secretary that 
contains the following information: 
‘‘(A) The amount and the dates of receipt 
of all grant funds received. 
‘‘(B) The amount and the dates of dis-
bursements of all funds expended in compliance 
with subsection (g)(1) or pursuant to mutual 
aid agreements or other sharing arrangements 
that apply within a region. 
‘‘(C) How the funds were utilized by each 
ultimate recipient or beneficiary. 
‘‘(h) INCENTIVES TO EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES
FOR
FAILURE
TO
PROVIDE 
LOCAL SHARE.—If a grant recipient under this sec-
tion that is a State or multi-State entity fails to pro-
vide to local governments, first responders, and 
other local groups funds or resources as required by 
subsection (g)(1) within 45 days after receiving 
grant funds under this section, the Secretary may— 
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‘‘(A) reduce grant payments to the grant 
recipient from the portion of grant funds that 
is not required to be provided under subsection 
(g)(1); 
‘‘(B) terminate payment of grant funds 
under this section to the recipient, and transfer 
the appropriate portion of those funds directly 
to local first responders that were intended to 
receive funding under that grant; or 
‘‘(C) impose additional restrictions or bur-
dens on the recipient’s use of grant funds under 
this section, which may include— 
‘‘(i) prohibiting use of such funds to 
pay the grant recipient’s grant-related 
overtime or other expenses; 
‘‘(ii) requiring the grant recipient to 
distribute to local government beneficiaries 
all or a portion of grant funds that are not 
required to be provided under subsection 
(g)(1); or 
‘‘(iii) for each day that the grant re-
cipient fails to provide funds or resources 
in accordance with subsection (g)(1), re-
ducing grant payments to the grant recipi-
ent from the portion of grant funds that is 
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HR 1256 PCS 
(i) SECTION 704.—Section 704 (21 U.S.C. 374) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘devices, or cosmetics’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘devices, to-
bacco products, or cosmetics’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or restricted devices’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘restricted de-
vices, or tobacco products’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and devices and subject 
to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘other drugs or 
devices’’ and inserting ‘‘devices, and tobacco 
products and subject to reporting and inspec-
tion under regulations lawfully issued pursuant 
to section 505(i) or (k), section 519, section 
520(g), or chapter IX and data relating to 
other drugs, devices, or tobacco products’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘tobacco 
product,’’ after ‘‘device,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)(13), by striking ‘‘section 
903(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1003(g)’’. 
(j) SECTION
705.—Section 705(b) (21 U.S.C. 
375(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘tobacco products,’’ after 
‘‘devices,’’. 
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