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III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 164 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2007 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a 
ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized 
to be used on July 17, 2007, for a ceremony to award 
the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. 
Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be carried 
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out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect 
of the Capitol may prescribe. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 165 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death 
for adolescents and young adults in the United States, 
and many of these deaths are preventable; 
Whereas almost 7,500 drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 
years were involved in fatal crashes in 2005 throughout 
the United States;
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Whereas the fatality rate in the United States for drivers be-
tween the ages of 16 and 19 years, based on miles driven, 
is 4 times the fatality rate for drivers between the ages 
of 25 and 69 years; 
Whereas the majority of teen driver crashes in the United 
States are due to driver error and speeding, and 15 per-
cent of the crashes are due to drunk driving; 
Whereas roughly two-thirds of the teenagers killed in motor 
vehicle accidents in the United States each year do not 
use seatbelts; 
Whereas approximately 63 percent of teen passenger deaths 
in the United States occur while other teenagers are driv-
ing; 
Whereas it is necessary to explore effective ways to reduce 
the crash risk for young drivers by focusing research and 
outreach efforts on areas of teen driving that show the 
most promise for improving safety; 
Whereas the National Teen Driver Survey, developed with 
input from teenagers and administered by The Children’s 
Hospital of Philadelphia, demonstrates a national need to 
increase overall awareness about the safe use of electronic 
handheld devices, the risk of nighttime and fatigued driv-
ing, the importance of consistent seatbelt use, and the 
practice of gradually increasing driver privileges over 
time as a young driver gains more experience under su-
pervised conditions; 
Whereas in 2005, 1,553 crash fatalities involving a teen driv-
er occurred in the fall, when teenagers are in the first 
months of the school year and faced with many decisions 
involving driving, including whether to drive with peer 
passengers and other distractions; and
‘‘(C) an accurate statement of the percent-
age of the tobacco used in the product that is 
domestically grown tobacco and the percentage 
that is foreign grown tobacco; and 
‘‘(D) the statement required under section 
920(a), 
except that under subparagraph (B) reasonable vari-
ations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to 
small packages shall be established, by regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) if any word, statement, or other informa-
tion required by or under authority of this chapter 
to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently 
placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as com-
pared with other words, statements, or designs in 
the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely 
to be read and understood by the ordinary individual 
under customary conditions of purchase and use; 
‘‘(4) if it has an established name, unless its 
label bears, to the exclusion of any other nonpropri-
etary name, its established name prominently print-
ed in type as required by the Secretary by regula-
tion; 
‘‘(5) if the Secretary has issued regulations re-
quiring that its labeling bear adequate directions for
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Whereas designating the third week of October as National 
Teen Driver Safety Week is expected to increase aware-
ness of these important issues among teenagers and 
adults in communities throughout the United States, as 
additional research is conducted to develop and test effec-
tive interventions that will help teenagers become safer 
drivers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Teen Driver Safety Week; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe the week with appropriate activities that 
promote the practice of safe driving among the Na-
tion’s licensed teenage drivers. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 5, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 165 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen 
Driver Safety Week.
‘‘(iv) in any case in which the benefit referred 
to in subparagraph (A) consists of medical care (as 
defined in section 812(a)(2)), in determining, after 
the application of clause (i), whether benefits are 
provided to employees of two or more employers, the 
arrangement shall be treated as having only one par-
ticipating employer if, after the application of clause 
(i), the number of individuals who are employees and 
former employees of any one participating employer 
and who are covered under the arrangement is 
greater than 75 percent of the aggregate number of 
all individuals who are employees or former employ-
ees of participating employers and who are covered 
under the arrangement,’’. 
SEC. 103. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO ASSO-
CIATION HEALTH PLANS. 
(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN WILLFUL 
MISREPRESENTATIONS.—Section 501 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘Sec. 501.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Any person who willfully falsely represents, to 
any employee, any employee’s beneficiary, any employer, 
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the Secretary, or any State, a plan or other arrangement 
established or maintained for the purpose of offering or 
providing any benefit described in section 3(1) to employ-
ees or their beneficiaries as— 
‘‘(1) being an association health plan which has 
been certified under part 8; 
‘‘(2) having been established or maintained 
under or pursuant to one or more collective bar-
gaining agreements which are reached pursuant to 
collective bargaining described in section 8(d) of the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(d)) or 
paragraph Fourth of section 2 of the Railway Labor 
Act (45 U.S.C. 152, paragraph Fourth) or which are 
reached pursuant to labor-management negotiations 
under similar provisions of State public employee re-
lations laws; or 
‘‘(3) being a plan or arrangement described in 
section 3(40)(A)(i), 
shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not more than 5 
years, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or 
both.’’. 
(b) CEASE ACTIVITIES ORDERS.—Section 502 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
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ment regarding the collection of information by an 
agency, the head of such agency shall not impose a 
civil fine on the small business concern unless the 
head of the agency determines that— 
‘‘(A) the violation has the potential to 
cause serious harm to the public interest; 
‘‘(B) failure to impose a civil fine would 
impede or interfere with the detection of crimi-
nal activity; 
‘‘(C) the violation is a violation of an inter-
nal revenue law or a law concerning the assess-
ment or collection of any tax, debt, revenue, or 
receipt; 
‘‘(D) the violation was not corrected on or 
before the date that is 6 months after the date 
of receipt by the small business concern of noti-
fication of the violation in writing from the 
agency; or 
‘‘(E) except as provided in paragraph (3), 
the violation presents a danger to the public 
health or safety. 
‘‘(3) DANGER TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFE-
TY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which 
the head of an agency determines under para-
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graph (2)(E) that a violation presents a danger 
to the public health or safety, the head of the 
agency may, notwithstanding paragraph (2)(E), 
determine not to impose a civil fine on the 
small business concern if the violation is cor-
rected not later than 24 hours after receipt by 
the small business owner of notification of the 
violation in writing. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 
whether to provide a small business concern 
with 24 hours to correct a violation under sub-
paragraph (A), the head of the agency shall 
take into account all of the facts and cir-
cumstances regarding the violation, including— 
‘‘(i) the nature and seriousness of the 
violation, including whether the violation is 
technical or inadvertent or involves willful 
or criminal conduct; 
‘‘(ii) whether the small business con-
cern has made a good faith effort to com-
ply with applicable laws and to remedy the 
violation within the shortest practicable pe-
riod of time; and 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 167 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lena Horne should be recognized 
as one of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and 
for her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lena Horne should 
be recognized as one of the most popular performers 
of the 1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition 
to racial and social injustice. 
Whereas Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917, in Brook-
lyn, New York; 
Whereas Horne left school at the age of 14 and took her first 
stage job in order to help contribute to the family during 
the Depression; 
Whereas Horne began singing at Harlem’s famed Cotton 
Club at age 16 and began performing on Broadway soon 
after; 
Whereas Horne was 21 when she performed in her first fea-
ture role, ‘‘The Duke is Tops’’, after having taken a 
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•HCON 167 IH 
number of smaller roles that were often all that was 
available to blacks in Hollywood at the time; 
Whereas Horne was eventually signed with MGM studios, 
making her the first African-American to be signed to a 
long-term film contract, only to find that she was edited 
out of films that were distributed in the South; 
Whereas Horne performed in ‘‘Cabin in the Sky’’ in 1943, 
which is often regarded as the premier performance of 
her career; and 
Whereas Lena Horne continues to represent elegance, Holly-
wood glamour, wisdom, and the strength and determina-
tion of an entire generation of performers who struggled 
through racism and prejudice during the height of their 
careers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Lena 
Horne should be recognized for her achievements as a 
singer and Hollywood actress, for her contributions to the 
struggles for equality, and for using her celebrity as a cat-
alyst for change. 
Æ 
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‘‘(iii) whether the small business con-
cern has obtained a significant economic 
benefit from the violation. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In any case 
in which the head of the agency imposes a civil 
fine on a small business concern for a violation 
that presents a danger to the public health or 
safety and does not provide the small business 
concern with 24 hours to correct the violation 
under subparagraph (A), the head of the agency 
shall notify Congress regarding such determina-
tion not later than the date that is 60 days 
after the date that the civil fine is imposed by 
the agency. 
‘‘(4) LIMITED TO FIRST-TIME VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall 
not apply to any violation by a small business 
concern of a requirement regarding collection of 
information by an agency if such small business 
concern previously violated any requirement re-
garding collection of information by that agen-
cy. 
‘‘(B) OTHER AGENCIES.—For purposes of 
making a determination under subparagraph 
(A), the head of an agency shall not take into 
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account any violation of a requirement regard-
ing collection of information by another agen-
cy.’’. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL RULES OF 
CIVIL PROCEDURE IMPROVE-
MENTS 
SEC. 401. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the first sentence to read as 
follows: ‘‘If a pleading, motion, or other paper is 
signed in violation of this rule, the court, upon mo-
tion or upon its own initiative, shall impose upon the 
attorney, law firm, or parties that have violated this 
subdivision or are responsible for the violation, an 
appropriate sanction, which may include an order to 
pay the other party or parties for the reasonable ex-
penses incurred as a direct result of the filing of the 
pleading, motion, or other paper, that is the subject 
of the violation, including a reasonable attorney’s 
fee.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Rule 5’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘corrected.’’ and inserting ‘‘Rule 
5.’’; and 
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use, or adequate warnings against use by children, 
that are necessary for the protection of users unless 
its labeling conforms in all respects to such regula-
tions; 
‘‘(6) if it was manufactured, prepared, propa-
gated, compounded, or processed in an establishment 
not duly registered under section 905(b), 905(c), 
905(d), or 905(h), if it was not included in a list re-
quired by section 905(i), if a notice or other infor-
mation respecting it was not provided as required by 
such section or section 905(j), or if it does not bear 
such symbols from the uniform system for identifica-
tion of tobacco products prescribed under section 
905(e) as the Secretary by regulation requires; 
‘‘(7) if, in the case of any tobacco product dis-
tributed or offered for sale in any State— 
‘‘(A) its advertising is false or misleading 
in any particular; or 
‘‘(B) it is sold or distributed in violation of 
regulations prescribed under section 906(d); 
‘‘(8) unless, in the case of any tobacco product 
distributed or offered for sale in any State, the man-
ufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof includes in 
all advertisements and other descriptive printed mat-
ter issued or caused to be issued by the manufac-
(B) by striking ‘‘the court may award’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the court shall award’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall be lim-
ited to what is sufficient’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the paragraph (including sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B)) and inserting ‘‘shall be suf-
ficient to deter repetition of such conduct or com-
parable conduct by others similarly situated, and to 
compensate the parties that were injured by such 
conduct. The sanction may consist of an order to 
pay to the party or parties the amount of the rea-
sonable expenses incurred as a direct result of the 
filing of the pleading, motion, or other paper that is 
the subject of the violation, including a reasonable 
attorney’s fee.’’. 
SEC. 402. APPLICABILITY OF RULE 11 TO STATE CASES AF-
FECTING INTERSTATE COMMERCE. 
In any civil action in State court, the court, upon mo-
tion, shall determine within 30 days after the filing of such 
motion whether the action substantially affects interstate 
commerce. Such court shall make such determination 
based on an assessment of the costs to the interstate econ-
omy, including the loss of jobs, were the relief requested 
granted. If the court determines such action substantially 
affects interstate commerce, the provisions of Rule 11 of 
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turer, packer, or distributor with respect to that to-
bacco product— 
‘‘(A) a true statement of the tobacco prod-
uct’s established name as described in para-
graph (4), printed prominently; and 
‘‘(B) a brief statement of— 
‘‘(i) the uses of the tobacco product 
and relevant warnings, precautions, side 
effects, and contraindications; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of specific tobacco 
products made subject to a finding by the 
Secretary after notice and opportunity for 
comment that such action is appropriate to 
protect the public health, a full description 
of the components of such tobacco product 
or the formula showing quantitatively each 
ingredient of such tobacco product to the 
extent required in regulations which shall 
be issued by the Secretary after an oppor-
tunity for a hearing; 
‘‘(9) if it is a tobacco product subject to a to-
bacco product standard established under section 
907, unless it bears such labeling as may be pre-
scribed in such tobacco product standard; or 
‘‘(10) if there was a failure or refusal—
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6010 
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Trauma Institute 
Research Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2008 
Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mr. RODRIGUEZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a National 
Trauma Institute Research Program. 
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 ‘‘National Trauma In-
stitute Research Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Wars have always generated technological 
and medical advances. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 170 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the International Olympic Committee 
should allow Taiwan (Republic of China) to participate in the 2008 
Summer Olympics under the national name, flag, and anthem of its 
own choosing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2007 
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. 
MCCOTTER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the International 
Olympic Committee should allow Taiwan (Republic of 
China) to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics 
under the national name, flag, and anthem of its own 
choosing. 
Whereas according to the Olympic Charter, ‘‘Every individual 
must have the possibility of practicing sport, without dis-
crimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which 
requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, 
solidarity and fair play.’’; 
Whereas the Olympic Charter states that ‘‘Any form of dis-
crimination with regard to a country or a person on 
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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to such 
action. 
SEC. 403. PREVENTION OF FORUM-SHOPPING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), a per-
sonal injury claim filed in State or Federal court may be 
filed only in the State and, within that State, in the county 
(or if there is no State court in the county, the nearest 
county where a court of general jurisdiction is located), 
or Federal district in which— 
(1) the person bringing the claim, including an 
estate in the case of a decedent and a parent or 
guardian in the case of a minor or incompetent— 
(A) resides at the time of filing; or 
(B) resided at the time of the alleged in-
jury; 
(2) the alleged injury or circumstances giving 
rise to the personal injury claim allegedly occurred; 
(3) the defendant’s principal place of business 
is located, if the defendant is a corporation; or 
(4) the defendant resides, if the defendant is an 
individual. 
(b) 
DETERMINATION
OF
MOST
APPROPRIATE 
FORUM.—If a person alleges that the injury or cir-
cumstances giving rise to the personal injury claim oc-
curred in more than one county (or Federal district), the 
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•HCON 170 IH 
grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is 
incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.’’; 
Whereas the Olympic Charter further states that the role of 
the International Olympic Committee is, among other 
things ‘‘to oppose any political or commercial abuse of 
sport and athletes’’; 
Whereas the International Olympic Committee unfairly pres-
sured Taiwan (Republic of China) to abandon its national 
name as a condition for participating in the games be-
cause of political pressure from the People’s Republic of 
China; 
Whereas the display of Taiwan’s national flag and the play-
ing of its national anthem are prohibited even when ath-
letes from Taiwan win medals; 
Whereas Taiwan’s athletes, like athletes from all partici-
pating countries, have exhibited years of hard work, dedi-
cation, and disciplined training for the right to proudly 
represent their country in the Olympic Games; and 
Whereas athletes from Taiwan are unfairly required to com-
pete under the name ‘‘Chinese Taipei’’, in order to per-
petuate the fiction that Taiwan is a part of the People’s 
Republic of China even though Taiwan has never been 
under the control of the People’s Republic of China for 
a single day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) discriminatory treatment of Taiwan (Repub-
lic of China) by the International Olympic Com-
mittee is unfair, inappropriate, and contradicts the 
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•HCON 170 IH 
spirit of both the Olympic Charter and the Olympic 
Movement; and 
(2) the International Olympic Committee should 
live up to the ideals of the Olympic Charter and 
allow Taiwan to compete under the national name, 
flag, and anthem of its own choosing. 
Æ 
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