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(6) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any Federal banking agency or the National 
Credit Union Administration Board’’. 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ALL BANKING AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of section 
18(f)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
57a(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System (with respect to banks) and 
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (with respect to 
savings and loan institutions described in paragraph 
(3))’’ and inserting ‘‘Each Federal banking agency 
(with respect to depository institutions), in consulta-
tion with the Commission,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘in consultation with the Com-
mission’’ after ‘‘shall prescribe regulations’’. 
(b) FTC CONCURRENT RULEMAKING.—Section 18(f) of 
such Act is further amended by inserting after the second 
sentence the following: ‘‘Such regulations shall be prescribed 
jointly by such agencies to the extent practicable. Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, whenever such 
agencies commence such a rulemaking proceeding, the Com-
mission, with respect to the entities within its jurisdiction 
under this Act, may commence a rulemaking proceeding 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2623 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of copay-
ments for all hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2007 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collec-
tion of copayments for all hospice care furnished by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF COPAY-
MENTS FOR ALL HOSPICE CARE FURNISHED 
BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 1710B(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph 
(B): 
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‘‘(B) to a veteran being furnished inpatient or 
outpatient hospice care by the Department; or’’. 
Æ 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 169 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2623 
[Report No. 110–267] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of copay-
ments for all hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2007 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
JULY 27, 2007 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MARSHALL 
JULY 27, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collec-
tion of copayments for all hospice care furnished by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION
1.
PROHIBITION
ON
COLLECTION
OF
COPAY-
MENTS FOR ALL HOSPICE CARE FURNISHED 
BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 1710B(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph 
(B): 
‘‘(B) to a veteran being furnished inpatient or 
outpatient hospice care by the Department; or’’. 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF COPAY-
MENTS FOR ALL HOSPICE CARE FURNISHED 
BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 1710(f)(1), by inserting ‘‘(except if 
such care constitutes hospice care)’’ after ‘‘nursing 
home care’’; 
(2) in section 1710(g)(1), by inserting ‘‘ ‘‘(except 
if such services constitute hospice care)’’ after ‘‘med-
ical services’’; and 
(3) in section 1710B(c)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) to a veteran being furnished inpatient or 
outpatient hospice care by the Department; or’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 169 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2623 
[Report No. 110–267] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit 
the collection of copayments for all hospice care 
furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
JULY 27, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2624 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide eligibility to the District 
of Columbia for the State Loan Repayment Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2007 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide eligibility 
to the District of Columbia for the State Loan Repay-
ment 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Loan Repayment Equity Technical Amendment of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 338I(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254q–1(h)) is amended by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘and the District of Columbia.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2920 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of 
the Virgin Islands, 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. CONVEYANCE OF SUBMERGED LANDS TO THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all of the right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to submerged lands in the area between the island 
of Saint Croix and the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint 
John is conveyed to the Government of the Virgin Islands 
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to be administered in trust for the benefit of the people 
thereof. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) AREA
BETWEEN
THE
ISLAND
OF
SAINT 
CROIX AND THE ISLANDS OF SAINT THOMAS AND 
SAINT JOHN.—The term ‘‘area between the island of 
Saint Croix and the islands of Saint Thomas and 
Saint John’’ means the area that is— 
(A) outside of the area conveyed to the 
Virgin Islands by section 1 of Public Law 93– 
435 (48 U.S.C. 1705); 
(B) north of Saint Croix; 
(C) south of Saint Thomas and Saint 
John; 
(D) east of the line running from the west-
ernmost point on the coastline of Saint Croix at 
mean high tide to the westernmost point on the 
coastline of Saint Thomas at mean high tide; 
and 
(E) west of the line running from the east-
ernmost point on the coastline of Saint Croix at 
mean high tide to the easternmost point on the 
coastline of Saint John at mean high tide. 
(2) SAINT
CROIX, 
SAINT
THOMAS, 
SAINT 
JOHN.—The terms ‘‘Saint Croix’’, ‘‘Saint Thomas’’, 
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and ‘‘Saint John’’ mean the islands of Saint Croix, 
Saint Thomas, and Saint John, respectively, in the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
For purposes of the laws of the United States, and 
except as otherwise provided by international law or any 
international agreement in force for the United States, the 
territorial waters of the United States Virgin Islands shall 
consist of all waters in the belt of the seas measured from 
the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the 
coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the 
line marking the seaward limit of inland waters, and ex-
tending seaward a distance of 9 miles. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2921 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study on the feasibility 
of authorizing the Department of the Treasury to create and issue 
annuity products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. COOPER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study 
on the feasibility of authorizing the Department of the 
Treasury to create and issue annuity products, 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 ‘‘Treasury Annuity 
Study Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUITY STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The personal savings rate in the United 
States is at historic lows. 
(2) It is in the national interest to decrease reli-
ance on foreign purchasers of debt. 
(3) There is a lack of transparency among an-
nuity products currently available on the market. 
(4) Annuity savings products are underutilized 
by Americans as a means of saving for retirement. 
(b) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall conduct a study on the feasibility of authorizing 
or requiring the Department of the Treasury to create an-
nuity products and sell them to United States citizens. 
(c) FACTORS AND CRITERIA.—Annuity products con-
sidered by the study conducted under subsection (b) shall 
adhere to the following guidelines: 
(1) Such products shall not pre-empt private 
market products but rather shall serve as an indus-
try benchmark, with a goal of enhancing private 
markets. 
(2) The products shall be backed by the full 
faith and credit of the United States government 
and offer purchasers the security of such backing. 
(3) The products shall be maximally trans-
parent with a goal of disclosing to prospective pur-
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IA 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 40
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guar-
antee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 
and the national motto. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2003
Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. TURNER of Texas, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. 
PITTS, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. WAMP, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 
BALLENGER, and Mr. BARTON of Texas) introduced the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to guarantee the right to use and recite the 
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 4
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States authorizing the Congress to pro-
hibit the physical desecration of the flag of the
United States.
chasers enough information to make sound financial 
decisions. 
(4) The products shall be actuarially sound, 
with innovative features comparable to other annuity 
products on the market. 
(d) OTHER RELEVANT ISSUES.—The study con-
ducted under subsection (b) shall examine any questions 
the Secretary considers relevant to the topic and guide-
lines, including all relevant measures of market feasibility. 
(e) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit a report to the Congress before the end of the 1- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act containing the findings and conclusions of the study 
conducted under subsection (b), together with such rec-
ommendations for legislative or administrative action as 
the Secretary may determine to be appropriate. 
Æ 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 52
JOINT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National
Museum of Dentistry, an affiliate of the Smithso-
nian Institution in Baltimore, Maryland, as the
official national museum of dentistry in the
United States.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2922 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence 
of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medi-
care for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with 
pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. KIRK) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
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 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce 
the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by 
extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition 
therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes 
or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. 
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 ‘‘Preventing Diabetes 
in Medicare Act of 2007’’. 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 286 
Recognizing, on the occasion of the 52nd annual meeting of the Canada- 
United States Inter-Parliamentary Group in September, 2011 in St. 
John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the immeasurable assist-
ance Gander International Airport, the Government of Canada, and the 
citizens of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, provided to the United 
States immediately following the terrorist attacks on the United States 
on September 11, 2001. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2011 
Ms. SLAUGHTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing, on the occasion of the 52nd annual meeting 
of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group 
in September, 2011 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and 
Labrador, Canada, the immeasurable assistance Gander 
International Airport, the Government of Canada, and 
the citizens of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, pro-
vided to the United States immediately following the 
terrorist attacks on the United States on September 
11, 2001. 
Whereas the United States Federal Aviation Administration 
ordered United States airspace closed at 9:45 EDT, and 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the American Diabetes Asso-
ciation, there are 54,000,000 people with pre-diabe-
tes in America. 
(2) For a significant number of people with 
pre-diabetes, intervening early can reverse elevated 
blood glucose levels to normal range and prevent di-
abetes and its complications completely. 
(3) Preventing diabetes and its complications 
can save money and lives. The average annual cost 
to treat someone with diabetes is $13,243. 
(4) Diabetes is unique because its complications 
and their associated health care cost are preventable 
with currently available medical treatment and life-
style changes. 
(5) In 2002, the Diabetes Prevention Program 
study conducted by the National Institutes of Health 
found that participants (all of whom were at in-
creased risk of developing type 2 diabetes) who made 
lifestyle changes reduced their risk of developing 
type 2 diabetes by 58 percent and that participants 
aged 60 and older reduced their risk of developing 
diabetes by 71 percent. 
(6) The Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality 
(AHRQ) 
has 
demonstrated 
that 
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$2,500,000,000 in hospitalization costs related to 
the treatment of diabetes or complications resulting 
from diabetes could be saved by providing seniors 
with appropriate primary care to prevent the onset 
of diabetes. 
(7) The Medicare program currently screens 
and identifies beneficiaries with pre-diabetes but 
does not provide adequate services to such bene-
ficiaries to prevent them from becoming diabetic. 
SEC. 3. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF MEDICAL NUTRITION 
THERAPY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH PRE- 
DIABETES AND RISK FACTORS FOR DEVEL-
OPING TYPE 2 DIABETES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (s)(2)(V) of section 
1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, pre-diabetes (as defined in 
subsection (ccc)),’’ after ‘‘with diabetes’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or an individual at risk for 
diabetes (as defined in subsection (yy)(2)),’’ after 
‘‘or a renal disease’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF PRE-DIABETES.—Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5365 
To suspend temporarily the duty on ground fault circuit interrupter 
receptacles of greater than 15 amps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on ground fault circuit 
interrupter receptacles of greater than 15 amps. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTER-
RUPTER RECEPTACLES OF GREATER THAN 15 
AMPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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‘‘(ccc) PRE-DIABETES.—The term ‘pre-diabetes’ 
means a condition of impaired fasting glucose or impaired 
glucose tolerance identified by a blood glucose level that 
is higher than normal, but not so high as to indicate actual 
diabetes.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2008. 
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HR 3222 RS 
ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes’’, approved 
March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
(b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per-
son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 
bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product 
sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 
in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 
with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, wheth-
er the person should be debarred from contracting with 
the Department of Defense. 
(c) In the case of any equipment or products pur-
chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 
the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart-
ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 
only American-made equipment and products, provided 
that American-made equipment and products are cost- 
competitive, quality-competitive, and available in a timely 
fashion. 
SEC. 8038. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, 
or consulting services entered into without competition on 
the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the 
activity responsible for the procurement determines—
H. Res. 287 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 1, 2011. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2017) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2012, and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except 
for section 536. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the chair of the Committee of the Whole may accord 
priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member