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Resources of the House of Represent-
atives a report that describes the com-
prehensive, national, ranked list of all 
health care facilities needs for the 
Service, Indian Tribes, and Tribal Or-
ganizations (including inpatient health 
care facilities, outpatient health care 
facilities, specialized health care facili-
ties (such as for long-term care and 
alcohol and drug abuse treatment), 
wellness centers, staff quarters and 
hostels associated with health care fa-
cilities, and the renovation and expan-
sion needs, if any, of such facilities) 
developed by the Service, Indian 
Tribes, and Tribal Organizations for 
the 
Facilities 
Needs 
Assessment 
Workgroup and the Facilities Appro-
priation Advisory Board. 
‘‘(II) INCLUSIONS.—The initial 
report shall include— 
‘‘(aa) the methodology and 
criteria used by the Service in de-
termining the needs and estab-
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lishing the ranking of the facili-
ties needs; and 
‘‘(bb) such other information 
as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(iii) UPDATES OF REPORT.—Begin-
ning in calendar year 2011, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(I) update the report under 
clause (ii) not less frequently that 
once every 5 years; and 
‘‘(II) include the updated report 
in the appropriate annual report 
under subparagraph (B) for submis-
sion to Congress under section 801. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the President, for inclusion in 
the report required to be transmitted to Con-
gress under section 801, a report which sets 
forth the following: 
‘‘(i) A description of the health care 
facility priority system of the Service es-
tablished under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(ii) Health care facilities lists, which 
may include— 
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‘‘(I) the 10 top-priority inpatient 
health care facilities; 
‘‘(II) the 10 top-priority out-
patient health care facilities; 
‘‘(III) the 10 top-priority special-
ized health care facilities (such as 
long-term care and alcohol and drug 
abuse treatment); 
‘‘(IV) the 10 top-priority staff 
quarters developments associated with 
health care facilities; and 
‘‘(V) the 10 top-priority hostels 
associated with health care facilities. 
‘‘(iii) The justification for such order 
of priority. 
‘‘(iv) The projected cost of such 
projects. 
‘‘(v) The methodology adopted by the 
Service in establishing priorities under its 
health care facility priority system. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION OF RE-
PORTS.—In preparing the report required under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with and obtain information 
on all health care facilities needs from Indian 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3880
AN ACT
To provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation
conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation
planning requirements under the Clean Air Act and
under other laws for certain areas in New York where
the planning offices and resources have been destroyed
by acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
(2) by striking ‘‘provide’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vides’’. 
SEC. 6. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 
Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Map-
ping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) the needs of land manage-
ment agencies of the Department of 
the Interior.’’. 
SEC. 7. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 5(a) of the National Geo-
logic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Inte-
rior or a designee from a land management 
agency of the Department of the Interior,’’ 
after ‘‘Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency or a designee,’’; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3249 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial benefits for 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2007 
Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NEAL of Massachu-
setts, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. LEE, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GORDON of Ten-
nessee, Mr. HARE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. FILNER, Mr. VIS-
CLOSKY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. SPACE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
benefits for veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Burial Bene-
fits Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BURIAL BENEFITS FOR VETERANS. 
(a) BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES.—(1) Section 
2302(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
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Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian 
Organizations; and 
‘‘(B) review the total unmet needs of all 
Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban 
Indian Organizations for health care facilities 
(including hostels and staff quarters), including 
needs for renovation and expansion of existing 
facilities. 
‘‘(d) REVIEW OF METHODOLOGY USED FOR HEALTH 
FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the establishment of the priority system under sub-
section (c)(1)(A), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall prepare and finalize a report re-
viewing the methodologies applied, and the processes 
followed, by the Service in making each assessment 
of needs for the list under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) 
and developing the priority system under subsection 
(c)(1), including a review of— 
‘‘(A) the recommendations of the Facilities 
Appropriation Advisory Board and the Facili-
ties Needs Assessment Workgroup (as those 
terms are defined in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i)); 
and 
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striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,270 (as increased from 
time to time under section 5312(a) of this title)’’. 
(2) Section 2303(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,270 (as increased 
from time to time under section 5312(a) of this title)’’. 
(3) Section 2307 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,100 (as increased from time 
to time under section 5312(a) of this title),’’. 
(b) PLOT ALLOWANCE.—Section 2303(b) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$300’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$745 (as increased from time to time 
under section 5312(a) of this title)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$300’’ the 
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘$745 (as in-
creased from time to time under section 5312(a) of 
this title)’’. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Section 5312(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘and each rate of monthly 
allowance paid under section 1805 of this title,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each rate of monthly allowance paid under section 
1805 of this title, each rate of burial and funeral expenses 
provided for under sections 2302(a), 2303(a)(1)(A), and 
2307 of this title, and each rate of plot allowance provided 
for under section 2303(b) of this title,’’. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3892
AN ACT
To amend title 28, United States Code, to make
certain modifications in the judicial discipline
procedures, and for other purposes.
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) a socially and economically disadvan-
taged Alaska Native Corporation or Alaska Na-
tive Village.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) members of a socially and economically 
disadvantaged Alaska Native Corporation or Alaska 
Native Village described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) 
or subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The Administrator may not waive the require-
ment under this paragraph that the management and 
daily business operations of a business concern partici-
pating in the program under this subsection are controlled 
by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3250 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax 
on State revenues from tolls first imposed during calendar year 2009, 
on Federally-financed interstate highways. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2007 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. PETERSON of Pennsyl-
vania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose 
an excise tax on State revenues from tolls first imposed 
during calendar year 2009, on Federally-financed inter-
state highways. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCISE TAX ON STATE REVENUES FROM TOLLS 
IMPOSED ON FEDERALLY-FINANCED INTER-
STATE HIGHWAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to certain other excise taxes) 
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‘‘(B) the relevant criteria used in ranking 
or prioritizing facilities other than hospitals or 
clinics. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit the 
report under paragraph (1) to— 
‘‘(A) the Committees on Indian Affairs and 
Appropriations of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committees on Natural Re-
sources and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING CONDITION.—All funds appropriated 
under the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) (com-
monly known as the ‘Snyder Act’), for the planning, de-
sign, construction, or renovation of health facilities for the 
benefit of 1 or more Indian Tribes shall be subject to the 
provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). 
‘‘(f) DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE APPROACHES.— 
The Secretary shall consult and cooperate with Indian 
Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organiza-
tions in developing innovative approaches to address all 
or part of the total unmet need for construction of health 
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facilities, including those provided for in other sections of 
this title and other approaches. 
‘‘SEC. 302. SANITATION FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) The provision of sanitation facilities is pri-
marily a health consideration and function. 
‘‘(2) Indian people suffer an inordinately high 
incidence of disease, injury, and illness directly at-
tributable to the absence or inadequacy of sanitation 
facilities. 
‘‘(3) The long-term cost to the United States of 
treating and curing such disease, injury, and illness 
is substantially greater than the short-term cost of 
providing sanitation facilities and other preventive 
health measures. 
‘‘(4) Many Indian homes and Indian commu-
nities still lack sanitation facilities. 
‘‘(5) It is in the interest of the United States, 
and it is the policy of the United States, that all In-
dian communities and Indian homes, new and exist-
ing, be provided with sanitation facilities. 
‘‘(b) FACILITIES AND SERVICES.—In furtherance of 
the findings made in subsection (a), Congress reaffirms 
the primary responsibility and authority of the Service to 
provide the necessary sanitation facilities and services as 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Energy or a 
designee,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, and the Assistant to the 
President for Science and Technology or a des-
ignee’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘consultation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘In consultation’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Chief Geologist, as Chair-
man’’ and inserting ‘‘Associate Director for Ge-
ology, as Chair’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘one representative from 
the private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘2 representa-
tives from the private sector’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—Section 5(b) of the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) at the request of the President, a designee 
of the President, the Committee on Natural Re-
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‘‘(8) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall enter into interagency agreements with 
Federal and State agencies for the purpose of pro-
viding financial assistance for sanitation facilities 
and services under this Act; 
‘‘(9) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall, by regulation, establish standards applica-
ble to the planning, design, and construction of sani-
tation facilities funded under this Act; and 
‘‘(10) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services is authorized to accept payments for goods 
and services furnished by the Service from appro-
priate public authorities, nonprofit organizations or 
agencies, or Indian Tribes, as contributions by that 
authority, organization, agency, or tribe to agree-
ments made under section 7 of the Act of August 5, 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), and such payments shall 
be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation 
account as funds appropriated under the authority 
of section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2004a). 
‘‘(d) CERTAIN CAPABILITIES NOT PREREQUISITE.— 
The financial and technical capability of an Indian Tribe, 
Tribal Organization, or Indian community to safely oper-
ate, manage, and maintain a sanitation facility shall not 
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‘‘(cc) the ability to help
workers achieve economic self-suf-
ficiency.
‘‘(iii) ACTIVITIES.—Activities to be
carried out under a grant under this sub-
paragraph may include—
‘‘(I) the provision of occupational
skills training, including curriculum
development, on-the-job training, and
classroom training;
‘‘(II) the provision of safety and
health training;
‘‘(III) the provision of basic skills,
literacy, GED, English as a second
language, and job readiness training;
‘‘(IV) individual referral and tui-
tion assistance for a community college
training program;
‘‘(V) the provision of customized
training in conjunction with an exist-
ing registered apprenticeship program
or labor-management partnership;
‘‘(VI) the provision of career lad-
der and upgrade training; and
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3892
AN ACT
To amend title 28, United States Code, to make certain
modifications in the judicial discipline procedures, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 38
AN ACT
To provide for additional lands to be included with-
in the boundaries of the Homestead National
Monument of America in the State of Nebraska,
and for other purposes.
156 
tion, or an Indian community to properly 
operate and maintain the sanitation facili-
ties. 
‘‘(C) A level III deficiency exists if a sani-
tation facility serving an individual, Indian 
Tribe or Indian community meets 1 or more of 
the following conditions— 
‘‘(i) water or sewer service in the 
home is provided by a haul system with 
holding tanks and interior plumbing; 
‘‘(ii) major significant interruptions to 
water supply or sewage disposal occur fre-
quently, requiring major capital improve-
ments to correct the deficiencies; or 
‘‘(iii) there is no access to or no ap-
proved or permitted solid waste facility 
available. 
‘‘(D) A level IV deficiency exists— 
‘‘(i) if a sanitation facility for an indi-
vidual home, an Indian Tribe, or an Indian 
community exists but— 
‘‘(I) lacks— 
‘‘(aa) a safe water supply 
system; or 
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is amended by inserting after subchapter D the following 
new subchapter: 
‘‘Subchapter E—Tax on Tolls on Federally- 
Financed Interstate Highways 
‘‘Sec. 4486. Imposition of tax. 
‘‘SEC. 4486. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of any toll for the 
use of any Federal-aid interstate highway first imposed 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2009, and end-
ing on December 31, 2009, there is hereby imposed an 
excise tax on the amount received by any State (or agency 
or instrumentality thereof) from such toll. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.—The amount of the tax im-
posed by subsection (a) shall be an amount equal to the 
toll. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No tax shall be imposed by sub-
section (a) on any toll for the use of any highway after 
the date that the Secretary estimates that the aggregate 
tax imposed on tolls for the use of such highway equals 
the aggregate amount withdrawn from the Highway Trust 
Fund for such highway. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL-AID INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘Federal-aid interstate 
highway’ means any Federal-aid highway on the Interstate 
System (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 38
AN ACT
To provide for additional lands to be included within the
boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of
America in the State of Nebraska, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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total amount of the payments made for the tax-
able year involved. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF SHORTAGE AREAS.— 
For purposes of this subsection, an area shall be de-
termined to be an area with a shortage of pediatric 
rheumatologists based on the ratio of the number of 
children who reside in such area who are in need of 
services of a pediatric rheumatologist to the number 
of pediatric rheumatologists who furnish services 
within 100 miles of the area. 
(4) PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Health and Human Services shall periodically 
assess— 
(i) the extent to which the loan repay-
ment program under this section is needed; 
and 
(ii) the extent to which the program is 
effective in increasing the number of pedi-
atric rheumatologists nationally and the 
number of pediatric rheumatologists in 
areas 
with 
a 
shortage 
of 
pediatric 
rheumatologists. 
In the case that the Secretary determines, pur-
suant to an assessment under this subpara-
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graph, that there is no longer a need for the 
loan repayment program, such program shall be 
terminated as of a date specified by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall annually re-
port to Congress on the periodic assessments 
conducted under subparagraph (A). 
(5) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services may reserve, from 
amounts appropriated for the Health Resources 
and Services Administration for the fiscal year 
involved, such amounts as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts 
made available to carry out this section shall re-
main available until the expiration of the second 
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fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year for 
which such amounts were made available. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3917
AN ACT
To authorize a national memorial to commemorate
the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on
September 11, 2001, courageously gave their
lives thereby thwarting a planned attack on our
Nation’s Capital, and for other purposes.
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‘‘(2) GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—A grant 
under paragraph (1) may only be made available to 
a Tribal Health Program operating an Indian health 
facility (other than a facility owned or constructed 
by the Service, including a facility originally owned 
or constructed by the Service and transferred to an 
Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization). 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOWABLE
USES.—A grant awarded 
under this section may be used for the construction, 
expansion, or modernization (including the planning 
and design of such construction, expansion, or mod-
ernization) of an ambulatory care facility— 
‘‘(A) located apart from a hospital; 
‘‘(B) not funded under section 301 or sec-
tion 306; and 
‘‘(C) which, upon completion of such con-
struction or modernization will— 
‘‘(i) have a total capacity appropriate 
to its projected service population; 
‘‘(ii) provide annually no fewer than 
150 patient visits by eligible Indians and 
other users who are eligible for services in 
such facility in accordance with section 
807(c)(2); and 
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