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determine appropriate, of the Indian tribes or tribal 
organizations with which the Secretary has con-
tracted or compacted under the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act for the 
tribes or tribal organizations to provide pharmacy 
services. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
designate a practitioner described in subpara-
graph (B) as an Internet Eligible Controlled 
Substances Provider. Such designations shall be 
made only in cases where the Secretary has 
found that there is a legitimate need for the 
practitioner to be so designated because the 
population served by the practitioner is in a 
sufficiently remote location that access to med-
ical services is limited. 
‘‘(B) PRACTITIONERS.—A practitioner de-
scribed in this subparagraph is a practitioner 
who is an employee or contractor of the Indian 
Health Service, or is working for an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization under its contract or 
compact under the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act with the Indian 
Health Service.
‘‘(h) SPECIAL REGISTRATION FOR TELEMEDICINE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
issue to a practitioner a special registration to en-
gage in the practice of telemedicine for purposes of 
section 102(54)(E) if the practitioner, upon applica-
tion for such special registration— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates a legitimate need for 
the special registration; and 
‘‘(B) is registered under section 303(f) in 
the State in which the patient will be located 
when receiving the telemedicine treatment, un-
less the practitioner— 
‘‘(i) is exempted from such registra-
tion in all States under section 302(d); or 
‘‘(ii) is an employee or contractor of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs who is 
acting in the scope of such employment or 
contract and is registered under section 
303(f) in any State or is utilizing the reg-
istration of a hospital or clinic operated by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs reg-
istered under section 303(f). 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General 
shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary, promul-
gate regulations specifying the limited circumstances
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6347 
To facilitate the use of HOPE VI grant amounts by certain public housing 
agencies that have suffered project delays due to catastrophes or emergencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2008 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. MICA, and Mr. GONZALEZ) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To facilitate the use of HOPE VI grant amounts by certain 
public housing agencies that have suffered project delays 
due to catastrophes or emergencies. 
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 ‘‘HOPE VI Amendment 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF HOPE VI GRANT 
AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant amounts described in sub-
section (b) of a public housing agency described in sub-
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section (c) shall remain available until September 30, 
2009, for expenditure for the liquidation of obligations val-
idly incurred, notwithstanding section 1552 of title 31, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law. 
(b) COVERED GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant amounts de-
scribed in this subsection are amounts from a grant made 
under section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) from amounts appropriated for 
such purpose for fiscal year 2002. 
(c) COVERED PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.—A pub-
lic housing agency described in this subsection is a public 
housing agency that, after October 1, 2002, and before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, has suffered project 
delays, and cost increases due to shortages in labor and 
materials, as a direct result of— 
(1) a natural catastrophe (including any hurri-
cane, tornado, storm, high water, winddriven water, 
tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, 
landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or, re-
gardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in 
any part of the United States; or 
(2) as determined by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, the subprime mortgage cri-
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sis affecting the United States economy and credit 
markets during 2007 and 2008. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
June 10, 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 634) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans 
who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed 
Forces of the United States.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Ω1æOn page 3, strike line 24 and all that follows thru 
page 4 line 3 and insert:
(1) DESIGN.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of the service of 
our disabled veterans who, having survived the ordeal 
of war, made enormous personal sacrifices defending 
the principles of our democracy.
in which a special registration under this subsection 
may be issued and the procedures for obtaining such 
a special registration. 
‘‘(3) DENIALS.—Proceedings to deny an appli-
cation for registration under this subsection shall be 
conducted in accordance with section 304(c). 
‘‘(i) REPORTING OF TELEMEDICINE BY VHA DUR-
ING MEDICAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any practitioner issuing a 
prescription for a controlled substance under the au-
thorization to conduct telemedicine during a medical 
emergency situation described in section 102(54)(F) 
shall report to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the 
authorization of that emergency prescription, in ac-
cordance with such requirements as the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall, by regulation, establish. 
‘‘(2) TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later than 
30 days after the date that a prescription described 
in subparagraph (A) is issued, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall report to the Attorney General 
the authorization of that emergency prescription. 
‘‘(j) CLARIFICATION
CONCERNING
PRESCRIPTION 
TRANSFERS.—Any transfer between pharmacies of infor-
mation relating to a prescription for a controlled substance
(2) AMENDMENTS TO 1986 CODE.— 
(A) Clause (i) of section 412(c)(1)(A) of 
the 1986 Code is amended by striking ‘‘the plan 
is’’ and inserting ‘‘the plan are’’. 
(B) Section 412(c)(7) of the 1986 Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘which reduces the ac-
crued benefit of any participant’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (d)(2)’’ in subparagraph (A). 
(C) Section 412(d)(1) of the 1986 Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘, the valuation date,’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTIONS 102 AND 
112.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO ERISA.— 
(A) Section 303(b) of ERISA is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) TARGET NORMAL COST.—For purposes of this 
section: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (i)(2) with respect to plans in at-risk status, 
the term ‘target normal cost’ means, for any plan 
year, the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the present value of all benefits 
which are expected to accrue or to be 
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section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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191 
any employee who is convicted, as required by section 8104 of this 
title; and 
(G) making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug- 
free workplace through implementation of subparagraphs (A) to 
(F). 
(2) INDIVIDUALS.—A Federal agency shall not make a contract with 
an individual unless the individual agrees not to engage in the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a con-
trolled substance in the performance of the contract. 
(b) SUSPENSION, TERMINATION, OR DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTOR.— 
(1) GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION, TERMINATION, OR DEBARMENT.— 
Payment under a contract awarded by a Federal agency may be sus-
pended and the contract may be terminated, and the contractor or indi-
vidual who made the contract with the agency may be suspended or 
debarred in accordance with the requirements of this section, if the 
head of the agency determines that— 
(A) the contractor is violating, or has violated, the requirements 
of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of subsection 
(a)(1); or 
(B) the number of employees of the contractor who have been 
convicted of violations of criminal drug statutes for violations oc-
curring in the workplace indicates that the contractor has failed 
to make a good faith effort to provide a drug-free workplace as 
required by subsection (a). 
(2) CONDUCT
OF
SUSPENSION, TERMINATION, AND
DEBARMENT 
PROCEEDINGS.—A contracting officer who determines in writing that 
cause for suspension of payments, termination, or suspension or debar-
ment exists shall initiate an appropriate action, to be conducted by the 
agency concerned in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion and applicable agency procedures. The Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion shall be revised to include rules for conducting suspension and de-
barment proceedings under this subsection, including rules providing 
notice, opportunity to respond in writing or in person, and other proce-
dures as may be necessary to provide a full and fair proceeding to a 
contractor or individual. 
(3) EFFECT OF DEBARMENT.—A contractor or individual debarred 
by a final decision under this subsection is ineligible for award of a 
contract by a Federal agency, and for participation in a future procure-
ment by a Federal agency, for a period specified in the decision, not 
to exceed 5 years.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives a report on the study described in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘cross-border trade’’ means trade 
across a border of the United States, a State or Terri-
tory, or Indian country. 
(2) The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the meaning 
given to such term in section 1151 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(3) The terms ‘‘State’’ and ‘‘Territory’’ have the 
meanings given to those terms in section 201 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
DIVISION B—FEDERAL 
RETIREMENT REFORM ACT 
SEC. 100. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
DIVISION B—FEDERAL RETIREMENT REFORM ACT 
Sec. 100. Short title; table of contents.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1333 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to 
exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importa-
tion of explosive materials for delivery to a federally 
recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe 
from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to 
explosives.
Calendar No. 757 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 634 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
coins in commemoration of veterans who became 
disabled for life while serving in the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
JUNE 2, 2008 
Reported with an amendment 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6350 
To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history 
background checks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2008 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. ROGERS of Michigan) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain 
criminal history background checks. 
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 ‘‘Criminal History 
Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 108(a)(3)(A) of the PROTECT Act (42 
U.S.C. 5119a note) is amended by striking ‘‘a 60-month’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a 66-month’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6351 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health 
Service Corps Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2008 
Mr. SPACE (for himself and Mr. CHILDERS) introduced 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 subse-
quently 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 the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
National Health Service Corps Program, 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 ‘‘21st Century Rural 
Health Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 
CORPS PROGRAM. 
Section 338(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254k(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2009 through 2013’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS 
WITH AN INTEGRATED RURAL TRACK FOR 
PURPOSES OF MEDICARE GRADUATE MED-
ICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(iv) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(H)(iv)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘For purposes of this clause, the term ‘accredited training 
program with an integrated rural track’ means an accred-
ited medical residency training program located in an 
urban area which offers a curriculum for family practice 
for all residents in the program that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘‘(I) A minimum of 4 block 
months of rural rotations in rural 
public health and community health 
settings, during each of which, the 
resident is in a rural area for 4 weeks 
or a month. 
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‘‘(II) A minimum of 3 months of 
obstetrical training, or an equivalent 
longitudinal experience. 
‘‘(III) A minimum of 4 months of 
pediatric training that includes neo-
natal, 
ambulatory, 
inpatient, 
and 
emergency 
department 
experiences 
through rotations, or an equivalent 
longitudinal experience. 
‘‘(IV) A minimum of 2 months of 
emergency medicine rotations, or an 
equivalent longitudinal experience.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to payments to hos-
pitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2010. 
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‘‘(C) is being conducted by a practitioner— 
‘‘(i) who is an employee or contractor of 
the Indian Health Service, or is working for an 
Indian tribe or tribal organization under its 
contract or compact with the Indian Health 
Service under the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act; 
‘‘(ii) acting within the scope of the employ-
ment, contract, or compact described in clause 
(i); and 
‘‘(iii) who is designated as an Internet Eli-
gible Controlled Substances Provider by the 
Secretary under section 311(g)(2); 
‘‘(D)(i) is being conducted during a public 
health emergency declared by the Secretary under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act; and 
‘‘(ii) involves patients located in such areas, and 
such controlled substances, as the Secretary, with 
the concurrence of the Attorney General, designates, 
provided that such designation shall not be subject 
to the procedures prescribed by subchapter II of 
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(E) is being conducted by a practitioner who 
has obtained from the Attorney General a special 
registration under section 311(h); 
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‘‘(iii) the plan provides such descrip-
tion to participants and beneficiaries upon 
their enrollment under the plan at the ear-
liest opportunity that other materials are 
provided.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning after 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF A VALID PRESCRIPTION FOR 
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES DISPENSED BY 
MEANS OF THE INTERNET. 
Section 309 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 829) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
DISPENSED
BY 
MEANS OF THE INTERNET.— 
‘‘(1) No controlled substance may be delivered, 
distributed, or dispensed by means of the Internet 
without a valid prescription. 
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘valid prescription’ means a 
prescription that is issued for a legitimate med-
ical purpose in the usual course of professional 
practice by— 
‘‘(i) a practitioner who has conducted 
at least 1 in-person medical evaluation of 
the patient; or 
‘‘(ii) a covering practitioner. 
‘‘(B)(i) The term ‘in-person medical eval-
uation’ means a medical evaluation that is con-
ducted with the patient in the physical presence 
of the practitioner, without regard to whether 
portions of the evaluation are conducted by 
other health professionals. 
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IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 80 
Making continuing appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bu-
reau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service for fiscal 
year 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2013 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian 
Health Service for fiscal year 2014, and for other pur-
poses. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau 
of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
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1395w–101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
(C),’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 
2009. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6354 
To require an immediate adjustment of the thrifty food plan to increase 
the benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2008 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require an immediate adjustment of the thrifty food plan 
to increase the benefits provided under the supplemental 
nutrition assistance 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 ‘‘Children and Family 
Food Relief Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. IMMEDIATE ADJUSTMENT OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN 
TO INCREASE NUTRITION BENEFITS. 
Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of section 3(o) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)), in 
lieu of making the adjustment required by such paragraph 
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on October 1, 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
make the adjustment described in such paragraph on, and 
effective on, the date of the enactment of this Act or Octo-
ber 1, 2008, whichever is earlier. 
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is consistent with the principles set forth in sub-
section (b), but such mechanism— 
‘‘(A) shall be based exclusively upon the 
provision of voice communications service; 
‘‘(B) shall not assess broadband trans-
mission or internet access services; and 
‘‘(C) shall include an exemption from uni-
versal service contributions for low-income 
households. 
‘‘(2) CAP ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—In establishing 
under the principles set forth in subsection (b) the 
level for the contribution for the support of universal 
service, the Commission shall require that the total 
amount of universal service support for all universal 
service support mechanisms shall not exceed the 
total amount that was collected from all sources for 
all universal service support mechanisms in the last 
year prior to the date of enactment of the Universal 
Service Reform, Accountability, and Efficiency Act 
of 2008 and shall decline over time. 
‘‘(3) ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In designing the con-
tribution mechanism for the support of uni-
versal service, the Commission shall take such 
steps as are necessary to reform such contribu-
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6348 
AN ACT 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 
section 504 program to bring them into line with the 
thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,