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H. Res. 678 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 26, 2007. 
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. 2693) to direct the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker 
exposure to diacetyl. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Education and Labor. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the pur-
pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill. The
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SEC. 483. INSTITUTIONAL REFUNDS. 
Section 484B(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1091b(a)(1)) is 
amended in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘subpart 4 of 
part A or’’ after ‘‘received under’’. 
SEC. 484. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN-
FORMATION FOR STUDENTS. 
(a) INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION
ACTIVITIES.—
Section 485(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by amending the second sentence to read as 
follows: ‘‘The information required by this section 
shall be produced and be made publicly available to 
an enrolled student and to any prospective student, 
through appropriate publications, mailings, elec-
tronic media, and the reports required by the insti-
tution’s 
accrediting 
agency 
under 
section 
496(c)(9).’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (G) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(G) the academic programs of the institution, 
including—
‘‘(i) the current degree programs and other 
educational and training programs; 
‘‘(ii) the institution’s educational mission 
and goals;
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‘‘(iii) the instructional, laboratory, and 
other physical plant facilities which relate to the 
academic programs; and 
‘‘(iv) the faculty and other instructional 
personnel;’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(L) a summary of student outcomes for full-
time undergraduate students, including—
‘‘(i) the completion or graduation rates of 
certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate 
students entering such institutions; and 
‘‘(ii) any other student outcome data, qual-
itative or quantitative, including data regarding 
distance education, deemed by the institution to 
be appropriate to its stated educational mission 
and goals, and, when applicable, licensing and 
placement rates for professional and vocational 
programs;’’; 
(4) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
of subparagraph (J) the following: ‘‘, and the proc-
ess for students to register complaints with the ac-
crediting agencies or associations’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘guaran-
teed student loans under part B of this title or di-
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rect student loans under part E of this title, or 
both,’’ and inserting ‘‘student loans under part B, 
D, or E of this title’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (N); 
(7) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (O) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(P) the penalties contained in subsection 
484(r) regarding suspension of eligibility for drug 
related offenses; 
‘‘(Q) the policies of the institution regarding 
the acceptance or denial of academic credit earned 
at another institution of higher education, which 
shall include a statement that such decisions will not 
be based solely on the source of accreditation of a 
sending institution, provided that the sending insti-
tution is accredited by an agency or association that 
is recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 
496 to be a reliable authority as to the quality of the 
education or training offered, and except that noth-
ing in this subparagraph shall be construed to—
‘‘(i) authorize an officer or employee of the 
Department to exercise any direction, super-
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House Calendar No. 123 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 678 
[Report No. 110–349] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2693) to direct the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker 
exposure to diacetyl. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Ms. SUTTON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2693) to direct 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2693) to direct the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard reg-
ulating worker exposure to diacetyl. The first reading of 
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Operation and maintenance; $18,424,000 shall be for Pro-
curement, to remain available until September 30, 2010;
$312,800,000 shall be for Research, development, test and
evaluation, of which $302,900,000 shall only be for the As-
sembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program,
to remain available until September 30, 2008; and no less
than $124,618,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile
Emergency Preparedness Program, of which $36,373,000
shall be for activities on military installations and of which
$88,245,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008,
shall be to assist State and local governments.
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of
the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations
available to the Department of Defense for military per-
sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi-
sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Oper-
ation and maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research,
development, test and evaluation, $962,603,000: Provided,
That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
available for obligation for the same time period and for
the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred:
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4367 
AN ACT 
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the 
fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller ma-
chine to the screen of that machine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority contained elsewhere in this Act.
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund, $120,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be
available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Di-
rector of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Or-
ganization to investigate, develop and provide equipment,
supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds
to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised
explosive devices: Provided further, That within 60 days of
the enactment of this Act, a plan for the intended manage-
ment and use of the Fund is provided to the congressional
defense committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense shall submit a report not later than 30 days after
the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense
committees providing assessments of the evolving threats,
individual service requirements to counter the threats, the
current strategy for predeployment training of members of
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5942 
To require Congressional approval for implementation of a severity-adjusted 
inpatient prospective payment system for rural hospitals under the Medi-
care Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2006 
Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require Congressional approval for implementation of a 
severity-adjusted inpatient prospective payment system 
for rural hospitals under the Medicare Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR 
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEVERITY-ADJUSTED 
INPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM 
FOR RURAL HOSPITALS UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services may not implement 
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a severity-adjusted inpatient prospective payment system 
under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)), including that contained in the pro-
posed rule published in the Federal Register on April 25, 
2006 (71 Federal Register 23995), for hospitals located 
in rural areas (as defined for purposes of such section) 
without the explicit approval of Congress. 
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the Armed Forces on improvised explosive devices, and de-
tails on the execution of this Fund: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein
to appropriations for Operation and maintenance; Procure-
ment; Research, development, test and evaluation; and de-
fense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That amounts transferred
shall be merged with and available for the same purposes
and time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to making trans-
fers from this appropriation, notify the congressional de-
fense committees in writing of the details of any such trans-
fer.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $225,995,000, of which
$224,995,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of
which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies
and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval
or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may
be made on the Inspector General’s certificate of necessity
‘‘(2) FRAUD TIP LINE.—The Deputy Inspector 
General shall ensure that not more than 48 hours 
after a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other 
national emergency, the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral institutes and publicizes a fraud tip line to fa-
cilitate the collection of allegations of waste, fraud, 
and abuse of Federal assistance funds. 
‘‘(3) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—The Dep-
uty Inspector General shall ensure, to the greatest 
extent possible, that the activities of the Deputy In-
spector General do not duplicate audits and inves-
tigations of Inspectors General and other auditors of 
Federal departments and agencies, and State and 
local government entities. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH FBI.—The Deputy 
Inspector General shall ensure that investigative ac-
tivities under this section are coordinated with the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS.—In order 
to assist the Deputy Inspector General for the purposes 
of carrying out this section, all agencies receiving or dis-
tributing Federal funds to respond to acts of terrorism, 
natural disasters, or other emergencies shall establish and 
maintain budgetary procedures to distinguish funds re-
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lated to response and relief efforts from other agency 
funds. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for operations of the Office of the Deputy Inspec-
tor General $11,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item related to section 812 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 813. Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall ap-
point the Deputy Inspector General under this section not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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for confidential military purposes; and of which $1,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2010, shall be for
Procurement.
TITLE VII
RELATED AGENCIES
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retire-
ment and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper
funding level for continuing the operation of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
$262,500,000.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community
Management Account, $709,376,000: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, $16,000,000 shall
be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National
Drug Intelligence Center.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses not authorized by the Congress.
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ensure the integrity of the Federal financial aid 
programs; 
‘‘(B) a description of the innovation or in-
novations being proposed and the affected pro-
grams and students, including—
‘‘(i) a description of any collaborative 
arrangements with other institutions or or-
ganizations to reduce costs; 
‘‘(ii) a description of any expected 
economic impact of participation in the 
program within the community in which 
the institution is located; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of any means the 
institution will employ to reduce the costs 
of instructional materials, such as text-
books; 
‘‘(C) a description of each regulatory or 
statutory requirement for which waivers are 
sought, with a reason for each waiver; 
‘‘(D) a description of the expected out-
comes of the program changes proposed, includ-
ing the estimated reductions in costs both for 
the institution and for students;
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‘‘(E) an assurance from each institution in 
a system or consortium of a commitment to ful-
fill its role as described in the application; 
‘‘(F) an assurance that the participating 
institution or system of institutions will offer 
full cooperation with the ongoing evaluations of 
the demonstration program provided for in this 
section; and 
‘‘(G) any other information or assurances 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION.—In selecting institutions to partici-
pate in the demonstration program under this section, the 
Secretary shall take into account—
‘‘(1) the number and quality of applications re-
ceived, determined on the basis of the contents re-
quired by subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(2) the Department’s capacity to oversee and 
monitor each institution’s participation; 
‘‘(3) an institution’s—
‘‘(A) financial responsibility; 
‘‘(B) administrative capability; 
‘‘(C) program or programs being offered 
via distance education, if applicable; 
‘‘(D) student completion rates; and 
‘‘(E) student loan default rates; and
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‘‘(4) the participation of a diverse group of in-
stitutions with respect to size, mission, and geo-
graphic distribution. 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
available to the public and to the authorizing committees 
a list of institutions selected to participate in the dem-
onstration program authorized by this section. Such notice 
shall include a listing of the specific statutory and regu-
latory requirements being waived for each institution and 
a description of the innovations being demonstrated. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evalu-
ate the demonstration program authorized under 
this section on a biennial basis. Such evaluations 
specifically shall review—
‘‘(A) the extent to which expected out-
comes, including the estimated reductions in 
cost, were achieved; 
‘‘(B) the number and types of students 
participating in the programs offered, including 
the progress of participating students toward 
recognized certificates or degrees and the extent 
to which participation in such programs in-
creased;
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‘‘(C) issues related to student financial as-
sistance associated with the innovations under-
taken; 
‘‘(D) effective technologies and alternative 
methodologies for delivering student financial 
assistance; 
‘‘(E) the extent of the cost savings to the 
institution, the student, and the Federal Gov-
ernment resulting from the waivers provided, 
and an estimate as to future cost savings for 
the duration of the demonstration program; 
‘‘(F) the extent to which students saved 
money by completing their postsecondary edu-
cation sooner; 
‘‘(G) the extent to which the institution re-
duced its tuition and fees and its costs by par-
ticipating in the demonstration program; 
‘‘(H) the extent to which any collaborative 
arrangements with other institutions or organi-
zations have reduced the participating institu-
tion’s costs; and 
‘‘(I) the extent to which statutory or regu-
latory requirements not waived under the dem-
onstration program present difficulties for stu-
dents or institutions.
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‘‘(2) POLICY
ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall 
review current policies and identify those policies 
that present impediments to the implementation of 
innovations that result in cost savings and in ex-
panding access to education. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall provide a 
report to the authorizing committees on a biennial 
basis regarding—
‘‘(A) the demonstration program author-
ized under this section; 
‘‘(B) the results of the evaluations con-
ducted under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(C) the cost savings to the Federal Gov-
ernment by the demonstration program author-
ized by this section; and 
‘‘(D) recommendations for changes to in-
crease the efficiency and effective delivery of fi-
nancial aid. 
‘‘(g) OVERSIGHT.—In conducting the demonstration 
program authorized under this section, the Secretary 
shall, on a continuing basis—
‘‘(1) ensure compliance of institutions or sys-
tems of institutions with the requirements of this 
title (other than the sections and regulations that 
are waived under subsection (b)(2));
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‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to institutions 
in their application to and participation in the dem-
onstration program; 
‘‘(3) monitor fluctuations in the student popu-
lation enrolled in the participating institutions or 
systems of institutions; 
‘‘(4) monitor changes in financial assistance 
provided at the institution; and 
‘‘(5) consult with appropriate accrediting agen-
cies or associations and appropriate State regulatory 
authorities. 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
of the Secretary under this section shall cease to be effec-
tive on October 1, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 487. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. 
(a) REFUND POLICIES.—Section 487(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (16), by inserting ‘‘or other 
Federal, State, or local government funds’’ after 
‘‘funds under this title’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘refund pol-
icy’’ and inserting ‘‘policy on the return of title IV 
funds’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (23)—
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SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions
of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em-
ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States
shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:
Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi-
rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of
Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is com-
puted under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase
provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employ-
ees, whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section
shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service
national employees serving at United States diplomatic
missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under
the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the
limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign na-
tional employees of the Department of Defense in the Re-
public of Turkey.
SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropria-
tions in this Act which are limited for obligation during
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(A) by moving subparagraph (C) 2 em 
spaces to the left; and 
(B) by adding after such subparagraph the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) An institution shall be considered in com-
pliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
with respect to any student to whom the institution 
electronically transmits a message containing a voter 
registration form acceptable for use in the State in 
which the institution is located, or an Internet ad-
dress where such a form can be downloaded, pro-
vided such information is in an electronic message 
devoted to voter registration.’’. 
(b) ENFORCING THE 90/10 RULE.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 487(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(24) The institution will, as calculated in ac-
cordance with subsection (f)(1), have at least 10 per-
cent of its revenues from sources other than funds 
provided under this title, or will be subject to the 
sanctions described in subsection (f)(2).’’. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 487 is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: