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matches the paper birth certificate will be returned to the 
user, along with an indication if the matching birth record 
has been flagged ‘‘deceased’’. The regulations shall take 
effect not later than 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 346. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants to States to modernize State birth and death 
certificate records and otherwise to satisfy the require-
ments of this subtitle. On an expedited basis, the Sec-
retary shall award grants or contracts for the purpose of 
improving the accuracy and electronic availability of 
States’ records of births, deaths, and of other records nec-
essary for implementation of the Electronic Verification 
of Vital Events System established in section 345, and as 
otherwise necessary to advance the purposes of this sub-
title. 
(b) REGULATION COMPLIANCE.—A State that does 
fails to certify the State’s intent to comply with the regula-
tions issued to implement this subtitle not later than De-
cember 31, 2013, or that does not submit a compliance 
plan acceptable to the Secretary is not eligible for a grant 
under subsection (a). 
(c) DURATION.—Grants may be awarded under this 
section during fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
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(d) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—If the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines that compliance with this 
subtitle can best be achieved by awarding grants or con-
tracts to a State, a group of States, a government agency, 
a chartered nonprofit organization, or a private entity, the 
Secretary may utilize funds under this section to award 
such grants or contracts. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this chapter. 
SEC. 347. AUTHORITY. 
(a) PARTICIPATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES AND 
STATES.—All authority to issue regulations, certify stand-
ards, and issue grants under this chapter shall be carried 
out by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services and in consultation 
with State vital statistics offices and appropriate Federal 
agencies. 
(b) EXTENSIONS
OF DEADLINES.—The Secretary 
may grant to a State an extension of time to meet the 
requirements of section 329(a)(1) if the State provides 
adequate justification for noncompliance. 
SEC. 348. REPEAL. 
Section 7211 of Public Law 108–458 is repealed. 
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$11,690,220,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2010. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, in-
cluding spare parts and accessories therefor, ground han-
dling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public 
and private plants, Government-owned equipment and in-
stallation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of 
things, $4,920,959,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For
construction,
procurement,
production,
and 
modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au-
thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
Subtitle E—Stop the Misuse of 
ITINs Act of 2007 
SEC. 351. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Misuse 
of ITINs Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 352. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF INDI-
VIDUALS NOT AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 6103 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confiden-
tiality and disclosure of returns and return information) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) DISCLOSURE
TO
SECRETARY
OF
HOME-
LAND SECURITY OF EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION OF 
EMPLOYEES NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN 
UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary receives a return 
from any person or entity (hereafter in this 
paragraph referred to as the ‘employer’) 
showing wages (as defined in section 
3121(a)) paid to any employee, and 
‘‘(ii) the TIN of such employee, as 
shown on such return, indicates that such 
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employee is not authorized to be employed 
in the United States, 
the Secretary shall provide electronically to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security the following 
information as shown on such return: the name, 
address, and TIN of such employee and the 
name, address, and employer identification 
number of the employer. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE
TO
EMPLOYER
AND
EM-
PLOYEE.—Whenever the Secretary sends a no-
tice under subparagraph (A) with respect to 
any employer and employee, the Secretary also 
shall notify the employer and the employee in 
writing that such employee is not authorized to 
be employed in the United States and that the 
employee’s employment with the employer 
should be terminated not later than the 30th 
day after the date of the notice. Such notice 
shall also describe— 
‘‘(i) the employer’s obligations under 
this paragraph, 
‘‘(ii) the employee’s right under this 
paragraph to contest the determination 
that the employee is not authorized to be 
employed in the United States, and 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2791 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
establishment of a unique device identification system for medical devices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2007 
Ms. HOOLEY (for herself and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
provide for establishment of a unique device identification 
system for medical devices. 
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 ‘‘Unique Device Identi-
fication System for Medical Devices Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. 
Section 519 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360i) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Unique Device Identification System 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations es-
tablishing a unique device identification system for med-
ical devices requiring the labeling of devices to bear a 
unique identifier.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2793 
To provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2007 
Mr. MOLLOHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE FOR FEDERAL 
ENERGY 
REGULATORY 
COMMISSION 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time period 
specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the project 
numbered 7307 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission, the Commission shall, on the request of the li-
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censee for the project, in accordance with that section (in-
cluding the good faith, due diligence, and public interest 
requirements of that section and procedures established 
under that section), extend the time required for com-
mencement of construction of the project until 24 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply to 
the project on the expiration of any extension, issued by 
the Commission under section 13 of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 806), of the time required for commence-
ment of construction of the project. 
(c) REINSTATEMENT OF TERMINATED LICENSE.—If 
a license of the Commission for the project has been termi-
nated before the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission shall— 
(1) reinstate the license effective as of the date 
of the termination of the license; and 
(2) extend the time required for commencement 
of construction of the project until 24 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to set the rate of reimbursement under the beneficiary travel 
program of the Department of Veterans Affairs at $0.21 per mile. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2007 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to set the rate of reimburse-
ment under the beneficiary travel program of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs at $0.21 per mile. 
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 ‘‘Reasonable Rates for 
Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT RATE 
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM. 
(a) RATE.—Section 111(g) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
paragraph (2) and any other provision of this section, the 
rate of reimbursement under this section for travel by a 
privately owned motor automobile shall be $0.21 per 
mile.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to travel after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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‘‘(B) is qualified for the job; and 
‘‘(C) will be available at the time and place 
of need. 
‘‘(6) PROVISION OF INSURANCE.—If the job for 
which the H–2A worker is sought is not covered by 
State workers’ compensation law, the employer will 
provide, at no cost to the worker, insurance covering 
injury and disease arising out of, and in the course 
of, the worker’s employment, which will provide ben-
efits at least equal to those provided under the State 
workers’ compensation law for comparable employ-
ment. 
‘‘(7) REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT OF H–2A 
WORKERS
WITH
OTHER
EMPLOYERS.—A 
non-
immigrant who is admitted into the United States as 
an H–2A worker may be transferred to another em-
ployer that has certified to the Secretary of Home-
land Security that it has filed a petition under this 
subsection and is in compliance with this section. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 
a process for the approval and reissuance of visas 
for such transferred H–2A workers as necessary. 
‘‘(8) STRIKE
OR
LOCKOUT.—There is not a 
strike or lockout in the course of a labor dispute 
which, under regulations promulgated by the Sec-
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retary of Labor, precludes the hiring of H–2A work-
ers. 
‘‘(9) PREVIOUS
VIOLATIONS.—The employer 
has not, during the previous two-year period, em-
ployed H–2A workers and knowingly violated a ma-
terial term or condition of approval with respect to 
the employment of domestic or nonimmigrant work-
ers, as determined by the Secretary of Labor after 
notice and opportunity for a hearing. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC EXAMINATION.—Not later than 1 work-
ing day after the date on which a petition under this sec-
tion is filed, the employer shall make a copy of each such 
petition available for public examination, at the employer’s 
principal place of business or worksite. 
‘‘(d) LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall maintain a list of the petitions filed 
under subsection (b), which shall— 
‘‘(A) be sorted by employer; and 
‘‘(B) include the number of H–2A workers 
sought, the wage rate, the period of intended 
employment, and the date of need for each 
alien. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall, at least monthly, submit a copy 
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Union Calendar No. 12
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 4
[Report No. 103–28]
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise
and extend the programs of the National Insti-
tutes of Health, and for other purposes.
MARCH 9, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 
for the foregoing purposes, $342,494,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For procurement and modification of equipment (in-
cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 
and ground electronic and communication equipment), 
and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth-
erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi-
cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern-
ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment
and
contractor-owned
equipment
layaway, 
$15,255,186,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2010.
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of the list described in paragraph (1) to the Sec-
retary of Labor, who shall make the list available for 
public examination. 
‘‘(e) PETITIONING FOR ADMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An employer, or an asso-
ciation acting as an agent or joint employer for its 
members, that seeks the admission into the United 
States of an H–2A worker shall file with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security a petition that includes 
the attestations described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS.—For each 
petition filed and considered under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may not require such petition to be filed more 
than 28 days before the first date the employer 
requires the labor or services of the H–2A 
worker; and 
‘‘(B) unless the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines that the petition is incomplete 
or obviously inaccurate, the Secretary, not later 
than 7 days after the date on which such peti-
tion was filed, shall either approve or reject the 
petition. 
‘‘(3) EXPEDITED
ADJUDICATION.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall— 
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‘‘(A) establish a procedure for expedited 
adjudication of petitions filed under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 7 working days after 
such filing, transmit, by fax, cable, or other 
means assuring expedited delivery, a copy of no-
tice of action on the petition— 
‘‘(i) in the case of approved petitions, 
to the petitioner, the Secretary of Labor, 
and to the appropriate immigration officer 
at the port of entry or United States con-
sulate where the petitioner has indicated 
that the alien beneficiary or beneficiaries 
will apply for a visa or admission to the 
United States; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of denied petitions, to 
the petitioner, including reasons for the de-
nial and instructions on how to appeal 
such denial. 
‘‘(4) PETITION AGREEMENTS.—By filing an H– 
2A petition, a petitioner and each employer consents 
to allow access to the site where the labor is being 
performed to the Department of Labor, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, or a State agency for 
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‘‘(A) the Secretary of Labor— 
‘‘(i) shall notify the Secretary of 
Homeland Security of such finding; and 
‘‘(ii) may, in addition, impose such 
other administrative remedies (including 
civil money penalties in an amount not to 
exceed $5,000 per violation) as the Sec-
retary of Labor determines to be appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may— 
‘‘(i) disqualify the employer from the 
employment of H–2A workers for a period 
of 2 years; 
‘‘(ii) for a second violation, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may dis-
qualify the employer from the employment 
of H–2A workers for a period of 5 years; 
and 
‘‘(iii) for a third violation, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may perma-
nently disqualify the employer from the 
employment of H–2A workers. 
‘‘(4) 
PENALTIES
FOR
DISPLACEMENT
OF 
UNITED
STATES
WORKERS.—If the Secretary of 
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Labor finds, after notice and opportunity for a hear-
ing, a willful failure to meet a material condition of 
subsection (a) or a willful misrepresentation of a 
material fact in a petition under subsection (a), in 
the course of which failure or misrepresentation the 
employer displaced a United States worker employed 
by the employer during the period of employment on 
the employer’s petition under subsection (a) or dur-
ing the period of 30 days preceding such period of 
employment— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Labor— 
‘‘(i) shall notify the Secretary of 
Homeland Security of such finding; and 
‘‘(ii) may, in addition, impose such 
other administrative remedies (including 
civil money penalties in an amount not to 
exceed $15,000 per violation) as the Sec-
retary of Labor determines to be appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may— 
‘‘(i) disqualify the employer from the 
employment of H–2A workers for a period 
of 5 years; and 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3660 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction 
for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals be allowed 
in determining self-employment tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PAUL, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. PETRI, Ms. 
BEAN, and Mr. FORBES) 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 provide 
that the deduction for the health insurance costs of self- 
employed individuals be allowed in determining self-em-
ployment tax. 
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 ‘‘Equity for Our Na-
tion’s Self-Employed Act of 2007’’. 
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‘‘(ii) for a second violation, perma-
nently disqualify the employer from the 
employment of H–2A workers. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS
ON
CIVIL
MONEY
PEN-
ALTIES.—The Secretary of Labor may not impose 
total civil money penalties with respect to a petition 
under subsection (b) in excess of $90,000. 
‘‘(j) FAILURE TO PAY WAGES OR REQUIRED BENE-
FITS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—If the Secretary of Labor 
finds, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
that the employer has failed to pay the wages, trans-
portation, subsistence reimbursement, or guarantee 
of employment attested by the employer under sub-
section (b)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall assess 
payment of back wages, or other required benefits, 
due any United States worker or H–2A worker em-
ployed by the employer in the specific employment in 
question. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The back wages or other re-
quired benefits described in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be equal to the difference be-
tween the amount that should have been paid 
and the amount that was paid to such worker; 
and 
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