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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1485 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Esther Karinge. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ESTHER 
KARINGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Esther Karinge shall be eligible for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon fil-
ing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to 
lawful permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Esther Karinge 
enters the United States before the filing deadline speci-
fied in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have en-
tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 
be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Esther Karinge, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Esther Karinge shall not, 
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1485 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Esther Karinge.
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph (C):
‘‘(C) Service of an officer as adjutant general shall be
treated as joint duty experience for purposes of subpara-
graph (B)(ii).’’.
(2) OTHER OFFICERS.—The service of an officer
of the Armed Forces as adjutant general, or as an of-
ficer (other than adjutant general) of the National
Guard of a State who performs the duties of adjutant
general under the laws of such State, shall be treated
as joint duty or joint duty experience for purposes of
any provisions of law required such duty or experi-
ence as a condition of promotion.
(b) REPORTS ON PROMOTION OF RESERVE MAJOR
GENERALS TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRADE.—
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each
conduct a review of the promotion practices of the
military department concerned in order to identify
and assess the practices of such military department
in the promotion of reserve officers from major gen-
eral grade to lieutenant general grade.
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1485 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 
Received 
OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Esther Karinge. 
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. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ESTHER 
KARINGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Esther Karinge shall be eligible for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon fil-
ing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to 
lawful permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Esther Karinge 
enters the United States before the filing deadline speci-
fied in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have en-
tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 
be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Esther Karinge, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current 
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or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Esther Karinge shall not, 
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the review conducted by such official under
paragraph (1). Each report shall set forth—
(A) the results of such review; and
(B) a description of the actions intended to
be taken by such official to encourage and facili-
tate the promotion of additional reserve officers
from major general grade to lieutenant general
grade.
SEC. 1805. REQUIREMENT THAT POSITION OF DEPUTY COM-
MANDER OF THE UNITED STATES NORTHERN
COMMAND BE FILLED BY A QUALIFIED NA-
TIONAL GUARD OFFICER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A position of Deputy Commander
of the United States Northern Command shall be filled by
a qualified officer of the National Guard who is eligible for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant general.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the requirement in sub-
section (a) is to ensure that information received from the
National Guard Bureau regarding the operation of the Na-
tional Guard of the several States is integrated into the
plans and operations of the United States Northern Com-
mand.
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SEC. 1806. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO
PREPARE ANNUAL PLAN FOR RESPONSE TO
NATURAL 
DISASTERS 
AND 
TERRORIST
EVENTS.
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR ANNUAL PLAN.—Not later
than March 1, 2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the commander of
the United States Northern Command and the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau, shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress a plan for coordinating the use of the National Guard
and members of the Armed Forces on active duty when re-
sponding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other
man-made disasters as identified in the national planning
scenarios described in subsection (e).
(b) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO SECRETARY.—
To assist the Secretary of Defense in preparing the plan,
the National Guard Bureau, pursuant to its purpose as
channel of communications as set forth in section 10501(b)
of title 10, United States Code, shall provide to the Sec-
retary information gathered from Governors, adjutants gen-
eral of States, and other State civil authorities responsible
for homeland preparation and response to natural and
man-made disasters.
(c) TWO VERSIONS.—The plan shall set forth two
versions of response, one using only members of the Na-
tional Guard, and one using both members of the National
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Guard and members of the regular components of the Armed
Forces.
(d) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall cover, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) Protocols for the Department of Defense, the
National Guard Bureau, and the Governors of the
several States to carry out operations in coordination
with each other and to ensure that Governors and
local communities are properly informed and remain
in control in their respective States and communities.
(2) An identification of operational procedures,
command structures, and lines of communication to
ensure a coordinated, efficient response to contin-
gencies.
(3) An identification of the training and equip-
ment needed for both National Guard personnel and
members of the Armed Forces on active duty to pro-
vide military assistance to civil authorities and for
other domestic operations to respond to hazards iden-
tified in the national planning scenarios.
(e) NATIONAL PLANNING SCENARIOS.—The plan shall
provide for response to the following hazards:
(1) Nuclear detonation, biological attack, biologi-
cal disease outbreak/pandemic flu, the plague, chem-
ical attack-blister agent, chemical attack-toxic indus-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1486 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
parental choice for those students that attend schools that are in need 
of improvement and have been identified for restructuring. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Mr. EHLERS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. SAM 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of 
Tennessee, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, and Ms. FOXX) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to provide parental choice for those students 
that attend schools that are in need of improvement 
and have been identified for restructuring. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Parents 
Through Choice Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
It is the purpose of this Act to support State and 
local efforts to enable students from low-income families 
who attend a school identified for restructuring under sec-
tion 1116(b)(8) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(8))— 
(1) to attend a private elementary school or sec-
ondary school, or a public elementary school or sec-
ondary school outside the student’s home school dis-
trict, including a public charter school; or 
(2) to receive intensive, sustained supplemental 
educational services. 
SEC. 3. PROMISE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PARENTS AND STU-
DENTS. 
Section 
1116(b)(8) 
of 
that 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6316(b)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(iv); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) make scholarships available to 
students to attend a private elementary or 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4397 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on β-Bromo-β-nitrostyrene. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on β-Bromo- 
β-nitrostyrene. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. β-BROMO-β-NITROSTYRENE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.32.92 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
β-Bromo-β-nitrostyrene) is amended by striking the date 
in the effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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ited, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 2695 of such 
title, to the appropriation, fund, or account from which 
such expenses were paid. If amounts are collected from 
the State in advance of the Secretary incurring such ex-
penses, and the amount collected exceeds the expenses ac-
tually incurred by the Secretary, the Secretary shall re-
fund the excess amount to the State. 
(d) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the real property authorized to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary and the State. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance authorized under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
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trial chemicals, chemical attack-nerve agent, chemical
attack-chlorine tank explosion, major hurricane,
major earthquake, radiological attack-radiological dis-
persal device, explosives attack-bombing using impro-
vised explosive device, biological attack-food contami-
nation, biological attack-foreign animal disease and
cyber attack.
(2) Any other hazards identified in a national
planning scenario developed by the Homeland Secu-
rity Council.
SEC. 1807. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RE-
LATING TO NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT.
Section 10541 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) Each report under this section concerning equip-
ment of the National Guard shall also include the following:
‘‘(1) A statement of the accuracy of the projec-
tions required by subsection (b)(5)(D) contained in
earlier reports under this section, and an explanation,
if the projection was not met, of why the projection
was not met.
‘‘(2) A certification from the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau setting forth an inventory for
the preceding fiscal year of each item of equipment—
‘‘(A) for which funds were appropriated;
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‘‘(B) which was due to be procured for the
National Guard during that fiscal year; and
‘‘(C) which has not been received by a Na-
tional Guard unit as of the close of that fiscal
year.’’.
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008’’.
TITLE XXI—ARMY
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations inside the United
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Inside the United States
State
Installation or Location
Amount
Alabama ............
Anniston Army Depot ..............................................
$26,000,000
Redstone Arsenal ......................................................
$20,000,000
Alaska ...............
Fort Richardson .......................................................
$92,800,000
Fort Wainwright ......................................................
$114,500,000
Arizona .............
Fort Huachuca .........................................................
$129,600,000
California .........
Fort Irwin .................................................................
$24,000,000
Presidio, Monterey ....................................................
$28,000,000
Colorado ............
Fort Carson ...............................................................
$156,200,000
Delaware ...........
Dover Air Force Base ...............................................
$17,500,000
Florida ..............
Eglin Air Force Base ...............................................
$66,000,000
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3477 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require third-party verification 
of compliance of children’s products with consumer product safety stand-
ards promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 
Mr. FERGUSON (for himself and Mr. TOWNS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require third- 
party verification of compliance of children’s products 
with consumer product safety standards promulgated by 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 ‘‘Safe Toys for Kids 
Act’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1488 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for 
employer-provided educational assistance to include educational assistance 
provided to dependents of employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. KELLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. KIND, and Mr. WELLER of Illinois) 
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 expand 
the exclusion for employer-provided educational assist-
ance to include educational assistance provided to de-
pendents of employees. 
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 ‘‘Family Friendly Em-
ployers Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
EXCLUSION 
FOR 
EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO DE-
PENDENTS OF EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 127(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining edu-
cational assistance) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or a dependent of the em-
ployee’’ after ‘‘education of the employee’’ in sub-
paragraph (A), and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or dependent’’ after ‘‘em-
ployee’’ in subparagraph (B) and in the material fol-
lowing subparagraph (B). 
(b) SEPARATE LIMITATION
FOR DEPENDENTS.— 
Subsection (a) of section 127 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
EXCLUSION
FOR
ASSISTANCE 
FURNISHED TO DEPENDENTS.—If, but for this para-
graph, this section would exclude from gross income 
more than $2,500 of educational assistance fur-
nished to the dependents of an employee (in the ag-
gregate) during a calendar year, this section shall 
apply only to the first $2,500 of such assistance so 
furnished.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 127(a) of such Code is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘an individual’’ and inserting 
‘‘the employee’’, and 
(2) in the heading thereof by striking ‘‘MAX-
IMUM EXCLUSION’’ and inserting ‘‘MAXIMUM EXCLU-
SION FOR ASSISTANCE FURNISHED TO EMPLOYEE’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2007, for military construction,
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of
the Department of the Army in the total amount of
$5,218,067,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2101(a),
$3,254,250,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2101(b),
$295,150,000.
(3) For unspecified minor military construction
projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United
States Code, $23,000,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services
and construction design under section 2807 of title
10, United States Code, $333,947,000.
(5) For military family housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design, and improvement of military
family housing and facilities, $419,400,000.
(B) For support of military family housing
(including the functions described in section
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2833 
of 
title 
10, 
United 
States 
Code),
$742,920,000.
(6) For the construction of increment 3 of a bar-
racks complex at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, author-
ized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of
Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3485), $47,400,000.
(7) For the construction of increment 2 of a bar-
racks complex at Fort Lewis, Washington, authorized
by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of
Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2445), as amended by
section 20814 of the Continuing Appropriations Reso-
lution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289), as
added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5),
$102,000,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost
of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act
may not exceed the sum of the following: