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EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this 
Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to con-
struct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not 
include office space or other accommodations for an em-
ployee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary 
of State determines that such department or agency has 
not provided to the Department of State the full amount 
of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of 
the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) 
of Public Law 106-113 and contained in appendix G of 
that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-453), as amended by section 
629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2005. 
(b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), 
a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United 
States may include office space or other accommodations 
for members of the United States Marine Corps. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
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or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
CONSULAR AFFAIRS REFORM 
SEC. 7006. Not later than 60 days after the enact-
ment of this Act the Secretary of State shall certify and 
report to the Committees on Appropriations that the De-
partment of State is implementing recommendations con-
tained in the Office of Inspector General audit ‘‘Review 
of Controls and Notification for Access to Passport 
Records in the Department of State’s Passport Informa-
tion Electronic Records System (PIERS)’’ (AUD/IP–08– 
29), July 2008. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of 
Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 
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tion of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence 
and good sportsmanship. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate 
medals in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
section 2 and sell such duplicate medals at a price suffi-
cient to cover the costs of the duplicate medals (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses) and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
The medals struck under this Act are national medals 
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGES.—There is author-
ized to be charged against the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay 
for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be 
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section (a)(2) without the prior consent of the 
Secretary. 
(B) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY FOR DEBT 
SECURITY AFTER TRANSITION DATE.—On and 
after the transition date, the Corporation shall 
not issue any debt security under subsection 
(a)(2) without the prior consent of the Sec-
retary. 
(4) 
CONDITION
ON
VOTING
EQUITY 
ISSUANCE.—Before the transition date, the Corpora-
tion shall not issue any voting security to any entity 
other than the Secretary, and, on and after the tran-
sition date, the issuance of any such security shall 
be subject to the provisions of section 13. 
(5) SALE OF VOTING SECURITIES OF THE IN-
SURANCE
CORPORATION.—Before 
the 
transition 
date, voting securities of the Insurance Corporation 
purchased by the Corporation may not be sold or 
otherwise transferred by the Corporation. 
(6) INVESTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH PURPOSES 
OF CORPORATION.—In order to achieve the Corpora-
tion’s purpose of effectively leveraging limited Fed-
eral resources with other public and private sources 
of capital, the Corporation shall seek to maintain a 
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SEC. 111. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. 
(a) SYSTEM CONFIDENTIALITY.—Except as other-
wise provided in this section, any requirement under Fed-
eral or State law regarding the privacy or confidentiality 
of any information or material provided to the Nationwide 
Mortgage Licensing System and Registry or a system es-
tablished by the Secretary under section 108, and any 
privilege arising under Federal or State law (including the 
rules of any Federal or State court) with respect to such 
information or material, shall continue to apply to such 
information or material after the information or material 
has been disclosed to the system. Such information and 
material may be shared with all State and Federal regu-
latory officials with mortgage industry oversight authority 
without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality 
protections provided by Federal and State laws. 
(b) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Information or material that is subject to a 
privilege or confidentiality under subsection (a) shall not 
be subject to— 
(1) disclosure under any Federal or State law 
governing the disclosure to the public of information 
held by an officer or an agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment or the respective State; or 
(2) subpoena or discovery, or admission into 
evidence, in any private civil action or administrative
‘‘(IV) burden of asthma as a 
chronic disease; 
‘‘(iv) identify programs that have 
achieved the steps described under clause 
(iii), and steps that may be taken to ex-
pand such programs to benefit larger pop-
ulations; and 
‘‘(v) recommendations for future re-
search and interventions. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST.—During 
the 5-year period following the submission of 
the report under paragraph (1), the Program 
shall submit updates and revisions of the report 
upon the request of Congress. 
‘‘(B) FIVE-YEAR REEVALUATION.—At the 
end of the 5-year period following the submis-
sion of the report under paragraph (1), the 
Program shall evaluate its analyses and rec-
ommendations under such report and determine 
whether a new report to Congress is necessary, 
and make appropriate recommendations to Con-
gress.’’. 
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deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise 
Fund. 
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purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 
expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance 
and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
MILITARY COUPS 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance to the government of any country whose 
duly elected head of government is deposed by military 
coup or decree: Provided, That assistance may be resumed 
to such government if the President determines and cer-
tifies to the Committees on Appropriations that subse-
quent to the termination of assistance a democratically 
elected government has taken office: Provided further, 
That the provisions of this section shall not apply to as-
sistance to promote democratic elections or public partici-
pation in democratic processes: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Not to exceed 5 per-
cent of any appropriation made available for the current 
fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of 
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
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(2) These competencies may be promoted 
through early science and math experiences, includ-
ing observing with senses, predicting, inferring, de-
fining and controlling variables, working in teams, 
and communicating discoveries. 
(3) Many simple science and math experiences 
may be used in a Head Start program to promote 
these competencies, including planting different 
seeds with various types of growing medium, light, 
and water; building towers with various block sizes; 
employing ramps and different balls; and watching 
ice melt in different school environments. 
SEC. 3. QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MATH AND SCIENCE. 
Section 641A(a)(1)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9836a(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘, print, 
and numeracy’’ and inserting ‘‘and print’’, and 
(B) in subclause (V) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon, and 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) Additional scientifically-based edu-
cation performance standards to ensure that 
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the children participating in the program, at a 
minimum, 
develop 
and 
demonstrate 
premathematics and prescience knowledge and 
skills, including number concepts such as count-
ing and seriation; number operations such as 
addition, subtraction, and multiplication; geom-
etry and spatial concepts; classification; and 
time and measurement concepts.’’. 
SEC. 4. CLASSROOM TEACHERS. 
Section 648A(a)(1)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 
9843a(a)(1)(A)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘numeracy’’ and inserting ‘‘premathematics and pre-
science’’. 
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SEC. 5. ASTHMA–RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTERS 
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 317I of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–10) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 317I. ASTHMA-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTERS 
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND 
EDUCATION
TO
THE PUBLIC.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall collaborate with State and local 
health departments to conduct activities, including the 
provision of information and education to the public re-
garding asthma including— 
‘‘(1) deterring the harmful consequences of un-
controlled asthma; and 
‘‘(2) disseminating health education and infor-
mation regarding prevention of asthma episodes and 
strategies for managing asthma. 
‘‘(b) COMPILATION OF DATA.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall, in cooperation with State and local 
public health officials— 
‘‘(1) conduct asthma surveillance activities to 
collect data on the prevalence and severity of asth-
ma, the effectiveness of public health asthma inter-
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provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
for the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, 
section 661, section 667, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 
of the Arms Export Control Act, and funds provided under 
the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ and ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’, shall remain 
available for an additional 4 years from the date on which 
the availability of such funds would otherwise have ex-
pired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expi-
ration of their respective periods of availability contained 
in this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, any funds made available for 
the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allo-
cated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to ad-
dress balance of payments or economic policy reform ob-
jectives, shall remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 
under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 
furnish assistance to the government of any country which 
is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year 
in payment to the United States of principal or interest 
on any loan made to the government of such country by 
the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 5. MODIFICATIONS TO DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT 
MADE PERMANENT. 
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Rec-
onciliation Act of 2001 (relating to sunset provisions of 
such Act) shall not apply to section 204 of such Act. 
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grounds that the language or content includes a religious 
reference or Judeo-Christian content. 
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 ‘‘Loyalty to Our Legacy 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND NA-
TIONAL MOTTO IN CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER. 
The Architect of the Capitol shall ensure that the 
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto 
‘‘In God We Trust’’ are each displayed prominently in the 
Capitol Visitor Center on a permanent basis. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF REMOVAL OF LANGUAGE OR MA-
TERIAL FROM CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER EX-
HIBITS BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS CONTENT. 
In preparing and producing any exhibit or other ma-
terial relating to the Capitol Visitor Center, the Architect 
of the Capitol may not remove or refuse to include any 
language, symbol, writing, document, or record on the 
grounds that the language, symbol, writing, document, or 
record includes a religious reference or Judeo-Christian 
content. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Wahab Munir or 
Hunain Munir enters the United States before the filing 
deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall be con-
sidered to have entered 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 Wahab Munir and Hunain Munir, the Secretary 
of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, 
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli-
cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Wahab Munir and 
Hunain Munir shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act. 
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tablish electronically searchable databases consisting of 
local records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil 
War reconstruction. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The databases established using 
grants provided under this section shall be maintained by 
appropriate agencies or institutions designated by the Na-
tional Historical Publications and Records Commission. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated—
(1) $5,000,000 to implement section 2; and 
(2) $5,000,000 to provide grants under section 
3. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 22, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 390
AN ACT 
To require the establishment of a national database 
in the National Archives to preserve records of 
servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War re-
construction and to provide grants to State and 
local entities to establish similar local databases.
IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 390 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 23, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the establishment of a national database in the 
National Archives to preserve records of servitude, eman-
cipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to pro-
vide grants to State and local entities to establish similar 
local databases. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preservation of 
Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War 
Reconstruction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Archivist of the United 
States shall preserve relevant records and establish, as 
part of the National Archives, an electronically searchable 
national database consisting of historic records of ser-
vitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction, 
including the Southern Claims Commission Records, 
Records of the Freedmen’s Bank, Slave Impressments 
Records, Slave Payroll Records, Slave Manifest, and oth-
ers, contained within the agencies and departments of the 
Federal Government to assist African Americans and oth-
ers in conducting genealogical and historical research. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The database established under 
this section shall be maintained by the National Archives 
or an entity within the National Archives designated by 
the Archivist. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND 
LOCAL DATABASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Historical Publica-
tions and Records Commission of the National Archives 
shall provide grants to States, colleges and universities, 
and genealogical associations to preserve records and es-
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tablish electronically searchable databases consisting of 
local records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil 
War reconstruction. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The databases established using 
grants provided under this section shall be maintained by 
appropriate agencies or institutions designated by the Na-
tional Historical Publications and Records Commission. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) $5,000,000 to implement section 2; and 
(2) $5,000,000 to provide grants under section 
3. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 
takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the waiver (including the justification for the waiv-
er) in accordance with the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7023. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91-672, section 15 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, sec-
tion 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and sec-
tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7024. For the purpose of titles II through VI 
of this Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de-
fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in-
clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 
directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 
for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 
country, regional, and central program level funding with-
in each such account; for the development assistance ac-
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