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lations through the control and gradual eradication 
of the virus. 
(6) Experts are concerned about the spread of 
the avian influenza virus to countries with a high 
prevalence of HIV/AIDS, particularly countries of 
sub-Saharan Africa, as it will be difficult to single 
out the symptoms of the avian influenza virus in 
people living with HIV/AIDS. The avian influenza 
virus is already prevalent in Asia which is home to 
the second largest number of people living with HIV/ 
AIDS in the world. 
(7) Scientists warn that the avian influenza 
virus could easily mutate into a more easily transfer-
able form, which might trigger an international 
human pandemic influenza. 
(8) In the Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13), 
Congress approved $25,000,000 in emergency fund-
ing for a coordinated international program to pre-
vent and control the spread of the avian influenza 
virus. 
(9) In September 2005, the Government of the 
United States announced the International Partner-
ship on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, the aim of
retary to competitively bid (or nego-
tiate) for placement on the formulary. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION
OF
AHRQ
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, 
after taking into consideration the rec-
ommendations under subparagraph (B)(v), 
shall establish a formulary, and formulary 
incentives, to encourage use of covered 
part D drugs that— 
‘‘(I) have a lower cost and pro-
vide a greater clinical benefit than 
other drugs; 
‘‘(II) have a lower cost than 
other drugs with same or similar clin-
ical benefit; and 
‘‘(III) drugs that have the same 
cost but provide greater clinical ben-
efit than other drugs. 
‘‘(ii) FORMULARY
INCENTIVES.—The 
formulary incentives under clause (i) may 
be in the form of one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Tiered copayments. 
‘‘(II) Reference pricing. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dam Rehabilitation 
and Repair Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT 
DAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), 
(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as para-
graphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), 
(14), and (15), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DEFICIENT
DAM.—The term ‘deficient 
dam’ means a dam that the State within the bound-
aries of which the dam is located determines— 
‘‘(A) fails to meet minimum dam safety 
standards of the State; and 
‘‘(B) poses an unacceptable risk to the 
public.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(11) REHABILITATION.—The term ‘rehabilita-
tion’ means the repair, replacement, reconstruction, 
or removal of a dam that is carried out to meet ap-
plicable State dam safety and security standards.’’.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3310 
AN ACT 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate 
the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications 
Commission in order to improve congressional oversight 
and reduce reporting burdens. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(b) PROGRAM FOR REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF 
DEFICIENT DAMS.—The National Dam Safety Program 
Act is amended by inserting after section 8 (33 U.S.C. 
467f) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8A. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT 
DAMS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Director 
shall establish, within FEMA, a program to provide grant 
assistance to States for use in rehabilitation of publicly- 
owned deficient dams. 
‘‘(b) AWARD OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—A State interested in re-
ceiving a grant under this section may submit to the 
Director an application for such grant. Applications 
submitted to the Director under this section shall be 
submitted at such times, be in such form, and con-
tain such information, as the Director may prescribe 
by regulation. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
this section, the Director may make a grant for re-
habilitation of a deficient dam to a State that sub-
mits an application for the grant in accordance with 
the regulations prescribed by the Director. The Di-
rector shall enter into a project grant agreement
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each Board member 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable 
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. PRESENTATION OF BADGES. 
(a) PRESENTATION BY MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—A 
Member of Congress may present a Badge to any Badge 
recipient who resides in such Member’s congressional dis-
trict. If both a Senator and Representative choose to 
present a Badge, such Senator and Representative shall 
make a joint presentation. 
(b) PRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If no 
Member of Congress chooses to present the Badge as de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a des-
ignee of the Attorney General, shall present such Badge. 
(c) PRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS.—The office of 
the Member of Congress presenting each Badge may make 
arrangements for the presentation of such Badge, and if 
a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly 
as described in subsection (a), the Senator and Represent-
ative shall make joint arrangements. The Board shall fa-
cilitate any such presentation arrangements as requested 
by the congressional office presenting the Badge and shall
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3312 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2011 
Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of State, to establish a pro-
gram to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Busi-
ness Travel Cards, 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 ‘‘Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011’’. 
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which is to combat the threat of the avian influenza 
virus and improve global readiness by elevating the 
issue on national agendas, coordinating efforts 
among donor and affected nations, mobilizing and 
leveraging resources, increasing transparency and 
the quality of surveillance, and building local capac-
ity to identify, contain, and respond to the virus. 
(10) The World Bank, comprised of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
(IBRD) and the International Development Associa-
tion (IDA), determined that the financial needs of 
countries affected by the avian influenza virus will 
potentially reach $1,000,000,000 over the next three 
years. This figure does not include, however, financ-
ing for human or animal vaccine development, anti- 
viral medicines, or compensating farmers for loss of 
income due to animals that have been culled, all of 
which could potentially double the financial needs of 
the affected countries to combat the virus. 
(11) On November 1, 2005, the Administration 
requested $251,000,000 to detect and contain out-
breaks of avian influenza virus before the outbreaks 
spread around the world. 
(12) On November 7, 2005, the World Health 
Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organiza-
tion, the World Organization for Animal Health, and 
the World Bank convened a meeting on the avian in-
fluenza virus and human pandemic influenza and set 
out key action steps to respond to the threat of the 
avian influenza virus. 
(13) At this meeting, member states of these 
organizations agreed to improve surveillance of the 
avian influenza virus, support and train for rapid 
containment of the virus, assist countries in control-
ling the virus in animal populations, improve pre-
paredness for human pandemic influenza, develop in-
tegrated national plans, and support factual and 
transparent communications, including risk commu-
nications. The participants also agreed on the urgent 
need for financing of these activities. 
SEC. 302. BILATERAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation and coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies 
of the Government of the United States, is authorized to 
provide assistance, on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may determine, to foreign countries to combat 
the avian influenza virus. The Secretary may provide as-
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3236
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy Dis-
trict, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for
the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject
water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other bene-
ficial purposes.
sistance under this section notwithstanding any provision 
of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries. 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Assistance provided 
under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, be used to— 
(1) develop national and regional early warning 
systems for outbreaks and incidence of the avian in-
fluenza virus; 
(2) improve institutional capacity in the health 
sector to respond to outbreaks of the avian influenza 
virus, including strengthening animal and human 
disease surveillance, monitoring, and laboratory di-
agnosis, training and equipping rapid response 
teams, and encouraging national and local govern-
ments to provide incentives for reporting of possible 
animal or human cases of the avian influenza virus; 
(3) strengthen veterinary systems and expand 
culling programs for animals; 
(4) assist national and local governments in 
rapid containment of outbreaks of the avian influ-
enza virus in animals in conjunction with inter-
national and regional organizations; 
(5) assist in the development of national and 
regional animal and human health preparedness 
plans;
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3240
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act to clarify certain responsibilities of the Food
and Drug Administration with respect to the im-
portation of drugs into the United States.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3316 
To prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identi-
fication as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election 
for Federal office or registering to vote in elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2011 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Ms. MOORE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining 
or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office or 
registering to vote in elections for Federal office, 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 ‘‘Voter Access Protec-
tion Act of 2011’’. 
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make arrangements in cases not undertaken by Members 
of Congress. 
(d) LIMITATION.—A Badge may not be awarded 
under this section during the 60-day period before the 
date of a Congressional election. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(a) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ means a Federal 
employee— 
(1) who has statutory authority to make ar-
rests; 
(2) who is authorized by his or her agency to 
carry firearms; and 
(3) whose duties are primarily— 
(A) the investigation, apprehension, or de-
tention of individuals suspected or convicted of 
a Federal criminal offense; or 
(B) the protection of Federal officials 
against threats to personal safety. 
(b) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘agency head’’ means 
the head of any executive, legislative, or judicial branch 
government entity that employs Federal law enforcement 
officers.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 301
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 18, 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. 1257) to amend the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on ex-
ecutive compensation. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed 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 Financial Services. 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 purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services now printed in the bill. The committee
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3319 
AN ACT 
To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the 
requirements for membership in that tribe. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4616 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-Ethylhexyl 4- 
methoxycinnamate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-Ethylhexyl 
4-methoxycinnamate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 2-ETHYLHEXYL 4-METHOXYCINNAMATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.24.60 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4056 
To establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal law enforcement officers 
injured in the line of duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, and Mr. 
HOLDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal law 
enforcement officers injured in the line of duty. 
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 ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Officers Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) According to the Department of Justice, in 
the past 7 years, an average of 150 Federal law en-
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(6) implement public information and commu-
nication plans in animal husbandry and public rec-
ognition of human pandemic influenza; 
(7) support the health component of United 
States embassies and missions; 
(8) develop and support evacuation contingency 
plans in countries in which human pandemic influ-
enza has been detected; 
(9) assist national and local governments in 
providing compensation to farmers for culling of ani-
mals and incentives for reporting cases of the avian 
influenza virus; 
(10) expand emergency anti-viral stockpiles for 
the avian influenza virus; 
(11) strengthen educational and cultural ex-
changes for doctors, nurses, health administrators, 
and other health officials to improve institutional 
knowledge for combating the avian influenza virus 
and other infectious diseases; 
(12) leverage private sector resources to provide 
incentives to farmers to report outbreaks of the 
avian influenza virus and to national and local gov-
ernments for control efforts; and 
(13) support the role of civil society, nongovern-
mental organizations, and other community groups
in the development of public information campaigns 
with respect to the avian influenza virus. 
SEC. 303. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to provide assistance to combat the avian 
influenza virus by making voluntary contributions to 
the World Health Organization, the Food and Agri-
cultural Organization, the World Organization for 
Animal Health, and other appropriate international 
and regional organizations. The Secretary may make 
voluntary contributions under this section notwith-
standing any provision of law that restricts vol-
untary contributions to international organizations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount of United States 
voluntary contributions under paragraph (1) to an 
organization specified in such paragraph for a cal-
endar year may not exceed 33 percent of the total 
amount of voluntary contributions by all countries to 
the organization for the calendar year. 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Assistance provided 
under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, be used to—
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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forcement officers per year sustained physical inju-
ries while dealing with an assaultive subject. 
(2) More than 70 Federal agencies employ Fed-
eral law enforcement officers but only 2 such agen-
cies have an awards mechanism to recognize Federal 
law enforcement officers who are injured in the line 
of duty. 
(3) In contrast to the lack of an awards mecha-
nism for Federal law enforcement officers, the Presi-
dent awards the Purple Heart for military personnel 
wounded or killed during armed service, and most 
State and local police departments have commenda-
tions and medals for officers who are injured in the 
line of duty. 
(4) Formal congressional recognition does not 
exist to honor Federal law enforcement officers who 
are injured in the line of duty. 
(5) It is appropriate for Congress to recognize 
and honor the brave men and women in Federal law 
enforcement who are injured while putting them-
selves at personal risk in the line of duty. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF A BADGE. 
The Attorney General may award, and a Member of 
Congress or the Attorney General may present, in the 
name of Congress a Congressional Badge of Bravery (in 
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United Nations and international financial institu-
tions; and 
(5) liaise with United States ambassadors and 
country teams to ensure coordination and coherence 
at the field operations level in the provision of 
United States assistance to combat the avian influ-
enza virus in foreign countries. 
(c) RANK AND STATUS OF COORDINATOR.—The co-
ordinator designated under subsection (a) shall have the 
rank and status of ambassador. 
SEC. 306. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
COUNTRY 
STRATEGIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION
OF COUNTRIES
AND DEVELOP-
MENT
OF COUNTRY STRATEGIES.—The Secretary of 
State, acting through the coordinator, and in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development and the heads of other relevant 
departments and agencies of the Government of the 
United States, shall— 
(1) designate foreign countries that are at high 
risk for outbreaks of the avian influenza virus based 
on data from the relevant departments and agencies 
of the Government of the United States, the World 
Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Or-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4617 
To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POWDERED ION EXCHANGE RESIN COM-
PRISING 
A 
COPOLYMER 
OF 
STYRENE 
CROSSLINKED 
WITH 
DIVINYLBENZENE, 
SULPHONIC ACID, SODIUM FORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.02.34 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
to read as follows: 
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retary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate committees an annual 
report on the implementation of this section for each of 
the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to appropriated to 
the President $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
SEC. 2209. REPORT ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE 
CHANGE ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments 
and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the impact of global climate 
change on developing countries. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the current and antici-
pated needs of developing countries in adapting to 
the impact of global climate change; and 
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