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III 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 427 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 11, 2006 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a cere-
mony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized 
to be used on July 19, 2006, for a ceremony to commemo-
rate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. Physical preparations for 
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the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such 
conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–95b), for any project carried out under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit enti-
ty, with the consent of the affected local government.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 145 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 426j) is repealed. 
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is 
authorized to complete any project being carried out under 
section 145 on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 42 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. HOSTETTLER) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued to promote public aware-
ness of Down syndrome. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the United States Postal Service should 
issue a commemorative postage stamp to promote 
public awareness of Down syndrome; and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee of 
the United States Postal Service should recommend
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to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be 
issued. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1175
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of 
medical laboratory personnel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2005
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
the shortage of medical laboratory personnel.
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 ‘‘Medical Laboratory 
Personnel Shortage Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. RESPONSE TO SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL LABORA-
TORY PERSONNEL; PROGRAMS OF HEALTH 
RESOURCES 
AND 
SERVICES 
ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) SCHOLARSHIP
AND LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 737 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 293a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing subsection: 
‘‘(e) SCHOLARSHIP
AND LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS, MEDICAL LABORA-
TORY TECHNICIANS, AND OTHER MEDICAL LABORATORY 
PERSONNEL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program of scholarships and loan repayment 
for the purpose of alleviating the shortage of medical 
laboratory personnel. The scholarship and loan re-
payment program shall include a period of obligated 
service for recipients in a designated health profes-
sional shortage area, or other area where there is a 
shortage of medical laboratory personnel. The Sec-
retary may model the program after the scholarship 
and loan repayment programs under sections 338A 
and 338B. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—Schools of allied 
health, and health care institution-based programs
training medical laboratory personnel, are eligible to 
receive awards under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $11,193,000 
in fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 
2010. Such authorization is in addition to other au-
thorizations of appropriations that are available for 
such purpose.’’. 
(b) OTHER PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE VII.—
(1) 
ALLIED
HEALTH
AND
OTHER
DIS-
CIPLINES.—
(A) PREFERENCE
IN
MAKING
AWARDS; 
PUBLIC
SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Section 
755 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 294e)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following subsections: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE IN MAKING AWARDS.—In making 
awards of grants and contracts under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give preference to making awards to assist 
entities in meeting the costs associated with expanding or 
establishing programs that will increase the number of in-
dividuals trained as medical laboratory personnel.
In the Senate of the United States,
December 6, 2006.
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H. Con. Res. 430) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolu-
tion Recognizing the accomplishments of the American Coun-
cil of Young Political Leaders for providing 40 years of inter-
national exchange programs, increasing international dia-
logue, and enhancing global understanding, and commemo-
rating its 40th anniversary.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Page 3, in the third Whereas clause, unnumbered line, strike
out øduring the hostilities¿ and insert: following the massacre
Attest:
Secretary.
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1301); 
(iv) a covered employee (including an 
applicant), as defined in section 411(c) of 
title 3, United States Code; or 
(v) an employee or applicant to which 
section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a)) applies. 
(B) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ 
means— 
(i) an employer (as defined in section 
701(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e(b)); 
(ii) an entity employing a State em-
ployee described in section 304(a) of the 
Government Employee Rights Act of 1991; 
(iii) an employing office, as defined in 
section 101 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995; 
(iv) an employing office, as defined in 
section 411(c) of title 3, United States 
Code; or 
(v) an entity to which section 717(a) 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies.
(1) serve as a consumer referral source and data 
repository for borrowers experiencing some form of de-
linquency or foreclosure; 
(2) connect callers with local housing counseling 
agencies approved by the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation or the Secretary to assist with working 
out a positive resolution to their mortgage delin-
quency or foreclosure; or 
(3) facilitate or offer free assistance to help 
homeowners to understand their options, negotiate so-
lutions, and find the best resolution for their par-
ticular circumstances. 
TITLE 
V—MORTGAGE 
DISCLO-
SURE IMPROVEMENT ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Mortgage Disclosure 
Improvement Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 502. ENHANCED MORTGAGE LOAN DISCLOSURES. 
(a) TRUTH IN LENDING ACT DISCLOSURES.—Section 
128(b)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1638(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘In the’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a residential mortgage trans-
action, as defined in section 103(w)’’ and inserting
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1176
To provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising 
from claims of ordinary negligence relating to the passage, adoption, 
or failure to adopt rules of play for athletic competitions and practices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2005
Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. CANTOR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in 
lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relat-
ing to the passage, adoption, or failure to adopt rules 
of play for athletic competitions and practices.
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 ‘‘Nonprofit Athletic Or-
ganization Protection Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Amateur Sports and education-based ath-
letics are an important part of our culture. Sports 
provide a tremendous opportunity for the youth of 
America to learn the skills of leadership, teamwork, 
and discipline. Studies have shown that participation 
in these activities is directly connected to academic 
achievement and overall social development. 
(2) Amateur athletics are integral to the good 
health and overall well-being of American society. 
Nonprofit organizations put forward their best ef-
forts to enact rules that are in the best interests of 
young people. Injuries will occur as a result of the 
inherent risks involved in sports. These risks, how-
ever, should not work to the detriment of the greater 
good served by amateur athletics. 
(3) Young people who participate in school 
sports and other amateur competition have lower 
levels of obesity. 
(4) Young people who participate in sports tend 
to be fitter adults, and suffer fewer health problems 
as they age. 
(5) Playing rules in amateur sports are nec-
essary to provide the opportunity for young people 
to participate in age- and skill level-appropriate com-
petition.
(6) Sport involves intense physical activity. It 
also involves a certain element of danger. Rule mak-
ing is anticipatory, and hence a difficult balancing 
act. Rules committee members face a constant 
struggle to balance the tradeoffs of limiting risk and 
preserving the key elements and sound traditions of 
the sport. Rules makers must draw unambiguous 
lines; they do not have the luxury of self-protective 
vagueness. Given the large number of participants 
and the risks inherent in sport, injuries cannot be 
avoided. By deciding to partake in competition, ath-
letes assume such risks. Allowing lawsuits based 
merely on the good faith development of the rules is 
wrong and unfair. 
(7) Rules makers have been the target of an in-
creasing number of lawsuits claiming negligence due 
to the adoption, or failure to adopt, particular rules 
for amateur sports. 
(8) Repeatedly defending claims will have a det-
rimental impact on the ability of rules makers to 
continue to provide these services, and will discour-
age the best and brightest coaches, officials, and ad-
ministrators from serving on rules committees. Addi-
tionally, some children may lose the opportunity to 
participate in organized sports if higher insurance
premiums compel amateur athletic organizations to 
raise fees. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ECONOMIC
LOSS.—The term ‘‘economic 
loss’’ means any pecuniary loss resulting from harm 
(including the loss of earnings or other benefits re-
lated to employment, medical expense loss, replace-
ment services loss, loss due to death, burial costs, 
and loss of business or employment opportunities) to 
the extent recovery for such loss is allowed under ap-
plicable State law. 
(2) HARM.—The term ‘‘harm’’ includes phys-
ical, nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses. 
(3) NONECONOMIC
LOSS.—The term ‘‘non-
economic loss’’ means any loss resulting from phys-
ical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, 
physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, 
loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and compan-
ionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of do-
mestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputa-
tion, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind 
or nature. 
(4) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means—
(A) any organization which is described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code; or 
(B) any not-for-profit organization which 
is organized and conducted for public benefit 
and operated primarily for charitable, civic, 
educational, religious, welfare, or health pur-
poses. 
(5) NONPROFIT
ATHLETIC
ORGANIZATION.—
The term ‘‘nonprofit athletic organization’’ means a 
nonprofit organization that has as one of its primary 
functions the adoption of rules for sanctioned or ap-
proved athletic competitions and practices. The term 
includes the employees, agents, and volunteers of 
such organization, provided such individuals are act-
ing within the scope of their duties with the non-
profit athletic organization. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, terri-
tory, or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR NONPROFIT ATH-
LETIC ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR NONPROFIT ATH-
LETIC ORGANIZATIONS.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (b) and (c), a nonprofit athletic organization shall 
not be liable for harm caused by an act or omission of 
the nonprofit athletic organization in the adoption of rules 
of play for sanctioned or approved athletic competitions 
or practices if—
(1) the nonprofit athletic organization was act-
ing within the scope of the organization’s duties at 
the time of the adoption of the rules at issue; 
(2) the nonprofit athletic organization was, if 
required, properly licensed, certified, or authorized 
by the appropriate authorities for the competition or 
practice in the State in which the harm occurred or 
where the competition or practice was undertaken; 
and 
(3) the harm was not caused by willful or crimi-
nal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless mis-
conduct on the part of the nonprofit athletic organi-
zation. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND 
VOLUNTEERS
TO
NONPROFIT
ATHLETIC
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
fect any civil action brought by any nonprofit athletic or-
ganization against any employee, agent, or volunteer of 
such organization.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3390 
To impose sanctions on Iran and on other countries for assisting Iran in 
developing a nuclear program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Serv-
ices, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Select In-
telligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions on Iran and on other countries for 
assisting Iran in developing a nuclear program, 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 ‘‘Iran Counter-Pro-
liferation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(c) EXCEPTIONS TO NONPROFIT ATHLETIC ORGANI-
ZATION LIABILITY PROTECTION.—If the laws of a State 
limit nonprofit athletic organization liability subject to one 
or more of the following conditions, such conditions shall 
not be construed as inconsistent with this section: 
(1) A State law that requires a nonprofit ath-
letic organization to adhere to risk management pro-
cedures, including mandatory training of its employ-
ees, agents, or volunteers. 
(2) A State law that makes the nonprofit ath-
letic organization liable for the acts or omissions of 
its employees, agents, and volunteers to the same ex-
tent as an employer is liable for the acts or omis-
sions of its employees. 
(3) A State law that makes a limitation of li-
ability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by 
an officer of a State or local government pursuant 
to State or local law. 
(d) NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CLAIMS.—The 
limitation on liability provided by subsection (a) does not 
apply to an action or claim arising out of a Federal, State, 
or local antitrust, labor, environmental, defamation, 
tortious interference of contract law, or civil rights law, 
or any other Federal, State, or local law providing protec-
tion from discrimination.
SEC. 5. PREEMPTION. 
This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent 
that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that 
this Act shall not preempt any State law that provides 
additional protection from liability relating to the rule-
making activities of nonprofit athletic organizations. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION.—This Act applies to any claim for 
harm caused by an act or omission of a nonprofit athletic 
organization that is filed on or after the effective date of 
this Act but only if the harm that is the subject of the 
claim or the conduct that caused the harm occurred on 
or after such effective date.
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(C) EMPLOYMENT AGENCY; LABOR ORGA-
NIZATION.—The terms ‘‘employment agency’’ 
and ‘‘labor organization’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 701 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e). 
(D) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’, with 
respect to a labor organization, includes an ap-
plicant for membership in a labor organization. 
(3) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ means with respect to an individual— 
(A) the spouse of the individual; 
(B) a dependent child of the individual, in-
cluding a child who is born to or placed for 
adoption with the individual; and 
(C) all other individuals related by blood to 
the individual or the spouse or child described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(4) GENETIC INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘genetic informa-
tion’’ means information about— 
(i) an individual’s genetic tests; 
(ii) the genetic tests of family mem-
bers of the individual; or
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Union Calendar No. 213 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1176 
[Report No. 109–393] 
A BILL 
To provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organi-
zations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordi-
nary negligence relating to the passage, adoption, 
or failure to adopt rules of play for athletic com-
petitions and practices. 
MARCH 15, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(iii) the occurrence of a disease or dis-
order in family members of the individual. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘genetic in-
formation’’ shall not include information about 
the sex or age of an individual. 
(5) GENETIC MONITORING.—The term ‘‘genetic 
monitoring’’ means the periodic examination of em-
ployees to evaluate acquired modifications to their 
genetic material, such as chromosomal damage or 
evidence of increased occurrence of mutations, that 
may have developed in the course of employment due 
to exposure to toxic substances in the workplace, in 
order to identify, evaluate, and respond to the ef-
fects of or control adverse environmental exposures 
in the workplace. 
(6) GENETIC
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘genetic 
services’’ means— 
(A) a genetic test; 
(B) genetic counseling (such as obtaining, 
interpreting or assessing genetic information); 
or 
(C) genetic education. 
(7) GENETIC TEST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘genetic 
test’’ means the analysis of human DNA, RNA,
ment standards required by paragraph (1)(A), 
the high standards of academic achievement de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(i), and the yearly 
student academic assessments described in 
paragraph (3), to align such standards and as-
sessments with the child’s individualized edu-
cation program. 
‘‘(B) PARENTAL CONSENT.—A State plan 
may not provide for modification pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) of any standard or assess-
ment unless the parents of the child involved 
agree that such modification is educationally 
appropriate for the child. 
‘‘(C) PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER LEVEL OF 
INSTRUCTION.—In the case of a qualified child 
with a disability who has a significant cognitive 
impairment, but not a severe cognitive impair-
ment, any modification pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) of any standard or assessment appli-
cable to the child shall continue to require a 
progressively higher level of instruction each 
year. 
‘‘(D) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—This 
paragraph shall not be construed to give rise to 
any new right under the Individuals with Dis-
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Whereas children in single-parent households and cohabiting- 
parent households are at much higher risk of child abuse 
than children in intact married families; 
Whereas children who live apart from their biological fathers 
are, on average, more likely to be poor, experience edu-
cational, health, emotional, and psychological problems, 
be victims of child abuse, engage in criminal behavior, 
and become involved with the juvenile justice system than 
their peers who live with their married, biological mother 
and father; 
Whereas, despite the strenuous efforts of single mothers to 
care for their children, a child living with a single mother 
is nearly 5 times as likely to be poor as a child living in 
a married-couple family; and 
Whereas, in 2003, in married-couple families, the child pov-
erty rate was 8.6 percent: in households headed by a sin-
gle mother the poverty rate was 41.7 percent: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that in-
creasing success in moving families from welfare to work, 
as well as in promoting healthy marriage and other means 
of improving child well-being, as promoted by the welfare 
reforms in the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, are very important Gov-
ernment interests and should remain priorities for the re-
sponsible Federal and State agencies in the years ahead 
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for assisting needy families and others at risk of poverty 
and dependence on government benefits. 
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