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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6059 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 
Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Santa Rosa Urban 
Water Reuse Plan. 
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 ‘‘Santa Rosa Urban 
Water Reuse Plan Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
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575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CITY OF SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, URBAN 
WATER REUSE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Santa Rosa, California, is authorized 
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
projects to implement the plan titled ‘Santa Rosa Urban 
Water Reuse Plan’. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 
of the projects authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost. The Secretary shall credit 
the City of Santa Rosa with the value of all expenditures 
made before the date of the enactment of this section that 
are used toward completion of projects that are compatible 
with this section. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Federal funds shall not be used 
for the operation or maintenance of a project authorized 
by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
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inserting after the last item relating to title XVI the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘16ll. City of Santa Rosa, California, Urban Water Reuse Plan.’’. 
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‘‘(D) create performance measures that 
can be used to document the effectiveness of in-
novative methods for preparing highly qualified 
teachers. 
‘‘(5) MERIT
PAY.—Developing, or assisting 
local educational agencies in developing— 
‘‘(A) merit-based performance systems that 
reward teachers who increase student academic 
achievement; and 
‘‘(B) strategies that provide differential 
and bonus pay in high-need local educational 
agencies to retain— 
‘‘(i) principals; 
‘‘(ii) highly qualified teachers who 
teach in high-need academic subjects, such 
as reading, mathematics, and science; 
‘‘(iii) highly qualified teachers who 
teach in schools identified for school im-
provement under section 1116(b) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)); 
‘‘(iv) special education teachers; 
‘‘(v) teachers specializing in teaching 
limited English proficient children; and
‘‘(vi) highly qualified teachers in 
urban and rural schools or districts. 
‘‘(6) TEACHER ADVANCEMENT.—Developing, or 
assisting local educational agencies in developing, 
teacher advancement and retention initiatives that 
promote professional growth and emphasize multiple 
career paths (such as paths to becoming a highly 
qualified mentor teacher or exemplary teacher) and 
pay differentiation. 
‘‘(7) TEACHER REMOVAL.—Developing and im-
plementing effective mechanisms to ensure that local 
educational agencies and schools are able to remove 
expeditiously incompetent or unqualified teachers 
consistent with procedures to ensure due process for 
the teachers. 
‘‘(8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing tech-
nical assistance to low-performing teacher prepara-
tion programs within institutions of higher education 
identified under section 208(a). 
‘‘(9) TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS.—Developing— 
‘‘(A) systems to measure the effectiveness 
of teacher preparation programs and profes-
sional development programs; and 
‘‘(B) strategies to document gains in stu-
dent academic achievement or increases in
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 605
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously 
to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Ms. BEAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor 
posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor 
during World War II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR 
TO GARLIN MURL CONNER. 
Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sec-
tion 3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
time limitation, the President may award the Medal of 
Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner of Clinton 
County, Kentucky, for acts of valor during World War II
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 631 
Honoring the sacrifice and courage of the six missing miners and three 
rescuers who were killed in the Crandall Canyon mine disaster in Utah, 
and recognizing the rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the 
aftermath of the tragedies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. MATHESON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the sacrifice and courage of the six missing miners 
and three rescuers who were killed in the Crandall Can-
yon mine disaster in Utah, and recognizing the rescue 
crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of 
the tragedies. 
Whereas on August 6, 2007, six miners, Kerry Allred, Don 
Erickson, Juan Carlos Payan, Brandon Phillips, Manuel 
Sanchez, and Jose Luis Hernandez, were trapped 1,800 
feet below ground in the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah; 
Whereas Federal, State, and local rescue crews worked re-
lentlessly in an attempt to locate and rescue the trapped 
miners; 
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or from any unemployment compensation payable to 
such individual under any State or Federal unem-
ployment compensation law administered by the 
State agency or under any other Federal law admin-
istered by the State agency which provides for the 
payment of any assistance or allowance with respect 
to any week of unemployment, during the 3-year pe-
riod after the date such individuals received the pay-
ment of the emergency unemployment compensation 
to which they were not entitled, except that no single 
deduction may exceed 50 percent of the weekly benefit 
amount from which such deduction is made. 
(2) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No repayment 
shall be required, and no deduction shall be made, 
until a determination has been made, notice thereof 
and an opportunity for a fair hearing has been given 
to the individual, and the determination has become 
final. 
(d) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State agency 
under this section shall be subject to review in the same 
manner and to the same extent as determinations under 
the State unemployment compensation law, and only in 
that manner and to that extent. 
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teacher mastery of the academic subjects the 
teachers teach as a result of such programs. 
‘‘(10) TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
RETEN-
TION.—Undertaking activities that— 
‘‘(A) develop and implement effective 
mechanisms to ensure that local educational 
agencies and schools are able effectively to re-
cruit and retain highly qualified teachers; or 
‘‘(B) are described in section 204(d). 
‘‘(11) 
PRESCHOOL
TEACHERS.—Developing 
strategies— 
‘‘(A) to improve the qualifications of pre-
school teachers, which may include State certifi-
cation for such teachers; and 
‘‘(B) to improve and expand preschool 
teacher preparation programs. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION SYSTEM.—An eligible State 
that receives a grant under this section shall develop 
and utilize a system to evaluate annually the effec-
tiveness of teacher preparation programs and profes-
sional development activities within the State in pro-
ducing gains in— 
‘‘(A) the teacher’s annual contribution to 
improving student academic achievement, as
H. Res. 633 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 6, 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. 2786) to reauthorize the programs for housing 
assistance for Native Americans. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation 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 con-
trolled 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. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions of the bill are waived. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be 
in order except those printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 574 
To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Barkley, Kentucky, 
and to improve recreation, navigation, and the economic vitality of the 
lake’s region, the Army Corps of Engineers, together with any other 
Federal agency that has the authority to change the pool elevation 
of such lake, shall establish a pilot program to maintain the pool elevation 
of such lake at 359 feet until after the first Monday in September. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2007 
Mr. WHITFIELD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Lake Bar-
kley, Kentucky, and to improve recreation, navigation, 
and the economic vitality of the lake’s region, the Army 
Corps of Engineers, together with any other Federal 
agency that has the authority to change the pool ele-
vation of such lake, shall establish a pilot program to 
maintain the pool elevation of such lake at 359 feet 
until after the first Monday in September. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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measured by State academic assessments re-
quired under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)); and 
‘‘(B) teacher mastery of the academic sub-
jects they teach, as measured by pre- and post- 
participation tests of teacher knowledge, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) USE OF EVALUATION SYSTEM.—Such eval-
uation system shall be used by the State to evalu-
ate— 
‘‘(A) activities carried out using funds pro-
vided under this section; and 
‘‘(B) the quality of its teacher education 
programs. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
REPORTING.—The State shall 
make the information described in paragraph (1) 
widely available through public means, such as post-
ing on the Internet, distribution to the media, and 
distribution through public agencies. 
‘‘SEC. 203. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—From amounts made available under 
section 210(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is author-
ized to award grants under this section, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible part-
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policies, or procedures, or to pay the compensation of em-
ployees of the Social Security Administration, to admin-
ister Social Security benefit payments, under any agree-
ment between the United States and any other country 
establishing totalization arrangements between the social 
security system established by title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act and the social security system of any other coun-
try, which would be inconsistent with existing statutory 
law. 
SEC. 525. (a) MINIMUM WAGE.—Section 6(a)(1) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and not less than $5.15 an 
hour’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than $5.15 an hour’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ‘‘, not less than $5.85 an hour begin-
ning on January 1, 2007, not less than $6.55 an 
hour beginning on January 1, 2008, and not less 
than $7.25 an hour beginning on January 1, 2009’’. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COM-
MONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.— 
(1) Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
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(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the minimum 
wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1))— 
(A) shall be $3.55 an hour, beginning on 
the 60th day after the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) shall be increased by $0.50 an hour 
(or such lesser amount as may be necessary to 
equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938), be-
ginning 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until 
the minimum wage applicable to the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under 
this subsection is equal to the minimum wage 
set forth in such section. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 289 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5647 
[Report No. 109–515] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 20, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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while serving in the 3d Infantry Division of the United 
States Army.
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nerships to carry out the activities described in subsections 
(d) and (e). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—In this part, 
the term ‘eligible partnership’ means an entity 
that— 
‘‘(A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a partner institution; 
‘‘(ii) a school of arts and sciences; 
‘‘(iii) a high-need local educational 
agency; and 
‘‘(iv) a public or private educational 
organization; and 
‘‘(B) may include a Governor, State edu-
cational agency, the State board of education, 
the State agency for higher education, an insti-
tution of higher education not described in sub-
paragraph (A), a public charter school, a public 
or private elementary school or secondary 
school, a public or private educational organiza-
tion, a business, a science-, mathematics-, or 
technology-oriented entity, a faith-based or 
community organization, a prekindergarten pro-
gram, a teacher organization, an education 
service agency, a consortia of local educational
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5648 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to facilitate interaction between 
students and older individuals with limited English proficiency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2006 
Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to facilitate 
interaction between students and older individuals with 
limited English proficiency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
Section 321(a)(21) is amended by striking ‘‘school- 
age children and older individuals, including’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘students and older individuals, including services to 
older individuals with limited English proficiency and’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3444 
To extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect 
to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (FEMA–1711–DR) by reason of severe storms and flood-
ing beginning on June 26, 2007, and determined by the President to 
warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal 
Government under such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, and 
Mr. MORAN of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an 
area with respect to which a major disaster has been 
declared by the President under section 401 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (FEMA–1711–DR) by reason of severe storms 
and flooding beginning on June 26, 2007, and deter-
mined by the President to warrant individual or indi-
vidual and public assistance from the Federal Govern-
ment under such Act. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 517 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5751 
[Report No. 110–799] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. PASTOR (for himself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 29, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land 
adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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agencies, or a nonprofit telecommunications en-
tity. 
‘‘(2) PARTNER INSTITUTION.—In this section, 
the term ‘partner institution’ means an institution of 
higher education, the teacher training program of 
which demonstrates that— 
‘‘(A) graduates from the teacher training 
program exhibit strong performance on State- 
determined qualifying assessments for new 
teachers through— 
‘‘(i) demonstrating that the graduates 
of the program who intend to enter the 
field of teaching have passed all of the ap-
plicable State qualification assessments for 
new teachers, which shall include an as-
sessment of each prospective teacher’s sub-
ject matter knowledge in the content area 
or areas in which the teacher intends to 
teach; or 
‘‘(ii) being ranked among the highest- 
performing teacher preparation programs 
in the State as determined by the State— 
‘‘(I) using criteria consistent with 
the requirements for the State report 
card under section 207(a); and
‘‘(II) using the State report card 
on teacher preparation required under 
section 207(a); or 
‘‘(B) the teacher training program requires 
all the students of the program to participate in 
intensive clinical experience, to meet high aca-
demic standards, and— 
‘‘(i) in the case of secondary school 
candidates, to successfully complete an 
academic major in the subject area in 
which the candidate intends to teach or to 
demonstrate competence through a high 
level of performance in relevant content 
areas; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of elementary school 
candidates, to successfully complete an 
academic major in the arts and sciences or 
to demonstrate competence through a high 
level of performance in core academic sub-
ject areas. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible partnership desir-
ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may require. 
Each such application shall—
‘‘(1) contain a needs assessment of all the part-
ners with respect to teaching and learning and a de-
scription of how the partnership will coordinate with 
other teacher training or professional development 
programs, and how the activities of the partnership 
will be consistent with State, local, and other edu-
cation reform activities that promote student aca-
demic achievement; 
‘‘(2) contain a resource assessment that de-
scribes the resources available to the partnership, 
the intended use of the grant funds, including a de-
scription of how the grant funds will be used in ac-
cordance with subsection (f), and the commitment of 
the resources of the partnership to the activities as-
sisted under this part, including financial support, 
faculty participation, time commitments, and con-
tinuation of the activities when the grant ends; 
‘‘(3) contain a description of— 
‘‘(A) how the partnership will meet the 
purposes of this part; 
‘‘(B) how the partnership will carry out 
the activities required under subsection (d) and 
any permissible activities under subsection (e); 
‘‘(C) the partnership’s evaluation plan pur-
suant to section 206(b);