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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 145 
To amend section 1369 of title 18, United States Code, to extend Federal 
jurisdiction over destruction of veterans’ memorials on State or local 
government property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 1369 of title 18, United States Code, 
to extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of vet-
erans’ memorials on State or local government property. 
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 ‘‘Protect our Veterans 
Memorials Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) crimes against United States military vet-
erans’ memorials on public property dishonor all 
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American servicemen and women and their sacrifices 
for the Nation’s defense; and 
(2) Federal prosecution of crimes against such 
veterans’ memorials on public property is in the na-
tional interest of honoring the Nation’s military vet-
erans. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER DESTRUCTION OF 
VETERANS’ MEMORIALS ON STATE OR LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. 
Section 1369(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, or a State or local government’’ 
after ‘‘Federal Government’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bountiful City Land 
Consolidation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOR-
EST, UTAH. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—If the City of 
Bountiful, Utah (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), 
conveys to the Secretary of Agriculture all right, title, and 
interest of the City in and to three parcels of land con-
sisting of a total of approximately 1,680 acres identified 
on the map entitled ‘‘Bountiful City Land Consolidation 
Act’’, the Secretary may convey to the City in exchange 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to such quantity of National Forest System land located 
in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Township 2, 
North, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian, and identified 
for possible conveyance on the map such that the value 
of the land acquired by the Secretary is equal to the value 
of the Federal land conveyed. The value of the Federal 
and City lands to be exchanged shall be determined by 
an appraisal carried out in accordance with section 206 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
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Union Calendar No. 325 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3473 
[Report No. 110–534] 
To provide for a land exchange with the City of Bountiful, Utah, involving 
National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest 
and to further land ownership consolidation in that national forest, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 28, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 5, 2007] 
A BILL 
To provide for a land exchange with the City of Bountiful, 
Utah, involving National Forest System land in the 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest and to further land own-
ership consolidation in that national forest, and for other 
purposes. 
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shall be considered to be nonreimbursable Federal expend-
itures. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The balance of funds remaining 
to be appropriated shall be adjusted for inflation on Octo-
ber 1 of the year after the enactment of this Act and each 
October 1 thereafter. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, any unexpended funds for projects and activi-
ties made available under subsection (a) shall be retained 
for use in future fiscal years to implement projects and 
activities under the Program. 
SEC. 107. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority for the Secretary to implement the 
First Increment shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 
TITLE II—PATHFINDER 
MODIFICATION PROJECT 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to 
in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’), may— 
(1) modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir; 
and 
(2) enter into 1 or more agreements with the 
State of Wyoming to implement the Pathfinder 
Modification Project (referred to in this title as the
‘‘Project’’), as described in Appendix F to the Final 
Settlement Stipulation in Nebraska v. Wyoming, 534 
U.S. 40 (2001). 
(b) FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—No Federal appro-
priations are required to modify the Pathfinder Dam 
under this section. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED USES OF PATHFINDER RESERVOIR. 
The approximately 54,000 acre-feet capacity of Path-
finder Reservoir, which has been lost to sediment but will 
be recaptured by the Project, may be used for municipal, 
environmental, and other purposes, as described in Appen-
dix F to the Final Settlement Stipulation in Nebraska v. 
Wyoming, 534 U.S. 40 (2001). 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1462 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to par-
ticipate in the implementation of the Platte River 
Recovery Implementation Program for Endan-
gered Species in the Central and Lower Platte 
River Basin and to modify the Pathfinder Dam 
and Reservoir.
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(A) on invitational orders while caring for
the covered member of the Armed Forces;
(B) a non-medical attendee caring for the
covered member of the Armed Forces; or
(C) receiving per diem payments from the
Department of Defense while caring for the cov-
ered member of the Armed Forces.
(2) SPECIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Not-
withstanding section 1602(3), the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly
prescribe in regulations the family members of cov-
ered members of the Armed Forces who shall be con-
sidered to be a family member of a covered member
of the Armed Forces for purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) SPECIFICATION OF CARE.—(A) The Secretary
of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the medical
care and counseling that shall be available to family
members under paragraph (1) at military medical
treatment facilities.
(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pre-
scribe in regulations the medical care and counseling
that shall be available to family members under para-
graph (1) at medical facilities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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(4) RECOVERY
OF
COSTS.—The United States
may recover the costs of the provision of medical care
and counseling under paragraph (1) as follows (as
applicable):
(A) From third-party payers, in the same
manner as the United States may collect costs of
the charges of health care provided to covered
beneficiaries from third-party payers under sec-
tion 1095 of title 10, United States Code.
(B) As if such care and counseling was pro-
vided under the authority of section 1784 of title
38, United States Code.
(b) JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES.—A family member
who is on invitational orders or is a non-medical attendee
while caring for a covered member of the Armed Forces for
more than 45 days during a one-year period shall be eligible
for job placement services otherwise offered by the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(c) REPORT ON NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report setting forth the as-
sessment of the Secretary of the need for additional employ-
ment services, and of the need for employment protection,
of family members described in subsection (b) who are
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Calendar No. 1023 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3473 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 5, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To provide for a land exchange with the City of Bountiful, 
Utah, involving National Forest System land in the 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest and to further land own-
ership consolidation in that national forest, 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 ‘‘Bountiful City Land 
Consolidation Act’’. 
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Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390bb)) has discharged the obligation of the district 
to repay the construction cost of project facilities 
used to make irrigation water available for delivery 
to land in the district; 
(2) serve as the basis for reinstating acreage 
limitation provisions in a district that has completed 
payment of the construction obligations of the dis-
trict; or 
(3) serve as the basis for increasing the con-
struction repayment obligation of the district, which 
would extend the period during which the acreage 
limitation provisions would apply. 
(b) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
title — 
(1) creates Federal water rights; or 
(2) requires the grant of water rights to Fed-
eral entities. 
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out projects and activities under this title 
$157,140,000, as adjusted under subsection (c). 
(b) 
NONREIMBURSABLE
FEDERAL
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any amounts expended under subsection (a) 
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shall be considered to be nonreimbursable Federal expend-
itures. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The balance of funds remaining 
to be appropriated shall be adjusted for inflation on Octo-
ber 1 of the year after the enactment of this Act and each 
October 1 thereafter. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, any unexpended funds for projects and activi-
ties made available under subsection (a) shall be retained 
for use in future fiscal years to implement projects and 
activities under the Program. 
SEC. 107. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority for the Secretary to implement the 
First Increment shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 
TITLE II—PATHFINDER 
MODIFICATION PROJECT 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to 
in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’), may— 
(1) modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir; 
and 
(2) enter into 1 or more agreements with the 
State of Wyoming to implement the Pathfinder 
Modification Project (referred to in this title as the 
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‘‘Project’’), as described in Appendix F to the Final 
Settlement Stipulation in Nebraska v. Wyoming, 534 
U.S. 40 (2001). 
(b) FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—No Federal appro-
priations are required to modify the Pathfinder Dam 
under this section. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED USES OF PATHFINDER RESERVOIR. 
The approximately 54,000 acre-feet capacity of Path-
finder Reservoir, which has been lost to sediment but will 
be recaptured by the Project, may be used for municipal, 
environmental, and other purposes, as described in Appen-
dix F to the Final Settlement Stipulation in Nebraska v. 
Wyoming, 534 U.S. 40 (2001). 
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placed on leave from employment or otherwise displaced
from employment while caring for a covered member of the
Armed Forces as described in that subsection.
SEC. 1627. EXTENDED BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE FOR PRI-
MARY CAREGIVERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES WHO INCUR A SERIOUS
INJURY OR ILLNESS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1079(d) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2):
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to such terms, conditions, and excep-
tions as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, the
program of extended benefits for eligible dependents under
this subsection shall include extended benefits for the pri-
mary caregivers of members of the uniformed services who
incur a serious injury or illness on active duty.
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regu-
lations the individuals who shall be treated as the primary
caregivers of a member of the uniformed services for pur-
poses of this paragraph.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this section, a serious injury or
illness, with respect to a member of the uniformed services,
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is an injury or illness that may render the member medi-
cally unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office,
grade, rank, or rating, and that renders a member of the
uniformed services dependent upon a caregiver.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
PART III—TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
SEC. 1631. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ON PREVENTION, DIAG-
NOSIS, MITIGATION, AND TREATMENT OF
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAU-
MATIC STRESS DISORDER IN MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, submit to the congressional defense committees one
or more comprehensive plans for programs and activities
of the Department of Defense to prevent, diagnose, mitigate,
treat, and otherwise respond to traumatic brain injury
(TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mem-
bers of the Armed Forces.
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include comprehensive proposals of the De-
partment on the following:
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(1) The designation by the Secretary of Defense
of a lead agent or executive agent for the Department
to coordinate development and implementation of the
plan.
(2) The improvement of personnel protective
equipment for members of the Armed Forces in order
to prevent traumatic brain injury.
(3) The improvement of methods and mecha-
nisms for the detection and treatment of traumatic
brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in
members of the Armed Forces in the field.
(4) The requirements for research on traumatic
brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, in-
cluding (in particular) research on pharmacological
approaches to treatment for traumatic brain injury
or post-traumatic stress disorder, as applicable, and
the allocation of priorities among such research.
(5) The development, adoption, and deployment
of diagnostic criteria for the detection and evaluation
of the range of traumatic brain injury and post-trau-
matic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces,
which criteria shall be employed uniformly across the
military departments in all applicable circumstances,
including provision of clinical care and assessment of
future deployability of members of the Armed Forces.
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(6) The development and deployment of effective
means of assessing traumatic brain injury and post-
traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed
Forces, including a system of pre-deployment and
post-deployment screenings of cognitive ability in
members for the detection of cognitive impairment, as
required by the amendments made by section 222.
(7) The development and deployment of effective
means of managing and monitoring members of the
Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury or post-
traumatic stress disorder in the receipt of care for
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress dis-
order, as applicable, including the monitoring and as-
sessment of treatment and outcomes.
(8) The development and deployment of an edu-
cation and awareness training initiative designed to
reduce the negative stigma associated with traumatic
brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and
mental health treatment.
(9) The provision of education and outreach to
families of members of the Armed Forces with trau-
matic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder
on a range of matters relating to traumatic brain in-
jury or post-traumatic stress disorder, as applicable,
including detection, mitigation, and treatment.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3819 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non- 
Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such 
veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Mr. SPACE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiv-
ing emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans 
Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans 
are transferred to Department facilities, 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 ‘‘Veterans Emergency 
Care Fairness Act of 2007’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 381 
To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher 
familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2007 
Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. MCCOTTER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs 
of gifted and talented students, 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 ‘‘Gifted and Talented 
Education Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6215 
AN ACT 
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error 
in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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(C) The options available to such members
for rehabilitation.
(D) The options available to such members
for a referral to a public or private provider of
medical or rehabilitative care.
(E) The right to administrative review of
any decision with respect to the provision of care
by the Department of Defense for such members.
(c) COORDINATION
IN DEVELOPMENT.—Each plan
submitted under subsection (a) shall be developed in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of the Army (who was designated
by the Secretary of Defense as executive agent for the pre-
vention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries under
section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3181;
10 U.S.C. 1071 note)).
(d) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out pro-
grams and activities for the prevention, diagnosis, mitiga-
tion, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-
traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces,
the Secretary of Defense shall—
(1) examine the results of the recently completed
Phase 2 study, funded by the National Institutes of
Health, on the use of progesterone for acute traumatic
brain injury;
‘‘(B) To increase public awareness of rules, 
regulations, and other requirements regarding 
the use of such lands. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—Moneys 
referred to in paragraph (1) that the Secretary of 
Agriculture determines are excess to the amounts 
necessary to carry out the purposes specified in such 
paragraph shall be transferred to the Crime Victims 
Fund established by section 1402 of the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601).’’. 
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‘‘(9) To conduct research on the unique mental
health needs of women members of the armed forces
with traumatic brain injury and develop treatments
to meet any needs identified through such research.
‘‘(10) To conduct research on the unique mental
health needs of ethnic minority members of the armed
forces with traumatic brain injury and develop treat-
ments to meet any needs identified through such re-
search.
‘‘(11) To conduct research on the mental health
needs of families of members of the armed forces with
traumatic brain injury and develop treatments to
meet any needs identified through such research.
‘‘(12) To conduct longitudinal studies (using im-
aging technology and other proven research methods)
on members of the armed forces with traumatic brain
injury to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease,
Parkinson’s disease, or other manifestations of
neurodegeneration in such members, which studies
should be conducted in coordination with the studies
authorized by section 721 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2294) and other
studies of the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs that address the connection
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between exposure to combat and the development of
Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other
neurodegenerative disorders.
‘‘(13) To develop and oversee a long-term plan to
increase the number of mental health and neurological
health professionals within the Department in order
to facilitate the meeting by the Department of the
needs of members of the armed forces with traumatic
brain injury until their transition to care and treat-
ment from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
‘‘(14) To develop a program on comprehensive
pain management, including management of acute
and chronic pain, to utilize current and develop new
treatments for pain, and to identify and disseminate
best practices on pain management.
‘‘(15) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary
shall specify.’’.
(b) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER.—Chapter 55 of such title is further
amended by inserting after section 1105a, as added by sub-
section (a), the following new section:
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5012
AN ACT
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to au-
thorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry
out a project for construction of a plaza adjacent
to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-
forming Arts, and for other purposes.