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9902.01.00 
Acrylic staple fiber dyed 
(polyacrylonitrile staple), not 
carded, combed, or otherwise 
processed for spinning, con-
taining by weight a min-
imum of 92% 
polyacrylonitrile, not more 
than .01 percent zinc and 
from 2 to 8 percent water, 
imported in the form of sta-
ple fiber with a filament 
decitex of 4.0 decitex to 6.7 
decitex (plus or minus 10 
percent) with a fiber shrink-
age of 0 to 22 percent (plus 
or minus 10 percent) and a 
cut fiber length of 89 to 140 
with a target length of 115 
mm (provided for in sub-
heading 5503.30.00) ............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(2) DISCLOSURES.—The disclosures required 
by this paragraph shall include a clear and promi-
nent statement— 
‘‘(A) of the interest rates of the edu-
cational loan being offered; 
‘‘(B) showing sample educational loan 
costs, disaggregated by type; 
‘‘(C) that describes, with respect to each 
type of educational loan being offered— 
‘‘(i) the types of repayment plans that 
are available; 
‘‘(ii) whether, and under what condi-
tions, early repayment may be made with-
out penalty; 
‘‘(iii) when and how often interest on 
the loan will be capitalized; 
‘‘(iv) the terms and conditions of 
deferments or forbearance; 
‘‘(v) all available repayment benefits, 
the percentage of all borrowers who qualify 
for such benefits, and the percentage of 
borrowers who received such benefits in the 
preceding academic year, for each type of 
loan being offered; 
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potential water resource issues relating to climate 
change and how to mitigate the harms of climate 
change-related weather events. 
(5) 
NONSPECIFIED.—Hearings, 
other 
than 
those referred to in paragraph (4), shall be sched-
uled in distinct geographical regions of the United 
States. In conducting such hearings, the Commission 
should seek to ensure testimony from individuals 
with a diversity of experiences, including those who 
work on water issues at all levels of government and 
in the private sector. 
(g) INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—Upon request of the Commission, the head 
of a Federal department or agency shall— 
(1) provide to the Commission, within 30 days 
of the request, such information as the Commission 
considers necessary to carry out this section; and 
(2) detail to temporary duty with the Commis-
sion on a reimbursable basis such personnel as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out this 
section. 
(h) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commission, and 
every year thereafter, the Commission shall submit an in-
terim report containing a detailed summary of its
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progress, including meetings held and hearings conducted 
before the date of the report, to— 
(1) the President; and 
(2) Congress. 
(i) FINAL REPORT.—As soon as practicable, but not 
later than 5 years after the date of the first meeting of 
the Commission, the Commission shall submit a final re-
port containing a detailed statement of the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission and recommendations for 
legislation and other policies to implement such findings 
and conclusions to— 
(1) the President; 
(2) the Committee on Natural Resources and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and the Committee on the Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate. 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
not later than 30 days after the date on which the Com-
mission transmits a final report under subsection (h)(1). 
(k) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to the Commission.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1839 
To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making 
the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent 
pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including 
health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the 
same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2011 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality 
of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotia-
tions between groups of independent pharmacies and 
health plans and health insurance issuers (including 
health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Pro-
gram) in the same manner as such laws apply to pro-
tected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4579 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, and Mr. SHULER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic 
staple fiber. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ACRYLIC SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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tained under paragraph (2) of such subsection for such 
counseling. 
(e) RATE
OF PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide for payment 
under the voucher of a mental health provider at the reim-
bursement rate (if any) in effect under the TRICARE pro-
gram under chapter 55, of title 10, United States Code, 
for such services (or similar services) of such a provider 
in the area or, in the absence of such a reimbursement 
rate, at the payment rates for such services (or similar 
services) in effect under part B of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act. In order to receive payment under a voucher, 
a mental health provider shall submit to the Secretary the 
voucher bearing the signature of the provider and the vet-
eran who received counseling from the provider in ex-
change for the voucher. 
(f) VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORKS.— 
The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under this 
section in Veterans Integrated Service Networks 1, 4, 7, 
12, 17, 20, and 23. 
(g) TERMINATION; EXTENSION.— 
(1) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
to carry out a pilot program under this subsection shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
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extent practicable, but may contain a classified annex, if 
necessary. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘specified 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE 
XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT 
REDUCTION 
WITH 
STATES OF THE FORMER SO-
VIET UNION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1303. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in states 
outside the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1304. Repeal of restrictions on assistance to states of the former Soviet 
Union for Cooperative Threat Reduction. 
Sec. 1305. Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 
outside the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1306. New initiatives for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 
Sec. 1307. Report relating to chemical weapons destruction at Shchuch’ye, Rus-
sia. 
Sec. 1308. National Academy of Sciences study of prevention of proliferation of 
biological weapons. 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS AND FUNDS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS.—For purposes of section 301 and 
other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 111
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2001, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Public Law 106–275 is further amended by striking
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‘‘October 14, 2000’’ in section 106(c) and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘October 20, 2000’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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programs are the programs specified in section 1501(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1997 (50 U.S.C. 2362 note), as amended by section 1303 
of this Act. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2008 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the 
term ‘‘fiscal year 2008 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in section 301 for Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be 
available for obligation for three fiscal years. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Of the 
$428,048,000 authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Defense for fiscal year 2008 in section 
301(19) for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, the 
following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec-
ified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in 
Russia, $92,885,000. 
(2) For nuclear weapons storage security in 
Russia, $47,640,000.
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Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439) shall apply to the funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (a). 
(c) REVISION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall revise the management plan re-
quired by section 1514(d) of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to iden-
tify projected transfers and obligations through September 
30, 2008. 
(d) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1514(f) of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 1506. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for Defense- 
wide activities in the amount of $768,157,000. 
SEC. 1507. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $183,299,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $695,996,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $1,457,710,000.
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SEC. 1517. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2008 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
section 
may 
not 
exceed 
$3,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to the transfer 
authority provided under section 1001. 
TITLE XVI—WOUNDED WARRIOR 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. General definitions.
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are separated or discharged from the Armed 
Forces; and 
(D) in the case of a member on the tem-
porary disability retired list under section 1202 
or 1205 of title 10, United States Code, who is 
being retired under another provision of such 
title or is being discharged, at a location rea-
sonably convenient to the member. 
SEC. 1615. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT ON POLICY.—Upon the development of 
the policy required by subsection (a) of section 1611 but 
not later than July 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
policy, including a comprehensive and detailed description 
of the policy and of the manner in which the policy ad-
dresses the detailed elements of the policy specified in sub-
sections (d) through (h) of section 1611, and the findings 
and recommendations of the reviews under subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 1611. 
(b) INTERIM REPORT ON POLICY.—Not later than 
February 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress an interim report on the 
policy, which shall include a comprehensive and detailed
excellence in mental health and substance use health care. 
Each such center shall— 
(1) integrate basic, clinical, or health services 
research with interventions in a range of usual set-
tings of care delivery and involve a broad cross-sec-
tion of mental health and substance use health care 
stakeholders; and 
(2) develop innovative approaches to tie to-
gether research and practice in order to develop a 
research agenda relevant to providers of mental 
health and substance use health care services in a 
range of usual settings of care. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $15,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $25,000,000 
for fiscal year 2011, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 7. PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. 
(a) PROMOTION IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—With re-
spect to any program that provides for the Department 
of Health and Human Services, the Department of Jus-
tice, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of 
Defense, or the Department of Education to pay for or 
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description of the matters specified in subsection (a) cur-
rent as of the date of such interim report. 
(c) REPORT ON UPDATE OF POLICY.—Upon updat-
ing the policy under section 1611(a)(4), the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the update of the policy, including a comprehensive and 
detailed description of such update and of the reasons for 
such update. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF IM-
PLEMENTATION OF POLICY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
year thereafter through 2010, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report setting forth 
the assessment of the Comptroller General of the 
progress of the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs in developing and imple-
menting the policy required by section 1611(a). 
Each report shall include a certification by the 
Comptroller General as to whether the Comptroller 
General has had timely access to sufficient informa-
tion to enable the Comptroller General to make in-
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‘‘§ 1074l. Notification to Congress of hospitalization of 
combat wounded members 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall provide notification of the hospitalization of 
any member of the armed forces evacuated from a theater 
of combat and admitted to a military treatment facility 
within the United States to the appropriate Members of 
Congress. 
‘‘(b) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS.—In this section, the 
term ‘appropriate Members of Congress’, with respect to 
the member of the armed forces about whom notification 
is being made, means the Senators representing the State, 
and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of 
the House of Representatives representing the district, 
that includes the member’s home of record or a different 
location as provided by the member. 
‘‘(c) CONSENT OF MEMBER REQUIRED.—The notifi-
cation under subsection (a) may be provided only with the 
consent of the member of the armed forces about whom 
notification is to be made. In the case of a member who 
is unable to provide consent, information and consent may 
be provided by next of kin.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The notification re-
quirement under section 1074l(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 115
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2001, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Public Law 106–275, is further amended by striking
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 116
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
2001, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Public Law 106–275, is further amended by striking
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to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2006, 
the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY 
OF CONGRESS’’ under the subheading ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Pro-
gram and the Federal Research Program established 
under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Oper-
ations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 
2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such 
transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, 
That the appropriate revolving fund account shall reim-
burse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires. 
SEC. 1303. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILI-
TIES.—Funds made available for the Library of Congress 
under this Act are available for transfer to the Depart-
ment of State as remittance for a fee charged by the De-
partment for fiscal year 2006 for the maintenance, up-
grade, or construction of United States diplomatic facili-
ties only to the extent that the amount of the fee so 
charged is equal to or less than the unreimbursed value 
of the services provided during fiscal year 2006 to the Li-
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brary of Congress on State Department diplomatic facili-
ties. 
SEC. 1304. (a) Section 208 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–53; 109 Stat. 
532), is hereby repealed. 
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act or October 
1, 2005, whichever occurs earlier. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress 
and the distribution of Congressional information in any 
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly 
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $88,090,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
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thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 
none of the funds appropriated or made available under 
this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 
related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 
title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 
a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 
with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of 
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate.
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OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to 
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange 
libraries as authorized by law, $33,337,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
publications for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 to depository 
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or ac-
counts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolv-
ing fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $1,200,000 for workforce retraining. The 
Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, 
within the limits of funds available and in accord with the