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‘‘(xii) clarify a single chain of com-
mand and operations plans for PRTs, in-
cluding their relationship with ISAF; 
‘‘(xiii) increase staffing, particularly 
staffing of civilian specialists, and increase 
staff training for PRTs; 
‘‘(xiv) incorporate measures to im-
prove the effectiveness of PRTs in pro-
viding reconstruction and development as-
sistance and in promoting security and sta-
bility in their areas of operations, including 
coordination between PRT civilian ele-
ments and ISAF reconstruction goals; and 
‘‘(xv) include efforts to ensure that a 
significant amount of the material, finan-
cial, and personnel support for the increase 
in the number of PRTs is provided by for-
eign sources. 
‘‘(B) COUNTER-NARCOTICS STRATEGY.—A 
comprehensive 
interagency 
counter-narcotics 
strategy for Afghanistan, including objectives 
for the strategy, a plan to implement the objec-
tives of the strategy, and a long-term budget to 
carry out the strategy. The strategy shall— 
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‘‘(i) address the five pillars that com-
prise Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics strat-
egy and implementation plan: public infor-
mation, rural development (alternative live-
lihoods), elimination and eradication activi-
ties, interdiction, and law enforcement and 
justice reform; 
‘‘(ii) identify the roles and responsibil-
ities of relevant departments and agencies 
of the United States Government with re-
spect to the activities described in clause 
(i); 
‘‘(iii) include the strategic direction of 
current and planned activities of the 
United States relating to counter-narcotics 
efforts in Afghanistan, and shall specifi-
cally include a description of steps that 
have been conducted and planned to— 
‘‘(I) improve coordination with all 
relevant departments and agencies of 
the United States Government; 
‘‘(II) strengthen significantly the 
Afghanistan National Counter-Nar-
cotics Police; 
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‘‘(III) build the capacity of the 
Afghan Government to assume great-
er responsibility for counter-narcotics 
related-activities; 
‘‘(IV) strengthen anti-corruption 
measures that target narcotics pro-
ducers and traffickers and the individ-
uals influenced by them; 
‘‘(V) improve counter-narcotics 
intelligence capabilities; 
‘‘(VI) 
strengthen 
narcotics-re-
lated interdiction activities; 
‘‘(VII) strengthen the capacity of 
the judicial sector to investigate, pros-
ecute, and penalize narcotics pro-
ducers and traffickers and govern-
ment officials benefitting from nar-
cotics-related activities; 
‘‘(VIII) effectively address any 
problems with eradication strategies; 
and 
‘‘(IX) significantly increase the 
focus on creating alternative liveli-
hoods for the Afghan people; and 
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‘‘(iv) include current and planned ac-
tions to involve and coordinate with the 
United Kingdom and other appropriate 
international 
partners 
in 
supporting 
counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan. 
‘‘(C) SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AFGHANI-
STAN
NATIONAL
SECURITY
FORCES.—A com-
prehensive interagency strategy for building and 
sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces (ANSF), including objectives for the 
strategy, a plan to implement the objectives of 
the strategy, and a long-term budget to carry 
out the strategy. The strategy shall— 
‘‘(i) include a mechanism for tracking 
funding, including obligations and expendi-
tures, as well as equipment, training, and 
services provided for the ANSF by the 
United States, countries participating in 
the 
International 
Security 
Assistance 
Force, and other international partners; 
‘‘(ii) include actions to build and sus-
tain effective Afghan security institutions 
with fully-capable leadership and staff, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(I) a reformed Ministry of Inte-
rior, a fully-established Ministry of 
Defense, and logistics, intelligence, 
medical, and recruiting units (ANSF- 
sustaining institutions); 
‘‘(II) fully-trained, equipped, and 
capable ANSF in sufficient numbers; 
‘‘(III) strong ANSF-readiness as-
sessment tools and metrics; 
‘‘(IV) a strong core of senior-level 
ANSF officers; 
‘‘(V) strong ANSF command, 
control, and communication between 
central ANSF headquarters and re-
gions, provinces, and districts; 
‘‘(VI) a robust mentoring and ad-
vising program for the ANSF; 
‘‘(VII) a strong professional mili-
tary training and education program 
for all junior, mid-level, and senior 
ANSF personnel; 
‘‘(VIII) effective merit-based sal-
ary, rank, promotion, and incentive 
structures for the ANSF; 
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‘‘(IX) an established code of pro-
fessional standards for the ANSF; 
‘‘(X) a mechanism for incor-
porating lessons learned and best 
practices into ANSF operations; 
‘‘(XI) An ANSF personnel ac-
countability system with effective in-
ternal discipline procedures and mech-
anisms; 
‘‘(XII) a system for addressing 
ANSF personnel complaints; and 
‘‘(XIII) a strong record-keeping 
and accountability system to track 
ANSF 
equipment 
and 
personnel 
issues, and other ANSF oversight 
mechanisms; and 
‘‘(iii) provide for coordination between 
all relevant departments and agencies of 
the United States Government, as well as 
ISAF countries and other international 
partners, including on— 
‘‘(I) funding; 
‘‘(II) reform and establishment of 
ANSF-sustaining institutions; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2155 
To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for the district 
of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for 
the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP TO 
PERMANENT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT 
OF HAWAII. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The existing judgeship for the dis-
trict of Hawaii authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial 
Improvements Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public 
Law 101–650; 104 Stat. 5089) shall, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, be authorized under section 133 
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of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbent in that 
office shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(b) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect 
the change in the total number of permanent district 
judgeships authorized as a result of subsection (a) of this 
section, the item relating to Hawaii is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Hawaii ..................................................................
4’’. 
Æ 
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Calendar No. 499 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3518 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1430 South Highway 29 in 
Cantonment, Florida, as the ‘‘Charles H. 
Hendrix Post Office Building’’. 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Reported without amendment 
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(B) provide assistance to Afghan refugees 
to ensure orderly and voluntary repatriation 
from Pakistan; 
(C) bolster people-to-people ties and eco-
nomic cooperation between Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, including bilateral trade relations; 
and 
(D) offer comprehensive efforts to support 
effective counter-narcotics strategies in Afghan-
istan and Pakistan. 
SEC. 305. TRANSIT THROUGH PAKISTAN OF SHIPMENTS BY 
INDIA IN SUPPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION EF-
FORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to use all appropriate means to en-
courage Pakistan to permit shipments by India of equip-
ment and material to Afghanistan in support of Indian 
reconstruction and development projects in Afghanistan to 
be transported across the territory of Pakistan and to re-
move any obstacles to such transportation. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until January 1, 2010, the President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2157 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain 
facilities located in areas designated as rural areas before January 1, 
2000, qualify as rural health clinics regardless of whether or not such 
areas remain so designated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
that certain facilities located in areas designated as rural 
areas before January 1, 2000, qualify as rural health 
clinics regardless of whether or not such areas remain 
so designated. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. RURAL HEALTH CLINIC QUALIFICATION FOR 
CERTAIN FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS DES-
IGNATED BEFORE MAY 2002. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Notwith-
standing any other provisions of this paragraph, a facility 
that is located in an area that the Bureau of the Census 
designated before January 1, 2000, as an area that is not 
an urbanized area and that satisfies all other conditions 
of this paragraph shall qualify as a rural health clinic for 
purposes of this title and title XIX, whether or not such 
area remains so designated.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to rural health clinic services 
furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, with respect to geographic area redesignations occur-
ring before, on, or after such date. 
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cently by Shiite extremists against United 
States and British targets in Basra and Bagh-
dad. 
(3) An increase in both the quantity and quality 
of Iranian arms shipments and technological exper-
tise to the Taliban, other terrorist organizations, 
and criminal elements has the potential to signifi-
cantly change the battlefield in Afghanistan, and 
lead to a large increase in United States, Inter-
national Security Assistance Force, Coalition, and 
Afghan casualties. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed 
to limit the ability of the United States to respond to Ira-
nian-supported or facilitated attacks against United 
States Armed Forces or interests in Afghanistan. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By DEBORAH M. SPRIGGS, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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(A) such request, requirement, or purchase 
is not in violation of paragraph (1); and 
(B) any genetic information (including in-
formation about a request for or receipt of ge-
netic services) requested, required, or purchased 
is not used or disclosed in violation of sub-
section (b). 
(d) APPLICATION
OF
CONFIDENTIALITY
STAND-
ARDS.—The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) shall not 
apply— 
(1) to group health plans, health insurance 
issuers, or issuers of medicare supplemental policies 
that are not otherwise covered under the regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under part C of title XI of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.) and section 264 
of the Health Insurance Portability and Account-
ability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note); and 
(2) to genetic information that is not considered 
to be individually-identifiable health information 
under the regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under part C of title 
XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d et 
seq.) and section 264 of the Health Insurance Port-
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‘‘(A) the State inspection program of the 
State in which the establishment is located; and 
‘‘(B) this Act, including rules and regula-
tions issued under this Act. 
‘‘(4) MEAT
ITEM.—The term ‘meat item’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a portion of meat; and 
‘‘(B) a meat food product. 
‘‘(5) SELECTED
ESTABLISHMENT.—The term 
‘selected establishment’ means an eligible establish-
ment that is selected by the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the appropriate State agency of the State 
in which the eligible establishment is located, under 
subsection (b) to ship carcasses, portions of car-
casses, and meat items in interstate commerce. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO ALLOW SHIP-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary, in coordination with the appropriate 
State agency of the State in which an establishment 
is located, may select the establishment to ship car-
casses, portions of carcasses, and meat items in 
interstate commerce, and place on each carcass, por-
tion of a carcass, and meat item shipped in inter-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2161 
To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal 
of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, 
for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with 
the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. LEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow 
the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, 
of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter 
crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division 
during the Vietnam War. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
GARY LEE MCKIDDY FOR VALOR DURING THE 
VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations in section 3744(b) of title 
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10, United States Code, or any other time limitation, the 
President is authorized and requested to award the Medal 
of Honor under section 3741 of such title to Gary Lee 
McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for the acts of valor re-
ferred to in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTION DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the conspicuous acts of gallantry 
and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call 
of duty of Gary Lee McKiddy, between October 25, 1969, 
and May 6, 1970, and particularly on May 6, 1970, the 
day he died during a combat operation in Cambodia while 
serving as a Specialist Four in the 1st Cavalry Division 
of the United States Army. 
(c) POSTHUMOUS AWARD.—The Medal of Honor may 
be awarded under this section posthumously as provided 
in section 3752 of title 10, United States Code. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2162 
To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear 
facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. HALL of New York, and Mr. HINCHEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide certain requirements for the licensing of 
commercial nuclear facilities. 
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 ‘‘Nuclear Power Licens-
ing Reform Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2133) is amended— 
(1) in subsection b., by inserting ‘‘, including 
that the facility does not pose an unreasonable 
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threat to persons or the environment because of 
safety or security vulnerabilities (including vulner-
ability to terrorist attacks), and that there exist ade-
quate evacuation plans for emergency events and 
that those plans have been approved by the relevant 
Federal agencies and States within 50 miles of the 
facility’’ after ‘‘by rule establish’’; and 
(2) in subsection c., by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Any such renewal shall be subject to the 
same criteria and requirements that would be appli-
cable for an original application for initial construc-
tion, and the Commission shall ensure that any 
changes in the size or distribution of the sur-
rounding population have not resulted in the facility 
being located at a site at which a new facility would 
not be allowed to be built.’’. 
Æ 
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forms of good governance and management in 
all levels of government in Afghanistan, includ-
ing assistance such as— 
‘‘(i) providing technical assistance to 
the Government of Afghanistan to assist in 
the efforts to ratify the United Nations 
Convention against Corruption and assist-
ance in creating implementation legislation 
and a monitoring mechanism to oversee 
implementation of the United Nations Con-
vention against Corruption; 
‘‘(ii) supporting the establishment of 
audit offices, inspectors general offices, 
third party monitoring of government pro-
curement processes, and anti-corruption 
agencies; 
‘‘(iii) promoting legal and judicial re-
forms that criminalize corruption and law 
enforcement reforms and development that 
encourage prosecutions of corruption; 
‘‘(iv) providing technical assistance to 
develop a legal framework for commercial 
transactions that fosters business practices 
that promote transparent, ethical, and 
competitive behavior in the economic sec-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2164 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension 
of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the Medicare 
Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. PICKERING, and 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an extension of increased payments for ground ambu-
lance services under the Medicare Program. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Ambulance 
Payment Extension Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED MEDICARE PAYMENTS 
FOR GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES. 
Section 1834(l)(13) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘IN
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘FOR
THE 
SECOND HALF OF 2004 AND FOR 2005 AND 2006’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(3) by inserting the following after subpara-
graph (A): 
‘‘(B) FOR
2008
AND
2009.—After com-
puting the rates with respect to ground ambu-
lance services under the other applicable provi-
sions of this subsection, in the case of such 
services furnished on or after January 1, 2008, 
and before January 1, 2010, the fee schedule 
established under this section shall provide that 
the rate for the service otherwise established, 
after application of any increase under para-
graphs (11) and (12), shall be increased by 5 
percent.’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘APPLICA-
TION OF INCREASED PAYMENTS AFTER 2006’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘NO
EFFECT
ON
SUBSEQUENT 
PERIODS’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The increased payments under sub-
paragraph (B) shall not be taken into account 
in calculating payments for services furnished 
after the period specified in such subpara-
graph.’’. 
Æ 
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