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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5979 
To prevent abusive practices by pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. BOOZMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prevent abusive practices by pharmaceutical benefit 
managers (PBMs). 
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 ‘‘Pharmaceutical Ben-
efit Manager Abuse Prevention Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTING ABUSIVE PRACTICES BY PHARMA-
CEUTICAL BENEFIT MANAGERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A pharmaceutical benefit man-
ager shall not engage in any of the following practices: 
(1) PROHIBITING SELF-REFERRALS.—The man-
ager shall not refer a patient to a pharmacy or other 
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dispenser of pharmaceuticals that is owned or affili-
ated with the manager. 
(2) INFORMED
CONSENT
IN
SWITCHING
AU-
THORIZATION.—The manager shall not change the 
authorization for a patient of a drug to another drug 
without the patient’s express consent and without in-
forming the patient of the financial consequences of 
effecting (or not effecting) such change. 
(b) REQUIRING
TRANSPARENCY.—Each pharma-
ceutical benefit manager shall publicly disclose, in a man-
ner specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, any kickbacks or other financial incentives or rela-
tionship that exist between the manager and any pharma-
ceutical manufacturer (or agent or such a manufacturer). 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may issue such civil penalties for a viola-
tion of subsection (a), or a failure to meet the requirement 
of subsection (b), as the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines necessary. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the first day of the first month beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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ing standards for the associates and bachelors de-
grees. 
(3) The reliability, rigor, and generalizability of 
available instruments to assess general education at 
the undergraduate level. 
(4) Roles and responsibilities for public ac-
countability for student learning. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—
(1) NATIONAL
COMMITTEE.—The association 
shall establish and consult with a national com-
mittee. The committee shall meet not less than twice 
a year to review the research, identify best practice 
models, and review recommendations. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The national advisory com-
mittee shall consist of a representative of the Sec-
retary of Education and individuals with expertise 
in—
(A) State accountability systems; 
(B) student learning assessments; 
(C) student flow data; 
(D) transitions between K–12 and higher 
education; and 
(E) Federal higher education policy.
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(3) ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE.—The association 
may augment this committee with other expertise, as 
appropriate. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION.—The associa-
tion shall consult on a regular basis with the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health Education 
Labor and Pensions of the Senate in carrying out the 
study required by this section. 
(f) REPORT.—The association shall, not later than 
two years after the date of enactment of this Act, prepare 
and submit a report on the study required by this section 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
SEC. 927. STUDY OF MINORITY GRADUATION RATES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Education 
shall—
(1) commission a national study on the decreas-
ing numbers of underrepresented minority males, 
particularly African American males, entering and 
graduating from colleges and universities; and 
(2) make specific recommendations to the Con-
gress on new approaches to increase minority male 
graduation rates and the number of minority males
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 597
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used 
predominantly within an Indian reservation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. BOREN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend the Indian employment credit and the deprecia-
tion rules for property used predominantly within an 
Indian reservation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF INDIAN EMPLOY-
MENT CREDIT AND DEPRECIATION RULES 
FOR PROPERTY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. 
(a) EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.—Section 45A of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Indian employ-
ment credit) is amended by striking subsection (f).
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5450
AN ACT 
To provide for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, and for other purposes.
(b) DEPRECIATION RULES.—Subsection (j) of section 
168 of such Code (relating to property on Indian reserva-
tions) is amended by striking paragraph (8).
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(8) Section 407(b) (sec. 7—2504.07(b), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘would not be 
eligible’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is pro-
hibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under 
Federal or District law.’’. 
(9) Section 502 (sec. 7—2505.02, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) Any person or organization not prohibited from 
possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or District 
law may sell or otherwise transfer ammunition or any fire-
arm, except those which are prohibited under section 201, 
to a licensed dealer.’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) Any licensed dealer may sell or otherwise trans-
fer a firearm to any person or organization not otherwise 
prohibited from possessing or receiving such firearm under 
Federal or District law.’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking para-
graphs (2) and (3); and 
(D) by striking subsection (e). 
(10) Section 704 (sec. 7—2507.04, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
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(a) a diverse group of institutions of higher education with 
respect to size, mission, and geographic distribution. 
(c) INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS.—The agreement 
under subsection (a) shall require that the National Acad-
emy of Sciences submit to the Secretary of Education, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives—
(1) an interim report regarding the evaluation 
under subsection (a) not later than December 31, 
2007; and 
(2) a final report regarding such evaluation not 
later than December 31, 2009. 
SEC. 932. STUDY OF CAMPUS-BASED PROGRAM ALLOCA-
TION OF FUNDS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study of the Federal Supplemental Edu-
cational Opportunity Grant program, the Federal Work-
Study program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program 
(authorized by subpart 3 of part A, and parts C and E, 
respectively, of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965)—
(1) to examine the procedure for allocating 
funds to institutions;
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5981 
To limit the noncompetitive award of Federal contracts in response to major 
disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. BOSWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To limit the noncompetitive award of Federal contracts in 
response to major disasters and emergencies, 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 ‘‘Competitiveness in 
Contracting Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NONCOMPETITIVE AWARD OF CON-
TRACTS DURING MAJOR DISASTERS AND 
EMERGENCIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—In awarding a contract to procure 
property or services in connection with a major disaster 
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or emergency, if the head of an executive agency awards 
the contract using procedures other than competitive pro-
cedures pursuant to the exception provided in section 
303(c)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(2)), the contract 
may be for a period of not greater than 90 days, with 
an option to extend the contract for 1 additional 90-day 
period. 
(b) 
JUSTIFICATION
FOR
ADDITIONAL
EXTEN-
SIONS.—A contract described in subsection (a) may be ex-
tended beyond the periods allowed under that subsection 
if the head of the executive agency concerned submits to 
Congress in writing a justification explaining the rationale 
for the extension of the contract. 
(c) ENCOURAGEMENT OF COMPETITION.—The head 
of each executive agency should encourage the use of com-
petitive procedures in the award of contracts in connection 
with a major disaster or emergency. 
(d) MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY.—In this 
section, the terms ‘‘major disaster’’ and ‘‘emergency’’ have 
the meanings provided in section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122). 
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(2) to compare among participating institutions 
the amount of funds allocated and the amount of aid 
awarded to students on a per-student basis under 
these programs; and 
(3) to suggest any modifications to the alloca-
tion procedures to ensure appropriate distribution of 
funds under these programs 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
a report on the study required by subsection (a)within one 
year of the date of enactment of this Act to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
SEC. 933. SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY. 
No later than May 2007, the Secretary of Education 
shall convene a summit of higher education experts work-
ing in the area of sustainable operations and programs, 
representatives from the agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment, and business and industry leaders to focus on ef-
forts of national distinction that—
(1) encourage faculty, staff, and students at in-
stitutions of higher education to establish both ad-
ministrative and educational sustainability programs 
on campus;
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(2) enhance research by faculty and students at 
institutions of higher education in sustainability 
practices and innovations that assist and improve 
sustainability; 
(3) encourage institutions of higher education 
to work with community partners from the business, 
government, and nonprofit sectors to design and im-
plement sustainability programs for application in 
the community and workplace; and 
(4) identify opportunities for partnerships in-
volving higher education institutions and the Federal 
Government to expand sustainable operations and 
academic programs focused on environmental and 
economic sustainability. 
SEC. 934. STUDY OF RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS. 
(a) GAO STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall conduct a study to evaluate the decline, and any 
causes thereof, in the number of individuals who have been 
accepted into, or currently participate in, a graduate med-
ical education program or fellowship (or both) to provide 
health care services that—
(1) requires more than 5 years of total grad-
uate medical training; and
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(2) has fewer United States medical school 
graduate applicants than total number of training 
and fellowship positions. 
(b) DEADLINE.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report on the study required by subsection 
(a) to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, 
and shall make the report widely available to the public. 
Additional reports may be periodically prepared and re-
leased as necessary.
Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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(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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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 25E. Universal college credit.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 609
AN ACT 
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 
1965.
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funds are still required by the borrower. In 
making such contact, the institution shall ex-
plain to the borrower the borrower’s obligation 
to repay the funds following any such disburse-
ment. The institution shall document in the 
borrower’s file the result of such contact and 
the final determination made concerning such 
disbursement.’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘no later 
than 45 days from the determination of withdrawal’’ 
after ‘‘return’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(2), by amending subpara-
graph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) GRANT
OVERPAYMENT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), a student 
shall only be required to return grant as-
sistance in the amount (if any) by which— 
‘‘(I) the amount to be returned 
by the student (as determined under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B)), exceeds 
‘‘(II) 50 percent of the total 
grant assistance received by the stu-
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‘‘CHAPTER 155—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘15501. Economic and infrastructure development grants. 
‘‘15502. Comprehensive economic and infrastructure development plans. 
‘‘15503. Approval of applications for assistance. 
‘‘15504. Program development criteria. 
‘‘15505. Local development districts and organizations. 
‘‘15506. Supplements to Federal grant programs. 
‘‘§ 15501. Economic and infrastructure development 
grants 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Commission may make grants 
to States and local governments, Indian tribes, and public 
and nonprofit organizations for projects, approved in ac-
cordance with section 15503— 
‘‘(1) to develop the transportation infrastruc-
ture of its region; 
‘‘(2) to develop the basic public infrastructure 
of its region; 
‘‘(3) to develop the telecommunications infra-
structure of its region; 
‘‘(4) to assist its region in obtaining job skills 
training, skills development and employment-related 
education, entrepreneurship, technology, and busi-
ness development; 
‘‘(5) to provide assistance to severely economi-
cally distressed and underdeveloped areas of its re-
gion that lack financial resources for improving 
basic health care and other public services; 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5983 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the 
home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals 
with expected long-term needs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. BROWN
of Ohio (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. DAVIS 
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 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 eliminate 
the in the home restriction for Medicare coverage of 
mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term 
needs. 
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 Independent 
Living Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF IN THE HOME RESTRICTION FOR 
MEDICARE COVERAGE OF MOBILITY DEVICES 
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPECTED LONG- 
TERM NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(n) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or, in the case of a mobility device required by an indi-
vidual with expected long-term need, used in customary 
settings for the purpose of normal domestic, vocational, 
or community activities’’ after ‘‘1819(a)(1))’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items furnished on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5984 
To establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed 
Federal savings bonds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. CAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured 
unredeemed Federal savings bonds. 
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 ‘‘Unredeemed U.S. Sav-
ings Bond Return Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO REUNITE BONDHOLDERS WITH MA-
TURED 
UNREDEEMED 
FEDERAL 
SAVINGS 
BONDS. 
(a) OWNER LOCATION AND CLAIMS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations 
providing that States may enter into owner location 
and claims agreements with the Secretary for the 
purposes of locating owners of specified unredeemed 
savings bonds, identifying such owners to the Sec-
retary, and processing and verifying claims for the 
redemption of such savings bonds. Such regulations 
shall provide 1 year (beginning with the date of pub-
lication of such regulations) for the agency with re-
sponsibility for administration of unclaimed property 
to enter into an owner location and claims agree-
ment with the Secretary. If no such agreement is en-
tered into during such year, such agency or the chief 
executive of the State shall have 6 months (begin-
ning at the end of such 1-year period) to enter into 
such an agreement with the Secretary. If, at the end 
of such 6-month period, no agreement has been en-
tered into, the Secretary shall conduct owner loca-
tion and claims processing with respect to such 
State. 
(2) OWNER
LOCATION
AND
CLAIMS
AGREE-
MENTS.—Each owner location and claims agreement 
shall be substantially the same for each State and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6716 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the recovery periods 
for certain energy production and distribution facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 
PENCE, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. ISSA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
the recovery periods for certain energy production and 
distribution 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 ‘‘Promoting New Amer-
ican Energy Act of 2008’’. 
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‘‘(1) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant awarded under this section may not exceed 80 
percent of the administrative and planning expenses 
of the local development district receiving the grant. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
PERIOD
FOR
STATE
AGEN-
CIES.—In the case of a State agency certified as a 
local development district, a grant may not be 
awarded to the agency under this section for more 
than 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) LOCAL
SHARE.—The contributions of a 
local development district for administrative ex-
penses may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
including space, equipment, and services. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES
OF
LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
DIS-
TRICTS.—A local development district shall— 
‘‘(1) operate as a lead organization serving 
multicounty areas in the region at the local level; 
‘‘(2) assist the Commission in carrying out out-
reach activities for local governments, community 
development groups, the business community, and 
the public; 
‘‘(3) serve as a liaison between State and local 
governments, 
nonprofit 
organizations 
(including 
community-based groups and educational institu-
tions), the business community, and citizens; and 
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘any reg-
istration certificate or’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘reg-
istration certificate,’’. 
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
2(4) of the Illegal Firearm Sale and Distribution Strict 
Liability Act of 1992 (sec. 7—2531.01(2)(4), D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or ignor-
ing proof of the purchaser’s residence in the District 
of Columbia’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘registra-
tion and’’. 
SEC. 6. REPEAL HANDGUN AMMUNITION BAN. 
Section 601(3) of the Firearms Control Regulations 
Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2506.01(3), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ‘‘is the holder of the valid registration 
certificate for’’ and inserting ‘‘owns’’. 
SEC. 7. RESTORE RIGHT OF SELF DEFENSE IN THE HOME. 
Section 702 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act 
of 1975 (sec. 7–2507.02, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5362
AN ACT
To increase the amount of fees charged to employers who
are petitioners for the employment of H–1B non-immi-
grant workers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,