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SEC. 2124. PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR 
BORROWERS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CREDIT 
HISTORY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title II of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 257. PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR 
BORROWERS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CREDIT 
HISTORY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out 
a pilot program to establish, and make available to mortga-
gees, an automated process for providing alternative credit 
rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortga-
gors under mortgages on 1- to 4-family residences to be in-
sured under this title who have insufficient credit histories 
for determining their creditworthiness. Such alternative 
credit rating information may include rent, utilities, and 
insurance payment histories, and such other information 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE.—The Secretary may carry out the pilot 
program under this section on a limited basis or scope, and 
may consider limiting the program to first-time home-
buyers. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—In any fiscal year, the aggregate 
number of mortgages insured pursuant to the automated 
process established under this section may not exceed 5 per-
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 12, 2003
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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cent of the aggregate number of mortgages for 1- to 4-family 
residences insured by the Secretary under this title during 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—After the expiration of the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of the Building 
American Homeownership Act of 2008, the Secretary may 
not enter into any new commitment to insure any mort-
gage, or newly insure any mortgage, pursuant to the auto-
mated process established under this section.’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of 
the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this subtitle, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Congress a report identifying the num-
ber of additional mortgagors served using the automated 
process established pursuant to section 257 of the National 
Housing Act (as added by the amendment made by sub-
section (a) of this section) and the impact of such process 
and the insurance of mortgages pursuant to such process 
on the safety and soundness of the insurance funds under 
the National Housing Act of which such mortgages are obli-
gations. 
SEC. 2125. HOMEOWNERSHIP PRESERVATION. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
and the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion, in consultation with industry, the Neighborhood Rein-
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are public power providers nor more than 1⁄3 of such 
limitation to finance qualified projects of qualified 
borrowers which are mutual or cooperative electric 
companies described in section 501(c)(12) or section 
1381(a)(2)(C)’’. 
(c) PUBLIC POWER PROVIDERS DEFINED.—Section 
54(j) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC POWER PROVIDER.—The term ‘pub-
lic power provider’ means a State utility with a serv-
ice obligation, as such terms are defined in section 
217 of the Federal Power Act (as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph).’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘; PUBLIC POWER PROVIDER’’ 
before the period at the end of the heading. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The third sentence of 
section 54(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (l)(6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (l)(5)’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
consent of the Senate, from among individuals who 
are citizens of the United States, have a demonstrated 
understanding of financial management or oversight, 
and have a demonstrated understanding of capital 
markets, including the mortgage securities markets 
and housing finance. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Director shall be appointed for 
a term of 5 years, unless removed before the end of 
such term for cause by the President. 
‘‘(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the position of Di-
rector that occurs before the expiration of the term for 
which a Director was appointed shall be filled in the 
manner established under paragraph (1), and the Di-
rector appointed to fill such vacancy shall be ap-
pointed only for the remainder of such term. 
‘‘(4) SERVICE AFTER END OF TERM.—An indi-
vidual may serve as the Director after the expiration 
of the term for which appointed until a successor has 
been appointed. 
‘‘(5) 
TRANSITIONAL
PROVISION.—Notwith-
standing paragraphs (1) and (2), during the period 
beginning on the effective date of the Federal Housing 
Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, and ending 
on the date on which the Director is appointed and 
confirmed, the person serving as the Director of the
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development on 
that effective date shall act for all purposes as, and 
with the full powers of, the Director. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF ENTER-
PRISE REGULATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Agency shall have a 
Deputy Director of the Division of Enterprise Regula-
tion, who shall be designated by the Director from 
among individuals who are citizens of the United 
States, have a demonstrated understanding of finan-
cial management or oversight, and have a dem-
onstrated understanding of mortgage securities mar-
kets and housing finance. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Deputy Director of the 
Division of Enterprise Regulation shall have such 
functions, powers, and duties with respect to the over-
sight of the enterprises as the Director shall prescribe. 
‘‘(d) DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF FED-
ERAL HOME LOAN BANK REGULATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Agency shall have a 
Deputy Director of the Division of Federal Home 
Loan Bank Regulation, who shall be designated by 
the Director from among individuals who are citizens 
of the United States, have a demonstrated under-
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3011
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 135 East Olive Avenue in
Burbank, California, as the ‘‘Bob Hope Post Of-
fice Building’’.
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(c) as relate to the alternative fuel credit or the 
alternative fuel mixture credit shall take effect 
as if included in section 11113 of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
(C) RENEWABLE DIESEL.—So much of the 
amendments made by subsection (c) as relate to 
renewable diesel shall take effect as if included 
in section 1346 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005. 
Subtitle D—Other Provisions 
PART 1—STUDIES 
SEC. 10301. CARBON AUDIT OF THE TAX CODE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
Sciences to undertake a comprehensive review of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to identify the types of and 
specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on car-
bon and other greenhouse gas emissions and to estimate 
the magnitude of those effects. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 
Sciences shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
results of study authorized under this section. 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1235 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require chairs and 
ranking minority members of committees and subcommittees to indicate 
whether they have any financial interest in the employer of any witness 
at a hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any person represented 
by a witness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mr. TEAGUE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
require chairs and ranking minority members of commit-
tees and subcommittees to indicate whether they have 
any financial interest in the employer of any witness 
at a hearing, any person retaining a witness, or any 
person represented by a witness. 
Resolved, That clause 2(k)(1) of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting 
‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’ and by adding at the end the following 
new subdivision: 
‘‘(B) Immediately after the announcement under sub-
division (A), the chair of the committee or subcommittee, 
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‘‘(ii) shall include a payment adjustment for 
high cost outliers due to unusual variations in the 
type or amount of medically necessary care, including 
variations in the amount of erythropoietin stimu-
lating agents necessary for anemia management; and 
‘‘(iii) may include such other payment adjust-
ments as the Secretary determines appropriate, such 
as a payment adjustment— 
‘‘(I) by a geographic index, such as the 
index referred to in paragraph (12)(D), as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
‘‘(II) for pediatric providers of services and 
renal dialysis facilities; 
‘‘(III) for low volume providers of services 
and renal dialysis facilities; 
‘‘(IV) for providers of services or renal di-
alysis facilities located in rural areas; and 
‘‘(V) for providers of services or renal dialy-
sis facilities that are not large dialysis facilities. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary may provide for a phase-in of the 
payment system described in subparagraph (A) for services 
furnished by a provider of services or renal dialysis facility 
described in any of subclauses (II) through (V) of subpara-
graph (D)(iii), but such payment system shall be fully im-
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plemented for services furnished in the case of any such pro-
vider or facility on or after January 1, 2013. 
‘‘(F) The Secretary shall apply the annual increase 
that would otherwise apply under subparagraph (F) of 
paragraph (12) to payment amounts established under such 
paragraph (if this paragraph did not apply) in an appro-
priate manner under this paragraph.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF UNBUNDLING.—Section 1862(a) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(21); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (22) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) where such expenses are for renal dialysis 
services (as defined in subparagraph (B) of section 
1881(b)(14)) for which payment is made under such 
section (other than under subparagraph (E) of such 
section) unless such payment is made under such sec-
tion to a provider of services or a renal dialysis facil-
ity for such services.’’. 
(c) QUALITY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Section 1881 of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(2) Existing Federal use restrictions, including 
without limitation use agreements, regulatory agree-
ments, and accommodation agreements. 
(3) Any subordinate debt held by the Secretary 
or assigned and any mortgages securing such debt, all 
related loan and security documentation and obliga-
tions, and reserve and escrow balances. 
(c) RETENTION OF SAME NUMBER OF UNITS AND 
AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—Any transfer pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall result in— 
(1) a total number of dwelling units (including 
units retained by the owners and units transferred) 
covered by assistance described in subsection (b)(1) 
after the transfer remaining the same as such number 
assisted before the transfer, with such increases or de-
creases in unit sizes as may be contained in a plan 
approved by a local planning or development commis-
sion or department; and 
(2) no reduction in the total amount of the hous-
ing assistance payments under contracts described in 
subsection (b)(1).
H. Res. 1236 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 14, 2010. 
Whereas coal mining is a time-honored profession and miners 
and their families have shaped the history and rich cul-
ture of West Virginia and the Nation; 
Whereas the Nation is greatly indebted to coal miners for the 
difficult and dangerous work they perform to provide the 
fuel needed to keep the Nation strong and secure; 
Whereas the Nation has long recognized the importance of 
health and safety protections for miners who labor in ex-
treme and dangerous conditions; 
Whereas accidents in the Nation’s mines have again and 
again taken the lives of coal miners; 
Whereas 29 West Virginia miners tragically perished in the 
Upper Big Branch Mine-South following an explosion on 
April 5, 2010; 
Whereas this was the worst coal mining disaster in the Na-
tion over the last 40 years; 
Whereas Federal, State, and local rescue crews worked tire-
lessly night and day in courageous rescue and recovery 
efforts; 
Whereas the families of the fallen miners have suffered im-
measurable loss; and
H. Res. 1240 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 27, 2010. 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign 
that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and 
youth who improve their communities each day of the 
year through community service and service-learning; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day will be celebrated from 
April 23, 2010, to April 25, 2010; 
Whereas the goals of Global Youth Service Day are to mobi-
lize and support young people to identify and address the 
needs of their communities, schools, and organizations, to 
provide opportunities for youth engagement, and the pub-
lic, the media, and policymakers to recognize and raise 
awareness of young people as assets and resources; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day, a program of Youth 
Service America, is the largest service event in the world, 
the only day of service dedicated to youth engagement, 
and in 2010 is being observed for the 22nd consecutive 
year in the United States and for the 11th year globally 
in more than 100 countries; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day engages millions of young 
people worldwide with the support of more than 200 Na-
tional and International Partners, 85 State and local 
Lead Agencies, and thousands of local partners;
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3011
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 135 East Olive Avenue in Burbank, California,
as the ‘‘Bob Hope Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Comptroller General shall submit a report detailing 
the results and conclusions of the audit to the Direc-
tor, the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the securitization of mortgages by the Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation plays an important role in providing 
liquidity to the United States housing markets. Therefore, 
the Congress encourages the Federal National Mortgage As-
sociation and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corpora-
tion to securitize mortgages acquired under the increased 
conforming loan limits established by the amendments 
made by this section, to the extent that such securitizations 
can be effected in a timely and efficient manner that does 
not impose additional costs for mortgages originated, pur-
chased, or securitized under the existing limits or interfere 
with the goal of adding liquidity to the market. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on, and shall apply beginning on, 
January 1, 2009.
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SEC. 334. ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT REGARDING REGU-
LATED ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1992 is amended by striking section 1324 
(12 U.S.C. 4544) and inserting the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1324. ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT REGARDING REGU-
LATED ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After reviewing and analyzing the 
reports submitted under section 309(n) of the Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association Charter Act, section 307(f) of 
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, and sec-
tion 10(j)(11) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
U.S.C. 1430(j)(11)), the Director shall submit a report, not 
later than October 30 of each year, to the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate, on the activities of each regulated entity. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall— 
‘‘(1) discuss the extent to which— 
‘‘(A) each enterprise is achieving the annual 
housing goals established under subpart B of this 
part; 
‘‘(B) each enterprise is complying with sec-
tion 1337;
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such gaps and meet the needs of the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(F) any legislative changes that may be 
necessary to achieve the goals referred to in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) An assessment, using results-oriented per-
formance measures, of the progress of the Depart-
ment in implementing the strategic workforce plan 
under this section during the previous year. 
‘‘(4) Any additional matters the Secretary of 
Defense considers necessary to address. 
‘‘(c) SENIOR
MANAGEMENT, FUNCTIONAL, 
AND 
TECHNICAL WORKFORCE.—Each strategic workforce plan 
under subsection (a) shall specifically address the shaping 
and improvement of the senior management, functional, 
and technical workforce (including scientists and engi-
neers) of the Department of Defense, including the re-
quirements set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
of subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(d) DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE.—(1) 
Each strategic workforce plan under subsection (a) shall 
specifically address the shaping and improvement of the 
defense acquisition workforce, including both military and 
civilian personnel.
II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3015 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 6, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of a controlled substance 
monitoring program in each State. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) shall be increased by 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for such cal-
endar year by substituting ‘calendar year 
2008’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subpara-
graph (B) thereof. 
Any increase under the preceding sentence which 
is not a multiple of $100 shall be rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subclause (II) 
of section 42(f)(5)(B)(ii) is amended by striking ‘‘if 
subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii)(II)’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘if the dollar amount in effect under sub-
section (e)(3)(A)(ii)(II) were two-thirds of such 
amount.’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN ALLOWABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE 
FACILITY SPACE FOR SMALL PROJECTS.—Clause (ii) of sec-
tion 42(d)(4)(C) (relating to limitation) is amended by 
striking ‘‘10 percent of the eligible basis of the qualified low- 
income housing project of which it is a part. For purposes 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘the sum of— 
‘‘(I) 25 percent of so much of the 
eligible basis of the qualified low-in-
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ment of electricity output of a new combined heat 
and power system that is attributable to the higher 
efficiency of the combined system (as compared to 
the efficiency of separate production of the electric 
and thermal outputs), shall be considered electricity 
savings under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) STATE DELEGATION.—On application of 
the Governor of a State, the Secretary may delegate 
to the State the administration of this subsection in 
the State if the Secretary determines that the State 
is willing and able to carry out the functions de-
scribed in this subsection. 
‘‘(j) ENFORCEMENT.—A retail electric supplier that 
does not comply with subsection (b) shall be liable for the 
payment of a civil penalty. That penalty shall be calculated 
on the basis of the number of kilowatt-hours represented 
by the retail electric supplier’s failure to comply with sub-
section (b), multiplied by the lesser of 4.5 cents (adjusted 
for inflation for such calendar year, based on the Gross 
Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator) or 300 percent 
of the average market value of Federal renewable energy 
credits and energy efficiency credits for the compliance pe-
riod. Any such penalty shall be due and payable without 
demand to the Secretary as provided in the regulations 
issued under subsection (e).
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3029
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 255 North Main Street in
Jonesboro, Georgia, as the ‘‘S. Truett Cathy
Post Office Building’’.