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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3433 
AN ACT 
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 
to establish requirements regarding payment of the non- 
Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation 
projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘homeless 
status,’’ after ‘‘sexual orientation,’’; and 
(2) by adding the the end the following: 
‘‘(6) As used in this subsection, the term 
‘homeless status’ with respect to an individual, re-
fers to an individual who— 
‘‘(A) lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate 
nighttime residence; or 
‘‘(B) has a primary nighttime residence 
that is— 
‘‘(i) a public or private place not de-
signed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular 
sleeping accommodation for human beings, 
including cars, parks, public spaces, aban-
doned buildings, substandard housing, bus 
or train stations, or similar settings; 
‘‘(ii) a supervised publicly or privately 
operated shelter designed to provide tem-
porary living accommodations, including 
motels, hotels, congregate shelters, and 
transitional housing; or 
‘‘(iii) housing of other persons in 
which the individual is temporarily staying 
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due to loss of housing, economic hardship, 
or a similar reason.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4611 
AN ACT 
To modify permitting requirements with respect to the dis-
charge of any pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater 
Treatment Plant in certain circumstances, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(A) a determination by the Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of 
the level of funding necessary to execute such 
schedules; and 
‘‘(B) an evaluation by the Director of the 
potential risk associated with such schedules, 
including detailed effects on operational plans, 
missions, deployment schedules, and fulfillment 
of the requirements of the combatant com-
manders. 
‘‘(c) NAVAL COMPOSITION.—In submitting the plan 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that such 
plan— 
‘‘(1) is in accordance with section 5062(b) of 
this title; and 
‘‘(2) phases the construction of new aircraft 
carriers during the periods covered by such plan in 
a manner that minimizes the total cost for procure-
ment for such vessels. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT
WHEN
BUDGET
IS
INSUFFI-
CIENT.—If the budget for a fiscal year provides for fund-
ing of the construction of naval vessels at a level that is 
less than the level determined necessary by the Director 
of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation under sub-
section (b)(5), the Secretary of the Navy shall include with
‘‘(I) the numerator of which is so 
much of such premiums as exceeds 
the premium limitation for such tax-
able year, and 
‘‘(II) the denominator of which is 
the aggregate amount of such pre-
miums. 
‘‘(E) ELECTION TO TREAT REINSURANCE 
INCOME AS EFFECTIVELY CONNECTED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A specified affili-
ated corporation may elect for any taxable 
year— 
‘‘(I) to treat specified reinsurance 
income as income effectively connected 
with the conduct of a trade or busi-
ness in the United States, and 
‘‘(II) to be treated as carrying on 
an insurance business within the 
United States. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIED
AFFILIATED
COR-
PORATION.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘specified affiliated cor-
poration’ means any affiliated corporation 
which— 
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(4) Nevertheless, medical debt that has been com-
pletely paid off or settled can significantly damage a 
consumer’s credit score for years. 
(5) As a result, consumers can be denied credit 
or pay higher interest rates when buying a home or 
obtaining a credit card. 
(6) Healthcare providers are increasingly turn-
ing to outside collection agencies to help secure pay-
ment from patients and this comes at the expense of 
the consumer because medical debts are not typically 
reported unless they become assigned to collections. 
(7) In fact, medical bills account for more than 
half of all non-credit related collection actions re-
ported to consumer credit reporting agencies. 
(8) The issue of medical debt affects millions. 
(9) According to the Commonwealth Fund, med-
ical bill problems or accrued medical debt affects 
roughly 72,000,000 working-age adults in America. 
(10) For 2007, 28,000,000 working-age American 
adults were contacted by a collection agency for un-
paid medical bills. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to exclude 
from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been 
characterized as delinquent, charged off, or debt in collec-
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tion for credit reporting purposes and has been fully paid 
or settled. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT. 
(a) MEDICAL DEBT DEFINED.—Section 603 of the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a), as amended 
by section 1088(a)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re-
form and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111–203; 
124 Stat. 2086), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(z) MEDICAL DEBT.—The term ‘medical debt’ means 
a debt described in section 604(g)(1)(C).’’ 
(b) EXCLUSION
FOR PAID
OR SETTLED MEDICAL 
DEBT.—Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) Any information related to a fully paid or 
settled medical debt that had been characterized as de-
linquent, charged off, or in collection which, from the 
date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by 
more than 45 days.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 369 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3421 
[Report No. 111–629] 
A BILL 
To exclude from consumer credit reports medical 
debt that has been in collection and has been 
fully paid or settled, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3422 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make temporary improve-
ments to the Medicare inpatient payment adjustment for low-volume 
hospitals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. LATHAM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 make 
temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient pay-
ment adjustment for low-volume hospitals, 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 ‘‘Medicare Support for 
Rural Hospitals Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEDICARE 
INPATIENT 
HOSPITAL 
PAYMENT 
ADJUST-
MENT FOR LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or (D) 
(for discharges occurring in fiscal year 2010)’’ after 
‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (D), the Secretary’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)(i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or, with respect to fiscal 
year 2010, 15 road miles)’’ after ‘‘25 road 
miles’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(or, with respect to fiscal 
year 2010, 1,500 discharges of individuals enti-
tled to, or enrolled for, benefits under part A)’’ 
after ‘‘800 discharges’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) TEMPORARY APPLICABLE PERCENT-
AGE
INCREASE.—For discharges occurring in 
fiscal year 2010, the Secretary shall determine 
an applicable percentage increase for purposes 
of subparagraph (A) using a continuous linear 
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‘‘(I) is a foreign corporation 
which would qualify under part I or 
this part for the taxable year if it 
were a domestic corporation, 
‘‘(II) waives all benefits granted 
by the United States under any treaty 
between the United States and any 
foreign country with respect to speci-
fied reinsurance income with respect 
to which the election under clause (i) 
applies, and 
‘‘(III) meets such requirements 
as the Secretary shall prescribe to en-
sure that tax on such income is prop-
erly determined and paid. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIFIED
REINSURANCE
IN-
COME.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘specified reinsurance in-
come’ means, with respect to any specified 
affiliated corporation for any taxable 
year— 
‘‘(I) all reinsurance premiums 
which would (but for the election 
made under this subparagraph) be af-
filiated non-taxed reinsurance pre-
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sliding scale ranging from 25 percent for low- 
volume hospitals with 200 or fewer discharges 
of individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, bene-
fits under part A in the fiscal year to 0 percent 
for low-volume hospitals with greater than 
1,500 discharges of such individuals in the fis-
cal year.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may implement the amendments made by sub-
section (a) by program instruction or otherwise. 
SEC. 3. USE OF NON-WAGE ADJUSTED PPS RATE UNDER 
THE 
MEDICARE-DEPENDENT 
HOSPITAL 
(MDH) PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) In the case of discharges occurring on or after 
October 1, 2009, and before October 1, 2010, in deter-
mining the amount under paragraph (1)(A)(iii) for pur-
poses of clauses (i) and (ii)(II), such amount shall, if it 
results in greater payments to the hospital, be determined 
without regard to any adjustment for different area wage 
levels under paragraph (3)(E).’’. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may implement the amendment made by sub-
section (a) by program instruction or otherwise. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF SECTION 211 OF PUBLIC LAW 111–3. 
Section 211 of Public Law 111–3 is repealed. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 342 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an enhanced 
deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness 
for heritage homes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. PLATTS 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 provide 
for an enhanced deduction for qualified residence interest 
on acquisition indebtedness for heritage homes. 
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 ‘‘Heritage Homes Tax 
Incentive Act of 2009’’. 
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sanctions described in paragraph (2) of such subsection 
shall apply, beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, with respect to North Korea as a result of the detona-
tion by that country of a nuclear explosive device on May 
25, 2009. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the imposi-
tion of sanctions against North Korea under subsection 
(a) of this section if the President certifies in writing to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate that such imposition would— 
(1) be detrimental to the national security of 
the United States; 
(2) be seriously prejudicial to the achievement 
of United States nonproliferation objectives or other-
wise jeopardize the common defense and security; or 
(3) have a serious adverse effect on vital United 
States interests. 
(c) NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFINED.—In 
this Act, the term ‘‘nuclear explosive device’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 830(4) of the Nuclear 
Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6305(4)). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3425 
To authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation 
to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in 
the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment 
of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE WORK RECOGNIZING EN-
ACTMENT OF FAIR HOUSING ACT. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 
WORK.—The Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation 
may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in 
the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate 
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the enactment of the Fair Housing Act (title VIII of Pub-
lic Law 90–284) on April 11, 1968. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The commemorative work authorized by 
subsection (a) shall be established in accordance with 
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 
(c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal 
funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establish-
ment of the commemorative work authorized by subsection 
(a). The Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation shall 
be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, 
and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the 
commemorative work. 
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment 
of all expenses of the establishment of the commemorative 
work authorized by subsection (a) (including the mainte-
nance and preservation amount provided for in section 
8906(b), of title 40, United States Code), or upon expira-
tion of the authority for the commemorative work under 
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, there remains 
a balance of funds received for the establishment of that 
commemorative work, the Fair Housing Commemorative 
Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to 
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the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account 
provided for in section 8906(b)(1) of such title. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the terms ‘‘commemorative work’’ and ‘‘the District of Co-
lumbia and its environs’’ have the meanings given to such 
terms in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5057 
To prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to prepare 
for attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2010 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. OLSON, 
and Mr. CAO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, Select Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
to prepare for attacks using weapons of mass destruc-
tion, 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; AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Prepared-
ness Act of 2010’’ or the ‘‘WMD Prevention and Pre-
paredness Act of 2010’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Ethics Law Pro-
tection Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. PAY TO PLAY REFORM. 
Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) PAY TO PLAY REFORM.—A State transpor-
tation department shall not be considered to have violated 
a requirement of this section solely because the State in 
which that State transportation department is located, or 
a local government within that State, has in effect a law 
or an order that limits the amount of money an individual 
or entity that is doing business with a State or local agen-
cy with respect to a Federal-aid highway project may con-
tribute to a political party, campaign, or elected official.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3427 
AN ACT 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect 
States that have in effect laws or orders with re-
spect to pay to play reform, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3427 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect States that have in 
effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. QUIGLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect States 
that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay 
to play reform, 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 ‘‘State Ethics Law Pro-
tection Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PAY TO PLAY REFORM. 
Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(h) PAY TO PLAY REFORM.—A State shall not be 
considered to have violated a requirement of this section 
solely because the State has in effect a law or an order 
that limits the amount of money an individual, who is 
doing business with a State agency with respect to a Fed-
eral-aid highway project, may contribute to a political 
campaign.’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3427 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect States 
that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay 
to play reform, and for other purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Ethics Law Pro-
tection Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. PAY TO PLAY REFORM. 
Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) PAY TO PLAY REFORM.—A State transpor-
tation department shall not be considered to have violated 
a requirement of this section solely because the State in 
which that State transportation department is located, or 
a local government within that State, has in effect a law 
or an order that limits the amount of money an individual 
or entity that is doing business with a State or local agen-
cy with respect to a Federal-aid highway project may con-
tribute to a political party, campaign, or elected official.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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