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SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘J. Herbert 
W. Small Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 813 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 11, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth 
City, North Carolina, as the ‘‘J. Herbert W. Small Fed-
eral Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
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. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North 
Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘J. Her-
bert W. Small Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘J. Herbert 
W. Small Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
House Calendar No. 17 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 813 
[Report No. 111–27] 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the 
‘‘J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. SHULER, Ms. FOXX, Mr. ETHERIDGE, 
Mr. KISSELL, Mr. JONES, Mr. WATT, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 
Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. COBLE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
and Mr. MCINTYRE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MARCH 10, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth 
City, North Carolina, as the ‘‘J. Herbert W. Small Fed-
eral Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
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. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North 
Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘J. Her-
bert W. Small Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘J. Herbert 
W. Small Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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House Calendar No. 17 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 813 
[Report No. 111–27] 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 306 East Main 
Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the 
‘‘J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse’’. 
MARCH 10, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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Calendar No. 75 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 813 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 306 East Main 
Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the 
‘‘J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse’’. 
JUNE 11, 2009 
Reported without amendment 
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HR 81 EAS 
and inserting ‘‘2010, and $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 and 2012.’’. 
TITLE II—INTERNATIONAL 
FISHERIES AGREEMENT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Fisheries 
Agreement Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 202. INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENT. 
Consistent with the intent of provisions of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Fishery and Conservation and Management 
Act relating to international agreements, the Secretary of 
Commerce and the New England Fishery Management 
Council may, for the purpose of rebuilding those portions 
of fish stocks covered by the United States-Canada Trans-
boundary Resource Sharing Understanding on the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(1) take into account the Understanding and de-
cisions made under that Understanding in the appli-
cation of section 304(e)(4)(A)(i) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 
1854(e)(4)(A)(i)); 
(2) consider decisions made under that Under-
standing as ‘‘management measures under an inter-
national agreement’’ that ‘‘dictate otherwise’’ for pur-
poses of section 304(e)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 
1854(e)(4)(A)(ii); and
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 817 
To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in Georgia or to house such individ-
uals at such facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. KINGSTON, 
Mr. LINDER, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. 
BROUN of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained 
at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities 
in Georgia or to house such individuals at such facilities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER 
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FACILITIES IN 
GEORGIA. 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to any Federal department or agency may be 
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used to transfer any individual detained by the United 
States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any 
military installation located in the State of Georgia or any 
Federal detention center located in the State of Georgia 
or to house any such individual at such an installation or 
detention center. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 818 
To require advertising for any automobile model to display information re-
garding the fuel consumption and fuel cost for that model, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mr. HALL of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require advertising for any automobile model to display 
information regarding the fuel consumption and fuel cost 
for that model, 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. FUEL CONSUMPTION INFORMATION IN ADVER-
TISING FOR AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Within 1 month after 
the date of enactment of this Act, any advertisement for 
any model of automobile or light duty truck (as defined 
by rule by the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency) shall include within such advertisement the 
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Environmental Protection Agency’s Combined Miles Per 
Gallon Rating, City Miles Per Gallon Rating, Highway 
Miles Per Gallon Rating MPG, and Estimated Annual 
Fuel Cost Rating for that model. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—A violation of subsection (a) 
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair 
or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The Federal Trade Commission 
shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all appli-
cable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act were incorporated into and made a part of this 
Act. 
(c) DEFINITION OF ADVERTISEMENT.—As used in 
this Act, the term ‘‘advertisement’’ includes any advertise-
ment broadcast on network television, cable television, or 
radio, and any advertisement placed on the Internet or 
in any newspaper or magazine. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 819 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of 
dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former pris-
oners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the 
same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indem-
nity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die 
after that date. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. NYE, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. COLE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to 
the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on 
or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility 
conditions as apply to payment of dependency and in-
demnity compensation to the survivors of former pris-
oners of war who die after that date. 
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. PAYMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION TO SURVIVORS OF FORMER 
PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIED ON OR BE-
FORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999. 
Section 1318(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘who died after September 30, 
1999,’’. 
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by a panel of independent scientists appointed by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Soci-
ety for Conservation Biology.
(b) INTERAGENCY TEAM.—The Secretaries of Agri-
culture and the Interior shall establish an interagency
team with an equal number of participants from the pri-
vate sector to monitor, evaluate, and make adjustments
to ensure long-term results proscribed by this Act.
(c) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The team
established under subsection (b) shall develop a geographic
information system for monitoring the Northern Rockies
Bioregion. The geographic information system should be
based on satellite gathered data and will include, as a min-
imum, comprehensive maps and data bases for change de-
tection, updated periodically to record the following: vege-
tation cover, with species occurrence and densities, human
impacts, water and air quality, and those activities that
bear on forest husbandry and restoration. This geographic
information system shall include status reports on the
progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolidation,
and forest recovery efforts as well as reports on the status
of threatened and endangered species which are primary
indicators of ecosystem health.
(d) REVIEW BOARD.—The Secretaries of Agriculture
and the Interior shall establish a governmental review
board with an equal number of participants from the pri-
vate sector to review the goals and mandates of all Federal
agencies with responsibilities of natural resource manage-
ment, and prepare a report to Congress with recommenda-
tions to legally restate and unify the various agency re-
source management mandates. These recommendations
will be guided by holistic and scientific methods of re-
source management, and will ensure the long-term wealth
of the Bioregion’s ecology for this and future generations.
This report shall be submitted to Congress no later than
3 years from the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 13. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In recognition of the past use of
portions of the Wilderness areas, National Park and Pre-
serve Study areas, Wildland Recovery areas and Biological
Corridors (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘pro-
tected areas’’) designated by this Act by Native Americans
for transitional cultural and religious purposes, the Sec-
retaries shall assure nonexclusive access to these protected
areas by native people for such traditional cultural and
religious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the
purpose and intent of the American Indian Religious Free-
dom Act of August 11, 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1996). The Sec-
retaries, in accordance with such Act, upon request of an
Indian tribe, may from time-to-time temporarily close to
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 821 
To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric 
utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for 
hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. GRIJALVA) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emis-
sions from electric utility steam generating units be sub-
ject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants, 
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 ‘‘Mercury Emissions 
Reduction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can 
cause adverse health effects at very low concentra-
tions. 
(2) Coal-fired electric powerplants, or electric 
generating units, are the leading source of United 
States air emissions of mercury. When released into 
the atmosphere, mercury a potent neurotoxin that 
can have adverse health effects at low concentra-
tions. 
(3) Concerns about public exposure to mercury 
have grown in recent years as research has indicated 
its presence at significant levels in numerous species 
of fish, and as analyses of dietary intake and result-
ing blood levels have pointed to potential health risks 
from mercury ingestion, particularly for women of 
child-bearing age and developing fetuses. 
(4) According to the Environmental Protection 
Agency’s (EPA) National Listing of Fish Advisories, 
there are approximately 3,852 advisories in 48 of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 2 of the 4 
territories, and 5 Indian tribes. Forty-four States 
have issued fish consumption advisories due to mer-
cury. 
(5) With the exception of electric utilities, sec-
tion 112 of the Clean Air Act regulates all major 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 823 
To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the Attorney General 
to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based 
on gender. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. STARK, and Mr. CUMMINGS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the 
Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that 
manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender. 
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 ‘‘Hate Crime Statistics 
Improvement Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO HATE CRIME STATISTICS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(1) of the first sec-
tion of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note) 
is amended— 
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sources of mercury emissions through Maximum 
Achievable Control Technology (MACT). 
(6) The EPA was required by the terms of the 
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and a 1998 con-
sent agreement to determine whether regulation of 
mercury from powerplants under section 112 of the 
Clean Air Act was appropriate and necessary. 
(7) In a December 2000 regulatory finding, the 
EPA concluded that regulation of mercury from 
powerplants was appropriate and necessary. The 
finding triggered other provisions of the consent 
agreement: That the agency propose Maximum 
Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards 
for electric powerplants by December 15, 2003, and 
finalize them by March 15, 2005. 
(8) In 2005, the EPA discarded its 2000 regu-
latory finding for a national cap-and-trade system 
for mercury emissions from powerplants, the Clean 
Air Mercury Rule (CAMR). 
(9) The CAMR rule was immediately challenged 
in petitions for review filed by New Jersey and 16 
other States as well as other petitioners. The DC 
Circuit, in a 3–0 decision handed down February 8, 
2008, vacated the rule. The court found that once 
the EPA had listed electric generating units as a 
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source of hazardous air pollutants, it had to proceed 
with MACT regulations under section 112 of the Act 
unless it delisted the source category, under proce-
dures the Act sets forth in section 112(c)(9). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to require 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy to promulgate a rule for mercury emissions from elec-
tric utility steam generating units be subject to MACT 
standards under section 112 of the Clean Air Act for haz-
ardous air pollutants. 
SEC. 3. MERCURY FROM ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAM GENER-
ATING UNITS. 
Section 112(c)(6) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7412(c)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’, 
by striking the last sentence, and by adding the following 
new subparagraph at the end thereof: 
‘‘(B) The Administrator shall promulgate 
standards under this section for mercury emissions 
from electric utility steam generating units to take 
effect one year after the enactment of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘sexual orientation,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or gender,’’ after ‘‘ethnicity,’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies to data about crimes occurring on or 
after the first day of the first calendar year after the en-
actment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 825 
To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same level of increased 
flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under part A of title 
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same 
level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational 
agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
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 ‘‘Rural Education 
Equality and Improvement Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR RURAL LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Education 
takes any action (whether by regulation, guidance, or oth-
erwise) to authorize increased flexibility for any category 
of rural local educational agencies, the Secretary shall ex-
tend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local 
educational agencies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INCREASED FLEXIBILITY.—The term ‘‘in-
creased flexibility’’ means increased flexibility under, 
or facilitated compliance with, part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(2) RURAL
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘rural local educational agency’’ includes 
any local educational agency described in section 
6211(b) or section 6221(b)(1) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7345(b), 7351(b)(1)). 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section applies to any action 
described in subsection (a) that occurs on or after January 
8, 2002 (the date of the enactment of the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–110)). 
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