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year 2009’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount as ad-
justed under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple 
of $500, such amount shall be rounded to the 
next lowest multiple of $500.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2978 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to 
qualify for coverage as a ‘‘child’’ under the health benefits program 
for Federal employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 
Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. CONNOLLY of 
Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the max-
imum age to qualify for coverage as a ‘‘child’’ under 
the health benefits program for Federal employees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE TO QUALIFY FOR 
COVERAGE AS A ‘‘CHILD’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8901(5) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘22 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘25 
years of age’’; and 
(2) in the matter following subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘age 22’’ and inserting ‘‘age 25’’. 
(b) SELF AND FAMILY COVERAGE FOR A FORMER 
SPOUSE.—Section 8905(c)(2)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘22 years of age’’ 
and inserting ‘‘25 years of age’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘age 22’’ and in-
serting ‘‘age 25’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act— 
(1) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
contract year beginning at least 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to health care serv-
ices or supplies provided on or after the date on 
which this Act takes effect. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2989 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and 
to provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans, 
to amend such Act to provide for independent investment advice for 
participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans, and to 
amend such Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
transitional relief under certain pension funding rules added by the 
Pension Protection Act of 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules 
for individual account plans and to provide a minimum 
investment option requirement for such plans, to amend 
such Act to provide for independent investment advice 
for participants and beneficiaries under individual ac-
count plans, and to amend such Act and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide transitional relief under 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 297 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the 
amount of subsistence allowance payable by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation programs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. BUCHANAN) 
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 an 
increase in the amount of subsistence allowance payable 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans partici-
pating in vocational rehabilitation programs, 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 ‘‘Veteran Vocational Re-
habilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Im-
provement Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOW-
ANCE 
PAYABLE 
TO 
VETERANS 
PARTICI-
PATING IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) INCREASE IN SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.—Sec-
tion 3108(b)(1) is amended by striking the table and in-
serting the following new table: 
Column 
I 
Column 
II 
Column 
III 
Column 
IV 
Column V 
Type of 
program 
No 
dependents 
One 
dependent 
Two 
dependents 
More than 
two dependents 
.......................
..................
................
..................
The amount in column 
IV, plus the following 
for each dependent in 
excess of two: 
Full-time .......
$1,200 
$1,500 
$1,800 
$120 
Three-quarter 
time.
$900 
$1,125 
$1,350 
$90 
Half-time ......
$600 
$750 
$900 
$60 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made 
for the third month beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and each subsequent month. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT AS-
SISTANCE 
ALLOWANCE 
FOR 
VETERANS 
USING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. 
Section 3108(a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a veteran 
with a service-connected disability who the Secretary 
determines has reached a point of employability and 
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who is participating only in a program of employ-
ment services provided under section 3104(a)(5) of 
this title, the Secretary shall pay the veteran a sub-
sistence allowance as prescribed in this section for 
three months while the veteran is satisfactorily pur-
suing such program.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2980 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for 
which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran’s survivors 
are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period 
of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled 
before the veteran’s survivors are eligible for the benefits 
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for sur-
vivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time 
of death. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$32,000,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the 
amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to 
the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half 
of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not 
more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining 
amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which 
is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State 
bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) 
two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the pop-
ulation of such State bears to the total population of all 
such States: Provided further, That the amounts appor-
tioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably 
so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less 
than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment 
under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 
percent of such amount: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent 
of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share 
of implementation grants shall not exceed 75 percent of 
the total costs of such projects: Provided further, That the
SEC. 16. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application of the 
provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be in-
valid, the remainder of this Act and the application of the 
provision to any other person or circumstances shall not 
be affected by the invalidity. 
SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act and shall 
not apply to conduct occurring before the effective date. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2983 
To require the videotaping or electronic recording of strategic intelligence 
interrogations of persons in the custody of or under the effective control 
of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and 
Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee 
on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the videotaping or electronic recording of strategic 
intelligence interrogations of persons in the custody of 
or under the effective control of the Department of De-
fense, 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 ‘‘Detainee Interrogation 
Recording Act’’. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO USE FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 701 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 70122. Authority to use force 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue regula-
tions establishing standards and circumstances under 
which an individual is authorized to use force (including 
lethal force) against an individual in the defense of a ves-
sel against piracy. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) LIABILITY OF OWNERS, OPERATORS AND 
MASTERS.—An owner, operator, time charterer, or 
master of vessel shall not be liable for damages in 
any action brought in a Federal or State court aris-
ing out of the use of force authorized under regula-
tions under subsection (a), including the use of or 
failure to use a firearm so authorized. 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL.—An indi-
vidual shall not be liable for damages in any action 
brought in a Federal or State court arising out of 
use of force authorized under regulations under sub-
section (a) by that individual unless the individual is 
grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct. 
‘‘(3) LIABILITY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
For purposes of an action against the United States 
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species that are not hunted or fished, $80,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount provided herein, $7,000,000 is for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remain-
ing provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That 
$5,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, 
territories, and other jurisdictions with approved plans, not 
subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 
2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, after deducting 
$12,000,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the 
amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the 
District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 per-
cent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than 
one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, apportion the remaining amount in the fol-
lowing manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio 
to which the land area of such State bears to the total land 
area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based 
on the ratio to which the population of such State bears 
to the total population of all such States: Provided further,
V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2988 
For the relief of Fernando Javier Cervantes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Fernando Javier Cervantes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF, DE-
NIAL OF ADMISSION TO, FERNANDO JAVIER 
CERVANTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 212(a) 
and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Fer-
nando Javier Cervantes may not be removed or deported 
from the United States, or denied admission to the United 
States, by reason of any act of his that is a ground for 
removal or denial of admission and is reflected in the 
records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of 
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the Department of Justice, or the Visa Office of the De-
partment of State, on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF RE-
MOVAL OR DEPORTATION.—The Attorney General shall 
rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, 
or any finding of deportability or removability, that has 
been entered against Fernando Javier Cervantes by reason 
of any act described in subsection (a). 
(c) PERMANENT
RESIDENCE
STATUS.—Notwith-
standing any order terminating the status of Fernando 
Javier Cervantes as an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence, for purposes of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act he shall be considered lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence as of the date on which such status 
first was granted, and such status shall be considered not 
to have changed between such date and the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
GOOD
MORAL
CHAR-
ACTER.—Notwithstanding section 101(f) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, any act described in subsection 
(a) may not be considered in determining whether Fer-
nando Javier Cervantes is, or during any period has been, 
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a person of good moral character for purposes of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act. 
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signal of a local network station affili-
ated with the same television network 
pursuant to section 338, the carrier 
may only provide the secondary trans-
missions of the distant signal of a sta-
tion affiliated with the same network 
to that subscriber if the subscriber’s 
satellite carrier, not later than March 
1, 2005, submits to that television net-
work the list and statement required by 
subparagraph (F)(i). 
‘‘(II) In a case in which the sat-
ellite carrier does not make available to 
that subscriber, on January 1, 2005, 
the signal of a local network station 
pursuant to section 338, the carrier 
may only provide the secondary trans-
missions of the distant signal of a sta-
tion affiliated with the same network 
to that subscriber if— 
‘‘(aa) that subscriber seeks to 
subscribe to such distant signal 
before the date on which such car-
rier commences to carry pursuant 
to section 338 the signals of sta-
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 298 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual 
reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access 
to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health 
assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain dis-
placement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Con-
gress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 
Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access 
by such individuals to physicians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 
SCHIP annual reports to include information on the 
HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care prac-
titioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance 
under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain 
displacement of private health coverage, and to express 
the sense of Congress that such States should utilize 
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Sys-
tems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access 
by such individuals to physicians. 
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of provider coverage in a manner consistent 
with the manner in which such coverage is ap-
plied under one of the three most heavily sub-
scribed national health plans offered under the 
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code 
(as determined by the Secretary in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management), and consistent with the Publica-
tion of Benefit Applications under subsection 
(c). In the event a covered benefit, service, or 
category of provider appearing in the List of 
Required Benefits is not offered in one of the 
three most heavily subscribed national health 
plans offered under the Federal Employees 
Health Benefits Program, such covered benefit, 
service, or category of provider requirement 
shall be applied in a manner consistent with the 
manner in which such coverage is offered in the 
remaining most heavily subscribed plan of the 
remaining Federal Employees Health Benefits 
Program plans, as determined by the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management. 
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tions from the local market of 
such local network station; and 
‘‘(bb) the satellite carrier, 
within 60 days after such date, 
submits to each television network 
the list and statement required by 
subparagraph (F)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) 
SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.—A 
subscriber of a satellite carrier who was 
lawfully receiving the distant signal of a 
network station on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer 
Reauthorization Act of 2009 may receive 
both such distant signal and the local signal 
of a network station affiliated with the 
same network until such subscriber chooses 
to no longer receive such distant signal from 
such carrier.’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘analog’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the 
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
Reauthorization Act of 2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Satellite Home Viewer Re-
authorization Act of 2009’’; and 
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cluding $9,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Pro-
vided, That appropriations for carrying out section 
10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 
amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, be-
quests, and devises of money, and other property accepted 
by the chairman or by grantees of the Endowment under 
the provisions of subsections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) 
during the current and preceding fiscal years for which 
equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to 
process any grant or contract documents which do not in-
clude the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as 
necessary for official reception and representation expenses. 
The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggre-
gate this amount does not exceed 5 percent of the sums ap-
propriated for grant-making purposes per year: Provided, 
That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the