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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4256 
To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to 
allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts 
without regard to the ratable share income limitations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2009 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. HELLER, Ms. BERK-
LEY, and Mr. NUNES) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax 
Act of 2009 to allow specified energy property grants 
to real estate investment trusts without regard to the 
ratable share income limitations. 
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 ‘‘Sustainable Property 
Grants Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REIT RATABLE SHARE LIMITA-
TION FOR ARRA GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO 
SPECIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 1603 of 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘Code of 1986’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, except that subsection (d)(1) thereof shall not 
apply in the case of a real estate investment trust (as de-
fined in section 856 of such Code)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to grants made after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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uals in the civilian labor force who are ages 
16 through 19 in each local area, com-
pared to the total number of individuals in 
the civilian labor force who are ages 16 
through 19 in all local areas in the State; 
‘‘(ii) 331⁄3 percent shall be allotted on 
the basis of the relative number of unem-
ployed individuals in each local area, com-
pared to the total number of unemployed 
individuals in all local areas in the State; 
and 
‘‘(iii) 331⁄3 percent on the basis of the 
relative number of disadvantaged youth 
who are ages 16 through 21 in each local 
area, compared to the total number of dis-
advantaged youth who are ages 16 through 
21 in all local areas in the State. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PERCENT-
AGES.—The Governor shall ensure that no local 
area shall receive an allocation for a fiscal year 
under this paragraph that is less than 90 per-
cent or greater than 130 percent of the alloca-
tion percentage of the local area for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4257 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to contracts for Federal 
purchases of renewable energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2009 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. GIFFORDS, and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to 
contracts for Federal purchases of renewable energy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF RE-
NEWABLE ENERGY. 
Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15852) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
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‘‘(d) CONTRACTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY.—Not-
withstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United 
States Code, a contract for the acquisition of renewable 
energy for the Federal Government may be made for a 
period of not more than 30 years.’’. 
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(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(g)(7) of such 
Code is amended by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause 
(iii). 
(2) Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘, (5),’’. 
(3) Subparagraph (C) of section 56(b)(1) of 
such Code is amended by striking clause (iii) and re-
designating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and 
(iv), respectively. 
(4) Paragraph (3) of section 148(b) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR TAX-EXEMPT BONDS.— 
The term ‘investment property’ does not include any 
tax-exempt bond.’’. 
(5) Subparagraph (B) of section 149(g)(3) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
INVESTMENT
IN 
TAX-EXEMPT BONDS.—Such term shall not in-
clude any bond issued as part of an issue 95 
percent of the net proceeds of which are in-
vested in bonds the interest on which is not in-
cludible in gross income under section 103.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 425 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative 
minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for 
interest on State and local private activity bonds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) 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 prevent 
the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing 
the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
local private activity bonds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON 
PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 57 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items of tax 
preference) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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HR 4380 RDS
(273) Heading 9902.23.55 (relating to certain 
black and white monitors). 
(274) Heading 9902.23.54 (relating to certain 
color video monitors). 
(275) Heading 9902.03.01 (relating to yarn of 
combed cashmere or yarn of camel hair). 
(276) Heading 9902.12.20 (relating to camel 
hair, processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
condition). 
(277) Heading 9902.12.21 (relating to waste of 
camel hair). 
(278) Heading 9902.12.22 (relating to camel 
hair, carded or combed). 
(279) Heading 9902.12.23 (relating to woven 
fabrics containing 85 percent or more by weight of 
vicuna hair). 
(280) Heading 9902.12.24 (relating to camel 
hair, not processed in any manner beyond the 
degreased or carbonized condition). 
(281) Heading 9902.12.25 (relating to noils of 
camel hair). 
(282) Heading 9902.23.36 (relating to multi- 
format DVD camcorders). 
(283) Heading 9902.23.35 (relating to multi- 
format DVD camcorders). 
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(6) Paragraph (5) of section 1400L(d) of such 
Code is amended by striking subparagraph (E). 
(7) Paragraph (5) of section 1400N(a) of such 
Code is amended by striking subparagraph (G). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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dinary circumstances referred to in this paragraph 
shall be detailed in writing to the Chair and ranking 
minority member of the congressional intelligence 
committees. 
‘‘(B) If the President submits a request under 
subparagraph (A), the Chair and ranking minority 
member of each congressional intelligence committee 
may jointly determine whether and how to limit ac-
cess to the finding within such committee. If the 
Chair and ranking minority member of such com-
mittee are unable to agree on whether or how to 
limit such access, access to the finding shall be lim-
ited as requested by the President. A finding to 
which access is limited shall subsequently be made 
fully available to each member of the congressional 
intelligence committees at the earliest possible time 
and shall include a detailed statement of the reasons 
for not providing prior access.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the sec-
ond sentence; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(d) The President’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(d)(1) The President’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4263 
To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend 
for 1 year the period of temporary increase in the Medicaid FMAP. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2009 
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
PINGREE of Maine, and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 to extend for 1 year the period of temporary 
increase in the Medicaid FMAP. 
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 Medicaid Assist-
ance Extension Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF ARRA INCREASE IN MED-
ICAID FMAP. 
Section 5001 of division B of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, but 
only for the first calendar quarter of fiscal year 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) fiscal year 2012 is less than the FMAP as 
so determined for fiscal year 2008, fiscal year 2009 
(after the application of paragraph (1)), fiscal year 
2010 (after the application of paragraph (2)), or fis-
cal year 2011 (after the application of paragraph 
(3)), the greatest of such FMAP for the State for 
fiscal year 2008, fiscal year 2009, fiscal year 2010, 
or fiscal year 2011 shall be substituted for the 
State’s FMAP for fiscal year 2012, before the appli-
cation of this section, but only for the first calendar 
quarter in fiscal year 2012.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(4)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘De-
cember 2009’’ and ‘‘January 2010’’ and inserting 
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‘‘December 2010’’ and ‘‘January 2011’’, respec-
tively; 
(3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
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Area’’, dated September 17, 2007, which shall 
be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness. 
(C) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 20,025 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Browns Canyon Proposed Wilder-
ness Area’’, dated September 17, 2007, which 
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilder-
ness. 
(14) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Resource Area or located in the San Isabel National 
Forest which comprise approximately 44,372 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Grape Creek 
Proposed Wilderness Area’’, dated September 17, 
2007, which shall be known as the Grape Creek Wil-
derness. 
(15) Certain lands managed by the San Juan 
Field Office or located in the San Juan National 
Forest which comprise approximately 32,050 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Snaggletooth 
Proposed Wilderness Area’’, dated September 17, 
2007, which shall be known as the Snaggletooth Wil-
derness. 
(b) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file a map and a boundary description of 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4268 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of general 
local government, and Indian tribes for the purpose of creating employ-
ment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in dis-
tressed communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2009 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. CHU, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HARE, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. WATT, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. BACA, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE of Texas, and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, 
units of general local government, and Indian tribes for 
the purpose of creating employment opportunities for 
unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed 
communities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(C) the long-term goals and short term ob-
jectives to address such needs; and 
(D) any recommendations for programs 
and activities developed to meet such needs. 
(2) PRIORITY GIVEN TO CERTAIN PROJECTS.— 
A grant recipient under this section shall give pri-
ority to projects that— 
(A) serve areas with the greatest level of 
economic need, determined for each such area 
by— 
(i) the unemployment rate; 
(ii) the rate of poverty; 
(iii) the number of census tracts with 
concentrated poverty; 
(iv) the lowest median income; 
(v) the percentage of vacant and 
abandoned properties; 
(vi) the percentage of home fore-
closures; and 
(vii) the indicators of poor resident 
health, including high rates of chronic dis-
ease, infant mortality, and life expectancy; 
(B) integrate education and job skills 
training, including basic skills instruction and 
secondary education services; 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4265 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish 
and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2009 
Mr. YARMUTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish and carry out a direct lending pro-
gram for small business concerns, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DIRECT LENDING PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall establish and carry 
out a loan program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pro-
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gram’’) under which the Administrator is authorized to 
make loans directly to eligible small business concerns. 
(b) LOAN AMOUNT.—Each loan made to an eligible 
small business concern under the program shall be in an 
amount not exceeding the lesser of— 
(1) 10 percent of the annual revenues of such 
concern (as determined by the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration); or 
(2) $500,000. 
(c) LOAN INTEREST RATE.—The interest rate of a 
loan made under the program shall be equal to the dis-
count window primary credit interest rate most recently 
published in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on se-
lected interest rates (daily or weekly), and commonly re-
ferred to as the H.15 release (or any successor publica-
tion), in the week preceding the making of such loan. 
(d) PAYMENTS
ON PRINCIPAL.—A small business 
concern may not be required to make payments on the 
principal of a loan under the program during the 2-year 
period beginning on the date on which such loan is made. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of funds made available to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury under title I of the Emergency Eco-
nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) 
that remain unobligated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall make available to the Administrator of the Small 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Put America to Work 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES, UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT, AND INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor 
shall make grants to States, units of general local govern-
ment, and Indian tribes to carry out activities in accord-
ance with this Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to 
create employment opportunities for unemployed and un-
deremployed residents of distressed communities in activi-
ties designed to address community needs and reduce dis-
parities in health, housing, education, job readiness, and 
public infrastructure that have impeded these communities 
from realizing their full economic potential. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of the grant pro-
gram under this Act, an eligible entity is— 
(1) a unit of general local government, includ-
ing a metropolitan city or an urban county; 
(2) a State; or 
(3) an Indian tribe. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant for the following purposes: 
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Business Administration $20,000,000,000 and the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
carry out the program using such funds. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.— 
The term ‘‘eligible small business concern’’ means a 
small business concern that has been operating as a 
small business concern for at least 2 years prior to 
the receipt by the Administrator of an application 
from such concern for a loan under the program. 
(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 3(a) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4266 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the ‘‘George Thomas ‘Mickey’ 
Leland Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, and Mr. RODRIGUEZ) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as 
the ‘‘George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GEORGE THOMAS ‘‘MICKEY’’ LELAND POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, 
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Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George 
Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘George Thomas ‘Mick-
ey’ Leland Post Office Building’’. 
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