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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 447 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, 
regardless of age or duty limitations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to 
include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or 
duty 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; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Fairness Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) approximately 50 percent of all firefighters 
start out as junior firefighters; 
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(2) Christopher Kangas was a 14-year-old full 
member of the Brookhaven, Pennsylvania Volunteer 
Fire Department who tragically died when he was 
hit by a car while he was responding on his bicycle 
to a fire alarm; and 
(3) because of his age, however, he is not recog-
nized under the Public Safety Officer’s Death Ben-
efit Act nor was he considered eligible to have his 
name added to the National Fallen Firefighter’s Me-
morial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES IN 
DEFINITION OF FIREFIGHTER. 
Section 1204(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(4)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, regardless of age, status as an appren-
tice or trainee, or duty restrictions imposed because of age 
or status as an apprentice or trainee,’’ after ‘‘fire depart-
ment’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 
4, 2002. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4480 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to authorize appropria-
tions for national or regional instructional programs for low-income 
youth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2010 
Ms. FUDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to au-
thorize appropriations for national or regional instruc-
tional programs for low-income youth. 
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 ‘‘National Youth Sports 
Program Revitalization Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 682(g) of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9923(g)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2003’’, and 
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inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 
through 2021’’. 
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such technical assistance to grantees under this section 
as the entity determines appropriate. 
(g) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the commencement of the Program, and an-
nually thereafter, the entity shall submit a report to the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
man and Ranking Member of the Special Committee on 
Aging of the Senate. Each report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description and assessment of the imple-
mentation of the Program. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Program in providing care and services to seniors, 
including a comparative assessment of effectiveness 
for each of the locations designated under subsection 
(c)(3) for the Program. 
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
coordination for programs described in subsection 
(e) in contributing toward the effectiveness of the 
Program. 
(4) Such recommendations as the entity con-
siders appropriate for modifications of the Program 
in order to better provide care and services to sen-
iors.
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report suspected elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation; 
(vii) laws relating to fraud and related 
activities in connection with mail, tele-
marketing, or the Internet; 
(viii) laws that may impede research 
on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; 
(ix) practices relating to the enforce-
ment of laws relating to elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation; and 
(x) practices relating to other aspects 
of elder justice. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Develop objec-
tives, priorities, policies, and a long-term plan for 
elder justice programs and activities relating to— 
(A) prevention and detection of elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation; 
(B) intervention and treatment for victims 
of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; 
(C) training, evaluation, and research re-
lated to elder justice programs and activities; 
and 
(D) improvement of the elder justice sys-
tem in the United States. 
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‘‘(c) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—For purposes of this sub-
title, if a credit is allowed under this section with respect 
to any freight car, the basis of such car shall be reduced 
by the amount of the credit so allowed. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any freight car placed in service after December 31, 
2013.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (34), 
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (35) and 
inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(36) the lightweight coal freight car credit de-
termined under section 45R(a).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1016 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at 
the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(37) to the extent provided in section 
45R(c).’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
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‘‘(2) prohibited from use as an offset for other 
spending increases or revenue reductions. 
‘‘(c) PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the requirements under subsection (b), if the Presi-
dent determines that it is not in the best interest of 
the Nation to rescind a specific unobligated amount 
after December 31, 2012. 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS.—The head of an executive 
agency may also apply to the President for a waiver 
from the requirements under subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 8. REDUCTION OF STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC 
DEBT. 
Section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘minus the 
aggregate amounts described in subsection (d)’’ be-
fore ‘‘, outstanding at one time’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Amounts described in this subsection are any 
amounts received by the Secretary of the Treasury pursu-
ant to— 
‘‘(1) section 106(d) of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this subsection; and 
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‘‘(2) section 304(g) of the Federal National 
Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 
1719(g)), section 306(l) of the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1455(l)), sec-
tion 11(l) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
U.S.C. 1431(l)), section 1607(d) of division A of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–5), section 1613 of division A of 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–5), and sections 5(d) and 
7(c) of the Pay It Back Act after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4483 
To prohibit compensation for any officer or employee of the Federal National 
Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
during any conservatorship or receivership of such enterprise, in an 
amount exceeding the compensation provided to the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2010 
Mr. ROSKAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit compensation for any officer or employee of 
the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Fed-
eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, during any con-
servatorship or receivership of such enterprise, in an 
amount exceeding the compensation provided to the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed 
Forces. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Taxpayers 
from Excessive Compensation Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION DURING CON-
SERVATORSHIP OR RECEIVERSHIP. 
Subsection (b) of section 1367 of the Federal Hous-
ing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
1992 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(20) COMPENSATION FOR ENTERPRISES.—In 
addition to the requirements and limitations under 
section 1318, the Agency, as conservator or receiver 
of any enterprise, shall prohibit the provision of 
compensation to any employee, officer, or executive 
officer of the enterprise, for any period during such 
conservatorship or receivership, in an amount ex-
ceeding the rate of basic pay at such time for the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed 
Forces.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4484 
To preclude individuals who have a pending charge or have been convicted 
of a crime from serving as enumerators for the collection of census data. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2010 
Mr. CHAFFETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To preclude individuals who have a pending charge or have 
been convicted of a crime from serving as enumerators 
for the collection of census data. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRECLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM 
SERVING AS ENUMERATORS. 
Section 25 of title 13, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) An individual who has a pending charge for a 
crime, or has been convicted of a crime in any court may 
not serve as an enumerator under this section. 
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‘‘(d) For the purposes of this section, the term crime 
means any criminal offense other than a minor traffic of-
fense.’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act, but shall not apply 
in the case of any individual who, as of such date of enact-
ment, holds an enumerator position (whether by appoint-
ment, assignment, promotion, detail, or other personnel 
action). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4485 
To require transfer of the 1002 Area of Alaska to the State of Alaska, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2010 
Mr. HALL of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require transfer of the 1002 Area of Alaska to the State 
of Alaska, 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 ‘‘New Resources for 
Domestic Consumption Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the expedi-
tious development of oil, natural gas, and other resources 
of the 1002 Area of Alaska by transferring to the State 
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of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to such area. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF 1002 AREA TO STATE OF ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall within 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act transfer to 
the State of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the 1002 Area of Alaska, subject 
to the condition in subsection (b). 
(b) CONDITION.—As a condition of any transfer 
under this section, the Secretary shall require the State 
of Alaska to pay to the United States 50 percent of all 
amounts received by the State of Alaska as a result of 
development of oil, natural gas, and other natural re-
sources of the 1002 Area of Alaska. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF OIL. 
No oil produced in the 1002 Area of Alaska after the 
date of any transfer under section 3 may be exported from 
the United States. 
SEC. 5. 1002 AREA OF ALASKA DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘1002 Area of Alaska’’ means 
the area described in appendix I to part 37 of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 14, 
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2008, popularly known as the Coastal Plain of the Arctic 
National Wildlife Refuge. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4486 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions of debt 
securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as 
distributions of cash or other property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2010 
Mr. HODES (for himself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. MOL-
LOHAN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
ELLISON, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
OBERSTAR, Mr. WALZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MASSA, Mr. 
PETERSON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KAGEN, and Mr. 
COSTELLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat dis-
tributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off trans-
action in the same manner as distributions of cash or 
other property. 
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. TREATMENT OF SECURITIES OF A CON-
TROLLED CORPORATION EXCHANGED FOR 
ASSETS IN CERTAIN REORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 361 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrecognition of gain or 
loss to corporations; treatment of distributions) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RECEIPT OF SECURITIES, ETC., IN EXCHANGE 
FOR ASSETS IN CERTAIN REORGANIZATIONS.—If— 
‘‘(1) property is transferred to a corporation 
(hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 
‘controlled corporation’) pursuant to a plan of reor-
ganization described in section 368(a)(1)(D), and 
‘‘(2) pursuant to such plan of reorganization, 
stock or securities in the controlled corporation are 
distributed in a transaction which qualifies under 
section 355, 
then any securities and nonqualified preferred stock (as 
defined in section 351(g)(2)) of the controlled corporation 
shall be treated as other property for purposes of sub-
sections (a) and (b).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to distributions after December 
31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4487 
To require the approval of a majority of a public company’s shareholders 
for any expenditure by that company to influence public opinion on 
matters not related to the company’s products or services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2010 
Mr. GRAYSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the approval of a majority of a public company’s 
shareholders for any expenditure by that company to 
influence public opinion on matters not related to the 
company’s products or services. 
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 ‘‘End the Hijacking of 
Shareholder Funds Act’’. 
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institutions that submit to the Secretary a proposal de-
signed to create such positions. A proposal— 
(1) shall be submitted at such time, and in such 
form and manner, as the Secretary may require; and 
(2) shall contain such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including a description of— 
(A) each such position; 
(B) the need of the wildlife or veterinary 
institution for each such position; 
(C) how each such position will advance 
the conservation and management of wildlife or 
zoological populations; and 
(D) how the wildlife or veterinary institu-
tion will use funds awarded under a grant. 
(b) AWARD.—The Secretary shall establish proce-
dures to ensure that, under this section, proposals are rig-
orously reviewed and grants are competitively awarded 
based on such considerations as the Secretary may deter-
mine necessary. Such considerations shall include— 
(1) the ability of a wildlife or veterinary institu-
tion to describe and justify the need for each posi-
tion in its proposal under subsection (a)(2); and 
(2) the ability of the wildlife or veterinary insti-
tution to create such positions. 
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SEC. 2. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN EXPENDI-
TURES. 
Any expenditure by a public company to influence 
public opinion on matters not related to the company’s 
products or services that has not been approved by a ma-
jority of the votes cast by shareholders to approve or dis-
approve such expenditure shall be considered a breach of 
a fiduciary duty of the officers and directors who author-
ized such an expenditure. The officers and directors who 
authorize such an expenditure without first obtaining such 
approval of shareholders shall be jointly and severally lia-
ble in any action brought in any court of competent juris-
diction to any shareholder or class of shareholders for the 
amount of such expenditure. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘public company’’ means any 
issuer that is required to submit periodical or other 
reports under section 13 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and 
(2) the term ‘‘shareholder’’ means any person 
who owns or holds a share of stock in a public com-
pany. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8428 
AN ACT 
To provide for temporary protected status for residents of 
Hong Kong, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8438 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(2) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—The chief judge 
may enter such order or orders as may be appro-
priate to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from 
the time deadlines imposed by otherwise applicable 
laws or rules for such period as may be appropriate 
for any class of cases pending or thereafter filed in 
the Court of Appeals. 
‘‘(3) UNAVAILABILITY
OF
CHIEF
JUDGE.—If 
the chief judge of the Court of Appeals is absent or 
disabled, the authority conferred by this section may 
be exercised by the judge designated under section 
11–706(a) or by the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration. 
‘‘(4) HABEAS CORPUS UNAFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to authorize sus-
pension of the writ of habeas corpus. 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.—The United States At-
torney for the District of Columbia or the Attorney Gen-
eral for the District of Columbia or the designee of either 
may request issuance of an order under this section, or 
the chief judge may act on his or her own motion. 
‘‘(c) DURATION
OF ORDERS.—An order entered 
under this section may not toll or extend a time deadline 
for a period of more than 14 days, except that if the chief 
judge determines that an emergency situation requires ad-
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(ii) the amount of assistance under 
paragraph (1)(B) the entity is requesting, 
if any. 
(B) REVIEW AND ASSISTANCE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An employee of the 
Department of Justice, after consultation 
with an employee of the Department of 
Health and Human Services with expertise 
in evaluation methodology, shall review 
each application described in subparagraph 
(A) and determine whether the method-
ology described in the proposal under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) is adequate to gather 
meaningful information. 
(ii) DENIAL.—If the reviewing em-
ployee determines the methodology de-
scribed in such proposal is inadequate, the 
reviewing employee shall recommend that 
the Attorney General deny the application 
for the grant, or make recommendations 
for how the application should be amended. 
(iii) NOTICE TO APPLICANT.—If the 
Attorney General denies the application on 
the basis of such proposal, the Attorney 
General shall inform the applicant of the 
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