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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5810 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 
laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2010 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, 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 ‘‘Securing Aircraft 
Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER 
AT AN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 39A. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser 
pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction 
of the United States, or at the flight path of such an air-
craft, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘laser pointer’ 
means any device designed or used to amplify electro-
magnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a 
beam designed to be used by the operator as a pointer 
or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify a specific posi-
tion, place, item, or object. 
‘‘(c) This section does not prohibit aiming a beam 
of a laser pointer at an aircraft, or the flight path of such 
an aircraft, by— 
‘‘(1) an authorized individual in the conduct of 
research and development or flight test operations 
conducted by an aircraft manufacturer, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, or any other person author-
ized by the Federal Aviation Administration to con-
duct such research and development or flight test 
operations; 
‘‘(2) members or elements of the Department of 
Defense or Department of Homeland Security acting 
in an official capacity for the purpose of research, 
development, operations, testing or training; or 
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Union Calendar No. 120
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 856
[Report No. 103–209]
A BILL
To improve education in the United States by pro-
moting excellence in research, development, and
the dissemination of information.
AUGUST 2, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
‘‘(3) by an individual using a laser emergency 
signaling device to send an emergency distress sig-
nal. 
‘‘(d) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation, may provide by regulation, 
after public notice and comment, such additional excep-
tions to this section, as may be necessary and appropriate. 
The Attorney General shall provide written notification of 
any proposed regulations under this section to the Com-
mittees on the Judiciary of the House and Senate, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 
House, and the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
Transportation in the Senate not less than 90 days before 
such regulations become final.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 39 the following new item: 
‘‘39A. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.’’. 
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SECTION 1. BLOOD QUANTUM REQUIREMENT DETER-
MINED BY TRIBE. 
Section 108(a)(2) of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restora-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 1300g–7(a)(2)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) any person of Tigua Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
Indian blood enrolled by the tribe.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5811 
AN ACT 
To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama 
and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restora-
tion Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe 
to determine blood quantum requirement for 
membership in that tribe.
IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5811 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and 
Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to 
allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood 
quantum requirement for membership in that tribe. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 5811 RFS 
SECTION 1. BLOOD QUANTUM REQUIREMENT DETER-
MINED BY TRIBE. 
Section 108(a)(2) of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restora-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 1300g–7(a)(2)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) any person of Tigua Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
Indian blood enrolled by the tribe.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 683 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5811 
[Report No. 111–359] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
DECEMBER 9, 2010 
Reported by Mr. DORGAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and 
Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to 
allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood 
quantum requirement for membership in that tribe. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BLOOD QUANTUM REQUIREMENT DETER-
MINED BY TRIBE. 
Section 108(a)(2) of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restora-
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tion Act (25 U.S.C. 1300g–7(a)(2)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) any person of Tigua Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
Indian blood enrolled by the tribe.’’. 
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Calendar No. 683 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5811 
[Report No. 111–359] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama 
and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restora-
tion Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe 
to determine blood quantum requirement for 
membership in that tribe. 
DECEMBER 9, 2010 
Reported without amendment 
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SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF FRESH 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR SCHOOLS AND 
SERVICE INSTITUTIONS IN VERMONT. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall conduct a pilot program under which a participating 
State, in lieu of obtaining any or a portion of the State’s 
commodities under section 10603(b) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4(b)), 
receives a grant from the Food and Nutrition Service in 
an amount equal to the value of the commodities for each 
of fiscal years 2011 and 2012. The grant funds shall be 
used solely to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for dis-
tribution to schools and service institutions in the State 
participating in the food service programs under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
(b) SELECTION
OF PARTICIPATING STATES.—The 
pilot program is limited to three States. The Secretary 
shall select the participating States from applications sub-
mitted by the States. Each participating State shall be 
from a different Department of Agriculture region. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SCHOOL
AND
SERVICE
INSTITUTION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Schools and service institutions in a 
participating State shall keep records of purchases 
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of fresh fruits and vegetables made using the grant 
funds and report such information to the State. 
(2) STATE
REQUIREMENT.—The participating 
States shall report to the Secretary on the success 
of the pilot program, including information on— 
(A) the value of the grant funds versus 
commodities previously received under section 
10603 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002; and 
(B) the variety of fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles purchased versus varieties previously re-
ceived under such section. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5813 
To designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, in 
the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2010 
Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate additional segments and tributaries of White 
Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. 
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 ‘‘White Clay Creek Wild 
and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF WHITE CLAY 
CREEK, AS SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIV-
ERS. 
Section 3(a)(163) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(163)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘190 miles’’ and inserting 
‘‘199 miles’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the recommended designa-
tion and classification maps (dated June 
2000)’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled ‘White 
Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Designated 
Area Map’ and dated July 2008, the map enti-
tled ‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River 
Classification Map’ and dated July 2008, and 
the map entitled ‘White Clay Creek National 
Wild and Scenic River Proposed Additional 
Designated Segments—July 2008’ ’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch begin-
ning at the southern boundary line of the Bor-
ough of Avondale, including Walnut Run, 
Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside the bound-
aries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, as a 
recreational river.’’; and 
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(3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, includ-
ing Lamborn Run, that flow through the 
boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, 
Pennsylvania and Delaware, and White Clay 
Creek State Park, Delaware beginning at the 
confluence of the east and middle branches in 
London Britain Township, Pennsylvania, down-
stream to the northern boundary line of the 
City of Newark, Delaware, as a scenic river.’’. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK. 
Sections 4 through 8 of Public Law 106–357 (16 
U.S.C. 1274 note; 114 Stat. 1393), shall be applicable to 
the additional segments of the White Clay Creek des-
ignated by the amendments made by section 2. 
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mediately enrolled in the appropriate school 
where the child resides. 
(B) ENTITIES MAKING SCHOOL SELECTION 
DECISIONS.—The school selection decision shall 
be made by the local educational agency that 
serves the school of origin in which enrollment 
is sought for a child in foster care, unless the 
State determines the school selection decision 
shall be made solely by— 
(i) the dependency court; 
(ii) the State child welfare agency; or 
(iii) the local child welfare agency. 
(C) INITIATING A SCHOOL SELECTION DE-
CISION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The local child wel-
fare agency responsible for a child in foster 
care shall, after consultation with the child 
and with the education decisionmaker and 
parent of the child, initiate the school se-
lection decision process under this para-
graph if the agency believes that a child 
should remain or enroll in a school of ori-
gin. 
(ii) TIMING.—A school selection deci-
sion may be requested for a child in foster 
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inafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A sponsor may apply to have 
a credit instrument guaranteed under the Program 
by submitting an application to the Secretary in 
such form and manner as the Secretary may require. 
(2) APPLICATIONS APPROVED IN ORDER OF RE-
CEIPT.—The Secretary shall approve applications 
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) by a sponsor 
for a guarantee of an eligible credit instrument in 
the order they are received by the Secretary, as long 
as the guarantees issued under the Program do not 
relate to credit instruments having an aggregate, cu-
mulative 
principal 
balance 
in 
excess 
of 
$25,000,000,000 (exclusive of interest). 
(3) FIFTY PERCENT OF PROGRAM TO BE USED 
FOR SMALL- AND MID-SIZED INSTITUTIONS.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (2), not less than 50 per-
cent of the credit instruments guaranteed under the 
Program, by principal balance, shall be for credit in-
struments created by eligible institutions specified in 
subparagraph (A) of the definition of eligible institu-
tion, as of the credit instrument issuance date. No 
more than 50 percent of the credit instruments 
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Calendar No. 285
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 856
AN ACT
To improve education in the United States by pro-
moting excellence in research, development, and
the dissemination of information.
NOVEMBER 16 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 2), 1993
Reported without amendment
(I) the parent, education deci-
sionmaker, and court representative of 
the child; and 
(II) a representative from the 
local child welfare agency or local edu-
cational agency serving the child. 
(C) SCHOOL
PLACEMENT
DURING
DIS-
PUTE.—If a dispute arises over the school selec-
tion decision, the child shall remain in the 
child’s current school until full resolution of the 
dispute, unless— 
(i) the dependency court determines 
otherwise and selects a different school for 
the child; or 
(ii) the State child welfare agency or 
local child welfare agency with responsi-
bility for the child determines that the 
child’s health or safety would be at risk if 
the child remained in such school prior to 
a determination made under subparagraph 
(A) and selects a different school for the 
child. 
(D) TRANSPORTATION.—In the case of a 
dispute under this paragraph regarding a child 
in foster care, the local educational agency 
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guaranteed under the Program, by principal balance, 
shall be for credit instruments created by eligible in-
stitutions specified in subparagraph (B) of the defi-
nition of eligible institution, as of the credit instru-
ment issuance date. 
(4) GUARANTEE FEE.—In exchange for receiv-
ing a credit guarantee under the Program, the re-
lated issuer shall pay to the Secretary an up-front 
or periodic guarantee fee at the rate specified by the 
Secretary with respect to that specific credit guar-
antee. Each guarantee fee shall be at least 200 basis 
points per annum, and shall be the sum of the fol-
lowing three components: 
(A) The risk component, which shall be no 
less than 100 basis points per annum, 100 
basis points per annum being that level used by 
the risk assessment entities in determining the 
investment grade status of the related credit in-
strument (or portion thereof) to be covered by 
the guarantee; the Board may, or the Secretary 
may, increase the risk component above such 
100 basis point per annum level with respect to 
any individual credit guarantee, in their discre-
tion. 
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TITLE I—CORPORATE INCOME 
TAX RATE REDUCTION 
SEC. 101. REDUCTION IN TOP CORPORATE MARGINAL 
RATE. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) 
(relating to amount of tax) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A), 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) 23 percent of so much of the taxable 
income as exceeds $50,000.’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$11,750’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘$9,500.’’. 
(b) PERSONAL
SERVICE
CORPORATIONS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 11(b) is amended by striking ‘‘35 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘23 percent’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1201 is amended by striking ‘‘35 
percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘23 
percent’’. 
(2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) 
are each amended by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘23 percent’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5818 
To amend title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules 
of the House of Representatives to make Federal private sector mandates 
subject to a point of order, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2010 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Budget, 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 amend title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
and the Rules of the House of Representatives to make 
Federal private sector mandates subject to a point of 
order, 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 ‘‘Mandate Prevention 
Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. LEGISLATION SUBJECT TO POINT OF ORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 425(a) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (2) and by inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any bill, joint resolution, amendment, mo-
tion, or conference report that would increase the di-
rect costs of Federal private sector mandates by an 
amount that causes the thresholds specified in sec-
tion 424(b)(1) to be exceeded, unless— 
‘‘(A) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, 
motion, or conference report provides new budg-
et authority or new entitlement authority in the 
House of Representatives or direct spending au-
thority in the Senate for each fiscal year for 
such mandates included in the bill, joint resolu-
tion, amendment, motion, or conference report 
in an amount equal to or exceeding the direct 
costs of such mandate; or 
‘‘(B) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, 
motion, or conference report includes an au-
thorization for appropriations in an amount 
equal to or exceeding the direct costs of such 
mandate, and— 
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‘‘(5) there is significant global trade in the 
chemical sector and many of the companies that con-
duct business in the United States must also comply 
with chemical safety regulatory programs in other 
countries, and the data that are generated to comply 
with these other regulatory programs may be useful 
in understanding the hazards of and exposures to 
chemicals in the United States; and 
‘‘(6) a revised policy on the safety of chemicals 
will assist in renewing the manufacturing sector of 
the United States, create new and safer jobs, spur 
innovations in green chemistry, restore confidence 
domestically and internationally in the safety of 
products of the United States, and ensure that prod-
ucts of the United States remain competitive in the 
global market. 
‘‘(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States— 
‘‘(1) to protect the health of children, workers, 
consumers, and the public, and to protect the envi-
ronment from adverse effects of exposures to chemi-
cals; 
‘‘(2) to promote the use of safer alternatives 
and other actions that reduce use of and exposure 
to hazardous chemicals and reward innovation in de-
veloping safer chemicals, processes, and products; 
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