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H. R. 1388—3 
Subtitle J—Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation) 
Sec. 1831. Repeal. 
Subtitle K—Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations) 
Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973 
Sec. 2001. References. 
Sec. 2002. Volunteerism policy. 
Subtitle A—National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs 
CHAPTER 1—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA 
Sec. 2101. Statement of purpose. 
Sec. 2102. Selection and assignment of volunteers. 
Sec. 2103. Support service. 
Sec. 2104. Repeal. 
Sec. 2105. Redesignation. 
CHAPTER 2—UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA 
Sec. 2121. University year for VISTA. 
CHAPTER 3—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
Sec. 2131. Statement of purpose. 
Sec. 2132. Literacy challenge grants. 
Subtitle B—National Senior Service Corps 
Sec. 2141. Title. 
Sec. 2142. Statement of purpose. 
Sec. 2143. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. 
Sec. 2144. Foster grandparent program. 
Sec. 2145. Senior companion program. 
Sec. 2146. General provisions. 
Subtitle C—Administration and Coordination 
Sec. 2151. Special limitations. 
Sec. 2152. Application of Federal law. 
Sec. 2153. Evaluation. 
Sec. 2154. Definitions. 
Sec. 2155. Protection against improper use. 
Sec. 2156. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 
Subtitle D—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2161. Authorizations of appropriations. 
TITLE III—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 3101. Table of contents of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 
Sec. 3102. Table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
Sec. 4101. Inspector General Act of 1978. 
TITLE V—VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM 
Sec. 5101. Findings. 
Sec. 5102. Definitions. 
Sec. 5103. Office of Volunteers for Prosperity. 
Sec. 5104. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 6101. Effective date. 
Sec. 6102. Sense of the Senate.
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TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 5101. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS. 
(a) SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS.—Changes pursuant to 
this Act in the terms and conditions of terms of service 
and other service assignments under the national service 
laws (including the amount of the education award) shall 
apply only to individuals who enroll or otherwise begin 
service assignments after 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, except when agreed upon by all inter-
ested parties. 
(b) AGREEMENTS.—Changes pursuant to this Act in 
the terms and conditions of grants, contracts, or other 
agreements under the national service laws shall apply 
only to such agreements entered into after 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed 
upon by the parties to such agreements. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 
apply to the amendments made by this Act to section 201 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
309 
5001). Any changes pursuant to those amendments apply 
as specified in those amendments. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1388 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and reform the national service 
laws.
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An applicant desiring 
to become an eligible fellowship recipient shall 
submit an application to a State Commission or 
an institution of higher education that has 
elected to participate in the program authorized 
under this subsection, at such time and in such 
manner as the Commission or institution may 
require, and containing the information de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) and such addi-
tional information as the Commission or insti-
tution may require. An applicant may submit 
such application to only one State Commission 
for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Corporation shall 
specify information to be provided in an appli-
cation submitted under this subsection, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the area of na-
tional need that the applicant intends to 
address in the service project; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the skills and ex-
perience the applicant has to address the 
area of national need; 
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‘‘(4) describe any partnership that will partici-
pate in the community service projects, such as a 
partnership comprised of— 
‘‘(A) the institution; 
‘‘(B)(i) a community-based agency; 
‘‘(ii) a local government agency; or 
‘‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or in-
volves school-age youth, older adults, or low-in-
come communities; and 
‘‘(C)(i) a student organization; 
‘‘(ii) a department of the institution; or 
‘‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of dif-
ferent departments, schools, or colleges at the 
institution; 
‘‘(5) demonstrate community involvement in the 
development of the proposal and the extent to which 
the proposal will contribute to the goals of its com-
munity partners; 
‘‘(6) describe research on effective strategies 
and methods to improve service utilized in the design 
of the project; 
‘‘(7) demonstrate a commitment to perform 
service projects in underserved urban and rural com-
munities; 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5139 
AN ACT 
To provide for the International Organizations Immunities 
Act to be extended to the Office of the High Representa-
tive in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International 
Civilian Office in Kosovo. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5143 
AN ACT 
To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3082 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IB 
Union Calendar No. 101 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3082 
[Report No. 111–188] 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2009 
Mr. EDWARDS, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
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local educational agencies where a majority of such 
students do not participate in service learning activi-
ties carried out by eligible partnerships as defined in 
paragraph (4) that are designed to— 
‘‘(A) involve all students in secondary 
school in the local educational agency in service- 
learning to address a specific community chal-
lenge; 
‘‘(B) improve student engagement, includ-
ing student attendance and student behavior, 
and student achievement, graduation rates, and 
college-going rates in secondary schools; 
‘‘(C) involve an increasing percentage of 
students in secondary school and out-of-school 
youth in the community in school-based or com-
munity based service-learning activities each 
year, with the goal of involving all students in 
secondary schools served by the local edu-
cational agency and involving an increasing per-
centage of the out-of-school youth in service 
learning activities; and 
‘‘(D) encourage participants to engage in 
service throughout their lives; and 
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‘‘(iii) institutional capacity to collect, 
maintain, and provide statistically valid in-
formation necessary for the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) to analyze and evaluate the 
results of the pilot project; and 
‘‘(II) to make recommendations 
to Congress. 
‘‘(6) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) INTERIM
EVALUATION.—Not later 
than November 30, 2013, the Secretary shall 
complete an interim evaluation of the pilot pro-
gram carried out under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2015, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a final report that contains— 
‘‘(i) an evaluation of the pilot pro-
gram carried out under this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any recommendations of the Sec-
retary for legislative action. 
‘‘(7) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015, the Secretary shall 
use such sums as are necessary, but not less 
than $10,000,000 of funds appropriated under 
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SEC. 203. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR CIVILIAN AND MILI-
TARY 
PERSONNEL 
IN 
THE 
ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 87 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1762, 
as added by section 202, the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1763. Incentive programs for civilian and military 
personnel in the acquisition workforce 
‘‘(a) CIVILIAN ACQUISITION WORKFORCE INCEN-
TIVES.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics, shall provide for an enhanced system of in-
centives for the encouragement of excellence in the acqui-
sition workforce by providing rewards for employees who 
contribute to achieving the agency’s performance goals. 
The system of incentives shall include provisions that— 
‘‘(1) relate salary increases, bonuses, and 
awards to performance and contribution to the agen-
cy mission (including the extent to which the per-
formance of personnel in such workforce contributes 
to achieving the goals and standards established for 
acquisition programs pursuant to section 2545 of 
this title); 
‘‘(2) provide for consideration, in personnel 
evaluations and promotion decisions, of the extent to 
which the performance of personnel in such work-
H. Res. 899 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 16, 2018. 
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
request the Senate to return to the House the bill (H.R. 
4743) entitled ‘‘To amend the Small Business Act to 
strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the 
Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3097 
To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians 
of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production 
of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2009 
Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. DICKS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe 
of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of 
tribal land for the production of hydropower by the 
Grand Coulee Dam, 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 ‘‘Spokane Tribe of Indi-
ans of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equi-
table Compensation Settlement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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131 
(C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) CAMPUS DIRECTOR.—There shall be a cam-
pus director for each campus. The campus director is 
the head of the campus.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending the paragraph head-
ing to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SITE FOR CAMPUS.—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘A camp may be lo-
cated’’ and inserting ‘‘A campus must be 
cost-effective and may, upon the completion 
of a feasibility study, be located’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending the paragraph heading to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS AND CAMPUSES.—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘camps are distributed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘campuses are cost-effective and 
are distributed’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘rural areas’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘rural areas such that each Corps unit in a 
region can be easily deployed for disaster and 
emergency response to such region.’’; and 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5145 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
continuing professional education reimbursement pro-
vided to health professionals employed by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
carry out a program, through the holder of the loan, of 
assuming the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount 
for a loan made under section 428 or 428H, in accordance 
with subsection (c), for any borrower— 
‘‘(1) who— 
‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time ele-
mentary school or secondary school teacher for 
5 consecutive complete school years at any pub-
lic school; or 
‘‘(B) is a new borrower on or after October 
1, 1998, and who has been employed as a full- 
time private school teacher for 5 consecutive 
complete school years— 
‘‘(i) in a school that qualifies under 
section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation 
for Perkins loan recipients who teach in 
such schools; and 
‘‘(ii) if employed as an elementary 
school or secondary school teacher, is high-
ly qualified as defined in section 9101 of 
the Elementary Secondary Education Act 
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of 1965, or meets the requirements of sub-
section (g)(3); and 
‘‘(2) who is not in default on a loan for which 
the borrower seeks forgiveness.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the loan obligation on a 
loan made under section 428 or 428H that is out-
standing after the completion of the fifth complete 
school year of teaching described in subsection 
(b)(1), the Secretary shall repay not more than— 
‘‘(A) $25,000 in the aggregate for a bor-
rower described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) $5,000 in the aggregate for a bor-
rower described in subsection (b)(1)(B), except 
as provided in paragraph (3) of this sub-
section.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the header, by inserting ‘‘PRI-
VATE SCHOOL’’ before ‘‘TEACHERS’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)(B)’’; 
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SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR INCOME TAXES PAID ON 
EARNINGS REINVESTED AND LOST IN A 
FRAUDULENT INVESTMENT SCHEME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by insert-
ing after section 36A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36B. CREDIT FOR INCOME TAXES PAID ON EARNINGS 
REINVESTED AND LOST IN A FRAUDULENT 
INVESTMENT SCHEME. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a cred-
it against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the tax-
payer’s 1st taxable year beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this section an amount equal to the tax im-
posed by this chapter for all prior taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 1994, which was paid on earnings— 
‘‘(1) from an investment which the taxpayer did 
not know, and reasonably should not have known, 
was fraudulent, 
‘‘(2) which were reinvested in such investment, 
and 
‘‘(3) which remained so reinvested until the 
fraud was discovered. 
‘‘(b) CREDIT LIMITED TO LOSS SUSTAINED.—The 
credit allowed by subsection (a) shall not exceed the aggre-
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gate loss sustained on such investment as of the close of 
such 1st taxable year. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall 
apply to frauds discovered during 2008.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘36B,’’ after ‘‘36A,’’. 
(2) The table of sections for such subpart C is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 36B. Credit for income taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a 
fraudulent investment scheme.’’. 
(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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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 138 
To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program 
for employment eligibility verification. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic 
pilot program for employment eligibility verification. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS 
TO PARTICIPATE IN BASIC PILOT PROGRAM 
FOR 
EMPLOYMENT 
ELIGIBILITY 
VERIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
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1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL
CONTRACTORS
AND
SUB-
CONTRACTORS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal con-
tractor described in clause (ii), and any 
subcontractor described in clause (iii), 
shall elect to participate in the basic pilot 
program described in section 403(a) and 
shall comply with the terms and conditions 
of such election. 
‘‘(ii) FEDERAL
CONTRACTORS
DE-
SCRIBED.—A Federal contractor is de-
scribed in this clause if the contractor— 
‘‘(I) employs individuals; and 
‘‘(II) has been awarded (and has 
not completed performance of) a con-
tract by the Federal government for 
the procurement of goods or services 
in an amount exceeding the simplified 
acquisition threshold. 
‘‘(iii) 
SUBCONTRACTORS
DE-
SCRIBED.—A subcontractor is described in 
this clause if the subcontractor— 
‘‘(I) employs individuals; and 
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‘‘(II) has been awarded (and has 
not completed performance of) a sub-
contract by a Federal contractor de-
scribed in clause (ii). 
‘‘(iv) COVERAGE
OF
ENTIRE
WORK-
FORCE.—In implementing this subpara-
graph, the Attorney General shall ensure 
that the pilot program is applied to all of 
the employees of a Federal contractor or 
subcontractor, not just the employees per-
forming the contract or subcontract, as the 
case may be.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to contracts entered into on or 
after the expiration of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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section 3, to purchase commodities to carry out 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds 
made available under subparagraph (A) shall 
remain available— 
‘‘(i) until expended; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines that 
unspent funds cannot be fully used for ap-
proved pilot projects, until September 30, 
2015. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—Not more than 3 percent 
of the funds made available under subpara-
graph (A) may be used by the Secretary for ex-
penses associated with review of the operations 
and evaluation of the projects carried out under 
this subsection.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1392 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate 
payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare 
Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers from the manufacturer’s average sales price. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2009 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 
TOWNS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and 
biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by 
excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers from the manufacturer’s average sales price. 
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. EXCLUSION OF CUSTOMARY PROMPT PAY DIS-
COUNTS EXTENDED TO WHOLESALERS FROM 
MANUFACTURER’S AVERAGE SALES PRICE 
FOR PAYMENTS FOR DRUGS AND BIOLOGI-
CALS UNDER MEDICARE PART B. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other 
than customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers)’’ after ‘‘prompt pay discounts’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other 
than customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers)’’ after ‘‘other price concessions’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to drugs and biologicals that are 
furnished on or after January 1, 2010. 
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