datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
under this section shall be such amount as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate for purposes of the 
program. 
(2) DURATION.—The duration of each grant 
awarded a nonprofit organization shall be such pe-
riod as the Secretary determines appropriate for 
purposes of the program. 
(d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Each nonprofit organi-
zation awarded a grant under the program under this sec-
tion shall utilize amounts under the grant to provide such 
emotional support services for survivors of deceased mem-
bers of the Armed Forces (including members of the Na-
tional Guard and Reserve) and deceased veterans through 
peers of such survivors as the Secretary shall specify in 
the grant. 
(e) FUNDING.—Amounts for grants under the pro-
gram under this section shall be derived from amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2686 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare 
Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical 
centers and for certain contiguous areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2009 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for 
certain local areas with VA medical centers and for cer-
tain contiguous areas. 
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. MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BENCHMARK ADJUST-
MENT FOR CERTAIN LOCAL AREAS WITH VA 
MEDICAL CENTERS AND FOR CERTAIN CON-
TIGUOUS AREAS. 
Section 1853(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–23(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(4), and (5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ADJUSTMENT
FOR
CERTAIN
MA
LOCAL 
AREAS WITH VA MEDICAL CENTERS AND FOR CER-
TAIN CONTIGUOUS AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In applying paragraph 
(1) for plan year 2010 and subsequent plan 
years, in the case of a targeted MA local area 
described in subparagraph (B) that is contig-
uous to one MA local area described in sub-
paragraph (C), if the applicable amounts deter-
mined under such paragraph for such areas for 
a year are not equal, the applicable amount de-
termined under such paragraph for each of 
such areas for the year shall be deemed to be 
the greater of such amounts. 
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‘‘(B) TARGETED
MA
LOCAL
AREA.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), a targeted MA 
local area is a county— 
‘‘(i) that has within its boundaries a 
facility that is an academic medical center 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for which the payment amount 
under this section for each of 2004, 2005, 
and 2007 was determined using the 
amount 
specified 
under 
subsection 
(c)(1)(D) for such area for such year. 
‘‘(C) CONTIGUOUS MA LOCAL AREA.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), an MA local 
area described in this subparagraph is a county 
that— 
‘‘(i) does not have within its bound-
aries a facility described in subparagraph 
(B)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) meets the criteria described in 
subparagraph (B)(ii).’’. 
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tablished under section 4 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753); 
(6) multiplying the number of students not eli-
gible for free or reduced price breakfasts in the 
school by the national average payment rate for each 
breakfast served to a child not eligible for free or re-
duced price meals established under section 4(b) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773(b)); and 
(7) multiplying the total number of lunches 
served in the school by the commodity assistance 
rate established under section 6(c) of the Richard B. 
Russell School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(c)). 
(c) NUMBER
OF STUDENTS NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR 
FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES.—The number of 
students not eligible for free or reduced price lunches is 
equal to the difference obtained by subtracting the number 
of free and reduced price lunches served in the school 
(based on the estimated eligibility rate of enrolled student 
eligible for free and reduce priced meals in the school) 
from the total number of lunches served in the school. 
(d) NUMBER
OF STUDENTS NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR 
FREE OR REDUCED PRICE BREAKFASTS.—The number 
of students not eligible for free or reduced price breakfasts 
is equal to the difference obtained by subtracting the num-
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 251 
AN ACT 
To extend by two years the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 
Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2689 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasi-
bility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, 
as a unit of the National Park System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2009 
Mr. PERRIELLO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NYE, Mr. MORAN 
of Virginia, and Mr. BOUCHER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit-
ability and feasibility of designating the National D- 
Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, as a unit of the 
National Park System. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL STUDY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) AREA.—The term ‘‘Area’’ means in the Na-
tional D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study of the Area to evaluate the national signifi-
cance of the Area and suitability and feasibility of 
designating the Area as a unit of the National Park 
System. 
(2) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the 
criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion 
in the National Park System in section 8(c) of Pub-
lic Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 
(3) CONTENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the Area as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System; 
(B) include cost estimates for any nec-
essary acquisition, development, operation, and 
maintenance of the Area; and 
(C) identify alternatives for the manage-
ment, administration, and protection of the 
Area. 
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(c) REPORT.—Section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to the conduct of the study 
required by this section, except that the study shall be sub-
mitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 3 
years after the date on which funds are first made avail-
able for the study. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2534 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit 
certain securities trading and related communications by 
those who possess material, nonpublic information. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 268 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain 
has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service 
according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2009 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every 
military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer 
outside of a religious service according to the dictates 
of the chaplain’s own conscience. 
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. PROTECTION OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF 
MILITARY CHAPLAINS TO CLOSE A PRAYER 
OUTSIDE OF A RELIGIOUS SERVICE ACCORD-
ING TO THE DICTATES OF THE CHAPLAIN’S 
CONSCIENCE. 
(a) UNITED STATES ARMY.—Section 3547 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own 
conscience.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4337 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to 
close the prayer according to the dictates of the Chaplain’s 
conscience.’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.— 
Section 6031 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
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the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own 
conscience.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.—Section 8547 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own 
conscience.’’. 
(e) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9337 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to 
close the prayer according to the dictates of the Chaplain’s 
conscience.’’. 
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that research projects can be implemented 
during an incident response.’’. 
(b) ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.—Section 7001(b)(2) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chair shall solicit 
advice and guidance in the development of the 
research plan under paragraph (1) from— 
‘‘(i) the Oil Pollution Research Advi-
sory Committee established under sub-
section (f); 
‘‘(ii) the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology on issues relating to 
quality assurance and standards measure-
ments; 
‘‘(iii) third party standard-setting or-
ganizations on issues relating to voluntary 
consensus standards; and 
‘‘(iv) the public in accordance with 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—Prior to the 
submission of the research plan to Congress 
under paragraph (1), the research plan shall be 
published in the Federal Register and subject
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2692 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority 
to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under 
the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2009 
Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. ROSS, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. SKEL-
TON, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HELLER, and Mr. GRIJALVA) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore 
State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating 
critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program. 
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 ‘‘CAH Designation 
Waiver Authority Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORING STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE THE 35- 
MILE RULE FOR MEDICARE CRITICAL AC-
CESS HOSPITAL DESIGNATIONS. 
Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or on or after the date of enactment of the CAH 
Designation Waiver Authority Act of 2009’’ after ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 2006,’’. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1012(a)(5)(C) of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(C)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(C) notwithstanding section 9509(f) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, not more 
than $48,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be 
available to carry out title VII of this Act; 
and’’. 
SEC. 9. ACCESS TO RESEARCH DURING AN EMERGENCY. 
Section 7001 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) ACCESS
TO RESEARCH DURING
AN EMER-
GENCY.—Any entity that receives Federal funding for re-
search, the methodologies or results of which may be use-
ful for response activities in the event of an oil discharge 
incident described in sections 300.300-334 of title 40 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations, shall, upon request to 
that entity, make the methodologies or results of such re-
search available to the Interagency Committee and the 
Federal On-Scene Coordinator (as defined in section 
311(a)(21) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(21)). Any methodologies or research 
results made available under this subsection shall be for 
use only for purposes of the response activities with re-
spect to the oil discharge incident, and shall not be avail-
the United States, of measures to protect the bulk- 
power system against such vulnerability. 
‘‘(2) 
CERTAIN
EXISTING
CYBERSECURITY 
VULNERABILITIES.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Commis-
sion shall, after notice and opportunity for comment 
and after consultation with appropriate Federal 
agencies, including the Secretary, and appropriate 
governmental authorities in Canada and Mexico, 
promulgate a rule or issue an order requiring the 
implementation, by any owner, user, or operator of 
the bulk-power system in the United States, of such 
measures as are necessary to protect the bulk-power 
system against the vulnerabilities identified in the 
June 21, 2007, communication to certain ‘Electricity 
Sector Owners and Operators’ from the North 
American Electric Reliability Corporation, acting in 
its capacity as the Electricity Sector Information 
and Analysis Center. 
‘‘(3) RESCISSION.—The Commission shall ap-
prove a reliability standard developed under section 
215 that addresses a grid security vulnerability that 
is the subject of a rule or order under paragraph (1) 
or (2), unless the Commission determines that such 
reliability standard does not adequately protect 
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against such vulnerability or otherwise does not sat-
isfy the requirements of section 215. Upon such ap-
proval, the Commission shall rescind the rule pro-
mulgated or order issued under paragraph (1) or (2) 
addressing such vulnerability, effective upon the ef-
fective date of the newly approved reliability stand-
ard. 
‘‘(4) GEOMAGNETIC STORMS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Commission shall, after notice and an opportunity 
for comment and after consultation with the Sec-
retary and other appropriate Federal agencies, issue 
an order directing the Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion to submit to the Commission for approval under 
section 215, not later than 1 year after the issuance 
of such order, reliability standards adequate to pro-
tect the bulk-power system from any reasonably 
foreseeable geomagnetic storm event. The Commis-
sion’s order shall specify the nature and magnitude 
of the reasonably foreseeable events against which 
such standards must protect. Such standards shall 
appropriately balance the risks to the bulk-power 
system associated with such events, including any 
regional variation in such risks, and the costs of 
mitigating such risks. 
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the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit 
the strategic plan developed under subsection (b)(3) to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Science and Technology 
of the House of Representatives, and shall transmit subse-
quent updates to those committees when completed. 
SEC. 123. INTERAGENCY PUBLIC ACCESS COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a working 
group under the National Science and Technology Council 
with the responsibility to coordinate Federal science agen-
cy research and policies related to the dissemination and 
long-term stewardship of the results of unclassified re-
search, including digital data and peer-reviewed scholarly 
publications, supported wholly, or in part, by funding from 
the Federal science agencies. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate the development or designation 
of uniform standards for research data, the struc-
ture of full text and metadata, navigation tools, and 
other applications to achieve interoperability across 
Federal science agencies, across science and engi-
neering disciplines, and between research data and 
scholarly publications, taking into account existing
HR 2693 RFS
‘‘(i) a description of major research 
conducted on oil discharge prevention, de-
tection, containment, recovery, and mitiga-
tion techniques in all environments by each 
agency described in subsection (a)(3)(A) 
and (B); and 
‘‘(ii) a summary of— 
‘‘(I) projects in which the agency 
contributed funding or other re-
sources; 
‘‘(II) major projects undertaken 
by State and tribal governments, and 
foreign governments; and 
‘‘(III) major projects undertaken 
by the private sector and educational 
institutions; 
‘‘(B) activities being carried out under this 
section in the current fiscal year, including a 
description of major research and development 
activities on oil discharge prevention, detection, 
containment, recovery, and mitigation tech-
nologies and techniques in all environments that 
each agency will conduct or contribute to; and 
‘‘(C) activities proposed to be carried out 
under this section in the subsequent fiscal year, 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2544 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, during a lapse 
in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relat-
ing to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees 
for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, 
during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after 
October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services 
for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official 
travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2697 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage 
of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when 
furnished by a physician. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2009 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
Medicaid coverage of professional services of optometrists 
that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physi-
cian. 
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 ‘‘Optometric Equity in 
Medicaid Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES OF OPTOMETRISTS THAT 
ARE 
OTHERWISE 
COVERED 
WHEN 
FUR-
NISHED BY A PHYSICIAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(a)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ‘‘, and (C) medical and other health 
services as defined in section 1861(s) and as author-
ized by State law, furnished by an optometrist (de-
scribed in section 1861(r)(4)) to the extent such 
services may be performed under State law either by 
a doctor of medicine or by a doctor of optometry and 
would be described in clause (A) if furnished by a 
physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1))’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2546 
AN ACT 
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,