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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1251 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States 
Postal Service may not carry out a change-of-address request unless 
it first receives a signed confirmation that the request was in fact 
made by or on behalf of the addressee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2009 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that 
the United States Postal Service may not carry out a 
change-of-address request unless it first receives a signed 
confirmation that the request was in fact made by or 
on behalf of the addressee. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARD RELATING TO CER-
TAIN CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS REQUESTS. 
Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES 
OF 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA 
UNTIL TARIFF RATES ARE EQUAL. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No motor vehicle that is the 
product of the People’s Republic of China may be im-
ported into the United States. 
(b) DURATION.—The prohibition contained in sub-
section (a) is effective until the date on which the Presi-
dent certifies in writing to the Congress that the tariff 
rates imposed by the People’s Republic of China on motor 
vehicles that are products of the United States are equal 
to the rates of duty applicable to motor vehicles of the 
same 8-digit subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Sched-
ule of the United States that are products of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi-
cle’’ means any article described in heading 8703 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, except that the term does not include any ar-
ticle described in subheading 8703.10. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’, when used in the geographic sense, includes 
any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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may engage in a financial transaction with the
SPDC or with a person described in subpara-
graph (C).
(C) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if the person is—
(i) an official of the SPDC;
(ii) included on the list required under
subsection (a); or
(iii) an immediate family member of a
person included on the list required under
subsection (a), if the President determines
that the person included on the list—
(I) effectively controls the prop-
erty, for purposes of subparagraph (A);
or
(II) would benefit from a finan-
cial transaction, for purposes of sub-
paragraph (B).
(c) AUTHORITY
FOR ADDITIONAL BANKING SANC-
TIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Attorney General of the United States, and the Chair-
man of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, may prohibit or impose conditions on the
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1980 (Public Law 96–533), $32,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending ex-
penditure for project purposes when authorized by the 
Board of Directors of the Foundation: Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the 
Board of Directors of the Foundation may waive the 
$250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect 
to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by 
up to $10,000 if the increase is due solely to foreign cur-
rency fluctuation: Provided further, That the Foundation 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions after each time such waiver authority is exercised. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2011, which shall be available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 
loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for 
which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made 
available for programs within the International Affairs 
Budget Function 150, including the cost of selling, reduc-
ing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as 
a result of concessional loans made to eligible countries, 
pursuant to parts IV and V of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, of modifying concessional credit agreements with 
least developed countries, as authorized under section 411 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954, as amended, of concessional loans, guarantees 
and credit agreements, as authorized under section 572 
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100– 
461), and of canceling amounts owed, as a result of loans 
or guarantees made pursuant to the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945, by countries that are eligible for debt reduc-
tion pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law 
by 
section 
1000(a)(5) 
of 
Public 
Law 
106–113, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided, That not less than $20,000,000 of the 
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V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1252 
For the relief of Wahab Munir and Hunain Munir. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2009 
Mr. CROWLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Wahab Munir and Hunain Munir. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR WAHAB 
MUNIR AND HUNAIN MUNIR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Wahab Munir and Hunain Munir shall each be eligi-
ble for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment 
of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence upon filing an application for issuance of 
an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for 
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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gress that such is in the national interests of 
the United States.’’. 
(d) FREEZING ASSETS OF THE BURMESE REGIME IN 
THE UNITED STATES.—Section 4 of the Burmese Free-
dom and Democracy Act of 2003 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsection (c) and (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) BLOCKING OF ASSETS AND OTHER PROHIBITED 
ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall block 
all property and interests in property, including all 
commercial, industrial, or public utility undertakings 
or entities, that, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of the Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti- 
Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007— 
‘‘(A) are owned, in whole or in part, by an 
individual on the list specified in section 
6(a)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) are in the United States, or in the 
possession or control of the Government of the 
United States or of any United States financial 
institution, including any branch or office of 
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such financial institution that is located outside 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Activities pro-
hibited by reason of the blocking of property and in-
terests in property under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) payments or transfers of any prop-
erty, or any transactions involving the transfer 
of anything of economic value by any United 
States person, including any United States fi-
nancial institution and any branch or office of 
such financial institution that is located outside 
the United States, to an individual on the list 
specified in section 6(a)(1)(A); 
‘‘(B) direct or indirect payments of any 
tax, cancellation penalty, or any other amount 
to the Burmese Government; 
‘‘(C) the export or reexport to any entity 
owned, controlled, or operated by such an indi-
vidual directly or indirectly, of any goods, tech-
nology, or services by a United States person; 
or 
‘‘(D) the performance by any United 
States person of any contract, including a con-
tract providing a loan or other financing, in 
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whom military education and training may be provided 
under this heading may include civilians who are not mem-
bers of a government whose participation would contribute 
to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the 
military, or respect for human rights: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading for assist-
ance for Haiti, Guatemala, the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, 
Libya, and Angola may only be provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations and any such notification shall include a detailed 
description of proposed activities: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $55,000 shall be available for entertainment allow-
ances. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $4,635,000,000: Provided, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $2,380,000,000 shall be available for grants only 
for Israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made 
available for grants only for Egypt, including for border 
security programs and activities in the Sinai: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 
2008’’. 
SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 
Section 3(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have 
a governing Board of Directors (referred to in this 
Act as the ‘Board’), which shall consist of 30 Direc-
tors appointed in accordance with subsection (b), 
each of whom shall be a United States citizen.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3891 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
tion Establishment Act to increase the number of 
Directors on the Board of Directors of the Na-
tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
H. R. 3891 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase 
the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 
Section 3(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have a governing 
Board of Directors (referred to in this Act as the ‘Board’), 
which shall consist of 30 Directors appointed in accordance 
with subsection (b), each of whom shall be a United States 
citizen.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3891 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
to increase the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2007 
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab-
lishment Act to increase the number of Directors on 
the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation. 
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 Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 
2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 
Section 3(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have 
a governing Board of Directors (referred to in this 
Act as the ‘Board’), which shall consist of 30 Direc-
tors appointed in accordance with subsection (b), 
each of whom shall be a United States citizen.’’. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3891 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 1 (legislative day, MARCH 13), 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab-
lishment Act to increase the number of Directors on 
the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 
2008’’. 
SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 
Section 3(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have 
a governing Board of Directors (referred to in this 
Act as the ‘Board’), which shall consist of 30 Direc-
tors appointed in accordance with subsection (b), 
each of whom shall be a United States citizen.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 335 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3891 
[Report No. 110–552] 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
to increase the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2007 
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
MARCH 31, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab-
lishment Act to increase the number of Directors on 
the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 
Section 3(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have 
a governing Board of Directors (referred to in this 
Act as the ‘Board’), which shall consist of 30 Direc-
tors appointed in accordance with subsection (b), 
each of whom shall be a United States citizen.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 335 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3891 
[Report No. 110–552] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
tion Establishment Act to increase the number of 
Directors on the Board of Directors of the Na-
tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
MARCH 31, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 
Section 3(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have 
a governing Board of Directors (referred to in this 
Act as the ‘Board’), which shall consist of 30 Direc-
tors appointed in accordance with subsection (b), 
each of whom shall be a United States citizen.’’. 
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Calendar No. 860 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3891 
[Report No. 110–405] 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
tion Establishment Act to increase the number of 
Directors on the Board of Directors of the Na-
tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
JUNE 27, 2008 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1303 
To require the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs 
of the Department of Justice, to establish a 5-year competitive grant 
program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence 
of gun-related crimes in high-crime communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2009 
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Attorney General, through the Office of Jus-
tice Programs of the Department of Justice, to establish 
a 5-year competitive grant program to establish pilot 
programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related 
crimes in high-crime communities. 
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 ‘‘Communities in Action 
Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009’’ or 
the ‘‘CAN DO Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR MORTGAGE LOANS THAT PER-
MIT NEGATIVE AMORTIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 129 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 129A. Mortgages with negative amortization. 
‘‘No creditor may extend credit to a first-time bor-
rower in connection with a consumer credit transaction 
under an open or closed end consumer credit plan secured 
by residential real property that includes a dwelling, other 
than a reverse mortgage, that provides or permits a pay-
ment plan that may, at any time over the term of the ex-
tension of credit, result in negative amortization unless, 
before such transaction is consummated— 
‘‘(1) the creditor provides the consumer with a 
statement that— 
‘‘(A) the pending transaction will or may, 
as the case may be result in negative amortiza-
tion; 
‘‘(B) describes negative amortization in 
such manner as the Board shall prescribe; 
‘‘(C) negative amortization increases the 
outstanding principal balance of the account; 
and 
‘‘(D) negative amortization reduces the 
consumer’s equity in the real property; and 
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‘‘(2) the consumer provides the creditor with 
sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the 
consumer received homeownership counseling from 
organizations or counselors certified by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development as com-
petent to provide such counseling.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 129 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘129A. Mortgages with negative amortization.’’. 
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