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SEC. 7. SURVEY ON CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and not less than once 
in each three-year period thereafter, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall design and conduct a survey of care-
givers and family caregivers. In carrying out the survey, 
the Secretary shall collect the following information: 
(1) The number of caregivers. 
(2) The number of family caregivers. 
(3) The number of veterans receiving caregiver 
services from caregivers and family caregivers, in-
cluding the era in which each veteran served in the 
Armed Forces. 
(4) The range of caregiver services provided by 
caregivers and family caregivers, including— 
(A) the average schedule of such services; 
and 
(B) the average amount of time a caregiver 
and family caregiver has spent providing such 
services. 
(5) The average age of a caregiver and family 
caregiver. 
(6) The health care coverage of caregivers and 
family caregivers, including the sources of such cov-
erage. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 315 
To require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal 
agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. CUELLAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the establishment of customer service standards 
for Federal agencies. 
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 ‘‘Federal Customer 
Service Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND 
STANDARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE PRO-
VIDED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
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(E) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘COOP-
ERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY STATE AGENCIES 
FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS.—’’ after 
‘‘(c)’’; and 
(F) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘STATE 
AGENCY
AGREEMENTS
NOT
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS UNDER OTHER PROVISIONS.—’’ 
after ‘‘(d)’’. 
(9) Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 670i) is amended— 
(A) by inserting at the beginning the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 203. PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AREA STAMPS FOR 
HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING ON PUB-
LIC LANDS SUBJECT TO PROGRAMS.’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 203.’’; 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘AGREEMENTS TO REQUIRE STAMPS.—’’ after 
‘‘(a)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘CONDITIONS
FOR 
AGREEMENTS.—’’ after (b); and 
(ii) by moving paragraph (3) 2 ems to 
the right, so that the left-hand margin 
aligns with that of paragraph (2). 
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(21) By striking subheadings 6204.69 through 
6204.69.90 and inserting the following, with the ar-
ticle description for subheading 6204.69.05 having 
the same degree of indentation as the article descrip-
tion for subheading 6204.69.10 (as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act): 
‘‘ 
6204.69 
Of other textile materials: 
6204.69.05 
Recreational performance outer-
wear .............................................
Free 
76% 
Other: 
Of artificial fibers: 
6204.69.10 
Bib and brace overalls .........
13.6% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, IL, JO, 
MX, OM, P, 
PE, SG) 
12.2% (AU) 
See 
9912.62.70- 
9912.62.71 
(MA) 
76% 
Trousers, 
breeches 
and 
shorts: 
6204.69.20 
Containing 36 percent or 
more by weight of wool or 
fine animal hair ...............
13.6% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, IL, JO, 
MX, OM, P, 
PE, SG) 
12.2% (AU) 
See 
9912.62.70- 
9912.62.71 
(MA) 
58.5% 
6204.69.25 
Other ...............................
28.6% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, IL, MX, 
OM, P, PE, 
SG) 
2.9% (JO) 
15.5% (AU) 
See 
9912.62.70, 
9912.62.72 
(MA) 
90% 
Of silk or silk waste: 
6204.69.40 
Containing 70 percent or 
more by weight of silk waste 
1.1% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, E, IL, 
J, JO, MX, 
OM, P, PE, 
SG) 
See 
9912.62.70, 
9912.62.73 
(MA) 
65% 
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H. Res. 45 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 4, 2009. 
Whereas there are approximately three million Americans em-
ployed within the justice system; 
Whereas approximately seven million adults are on probation, 
parole, or are incarcerated; 
Whereas millions of Americans have been victims of crime 
and, consequently, lost income, incurred medical ex-
penses, and suffered emotionally; 
Whereas the cost of crime to individuals, communities, busi-
nesses, and the various levels of government exceeds the 
billions of dollars spent each year in administering the 
criminal justice system; 
Whereas, in 2006, fifty percent of Americans admitted they 
fear that their home would be burglarized when they are 
not home; thirty-four percent of American women feared 
that they would be sexually assaulted; and forty-four per-
cent of Americans feared they would be a victim of a ter-
rorist attack; 
Whereas approximately thirty-five percent of Americans have 
very little or no confidence in the criminal justice system 
and the negative effects of crime in regard to confidence 
in governmental agencies and overall social stability are 
immeasurable;
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 460 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2194) to amend the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with 
respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2194) to amend 
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States 
diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding eco-
nomic sanctions against Iran. 
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
resolution the House shall consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 2194) to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect 
to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
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‘‘(iv) The number of homeless children 
and youths reported by the local edu-
cational agency to the State educational 
agency under section 722(f)(3) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
for the previous school year. 
‘‘(v) Gaps in identification of homeless 
children and youths in the local edu-
cational agency, as described by the liaison 
designated 
pursuant 
to 
section 
722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act. 
‘‘(vi) Transportation and other needs 
of homeless children and youths, as de-
scribed by the liaison designated pursuant 
to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 
‘‘(vii) Strategies to improve or main-
tain academic achievement and high school 
graduation rates for homeless children and 
youths in the local educational agency. 
‘‘(D) INTEGRATION.—The services pro-
vided to homeless children and youths shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, integrate 
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gardless of the number of employees involved unless 
and until the employer meets the requirement of sec-
tion 311(a) through paragraph (1) of such section 
by offering a group health plan and not through of-
fering Exchange-participating health benefits plan. 
(5) EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBU-
TIONS.— 
(A) SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYER RESPON-
SIBILITY.—For any year in which an employer 
is an Exchange-eligible employer, such employer 
may meet the requirements of section 312 with 
respect to employees of such employer by offer-
ing such employees the option of enrolling with 
Exchange-participating health benefits plans 
through the Health Insurance Exchange con-
sistent with the provisions of subtitle B of title 
III. 
(B) EMPLOYEE
CHOICE.—Any employee 
offered Exchange-participating health benefits 
plans by the employer of such employee under 
subparagraph (A) may choose coverage under 
any such plan. That choice includes, with re-
spect to family coverage, coverage of the de-
pendents of such employee. 
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H. Res. 461 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 2, 2009. 
Whereas in 2003, Sentinels of Freedom, based in San Ramon 
and Danville, California, was established; 
Whereas the mission of Sentinels of Freedom is to provide 
life-changing opportunities for men and women who 
served in the Unites States Armed Forces and who have 
suffered severe injuries; 
Whereas the Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation 
was created to benefit qualified veterans severely injured 
in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001; 
Whereas Sentinels of Freedom provides four-year scholar-
ships that help veterans to become self-sufficient; 
Whereas scholarship recipients receive support to enroll in 
school, find and maintain a job, and obtain housing; 
Whereas Sentinels of Freedom organizes teams of local volun-
teers that provide mentoring and moral support for schol-
arship recipients; 
Whereas Sentinels of Freedom has excelled in providing as-
sistance to veterans; and 
Whereas thanks to Sentinels of Freedom, 39 veterans have 
benefitted from scholarships and many more will in the 
coming years: Now, therefore, be it
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‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.— 
With respect to small businesses and very small 
businesses (as such terms are defined in the regu-
lation promulgated under subparagraph (A)) 
that produce and harvest those types of fruits 
and vegetables that are raw agricultural com-
modities that the Secretary has determined are 
low risk and do not present a risk of serious ad-
verse health consequences or death, the Secretary 
may determine not to include production and 
harvesting of such fruits and vegetables in such 
rulemaking, or may modify the applicable re-
quirements of regulations promulgated pursuant 
to this section. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC INPUT.—During the comment pe-
riod on the notice of proposed rulemaking under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct not less 
than 3 public meetings in diverse geographical areas 
of the United States to provide persons in different 
regions an opportunity to comment. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT.—The proposed rulemaking under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) provide sufficient flexibility to be ap-
plicable to various types of entities engaged in 
the production and harvesting of fruits and vege-
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 529 
To establish in the Department of Justice the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud 
Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2009 
Mr. MEEK of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish in the Department of Justice the Nationwide 
Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud 
in the United States, 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 ‘‘Nationwide Mortgage 
Fraud Task Force Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE FRAUD TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Justice the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud 
Task Force (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 
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•HRES 461 EH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors Sentinels of Freedom; 
(2) commends Sentinels of Freedom’s dedication 
and commitment to the brave men and women who have 
served the United States; and 
(3) praises Sentinels of Freedom for its extraor-
dinary work for the well-being of the Nation’s veterans. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
House Calendar No. 71 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 462 
[Report No. 111–147] 
Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives 
all information in his possession relating to specific communications 
with Chrysler LLC (‘‘Chrysler’’). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. TIBERI, 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. LUMMIS, 
Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. ROSKAM) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 12, 2009 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COSTELLO 
JUNE 12, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Requesting that the President transmit to the House of 
Representatives all information in his possession relating 
to specific communications with Chrysler LLC (‘‘Chrys-
ler’’). 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives requests 
the President to transmit to the House of Representatives, 
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vided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 
medical device, animal drug, animal generic drug, and to-
bacco product assessments for fiscal year 2011 received dur-
ing fiscal year 2011, including any such fees assessed prior 
to fiscal year 2011 but credited for fiscal year 2011, shall 
be subject to the fiscal year 2011 limitations: Provided fur-
ther, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, estab-
lish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated under this heading: (1) $856,383,000 shall be 
for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(2) $963,311,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
tion and Research and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $328,234,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) 
$162,946,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (5) $362,491,000 shall be for the Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $60,975,000 shall be 
for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$421,463,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 52 
To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt 
relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests 
and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize 
such Act through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 
to provide debt relief to developing countries that take 
action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and 
associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such 
Act through fiscal year 2011, 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 ‘‘Tropical Forest and 
Coral Conservation Act’’. 
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to foreign nations: Provided further, That any projects 
funded by this appropriation shall be jointly formulated 
and concurred in by the Secretary of State and Secretary 
of Defense: Provided further, That funds may be transferred 
to the Department of State for purposes of undertaking 
projects, which funds shall be considered to be economic as-
sistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for pur-
poses of making available the administrative authorities 
contained in that Act: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any 
other authority available to the Department of Defense to 
transfer funds: Provided further, That any unexpended 
funds transferred to the Secretary of State under this au-
thority shall be returned to the Afghanistan Infrastructure 
Fund if the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, determines that the project cannot be 
implemented for any reason, or that the project no longer 
supports the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan: 
Provided further, That any funds returned to the Secretary 
of Defense under the previous proviso shall be available for 
use under this section and shall be treated in the same man-
ner as funds not transferred to the Secretary of State: Pro-
vided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 
provided herein to the Secretary of State in accordance with 
section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act from any per-
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5307 
AN ACT 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to include ultralight vehi-
cles under the definition of aircraft for purposes of the 
aviation smuggling provisions under that Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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terated under section 402 and is not reasonably 
likely to provide the same level of public health 
protection as the requirements of the regulation 
adopted under subsection (b). The Secretary shall 
notify the person requesting such variance of the 
reasons for the denial. 
‘‘(D) MODIFICATION OR REVOCATION OF A 
VARIANCE.—The Secretary, after notice and an 
opportunity for a hearing, may modify or revoke 
a variance if the Secretary determines that such 
variance is not reasonably likely to ensure that 
the food is not adulterated under section 402 and 
is not reasonably likely to provide the same level 
of public health protection as the requirements of 
the regulations adopted under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may coordinate 
with the Secretary of Agriculture and, as appropriate, shall 
contract and coordinate with the agency or department des-
ignated by the Governor of each State to perform activities 
to ensure compliance with this section. 
‘‘(e) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the FDA Food Safety Mod-
ernization Act, the Secretary shall publish, after con-
sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, represent-
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2660), shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 1106 of this Act. 
SEC. 2326. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Defense in section 1101 of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide $205,000,000 to the govern-
ment of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense 
system to counter short-range rocket threats. 
SEC. 2327. (a) None of the amounts made available 
and no authority provided pursuant to section 1101 of this 
Act to the Department of Defense shall be used for— 
(1) the new production of items not funded for 
production in fiscal year 2010 or prior years; 
(2) the increase in production rates or levels of 
effort above those sustained with amounts made avail-
able for fiscal year 2010; or 
(3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of 
any project, activity, operation, or organization (de-
fined as any project, subproject, activity, budget ac-
tivity, program element, and subprogram within an 
O–1 line, R–1 program element and P–1 line item in 
a budget activity within an appropriation account) 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 
were not available during fiscal year 2010 except as 
approved and described in subsection (b).
eral for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $36,300,000; ‘‘Treasury Inspector General for 
Tax 
Administration, 
Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$155,452,000; ‘‘Financial Management Service, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, $235,253,000; ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau, Salaries and Expenses’’, $101,000,000; 
and ‘‘Bureau of the Public Debt, Administering the Public 
Debt’’, $185,985,000. 
SEC. 2502. Notwithstanding section 1101, under the 
heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Departmental Of-
fices, Salaries and Expenses’’ in division C of Public Law 
111–117, the requirement to transfer funds to the National 
Academy of Sciences for a carbon audit of the tax code shall 
not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 2503. Notwithstanding section 1101, under the 
heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Department-wide 
Systems and Capital Investments Programs’’ in division C 
of Public Law 111–117, the first proviso shall not apply 
to funds appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 2504. Notwithstanding section 1101, under the 
heading ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ in 
division C of Public Law 111–117, the first proviso shall 
not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.
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atives of State departments of agriculture, farmer 
representatives, and various types of entities engaged 
in the production and harvesting or importing of 
fruits and vegetables that are raw agricultural com-
modities, including small businesses, updated good 
agricultural practices and guidance for the safe pro-
duction and harvesting of specific types of fresh 
produce under this section. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
MEETINGS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct not fewer than 3 public meetings in diverse 
geographical areas of the United States as part of an 
effort to conduct education and outreach regarding 
the guidance described in paragraph (1) for persons 
in different regions who are involved in the produc-
tion and harvesting of fruits and vegetables that are 
raw agricultural commodities, including persons that 
sell directly to consumers and farmer representatives, 
and for importers of fruits and vegetables that are 
raw agricultural commodities. 
‘‘(3) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that any updated guidance under this 
section will— 
‘‘(A) provide sufficient flexibility to be prac-
ticable for all sizes and types of facilities, includ-