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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6205 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the ‘‘Private Isaac T. 
Cortes Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL of New York, 
Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 
LEE of New York, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 
MURPHY of New York, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. WEINER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as 
the ‘‘Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRIVATE ISAAC T. CORTES POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, 
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New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Private 
Isaac T. Cortes Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Private Isaac T. 
Cortes Post Office’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6205 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 16, 2010 
Received 
DECEMBER 22, 2010 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as 
the ‘‘Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office’’. 
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. PRIVATE ISAAC T. CORTES POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Private 
Isaac T. Cortes Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Private Isaac T. 
Cortes Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6206 
To reinstate funds to the Federal Land Disposal Account. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mrs. LUMMIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reinstate funds to the Federal Land Disposal Account. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERAL LAND DISPOSAL ACCOUNT. 
Notwithstanding section 206(f) of the Federal Land 
Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(f)), any bal-
ance remaining in the Federal Land Disposal Account on 
July 24, 2010, shall be reinstated and available for ex-
penditure in accordance with section 206(b) of that Act 
(43 U.S.C. 2305(b)), to remain available until expended. 
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SECTION 1. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of the Virgin 
Islands shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with 
the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Vir-
gin Islands, from the names on the list required 
under section 2(d). If the Governor has nominated 
a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legisla-
ture of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nomi-
nee within 90 days after receiving the list pursuant 
to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from 
such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis 
until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial 
Officer. 
(2) ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—If a 
Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed 
under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Virgin Islands 
Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by ma-
jority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list 
submitted under section 2(d), an Acting Chief Fi-
nancial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief 
Financial Officer is appointed under the first sen-
tence of paragraph (1). In either case, if the Acting 
Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity
the fair market value of annual in-kind contributions 
of equipment or services shall be considered as part 
of the operating budget of the entity. 
(4) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Not 
later than 90 days after establishing the grant pro-
gram under this subsection, the Assistant Secretary 
for Aging shall award the first annual series of 
grants under the program. In awarding grants under 
this subsection, the Assistant Secretary should en-
sure, to the extent practicable, a diverse geographic 
representation among grant recipients and that, sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations— 
(A) a minimum of 5 entities are selected as 
grant recipients for the first fiscal year for 
which such grants are awarded; 
(B) a minimum of 10 entities are selected 
as grant recipients for the second such fiscal 
year; 
(C) a minimum of 12 entities are selected 
as grant recipients for the third such fiscal 
year; and 
(D) a minimum of 15 entities are selected 
as grant recipients for the fourth such fiscal 
year. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6209 
To adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. LUJA´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New 
Mexico. 
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 ‘‘Carson National For-
est Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. CARSON NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUST-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Carson Na-
tional Forest in the State of New Mexico is adjusted to 
incorporate the approximately 4,990 acres of land gen-
erally depicted as ‘‘Miranda Canyon Boundary’’ on the 
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map entitled ‘‘Carson National Forest Boundary Adjust-
ment’’ and dated September 21, 2010. 
(b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 
purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of 
the Carson National Forest, as modified under subsection 
(a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Carson 
National Forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 620 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased work 
opportunity credit with respect to recent veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 
increased work opportunity credit with respect to recent 
veterans. 
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 ‘‘Jobs for Veterans Act 
of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR RECENT VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2472 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(l) SPECIAL RULES FOR VETERANS.—For purposes 
of this subpart— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
who is an applicable veteran who begins work for the 
employer after December 31, 2008, but before Janu-
ary 1, 2011, the following rules shall apply: 
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE
VETERAN.—Such indi-
vidual shall be treated as a member of a tar-
geted group. 
‘‘(B) 
INCREASED
PERCENTAGE.—Sub-
section (a) shall be applied by substituting ‘100 
percent’ for ‘40 percent’. 
‘‘(C) WAGE
LIMITATION.—Paragraph (3) 
of subsection (b) shall be applied— 
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘$5,000’ for 
‘$6,000’, and 
‘‘(ii) without regard to the parenthet-
ical therein. 
‘‘(D) MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT PERIODS.— 
Subparagraph (A) of subsection (i)(3) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘0 percent’ for ‘25 per-
cent’. 
‘‘(E) DISABLED VETERANS.—In the case 
of such an individual who is a qualified veteran 
by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii), the credit 
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determined with respect to such individual 
under the rules of this subsection shall be in 
addition to any credit allowable with respect to 
such individual under this section determined 
without regard to this subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE VETERAN.—The term ‘appli-
cable veteran’ means any veteran (as defined in sub-
section (d)(3)(B)) who is certified by the designated 
local agency as having been discharged or released 
from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United 
States after September 11, 2001. 
‘‘(3) ELECTION
TO
HAVE
SUBSECTION
NOT 
APPLY.—A taxpayer may elect (at such time and in 
such form and manner as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe) to have this subsection not apply with respect 
to an individual for any taxable year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after December 31, 2008. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6210 
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to facilitate business and agricultural 
leasing of Navajo Nation lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself and Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to facilitate business 
and agricultural leasing of Navajo Nation lands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAVAJO NATION LEASING AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.—Sub-
section (e)(1)(A) of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 
415(e)(1)(A), is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘25 years’’ and all that follows through the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘99 years;’’. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any lease entered into or renewed 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6213 
To address the reporting requirement burden on small businesses, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. MICHAUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appro-
priations and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To address the reporting requirement burden on small 
businesses, 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. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO COR-
PORATIONS AND TO PAYMENTS FOR PROP-
ERTY. 
Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act is repealed. Each provision of law amended 
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‘‘(aa) The act of sexual as-
sault for which such rape kit was 
collected. 
‘‘(bb) The medical examina-
tion conducted from which such 
rape kit was collected. 
‘‘(cc) The testing of such 
rape kit. 
‘‘(III) The database contains in-
formation on the real-time physical lo-
cation of such rape kit, including 
street address, locality, and State. 
‘‘(IV) The database contains in-
formation on the results of any test-
ing of such rape kit. 
‘‘(ii) Information contained in the 
database, with respect to a rape kit, may 
be made available only as follows: 
‘‘(I) On a publically available 
Internet site but only to the extent 
that such information does not include 
any personally identifiable information 
(including the name of the victim as-
sociated with a unique identifying 
number). 
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by such section is amended to read as such provision 
would read if such section had never been enacted. 
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED STIMULUS FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, of the unobligated balance 
of the discretionary appropriations made available by divi-
sion A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), there is rescinded the 
amount determined by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget to be required to offset the reduction 
in Federal revenues resulting from the repeal and amend-
ments made under section 1. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The rescission made by sub-
section (a) shall be applied proportionately— 
(1) to each discretionary account; and 
(2) within each such account, to each program, 
project, and activity (with programs, projects, and 
activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or 
accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year 
covering such account, or for accounts not included 
in an appropriation Act, as delineated in the most 
recently submitted President’s budget). 
(c) OMB REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall submit to the House 
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of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the 
reductions made to each account, program, project, and 
activity pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 3. PAYGO COMPLIANCE. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 621 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America.
SEC. 5. USE OF EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING RESOURCES
PROHIBITED.
The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks may
not, during fiscal year 1994, enter into any agreement for
the exchange of items or services (as authorized under sec-
tion 6(a) of title 35, United States Code) related to auto-
matic data processing resources (including hardware, soft-
ware and related services, and machine readable data).
The preceding sentence shall not apply to an agreement
made in full compliance with all Federal procurement reg-
ulations or to an agreement relating to data for automa-
tion programs which is entered into with a foreign govern-
ment or with an international intergovernmental organiza-
tion.
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‘‘(iii) each Indian tribe whose children 
are served by the local educational agency; 
and’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) the local educational agency will use funds 
received under this subpart only for activities de-
scribed and authorized in this subpart;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (1))— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) determine the extent to which such 
activities address the unique cultural, language, 
and educational needs of Indian students;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)(C) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘and teachers,’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘teachers, and representatives of 
Indian tribes with reservations located within 
50 miles of any of the schools (if any such tribe 
has children in any such school)’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (ii) 
and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), re-
spectively; and 
(II) by inserting after clause (i) 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) representatives of Indian tribes 
with reservations located within 50 miles of 
any of the schools, if any such tribe has 
children in any such school;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and representatives of Indian tribes de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii), if applica-
ble’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2473 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the 
‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 240
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2632
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the Patent and
Trademark Office in the Department of Com-
merce for fiscal year 1994.
OCTOBER 20 (legislative day, OCTOBER 13), 1993
Read twice and ordered placed on the calendar
(4) benthic habitat and aquatic vegetation map-
ping; 
(5) parcel data; 
(6) planimetric data; and 
(7) socioeconomic and human use data. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
the activities carried out pursuant to this Act to maximize 
data sharing and integration and minimize duplication 
by— 
(1) coordinating activities when appropriate, 
with— 
(A) other Federal efforts, including the 
Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act 
(33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et 
seq.), and the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
3601 et seq.); 
(B) coastal States and United States terri-
tories; 
(C) local governments; and 
(D) representatives of nongovernmental en-
tities; 
(2) participating, pursuant to section 216 of 
Public Law 107–347 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), in the 
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establishment of such standards and common proto-
cols as are necessary to assure the interoperability 
of remote sensing and other geospatial data with all 
users of such information within— 
(A) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(B) other Federal agencies; 
(C) State and local government; and 
(D) the private sector; 
(3) coordinating with, seeking assistance and 
cooperation of, and providing liaison to the Federal 
Geographic Data Committee pursuant to Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A–16 and Execu-
tive Order No. 12906; and 
(4) providing for the utilization of contracts 
with the private sector, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, to provide such products and services as are 
necessary to collect remote sensing and other 
geospatial data; which contracts shall be considered 
‘‘surveying and mapping’’ services as such term is 
used and as such contracts are awarded in accord-
ance with the selection procedures in chapter 11 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 
through 2016 to carry out this Act. 
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