datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘authorized 
equipment’’ means any equipment necessary to 
enable public vehicle fleets to operate on alter-
native fuels. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘authorized 
equipment’’ includes— 
(i) Bi-fuel vehicle property, which 
means property added to a motor vehicle 
that uses conventional gasoline or diesel as 
its fuel to allow the engine of such vehicle 
to operate on either conventional gasoline 
fuel or another alternative fuel. 
(ii) Alternative fuel vehicle conversion 
property, which means property added to a 
motor vehicle that uses conventional gaso-
line or diesel as its fuel to allow the engine 
of such vehicle to operate on another alter-
native fuel. 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Ad-
vancing Alternative Fuels Revolving Loan Fund es-
tablished by subsection (b). 
(3) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
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(i) the plan sponsor of a multiem-
ployer plan shall not be required to provide 
notice under such sections, and 
(ii) the plan sponsor shall provide to 
the participants and beneficiaries, the bar-
gaining parties, the Pension Benefit Guar-
anty Corporation, and the Secretary of 
Labor a notice of the election and such 
other information as the Secretary of the 
Treasury (in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor) may require— 
(I) if the election is made before 
the date the annual certification is 
submitted to the Secretary or the Sec-
retary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
305(b)(3) of such Act and section 
432(b)(3) of such Code, not later than 
30 days after the date of the certifi-
cation, and 
(II) if the election is made after 
such date, not later than 30 days 
after the date of the election. 
(B) NOTICE OF ENDANGERED STATUS.— 
Notwithstanding section 305(b)(3)(D) of such 
Act and section 431(b)(3)(D) of such Code, if 
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SEC. 206. REQUIRED WIND DOWN OF OPERATIONS AND DIS-
SOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to an 
enterprise— 
(1) upon the expiration of the 3-year period re-
ferred to in such section 205(a), to the extent pro-
vided in such section; and 
(2) if this section has not previously applied to 
the enterprise, upon the expiration of the 6-year pe-
riod that begins upon the expiration of the period re-
ferred to in section 203(b). 
(b) WIND DOWN.—Upon the applicability of this sec-
tion to an enterprise, the Director and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall jointly take such action, and may pre-
scribe such regulations and procedures, as may be nec-
essary to wind down the operations of an enterprise as 
an entity chartered by the United States Government over 
the duration of the 10-year period beginning upon the ap-
plicability of this section to the enterprise (pursuant to 
subsection (a)) in an orderly manner consistent with this 
Act and the ongoing obligations of the enterprise. 
(c) DIVISION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; AUTHOR-
ITY TO ESTABLISH HOLDING CORPORATION AND DIS-
SOLUTION TRUST FUND.—The action and procedures re-
quired under subsection (b)— 
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(1) shall include the establishment and execu-
tion of plans to provide for an equitable division and 
distribution of assets and liabilities of the enterprise, 
including any liability of the enterprise to the United 
States Government or a Federal reserve bank that 
may continue after the end of the period described 
in subsection (b); and 
(2) may provide for establishment of— 
(A) a holding corporation organized under 
the laws of any State of the United States or 
the District of Columbia for the purposes of the 
reorganization and restructuring of the enter-
prise; and 
(B) one or more trusts to which to trans-
fer— 
(i) remaining debt obligations of the 
enterprise, for the benefit of holders of 
such remaining obligations; or 
(ii) remaining mortgages held for the 
purpose of backing mortgage-backed secu-
rities, for the benefit of holders of such re-
maining securities. 
(d) REPEAL OF CHARTER.—Effective upon the expi-
ration of the 10-year period referred to in subsection (b) 
for an enterprise, the charter for the enterprise is re-
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pealed, except that the provisions of such charter in effect 
immediately before such repeal shall continue to apply 
with respect to the rights and obligations of any holders 
of outstanding debt obligations and mortgage-backed secu-
rities of the enterprise. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7273 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line 
deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness 
and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the 
purchase of certain motor vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. LATOURETTE) 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 
above-the-line deduction against individual income tax 
for interest on indebtedness and for State and local 
sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of 
certain motor vehicles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST 
ON INDEBTEDNESS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7269 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
gain from the sale of troubled assets. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2008 
Mr. SALI 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 exclude 
from gross income gain from the sale of troubled assets. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OR EX-
CHANGE 
OF 
CERTAIN 
MORTGAGES 
AND 
MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter P of chapter 
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treat-
ment of capital gains) is amended by adding at the end: 
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‘‘SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OR EXCHANGE 
OF CERTAIN MORTGAGES AND MORTGAGE- 
RELATED SECURITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be excluded from 
gross income gain from the sale or exchange of a qualified 
mortgage or mortgage-related security held for more than 
1 year. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED
MORTGAGE
OR
MORTGAGE-RE-
LATED SECURITY.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘qualified mortgage or mortgage-related security’ means 
any residential or commercial mortgage (or any security, 
obligation, or other instrument which is based on or re-
lated to such a mortgage) which in each case— 
‘‘(1) was originated or issued on or before 
March 14, 2008, and 
‘‘(2) was acquired by the taxpayer after the 
date of the enactment of this section and before 
January 1, 2009. 
‘‘(c) RELATED PARTIES.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any sale to, or exchange with, any person who 
bears a relationship to the taxpayer which is described in 
section 267(b) or 707(b).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1203. Gain on troubled assets.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7270 
To provide for a temporary increase in the maximum insured amount limita-
tion for deposit insurance and credit union share insurance to $250,000, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2008 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for a temporary increase in the maximum insured 
amount limitation for deposit insurance and credit union 
share insurance to $250,000, 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 ‘‘Temporary Increase 
in FDIC and Credit Union Insurance Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN DEPOSIT AND SHARE IN-
SURANCE COVERAGE. 
(a) FEDERAL
DEPOSIT
INSURANCE
ACT; TEM-
PORARY INCREASE IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE.— 
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(1) INCREASED AMOUNT.—Effective only dur-
ing the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2009, sec-
tion 11(a)(1)(E) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)(E)) shall apply with 
‘‘$250,000’’ substituted for ‘‘$100,000’’. 
(2) TEMPORARY INCREASE NOT TO BE CONSID-
ERED FOR SETTING ASSESSMENTS.—The temporary 
increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance 
amount made under paragraph (1) shall not be 
taken into account by the Board of Directors of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for purposes 
of setting assessments under section 7(b)(2) of the 
Federal 
Deposit 
Insurance 
Act 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1817(b)(2)). 
(3) BORROWING
LIMITS
TEMPORARILY
LIFT-
ED.—During the period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act and ending on December 31, 
2009, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation may request from the Sec-
retary, and the Secretary shall approve, a loan or 
loans in an amount or amounts necessary to carry 
out this subsection, without regard to the limitations 
on such borrowing under section 14(a) and 15(c) of 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E), 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G) any qualified motor vehicle interest 
(within the meaning of paragraph (5)).’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED MOTOR VEHICLE INTEREST.—Sec-
tion 163(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED MOTOR VEHICLE INTEREST.— 
For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
motor vehicle interest’ means any interest which 
is paid or accrued during the taxable year on 
any indebtedness which— 
‘‘(i) is incurred after November 12, 
2008, and before January 1, 2010, in ac-
quiring any qualified motor vehicle of the 
taxpayer, and 
‘‘(ii) is secured by such qualified 
motor vehicle. 
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the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1824(a), 1825(c)). 
(b) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT; TEMPORARY IN-
CREASE IN SHARE INSURANCE.— 
(1) INCREASED AMOUNT.—Effective only dur-
ing the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2009, sec-
tion 207(k)(5) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1787(k)(5)) shall apply with ‘‘$250,000’’ 
substituted for ‘‘$100,000’’. 
(2) TEMPORARY INCREASE NOT TO BE CONSID-
ERED
FOR
SETTING
INSURANCE
PREMIUM 
CHARGES.—The temporary increase in the standard 
maximum share insurance amount made under para-
graph (1) shall not be taken into account by the Na-
tional Credit Union Administration Board for pur-
poses of setting insurance premium charges under 
section 202(c)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1782(c)(2)). 
(3) BORROWING
LIMITS
TEMPORARILY
LIFT-
ED.—During the period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act and ending on December 31, 
2009, the National Credit Union Administration 
Board may request from the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary shall approve, a loan or loans in an amount 
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or amounts necessary to carry out this subsection, 
without regard to the limitations on such borrowing 
under section 203(d)(1) of the Federal Credit Union 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1783(d)(1)). 
(c) NOT FOR USE IN INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.— 
The temporary increase in the standard maximum deposit 
insurance amount made under this section shall not be 
used to make any inflation adjustment under section 
11(a)(1)(F) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)(F)) for purposes of that Act or the 
Federal Credit Union Act. 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7271 
For the relief of Alyssa Chaconis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2008 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Alyssa Chaconis. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATION FOR FILING FOR 
COMPENSATION FOR VACCINE-RELATED IN-
JURY. 
(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATION.—The time limita-
tion set forth in section 2116(a)(2) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–16(a)(2)) does not apply 
to the petition for compensation filed under section 2111 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–11) on behalf of Alyssa 
Chaconis of Manchester, New Jersey, on March 5, 1998, 
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for injuries received as a result of a vaccine administered 
on November 10, 1994. 
(b) EFFECT ON PETITION FILED.—The petition de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be reinstated, and the filing 
date of the petition shall be deemed to be the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7272 
To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the United 
States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Naval Consolidated 
Brig, Charleston, South Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained 
by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston, 
South Carolina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER 
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO 
BAY, CUBA, TO NAVAL CONSOLIDATED BRIG, 
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to any Federal department or agency may be 
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used to transfer any individual detained by the United 
States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Naval 
Consolidated Brig, Charleston, South Carolina. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7275 
To establish the Financial Oversight Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. 
GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. TOM 
DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. AKIN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish the Financial Oversight Commission, 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 ‘‘Financial Oversight 
Commission Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
There is established in the legislative branch the Fi-
nancial Oversight Commission (hereafter in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
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SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of the Commission are to— 
(1) examine and report upon the facts and 
causes relating to the financial crisis of 2008; 
(2) ascertain, evaluate, and report on the evi-
dence developed by all relevant governmental agen-
cies regarding the facts and circumstances sur-
rounding the crisis; 
(3) build upon the investigations of other enti-
ties, and avoid unnecessary duplication, by reviewing 
the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of 
other executive branch, congressional, or inde-
pendent commission investigations into the financial 
crisis of 2008; 
(4) make a full and complete accounting of the 
circumstances surrounding the crisis, the private 
sector and government role in causing the crisis, and 
the extent of the United States preparedness for, 
and immediate response to, the crisis; and 
(5) investigate and report to the President and 
Congress on its findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations for corrective measures that can be 
taken to prevent further economic breakdown. 
SEC. 4. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION. 
(a) MEMBERS.—The Commission shall be composed 
of 10 members, of whom— 
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(1) section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall not apply during the suspension 
period, 
(2) in lieu of the calendar year specified in sub-
paragraph (C)(i) of section 401(a)(9) of such Code, 
the calendar year specified in such subparagraph 
shall be the later of— 
(A) the calendar year described in such 
subparagraph (C)(i), or 
(B) calendar year 2010, and 
(3) the suspension period shall not be taken 
into account for purposes of applying any time limi-
tation in such section 401(a)(9). 
(b) SUSPENSION PERIOD.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘suspension period’’ means the period be-
ginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 
2009. 
(c) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN OTHER PLANS.—The 
following sections shall be applied for the suspension pe-
riod under rules similar to the rules of subsection (a) of 
this section— 
(1) in the case of a defined contribution plan, 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 403, and sections 
408 and 408A, of such Code, and 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7327 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a security vulnerability disclosure policy, to establish a 
bug bounty program for the Department of Homeland 
Security, to amend title 41, United States Code, to pro-
vide for Federal acquisition supply chain security, and 
for other purposes.
‘‘(8) provides for the use of procedures by para-
medics and emergency medical technicians to assess 
the severity of the injuries incurred by trauma pa-
tients; 
‘‘(9) provides for appropriate transportation 
and transfer policies to ensure the delivery of pa-
tients to designated trauma centers and other facili-
ties within and outside of the jurisdiction of such 
system, including policies to ensure that only indi-
viduals appropriately identified as trauma patients 
are transferred to designated trauma centers, and to 
provide periodic reviews of the transfers and the au-
diting of such transfers that are determined to be 
appropriate; 
‘‘(10) conducts public education activities con-
cerning injury prevention and obtaining access to 
trauma care; 
‘‘(11) coordinates planning for trauma systems 
with State disaster emergency planning and bioter-
rorism hospital preparedness planning; and 
‘‘(12) with respect to the requirements estab-
lished in this subsection, provides for coordination 
and cooperation between the State and any other 
State with which the State shares any standard met-
ropolitan statistical area.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7276 
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require 
prior approval by the Congress for expenditures from the third tranche, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. JONES
of North Carolina, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. PAUL, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. CONAWAY, 
Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. MCCAUL of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
2008 to require prior approval by the Congress for ex-
penditures from the third tranche, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THIRD TRANCHE RE-
QUIRED. 
Section 115 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization 
Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110–343) is amend-
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ed by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) and insert-
ing the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, the Secretary 
may not exercise any authority to make purchases under 
this Act with regard to any amount in excess of 
$350,000,000,000 previously obligated, as described in 
this section, unless there is enacted into law a joint resolu-
tion approving the plan of the Secretary with respect to 
such additional amount.’’. 
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