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greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, no Federal 
agency or official shall impose a fee or tax on gaseous 
emissions emitted directly by livestock. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1438 
To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or 
program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate 
change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly 
by livestock. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2009 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out 
any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse 
gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee 
or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF IMPOSITION OF FEE OR TAX 
ON GASEOUS EMISSIONS BY LIVESTOCK. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in car-
rying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of 
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sistent with statutory law governing the disclosure of clas-
sified information, provide to the Committee a copy of— 
‘‘(A) any assessment described in subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (1) (including any assessment not 
listed in any appendix submitted under subpara-
graph (B) of such paragraph); and 
‘‘(B) any appendix described in subparagraph 
(B) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘classified informa-
tion’ refers to matters described in section 552(b)(1)(A) 
of title 5. 
‘‘(j) INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.— 
The functions and activities authorized or required by this 
section shall be considered inherently governmental func-
tions and shall be performed only by Federal employees. 
‘‘(k) QUALITY CONTROL
AND CERTIFICATION
OF 
DATA.—The Director of the Office of Managment and 
Budget, in consultation with the heads of Federal agen-
cies, shall develop a process for controlling the quality of 
data produced from the conduct of assessments under this 
section and shall certify the quality of such data. 
‘‘(l) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this sec-
tion shall terminate on September 30, 2017.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
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fice of Management and Budget shall prescribe guidance 
to implement the requirements of section 1120 of title 31, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including 
guidance on a definition of the term ‘‘program’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1115(g) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1119’’ and inserting 
‘‘1120’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1120. Program assessment.’’. 
SEC. 6. STRATEGIC PLANNING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN DEADLINE FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
Subsection (a) of section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘No later than September 
30, 1997,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than September 30 
of each year following a year in which an election for 
President occurs, beginning with September 30, 2009,’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN PERIOD OF COVERAGE OF STRA-
TEGIC PLAN.—Subsection (b) of section 306 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Each strategic plan shall cover the 4-year period 
beginning on October 1 of the year following a year in 
which an election for President occurs.’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1442 
AN ACT 
To provide for the sale of the Federal Government’s 
reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of 
land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed 
to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under 
the Act of January 23, 1909.
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the 12-month period ending in August of the 
previous year. 
Any amount computed under clause (ii) that is not 
a multiple of $1,000 shall be rounded to the nearest 
multiple of $1,000. 
‘‘(D) In applying this paragraph, amounts in-
curred for prescription drugs for cosmetic purposes 
shall not be taken into account. 
‘‘(E) With respect to an individual described in 
subparagraph (A), notwithstanding section 1916, the 
State plan— 
‘‘(i) shall provide for the application of 
cost-sharing that is at least nominal as deter-
mined under section 1916; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide, consistent with section 
1916A, for such additional cost-sharing as does 
not exceed a maximum level of cost-sharing 
that is specified by the Secretary and is ad-
justed by the Secretary on an annual basis. 
‘‘(F) A State electing the option under this 
paragraph shall provide for a determination on an 
individual’s application for continued medical assist-
ance under this title within 30 days of the date the 
application if filed with the State. 
‘‘(G) In this paragraph: 
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‘‘(i) The term ‘orphan drugs’ means pre-
scription drugs designated under section 526 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 360bb) as a drug for a rare disease or 
condition. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘health benefits plan’ in-
cludes coverage under a plan offered under a 
State high risk pool.’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1442 
AN ACT 
To provide for the sale of the Federal Government’s rever-
sionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in 
Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount 
Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 
23, 1909. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY IN-
TEREST, MT. OLIVET CEMETERY, SALT LAKE 
CITY, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—If, within one year 
after the completion of the appraisal required by sub-
section (c), the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt 
Lake City, Utah (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Asso-
ciation’’), submits to the Secretary of the Interior an offer 
to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in all of the 
approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, 
conveyed to the Association under the Act of January 23, 
1909 (chapter 37, 35 Stat. 589), the Secretary shall con-
vey to the Association such reversionary interest in the 
lands covered by the offer. The Secretary shall complete 
the conveyance not later than 30 days after the date of 
the offer. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
a survey of the lands described in subsection (a) to deter-
mine the precise boundaries and acreage of the lands sub-
ject to the Federal reversionary interest. 
(c) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
an appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in the 
lands identified by the survey in subsection (b). The ap-
praisal shall be completed in accordance with the ‘‘Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions’’ 
and the ‘‘Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice’’. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of the Federal reversionary interest under sub-
section (a), the Association shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal inter-
est, as determined under subsection (c). The consideration 
shall be paid not later than 30 days after the date the 
conveyance is made. 
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with 
the conveyance under subsection (a), including the cost of 
the survey required by subsection (b) and the appraisal 
required by subsection (c), shall be paid by the Associa-
tion. 
(f) DEPOSIT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—The Sec-
retary shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance 
under subsection (a) in the Federal Land Disposal Ac-
count established by section 206 of the Federal Land 
Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305). The pro-
ceeds so deposited shall be available to the Secretary for
expenditure in accordance with subsection (c) of such sec-
tion. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. R. 1442 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
An Act 
To provide for the sale of the Federal Government’s reversionary interest in approxi-
mately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the 
Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY INTEREST, MT. 
OLIVET CEMETERY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—If, within one year after the 
completion of the appraisal required by subsection (c), the Mount 
Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt Lake City, Utah (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Association’’), submits to the Secretary of the 
Interior an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in 
all of the approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, 
conveyed to the Association under the Act of January 23, 1909 
(chapter 37, 35 Stat. 589), the Secretary shall convey to the Associa-
tion such reversionary interest in the lands covered by the offer. 
The Secretary shall complete the conveyance not later than 30 
days after the date of the offer. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of 
the lands described in subsection (a) to determine the precise bound-
aries and acreage of the lands subject to the Federal reversionary 
interest. 
(c) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of 
the Federal reversionary interest in the lands identified by the 
survey in subsection (b). The appraisal shall be completed in accord-
ance with the ‘‘Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisitions’’ and the ‘‘Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice’’. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of 
the Federal reversionary interest under subsection (a), the Associa-
tion shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised 
value of the Federal interest, as determined under subsection (c). 
The consideration shall be paid not later than 30 days after the 
date the conveyance is made. 
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the conveyance 
under subsection (a), all costs associated with the conveyance under 
subsection (a), including the cost of the survey required by sub-
section (b) and the appraisal required by subsection (c), shall be 
paid by the Association.
H. R. 1442—2 
(f) DEPOSIT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit 
the proceeds from the conveyance under subsection (a) in the Fed-
eral Land Disposal Account established by section 206 of the Federal 
Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305). The proceeds 
so deposited shall be available to the Secretary for expenditure 
in accordance with subsection (c) of such section. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(c) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall give the prior consent to travel 
abroad described in section 244(f)(3) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3)) to an alien 
who is granted temporary protected status pursuant to the 
designation made under this section, if the alien estab-
lishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity that emergency and extenuating circumstances be-
yond the control of the alien require the alien to depart 
for a brief, temporary trip abroad. An alien returning to 
the United States in accordance with such an authoriza-
tion shall be treated the same as any other returning alien 
provided temporary protected status under section 244 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a). 
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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule 
Modernization Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—UPDATING THE CLINICAL LABORATORY FEE 
SCHEDULE 
Sec. 101. Findings and purpose. 
Sec. 102. Process for the modernization of the fee schedule for clinical diag-
nostic laboratory tests. 
Sec. 103. Establishment and duties of negotiated rulemaking committee. 
Sec. 104. Result of committee action. 
Sec. 105. Report by MedPAC. 
Sec. 106. Definitions. 
TITLE II—UPDATING THE SPECIMEN COLLECTION FEE 
Sec. 201. Adjustment in Medicare laboratory specimen collection fee. 
TITLE I—UPDATING THE CLIN-
ICAL 
LABORATORY 
FEE 
SCHEDULE 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The fee schedule for clinical diagnostic lab-
oratory tests under part B of the Medicare program 
was developed in 1984 based on the local prevailing 
fees charged in 1983. 
(2) The cost of clinical diagnostic laboratory 
tests, laboratory equipment, supplies, and medical 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1445 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require nationally reg-
istered statistical rating organizations to provide additional disclosures 
with respect to the rating of certain structured securities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2009 
Mr. MCHENRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
nationally registered statistical rating organizations to 
provide additional disclosures with respect to the rating 
of certain structured securities, 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 ‘‘Credit Rating Agency 
Transparency and Disclosure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RATINGS BASIS DISCLOSURES FOR 
STRUCTURED SECURITIES. 
Section 15E(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–7(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) DISCLOSURES WITH RESPECT TO STRUC-
TURED SECURITIES.— 
‘‘(A) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The rules 
and regulations prescribed by the Commission 
pursuant to this title with respect to nationally 
recognized statistical rating organizations shall, 
with respect to the procedures and methodolo-
gies by which any nationally recognized statis-
tical rating organization determines credit rat-
ings for structured securities— 
‘‘(i) specify the information required 
to be disclosed to such rating organizations 
by the originators, issuers, and under-
writers of such structured securities on the 
collateral underlying such structured secu-
rities; and 
‘‘(ii) establish and implement proce-
dures to collect and disclose information 
about the processes used by such origina-
tors, issuers, and underwriters to assess 
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the accuracy and integrity of their data 
and fraud detection. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the Commission shall, by rule or 
regulation, define the term ‘structured securi-
ties’ as appropriate in the public interest and 
for the protection of investors. 
‘‘(4) HISTORICAL
DEFAULT
RATE
DISCLO-
SURES.—The rules and regulations prescribed by the 
Commission pursuant to this title with respect to na-
tionally recognized statistical rating organizations 
shall require each nationally recognized statistical 
rating organization to establish and maintain, on a 
publicly accessible Internet site, a facility to disclose, 
in a central database, the historical default rates of 
all classes of financial products rated by such orga-
nization.’’. 
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295 
•HR 5136 EH1S 
‘‘(e) ONE-TIME TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION AU-
THORIZED.—In addition to monthly special compensation 
payable under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 
may pay to a member eligible for monthly special com-
pensation a one-time payment of not more than $3,500 
for the transition of assistants providing aid and attend-
ance care to the member as described in subsection 
(b)(2).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘OF MONTH-
LY COMPENSATION’’ after ‘‘AMOUNT’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘OF MONTH-
LY COMPENSATION’’ after ‘‘DURATION’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Monthly special com-
pensation payable to a member under this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Special compensation paid to a mem-
ber under subsection (a) or (e)’’. 
SEC. 606. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF SENIOR ENLISTED 
MEMBER TO INCLUDE SENIOR ENLISTED 
MEMBER SERVING WITHIN A COMBATANT 
COMMAND. 
(a) BASIC PAY.—On and after January 1, 2011, for 
purposes of establishing the rates of monthly basic pay
schedule, including the Committee’s pre-
liminary determinations regarding the es-
tablishment of such fee schedule and in-
cluding preliminary determinations on the 
information described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(ii) SUBSEQUENT INTERIM REPORT.— 
The Committee shall submit to the Sec-
retary a subsequent interim report, which 
shall include updates to the determinations 
made in the report submitted under clause 
(i). Such subsequent interim report shall 
be submitted not later than 12 months 
after the date on which members are re-
quired to be appointed to the Committee 
under subsection (a). 
(iii) EXCEPTION.—An interim report 
described in this subparagraph is not re-
quired to be submitted in the case that a 
final report under subparagraph (B) is 
submitted before the date on which such 
interim report is required to be submitted 
under this subparagraph. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which members are 
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SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEM-
PORARY PROTECTED STATUS TO HAITIANS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 244 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1254a), Haiti shall be treated as if such country had 
been designated under subsection (b) of that section, 
subject to the provisions of this section. 
(2) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The initial pe-
riod of such designation shall begin on the date of 
enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect for 
18 months. 
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—In applying section 244 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) 
pursuant to the designation made under this section, and 
subject to subsection (c)(3) of such section, an alien who 
is a national of Haiti is deemed to meet the requirements 
of subsection (c)(1) of such section only if the alien— 
(1) is admissible as an immigrant, except as 
otherwise provided under subsection (c)(2)(A) of 
such section, and is not ineligible for temporary pro-
tected status under subsection (c)(2)(B) of such sec-
tion; and 
(2) registers for temporary protected status in 
a manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1449 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the qualification 
standard for exterior windows, doors, and skylights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2009 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee 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 repeal 
the qualification standard for exterior windows, doors, 
and skylights. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR 
EXTERIOR 
WINDOWS, 
DOORS, 
AND 
SKY-
LIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 25C of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, 
is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service 
after February 17, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 144 
To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act in order to render nationals of Haiti eligible for temporary protected 
status under such section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
HONDA, and Mr. HINCHEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of Haiti 
eligible for temporary protected status under such sec-
tion. 
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 ‘‘Haitian Protection Act 
of 2009’’. 
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