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and populations traditionally underserved in the ownership
of, and operation of, public broadcasting entities. The Sec-
retary shall take affirmative steps to inform minorities,
women and underserved populations of the availability of
funds under this title, and the localities where new public
broadcasting facilities are needed, and to provide such
other assistance and information as may be appropriate.
‘‘(g) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.—If, within ten years
after completion of any project for construction of facili-
ties, with respect to which a grant has been made under
this section—
‘‘(1) the applicant or other owner of such facili-
ties ceases to be an entity as described in section
392(a)(1)(A)–(D) of this title; or
‘‘(2) such facilities cease to be used primarily
for the provision of public broadcasting services (or
the use of such public broadcasting facilities for pur-
poses other than the provision of public broadcasting
services interferes with the provision of such public
broadcasting services as required in this title);
the United States shall be entitled to recover from the ap-
plicant or other owner of such facilities the amount bear-
ing the same ratio to the value of such facilities at the
time the applicant ceases to be such an entity or at the
time of such determination (as determined by agreement
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Missing Alzheimer’s 
Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MISSING ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM. 
Section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations 
to assist such organizations in paying for the costs of plan-
ning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, 
proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients 
with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and other 
missing elderly individuals.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ after ‘‘to re-
ceive a’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The Attorney General shall periodi-
cally solicit applications for grants under this
section by publishing a request for applications 
in the Federal Register and by posting such a 
request on the website of the Department of 
Justice.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall give preference to 
national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to 
patients, and families of patients, with Alzheimer’s disease 
and related dementias.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2016.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 908 
AN ACT 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing 
Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 908 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. 
WAXMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program. 
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 ‘‘Missing Alzheimer’s 
Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MISSING ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM. 
Section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations 
to assist such organizations in paying for the costs of plan-
ning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, 
proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients 
with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and other 
missing elderly individuals.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ after ‘‘to re-
ceive a’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The Attorney General shall periodi-
cally solicit applications for grants under this 
section by publishing a request for applications 
in the Federal Register and by posting such a 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy Re-
source Centers Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTENANCE
OF LI-
BRARIES.—Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) provide for the establishment of new 
and the maintenance of existing libraries and 
resource centers at or in connection with United 
States diplomatic and consular missions.’’. 
(b) OPERATION OF LIBRARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that libraries and resource centers estab-
lished and maintained in accordance with subpara-
graph (F) of section 1(b)(3) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by 
section 2(a)(3) of this Act) are open to the general 
public to the greatest extent practicable, subject to 
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request on the website of the Department of 
Justice.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall give preference to 
national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to 
patients, and families of patients, with Alzheimer’s disease 
and related dementias.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2016.’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 908 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program. 
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 ‘‘Missing Alzheimer’s 
Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MISSING ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM. 
Section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations 
to assist such organizations in paying for the costs of plan-
ning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, 
proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients 
with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and other 
missing elderly individuals.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ after ‘‘to re-
ceive a’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The Attorney General shall periodi-
cally solicit applications for grants under this 
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section by publishing a request for applications 
in the Federal Register and by posting such a 
request on the website of the Department of 
Justice.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall give preference to 
national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to 
patients, and families of patients, with Alzheimer’s disease 
and related dementias.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2016.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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policies and procedures established by the Secretary 
to ensure the safety and security of United States 
diplomatic and consular missions and of United 
States officers, employees, and personnel posted at 
such missions at which such libraries are located. 
(2) SHOWINGS OF UNITED STATES FILMS.—To 
the extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall 
ensure that such libraries and resource centers 
schedule public showings of United States films that 
showcase United States culture, society, values, and 
history. 
(c) ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY.—Not later than one year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy (authorized under section 1334 of the Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6553)) shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report containing an 
evaluation of the functions and effectiveness of the librar-
ies and resource centers that are authorized under this 
Act. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts that are otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of State to carry out purposes 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 909 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide 
for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource 
centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide 
information about United States culture, society, and history, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. NADLER of New York, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. KILPATRICK 
of Michigan, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. HARE, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. CARSON of In-
diana, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. KAP-
TUR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance 
of existing libraries and resource centers at United 
States diplomatic and consular missions to provide infor-
mation about United States culture, society, and history, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘§ 3587. Increased imprisonment for certain offenses 
by public officials. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In any Federal criminal case 
in which a public official is convicted of an offense against 
the United States— 
‘‘(1) consisting of conduct during the course of 
official duty, intended to enrich that official; and 
‘‘(2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft 
of public funds greater than $10,000; 
the sentencing judge may increase the sentence of impris-
onment by an amount of up to 2 years. The sentencing 
judge may double the sentence of imprisonment that 
would otherwise be imposed in that case: Provided, how-
ever, That in no instance may the sentencing judge be al-
lowed to increase the sentence by more than 2 years. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘public 
official’ means— 
‘‘(1) an elected official of the United States or 
of a State or local government; 
‘‘(2) a presidentially-appointed official; and 
‘‘(3) an official appointed to a State or local 
governmental office by an elected official of a State 
or local government.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 
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18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘3587. Increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials.’’. 
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of the parties or by action brought in the United States
district court for the district in which such facilities are
situated), as the amount of the Federal participation bore
to the cost of construction of such facilities.
‘‘(h) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.—Each recip-
ient of assistance under this subpart shall keep such
records as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Sec-
retary to carry out the functions of the Secretary under
this title, including a complete and itemized inventory of
all public broadcasting facilities under the control of such
recipient, and records which fully disclose the amount and
the disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such
assistance, the total cost of the project in connection with
which such assistance is given or used, the amount and
nature of that portion of the cost of the project supplied
by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate
an effective audit.
‘‘(i) ACCESSIBILITY
OF RECORDS.—The Secretary
and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any
of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access
for the purpose of audit and examination to any books,
documents, papers, and records of any recipient of assist-
ance under this subpart that are pertinent to assistance
received under this title.
‘‘(i) the responsibilities of the agency relating to 
the Next Generation Air Transportation System are 
clearly communicated to the senior official of the 
agency designated under subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) the performance of the senior official in 
carrying out the responsibilities of the agency relat-
ing to the Next Generation Air Transportation Sys-
tem is reflected in the official’s annual performance 
evaluations and compensation. 
‘‘(D) The head of a Federal agency referred to in 
subparagraph (B) shall— 
‘‘(i) establish or designate an office within the 
agency to carry out its responsibilities under the 
memorandum of understanding under the super-
vision of the designated official; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that the designated official has suf-
ficient budgetary authority and staff resources to 
carry out the agency’s Next Generation Air Trans-
portation System responsibilities as set forth in the 
integrated plan under subsection (b). 
‘‘(E) Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this subparagraph, the head of each Federal agen-
cy that has responsibility for carrying out any activity 
under the integrated plan under subsection (b) shall exe-
abuse and neglect occurring at covered programs 
(except that such reports shall not contain any per-
sonally identifiable information relating to the iden-
tity of individuals who were the victims of such child 
abuse and neglect), as such term is defined in sec-
tion 114)’’. 
(2) 
FURTHER
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
106(b)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) FURTHER REQUIREMENT.—To be eli-
gible to receive a grant under this section, a 
State shall comply with the requirements under 
section 114(b) and shall include in the State 
plan submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) a 
description of the activities the State will carry 
out to comply with the requirements under such 
section 114(b).’’. 
(3) ANNUAL
STATE
DATA
REPORTS.—Section 
106(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘(including 
reports of child abuse and neglect occurring at 
covered programs (except that such reports 
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shall not contain any personally identifiable in-
formation relating to the identity of individuals 
who were the victims of such child abuse and 
neglect), as such term is defined in section 
114)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or who 
were in the care of a covered program, as such 
term is defined in section 114’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5101 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 113 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 114. Additional eligibility requirements for grants to States to prevent 
child abuse and neglect at residential programs.’’. 
SEC. 8. STUDY AND REPORT ON OUTCOMES IN COVERED 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall conduct a study, in consultation with rel-
evant agencies and experts, to examine the outcomes for 
children in both private and public covered programs 
under this Act encompassing a broad representation of 
treatment facilities and geographic regions. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
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Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that contains 
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
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hours during the preceding 12-month 
period. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—As used in this 
subparagraph, the term ‘applicable month-
ly guarantee’ means— 
‘‘(I) for employees described in 
clause (i) other than employees on re-
serve status, the minimum number of 
hours for which an employer has 
agreed to schedule such employees for 
any given month; and 
‘‘(II) for employees described in 
clause (i) who are on reserve status, 
the number of hours for which an em-
ployer has agreed to pay such employ-
ees on reserve status for any given 
month, 
as established in the collective bargaining 
agreement, or if none exists in the employ-
er’s policies. Each employer of an employee 
described in clause (i) shall maintain on 
file with the Secretary (in accordance with 
regulations the Secretary may prescribe) 
the applicable monthly guarantee with re-
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‘‘CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND EXPENDITURES BY
SECRETARY
‘‘SEC. 393. (a) CONSTRUCTION
AND
PLANNING
GRANTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Cor-
poration for Public Broadcasting, public broadcasting en-
tities, and, as appropriate, with others, shall establish cri-
teria for making construction and planning grants. Such
criteria shall be consistent with the objectives and provi-
sions set forth in this subpart, and shall be made available
to interested parties upon request.
‘‘(b) BASIS FOR DETERMINATION.—The Secretary
shall base determinations of whether to approve applica-
tions for grants under this subpart, and the amount of
such grants, on criteria developed pursuant to subsection
(a) and designed to achieve—
‘‘(1) the establishment of new public broadcast-
ing facilities to extend service to areas currently not
receiving public broadcasting services;
‘‘(2) the improvement of the capabilities of ex-
isting public broadcasting entities to provide public
broadcasting services to underserved audiences such
as deaf and hearing impaired individuals and blind
and visually impaired individuals;
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‘‘(2) REVIEW OF INFORMATION AND REVISION.—
Not later than 2 years after the addition of a new
vaccine to the table contained in subsection (a), and
on a regular basis thereafter, the Secretary shall re-
view information obtained under sections 2125 and
part B of subtitle 3, and based on such review (and
other relevant information) shall, as appropriate, de-
velop with respect to such new vaccine—
‘‘(A) revisions with respect to illnesses, dis-
abilities, injuries or conditions covered by such
table;
‘‘(B) appropriate specifications of the time
period for the first symptom or manifestation of
onset or of significant aggravation of such ill-
nesses, disabilities, injuries or condition after
vaccine administration, for purposes of receiving
compensation under the Program; and
‘‘(C) recommendations as to the amount of
tax that should be imposed under section 4131 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for each dose
of vaccine.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may modify
the table contained in subsection (a) pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) only in accordance with sub-
section (c).