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Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Yvonne 
Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Yvonne Ingram- 
Ephraim Post Office Building’’. 
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(7) TREATMENT OF NET OPERATING LOSSES 
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO
DISASTER
LOSSES.—Section 
1400N(k)— 
(A) by substituting ‘‘qualified Hurricane 
Ike recovery area loss’’ for ‘‘qualified Gulf Op-
portunity Zone loss’’ each place it appears, 
(B) by substituting ‘‘after September 11, 
2008, and before January 1, 2011’’ for ‘‘after 
August 27, 2005, and before January 1, 2008’’ 
each place it appears, 
(C) by substituting ‘‘September 12, 2008’’ 
for 
‘‘August 
28, 
2005’’ 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(B)(ii)(I), 
(D) by substituting ‘‘qualified Hurricane 
Ike recovery area property’’ for ‘‘qualified Gulf 
Opportunity Zone property’’ in paragraph 
(2)(B)(iv), and 
(E) by substituting ‘‘qualified Hurricane 
Ike recovery area casualty loss’’ for ‘‘qualified 
Gulf Opportunity Zone casualty loss’’ each 
place it appears. 
(8) CREDIT
TO
HOLDERS
OF
TAX
CREDIT 
BONDS.—Section 1400N(l)— 
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(B) Paragraph (4) of section 402(l) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) NORMAL
RETIREMENT
DATE.—The 
term ‘normal retirement date’ means the ear-
liest date on which the individual may retire 
and receive a retirement benefit from the gov-
ernmental plan which is not reduced by reason 
of the individual’s age or years of service.’’. 
(5) Paragraph (5) of section 402(l) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) RELATED PLANS TREATED AS 1 PLAN.— 
For purposes of this subsection, all eligible retire-
ment plans of an employer shall be treated as a sin-
gle plan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2008. 
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709 
‘‘(A) that is— 
‘‘(i) contained in intermodal cargo 
containers and loaded by crane on the ves-
sel; or 
‘‘(ii) loaded on the vessel by means of 
wheeled technology; and 
‘‘(B) that is— 
‘‘(i) loaded at a port in the United 
States and unloaded either at another port 
in the United States or at a port in Canada 
located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence 
Seaway System; or 
‘‘(ii) loaded at a port in Canada lo-
cated in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence 
Seaway System and unloaded at a port in 
the United States.’’. 
(b) ALLOWABLE PURPOSE.—Section 53503(b) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘or noncontiguous domestic 
trade’’ and inserting ‘‘noncontiguous domestic, or short sea 
transportation trade’’. 
SEC. 1123. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation
(b) PERSONAL GIFT ITEMS.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘personal gift items’’ includes goods in-
tended to improve the daily life of the Cuban people, in-
cluding clothing, medication, foodstuffs, personal hygiene 
items, and other daily necessities. 
(c) RELIEF SUPPLIES.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘relief supplies’’ means any item intended 
to provide temporary or permanent comfort or shelter to 
hurricane victims in Cuba, or intended to facilitate repairs 
to personal dwellings in Cuba damaged during the 2008 
hurricane season. 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) may be construed to prohibit the prosecution 
or conviction of any person committing an offense de-
scribed in section 1956 of title 18, United States Code 
(relating to the laundering of monetary instruments), or 
section 1957 of such title (relating to engaging in mone-
tary transactions in property derived from specific unlaw-
ful activity). 
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direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect costs to 
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggre-
gate, or to the private sector,’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘and before promulgating’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘containing—’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘or within six months after promul-
gating any final rule that was not preceded by a 
general notice of proposed rulemaking that includes 
a Federal mandate that may result in direct or rea-
sonably foreseeable indirect costs by State, local, and 
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the pri-
vate sector, of such amount or more (adjusted annu-
ally for inflation) in any one year; the agency shall 
prepare a written statement containing—’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6971 
To establish a Public Service Scholarship Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WEINER, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish a Public Service Scholarship Program, 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 ‘‘Public Service Scholar-
ship Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subpart: 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Section 1319 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 30, 2009’’. 
(b) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6965 
AN ACT 
To extend the authorization of the national flood 
insurance program, and for other purposes.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6965 
To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance 
program, 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. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Section 1319 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 30, 2009’’. 
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(b) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2009’’. 
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II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6965 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance 
program, 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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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6968 
To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project 
regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FILNER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. KAGEN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SESTAK, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 
California, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstra-
tion project regarding access to mental health services 
by members of the Armed Forces. 
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 ‘‘Helping Those Who 
Serve Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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HR 6965 RDS 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Section 1319 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 30, 2009’’. 
(b) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6966 
To require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis 
in calculation of the Medicare urban hospital wage floor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require continued application of budget neutrality on a 
national basis in calculation of the Medicare urban hos-
pital wage floor. 
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 ‘‘Safeguarding Our Hos-
pitals’ Futures Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
CONTINUED 
APPLICATION 
OF 
BUDGET 
NEU-
TRALITY ON A NATIONAL BASIS IN CALCULA-
TION OF THE MEDICARE URBAN HOSPITAL 
WAGE FLOOR. 
In the case of discharges occurring on or after Octo-
ber 1, 2008, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall continue to administer section 4410(b) of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) and 
section 412.64(e) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, 
in the same manner as the Secretary administered such 
sections for discharges occurring during fiscal year 2008 
(through a uniform, national adjustment to the area wage 
index). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6969 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction 
for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States 
risks paid to affiliates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts 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 disallow 
the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums 
with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR EXCESS 
NON-TAXED REINSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID 
TO AFFILIATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 832 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
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visits, days of coverage, or other similar 
limits on the scope or duration of treat-
ment. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF PLAN INFORMATION.— 
The criteria for medical necessity determinations 
made under the plan with respect to mental health 
or substance use disorder benefits (or the health in-
surance coverage offered in connection with the plan 
with respect to such benefits) shall be made avail-
able by the plan administrator (or the health insur-
ance issuer offering such coverage) in accordance 
with regulations to any current or potential partici-
pant, beneficiary, or contracting provider upon re-
quest. The reason for any denial under the plan (or 
coverage) of reimbursement or payment for services 
with respect to mental health or substance use dis-
order benefits in the case of any participant or bene-
ficiary shall, on request or as otherwise required, be 
made available by the plan administrator (or the 
health insurance issuer offering such coverage) to 
the participant or beneficiary in accordance with 
regulations. 
‘‘(5) OUT-OF-NETWORK
PROVIDERS.—In the 
case of a plan or coverage that provides both med-
ical and surgical benefits and mental health or sub-
766 
(1) Increased use of digital information and con-
trols technology to improve reliability, security, and 
efficiency of the electric grid. 
(2) Dynamic optimization of grid operations 
and resources, with full cyber-security. 
(3) Deployment and integration of distributed 
resources and generation, including renewable re-
sources. 
(4) Development and incorporation of demand 
response, demand-side resources, and energy-efficiency 
resources. 
(5) Deployment of ‘‘smart’’ technologies (real- 
time, automated, interactive technologies that opti-
mize the physical operation of appliances and con-
sumer devices) for metering, communications con-
cerning grid operations and status, and distribution 
automation. 
(6) Integration of ‘‘smart’’ appliances and con-
sumer devices. 
(7) Deployment and integration of advanced 
electricity storage and peak-shaving technologies, in-
cluding plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles, 
and thermal-storage air conditioning. 
(8) Provision to consumers of timely information 
and control options.
‘‘(II) the determination shall be 
made without regard to subsections 
(a)(4), 
(b)(2)(C), 
(b)(2)(D), 
and 
(e)(3)(C) of section 1563. 
‘‘(iv) TREATMENT
OF
REINSURANCE 
ASSUMED BY COVERED INSURANCE COM-
PANY.—Reinsurance ceded by a non-affili-
ated corporation to a covered insurance 
company shall be taken into account in the 
same manner as premiums written by such 
covered insurance company. 
‘‘(G) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe such regulations as may be appro-
priate to carry out or to prevent the avoidance 
of the purposes of this paragraph, including 
regulations which provide for the application of 
this section to alternative reinsurance trans-
actions, fronting transactions, conduit and re-
ciprocal transactions, and any economically 
equivalent transactions.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 696 
To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act 
of 1965 to make available additional funds to increase access to the 
arts through the support of education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 to make available additional 
funds to increase access to the arts through the support 
of education. 
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 ‘‘Arts Education Ad-
vancement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION.—Section 5A(b) of the National 
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Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 954a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) increase accessibility to the arts through 
art education in formal systems of elementary and 
secondary education.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 11(f)(1) of 
the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 960(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$175,000,000, 50 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$98,000,000, 100 percent’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following ‘‘Of the 
aggregate amount made available to carry out sec-
tion 5A in any fiscal year, 50 percent shall be made 
available for the use specified in section 5A(b)(10).’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6972 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a standard 
home office deduction in the case of certain uses of the office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WEINER, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas) 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 provide 
for a standard home office deduction in the case of 
certain uses of the office. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STANDARD HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 280A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disallow-
ance of certain expenses in connection with business use 
of home, rental of vacation homes, etc.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) STANDARD HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual who is allowed a deduction for the use of 
a home office because of a use described in 
paragraphs (1), (2), or (4) of this subsection, 
notwithstanding the limitations of paragraph 
(5), if such individual elects the application of 
this paragraph for the taxable year, such indi-
vidual shall be allowed a deduction equal to the 
standard home office deduction for the taxable 
year in lieu of the deductions otherwise allow-
able under this chapter for such taxable year by 
reason of being attributed to such use. 
‘‘(B) STANDARD
HOME
OFFICE
DEDUC-
TION.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
standard home office deduction is the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(i) $2,000, or 
‘‘(ii) the gross income derived from 
the individual’s trade or business for which 
such use occurs. 
‘‘(C) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar 
year after 2008, the dollar amount in subpara-
graph (B)(i) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
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‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘2007’ for 
‘1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
Any increase determined under the preceding 
sentence shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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II 
Calendar No. 47 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1256 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Received 
APRIL 3 (legislative day, APRIL 2), 2009 
Read the first time 
APRIL 20, 2009 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To protect the public health by providing the Food and 
Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate 
tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, 
to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, 
the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal 
Employees’ Retirement System, 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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