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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7283 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which 
distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin from 
701⁄2 to 75, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
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 increase 
the age at which distributions from qualified retirement 
plans are required to begin from 701⁄2 to 75, 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. INCREASE IN AGE FOR REQUIRED DISTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (B)(iv)(I) and (C) 
of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
are amended by striking ‘‘701⁄2’’ each place it occurs and 
inserting ‘‘75’’. 
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(b) CHANGE IN REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE.—So 
much of clause (i) of section 401(a)(9)(C) of such Code, 
as amended by subsection (a), as precedes subclause (I) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘re-
quired beginning date’ means December 31 
of the later of—’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 219(d)(1) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘701⁄2’’ in the heading and the text and 
inserting ‘‘75’’. 
(2) Section 408(c)(4) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘701⁄2’’ in the heading and the text and 
inserting ‘‘75’’. 
(3) Section 408(b) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘701⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘75’’. 
(4) Section 457(d)(1)(A)(i) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘701⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘75’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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transnational aspects of trafficking in persons’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) In cooperation and coordination with 
relevant organizations, such as the United Na-
tions High Commissioner for Refugees, the 
International Organization for Migration, and 
private nongovernmental organizations that 
contract with, or receive grants from, the 
United States Government to assist refugees 
and internally displaced persons, support for— 
‘‘(i) increased protections for refugees 
and internally displaced persons, including 
outreach and education efforts to prevent 
such refugees and internally displaced per-
sons from being exploited by traffickers; 
and 
‘‘(ii) performance of best interest de-
terminations for unaccompanied and sepa-
rated children who come to the attention of 
the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees, its partner organizations, or any 
organization that contracts with the De-
partment of State in order to identify child 
trafficking victims and to assist their safe
as the amount such State received under part A of title 
I for such fiscal year bears to the total amount received 
by all States under part A of title I for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBGRANTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
LOCAL
ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
LOCAL
ENTITY.—In this 
section, the term ‘eligible local entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) a local educational agency; or 
‘‘(ii) a local partnership consisting 
of— 
‘‘(I) a local educational agency; 
and 
‘‘(II) not less than one of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) A nonprofit organiza-
tion with experience and a proven 
track record in quality financial 
literacy or personal finance edu-
cation programs. 
‘‘(bb) An educational service 
agency. 
‘‘(cc) A recipient of an Ex-
cellence in Economic Education 
grant under subpart 13. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7285 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase 
in the maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives 
with respect to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require 
cost-of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an increase in the maximum level of fees authorized 
to be charged by representatives with respect to claims 
of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require cost- 
of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees. 
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. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM LEVEL OF FEES AU-
THORIZED TO BE CHARGED BY REPRESENTA-
TIVES WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS OF ENTI-
TLEMENT TO PAST-DUE BENEFITS AND AN-
NUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO SUCH LEVEL OF AU-
THORIZED FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a)(2)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$6,264.50’’; and 
(2) in the matter following clause (iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘The Commissioner of Social Security may’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘such date.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘The Commissioner of Social Security 
shall adjust annually (after 2008) the dollar amount 
set forth in subclause (II) of clause (ii) under proce-
dures providing for adjustments in the same manner 
and to the same extent as adjustments are provided 
for under section 215(I)(2)(A), except that any 
amount so adjusted that is not a multiple of $0.10 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.10.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fees to be recovered 
to compensate for services with respect to claims of entitle-
ment to past-due benefits presented to the Commissioner 
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of Social Security on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7286 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
46–02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the ‘‘Geraldine 
Ferraro Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
REYNOLDS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KING of 
New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BISHOP 
of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. ARCURI) 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 46–02 21st Street in Long Island City, New 
York, as the ‘‘Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GERALDINE FERRARO POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 46–02 21st Street in Long Island 
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‘‘(ii) the school will make efforts to 
recruit Hispanic students, including stu-
dents who have participated in the under-
graduate or other matriculation program 
carried out under arrangements established 
by the school pursuant to clause (i)(II) and 
will assist Hispanic students regarding the 
completion of the educational requirements 
for a degree from the school. 
‘‘(4) NATIVE AMERICAN CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE.—Subject to subsection (e), the conditions 
specified in this paragraph are that— 
‘‘(A) with respect to Native Americans, 
each of clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph 
(1)(B) applies to the designated health profes-
sions school involved; 
‘‘(B) the school agrees, as a condition of 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) of this 
section, that the school will, in carrying out the 
duties described in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion, give priority to carrying out the duties 
with respect to Native Americans; and 
‘‘(C) the school agrees, as a condition of 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) of this 
section, that— 
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City, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Geraldine Ferraro 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 ‘‘Geraldine Ferraro 
Post Office Building’’. 
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does not duplicate, in whole or in part, the geo-
graphic area or population served by any other 
center; 
‘‘(D) fosters networking and collaboration 
among communities and between academic 
health centers and community-based centers; 
‘‘(E) serves communities with a dem-
onstrated need of health professionals in part-
nership with academic medical centers; 
‘‘(F) addresses the health care workforce 
needs of the communities served; 
‘‘(G) has a community-based governing or 
advisory board that reflects the diversity of the 
communities involved; 
‘‘(H) addresses changes in local community 
health and demographics identified in— 
‘‘(i) a community health needs assess-
ment that was conducted by the area 
health education center through a grant 
awarded under section 748(a); or 
‘‘(ii) a community health needs as-
sessment that was conducted by such cen-
ter through other means and that meets 
the requirements of section 748(a); and 
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‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—No deduction shall be al-
lowed for expenses properly allocated and appor-
tioned to the deductible portion described in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) DEDUCTIBLE PORTION.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), unless the taxpayer otherwise speci-
fies, the deductible portion of any dividend or other 
amount is the amount which bears the same ratio to 
the amount of such dividend or other amount as the 
amount allowed as a deduction under subsection (a) 
for the taxable year bears to the amount described 
in subsection (b)(2)(A) for such year. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 78.—Sec-
tion 78 shall not apply to any tax which is not allow-
able as a credit under section 901 by reason of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(e) INCREASE IN TAX ON INCLUDED AMOUNTS NOT 
REDUCED BY CREDITS, ETC.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any tax under this chapter 
by reason of nondeductible CFC dividends shall not 
be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for pur-
poses of determining— 
‘‘(A) the amount of any credit allowable 
under this chapter, or 
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‘‘(dd) An institution of high-
er education. 
‘‘(ee) A community organi-
zation. 
‘‘(ff) A representative of 
local business. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION
OF
SUBGRANTS.— 
An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this section shall use 75 percent of such grant 
funds to award subgrants to eligible local enti-
ties. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible local 
entity that desires to receive a subgrant 
under this paragraph shall submit an ap-
plication to the eligible entity at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the eligible entity may re-
quire. 
‘‘(ii) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—The 
eligible entity shall review applications sub-
mitted under clause (i) in the same man-
ner as applications are reviewed under sec-
tion 5534(b). 
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those of a broader set of providers, shall come from 
the Trust Fund. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT WITH OTHER INSURERS.—To 
the extent that Medicare program, private insurers, 
or States prove that such program, insurer, or State 
has the capacity to deliver prevention priorities in a 
cost effective manner, the Trustees may contract 
with such entity for delivery of prevention services 
covered under this Trust Fund.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7288 
To allow flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program 
for new structures designed to protect public safety that are located 
in special flood hazard zones, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Ms. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To allow flood insurance coverage under the national flood 
insurance program for new structures designed to protect 
public safety that are located in special flood hazard 
zones, 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 Safety En-
hancement Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF INSURANCE FOR 
PROPERTIES IN VIOLATION OF STATE AND 
LOCAL LAWS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT IN 
FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. 
Section 1316 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4023) is amended by inserting ‘‘, other 
than a qualified public safety structure (as such term is 
defined in section 1370(a)),’’ after ‘‘for any property’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1370 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 40121) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(16) The term ‘qualified public safety struc-
ture’ means any of the following structures: 
‘‘(A) A structure that is used in providing 
a public safety service, which shall include po-
lice and firefighting services. 
‘‘(B) A structure that— 
‘‘(i)(I) is newly constructed on the 
same site of a structure that was destroyed 
or damaged, at no fault of the owner, dur-
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ing any period during which the site of 
such structure is located within an area 
designated as having special flood hazards; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not exceed the size, by 
square footage, of the destroyed or dam-
aged structure; or 
‘‘(ii) is substantially improved pursu-
ant to destruction or damage that oc-
curred, at no fault of the owner, during 
any period during which the site of such 
structure is located within an area des-
ignated as having special flood hazards. 
‘‘(C) A newly constructed structure that— 
‘‘(i) is located on the same property 
as a structure that was removed through 
use of eminent domain by the Federal Gov-
ernment or any State or local government; 
and 
‘‘(ii) does not exceed the size, by 
square footage, of the structure so re-
moved.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7289 
To provide grants to promote financial literacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2008 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To provide grants to promote financial literacy. 
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 Literacy Im-
provement Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5537 
the following: 
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‘‘Subpart 13A—Financial Literacy Education 
‘‘SEC. 5538. FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities— 
‘‘(1) to award subgrants to local entities to pro-
vide financial literacy education; and 
‘‘(2) to carry out activities designed to promote 
financial literacy education. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State educational agency; or 
‘‘(2) a State partnership consisting of— 
‘‘(A) a State educational agency; and 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization with experi-
ence and a proven quality track record in finan-
cial literacy or personal finance education pro-
grams. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(d) FORMULA.—From the total amount appro-
priated under subsection (g) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall allot to each State for such fiscal year an 
amount that bears the same relation to such total amount 
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118 
and 2007’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘$1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2011’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2006 
and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; 
(3) in section 202(d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011’’; 
(4) in section 203(g), by striking ‘‘2006 and 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2011’’; and 
(5) in section 204(d), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011’’. 
SEC. 303. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
The amendments made by sections 301 and 302 may 
not be construed to affect the availability of funds appro-
priated pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations 
under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (di-
vision A of Public Law 106–386; 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) 
and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164) before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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comes of less than 120 percent of 
area median income; and 
‘‘(bb) loans for elevation and 
other pre-disaster property miti-
gation measures to homeowners 
with household incomes of great-
er than 120 percent of area me-
dian income or any other prop-
erty owner, including business 
owners. 
‘‘(III) MAXIMUM
GRANT
AND 
LOAN AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Each 
State shall establish maximum 
grant and loan amounts for ele-
vation and other pre-disaster 
property 
mitigation 
measures 
under subclause (II). 
‘‘(bb) CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
establishing the grant and loan 
amounts under item (aa), each 
State shall consider the following: 
‘‘(AA) The degree to 
which such amounts will 
maximize mitigation efforts. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES SE-
LECTED FOR INVOLUNTARY GEOGRAPHIC 
REASSIGNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3502 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) A preference eligible may not be involuntarily 
separated for failing to accept a directed reassignment to 
a position outside the commuting area of the preference 
eligible concerned or to accompany a position outside of 
such area pursuant to a transfer of function unless such 
preference eligible— 
‘‘(A) receives written notice of the reassignment 
(together with notice of the rights afforded by sub-
paragraph (B) and paragraph (2)) at least 30 days 
before the effective date of the reassignment; and 
‘‘(B) is allowed to elect to have the selection of 
employees for release conducted in the same manner 
as would be required under subsection (a) in the 
case of a reduction in force. 
‘‘(2) A preference eligible involuntarily separated in 
the circumstances described in paragraph (1) (in the mat-
ter before subparagraph (A) thereof) is entitled to appeal 
to the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 
any failure to comply with the requirements of this sub-
section. 
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‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘pref-
erence eligible’ includes a preference eligible serving in or 
under the United States Postal Service.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The first sentence of 
section 3501(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘and 
section 3504’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3502(g)(3), and sec-
tion 3504’’. 
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