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‘‘(A) for amounts up to $1,350,000,000, in 
accordance with the formula used to calculate 
allotments for fiscal year 2009; and 
‘‘(B) for any amount in excess of 
$1,350,000,000, in accordance with the formula 
developed by the Administrator under sub-
section (d).’’. 
(b) PLANNING ASSISTANCE.—Section 604(b) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘2 per-
cent’’. 
(c) FORMULA.—Section 604 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) 
FORMULA
BASED
ON
WATER
QUALITY 
NEEDS.—Not later than September 30, 2009, after pro-
viding notice and an opportunity for public comment, the 
Administrator shall publish an allotment formula for pur-
poses of subsection (a)(2)(B) based on water quality 
needs, to be determined by the Administrator in accord-
ance with the most recent survey of needs developed by 
the Administrator under section 516.’’. 
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title— 
‘‘(1) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(3) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(4) $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(5) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 
TITLE III—AREAS OF CONCERN 
SEC. 301. REMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION IN 
AREAS OF CONCERN. 
Section 118(c)(12)(H) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(H)) is amended 
by striking clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
other amounts authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this paragraph $150,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’. 
TITLE IV—CLEAN WATER 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (7); 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1340 
To provide for the admission to the United States of certain Tibetans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the admission to the United States of certain 
Tibetans. 
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 ‘‘Tibetan Refugee As-
sistance Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSITION FOR DISPLACED TIBETANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the numerical 
limitations specified in sections 201 and 202 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 and 1152), 
there shall be made available to qualified displaced Tibet-
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 133 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that individuals 
and appropriate authorities are notified by the Commissioner of Social 
Security of evidence of misuse of the Social Security account numbers 
of such individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. GALLEGLY 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 
that individuals and appropriate authorities are notified 
by the Commissioner of Social Security of evidence of 
misuse of the Social Security account numbers of such 
individuals. 
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 ‘‘Identity Theft Notifi-
cation Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND APPROPRIATE 
AUTHORITIES OF EVIDENCE OF MISUSE OF 
SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I)(i) In the case of each report of wages submitted 
by an employer with respect to an employee pursuant to 
this paragraph, the Commissioner— 
‘‘(I) shall require the employer to include in the 
report, together with the amount of wages paid by 
the employer to the employee, information consisting 
of the name, address, and employer identification 
number of the employer and the name, address, So-
cial Security account number of the employee, and 
‘‘(II) shall include the amount of such wages 
and such information in the Commissioner’s records. 
‘‘(ii) In any case in which— 
‘‘(I) during any calendar year, there are 8 or 
more instances in which the Commissioner of Social 
Security receives a report of wages submitted by an 
employer with respect to an employee under the 
same Social Security account number, and 
‘‘(II) at least 4 different addresses are set forth 
in the reports in connection with the same Social Se-
curity account number, 
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† HR 1388 EAS 
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), 
(b), or (c) of section 122.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) A representative of the volunteer sec-
tor.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘, unless the 
State permits the representative to serve as a voting 
member of the State Commission or alternative ad-
ministrative entity’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking ‘‘section 
193A(b)(11)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 193A(b)(12)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Preparation of a national service plan for 
the State that— 
‘‘(A) is developed, through an open and 
public process (such as through regional forums, 
hearings, and other means) that provides for 
maximum participation and input from the pri-
vate sector, organizations, and public agencies, 
using service and volunteerism as strategies to 
meet critical community needs, including service 
through programs funded under the national 
service laws;
ans described in subsection (b) of this section 3,000 immi-
grant visas in the 3-fiscal-year period beginning with fiscal 
year 2010. 
(b) QUALIFIED DISPLACED TIBETAN DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual is a qualified 
displaced Tibetan if such individual is an individual 
who— 
(A) is a native of Tibet; and 
(B) since before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, has been continuously residing in 
India or Nepal. 
(2) NATIVE OF TIBET DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), an indi-
vidual shall be considered to be a native of Tibet if 
such individual was born in Tibet or is the son, 
daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an indi-
vidual born in Tibet. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF VISA NUMBERS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall ensure that immigrant visas provided 
under subsection (a) are made available to qualified dis-
placed Tibetans described in subsection (b) (or described 
in subsection (d) as the spouse or child of such a qualified 
displaced Tibetan) in an equitable manner, giving pref-
erence to those qualified displaced Tibetans who are not 
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resettled in India or Nepal or who are most likely to be 
resettled successfully in the United States. 
(d) DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHIL-
DREN.—A spouse or child (as defined in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 101(b)(1) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1))) 
shall, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and 
the immediate issuance of a visa under this section, be 
entitled to the same status, and the same order of consid-
eration, provided under this section, if accompanying, or 
following to join, the spouse or parent of such spouse or 
child. 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 
(23) as paragraphs (7) through (22), respectively; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘waters of the United States’ means all waters 
subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial 
seas, and all interstate and intrastate waters and 
their tributaries, including lakes, rivers, streams (in-
cluding intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, 
wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, 
playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments of 
the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters, 
or activities affecting these waters, are subject to the 
legislative power of Congress under the Constitu-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 402. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘navigable waters of the United 
States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘waters 
of the United States’’; 
(2) in section 304(l)(1) by striking ‘‘NAVIGABLE 
WATERS’’ in the heading and inserting ‘‘WATERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES’’; and 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1343 
To provide immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful 
efforts to prevent acts of terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide immunity from civil liability to first responders 
engaged in lawful efforts to prevent acts of terrorism, 
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 ‘‘First Responders 
Fighting Terrorism Protection Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ENGAGING 
IN LAWFUL EFFORTS TO PREVENT ACTS OF 
TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A first responder who takes rea-
sonable action to prevent an act of terrorism, or who ob-
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serves, or receives a report of, covered activity and takes 
reasonable action to respond to such activity shall have 
qualified immunity from civil liability for such action, con-
sistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. A 
first responder not entitled to assert the defense of quali-
fied immunity shall nevertheless be immune from civil li-
ability under Federal, State, and local law if such first 
responder acted in good faith and on objectively reason-
able suspicion and took reasonable action to prevent ter-
rorist activity or in responding to the reported or observed 
covered activity. 
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this Act shall af-
fect the ability of a first responder to assert any defense, 
privilege, or immunity that would otherwise be available, 
and this Act shall not be construed as affecting any such 
defense, privilege, or immunity. 
(c) ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.—A first responder 
found to be immune from civil liability under this Act shall 
be entitled to recover from the plaintiff all reasonable costs 
and attorney fees. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘first responder’’ means any Fed-
eral, State, or local law enforcement agent, prosecu-
tion agent, border agent, immigration agent, trans-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE 
SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON 
POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE 
AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 1501(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a State 
or territory’’ and inserting ‘‘a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
MADE INAPPLICABLE.—Section 7322(1) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(4) by striking ‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘serv-
ices or an individual employed or holding office in 
the government of the District of Columbia;’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act—
(1) shall take effect on the effective date of a 
law, enacted by the government of the District of 
Columbia after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, which places restrictions on political activities of 
employees of the government of the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring 
on or after the effective date referred to in para-
graph (1). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1345 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate 
the discriminatory treatment of the District of 
Columbia under the provisions of law commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Hatch Act’’.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1345 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treat-
ment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Hatch Act’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the dis-
criminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under 
the provisions of law commonly referred to as the ‘‘Hatch 
Act’’. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE 
SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON 
POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE 
AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 1501(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a State 
or territory’’ and inserting ‘‘a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
MADE INAPPLICABLE.—Section 7322(1) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(4) by striking ‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘serv-
ices or an individual employed or holding office in 
the government of the District of Columbia;’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act— 
(1) shall take effect on the effective date of a 
law, enacted by the government of the District of 
Columbia after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, which places restrictions on political activities of 
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employees of the government of the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring 
on or after the effective date referred to in para-
graph (1). 
Æ 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1345 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the dis-
criminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under 
the provisions of law commonly referred to as the ‘‘Hatch 
Act’’. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE 
SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON 
POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE 
AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 1501(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a State 
or territory’’ and inserting ‘‘a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
MADE INAPPLICABLE.—Section 7322(1) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(4) by striking ‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘serv-
ices or an individual employed or holding office in 
the government of the District of Columbia;’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act— 
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(1) shall take effect on the effective date of a 
law, enacted by the government of the District of 
Columbia after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, which places restrictions on political activities of 
employees of the government of the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring 
on or after the effective date referred to in para-
graph (1). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(3) by striking ‘‘navigable waters’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘waters of the United 
States’’. 
TITLE V—TOXIC SUBSTANCES 
SEC. 501. MERCURY REDUCTION GRANTS. 
Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(14) MERCURY REDUCTION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Program Office 
shall provide grants to Great Lakes States and 
Indian tribes in Great Lakes States to carry 
out projects to reduce the quantity of mercury 
in the Great Lakes. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Each Great Lake 
State or Indian tribe that seeks a grant under 
this paragraph shall submit an application to 
the Program Office at such time, in such man-
ner, and accompanied by or containing any in-
formation that the Program Office may require. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’. 
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TITLE VI—INDICATORS AND 
INFORMATION 
Subtitle A—Research Program 
SEC. 601. RESEARCH REAUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended by— 
(1) in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (2) 
and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively. 
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) RESEARCH
AND
MANAGEMENT
COORDINA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) JOINT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30 of each year, the Program Office, 
the Research Office, and the Great Lakes 
Science Center shall prepare and submit to the 
Executive Committee of the Regional Collabora-
tion a joint research plan for the fiscal year 
that begins in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(B) COLLABORATION.—The Program Of-
fice, the Research Office, and the Great Lakes 
Science Center shall consult with other appro-
priate Federal agencies, academic institutions, 
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(d) BOARD ADHERENCE TO SUNSHINE ACT.—Section 
15(a) of the National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 
respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) by striking ‘‘February 15’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘April 15’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the audit required under 
paragraph (3) along with’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘To fa-
cilitate the audit required under paragraph (3) of 
this subsection, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 214. BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERION. 
(a) GOALS.—The Foundation shall apply a Broader 
Impacts Review Criterion to achieve the following goals: 
(1) Increased economic competitiveness of the 
United States. 
(2) Development of a globally competitive STEM 
workforce. 
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