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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4724 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the 
conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Mr. CAPUANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to per-
sonal use. 
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 ‘‘Leadership PAC Limi-
tation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONVERSION OF LEADERSHIP PAC 
FUNDS TO PERSONAL USE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 313(b)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)(1)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)’’ the following: 
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‘‘or funds of a leadership PAC (as defined in section 
304(i)(8)(B))’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4725 
To provide for the acquisition by the Army Corps of Engineers of the 
hurricane barrier for the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the 
town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the acquisition by the Army Corps of Engi-
neers of the hurricane barrier for the city of New Bed-
ford, Massachusetts, and the town of Fairhaven, Massa-
chusetts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NEW BEDFORD-FAIRHAVEN HURRICANE BAR-
RIER. 
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Army, act-
ing through the Corps of Engineers, as authorized by sec-
tion 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (Public Law 
85–500), may acquire all right, title, and interest of the 
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city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the town of 
Fairhaven, respectively, in and to the New Bedford- 
Fairhaven hurricane barrier, including any interest of the 
city and the town in and to land and any structures re-
quired for the operation and maintenance, repair, replace-
ment, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of such hur-
ricane barrier if an offer is made by the city of New Bed-
ford, Massachusetts, and the town of Fairhaven, Massa-
chusetts, to convey such right, title, and interest to the 
Secretary. Such acquisition shall conform to the following 
requirements: 
(1) Any such conveyance shall be by quitclaim 
deed and without consideration. 
(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations 
for such purpose, any such conveyance shall occur 
not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) EASEMENT.—As part of the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the city of New Bedford and the town of 
Fairhaven may retain an easement authorizing the con-
struction by the city and the town of a boardwalk and 
the recreational use of such boardwalk. 
(c) ASSUMPTION
OF RESPONSIBILITY.—Upon the 
completion of the acquisition under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall be responsible for the operation and main-
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tenance, repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and structural 
integrity of such hurricane barrier in coordination with the 
city of New Bedford and the town of Fairhaven. 
(d) RECREATIONAL USE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘recreational use’’ means the use of a bike path, 
pedestrian path, boardwalk, and a non-commercial fishing 
pier. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4726 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects to encour-
age the design, planning, and construction of the North Los Angeles 
County Regional Water Recycling Project in the State of California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate 
in projects to encourage the design, planning, and con-
struction of the North Los Angeles County Regional 
Water Recycling Project in the State of California. 
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 ‘‘North Los Angeles 
County Water Recycling Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. NORTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL WATER 
RECYCLING PROJECT. 
(a) 
RECYCLING
PROJECTS.—The 
Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 
(Public Law 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) 
is amended by adding after section 16ll the following: 
‘‘SEC. ll. NORTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL 
WATER RECYCLING PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public 
Works and the County of Los Angeles Waterworks Dis-
trict No. 40, may participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the North Los Angeles County regional 
water recycling project described in the report submitted 
under section 1606(c). 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) IN-KIND
SERVICES.—In-kind services per-
formed by the County of Los Angeles Department of Pub-
lic Works or the County of Los Angeles Waterworks Dis-
trict No. 40 shall be considered a part of the local cost 
share to complete the project described in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 16ll the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. North Los Angeles County Regional Water Recycling Program.’’. 
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† HR 4783 EAS 
(1) for permanent service (within the meaning 
of section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 
U.S.C. 617d)); and 
(2) without limit as to term. 
(c) RATIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that 
any provision of the Contract conflicts with a provi-
sion of this title, the Contract is authorized, ratified, 
and confirmed. 
(2) AMENDMENTS.—Any amendment to the 
Contract is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to 
the extent that such amendment is executed to make 
the Contract consistent with this title. 
(d) EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.—To the extent that 
the Contract does not conflict with this title, the Secretary 
shall execute the Contract. 
(e) PAYMENT OF CHARGES.—The Tribe, and any re-
cipient of tribal CAP water through a contract or option 
to lease or exchange, shall not be obligated to pay a water 
service capital charge or any other charge, payment, or 
fee for CAP water, except as provided in an applicable 
lease or exchange agreement. 
(f) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) USE
OUTSIDE
STATE.—No tribal CAP 
water may be leased, exchanged, forborne, or other-
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4729 
To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person 
under Federal law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be 
treated as a person under Federal law. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CORPORATION AS A PERSON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section, 
a corporation shall not be considered a person under Fed-
eral law for any purpose, including voting, running for of-
fice, or donating funds to a political candidate. 
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uity mortgages would more fully meet the purposes 
of this subtitle. 
‘‘(d) HOME
MORTGAGE
INSURANCE
FINANCING 
FUND.— 
‘‘(1) DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall deposit 
fees collected under this section into the Fund estab-
lished under paragraph (2) 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Home Mortgage Insurance Financing Fund within 
the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation that 
shall consist of the amounts collected pursuant to 
paragraph (1), and any balance in such fund shall 
be invested by the Secretary in United States Treas-
ury securities, or kept in cash on hand or on deposit, 
as necessary. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS FROM FUND.—The Secretary 
shall make payments from amounts deposited in the 
Fund and from other sums authorized by this sub-
title to fulfill obligations of the guarantees provided 
to financial institutions under subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF FUND.—The Fund shall 
be terminated by the period ending one year after 
the repayment of the last home mortgage loan in-
sured or guaranteed by the Secretary and any 
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(b) EXCLUSIVE LIST OF LAWS APPLICABLE TO COR-
PORATIONS.—A corporation shall be considered a person 
under Federal law only for the purposes of— 
(1) exercising rights to due process; 
(2) participating in any manner of a civil ac-
tion; 
(3) participating in a contract; 
(4) the right to own property; or 
(5) the ability to declare bankruptcy. 
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(d) EXCEPTION FOR STATE LEGISLATION.—In the 
case of a State plan under title XIX or State child health 
plan under XXI of the Social Security Act, which the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services determines requires 
State legislation in order for the respective plan to meet 
one or more additional requirements imposed by amend-
ments made by this section, the respective plan shall not 
be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of 
such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such 
an additional requirement before the first day of the first 
calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first reg-
ular session of the State legislature that begins after the 
date of enactment of this section. For purposes of the pre-
vious sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
legislative session, each year of the session shall be consid-
ered to be a separate regular session of the State legisla-
ture. 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the receipt of an application for 
Compassionate Investigational Access approval, 
the Secretary shall either— 
‘‘(i) provide Compassionate Investiga-
tional Access approval of the application; 
or 
‘‘(ii) refer the application to the Accel-
erated Approval Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 
90 days after receipt of an application for Com-
passionate Investigational Access approval, the 
Accelerated Approval Advisory Committee shall 
issue a recommendation to the Secretary on 
whether the Secretary shall provide Compas-
sionate Investigational Access approval of the 
application. 
‘‘(C) FINAL DECISION.—Not later than 30 
days after receipt of the recommendation from 
the Accelerated Approval Advisory Committee, 
the Secretary shall either provide Compas-
sionate Investigational Access approval of the 
application or shall issue an order setting forth 
a detailed explanation of the reasons why the 
application was not so approved and the specific 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An employer may 
elect to terminate (in such form and manner as 
the Secretary may provide) the qualified salary 
reduction arrangement of the employer at any 
time during the year. 
‘‘(B) PRORATION
AND
APPLICATION
OF 
QUALIFIED PLAN LIMITATION.—In the case of a 
year during which an employer terminates a 
qualified salary reduction arrangement before 
the end of such year— 
‘‘(i) the applicable dollar amount in 
effect for such year shall be prorated to 
the date of such termination, 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of determining the 
compensation of an employee for such ar-
rangement for such year, the year of such 
termination shall be treated as ending on 
the date of such termination, and 
‘‘(iii) subparagraph (D) of paragraph 
(2) shall not apply with respect to a quali-
fied plan maintained in such year only 
after the date of such termination.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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106 
† HR 4783 EAS 
(4) MR&I SYSTEM OM&R OBLIGATION OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER CONVEYANCE.—The 
Federal Government shall have no obligation to pay 
for the operation, maintenance, or replacement costs 
of the MR&I System beginning on the date on 
which— 
(A) title to any MR&I System facility or 
section of a MR&I System facility under this 
subsection is conveyed to the Tribe; and 
(B) the amounts required to be deposited 
in the MR&I System OM&R Account pursuant 
to section 411 have been deposited in that ac-
count. 
(i) AUTHORITY OF TRIBE.—Upon transfer of title to 
the MR&I System or any section of a MR&I System facil-
ity to the Tribe in accordance with subsection (h), the 
Tribe is authorized to collect water use charges from cus-
tomers of the MR&I System to cover— 
(1) MR&I System OM&R costs; and 
(2) any other costs relating to the construction 
and operation of the MR&I System. 
(j) ALIENATION AND TAXATION.—Conveyance of title 
to the Tribe pursuant to subsection (h) does not waive 
or alter any applicable Federal law prohibiting alienation
purposes of this title, qualified retirement dis-
tributions— 
‘‘(i) shall be treated as elective defer-
rals (as defined in section 402(g)(3)) in 
the case of contributions to a qualified 
cash or deferred arrangement (as defined 
in section 401(k)) or to an annuity con-
tract described in section 403(b), 
‘‘(ii) shall be treated as employer con-
tributions to which the employee has a 
nonforfeitable right in the case of a plan 
which is described in section 401(a) which 
includes a trust exempt from tax under 
section 501(a), 
‘‘(iii) shall be treated as deferred com-
pensation in the case of contributions to an 
eligible deferred compensation plan (as de-
fined in section 457(b)), and 
‘‘(iv) shall be treated in the manner 
designated for purposes of section 408 or 
408A in the case of contributions to an in-
dividual retirement plan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to plan years ending after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4730 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable 
credit for increasing employment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Mr. SCHAUER 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 allow 
employers a refundable credit for increasing employment. 
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 ‘‘Tax Credits for Jobs 
Now Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by insert-
ing after section 36A the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 36B. CREDIT FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a cred-
it against the tax imposed by this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) for any taxable year beginning in 2010, an 
amount equal to 60 percent of the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate wages paid during 
2010, over 
‘‘(B) the aggregate wages paid during 
2009, and 
‘‘(2) for any taxable year beginning in 2011, an 
amount equal to 40 percent of the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate wages paid during 
2011, over 
‘‘(B) 
the 
aggregate 
inflation-adjusted 
wages paid during 2010. 
‘‘(b) HIGHER CREDIT FOR INCREASED EMPLOYMENT 
IN STATES WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of credit al-
lowable by subsection (a) (without regard to this 
subsection) shall be increased by— 
‘‘(A) 30 percent of the increased high un-
employment State wages for any taxable year 
beginning in 2010, and 
‘‘(B) 20 percent of such wages for any tax-
able year beginning in 2011. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN EPA ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), during the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not 
take any action under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.) with respect to any stationary source permitting 
requirement or any requirement under section 111 of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) relating to carbon dioxide or meth-
ane. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to— 
(1) any action under part A of title II of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) relating to 
the vehicle emissions standards contained in Docket 
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0171 or Docket No. 
EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0472; 
(2) any action relating to the preparation of a 
report or the enforcement of a reporting require-
ment; or 
(3) any action relating to the provision of tech-
nical support at the request of a State. 
(c) TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no action taken by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency before the end of the 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4735 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously 
delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2010 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. ISSA, Mr. PITTS, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
BISHOP of Utah, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. ROONEY) 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 provide that per-
sons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineli-
gible for Federal employment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS HAVING SERI-
OUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS FOR FED-
ERAL EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 73 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—INELIGIBILITY OF PER-
SONS HAVING SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT 
TAX DEBTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT 
‘‘§ 7381. Ineligibility of persons having seriously de-
linquent tax debts for Federal employ-
ment 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘seriously delinquent tax debt’ 
means an outstanding debt under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has 
been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 
of such Code, except that such term does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a debt that is being paid in a timely 
manner pursuant to an agreement under sec-
tion 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; and 
‘‘(B) a debt with respect to which a collec-
tion due process hearing under section 6330 of 
such Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), 
or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is re-
quested or pending; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Federal employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an employee, as defined by section 
2105; and 
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‘‘(B) an employee of the United States 
Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Com-
mission. 
‘‘(b) INELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.— 
An individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt shall 
be ineligible to be appointed, or to continue serving, as 
a Federal employee. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall, for purposes of carrying out this section 
with respect to the executive branch, prescribe any regula-
tions which the Office considers necessary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—INELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS HAVING SERIOUSLY 
DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT 
‘‘7381. Ineligibility of persons having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal 
employment.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 970 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan 
for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee 
at the Antietam National Battlefield, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,