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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1756 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. HELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Small Business Microloan Modernization Act of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Transmission of credit reporting information. 
Sec. 3. Flexible credit. 
Sec. 4. Intermediary eligibility requirements. 
Sec. 5. Average loan size. 
Sec. 6. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 7. Entrepreneurs with disabilities. 
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‘‘(I) 1 year of experience making 
microloans to startup, newly estab-
lished, or growing small business con-
cerns; or 
‘‘(II) 1 full-time employee who 
has not less than 3 years experience 
making microloans to startup, newly 
established, or growing small business 
concerns; and 
‘‘(ii) at least 1 year of experience pro-
viding, as an integral part of its microloan 
program, intensive marketing, manage-
ment, and technical assistance to its bor-
rowers.’’. 
SEC. 5. AVERAGE LOAN SIZE. 
Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)), as amended, is further amended, in each of para-
graphs (3)(F)(iii), (6)(C)(i), and (6)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 7(m)(4)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(m)(4)(E)) is amended, in each of clauses (i) 
and (ii), by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35 per-
cent’’. 
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SEC. 7. ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 7(m)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(m)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘dis-
abled,’’ before ‘‘and minority entrepreneurs’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 175 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority and 
definitions relating to public utility contracts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional 
authority and definitions relating to public utility contracts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LENGTH OF CONTRACTS FOR 
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND ASSOCI-
ATED SERVICES. 
Section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC UTILITY CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), a contract for public 
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utility services may be made for a period 
of not more than 10 years. 
‘‘(ii) 
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
CON-
TRACTS.—A contract for renewable energy 
public utility services may be made for a 
period of not more than 30 years. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this para-
graph: 
‘‘(I) 
PUBLIC
UTILITY
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘public utility serv-
ices’ means generation, transmission, 
distribution, or other services directly 
used in providing electrical energy to 
consumers. 
‘‘(II) RENEWABLE
ENERGY.— 
The term ‘renewable energy’ means 
electrical energy generated from solar, 
wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (in-
cluding tidal, wave, current, and ther-
mal), 
geothermal, 
municipal 
solid 
waste, or new hydroelectric generation 
capacity achieved from increased effi-
ciency, or additional new capacity at 
an existing hydroelectric project, and 
the 
transmission, 
distribution, 
or 
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other services directly used in pro-
viding electrical energy from such 
sources.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1761 
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to restrict 
the use of TARP funds for domestic purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 
HARE, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Ms. 
KILROY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
2008 to restrict the use of TARP funds for domestic 
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 Responsible Use of 
Taxpayer Help Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO USE TARP FUNDS FOR DOMES-
TIC PURPOSES. 
Title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 
of 2008 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 137. REQUIREMENT TO USE TARP FUNDS FOR DO-
MESTIC PURPOSES. 
‘‘A financial institution shall not use any assistance 
provided under this title to— 
‘‘(1) purchase or invest in any foreign asset or 
business; 
‘‘(2) transfer money to, or invest in, a foreign 
subsidiary of the financial institution; 
‘‘(3) pay any type of compensation to an em-
ployee of the financial institution unless such em-
ployee is a United States citizen or lawful perma-
nent resident; or 
‘‘(4) make any other purchase, payment, trans-
fer, or investment, the primary effect of which is to 
benefit a foreign entity.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1762 
To repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93–531, commonly known as the 
‘‘Bennett Freeze’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93–531, commonly 
known as the ‘‘Bennett Freeze’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE BENNETT FREEZE. 
Section 10(f) of Public Law 93–531 (25 U.S.C. 
640d–9(f)) is repealed. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF RETURNED AMOUNTS. 
Section 109 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization 
Act of 2008 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) USE
OF RETURNED AMOUNTS
FOR HOME-
OWNER ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
USE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this title or any other law, the 
Secretary may not use any amounts of assistance 
provided under this title to or for any financial insti-
tution that, prior to any use of such amounts, are 
voluntarily returned to the Secretary, except that 
such amounts may be used, as provided under this 
title, to refinance and modify mortgages of home-
owners in accordance with the Making Home Afford-
able Program established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Any returned amounts 
used in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be allo-
cated for such use only for areas disproportionately 
affected by home mortgage foreclosures, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
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‘‘(1) EXCEPTION FOR BUSINESS VEHICLES.— 
Except in the case of a qualified business, subsection 
(a) shall apply only to passenger automobiles sub-
stantially all of the use of which is for personal, non-
business purposes. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
VEHICLES
BEING
RE-
PLACED.—Except in the case of a qualified business, 
subsection (b)(1)(A) shall apply only to passenger 
vehicles which were substantially and regularly used 
by the taxpayer for personal, nonbusiness purposes. 
‘‘(3) BASIS REDUCTION.—The basis of any pas-
senger automobile for which credit is allowed under 
subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of 
such credit.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (34), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (35) and 
inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(36) the portion of the credit under section 
30E (relating to credit for replacing an automobile 
with a more fuel-efficient automobile) to which sec-
tion 30E(d)(1) applies.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1767 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the first-time home-
buyer credit retroactive to the beginning of 2008 and to permanently 
extend the credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. PAUL 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 make 
the first-time homebuyer credit retroactive to the begin-
ning of 2008 and to permanently extend the credit. 
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 ‘‘Fair Housing Tax 
Credit Extension Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 36 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(h) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall 
only apply to a principal residence purchased by the tax-
payer after December 31, 2007.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to principal residences pur-
chased after December 31, 2007. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5123 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-intensity sweetener. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2010 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-intensity 
sweetener. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN HIGH-INTENSITY SWEETENER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 176 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access 
to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative 
and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary 
of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit 
feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and imple-
menting a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially 
and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MOORE of Kan-
sas, and Mr. WEINER) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide 
greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program by reducing duplicative and burdensome admin-
istrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agri-
culture to award grants to certain community-based non-
profit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose 
of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup 
Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged populations, 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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‘‘(5) CHESAPEAKE
BAY
WATERSHED
EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
through the Director, may establish a Chesa-
peake Bay watershed education and training 
program. The program shall— 
‘‘(i) continue and expand the Chesa-
peake Bay watershed education programs 
offered by the Office immediately before 
the enactment of the Chesapeake Bay 
Science, Education, and Ecosystem En-
hancement Act of 2009; 
‘‘(ii) improve the understanding of el-
ementary and secondary school students 
and teachers of the living resources of the 
ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay; 
‘‘(iii) provide community education to 
improve watershed protection; and 
‘‘(iv) meet the educational goals of the 
Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. 
‘‘(B) GRANT
PROGRAM.—The Director 
may award grants for the purposes of this para-
graph. Grants awarded under this subpara-
graph may be used to support education and 
training projects that enhance understanding
‘‘(2) $18,700,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(3) $20,570,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(4) $22,627,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of 
clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end of clause (iv), and by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) 
integrated 
ecosystem 
assess-
ments;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Environmental Pro-
tection Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Chesapeake 
Executive Council’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘as appropriate to 
further purposes of this section’’; 
(E) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7); 
(F) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) perform any functions necessary to sup-
port the programs referred to in paragraph (3).’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and all that fol-
lows through the end of the section and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1063 
AN ACT 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require informa-
tion on contributors to Presidential library fundraising 
organizations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. et seq.), relating to temporary assistance 
to needy families; or 
(G) is eligible for benefits under any nutri-
tion assistance or anti-poverty program. 
(9) NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND ANTI-POVERTY 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘nutrition assistance and 
anti-poverty program’’ means any Federal, State, or 
local government assistance program offered to low- 
income individuals or families, including the fol-
lowing programs: 
(A) The supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under section 4 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013). 
(B) A program authorized under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), including the 
national school lunch program, the national 
school breakfast program, the summer food 
service program for children, the special supple-
mental nutrition program for women, infants, 
and children, and the child and adult care food 
program. 
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(C) The earned income tax credit allowed 
under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 32). 
(10) FOOD INSECURITY.—The term ‘‘food inse-
curity’’ means a lack of consistent access to food. 
(11) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN REGION.— 
The term ‘‘Washington metropolitan region’’ in-
cludes the District of Columbia, the counties of 
Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and 
the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities 
of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia. 
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015 to carry out 
this title. 
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1, 2009. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1065 
AN ACT 
To provide for a study on the use of social media in security 
clearance investigations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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by striking ‘‘proposals; and’’ at the end of clause (ii) and 
all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and 
inserting the following: ‘‘proposals and that must be as-
signed importance at least equal to all evaluation factors 
other than cost or price when combined.’’. 
(b) WAIVER.—Section 2305(a)(3) of such title is fur-
ther amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) The requirement of subparagraph (A)(ii) relat-
ing to assigning at least equal importance to evaluation 
factors of cost or price may be waived by the head of the 
agency. The authority to issue a waiver under this sub-
paragraph may not be delegated.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Section 2305(a)(3) of such title is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) Not later than 180 days after the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress, and post on a publicly available website of the De-
partment of Defense, a report containing a list of each 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1079 
AN ACT 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent forms, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
and the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay eco-
system and are signed by the Chesapeake Executive 
Council. 
‘‘(3) CHESAPEAKE
EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.—The 
term ‘Chesapeake Executive Council’ means the rep-
resentatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 
State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and the Chesapeake Bay Commis-
sion, who are signatories to the Chesapeake Bay 
Agreement, and any future signatories to that agree-
ment. 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Office. 
‘‘(5) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the 
Chesapeake Bay Office established under this section. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section— 
‘‘(1) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(2) $18,700,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(3) $20,570,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(4) $22,627,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 
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waiver issued by the head of an agency under subpara-
graph (B) during the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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694 
HR 1 EAS 
‘‘(i) the number of the percentage point 
reduction 
effected 
under 
section 
1886(b)(3)(B)(ix)(I) for the period; and 
‘‘(ii) the Medicare hospital expenditure 
proportion specified in subparagraph (C) 
for the year. 
‘‘(C) MEDICARE
HOSPITAL
EXPENDITURE 
PROPORTION.—The Medicare hospital expendi-
ture proportion under this subparagraph for a 
year is the Secretary’s estimate of the propor-
tion, of the expenditures under parts A and B 
that are not attributable to this part, that are 
attributable to expenditures for inpatient hos-
pital services. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION
OF
PAYMENT
ADJUST-
MENT.—In the case that a qualifying MA orga-
nization attests that not all eligible hospitals are 
meaningful EHR users with respect to an appli-
cable period, the Secretary shall apply the pay-
ment adjustment under this paragraph based on 
a methodology specified by the Secretary, taking 
into account the proportion of such eligible hos-
pitals, or discharges from such hospitals, that are 
not meaningful EHR users for such period.
(5) Section 530 of such Code is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 25A(g)(2)’’ in sub-
clause (I) of subsection (d)(2)(C)(i) and insert-
ing ‘‘section 25A(d)(2)’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 25A(g)(2)’’ in 
clause (iii) of subsection (d)(4)(B) and inserting 
‘‘section 25A(d)(2)’’. 
(6) Section 1400O of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following flush sentence: 
‘‘For purposes of this section, any reference to section 25A 
shall be treated as a reference to such section before the 
date of the enactment of this sentence.’’. 
(7) Subsection (e) of section 6050S of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘(without regard to 
subsection (g)(2) thereof)’’ and inserting ‘‘(without 
regard to subsection (d)(2) thereof)’’. 
(8) Subparagraph (J) of section 6213(g)(2) of 
such 
Code 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
25A(g)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 25A(d)(1)’’. 
(9) The table of sections for subpart A of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 25A 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 25A. Higher education tuition credit.’’. 
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