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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to Arnold Palmer in recogni-
tion of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence 
and good sportsmanship. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate 
medals in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
section 2 and sell such duplicate medals at a price suffi-
cient to cover the costs of the duplicate medals (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses) and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
The medals struck under this Act are national medals 
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
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third sentences and inserting the following: ‘‘The Commis-
sion shall grant or deny any such petition within one year 
after the Commission receives it, except that the Commis-
sion may extend the one-year period for an additional 90 
days if the Commission finds that the extension is nec-
essary to meet the requirements of subsection (a).’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1244 
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to 
Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting 
excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace 
and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2009 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of 
the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of his serv-
ice to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and 
dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Although Tiger Woods is only 33 years old 
and is going on his 13th full year as a professional 
golfer, he has won 87 tournaments (65 of which 
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in paragraph (1)(F)(ii), the premiums for 
such coverage are restricted, based on a 
community rating system with respect to 
eligible individuals and their qualifying 
family members, or based on a rate-band 
system under which the maximum rate 
which may be charged does not exceed 150 
percent of the standard rate with respect 
to eligible individuals and their qualifying 
family members.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause (i) of 
section 173(f)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(f)(2)(B)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) RATING SYSTEM REQUIRE-
MENT.—In the case of coverage de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(vi)(II), 
the premiums for such coverage are 
restricted, based on a community rat-
ing system with respect to eligible in-
dividuals and their qualifying family 
members, or based on a rate-band 
system under which the maximum 
rate which may be charged does not 
exceed 150 percent of the standard 
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rate with respect to eligible individuals 
and their qualifying family mem-
bers.’’. 
(h) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 35 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—An individual shall not be 
treated as an eligible individual for purposes of this section 
or section 7527 for any month beginning after December 
31, 2009, unless such individual was an eligible individual 
for a continuous period of months ending with such month 
and beginning before such date.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) 
of section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION.—An individual shall not be 
treated as an eligible individual for purposes of this 
subsection for any month beginning after December 
31, 2009, unless such individual was an eligible indi-
vidual for a continuous period of months ending with 
such month and beginning before such date.’’. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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854 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgement of 
the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and polit-
ical independence of every state in the area 
through measures including the establishment 
of demilitarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is important to the national 
security interests of the United States to do so. 
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(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance to the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office 
of any department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with the Palestinian Authority over 
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con-
sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet-
ings between officers and employees of the United States 
and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel- 
PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con-
ducting official United States Government business with 
such authority should continue to take place in locations 
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year or 2-year period, as the case may be, referred to in 
subsection (a) for the licensing of loan originators in any 
State under a State licensing law that meets the require-
ments of sections 104 and 105 and subsection (d) if the 
Secretary determines that such State is making a good 
faith effort to establish a State licensing law that meets 
such requirements, license mortgage originators under 
such law, and register such originators with the Nation-
wide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. 
(f) LIMITATION ON HUD-LICENSED LOAN ORIGINA-
TORS.—Any loan originator who is licensed by the Sec-
retary under a system established under this section for 
any State may not use such license to originate loans in 
any other State. 
SEC. 108. BACKUP AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A NATION-
WIDE MORTGAGE LICENSING AND REGISTRY 
SYSTEM. 
If at any time the Secretary determines that the Na-
tionwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry is fail-
ing to meet the requirements and purposes of this subtitle 
for a comprehensive licensing, supervisory, and tracking 
system for loan originators, the Secretary shall establish 
and maintain such a system to carry out the purposes of 
this subtitle and the effective registration and regulation 
of loan originators. 
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rity by more than 3 percentage points; 
or 
‘‘(II) has an annual percentage 
rate that does not equal or exceed the 
most recent conventional mortgage 
rate, or such other annual percentage 
rate as may be established by regula-
tion under paragraph (6), by more 
than 175 basis points; 
‘‘(ii) any residential mortgage loan 
that is not the first lien on the dwelling or 
real property securing the loan and ei-
ther— 
‘‘(I) has an annual percentage 
rate that does not equal or exceed the 
yield on securities issued by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury under chapter 
31 of title 31, United States Code, 
that bear comparable periods of matu-
rity by more than 5 percentage points; 
or 
‘‘(II) has an annual percentage 
rate that does not equal or exceed the 
most recent conventional mortgage 
rate, or such other annual percentage 
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(4) Provides increased accountability and track-
ing of loan originators. 
(5) Streamlines the licensing process and re-
duces the regulatory burden. 
(6) Enhances consumer protections and sup-
ports anti-fraud measures. 
(7) Provides consumers with easily accessible 
information regarding the employment history of, 
and publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforce-
ment actions against, loan originators. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) FEDERAL BANKING AGENCIES.—The term 
‘‘Federal banking agencies’’ means the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Of-
fice of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union 
Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation. 
(2) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘de-
pository institution’’ has the same meaning as in 
section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and 
includes any credit union. 
(3) LOAN ORIGINATOR.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘loan origi-
nator’’— 
(i) means an individual who— 
(I) takes a residential mortgage 
loan application; 
(II) assists a consumer in obtain-
ing or applying to obtain a residential 
mortgage loan; or 
(III) offers or negotiates terms of 
a residential mortgage loan, for direct 
or indirect compensation or gain, or in 
the expectation of direct or indirect 
compensation or gain; 
(ii) includes any individual who rep-
resents to the public, through advertising 
or other means of communicating or pro-
viding information (including the use of 
business 
cards, 
stationery, 
brochures, 
signs, rate lists, or other promotional 
items), that such individual can or will pro-
vide or perform any of the activities de-
scribed in clause (i); 
(iii) does not include any individual 
who is not otherwise described in clause (i) 
or (ii) and who performs purely adminis-
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consumer mortgage education to prospective cus-
tomers or direct such customers to qualified con-
sumer mortgage education or counseling programs 
in the vicinity of the residence of the consumer. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH STATE LAW.—No re-
quirement established by the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall be construed as affecting or superseding 
any requirement under the law of any State with re-
spect to consumer mortgage counseling or education. 
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vidual actions may be brought against an assignee or 
securitizer of a residential mortgage loan for a viola-
tion of subsection (a) or (b). 
‘‘(8) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—The liability of 
a creditor, assignee, or securitizer under this sub-
section shall apply in any original action against a 
creditor under paragraph (1) or an assignee or 
securitizer under paragraph (2) which is brought be-
fore— 
‘‘(A) in the case of any residential mortgage 
loan other than a loan to which subparagraph 
(B) applies, the end of the 3-year period begin-
ning on the date the loan is consummated; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a residential mortgage 
loan that provides for a fixed interest rate for an 
introductory period and then resets or adjusts to 
a variable rate or that provides for a nonamor-
tizing payment schedule and then converts to an 
amortizing payment schedule, the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the end of the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date of such reset, adjustment, 
or conversion; or 
‘‘(ii) the end of the 6-year period be-
ginning on the date the loan is con-
summated. 
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tent to reimburse such expenditure with 
the proceeds of a qualified tax credit bond, 
‘‘(ii) not later than 60 days after pay-
ment of the original expenditure, the issuer 
adopts an official intent to reimburse the 
original expenditure with such proceeds, 
and 
‘‘(iii) the reimbursement is made not 
later than 18 months after the date the 
original expenditure is paid. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—An issue shall be treated as 
meeting the requirements of this paragraph if the 
issuer of qualified tax credit bonds submits reports 
similar to the reports required under section 149(e). 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULES
RELATING
TO
ARBI-
TRAGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An issue shall be 
treated as meeting the requirements of this 
paragraph if the issuer satisfies the require-
ments of section 148 with respect to the pro-
ceeds of the issue. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
INVESTMENTS 
DURING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.—An issue shall 
not be treated as failing to meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) by reason of any in-
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(ii) the actual number of residential 
subscribers and the actual number of busi-
ness subscribers to broadband service capa-
bility in such area, each in the aggregate; 
and 
(B) for each State, the actual number of res-
idential subscribers and the actual number of 
business subscribers for each tier of service des-
ignated under paragraph (2), each in the aggre-
gate. 
(b) EVOLUTION OF ASSESSMENT.—The Commission 
shall periodically review both the bandwidth service tiers 
and the types of technology utilized in its assessment under 
subsection (a) to take into account changes in technology 
and marketplace conditions. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL
COMPARISON.—As part of 
the assessment and report required by this section, the 
Commission shall include information comparing the 
extent of broadband service capability (including data 
transmission speeds and price for broadband service 
capability) in a total of 75 communities in at least 
25 countries abroad for each of the tiers designated 
pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
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‘‘(A) The total amount of payments that may be 
made under paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 
2008 and 2009 shall not exceed $440,000,000. The total 
amount of payments that may be made under paragraph 
(1) for fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year 
shall not exceed $660,000,000.’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Trade and Globalization Assistance Act 
of 2007, the Secretary shall establish and implement pro-
cedures for the allocation among the States in each fiscal 
year of funds available to pay the costs of training for 
workers under this section. The Secretary shall, at least 
60 days before the date on which the procedures described 
in this subparagraph are first implemented, consult with 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
with respect to such procedures. 
‘‘(C) In establishing and implementing the proce-
dures under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide for at least 3 distributions of funds 
available for training in the fiscal year, and, in the 
first such distribution, disburse not more than 50
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made by section 8 of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief
Act of 2007.
SEC. 202. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE S
CORPORATION RETURNS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 6699(b)
(relating to amount per month), as added to the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 by section 9 of the Mortgage Forgive-
ness Debt Relief Act of 2007, is amended by striking ‘‘$85’’
and inserting ‘‘$100’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments
made by section 9 of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief
Act of 2007.
SEC. 203. INCREASE IN MINIMUM PENALTY ON FAILURE TO
FILE A RETURN OF TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6651 is
amended by striking ‘‘$100’’ in the last sentence and insert-
ing ‘‘$225’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply to returns the due date for the filing
of which (including extensions) is after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 204. REVISION OF TAX RULES ON EXPATRIATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part II of subchapter
N of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 877
the following new section:
‘‘(B) the intended use of the grant funds; 
‘‘(C) the commitment of the resources of the 
partnership to the activities assisted under this 
section, including financial support, faculty par-
ticipation, and time commitments, and to the 
continuation of the activities when the grant 
ends; 
‘‘(6) a description of— 
‘‘(A) how the partnership will meet the pur-
poses of this part; 
‘‘(B) how the partnership will carry out the 
activities required under subsection (d) or (e) 
based on the needs identified in paragraph (1), 
with the goal of improving student achievement; 
‘‘(C) the partnership’s evaluation plan 
under section 204(a); 
‘‘(D) how the partnership will align the 
teacher preparation program with the— 
‘‘(i) State early learning standards for 
early childhood education programs, as ap-
propriate, and with the relevant domains of 
early childhood development; and 
‘‘(ii) the student academic achievement 
standards and academic content standards 
under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary
360 
education, and private entities to increase the 
awareness and the total amount of need-based 
student assistance available to low- and mod-
erate-income students.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The appointment of a member under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be effective upon 
confirmation of the member by the Senate and publication 
of such appointment in the Congressional Record.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(6), by striking ‘‘, but noth-
ing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or analyses’’; 
(4) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and simplification’’ 
after ‘‘modernization’’ each place the term 
appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘including’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Department,’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) conduct a review and analysis of regula-
tions in accordance with subsection (l); and 
‘‘(5) conduct a study in accordance with sub-
section (m).’’;
(b) RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.—Section 238 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii), by striking ‘‘, 
unless the worker received a waiver under section 
231(c)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘90 per-
cent of the’’ and inserting ‘‘all’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’. 
Subtitle D—Health Care Provisions 
SEC. 141. MODIFICATIONS RELATING HEALTH INSURANCE 
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN TAA AND PBGC 
PENSION RECIPIENTS. 
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE AMOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 35 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ‘‘65 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) 
of section 7527 of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘65 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’. 
(b) TAA RECIPIENTS RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION AND NOT ENROLLED IN TRAINING PRO-
GRAM ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 
35(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
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bility and availability, the NTIA shall develop and main-
tain a broadband inventory map of the United States that 
identifies and depicts the geographic extent to which 
broadband service capability is deployed and available 
from a commercial provider or public provider throughout 
each State. 
(b) INFORMATION SHOWN.—The broadband inven-
tory map developed and maintained pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be capable of identifying and depicting, nation-
wide, for each State, and for each county or parish of each 
State— 
(1) each area encompassed by a United States 
postal zip code of 9 digit level, census tract level, or 
functional equivalent in which broadband service ca-
pability is deployed at that time, including— 
(A) each commercial or public provider of 
broadband service capability within such area; 
and 
(B) subject to subsection (f)(5)— 
(i) each type of technology used to 
provide broadband service capability within 
such area; and 
(ii) which bandwidth service tiers des-
ignated pursuant to section 2(a)(2) are 
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