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‘‘(e) LIST OF UNREGISTERED OR NONCOMPLIANT 
DELIVERY SELLERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
LIST.—Not later than 90 
days after this subsection goes into effect under 
the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 
2009, the Attorney General shall compile a list 
of delivery sellers of cigarettes or smokeless to-
bacco that have not registered with the Attor-
ney General pursuant to section 2(a), or that 
are otherwise not in compliance with this Act, 
and— 
‘‘(i) distribute the list to— 
‘‘(I) the attorney general and tax 
administrator of every State; 
‘‘(II) common carriers and other 
persons that deliver small packages to 
consumers in interstate commerce, in-
cluding the United States Postal Serv-
ice; and 
‘‘(III) any other persons who the 
Attorney General believes can promote 
the effective enforcement of this Act; 
and
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tence, Indian tribal governments (as defined in sec-
tion 7701(a)(40)) shall be treated as qualified issuers 
for purposes of this subchapter. 
‘‘(e) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED LIMITATION.—If for any 
calendar year— 
‘‘(1) the amount allocated under subsection (d) to 
any State, exceeds 
‘‘(2) the amount of bonds issued during such 
year which are designated under subsection (a) pur-
suant to such allocation, 
the limitation amount under such subsection for such State 
for the following calendar year shall be increased by the 
amount of such excess. A similar rule shall apply to the 
amounts allocated under subsection (d)(4).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by 
inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (D), and 
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) a qualified school construction bond,’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii), 
by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and
(4) make it more difficult for cigarette and 
smokeless tobacco traffickers to engage in and profit 
from their illegal activities; 
(5) increase collections of Federal, State, and 
local excise taxes on cigarettes and smokeless to-
bacco; and 
(6) prevent and reduce youth access to inexpen-
sive cigarettes and smokeless tobacco through illegal 
Internet or contraband sales. 
SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF STATE CIGARETTE AND SMOKE-
LESS TOBACCO TAXES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—The Act of October 19, 1949 (15 
U.S.C. 375 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Jenkins 
Act’’) (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Jenkins Act’’), is 
amended by striking the first section and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The term ‘attorney 
general’, with respect to a State, means the attorney 
general or other chief law enforcement officer of the 
State, or the designee of that officer. 
‘‘(2) CIGARETTE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
Act, the term ‘cigarette’ shall— 
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ment of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives to enforce the Jenkins Act. In light 
of the unique harms and circumstances surrounding the 
online sale of certain tobacco products, this Act is in-
tended to help collect cigarette excise taxes, to stop to-
bacco sales to underage youth, and to help the States en-
force their laws that target the online sales of certain to-
bacco products only. This Act is in no way meant to create 
a precedent regarding the collection of State sales or use 
taxes by, or the validity of efforts to impose other types 
of taxes on, out-of-State entities that do not have a phys-
ical presence within the taxing State. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1676 
AN ACT 
To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collec-
tion of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.
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or air of merchandise, whether or not the person ac-
tually operates the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft by 
which the transportation is provided, between a port 
or place and a port or place in the United States. 
‘‘(5) CONSUMER.—The term ‘consumer’ means 
any person that purchases cigarettes or smokeless 
tobacco, but does not include any person lawfully op-
erating as a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, 
or retailer of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. 
‘‘(6) DELIVERY SALE.—The term ‘delivery sale’ 
means any sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to 
a consumer if— 
‘‘(A) the consumer submits the order for 
such sale by means of a telephone or other 
method of voice transmission, the mails, or the 
Internet or other online service, or the seller is 
otherwise not in the physical presence of the 
buyer when the request for purchase or order is 
made; or 
‘‘(B) the cigarettes or smokeless tobacco 
are delivered to the buyer by common carrier, 
private delivery service, or
other method of
remote delivery, or the seller is not in the phys-
ical presence of the buyer when the buyer ob-
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atric vaccines), or section 8905a of title 5, 
United States Code, or under a State program 
that provides continuation coverage comparable 
to such continuation coverage. Such term does 
not include coverage under a health flexible 
spending arrangement. 
(C) COBRA CONTINUATION
PROVISION.— 
The term ‘‘COBRA continuation provision’’ 
means the provisions of law described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
(D) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered employee’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 607(2) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974. 
(E) QUALIFIED
BENEFICIARY.—The term 
‘‘qualified beneficiary’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 607(3) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
(F) GROUP
HEALTH
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘group health plan’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 607(1) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974. 
(G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
list or update, with that notice citing the relevant 
provisions of this Act. 
‘‘(8) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any common carrier or 
other person making a delivery subject to this 
subsection shall not be required or otherwise obli-
gated to— 
‘‘(i) determine whether any list distrib-
uted or made available under paragraph (1) 
is complete, accurate, or up-to-date; 
‘‘(ii) determine whether a person order-
ing a delivery is in compliance with this 
Act; or 
‘‘(iii) open or inspect, pursuant to this 
Act, any package being delivered to deter-
mine its contents. 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATE
NAMES.—Any common 
carrier or other person making a delivery subject 
to this subsection shall not be required or other-
wise obligated to make any inquiries or other-
wise determine whether a person ordering a de-
livery is a delivery seller on the list under para-
graph (1) who is using a different name or ad-
dress in order to evade the related delivery re-
strictions, but shall not knowingly deliver any 
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(b) BATFE AUTHORITY.—Section 5 shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this, or an amendment made by 
this Act or the application thereof to any person or cir-
cumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and 
the application of it to any other person or circumstance 
shall not be affected thereby. 
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packages to consumers for any such delivery sell-
er who the common carrier or other delivery 
service knows is a delivery seller who is on the 
list under paragraph (1) but is using a different 
name or address to evade the delivery restrictions 
of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(C) PENALTIES.—Any common carrier or 
person in the business of delivering packages on 
behalf of other persons shall not be subject to any 
penalty under section 14101(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, or any other provision of 
law for— 
‘‘(i) not making any specific delivery, 
or any deliveries at all, on behalf of any 
person on the list under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) not, as a matter of regular prac-
tice and procedure, making any deliveries, 
or any deliveries in certain States, of any 
cigarettes or smokeless tobacco for any per-
son or for any person not in the business of 
manufacturing, distributing, or selling ciga-
rettes or smokeless tobacco; or 
‘‘(iii) delaying or not making a deliv-
ery for any person because of reasonable ef-
forts to comply with this Act. 
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tion 766 of division A of the Omnibus Consoli-
dated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1999, December 31, 2015,’’. 
(c) RENEWAL COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) Sections 1400E(b) and 1400I(g) are each 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’. 
(2) Sections 1400E(b)(3), 1400F(b), and 
1400J(b) are each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2010’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2016’’. 
(3) Section 1400F(c)(2) amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’. 
(4) Section 1400F(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’. 
(5) Section 1400I(d)(2)(A) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(d) TREATMENT OF TERMINATION DATES SPECI-
FIED IN NOMINATIONS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 1391(d) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new flush sentence: 
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‘‘The termination date referred to in subparagraph 
(B) shall be treated as being no earlier than the ter-
mination date under subparagraph (A) unless an 
earlier termination date is designated under sub-
paragraph (B) after the date of the enactment of 
this sentence.’’. 
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 1400E(b) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new flush sentence: 
‘‘The termination date referred to in subparagraph 
(B) shall be treated as being no earlier than the ter-
mination date under subparagraph (A) unless an 
earlier termination date is designated under sub-
paragraph (B) after the date of the enactment of 
this sentence.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVISION OF BENEFITS. 
(a) SAFE HARBOR
FOR MEETING REQUIREMENT 
THAT 35 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES BE RESIDENTS OF 
ZONE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1397C (defining en-
terprise zone business) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL SAFE HARBOR FOR MEETING RE-
QUIREMENT THAT 35 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES BE RESI-
DENTS OF ZONE.—The requirements of subsections (b)(6) 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 511 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate cer-
tain easements held by the Secretary on land owned 
by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate 
associated contractual arrangements with the Village. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
The development plan required by subsection 
(b) shall be construed to be a general manage-
ment plan only for the United States side of the 
river and shall include, but not be limited to, 
the establishment of a detailed boundary which 
shall include an average of not more than 160 
acres per mile. 
‘‘(D) 
TREATIES
AND
AGREEMENTS.— 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be in 
conflict with— 
‘‘(i) the commitments or agreements 
of the United States made by or in pursu-
ance of the treaty between the United 
States and Mexico regarding the utilization 
of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 
the Rio Grande, signed at Washington, 
February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), or 
‘‘(ii) the treaty between the United 
States and Mexico regarding maintenance 
of the Rio Grande and Colorado River as 
the international boundary between the 
United States and Mexico, signed Novem-
ber 23, 1970. 
‘‘(E) NO EFFECT ON BORDER FENCE AND 
THE BORDER PATROL.—Nothing in this para-
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(2 U.S.C. 125), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
prohibit the Chief Administrative Officer from paying a 
gratuity to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of an em-
ployee of the House who dies during an active duty month 
(as defined in section 2(d) of the House Reservists Pay 
Adjustment Act of 2009).’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 167 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the 
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the 
boundary of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River. 
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 ‘‘Rio Grande Wild and 
Scenic River Extension Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT. 
Paragraph (17) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(17) RIO GRANDE, TEXAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The segment on the 
United States side of the river from the west 
boundary of Big Bend National Park, located 
at approximately river mile 902.2, downstream 
to the river mile 651.1 at the Terrell-Val Verde 
County line; to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
‘‘(B) MAP.—The segment described in sub-
paragraph (A) is depicted on the map relating 
to the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River titled 
‘Proposed Wild & Scenic River Addition’, num-
bered 192/80,001, and dated March 1, 2007. 
‘‘(C) BOUNDARY.—The Secretary shall, 
within two years after the date of enactment of 
the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Exten-
sion Act of 2008, take such action with respect 
to the segment referred to in this paragraph as 
is provided for under subsection (b). The action 
required by subsection (b) shall be undertaken 
by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
United 
States 
Commissioner, 
International 
Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico, and appropriate officials of 
the State of Texas and its political subdivisions. 
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graph shall prevent or obstruct the planning, 
construction, operation, or maintenance of a 
border fence in the area described in subpara-
graph (A), and nothing in this paragraph shall 
affect the operations or duties in such area of 
the Department of Homeland Security, includ-
ing the Border Patrol, or of State or local law 
enforcement agencies.’’. 
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‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded 
under this subsection may be used for activities deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary, including the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Feasibility studies. 
‘‘(B) Planning activities. 
‘‘(C) Technical assistance. 
‘‘(D) Developing or strengthening commu-
nication and collaboration between and among 
participants of a regional innovation cluster. 
‘‘(E) Attracting additional participants to 
a regional innovation cluster. 
‘‘(F) Facilitating market development of 
products and services developed by a regional in-
novation cluster, including through demonstra-
tion, deployment, technology transfer, and com-
mercialization activities. 
‘‘(G) Developing relationships between a re-
gional innovation cluster and entities or clusters 
in other regions. 
‘‘(H) Interacting with the public and State 
and local governments to meet the goals of the 
cluster. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible recipient’ means—
SEC. 2. RETROFIT ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR FIRE SAFETY 
AND PREVENTION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall establish a program to award 
grants to nursing homes, hospice facilities, assisted living 
facilities, residential care program facilities, board and 
care facilities (as defined in section 1903(q)(4)(B) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(4)(B))), and any 
other facilities that are licensed or certified by the State 
and are determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for 
a grant under this section, for the purpose of retrofitting 
such homes and facilities with any professionally installed 
fire alarm detection system or other fire detection and pre-
vention technology, as defined in subsection (c)(1). 
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that 
demonstrate a need or hardship. In determining hardship, 
the Secretary may take into account factors such as the 
age and condition of the facilities of the applicant, the 
need for facility beds in the community involved, and re-
quirements imposed on the applicant to meet fire safety 
regulations applicable under Medicare, Medicaid, other 
Federal programs, or State or local licensing or building 
code standards. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘fire alarm detection system or 
other fire detection and prevention technology’’ 
means a system, a portion of a system, or a com-
bination of systems and components for fire protec-
tion, such as integrated systems of manual devices 
and automatic sensors that, when activated, cause 
the systems to warn building occupants and emer-
gency forces; smoke detectors; automatic fire sprin-
kler systems; specialized suppression systems and 
other active fire protection systems or components 
installed in accordance with codes and standards 
such as those developed by the National Fire Protec-
tion Association in the 2006 Life Safety Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1681 
To improve the coordination between the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to better provide care to members and 
the Armed Forces and veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2009 
Mr. BOSWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the coordination between the Department of De-
fense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to better 
provide care to members and the Armed Forces and 
veterans. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Transitional 
Assistance Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF TRANSITIONAL AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish in the Department of Defense an office to 
be known as the Office of Transitional Assistance, which 
shall be responsible for carrying out the responsibilities 
of the Secretary under section 1614 of the Wounded War-
rior Act (10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the establishment 
of the office under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS AND CONTACT BY SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Upon the discharge or release of 
a member of the Armed Forces, the Office of Transitional 
Assistance, established under section 2(a), shall transmit 
the military service record and contact information of the 
member to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONTACTING OF VETERANS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall contact each person for whom the 
Secretary receives a military service record and contact 
information under subsection (a) by not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives such record 
and information, and shall provide to the person such 
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forms and other information as may be necessary for the 
person to apply for any benefits, including medical bene-
fits, to which the person may be entitled under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress 
a report on the implementation of this section. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1686 
To provide for the protection and integrity of the United States mail. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2009 
Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the protection and integrity of the United 
States mail. 
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 ‘‘Mail Network Protec-
tion Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. MAIL NETWORK PROTECTION. 
Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
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