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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4509 
To reauthorize the national small business tree planting program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2010 
Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Small Business 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the national small business tree planting 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Envi-
ronmental Stewardship Assistance Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SMALL BUSI-
NESS TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
24(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651(e)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘year 1991 and’’ and inserting 
‘‘year 1991,’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘through 1997,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2015,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not 
more than 20 percent of such sums each fiscal year 
may be used by the Administrator for administrative 
costs relating to this section.’’. 
(b) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Section 24(f) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651(f)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘date of enactment of this section’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘date of enactment of the Small 
Business Environmental Stewardship Assistance Act of 
2010’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT
TO PRESIDENT
AND CON-
GRESS.—Section 24(h) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 651(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Adminis-
trator shall submit annually’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of the Small 
Business Environmental Stewardship Assistance Act of 
2010 and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall 
submit’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 450 
To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United 
States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. SHADEGG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require Congress to specify the source of authority under 
the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, 
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 ‘‘Enumerated Powers 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY 
FOR ENACTMENT OF LAW. 
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THIS ACT.— 
This Act is enacted pursuant to the power granted Con-
gress under article I, section 8, clause 18, of the United 
States Constitution and the power granted to each House 
of Congress under article I, section 5, clause 2, of the 
United States Constitution. 
(b) CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT RE-
QUIRED.—Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 102 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 102a. Constitutional authority clause 
‘‘Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and 
definite statement of the constitutional authority relied 
upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. The 
failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point 
of order in either House of Congress. The availability of 
this point of order does not affect any other available re-
lief.’’ 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 102 the following new item: 
‘‘102a. Constitutional authority clause.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4510 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban 
on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic cor-
porations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2010 
Mr. GRAYSON 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 
apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by for-
eign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign 
principals have an ownership interest. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America is for Americans Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Government has a compelling interest 
in preventing foreign individuals and associations 
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from influencing our Nation’s political process. Such 
entities neither enjoy nor deserve any legal or con-
stitutional right to such influence. 
(2) The presence of foreign individuals or asso-
ciations within domestic associations, to any degree, 
creates an unacceptable risk of foreign influence 
over our Nation’s political process. 
(3) The law does not allow foreign individuals 
and associations to vote in our elections; by the 
same token, the law should not allow them to exer-
cise any influence over our Nation’s political process, 
directly or indirectly, and neither personally nor in 
alliance or combination with others. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF BAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EX-
PENDITURES BY FOREIGN NATIONALS TO DO-
MESTIC CORPORATIONS WITH FOREIGN OWN-
ERSHIP. 
Section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) a corporation (other than a foreign prin-
cipal, as so defined) in which one or more foreign 
principals directly or indirectly has an ownership in-
terest.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4511 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit corpora-
tions which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expendi-
tures or disbursements for electioneering communications under such 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2010 
Mr. GRAYSON 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 corporations which employ or retain registered 
lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for 
electioneering communications under such Act, 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; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Pick Your Poison Act of 2010’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Independent expenditures made in connec-
tion with elections for public office, including those 
made by corporations, give rise to corruption and 
the appearance of corruption, as well as undue influ-
ence and access. 
(2) This corruption, and the appearance of this 
corruption, threatens to cause the electorate to lose 
faith in our democracy. 
SEC. 2. BAN ON EXPENDITURES AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR 
ELECTIONEERING 
COMMUNICATIONS 
BY 
CORPORATIONS EMPLOYING OR RETAINING 
REGISTERED LOBBYISTS. 
Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR CORPORATIONS EMPLOYING 
OR RETAINING REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.—A corporation 
may not make any expenditure, or make any disbursement 
for an electioneering communication, if it employs or re-
tains a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995.’’. 
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209 
sion of long-term care services and supports under the 
State plan under this part to an individual who is a pa-
tient in an institution for mental diseases. 
‘‘SEC. 1917. PROVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG-TERM 
CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING 
OPTION FOR SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES AND 
SUPPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF LONG- 
TERM CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the succeeding 
provisions of this subsection, a State may provide 
through a State plan amendment for the provision 
of long-term care services and supports for individ-
uals eligible under the State plan under this part, 
subject to the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) NEEDS-BASED CRITERIA FOR ELIGI-
BILITY
FOR, AND
RECEIPT
OF, LONG-TERM 
CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.—The State es-
tablishes needs-based criteria for determining 
an individual’s eligibility under the State plan 
for medical assistance for such long-term care 
services and supports, and if the individual is 
eligible for such services and supports, the spe-
cific services and supports that will be available 
under the State plan to the individual. 
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(5) Such other issues relating to motor vehicle 
fuel country-of-origin information disclosure require-
ments as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after completing the study required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) summarizes the results of the study; and 
(2) contains the recommendations required by 
subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS REQUIRING COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN IN-
FORMATION DISCLOSURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
submitting the report required by section 3(c), the Sec-
retary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall prescribe 
regulations requiring disclosure of country-of-origin infor-
mation by motor vehicle fuel suppliers and motor vehicle 
fuel retailers in accordance with the Secretary’s rec-
ommendations in the report. 
(b) 70 PERCENT THRESHOLD.—The regulations re-
quired by subsection (a) shall not require the listing of 
more than one country-of-origin for a fuel blend con-
taining fuel 70 percent or more of which originated in a 
single country. 
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SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Energy may impose a civil penalty of not more 
than $10,000 on a person that the Secretary determines, 
in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States 
Code, knowingly violates the regulations prescribed under 
section 4. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO IMPOSITION 
OF PENALTY.— 
(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Energy may not 
impose a penalty upon a person for violating the reg-
ulations prescribed under section 4 unless— 
(A) the Secretary provides the person with 
notice of the violation; and 
(B) the violation continues for more than 
30 days after the date on which the person re-
ceived notice under subparagraph (A). 
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
OF
PEN-
ALTY.—In determining the amount of the penalty to 
be imposed on a person for violating the regulations 
prescribed under section 4, the Secretary shall con-
sider the severity of the violation, the size of the per-
son’s business, and the effect of the penalty on the 
person’s ability to continue in business. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4515 
To make certain technical and conforming amendments to the Lanham Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2010 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To make certain technical and conforming amendments to 
the Lanham 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 ‘‘Trademark Technical 
and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010.’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Trademark Act 
of 1946’’ means the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for 
the registration and protection of trademarks used in com-
merce, to carry out the provisions of certain international 
conventions, and for other purposes’’, approved July 5, 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4514 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young 
Home in Xenia, Ohio as a unit of the National Park 
System, 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 ‘‘Colonel Charles Young 
Home Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Army, shall conduct a special resource 
study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National His-
toric Landmark in Xenia, Ohio (referred to in this Act 
as the ‘‘Home’’). 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) evaluate any architectural and archeological 
resources of the Home; 
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the Home as a unit of the National 
Park System; 
(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
protection, and interpretation of the Home by Fed-
eral, State, or local governmental entities or private 
and nonprofit organizations, including the use of 
shared management agreements with the Dayton 
Aviation Heritage National Historical Park or spe-
cific units of that Park, such as the Paul Laurence 
Dunbar Home;
(4) consult with the Ohio Historical Society, 
Central State University, Wilberforce University, 
and other interested Federal, State, or local govern-
mental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, 
or individuals; and 
(5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac-
quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
maintenance associated with the alternatives consid-
ered under the study. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are first made available for the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that contains— 
(1) the results of the study under subsection 
(a); and
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4514 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
duct a special resource study to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Colo-
nel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio as a 
unit of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4525 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent 
receipt of military retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to 
include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under 
chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members’ dis-
ability rating percentage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2010 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on the Budget and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligi-
bility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and 
veterans’ disability compensation to include all members 
of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 
61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members’ 
disability rating percentage. 
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 ‘‘ ‘Nutrition Education 
and Wellness in Schools Act’’ or the ‘‘NEW Schools Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) childhood obesity increased threefold among 
children and adolescents in the 30 years preceding 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) about 12,000,000 children and adolescents 
ages 2 to 19 are considered obese; 
(3) obesity-related diseases cost the United 
States economy more than $147,000,000,000 every 
year; 
(4) both low levels of physical activity and an 
increase in caloric intake have contributed to the un-
precedented epidemic of childhood obesity; 
(5) overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 per-
cent chance of becoming overweight adults, increas-
ing the risk for chronic disease, disability, and 
death; 
(6) children and adolescents are— 
(A) not meeting dietary recommendations; 
(B) 
underconsuming 
important 
food 
groups and nutrients needed for growth and de-
velopment; and 
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(C) overconsuming saturated fat, trans fat, 
sodium, and added sugars; 
(7) nutrition education and promotion helps 
foster a school environment that— 
(A) supports healthy eating; 
(B) helps initiate and sustain healthy eat-
ing behaviors; 
(C) increases acceptance and consumption 
of healthy school meals; 
(D) increases participation in school meal 
programs; 
(E) enhances school meal quality; and 
(F) supports development and implementa-
tion of local wellness policies; 
(8) nutrition education and promotion is a crit-
ical component of most major health promotion and 
disease prevention programs; 
(9) research shows that school-based nutrition 
programs and services both improve health and con-
tribute to the academic achievement of school chil-
dren; 
(10) research shows that fit children achieve 
more academically and have better school attendance 
and fewer disciplinary problems; 
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(11) a comprehensive study of local wellness 
policies across the United States found that— 
(A) many policies were underdeveloped and 
fragmented; and 
(B) the vast majority of students were en-
rolled in a school district that did not— 
(i) require evaluation of the imple-
mentation or effectiveness of the wellness 
policy of the district; or 
(ii) include any provisions for review-
ing and revising the wellness policy; 
(12) the same study reported that between 5 
and 6 percent of students were enrolled in a school 
district that had identified a potential source of 
funding to support implementation of the wellness 
policy of the district; 
(13) the nutrition education and promotion ini-
tiatives for school children in effect as of the date 
of enactment of this Act lack coordination, funding, 
and sustainability; 
(14) the Physical Activity Guidelines for Ameri-
cans of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices recommend that children engage in at least 60 
minutes of physical activity on most, and preferably 
all, days of the week; 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4518 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for 
image advertising expenses for any trade or business the gross receipts 
of which exceed $100 million. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2010 
Mr. HALL of New York 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 deny a 
deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade 
or business the gross receipts of which exceed $100 
million. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN ADVER-
TISING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
items not deductible) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 280I. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN ADVER-
TISING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a person who is 
not a qualified small business, no deduction shall be al-
lowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred 
for advertising anything other than a service or product. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘qualified small business’ means any 
person engaged in a trade or business the gross receipts 
of which for the preceding taxable year did not exceed 
$100,000,000. 
‘‘(c) COMMON CONTROL.—All members of the same 
controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of 
section 52(a)) and all persons under common control 
(within the meaning of section 52(b)) shall be treated as 
1 person for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 280I. Denial of deduction for certain advertising expenses.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years end-
ing after such date. 
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