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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 70 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for displaying 
nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because 
of that person’s race, color, religion, or national origin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass 
or intimidate a person because of that person’s race, 
color, religion, or national origin. 
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 ‘‘Noose Hate Crime Act 
of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISPLAYING NOOSES IN PUBLIC WITH INTENT TO 
HARASS OR INTIMIDATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 249. Displaying nooses in public with intent to in-
timidate 
‘‘Whoever, with intent to harass or intimidate any 
person because of that person’s race, color, religion, or na-
tional origin, displays a noose in public shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or 
both.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 13 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘249. Displaying nooses in public with intent to intimidate.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 711 
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to remove the registration 
exception for certain investment advisors with less than 15 clients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to remove 
the registration exception for certain investment advisors 
with less than 15 clients. 
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 ‘‘Hedge Fund Adviser 
Registration Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF THE PRIVATE ADVISOR EXEMPTION. 
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 
(15 U.S.C. 80b–3) is amended by striking subsection 
(b)(3). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 712 
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
to require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan 
disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to require in the annual report of 
each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan in-
vestments in hedge funds. 
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 ‘‘Pension Security Act 
of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE IN ANNUAL REPORT OF INVESTMENTS 
IN HEDGE FUNDS BY DEFINED BENEFIT PEN-
SION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(b) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1023(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘value;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘value, including, in the case of a de-
fined benefit pension plan, a separate schedule iden-
tifying each hedge fund (as defined in paragraph 5) 
in which amounts held for investment under the plan 
are invested as of the end of the plan year covered 
by the annual report and the amount so invested in 
such hedge fund;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the term 
‘hedge fund’ means an unregistered investment pool per-
mitted under sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1), (7)) 
and section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77d(2)) and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (17 CFR 230.506).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
annual reports for plan years beginning on or after the 
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date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Labor, 
in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, shall issue initial regulations to carry out the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 713 
To require the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets to conduct 
a study on the hedge fund industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the President’s Working Group on Financial 
Markets to conduct a study on the hedge fund industry. 
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 ‘‘Hedge Fund Study 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY. 
(a) STUDY.—The President’s Working Group on Fi-
nancial Markets shall conduct a study of the hedge fund 
industry. The study shall include an analysis of— 
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(1) the changing nature of hedge funds and 
what characteristics define a hedge fund; 
(2) the growth of hedge funds within financial 
markets; 
(3) the growth of pension funds investing in 
hedge funds; 
(4) whether hedge fund investors are able to 
protect themselves adequately from the risk associ-
ated with their investments; 
(5) whether hedge fund leverage is effectively 
constrained; 
(6) the potential risks hedge fund pose to finan-
cial markets or to investors; 
(7) various international approaches to the reg-
ulation of hedge funds; and 
(8) the benefits of the hedge fund industry to 
the economy and the markets. 
(b) REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets shall 
submit a report on its findings to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate. The report shall include recommendations, in-
cluding— 
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(1) any proposed legislation relating to appro-
priate disclosure requirements for hedge funds; 
(2) the type of information hedge funds should 
disclose to regulators and to the public; 
(3) any efforts the hedge fund industry or regu-
lators of financial institutions should undertake to 
improve practices or provide examples of successful 
industry initiatives; and 
(4) any oversight responsibilities that members 
of the President’s Working Group should have over 
the hedge fund industry, and the degree and scope 
of such oversight. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
May 13, 2010. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 714) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands Na-
tional Park, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing 
AMENDMENTS: 
Ω1æOn page 2, line 12 before the period insert: (as amend-
ed, assigned, and assumed) 
Ω2æOn page 2, line 21 after ‘‘lease’’ insert: with the owner 
of the retained use estate 
Ω3æOn page 3, line 19, strike ‘‘with’’ and insert: without 
Ω4æOn page 4, line 5, strike ‘‘and’’ and insert: 
(E) include provisions to ensure the protec-
tion of the natural, cultural, and historic fea-
tures of the resort and associated property, con-
sistent with the laws and policies applicable to
† HR 714 EAS 
property managed by the National Park Service; 
and 
Ω5æOn page 4, line 6, strike ‘‘(E)’’ and insert: (F) 
Ω6æOn page 5, line 3 strike ‘‘effective date’’ insert: award 
Ω7æOn page 5, line 24 strike ‘‘that’’ and insert: who 
Attest: 
Secretary.
those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘health care practitioner’ 
means a person authorized under law to pre-
scribe drugs subject to section 503(b) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘medication’ means a drug 
as that term is defined in section 201 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and in-
cludes inhaled bronchodilators and epinephrine. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘self-administration’ means 
a student’s discretionary use of his or her pre-
scribed asthma or anaphylaxis medication, pur-
suant to a prescription or written direction 
from a health care practitioner. 
‘‘(E) The term ‘authorized personnel’ 
means the school nurse or, if the school nurse 
is absent, an individual who has been des-
ignated by the school nurse and has received 
training in the administration of epinephrine.’’. 
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(3) RETAINED
USE
ESTATE.—The term ‘‘re-
tained use estate’’ means the retained use estate for 
the Caneel Bay property on the island of St. John 
entered into between the Jackson Hole Preserve and 
the United States on September 30, 1983. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LEASE AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that the long-term benefit to the Park would be 
greater by entering into a lease with the owner of 
the retained use estate than by authorizing a conces-
sion contract upon the termination of the retained 
use estate, the Secretary may enter into a lease for 
the operation and management of the resort. 
(2) ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary may— 
(A) acquire associated property from the 
owner of the retained use estate; and 
(B) on the acquisition of property under 
subparagraph (A), administer the property as 
part of the Park. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—Except as otherwise provided 
by this section, a lease shall be in accordance with 
subsection (k) of section 3 of Public Law 91–383 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 714 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease 
certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, 
and for other purposes.
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 714 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin 
Islands National Park, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain 
lands in Virgin Islands National Park, 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. CANEEL BAY LEASE AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Virgin 
Islands National Park. 
(2) RESORT.—The term ‘‘resort’’ means the 
Caneel Bay resort on the island of St. John in the 
Park. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2695 
AN ACT 
To provide for research to better understand the causes 
and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individ-
uals in the scientific, technical, engineering, and mathe-
matics workforce and to examine policies to reduce the 
prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and 
for other purposes.
IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 714 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain 
lands in Virgin Islands National Park, 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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HR 714 RFS 
SECTION 1. CANEEL BAY LEASE AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Virgin 
Islands National Park. 
(2) RESORT.—The term ‘‘resort’’ means the 
Caneel Bay resort on the island of St. John in the 
Park. 
(3) RETAINED
USE
ESTATE.—The term ‘‘re-
tained use estate’’ means the retained use estate for 
the Caneel Bay property on the island of St. John 
entered into between the Jackson Hole Preserve and 
the United States on September 30, 1983. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LEASE AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that the long-term benefit to the Park would be 
greater by entering into a lease with the owner of 
the retained use estate than by authorizing a conces-
sion contract upon the termination of the retained 
use estate, the Secretary may enter into a lease for 
the operation and management of the resort. 
(2) ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary may— 
(A) acquire associated property from the 
owner of the retained use estate; and 
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HR 847 RDS
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(4) UNIFORM
DATA
COLLECTION.—For the 
purpose of carrying out section 3304 and for reim-
bursing Data Centers (as defined in section 
3305(b)(2)) for the costs incurred by such Centers 
in carrying out activities under contracts entered 
into under section 3305(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $2,500,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $10,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 715 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study 
additional land for future adjustments to the boundary 
of the Park, 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 ‘‘Saguaro National Park 
Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK. 
Section 4 of the ‘‘Saguaro National Park Establish-
ment Act of 1994’’ (Public Law 103–364, 108 Stat. 
3467), is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The bound-
aries of the park’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The boundary of the park is further modi-
fied to include approximately 975 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro National Park 
Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 151/ 
80,045A, and dated August 2008. The map shall be 
on file and available for inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may, with the consent of 
the State and in accordance with Federal and State 
law, acquire from the State land or interests in land 
within the boundary of the park. 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary is unable to acquire the 
State land under paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
enter into an agreement that would allow the Na-
tional Park Service to manage State land within the 
boundary of the park.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) BOUNDARY STUDY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a study to identify lands that would be a part 
of any future boundary adjustments for the park. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The study shall examine the 
natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and 
characters of lands identified under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date funds are made available for the study under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
study.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 718 
To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle 
use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending 
the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National 
Park Service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
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 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing 
off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final 
rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Serv-
ice. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF INTERIM MANAGEMENT 
STRATEGY. 
After the date of the enactment of this Act, Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore shall be managed in accord-
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ance with the Interim Protected Species Management 
Strategy/Environmental Assessment issued by the Na-
tional Park Service on June 13, 2007, for the Cape Hat-
teras National Seashore, North Carolina, until the Na-
tional Park Service issues a special regulation and long- 
term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore by the public. 
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF CONSENT DECREE. 
The April 30, 2008, consent decree filed in the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina shall not 
apply after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 719 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend relief from the 
alternative minimum tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. LEE 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 extend 
relief from the alternative minimum tax. 
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 ‘‘AMT Relief Extension 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED ALTERNATIVE MIN-
IMUM TAX EXEMPTION AMOUNT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption 
amount) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘($69,950 in the case of taxable 
years beginning in 2008)’’ in subparagraph (A) and 
inserting ‘‘($70,950 in the case of taxable years be-
ginning in 2009)’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘($46,200 in the case of taxable 
years beginning in 2008)’’ in subparagraph (B) and 
inserting ‘‘($46,700 in the case of taxable years be-
ginning in 2009)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RE-
LIEF 
FOR 
NONREFUNDABLE 
PERSONAL 
CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 26(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special 
rule for taxable years 2000 through 2008) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2008, 
or 2009’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008’’ in the heading thereof 
and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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