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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1993 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time 
homebuyer credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Mr. COURTNEY 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 modify 
the first-time homebuyer 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 ‘‘First-Time Homebuyer 
Credit Extension Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CRED-
IT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 36 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘December 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2011’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF RECAPTURE.—Sub-
paragraph (D) of section 36(f)(4) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008, and before 
December 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘April 8, 2008, 
and before January 1, 2011’’, and 
(2) in the heading by striking ‘‘FOR PURCHASES 
IN 2009’’. 
(c) ELECTION TO TREAT PURCHASE
IN PRIOR 
YEAR.—Subsection (g) of such Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(g) ELECTION TO TREAT PURCHASE
IN PRIOR 
YEAR.—For purposes of this section (other than sub-
sections (c) and (f)(4)(D)), a taxpayer may elect to treat 
a purchase of a principal residence— 
‘‘(1) after December 31, 2008, and before Jan-
uary 1, 2010, as made on December 31, 2008, and 
‘‘(2) after December 31, 2009, and before Jan-
uary 1, 2011, as made on December 31, 2009.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1994 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide equity between active 
and reserve component members of the Armed Forces in the computation 
of disability retired pay for members wounded in action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide equity 
between active and reserve component members of the 
Armed Forces in the computation of disability retired 
pay for members wounded in action. 
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 ‘‘Citizen Soldier Equal-
ity Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. EQUITY IN COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY RETIRED 
PAY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
WOUNDED IN ACTION. 
Section 1208(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘However, in the case of such a member who is retired 
under this chapter, or whose name is placed on the tem-
porary disability retired list under this chapter, because 
of a disability incurred after the date of the enactment 
of this sentence for which the member is awarded the Pur-
ple Heart, the member shall be credited, for the purposes 
of this chapter, with the number of years of service that 
would be counted if computing the member’s years of serv-
ice under section 12732 of this title.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5015 
To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of 
United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2010 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. JONES, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Illinois, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. 
SCHRADER, and Ms. HARMAN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious 
redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Af-
ghanistan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Military operations in Afghanistan have cost 
American taxpayers more than $200,000,000,000 in 
deficit spending since 2001. 
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(2) Particularly given current record deficits, 
high unemployment, and proposed reductions in do-
mestic spending, the United States should ensure fu-
ture war expenditures in Afghanistan do not add to 
the deficit and ensure that resources are not squan-
dered on waste, fraud, abuse, or corruption in Af-
ghanistan. 
(3) United States military and nonmilitary op-
erations in Afghanistan, including those conducted 
by contractors, must be subject to the highest stand-
ards of transparency and accountability, and subject 
to the review of appropriate inspectors general. 
(4) According to the most recent Army Mental 
Health Advisory Team Assessment, one in five sol-
diers surveyed in Afghanistan reports having psycho-
logical problems. 
(5) The United States needs a comprehensive 
strategy to counter the global threat posed by al 
Qaeda and its affiliates in Pakistan, Somalia, 
Yemen, North Africa, and elsewhere around the 
world. 
(6) A massive, open-ended United States mili-
tary presence in Afghanistan is unlikely to advance, 
and may undermine, United States efforts to elimi-
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HR 5116 EAS 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) an Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) a city or other political subdivision of 
a State; 
‘‘(D) an entity that— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an in-
stitution of higher education, a public-pri-
vate partnership, a science or research park, 
a Federal laboratory, or an economic devel-
opment organization or similar entity; and 
‘‘(ii) has an application that is sup-
ported by a State or a political subdivision 
of a State; or 
‘‘(E) a consortium of any of the entities de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible recipient 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of the re-
gional innovation cluster supported by the pro-
posed activity, including a description of—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Diabetes in Minority 
Populations Evaluation Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND OTHER PUBLIC 
HEALTH ACTIVITIES OF HHS WITH RESPECT 
TO 
DIABETES 
AMONG 
MINORITY 
POPU-
LATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report 
on the research and other public health activities of the 
Department of Health and Human Services with respect 
to diabetes among minority populations. 
(b) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the re-
port under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to re-
search and activities described in subsection (a), the fol-
lowing: 
(1) EVALUATION.—An evaluation of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Research on diabetes among minority 
populations, including with respect to— 
(i) genetic, behavioral, and environ-
mental factors that may contribute to dis-
proportionate rates of diabetes among 
these populations; and
(ii) prevention of complications among 
individuals within these populations who 
have already developed diabetes. 
(B) Surveillance and data collection on dia-
betes among minority populations, including 
with respect to— 
(i) efforts to better determine the 
prevalence of diabetes among Asian Ameri-
cans and Pacific Islanders subgroups; and 
(ii) efforts to coordinate data collec-
tion on the American Indian population. 
(C) Community-based interventions tar-
geting minority populations, including with re-
spect to— 
(i) the evidence base for such inter-
ventions; 
(ii) the cultural appropriateness of 
such interventions; and 
(iii) efforts to educate the public on 
the causes and consequences of diabetes. 
(D) Education and training of health pro-
fessionals (including community health workers) 
on the prevention and management of diabetes 
and its related complications that is supported
by the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration, including through— 
(i) the National Health Service Corps 
program; and 
(ii) the community health center pro-
gram. 
(2) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommendations 
for improvement of the research and other public 
health activities of the Department of Health and 
Human Services with respect to diabetes among mi-
nority populations, including recommendations for 
coordination and comprehensive planning of such re-
search and activities. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘minority 
population’’ means a racial and ethnic minority group, as 
defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1995 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to prepare a report on the research and 
other public health activities of the Department 
of Health and Human Services with respect to 
diabetes among minority populations.
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ment or prohibition during a calendar year may 
not exceed $250,000; and 
‘‘(D) the amount described in this sub-
paragraph is $50,000 for each such violation, 
except that the total amount imposed on the 
person for all such violations of an identical re-
quirement or prohibition during a calendar year 
may not exceed $1,500,000.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1176(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-5(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘in subparagraph (B), a penalty may not 
be imposed under subsection (a) if’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘the failure to comply 
is corrected’’ and inserting ‘‘in subpara-
graph (B) or subsection (a)(1)(C), a pen-
alty may not be imposed under subsection 
(a) if the failure to comply is corrected’’; 
and 
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‘‘(i) whether the regional innovation 
cluster is supported by the private sector, 
State and local governments, and other rel-
evant stakeholders; 
‘‘(ii) how the existing participants in 
the regional innovation cluster will encour-
age and solicit participation by all types of 
entities that might benefit from participa-
tion, including newly formed entities and 
those rival existing participants; 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the regional 
innovation cluster is likely to stimulate in-
novation and have a positive impact on re-
gional economic growth and development; 
‘‘(iv) whether the participants in the 
regional innovation cluster have access to, 
or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; 
‘‘(v) whether the participants in the re-
gional innovation cluster are capable of at-
tracting additional funds from non-Federal 
sources; and 
‘‘(vi) the likelihood that the partici-
pants in the regional innovation cluster will 
be able to sustain activities once grant
IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1995 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
prepare a report on the research and other public health 
activities of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices with respect to diabetes among minority populations. 
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 ‘‘Diabetes in Minority 
Populations Evaluation Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND OTHER PUBLIC 
HEALTH ACTIVITIES OF HHS WITH RESPECT 
TO 
DIABETES 
AMONG 
MINORITY 
POPU-
LATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report 
on the research and other public health activities of the 
Department of Health and Human Services with respect 
to diabetes among minority populations. 
(b) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the re-
port under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to re-
search and activities described in subsection (a), the fol-
lowing: 
(1) EVALUATION.—An evaluation of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Research on diabetes among minority 
populations, including with respect to— 
(i) genetic, behavioral, and environ-
mental factors that may contribute to dis-
proportionate rates of diabetes among 
these populations; and 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (h), the Secretary of Education shall 
award grants to eligible local governments to fund elemen-
tary and secondary school education programs in accord-
ance with subsection (g). 
(b) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—An eligible local govern-
ment may receive— 
(1) 1 grant under this Act because it has expe-
rienced at least a 15 percent decrease in property 
tax revenues from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 
2009; and 
(2) 1 grant under this Act because it has expe-
rienced at least a 15 percent decrease in property 
tax revenues from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 
2010. 
(c) GRANT DURATION.—A grant under this Act shall 
be awarded in accordance with the amounts described in 
subsection (d) for a period of not longer than 3 years. 
(d) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
grant awarded to an eligible local government under 
this Act shall not exceed an amount that is equal 
to— 
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(ii) prevention of complications among 
individuals within these populations who 
have already developed diabetes. 
(B) Surveillance and data collection on dia-
betes among minority populations, including 
with respect to— 
(i) efforts to better determine the 
prevalence of diabetes among Asian Ameri-
cans and Pacific Islanders subgroups; and 
(ii) efforts to coordinate data collec-
tion on the American Indian population. 
(C) Community-based interventions tar-
geting minority populations, including with re-
spect to— 
(i) the evidence base for such inter-
ventions; 
(ii) the cultural appropriateness of 
such interventions; and 
(iii) efforts to educate the public on 
the causes and consequences of diabetes. 
(D) Education and training of health pro-
fessionals (including community health workers) 
on the prevention and management of diabetes 
and its related complications that is supported 
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by the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration, including through— 
(i) the National Health Service Corps 
program; and 
(ii) the community health center pro-
gram. 
(2) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommendations 
for improvement of the research and other public 
health activities of the Department of Health and 
Human Services with respect to diabetes among mi-
nority populations, including recommendations for 
coordination and comprehensive planning of such re-
search and activities. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘minority 
population’’ means a racial and ethnic minority group, as 
defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1996 
To prohibit the inclusion of earmarks in the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. MCCOTTER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on 
Intelligence (Permanent Select) 
A BILL 
To prohibit the inclusion of earmarks in the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON INCLUSION OF EARMARKS IN 
THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No earmarks shall be included in 
the enactment of a bill authorizing intelligence activities 
for fiscal year 2010. 
(b) EARMARK DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘earmark’’ means a provision or report language pro-
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viding, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of 
discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other 
spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, 
grant, loan authority, or other expenditure targeted to a 
specific State, locality, or congressional district, other than 
through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or 
competitive award process. 
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nate the safe haven for al Qaeda in Pakistan and 
combat al Qaeda globally. 
(7) Rather than engaging in a nation-building 
effort in Afghanistan, the United States should 
begin reducing troop levels in Afghanistan and tran-
sition to a sustainable counterterrorism policy. 
(8) President Obama announced on December 
1, 2009, that United States troops would begin to 
be withdrawn from Afghanistan in July 2011. 
(9) The United States remains committed to 
providing long-term economic, diplomatic, and polit-
ical support to the people of Afghanistan, and to 
supporting the emergence of a legitimate, effective 
government in Afghanistan. 
(10) The United States will continue to provide 
economic, development, and political support for 
women’s rights, education, and leadership in Af-
ghanistan. 
(11) The August 20, 2009, presidential election 
in Afghanistan was characterized by widespread 
fraud, and there are credible reports of widespread 
corruption. 
(12) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
Admiral Michael Mullen, has acknowledged that the 
greatest threat in Afghanistan today is the ‘‘lack of 
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legitimacy in the government—at all levels’’ and that 
the United States Armed Forces cannot solve the le-
gitimacy problem. 
(13) General McChrystal has acknowledged that 
United States partnerships with ‘‘polarizing and 
predatory’’ powerbrokers, including in the Afghan 
National Security Forces, compromise the ability of 
the United States to address the lack of legitimacy 
in the Afghanistan Government. 
SEC. 2. PLAN FOR THE SAFE, ORDERLY, AND EXPEDITIOUS 
REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) PLAN WITH TIMETABLE REQUIRED.—Not later 
than January 1, 2011, or 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, whichever is earlier, the President shall 
submit to Congress a plan for the safe, orderly, and expe-
ditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from 
Afghanistan, including military and security-related con-
tractors, together with a timetable for the completion of 
that redeployment and information regarding variables 
that could alter that timetable. 
(b) STATUS UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the submittal of the plan required by sub-
section (a), and every 90 days thereafter, the President 
shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
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SECTION 1. RESEARCH AND GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO 
REDUCING LIGHTING ON THE FEDERAL-AID 
SYSTEM DURING PERIODS OF LOW TRAFFIC 
DENSITY. 
(a) UPDATE OF RESEARCH REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, acting through the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Highway Administration and 
in cooperation with the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials, shall 
update the research report of the Federal Highway 
Administration entitled ‘‘Reduced Lighting On Free-
ways During Periods Of Low Traffic Density’’, 
FHWA/RD–86/018, August 1985. 
(2) ISSUES TO ADDRESS IN UPDATE.—In up-
dating the report described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall address, with respect to the Federal- 
aid system, the following: 
(A) The optimal times and conditions for 
reducing lighting. 
(B) The appropriate lighting levels for var-
ious roads and road features. 
(C) The appropriate manner in which to 
carry out reducing lighting. 
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(D) The energy savings and reduction in 
greenhouse gases that may result from reducing 
lighting. 
(E) Any legal issues relating to reducing 
lighting, including the development of such 
issues since the release of the report described 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) GUIDANCE TO STATES.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall issue guidance to the States with 
respect to reducing lighting on the Federal-aid system 
during periods of low traffic density. The Secretary shall 
base such guidance on the updated research report com-
pleted in accordance with subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) FEDERAL-AID
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral-aid system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 101(6) of title 23, United States Code. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(32) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
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