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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2411 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over the 
Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State’s admission 
to the Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of 
a State over the Capitol each year on the anniversary 
of the date of the State’s admission to the Union. 
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 ‘‘State Admission Day 
Recognition Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FLYING STATE FLAG OVER CAPITOL ON ANNIVER-
SARY OF STATE’S ADMISSION TO UNION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To honor the anniversary of each 
State’s admission to the Union, the Architect of the Cap-
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itol shall fly the flag of the State over the Capitol each 
year on the anniversary of the date of the State’s admis-
sion to the Union. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall fly the first flag of a State over the Capitol 
under this section on the first September 9 which 
occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
in honor of the anniversary of the admission of Cali-
fornia to the Union. 
(2) TREATMENT OF FIRST FLAG FLOWN.—The 
Architect shall present the first State flag flown over 
the Capitol under this section (as described in para-
graph (1)) to the Native Sons and Daughters of the 
Golden West. 
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† HR 2647 EAS 
weapons stockpile without nuclear testing have been 
implemented and the extent to which such capabilities 
are functioning. 
(2) A review and description of the agreements 
governing use, management, and support of the capa-
bilities developed for the stockpile stewardship pro-
gram and an assessment of enforcement of, and com-
pliance with, those agreements. 
(3) An assessment of plans for surveillance and 
testing of nuclear weapons in the stockpile and the ex-
tent of the compliance with such plans. 
(4) An assessment of— 
(A) the condition of the infrastructure at 
the plants and laboratories of the nuclear weap-
ons complex; 
(B) the value of nuclear weapons facilities 
built after 1992; 
(C) any plans that are in place to main-
tain, improve, or replace such infrastructure; 
(D) whether there is a validated require-
ment for all planned infrastructure replacement 
projects; and 
(E) the projected costs for each such project 
and the timeline for completion of each such 
project.
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
PERIOD.—The maximum 
continuous period of authorized status as an 
H–2A worker (including any extensions) is 3 
years. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO REMAIN OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), in the case of an alien outside the 
United States whose period of authorized 
status as an H–2A worker (including any 
extensions) has expired, the alien may not 
again apply for admission to the United 
States as an H–2A worker unless the alien 
has remained outside the United States for 
a continuous period equal to at least 1⁄5 
the duration of the alien’s previous period 
of authorized status as an H–2A worker 
(including any extensions). 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply in the case of an alien if the 
alien’s period of authorized status as an 
H–2A worker (including any extensions) 
was for a period of not more than 10 
months and such alien has been outside 
the United States for at least 2 months 
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blue card status was the result of fraud or will-
ful misrepresentation, as described in section 
212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(i)); or 
(B) the alien— 
(i) commits an act that makes the 
alien inadmissible to the United States 
under section 212 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), except as 
provided under section 105(b); 
(ii) is convicted of a felony or 3 or 
more misdemeanors committed in the 
United States; 
(iii) is convicted of an offense, an ele-
ment of which involves bodily injury, threat 
of serious bodily injury, or harm to prop-
erty in excess of $500; or 
(iv) fails to perform the agricultural 
employment required under paragraph 
(1)(A) of section 103(a) unless the alien 
was unable to work in agricultural employ-
ment 
due 
to 
the 
extraordinary 
cir-
cumstances described in paragraph (3) of 
such section. 
(e) RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT.— 
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934 
† HR 2647 EAS 
PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2010 Request 
Senate Change 
Senate Authorized 
Qty 
Cost 
Qty 
Cost 
Qty 
Cost 
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
051 
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................
11,300 
11,300 
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 
060 
DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. .........................................................................
34,400 
34,400 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..............................................................................................................
2,230,780 
2,230,780 
TOTAL—OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ........................................................
2,321,549 
2,321,549 
MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROT VEH FUND 
MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROT VEH FUND 
MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROT VEH FUND .....................................................................
5,456,000 
5,456,000 
TOTAL—MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROT VEH FUND ....................................
5,456,000 
5,456,000 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT 
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 
019 
GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .........................................................................
1,500 
1,500 
021 
TELEPORT PROGRAM ...................................................................................................................
7,411 
7,411 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
999 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..............................................................................................................
304,794 
304,794 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 
AVIATION PROGRAMS 
052 
MH–47 SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM .....................................................................
5,900 
5,900 
057 
SOF U–28 ...........................................................................................................................................
3,000 
3,000 
060 
MQ–1 UAV ..........................................................................................................................................
1,450 
1,450 
062 
STUASL0 ............................................................................................................................................
12,000 
12,000 
063 
C–130 MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................
19,500 
19,500
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For fiscal year 2009, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,000,000 for the Administrator to implement 
the provisions of this Act. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BUILDING DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in La-
redo, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘George P. Kazen Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse’’. 
SEC. 2. JURY ROOM DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The jury room located in the 
Federal building and United States courthouse referred 
to in section 1 shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the jury room referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Marcel C. Notzon 
II Jury Room’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the first day on which 
George P. Kazen is no longer serving as a Federal judge. 
SECTION 1. BUILDING DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, 
Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George P. 
Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Federal building and United States courthouse 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘George P. Kazen Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the first day on which 
George P. Kazen is no longer serving as a Federal judge. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate 
the Federal building and United States courthouse lo-
cated at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the 
‘George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse’.’’. 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘, copies of any records,’’ after 
‘‘records’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or any credit facility estab-
lished by an agency (as specified in subsection (e))’’ 
after ‘‘agency’’. 
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rofit programs in the States that are car-
rying out the Home Star Retrofit Rebate 
Program under this title; 
(2) must be able to demonstrate— 
(A) a relationship with 1 or more inde-
pendent quality assurance providers that is suffi-
cient to meet the volume of contracting services 
delivered; 
(B) the capability to provide such electronic 
data as is required by the Secretary to the Fed-
eral Rebate Processing System; and 
(C) a financial system that is capable of 
tracking the distribution of rebates to partici-
pating contractors and vendors; and 
(3) shall include in its application the amount 
it proposes to charge for the review and processing of 
a rebate under this title. 
(e) PROMPT PROCESSING OF REBATES.—Within 10 
days after receiving an application for a rebate consistent 
with this title, a rebate aggregator shall submit a claim for 
that rebate to the Federal Rebate Processing System. Within 
10 days after the Federal Rebate Processing System receives 
such a submission from a rebate aggregator, the Secretary 
shall provide the funds to the rebate aggregator necessary 
to pay such rebates to the qualified contractor or vendor 
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who applied for them and to compensate the rebate 
aggregator for its services in accordance with this title. 
Within 10 days of being provided such funds, the rebate 
aggregator shall pay the rebates to the rebate applicant. 
(f) PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION EFFICIENCY TAR-
GETS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) develop guidelines for States to use to allow 
utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count 
the energy savings from their participation toward 
State-level energy savings targets; and 
(2) work with States to assist in the adoption of 
these guidelines for the purposes and duration of the 
Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program. 
SEC. 103. SILVER STAR HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the first year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a Silver Star Home Energy Ret-
rofit Program rebate shall be awarded, subject to the max-
imum amount limitations under subsection (d)(4), to par-
ticipating contractors and vendors, to reimburse them for 
discounts provided to the owner of the home for the retrofit 
work, for the installation of energy savings measures— 
(1) selected from the list of energy savings meas-
ures described in subsection (b); 
(2) installed after the date of enactment of this 
Act in the home by a qualified contractor; and 
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SECTION 1. USE OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES BY FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT TO MEET CONTRACTING 
GOALS FOR PARTICIPATION BY SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED 
BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45. FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any law or regulation relating to 
the Federal supply schedules of the General Services Ad-
ministration, a contracting officer of an executive agency 
shall use purchases of goods or services through the Fed-
eral supply schedules for a fiscal year for the purpose of 
meeting the Government-wide goal for that fiscal year 
under section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) for participation by small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘45. Federal supply schedules.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2416 
To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods 
or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of 
meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including veterans with serv-
ice-connected disabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. LANCE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
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 require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use pur-
chases of goods or services through the Federal supply 
schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting 
goals for participation by small business concerns owned 
and controlled by veterans, including veterans with serv-
ice-connected disabilities. 
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. USE OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES BY DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MEET 
CONTRACTING GOALS FOR PARTICIPATION 
BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND 
CONTROLLED BY VETERANS. 
Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) FEDERAL
SUPPLY
SCHEDULES.—Notwith-
standing any law or regulation relating to the Federal sup-
ply schedules of the General Services Administration, a 
contracting officer of the Department shall use purchases 
of goods or services through the Federal supply schedules 
for the purpose of meeting the goals under subsection 
(a).’’. 
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989 
† HR 2647 EAS 
TOTAL, BA 01: OPERATING FORCES ................................................................................................................
4,396,715 
11,000 
4,407,715 
BUDGET ACTIVITY 03: TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
ACCESSION TRAINING 
1106 
100 
RECRUIT TRAINING .........................................................................................................................................................
16,129 
16,129 
1106 
110 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ...................................................................................................................................................
418 
418 
BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING 
1106 
120 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ..................................................................................................................................
67,336 
67,336 
1106 
130 
FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................................................................................................................
369 
369 
1106 
140 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .........................................................................................................
28,112 
28,112 
1106 
150 
TRAINING SUPPORT .........................................................................................................................................................
330,885 
330,885 
RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING EDUCATION 
1106 
160 
RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................................................................................................
240,832 
240,832 
1106 
170 
OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................................................................................................
64,254 
64,254 
1106 
180 
JUNIOR ROTC .....................................................................................................................................................................
19,305 
19,305 
TOTAL, BA 03: TRAINING AND RECRUITING .............................................................................................
767,640 
767,640 
BUDGET ACTIVITY 04: ADMINISTRATION & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 
SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT 
1106 
210 
SPECIAL SUPPORT ...........................................................................................................................................................
299,065 
299,065 
1106 
220 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ..............................................................................................................................
28,924 
28,924 
1106 
230 
ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................................................
43,879 
43,879 
TOTAL, BA 04: ADMINISTRATION & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................
371,868 
371,868 
1106 
Total Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps .......................................................................................
5,536,223 
11,000 
5,547,223 
1106 
1106 
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
(2) the incidences of illnesses among members 
of the Armed Forces notified under subsection (b) 
and whether such illnesses may have been caused by 
exposure to a hazardous disposal site. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘existing medical surveillance sys-
tems’’ means medical surveillance systems and other 
data in the possession of the Secretary as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘exposure to a hazardous disposal 
site’’ includes the following: 
(A) Exposure to the fumes emanating from 
a hazardous disposal site for— 
(i) more than one year if the member 
of the Armed Forces was deployed to a 
military installation that made use of open 
pits to burn waste; or 
(ii) any period of time when exposure 
to such fumes was intensive. 
(B) A situation where a member of the 
Armed Forces with service-related health prob-
lems demonstrates significant exposure to 
fumes emanating from a hazardous disposal 
site. 
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(3) The term ‘‘hazardous disposal site’’ means 
a location where hazardous methods of disposing of 
mass amounts of waste were used during Operation 
Enduring Freedom or Operations Iraqi Freedom, in-
cluding the use of open pits to burn waste. 
(4) The term ‘‘member of the Armed Forces’’ 
includes former members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF WASTES IN A MAN-
NER THAT PRODUCES DANGEROUS LEVELS 
OF TOXINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prohibit the disposal of waste during contingency oper-
ations lasting more than six months in a manner that ex-
poses members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees 
of the Department of Defense to the following: 
(1) Environmental toxins, including dioxin, ben-
zene, and other carcinogens. 
(2) Combinations of toxins that may lead to 
long-term negative health effects. 
(3) Low levels of toxins that exceed military ex-
posure guidelines for exposures of over one year. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the status of waste disposal tech-
niques used by members of the Armed Forces in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, including, for each military department, an 
assessment of the compliance with the regulations re-
quired under this section. 
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