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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1733 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit 
against income tax for the cost of passports and other enhanced identi-
fication documents required to comply with the June 1, 2009, implemen-
tation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. LEE of New York (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. MCHUGH) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 
refundable credit against income tax for the cost of pass-
ports and other enhanced identification documents re-
quired to comply with the June 1, 2009, implementation 
of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. 
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 ‘‘Passport Fee Relief 
Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR COST OF PASSPORTS 
AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO 
COMPLY WITH WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAV-
EL INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by insert-
ing after section 36A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36B. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO COMPLY 
WITH WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INI-
TIATIVE. 
‘‘In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed 
as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for 
the taxable year an amount equal to the cost paid or in-
curred by the taxpayer to obtain any travel document— 
‘‘(1) which complies with the plan developed 
under section 7209(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and 
‘‘(2) which is for the identification of the tax-
payer, the taxpayer’s spouse, or any dependent of 
the taxpayer with respect to whom the taxpayer is 
allowed a deduction under section 151.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘36B,’’ after 
‘‘36A,’’. 
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(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 36A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36B. Travel documents required to comply with Western Hemisphere 
Travel Initiative.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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‘‘(2) In the case of the official Federal Voter 
Registration and Absentee Ballot Application pre-
scribed under section 101, the application does not 
include specific information included on applications 
produced by the State. 
‘‘(3) The application, the envelope in which the 
application is submitted, or any affidavit or other at-
testation accompanying the application does not con-
form to specific requirements under State law re-
garding the size, shape, weight, or color of the paper 
on which it is produced. 
‘‘(4) The application is not notarized or wit-
nessed by a Notary Public or other official author-
ized to administer oaths. 
‘‘(5) The application is received by the State 
other than through delivery by the United States 
Postal Service. 
‘‘(6) The application is returned with insuffi-
cient postage. 
‘‘(7) The application, the envelope in which the 
application is submitted, or any affidavit or other at-
testation accompanying the application does not 
meet any other requirement which the Presidential 
designee determines (under regulations promulgated 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1734 
To require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies 
within 50 miles of all major international border crossings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. LEE of New York (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. MCHUGH) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to establish passport 
issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major inter-
national border crossings. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PASSPORT ISSUANCE 
AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles 
of all major international border crossings. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘major inter-
national border crossing’’ means an international border 
crossing that has an annual privately-owned passenger ve-
hicle crossing volume of not fewer than 5,000,000 such 
vehicles. 
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‘‘(g) In a civil action brought under section 205(g) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(g)) in which 
a prevailing party other than the United States is rep-
resented by an attorney, any attorney fees awarded under 
this section to such prevailing party— 
‘‘(1) shall be paid directly to the attorney rep-
resenting the prevailing party; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be subject to offset under section 
3716 of title 31 due to a claim against the prevailing 
party.’’. 
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT RELATING
TO GRANTS.—The 
head of any executive agency that offers a grant in excess 
of an amount equal to the simplified acquisition threshold 
may not award such grant to any person unless such per-
son submits with the application for such grant a form— 
‘‘(1) certifying that the person does not have a 
seriously delinquent tax debt; and 
‘‘(2) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury 
to disclose to the head of the executive agency infor-
mation strictly limited to verifying whether the per-
son has a seriously delinquent tax debt. 
‘‘(c) FORM FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to all exec-
utive agencies a standard form for the certification and 
authorization described in subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘contract’ means a 
binding agreement entered into by an executive 
agency for the purpose of obtaining property or serv-
ices, but does not include— 
‘‘(A) a contract for property or services 
that is intended to be entered into through the 
use of procedures other than competitive proce-
dures by reason of section 2304(c)(2) of this 
title; or 
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SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 
under the National Science and Technology Council with 
the responsibility to identify and coordinate international 
science and technology cooperation that can strengthen 
the domestic science and technology enterprise and sup-
port United States foreign policy goals. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) plan and coordinate interagency inter-
national science and technology cooperative research 
and training activities and partnerships supported or 
managed by Federal agencies; 
(2) establish Federal priorities and policies for 
aligning, as appropriate, international science and 
technology cooperative research and training activi-
ties and partnerships supported or managed by Fed-
eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the 
United States; 
(3) identify opportunities for new international 
science and technology cooperative research and 
training partnerships that advance both the science 
and technology and the foreign policy priorities of 
the United States; 
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(4) work with international science and tech-
nology counterparts to establish international science 
and technology cooperative research and training 
partnerships, as identified under paragraph (3); and 
(5) establish, periodically update, and maintain 
an inventory of all nonclassified international science 
and technology cooperative research and training ac-
tivities and partnerships that involve an annual 
United States Federal investment of at least 
$500,000 dollars. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a re-
port annually to Congress at the time of the President’s 
budget request describing the priorities and policies estab-
lished under subsection (b)(2). 
(d) PUBLICATION OF INVENTORY.—The Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall publish 
the inventory required under subsection (b)(5) at least 
once every 5 years, beginning 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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•HJ 56 IH 
thorization for such use of the Armed Forces has been 
enacted into law. 
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the polling place at the time of voting in an election 
for Federal office, the voter shall be deemed to have 
met the requirements for registering to vote in the 
State if the voter has signed the ballot and has pro-
vided the same information which is required on the 
official Federal Voter Registration and Absentee 
Ballot Application (prescribed under section 101) for 
simultaneous voter registration and absentee ballot 
application.’’. 
(b) USE OF BALLOT FOR STATE AND LOCAL ELEC-
TIONS IN CERTAIN STATES.—Section 103(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1973ff–2(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In the case of a State in which voters may 
use a State absentee write-in ballot in elections for State 
and local office, the State shall permit a voter who uses 
the Federal write-in absentee ballot under this section to 
use such ballot in elections for State and local office, and 
the Presidential designee shall ensure that the Federal 
write-in absentee ballot is designed to accommodate the 
use of the ballot for this purpose.’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding after the last section the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CITY OF DOWNEY REGIONAL WATER REC-
LAMATION AND GROUNDWATER AUGMENTA-
TION PROJECT, CALIFORNIA. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the city of Downey, California, may participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of permanent fa-
cilities needed to establish recycled water distribution and 
wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will 
be used to treat wastewater and provide recycled water 
in the cities of Downey Cerritos, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, 
South Gate, and Lakewood, California. 
‘‘(b) COST-SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of 
the project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000. 
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‘‘(e) SUNSET
OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 
have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
adding after the last item the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. City of Downey regional water reclamation and groundwater 
augmentation project, California.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 173 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland 
from the estate tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Ms. MARKEY of Colorado) 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 exempt 
certain farmland from the estate tax. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS ESTATE OF CERTAIN 
FARMLAND SO LONG AS FARMLAND USE 
CONTINUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter A of chap-
ter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
gross estate) is amended by inserting after section 2033 
the following new section: 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1741 
To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to eligible State, 
tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection 
and witness assistance programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SESTAK, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants 
to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish 
and maintain certain protection and witness assistance 
programs. 
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 ‘‘Witness Security and 
Protection Grant Program Act of 2009’’. 
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property, if available, that was the subject of 
the rental-purchase agreement, or if the same 
property is not available, a substitute item of 
comparable quality and condition may be pro-
vided to the consumer; except that, the Board 
may, by regulation or order, exempt any inde-
pendent small business (as defined by the 
Board by regulation) from the requirement of 
providing the same or comparable product dur-
ing the extended reinstatement period provided 
in subparagraph (C), if the Board determines, 
taking into account such standards as the 
Board determines to be appropriate, that the 
reinstatement right provided in such subpara-
graph would provide excessive hardship for such 
independent small business; 
‘‘(5) provide a statement specifying the terms 
under which the consumer shall acquire ownership of 
the property that is the subject of the rental-pur-
chase agreement either by payment of the total cost 
to acquire ownership, as provided in section 1006, or 
by exercise of any early purchase option provided in 
the rental-purchase agreement; 
‘‘(6) provide a statement disclosing that if any 
part of a manufacturer’s express warranty covers 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1741 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants 
to eligible State, tribal, and local governments to estab-
lish and maintain certain protection and witness assist-
ance programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall be 
considered to have obtained such status on a condi-
tional basis subject to the provisions of this section. 
Such conditional permanent resident status shall be 
valid for a period of 6 years, subject to termination 
under subsection (b). 
(2) NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) AT TIME OF OBTAINING PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE.—At the time an alien obtains per-
manent resident status on a conditional basis 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall provide for notice to the 
alien regarding the provisions of this section 
and the requirements of subsection (c) to have 
the conditional basis of such status removed. 
(B) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE NO-
TICE.—The failure of the Secretary of Home-
land Security to provide a notice under this 
paragraph— 
(i) shall not affect the enforcement of 
the provisions of this Act with respect to 
the alien; and 
(ii) shall not give rise to any private 
right of action by the alien. 
(b) TERMINATION OF STATUS.— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1742 
To establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles 
in multiple regions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Ms. ESHOO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, 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 establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in 
electric drive vehicles in multiple regions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LARGE-SCALE VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall establish a program to deploy and integrate 
plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions. In car-
rying out the program, the Secretary may provide finan-
cial assistance described under subsection (d), consistent 
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with the goals under subsection (b). The Secretary shall 
select regions based upon applications for assistance re-
ceived pursuant to subsection (c). 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the program established 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle- 
based transportation system that is not overly de-
pendent on petroleum as a fuel and contributes to 
lower carbon emissions than a system based on con-
ventional vehicles; 
(2) to facilitate the integration of advanced ve-
hicle technologies into electricity distribution areas 
to improve system performance and reliability; 
(3) to demonstrate the potential benefits of co-
ordinated investments in vehicle electrification on 
personal mobility and a regional grid; 
(4) to demonstrate protocols and standards that 
facilitate vehicle integration into the grid; and 
(5) to investigate differences in each region and 
regulatory environment regarding best practices in 
implementing vehicle electrification. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Any State or local government 
(or group of State or local governments) may apply to the 
Secretary of Energy for financial assistance in furthering 
the regional deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
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tify consumers that the poultry contained in the 
product— 
‘‘(i) were raised on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied; or 
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced 
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied.’’. 
(e) RELATION TO NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.— 
Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this 
section shall be construed to modify the prohibition con-
tained in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
on the use of sewage sludge, including ash, grit, or 
screenings from the production of sewage sludge, in or-
ganic food production under the National Organic Pro-
gram of the Department of Agriculture. 
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