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State determines that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to provide such a waiver. 
(c) PRIOR NOTICE OF WAIVERS.—A waiver pursuant 
to subsection (b) may not be executed until 15 days after 
the Secretary of State provides to the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives written notice 
of the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons for 
doing so. 
SEC. 325. RESTRICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this subtitle, no foreign national participating in 
a program authorized under this subtitle shall have access, 
during the course of such participation, to a select agent 
or toxin described in section 73.4 of title 42, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation) 
or an overlap select agent or toxin described in section 
73.5 of such title (or any corresponding similar regulation) 
that may be used as, or in, a biological weapon, except 
in a supervised and controlled setting. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO REGULATIONS.—The restric-
tion set out in subsection (a) may not be construed to limit 
the ability of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to prescribe, through regulation, standards for the posses-
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sion, use, or transfer of a select agent or toxin or an over-
lap select agent or toxin described in such subsection. 
SEC. 326. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a fellow-
ship program under which the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Secretary of Homeland Security and subject 
to the availability of appropriations, shall award fellow-
ships to eligible nationals to pursue public health edu-
cation or training, as follows: 
(1) MASTER
OF
PUBLIC
HEALTH
DEGREE.— 
Graduate courses of study leading to a master of 
public health degree with a concentration in epidemi-
ology from an institution of higher education in the 
United States with a Center for Public Health Pre-
paredness, as determined by the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(2) ADVANCED PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY 
TRAINING.—Advanced public health training in epi-
demiology for public health professionals from eligi-
ble developing countries to be carried out at the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an ap-
propriate facility of a State, or an appropriate facil-
ity of another agency or department of the United 
States (other than a facility of the Department of 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.—Any non-
residential property, which term shall not include 
any multifamily rental property that consists of four 
or more dwelling units. 
‘‘(3) NON-PRIMARY RESIDENCES.—Any residen-
tial property that is not the primary residence of any 
individual, including the owner of the property or 
any other individual who resides in the property as 
a tenant. 
‘‘(4) RECENTLY PURCHASED PRE-FIRM SINGLE- 
FAMILY
PROPERTIES.—Any single family property 
that— 
‘‘(A) has been constructed or substantially 
improved and for which such construction or 
improvement was started, as determined by the 
Director, before December 31, 1974, or before 
the effective date of the initial rate map pub-
lished by the Director under paragraph (2) of 
section 1360 for the area in which such prop-
erty is located, whichever is later; and 
‘‘(B) is purchased after the effective date 
of this paragraph, pursuant to section 5(c)(1)
SECTION 1. GEORGE KELL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Ar-
kansas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George 
Kell Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘George Kell Post Of-
fice’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3634 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, 
Arkansas, as the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’.
H. R. 3634 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 109 Main 
Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GEORGE KELL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3634 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 
Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. SNYDER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as 
the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GEORGE KELL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Ar-
kansas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George 
Kell Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘George Kell Post Of-
fice’’. 
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II 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3634 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as 
the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 100 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 697 
[Report No. 111–237] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3269) to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote 
on executive compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in the 
compensation practices of financial institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3269) to amend 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide share-
holders with an advisory vote on executive compensation 
and to prevent perverse incentives in the compensation 
practices of financial institutions. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3269) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive 
compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in the 
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HR 3634 RFS 
SECTION 1. GEORGE KELL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Ar-
kansas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George 
Kell Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘George Kell Post Of-
fice’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 386 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3634 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
MAY 18, 2010 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as 
the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GEORGE KELL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Ar-
kansas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George 
Kell Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘George Kell Post Of-
fice’’. 
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Calendar No. 386 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3634 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, 
Arkansas, as the ‘‘George Kell Post Office’’. 
MAY 18, 2010 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3644 
To direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish 
education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, 
including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate 
change in coastal watershed regions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. EHLERS, and Mr. FARR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to establish education and watershed programs 
which advance environmental literacy, including pre-
paredness and adaptability for the likely impacts of cli-
mate change in coastal watershed regions. 
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 ‘‘Bay-Watershed Edu-
cation and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and Na-
tional Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act’’. 
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this section with respect to each major disaster for 
which, on the date of the transmission of such re-
port, a contribution is eligible to be requested or 
made under this section.’’. 
SEC. 9. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MAJOR DISASTERS. 
Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MAJOR DISAS-
TERS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATION
OF
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(1), if the President deter-
mines that there is extensive and widespread damage 
and destruction resulting from a major disaster, the 
President may allow a State or local government or 
a private nonprofit facility, as the case may be, to 
consolidate contributions received as a lump sum 
payment to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace 
more than one public facility. A State or local gov-
ernment and a private nonprofit facility may choose 
whether or not to repair, restore, reconstruct, or re-
place one or more of such facilities after assessing 
the need for such facilities after such major disaster. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(1)(A), the Federal share for a public fa-
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cility shall be an amount equal to 100 percent of the 
Federal estimate of the cost of repairing, restoring, 
reconstructing, or replacing the facilities and of 
management expenses.’’. 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Jorge-Alonso Chehade- 
Zegarra shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be ac-
corded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. 
Æ 
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(b) REQUIREMENT THAT PENALTY FEES BE REA-
SONABLE AND PROPORTIONAL TO THE VIOLATION.—Sec-
tion 149(b) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1665d(b)) (as added by section 102(b) of the Credit Card 
Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘9 months after the date of en-
actment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 
2009,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘become effective 15 months 
after that date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘take 
effect on December 1, 2009’’. 
(c) GIFT CARD PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Credit 
Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure 
Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘become effec-
tive 15 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘take effect on December 1, 
2009,’’. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Section 915(d)(3) of the 
Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693l– 
1(d)(3)) (as added by section 401(2) of the Credit 
Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure 
Act of 2009) is amended by striking ‘‘9 months 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If Jorge-Alonso 
Chehade-Zegarra enters the United States before the fil-
ing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be consid-
ered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if 
otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status 
under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Jorge-Alonso Chehade-Zegarra, the Secretary of 
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur-
ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num-
ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 
of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 
section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(2) GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIR-
ATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Government 
of the United Arab Emirates’’ includes the gov-
ernment of any subdivision of the United Arab 
Emirates, and any agency or instrumentality of 
the Government of the United Arab Emirates. 
(B) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘agen-
cy or instrumentality of the Government of the 
United Arab Emirates’’ means an agency or in-
strumentality of a foreign state as defined in 
section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
with each reference in such section to ‘‘a for-
eign state’’ deemed to be a reference to ‘‘the 
United Arab Emirates’’. 
(3) GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.— 
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V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3637 
To waive the 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Tyler Memorial Hospital 
as a critical access hospital under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 
Mr. CARNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To waive the 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Tyler 
Memorial Hospital as a critical access hospital under 
the Medicare Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF 35-MILE RULE TO PERMIT REC-
OGNITION OF TYLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 
AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL UNDER 
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, Pennsyl-
vania, is deemed to meet the requirement of section 
1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)) for purposes of obtaining designa-
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after the date of enactment of the Credit CARD Act 
of 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 2009’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expedited CARD Re-
form for Consumers Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE CREDIT CARD 
ACT OF 2009, GENERALLY. 
Section 3 of the Credit Card Accountability Responsi-
bility and Disclosure Act of 2009 is amended by striking 
‘‘become effective 9 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘take effect on December 1, 2009, 
except that for a depository institution, as defined in sec-
tion 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
461(b)(1)(A)), with fewer than 2 million credit cards in cir-
culation on the date of the enactment of the Expedited 
CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, the effective date 
shall be February 22, 2010,’’. 
SEC. 3. EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATES FOR SPECIFIC PROVI-
SIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER ABUSES. 
(a) REVIEW OF PAST CONSUMER INTEREST RATE IN-
CREASES.—Section 148(d) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1665c(d)) (as added by section 101(c) of the Credit 
Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 
2009) is amended— 
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(2) no creditor may change the terms governing 
the repayment of any outstanding balance, except as 
set forth in section 171(c) of the Truth in Lending 
Act (as added by Public Law 111–24). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATE.—The term 
‘‘annual percentage rate’’ means an annual percent-
age rate, as determined under section 107 of the 
Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1606). 
(2) FINANCE
CHARGE.—The term ‘‘finance 
charge’’ means a finance charge, as determined 
under section 106 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1605). 
(3) OUTSTANDING BALANCE.—The term ‘‘out-
standing balance’’ has the same meaning as in sec-
tion 171(d) of the Truth in Lending Act (as added 
by Public Law 111–24). 
(4) OTHER TERMS.—Any term used in this sec-
tion that is defined in section 103 of the Truth in 
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602) and is not otherwise 
defined in this section shall have the same meanings 
as in section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act. 
(c) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System may prescribe such reg-
ulations as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The provisions of this 
section shall take effect upon the date of the enact-
ment of this title, regardless of whether rules are 
issued under subsection (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3639 
AN ACT 
To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsi-
bility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an 
earlier effective date for various consumer protec-
tions, and for other purposes.
(2) The heading for section 36 of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘First-time’’. 
(3) The item in the table of sections for subpart 
C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
Code relating to section 36 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘Sec. Homebuyer credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to residences purchased after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 36 of the 
Internal Revenue Code is amended by striking ‘‘December 
1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 2010’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF RECAPTURE.—Sub-
paragraph (D) of section 36(f)(4) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 1, 2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 1, 2010’’, and 
(2) in the heading by striking ‘‘FOR PURCHASES 
IN 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN PURCHASES’’. 
(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-
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