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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1757 
Providing for the approval of final regulations issued by the Office of Compli-
ance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 
that apply to the House of Representatives and employees of the House 
of Representatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2010 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the approval of final regulations issued by 
the Office of Compliance to implement the Veterans Em-
ployment Opportunities Act of 1998 that apply to the 
House of Representatives and employees of the House 
of Representatives. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS. 
The regulations issued by the Office of Compliance 
on March 21, 2008, and stated in section 4, with the tech-
nical corrections described in section 3 and to the extent 
applied by section 2, are hereby approved. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2510 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration 
AN ACT 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse 
States for the costs incurred in establishing a program 
to track and confirm the receipt of voted absentee ballots 
in elections for Federal office and make information on 
the receipt of such ballots available by means of online 
access, and for other purposes. 
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HR 2510 RFS 
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 ‘‘Absentee Ballot Track, 
Receive, and Confirm Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS INCURRED IN ESTAB-
LISHING PROGRAM TO TRACK AND CONFIRM 
RECEIPT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT.—Subtitle D of title II of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15401 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO REIMBURSE STATES 
FOR COSTS INCURRED IN ESTABLISHING 
PROGRAM TO TRACK AND CONFIRM RE-
CEIPT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS 
‘‘SEC. 297. PAYMENTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS FOR COSTS OF ESTABLISHING PRO-
GRAM.—In accordance with this section, the Commission 
shall make a payment to a State to reimburse the State 
for the costs incurred in establishing, if the State so choos-
es to establish, an absentee ballot tracking program with 
respect to elections for Federal office held in the State 
(including costs incurred prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this part). 
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SEC. 304. SURVIVOR REDUCTION FOR A FORMER SPOUSE 
OR FORMER DOMESTIC PARTNER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Section 8417 is amended— 
(1) in the catchline, by inserting ‘‘or a former 
domestic partner’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ ; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(or a former 
domestic partner)’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(or 
former domestic partner)’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ 
each place it appears; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) An election under this subsection shall be made 
at the time of retirement or, if the marriage is dissolved 
(or the domestic partnership is terminated) after the date 
of retirement, within 2 years after the date on which the 
marriage of the former spouse to the employee or Member 
is so dissolved (or the domestic partnership of the former 
domestic partner with the employee or Member is so termi-
nated).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘(or a surviving partner)’’ after ‘‘a 
widow or widower’’; and 
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for Executive Consultation with Tribes Act’’ or the ‘‘RE-
SPECT Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; findings; declaration of goals; definitions. 
TITLE I—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE II—CONSULTATION PROCEDURE 
Sec. 201. Requirement for consultation. 
Sec. 202. Timing. 
Sec. 203. Scoping stage consultation. 
Sec. 204. Decision stage procedures. 
Sec. 205. Documentation and reporting. 
Sec. 206. Implementation. 
Sec. 207. Sensitive tribal information. 
TITLE III—TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY 
Sec. 301. Tribal sovereignty. 
TITLE IV—INDIAN TRIBAL WAIVERS 
Sec. 401. Indian tribal waivers. 
TITLE V—JUDICIAL REVIEW 
Sec. 501. Judicial review. 
(c) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the United States has a unique, legally af-
firmed government-to-government relationship with 
Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Con-
stitution of the United States, treaties, statutes, Ex-
ecutive orders, and court decisions; 
(2) the United States recognizes the right of In-
dian tribes to self-government and supports tribal 
sovereignty and self-determination; 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2511 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly 
progress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. HONDA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in 
the calculation of adequate yearly progress, 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 ‘‘Science Accountability 
Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND ADEQUATE YEARLY 
PROGRESS. 
Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(G)(i), by striking ‘‘mathe-
matics and reading or language arts’’ and inserting 
‘‘mathematics, reading or language arts, and (begin-
ning in the 2010–2011 school year) science’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(C)(vii), by striking ‘‘math-
ematics, and reading or language arts’’ and inserting 
‘‘mathematics, reading or language arts, and (begin-
ning in the 2011–2012 school year) science’’. 
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SEC. 315. RIGHTS OF A FORMER SPOUSE OR FORMER DO-
MESTIC PARTNER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8445 is amended— 
(1) in the catchline, by striking ‘‘former 
spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘former spouse or 
former domestic partner’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(or former 
domestic partner)’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or former domestic part-
ner)’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(or sur-
viving partner)’’ after ‘‘widow or widower’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘(or the 
former domestic partner enters into a subsequent do-
mestic partnership)’’ after ‘‘former spouse remarries’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘(or former 
domestic partner)’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(6) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h)(1) Subsection (c)(2), to the extent that it provides 
for termination of a survivor annuity because of a remar-
riage (or entry into a subsequent domestic partnership) be-
fore age 55, shall not apply if the former spouse (or former 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2512 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration 
in the House of Representatives or the Senate of measures that appro-
priate funds for earmarks to private, for-profit entities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. WALZ, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. COOPER, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit 
the consideration in the House of Representatives or 
the Senate of measures that appropriate funds for ear-
marks to private, for-profit entities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EARMARK POINT OF ORDER. 
Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(g) EARMARK POINT OF ORDER.—(1) It shall not 
be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate 
to consider any bill or joint resolution, or amendment 
thereto or conference report thereon, if that measure or 
any accompanying report or joint explanatory statement 
of managers contains any earmark for which the intended 
recipient is a private, for-profit entity. 
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘earmark’ 
has the meaning given to the term ‘congressional earmark’ 
in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPER MAJORITY POINT OF ORDER IN THE SEN-
ATE. 
Subsections (c)(1) and (d)(2) of section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are amended by insert-
ing ‘‘312(g),’’ after ‘‘310(d)(2),’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2513 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a Food 
Protection Training Institute, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. SCHAUER (for himself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MASSA, Mr. CLYBURN, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. GORDON of Tennessee) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
establish a Food Protection Training Institute, 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 ‘‘Food Protection Train-
ing Institute Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) There is no mandatory Federal training re-
quirement for State, local, tribal, and territorial food 
protection officials, and training varies by State. 
(2) In June 2000, the Office of the Inspector 
General (‘‘OIG’’) of the Department of Health and 
Human Services released a report on oversight by 
the Food and Drug Administration (‘‘FDA’’) of 
State food inspection contracts. In this report the 
OIG recommended that FDA take steps to promote 
equivalency among Federal and State food safety 
standards, inspection programs, and enforcement 
practices. 
(3) Under contract with the FDA, State em-
ployees perform over half of all FDA inspections at 
domestic food processing plants. Inspections are per-
formed under State laws and authorities, the provi-
sions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
or both. In fiscal year 2008, States conducted ap-
proximately 10,500 FDA food contract inspections. 
Overall, States conduct nearly 80,000 inspections 
annually of food processing plants, but the majority 
of these inspections are not recognized by FDA as 
meeting any standard. 
(4) No national accreditation process exists to 
assure State and local food protection programs pro-
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(b) HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—No Federal 
funds shall be used by any Federal officer or employee 
to prohibit any person from entering into a contract with 
any group health plan, health insurance issuer, or other 
business, for the provision of, or payment to other parties 
for, health care services to be determined and provided 
subsequent to the effective date of the contract, according 
to terms, conditions, and procedures specified in such con-
tract. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS.—No per-
son’s eligibility for benefits under any program operated 
by or funded wholly or partly by the Federal Government 
shall be adversely affected as a result of having received 
services in a manner described by subsection (a) or having 
entered into a contract described in subsection (b). 
(d) FEDERAL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION.—No pro-
vider of health care services— 
(1) shall be denied participation in a Federal 
program for which it would otherwise be eligible as 
a result of having provided services in a manner de-
scribed in subsection (a); or 
(2) shall be denied payment for services other-
wise eligible for payment under a Federal program 
as a result of having provided services in a manner 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2514 
To restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
over amusement park rides which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission over amusement park rides which are at 
a fixed site, 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 ‘‘National Amusement 
Park Ride Safety Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OVER FIXED SITE AMUSEMENT 
RIDES. 
Section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and 
which is not permanently fixed to a site. Such term does 
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not include such a device which is permanently fixed to 
a site.’’ and inserting a period. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission $500,000 for each fis-
cal year to enable the Commission to carry out the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act as amended by this Act. 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and former spouses’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘former spouses, and former domestic partners’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘annuitant or former spouse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annuitant, former spouse, or former 
domestic partner’’. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to contract years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 403. ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89A is amended— 
(1) in section 8956(a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or domestic partner’’ after 
‘‘a spouse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘either spouse,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘either spouse or either domestic partner (as 
the case may be),’’; and 
(2) in section 8957, by inserting ‘‘surviving do-
mestic partner,’’ after ‘‘surviving spouse,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to contract years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) a domestic partner, if— 
‘‘(A) he or she is a member of the same 
household as the employee; 
‘‘(B) he or she is receiving regular contribu-
tions from the employee for his or her support; 
or 
‘‘(C) the employee has been ordered by a 
court to contribute to his or her support.’’. 
SEC. 605. LIMITATIONS ON RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMPENSA-
TION. 
Section 8116(c) is amended by striking ‘‘spouse,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘spouse (or domestic partner),’’. 
SEC. 606. COMPENSATION IN CASE OF DEATH. 
Section 8133 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘the widow or widower,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
widow or widower (or the surviving partner),’’; 
and 
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(ii) chapter 9 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.); and 
(iii) section 1599b of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
(I) any other benefit similar to a benefit 
described under subparagraphs (A) through (H) 
provided by or on behalf of the United States 
to any employee. 
(2) DOMESTIC PARTNER.—The term ‘‘domestic 
partner’’ means an adult unmarried person living 
with another adult unmarried person of the same 
sex in a committed, intimate relationship. 
(3) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’— 
(A) means an officer or employee of the 
United States or of any department, agency, or 
other entity of the United States, including the 
President of the United States, the Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, a Member of Con-
gress, or a Federal judge; and 
(B) shall not include a member of the uni-
formed services. 
(4) OBLIGATIONS.—The term ‘‘obligations’’ 
means any duties or responsibilities with respect to 
Federal employment that would be incurred by a 
married employee or by the spouse of an employee. 
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(5) UNIFORMED
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘uni-
formed services’’ has the meaning given under sec-
tion 2101(3) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act including the amendments made by this Act 
shall— 
(1) with respect to the provision of benefits and 
obligations, take effect 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) apply to any individual who is employed as 
an employee on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 21 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IV 
House Calendar No. 256 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1776 
[Report No. 111–689] 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making 
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2010 
Mr. POLIS of Colorado, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
105) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2011, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the joint reso-
lution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appro-
priations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the joint resolu-
tion are waived except those arising under clause 10 of 
rule XXI. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2519 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of 
attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2009 
Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. KING 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 allow the 
deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs 
in contingency fee cases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. UNIFORM TREATMENT OF ATTORNEY-AD-
VANCED EXPENSES AND COURT COSTS IN 
CONTINGENCY FEE CASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to trade or business expenses) 
is amended by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection 
(r) and by inserting after subsection (p) the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(q) ATTORNEY-ADVANCED EXPENSES AND COURT 
COSTS IN CONTINGENCY FEE CASES.—In the case of any 
expense or court cost which is paid or incurred in the 
course of the trade or business of practicing law and the 
repayment of which is contingent on a recovery by judg-
ment or settlement in the action to which such expense 
or cost relates, the deduction under subsection (a) shall 
be determined as if such expense or cost was not subject 
to repayment.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to expenses and costs paid or in-
curred in taxable years beginning after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 221 
AN ACT 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,