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‘‘(f) NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT USURY RATE.— 
‘‘(1) 
LIMITATION
ESTABLISHED.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a) or any other provision of 
law, but except as provided in paragraph (2), the an-
nual percentage rate applicable to any extension of 
credit may not exceed 15 percent on unpaid bal-
ances, inclusive of all finance charges. Any fees that 
are not considered finance charges under section 
106(a) may not be used to evade the limitations of 
this paragraph, and the total sum of such fees may 
not exceed the total amount of finance charges as-
sessed. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) BOARD AUTHORITY.—The Board may 
establish, after consultation with the appro-
priate committees of Congress, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, and any other interested Federal 
financial institution regulatory agency, an an-
nual percentage rate of interest ceiling exceed-
ing the 15 percent annual rate under paragraph 
(1) for periods of not to exceed 18 months, 
upon a determination that— 
‘‘(i) money market interest rates have 
risen over the preceding 6-month period; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) prevailing interest rate levels 
threaten the safety and soundness of indi-
vidual lenders, as evidenced by adverse 
trends in liquidity, capital, earnings, and 
growth. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF CREDIT UNIONS.— 
The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not apply 
with respect to any extension of credit by an in-
sured credit union, as that term is defined in 
section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1752). 
‘‘(3) 
PENALTIES
FOR
CHARGING
HIGHER 
RATES.— 
‘‘(A) VIOLATION.—The taking, receiving, 
reserving, or charging of an annual percentage 
rate or fee greater than that permitted by para-
graph (1), when knowingly done, shall be 
deemed a violation of this title, and a forfeiture 
of the entire interest which the note, bill, or 
other evidence of the obligation carries with it, 
or which has been agreed to be paid thereon. 
‘‘(B) REFUND OF INTEREST AMOUNTS.—If 
an annual percentage rate or fee greater than 
that permitted under paragraph (1) has been 
paid, the person by whom it has been paid, or 
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the legal representative thereof, may, by bring-
ing an action not later than 2 years after the 
date on which the usurious collection was last 
made, recover back from the lender in an action 
in the nature of an action of debt, the entire 
amount of interest, finance charges, or fees 
paid. 
‘‘(4) CIVIL LIABILITY.—Any creditor who vio-
lates this subsection shall be subject to the provi-
sions of section 130.’’. 
SEC. 3. CIVIL LIABILITY CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 130(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1640(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘section 107(f),’’ 
before ‘‘this chapter’’. 
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.—Section 
5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of 
water trail routes encompassing approximately 2,300 
miles of shoreline in the State of Washington, ex-
tending from Point Roberts near the Canadian bor-
der to the southern reach of Puget Sound near 
Olympia. In conducting the study, the Secretary 
shall coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and private entities, and may evaluate 
sites of recreational, scenic, or historic significance 
near the Cascadia Marine Trail for potential inclu-
sion in the Trail. The Secretary shall also consider 
what activities may be limited by the designation, in-
cluding existing activities, hunting, boating, or pro-
posed infrastructure improvements.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1641 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to 
provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail.
uals who are or may become program man-
agers, including the rotational assignments 
that will be provided to program managers; 
(ii) the provision of enhanced training 
and educational opportunities for individ-
uals who are or may become program man-
agers; 
(iii) the provision of mentoring sup-
port to current and future program man-
agers by experienced senior executives and 
program 
managers 
within 
the 
Coast 
Guard, and through rotational assignments 
to the Department of Defense; 
(iv) the methods by which the Coast 
Guard will collect and disseminate best 
practices and lessons learned on systems 
acquisition to enhance program manage-
ment throughout the Coast Guard; 
(v) the templates and tools that will 
be used to support improved data gath-
ering and analysis for program manage-
ment and oversight purposes, including the 
metrics that will be utilized to assess the 
effectiveness of Coast Guard program 
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and the number of boats registered to residents liv-
ing on or near Puget Sound was 168,374 in 2003. 
(16) There are many recreational activities on 
Puget Sound and 35 State parks are located on 
Puget Sound. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY. 
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of water trail 
routes encompassing approximately 2,300 miles of shore-
line in the State of Washington, extending from Point 
Roberts near the Canadian border to the southern reach 
of Puget Sound near Olympia. In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall coordinate with State and local govern-
ments and private entities, and may study connections to 
nearby sites of recreational, scenic, or historic significance 
that are not connected by the Cascadia Marine Trail.’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1641 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 27, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for 
a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 1641 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.—Section 
5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of 
water trail routes encompassing approximately 2,300 
miles of shoreline in the State of Washington, ex-
tending from Point Roberts near the Canadian bor-
der to the southern reach of Puget Sound near 
Olympia. In conducting the study, the Secretary 
shall coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and private entities, and may evaluate 
sites of recreational, scenic, or historic significance 
near the Cascadia Marine Trail for potential inclu-
sion in the Trail. The Secretary shall also consider 
what activities may be limited by the designation, in-
cluding existing activities, hunting, boating, or pro-
posed infrastructure improvements.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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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. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.—Section 5(c) 
of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of water 
trail routes encompassing approximately 2,300 miles 
of shoreline in the State of Washington, extending 
from Point Roberts near the Canadian border to the 
southern reach of Puget Sound near Olympia. In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall coordinate with 
appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, and private 
entities, and may evaluate sites of recreational, sce-
nic, or historic significance near the Cascadia Marine 
Trail for potential inclusion in the Trail. The Sec-
retary shall also consider what activities may be lim-
ited by the designation, including existing activities, 
hunting, boating, or proposed infrastructure improve-
ments.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 162 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1641 
[Report No. 111–292] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to 
provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail. 
OCTOBER 8, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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send a subsequent notice to the member or vet-
eran or the legal representative of the member 
or veteran. The notice shall contain information 
on the veterans benefits for which the member 
or veteran has a high probability of being eligi-
ble based on the updated list under subsection 
(b)(2) with respect to the member or veteran. 
(3) 
NOTICES
BASED
ON
CHANGED
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
send a notice to the member or veteran or the 
legal representative of the member or veteran if, 
based on data available to the Secretary, the 
Secretary identifies a member of the Armed 
Forces or veteran as having a high probability 
of being eligible for a veterans benefit and— 
(i) the member or veteran has not ap-
plied for the benefit; 
(ii) the Secretary has not sent the 
member or veteran a notice under this sub-
section with respect to the benefit; and 
(iii) the Secretary has not informed 
the member or veteran of the benefit under 
subsection (d)(2) or any other provision of 
law. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1646 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for the purchase of hearing aids. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2009 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NUNES, Mr. HELLER, Mr. ROSKAM, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. WU, Mr. PAUL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WALZ, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. INS-
LEE, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. BISHOP of 
New York, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PETRI, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, and Mr. ALTMIRE) 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 a 
credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids. 
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 ‘‘Hearing Aid Assist-
ance Tax Credit Act’’. 
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part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal 
credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 25E. QUALIFIED STEM CELL RESEARCH, STORAGE, 
AND DONATION CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chap-
ter— 
‘‘(1) an amount equal to the qualified stem cell 
research and storage contribution paid by the tax-
payer during a taxable year, and 
‘‘(2) $2,000 for each qualified umbilical cord 
blood donation made by the taxpayer during a tax-
able year. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED STEM CELL RESEARCH AND STOR-
AGE CONTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified stem 
cell research and storage contribution’ means the 
amounts donated by the taxpayer to an eligible facil-
ity for the purpose of promoting qualified stem cell 
research or the storage of qualified stem cells. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED STEM CELL.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘qualified stem cell’ means a 
human stem cell obtained from a human placenta, 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1664 
To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive com-
pensation and compensation not based on performance standards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2009 
Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. WELCH, 
Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PERRIELLO, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 
and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the executive compensation provisions of the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to pro-
hibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and com-
pensation not based on performance standards. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 
NOT BASED ON PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 
NOT BASED
ON PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—Section 
111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1648 
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth 
of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages 
and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2009 
Mr. MCCOTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Ways and Means, 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 and Impoundment Con-
trol Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions 
on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to 
the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and 
gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Fiscal Integrity 
Through Transparency and Technology (FITT) Act of 
2009’’. 
TITLE 
I—CONSTRAINING 
THE 
GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 101. CONSTRAINING GROWTH. 
(a) CONSTRAINING GROWTH.—Title III of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘CONSTRAINING THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
‘‘SEC. 316. (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be 
in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate 
to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget for 
any fiscal year if the percentage increase for the projected 
total outlays for such fiscal year compared to the projected 
total outlays for the preceding fiscal year set forth in the 
most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budg-
et exceeds the allowable growth percentage. 
‘‘(b) ALLOWABLE GROWTH PERCENTAGE.—As used 
in subsection (a), the term ‘allowable growth percentage’ 
for the applicable fiscal year refers to the mean of the 
annual percentage growth of mean earnings of full-time, 
year-round workers; compensation of employees; and gross 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the Service’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Department of Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an aggravated felony;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a felony (under the law that is 
the basis of the arrest) or an aggravated felony 
(as defined in section 101(a)(43));’’. 
(b) 
REQUIRED
USE
OF
INVESTIGATIVE
RE-
SOURCES.—Section 236(d) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(d)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) A State or local law enforcement official who 
arrests an individual for a felony (under the law that is 
the basis of the arrest)— 
‘‘(i) shall, through the investigative resources 
described in paragraph (d)(1)(A), determine whether 
the individual is an alien unlawfully present in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(ii) shall inform the court having jurisdiction 
over the felony case when the official has determined 
that the individual is such an alien. 
‘‘(B) A court described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
inform the Department of Homeland Security of the dis-
position of a felony case described in such subparagraph.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 164 
To provide greater health care freedom for seniors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. JONES, and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
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 provide greater health care freedom for seniors. 
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 ‘‘Seniors’ Health Care 
Freedom Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FACILITATING THE USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS 
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1802(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395a(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by 
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redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) 
and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 3. NO ELIGIBILITY CONDITION BASED ON REFUSAL TO 
PARTICIPATE IN A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. 
No persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits 
under Social Security shall be denied such benefits be-
cause of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part 
of the Medicare program. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1652 
To require institutions receiving certain assistance from the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program or the Federal Reserve to have employee bonus payment 
plans approved in advance of the payments being made. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2009 
Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require institutions receiving certain assistance from the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program or the Federal Reserve 
to have employee bonus payment plans approved in ad-
vance of the payments being made. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EMPLOYEE BONUS PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 
(a) TARP LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall require that any institution that receives, 
directly or indirectly, financial assistance under title I of 
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 
U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) after the date of the enactment of 
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this Act shall only make employee bonus payments if such 
payments are included in an employee bonus payment plan 
that has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM 
THE FEDERAL RESERVE.—The Chairman of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall require 
that any institution that receives, directly or indirectly, fi-
nancial assistance authorized by the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System under the third undesig-
nated paragraph of section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act 
(12 U.S.C. 343) after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall only make employee bonus payments if such pay-
ments are included in an employee bonus payment plan 
that has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(c) EMPLOYEE BONUS PAYMENT DEFINED.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall define the term ‘‘employee 
bonus payment’’ for the purposes of this Act, except such 
term shall include, at a minimum, retention compensation 
and incentive compensation. 
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