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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3583 
To provide for a subsidy to sellers and buyers of fish directly delivered 
to American Samoa from vessels with United States fisheries endorse-
ments that manufacture for the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 for a subsidy to sellers and buyers of fish directly 
delivered to American Samoa from vessels with United 
States fisheries endorsements that manufacture for the 
United States. 
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 ‘‘American Samoa Pro-
tection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act’’ or 
‘‘ASPIRE Act’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3581 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter 
of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added 
in its constitution and bylaws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. CARNEY, and Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the 
Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association lead-
ership positions newly added in its constitution and by-
laws. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN 
THE FEDERAL CHARTER OF THE RESERVE 
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. 
(a) NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—Section 
190104(b)(2) of title 36, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘the president elect,’’ after 
‘‘the president,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘a minimum of’’ before ‘‘3 na-
tional executive committee members,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘except the executive director,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘except the president elect and the ex-
ecutive director,’’. 
(b) OFFICERS.—Section 190104(c) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘a president elect,’’ after 
‘‘a president,’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘a minimum of’’ before 
‘‘3 national executive committee members,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a surgeon, a chaplain, a 
historian, a public relations officer,’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘as decided at the national 
convention’’ and inserting ‘‘specified in the con-
stitution of the corporation’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and take office’’ after 
‘‘be elected’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the national public 
relations officer,’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge ad-
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vocate, and any other national officers specified 
in the constitution of the corporation,’’. 
(c) VACANCIES.—Section 190104(d)(1) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘president and last past presi-
dent,’’ and inserting ‘‘president, president elect, and last 
past president,’’. 
(d) 
RECORDS
AND
INSPECTION.—Section 
190109(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘na-
tional council;’’ and inserting ‘‘other national entities of 
the corporation;’’. 
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and a description of the means that will be used to deliver 
such messages in a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or 
other man-made disaster.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101) is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 524 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 525. Communications planning.’’. 
SEC. 222. PLUME MODELING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee 
on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(2) the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101); 
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(3) the term ‘‘integrated plume model’’ means 
a plume model that integrates protective action guid-
ance and other information as the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines appropriate; and 
(4) the term ‘‘plume model’’ means the assess-
ment of the location and prediction of the spread of 
nuclear, radioactive, or chemical fallout and biologi-
cal pathogens resulting from an explosion or release 
of nuclear, radioactive, chemical, or biological sub-
stances. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall develop and disseminate integrated 
plume models to enable rapid response activities fol-
lowing a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological 
explosion or release. 
(2) SCOPE.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall— 
(A) ensure the rapid development and dis-
tribution of integrated plume models to appro-
priate officials of the Federal Government and 
State, local, and tribal governments to enable 
immediate response to a nuclear, radiological, 
chemical, or biological incident; and 
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‘‘(ii) purports to earn income for in-
vestors, 
‘‘(iii) reports income amounts to the 
investors that are partially or wholly ficti-
tious, 
‘‘(iv) makes payments, if any, of 
purposed income or principal to some in-
vestors from amounts that other investors 
invested in the fraudulent arrangement, 
and 
‘‘(v) appropriates some or all of the 
investors’ cash or property. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue 
such regulations or other guidance as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out this subsection, 
including to prevent fraud and abuse under this sub-
section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYBACK 
PERIOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
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(E) passive solar design in architecture, in-
cluding both heating and lighting applications; 
and 
(F) related or enabling technologies, in-
cluding thin films, semiconducting materials, 
transparent conductors, optics, and technologies 
that increase durability or decrease cost or 
weight. 
TITLE I—SOLAR TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND DEMONSTRATION 
SEC. 101. PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
program of research, development, and demonstration for 
solar technology, including— 
(1) photovoltaics; 
(2) solar hot water and solar space heating and 
cooling; 
(3) concentrating solar power; 
(4) lighting systems that integrate sunlight and 
electrical lighting in complement to each other in 
common lighting fixtures for the purpose of improv-
ing energy efficiency; 
(5) manufacturability of low cost, high-quality 
solar energy systems; 
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amount specified under subparagraph (B) shall 
only be used for the purpose of determining such 
monthly adjustment amount under such sub-
paragraph.’’. 
(2) COLLECTION
OF
MONTHLY
ADJUSTMENT 
AMOUNT.—Section 1860D–13(c) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–113(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(2) and 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2), (3), and (4)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) COLLECTION
OF
MONTHLY
ADJUSTMENT 
AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
provision of this subsection or section 1854(d)(2), 
subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of the 
income-related increase in the base beneficiary 
premium for an individual for a month (as de-
termined under subsection (a)(7)) shall be paid 
through withholding from benefit payments in 
the manner provided under section 1840. 
‘‘(B) AGREEMENTS.—In the case where the 
monthly benefit payments of an individual that 
are withheld under subparagraph (A) are insuf-
ficient to pay the amount described in such sub-
‘‘(e) AGREEMENTS.—The agreements described in 
this subsection are as follows: 
‘‘(1) A written agreement signed by the plan 
administrator consenting to the application of sub-
section (b) to such plan. 
‘‘(2) A written agreement signed by the em-
ployer whose employees are covered by the plan de-
scribed in subsection (b) consenting to the applica-
tion of subsection (d). 
‘‘(f) EXEMPTION FROM TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANS-
ACTIONS.—The assumption under this section by an em-
ployee stock ownership plan of any portion of the liability 
for the tax imposed by section 2001 shall be treated as 
a loan described in section 4975(d)(3). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) EMPLOYER SECURITIES.—The term ‘em-
ployer securities’ has the meaning given such term 
by section 409(l). 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE
STOCK
OWNERSHIP
PLAN.— 
The term ‘employee stock ownership plan’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 4975(e)(7). 
‘‘(3) PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘plan 
administrator’ has the meaning given such term by 
section 414(g). 
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Union Calendar No. 169 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3585 
[Report No. 111–302] 
A BILL 
To guide and provide for United States research, 
development, and demonstration of solar energy 
technologies, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 15, 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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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3587 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce the interval for 
the issuance of benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. SCHAUER (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HARE, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce 
the interval for the issuance of benefits. 
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 ‘‘Nutritious Food for 
Health Families Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 7(g)(2)(A)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(g)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘40’’ and inserting ‘‘17’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certifi-
cation periods that begin before the effective date of this 
Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3588 
To amend chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, to include disclosures 
made by Department of Defense contract employees to their immediate 
employers in the provisions providing protections against reprisals for 
certain disclosures. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, 
to include disclosures made by Department of Defense 
contract employees to their immediate employers in the 
provisions providing protections against reprisals for cer-
tain disclosures. 
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. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR DISCLO-
SURES MADE BY DOD CONTRACTORS TO EM-
PLOYERS. 
Section 2409(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the employer of the employee,’’ 
after ‘‘disclosing to’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3589 
To reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. MCMAHON) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act 
of 2000. 
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 Oilheat Re-
search Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research Alli-
ance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 
469) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 9 years after 
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the date on which the Alliance is established’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘February 6, 2011’’. 
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V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 358 
For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENT 
STATUS 
FOR 
ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE TESFAMICAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be eligible for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 
of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If Alemseghed 
Mussie Tesfamical 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical, 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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parents, brothers, and sisters of Alemseghed Mussie 
Tesfamical shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be ac-
corded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4979 
AN ACT 
To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation 
to support STEM education and workforce development 
research focused on rural areas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4988 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, 
as the ‘‘Clara Barton Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 498 
AN ACT 
To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, 
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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items, the restaurant or similar retail food establish-
ment shall disclose the information described in sub-
clauses (ii) and (iii). 
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED 
BY
RESTAURANTS
AND
RETAIL
FOOD
ESTABLISH-
MENTS.—Except as provided in subclause (vii), the 
restaurant or similar retail food establishment shall 
disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner— 
‘‘(I)(aa) in a nutrient content disclosure 
statement adjacent to the name of the standard 
menu item, so as to be clearly associated with the 
standard menu item, on the menu listing the 
item for sale, the number of calories contained in 
the standard menu item, as usually prepared 
and offered for sale; and 
‘‘(bb) a succinct statement concerning sug-
gested daily caloric intake, as specified by the 
Secretary by regulation and posted prominently 
on the menu and designed to enable the public 
to understand, in the context of a total daily 
diet, the significance of the caloric information 
that is provided on the menu; 
‘‘(II)(aa) in a nutrient content disclosure 
statement adjacent to the name of the standard 
menu item, so as to be clearly associated with the
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4 
AN ACT 
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the 
criteria for determining which States and political sub-
divisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 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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House Calendar No. 79 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 572 
[Report No. 111–182] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2647) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, 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 bill (H.R. 2647) to author-
ize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activi-
ties of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further 
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tially the same menu items unless such restaurant or simi-
lar retail food establishment complies with the voluntary 
provision of nutrition information requirements under sec-
tion 403(q)(5)(H)(ix)’’. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend-
ments made by this section shall be construed— 
(1) to preempt any provision of State or local 
law, unless such provision establishes or continues 
into effect nutrient content disclosures of the type re-
quired under section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by sub-
section (b)) and is expressly preempted under sub-
section (a)(4) of such section; 
(2) to apply to any State or local requirement 
respecting a statement in the labeling of food that 
provides for a warning concerning the safety of the 
food or component of the food; or 
(3) 
except 
as 
provided 
in 
section 
403(q)(5)(H)(ix) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (as added by subsection (b)), to apply to 
any restaurant or similar retail food establishment 
other than a restaurant or similar retail food estab-
lishment described in section 403(q)(5)(H)(i) of such 
Act.
H. Res. 573 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 24, 2009. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2892) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2010, and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 
to comply with clause 2 or 5 of rule XXI are waived. Not-
withstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as provided in 
section 2, no amendment shall be in order except: (1) the