datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’. 
‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’. 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’. 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’. 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’. 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’. 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’. 
(b) For the purposes of implementing this section and 
only with respect to the tables included in the report ac-
companying this Act, the Secretary of State, the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as 
appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts ref-
erenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(c) The requirements contained in subsection (a) 
shall apply to the table under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Eco-
nomic Assistance’’ in such report.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 353 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to 
regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health 
Organization, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3054 
To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. 
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 ‘‘Sunshine in the Court-
room Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL APPELLATE AND DISTRICT COURTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PRESIDING JUDGE.—The term ‘‘presiding 
judge’’ means the judge presiding over the court 
proceeding concerned. In proceedings in which more 
than 1 judge participates, the presiding judge shall 
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be the senior active judge so participating or, in the 
case of a circuit court of appeals, the senior active 
circuit judge so participating, except that— 
(A) in en banc sittings of any United 
States circuit court of appeals, the presiding 
judge shall be the chief judge of the circuit 
whenever the chief judge participates; and 
(B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme 
Court of the United States, the presiding judge 
shall be the Chief Justice whenever the Chief 
Justice participates. 
(2) APPELLATE
COURT
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—The term ‘‘appellate court of the United 
States’’ means any United States circuit court of ap-
peals and the Supreme Court of the United States. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE TO ALLOW 
MEDIA COVERAGE OF COURT PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY OF APPELLATE COURTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), the presiding judge of 
an appellate court of the United States may, at 
the discretion of that judge, permit the 
photographing, electronic recording, broad-
casting, or televising to the public of any court 
proceeding over which that judge presides. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3048 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove the ineligibility 
of individuals who participate in a strike. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove 
the ineligibility of individuals who participate in a strike. 
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 ‘‘Worker Eligibility 
Fairness Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS.—Section 6(d) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking clause (iv), 
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(2) by striking paragraph (3), and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(14) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
6(d)(4)(I)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
6(d)(3)(I)’’, and 
(B) in subsection (e)(3)(B)(iii) by striking 
‘‘section 
6(d)(4)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
6(d)(3)’’. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 11(e)(19) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2020(e)(19)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
6(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6(d)(3)’’. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUAL-
ITY CONTROL.—Section 16(h) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) by is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 6(d)(4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 6(d)(3)’’, and 
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(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
6(d)(3)(I)(i)(II)’’, 
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘section 
6(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6(d)(3)’’, and 
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘section 
6(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6(d)(3)’’. 
(4) 
MINNESOTA
FAMILY
INVESTMENT 
PROJECT.—Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2032(b)(4)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 6(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
6(d)(3)’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect upon the Act’s passage into law. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to 
certification periods that begin before the Act’s passage 
into law. 
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(A) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall develop guidance on implementing the re-
quirements of subsection (a). 
(B) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue 
the guidance developed under subparagraph (A) 
to health insurance issuers, health plans, and 
Federal health care programs. 
(2) INTERIM GUIDANCE.—Before the issuance 
of guidance under paragraph (1), any health insur-
ance issuer, health plan, or Federal health care pro-
gram may follow the— 
(A) guidance of the writing guidelines de-
veloped by the Plain Language Action and In-
formation Network; or 
(B) guidance provided by the head of the 
agency that is consistent with the guidelines re-
ferred to under subparagraph (A). 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS AND HEALTH 
PLANS.— 
(A) CORRECTIVE
ACTION
PLAN.—If the 
Secretary finds that a health insurance issuer 
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and his associates in 1928, Dr. Thomas Anthony 
Dooley III in 1961, Dr. Jonas E. Salk in 1977, and 
Dr. Ellis DeBakey in 2007. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design, to Joseph Barnett Kirsner, 
M.D., Ph.D., in recognition of his many outstanding con-
tributions to the Nation. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
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SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
3 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3050 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitations 
on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land 
subject to a qualified conservation easement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. CANTOR, and Mr. KIND) 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 increase 
the limitations on the amount excluded from the gross 
estate with respect to land subject to a qualified con-
servation easement. 
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 Family 
Farm and Ranchland Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT EX-
CLUDED FROM THE GROSS ESTATE WITH RE-
SPECT TO LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED 
CONSERVATION EASEMENT. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON EXCLU-
SION.—Paragraph (3) of section 2031(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion limitation) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the exclusion limitation is’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘the exclusion limitation is 
$5,000,000.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF VALUE OF LAND 
WHICH
IS
EXCLUDABLE.—Paragraph (2) of section 
2031(c) of such Code (relating to applicable percentage) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘40 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 
percent’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2 percentage points’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2.5 percentage points’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying 
after December 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3052 
To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with 
respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FRANK of 
Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Mr. DOYLE, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for 
service station dealers with respect to the release or 
threatened release of recycled oil. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
Section 114(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
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U.S.C. 9614(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE.—No person 
(including the United States or any State) may re-
cover, under the authority of subsection (a) (3) or 
(4) of section 107, from a service station dealer for 
any response costs or damages resulting from a re-
lease or threatened release of recycled oil, or use the 
authority of section 106 against a service station 
dealer other than a person described in subsection 
(a) (1) or (2) of section 107, with respect to any pe-
riod between November 8, 1986, and the effective 
date described in paragraph (4), if the service sta-
tion dealer had complied with all applicable laws and 
regulations relating to the disposal of such oil.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3053 
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 to repeal the denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits 
under the program of temporary assistance for needy families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Ms. NORTON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial to drug 
felons of eligibility for benefits under the program of 
temporary assistance for needy families. 
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. REPEAL OF DENIAL TO DRUG FELONS OF ELI-
GIBILITY FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE PRO-
GRAM 
OF 
TEMPORARY 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
NEEDY FAMILIES. 
Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and all that follows through ‘‘—’’ in paragraph (2); 
and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘it—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘it’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5035 
To authorize appropriations for the construction of vessels for the Navy 
and to authorize appropriations for loan guarantees for commercial vessels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2010 
Mr. WITTMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the construction of vessels 
for the Navy and to authorize appropriations for loan 
guarantees for commercial vessels. 
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 Shipbuilding 
Budget Policy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING AUTHORIZATIONS OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 for the 
construction of vessels for the Navy to meet the force re-
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quirements of the Navy (as described in the annual naval 
vessel construction plan required by section 231 of title 
10, 
United 
States 
Code) 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$20,000,000,000. 
(b) THE MERCHANT MARINE.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2011 
through 2015 for loan guarantees and commitments au-
thorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, for the construction of new vessels to replace and 
expand the domestic fleet of commercial vessels (as that 
term is defined in that chapter) in the amount of 
$60,000,000. 
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SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID SPOUSAL IMPOV-
ERISHMENT 
PROTECTIONS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
SPOUSES 
OF 
BENEFICIARIES 
RECEIVING 
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES 
UNDER A CURRENT WAIVER PARALLEL TO 
PROTECTIONS AFFORDED SPOUSES OF NURS-
ING HOME RESIDENTS. 
Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) In the case of a State waiver which was effec-
tive under this subsection as of December 31, 2008, and 
which provided as of such date and in connection with 
such waiver for income and resource protections for 
spouses of individuals receiving home and community 
based services pursuant to this subsection equivalent to 
such protections authorized for spouses of institutionalized 
individuals under section 1924, the Secretary shall author-
ize the continuation of such income and resource protec-
tions for the duration of such waiver (including any exten-
sions thereof).’’. 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 40 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing 
committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, 
or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may 
authorize, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. CARDOZA) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
require each standing committee to hold periodic hear-
ings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanage-
ment in Government programs which that committee 
may authorize, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(n)(1) Each standing committee, or a subcommittee 
thereof, shall hold at least one hearing during each 120- 
day period following the establishment of the committee 
on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement 
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purposes of this paragraph solely because a de mini-
mis amount of non-business activity may be carried 
out in such portion’’. 
(c) REPORTING OF EXPENSES RELATING TO HOME 
OFFICE DEDUCTION.—Within 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall ensure that all forms and schedules used to calculate 
or report itemized deductions and profits or losses from 
business or farming state separately amounts attributable 
to real estate taxes, mortgage interest, and depreciation 
for purposes of the deductions allowable under paragraphs 
(1), (2), (4), and (7) of section 280A(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3057 
To require that household cleaning products and similar products bear a 
label that contains a complete and accurate list of all the product’s 
ingredients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require that household cleaning products and similar 
products bear a label that contains a complete and accu-
rate list of all the product’s ingredients. 
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 ‘‘Household Product 
Labeling Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HOUSE-
HOLD PRODUCTS. 
(a) 
LABELING
REQUIREMENT.—Any 
household 
cleaning product or similar product shall bear a label on 
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the product’s container or packaging that contains a com-
plete and accurate list of all the product’s ingredients. Be-
ginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, any household cleaning product or simi-
lar product that is manufactured for sale, offered for sale, 
distributed in commerce, or imported to the United States 
without such a label shall be treated as a misbranded haz-
ardous substance within the meaning of section 2(p) of 
the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 
1261(p)). 
(b) DEFINITION OF HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PROD-
UCT OR SIMILAR PRODUCT.—As used in this Act, the term 
‘‘household cleaning product or similar product’’ means 
any substance which is customarily produced and distrib-
uted for use in or about a household as a cleaning agent, 
pesticide, epoxy, paint or stain, or similar substance. 
(c) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—The Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission may issue such regulations as it 
determines necessary to provide for the effective enforce-
ment of this Act, including regulations which expand on 
or exempt from the definition in subsection (b) any prod-
uct or product category. 
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