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(c) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—The debriefing shall include, at a 
minimum— 
(1) the executive agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or defi-
cient factors in the offeror’s offer; 
(2) the overall evaluated cost and technical rating of the offer of the 
contractor awarded the contract and the overall evaluated cost and 
technical rating of the offer of the debriefed offeror; 
(3) the overall ranking of all offers; 
(4) a summary of the rationale for the award; 
(5) in the case of a proposal that includes a commercial item that 
is an end item under the contract, the make and model of the item 
being provided in accordance with the offer of the contractor awarded 
the contract; and 
(6) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed 
offeror as to whether source selection procedures set forth in the solici-
tation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were fol-
lowed by the executive agency. 
(d) INFORMATION NOT TO BE INCLUDED.—The debriefing may not in-
clude point-by-point comparisons of the debriefed offeror’s offer with other 
offers and may not disclose any information that is exempt from disclosure 
under section 552(b) of title 5. 
(e) INCLUSION OF STATEMENT IN SOLICITATION.—Each solicitation for 
competitive proposals shall include a statement that information described 
in subsection (c) may be disclosed in post-award debriefings. 
(f) AFTER SUCCESSFUL PROTEST.—If, within one year after the date of 
the contract award and as a result of a successful procurement protest, the 
executive agency seeks to fulfill the requirement under the protested con-
tract either on the basis of a new solicitation of offers or on the basis of 
new best and final offers requested for that contract, the head of the execu-
tive agency shall make available to all offerors— 
(1) the information provided in debriefings under this section regard-
ing the offer of the contractor awarded the contract; and 
(2) the same information that would have been provided to the origi-
nal offerors. 
(g) SUMMARY TO BE INCLUDED IN FILE.—The contracting officer shall 
include a summary of the debriefing in the contract file. 
§ 3705. Pre-award debriefings 
(a) REQUEST FOR DEBRIEFING.—When the contracting officer excludes 
an offeror submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range (or 
otherwise excludes that offeror from further consideration prior to the final 
source selection decision), the excluded offeror may request in writing, with-
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 289 
To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf 
of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle 
Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions 
to the Nation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold 
medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members 
of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition 
of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the 
Nation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On Saturday, February 1, 2003, the space 
shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entering the at-
mosphere following a 16-day mission. 
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plication under subsection (b) that is approved by
Secretary.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible State that desires to
receive a grant under this paragraph shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary in such form and manner, and con-
taining such information, as the Secretary may require.
Such application shall include—
‘‘(1) a detailed description of—
‘‘(A) the dental services (if any) covered
under the State child health plan; and
‘‘(B) how the State intends to improve den-
tal coverage and services during fiscal years
2008 through 2012;
‘‘(2) a detailed description of the programs and
activities proposed to be conducted with funds award-
ed under the grant;
‘‘(3) quality and outcomes performance measures
to evaluate the effectiveness of such activities; and
‘‘(4) an assurance that the State shall—
‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the effective-
ness of such activities against such performance
measures; and
‘‘(B) cooperate with the collection and re-
porting of data and other information deter-
mined as a result of conducting such assessments
year but only if the adjusted funding target attainment 
percentage for the preceding plan year is greater. 
SEC. 204. TEMPORARY DELAY OF DESIGNATION OF MULTI-
EMPLOYER PLANS AS IN ENDANGERED OR 
CRITICAL STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the actuarial 
certification under section 305(b)(3) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
432(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a plan 
sponsor of a multiemployer plan elects the application of 
this section, then, for purposes of section 305 of such Act 
and section 432 of such Code— 
(1) the status of the plan for its first plan year 
beginning during the period beginning on October 1, 
2008, and ending on September 30, 2009, shall be 
the same as the status of such plan under such sec-
tions for the plan year preceding such plan year, and 
(2) in the case of a plan which was in endan-
gered or critical status for the preceding plan year 
described in paragraph (1), the plan shall not be re-
quired to update its plan or schedules under section 
305(c)(6) of such Act and section 432(c)(6) of such 
Code, or section 305(e)(3)(B) of such Act and sec-
tion 432(e)(3)(B) of such Code, whichever is appli-
cable, until the plan year following the first plan 
year described in paragraph (1). 
If section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 and section 432 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 did not apply to the preceding plan year 
described in paragraph (1), the plan actuary shall make 
a certification of the status of the plan under section 
305(b)(3) of such Act and section 432(b)(3) of such Code 
for the preceding plan year in the same manner as if such 
sections had applied to such preceding plan year. 
(b) EXCEPTION
FOR PLANS BECOMING CRITICAL 
DURING ELECTION.—If— 
(1) an election was made under subsection (a) 
with respect to a multiemployer plan, and 
(2) such plan has, without regard to such elec-
tion, been certified by the plan actuary under section 
305(b)(3) of such Act and section 432(b)(3) of such 
Code to be in critical status for the first plan year 
described in subsection (a)(1), 
then such plan shall be treated as a plan in critical status 
for such plan year for purposes of applying section 
4971(g)(1)(A) of such Code, section 302(b)(3) of such Act 
(without regard to the second sentence thereof), and sec-
tion 412(b)(3) of such Code (without regard to the second 
sentence thereof).
‘‘(Y) section 36A(e) (relating to recapture 
of general homebuyer credit)’’. 
(2) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘36A,’’ after ‘‘36,’’. 
(3) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘36A,’’ after 
‘‘36,’’. 
(4) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 36 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36A. General homebuyer credit for residences purchased during 2009 or 
2010.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to residences purchased after De-
cember 31, 2008, in taxable years ending after such date. 
Æ 
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‘‘(I) the present value of all bene-
fits which are expected to accrue or to 
be earned under the plan during the 
plan year, determined using the addi-
tional actuarial assumptions described 
in paragraph (1)(B), plus 
‘‘(II) the amount of plan-related 
expenses expected to be paid from 
plan assets during the plan year, over 
‘‘(ii) the amount of mandatory em-
ployee contributions expected to be made 
during the plan year, plus’’, and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the target normal cost (de-
termined without regard to this para-
graph) of the plan for the plan year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the amount determined 
under subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) with re-
spect to the plan for the plan year’’, 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)(ii)’’ 
in the last sentence of paragraph (4)(B) 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’. 
(G) Section 303(j)(3) of ERISA— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7326 
To establish a systematic mortgage modification program at the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CLEAV-
ER, Mr. WATT, and Mr. BACA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a systematic mortgage modification program 
at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 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 ‘‘Systematic Foreclosure 
Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act’’. 
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OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA 
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation 
Projects pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act 
of 2004, $4,400,000: Provided, That any fees, charges, or 
commissions received pursuant to section 802 of Public 
Law 110–140 in fiscal year 2009 in excess of $4,660,000 
shall not be available for obligation until appropriated in 
a subsequent Act of Congress. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2009’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 595 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7324 
[Report No. 110–921] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2009, and for other pur-
poses. 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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homeowner has insured the property on 
which any funds awarded under this para-
graph will be used to undertake pre-dis-
aster property mitigation measures, includ-
ing proving that such homeowner has flood 
insurance on such property if the pre-dis-
aster mitigation measures to be under-
taken are being done to lower the risk of 
loss from a flood. 
‘‘(iii) STATE RESPONSIBILITY.—Each 
State receiving a grant under this sub-
section shall establish a process wherein 
not later than 60 days after the receipt of 
an application for a loan or grant sub-
mitted by a homeowner or business under 
clause (i), the State issues a determination 
as to whether or not such application is 
approved. In making such determination, 
that State shall examine if the proposed 
mitigation project in the application satis-
fies the requirements of this paragraph, in-
cluding whether— 
‘‘(I) the homeowner or business 
is located in an area at risk of hazard 
or natural disaster; 
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(d) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTIONS 107 AND 
114.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO ERISA.— 
(A) Section 103(d) of ERISA is amend-
ed— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
normal costs, the accrued liabilities’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the normal costs or target nor-
mal costs, the accrued liabilities or funding 
target’’, and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (7) and in-
serting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) A certification of the contribution nec-
essary to reduce the minimum required contribution 
determined under section 303, or the accumulated 
funding deficiency determined under section 304, to 
zero.’’. 
(B) Section 4071 of ERISA is amended by 
striking ‘‘as section 303(k)(4) or 307(e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or section 303(k)(4),’’. 
(2) AMENDMENTS TO 1986 CODE.— 
(A) Section 401(a)(29) of the 1986 Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘ON PLANS IN AT-RISK 
STATUS’’ in the heading. 
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inserting ‘‘the allocation of unfunded vest-
ed benefits to an employer’’. 
(F) Section 305(f)(2)(A)(i) of ERISA is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘to a participant or beneficiary whose annuity 
starting date (as defined in section 205(h)(2)) 
occurs after the date such notice is sent,’’. 
(G) Section 305(g) of ERISA is amended 
by inserting ‘‘under subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘fund-
ing improvement plan’’ the first place it ap-
pears. 
(H) Section 502(c)(2) of ERISA is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘101(b)(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘101(b)(1)’’. 
(I) Section 502(c)(8)(A) of ERISA is 
amended by inserting ‘‘plan’’ after ‘‘multiem-
ployer’’. 
(2) AMENDMENTS TO 1986 CODE.— 
(A) Section 432(b)(3)(C) of the 1986 Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 101(b)(4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 101(b)(1)’’. 
(B) Section 432(b)(3)(D)(iii) of the 1986 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary of 
Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Labor’’. 
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(C) Section 432(c) of the 1986 Code is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 304(d)’’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) and 
inserting ‘‘section 431(d)’’, and 
(ii) in paragraph (7)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to agree on’’ and 
all that follows in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) and inserting ‘‘to adopt a con-
tribution schedule with terms con-
sistent with the funding improvement 
plan and a schedule from the plan 
sponsor,’’, and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) DATE
OF
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
date specified in this subparagraph is the date 
which is 180 days after the date on which the 
collective bargaining agreement described in 
subparagraph (A) expires.’’. 
(D) Section 432(e) of the 1986 Code is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
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(B) to promote increased security and rule 
of law within Iraq’s provinces; 
(C) to promote political and economic de-
velopment at the provincial level of government 
in Iraq; and 
(D) to provide provincial-level government 
and governance administration assistance nec-
essary to help meet the basic needs of a par-
ticular province. 
(8) Congress supports the establishment and 
maintenance of a democratic, pluralistic, federal, 
and united Government of Iraq. 
(9) Congress recognizes the importance of fa-
cilitating the fullest participation practicable of 
Iraq’s eligible voters in national, provincial, and local 
elections to determine the composition of provincial 
and local governing bodies necessary for the estab-
lishment of good governance practices, peace, and 
reconciliation in Iraq, and a stable and united Iraq. 
(10) Congress urges elected Iraqis to renew 
their commitment to establishing, preserving, and 
strengthening a national unity government for Iraq 
and to govern in accordance with the principles of 
a national unity government for Iraq. 
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(35) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 8,064 acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘Cucamonga Wilderness Area Additions—Proposed’’ 
and dated May 2002, which shall be incorporated 
into and managed as part of the Cucamonga Wilder-
ness as designated by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.) and the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note). 
(36) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest and the California Desert District of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 17,920 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘San Gorgonio Wilderness Area 
Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 2002, which 
shall be incorporated into and managed as part of 
the San Gorgonio Wilderness as designated by the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–425; 
16 U.S.C. 1131 note), and the California Desert 
Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 
(37) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 6,336 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sugarloaf 
Wilderness Area—Proposed’’ and dated June 2003, 
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(E) means to alert and educate the public 
about fraudulent degree-granting institutions 
and the use of fraudulent degrees; 
(F) laws, regulations, and other means 
used by States to address fraudulent degree- 
granting institutions and the use of fraudulent 
degrees; 
(G) the potential need for coordination and 
cooperation among various Federal agencies to 
investigate and prosecute suspected fraudulent 
degree-granting institutions, and the detailed 
recommendations of the Task Force regarding 
such coordination and cooperation; 
(H) the study and the report to the Task 
Force required under section 11; and 
(I) the purposes for which various agencies 
of the United States need to identify fraudulent 
degree-granting institutions, and identify, pro-
hibit, and prevent the use of degrees issued by 
such fraudulent institutions, and the ability of 
such agencies to implement any guidelines con-
sidered by the Task Force. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL PLAN.—The 
Task Force shall develop a strategic diploma integ-
rity protection plan (referred to in this section as 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7329 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants 
to provide for domestic preparedness and collective response to major 
disasters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency 
management performance grants to provide for domestic 
preparedness and collective response to major disasters, 
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. MAJOR DISASTER DEFINITION. 
(a) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ‘‘MAJOR DIS-
ASTER’’.—Paragraph (2) of section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 5122) (relating to the definition of the term 
‘‘major disaster’’) is amended by inserting ‘‘catastrophic 
incident (as defined in section 501(3) of title 6, United 
States Code),’’ after ‘‘),’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERFORMANCE 
GRANTS. 
Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5197 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 
630. 
EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERFORMANCE 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall establish an 
emergency management performance grants program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘program’) to carry out the 
provisions of this title and section 201 to address domestic 
preparedness and collective response to major disasters. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided by this Act, the Federal share of the cost 
of an activity carried out using funds made available under 
the program shall not exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(c) APPORTIONMENT.—For fiscal year 2009 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall appor-
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gible or statistically at a disadvantage from the BCS 
bowl competitions because of their conference affili-
ation. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITED ACT. 
(a) PROMOTION OF GAME.—It shall be unlawful for 
any person to promote, market, or advertise a post-season 
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 
I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football game as a 
championship or national championship game, unless the 
game is the final game of a single elimination post-season 
playoff system for which all NCAA Division I FBS con-
ferences and unaffiliated Division I FBS teams are eligi-
ble. 
(b) MERCHANDISING.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person to sell, market, or advertise any merchandise re-
lated to a post-season NCAA Division I FBS football 
game that refers to the game as a championship or na-
tional championship game, unless the game is the final 
game of a single elimination post-season playoff system 
for which all NCAA Division I FBS conferences and unaf-
filiated Division I FBS teams are eligible. 
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—A violation of sec-
tion 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining 
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