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out acts of violence against American targets and on 
American soil. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to— 
(1) designate as Specially Designated Global 
Terrorists satellite providers that knowingly and 
willingly contract with entities designated as Spe-
cially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive 
Order 13224, to broadcast their channels, or to con-
sider implementing other punitive measures against 
satellite providers that transmit al-Aqsa TV, al- 
Manar TV, al-Rafidayn TV, or any other terrorist 
owned and operated station; 
(2) consider state-sponsorship of anti-American 
incitement to violence when determining the level of 
assistance to, and frequency and nature of relations 
with, regional states; and 
(3) urge all governments and private investors 
who own shares in satellite companies or otherwise 
influence decisions about satellite transmissions to 
oppose transmissions of telecasts by al-Aqsa TV, al- 
Manar TV, al-Rafidayn TV, or any other Specially 
Designated Global Terrorist owned and operated 
stations that openly incite their audiences to commit 
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acts of terrorism or violence against the United 
States and its citizens. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—Beginning 
6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and annually thereafter, the President shall transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on anti-American incitement to violence in the Mid-
dle East. 
(2) CONTENT.—The reports required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a country-by-country list and descrip-
tion of media outlets that engage in anti-Amer-
ican incitement to violence in the Middle East; 
and 
(B) a list of satellite companies that carry 
mediums described in subparagraph (A) or des-
ignated under Executive Order 13224. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ANTI-AMERICAN
INCITEMENT
TO
VIO-
LENCE.—The term ‘‘anti-American incitement to vi-
olence’’ means the act of persuading, encouraging, 
instigating, advocating, pressuring, or threatening so 
as to cause another to commit a violent act against 
any person, agent, instrumentality, or official of, is 
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affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of 
the United States. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(3) MIDDLE EAST.—The term ‘‘Middle East’’ 
means Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, 
the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Ara-
bia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and 
Yemen. 
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(3) by striking ‘‘upon request of the State 
transportation department to the Secretary’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 139D. INCOME REINVESTED IN A PARTNERSHIP OR S 
CORPORATION. 
‘‘(a) EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF PASS- 
THRU INCOME.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual, gross income shall not include— 
‘‘(A) any specified item of partnership 
pass-thru income, and 
‘‘(B) any specified item of S corporation 
pass-thru income. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount of 
items which may be designated by the taxpayer as 
specified items under paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(B) 
with respect to any taxable year shall not exceed 
$250,000 ($500,000 in the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(3) SPECIFIED ITEM OF PARTNERSHIP PASS- 
THRU INCOME.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘specified item of partnership pass-thru income’ 
means, with respect to any taxable year, any item of 
income or gain which— 
‘‘(A) would, but for this section, be taken 
into account by the taxpayer under section 702 
for such taxable year, and 
‘‘(B) is designated by the taxpayer as a 
specified item for purposes of this section. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2282 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State 
Criminal Alien Assistance Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SCAAP REAUTHORIZED. 
Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4)(A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall give priority to— 
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‘‘(14) 
STATE
LOW-CARBON
FUEL
STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—No waiver may be 
granted under subparagraph (B) or (C) of sub-
section (c)(4) in the case of a State low-carbon 
fuel standard or similar policy that requires a 
reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 
for renewable fuels, unless the State standard 
or policy applies a lifecycle greenhouse gas 
emission baseline identical to the lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions of the fuel concerned 
as determined by the Administrator under para-
graph (1)(H) and used for the Federal renew-
able fuels standard under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) BASIS FOR MEASUREMENTS.—Meas-
urements taken under a State standard for re-
newable fuel described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be based on observable data relating to 
the direct lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 
from the renewable fuel.’’. 
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‘‘(i) Federal incarceration of undocu-
mented criminal aliens who have committed ag-
gravated felonies; and 
‘‘(ii) compensating States, and political 
subdivisions of States— 
‘‘(I) located on a border of the United 
States with Canada or Mexico; or 
‘‘(II) having one of the fifth largest 
populations of aliens who are not author-
ized to be present in the United States.’’; 
and 
(2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) There are authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to carry out this subsection.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2284 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer 
tax on income reinvested in a partnership or S corporation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. PAULSEN 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 indi-
viduals to defer tax on income reinvested in a partnership 
or S corporation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFERRAL OF TAX ON INCOME REINVESTED IN 
A PARTNERSHIP OR S CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 139C the following new section: 
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‘‘(4) SPECIFIED ITEM OF S CORPORATION PASS- 
THRU INCOME.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘specified item of S corporation pass-thru in-
come’ means, with respect to any taxable year, any 
item of income or gain which— 
‘‘(A) would, but for this section, be taken 
into account by the taxpayer under section 
1366 for such taxable year, and 
‘‘(B) is designated by the taxpayer as a 
specified item for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(b) NO INCREASE IN ADJUSTED BASIS WITH RE-
SPECT TO ITEMS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.—Any 
specified item which is not includible in the gross income 
of an individual under subsection (a) shall not be taken 
into account in determining the adjusted basis of such in-
dividual’s interest in the partnership or S corporation with 
respect to which such item relates. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary 
or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 139C the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139D. Income held in a partnership or S corporation.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Endangered Fish Re-
covery Programs Improvement Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FISH RECOVERY PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 3(d)(2) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 
1604 and 1605) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: ‘‘For fiscal years 2012 through 2023, there are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to provide for the annual base funding for 
the Recovery Implementation Programs above and beyond 
the continued use of power revenues to fund the operation 
and maintenance of capital projects and monitoring.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2288 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual 
base funding for the Upper Colorado and San 
Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 
2023.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2288 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base funding for the 
Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal 
year 2023. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mrs. LUMMIS, and 
Mr. TEAGUE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base 
funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recov-
ery programs through fiscal year 2023. 
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 ‘‘Endangered Fish Re-
covery Programs Improvement Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FISH RECOVERY PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1602) 
is amended in subsection (d)(2) in the fourth sentence, 
by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 399 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2288 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 19, 2010 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base 
funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recov-
ery programs through fiscal year 2023. 
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 ‘‘Endangered Fish Re-
covery Programs Improvement Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FISH RECOVERY PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 3(d)(2) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 
1604 and 1605) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: ‘‘For fiscal years 2012 through 2023, there are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to provide for the annual base funding for 
the Recovery Implementation Programs above and beyond 
the continued use of power revenues to fund the operation 
and maintenance of capital projects and monitoring.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 399 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2288 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual 
base funding for the Upper Colorado and San 
Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 
2023. 
MAY 19, 2010 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 272 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2288 
[Report No. 111–481] 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base funding for the 
Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal 
year 2023. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mrs. LUMMIS, and 
Mr. TEAGUE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 18, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. BISHOP 
of Utah, Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. PERLMUTTER 
MAY 18, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 6, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base 
funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recov-
ery programs through fiscal year 2023. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Endangered Fish Recov-
ery Programs Improvement Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FISH RECOVERY PROGRAMS. 
Section 3(d)(2) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 
1604 and 1605) is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘For fiscal years 2012 through 2023, there are here-
by authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to provide for the annual base funding for the Recov-
ery Implementation Programs above and beyond the contin-
ued use of power revenues to fund the operation and main-
tenance of capital projects and monitoring.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 272 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2288 
[Report No. 111–481] 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual 
base funding for the Upper Colorado and San 
Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 
2023. 
MAY 18, 2010 
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. 2289 
To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child 
offenders sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar 
release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison, 
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 ‘‘Juvenile Justice Ac-
countability and Improvement Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Historically, courts in the United States 
have recognized the undeniable differences between 
adult and youth offenders. 
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Claims 
Settlement 
Act 
(43 
U.S.C. 
1613(h)(8)); and 
(C) to provide simultaneously for— 
(i) continued public ownership, man-
agement, use, and access to certain land in 
the Salmon Lake area; 
(ii) conveyance to the State of certain 
land in the Salmon Lake area in partial 
satisfaction of the entitlement of the State 
under section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 
1958 (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 
85–508); and 
(iii) conveyance to the Bering Straits 
Native Corporation of certain land in the 
Salmon Lake area and other areas of the 
Bering Straits Region in partial satisfac-
tion of the land allocation of the Corpora-
tion under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(8)); and 
(8) legislation is required to ratify the agree-
ment among the Secretary of the Interior, the State, 
and the Bering Straits Native Corporation to resolve 
the conflicting land selections made by the State and 
the Bering Straits Native Corporation. 
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not exceed the total tuition and fees for such academic 
year. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—(1) In no 
case may the total amount of assistance provided under 
this chapter for an academic year to an individual who 
is a full-time student exceed $15,000. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an individual who is a part-time 
student, the total amount of assistance provided under 
this chapter shall bear the same ratio to the amount that 
would be paid under paragraph (1) if the participant were 
a full-time student in the program of study being pursued 
by the individual as the coursework carried by the indi-
vidual to full-time coursework in that program of study. 
‘‘(3) In no case may the total amount of assistance 
provided to an individual under this chapter exceed 
$45,000. 
‘‘(d) MAXIMUM DURATION
OF ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may provide financial assistance to an individual 
under this chapter for not more than six years. 
‘‘§ 8004. Agreement 
‘‘An agreement between the Secretary and a partici-
pant in the scholarship program under this chapter shall 
be in writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall 
include— 
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‘‘(g) OPPORTUNITY FOR RELEASE FOR CHILD OF-
FENDERS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Attorney General shall establish and implement a sys-
tem of opportunity for release that will apply to child of-
fenders who are serving a life sentence (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improve-
ment Act of 2009) for Federal offenses. The system shall 
conform as nearly as practicable to the laws and policies 
required of a State under section 3(a) of such Act and 
shall include provision for the same or similar notice to 
victims as States are required to provide under section 4 
of such Act. The system shall be in addition to any other 
method of release that might apply to such an offender.’’. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS TO IMPROVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF 
CHILDREN FACING OR SERVING LIFE IN 
PRISON. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, award 
grants to States to improve the quality of legal representa-
tion of certain child defendants and child offenders by pro-
viding for competent legal representation for individuals 
who— 
(1) are charged with committing an offense, be-
fore the individual attained the age of 18, that is 
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subject to a sentence that may include a term of im-
prisonment of life, or the functional equivalent in 
years or more; or 
(2) are convicted of an offense committed be-
fore the individual attained the age of 18, and are 
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of life, or the 
functional equivalent in years or more, for that of-
fense, and who seek appellate or collateral relief, in-
cluding review in the Supreme Court of the United 
States. 
(b) LEGAL REPRESENTATION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘legal representation’’ means legal counsel and inves-
tigative, expert, and other services necessary for com-
petent representation. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2294 
To require the approval of the relevant State governor and legislature and 
the President’s notification and certification before the transfer or release 
of an individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a 
location in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. PENCE, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mrs. 
MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. CARTER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MCCARTHY of 
California, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. 
SMITH of Texas, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. LEWIS 
of California, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. WOLF, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. 
SHUSTER, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. SIMPSON, 
Mr. COLE, Ms. FALLIN, and Mr. AUSTRIA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the approval of the relevant State governor and 
legislature and the President’s notification and certifi-
cation before the transfer or release of an individual 
currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a loca-
tion 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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