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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interstate Recognition 
of Notarizations Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL 
COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any lawful notari-
zation made by a notary public licensed or commissioned 
under the laws of a State other than the State where the 
Federal court is located if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE 
COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a 
State shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a 
notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of 
a State other than the State where the court is located 
if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC
RECORD.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic record’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006). 
(2) LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.—Seal infor-
mation is ‘‘logically associated with’’ an electronic 
record if the seal information is securely bound to 
the electronic record in such a manner as to make 
it impracticable to falsify or alter, without detection, 
either the record or the seal information. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3808 
AN ACT 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize 
any notarization made by a notary public li-
censed by a State other than the State where the 
court is located when such notarization occurs in 
or affects interstate commerce.
H. R. 3808 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
An Act 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a 
notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located 
when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interstate Recognition of 
Notarizations Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any lawful notarization 
made by a notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws 
of a State other than the State where the Federal court is located 
if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary public’s 
authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal information 
is securely attached to, or logically associated with, the elec-
tronic record so as to render the record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a State 
shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a notary public 
licensed or commissioned under the laws of a State other than 
the State where the court is located if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary public’s 
authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal information 
is securely attached to, or logically associated with, the elec-
tronic record so as to render the record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC RECORD.—The term ‘‘electronic record’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 106 of the Electronic 
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 
7006). 
(2) LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.—Seal information is ‘‘logi-
cally associated with’’ an electronic record if the seal informa-
tion is securely bound to the electronic record in such a manner
H. R. 3808—2 
as to make it impracticable to falsify or alter, without detection, 
either the record or the seal information. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5063 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint task force to improve 
the research and development of lighter weight body armor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2010 
Ms. TSONGAS (for herself and Mr. KISSELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint task 
force to improve the research and development of lighter 
weight body armor. 
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 ‘‘Light Weight Armor 
Research Requirements for Individual Operational Readi-
ness Act’’ or the ‘‘LT WARRIOR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT TASK FORCE ON LIGHT-
WEIGHT BODY ARMOR. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a joint task force, to be known as ‘‘Joint 
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‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS.—The At-
torney General shall take such action as may be 
appropriate to enforce any right accruing to the 
United States as a result of the issuance of any 
guarantee under this section. 
‘‘(C) FORBEARANCE.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to preclude any forbear-
ance for the benefit of the borrower which may 
be agreed upon by the parties to the guaranteed 
loan and approved by the Secretary, if budget 
authority for any resulting subsidy costs (as de-
fined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990) is available. 
‘‘(6) EVALUATION OF CREDIT RISK.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall periodically assess 
the credit risk of new and existing direct loans 
or guaranteed loans. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act of 2010, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct a review of the subsidy es-
timates for the loan guarantees under this 
section; and
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(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC
RECORD.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic record’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006). 
(2) LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.—Seal infor-
mation is ‘‘logically associated with’’ an electronic 
record if the seal information is securely bound to 
the electronic record in such a manner as to make 
it impracticable to falsify or alter, without detection, 
either the record or the seal information. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3808 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 28, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State 
other than the State where the court is located when 
such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce. 
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 ‘‘Interstate Recognition 
of Notarizations Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL 
COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any lawful notari-
zation made by a notary public licensed or commissioned 
under the laws of a State other than the State where the 
Federal court is located if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE 
COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a 
State shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a 
notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of 
a State other than the State where the court is located 
if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
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(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC
RECORD.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic record’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006). 
(2) LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.—Seal infor-
mation is ‘‘logically associated with’’ an electronic 
record if the seal information is securely bound to 
the electronic record in such a manner as to make 
it impracticable to falsify or alter, without detection, 
either the record or the seal information. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3809 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
unreimbursed funeral expenses with respect to a deceased indigent individual. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2009 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia 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 
deduction for unreimbursed funeral expenses with respect 
to a deceased indigent individual. 
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 ‘‘Indigent Funeral Ex-
pense Reimbursement Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR INDIGENT FUNERAL EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VI of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 170 the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 170A. INDIGENT FUNERAL EXPENSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a de-
duction for the taxable year an amount equal to the quali-
fied indigent funeral expenses of the taxpayer for the tax-
able year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount of quali-
fied indigent funeral expenses which may be taken into 
account under subsection (a) for a taxable year with re-
spect to a deceased indigent individual shall not exceed 
$3,000. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED INDIGENT FUNERAL EXPENSES.— 
For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified indi-
gent funeral expenses’ means, with respect to any 
person in the trade or business of providing funeral 
or burial goods and services, any unreimbursed 
amount paid or incurred by such trade or business 
to provide funeral or burial goods and services for 
a deceased indigent individual. 
‘‘(2) INDIGENT
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘de-
ceased indigent individual’ means any deceased indi-
vidual with respect to whom the cost of any such fu-
neral or burial goods and services is reimbursable to 
the taxpayer by a State by reason of the indigent 
status (as determined under State law) of such indi-
vidual. 
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‘‘Panama Canal Commission Compensation 
Fund (16–5155–0–2–602). 
‘‘Payment of Vietnam and USS Pueblo 
prisoner-of-war claims within the Salaries and 
Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement account 
(15–0100–0–1–153). 
‘‘Payment to Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund (24–0200–0–1–805). 
‘‘Payment to Department of Defense Medi-
care-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (97– 
0850–0–1–054). 
‘‘Payment to Judiciary Trust Funds (10– 
0941–0–1–752). 
‘‘Payment to Military Retirement Fund 
(97–0040–0–1–054). 
‘‘Payment to the Foreign Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund (19–0540–0–1–153). 
‘‘Payments to Copyright Owners (03– 
5175–0–2–376). 
‘‘Payments to Health Care Trust Funds 
(75–0580–0–1–571). 
‘‘Payment to Radiation Exposure Com-
pensation Trust Fund (15–0333–0–1–054). 
‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust Funds 
(28–0404–0–1–651). 
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‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES RELATING
TO REIMBURSE-
MENT.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) if, by reason of the indigent status of an 
individual, a deduction (other than the deduction al-
lowed under subsection (a)) or credit is allowable 
with respect to the cost of the funeral or burial 
goods and services of such individual for purposes of 
determining the taxpayer’s State income tax liability, 
such cost shall be treated as reimbursable, and 
‘‘(2) to the extent any such deduction or credit 
reduces the taxpayer’s State income tax liability, 
such amount shall be treated as reimbursed.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
170 the following new item: 
‘‘170A. Indigent funeral expenses.’’. 
(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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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 380 
To provide for the establishment of a task force within the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics to gather information about, study, and report to the Congress 
regarding, incidents of abandonment of infant children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, 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 the establishment of a task force within 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics to gather information 
about, study, and report to the Congress regarding, inci-
dents of abandonment of infant children. 
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 ‘‘Infant Abandonment 
Prevention Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
shall establish a task force (to be known as the ‘‘Task 
Force on Infant Abandonment’’) to carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Collecting information from State and local 
law enforcement agencies and child welfare agencies 
regarding incidents of abandonment of an infant 
child by a parent of that child. 
(2) Maintaining that information in a com-
prehensive database. 
(3) Studying that information and making find-
ings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding 
that information. 
(4) Submitting reports in accordance with this 
section. 
(b) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—The information re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall include information with 
respect to the following: 
(1) The prevalence of such incidents. 
(2) The demographics of such children and 
such parents. 
(3) The factors that influence the decision of 
such parents to abandon such children. 
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(4) The circumstances surrounding such aban-
donments, including the time, place, and manner of 
such abandonments. 
(5) The outcomes for such children and such 
parents after such abandonments. 
(6) Trends and variations in the matters set 
forth in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘infant 
child’’ means a child not more than 12 months of age. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
task force shall submit a report to the Congress detailing 
its methodology, findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3810 
To extend certain economic recovery payments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2009 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 
FILNER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend certain economic recovery payments, 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 ‘‘Emergency Senior Citi-
zens Relief Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY 
PAYMENTS. 
Section 2201 of title II of division B of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘in each of calendar years 
2009 and 2010’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall disburse’’ in subsection (a)(1)(A), 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(for purposes of payments 
made for calendar year 2009), or the 3-month pe-
riod ending with the month which ends prior to the 
month that includes the date of the enactment of the 
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009 (for 
purposes of payments made for calendar year 
2010)’’ after ‘‘the month that includes the date of 
the enactment of this Act’’ in subsection (a)(1)(A), 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(for purposes of payments 
made under this paragraph for calendar year 2009), 
or the 3-month period ending with the month which 
ends prior to the month that includes the date of the 
enactment of the Emergency Senior Citizens Relief 
Act of 2009 (for purposes of payments made under 
this paragraph for calendar year 2010)’’ after ‘‘the 
month that includes the date of the enactment of 
this Act’’ in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii), 
(4) by inserting ‘‘An individual who is entitled 
to, or eligible for, a benefit or cash payment de-
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364 
shall not be subject to the direction or super-
vision of any State agency or other Federal 
agency. 
(15) AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN CREDIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A bridge financial com-
pany may obtain unsecured credit and issue un-
secured debt. 
(B) INABILITY TO OBTAIN CREDIT.—If a 
bridge financial company is unable to obtain 
unsecured credit or issue unsecured debt, the 
Corporation may authorize the obtaining of 
credit or the issuance of debt by the bridge fi-
nancial company— 
(i) with priority over any or all of the 
obligations of the bridge financial com-
pany; 
(ii) secured by a lien on property of 
the bridge financial company that is not 
otherwise subject to a lien; or 
(iii) secured by a junior lien on prop-
erty of the bridge financial company that 
is subject to a lien. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Corporation, 
after notice and a hearing, may authorize 
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in calendar year 2010, receives self-employment income 
(within the meaning of section 1402(b) of such Code, with-
out regard to paragraph (1) thereof) for the taxable year 
beginning with or during such calendar year, or receives 
both, totaling in excess of $1,290,000, for purposes of sec-
tions 3121(a)(1) and 1402(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, the amount of the contribution and benefit 
base as determined under section 230 of the Social Secu-
rity Act shall be increased for such year by the amount 
of such excess. In no event shall any individual’s primary 
insurance amount be determined under title II of the So-
cial Security Act by taking into account the portion of the 
wages or self-employment income by which the contribu-
tion and benefit base is increased under this section. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3812 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage businesses to 
purchase commercial and residential property in distressed communities 
by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2009 
Ms. KOSMAS 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 encourage 
businesses to purchase commercial and residential prop-
erty in distressed communities by providing an exclusion 
from tax on certain gains. 
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 ‘‘Distressed Commu-
nities Reinvestment Act of 2009’’. 
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