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SEC. 6. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF FHA FOR RISK 
MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—Subsection (b) 
of section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act (42 U.S.C. 3533(b)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) There shall be in the Department, within the 
Federal Housing Administration, a Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary for Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs, who 
shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall be respon-
sible to the Federal Housing Commissioner for all matters 
relating to managing and mitigating risk to the mortgage 
insurance funds of the Department and ensuring the per-
formance of mortgages insured by the Department.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Upon the appointment and con-
firmation of the initial Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs pursuant to sec-
tion 4(b)(2) of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, the position of chief risk officer within the Federal 
Housing Administration, filled by appointment by the 
Federal Housing Commissioner, is abolished. 
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(1) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall make the spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel but-
ton authorized by section 1126a of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), available to 
the spouse (including a surviving spouse) of any 
member of the Armed Forces who served in a com-
bat zone for a period of more than 30 days during 
World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam 
Conflict, or any other period of armed hostilities in 
which the United States was engaged before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary 
shall provide a mechanism by which a spouse or sur-
viving spouse of a combat veteran, or a person act-
ing on behalf of a spouse or surviving spouse of a 
combat veteran, to apply to the Secretary of Defense 
for a spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
CERTAIN
MEMBERS.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall no-
tify members of the Armed Forces who served in a 
combat zone for a period of more than 30 days since 
September 11, 2001, of the availability of the 
spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button under this 
subsection. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4042 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the employer wage 
credit for employees who are active duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. CLAY, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. WELCH, 
Mr. SIRES, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. 
BOCCIERI, Mr. HODES, Mr. SHULER, Mr. ALTMIRE, Ms. BEAN, Mr. 
SPACE, Mr. BOREN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. ADLER of New 
Jersey, Mr. BARROW, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. MIL-
LER of Florida, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. JONES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. ELLSWORTH, 
Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. DENT, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mrs. 
MCMORRIS RODGERS, and Mr. MCGOVERN) 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 extend 
the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty. 
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 ‘‘Small Business and 
Military Family Assistance Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMPLOYER WAGE CREDIT FOR EM-
PLOYEES WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 45P of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to employer 
wage credit for employees who are active duty members 
of the Uniformed Services) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to payments made after Decem-
ber 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4045 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial benefits for 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. FILNER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
HALL of New York, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. NYE, Mr. HARE, Mr. TEAGUE, 
Mr. SNYDER, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. 
MOORE of Kansas, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SPACE, Mr. GRAY-
SON, Mr. WU, Mr. DRIEHAUS, Ms. TITUS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ADLER of New Jersey, 
Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. MURPHY of New York, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 
California, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. CARDOZA, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Ari-
zona, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, and Mr. SARBANES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
benefits for veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Burial Bene-
fits Improvement Act of 2009’’. 
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information among inspectors general and to 
discuss the ongoing work of each inspector gen-
eral who is a member of the Council of Inspec-
tors General, with a focus on concerns that may 
apply to the broader financial sector and ways 
to improve financial oversight. 
(B) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Council of In-
spectors General shall, each year within a time-
frame that permits consideration by the Finan-
cial Services Oversight Council (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Oversight Council’’) prior to 
the submission of its report for such year under 
section 1006, submit to the Oversight Council 
and to Congress a report including— 
(i) for each inspector general who is a 
member of the Council of Inspectors Gen-
eral, a section within the exclusive editorial 
control of such inspector general that high-
lights the concerns and recommendations 
of such inspector general in such inspector 
general’s ongoing and completed work, 
with a focus on issues that may apply to 
the broader financial sector; and 
(ii) a summary of the general observa-
tions of the Council of Inspectors General
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BURIAL BENEFITS FOR VETERANS. 
(a) BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES.—(1) Section 
2302(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,270 (as increased from 
time to time under section 5312(a) of this title)’’. 
(2) Section 2303(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,270 (as increased 
from time to time under section 5312(a) of this title)’’. 
(3) Section 2307 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,100 (as increased from time 
to time under section 5312(a) of this title),’’. 
(b) PLOT ALLOWANCE.—Section 2303(b) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$300’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$745 (as increased from time to time 
under section 5312(a) of this title)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$300’’ the 
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘$745 (as in-
creased from time to time under section 5312(a) of 
this title)’’. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Section 5312(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘and each rate of monthly 
allowance paid under section 1805 of this title,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each rate of monthly allowance paid under section 
1805 of this title, each rate of burial and funeral expenses 
provided for under sections 2302(a), 2303(a)(1)(A), and 
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2307 of this title, and each rate of plot allowance provided 
for under section 2303(b) of this title,’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall 
apply to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) No adjustments shall be made under section 
5312(a) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (c), for fiscal year 2010 for rates of burial and 
funeral expenses provided for under sections 2302(a), 
2303(a)(1)(A), and 2307 of title 38, United States Code, 
and each rate of plot allowance provided for under section 
2303(b) of such title. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4047 
To use historical averages to calculate the Federal Medical Assistance 
Percentage for disaster affected States for purposes of the Medicaid Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Mr. CAO (for himself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. MICA, and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To use historical averages to calculate the Federal Medical 
Assistance Percentage for disaster affected States for 
purposes of the Medicaid Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FMAP CALCULATION FOR DISASTER-AFFECTED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a State, for pur-
poses of calculating the Federal Medical Assistance Per-
centage for a State under section 1905(b) of the Social 
Security Act, the Secretary shall substitute the average 
historical per capita income for such State for a year in 
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any instance for which the Secretary, without regard to 
this section, would use the per capita income for such 
State for such year if— 
(1) in such year, the per capita income for a 
State exceeds the average historical per capita in-
come by at least 8 percent; and 
(2) during such year or any of the 2 previous 
years, a major disaster was declared in such State 
by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(b) AVERAGE HISTORICAL PER CAPITA INCOME DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘average 
historical per capita income’’ means, with respect to a 
State, the average annual per capita income for the period 
beginning with the first year in which the Federal Medical 
Assistance Percentage was calculated for such State under 
section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act and ending with 
the year prior to the year during which the average histor-
ical per capita income is applied under subsection (a). 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4048 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MASSA, Mr. THORNBERRY, 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SESSIONS, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain 
injury care in rural areas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT 
PROGRAM ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 
CARE IN RURAL AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall carry out a pilot program in five rural States 
selected by the Secretary, in consultation with the Office 
of Rural Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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transmit to the Congress a report containing a strategy 
for implementation of this section. 
SEC. 204. IDENTITY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
The Director shall establish a program to support the 
development of technical standards, metrology, testbeds, 
and conformance criteria, taking into account appropriate 
user concerns, to— 
(1) improve interoperability among identity 
management technologies; 
(2) strengthen authentication methods of iden-
tity management systems; and 
(3) improve privacy protection in identity man-
agement systems, including health information tech-
nology systems, through authentication and security 
protocols. 
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In each of the five States selected, the Secretary shall as-
sign a specific Department of Veterans Affairs case man-
ager to each individual diagnosed with traumatic brain in-
jury who is receiving care in a medical facility of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs in a selected State. In car-
rying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) provide training at Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical facilities located in the selected 
States for Department of Veterans Affairs case 
managers who are assigned to individuals diagnosed 
with traumatic brain injury; 
(2) coordinate with non-Department medical fa-
cilities located in the selected States to provide for 
such training, as appropriate; 
(3) determine an appropriate ratio of traumatic 
brain injury patients to each case manager to ensure 
the patients receive proper and efficient treatment; 
(4) for any area in a selected State in which no 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility is 
easily accessible, seek to enter into a contract with 
a private health care provider located in that area 
under which the Secretary shall reimburse the pro-
vider for providing health care to traumatic brain in-
jury patients residing in that area; and 
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(5) provide updated information on the treat-
ment of traumatic brain injuries to private health 
care providers that have entered into contracts with 
the Secretary under paragraph (4). 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to Congress an annual report on the pilot 
program under this section. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4049 
To extend temporarily the duty suspension on 2- 
(Methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Mrs. CAPITO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend temporarily the duty suspension on 2- 
(Methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 2-(METHOXYCARBONYL)BENZYLSULFONAMIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.29.35 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
2-(Methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide) is amended, in 
the effective period column, by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12/31/2012’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
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drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4050 
To extend temporarily the duty suspension on Diaminodecane. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Mrs. CAPITO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend temporarily the duty suspension on 
Diaminodecane. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DIAMINODECANE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.23.02 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Diaminodecane) is amended, in the effective period col-
umn, by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/ 
2012’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
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15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4051 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a 
military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served 
honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
award of a military service medal to members of the 
Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold 
War, 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 ‘‘Cold War Service 
Medal Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) MEDAL AUTHORIZED.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1136. Cold War Service Medal 
‘‘(a) MEDAL
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary con-
cerned may issue a service medal, to be known as the ‘Cold 
War Service Medal’, to persons eligible to receive the 
medal under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The Cold War Service Medal shall be 
of an appropriate design approved by the Secretary of De-
fense, with ribbons, lapel pins, and other appurtenances. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—A person eligible to be 
issued the Cold War Service Medal is any person— 
‘‘(1) who— 
‘‘(A) served on active duty in the armed 
forces for not less than 24 consecutive months 
during the Cold War; 
‘‘(B) was deployed as a member of the 
armed forces outside the continental United 
States for a period of at least 30 days during 
the Cold War; or 
‘‘(C) performed such other service in the 
armed forces during the Cold War as the Sec-
retary of Defense may prescribe for purposes of 
this section; and 
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of paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (13) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
adding after paragraph (13) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(14) the increased small business employment 
credit determined under section 45R(a).’’. 
(d) CREDIT TO BE REFUNDABLE.—Subsection (c) of 
section 38 of such Code (relating to limitation based on 
amount of tax) is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) 
as paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULES FOR INCREASED SMALL 
BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.—In the case of the 
credit determined under section 45R— 
‘‘(A) this section and section 39 shall be 
applied separately with respect to such credit, 
and 
‘‘(B) in applying paragraph (1) to such 
credit— 
‘‘(i) the tentative minimum tax shall 
be treated as being zero, and 
‘‘(ii) the limitation under paragraph 
(1) (as modified by clause (i)) shall be re-
duced by the credit allowed under sub-
section (a) for the taxable year (other than 
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‘‘(2) who, if discharged or released from the 
armed forces, was so discharged or released under 
honorable conditions after service in the armed 
forces characterized as honorable. 
‘‘(d) ONE MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—Not more than one 
Cold War Service Medal may be issued to any person. 
‘‘(e) ISSUANCE
TO
REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DE-
CEASED.—If a person described in subsection (c) dies be-
fore being issued the Cold War Service Medal, the medal 
may be issued to the person’s representative, as designated 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(f) REPLACEMENT.—Under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary concerned, a Cold War Service Medal 
that is lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without 
fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was 
issued may be replaced without charge. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The issuance of a Cold War 
Service Medal shall be subject to such regulations as the 
Secretaries concerned shall prescribe for purposes of this 
section. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any 
regulations prescribed under this subsection are uniform 
to the extent practicable. 
‘‘(h) COLD WAR DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘Cold War’ means the period beginning on September 2, 
1945, and ending on December 26, 1991.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1136. Cold War Service Medal.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should take appro-
priate actions to expedite— 
(1) the design of the Cold War Service Medal 
provided for by section 1136 of title 10, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a)); and 
(2) the establishment and implementation of 
mechanisms to facilitate the issuance of the Cold 
War Service Medal to persons eligible for the 
issuance of the medal under such section. 
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new item: 
‘‘2857. Veterans to Work Pilot Program.’’. 
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