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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1500 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make 
refundable the dependent care credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. PETERS 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 
and make refundable the dependent care credit. 
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 ‘‘Helping Families Af-
ford to Work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT. 
(a) INCREASE
IN INCOMES ELIGIBLE
FOR FULL 
CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’. 
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(b) INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF EXPENSES AL-
LOWABLE.—Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) of such Code 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 
percent’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35 
percent’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMIT ON AMOUNT CRED-
ITABLE.—Subsection (c) of section 21 of such Code is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ in paragraph (1) and 
inserting ‘‘$6,000’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ in paragraph (2) and 
inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
(d) CREDIT TO BE REFUNDABLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of such Code is 
hereby moved to subpart C of part IV of subchapter 
A of chapter 1 of such Code (relating to refundable 
credits) and inserted after section 36A. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 21 of such Code, as so moved, 
is redesignated as section 36B. 
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 36B(a) of 
such Code (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
(C) Paragraph (1) of section 23(f) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘21(e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘36B(e)’’. 
(D) Paragraph (6) of section 35(g) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘21(e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘36B(e)’’. 
(E) Subparagraph (C) of section 129(a)(2) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 
21(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 36B(e)’’. 
(F) Paragraph (2) of section 129(b) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 
21(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 36B(d)(2)’’. 
(G) Paragraph (1) of section 129(e) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 
21(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 36B(b)(2)’’. 
(H) Subsection (e) of section 213 of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 36B’’. 
(I) 
Subparagraph 
(H) 
of 
section 
6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘section 21’’ and inserting ‘‘section 36B’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MEDICARE INPATIENT HOS-
PITAL PAYMENT RATE FOR PUERTO RICO 
HOSPITALS. 
Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(E)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii); 
(2) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and before April 
1, 2009,’’ after ‘‘2004,’’ and by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) on or after April 1, 2009, the applicable 
Puerto Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applica-
ble Federal percentage is 100 percent.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1502 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in 
the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments 
for hospitals in Puerto Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. GUTIER-
REZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for equity in the calculation of Medicare disproportionate 
share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico. 
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Hospitals 
Medicare DSH Equity Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF MEDICARE DSH PAYMENTS FOR 
PPS HOSPITALS IN PUERTO RICO. 
Section 1886(d)(9)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(D)(iii)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) Subparagraph (F) (relating to dispropor-
tionate share payments), except that for this pur-
pose— 
‘‘(I) the sum described in clause (ii) of this 
subparagraph shall be substituted for the sum 
referred to in paragraph (5)(F)(ii)(I); and 
‘‘(II) for discharges occurring on or after 
October 1, 2009, subclause (I) of paragraph 
(5)(F)(vi) shall be applied by substituting for 
the numerator described in such subclause the 
number of subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospitals’ 
patient days for a cost reporting period which 
were made up of patients who (for such days) 
were entitled to benefits under part A of this 
title and either were eligible in Puerto Rico on 
a categorically needy basis or medically needy 
basis as aged, blind, or disabled for medical as-
sistance under title XIX.’’. 
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(3) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘and man-
ufacturing’’ and inserting ‘‘manufacturing, integra-
tion, services, and information technology’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘integration’ means the process 
of providing systems engineering and technical direc-
tion for a system for the purpose of achieving capa-
bilities that satisfy program requirements.’’. 
(b) REVISED OBJECTIVES.—Section 2501(a) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Supplying 
and equipping’’ and inserting ‘‘Supplying, equipping, 
and supporting’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and logistics 
for’’ and inserting ‘‘logistics, and other activities in 
support of’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and produce’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, produce, and support’’; and 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (8) and inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) Providing for the generation of services ca-
pabilities that are not core functions of the armed
forces and that are critical to military operations 
within the national technology and industrial base. 
‘‘(7) Providing for the development, production, 
and integration of information technology within the 
national technology and industrial base.’’. 
(c) REVISED ASSESSMENTS.—Section 2505(b)(4) of 
such title is amended by inserting after ‘‘of this title)’’ 
the following ‘‘or major automated information systems 
(as defined in section 2445a of this title)’’. 
(d) REVISED POLICY GUIDANCE.—Section 2506(a) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘budget allocation, 
weapons’’ and inserting ‘‘strategy, management, budget 
allocation,’’. 
SEC. 407. CONSTRUCTION OF ACT ON COMPETITION RE-
QUIREMENTS 
FOR 
THE 
ACQUISITION 
OF 
SERVICES. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to affect the competition require-
ments of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, with 
respect to the acquisition of services. 
SEC. 408. ACQUISITION SAVINGS PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall carry
SECTION 1. FINDING. 
Congress finds that under section 5 of article II of 
the Constitution of the United States, in order to be eligi-
ble to serve as President, an individual must be a natural 
born citizen of the United States who has attained the 
age of 35 years and has been a resident within the United 
States for at least 14 years. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES OF 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES 
TO 
PROVIDE 
DOCUMENTATION OF CANDIDATE’S ELIGI-
BILITY TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(b) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 433(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) in the case of a principal campaign com-
mittee of a candidate for election to the office of 
President, a copy of the candidate’s birth certificate, 
together with such other documentation as may be 
necessary to establish that the candidate meets the 
qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President 
under section 5 of article II of the Constitution.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the election for 
the office of President held in 2012 and each succeeding 
election for the office of President. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1504 
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial 
census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included 
so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking 
of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or 
other similar option be included so that respondents may 
indicate Dominican extraction or descent. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CENSUS QUES-
TIONNAIRES. 
In conducting the 2010 decennial census and every 
decennial census thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall include, in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise 
used for the purpose of determining the total population 
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by States, a checkbox or other similar option by which re-
spondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent. 
Æ 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1505 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide services 
for birth parents who have placed a child for adoption, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mrs. SCHMIDT (for herself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to provide services for birth parents who have placed 
a child for adoption, 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 ‘‘Birth Parent Assist-
ance Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to enhance post-placement services for birth 
parents who have placed a child for adoption; 
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(2) to initiate or enhance post-placement coun-
seling services for birth parents who have placed a 
child for adoption; and 
(3) to identify how post-placement services for 
birth parents who have placed a child for adoption 
can be improved. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF POST-ADOPTION SERVICES 
FOR BIRTH PARENTS. 
(a) SERVICES
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall, either directly or by 
grant to or contract with the eligible entities described in 
subsection (b), provide services described in subsection (c) 
for birth parents who have placed a child for adoption. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The eligible entities re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are States, local governmental 
entities, and public or private agencies or organizations, 
including public or private licensed child welfare or adop-
tion agencies or adoptive family groups and faith-based 
organizations. 
(c) TYPES OF SERVICES.—The types of services re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) post-legal adoption services for birth par-
ents; 
(2) counseling services for birth parents who 
have placed a child for adoption, including— 
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HR 1506 PCS 
property described in subsection (b) to the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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provide an accurate description of the services provided 
or activities carried out with such amounts. 
(f) SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT
AND NOT SUP-
PLANT.—Services provided under a grant or contract 
under subsection (a) shall supplement, and not supplant, 
services provided using any other funds made available for 
the same general purposes. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to eligible enti-
ties referred to in subsection (a) that receive a grant 
or enter into a contract with the Secretary under 
subsection (a) for purposes of providing the services 
described in subsection (c); 
(2) as appropriate, coordinate the provision of 
services described in subsection (c) with other adop-
tion-related
research, training, services, and assist-
ance activities carried out by the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and 
(3) either directly, or by grant to or contract 
with a public or private agency or organization— 
(A) evaluate the implementation and effec-
tiveness of the provision of services described in 
subsection (c) and other activities carried out 
under this section; 
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(B) identify different post-placement serv-
ices provided for birth parents, the availability 
and utilization of such services, and how post- 
placement services might be improved; and 
(C) not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, submit to
Con-
gress a report that contains the results of the 
evaluation under subparagraph (A) and the in-
formation described in subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this Act, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services— 
(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) 
are authorized to remain available until expended. 
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(B) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—To 
be considered a quality assurance provider 
under this paragraph, an entity shall be cer-
tified through— 
(i) the International Code Council; 
(ii) the BPI; 
(iii) the RESNET; 
(iv) a State; 
(v) a State-approved residential en-
ergy efficiency retrofit program; or 
(vi) any other entity designated for 
such purpose by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator. 
(19) REBATE AGGREGATOR.—The term ‘‘rebate 
aggregator’’ means an entity that meets the require-
ments of section 4. 
(20) RESNET.—The term ‘‘RESNET’’ means 
the Residential Energy Services Network. 
(21) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(22) SILVER
STAR
HOME
ENERGY
RETROFIT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Silver Star Home Energy 
Retrofit Program’’ means the Silver Star Home En-
ergy Retrofit Program established under section 5. 
(23) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
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SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN DOC-
UMENTS RELATING TO FRANKLIN DELANO 
ROOSEVELT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any person or entity makes a 
gift of any property described in subsection (b) to the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration, then any 
claim of the United States to such property shall be treat-
ed as having been waived and relinquished on the day be-
fore the date of such gift. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—Property is described in 
this subsection if such property— 
(1) is a part of the collection of documents, pa-
pers, and memorabilia relating to Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt or any member of his family or staff; and 
(2) was in the possession of Grace Tully and re-
tained by her at the time of her death. 
(c) DATE OF GIFT.—The date of a gift referred to 
in subsection (a) is any date specified by the donor so long 
as such date is subsequent to the physical delivery of the
property described in subsection (b) to the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1506 
AN ACT 
To provide that claims of the United States to cer-
tain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roo-
sevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished 
in certain circumstances.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1506 
To provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating 
to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished 
in certain circumstances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To provide that claims of the United States to certain docu-
ments relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be 
treated as waived and relinquished in certain cir-
cumstances. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN DOC-
UMENTS RELATING TO FRANKLIN DELANO 
ROOSEVELT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any person or entity makes a 
gift of any property described in subsection (b) to the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration, then any 
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claim of the United States to such property shall be treat-
ed as having been waived and relinquished on the day be-
fore the date of such gift. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—Property is described in 
this subsection if such property— 
(1) is a part of the collection of documents, pa-
pers, and memorabilia relating to Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt or any member of his family or staff; and 
(2) was in the possession of Grace Tully and re-
tained by her at the time of her death. 
(c) DATE OF GIFT.—The date of a gift referred to 
in subsection (a) is any date specified by the donor so long 
as such date is subsequent to the physical delivery of the 
property described in subsection (b) to the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration. 
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II 
Calendar No. 226 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1506 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 
Received 
DECEMBER 11, 2009 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide that claims of the United States to certain docu-
ments relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be 
treated as waived and relinquished in certain cir-
cumstances. 
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. TREATMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN DOC-
UMENTS RELATING TO FRANKLIN DELANO 
ROOSEVELT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any person or entity makes a 
gift of any property described in subsection (b) to the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration, then any 
claim of the United States to such property shall be treat-
ed as having been waived and relinquished on the day be-
fore the date of such gift. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—Property is described in 
this subsection if such property— 
(1) is a part of the collection of documents, pa-
pers, and memorabilia relating to Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt or any member of his family or staff; and 
(2) was in the possession of Grace Tully and re-
tained by her at the time of her death. 
(c) DATE OF GIFT.—The date of a gift referred to 
in subsection (a) is any date specified by the donor so long 
as such date is subsequent to the physical delivery of the 
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Calendar No. 226 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1506 
AN ACT 
To provide that claims of the United States to cer-
tain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roo-
sevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished 
in certain circumstances. 
DECEMBER 11, 2009 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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year after 2010, the dollar amount in subpara-
graph (B)(i) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘2009’ for 
‘1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
Any increase determined under the preceding 
sentence shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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