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Calendar No. 118 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 80 
[Report No. 111–53] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2009 
Received 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
JULY 20, 2009 
Reported by Mrs. BOXER, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat 
nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under 
that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating 
to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, 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 ‘‘Captive Primate Safety 
Act’’. 
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vating, contributing to, or causing the condi-
tion— 
‘‘(i) the physician shall promptly 
transmit such determination to the WTC 
Program Administrator and provide the 
Administrator with the medical facts sup-
porting such determination; and 
‘‘(ii) on and after the date of such 
transmittal and subject to subparagraph 
(B), the WTC Program shall provide for 
payment under subsection (c) for medically 
necessary treatment for such condition. 
‘‘(B) 
REVIEW; 
CERTIFICATION; 
AP-
PEALS.— 
‘‘(i) REVIEW.—A Federal employee 
designated by the WTC Program Adminis-
trator shall review determinations made 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) CERTIFICATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide a certification of such 
condition based upon reviews conducted 
under clause (i). Such a certification shall 
be provided unless the Administrator de-
termines that the responder’s condition is 
not a WTC-related health condition in the 
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‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(4) UNIFORM
DATA
COLLECTION.—For the 
purpose of carrying out section 3304 and for reim-
bursing Data Centers (as defined in section 
3305(b)(2)) for the costs incurred by such Centers 
in carrying out activities under contracts entered 
into under section 3305(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $2,500,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $10,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
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SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINI-
TION OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES. 
Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end ‘‘or any nonhuman primate’’. 
SEC. 3. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 3 of the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or sub-
section (e)’’ before the period; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
(4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply’’ 
in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) CAPTIVE WILDLIFE OFFENSE.— 
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ing ‘‘divorced wife meets the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), shall be enti-
tled’’. 
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(c)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘divorced husband—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘shall be entitled’’ and inserting ‘‘divorced 
husband meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (1), shall be entitled’’. 
(c) EXEMPTION FROM DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF 
WORK.—Section 203(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
403(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) Except as’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the benefit to which’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘(2) In any case in which any of the 
other persons referred to in paragraph (1)(B) is en-
titled to monthly benefits as a divorced spouse under 
subsection (b) or (c) of section 202 for any month, 
the benefit to which’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with 
respect to benefits for months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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‘‘(A) to take affirmative action to abate 
the violation; 
‘‘(B) to reinstate the complainant to his or 
her former position together with compensation 
(including back pay) and restore the terms, 
conditions, and privileges associated with his or 
her employment; and 
‘‘(C) to provide compensatory damages to 
the complainant. 
If such an order is issued under this paragraph, the 
Secretary or the court, at the request of the com-
plainant, shall assess against the person against 
whom the order is issued a sum equal to the aggre-
gate amount of all costs and expenses (including at-
torney and expert witness fees) reasonably incurred, 
as determined by the Secretary, by the complainant 
for, or in connection with, the bringing of the com-
plaint upon which the order was issued. 
‘‘(d) RIGHTS RETAINED BY EMPLOYEE.—Nothing in 
this section shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privi-
leges, or remedies of any employee under any Federal or 
State law or under any collective bargaining agreement. 
The rights and remedies in this section may not be waived 
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by any agreement, policy, form, or condition of employ-
ment.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 761 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of 
parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for 
interment in national cemeteries. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF 
PARENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS. 
(a) INTERMENT
OF PARENTS
OF CERTAIN DE-
CEASED VETERANS.—Section 2402 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) If the Secretary determines there is enough 
space in open national cemeteries, the parent of a person 
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listed in any of paragraphs (1) through (4) or paragraph 
(7) who, at the time of the parent’s death, does not have 
a spouse, surviving spouse, or child who has been interred, 
or who, if deceased, would be eligible to be interred, in 
a national cemetery pursuant to paragraph (5).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (9) of section 
2402 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with re-
spect to the death of an eligible parent on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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river and the segment from the Bob Marshall Wilderness
boundary downstream approximately 1.3 miles to its con-
fluence with the South Fork, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) TENDERFOOT CREEK, MONTANA.—The seg-
ment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from
The Falls downstream approximately 4.6 miles to the
Smith River, as generally depicted on the boundary map
entitled ‘Tenderfoot Creek Wild River’ and dated July 1,
1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,
as a wild river.
‘‘(
) GREEN FORK STRAIGHT CREEK, MONTANA.—
The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest
from its headwaters downstream approximately 4.5 miles
to Straight Creek, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Green Fork Straight Creek Wild River’ and
dated July 1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture, as a wild river.
‘‘(
) YAAK RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Kootenai National Forest from the junction of the
East and West Forks downstream 38 miles to the Yaak
Falls, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled
‘Yaak River Wild and Recreational River’ and dated July
1, 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a recreational river and the segment from the
SECTION 1. FINAL PATENT AND LAND RECONFIGURATION 
IN CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY, 
NEVADA. 
Patent No. 27–2005–0081 and its associated land re-
configuration issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is hereby affirmed and validated 
as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with 
the provisions of the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275), the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit of 
the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat to 
increase the likelihood of their recovery. The process uti-
lized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the 
lands as shown on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project 
MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008– 
N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special
Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 
200125042 are hereby ratified. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
AN ACT 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 
and for other purposes.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 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. FINAL PATENT AND LAND RECONFIGURATION 
IN CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY, 
NEVADA. 
Patent No. 27–2005–0081 and its associated land re-
configuration issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is hereby affirmed and validated 
as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with 
the provisions of the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275), the Na-
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tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit of 
the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat to 
increase the likelihood of their recovery. The process uti-
lized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the 
lands as shown on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project 
MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008– 
N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special 
Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 
200125042 are hereby ratified. 
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III 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 16, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 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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12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(5) RESEARCH REGARDING CERTAIN HEALTH 
CONDITIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out sec-
tion 3341— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $3,750,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $15,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(6) WORLD
TRADE
CENTER
HEALTH
REG-
ISTRY.—For the purpose of carrying out section 
3342— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $1,750,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $7,000,000; and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
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SECTION 1. FINAL PATENT AND LAND RECONFIGURATION 
IN CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY, 
NEVADA. 
Patent No. 27–2005–0081 and its associated land re-
configuration issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is hereby affirmed and validated 
as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with 
the provisions of the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275), the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit of 
the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat to 
increase the likelihood of their recovery. The process uti-
lized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the 
lands as shown on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project 
MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008– 
N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special 
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Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 
200125042 are hereby ratified. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By ROBERT F. REEVES, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 95 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
[Report No. 111–178] 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 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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SECTION 1. FINAL PATENT AND LAND RECONFIGURATION 
IN CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY, 
NEVADA. 
Patent No. 27–2005–0081 and its associated land re-
configuration issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is hereby affirmed and validated 
as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with 
the provisions of the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275), the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit of 
the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat to 
increase the likelihood of their recovery. The process uti-
lized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the 
lands as shown on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project 
MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008– 
N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special 
Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 
200125042 are hereby ratified. 
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Union Calendar No. 95 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
[Report No. 111–178] 
A BILL 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 
and for other purposes. 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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II 
Calendar No. 542 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 762 
[Report No. 111–272] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 16, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AUGUST 5, 2010 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 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. FINAL PATENT AND LAND RECONFIGURATION 
IN CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY, 
NEVADA. 
Patent No. 27–2005–0081 and its associated land re-
configuration issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is hereby affirmed and validated 
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as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with 
the provisions of the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275), the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit of 
the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat to 
increase the likelihood of their recovery. The process uti-
lized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the 
lands as shown on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project 
MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008– 
N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special 
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Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 
200125042 are hereby ratified. 
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Calendar No. 542 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 762 
[Report No. 111–272] 
AN ACT 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 
and for other purposes. 
AUGUST 5, 2010 
Reported without amendment 
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larger such benefit or payment, as the case may be, would 
be payable without its application. 
‘‘(c) 
CITIZENSHIP
AND
RESIDENCY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—(1) A qualifying month shall not be taken into 
account under this section with respect to any individual 
unless such individual— 
‘‘(A) is throughout the qualifying month a resi-
dent of the United States (as defined in paragraph 
(2)), and 
‘‘(B)(i) is throughout the qualifying month a 
citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who was not 
a citizen of the United States throughout the quali-
fying month, has resided in the United States (as 
defined in subsection 210(i)) continuously during the 
5 years immediately preceding the qualifying month. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term 
‘United States’ means the 50 States and the District of 
Columbia. 
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—A quali-
fying month shall not be taken into account under this 
section with respect to an individual unless such individual 
provides the Commissioner of Social Security with the 
name and Social Security account number of the depend-
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 772 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits 
for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers with-
out regard to age. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FULL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED WIDOWS AND 
WIDOWERS WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘has at-
tained age 50 but has not attained age 60 and’’; 
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Land Management and generally depicted on the map ti-
tled ‘‘Nellis Air Force Base Additions August 2008’’. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—The parcel of land described in 
subsection (b) shall be used by Air Force for the enlarge-
ment and protection of Nellis Air Force Base. 
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