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‘‘(ii) changes in the condition of the 
battlefields and associated sites during 
that period; and 
‘‘(iii) any other relevant developments 
relating to the battlefields and associated 
sites during that period. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund to provide 
grants under this subsection $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
‘‘(B) 
UPDATE
OF
BATTLEFIELD
RE-
PORT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out paragraph 
(6)(B), $500,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REFERENCES TO OTHER BATTLEFIELD AC-
QUISITION PROGRAM.—Subsection (d) of the Amer-
ican Battlefield Protection Act of 1996, as added by 
section 3 of Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–359; 116 Stat. 3016), is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BATTLEFIELD
ACQUISITION
GRANT
PRO-
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘April 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on April 1, 2009. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
48103(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$1,950,000,000 for the 6-month period begin-
ning on October 1, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,900,000,000 
for fiscal year 2009.’’. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2009.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 2009.’’. 
(b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2009,’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2009,’’. 
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Calendar No. 27 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 146 
AN ACT 
To establish a battlefield acquisition grant program 
for the acquisition and protection of nationally 
significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1470 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction 
for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals be allowed 
in determining self-employment tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Ms. KOSMAS, and Mr. REICHERT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
that the deduction for the health insurance costs of self- 
employed individuals be allowed in determining self-em-
ployment tax. 
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 ‘‘Equity for Our Na-
tion’s Self-Employed Act of 2009’’. 
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‘‘(G) the Billy Carter Service Station at 
104 West Church Street, consisting of less than 
one acre; 
‘‘(H) the property at 147 Old Plains High-
way, known locally as the ‘Haunted House’, 
where Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter resided from 
1956 to 1961, consisting of approximately one 
acre; 
‘‘(I) the Georgia Welcome Center on State 
Route 280/27, consisting of approximately 18 
acres; and 
‘‘(J) two corridors of land no wider than 
50 feet each between the Georgia Welcome Cen-
ter and the President Carter boyhood home for 
the purpose of establishing walking and biking 
trails while using, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the right-of-way for the Shoreline Ex-
cursion Train.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘the Geor-
gia Welcome Center (referred to in subsection 
(b)(2)(I)),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A)),’’. 
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION AS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) Public Law 100–206 is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘National Historical 
Park’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘national historic park’’. 
(b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, docu-
ment, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
‘‘Jimmy Carter National Historic Site’’ shall be deemed 
a reference to the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National Historical 
Park’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 7 of Public Law 100–206 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.’’. 
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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. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 1 of Public Law 100–206 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting: 
‘‘(3) preserve and interpret a southern agricul-
tural-based rural community during the early to mid-
dle years of the 20th century.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘map enti-
tled ‘Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Pres-
ervation District Boundary Map’, numbered NHS– 
JC–80000, and dated April 1987’’ and inserting 
‘‘map titled ‘Jimmy Carter National Historical Park 
and Preservation District, Proposed Boundary Map’, 
numbered 330/80,019, and dated September 2009’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and described more par-
ticularly as follows—’’ and inserting ‘‘or is need-
ed to enhance the visitor experience, and in-
cludes—’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘15’’ 
and inserting ‘‘18’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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GRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘BATTLEFIELD ACQUISI-
TION GRANT PROGRAM FOR BATTLEFIELDS OF 
THE CIVIL WAR’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘grant 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘grant program for 
battlefields of the Civil War’’; and 
(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(f) of the American Battlefield Protection Act of 
1996, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘REPEAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EXPIRATION’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘is re-
pealed’’ and inserting ‘‘expires’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECA TAX DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE 
COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (l) of section 162 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special 
rules for health insurance costs of self-employed individ-
uals) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and by redes-
ignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
(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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Street that are needed for administrative and 
visitor uses and to protect scenic values, not to 
exceed 10 acres;’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) the Billy Carter Service Station at 
104 West Church Street, consisting of less than 
one acre; 
‘‘(H) the property at 147 Old Plains High-
way, known locally as the ‘Haunted House’, 
where Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter resided from 
1956 to 1961, consisting of approximately one 
acre; 
‘‘(I) the Georgia Welcome Center on State 
Route 280/27, consisting of approximately 18 
acres; and 
‘‘(J) two corridors of land no wider than 
50 feet each between the Georgia Welcome Cen-
ter and the President Carter boyhood home for 
the purpose of establishing walking and biking 
trails while using, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the right-of-way for the Shoreline Ex-
cursion Train.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) after subparagraph (B), insert the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) by donation only, other lands and in-
terests in lands in the environs of Plains con-
taining natural, cultural, or historic resources 
consistent with the purposes of the national his-
torical park which, upon acquisition, shall be in-
cluded in and administered as part of the na-
tional historical park.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Georgia Welcome Center (referred to in subsection 
(b)(2)(I)),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A))’’. 
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION AS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Public Law 100–206 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘National Historical 
Park’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘national historical park’’;
(3) in the section heading of section 1, by strik-
ing ‘‘NATIONAL
HISTORIC
SITE’’ and inserting 
‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’; 
(4) in the subsection heading of section 1(b), by 
striking ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE’’ and inserting 
‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’; and 
(5) in the section heading of section 3, by strik-
ing ‘‘HISTORIC SITE’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL PARK’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National Historic Site’’ shall 
be deemed a reference to the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National 
Historical Park’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Public Law 100–206 is further amended by striking 
section 7. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1471 
AN ACT 
To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter Na-
tional Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to 
redesignate the unit as a National Historical 
Park, and for other purposes.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1471 
To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in 
the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National Historical 
Park, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. BARROW) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National His-
toric Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the 
unit as a National Historical Park, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 1 of Public Law 100–206 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting: 
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‘‘(3) preserve and interpret a southern agricul-
tural-based rural community during the early to 
middle years of the 20th century.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘map enti-
tled ‘Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Pres-
ervation District Boundary Map’, numbered NHS– 
JC–80000 and dated April 1987’’ and inserting 
‘‘map entitled ‘lllll’, numbered lll and 
dated llll’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and described more par-
ticularly as follows—’’ and inserting ‘‘or is 
needed to enhance the visitor experience, and 
includes—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’ in 
subparagraph (C); 
(C) by striking ‘‘Carter.’’ in subparagraph 
(F) and inserting ‘‘Carter, and properties in the 
vicinity of the residence along West Church 
Street that are needed for administrative and 
visitor uses and to protect scenic values, not to 
exceed 10 acres;’’; and 
(D) by adding the following new subpara-
graphs: 
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come customers and the dollar amounts of 
the mortgage credit extended to such cus-
tomers by the mortgage bank; 
(ii) the number and distribution of 
customers residing in minority and low- 
and moderate-income neighborhoods and 
the dollar amounts of the mortgage credit 
extended to such customers by the mort-
gage bank; 
(iii) the mortgage bank’s market 
share in neighborhoods of different racial 
and income characteristics; 
(iv) the mortgage bank’s market share 
to borrowers of different racial and income 
characteristics; 
(v) a comparison of the rate at which 
the mortgage bank rejects applications 
from minority and White applicants; 
(vi) any evidence of illegal discrimina-
tory credit practices, including steering, or 
offering less favorable loan products to ap-
plicants of different racial backgrounds; 
and 
(vii) the extent to which the mortgage 
bank has adopted innovative and flexible 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1473 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to establish, modify, charge, and 
collect recreation fees at lands and waters administered by the Corps 
of Engineers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, 
Mr. ROSS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. BOREN, and Mr. BERRY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to establish, modify, 
charge, and collect recreation fees at lands and waters 
administered by the Corps of Engineers. 
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 ‘‘Army Corps of Engi-
neers Recreation Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO ESTAB-
LISH, 
MODIFY, 
CHARGE, 
AND 
COLLECT 
RECREATION FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2010 and 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Army may establish, mod-
ify, charge, and collect recreation fees at lands and waters 
administered by the Corps of Engineers in the same man-
ner and subject to the same terms and conditions as the 
Secretary of the Interior may establish, modify, charge, 
and collect recreation fees with respect to Federal recre-
ation lands and waters managed by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation En-
hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.). 
(b) USE OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR DEPOSIT AND 
EXPENDITURE OF FEES.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall establish a special account in the Treasury of the 
United States for the Corps of Engineers, which shall be 
used for the same purpose and subject to the same terms 
and conditions as the special accounts established in the 
Treasury of the United States for each Federal land man-
agement agency under section 807 of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6806). 
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(c) CONTRACT AUDIT GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance relating to con-
tract audits carried out by a military department, a de-
fense agency, or a Department of Defense field activity 
that are not contractor business system reviews, as de-
scribed under section 2222a of title 10, United States 
Code, that— 
(1) requires that such audits comply with gen-
erally accepted government auditing standards 
issued by the Comptroller General and are per-
formed in a time and manner consistent with a doc-
umented assessment of risk to the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(2) establishes guidelines for discussions of the 
scope of the audit with the contractor concerned 
that ensure that such scope is not improperly influ-
enced by the contractor; 
(3) provides for withholding of contract pay-
ments when necessary to compel the submission of 
documentation from the contractor; and 
(4) requires that the results of contract audits 
performed on behalf of an agency of the Department 
of Defense be shared with other Federal agencies 
upon request, without reimbursement.
H. Res. 1525 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 26, 2010. 
Whereas Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, to 
Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch in Monroeville, 
Alabama; 
Whereas Nelle Harper Lee wrote the novel ‘‘To Kill a Mock-
ingbird’’ portraying life in the 1930s in the fictional 
small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, which was 
modeled on Ms. Lee’s hometown of Monroeville, Alabama; 
Whereas ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ addressed the issue of ra-
cial inequality in the United States by revealing the hu-
manity of a community grappling with moral conflict; 
Whereas ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ was first published in 1960 
and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961; 
Whereas ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ was the basis for the 1962 
Oscar-winning film of the same name starring Gregory 
Peck; 
Whereas ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ is one of the great Amer-
ican novels of the 20th century, having been published in 
more than 40 languages and having sold over 30 million 
copies; 
Whereas in 2007, Nelle Harper Lee was inducted into the 
American Academy of Arts and Letters;
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1477 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from 
gross income for long-term capital gain on property acquired or disposed 
of during 2009 or 2010. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. GRIFFITH 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 provide 
an exclusion from gross income for long-term capital 
gain on property acquired or disposed of during 2009 
or 2010. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS ON 
PROPERTY ACQUIRED OR DISPOSED OF DUR-
ING 2009 OR 2010. 
(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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‘‘SEC. 139D. LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS ON PROPERTY AC-
QUIRED OR DISPOSED OF DURING 2009 OR 
2010. 
‘‘Gross income shall not include gain from the sale 
or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 1 year 
if such asset was acquired or disposed of during the period 
beginning on January 1, 2009, and ending on December 
31, 2010.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
139C the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139D. Long-term capital gains on property acquired or disposed of dur-
ing 2009 or 2010.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 2008. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1478 
To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members 
of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain 
injuries caused by improper medical care, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United 
States for damages for certain injuries caused by im-
proper medical care, 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 ‘‘Carmelo Rodriguez 
Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AGAINST 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES FOR CERTAIN INJURIES CAUSED BY 
IMPROPER MEDICAL CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 2681. Certain claims by members of the Armed 
Forces of the United States 
‘‘(a) A claim may be brought against the United 
States under this chapter for damages relating to the per-
sonal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States arising out of a negligent or wrongful 
act or omission in the performance of medical, dental, or 
related health care functions (including clinical studies 
and investigations) that is provided by a person acting 
within the scope of the office or employment of that person 
by or at the direction of the Government of the United 
States inside the United States. 
‘‘(b)(1) The payment of any claim of a member of 
the Armed Forces under this section shall be reduced by 
the present value of other benefits received by the member 
or the estate, survivors, and beneficiaries of the member 
under title 10, title 37, or title 38 that are attributable 
to the physical injury or death from which the claim arose. 
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