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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5357 
To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along 
the international border between the United States and Mexico in support 
of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border 
Protection of the Department of Homeland Security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2010 
Mr. MITCHELL (for himself and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard 
troops along the international border between the United 
States and Mexico in support of the border control activi-
ties of the United States Customs and Border Protection 
of the Department of Homeland Security. 
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. DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL 
GUARD 
TROOPS 
ALONG 
INTERNATIONAL 
BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
MEXICO. 
(a) IMMEDIATE INCREASE; DURATION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) increase the number of members of the Na-
tional Guard deployed along the international border 
between the United States and Mexico in support of 
the border control activities of the United States 
Customs and Border Protection of the Department 
of Homeland Security by at least 3,000 above the 
number so deployed as of May 1, 2010; and 
(2) maintain such increased numbers through 
December 31, 2011. 
(b) TREATMENT OF DEPLOYED NATIONAL GUARD 
TROOPS.—Members of the National Guard deployed pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall not be included in the calcula-
tion to determine compliance with— 
(1) limits on end strength; or 
(2) limits on the number of members of the Na-
tional Guard who may be placed on active duty for 
operational support. 
(c) 
OPTIONAL
EARLY
REDUCTION.—Notwith-
standing the date specified in subsection (a)(2), if the 
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number of Border Patrol agents serving along the inter-
national border between the United States and Mexico is 
more than 20,163, the Secretary of Defense may reduce 
the number of members of the National Guard deployed 
along such border to comply with subsection (a)(1) by the 
number of additional border patrol agents that are author-
ized, funded, hired, trained, and deployed. However, the 
additional border patrol agents must be fully deployed be-
fore the Secretary may reduce the number of members of 
the National Guard so deployed. 
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Eckstein, Vic Damone, and Harry Belafonte and 
also starred in musical and television specials with 
such giants as Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, and 
Frank Sinatra. 
(14) Lena Horne used her fame to become a 
powerful voice for civil rights and equality. 
(15) In 1963, she participated in the historic 
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at 
which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his im-
mortal ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech. 
(16) Lena Horne also performed at rallies 
throughout the country for the National Council for 
Negro Women and worked with the National Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of Colored People 
(NAACP), of which she was a member since the age 
of 2, the National Council of Negro Women, the 
Delta Sigma Theta sorority, and the Urban League. 
(17) Through the end of the 20th century, 
Lena Horne continued to entertain large audiences 
of all ages and backgrounds and appeared on nu-
merous television shows, including Sesame Street, 
Sanford and Son, The Muppet Show, The Cosby 
Show, and A Different World. 
(18) In 1978, she was in the film adaption of 
The Wiz. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5358 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer 
Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2010 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit 
oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in 
certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the 
coast of Florida, 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 ‘‘Florida Coastal Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
PROHIBITION 
OF 
OIL 
AND 
NATURAL 
GAS 
PRELEASING, LEASING, AND RELATED AC-
TIVITIES IN CERTAIN AREAS OFF THE COAST 
OF FLORIDA. 
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION
OF
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS 
PRELEASING, LEASING, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section or any other law, the Sec-
retary may not offer for oil and gas leasing or 
preleasing or any related activity, any tract located 
in— 
‘‘(A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mex-
ico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; 
‘‘(B) the South Atlantic Planning Area; or 
‘‘(C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON EFFECT.—Nothing in this 
subsection affects any right under any lease issued 
under this Act before the date of enactment of this 
subsection.’’. 
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(D) in the fourth sentence by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A)
and (B), respectively,
(E) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘With’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) With’’, and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an unlawful
employment practice of the kind described in section
704(a) is established under this section if an employee or
applicant for employment demonstrates that his making
a charge, testifying, assisting, or participating in any man-
ner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this
title was a contributing factor in an adverse personnel ac-
tion that was taken or is to be taken against such em-
ployee or applicant.
‘‘(B) Relief under this section may not be granted
if the respondent demonstrates by clear and convincing
evidence that it would have taken the same personnel ac-
tion in the absence of such disclosure.’’,
(2) by striking subsection (c),
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘(j)’’,
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‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF FEE.—The amount of the 
fee shall be the full cost of the loan guarantee plus an 
additional amount determined by the Secretary as suffi-
cient to cover applicable administrative expenses.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3749 
the following new item: 
‘‘3749A. Loan fee.’’. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3741 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘cost ’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘cost of a loan guarantee’ within the meaning 
of section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit Reform 
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C)). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘guarantee’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘loan 
guarantee’ in section 502 of the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a); and 
‘‘(B) includes a loan guarantee commit-
ment (as defined in section 502 of the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘obligation’ means the loan or 
other debt obligation that is guaranteed under this 
subchapter.’’. 
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(B) 5 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 2 years; and 
(C) 4 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 3 years. 
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Advi-
sory Council may be reappointed, except that no 
individual may serve on the Advisory Council 
for a total of more than 2 terms. 
(B) VACANCY APPOINTMENTS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the number of 
terms an individual serves on the Advisory 
Council shall not include any portion of a term 
for which an individual is appointed to fill a va-
cancy under paragraph (4)(B). 
(4) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Advi-
sory Council— 
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Advisory Council; and 
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
(B) TERM.—Any member of the Advisory 
Council appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
before the expiration of the term for which the 
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commitment to guarantee loans for a fiscal year has 
been provided in advance in an appropriations Act.’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3749 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3749. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 37 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 3749 and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘3749. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(g) LOAN FEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 37 is further 
amended by inserting after section 3749 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 3749A. Loan Fee 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT
OF FEE.—(1) The Secretary 
shall collect a fee from each veterans’ small business con-
cern obtaining a loan guaranteed under this subchapter. 
‘‘(2) No loan may be guaranteed under this sub-
chapter until the fee payable under this section has been 
remitted to the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) The fee may be included in the loan guaranteed 
under this subchapter and paid from the proceeds thereof. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5360 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the standard of visual 
acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance 
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2010 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the stand-
ard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially 
adapted housing assistance provided by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Blinded Veterans 
Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD OF VISUAL ACUITY 
REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROVIDED 
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101(b)(2)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘5/200 visual 
acuity or less’’ and inserting ‘‘20/200 best corrected visual 
acuity or less or a peripheral field of 20 degrees or less’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to specially adapted 
housing assistance provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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(C) any extra curricular sports team, club, 
or league organized by a school on or off school 
grounds. 
Æ 
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‘‘(B) $6,000, or a higher amount specifically 
provided by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
guidance on appraising the value of energy efficiency im-
provements for purposes of section 3710(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) INTERIM
POLICY
GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe 
interim policy guidance on energy efficiency audits 
and the conditions under which the performance of 
such audits may be included in the amount guaran-
teed by the Secretary under section 3710(d) of title 
38, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a). 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amend-
ments made by subsection (a). 
(3) ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
AUDIT
DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘energy 
efficiency audit’’ means a measurement of the ef-
fects of an improvement made to a dwelling for the 
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purpose of reducing energy consumption or increas-
ing energy efficiency that is carried out by a cer-
tified professional auditor, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to a loan 
secured on or after January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 24. PILOT PROGRAM ON SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS RESIDING 
TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A 
FAMILY MEMBER. 
(a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (d) of section 2102 of title 38, 
United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), a grant 
under section 2102A of such title shall not count toward 
the dollar amount limitations specified in that subsection. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply only 
to the first 25 grants made during fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 25. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO 
ACT OF 2010. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
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by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 366 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5360 
[Report No. 111–626] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the standard of visual 
acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance 
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2010 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TEAGUE and Ms. SLAUGHTER 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the stand-
ard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially 
adapted housing assistance provided by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
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HR 5367 RFS
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 ‘‘D.C. Courts and Public 
Defender Service Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITIES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS. 
(a) PERMITTING JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ON BIEN-
NIAL BASIS; ATTENDANCE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES.— 
Section 11–744, District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘annually’’ 
and inserting ‘‘biennially or annually’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘active 
judges’’ and inserting ‘‘active judges and magistrate 
judges’’; 
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Every 
judge’’ and inserting ‘‘Every judge and magistrate 
judge’’; and 
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Courts of 
Appeals’’ and inserting ‘‘Court of Appeals’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO TOLL OR DELAY 
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) PROCEEDINGS IN SUPERIOR COURT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter III of 
Chapter 9 of title 11, District of Columbia Offi-
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
Act— 
‘‘(A) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011; 
‘‘(B) $42,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 and 2013; 
‘‘(C) $44,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 and 2015; 
‘‘(D) $46,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2016 and 2017; 
‘‘(E) $48,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 and 2019; and 
‘‘(F) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 and 2021. 
‘‘(2) 
SPECIFIC
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (1) for a 
fiscal year for environmental education activities, the 
Administrator shall distribute funds in the following 
manner: 
‘‘(A) Up to 30 percent for the activities of 
the Office of Environmental Education under 
section 4, environmental fellowships under sec-
tion 7, awards under section 8, and the Envi-
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
apply to any case that— 
(1) is pending on the date of enactment of this 
Act; or 
(2) commences on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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‘‘(l) The provisions of subsections (a)–(h) providing 
for availability pay shall apply to a Postal Inspector. For 
the purpose of this section, section 5542(d) of this title, 
and section 13(a)(16) and (b)(30) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(16) and 
(b)(30)), a Postal Inspector shall be deemed to be a crimi-
nal investigator as defined in this section. For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘Postal Inspector’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 1003(c) of title 
39.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 410(b)(11) 
of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 5520a’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 5520a and 
5545a’’. 
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cause which results in an imminent threat, se-
vere damage, or injury to life or property, or 
loss thereof, or results in the destruction of or 
severe damage to a court house, or impairs the 
ability to access a courthouse, or the ability to 
staff the courts. 
‘‘(b) CRIMINAL CASES.—In exercising the authority 
under this section for criminal cases, the chief judge shall 
consider the ability of the United States or District of Co-
lumbia Government to investigate, litigate, and process de-
fendants during and after the emergency situation, as well 
as the ability of criminal defendants as a class to prepare 
their defenses. 
‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.—The United States At-
torney for the District of Columbia or the Attorney Gen-
eral for the District of Columbia or the designee of either 
may request issuance of an order under this section, or 
the chief judge may act on his or her own motion. 
‘‘(d) DURATION
OF ORDERS.—An order entered 
under this section may not toll or extend a time deadline 
for a period of more than 14 days, except that if the chief 
judge determines that an emergency situation requires ad-
ditional extensions of the period during which deadlines 
are tolled or extended, the chief judge may, with the con-
sent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Overseas Contractor 
Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROPOSE FOR DEBARMENT PER-
SONS VIOLATING THE FOREIGN CORRUPT 
PRACTICES ACT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROPOSE FOR DEBARMENT.— 
Unless waived by the head of a Federal agency under sub-
section (b), any person found to be in violation of the For-
eign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 shall be proposed for 
debarment from any contract or grant awarded by the 
Federal Government within 30 days after a final judgment 
of such violation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The head of a Federal agency may 
waive this section for a Federal contract or grant. Any 
such waiver shall be reported to Congress by the head of 
the agency concerned within 30 days from the date of the 
waiver, along with an accompanying justification. 
(c) FINAL JUDGMENT.—For purposes of this section, 
a judgment becomes final when all appeals of the judg-
ment have been finally determined, or all time for filing 
such appeals has expired. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means a 
binding agreement entered into by a Federal agency 
for the purpose of obtaining property or services.
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes— 
(A) an individual; 
(B) a partnership; and 
(C) a corporation. 
(3) FOREIGN
CORRUPT
PRACTICES
ACT
OF 
1977.—The term ‘‘Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 
1977’’ means— 
(A) section 30A of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–1); and 
(B) sections 104 and 104A of the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 78dd–2). 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States Government that 
no Government contracts or grants should be awarded to 
individuals or companies who violate the Foreign Corrupt 
Practices Act of 1977. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5366 
AN ACT 
To require the proposal for debarment from con-
tracting with the Federal Government of persons 
violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 
1977.