datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2943 
To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal 
use, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, and Mr. HINCHEY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of 
marijuana for personal use, 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 ‘‘Personal Use of Mari-
juana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009’’. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:11 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2943.IH
H2943
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN MARIJUANA-RELATED 
PENALTIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no pen-
alty may be imposed under an Act of Congress for the 
possession of marijuana for personal use, or for the not- 
for-profit transfer between adults of marijuana for per-
sonal use. For the purposes of this section, possession of 
100 grams or less of marijuana shall be presumed to be 
for personal use, as shall the not-for-profit transfer of one 
ounce or less of marijuana, except that the civil penalty 
provided in section 405 of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 844a) may be imposed for the public use of 
marijuana if the amount of the penalty does not exceed 
$100. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:11 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2943.IH
H2943
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2944 
To withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa 
Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in 
Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining 
and mineral leasing laws of the United States, 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 ‘‘Southern Arizona Pub-
lic Lands Protection Act of 2009’’. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:10 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2944.IH
H2944
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LANDS AND INTERESTS 
LOCATED IN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUN-
TIES, ARIZONA. 
Subject to valid existing rights, after the date of en-
actment of this Act— 
(1) all federally owned interests in National 
Forest lands in Santa Cruz County and Pima Coun-
ty, Arizona, are withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral mate-
rials laws; 
(2) all federally owned subsurface interests 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau 
of Land Management in lands in Pima County, Ari-
zona, with respect to which the surface interests are 
owned by such county, including in such lands lo-
cated in Davidson Canyon, are withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:10 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2944.IH
H2944
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral mate-
rials laws; and 
(3) all federally owned interests in Bureau of 
Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, 
are withdrawn from entry, location, or patent under 
the general mining laws. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:10 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2944.IH
H2944
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
HR 2 PCS
amounts appropriated under sub-
section (a)(16)(A) and under sec-
tion 108 of the Children’s Health 
Insurance Reauthorization Act of 
2009 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2012, and ending on 
March 31, 2013, that is unobli-
gated for allotment to a State 
under subsection (m) for such 
fiscal year or set aside under 
subsection (b)(2) of section 2111 
for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(cc) SECOND HALF OF FIS-
CAL YEAR 2013.—As of June 30 
of fiscal year 2013, the portion, 
if any, of the amount appro-
priated 
under 
subsection 
(a)(16)(B) for the period begin-
ning on April 1, 2013, and end-
ing on September 30, 2013, that 
is unobligated for allotment to a 
State under subsection (m) for 
such fiscal year or set aside 
under subsection (b)(2) of section 
2111 for such fiscal year. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
21:36 Jan 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00034
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2.PCS
H2
jbell on PROD1PC69 with BILLS
health professions, including the Public Health 
Service; 
‘‘(B) offers a national recognition and 
competitive events program in which students 
in school-based emergency preparedness chap-
ters and chapter members can demonstrate 
their knowledge and skills in responding to pub-
lic health emergencies; 
‘‘(C) operates at least 2,500 such chapters; 
and 
‘‘(D) operates in at least 40 States. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘school-based emergency pre-
paredness chapter’ means a school-based emergency 
chapter funded through a grant under subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘secondary school’ has the mean-
ing given to such term in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:05 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2946.IH
H2946
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
5) is amended by striking subsection (l)(1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this section, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2004 through 2015.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL INSTITUTES
OF HEALTH.—Section 
417A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a– 
7) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2015. Such author-
ization of appropriations shall be in addition to the author-
ization of appropriations established in section 402A(a).’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:13 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2949.IH
H2949
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2949 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preventive-health and 
research programs with respect to prostate cancer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. HOLDEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preven-
tive-health and research programs with respect to pros-
tate cancer. 
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 ‘‘Prostate Cancer Re-
search and Prevention Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT. 
(a) PREVENTIVE
HEALTH
MEASURES.—Section 
317D of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b– 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:13 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2949.IH
H2949
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
graph (1) shall be displayed in the facility of the re-
fund delivery product facilitator in the manner re-
quired by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each refund delivery prod-
uct facilitator registered with the Secretary shall be 
subject to the requirements of paragraphs (2) 
through (5). 
‘‘(2) TAXPAYER
EDUCATION.—The require-
ments of this paragraph are that the refund delivery 
product facilitator makes available to consumers an 
informational pamphlet that— 
‘‘(A) sets forth options available for receiv-
ing tax refunds, presented from least expensive 
to most expensive, and 
‘‘(B) discusses short-term credit alter-
natives to utilizing refund delivery products. 
‘‘(3) NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION.—The re-
quirements of this paragraph are that, at the time 
of application for the refund delivery product, the re-
fund delivery product facilitator specifically state in 
writing— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a refund delivery prod-
uct which is a refund loan— 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
21:46 Apr 19, 2010
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5047.IH
H5047
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CON-
TRACTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
THE UINTAH WATER CONSERVANCY DIS-
TRICT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall allow for prepay-
ment of the repayment contract no. 6–05–01–00143 be-
tween the United States and the Uintah Water Conser-
vancy District dated June 3, 1976, and supplemented and 
amended on November 1, 1985, and on December 30, 
1992, providing for repayment of municipal and industrial 
water delivery facilities for which repayment is provided 
pursuant to such contract, under terms and conditions 
similar to those used in implementing section 210 of the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act (Public Law 102– 
575), as amended. The prepayment— 
(1) shall result in the United States recovering 
the net present value of all repayment streams that 
would have been payable to the United States if this 
Act was not in effect; 
(2) may be provided in several installments to 
reflect substantial completion of the delivery facili-
ties being prepaid, and any increase in the repay-
ment obligation resulting from delivery of water in 
addition to the water being delivered under this con-
tract as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(3) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost 
allocation including costs incurred by the Bureau of 
Reclamation, but unallocated as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act that are allocable to the water 
delivered under this contract; 
(4) may not be adjusted on the basis of the 
type of prepayment financing used by the District; 
and 
(5) shall be made such that total repayment is 
made not later than September 30, 2019. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2950 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for 
prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
United States and the Uintah Water Conser-
vancy District.
June 3, 1976, and supplemented and amended on Novem-
ber 1, 1985, and on December 30, 1992, providing for 
repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery fa-
cilities for which repayment is provided pursuant to such 
contract, under terms and conditions similar to those used 
in implementing section 210 of the Central Utah Project 
Completion Act (Public Law 102–575), as amended. The 
prepayment— 
(1) may be provided in several installments to 
reflect substantial completion of the delivery facili-
ties being prepaid; 
(2) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost 
allocation; 
(3) may not be adjusted on the basis of the 
type of prepayment financing used by the District; 
and 
(4) shall be made such that total repayment is 
made not later than September 30, 2019. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:13 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2950.IH
H2950
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2950 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepay-
ment of repayment contracts between the United States 
and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
02:15 Oct 01, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2950.RFS
H2950
jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS
HR 2950 RFS 
SECTION 1. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CON-
TRACTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
THE UINTAH WATER CONSERVANCY DIS-
TRICT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall allow for prepay-
ment of the repayment contract no. 6–05–01–00143 be-
tween the United States and the Uintah Water Conser-
vancy District dated June 3, 1976, and supplemented and 
amended on November 1, 1985, and on December 30, 
1992, providing for repayment of municipal and industrial 
water delivery facilities for which repayment is provided 
pursuant to such contract, under terms and conditions 
similar to those used in implementing section 210 of the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act (Public Law 102– 
575), as amended. The prepayment— 
(1) shall result in the United States recovering 
the net present value of all repayment streams that 
would have been payable to the United States if this 
Act was not in effect; 
(2) may be provided in several installments to 
reflect substantial completion of the delivery facili-
ties being prepaid, and any increase in the repay-
ment obligation resulting from delivery of water in 
addition to the water being delivered under this con-
tract as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
02:15 Oct 01, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2950.RFS
H2950
jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS
HR 2950 RFS 
(3) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost 
allocation including costs incurred by the Bureau of 
Reclamation, but unallocated as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act that are allocable to the water 
delivered under this contract; 
(4) may not be adjusted on the basis of the 
type of prepayment financing used by the District; 
and 
(5) shall be made such that total repayment is 
made not later than September 30, 2019. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
02:15 Oct 01, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2950.RFS
H2950
jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2951 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include vision restoration 
therapy devices and associated software used in the patient’s home to 
treat impaired visual function due to acquired brain injury within the 
definition of durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. GRAYSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include 
vision restoration therapy devices and associated software 
used in the patient’s home to treat impaired visual func-
tion due to acquired brain injury within the definition 
of durable medical equipment under the Medicare Pro-
gram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:04 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2951.IH
H2951
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restorative and En-
hanced Vision Access for Medicare Patients (REVAMP) 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF VISION RESTORATION 
THERAPY DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SOFT-
WARE AS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(n) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘includes’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and includes vision restoration therapy de-
vices and associated software that are used in the 
patient’s home and that have been cleared or ap-
proved by the Food and Drug Administration for the 
treatment of impaired visual function’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items furnished on or after 
January 1, 2010. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:04 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2951.IH
H2951
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2954 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements 
under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver pro-
gram for an additional 2 years. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 217(c)(8)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(8)(A)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2011’’; and 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:08 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2954.IH
H2954
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
(2) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 1, 2011’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:08 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2954.IH
H2954
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2955 
To amend the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require that the United 
States Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission must 
be a Federal employee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require 
that the United States Commissioner to the International 
Whaling Commission must be a Federal employee. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
APPOINTMENT 
OF 
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER TO THE 
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 3(a) of the Whaling 
Convention Act of 1949 (16 U.S.C. 916a(a)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:08 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2955.IH
H2955
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
(1) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vii), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) at the State’s discretion on a 
case-by-case basis, may not include the 
performance of any limited English pro-
ficient student if— 
‘‘(I) the student has not been en-
rolled for 3 full school years in an ele-
mentary school or secondary school in 
the State; and 
‘‘(II) the parents of the student, 
and the school administrator or team 
of educators designated by the stu-
dent’s school for making limited 
English proficiency placement and as-
sessment decisions, agree that such an 
exclusion is educationally appropriate 
for the student.’’; 
(2) in clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(I), by insert-
ing ‘‘is subject to paragraph (3)(C)(xvi),’’ after ‘‘ex-
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:12 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2958.IH
H2958
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
‘‘(a) The United States Commissioner shall be ap-
pointed by the President, on the concurrent recommenda-
tions of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Com-
merce, shall be an employee of the Federal Government, 
and shall serve at the pleasure of the President.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any individual who 
is appointed, or reappointed, as United States Commis-
sioner to the International Whaling Commission on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:08 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2955.IH
H2955
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2956 
To remove the additional tariff on ethanol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BARTLETT, 
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. MYRICK, and 
Mr. HERGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To remove the additional tariff on ethanol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF ADDITIONAL TARIFF ON ETH-
ANOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 99 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended— 
(1) by striking heading 9901.00.50; and 
(2) by striking U.S. notes 2 and 3. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:08 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2956.IH
H2956
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:08 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2956.IH
H2956
tjames on PRODPC75 with BILLS
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2957 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health 
Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2009 
Mr. SPACE (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. BRALEY of 
Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan 
Repayment Programs. 
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 ‘‘Rural Health Access 
Act of 2009’’. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:12 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2957.IH
H2957
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 
CORPS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAY-
MENT PROGRAMS. 
Subsection (a) of section 338H of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purposes of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized 
to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2010, $432,000,000; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2011, $518,400,000; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2012, $622,080,000; 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2013, $746,496,000; and 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2014, $895,795,200.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:12 Jun 19, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2957.IH
H2957
smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS