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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5905 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for 
removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia 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 deny a 
deduction for removal costs and damages for which tax-
payers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR REMOVAL COSTS 
AND DAMAGES FOR OIL SPILLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
items not deductible) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 280I. EXPENSES FOR REMOVAL COSTS AND DAMAGES 
RELATING TO OIL SPILL LIABILITY. 
‘‘No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for 
any amount paid or incurred with respect to any costs or 
damages for which the taxpayer is liable under section 
1002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2702).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 280I. Expenses for removal costs and damages relating to oil spill liabil-
ity.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any liability arising 
after December 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5906 
To prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings 
or space in the District of Columbia for the United States Government 
until January 1, 2012. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. PENCE, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BART-
LETT, and Mr. SHADEGG) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction 
or lease of buildings or space in the District of Columbia 
for the United States Government until January 1, 2012. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The debt of the United States Government 
is over 12 trillion dollars and continues to rise. 
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(2) Congress must tighten its fiscal belt to ease 
the burden of the increasing debt level on United 
States taxpayers. 
(3) The Federal Government has a responsi-
bility to the taxpayers to make sacrifices in other 
areas. 
(4) Federal funds that otherwise would be spent 
on new construction or leasing of Federal buildings 
would be better spent helping the people of the 
United States by paying down the Nation’s debt. 
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR LEASING 
OF NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS IN THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA UNTIL JANUARY 2012. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No funds may be expended for 
the construction or lease of buildings or space in the Dis-
trict of Columbia for any branch of the United States Gov-
ernment or any entity within such branch unless a con-
tract for the construction or lease was entered into before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
does not apply in any case in which the expenditure of 
funds for the purposes described in subsection (a) is nec-
essary in the interests of national security. 
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(c) EXPIRATION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall expire on January 1, 2012. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 890
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and
the Federal Credit Union Act to improve the pro-
cedures for treating unclaimed insured deposits,
and for other purposes.
was attacked by British forces in January 1815 in one 
of the last battles of the War of 1812. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) evaluate the national significance of the 
site; 
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the area as a unit of the National Park 
System; 
(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, 
State, or local governmental entities, or private and 
nonprofit organizations; 
(4) consult with interested Federal, State, and 
local governmental entities and private and nonprofit 
organizations, and any other interested individuals, 
including owners of private property located in the 
study area; and 
(5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac-
quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
maintenance associated with the alternatives. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 8 of the National Park Service General Authorities 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are first made available for the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing the results 
of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of 
the Secretary. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 590 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements 
for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organi-
zations are excluded from gross income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2009 
Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. CONAWAY) 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 
that reimbursements for costs of using passenger auto-
mobiles for charitable and other organizations are ex-
cluded from gross income. 
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 ‘‘Charitable Driving Tax 
Relief Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS TO CHARITABLE VOL-
UNTEERS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME. 
(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 139B the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139C. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS TO CHARITABLE 
VOLUNTEERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income of an individual 
does not include amounts received, from an organization 
described in section 170(c), as reimbursement of operating 
expenses with respect to use of a passenger automobile 
for the benefit of such organization. The preceding sen-
tence shall apply only to the extent that such reimburse-
ment would be deductible under this chapter if section 
274(d) were applied— 
‘‘(1) by using the standard business mileage 
rate established under such section, and 
‘‘(2) as if the individual were an employee of an 
organization not described in section 170(c). 
‘‘(b) 
APPLICATION
TO
VOLUNTEER
SERVICES 
ONLY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
expenses relating to the performance of services for com-
pensation. 
‘‘(c) NO DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply with respect to any expenses if the individual 
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claims a deduction or credit for such expenses under any 
other provision of this title. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTION
FROM
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 6041 shall not apply with respect to re-
imbursements excluded from income under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(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 
139B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139C. Reimbursement for use of passenger automobile for charity.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5910 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to issue rules that designate no-fly zones in the 
vicinity of certain nuclear power plants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue rules that 
designate no-fly zones in the vicinity of certain nuclear 
power plants, 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. DESIGNATION OF NO-FLY ZONES IN THE VICIN-
ITY OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 241. DESIGNATION OF NO-FLY ZONES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue rules 
that designate a no-fly zone in the vicinity of any covered 
nuclear power plant and prohibiting the operation of air-
craft in such zone. 
‘‘(b) COVERED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.—In this 
section the term ‘covered nuclear power plant’ means a 
nuclear power plant within 50 miles of which there reside 
more than 15 million individuals, as determined by the 
most recent census of the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to title II the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 241. Designation of no-fly zones.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5911 
To modify the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Ms. MARKEY of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, 
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 ‘‘Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park Boundary Modification Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—The boundary of 
Rocky Mountain National Park is modified by— 
(1) removing approximately 11.61 acres, known 
as the ‘‘Winters property’’; and 
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(2) adding two parcels of federally owned land, 
consisting of approximately 33.88 acres. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The lands described in 
subsection (a) are generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Rocky Mountain National Park Proposed Boundary Re-
vision’’, numbered 121/80,159B, and dated June 2010. 
(c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 
be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior. 
(d) ADMINISTRAION OF LAND.—Lands added to the 
park in subsection (a) shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as part of the Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park in accordance with applicable laws and regula-
tions. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lieutenant Juan G. 
Carrion Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5914 
To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 
for residents of public housing to engage in community service and 
to complete economic self-sufficiency programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage 
in community service and to complete economic self- 
sufficiency 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 ‘‘Public Housing Ten-
ants Respect Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY SERVICE 
AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j) is amended by 
striking subsections (c) through (g). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The United States 
Housing Act of 1937 is amended— 
(1) in section 5A(d)(12) (42 U.S.C. 1437c– 
1(d)(12))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(2) in section 6(l)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘except for noncompliance’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘based on such noncompliance’’; and 
(3) 
in 
section 
9(e)(1)(H) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437g(e)(1)(H)), by striking ‘‘a public housing work 
program under section 12’’ and inserting ‘‘any pro-
gram that provides work for residents of public 
housing’’. 
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rights that are set forth in the Constitution and 
have been held sacred by generations of Americans; 
(5) prohibit the application of all forms of tor-
ture and cruel and inhuman or degrading treatment 
or punishment during the arrest, detention, interro-
gation, and prosecution of terrorist suspects and ag-
gressively work to prevent such behaviors by per-
sonnel that come into contact with terrorist suspects 
while such suspects are in the custody or under the 
effective control of the Federal Government; 
(6) actively seek to research and develop the 
most effective practices for arrest, detention, interro-
gation, and prosecution of terrorist suspects in co-
operation with nations allied with the United States, 
incorporating insights from past international expe-
riences in combating global terrorism and global ter-
rorist organizations; 
(7) develop and regularly monitor policies re-
lated to the arrest, detention, interrogation, and 
prosecution of terrorist suspects to ensure that their 
effective exercise is consistent with the United 
States’ strategic goals of weakening global terrorist 
organizations and their recruitment capabilities over 
the long term and strengthening the international 
leadership of the United States; and 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5917 
To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct levee system evaluations 
and certifications on receipt of requests from non-Federal interests. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2010 
Mr. WU (for himself and Mr. REHBERG) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct levee system 
evaluations and certifications on receipt of requests from 
non-Federal interests. 
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 Community 
Flood Protection Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. RURAL COMMUNITY FLOOD PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a request from a 
non-Federal interest, the Secretary of the Army (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a levee 
system evaluation and certification of a federally author-
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ized levee or a non-federally authorized levee for purposes 
of the National Flood Insurance Program established 
under chapter 1 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A levee system evaluation and 
certification under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) at a minimum, comply with the require-
ments of section 65.10 of title 44, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act); and 
(2) be carried out in accordance with such pro-
cedures as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, may establish. 
(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of car-
rying out a levee system evaluation and certification 
under this section shall be 35 percent. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary shall adjust 
the non-Federal share under paragraph (1) to zero 
if— 
(A) the non-Federal interest is located in 
an area with a population of 10,000 or fewer 
individuals; or 
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(B) the division of the non-Federal interest 
with responsibility for the applicable levee is 
staffed by individuals operating on a volunteer 
basis. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5918 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment 
tax credit for biomass heating property and repeal the passive activity 
limitation exception for working interests in oil and gas property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2010 
Mr. HODES 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 investment tax credit for biomass heating property 
and repeal the passive activity limitation exception for 
working interests in oil and gas property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR BIOMASS HEAT-
ING PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
48(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining 
energy property) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 
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of clause (vi), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii), 
and by inserting after clause (vii) the following new clause: 
‘‘(viii) biomass heating property, in-
cluding boilers or furnaces which operate 
at output efficiencies greater than 75 per-
cent and which provide thermal energy in 
the form of heat, hot water, or steam for 
space heating, air conditioning, domestic 
hot water, or industrial process heat, but 
only with respect to periods ending before 
January 1, 2014,’’. 
(b) 30 PERCENT CREDIT.—Clause (i) of section 
48(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of subclause (III) and by inserting after sub-
clause (IV) the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) energy property described in 
paragraph (3)(A)(viii), and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such 
date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Rec-
onciliation Act of 1990). 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interrogation and De-
tention Reform Act of 2008’’. 
TITLE I—INTERROGATION 
POLICY 
SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to— 
(1) vigorously implement a sustained national 
strategy to combat the short- and long-term threat 
to national security posed by global terrorism and 
global terrorist organizations using all appropriate 
instruments of United States national power; 
(2) arrest, detain, and prosecute to the full ex-
tent of the law individuals who are involved in or are 
providing material support for terrorist activities, 
and use all appropriate means to obtain from indi-
viduals lawfully in United States custody timely, ac-
curate, and actionable intelligence to protect the na-
tional security interests of the United States; 
(3) provide extensive specialized training to per-
sonnel working in support of the Federal Govern-
ment who are involved in the arrest, detention, inter-
rogation, and prosecution of terrorist suspects; 
(4) enforce, in the arrest, detention, interroga-
tion, and prosecution of terrorist suspects, standards 
of conduct that uphold the principles of human 
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