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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 206 
To amend title 32, United States Code, to improve the readiness of State 
defense forces and to increase military coordination for homeland security 
between the States and the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mrs. MYRICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 32, United States Code, to improve the 
readiness of State defense forces and to increase military 
coordination for homeland security between the States 
and the Department of Defense. 
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 ‘‘State Defense Force 
Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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taining radiological source material and regulated by 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(5) CLASSIFICATION.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall develop a classification system 
for information regarding radiological materials 
and shall classify the terrorism risk assessment 
at the appropriate level under such system; and 
‘‘(B) shall share the terrorism risk assess-
ment with all participants with appropriate 
clearances. The Secretary shall also make avail-
able an unclassified version to all participants 
in the radiological sources security system de-
scribed in the Radiological Materials Security 
Act. 
‘‘(b) TERRORISM RISK SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
a terrorism risk self-assessment tool for facilities to 
ascertain the risk posed to a facility due to its pos-
session, transport, sale, or use of material that is 
designated in the terrorism risk assessment under 
subsection (a) as a high-risk radiological material. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION AND USE.—The Secretary 
shall provide the terrorism risk self-assessment tool 
to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which shall 
provide it to facilities included in the radiological 
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sources security system described in the Radiological 
Materials Security Act. 
‘‘(c) SECURITY PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 
recommended practices for securing high-risk radio-
logical materials based on best practices utilized in 
securing radioactive sources in the United States 
and abroad. 
‘‘(2) RISK TIERS.—The recommended security 
practices shall be tiered based on— 
‘‘(A) the type of radiological material se-
cured; 
‘‘(B) the quantity of radiological material 
secured; 
‘‘(C) the use of and ease of access to the 
radiological material at the facility; 
‘‘(D) the type of facility; and 
‘‘(E) the risk that the radiological material 
secured poses if used in an radiological disper-
sion device. 
‘‘(3) 
INCLUDED
PRACTICES.—The 
rec-
ommended security practices shall include practices 
for— 
‘‘(A) facility access; 
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(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘STATE DE-
FENSE FORCES AUTHORIZED.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; 
(4) in subsection (l), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF MEMBER-
SHIP IN DEFENSE FORCES.—’’ after ‘‘(l)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (m), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘PROHIBITION ON RE-
SERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS JOINING DEFENSE 
FORCES.—’’ after ‘‘(m)’’ 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 109. Maintenance of other troops: State defense 
forces’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to such section in the table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 1 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘109. Maintenance of other troops: State defense forces.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2071 
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial 
census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included 
so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Ms. CLARKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking 
of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or 
other similar option be included so that respondents may 
indicate Caribbean extraction or descent. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CENSUS QUES-
TIONNAIRES. 
In conducting the 2010 decennial census and every 
decennial census thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall include, in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise 
used for the purpose of determining the total population 
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by States, a checkbox or other similar option by which re-
spondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2072 
To authorize States to use funds provided for the Chafee Foster Care Inde-
pendence Program to provide vouchers to cover tuition costs at private 
schools, and transportation costs to and from public schools, of foster 
children of all ages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. COOPER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. HERGER, Mr. PENCE, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. PAUL, Ms. GINNY 
BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. CANTOR, 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Ms. 
FALLIN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. CAMPBELL, and Mr. KING of Iowa) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To authorize States to use funds provided for the Chafee 
Foster Care Independence Program to provide vouchers 
to cover tuition costs at private schools, and transpor-
tation costs to and from public schools, of foster children 
of all ages. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School Choice for Fos-
ter Kids Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF STATES TO USE FUNDS PROVIDED 
FOR THE CHAFEE FOSTER CARE INDEPEND-
ENCE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VOUCHERS TO 
COVER TUITION COSTS AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS 
AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO AND FROM 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OF FOSTER CHILDREN OF 
ALL AGES. 
Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
677) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘and to 
make available vouchers for tuition costs at private 
schools and transportation costs to and from public 
schools, to youths in foster care regardless of their 
age’’ before the period; 
(2) in subsection (h)(2), by striking all that fol-
lows ‘‘vouchers’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in sub-
section (i).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i), by redesignating para-
graphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), re-
spectively, and inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) Vouchers under the program may be avail-
able to youths in foster care, regardless of age, for 
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the cost of tuition at a private school offering ele-
mentary or secondary education, or the cost of 
transportation to and from a public school offering 
such education.’’. 
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under this paragraph, an entity shall be cer-
tified through— 
(i) the International Code Council; 
(ii) the BPI; 
(iii) the RESNET; 
(iv) a State; 
(v) a State-approved residential en-
ergy efficiency retrofit program; or 
(vi) any other entity that is accredited 
under standards that the Secretary shall 
approve or deny not later than 30 days 
after submittal, in consultation with the 
Administrator. 
(19) REBATE AGGREGATOR.—The term ‘‘rebate 
aggregator’’ means an entity that meets the require-
ments of section 102. 
(20) RESNET.—The term ‘‘RESNET’’ means 
the Residential Energy Services Network. 
(21) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(22) SILVER
STAR
HOME
ENERGY
RETROFIT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Silver Star Home Energy 
Retrofit Program’’ means the Silver Star Home En-
ergy Retrofit Program established under section 
103.
vehicle weight of up to 126,000 pounds, and with 
loads conforming to such single axle, tandem axle, 
and bridge formula limits as may be established by 
the State, for the hauling of coal and coal by-prod-
ucts on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, 
West Virginia, between Exits 85 and 97.’’. 
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SEC. 2. MASS LAYOFFS OF A SINGLE EMPLOYER AT MUL-
TIPLE SITES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(3) of the Worker Ad-
justment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 
2101(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) results in an employment loss for a 
single employer at more than 1 site of employ-
ment during any 30-day period for— 
‘‘(i)(I) at least 33 percent of the em-
ployees of the employer (excluding any 
part-time employees); and 
‘‘(II) at least 50 employees (excluding 
any part-time employees); or 
‘‘(ii) at least 500 employees (excluding 
any part-time employees);’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(a)(2) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘to the State’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a plant closing 
or mass layoff described in section 2(a)(3)(B), to the 
State’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES. 
Section 5(a)(1)(A) of the Worker Adjustment and 
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)(1)(A)) is 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) In conducting any decennial census under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent the Sec-
retary considers it to be feasible and appropriate, attribute 
any individual who is incarcerated, as of the date on which 
such census is taken, to the place that was such individ-
ual’s last usual place of residence before such individual’s 
incarceration began. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘usual 
place of residence’ has such meaning as the Secretary shall 
by regulation prescribe.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to any decennial census 
taken after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2077 
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require 
notifications under that Act for mass layoffs that occur at more than 
one site of an employer and to increase penalties for violation of the 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Mr. GUTIERREZ
(for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, and Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifica-
tion Act to require notifications under that Act for mass 
layoffs that occur at more than one site of an employer 
and to increase penalties for violation of the Act. 
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 ‘‘Alert Laid off Employ-
ees in Reasonable Time Act’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2079 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources 
study of the Honouliuli Internment Camp site in the State of Hawaii, 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of 
the National Park System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Ms. HIRONO
(for herself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. HONDA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WU, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
RICHARDSON, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resources study of the Honouliuli Internment 
Camp site in the State of Hawaii, to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the 
National Park System. 
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 ‘‘Honouliuli Internment 
Camp Special Resources Study Act of 2009’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 5641. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for the first fiscal year beginning on or after the 
date of enactment of this subpart, and for each of the four 
succeeding fiscal years, $2,000,000 for grants under this 
subpart. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subpart 
shall remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 2. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 5618 the following: 
‘‘Subpart 22—Holocaust Education Assistance Program 
‘‘Sec. 5631. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 5632. Findings and purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 5633. Program authorized. 
‘‘Sec. 5634. Application. 
‘‘Sec. 5635. Use of grants. 
‘‘Sec. 5636. Selection criteria. 
‘‘Sec. 5637. Review and sanctions. 
‘‘Sec. 5638. Annual report. 
‘‘Sec. 5639. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 5640. Regulations. 
‘‘Sec. 5641. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY OF INCLUSION OF HONOULIULI INTERN-
MENT CAMP SITE IN NATIONAL PARK SYS-
TEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct 
a special resource study of the national significance, suit-
ability, and feasibility of including the Honouliuli Gulch 
and associated sites within the State of Hawaii in the Na-
tional Park System. 
(b) GUIDELINES.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for po-
tential inclusion in the National Park System described 
in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) the State of Hawaii; 
(2) appropriate Federal agencies; 
(3) Native Hawaiian and local government enti-
ties; 
(4) private and nonprofit organizations; 
(5) private land owners; and 
(6) other interested parties. 
(d) 
THEMES.—The 
study 
shall 
evaluate 
the 
Honouliuli Gulch, associated sites located on Oahu, and 
other islands located in the State of Hawaii with respect 
to— 
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(1) the significance of the site as a component 
of World War II; 
(2) the significance of the site as the site re-
lated to the forcible internment of Japanese Ameri-
cans, European Americans, and other individuals; 
and 
(3) historic resources at the site. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, 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 describing the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations of the study required 
under this section. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 207 
To amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under title 32, 
United States Code, to exclude nondefense funds made available by 
other Federal agencies for the Program from the matching requirements 
of the Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program 
under title 32, United States Code, to exclude nondefense 
funds made available by other Federal agencies for the 
Program from the matching requirements of the Pro-
gram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS 
UNDER THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHAL-
LENGE PROGRAM. 
(a) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS OF STATE PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (d) of section 509 of title 32, United 
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States Code, as amended by section 594 of Public Law 
110–417 (122 Stat. 4475), is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Nondefense funds made available or transferred 
to the Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to 
support the Program shall not be subject to the matching- 
funds requirement imposed by paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For fis-
cal year 2010, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Defense $97,527,200 to carry out the Na-
tional Guard Youth Challenge Program under section 509 
of title 32, United States Code. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2080 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for 
nonbusiness energy property and to include biomass heating appliances 
in energy-efficient building property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
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 extend 
the credit for nonbusiness energy property and to include 
biomass heating appliances in energy-efficient building 
property. 
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 ‘‘American Renewable 
Biomass Heating Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CREDIT FOR NON-
BUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 25C(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to termination) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING 
PROPERTY TO INCLUDE BOILERS AND FURNACES.—Sub-
paragraph (E) of section 25C(c)(3) of such Code (defining 
qualified energy efficiency improvements) is amended by 
striking ‘‘a stove’’ and inserting ‘‘biomass heating appli-
ance, including a stove, boiler and furnace,’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN LIMITATION AMOUNT.—Subsection 
(b) of section 25C of such Code (relating to limitation) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2009. 
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SEC. 2. TWO-LAYERED REINFORCED FENCING ALONG THE 
SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended 
by amending subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TWO-LAYERED
REINFORCED
FENC-
ING.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall construct two layers of rein-
forced fencing along not fewer than 350 
miles of the southwest border where such 
fencing would be most practical and effec-
tive and provide for the installation of re-
lated security infrastructure to gain oper-
ational control of the southwest border. 
‘‘(ii) 
BORDER
PATROL
ACCESS 
ROAD.—The two-layered reinforced fencing 
required under clause (i) shall be separated 
by a Border Patrol access road. 
‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION
DEADLINE.— 
The Secretary shall ensure the completion 
of the construction of such two-layered re-
inforced fencing (including the installation 
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(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) 
as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and 
(B) by adding after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) the National Park Service;’’. 
(2) TEACHING OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HIS-
TORY.—Section 2351(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
6721(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) An educational service agency, including a 
Federal agency that serves as an educational service 
provider.’’. 
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