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‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Director of NIH, shall issue final 
guidelines to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall annually prepare and submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of the Congress a report describing the activities 
carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal 
year, and including a description of whether and to what 
extent research under subsection (a) has been conducted 
in accordance with this section.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 874 
To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. 
PAUL, and Mr. FARR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. 
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 ‘‘Freedom to Travel 
to Cuba Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA. 
On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and subject to section 3— 
(1) the President may not regulate or prohibit, 
directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by 
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United States citizens or legal residents, or any of 
the transactions incident to such travel; and 
(2) any regulation in effect on such date of en-
actment that regulates or prohibits travel to or from 
Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents or 
transactions incident to such travel shall cease to 
have any force or effect. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS. 
Section 2 shall not apply in a case in which the 
United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities be-
tween the two countries are in progress, or there is immi-
nent danger to the public health or the physical safety of 
United States travelers. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
This Act applies to actions taken by the President 
before the date of the enactment of this Act that are in 
effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken 
on or after such date. 
SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. 
The provisions of this Act apply notwithstanding sec-
tion 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032(h)) 
and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7210(b)). 
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‘‘(i) Section 6F (relating to right to 
return). 
‘‘(ii) Section 6G (relating to outline of 
coverage). 
‘‘(iii) Section 6H (relating to require-
ments for certificates under group plans). 
‘‘(iv) Section 6J (relating to policy 
summary). 
‘‘(v) Section 6K (relating to monthly 
reports on accelerated death benefits). 
‘‘(vi) Section 7 (relating to incontest-
ability period). 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the terms ‘model regulation’ and 
‘model Act’ have the meanings given such terms 
by section 7702B(g)(2)(B).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to policies issued after December 
31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 876 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of 
Kazakhstan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV 
OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PROD-
UCTS OF KAZAKHSTAN. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may— 
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(3) by striking subsection (k). 
(d) 
WAIVERS
OF
INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 
212(d)(11) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(11)) is amended by striking ‘‘(other than 
paragraph (4) thereof)’’. 
(e) CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES AND SONS AND DAUGH-
TERS.—Section 216(g)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(g)(1)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘203(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘203(a)’’. 
(f) CLASSES
OF
DEPORTABLE
ALIENS.—Section 
237(a)(1)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘203(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘203(a)’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the first day of the second fiscal year that begins after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the fol-
lowing shall be considered invalid: 
(1) Any petition under section 204 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) seeking 
classification of an alien under a family-sponsored 
immigrant category eliminated by the amendments 
made by this Act that is filed after the date of the 
introduction of this Act. 
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(2) Any application for an immigrant visa based 
on a petition described in paragraph (1). 
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than the subsection (e) ceiling (as defined 
in clause (ii)). 
‘‘(ii) SUBSECTION
(E)
CEILING
DE-
FINED.—In clause (i), the term ‘subsection 
(e) ceiling’ means, for a foreign state or 
dependent area, 77 percent of the max-
imum number of visas that may be made 
available under section 203(a) to immi-
grants who are natives of the state or area 
consistent with subsection (e).’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 
(D); and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(C) in the final sentence, by striking ‘‘re-
spectively,’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘respectively.’’. 
(b) RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CERTAIN 
ALIENS ARE CHILDREN.—Section 203(h) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(a)(2)(A)’’ each place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘(a)’’. 
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amount of applicable payments in each State 
that the Secretary determines has— 
‘‘(i) a State average per beneficiary 
amount for a year that is greater than the 
national average per beneficiary amount 
for such year; and 
‘‘(ii) healthy outcome measurements 
or quality care measurements that indicate 
that a reduction in applicable payments 
would encourage more efficient use of, and 
reduce overuse of, items and services for 
which payment is made under this title. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
not reduce applicable payments under subpara-
graph (A) to a State that— 
‘‘(i) has a State average per bene-
ficiary amount for a year that is greater 
than the national average per beneficiary 
amount for such year; and 
‘‘(ii) has healthy outcome measure-
ments or quality care measurements that 
indicate that the applicable payments are 
being used to improve the access of bene-
ficiaries to quality care. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF AVERAGES.— 
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(1) determine that the denial of nondiscrim-
inatory treatment should no longer apply to the 
products of Kazakhstan; and 
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the 
extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the products of 
Kazakhstan. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 
IV.—On and after the date on which the President ex-
tends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of 
Kazakhstan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the 
Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Kazakhstan. 
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
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HR 885 RFS
ministration, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora-
tion, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, as 
the case may be, consistent with the amendments 
made by section 2; and 
(2) shall, while serving under paragraph (1), re-
main subject to the provisions of section 8G of such 
Act which, immediately before the effective date of 
this Act, applied with respect to the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System, the Commodity Futures Trading Com-
mission, the National Credit Union Administration, 
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case 
may be, and suffer no reduction in pay. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 87 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to make 
contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DAVIS of Ten-
nessee, and Mr. JONES) 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 allow tax-
payers to make contributions to the Federal Government 
on their income tax returns. 
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 ‘‘Put Your Money 
Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
DONATION 
TO 
THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
THROUGH THE INCOME TAX SYSTEM. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns 
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and records) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part: 
‘‘PART IX—DONATION TO THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
‘‘Sec. 6097. Donation to the Federal Government. 
‘‘SEC. 6097. DONATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—Every taxpayer who makes a 
return of the tax imposed by subtitle A for any taxable 
year may designate that an amount (not less than $1) in 
addition to any payment of tax for such taxable year shall 
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall 
be made available as provided in appropriation Acts. 
‘‘(b) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—Any 
designation under subsection (a) for any taxable year— 
‘‘(1) shall be made at the time of filing the re-
turn of the tax imposed by subtitle A for such tax-
able year and in such manner as the Secretary may 
by regulation prescribe, except that such designation 
shall be made either on the first page of the return 
or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature, and 
‘‘(2) shall be accompanied by a payment of the 
amount so designated. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS DESIGNATED.—For 
purposes of this title, the amount designated by any tax-
payer under subsection (a) shall be treated as a contribu-
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 882 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which 
distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin from 
701⁄2 to 75, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York 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 increase 
the age at which distributions from qualified retirement 
plans are required to begin from 701⁄2 to 75, 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. INCREASE IN AGE FOR REQUIRED DISTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (B)(iv)(I) and (C) 
of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
are each amended by striking ‘‘701⁄2’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘75’’. 
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tion made by such taxpayer to the United States on the 
last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed 
by subtitle A (determined without regard to extensions) 
or, if later, the date the return is filed.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for 
subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new item: 
‘‘PART IX. DONATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.’’. 
(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 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 880 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt bond 
financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax- 
exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical 
aircraft. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING FOR FIXED- 
WING EMERGENCY MEDICAL AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 147 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to no portion 
of bonds may be issued for skyboxes, airplanes, gambling 
establishments, etc.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not 
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apply to any fixed-wing aircraft equipped for, and exclu-
sively dedicated to providing, acute care emergency med-
ical services (within the meaning of 4261(g)(2)).’’ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 881 
To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the 
Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. BISHOP of 
Utah, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. FRANKS 
of Arizona, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GOODLATTE, 
Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey, Mr. CARTER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. MARCHANT, 
Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. GARY G. MILLER 
of California, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SOUDER, 
Mr. FORBES, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. COLE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To implement equal protection under the 14th article of 
amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of 
each born and preborn human person. 
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 ‘‘Right to Life Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE. 
To implement equal protection for the right to life 
of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant 
to the duty and authority of the Congress, including Con-
gress’ power under article I, section 8, to make necessary 
and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of 
the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States, the Congress hereby declares that the right 
to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each 
human being. However, nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the 
death of her unborn child. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) HUMAN
PERSON; 
HUMAN
BEING.—The 
terms ‘‘human person’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include 
each and every member of the species homo sapiens 
at all stages of life, including the moment of fer-
tilization, cloning, or other moment at which an indi-
vidual member of the human species comes into 
being. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ used in the 
14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States and other applicable provisions of the 
Constitution includes the District of Columbia, the 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 883 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase 
in income taxes on Social Security benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York 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 repeal 
the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 1993 INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL 
SECURITY BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 86(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social se-
curity and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This paragraph shall 
not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 
31, 2008.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 871(a)(3) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘50 percent’’. 
(2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1) 
of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public 
Law 98–21) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(A) There’’ and inserting 
‘‘There’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(i)’’ immediately following 
‘‘amounts equivalent to’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, less (ii)’’ and all that 
follows and inserting a period. 
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B). 
(C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by re-
designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). 
(D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such 
Act is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 884 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
on the capital loss carryovers of individuals to $20,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. KIRK 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 increase 
the limitation on the capital loss carryovers of individuals 
to $20,000. 
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 ‘‘Middle Class Investor 
Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS OF IN-
DIVIDUALS INCREASED TO $20,000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 1211(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limita-
tion on capital losses) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) $20,000 ($10,000 in the case of a married 
individual filing a separate return), or’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to capital losses arising in taxable 
years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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network or networks and the appropriate steps to remove
such impediments.
‘‘(b) REPORT
REQUIRED.—The National Tele-
communications and Information Administration shall
submit to the President and the Congress a report on the
results of the study required by subsection (a). The Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion shall include in such report any legislative or adminis-
trative actions required to promote the establishment of
such a network.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $285,000 to carry out
this section.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 8,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
HR 2639 EH——2
HR 2639 EH——3