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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1667 
To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and 
reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2009 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, 
relief, and reconstruction efforts, 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 ‘‘War Profiteering Pre-
vention Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF PROFITEERING. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1669 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal 
securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chair-
man of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in ad-
dressing the municipal securities market situation including through the 
establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2009 
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a 
market for municipal securities, to require cooperation 
between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in address-
ing the municipal securities market situation including 
through the establishment of municipal securities funding 
facilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(B) by striking ‘‘476 acres’’ and inserting 
‘‘646 acres’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary may acquire from willing sellers 
land comprising approximately 55 acres, as depicted on 
the map titled ‘Fort Davis Proposed Boundary Expan-
sion’, numbered 418/80,045, and dated April 2008. The 
map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
Upon acquisition of the land, the land shall be incor-
porated into the Fort Davis National Historic Site.’’. 
(2) By repealing section 3. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 166 
To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in 
Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National 
Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, 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. INCREASED ACREAGE OF THE FORT DAVIS NA-
TIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
Public Law 87–213 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In the first section— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the Inte-
rior’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the 
Interior’’; 
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‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission are the 
following: 
‘‘(1) To provide resources and technical support 
for marine resources committees established under 
section 408. 
‘‘(2) To work with such marine resources com-
mittees and appropriate entities of Federal and 
State governments and Indian tribes affected by this 
title to develop programs to monitor the overall 
health of the marine ecosystem of the Northwest 
Straits. 
‘‘(3) To identify factors adversely affecting or 
preventing the restoration of the health of the ma-
rine ecosystem and coastal economies of the North-
west Straits. 
‘‘(4) To develop scientifically sound restoration 
and protection recommendations, informed by local 
priorities, that address such factors. 
‘‘(5) To assist in facilitating the successful im-
plementation of such recommendations by developing 
broad support among appropriate authorities, stake-
holder groups, and local communities. 
‘‘(6) To develop regional projects based on such 
recommendations to protect and restore the North-
west Straits ecosystem.
involved with a residential mortgage loan, means the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
‘‘(8) SECURITIZATION
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘securitization vehicle’ means a trust, corporation, 
partnership, limited liability entity, special purpose 
entity, or other structure that— 
‘‘(A) is the issuer, or is created by the 
issuer, of mortgage pass-through certificates, 
participation certificates, mortgage-backed secu-
rities, or other similar securities backed by a 
pool of assets that includes residential mortgage 
loans; and 
‘‘(B) holds such loans. 
‘‘(9) SECURITIZER.—The term ‘securitizer’ 
means the person that transfers, conveys, or assigns, 
or causes the transfer, conveyance, or assignment of, 
residential mortgage loans, including through a spe-
cial purpose vehicle, to any securitization vehicle, ex-
cluding any trustee that holds such loans solely for 
the benefit of the securitization vehicle. 
‘‘(10) SERVICER.—The term ‘servicer’ has the 
same meaning as in section 6(i)(2) of the Real Es-
tate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974.’’.
‘‘(7) To serve as a public forum for the discus-
sion of policies and actions of Federal, State, or 
local government, an Indian tribe affected by this 
title, or the Government of Canada with respect to 
the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits. 
‘‘(8) To inform appropriate authorities and 
local communities about the marine ecosystem of the 
Northwest Straits and about issues relating to the 
marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits. 
‘‘(9) To consult with all Indian tribes affected 
by this title to ensure that the work of the Commis-
sion does not violate tribal treaty rights. 
‘‘(c) BENCHMARKS.—The Commission shall carry out 
its duties in a manner that promotes the achieving of the 
benchmarks described in subsection (f)(2). 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION
AND
COLLABORATION.—The 
Commission shall carry out the duties described in sub-
section (b) in coordination and collaboration, when appro-
priate, with Federal, State, and local governments and In-
dian tribes affected by this title. 
‘‘(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Commission 
shall have no power to issue regulations. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the Commission 
shall prepare, submit to the Committee on Com-
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a re-
port to Congress that contains the findings of the 
evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) along 
with recommendations regarding whether the project 
should be extended or expanded, and any other legis-
lative or administrative actions that the Secretary 
considers appropriate as a result of the project. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
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(D) 1 member appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 
leadership of the relevant Senate committees. 
(E) 1 member, who shall serve as the 
Chair of the Commission, jointly appointed by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
and the majority leader of the Senate, after 
consultation with the minority leader of the 
Senate and the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(F) The Secretary of Energy (or the Sec-
retary’s designee). 
(G) The Chairperson of the Federal Trade 
Commission (or the Chairperson’s designee). 
(H) The Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration (or the Administrator’s 
designee). 
(I) The Secretary of Labor (or the Sec-
retary’s designee). 
All appointed members of the Commission shall be 
appointed within 30 days of the first posting in the 
Federal Register of an auction or sale of greenhouse 
gas emissions allowances by any agency or instru-
mentality of the United States. 
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merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives, and the Under Secretary for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, and make available to the 
public an annual report describing— 
‘‘(A) the activities carried out by the Com-
mission during the preceding year; and 
‘‘(B) the progress of the Commission in 
achieving the benchmarks described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) 
BENCHMARKS.—The 
benchmarks 
de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) Protection and restoration of marine, 
coastal, and nearshore habitats. 
‘‘(B) Prevention of loss and achievement of 
a net gain of healthy habitat areas. 
‘‘(C) Protection and restoration of marine 
populations to healthy, sustainable levels. 
‘‘(D) Protection of the marine water qual-
ity of the Northwest Straits region and restora-
tion of the health of marine waters. 
‘‘(E) Collection of high-quality data and 
promotion of the use and dissemination of such 
data.
‘‘(F) Promotion of stewardship and under-
standing of Northwest Straits marine resources 
through education and outreach. 
‘‘SEC. 407. COMMISSION PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
MATTERS. 
‘‘(a) DIRECTOR.—The Manager of the Shorelands 
and Environmental Assistance Program of the Depart-
ment of Ecology of the State of Washington may, upon 
the recommendation of the Commission and the Director 
of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 
appoint and terminate a Director of the Commission. The 
employment of the Director shall be subject to confirma-
tion by the Commission. 
‘‘(b) STAFF.—The Director may hire such other per-
sonnel as may be appropriate to enable the Commission 
to perform its duties. Such personnel shall be hired 
through the personnel system of the Department of Ecol-
ogy of the State of Washington. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.—If the Governor of 
the State of Washington makes available to the Commis-
sion the administrative services of the State of Wash-
ington Department of Ecology, the Commission shall use 
such services for employment, procurement, grant and fis-
cal management, and support services necessary to carry 
out the duties of the Commission.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Consumer 
Cooperative Bank Act Amendments of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK AF-
FILIATE AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTION. 
Section 211 of the National Consumer Cooperative 
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 3051) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the nonprofit corporation established under 
this section shall be deemed to be a community develop-
ment financial institution for purposes of the Community 
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 
1994, unless, after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Consumer Cooperative Bank Act Amendments of 
2009, the Bank, or any affiliate (as defined in section 
103(3) of the Community Development Banking and Fi-
nancial Institutions Act of 1994) of the Bank, participates 
in depository institution incentives under section 114 of
the Community Development Banking and Financial In-
stitutions Act of 1994.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 206 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1672 
[Report No. 111–354] 
To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to 
promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2009 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. INSLEE, and Mr. DICKS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
DECEMBER 7, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, 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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 23, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation 
Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources 
of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Northwest Straits Ma-
rine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NORTHWEST STRAITS MA-
RINE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE ACT. 
The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative 
Act (title IV of Public Law 105–384; 112 Stat. 3458) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 402, by striking ‘‘(in this title re-
ferred to as the ‘Commission’)’’; and 
(2) by striking sections 403 and 404; 
(3) by redesignating section 405 as section 410; 
and 
(4) by inserting after section 402 the following 
new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 403. FINDINGS. 
‘‘Congress makes the following findings: 
‘‘(1) The marine waters and ecosystem of the 
Northwest Straits in Puget Sound in the State of 
Washington represent a unique resource of enormous 
environmental and economic value to the people of the 
United States. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1674 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Consumer Cooperative 
Bank Act to allow for the treatment of the non-
profit corporation affiliate of the Bank as a com-
munity development financial institution for pur-
poses of the Community Development Banking 
and Financial Institutions Act of 1994.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1673 
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 with respect 
to bonus payments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2009 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
2008 with respect to bonus payments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROVISION. 
Section 111(b)(3)(D) of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5221(b)(3)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(iii) The prohibition required under 
clause (i) shall not be construed to prohibit any bonus pay-
ment required to be paid pursuant to a written employ-
ment contract executed on or before February 11, 2009, 
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as such valid employment contracts are determined by the 
Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1674 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act 
to allow for the treatment of the nonprofit corporation 
affiliate of the Bank as a community development finan-
cial institution for purposes of the Community Develop-
ment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK AF-
FILIATE AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTION. 
Section 211 of the National Consumer Cooperative 
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 3051) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the nonprofit corporation established under 
this section shall be deemed to be a community develop-
ment financial institution for purposes of the Community 
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 
1994, unless, after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Consumer Cooperative Bank Act Amendments of 
2009, the Bank, or any affiliate (as defined in section 
103(3) of the Community Development Banking and Fi-
nancial Institutions Act of 1994) of the Bank, participates 
in depository institution incentives under section 114 of 
the Community Development Banking and Financial In-
stitutions Act of 1994.’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1674 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 17, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act 
to allow for the treatment of the nonprofit corporation 
affiliate of the Bank as a community development finan-
cial institution for purposes of the Community Develop-
ment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994. 
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 ‘‘National Consumer 
Cooperative Bank Act Amendments of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK AF-
FILIATE AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTION. 
Section 211 of the National Consumer Cooperative 
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 3051) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the nonprofit corporation established under 
this section shall be deemed to be a community develop-
ment financial institution for purposes of the Community 
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 
1994, unless, after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Consumer Cooperative Bank Act Amendments of 
2009, the Bank, or any affiliate (as defined in section 
103(3) of the Community Development Banking and Fi-
nancial Institutions Act of 1994) of the Bank, participates 
in depository institution incentives under section 114 of 
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the Community Development Banking and Financial In-
stitutions Act of 1994.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(1) provide input to the analysis of alternatives; 
(2) participate in testing (including limited user 
tests and prototype testing); 
(3) provide input on a concept of operations 
and doctrine; 
(4) provide end user feedback to the resource 
sponsor; and 
(5) participate, through the combatant com-
mander concerned, in any alteration of the require-
ment for such solution. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The resource spon-
sor for the joint military requirement shall provide admin-
istrative support to the joint evaluation task force for pur-
poses of carrying out this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RESOURCE SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘resource 
sponsor’’ means the organization responsible for all 
common documentation, periodic reporting, and 
funding actions required to support the capabilities 
development and acquisition process for the materiel 
solution. 
(2) MATERIEL SOLUTION.—The term ‘‘materiel 
solution’’ means the development, acquisition, pro-
curement, or fielding of a new item, or of a modi-
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fication to an existing item, necessary to equip, oper-
ate, maintain, and support military activities. 
SEC. 106. REVIEW OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION GUIDANCE. 
(a) REVIEW OF GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall review the acquisition guidance of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including, at a minimum, the guidance 
contained in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 
entitled ‘‘Operation of the Defense Acquisition System’’. 
(b) MATTERS CONSIDERED.—The review performed 
under subsection (a) shall consider— 
(1) the extent to which it is appropriate to 
apply guidance primarily relating to the acquisition 
of weapon systems to acquisitions not involving 
weapon systems (including the acquisition of com-
mercial goods and commodities, commercial and 
military unique services, and information tech-
nology); 
(2) whether long-term sustainment and energy 
efficiency of weapon systems is appropriately empha-
sized; 
(3) whether appropriate mechanisms exist to 
communicate information relating to the mission 
needs of the Department of Defense to the industrial 
base in a way that allows the industrial base to 
make appropriate investments in infrastructure, ca-
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(1) by redesignating subsections (k) through 
(n) as subsections (l) through (o), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE-ONLY COMPETI-
TIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a demonstration program under this subsection 
to expand the supply of supportive housing for non- 
elderly adults with disabilities, under which the Sec-
retary shall make funds available for project rental 
assistance pursuant to paragraph (2) for eligible 
projects under paragraph (3). The Secretary shall 
provide for State housing finance agencies and other 
appropriate entities to apply to the Secretary for 
such project rental assistance funds, which shall be 
made available by such agencies and entities for 
dwelling units in eligible projects based upon criteria 
established by the Secretary for the demonstration 
program under this subsection. The Secretary may 
not require any State housing finance agency or 
other entity applying for project rental assistance 
funds under the demonstration program to identify 
in such application the eligible projects for which 
such funds will be used, and shall allow such agen-
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