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period under subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph to the same extent and in the same man-
ner as such provisions apply with respect to the 
extension of a period under subsection (b) or 
(c) of section 505A of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act. 
‘‘(9) GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
after opportunity for public comment, issue 
final guidance with respect to the licensure 
under this subsection of a biological product or 
product class. Such guidance shall be issued in 
accordance, except as provided in subparagraph 
(B)(i), with section 701(h) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Before issuing 
final guidance under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall publish a proposed 
guidance, provide an opportunity for the 
public to comment on the proposed guid-
ance, and publish a response to comments 
received under this clause. 
‘‘(ii) INPUT REGARDING MOST VALU-
ABLE GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall es-
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SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS 
USING HOME HEATING FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by redes-
ignating section 37 as section 38 and by inserting after 
section 36 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 37. USE OF HOME HEATING FUELS IN HOMES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed to the taxpayer as 
a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
taxable year an amount equal to amounts paid or incurred 
by the taxpayer during the taxable year for heating oil, 
natural gas, and propane to heat the principal place of 
abode of the taxpayer. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
LIMITATION
BASED
ON
DOLLAR 
AMOUNT.—The amount allowed as a credit under 
subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed 
$1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS 
INCOME.—No amount shall be allowed as a credit 
under subsection (a) for a taxable year in the case 
of a taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds 
$100,000 ($200,000 in the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.— 
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(A) FAMILY INCOME.—The term ‘‘family 
income’’ means, with respect to an individual 
who— 
(i) is not a dependent of another indi-
vidual, the sum of the modified adjusted 
gross incomes (as defined in subparagraph 
(B)) for the individual, the individual’s 
spouse, and children who are dependents of 
the individual, or 
(ii) is a dependent of another indi-
vidual, the sum of the modified adjusted 
gross incomes (as defined in subparagraph 
(B)) for the other individual, the other in-
dividual’s spouse, and children who are de-
pendents of the other individual. 
(B) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
IN-
COME.—The term ‘‘modified adjusted gross in-
come’’ means adjusted gross income (as defined 
in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)— 
(i) determined without regard to sec-
tions 911, 931, and 933 of such Code, and 
(ii) increased by— 
(I) the amount of interest re-
ceived or accrued by the individual 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1521 
To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory 
tax on cell phone services, providers, or property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, 
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. COBLE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. 
JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ISSA, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. 
CARDOZA, Mr. FORBES, Mr. COSTA, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BACA, Mr. 
RADANOVICH, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. BERRY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing 
a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, pro-
viders, or 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 ‘‘Cell Tax Fairness Act 
of 2009’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5133 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as 
the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal 
Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. SERVICE DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE MILITARY SERV-
ICE. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—For 
purposes 
of 
section 
401(a)(1)(A) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (38 
U.S.C. 106 note), the Secretary of Defense is deemed to 
have determined that qualified service of a person con-
stituted active military service. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE STATUS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall issue an honorable discharge 
under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill Improvement 
Act of 1977 to each person whose qualified service war-
rants an honorable discharge. Such discharge shall be 
issued before the end of the one-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF RETROACTIVE BENEFITS. 
No benefits may be paid to any person as a result 
of the enactment of this Act for any period before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘qualified service’’ 
means service of a person as a member of the organization 
known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during 
the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on De-
cember 15, 1945. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1524 
To allow flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program 
for new structures designed to protect public safety that are located 
in special flood hazard zones. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Ms. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To allow flood insurance coverage under the national flood 
insurance program for new structures designed to protect 
public safety that are located in special flood hazard 
zones. 
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 Safety En-
hancement Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF INSURANCE FOR 
PROPERTIES IN VIOLATION OF STATE AND 
LOCAL LAWS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT IN 
FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. 
Section 1316 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4023) is amended by inserting ‘‘, other 
than a structure that is used in providing a public safety 
or first responder service, which shall include police and 
firefighting services,’’ after ‘‘for any property’’. 
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(G) cooling efficiency modifications, includ-
ing, but not limited to, replacement air-condi-
tioners, ventilation equipment, screening, win-
dow films, and shading devices; 
(H) solar thermal water heaters; 
(I) wood-heating appliances; and 
(J) such other insulating or energy con-
serving devices or technologies as the Secretary 
may determine, after consulting with the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Director of 
the Community Services Administration. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1525 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider recon-
struction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing 
flood insurance rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Ms. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to 
require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to consider reconstruction and im-
provement of flood protection systems when establishing 
flood insurance rates. 
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. CONSIDERATION OF RECONSTRUCTION AND 
IMPROVEMENT OF FLOOD PROTECTION SYS-
TEMS IN DETERMINATION OF FLOOD INSUR-
ANCE RATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1307 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘con-
struction of a flood protection system’’ and in-
serting ‘‘construction, reconstruction, or im-
provement of a flood protection system (without 
respect to the level of Federal investment or 
participation)’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘construction of a flood 
protection system’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
struction, reconstruction, or improvement 
of a flood protection system’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘based on the present 
value of the completed system’’ after ‘‘has 
been expended’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the first sentence in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(without re-
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spect to the level of Federal investment or par-
ticipation)’’ after ‘‘no longer does’’; 
(B) in the third sentence in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, wheth-
er coastal or riverine,’’ after ‘‘special flood haz-
ard’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a Fed-
eral agency in consultation with the local 
project sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘the entity or 
entities that own, operate, maintain, or repair 
such system’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall promul-
gate regulations to carry out the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1527 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a higher rate 
of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Federal 
Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Mr. PETERS 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 impose 
a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain busi-
nesses owned by the Federal Government. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HIGHER RATE OF TAX ON BONUSES PAID BY 
CERTAIN BUSINESSES OWNED BY THE FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to tax imposed on individuals) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(j) TAX
ON BONUSES PAID
BY CERTAIN BUSI-
NESSES OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any indi-
vidual who receives a covered bonus during the tax-
able year, the tax imposed by this section shall be 
increased by an amount equal to 60 percent of the 
covered bonus. 
‘‘(2) COVERED BONUS.—For purposes of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 
bonus’ means any payment in the nature of a 
bonus which is paid by any person if at the 
time such bonus is paid the ownership interest 
of the Federal Government in such person is— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a corporation, 79 
percent or more of the stock of such per-
son (by vote or value), 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a partnership, 79 
percent or more of the profits interests or 
capital interests in such person, and 
‘‘(iii) in any other case, 79 percent or 
more of the beneficial interests in such 
person. 
‘‘(B) CONTROLLED GROUPS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), all persons treated as a 
single employer under subsection (a) or (b) 
of section 52 or under subsection (m) or 
(o) of section 414 shall be treated as one 
person. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION
OF
FOREIGN
COR-
PORATIONS.—For purposes of clause (i), in 
applying subsections (a) and (b) of section 
52 to this section, section 1563 shall be 
applied 
without 
regard 
to 
subsection 
(b)(2)(C) thereof. 
‘‘(C) AGGREGATE
BONUS
MUST
EXCEED 
$10,000.—This subsection shall not apply with 
respect to bonuses paid to the taxpayer during 
the taxable year by a person described in sub-
paragraph (A) if the aggregate amount of such 
bonuses paid by such person with respect to the 
taxpayer does not exceed $10,000.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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dent shall rescind all regulations in effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act that so regulate or prohibit such 
travel or transactions. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT
TO TRAVEL.—The 
transactions referred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav-
el to or from Cuba, including the importation into 
Cuba or the United States of accompanied baggage 
for personal use only; 
(2) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav-
el or maintenance within Cuba, including the pay-
ment of living expenses and the acquisition of goods 
or services for personal use; 
(3) any transactions ordinarily incident to the 
arrangement, promotion, or facilitation of travel to, 
from, or within Cuba; 
(4) any transactions incident to nonscheduled 
air, sea, or land voyages, except that this paragraph 
does not authorize the carriage of articles into Cuba 
or the United States except accompanied baggage; 
and 
(5) normal banking transactions incident to the 
activities described in the preceding provisions of 
this subsection, including the issuance, clearing, 
processing, or payment of checks, drafts, travelers 
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checks, credit or debit card instruments, or similar 
instruments; 
except that this section does not authorize the importation 
into the United States of any goods for personal consump-
tion acquired in Cuba. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION. 
The restrictions on authority contained in section 2 
do not apply in a case in which the United States is at 
war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two coun-
tries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the 
public health or the physical safety of United States trav-
elers. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
This Act applies to actions taken by the President 
before the date of the enactment of this Act which are 
in effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken 
on or after such date. 
SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. 
This Act applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of 
the 
Cuban 
Liberty 
and 
Democratic 
Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032(h)) and sec-
tion 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209(b)). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 152 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a refundable tax credit 
for heating fuels and to create a grant program for States to provide 
individuals with loans to weatherize their homes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARNEY, and Mr. SIRES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a refund-
able tax credit for heating fuels and to create a grant 
program for States to provide individuals with loans to 
weatherize their homes. 
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 ‘‘Home Heating Fuels 
Cost Relief Act of 2009’’. 
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘medal of 
honor,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) No medal of honor or device in place thereof may 
be awarded to a person unless it appears from records of 
the Department of the Army that the person is entitled 
to the award.’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS OF TIME.—Section 6248 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘medal 
of honor,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘medal 
of honor,’’. 
(2) POSTHUMOUS
AWARDS.—Section 6250 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) AWARD AUTHOR-
IZED; TIME LIMITATION.—’’ before ‘‘If’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR MEDAL OF HONOR.—The time 
limitation specified in subsection (a) does not apply in the 
case of the posthumous award of the medal of honor.’’. 
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30 days after notification is made to the pro-
gram manager and Chief Acquisition Officer, 
and include in such notification— 
(i) an explanation of the actions that 
will be taken to correct or mitigate the 
safety concern in all capabilities or assets 
and sub-systems of the capabilities or as-
sets yet to be produced, and the date by 
which those actions will be taken; 
(ii) an explanation of the actions that 
will be taken to correct or mitigate the 
safety concern in previously produced ca-
pabilities or assets and sub-systems of the 
capabilities or assets, and the date by 
which those actions will be taken; and 
(iii) an assessment of the adequacy of 
current funding to correct or mitigate the 
safety concern in capabilities or assets and 
sub-systems of the capabilities or assets 
and in previously produced capabilities or 
assets and sub-systems. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEVELOPMENTAL
TEST
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—The term ‘‘developmental test and evalua-
tion’’ means— 
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richment is needed to improve treatment and reha-
bilitation of such veterans; and 
‘‘(4) identify model programs which the com-
mittee considers to have been successful in the treat-
ment and rehabilitation of such veterans and which 
should be implemented more widely in or through fa-
cilities of the Veterans Health Administration. 
‘‘(c) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The com-
mittee shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Under Secretary regarding the 
development of policies for the care and rehabilita-
tion of veterans with traumatic brain injury; and 
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Under Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) for improving programs of care of 
such veterans at specific facilities and through-
out the Veterans Health Administration; 
‘‘(B) for establishing special programs of 
education and training relevant to the care of 
such veterans for employees of the Veterans 
Health Administration; 
‘‘(C) regarding research needs and prior-
ities relevant to the care of such veterans; and 
‘‘(D) regarding the appropriate allocation 
of resources for all such activities. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1532 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations 
on the award of the congressional medal of honor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the 
statute of limitations on the award of the congressional 
medal of honor. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON 
AWARD 
OF 
CONGRESSIONAL 
MEDAL 
OF 
HONOR. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘medal of 
honor,’’; 
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(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘medal of 
honor,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘medal of 
honor,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) No medal of honor or device in place thereof may 
be awarded to a person unless it appears from records of 
the Department of the Air Force that the person is enti-
tled to the award.’’. 
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