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Huckleberry Wilderness, as designated by section 3(2) 
of the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; 98 Stat. 273) and enlarged by subsection (a)(7). 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
file a map and a legal description of each wilderness 
area and potential wilderness area designated by this 
section, with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, 
except that the Secretary may correct typographical 
errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(4) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The boundaries of 
the areas designated as wilderness by subsection (a)
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1320 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency 
and accountability of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. TOWNS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase 
the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory 
committees, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Ensuring independent advice and expertise. 
Sec. 3. Preventing efforts to circumvent the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
and public disclosure. 
Sec. 4. Increasing transparency of advisory committees. 
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SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRI-
CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SUSPENSION OF 
PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITIES. 
Effective as of April 18, 2008, section 1 of Public 
Law 110–196 (122 Stat. 653) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until 
April 18, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the authorities shall 
be carried out, until April 25, 2008’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘April 18, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 25, 2008’’. 
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SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRI-
CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SUSPENSION OF 
PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITIES. 
Effective as of April 18, 2008, section 1 of Public 
Law 110–196 (122 Stat. 653) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until 
April 18, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the authorities shall 
be carried out, until April 25, 2008’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘April 18, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 25, 2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5813 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 110–196 to provide for a 
temporary extension of programs authorized by 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 beyond April 18, 2008.
H. R. 5813 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To amend Public Law 110–196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs 
authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond 
April 18, 2008. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL 
PROGRAMS AND SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE 
SUPPORT AUTHORITIES. 
Effective as of April 18, 2008, section 1 of Public Law 110– 
196 (122 Stat. 653) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall carry out the authorities, until April 18, 2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the authorities shall be carried out, until April 
25, 2008’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘April 18, 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 25, 2008’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5813 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 110–196 to provide for a temporary 
extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18, 
2008. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 5813 RDS
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRI-
CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SUSPENSION OF 
PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITIES. 
Effective as of April 18, 2008, section 1 of Public 
Law 110–196 (122 Stat. 653) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until 
April 18, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the authorities shall 
be carried out, until April 25, 2008’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘April 18, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 25, 2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5816 
To prohibit assistance for the Carter Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. BOEHNER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit assistance for the Carter Center located in 
Atlanta, Georgia. 
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 ‘‘Coordinated American 
Response To Extreme Radicals Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE CARTER 
CENTER. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available 
in any Act may be used to provide assistance for the 
Carter Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. 
(b) RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
(1) RESCISSION.—All of the amounts appro-
priated by the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) for assist-
ance for the Carter Center located in Atlanta, Geor-
gia, are hereby rescinded. 
(2) TRANSFER.—The amounts rescinded under 
paragraph (1) shall be made available for programs 
to provide assistance to United States victims of ter-
rorism. 
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† HR 146 EAS 
that are immediately adjacent to a utility right-of- 
way or a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
project boundary shall be 100 feet from the boundary 
of the right-of-way or the project boundary. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, each area designated as wilderness by this sec-
tion shall be administered by the Secretary that has 
jurisdiction over the land within the wilderness, in 
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) any reference in that Act to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Secretary that has jurisdiction 
over the land within the wilderness. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wil-
derness area designated by this section that is ac-
quired by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the wilderness area in 
which the land is located; and
(5) travel expenses; and 
(6) preparing or providing advice on tax re-
turns. 
(d) INCOME TARGETING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) VERY
LOW-INCOME
FAMILIES.—Not less 
than 50 percent of the total grant amounts a State 
or qualified metropolitan city makes available under 
this Act shall be used for activities under subsection 
(b) in connection with providing housing for families 
whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the me-
dian income for the area in which the housing is lo-
cated. 
(2) EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.—Not 
less than 50 percent of the total grant amounts a 
State or qualified metropolitan city makes available 
under paragraph (1) shall be used for activities 
under subsection (b) in connection with providing 
housing for families whose incomes do not exceed 30 
percent of the median income for the area in which 
the housing is located. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re-
quirement under paragraph (2) with respect to a 
State or qualified metropolitan city if such State or 
city demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
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(b) DIRECT LOANS.— 
(1) LOAN
COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY
LIMITA-
TION.—Subject only to the availability of sufficient 
amounts for the costs (as such term is defined in 
section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of such loans and the ab-
sence of qualified requests for loans, the Secretary 
shall enter into commitments to make loans under 
this Act, and shall make such loans, in an amount 
such that the aggregate outstanding principal bal-
ance of such loans does not at any time exceed 
$7,500,000,000. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
COSTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for costs (as such term 
is defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of loans under 
this Act. 
SEC. 15. PROTECTION OF RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. 
Nothing in this Act shall affect the right to bear arms 
under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States.
SEC. 16. INELIGIBLITY OF ILLEGAL ALIENS FOR ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Aliens who are not lawfully present in the United 
States shall be ineligible for financial assistance under this 
Act, as provided and defined by section 214 of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
1436a). Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter 
the restrictions or definitions in such section 214. 
SEC. 17. REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue any 
regulations necessary to carry out this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Pending the effectiveness of 
regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall take such action as may be necessary to imple-
ment this Act by notice, guidance, and interim rules. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5818 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to make loans to States to acquire 
foreclosed housing and to make grants to States 
for related costs.
determined by the Secretary, bears to the aggregate number 
of such foreclosures and such delinquent subprime mortgage 
loans occurring in the State during such calendar quarters. 
A State may adjust such allocation to account for dif-
ferences between median single family housing prices in the 
State and in qualified metropolitan cities in the State. 
(g) REQUIREMENT
TO
ALLOCATE
TO
QUALIFIED 
URBAN COUNTIES.—Of any grant amounts and loan au-
thority amounts allocated pursuant to this section for a 
State, such State shall allocate for each qualified urban 
county located in such State a portion of such grant 
amounts and such loan authority amounts that bears the 
same ratio to such grant amounts and loan authority 
amounts, respectively, allocated for the State as the number 
of foreclosures on mortgages for single family housing and 
subprime mortgage loans for single family housing that are 
over 90 days delinquent, occurring in such qualified urban 
county during the most recently completed four calendar 
quarters for which such information is available, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, bears to the aggregate number of 
such foreclosures and such delinquent subprime mortgage 
loans occurring in the State during such calendar quarters. 
A State may adjust such allocation to account for dif-
ferences between median single family housing prices in the 
State and in qualified urban counties in the State. 
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(b) 
AGENCY
REPORTS
TO
SBIR 
ADVISORY 
BOARDS.—Section 9(g)(8) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(g)(8)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and, if the agency 
is required by subsection (aa) to have an SBIR advisory 
board, submit a quarterly report on the SBIR program 
to that SBIR advisory board’’. 
SEC. 104. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE FUNDS AND OPTION TO PURCHASE 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY. 
Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(q)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A), or another Federal 
agency under paragraph (2)(B),’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) implementing manufacturing proc-
esses and production strategies for utilization.’’;
IB 
Union Calendar No. 68 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1320 
[Report No. 111–135] 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency 
and accountability of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. TOWNS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JUNE 4, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase 
the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory 
committees, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5824 
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage foreclosure 
counseling program for members of the Armed Forces returning from 
service abroad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Mr. KAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage 
foreclosure counseling program for members of the 
Armed Forces returning from service abroad. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Mortgage 
Education Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. COUNSELING ON MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RETURN-
ING FROM SERVICE ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and implement a program to advise members of 
the Armed Forces (including members of the National 
Guard and Reserve) who are returning from service on 
active duty abroad (including service in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom) on actions to 
be taken by such members to prevent or forestall mortgage 
foreclosures. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The program required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Credit counseling. 
(2) Home mortgage counseling. 
(3) Such other counseling and information as 
the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of 
the program. 
(c) TIMING OF PROVISION OF COUNSELING.—Coun-
seling and other information under the program required 
by subsection (a) shall be provided to a member of the 
Armed Forces covered by the program as soon as prac-
ticable after the return of the member from service as de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(B) the country has a program in effect 
to monitor and enforce its food safety standards 
with respect to food being exported from such 
country to the United States, ensuring that the 
food products intended for export to the United 
States are safe for human consumption, and 
not adulterated or misbranded. 
‘‘(e) AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.—Any 
certification of a foreign country under subsection (d)(2) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) require the foreign country to promptly no-
tify the Secretary of any violations affecting the 
safety of food products exported or intended for ex-
port to the United States; 
‘‘(2) provide for such activities (whether in the 
foreign country or at the port of entry during impor-
tation) by the Secretary, including analysis, testing, 
and sampling, at such stages in the growth or har-
vest of food, or in the processing or handling of food 
products, as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
ensure that the foreign country has in effect and is 
enforcing food safety standards at least as protective 
of food safety as the standards applicable to food in 
the United States; and 
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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 ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation 
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 
2008, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 
accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in ef-
fect on November 30, 2008, for the payment of disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion under the provisions specified in subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar 
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are 
the following: 
(1) WARTIME
DISABILITY
COMPENSATION.— 
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under sections 
1115(1) of such title. 
(3) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar 
amount under section 1162 of such title.
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar 
amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of sec-
tion 1311 of such title. 
(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar amounts 
under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 
(1) PERCENTAGE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each dollar amount described in sub-
section (b) shall be increased by the same percentage 
as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable 
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 
2008, as a result of a determination under section 
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(2) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 
under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, 
shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar 
amount. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the in-
creases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability 
compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the 
Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as 
increased under that section, not later than the date on 
which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required 
to be published by reason of a determination made under 
section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2009. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5826 
AN ACT 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the 
rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the rates of de-
pendency and indemnity compensation for sur-
vivors of certain service-connected disabled vet-
erans, and for other purposes.