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(2) Subsection (a) of section 211 of the Social 
Security Act (defining net earnings from self-em-
ployment) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by in-
serting after paragraph (16) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(16) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions 
of this subsection, each spouse’s share of income or 
loss from a qualified joint venture shall be taken 
into account as provided in section 761(f) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 in determining net 
earnings from self-employment of such spouse.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
SEC. 7. DENIAL OF LOWEST CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CER-
TAIN DEPENDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 1 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(12) CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS
NOT
ELIGIBLE 
FOR LOWEST RATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (B)— 
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‘‘(i) the amount determined under 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II) shall not be less 
than the amount of taxable income which 
would (without regard to this subsection) 
be taxed at a rate below 15 percent, and 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the amounts deter-
mined under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
paragraph (1) shall be an amount equal to 
the rate of tax specified in paragraph 
(1)(C) multiplied by so much of the ad-
justed net capital gain (or, if less, taxable 
income) as exceeds the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of taxable in-
come which would (without regard to 
this subsection) be taxed at a rate 
below 15 percent, over 
‘‘(II) the taxable income reduced 
by the adjusted net capital gain. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM PARAGRAPH 
APPLIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, an individual is described 
in this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(I) such individual meets the 
age requirements of section 152(c)(3) 
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(determined without regard to sub-
paragraph (B) thereof), and 
‘‘(II) such individual’s earned in-
come (as defined in section 911(d)(2)) 
for the taxable year does not exceed 
one-half of such individual’s support 
(within the meaning of section 152) 
for such taxable year. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR JOINT RE-
TURNS.—In the case of a joint return— 
‘‘(I) the taxpayer and the tax-
payer’s spouse shall be treated as a 
single individual for purposes of ap-
plying subclause (II) of clause (i), and 
‘‘(II) the taxpayer shall be treat-
ed as an individual described in this 
subparagraph only if the taxpayer and 
the taxpayer’s spouse are described in 
clause (i) (determined after applica-
tion of subclause (I)).’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.—Section 55(b)(3) 
of such Code is amended by inserting before the last sen-
tence the following flush sentence: ‘‘In the case of an indi-
vidual described in section 1(h)(12)(B), no amount shall 
be determined under subparagraph (B).’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
SEC. 8. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTER-
EST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of 
section 6404(g) are each amended by striking ‘‘18-month 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘22-month period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to notices provided by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury after the date which is 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax In-
crease Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is 
amended by striking ‘‘106.25 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘112.75 percent’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 976 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for 
small businesses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. MCCRERY) 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 provide 
tax relief for small businesses, 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; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
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paragraph (A) of paragraph (2) (as in ef-
fect after the application of section 303 of 
the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconcili-
ation Act of 2003).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2006. 
(2) SUNSET OF JGTRRA.—The amendment made 
by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after the date specified in section 303 of the Jobs 
and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. 
SEC. 8. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTER-
EST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of 
section 6404(g) are each amended by striking ‘‘18-month 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘22-month period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to notices provided by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, or his delegate, after the date which is 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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which the plan is not required to provide or make 
available the information (and is not liable for the 
issuer’s failure to provide or make available the in-
formation), if the issuer is obligated to provide and 
make available (or provides and makes available) 
such information. 
‘‘(3) GRIEVANCE
AND
INTERNAL
APPEALS.— 
With respect to the internal appeals process and the 
grievance system required to be established under 
sections 102 and 104, in the case of a group health 
plan that provides benefits in the form of health in-
surance coverage through a health insurance issuer, 
the Secretary shall determine the circumstances 
under which the plan is not required to provide for 
such process and system (and is not liable for the 
issuer’s failure to provide for such process and sys-
tem), if the issuer is obligated to provide for (and 
provides for) such process and system. 
‘‘(4) EXTERNAL APPEALS.—Pursuant to rules 
of the Secretary, insofar as a group health plan en-
ters into a contract with a qualified external appeal 
entity for the conduct of external appeal activities in 
accordance with section 103, the plan shall be treat-
ed as meeting the requirement of such section and 
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SEC. 9. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax In-
crease Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘106.25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘112.75 per-
cent’’. 
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and may include but are not limited to matters re-
lating to the management and administration of ele-
ments of the intelligence community in areas such as 
strategic planning, financial management, informa-
tion technology, human capital, knowledge manage-
ment, information sharing (including information 
sharing by and with the Department of Homeland 
Security), and change management. 
‘‘(c)(1) The Comptroller General may conduct an 
audit or evaluation of intelligence sources and methods or 
covert actions only upon request of the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate or the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives, or the majority or the minority leader of the Senate 
or the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2)(A) Whenever the Comptroller General conducts 
an audit or evaluation under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General shall provide the results of such audit or 
evaluation only to the original requestor, the Director of 
National Intelligence, and the head of the relevant element 
of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(B) The Comptroller General may only provide in-
formation obtained in the course of an audit or evaluation 
under paragraph (1) to the original requestor, the Direc-
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(1) IN GENERAL.—If a group health plan, or 
health insurance coverage offered by a health insur-
ance issuer, provides any benefits with respect to 
services in an emergency department of a hospital, 
the plan or issuer shall cover emergency services (as 
defined in paragraph (2)(B))— 
(A) without the need for any prior author-
ization determination; 
(B) whether or not the health care pro-
vider furnishing such services is a participating 
provider with respect to such services; 
(C) in a manner so that, if such services 
are provided to a participant, beneficiary, or en-
rollee— 
(i) by a nonparticipating health care 
provider with or without prior authoriza-
tion, or 
(ii) by a participating health care pro-
vider without prior authorization, 
the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee is not 
liable for amounts that exceed the amounts of 
liability that would be incurred if the services 
were provided by a participating health care 
provider with prior authorization; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 977 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of human 
genetic material. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. BECERRA (for himself and Mr. WELDON of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the 
patenting of human genetic material. 
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 ‘‘Genomic Research and 
Accessibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PATENT OF HUMAN GENETIC MA-
TERIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 10 of title 35, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 106. Prohibition on patent of human genetic mate-
rial 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no pat-
ent may be obtained for a nucleotide sequence, or its func-
tions or correlations, or the naturally occurring products 
it specifies.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections of 
chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘106. Prohibition on patent of human genetic material.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall not apply to a patent issued before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(A) such State law permits an employee to 
appear in his or her own behalf with respect to 
his or her employment relations with the public 
safety agency involved; 
(B) such State law excludes from its cov-
erage employees of a state militia or national 
guard; 
(C) such rights and responsibilities have 
not been extended to other categories of em-
ployees covered by this Act, in which case the 
Authority shall only exercise the powers pro-
vided in section 5 of this Act with respect to 
those categories of employees who have not 
been afforded the rights and responsibilities de-
scribed in section 4(b); or 
(D) such laws or ordinances provide that a 
contract or memorandum of understanding be-
tween a public safety employer and a labor or-
ganization must be presented to a legislative 
body as part of the process for approving such 
contract or memorandum of understanding; 
(4) to permit parties subject to the National 
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the 
regulations under such Act to negotiate provisions 
that would prohibit an employee from engaging in
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Authority determines, 
acting pursuant to its authority under subsection 
(a), that a State does not substantially provide for 
the rights and responsibilities described in sub-
section (b), such State shall be subject to the regula-
tions and procedures described in section 5. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. ROLE OF THE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Authority shall issue 
regulations establishing procedures providing the rights 
and responsibilities described in section 4(b) for public 
safety employers and officers in States which the Author-
ity has determined, acting pursuant to its authority under 
section 4(a), do not substantially provide for such rights 
and responsibilities. 
(b) ROLE OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AU-
THORITY.—The Authority, to the extent provided in this 
Act and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Authority, shall— 
(1) determine the appropriateness of units for 
labor organization representation; 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 931 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer 
incidence among firefighters. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 951 
AN ACT 
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
of a hydroelectric project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 954 
AN ACT 
To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred 
to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(c) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Authority determines, 
acting pursuant to its authority under subsection (a), 
that a State does not substantially provide for the 
rights and responsibilities described in subsection (b), 
such State shall be subject to the regulations and pro-
cedures described in section 5. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply in each State on the later of— 
(A) 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) the date of the end of the first regular 
session of the legislature of that State that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. ROLE OF THE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Authority shall issue regu-
lations establishing procedures which provide the rights and 
responsibilities described in section 4(b) for public safety 
employers and officers in States which the Authority has 
determined, acting pursuant to its authority under section 
4(a), do not substantially provide for such rights and re-
sponsibilities. 
(b) ROLE OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AU-
THORITY.—The Authority, to the extent provided in this Act 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 965 
AN ACT 
To redesignate the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as 
the ‘‘Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park’’, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE II—COOPERATION WITH 
OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES 
SEC. 201. COOPERATION WITH OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that it is in the na-
tional interest of the United States, including for humani-
tarian, economic, social, political, and security reasons, to 
forge alliances with democratic countries to work together 
to promote and protect— 
(1) shared democratic principles, practices, and 
values; and 
(2) political, social, and economic freedoms 
around the world. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are to en-
courage new ways of cooperating closely with democratic 
countries, including through the Community of Democ-
racies, in order to— 
(1) promote and protect democratic principles, 
practices, and values, including the right to free, 
fair, and open elections, secret balloting, and uni-
versal suffrage; 
(2) promote and protect fundamental shared 
political, social, and economic freedoms, including 
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employee or former employee, setting forth the date 
on which the classified information at issue will be 
declassified, and providing all relevant information 
about the underlying substantive matter. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY TO NON-COVERED AGENCIES.— 
An employee or former employee in an Executive agency 
(or element or unit thereof) that is not a covered agency 
shall, for purposes of any disclosure of covered information 
(as described in subsection (a)(2)) which consists in whole 
or in part of classified or sensitive information, be entitled 
to the same protections, rights, and remedies under this 
section as if that Executive agency (or element or unit 
thereof) were a covered agency. 
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed— 
‘‘(1) to authorize the discharge of, demotion of, 
or discrimination against an employee or former em-
ployee for a disclosure other than a disclosure pro-
tected by subsection (a) or (d) of this section or to 
modify or derogate from a right or remedy otherwise 
available to an employee or former employee; or 
‘‘(2) to preempt, modify, limit, or derogate any 
rights or remedies available to an employee or 
former employee under any other provision of law, 
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II 
Calendar No. 486 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1454 
[Report No. 111–234] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 8, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JULY 27, 2010 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. 
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 ‘‘Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 70 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 982 
[Report No. 110–119] 
To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2007 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. WOLF, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. DREIER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF, 
and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
MAY 2, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
BOOZMAN, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. SCHWARTZ 
MAY 2, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, 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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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1455 
To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to 
require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers 
with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate 
Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. KANJORSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
Council Act to require the Council to establish a single 
telephone number that consumers with complaints or 
inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate 
Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, 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 ‘‘Financial Consumer 
Hotline Act of 2009’’. 
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mental auditing agencies, civilian control of the mili-
tary, and institutions that promote the rights of mi-
norities and women; 
(5) to provide appropriate support to individ-
uals nongovernmental organizations, and movements 
located in nondemocratic countries that aspire to live 
in freedom and establish full democracy in such 
countries; 
(6) to provide, political, economic, and other 
support to foreign countries and individuals, non-
governmental organizations, and movements that are 
willingly undertaking a transition to democracy; and 
(7) to strengthen cooperation with other demo-
cratic countries in order to better promote and de-
fend shared values and ideals. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AND COMMU-
NITY.—The terms ‘‘Community of Democracies’’ 
and ‘‘Community’’ mean the association of demo-
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