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HR 7329 IH
tion the amounts appropriated to carry out the program 
among the States as follows: 
‘‘(1) BASELINE AMOUNT.—With respect to a 
fiscal year for which amounts have been appro-
priated in accordance with subsection (d), the Ad-
ministrator shall first apportion 0.25 percent of such 
amounts to each of American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and 
the Virgin Islands and 0.75 of such amounts to each 
of the remaining States. 
‘‘(2) REMAINDER.—With respect to such fiscal 
year, the Administrator shall apportion the remain-
der of such amounts in the ratio that the population 
of each State bears to the population of all States. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program 
$535,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $680,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010, and $815,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(e) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘major disaster’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102(2).’’. 
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SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CEN-
TERS. 
Section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 614. CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS 
CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency may make grants to 
States under this title for equipping, upgrading, and con-
structing emergency operations centers for domestic pre-
paredness and collective response to a major disaster. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, the Federal share of the cost of an 
activity carried out using amounts from grants made 
under this section shall not exceed 75 percent. 
‘‘(c) MAJOR DISASTER DEFINED.—In this section 
the term ‘major disaster’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 102(2).’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 732 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 10 to 5 the 
number of years of marriage prior to divorce required for a divorced 
spouse to be eligible for benefits under such title. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2007 
Mrs. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 
10 to 5 the number of years of marriage prior to divorce 
required for a divorced spouse to be eligible for benefits 
under such title. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DECREASE FROM 10 TO 5 YEARS IN MARRIAGE 
REQUIREMENT FOR DIVORCED SPOUSES. 
Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 216(d) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(d)(1), (2), (4), 
and (5)) are each amended by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to benefits for months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act for which applications are filed after such 
date. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7330 
To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion, 
marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football 
game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmina-
tion of a fair and equitable playoff system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Mr. 
MCCAUL of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, 
the promotion, marketing, and advertising of any post- 
season NCAA Division I football game as a national 
championship game unless such game is the culmination 
of a fair and equitable playoff system. 
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 ‘‘College Football Play-
off Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) college football games, including post-season 
football games, depend upon competition between 
college and university teams traveling in interstate 
commerce; 
(2) the competitions involve and affect inter-
state commerce and are therefore within Congress’s 
constitutional authority to regulate; 
(3) the total economic impact in the host cities 
from the 5 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games 
in January 2008 was estimated at more than $1.2 
billion; 
(4) collegiate athletic conferences whose teams 
participate in each BCS bowl game share $17.5 mil-
lion in revenue; 
(5) the BCS system recognizes the important 
economic impact to a city hosting the BCS cham-
pionship game and therefore rotates it among cities; 
and 
(6) the colleges and universities whose teams 
participate in the post-season football bowls experi-
ence significant financial windfall including in-
creased applications for enrollment, recruiting ad-
vantages, increased alumni donations, and increased 
corporate sponsorship that provides a competitive 
advantage over universities whose teams are ineli-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7331 
To provide immediate fiscal relief to cities experiencing serious budget deficits 
by providing funds for payments to qualified local governments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide immediate fiscal relief to cities experiencing seri-
ous budget deficits by providing funds for payments to 
qualified local governments. 
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 ‘‘Save America’s Cities 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under this section the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay 
to each qualified local government an amount that is based 
on and proportional to the population of the area that 
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under State law is under the jurisdiction of that qualified 
local government. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts paid to a qualified 
local government under this section may be used to im-
prove public safety, clean and maintain streets, and pre-
serve services benefitting children and youth, as otherwise 
authorized by State and local law. 
(c) QUALIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In 
this section the term ‘‘qualified local government’’ means 
any local government having jurisdiction under State law 
over an area having a population of 1,000,000 or more. 
(d) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to carry 
out this section $7,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7332 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for counterfeiting 
or selling Presidential inauguration tickets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Ms. 
NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for counterfeiting or selling Presidential inauguration 
tickets, 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. SELLING OR COUNTERFEITING PRESIDENTIAL 
INAUGURATION TICKETS. 
Chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 515. Selling or counterfeiting Presidential inau-
guration tickets 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly— 
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‘‘(1) except as provided in subsection (b) trans-
fers for money or property a ticket to a Presidential 
inaugural ceremony; 
‘‘(2) with intent to defraud, falsely makes, 
forges, counterfeits, or alters a ticket to a Presi-
dential inaugural ceremony; or 
‘‘(3) with intent to defraud, enters or attempts 
to enter a Presidential inaugural ceremony with a 
ticket, knowing that ticket to have been falsely 
made, forged, counterfeited or altered; 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
6 months, or both. 
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a transfer that 
occurs after the date on which the Presidential inaugural 
ceremony for which the ticket was issued takes place. 
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘Presidential inaugural 
ceremony’ means a public inaugural ceremony at which 
the President elect or the Vice President elect take the 
oath or affirmation of office for the office of President 
of the United States or the office of Vice President of the 
United States, respectively.’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 25 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘515. Selling or counterfeiting Presidential inauguration tickets.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7334 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require each insured deposi-
tory institution which receives an investment or other assistance under 
the Troubled Assets Relief Program to include in the quarterly call 
report the amount of any increase in new lending that is attributable 
to such investment or assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require 
each insured depository institution which receives an in-
vestment or other assistance under the Troubled Assets 
Relief Program to include in the quarterly call report 
the amount of any increase in new lending that is attrib-
utable to such investment or assistance, 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 ‘‘TARP Accountability 
Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. NEW LENDING THAT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TARP IN-
VESTMENTS AND ASSISTANCE. 
Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) LENDING INCREASES ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
INVESTMENT
OR
OTHER
ASSISTANCE
UNDER
THE 
TROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report of condi-
tion filed pursuant to this subsection by an in-
sured depository institution which received an 
investment or other assistance under the Trou-
bled Assets Relief Program established by the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
or section 136(d) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 shall report the 
amount of any increase in new lending in the 
period covered by such report (or the amount of 
any reduction in any decrease in new lending) 
that is attributable to such investment or as-
sistance, to the extent possible. 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE MEASURE.—If an in-
sured depository institution that is subject to 
subparagraph (A) cannot accurately quantify 
the effect that an investment or other assist-
ance under such Troubled Assets Relief Pro-
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gram has had on new lending by the institution, 
the insured depository institution shall report 
the total amount of the increase in new lending, 
if any, in the period covered by such report.’’. 
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which shall be known as the ‘‘Sugarloaf Wilderness 
Area’’. 
(38) Certain land in the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 14 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Rosa 
Wilderness Addition—Proposed’’ and dated Sep-
tember 29, 2006, which shall be incorporated into 
and managed as part of the Santa Rosa Wilderness 
as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note) 
and the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 
(16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.). 
(39) Certain land in the Sequoia National For-
est comprising approximately 11,200 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Domeland Wil-
derness Area Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 
2002, which shall be incorporated into and managed 
as part of the Domeland Wilderness as designated 
by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 
425; 16 U.S.C. 1131 note), and the California 
Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et 
seq.). 
(40) Certain land in the Sequoia National For-
est comprising approximately 41,280 acres, as gen-
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ments to pay a fee to reimburse the Secretary for 
the cost of applying such procedure, and such fee 
may be reimbursed by local governments to States in 
accordance with applicable State law. Any fee paid 
to the Secretary pursuant to the preceding sentence 
shall be used to reimburse appropriations which bore 
all or part of the cost of applying such procedure. 
‘‘(8) ERRONEOUS
PAYMENT
TO
STATE
OR 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Any eligible State or eligible 
local government receiving notice from the Secretary 
that an erroneous payment has been made to such 
State or eligible local government with respect to a 
notice by the State (on behalf of a local government) 
or notice by the eligible local government under 
paragraph (1) shall pay promptly to the Secretary, 
in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary 
may prescribe, an amount equal to the amount of 
such erroneous payment (without regard to whether 
any other amounts payable to such State or eligible 
local government under such paragraph have been 
paid to such State or eligible local government). 
‘‘(k) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS MADE TO STATES 
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary may provide 
that, for the purposes of determining interest, the pay-
ment of any amount withheld under subsection (j) to an 
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eligible State (on behalf of a local government) or an eligi-
ble local government shall be treated as a payment to the 
person or persons making the overpayment.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
TO 
AGENCIES OF STATES REQUESTING REFUND OFFSETS 
FOR PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE TAX OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Paragraph (10) of section 6103(l) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting after 
‘‘6402’’ the following: ‘‘OR UNDER SUBSECTION (j) 
OF SECTION 3720A OF TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
CODE’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
‘‘6402’’ the following: ‘‘or subsection (j) of section 
3720A of title 31, United States Code,’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 6402 is’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 6402 or under subsection (j) of 
section 3720A of title 31, United States Code, 
is’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 6402.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 6402 or under subsection (j) of 
section 3720A of title 31, United States Code.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7336 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the alternative 
minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for 
interest on State and local private activity bonds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts 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 prevent 
the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing 
the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
local private activity bonds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON 
PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 57 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items of tax 
preference) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 1(g)(7) of such 
Code is amended by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause 
(iii). 
(2) Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘, (5),’’. 
(3) Subparagraph (C) of section 56(b)(1) of 
such Code is amended by striking clause (iii) and re-
designating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and 
(iv), respectively. 
(4) Paragraph (3) of section 148(b) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR TAX-EXEMPT BONDS.— 
The term ‘investment property’ does not include any 
tax-exempt bond.’’. 
(5) Subparagraph (B) of section 149(g)(3) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
INVESTMENT
IN 
TAX-EXEMPT BONDS.—Such term shall not in-
clude any bond issued as part of an issue 95 
percent of the net proceeds of which are in-
vested in bonds the interest on which is not in-
cludible in gross income under section 103.’’. 
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(6) Paragraph (5) of section 1400L(d) of such 
Code is amended by striking subparagraph (E). 
(7) Paragraph (5) of section 1400N(a) of such 
Code is amended by striking subparagraph (G). 
(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 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7337 
To require certain air carriers of foreign air transportation to disclose the 
nature and source of delays and cancellations experienced by air travelers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2008 
Mrs. SCHMIDT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require certain air carriers of foreign air transportation 
to disclose the nature and source of delays and cancella-
tions experienced by air travelers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION DELAYS RE-
PORTED. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall modify the reg-
ulations in part 234 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, relating to airline service quality performance re-
ports, to also require an air carrier that provides foreign 
air transportation, including foreign air carriers issued 
permits under section 41302 of title 49, United States 
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Code, to disclose the nature and source of delays and can-
cellations experienced by air travelers. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL INCOME TAX FOR 2008. 
In the case of an individual, for purposes of applying 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the first taxable 
year beginning in 2008— 
(1) the taxable income of the taxpayer shall be 
reduced (but not below zero) by $125,000 ($250,000 
in the case of a joint return), and 
(2) each rate of tax on such taxable income (de-
termined without regard to paragraph (1)) in excess 
of $125,000 ($250,000 in the case of a joint return) 
shall be reduced by 5 percentage points. 
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