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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 108 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and 
exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-con-
nected disability and to their dependents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military 
commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
with a compensable service-connected disability and to 
their dependents. 
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 ‘‘Disabled Veterans 
Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVILEGES 
FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR DE-
PENDENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Chapter 54 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: dis-
abled veterans and their dependents 
‘‘(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—A veteran with a com-
pensable service-connected disability shall be permitted to 
use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis 
as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or 
retainer pay. 
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent of a veteran de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be permitted to use com-
missary and exchange stores on the same basis as a de-
pendent of a member of the armed forces entitled to re-
tired or retainer pay. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘vet-
eran’ and ‘service-connected’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 101 of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and their de-
pendents.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1065 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1093 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase 
in the maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives 
with respect to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require 
cost-of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia 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 provide 
for an increase in the maximum level of fees authorized 
to be charged by representatives with respect to claims 
of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require cost- 
of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees. 
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. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM LEVEL OF FEES AU-
THORIZED TO BE CHARGED BY REPRESENTA-
TIVES WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS OF ENTI-
TLEMENT TO PAST-DUE BENEFITS AND AN-
NUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO SUCH LEVEL OF AU-
THORIZED FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a)(2)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$6,264.50’’; and 
(2) in the matter following clause (iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘The Commissioner of Social Security may’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘such date.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘The Commissioner of Social Security 
shall adjust annually (after 2009) the dollar amount 
set forth in subclause (II) of clause (ii) under proce-
dures providing for adjustments in the same manner 
and to the same extent as adjustments are provided 
for under section 215(i)(2)(A), except that any 
amount so adjusted that is not a multiple of $0.10 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.10.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fees to be recovered 
to compensate for services with respect to claims of entitle-
ment to past-due benefits on which final determinations 
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are made by the Commissioner of Social Security on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1094 
To ensure that home health agencies can assign the most appropriate skilled 
service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services 
for Medicare beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy under a home 
health plan of care, based upon physician referral. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Flor-
ida) introduced the following 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 consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure that home health agencies can assign the most 
appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment 
visit for home health services for Medicare beneficiaries 
requiring rehabilitation therapy under a home health 
plan of care, based upon physician referral. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Home Health 
Flexibility Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING HOME HEALTH AGENCIES TO ASSIGN 
THE MOST APPROPRIATE SKILLED SERVICE 
TO MAKE THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT VISIT 
UNDER A MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PLAN OF 
CARE FOR REHABILITATION CASES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
484.55(a)(2) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions or any other provision of law, a home health agency 
may determine the most appropriate skilled service to 
make the initial assessment visit for an individual who is 
eligible for home health services under title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act but who does not require skilled nurs-
ing care as long as that skilled service is included as part 
of the plan of care for home health services for such indi-
vidual. An occupational therapist may make the initial as-
sessment visit in such a case if occupational therapy is 
included in such plan in the initial physician referral in 
conjunction with physical therapy or speech language pa-
thology services. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to provide for initial eligi-
bility for coverage of home health services under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act on the basis of a need 
for occupational therapy. 
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297 
SEC. 309. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve-
ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note), is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘the 
district of Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania,’’; 
(2) in the third sentence (relating to the Dis-
trict of Kansas), by striking ‘‘17 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘18 years’’; 
(3) in the sixth sentence (relating to the North-
ern District of Ohio), by striking ‘‘17 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘18 years’’. 
(4) by inserting ‘‘The first vacancy in the office 
of the district judge in the district of Hawaii occur-
ring 15 years or more after the confirmation date of 
the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship cre-
ated under this subsection shall not be filled.’’ after 
the sixth sentence. 
SEC. 310. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97– 
92, and from funds appropriated in this Act, Justices and 
judges of the United States are authorized during fiscal 
year 2009, to receive a salary adjustment in accordance 
with 28 U.S.C. 461. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2009’’.
Treasury, in consultation with the Financial Stability 
Oversight Board, determines that reasonable steps have 
been taken to bring actions into compliance with and to 
prevent future violations of this Act. 
(c) FALSE REPORT.—Any person that fails to file a 
report or certification required under section 4 shall be 
subject to a civil fine of at least $100,000. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION. 
This Act shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to any emergency eco-
nomic assistance received before, on, or after that date. 
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(A) in each of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B) or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B), (2), or (3)(B)’’. 
SEC. 202. QUALIFIED HIGH RISK POOLS BEST PRACTICES 
GUIDELINES AND GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 2745 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–45) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘In the 
case’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (f)(1), in 
the case’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) QUALIFIED HIGH RISK POOLS BEST PRACTICES 
GUIDELINES AND GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) 
BEST
PRACTICES
REPORT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub-
section (b) for a fiscal year beginning more than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of the Amer-
ica’s Affordable Health Care Act of 2009, a State 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1098 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational 
assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individ-
uals pursuing internships or on-job training. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. PERRIELLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of educational assistance payable by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals pursuing 
internships or on-job training. 
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’ Worker Re-
training Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR INDI-
VIDUALS PURSUING INTERNSHIPS OR ON- 
JOB TRAINING. 
(a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 3032(c) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘75 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘55 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘65 percent’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (3), by striking ‘‘35 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 percent’’. 
(b) POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3233(a) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘55 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘65 percent’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘45 percent’’. 
(c) SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 3687 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$574’’ and inserting 
‘‘$650’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$429’’ and inserting 
‘‘$507’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘$285’’ and inserting 
‘‘$366’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(d) SELECTED RESERVE MONTGOMERY GI BILL.— 
Section 16131(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘75 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘55 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘65 percent’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘35 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘45 percent’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1100 
To authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to issue regulations that 
require certain pilots on vessels operating in designated waters to carry 
and utilize a portable electronic device equipped for navigational pur-
poses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mrs. TAUSCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to issue 
regulations that require certain pilots on vessels oper-
ating in designated waters to carry and utilize a portable 
electronic device equipped for navigational purposes, 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 ‘‘Vessel Navigation and 
Safety Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PILOTS TO CARRY AND UTILIZE 
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL DE-
VICE. 
The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 
1221 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4A 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4B. PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR NAVIGA-
TION PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may issue regulations that— 
‘‘(1) require that any pilot licensed under sub-
title II of title 46, United States Code, while serving 
under the authority of that license as pilot on a cov-
ered vessel operating in waters designated in the 
regulation shall carry and utilize a portable elec-
tronic device that is— 
‘‘(A) equipped for navigational purposes; 
and 
‘‘(B) capable of being connected to an 
Automatic Identification System; and 
‘‘(2) require such pilots to obtain training in 
the use of such electronic devices, and prescribe re-
quirements for such training after consultation with 
State or local pilotage authorities on specific equip-
ment and practices in the waters designated in the 
regulation. 
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‘‘certified midwife services,’’ after ‘‘certified nurse- 
midwife services,’’. 
(4) 
AMOUNT
OF
PAYMENT.—Section 
1833(a)(1)(K) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(a)(1)(K)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and certified midwife 
services’’ after ‘‘certified nurse-midwife serv-
ices’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘65 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 percent’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 4. INTERIM, FINAL REGULATIONS. 
In order to carry out the amendments made by this 
Act in a timely manner, not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations, 
that take effect on an interim basis, after notice and pend-
ing opportunity for public comment. 
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‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF NEED.—The Commandant 
shall consult with State or local pilotage authorities for 
the waters covered by the regulations to determine if the 
carriage and use of such portable electronic devices would 
improve safe navigation under local conditions and wheth-
er there is a need for mandatory carriage requirements. 
‘‘(c) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.—In this section 
the term ‘covered vessel’ means a self-propelled commer-
cial vessel of 300 gross tons or more that does not have 
an electronic chart prescribed under section 4A.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1103 
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain 
rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
HASTINGS
of Florida, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, Mr. BOYD, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. KLEIN of 
Florida, and Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States 
courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade 
names, or commercial names. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION. 
Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 
section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112 
Stat. 2681–88) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘by a designated national’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting before the period ‘‘that 
was used in connection with a business or as-
sets that were confiscated unless the original 
owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial 
name, or the bonafide successor-in-interest has 
expressly consented’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘by a des-
ignated national or its successor-in-interest’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall 
apply only if the person or entity asserting the rights knew 
or had reason to know at the time when the person or 
entity acquired the rights asserted that the mark, trade 
name, or commercial name was the same as or substan-
tially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name 
that was used in connection with a business or assets that 
were confiscated.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘In this section:’’ and all that follows 
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through ‘‘(2) The term’’ and inserting ‘‘In this sec-
tion, the term’’. 
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V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1104 
For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa 
Alvarez. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MIKAEL 
ADRIAN CHRISTOPHER FIGUEROA ALVAREZ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez shall be 
eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for 
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 
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Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—If Mikael Adrian 
Christopher Figueroa Alvarez enters the United States be-
fore the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall 
be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re-
duce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, 
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
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(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Mikael Adrian Chris-
topher Figueroa Alvarez shall not, by virtue of such rela-
tionship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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