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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4940 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax incentives 
for alcohol used as fuel and to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States to extend additional duties on ethanol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. HARE, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
WALZ, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. LEE of New York, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. SALAZAR, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. GRAVES, 
Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. DAVIS of 
Alabama, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. TERRY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COSTELLO, 
Mr. HILL, Mr. FOSTER, and Mr. KIRK) 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 extend 
certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and to 
amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States to extend additional duties on ethanol. 
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 ‘‘Renewable Fuels Rein-
vestment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR ALCOHOL 
USED AS FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 40(e) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ in sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ in subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2016’’. 
(b) CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL.—Subparagraph (H) of 
section 40(b)(6) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2016’’. 
(c) REDUCED AMOUNT FOR ETHANOL BLENDERS.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 40(h) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDIT FOR ALCOHOL 
USED AS FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 6426(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON ETHANOL. 
Headings 9901.00.50 and 9901.00.52 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States are each 
amended in the effective period column by striking ‘‘1/1/ 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘1/1/2016’’. 
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to take actions to ensure that funding for such pro-
grams is obligated and expended in an effective 
manner. 
(8) Taking actions to ensure coordination of 
such programs with programs of other official do-
nors and international and multilateral organiza-
tions. 
(9) Representing the United States in inter-
national meetings or conferences relating to pro-
grams for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and devel-
opment of Haiti. 
(10) Overseeing the use by United States Gov-
ernment departments and agencies of grants, con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, collaborative agree-
ments, and other agreements or instruments utilized 
for such programs. 
(11) Overseeing efforts by United States Gov-
ernment departments and agencies to coordinate do-
nations or investments by private entities or individ-
uals for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and develop-
ment of Haiti through public-private partnerships 
and other means. 
(12) Ensuring due diligence and evaluation with 
respect to recipients of assistance under such pro-
grams. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 53 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 695 
[Report No. 116–289] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4863) to promote the competitive-
ness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States 
Export Finance Agency, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Mr. DESAULNIER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be print-
ed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4863) to pro-
mote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform 
and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agen-
cy, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4863) to promote the competitive-
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(f) PERIOD FOR COMMITTEE AND FLOOR CONSIDER-
ATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the committee or commit-
tees of either House to which a joint resolution has 
been referred have not reported the joint resolution 
at the close of the 45th day after its introduction, 
such committee or committees shall be automatically 
discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar. A vote on final passage of the joint resolu-
tion shall be taken in each House on or before the 
close of the 15th day after the joint resolution is re-
ported by the committee or committees of that 
House to which it was referred, or after such com-
mittee or committees have been discharged from fur-
ther consideration of the joint resolution. If, prior to 
the passage by one House of a joint resolution of 
that House, that House receives the same joint reso-
lution from the other House, then— 
(A) the procedure in that House shall be 
the same as if no joint resolution had been re-
ceived from the other House, but 
(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4957 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
improvement program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4957 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
extend the funding and expenditure authority of 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to extend authoriza-
tions for the airport improvement program, and 
for other purposes.
HR 4957 RDS 
1, 2009, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall— 
(A) first calculate funding apportionments 
on an annualized basis as if the total amount 
available under section 48103 of such title for 
fiscal year 2010 were $4,000,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 42 percent— 
(i) all funding apportionments cal-
culated under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) amounts available pursuant to sec-
tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 
title. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2010,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2010.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘May 1, 2010.’’. 
(b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘April 30, 2010,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2010,’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 31, 2010,’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5101 
To expand the science and stewardship of America’s most important wildlife 
corridors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2010 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand the science and stewardship of America’s most 
important wildlife corridors. 
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 ‘‘Wildlife Corridors Con-
servation Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND COR-
RIDORS INFORMATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in cooperation with the States and Indian tribes, shall 
establish a National Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Cor-
ridors Information Program in accordance with the re-
quirements of this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to— 
(1) support States and Indian tribes in the de-
velopment of a geographic information system data-
base of fish and wildlife habitat and corridors that 
would inform planning and development decisions 
within each State and Indian tribe, enable each 
State and Indian tribe to model climate impacts and 
adaptation, and provide geographically specific en-
hancements of State and tribal wildlife action plans; 
(2) ensure the collaborative development, with 
the States and Indian tribes, of a comprehensive, 
national geographic information system database of 
maps, models, data, surveys, informational products, 
and other geospatial information regarding fish and 
wildlife habitat and corridors, that— 
(A) is based on consistent protocols for 
sampling and mapping across landscapes that 
take into account regional differences; and 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PER-FISCAL YEAR CALCULATION 
OF DAYS OF CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY OR AC-
TIVE SERVICE TO REDUCE ELIGIBILITY AGE 
FOR RETIREMENT FOR NON-REGULAR SERV-
ICE. 
(a) EFFECT OF 90-DAY PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Sec-
tion 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘below 60 years of age by three 
months for each aggregate of 90 days on which such per-
son so performs in any fiscal year after such date, subject 
to subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to subpara-
graph (C), below 60 years of age by three months for each 
aggregate of 90 days on which such person serves on such 
active duty or performs such active service after such 
date’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of Janu-
ary 28, 2008, and as if included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181) as enacted. 
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President, the Vice President, any po-
litical appointee, any Member of Con-
gress, and any Congressional em-
ployee may be paid only to the issuer 
of a qualified health plan in which the 
individual enrolled in through such 
Exchange and not to the issuer of a 
plan offered through the Federal em-
ployees health benefit program under 
such chapter. 
‘‘(ii) PAYMENTS
BY
FEDERAL
GOV-
ERNMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, shall establish proce-
dures under which— 
‘‘(I) the employer contributions 
under such chapter on behalf of the 
President, the Vice President, each 
political appointee, each Member of 
Congress, and each Congressional em-
ployee are determined and actuarially 
adjusted for individual or family cov-
erage, rating areas, and age (in ac-
cordance with clauses (i) through (iii) 
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(B) that utilizes— 
(i) existing and planned State- and 
tribal-based geographic information system 
databases; and 
(ii) 
existing 
databases, 
analytical 
tools, metadata activities, and other infor-
mation products available through the Na-
tional Biological Information Infrastruc-
ture maintained by the Secretary and non-
governmental organizations; and 
(3) facilitate the use of such databases by Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal decisionmakers to incor-
porate qualitative and quantitative information on 
fish and wildlife habitat and corridors at the earliest 
possible stage to— 
(A) prioritize and target natural resources 
adaptation strategies and activities; 
(B) avoid, minimize, and mitigate the im-
pacts on fish and wildlife habitat and corridors 
in siting energy development, water, trans-
mission, transportation, and other land use 
projects; 
(C) assess the impacts of existing develop-
ment on habitats and corridors; and 
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(D) develop management strategies to en-
hance the ability of native fish, wildlife, and 
plant species to migrate or respond to shifting 
habitats within existing habitats and corridors. 
(c) HABITAT AND CORRIDORS INFORMATION SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the States and Indian tribes, shall develop 
a Habitat and Corridors Information System. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The System shall— 
(A) include maps, data, and descriptions of 
fish and wildlife habitat and corridors, that— 
(i) have been developed by Federal 
agencies, State wildlife agencies and nat-
ural heritage programs, Indian tribes, local 
governments, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and industry; and 
(ii) meet accepted Geospatial Inter-
operability Framework data and metadata 
protocols and standards; 
(B) include maps and descriptions of pro-
jected shifts in habitats and corridors of fish 
and wildlife species in response to climate 
change; 
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO CERTIFY CERTAIN AD-
VERSELY AFFECTED SECONDARY WORKERS 
AS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE 
UNDER THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 222 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) OTHER ADVERSELY AFFECTED SECONDARY 
WORKERS.—A group of workers in a subdivision of a firm 
shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for 
trade adjustment assistance benefits under this chapter 
pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
‘‘(1) a significant number or proportion of the 
workers have become totally or partially separated, 
or are threatened to become totally or partially sepa-
rated; 
‘‘(2) the workers’ subdivision is a seller of arti-
cles of the firm (or another subdivision of the firm) 
that employed a group of workers who received a 
certification of eligibility under subsection (a), and 
such sales are related to the article that was the 
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basis for such certification (as defined in subsection 
(d)(5)); and 
‘‘(3) a loss of business by the workers’ subdivi-
sion with the firm (or another subdivision of the 
firm) described in paragraph (2) contributed impor-
tantly to the workers’ separation or threat of separa-
tion determined under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of 
such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this 
section, is amended in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Subsection (d) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
amended by adding by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) SELLER.—The term ‘seller’ means a sub-
division of firm that sells articles of the firm (or an-
other subdivision of the firm) that were the basis for 
a certification of eligibility under subsection (a) of a 
group of workers employed by such firm (or another 
subdivision of the firm).’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4950 
To provide for improvements to the administration of bankruptcy in cases 
under chapter 7 of title 11 of the United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for improvements to the administration of bank-
ruptcy in cases under chapter 7 of title 11 of the United 
States Code. 
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 ‘‘Chapter 7 Bankruptcy 
Administration Improvement Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES. 
(a) NEW ASSET ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 326(a) of 
title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(a) 
In a case under chapter 7 or 11’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(a)(1) In a case under chapter 7, the court may 
allow reasonable compensation under section 330 of this 
title of the trustee for the trustee’s services, payable after 
the trustee renders such services, not to exceed 25 percent 
on the first $50,000 or less, 15 percent on any amount 
in excess of $50,000 but not in excess of $250,000, 5 per-
cent on any amount in excess of $250,000 but not in ex-
cess of $1,000,000, and 3 percent on any amount in excess 
of $1,000,000, upon all moneys disbursed or turned over 
in the case by the trustee to parties in interest, excluding 
the debtor, but including holders of secured claims. 
‘‘(2) In a case under chapter 11’’. 
(b) COMPENSATION.—Section 330(a)(7) of title 11, 
the United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) In determining the amount of reasonable com-
pensation to be awarded to a trustee under chapter 7, the 
court shall treat such compensation as a commission, 
based on section 326(a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply 
with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code before the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4954 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent 
law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
COBLE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUN-
GREN of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse 
under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive 
injury as a result of false markings. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FALSE MARKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 292 of 
title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) A person who has suffered a competitive injury 
as a result of a violation of this section may file a civil 
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action in a district court of the United States for recovery 
of damages adequate to compensate for the injury.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to all cases, without exception, 
pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4956 
To direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to modify the approval 
of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit 
such approval to use for the relief of severe-only instead of moderate- 
to-severe pain, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. TERRY, Mr. 
DUNCAN, Mr. MACK, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to modify 
the approval of any drug containing controlled-release 
oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use 
for the relief of severe-only instead of moderate-to-severe 
pain, 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 ‘‘Stop Oxy Abuse Act 
of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITING APPROVAL OF DRUGS CONTAINING CON-
TROLLED-RELEASE 
OXYCODONE 
HYDRO-
CHLORIDE TO USE FOR RELIEF OF SEVERE- 
ONLY PAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary— 
(1) to modify the approval of any drug con-
taining controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride 
under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) to limit such approval 
to use for the relief of severe-only instead of mod-
erate-to-severe pain; and 
(2) to limit any subsequent approval of a drug 
containing 
controlled-release 
oxycodone 
hydro-
chloride under such section to use for the relief of 
severe-only pain. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Any modification required by 
subsection (a)(1) shall apply to drugs introduced or deliv-
ered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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