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(b) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘chapter—’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter:’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘means—’’ and inserting 
‘‘means the following:’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘any veteran’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any veteran’’; 
(ii) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
period; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘any 
member’’ and inserting ‘‘Any member’’. 
SEC. 
4. 
INCREASE 
IN 
NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED 
DIS-
ABILITY PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
OF A PERIOD OF WAR. 
Section 1521(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(e) TERRITORY.—Section 2010 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Terri-
tory,’’ after ‘‘State,’’, both places it appears; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Terri-
tory,’’ after ‘‘State,’’ and ‘‘Territories,’’ after 
‘‘States,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘Territory,’’ 
after ‘‘State,’’ both places it appears; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘Territory,’’ 
after ‘‘State,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘Territory,’’ 
after ‘‘State,’’ both places it appears. 
(f) RURAL STATE.—Section 40002(a)(22) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925 
(a)(22)) is amended by striking ‘‘150,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘200,000’’. 
(g) COSTS FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES AND PROTEC-
TION
ORDERS.—Section 2011(a)(1) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–5(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ before ‘‘stalking’’. 
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evance to the rulemaking, by as soon as pos-
sible after their availability. 
‘‘(3) PROPOSED AND DRAFT FINAL RULE AND 
ASSOCIATED
MATERIAL.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the docket— 
‘‘(A) each draft proposed rule submitted by 
the Secretary to the Office of Management and 
Budget for any interagency review process prior 
to proposal of such rule, all documents accom-
panying such draft, all written comments there-
on by other agencies, and all written responses 
to such written comments by the Secretary, by 
no later than the date of proposal of the rule; 
and 
‘‘(B) each draft final rule submitted by the 
Secretary for such review process before 
issuance of the final rule, all such written com-
ments thereon, all documents accompanying 
such draft, and all written responses thereto, by 
no later than the date of issuance of the final 
rule.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (g) of 
section 25 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1351), as redesignated by section 215(4) of this 
Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (8) of sec-
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3409 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional credit 
against income tax for the adoption of an older child. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Ms. BEAN (for herself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. KIND, 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. HELLER, and Mr. 
CROWLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 
additional credit against income tax for the adoption 
of an older child. 
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 ‘‘Advocates Dedicated 
to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 
2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. OLDER CHILD ADOPTION TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 23 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to adoption ex-
penses) is amended by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) CREDIT
FOR
ADOPTION
OF
QUALIFIED 
OLDER CHILD REGARDLESS OF EXPENSES.—In the 
case of an adoption of a qualified older child by a 
taxpayer which becomes final during a taxable year, 
the taxpayer shall be treated as having paid, for 
each taxable year during the older child credit allow-
ance period, qualified adoption expenses with respect 
to such adoption in an amount equal to $2,000.’’. 
(b) DOLLAR LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE.—Sub-
section (b)(1) of such section is amended by inserting 
‘‘(without regard to paragraph (4) of such subsection)’’ 
after ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(c) INCOME LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE.—Sub-
section (b)(2)(A) of such section is amended by inserting 
‘‘paragraph (4) of such subsection and’’ before ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by inserting at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED
OLDER
CHILD.—The term 
‘qualified older child’ means an eligible child who 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4564 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provi-
sion of high-quality service through the Suicide Preven-
tion Lifeline, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
has attained age 9 on or before the date on which 
the legal adoption of such child by the taxpayer be-
comes final. 
‘‘(5) OLDER
CHILD
CREDIT
ALLOWANCE
PE-
RIOD.—In the case of an adoption of a qualified 
older child by a taxpayer, the term ‘older child credit 
allowance period’ means the taxable years— 
‘‘(A) beginning after the taxable year dur-
ing which the adoption of the qualified older 
child by the taxpayer becomes final, and 
‘‘(B) ending before the taxable year during 
which the qualified older child has attained age 
19.’’. 
(e) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—Subsection (h) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a)’’, and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
the taxable year begins, determined— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the dollar amounts in 
subsection (a)(3) and paragraphs (1) and 
(2)(A)(i) of subsection (b), by substituting ‘cal-
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endar year 2001’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in 
subparagraph (B) thereof, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of the dollar amount in 
subsection (a)(4) (for taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2010), by substituting ‘cal-
endar year 2009’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in 
subparagraph (B) of such section 1(f)(3).’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 340 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasi-
bility of designating Camp Security, located in Springettsbury, York 
County, Pennsylvania, as a unit of the National Park System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. PLATTS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit-
ability and feasibility of designating Camp Security, lo-
cated in Springettsbury, York County, Pennsylvania, as 
a unit of the National Park 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 ‘‘Camp Security Na-
tional Historic Site Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Camp Security is believed to be the only un-
disturbed prisoner-of-war camp from the Revolu-
tionary War remaining in the United States. 
(2) Built at the direction of the Continental 
Congress, Camp Security housed over 1,000 British 
prisoners of war between 1781 and 1783. 
(3) The vast majority of British soldiers impris-
oned at Camp Security were captured as a result of 
the Continental Army’s pivotal victories at the Bat-
tles of Saratoga and Yorktown. 
(4) Large portions of Camp Security were built 
along a steep hill using terraces, a unique architec-
tural and earthwork feature. 
(5) Upon the 1783 adoption of the Treaty of 
Paris, Camp Security was closed and those prisoners 
who did not marry local women and settle in the 
area returned to their families in Great Britain. 
(6) Recent excavations and surveys of the site 
identified intact archeological deposits and recovered 
numerous domestic and military artifacts. 
SEC. 3. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a study of the suitability and 
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feasibility of designating Camp Security, located in 
Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, as 
a unit of the National Park System. 
(b) PROCESS.—Section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 
(16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to the conduct of the 
study required by this section, except that the study shall 
be submitted pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 18 
months after the date on which funds are first made avail-
able for the study. 
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fication of any obstacles that are unique to the 
prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, 
and management of substance use disorders in 
members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces. 
(H) The adequacy of the prevention, diag-
nosis, mitigation, treatment, and management 
of substance use disorders and related distress 
in dependent family members of members of the 
Armed Forces, whether such family members 
suffer from their own substance use disorder or 
because of the substance use disorder of a 
member of the Armed Forces. 
(I) Any gaps in the current capabilities of 
the Department of Defense for the prevention, 
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and manage-
ment of, and research on, substance use dis-
orders in members of the Armed Forces. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth the findings and 
recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the 
review conducted under paragraph (1). The report 
shall— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3411 
To exempt certain coastal barrier areas in Florida from limitations on Federal 
expenditures and financial assistance under the Coastal Barriers Re-
sources Act, and limitations on flood insurance coverage under the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. BOYD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
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 exempt certain coastal barrier areas in Florida from 
limitations on Federal expenditures and financial assist-
ance under the Coastal Barriers Resources Act, and limi-
tations on flood insurance coverage under the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR RURAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
CENTERS. 
Part C of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act is amended by 
inserting after section 158 (47 U.S.C. 942) the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 159. GRANTS FOR RURAL INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The NTIA shall make grants 
to eligible entities, and determine (subject to subsection 
(e)) the amount of such grants, for the establishment of 
information technology centers in rural areas. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities may 
be— 
‘‘(1) any small business or not-for-profit organi-
zation or business operating in a rural area, as de-
termined by the NTIA; and 
‘‘(2) any State, local, or tribal government serv-
ing such an area. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this Act, an eligible entity shall submit an applica-
tion to the NTIA in such time and manner, and hav-
ing such content, as the NTIA may by rule require. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIRED.—An eligible entity 
shall include in the application an assurance that the 
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SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL 
EXPENDITURES, 
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
AND FLOOD INSURANCE. 
Section 5(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3504(a)) and the limitations on flood insurance 
coverage in section 1321(a) of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4028(a)) shall not apply to 
any area located in Coastal Barrier Resources System unit 
P30 or FL–92 in Gulf County, Florida, as such units are 
depicted on the maps referred to in section 4(a) of the 
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3414 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in 
Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ‘‘Otis Bowen Comfort Home’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. DONNELLY of Indi-
ana, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BUYER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PENCE, Mr. 
ELLSWORTH, and Mr. HILL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary 
lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ‘‘Otis 
Bowen Comfort Home’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TEMPORARY LODGING FACILITY, INDIANAP-
OLIS, INDIANA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodg-
ing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, shall after the date 
of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Otis Bowen Comfort Home’’. Any reference to such 
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temporary lodging facility in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Otis Bowen 
Comfort Home. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4585 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to conduct a national suicide prevention media campaign, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
139 
oversee the individual and community preparedness efforts 
of the Agency. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
make grants to States to support individual and 
community preparedness efforts, including through 
the Citizen Corps Program. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for grants under this section— 
‘‘(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(b) ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS.—Section 504(a) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (20) and (21) 
as paragraphs (21) and (22), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) enhancing and promoting the prepared-
ness of individuals and communities for natural dis-
asters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disas-
ters;’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rocky Mountain 
Science Collections Center Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the collection of the Denver Museum of Na-
ture & Science in Denver, Colorado, includes more 
than 1,000,000 anthropological, archeological, pale-
ontological, zoological, and geological artifacts and 
supporting archival documentation; 
(2) the collection of items housed by the Mu-
seum includes artifacts from land managed by— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(B) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(C) the National Park Service; 
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; 
(E) the Forest Service; and 
(F) the Corps of Engineers; 
(3) a significant portion of the collections of the 
Museum were recovered from public land managed 
by the Federal Government; 
(4) the Museum has been designated as the re-
pository for those collections by Federal agencies; 
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(5) less than 2 percent of those collections are 
accessible to the public through electronic or phys-
ical mediums; and 
(6) the Museum is among the largest facilities 
in the western region of the United States and at-
tracts more than 1,200,000 participants to the pro-
grams of the Museum each year from all States and 
territories. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the 
Denver Museum of Nature & Science in Denver, 
Colorado. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. GRANT FOR THE MUSEUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
grant to the Museum to pay the Federal share of the cost 
of— 
(1) constructing 1 or more on-site collection fa-
cilities that meet the standards of the Museum; and 
(2) obtaining goods and services required by the 
Museum, including the acquisition of— 
(A) designs; 
(B) plans; 
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(C) furnishings; 
(D) equipment; and 
(E) other support for the Museum. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To receive assistance under sub-
section (a), the Museum shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such time, in such manner, and containing 
such additional information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
assistance under subsection (a), the Museum shall 
match any amounts provided to the Museum under 
this Act. 
(2) FORMS OF PAYMENT.—To meet the match-
ing requirement described in paragraph (1), the Mu-
seum may provide to the Secretary— 
(A) cash; 
(B) in-kind donations; and 
(C) services. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this Act $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3418 
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the 
exceptions process for tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. ELLSWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to apply the exceptions process for tiered formulary 
drugs to specialty tier drugs. 
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 Prescription 
Drug Cost Equalization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF EXCEPTIONS PROCEDURES FOR 
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN TIERED COST- 
SHARING STRUCTURE TO SPECIALTY TIERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1860D–4(g)(2) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(g)(2)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
exceptions process under this paragraph shall apply to 
drugs included in a tier of a formulary solely for very high 
cost and unique items (commonly referred to as a specialty 
tier) in the same manner as such process applies to any 
other drugs.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall apply to PDP sponsors and MA organizations 
for plan years beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3419 
To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the 
homeless. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali-
fornia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes 
against the homeless. 
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 ‘‘Hate Crimes Against 
the Homeless Statistics Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HOMELESS. 
Section (1)(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act is 
amended— 
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smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with BILLS