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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1810 
To reauthorize the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and the 
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2021 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and 
Mr. NEAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Last Green Valley National Heritage Cor-
ridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Herit-
age Area, 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 ‘‘Last Green Valley Na-
tional Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley 
National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act’’. 
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any employee who has not satisfied such 
requirements, 
‘‘(v) in the case of an employer that 
maintains a section 403(b) annuity con-
tract (including a custodial account), any 
employee who is permitted to be excluded 
from the salary reduction arrangement 
under section 403(b)(12), 
‘‘(vi) in the case of an employer that 
maintains an arrangement described in 
section 408(p), any employee who is not 
required to be eligible to participate in the 
arrangement under section 408(p)(4), and 
‘‘(vii) in the case of an employer that 
maintains a simplified employee pension 
described in section 408(k), any employee 
who is permitted to be excluded from par-
ticipation under section 408(k)(2). 
‘‘(4) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue 
regulations or other guidance to carry out this sub-
section, including— 
‘‘(A) guidelines for determining the classes 
or categories of employees to be covered by an 
automatic IRA arrangement, 
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‘‘(c) REFUND OF AMOUNT IN CLASS INDEPEND-
ENCE FUND.—The refund process described in this sub-
section is the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the submission of the report de-
scribed in subsection (b), subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall pay to each individual enrolled in 
the CLASS program on the date of the submission 
of such report an amount from the CLASS Inde-
pendence Fund equal to the difference of— 
‘‘(A) the total amount such respective indi-
vidual paid in premiums as of such date under 
the CLASS program; and 
‘‘(B) the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the total amount of benefits de-
scribed in section 3205(b) received as of 
such date by such individual under the 
program; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) INSUFFICIENT OR EXCESS FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) 
INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS.—If 
the 
amount remaining in the CLASS Independence 
Fund on the date of the submission of the re-
port described in subsection (b) is insufficient 
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to make the refund described in paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall pay to each individual en-
rolled in the CLASS program on such date an 
amount that bears the same ratio to the 
amount remaining in the CLASS Independence 
Fund on such date as the amount determined 
under such paragraph for such respective indi-
vidual bears to the sum obtained by adding 
each amount obtained by applying such para-
graph to each such individual. 
‘‘(B) EXCESS FUNDS.—If an amount re-
mains in the CLASS Independence Fund after 
the Secretary makes the refund described in 
paragraph (1), such amount shall be trans-
ferred to the general fund of the Treasury. 
‘‘(d) FUNDS IN LIFE INDEPENDENCE ACCOUNTS RE-
TAINED
BY ENROLLEES.—Notwithstanding the termi-
nation of the CLASS program under subsection (a), an 
individual who has funds remaining in a Life Independ-
ence Account established by the Secretary for such indi-
vidual under subparagraph (A) of section 3205(c)(1) may 
continue to use such funds for the purposes described in 
subparagraph (B) of such section.’’. 
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(d) ENFORCEMENT
OF NONDISCRETIONARY DU-
TIES.—Any nondiscretionary duty imposed by this section 
shall be enforceable in a mandamus proceeding brought 
under section 1361 of title 28, United States Code. 
(e) POSTING OF NOTICE AND TRAINING.—All em-
ployers shall post a notice which has been approved as to 
form and content by the Secretary of Labor in a con-
spicuous location in the place of employment where cov-
ered employees frequent which explains employee rights 
and remedies under this section. Each employer shall pro-
vide training to covered employees of their rights under 
this section within 30 days of employment, and at not less 
than once every 12 months thereafter, and provide covered 
employees with a card which contains a toll free telephone 
number at the Department of Labor which covered em-
ployees can call to get information or file a complaint 
under this section. 
(f) DESIGNATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall, within 30 days of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, designate by order the appropriate agen-
cy officials to receive, investigate, and adjudicate com-
plaints of violations of subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act the following definitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
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(A) means an individual performing serv-
ices on behalf of an employer that is engaged 
in activities on or in waters above the Outer 
Continental Shelf related to— 
(i) supporting, or carrying out explo-
ration, 
development, 
production, 
proc-
essing, or transportation of oil or gas; or 
(ii) oil spill cleanup, emergency re-
sponse, environmental surveillance, protec-
tion, or restoration, or other oil spill activi-
ties related to occupational safety and 
health; and 
(B) includes an applicant for such employ-
ment. 
(2) The term ‘‘employer’’ means one or more 
individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, 
trusts, unincorporated organizations, nongovern-
mental organizations, or trustees, and includes any 
agent, contractor, subcontractor, grantee or consult-
ant of such employer. 
(3) The term ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf’’ has 
the meaning that the term ‘‘outer Continental Shelf’’ 
has in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5854 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit access of prisoners 
to Social Security account numbers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2010 
Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. TANNER, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. KIND, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. HERGER, Mr. LINDER, and 
Mr. ROSKAM) 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 prohibit 
access of prisoners to Social Security account numbers. 
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 ‘‘No Prisoner Access 
to Social Security Numbers Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ACCESS OF PRISONERS TO SO-
CIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(x)(I) No governmental entity may employ, or enter 
into or maintain a contract for the use or employment of, 
prisoners in any capacity that would allow such prisoners 
access to the social security account numbers of other indi-
viduals (or any derivatives of such numbers). 
‘‘(II) For purposes of this clause, the term ‘prisoner’ 
means an individual confined in a jail, prison, or other 
penal institution or correctional facility. 
‘‘(III) For purposes of this clause, the term ‘govern-
mental entity’ means an agency or instrumentality of the 
Federal Government or of a State or political subdivision 
thereof or a federally recognized Indian tribe. Such term 
includes a person acting as an agent of such an agency 
or instrumentality or Indian tribe. For purposes of this 
subclause, the term ‘State’ includes an entity referred to 
in subparagraph (D)(iii)(II).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to employment of prisoners, 
or entry into contract for the use or employment of 
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prisoners, on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
CURRENT
ARRANGE-
MENTS.—In the case of— 
(A) prisoners employed as described in 
clause (x) of section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social 
Security Act (as added by this section) on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(B) contracts described in such clause in 
effect on such date, 
the amendments made by this section shall take ef-
fect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5855 
To direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to create 
a job training program and an economic stability program to stabilize 
the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center 
region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2010 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. OLSON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and 
in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Financial Services, 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 direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Com-
merce to create a job training program and an economic 
stability program to stabilize the workforce and promote 
economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region. 
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 ‘‘Johnson Space Center 
Workforce Stability Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. JOB TRAINING. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall create a job training program to as-
sist any affected worker in the Johnson Space Center re-
gion to transition to a new job. Such program may include 
a one-stop career center tailored to the needs of affected 
workers in the Johnson Space Center region. 
(b) DURATION.—The job training program created 
under this section shall terminate 2 years after its cre-
ation. 
SEC. 3. ECONOMIC STABILITY. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Economic Development Administration of the Department 
of Commerce (referred to in this section as the ‘‘EDA’’), 
shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipi-
ents in the Johnson Space Center region to help stabilize 
the workforce in such region and to promote economic 
growth. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible recipient that desires 
to receive funds under this section shall submit an applica-
tion that contains a comprehensive economic adjustment 
strategy to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, 
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under this section to qualifying waste-to- 
energy project sponsors. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The total amount 
of credits that may be allocated under the 
program shall not exceed $1,000,000,000. 
‘‘(iii) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(I) APPLICATION
PERIOD.—An 
application for certification under this 
paragraph may only be submitted dur-
ing the 2-year period beginning on the 
date the Secretary establishes the pro-
gram under clause (i) and shall con-
tain such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(II) TIME
TO
MEET
CRITERIA 
FOR CERTIFICATION.—Each applicant 
for certification shall have 1 year from 
the date of acceptance by the Sec-
retary of the application during which 
to provide to the Secretary evidence 
that the requirements of the certifi-
cation have been met. 
‘‘(iv) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In de-
termining which qualifying waste-to-energy 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5858 
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize 
a fire station construction grant program for 5 years, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2010 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 to authorize a fire station construction grant 
program for 5 years, 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 ‘‘Firefighting Invest-
ment, Renewal, and Employment Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 33(e) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION
OF
NON-FEDERAL
FIRE 
STATIONS.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Director for competitive grants for 
modifying, upgrading, or constructing non-Federal 
fire stations $210,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2015.’’. 
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(D) by inserting ‘‘AND 2011’’ after ‘‘2010’’ 
in the heading thereof. 
(2) 
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
TAXES.—Sub-
section (c) of section 3221 of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on the day after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection and ending on December 31, 
2010’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘during 
the applicable period’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ in 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2011’’, 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph 
(4) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the applicable period is— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any qualified indi-
vidual who begins employment after February 
3, 2010, the period beginning after March 18, 
2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any qualified indi-
vidual who begins employment after July 22, 
2010, the period beginning on the day after the 
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cent of the total project costs, but not to ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(i) $100,000,000 for a qualifying 
cancer center described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B); or 
‘‘(ii) $50,000,000 for any other quali-
fying cancer center. 
‘‘(d) 
FORGIVENESS; 
REIMBURSEMENT
ALTER-
NATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may forgive 
repayment of a loan under this section to a quali-
fying cancer center described in subsection (b)(1)(B) 
if the center submits to the Secretary a written re-
quest for loan forgiveness under this paragraph and 
demonstrates that under the project for which the 
loan was made the center— 
‘‘(A) has made reasonable depth and 
breadth of research activities in each of the 
three major areas of laboratory research, clin-
ical research, and population-based research, 
with substantial transdisciplinary research that 
bridges these scientific areas; 
‘‘(B) has initiated and conducted investi-
gator-initiated, early phase, innovative clinical 
trials; and 
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‘‘(C) has performed community service, 
outreach, dissemination, and education and 
training of biomedical researchers and health 
care professionals. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE
OF
REIMBURSEMENT
OF 
OTHER LOANS.—The Secretary shall establish an al-
ternative to making a loan and providing loan for-
giveness under paragraph (1) under which a quali-
fying cancer center may elect to obtain a loan from 
a source other than under this section, and, in the 
event that it would otherwise qualify for loan for-
giveness under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide for reimbursement for the amount of such 
loan. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there are appropriated out of amounts in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $900,000,000. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—For the admin-
istration of this section, Secretary may not use more 
than $1,000,000 from the funds made available 
under paragraph (1) for fiscal years 2011 through 
2013. 
‘‘(3) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated 
under this section shall be available for obligation 
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and obligated during the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2010, and ending on September 30, 2013. 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the projects 
for which loans are provided under this section (or reim-
bursement is provided under subsection (d)(2)) and a rec-
ommendation as to whether the Congress should authorize 
the Secretary to continue loans under this section beyond 
fiscal year 2013.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5862 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the eligibility of 
veterans for employment with the Federal Aviation Administration, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2010 
Mr. MARCHANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
the eligibility of veterans for employment with the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, 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 ‘‘Veterans FAA Em-
ployment Fairness Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERAN EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 40122 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) VETERAN EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining the eligi-
bility of an individual for employment with the Ad-
ministration, including if eligibility for the applicable 
position is limited to current or former Federal em-
ployees, the Administrator shall treat a period of ac-
tive military, naval, or air service as providing eligi-
bility for a veteran in the same manner as an equal 
period of Federal civilian employment provides eligi-
bility for any other individual. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(2) 
of title 38, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) ACTIVE
MILITARY, NAVAL, OR
AIR 
SERVICE.—The term ‘active military, naval, or 
air service’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(24) of title 38, United States 
Code.’’. 
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(D) an assessment of the extent to which 
the Department of Energy is working with in-
dustry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
to ensure that the Next Generation Nuclear 
Plant program meets industry expectations for 
long-term application of technologies and ad-
dresses potential licensing procedures for de-
ployment; 
(E) an assessment of the known or antici-
pated challenges to securing private non-Fed-
eral cost share funds and any measures to over-
come these challenges, including any alternative 
funding approaches such as front loading the 
Federal share; 
(F) an assessment of project risks, includ-
ing those related to— 
(i) project scope, schedule, and re-
sources; 
(ii) the formation of partnerships or 
agreements between the Department and 
the private sector necessary for the 
project’s success; and 
(iii) the Department’s capabilities to 
identify and manage such risks; and
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5864 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2010 
Mr. SESTAK 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 allow a 
credit against income tax for qualified equity investments 
in certain 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Inno-
vation through Investment Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. EQUITY INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS TAX 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dorothy I. Height 
Post Office Building’’. 
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