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destroys or injures the property of such serviceman or im-
mediate family member, on account of the military service 
of that serviceman or status of that individual as a United 
States serviceman, or who attempts or conspires to do so, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a simple assault, or destruc-
tion or injury to property in which the damage or at-
tempted damage to such property is not more than 
$500, be fined under this title in an amount not less 
than $500 nor more than $10,000 and imprisoned not 
more than 2 years; 
‘‘(2) in the case of destruction or injury to prop-
erty in which the damage or attempted damage to 
such property is more than $500, be fined under this 
title in an amount not less than $1000 nor more than 
$100,000 and imprisoned not more than 5 years; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of a battery, or an assault re-
sulting in bodily injury, be fined under this title in 
an amount not less than $2500 and imprisoned not 
less than 6 months nor more than 10 years. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to con-
duct by a person who is subject to the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
if the Secretary determines such Board or body, 
respectively, meets the requirement of subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) The National Certification Board for 
Diabetes Educators or a certifying body for dia-
betes educators meets the requirement of this 
subparagraph, with respect to the certification 
of an individual, if the Board or body, respec-
tively, is incorporated and registered to do busi-
ness in the United States and requires as a 
condition of such certification each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The individual has a qualifying 
credential in a specified health care profes-
sion. 
‘‘(ii) The individual has professional 
practice experience in diabetes self-man-
agement training that includes a minimum 
number of hours and years of experience in 
such training. 
‘‘(iii) The individual has successfully 
completed a national certification examina-
tion offered by such entity. 
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‘‘(iv) The individual periodically re-
news certification status following initial 
certification.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to identify the 
barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with di-
abetes in accessing diabetes self-management train-
ing services under the Medicare program, including 
economic and geographic barriers and availability of 
appropriate referrals and access to adequate and 
qualified providers. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the study conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(c) AHRQ DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR OUTREACH METHODS AND REPORT.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality shall, through use of a workshop and 
other appropriate means, develop a series of rec-
ommendations on effective outreach methods to edu-
cate primary care physicians and the public about 
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the benefits of diabetes self-management training in 
order to promote better health outcomes for patients 
with diabetes. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
shall submit to Congress a report on the rec-
ommendations developed under paragraph (1). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to diabetes outpatient self-man-
agement training services furnished on or after the first 
day of the first calendar year that is at least 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2427 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal 
standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and hon-
esty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insur-
ance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those mar-
kets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight 
to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, and Mrs. LOWEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to establish Federal standards for health insurance 
forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of- 
network coverage in the group and individual health in-
surance markets, to improve transparency and account-
ability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Of-
fice of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor perform-
ance in those markets, and for other purposes. 
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230 
(C) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘except that—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘if the Secretary fails to issue’’ 
and inserting ‘‘except that if the Secretary fails 
to issue’’; 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and 
by moving the margins of such subparagraphs 
2 ems to the left); and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) is a regulation for general service lamps 
that conforms with Federal standards and effective 
dates; 
‘‘(11) is an energy efficiency standard for gen-
eral service lamps enacted into law by the State of 
Nevada prior to December 19, 2007, if the State has 
not adopted the Federal standards and effective 
dates pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii); or’’. 
(20) Section 325(b) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1596)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘6924(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘6294(c)’’. 
(b) TITLE IV—ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS AND 
INDUSTRY.—(1) Section 401 of the Energy Independence
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and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the Food Distribution Program 
on Indian Reservations authorized by sec-
tion 4(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); 
or 
‘‘(iii) the program for nutrition assist-
ance in Puerto Rico or American Samoa 
under section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2028); 
‘‘(C) the household consists of a single in-
dividual or a married couple, and— 
‘‘(i) receives the subsidy described in 
section 1860D–14 of this Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–114); or 
‘‘(ii)(I) participates in the program 
under title XVIII of this Act; and 
‘‘(II) meets the income requirements 
described in section 1860D–14(a)(1) or 
(a)(2) of this Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
114(a)(1) or (a)(2)); or 
‘‘(D) the household consists of a single in-
dividual or a married couple, and receives bene-
fits under the supplemental security income 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 243 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of 
initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2009 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the 
arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, 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 ‘‘Labor Relations First 
Contract Negotiations Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. INITIAL CONTRACT DISPUTES. 
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 158) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
SEC. 2. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN NORTH CAS-
CADES
NATIONAL
PARK,
ROSS
LAKE
NA-
TIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LAKE CHE-
LAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, 
shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The following conditions shall 
apply to stocking of lakes under subsection (a): 
(1) The Secretary is authorized to allow stock-
ing in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have 
historically been stocked with fish. 
(2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that 
are— 
(A) native to the watershed; or 
(B) functionally sterile. 
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for Elderly Consumers and such primary insurance 
amount shall be deemed adjusted under this subsection 
using such Index’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to determinations made by the 
Commissioner of Social Security under section 215(i)(2) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)) with re-
spect to cost-of-living computation quarters ending on or 
after September 30 of the second calendar year following 
the calendar year in which this Act is enacted. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 242 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording 
and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2009 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations con-
cerning the recording and reporting of occupational inju-
ries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RECORDING AND REPORTING OF OCCUPA-
TIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
revise the regulations in part 1904 of title 29, Code of 
Federal Regulations, concerning the recording and report-
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HR 242 IH 
ing of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occu-
pational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 
et seq.), to require site-controlling employers to keep a site 
log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring 
among all employees on the particular site, whether such 
employees are employed directly by the site-controlling em-
ployer or are employed by contractors or temporary help 
or employee leasing services. 
(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘site-controlling employer’’ means the employer that has 
primary control over the work on a particular work site 
and supervises the employees on a day-to-day basis on a 
particular work site. 
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Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
SEC. 2. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN NORTH CAS-
CADES NATIONAL PARK, ROSS LAKE NA-
TIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LAKE CHE-
LAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, 
shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The following conditions shall 
apply to stocking of lakes under subsection (a): 
(1) The Secretary is authorized to allow stock-
ing in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have 
historically been stocked with fish. 
(2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that 
are— 
(A) native to the watershed; or 
(B) functionally sterile.
(3) The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking 
of fish with the State of Washington. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2430 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue 
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cas-
cades National Park, Ross Lake National Recre-
ation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area.
scribed in paragraph (6) shall be made available to 
every insured upon renewal and every applicant in 
excess of the limits provided in paragraph (6) in such 
amounts and at such rates as the Director shall estab-
lish, except that such chargeable rates shall not be less 
than the estimated premium rates for such coverage 
determined in accordance with section 1307(a)(1); 
and 
‘‘(8) in the case of any commercial property or 
other residential property, including multifamily 
rental property, optional coverage for losses resulting 
from any partial or total interruption of the insured’s 
business caused by damage to, or loss of, such prop-
erty from a flood shall be made available to every in-
sured upon renewal and every applicant, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) the Director may provide such cov-
erage under such terms, conditions, and require-
ments as the Director considers appropriate to 
meet the needs of small businesses while com-
plying with the requirement under subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(B) any such coverage shall be made avail-
able only at chargeable rates that are not less 
than the estimated premium rates for such cov-
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(2) In many cases, the stocking of fish in these 
lakes dates back to the 1800s. 
(3) This practice has been important to the 
economy of the area because of the recreational op-
portunities it creates. 
(4) During congressional hearings on the des-
ignation of the North Cascades National Park, the 
Department of the Interior indicated that the prac-
tice of fish stocking would be continued if the area 
became a unit of the National Park Service system. 
(5) Since designation of the National Park in 
1968, the stocking of certain lakes has continued 
under various agreements between the National 
Park Service and the State of Washington. 
(6) An Environmental Impact Statement com-
pleted by the National Park Service recommends 
continued stocking of up to 42 of the lakes that have 
historically been stocked with fish. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to clarify 
the continued authority of the National Park Service to 
allow the stocking of fish in certain lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
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SEC. 2. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN NORTH CAS-
CADES NATIONAL PARK, ROSS LAKE NA-
TIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LAKE CHE-
LAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, 
shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The following conditions shall 
apply to stocking of lakes under subsection (a): 
(1) The Secretary is authorized to allow stock-
ing in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have 
historically been stocked with fish. 
(2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that 
are— 
(A) native to the watershed; or 
(B) functionally sterile. 
(3) The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking 
of fish with the State of Washington. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
allow stocking of fish in not more than 42 of the 91 
lakes in the North Cascades National Park Service 
Complex that have historically been stocked with fish. 
(2) NATIVE NONREPRODUCING FISH.—The Sec-
retary shall only stock fish that are— 
(A) native to the slope of the Cascade Range 
on which the lake to be stocked is located; and 
(B) nonreproducing, as identified in man-
agement alternative B of the plan. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making fish stocking 
decisions under this Act, the Secretary shall make use 
of relevant scientific information, including the plan 
and information gathered under subsection (c). 
(4) REQUIRED
COORDINATION.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate the stocking of fish under this Act 
with the State of Washington. 
(c) RESEARCH
AND
MONITORING.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) continue a program of research and moni-
toring of the impacts of fish stocking on the resources 
of the applicable unit of the North Cascades National 
Park Service Complex; and 
(2) beginning on the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years 
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thereafter, submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
a report that describes the results of the research and 
monitoring under paragraph (1). 
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Calendar No. 610 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2430 
[Report No. 111–324] 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue 
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cas-
cades National Park, Ross Lake National Recre-
ation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area. 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 
Reported with an amendment 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2431 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the 
deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. KOSMAS 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 
and increase the deduction for certain expenses of ele-
mentary and secondary school teachers. 
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 ‘‘America’s Teachers 
Tax Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOL TEACHERS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
62(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘or 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, or 2010’’. 
(b) 
INCREASE.—Subparagraph 
(D) 
of 
section 
62(a)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$250’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$500’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
Æ 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2432 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for 
State and local sales taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. KOSMAS 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 
the deduction for State and local sales taxes. 
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 ‘‘State Sales Tax Relief 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND 
LOCAL SALES TAXES. 
Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 
Æ 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2433 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for 
State and local sales taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. KOSMAS 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 
the deduction for State and local sales taxes. 
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 ‘‘State Sales Equity 
Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND 
LOCAL SALES TAXES. 
Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 
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