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and academic researchers, shall develop a coordinated re-
search program to support the promulgation and imple-
mentation of standards to prevent the introduction and 
spread of invasive species by ships that shall include— 
(1) characterizing physical, chemical, and bio-
logical harbor conditions relevant to ballast dis-
charge into United States waters to inform the de-
sign and implementation of ship vector control tech-
nologies and practices; 
(2) developing testing protocols for determining 
the effectiveness of vector monitoring and control 
technologies and practices; 
(3) researching and demonstrating methods for 
mitigating the spread of invasive species by coastal 
voyages, including exploring the effectiveness of al-
ternative exchange zones in the near coastal areas 
and other methods proposed to reduce transfers of 
organisms; 
(4) verifying the practical effectiveness of any 
type approval process to ensure that the process pro-
duces repeatable and accurate assessments of treat-
ment effectiveness; and 
(5) evaluating the effectiveness and residual 
risk and environmental impacts associated with any 
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tion as the Director considers appropriate to de-
scribe the activities conducted using such amounts 
and the effect of such activities on the retention or 
acquisition of flood insurance coverage. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Director shall submit an 
annual report, not later than December 31 of each 
year, to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
on the effectiveness of grants awarded under this 
section to local government agencies, the activities 
conducted using such grant amounts, and the effect 
of such activities on the retention or acquisition of 
flood insurance coverage. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION
ON
EARMARKS.—No amounts 
made available for grants under this section may be used 
for a Congressional earmark as defined in clause 9(e) of 
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 25. TREATMENT OF SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES 
OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE SEASON. 
Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), as amended by the pre-
‘‘SEC. 36B. CREDIT FOR MAKING MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON 
TIME. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual who 
is liable for one or more principal residence mortgage pay-
ments which are due during 2008 and 2009 and who 
makes all of such payments on time, there shall be allowed 
as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for 
the taxpayer’s 2009 taxable year an amount equal to 
$5,000 ($2,500 in the case of a married individual filing 
a separate return). 
‘‘(b) 
PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE
MORTGAGE
PAY-
MENTS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘principal 
residence mortgage payment’ means any payment on in-
debtedness which is secured by the taxpayer’s principal 
residence (within the meaning of section 121). Such term 
shall not include any payment on any indebtedness which 
is secured by a residence which in located outside the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) LENDER STATEMENT
OF COMPLIANCE.—No 
credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) unless the tax-
payer obtains from each lender to whom a payment de-
scribed in subsection (a) is due a statement that such tax-
payer was not delinquent in making any such payment. 
‘‘(d) 2009 TAXABLE YEAR.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘2009 taxable year’ means the taxable 
year ending on December 31, 2009 (or, in the case of tax-
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payer whose taxable year does not end on such date, the 
taxpayer’s first taxable year ending after such date).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘36B,’’ after ‘‘36A,’’. 
(2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘36B,’’ after 
‘‘36A,’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 36 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36B. Credit for making mortgage payments on time.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after 
December 31, 2009. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1406 
AN ACT 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
compensatory time for employees in the private sector. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1410 
AN ACT 
To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in 
Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(3) the findings, conclusions, and final rec-
ommendations of the Commission. 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 
The Commission may terminate on such date as the 
Commission may determine after it submits its final re-
port pursuant to section 7(c), but not later than May 30, 
2011. 
SEC. 9. ANNUAL AUDIT. 
The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte-
rior may perform an audit of the Commission, shall make 
the results of any audit performed available to the public, 
and shall transmit such results to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS. 
No Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORTS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall review compliance by agencies with the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act, as amended by this Act, in-
cluding whether agencies are appropriately appointing ad-
visory committee members as either special government 
employees or representatives. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the committees described in subsection (c) two reports 
on the results of the review, as follows: 
(1) The first report shall be submitted not later 
than one year after the date of promulgation of reg-
ulations under section 2. 
(2) The second report shall be submitted not 
later than five years after such date of promulgation 
of regulations. 
(c) COMMITTEES.—The committees described in this 
subsection are the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT TO TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 135(f)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2155) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a) and 
(b) of sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Com-
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standard set with respect to the ship pathway 
through experimental research. 
(b) WORKING GROUP.—Not later than 2 years after 
the issuance by the Coast Guard of any standard relating 
to the introduction by ships of invasive species, the Coast 
Guard shall convene a working group including the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the administering agencies, 
and other appropriate Federal and State agencies and aca-
demic researchers, to evaluate the effectiveness of that 
standard and accompanying implementation protocols. 
The duties of the working group shall, at a minimum, in-
clude— 
(1) reviewing the effectiveness of the standard 
in reducing the establishment of invasive species in 
aquatic ecosystems, taking into consideration the 
data collected under section 144; and 
(2) developing recommendations to the Coast 
Guard for the revision of such standard and type ap-
proval process to ensure effectiveness in reducing in-
troductions and accurate shipboard monitoring of 
treatment performance that is simple and stream-
lined, which shall be made widely available to the 
public. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3040 
AN ACT 
To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting 
seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to in-
crease public awareness of the enormous impact that 
mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, 
to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their 
caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent 
activity, and for other purposes.
(ii) the searching of files on the pro-
tected computer on which such program is 
installed and the copying of any such file 
to a computer owned by another person— 
(I) at the initiative of such other 
computer and without requiring any 
action by an owner or authorized user 
of the protected computer on which 
such program is installed; and 
(II) without requiring an owner 
or authorized user of the protected 
computer on which such program is 
installed to have selected or des-
ignated a computer owned by another 
person as the recipient of any such 
file; and 
(iii) the protected computer on which 
such program is installed to search files on 
one or more other computers owned by an-
other person using the same or a compat-
ible program, application, or software, and 
to copy files from the other computer to 
such protected computer; and 
(B) does not include a program, applica-
tion, or software designed primarily to—
(i) operate as a server that is acces-
sible over the Internet using the Internet 
Domain Name system; 
(ii) transmit or receive email mes-
sages, instant messaging, real-time audio 
or video communications, or real-time voice 
communications; or 
(iii) provide network or computer se-
curity, network management, hosting and 
backup services, maintenance, diagnostics, 
technical support or repair, or to detect or 
prevent fraudulent activities; and 
(5) the term ‘‘initial activation of a file-sharing 
function’’ means— 
(A) the first time the file sharing function 
of a covered file-sharing program is activated 
on a protected computer; and 
(B) does not include subsequent uses of 
the program on that protected computer. 
SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. 
The Federal Trade Commission may promulgate reg-
ulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code 
to accomplish the purposes of this Act. In promulgating 
rules under this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall
not require the deployment or use of any specific products 
or technologies. 
SEC. 6. NONAPPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT. 
The prohibition in section 2 of this Act shall not 
apply to the Federal Government or any instrumentality 
of the Federal Government, nor to any State government 
or government of a subdivision of a State. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1319 
AN ACT 
To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of informa-
tion on a computer through certain ‘‘peer-to- 
peer’’ file sharing programs without first pro-
viding notice and obtaining consent from an 
owner or authorized user of the computer.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1319 
To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through 
the use of certain ‘‘peer-to-peer’’ file sharing software without first pro-
viding notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user 
of the computer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. BARROW, and Mr. BARTON of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a 
computer through the use of certain ‘‘peer-to-peer’’ file 
sharing software without first providing notice and ob-
taining consent from the owner or authorized user of 
the computer. 
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 ‘‘Informed P2P User 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDUCT PROHIBITED. 
(a) IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMA-
TION WITHOUT NOTICE AND CONSENT.—It is unlawful 
for any person who is not an owner or authorized user 
of a protected computer to cause or induce an owner or 
authorized user of the protected computer to make files 
from a protected computer available to another computer 
through a peer-to-peer file sharing program without— 
(1) immediately prior to the installation of such 
program— 
(A) providing clear and conspicuous notice 
that such program allows files on the protected 
computer to be available for searching and 
copying by another computer; and 
(B) obtaining the informed consent to the 
installation of such program from an owner or 
authorized user of the protected computer; and 
(2) immediately prior to initial activation of a 
file sharing function of such program— 
(A) providing clear and conspicuous notice 
of which files are to be made available to an-
other computer; and 
(B) obtaining the informed consent from 
an owner or authorized user of the protected 
computer for such files to be made available. 
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(2) to prevent an owner or authorized user of 
a protected computer from having a reasonable 
means to either— 
(A) disable from the protected computer 
any covered file-sharing program; or 
(B) remove from the protected computer 
any covered file-sharing program that the cov-
ered entity caused to be installed on that com-
puter or induced another individual to install. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) UNFAIR
AND DECEPTIVE ACTS
AND PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a viola-
tion of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or prac-
tice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) 
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION
ENFORCE-
MENT.—The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this 
Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and 
provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were in-
corporated into and made a part of this Act. 
(c) PRESERVATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit 
or supersede any other Federal or State law. 
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(b) PREVENTING THE DISABLING OR REMOVAL OF 
CERTAIN SOFTWARE.—It is unlawful for any person who 
is not an owner or authorized user of a protected com-
puter— 
(1) to prevent the reasonable efforts of an 
owner or authorized user from blocking the installa-
tion of a peer-to-peer file sharing program or func-
tion thereof; or 
(2) to fail to provide a reasonable and effective 
means to disable or remove from the protected com-
puter any peer-to-peer file sharing program or func-
tion thereof that the person caused to be installed on 
that computer or induced another person to install. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) UNFAIR
AND DECEPTIVE ACTS
AND PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a viola-
tion of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or prac-
tice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) 
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION
ENFORCE-
MENT.—The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this 
Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and 
provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were in-
corporated into and made a part of this Act. 
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(c) PRESERVATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit 
or supersede any other Federal or State law. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘protected computer’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1030(e)(2) of 
title 18, United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘peer-to-peer file sharing pro-
gram’’ means computer software that allows the 
computer on which such software is installed— 
(A) to designate files available for trans-
mission to another computer; 
(B) to transmit files directly to another 
computer; and 
(C) to request the transmission of files 
from another computer. 
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘representative’ means an indi-
vidual who is not a full-time or part-time employee 
of the Federal Government and who is appointed to 
an advisory committee to represent the views of an 
entity or entities outside the Federal Government. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘special Government employee’ 
has the same meaning as in section 202(a) of title 
18, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, except as otherwise provided 
in section 2(c)(1). 
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(ii) transmit or receive email messages, 
instant messaging, real-time audio or video 
communications, or real-time voice commu-
nications; or 
(iii) provide network or computer secu-
rity, network management, maintenance, 
diagnostics, technical support or repair, or 
to detect or prevent fraudulent activities. 
SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. 
The Federal Trade Commission may promulgate regu-
lations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code to 
accomplish the purposes of this Act. In promulgating rules 
under this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall not re-
quire the deployment or use of any specific products or tech-
nologies. 
SEC. 6. NONAPPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT. 
The prohibition in section 2 of this Act shall not apply 
to the Federal Government or any instrumentality of the 
Federal Government, nor to any State government or gov-
ernment of a subdivision of a State. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to prevent the 
inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer 
through certain ‘peer-to-peer’ file sharing programs with-
out first providing notice and obtaining consent from an 
owner or authorized user of the computer.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 213 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1319 
[Report No. 111–361] 
A BILL 
To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of informa-
tion on a computer through the use of certain 
‘‘peer-to-peer’’ file sharing software without first 
providing notice and obtaining consent from the 
owner or authorized user of the computer. 
DECEMBER 8, 2009 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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SEC. 43. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS INCURRED BY 
HOMEOWNERS OBTAINING LETTERS OF MAP 
AMENDMENT. 
If the owner of any property located in an area de-
scribed in section 102(i)(1) of the Flood Disaster Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (as added by the preceding provisions 
of this Act) obtains a letter of map amendment during 
the 5-year period for such area referred to in such section, 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall reimburse such owner, or such entity or ju-
risdiction acting on such owner’s behalf, for any costs in-
curred in obtaining such letter. 
SEC. 44. INTERIM FINAL RULEMAKING. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall issue an interim final rule to imple-
ment the amendments made by this Act as soon as prac-
ticable, but not more than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall issue a final 
rule within one year after the effective date of the interim 
final rule. In the event that the deadlines in this section 
are not met, the Administrator shall report to the Con-
gress monthly on the status of the rulemakings and the 
reasons for the failure to comply with the statutory dead-
lines.
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100 
‘‘(6) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘full- 
time employee’ means an employee (including a com-
mon law employee) who during an average workweek 
performs, or can reasonably be expected to perform, 
at least 40 hours of work. The Secretary may pre-
scribe alternative rules for determining full-time 
equivalent employees in occupations or industries not 
using a standard workweek. 
‘‘(7) HAPI PLAN.—The term ‘HAPI plan’ has 
the meaning given such term under section 3 of the 
Healthy Americans Act. 
‘‘(8) HAPI PLAN
PREMIUM
AMOUNT.—The 
term ‘HAPI plan premium amount’ means, with re-
spect to any individual, the monthly premium for the 
HAPI plan under which such individual is enrolled, 
determined after taking into account any subsidy 
provided to such individual under section 131 of the 
Healthy Americans Act. 
‘‘(9) LARGE EMPLOYER.—The term ‘large em-
ployer’ means, with respect to any year, an employer 
who employs an average of over 200 full-time equiv-
alent employees during such year. 
‘‘(10) REVENUE
PER
EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘revenue per employee’ means, with respect to any 
employer for any year, the gross receipts of the em-
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