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SEC. 2. SALE OR TRADE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS KNOW-
INGLY CAUSED TO BE ADULTERATED OR MIS-
BRANDED; 
MISREPRESENTATION 
AS 
AP-
PROVED DRUGS. 
(a) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Section 303(a) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), in the 
case of a person who violates section 301(a), 301(b), or 
301(c) with respect to a drug that is subject to section 
503(b)(1)(B), if the person knowingly caused the drug to 
be adulterated or misbranded and sells or trades the drug, 
or the person purchases or trades for the drug knowing 
or having reason to know that the drug was knowingly 
caused to be adulterated or misbranded, the person shall 
be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both. 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), in the 
case of a person who violates section 301(d) with respect 
to a drug, if the person caused the drug to be misrepre-
sented as a drug that is subject to section 503(b)(1)(B) 
and for which an approved application is in effect under 
section 505 and the person sells or trades the drug, or 
the person purchases or trades for the drug knowing or 
having reason to know that the drug was knowingly 
caused to be so misrepresented, the person shall be fined 
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‘‘(A) The most recent audit of the corporation 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) The most recent Internal Revenue Service 
Form 990 ‘Return of Organization Exempt from In-
come Tax’ or equivalent and the applicable schedules 
under such form.’’. 
(b) CONFIRMATION OF APPLICATION OF CONFLICT 
OF INTEREST REGULATIONS TO APPROPRIATE CORPORA-
TION POSITIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘laws and’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘each officer and’’ after 
‘‘under this subchapter,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and each employee of 
the Department’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘during any year’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘, 
officer,’’ 
after 
‘‘verifying that each director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in the same manner’’ and 
all that follows before the period at the end. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATE PAYEE RE-
PORTING THRESHOLD.—Subsection (d)(3)(C) of such sec-
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tion is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000’’. 
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SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO 
TRAVEL OVERSEAS FOR EMPLOYMENT TO 
PAY CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES. 
Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
652(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in para-
graph (4), the Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) In accordance with subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary of State, in the Secretary’s discretion, 
may exempt from the restrictions described in para-
graph (2) an individual who would otherwise be sub-
ject to such restrictions if the Secretary determines, 
on a case-by-case basis, that such exemption is ap-
propriate to allow such individual to travel outside 
the United States for the purpose of employment to 
pay the arrearages referred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) In making a determination regarding an 
exemption under subparagraph (A), such individual 
shall submit to the Secretary a written offer of em-
ployment from the overseas employer and shall post 
security sufficient to satisfy the arrearages at issue. 
The Secretary shall determine if such offer is bona 
fide and shall consider the amount of the arrearages 
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at issue, any ongoing support obligation, and wheth-
er such individual presents a risk of flight. The Sec-
retary may also take into consideration any other 
factors the Secretary considers relevant or appro-
priate in making such a determination. The Sec-
retary may at any time reimpose on such individual 
the restrictions described in paragraph (2) if the 
Secretary determines that such is appropriate.’’. 
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‘‘(A) The hazard analysis and any reanaly-
sis conducted under section 418. 
‘‘(B) A description of the preventive con-
trols being implemented under subsection 
418(c), including those to address hazards or 
conditions identified by the Secretary under 
subsection 418(b)(2). 
‘‘(C) A description of the procedures for 
monitoring preventive controls. 
‘‘(D) A description of the procedures for 
taking corrective actions. 
‘‘(E) A description of verification activities 
for the preventive controls, including validation, 
review of monitoring and corrective action 
records, and procedures for determining wheth-
er the preventive controls are effectively pre-
venting, eliminating, or reducing to an accept-
able level the occurrence of identified hazards 
or conditions. 
‘‘(F) A description of the facility’s record-
keeping procedures. 
‘‘(G) A description of the facility’s proce-
dures for the recall of articles of food, whether 
voluntarily or when required under section 422. 
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plan under subsection (d) to the Committees. The progress 
report shall— 
‘‘(1) describe progress made toward fully imple-
menting the plan and achieving the policies, objec-
tives, and performance targets established under sec-
tion 303; 
‘‘(2) describe challenges and obstacles to full 
implementation; 
‘‘(3) describe updates to the plan necessary to 
reflect changed circumstances or new developments; 
and 
‘‘(4) make policy and legislative recommenda-
tions the Secretary believes are necessary and appro-
priate to fully implement the plan. 
‘‘(f) DATA.—The Secretary shall have the authority 
to conduct studies, gather information, and require the 
production of data necessary to develop or update this 
plan, consistent with Federal privacy standards. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use such sums 
as may be necessary from any funds provided to the De-
partment of Transportation for surface transportation 
programs for the purpose of completing and updating the 
plan and developing and issuing the progress reports pur-
suant to this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 302(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘10101 and 13101’’ 
and inserting ‘‘303, 10101, and 13101’’. 
(2) Section 308, as redesignated, of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 301–09304’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 301 
through 307’’. 
(3) The table of contents for chapter 3 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating the items relating to 
sections 303 through 309 as relating to sections 
305 through 312; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 302 the following: 
‘‘303. National surface transportation policy. 
‘‘304. National surface transportation performance plan.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2725 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension 
for the real property standard deduction and to adjust such deduction 
for inflation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2009 
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ADLER 
of New Jersey, and Mr. MASSA) 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 provide 
a 5-year extension for the real property standard deduc-
tion and to adjust such deduction for inflation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF REAL PROPERTY STANDARD 
DEDUCTION. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
63(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘in 2008 or 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘after De-
cember 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2015,’’. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 63(c) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at 
the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by insert-
ing after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) ‘calendar year 2008’ in the case 
of dollar amounts contained in paragraph 
(7)(B).’’. 
(c) 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. 2726 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase criminal 
penalties for the sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused 
to be adulterated or misbranded, to modify requirements for maintaining 
records of the chain-of-custody of prescription drugs, to establish recall 
authority regarding drugs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2009 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
increase criminal penalties for the sale or trade of pre-
scription drugs knowingly caused to be adulterated or 
misbranded, to modify requirements for maintaining 
records of the chain-of-custody of prescription drugs, to 
establish recall authority regarding drugs, 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 ‘‘Tim Fagan’s Law’’ or the 
‘‘Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2009’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2613 
AN ACT 
To require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network to carry out a study on the use of emerging 
technologies within the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
the basis for the conclusion that no such revi-
sion is needed. 
‘‘(2) NONDELEGATION.—Any revisions ordered 
by the Secretary under this subsection shall be or-
dered by the Secretary or an official designated by 
the Secretary. An official may not be so designated 
unless the official is the director of the district 
under this Act in which the facility involved is lo-
cated, or is an official senior to such director. 
‘‘(f) RECORDKEEPING.—The owner, operator, or 
agent of a facility shall maintain, for not less than 2 years, 
records documenting the activities described in subsections 
(b) and (e). 
‘‘(g) ACCESS TO PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) ON INSPECTION.—An officer or employee 
of the Secretary shall have access to the food de-
fense plan of a facility under section 414(a) only if 
the Secretary, through an official who is the director 
of the district under this Act in which the facility is 
located or an official who is senior to such a direc-
tor, provides notice under section 414(a)(1)(C). 
‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—A food defense plan, 
and any information derived from such a plan, shall 
be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code.’’.
‘‘(A) shall not include recall of a drug from 
individuals; and 
‘‘(B) shall provide for notice to individuals 
subject to the risks associated with the use of 
the drug. 
‘‘(3) 
ASSISTANCE
OF
HEALTH
PROFES-
SIONALS.—In providing the notice required by para-
graph (2)(B), the Secretary may use the assistance 
of health professionals who administered the drug 
involved to individuals or prescribed the drug for in-
dividuals. If a significant number of such individuals 
cannot be identified, the Secretary shall notify such 
individuals pursuant to section 705(b).’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS WITH RESPECT 
TO PREVENTING THREATS TO THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH. 
Section 303 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following subsection: 
‘‘(h) The Secretary and the Attorney General shall 
develop and implement a procedure through which the 
Chief Counsel in the Food and Drug Administration is au-
thorized to issue subpoenas regarding investigations under 
this Act of acts or omissions that may constitute a threat 
to the public health, including investigations of alleged vio-
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lations to which paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a) 
apply and alleged violations with respect to which the Sec-
retary is considering the use of authorities under section 
304.’’. 
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IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2728 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration 
AN ACT 
To provide financial support for the operation of the law 
library of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 2729 RFS 
(6) the Nevada National Environmental Re-
search Park. 
(b) PURPOSES.—Each site shall support— 
(1) environmental research and monitoring ac-
tivities to characterize and monitor present and fu-
ture site conditions, and serve as control areas for 
comparison with environmental impacts of Depart-
ment of Energy land management, energy tech-
nology development, remediation, and other site ac-
tivities outside the National Environmental Research 
Park areas. Areas of research and monitoring on the 
sites may include— 
(A) ecology of the site and the region; 
(B) population biology and ecology; 
(C) radioecology; 
(D) effects of climate variability and 
change on ecosystems; 
(E) ecosystem science; 
(F) pollution fate and transport research; 
(G) surface and groundwater modeling; 
and 
(H) environmental impacts of development 
and use of energy generation technologies, in-
cluding renewable energy technologies; and 
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(b) DEDUCTION
FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.— 
Section 263(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to capital expenditures) is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (K), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (L) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(M) expenditures for which a deduction is 
allowed under section 179F.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 312(k)(3)(B) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or 
179E’’ each place it appears in the text or heading 
thereof and inserting ‘‘179E, or 179F’’. 
(2) Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C) of section 
1245(a) of such Code are each amended by inserting 
‘‘179F,’’ after ‘‘179E,’’. 
(3) The table of sections for part VI of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of such Code 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 179E the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 179F. Election to expense qualified freight rail infrastructure property.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
2009. 
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(D) educate the public. 
(5) The seven National Environmental Research 
Parks are located within six major ecological regions 
of the United States, covering more than half of the 
Nation. 
(6) The parks are especially valuable research 
sites because within their borders they provide secure 
settings for scientists to conduct long-term research on 
a broad range of subjects including— 
(A) plant succession; 
(B) biomass production; 
(C) population ecology; 
(D) radioecology; 
(E) ecological restoration; and 
(F) thermal effects on freshwater ecosystems. 
(7) The parks maintain several long-term data 
sets that are available nowhere else in the United 
States or in the world on amphibian populations, 
bird populations, and soil moisture and plant water 
stress. These data sets are uniquely valuable for the 
detection of long-term shifts in climate. 
(8) The maintenance of these parks by the 
Department of Energy is consistent with statutory 
obligations 
to 
promote 
sound 
environmental 
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(b) PURPOSES.—Each site shall support environ-
mental research and monitoring activities as well as public 
outreach and education activities to characterize and mon-
itor present and future site conditions, and serve as con-
trol areas for comparison with environmental impacts of 
Department of Energy land management, energy tech-
nology development, remediation, and other site activities 
outside the National Environmental Research Park areas. 
Areas of research and monitoring on the sites shall in-
clude— 
(1) ecology of the site and the region; 
(2) population biology and ecology; 
(3) radioecology; 
(4) ecosystem science; 
(5) pollution fate and transport research; 
(6) surface and groundwater modeling; and 
(7) undergraduate and graduate student train-
ing. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—To ensure the inde-
pendence of the research, monitoring, public education, 
and outreach activities conducted on each site, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with a uni-
versity or consortium of universities with expertise in ecol-
ogy and environmental science of the region in which the 
National Environmental Research Park is located. 
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(d) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
AND
OUT-
REACH.—Each site shall support an outreach program to 
inform the public of the diverse ecological activities con-
ducted at the park and to educate students at various lev-
els in environmental science. Program activities shall in-
clude— 
(1) on-site and in-classroom education pro-
grams for elementary and secondary students; 
(2) presentations to school, civic, and profes-
sional groups; 
(3) exhibits at local and regional events; 
(4) development of educational projects and 
materials for students at all levels; 
(5) undergraduate internship and graduate re-
search opportunities; and 
(6) regularly scheduled public tours. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy for carrying out this section $35,000,000, including 
$5,000,000 for each National Environmental Research 
Park, for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2730 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to make grants to eligible States for the purpose 
of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, 
elementary schools, and kindergarten. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2009 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
MCMAHON, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants 
to eligible States for the purpose of reducing the student- 
to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elemen-
tary schools, and kindergarten. 
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 ‘‘Student-to-School 
Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 113 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2729 
[Report No. 111–207] 
A BILL 
To authorize the designation of National Environ-
mental Research Parks by the Secretary of En-
ergy, and for other purposes. 
JULY 14, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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