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‘‘(ii) who fails to provide notice to the 
appropriate Federal agency pursuant to 
paragraph (5), or’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Whenever the President delegates the au-
thority to issue regulations under sub-
section (j), the agency that issues regula-
tions pursuant to that authority shall have 
the authority to assess a civil penalty in 
accordance with this section for violations 
of such regulations.’’. 
(C) 
PENALTY
AMOUNTS.—Section 
311(b)(6)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(33 
U.S.C. 
1321(b)(6)(B)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘100,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$250,000’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘$125,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
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(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
(A) the term ‘‘allocated amount’’ means the 
total amount of Federal funds allocated by the 
Secretary under subsection (b) to the partici-
pating State; and 
(B) the term ‘‘one-third’’ means— 
(i) in the case of the first and second 
one-thirds, an amount equal to 33 percent 
of a participating State’s allocated amount; 
and 
(ii) in the case of the last one-third, an 
amount equal to 34 percent of a partici-
pating State’s allocated amount. 
SEC. 204. APPROVING STATES FOR PARTICIPATION. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Any State may apply to the Sec-
retary for approval to be a participating State under the 
Program and to be eligible for an allocation of Federal 
funds under the Program. 
(b) GENERAL APPROVAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall approve a State to be a participating State, if— 
(1) a specific department, agency, or political 
subdivision of the State has been designated to imple-
ment a State program and participate in the Pro-
gram; 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor of a 
State may— 
‘‘(i) reserve for any fiscal year not 
more than the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) 33 percent of a capitaliza-
tion grant made under this section; or 
‘‘(II) 33 percent of a capitaliza-
tion grant made under section 601 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act; and 
‘‘(ii) add the funds so reserved to any 
funds provided to the State under this sec-
tion or section 601 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act. 
‘‘(B) STATE
MATCHING
FUNDS.—Funds 
reserved under this paragraph shall not be con-
sidered for purposes of calculating the amount 
of a State contribution required by subsection 
(e) of this section or section 602(b) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act.’’. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (m) of section 1452 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5300 
To provide safeguards with respect to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2010 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide safeguards with respect to the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation criminal background checks prepared for 
employment purposes, 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 ‘‘Fairness and Accuracy 
in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. SAFEGUARDS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
The Attorney General shall establish and enforce pro-
cedures to ensure the prompt release of accurate records 
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deemed to be no longer allocated, as provided in section 
203(b). 
SEC. 209. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) consult with the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration and the appropriate Federal 
banking agencies on the administration of the Pro-
gram; 
(2) establish minimum national standards for 
approved State programs; 
(3) provide technical assistance to States for 
starting State programs and generally disseminate 
best practices; 
(4) manage, administer, and perform necessary 
program integrity functions for the Program; and 
(5) ensure adequate oversight of the approved 
State programs, including oversight of the cash flows, 
performance, and compliance of each approved State 
program. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000 
to carry out the Program, including to pay reasonable costs 
of administering the Program. 
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(c) TERMINATION OF SECRETARY’S PROGRAM ADMIN-
ISTRATION FUNCTIONS.—The authorities and duties of the 
Secretary to implement and administer the Program shall 
terminate at the end of the 7-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this title. 
SEC. 210. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration, shall issue such regu-
lations and other guidance as the Secretary determines nec-
essary or appropriate to implement this title including, but 
not limited to, to define terms, to establish compliance and 
reporting requirements, and such other terms and condi-
tions necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. 
SEC. 211. OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of the Treasury shall conduct, 
supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the 
use of funds made available under the Program. 
(b) GAO AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall perform an annual audit of the Pro-
gram and issue a report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress, as such term is defined under section 3(1), con-
taining the results of such audit. 
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Union Calendar No. 283 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5297 
[Report No. 111–499] 
A BILL 
To create the Small Business Lending Fund Pro-
gram to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to 
make capital investments in eligible institutions 
in order to increase the availability of credit for 
small businesses, and for other purposes. 
MAY 27, 2010 
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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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5299 
To temporarily prohibit United States loans to the International Monetary 
Fund to be used to provide financing for any member state of the 
European Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2010 
Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. LEWIS of California, 
Mr. HENSARLING, and Ms. GRANGER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To temporarily prohibit United States loans to the Inter-
national Monetary Fund to be used to provide financing 
for any member state of the European Union. 
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 ‘‘European Bailout Pro-
tection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES 
LOANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 
FUND TO BE USED FOR FINANCING FOR ANY 
MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. 
Section 17 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 
U.S.C. 286e–2) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) A loan may not be made under this section in 
a calendar year to enable the Fund to provide financing, 
directly or indirectly, to any member state of the Euro-
pean Union, until the ratio of the total outstanding public 
debt of each such member state to the gross domestic 
product of the member state, as of the end of the most 
recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the pre-
ceding calendar year, is not more than 60 percent.’’. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FINANC-
ING FOR ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EURO-
PEAN UNION. 
The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 68. TEMPORARY OPPOSITION OF UNITED STATES TO 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FINANC-
ING FOR ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EURO-
PEAN UNION. 
‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director at the Fund to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision 
of financing by the Fund, directly or indirectly, to any 
member state of the European Union in a calendar year, 
until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each 
such member state to the gross domestic product of the 
member state, as of the end of the most recent fiscal year 
of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year, 
is not more than 60 percent.’’. 
Æ 
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(2) A provision that limits the ability of the 
purchaser to recover damages from the biotech com-
pany for a genetically engineered animal, genetically 
engineered plant, or genetically engineered seed that 
does not perform as advertised. 
(3) A provision that shifts any liability from the 
biotech company to the purchaser. 
(4) A provision that requires the purchaser to 
grant agents of the seller access to the property 
owned by the purchaser. 
(5) A provision that mandates arbitration of 
any disputes between the biotech company and the 
purchaser. 
(6) A provision that mandates any court of ju-
risdiction for the settlement of disputes. 
(7) A provision that mandates that the pur-
chaser pay liquidated damages of more than a tech-
nology fee or similar fee, including any interest 
charged on such fees. 
(8) A provision that imposes any unfair condi-
tion upon the purchaser, as determined by the Sec-
retary or a court. 
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‘‘(B) APPROVAL OF UPDATES.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which a man-
agement conference submits to the Adminis-
trator an updated comprehensive conservation 
and management plan under subparagraph (A), 
and after providing for public review and com-
ment, the Administrator shall approve the up-
dated plan if the Administrator determines that 
the updated plan meets the requirements of this 
section. 
‘‘(5) PROBATIONARY
STATUS.—The Adminis-
trator may consider a management conference con-
vened under this section to be in probationary status 
if the management conference has not received ap-
proval for an updated comprehensive conservation 
and management plan under paragraph (4)(B) on or 
before the last day of the 3-year period beginning on 
the date on which the Administrator makes an eval-
uation of the plan available to the public under para-
graph (3)(C).’’. 
(d) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Section 320 of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1330) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), 
(j), and (k) as subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (m), 
respectively; and
(3) the term ‘‘requesting entity’’ means the per-
son or entity seeking the exchange of records or in-
formation; 
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each other territory and 
possession of the United States; and 
(5) the term ‘‘reporting jurisdiction’’ includes 
any person or entity that provides relevant records 
and information to the Attorney General under sec-
tion 534 of title 28, United States Code. 
Æ 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5301 
To extend the period during which the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and States are prohibited from requiring a permit 
under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain 
discharges that are incidental to normal operation of vessels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2010 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. JONES, Mr. COBLE, 
and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To extend the period during which the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency and States are pro-
hibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain dis-
charges that are incidental to normal operation of ves-
sels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO NORMAL OPER-
ATION OF VESSELS. 
Public Law 110–299 (122 Stat. 2995, 33 U.S.C. 
1342 note) is amended in section 2(a) by striking ‘‘during 
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the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending December 
18, 2013’’. 
Æ 
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218 
(5) REVOCATION OF AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall have authority to review awards made under 
this subsection and to revoke such awards if the Sec-
retary determines that the Consortium has used the 
award in a manner not consistent with the require-
ments of this section. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Office of Science 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Department of En-
ergy Office of Science Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Science. 
(3) OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—The term ‘‘Office of 
Science’’ means the Department of Energy Office of 
Science. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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(A) the term ‘‘allocated amount’’ means 
the total amount of Federal funds allocated by 
the Secretary under subsection (b) to the par-
ticipating State; and 
(B) the term ‘‘one-third’’ means— 
(i) in the case of the first and second 
one-thirds, an amount equal to 33 percent 
of a participating State’s allocated amount; 
and 
(ii) in the case of the last one-third, 
an amount equal to 34 percent of a partici-
pating State’s allocated amount. 
SEC. 4. APPROVING STATES FOR PARTICIPATION. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Any State may apply to the Sec-
retary for approval to be a participating State under the 
Program and to be eligible for an allocation of Federal 
funds under the Program. 
(b) GENERAL APPROVAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall approve a State to be a participating State, if— 
(1) a specific department, agency, or political 
subdivision of the State has been designated to im-
plement a State program and participate in the Pro-
gram; 
(2) all legal actions necessary to enable such 
designated department, agency, or political subdivi-
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Union Calendar No. 308 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5301 
[Report No. 111–539] 
To extend the period during which the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and States are prohibited from requiring a permit 
under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain 
discharges that are incidental to normal operation of vessels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2010 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. JONES, Mr. COBLE, 
and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JULY 15, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, and Mr. WALDEN 
JULY 15, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To extend the period during which the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency and States are pro-
hibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain dis-
charges that are incidental to normal operation of ves-
sels. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO NORMAL OPER-
ATION OF VESSELS. 
Public Law 110–299 (122 Stat. 2995, 33 U.S.C. 
1342 note) is amended in section 2(a) by striking ‘‘during 
the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending December 
18, 2013’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 308 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5301 
[Report No. 111–539] 
A BILL 
To extend the period during which the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
and States are prohibited from requiring a per-
mit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act for certain discharges that are 
incidental to normal operation of vessels. 
JULY 15, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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with implementation of monitoring plans, rules, reg-
ulations, and water security enhancements. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under 
this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority 
to assistance that will promote compliance with na-
tional primary drinking water standards, public 
health protection, and long-term sustainability of 
small public water systems. In awarding grants and 
cooperative assistance under paragraph (1) to non-
profit organizations, the Administrator shall (subject 
to the preceding sentence) give greater weight to 
nonprofit organizations that, as determined by the 
Administrator, are most qualified and most effective 
and that, as determined by the Administrator using 
information where available, are providing the types 
of technical assistance that are preferred by small 
public water systems. 
‘‘(4) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES.—It is the 
presumption of Congress that any award of assist-
ance under this subsection will be awarded using 
competitive procedures based on merit. If assistance 
is awarded under this subsection using procedures 
other than competitive procedures, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Congress, within 90 days
HR 5320 RFS
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this 
section, the term ‘lead free’ means— 
‘‘(A) not containing more than 0.2 percent 
lead when used with respect to solder and flux; 
and 
‘‘(B) not more than a weighted average of 
0.25 percent lead when used with respect to the 
wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing 
fittings, and fixtures. 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION.—The weighted average 
lead content of a pipe, pipe fitting, plumbing fitting, 
or fixture shall be calculated by using the following 
formula: For each wetted component, the percentage 
of lead in the component shall be multiplied by the 
ratio of the wetted surface area of that component 
to the total wetted surface area of the entire product 
to arrive at the weighted percentage of lead of the 
component. The weighted percentage of lead of each 
wetted component shall be added together, and the 
sum of these weighted percentages shall constitute 
the weighted average lead content of the product. 
The lead content of the material used to produce 
wetted components shall be used to determine com-
pliance with paragraph (1)(B). For lead content of 
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