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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3619 
To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 
and establish a private right of action to enforce compliance with such 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2011 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Fore-
closure Act of 2009 and establish a private right of 
action to enforce compliance with such Act. 
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 ‘‘Permanently Pro-
tecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION. 
Section 704 of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure 
Act of 2009 (12 U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 note; 
42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is hereby repealed. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6274 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
the establishment of teacher evaluation programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. POLIS of Colorado) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to require the establishment of teacher evalua-
tion programs. 
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 ‘‘Investing in New and 
Supportive Pathways to Improve and Reward Educators 
in our Schools Act’’ or the ‘‘INSPIRES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2545 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role 
of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2551 
AN ACT 
To designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6270 
To amend chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, to require commemora-
tive works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed 
of materials that are grown, produced, or manufactured in the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, to 
require commemorative works in the District of Columbia 
and its environs to be constructed of materials that are 
grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Monuments Assembled 
and Domestically Engineered Act’’ or the ‘‘MADE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF AMERICAN MATERIALS 
IN CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DECISION
CRITERIA.—Section 8905(b) of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) AMERICAN
MATERIALS.—A commemora-
tive work shall be constructed using material— 
‘‘(A) that, in the case of unmanufactured 
material, is mined or produced in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) that, in the case of manufactured 
material, is manufactured in the United States 
substantially all from articles, materials, or sup-
plies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the 
case may be, in the United States.’’. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF CONSTRUCTION 
PERMIT.—Section 8906(3) of such title is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, 
and such contract documents demonstrate that the 
material to be used in the construction of the com-
memorative work complies with the criteria de-
scribed in section 8905(b)(8) of this title, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations implementing 
the Buy American Act (10 U.S.C. 10a et seq.)’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to commemorative works for 
which construction permits are issued under section 8906 
of title 40, United States Code, on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1613 
AN ACT 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide 
for the proper Federal management and oversight of 
transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE. 
On conveyance of any land or facility under section 
3(a)(1)— 
(1) the conveyed and assigned land and facili-
ties shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation 
project; 
(2) the District shall not be entitled to receive 
any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with re-
spect to the conveyed and assigned land and facili-
ties, except for benefits that would be available to 
other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and 
(3) the United States shall not be liable for 
damages arising out of any act, omission, or occur-
rence relating to the land and facilities, but shall 
continue to be liable for damages caused by acts of 
negligence committed by the United States or by any 
employee or agent of the United States before the 
date of conveyance, consistent with chapter 171 of 
title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
If a conveyance required under section 3 is not com-
pleted by the date that is 24 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that— 
(1) describes the status of the conveyance; 
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(2) describes any obstacles to completing the 
conveyance; and 
(3) specifies an anticipated date for completion 
of the conveyance. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6272 
To amend the Homeowners Assistance Program of the Department of Defense 
to eliminate the discretion of the Secretary of Defense to set an earlier 
termination date for the eligibility of a member of the Armed Forces 
for homeowner assistance when the member is permanently reassigned 
by order of the United States Government to a duty station or home 
port outside a 50-mile radius of the member’s base or installation of 
residence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeowners Assistance Program of the De-
partment of Defense to eliminate the discretion of the 
Secretary of Defense to set an earlier termination date 
for the eligibility of a member of the Armed Forces 
for homeowner assistance when the member is perma-
nently reassigned by order of the United States Govern-
ment to a duty station or home port outside a 50- 
mile radius of the member’s base or installation of resi-
dence. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Servicemember Home-
owner Assistance Program Extension Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITE TERMINATION DATE FOR AVAILABILITY 
OF HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES PERMANENTLY RE-
ASSIGNED DURING MORTGAGE CRISIS. 
Section 1013(a)(3)(C) of the Demonstration Cities 
and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
3374(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012, or an earlier end date designated by the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6273 
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to exempt 
the application of pesticides subject to that Act, when applied in conform-
ance with that Act, from certain permit requirements under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. 
SKELTON, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. ELLSWORTH, and Mr. OWENS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To 
amend 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and 
Rodenticide Act to exempt the application of pesticides 
subject to that Act, when applied in conformance with 
that Act, from certain permit requirements under the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. BALANCING OF FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUN-
GICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT AND FED-
ERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—Section 11 of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136i) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL WATER POLLU-
TION CONTROL ACT PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—The Ad-
ministrator shall not require a permit under section 402 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1342), nor shall the Administrator directly or indirectly 
require any State to require a permit, for the application 
of any pesticide subject to this Act if the pesticide is ap-
plied in conformance with this Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 402(l) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1342(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES SUBJECT TO 
FEDERAL
INSECTICIDE, 
FUNGICIDE
AND 
RODENTICIDE ACT.—The Administrator shall not re-
quire a permit under this section, nor shall the Ad-
ministrator directly or indirectly require any State to 
require a permit, for the application of any pesticide 
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subject to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) if the pes-
ticide is applied in conformance with that Act.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 256 
AN ACT 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
activities and services for which the fee is 
imposed; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be available for expenditure 
without further appropriation only to pay 
the costs of activities and services for 
which the fee is imposed. 
‘‘(E) REFUNDS.—The Assistant Secretary 
may refund a fee paid pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) by mistake or in excess of that re-
quired. 
‘‘(6) AIR CARGO SECURITY FUND.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished in the Department of Homeland Security 
a fund to be known as the ‘Air Cargo Security 
Fund’ consisting of amounts deposited under 
paragraph (5)(C)(i). 
‘‘(B) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.— 
Amounts in the Air Cargo Security Fund shall 
remain available until expended by the Assist-
ant Secretary for the costs specified in para-
graph (5)(A). 
‘‘(7) SCREENING DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘screening’ has the same meaning given the 
term under subsection (g)(5).’’. 
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(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) instruction on anti-Semitism, including 
various aspects and manifestations of anti-Semitism, 
and on legal, law enforcement, and prosecutorial 
issues relevant to monitoring and combating anti- 
Semitism;’’. 
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SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN.
Subsection (c) of section 8 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Her-
itage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, ap-
proved November 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16
U.S.C. 461 note), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) To assist in the imple-
mentation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Manage-
ment Plan in a manner that is consistent with the pur-
poses of this Act and for the preservation and restoration
of structures on or eligible for inclusion on the National
Register of Historic Places, the Secretary is authorized to
provide funds for projects in the Corridor that exhibit na-
tional significance or provide a wide spectrum of historic,
recreational, environmental, educational, or interpretive
opportunities, without regard to whether the projects are
in public or private ownership.
‘‘(2) To be eligible for funds under this section, the
Commission shall submit an application to the Secretary
that includes—
‘‘(A) a 10-year development plan including
those resource protection needs and projects critical
to maintaining or interpreting the distinctive char-
acter of the Corridor; and
‘‘(B) specific descriptions of annual work pro-
grams that have been assembled, the participating
II 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6278 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 to 
expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands 
by the District of Columbia, 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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‘‘(2) The request of a member for early release from 
active duty under paragraph (1) may be denied only for 
medical or personal safety reasons. The denial of the re-
quest shall require the affirmative action of an officer in 
a grade above O–5 who is in the chain of command of 
the member. If the request is not denied before the end 
of the 14-day period applicable under paragraph (1), the 
request shall be deemed to be approved, and the member 
shall be released from active duty as requested. 
‘‘(e) REINTEGRATION
COUNSELING
AND
SERV-
ICES.—(1) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall provide each member retained on active duty 
under subsection (a), while the member is so retained on 
active duty, counseling and services to assist the member 
in reintegrating into civilian life. 
‘‘(2) The counseling and services provided members 
under this subsection shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Physical and mental health evaluations. 
‘‘(B) Employment counseling and assistance. 
‘‘(C) Marriage and family counseling and as-
sistance. 
‘‘(D) Financial management counseling. 
‘‘(E) Education counseling. 
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parties, roles, cost estimates, cost-sharing, or cooper-
ative agreements necessary to carry out the develop-
ment plan.
‘‘(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the
work programs.
‘‘(4) In making the funds available, the Secretary
shall give priority to projects that attract greater non-
Federal funding sources.
‘‘(5) Any payment made for the purposes of conserva-
tion or restoration of real property or structures shall be
subject to an agreement either—
‘‘(A) to convey a conservation or preservation
easement to the Department of Environmental Man-
agement or to the Historic Preservation Commis-
sion, as appropriate, of the State in which the real
property or structure is located; or
‘‘(B) that conversion, use, or disposal of the re-
sources so assisted for purposes contrary to the pur-
poses of this Act, as determined by the Secretary,
the recipient, his successors or assigns shall pay to
the United States the total cost of all Federal funds
made available to such project reduced pro rata over
the useful life of the improvements funded or the in-
creased value of the project attributable to the funds
as determined at the time of the conversion, use, or
disposal, whichever is greater.
‘‘(6) The authority to determine that a conversion,
use, or disposal of resources has been carried out contrary
to the purposes of this Act in violation of an agreement
entered into under paragraph (5)(A) shall be solely at the
discretion of the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$350,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$650,000’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.—For fiscal years 1994,
1995, and 1996, there is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out section 8(c), $5,000,000 in the aggregate,
and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as are
necessary.’’.
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30 days after receiving the Indian tribe’s submission. 
After such notice is made, the State educational agency 
or local educational agency has 30 days to submit informa-
tion that the Secretary determines relevant in relation to 
the disagreement. After the 30 days provided to the State 
educational agency or local educational agency has 
elapsed, the Secretary shall make a determination. 
‘‘(d) CONSORTIUM OF TRIBES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall preclude the development and submission of a 
single tribal education agencies pilot project cooperative 
agreement by the participating Indian tribes of an inter-
tribal consortium. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘Indian land’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 8013. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, other orga-
nized group or community, including any Native vil-
lage or Regional Corporation or Village Corporation 
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as 
eligible for the special programs and services pro-
vided by the United States to Indians because of 
their status as Indians.’’. 
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quired, accessed, used, or disclosed by such employee 
or agent. 
(2) BUSINESS ASSOCIATE.—The term ‘‘business 
associate’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered enti-
ty’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(4) DISCLOSE.—The terms ‘‘disclose’’ and ‘‘dis-
closure’’ have the meaning given the term ‘‘disclosure’’ 
in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(5) ELECTRONIC
HEALTH
RECORD.—The term 
‘‘electronic health record’’ means an electronic record 
of health-related information on an individual that is 
created, gathered, managed, and consulted by author-
ized health care clinicians and staff. 
(6) HEALTH
CARE
OPERATIONS.—The term 
‘‘health care operation’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 164.501 of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(7) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘health 
care provider’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
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open end consumer credit plan (as such terms are 
defined in the Truth in Lending Act) may take ef-
fect unless the creditor provides a written notice to 
the consumer at least 45 days before the increase 
would otherwise take effect which fully describes the 
changes in the annual percentage rate, in a complete 
and conspicuous manner, and the extent to which 
such increase would apply to an existing balance. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A notice shall not be re-
quired under paragraph (1) for an increase in an an-
nual percentage rate described in subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) of section 127B(b)(1) (as added by sec-
tion 2). 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System shall prescribe regula-
tions implementing the amendment referred to in 
paragraph (1), for purposes of this subsection, be-
fore the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627 
AN ACT 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish 
fair and transparent practices relating to the ex-
tension of credit under an open end consumer 
credit plan, and for other purposes.