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‘‘(8) REAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the real property tax de-
duction is the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the amount allowable as a deduction 
under this chapter for State and local taxes de-
scribed in section 164(a)(1), or 
‘‘(B) $350 ($700 in the case of a joint re-
turn). 
Any taxes taken into account under section 62(a) 
shall not be taken into account under this para-
graph.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 103. REFUNDABLE CHILD CREDIT. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
THRESHOLD
AMOUNT.— 
Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) is amended by inserting 
‘‘($8,500 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2008 
or 2009)’’ after ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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(at any tier), including any general contractor, con-
struction manager, prime contractor, or any parent, 
subsidiary, affiliated company, or joint venture 
thereof, and the City of New York, for any and all 
pending or future claims and actions and for any 
and all liability arising from or related to the rescue 
and recovery efforts and the debris removal, cleanup, 
remediation, and response to the World Trade Cen-
ter collapse and disaster subsequent to the terrorist- 
related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, 
whether such claims and actions and liability are for 
compensatory or punitive damages, for contribution 
or indemnity, or for any other form or type of relief. 
The indemnification provided herein shall apply to 
any and all liability, damages, or other obligation to 
pay any sums (including attorneys fees, other litiga-
tion costs, fines, penalties, or other assessments) of 
the aforementioned parties, except conduct held to 
be intentionally tortious in nature, regardless of 
whether such liability, damages, or obligation to pay 
arises from a finding of liability by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, through arbitration or another 
method of dispute resolution, through settlement of 
claims, or any other method of resolution. No such 
indemnification payment shall be made to the extent 
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such payment would duplicate payments made under 
title XXX of the Public Health Service Act. 
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS.—To the extent 
that insurance coverage exists that is applicable and 
available to cover a claim, action, or liability for 
which the indemnification provided under paragraph 
(1) applies, the United States shall have the right to 
seek recovery for any payments made under this 
subsection from any insurer that provided such in-
surance coverage. 
‘‘(3) CONTINGENCY.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to the City of New York unless, 
within 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the City provides for the dissolution 
of the WTC Captive Insurance Company and the 
payment to the Treasury of the United States of all 
remaining funds of such company. Payment of such 
funds shall be credited against expenditures made 
under this title as a result of amendments made by 
title II of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Com-
pensation Act of 2008. The previous sentence shall 
not be construed to limit the funds available to carry 
out such amendments.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 616
AN ACT
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
permit members of national securities exchanges
to effect certain transactions with respect to ac-
counts for which such members exercise invest-
ment discretion.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2832 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to develop a strategy and timeline 
for the repayment of assistance received by financial institutions under 
the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2009 
Mr. EDWARDS of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to develop a strat-
egy and timeline for the repayment of assistance received 
by financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program, 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 ‘‘Taxpayer Repayment 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TIMELINE FOR REPAYMENT OF TARP FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall develop a strategy and timeline for the repayment 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6596 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a school bus 
emergency fuel grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and Mr. SPACE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out 
a school bus emergency fuel grant program. 
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 ‘‘Gas Price Relief for 
Schools Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHOOL BUS EMERGENCY FUEL GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation may make grants to eligible recipients to assist 
the recipients in offsetting increases in school bus trans-
portation operating costs attributable to higher fuel prices. 
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(b) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible recipient seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that is in such form and contains such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. 
(c) CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent 
to which an eligible recipient has been adversely af-
fected by increases in fuel costs in providing school 
bus transportation. 
(2) FACTORS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 
the Secretary, at minimum, shall consider— 
(A) whether a public school system served 
by the eligible recipient has implemented cuts to 
school bus transportation services as a result of 
increased school bus transportation fuel costs; 
(B) whether a public school system served 
by the eligible recipient has implemented 
changes or cuts in school operations, such as a 
shorter school week, as a result of increased 
school bus transportation fuel costs; and 
(C) the distances traveled by school buses 
operated by the eligible recipient, particularly 
for public school systems located in rural areas 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6599 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2009, and for other purposes.
where school buses travel greater distances to 
transport students. 
(d) GRANT ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) SOLICITATION OF APPLICANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a national solicitation for appli-
cations for grants under this section. 
(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 
a broad geographic distribution of grant awards 
under this section. 
(3) DISTRIBUTION AMONG STATES.—Not to ex-
ceed 5 percent of the grants funds awarded under 
this section in a fiscal year may be awarded to eligi-
ble recipients in any State. 
(e) SUBALLOCATIONS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.—An 
eligible recipient that receives a grant under this section 
may allocate all or any portion of the amounts provided 
under the grant to a private entity providing school bus 
transportation to a public school system for the eligible 
recipient on a contract basis. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means a unit of State or local government 
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responsible for providing school bus transportation 
to a public school system. 
(2) SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION.—The term 
‘‘school bus transportation’’ means the transpor-
tation of preprimary, primary, or secondary students 
of a public school system to or from school or an 
event related to school by a school bus or multi-
function school activity bus. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Such sums shall remain 
available until expended . 
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‘‘(3) the conduct involves less than five horses 
or less than 2000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass 
or part of a carcass; 
the defendant shall, instead of being punished under that 
subsection, be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than one year, or both. 
‘‘(c) The Attorney General shall provide for the hu-
mane placement or other humane disposition of any horse 
seized in connection with an offense under this section. 
‘‘(d) As used in this section, the term ‘horse’ means 
any member of the family Equidae.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘50. Slaughter of horses for human consumption.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6597 
To require the collection of data on animal cruelty crimes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 
and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the collection of data on animal cruelty crimes. 
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 ‘‘Animal Cruelty Statis-
tics Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DATA ON ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act the Attorney General shall make appro-
priate changes to existing crime data bases maintained 
within the Department of Justice so that data on all 
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crimes of animal cruelty will be collected and made pub-
licly available in a manner that facilitates analysis. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6598 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating 
to the use of horses for human consumption. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. JONES 
of North Carolina, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. SUTTON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain 
conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. 
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 ‘‘Prevention of Equine 
Cruelty Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. SLAUGHTER OF HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMP-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 50. Slaughter of horses for human consumption 
‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever 
knowingly— 
‘‘(1) possesses, ships, transports, purchases, 
sells, delivers, or receives, in or affecting interstate 
commerce or foreign commerce, any horse with the 
intent that it is to be slaughtered for human con-
sumption; or 
‘‘(2) possesses, ships, transports, purchases, 
sells, delivers, or receives, in or affecting interstate 
commerce or foreign commerce, any horse flesh or 
carcass or part of a carcass, with the intent that it 
is to be used for human consumption; 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
three years or both. 
‘‘(b) If— 
‘‘(1) the defendant engages in conduct that 
would otherwise constitute an offense under sub-
section (a); 
‘‘(2) the defendant has no prior conviction 
under this section; and 
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H. R. 1107—141 
(7) CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘contractor’’ means a party to 
a Federal Government contract other than the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(8) EXECUTIVE
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’ 
means— 
(A) an executive department as defined in section 101 
of title 5; 
(B) a military department as defined in section 102 of 
title 5; 
(C) an independent establishment as defined in section 
104 of title 5, except that the term does not include the 
Government Accountability Office; and 
(D) a wholly owned Government corporation as defined 
in section 9101(3) of title 31. 
(9) MISREPRESENTATION OF FACT.—The term ‘‘misrepresenta-
tion of fact’’ means a false statement of substantive fact, or 
conduct that leads to a belief of a substantive fact material 
to proper understanding of the matter in hand, made with 
intent to deceive or mislead. 
§ 7102. Applicability of chapter 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENCY CONTRACTS.—Unless otherwise specifically 
provided in this chapter, this chapter applies to any express or 
implied contract (including those of the nonappropriated fund activi-
ties described in sections 1346 and 1491 of title 28) made by 
an executive agency for— 
(1) the procurement of property, other than real property 
in being; 
(2) the procurement of services; 
(3) the procurement of construction, alteration, repair, or 
maintenance of real property; or 
(4) the disposal of personal property. 
(b) TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to contracts of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority, this chapter applies only to contracts con-
taining a clause that requires contract disputes to be resolved 
through an agency administrative process. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, this chapter does not apply to a contract of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority for the sale of fertilizer or electric 
power or related to the conduct or operation of the electric 
power system. 
(c) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION CON-
TRACTS.—If an agency head determines that applying this chapter 
would not be in the public interest, this chapter does not apply 
to a contract with a foreign government, an agency of a foreign 
government, an international organization, or a subsidiary body 
of an international organization. 
(d) MARITIME CONTRACTS.—Appeals under section 7107(a) of this 
title and actions brought under sections 7104(b) and 7107(b) to 
(f) of this title, arising out of maritime contracts, are governed 
by chapter 309 or 311 of title 46, as applicable, to the extent 
that those chapters are not inconsistent with this chapter. 
§ 7103. Decision by contracting officer 
(a) CLAIMS GENERALLY.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF CONTRACTOR’S CLAIMS TO CONTRACTING 
OFFICER.—Each claim by a contractor against the Federal
classes of people and was the recipient of 12 
Grammy awards, including the Grammy for Lifetime 
Achievement in 1987. 
(3) With his unique baritone voice and vibrant 
personality, he broke all musical conventions, blend-
ing blues, gospel, jazz, pop and rock music to create 
his own incomparable musical songbook. 
(4) His rendition of ‘‘America the Beautiful’’ 
has been described as the country’s national hymn, 
while his rendition of ‘‘Georgia’’ was designated the 
official State song of Georgia. 
(5) Among the Nation’s most renowned artists 
of any genre, Ray Charles was honored by the Ken-
nedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1986 as one 
of the most respected singers of his generation. 
(6) Ray Charles, who was as popular among 
White as Black audiences, shattered traditional divi-
sions between Black and White music. 
(7) His multiracial appeal enhanced the move-
ment toward racial equality during the Civil Rights 
movement. 
(8) As a supporter of that Movement, he per-
formed benefit concerts and provided additional fi-
nancial support to causes led by his friend, Rev. Dr. 
Martin Luther King. 
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H. R. 660—12 
SEC. 511. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 2255 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
designating the 8 undesignated paragraphs as subsections (a) 
through (h), respectively. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Federal Trade Commission, and the 
State attorneys general of the order. 
‘‘(iii) If the Secretary determines that 
such a supplemental application regarding 
the U.S. label drug would not be approved, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) order that the importation of 
the qualifying drug involved from the 
permitted country cease, or provide 
that an order under clause (ii), if any, 
remains in effect; 
‘‘(II) notify the permitted coun-
try that approved the qualifying drug 
for commercial distribution of the de-
termination; and 
‘‘(III) promptly notify registered 
exporters, registered importers, the 
Federal Trade Commission, and the 
State attorneys general of the deter-
mination. 
‘‘(iv) If the Secretary determines that 
such a supplemental application regarding 
the U.S. label drug would be approved, the 
Secretary shall— 
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Union Calendar No. 103
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 631
[Report No. 103–181]
A BILL
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado
as components of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System, and for other purposes.
JULY 19, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and
ordered to be printed
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 65 
To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. MCINTYRE (for himself, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
HAYES, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MILLER of 
North Carolina, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. WATT, and Mr. RA-
HALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina, 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 ‘‘Lumbee Recognition 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREAMBLE. 
The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 
254), is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of each clause. 
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essary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in significant price 
discovery contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘for speculators, posi-
tion limitations with respect to significant price discovery 
contracts in energy commodities, and position limitations 
or position accountability with respect to significant price 
discovery contracts in other commodities’’. 
SEC. 10. CFTC ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 2(a)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 2(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this subparagraph, subject to appropriations, 
the Commission shall appoint at least 100 full- 
time employees (in addition to the employees 
employed by the Commission as of the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph)— 
‘‘(i) to increase the public trans-
parency of operations in agriculture and 
energy markets; 
‘‘(ii) to improve the enforcement of 
this Act in those markets; and 
‘‘(iii) to carry out such other duties as 
are prescribed by the Commission.’’.
Union Calendar No. 494 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6599 
[Report No. 110–775] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2009, and for other purposes. 
JULY 24, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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date the facility receives such notice, the facility 
shall provide notice of the proposed lawsuit to each 
resident of such facility on behalf of which the law-
suit is proposed to be filed and, if there is a legal 
representative of such a resident, to such representa-
tive. 
(3) RESIDENT
RIGHT
TO
WITHDRAW
FROM 
LAWSUIT.—A resident (or, if there is a legal rep-
resentative of such a resident, the legal representa-
tive) may elect not to be part of such a proposed 
lawsuit by filing a notice of such decision with the 
facility within 60 days of the date the facility noti-
fies the resident or legal representative of the pro-
posed class lawsuit. 
(c) LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘legal representative’’ means, with respect 
to a resident of an intermediate care facility for the men-
tally retarded, an individual who has been appointed under 
State law to be a legal guardian, conservator, or other rep-
resentative for the resident and who is authorized under 
law to make decisions on behalf of the resident with re-
spect to care and treatment of the resident in the facility. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
lawsuits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2007. 
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