datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
group health plan) shall provide coverage of immuno-
suppressive drugs that is at least as comprehensive as the 
coverage provided by such plan or issuer on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Comprehensive Immuno-
suppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act 
of 2003, and such requirement shall be deemed to be in-
corporated into this section.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2721(b)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–21(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(other than section 2707)’’ after ‘‘requirements of 
such subparts’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND 
GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER THE EM-
PLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part 7 of sub-
title B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 714. COVERAGE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS. 
‘‘A group health plan (and a health insurance issuer 
offering health insurance coverage in connection with a 
group health plan) shall provide coverage of immuno-
suppressive drugs that is at least as comprehensive as the
‘‘(7) SUBSECTION NOT TO APPLY TO PLANS TO 
WHICH SECTION 401(a)(13) DOES NOT APPLY.—This 
subsection shall not apply to any plan to which sec-
tion 401(a)(13) does not apply. For purposes of this 
title, except as provided in regulations, any distribu-
tion from an annuity contract under section 403(b) 
pursuant to a qualified embezzlement restitution 
order shall be treated in the same manner as a dis-
tribution from a plan to which section 401(a)(13) 
applies. 
‘‘(8) CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY.—
In prescribing regulations under this subsection and 
section 401(a)(13), the Secretary of Labor shall con-
sult with the Secretary.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2004.
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(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage shall be 
determined in accordance with the following table:
The applicable 
For taxable years beginning in: 
percentage is: 
2004 ...................................................................................................
2005 ...................................................................................................
2006 ...................................................................................................
2007 ...................................................................................................
2008 ...................................................................................................
2009 ...................................................................................................
90.
(e) ELECTION FOR PRE-2010 YEARS OF GROUPS 
WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES.—For taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 
2010, the common parent of an affiliated group (deter-
mined without regard to section 1504(b)(2) of such Code 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act) which includes 1 or more domestic insurance 
companies subject to tax under section 801 of such Code 
may elect to treat all such insurance companies as cor-
porations which are not includible corporations within the 
meaning of subsection (b) of section 1504 of such Code, 
if, as of the date of enactment of this section—
(1) such affiliated group included 1 or more in-
surance companies subject to tax under section 801 
of such Code, and 
(2) no additional election was in effect under 
section 1504(c)(2) of such Code (as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act).
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2225
To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
to make grants to local educational agencies to support the purchase
or lease and use of vending machines that offer for sale healthy foods
and beverages in schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2003
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Ms. WOOLSEY,
Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. NORTON,
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention to make grants to local educational agen-
cies to support the purchase or lease and use of vending
machines that offer for sale healthy foods and beverages
in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND USE OF
QUALIFIED VENDING MACHINES IN SCHOOLS.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention may make grants
to local educational agencies for the purpose of assisting
such agencies—
(1) to purchase or lease qualified vending ma-
chines for placement in elementary and secondary
schools for the use of students of such schools; and
(2) to offset any loss of revenue incurred by the
local educational agency as a result of offering for
sale healthy foods and beverages in qualified vending
machines.
(b) REMOVAL OF OTHER VENDING MACHINES AND
USE OF QUALIFIED VENDING MACHINES.—As a condition
for receiving a grant under subsection (a), the local edu-
cational agency shall agree—
(1) to remove any vending machines that offer
for sale foods and beverages of minimal nutritional
value from each elementary or secondary school
under its jurisdiction in which qualified vending ma-
chines will be placed using the grant funds; and
(2) to use only qualified vending machines in
such school for such period as the Director may pre-
scribe.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2228
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation 
of life insurance companies with other companies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SHAW, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. JOHN-
SON of Connecticut, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HERGER, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. 
HULSHOF, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. POMEROY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
the consolidation of life insurance companies with other 
companies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPA-
NIES WITH OTHER COMPANIES PERMITTED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1504(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining includible corporation) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating
(c) MAXIMUM PORTION SIZES.—As a further condi-
tion for receiving a grant under subsection (a), the local
educational agency shall ensure that foods and beverages
offered for sale in qualified vending machines will be lim-
ited to the following maximum portion sizes:
(1) One and one–quarter ounces for crackers,
popcorn, cereal, trail mix, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, or
jerky.
(2) Two ounces for cereal bars.
(3) Three ounces for bakery items, including
muffins.
(4) Three fluid ounces for frozen desserts.
(5) Eight ounces for non–frozen yogurt.
(6) Twelve ounces for beverages, excluding
water.
(7) Entree items and side dishes shall be no
larger than the portions of those foods served as
part of the Federal school meal program.
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To apply for a grant under this
section, a local educational agency shall submit an applica-
tion to the Director at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may require.
A local educational agency may submit a new application
for the purpose of applying to receive continuing grants
for the purpose described in subsection (a)(2).
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
(1) FOODS AND BEVERAGES OF MINIMAL NU-
TRITIONAL VALUE.—The term ‘‘foods and beverages
of minimal nutritional value’’ means a food or bev-
erage item which provides less than five percent of
the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for protein, vita-
min A, vitamin C, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, cal-
cium, or iron per serving.
(2) HEALTHY FOODS AND BEVERAGES.—
(A) The term ‘‘healthy foods and bev-
erages’’ means any food or beverage item that
derives—
(i) 30 percent or less of its total cal-
ories from fat;
(ii) 10 percent or less of its total cal-
ories from saturated fat and trans fat; and
(iii) 35 percent or less of its total cal-
ories from sugars, excluding those sugars
occurring naturally in fruits, vegetables,
and dairy products.
(B) The term ‘‘healthy foods and bev-
erages’’ includes nuts, seeds, and flavored fluid
milk.
(3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(4) QUALIFIED VENDING MACHINE.—The term
‘‘qualified vending machine’’ means a vending ma-
chine that offers for sale only healthy foods or bev-
erages.
(5) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means any el-
ementary school (as defined by section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801)) and any secondary school (as de-
fined by such section).
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through
2008 to carry out this section. Amounts so appropriated
shall remain available until expended.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2226
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit reasonable cost 
reimbursement for emergency room services provided by federally quali-
fied health centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
reasonable cost reimbursement for emergency room serv-
ices provided by federally qualified health centers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MEDICARE REASONABLE COST REIMBURSE-
MENT FOR EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES 
PROVIDED 
BY 
FEDERALLY 
QUALIFIED 
HEALTH CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to subsection (u),’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(u)(1) In the case of services described in section 
1832(a)(2)(D)(ii) (relating to federally qualified health 
center services) that constitute emergency room services 
(as defined in paragraph (2)), the facility may elect to 
have the amount of the payment under this part based 
on the payment methodology applied under section 
1834(g). 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘emer-
gency room services’ means services of the type that are 
provided in an emergency room of a hospital or critical 
access hospital (including nursing care provided by or 
under the supervision of a registered professional nurse, 
drugs, biologicals, supplies, appliances, and equipment 
furnished for use in the facility, and services of medical 
interns and residents), and that are included in the defini-
tion of inpatient critical access hospital services or out-
patient critical access hospital services.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2004.
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paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (2) through 
(7), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1503 of such Code is amended by 
striking subsection (c) (relating to special rule for 
application of certain losses against income of insur-
ance companies taxed under section 801) and by re-
designating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(2) Section 1504 of such Code is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and by redesignating sub-
sections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and 
(e), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003. 
(d) PHASEIN OF APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LOSSES 
AGAINST INCOME OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.—For tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2003, and before 
January 1, 2010—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If—
(A) an affiliated group includes 1 or more 
domestic insurance companies each of which is 
subject to tax under section 801 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986,
(f) NO CARRYBACK BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2004.—To 
the extent that a consolidated net operating loss is allowed 
or increased by reason of the amendments made by this 
section, such loss may not be carried back to a taxable 
year beginning before January 1, 2004. 
(g) NONTERMINATION
OF GROUP.—No affiliated 
group shall terminate solely as a result of the amendments 
made by this section. 
(h) SUBSIDIARY STOCK BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.—A 
member corporation’s basis in the stock of a subsidiary 
corporation shall be adjusted upon consolidation to reflect 
the preconsolidation income, gain, deduction, loss distribu-
tions and other relevant amounts during a period when 
such corporations were members of an affiliated group 
(determined without regard to section 1504(b)(2) of such 
Code as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act) but were not included in a consolidated return 
of such group by operation of section 1504(c)(2)(A) of 
such Code (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act) or by reason of the election allowed 
under subsection (e) of this Act. 
(i) WAIVER OF 5-YEAR WAITING PERIOD.—An auto-
matic waiver from the 5-year waiting period for reconsoli-
dation provided in section 1504(a)(3) of such Code shall 
be granted to any corporation which was previously an in-
cludible corporation but was subsequently deemed a non-
includible corporation as a result of becoming a subsidiary 
of a corporation which was not an includible corporation 
solely by operation of section 1504(c)(2) of such Code (as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act), subject to such conditions as the Secretary may pre-
scribe.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2229
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nonitemizers a 
deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. CRANE 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 allow non-
itemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable 
contributions.
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 ‘‘Charitable Giving Tax 
Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR PORTION OF CHARITABLE CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO BE ALLOWED TO INDIVID-
UALS WHO DO NOT ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to charitable, etc., contribu-
tions and gifts) is amended by redesignating subsection 
(m) as subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection 
(l) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) DEDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT ITEMIZING 
DEDUCTIONS.—In the case of an individual who does not 
itemize his deductions for the taxable year, there shall be 
taken into account as a direct charitable deduction under 
section 63 an amount equal to the lesser of—
‘‘(1) the amount allowable under subsection (a) 
for the taxable year, or 
‘‘(2) the amount of the standard deduction.’’
(b) DIRECT CHARITABLE DEDUCTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 63 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
adding at the end thereof the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) the direct charitable deduction.’’
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 63 of such Code is 
amended by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) DIRECT CHARITABLE DEDUCTION.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘direct charitable deduction’
means that portion of the amount allowable under section 
170(a) which is taken as a direct charitable deduction for 
the taxable year under section 170(m).’’
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) 
of section 63 of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting
‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the direct charitable deduction.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(2) on other properties occupied by the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, as determined by the Di-
rector of NIH; and
(3) as authorized under paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (c).
(e) PAY, BENEFITS, RETIREMENT.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subject 
to 
subsection
(b)(2)(B) and paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection,
all officers of the NIH Police appointed under sub-
section (b) are law enforcement officers as that term
is used in title 5, United States Code, without re-
gard to any eligibility requirements prescribed by
law, and are eligible for all pay and benefits pre-
scribed by law for such law enforcement officers.
(2) PAY; RANKS.—
(A) PAY.—The officers of the NIH Police
shall receive the same pay and benefits, as de-
termined by the Director of NIH, as officers
who hold comparable positions in the United
States Park Police. For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the Chief of the NIH Police is
deemed comparable to the Assistant Chief in
the United States Park Police, and the Deputy
Chief of the NIH Police is deemed comparable
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2231
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt the deduction 
for charitable contributions from the phaseout of itemized deductions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. CRANE 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 exempt 
the deduction for charitable contributions from the 
phaseout of itemized deductions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION 
DEDUCTION FROM PHASEOUT OF ITEMIZED 
DEDUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 68 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to overall limita-
tion on itemized deductions) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) the deduction under section 170 (relating 
to charitable, etc., contributions and gifts).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2232
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the 
distribution chain of prescription drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. BERRY) 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 
relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION. 
Section 503(e)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(e)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘for a calendar year’’ after ‘‘or 
an authorized distributor of record of such drug’’; 
and
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children’s Hope Act 
of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION 
INVESTMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by inserting 
after section 30A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 30B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION INVESTMENT 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a cred-
it against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable 
year the aggregate amount of qualified contributions for 
the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The amount allowed as a credit 
under subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed 
$100 ($200 in the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of 
this section—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified con-
tribution’ means a charitable contribution (as de-
fined by section 170(c)) to an education investment 
organization. 
‘‘(2) 
EDUCATION
INVESTMENT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘education investment organiza-
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(2) by inserting ‘‘a statement that the drug was 
first purchased from or through an authorized dis-
tributor or’’ after ‘‘who receives the drug’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS. 
Section 503(e)(4)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(e)(4)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the term’’ and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘the term ‘authorized distributor of record’ 
means any distributor to which a manufacturer sells pre-
scription drugs during a calendar year, and’’.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this Act $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2009.
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barred from receipt of nonimmigrant visas under section 
7(a)(2), the bar shall supersede the waiver. 
SEC. 11. TEMPORARY FUNDING FOR DETENTION AND RE-
MOVAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY STATE 
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse 
verifiable claims submitted by a law enforcement agency 
of a State, or any political subdivision of a State, that 
were lawfully incurred for the emergency medical care, 
housing, and care in a secure facility, and the transpor-
tation into Federal custody at a location designated by the 
Secretary, of any alien detained as inadmissible under sec-
tion 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)) or deportable under section 237(a) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)), if—
(1) transfer to Federal custody has occurred; 
(2)(A) a determination is subsequently made 
under section 240(c)(1) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(1)) that such alien 
is removable; or 
(B) a determination is made that the alien has 
permanently departed the United States; 
(3) reimbursement for all costs excepting trans-
portation costs is made according to a per diem rate 
established by the Secretary; and
(4) the first day of such detention is not later 
than the date on which the certification described in 
section 9 is made.
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