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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3533 
To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating 
to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a Medicaid 
rule regarding graduate medical education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. MYRICK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation 
of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partner-
ship under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health 
Insurance Program and on finalization of a Medicaid 
rule regarding graduate medical education. 
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 Public and Teaching 
Hospital Preservation Act’’. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 
into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct a 
study to assess the impact of the requirements de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2) on each industry relat-
ing to the production of feed grains, livestock, food, 
and energy. 
(2) PARTICIPATION.—In conducting the study 
under paragraph (1), the National Academy of 
Sciences shall seek the participation, and consider 
the input, of— 
(A) producers of feed grains; 
(B) producers of livestock, poultry, and 
pork products; 
(C) producers of food and food products; 
(D) producers of energy; 
(E) individuals and entities interested in 
issues relating to conservation, the environment, 
and nutrition; and 
(F) users of renewable fuels. 
(3) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
conducting 
the 
study, the National Academy of Sciences shall con-
sider— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3534 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals and 
businesses a credit against income tax for the purchase of Energy Star 
compliant clothes washers and dryers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. FERGUSON 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 indi-
viduals and businesses a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of Energy Star compliant clothes washers 
and dryers. 
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 ‘‘Energy Efficient Appli-
ance Tax Credit for Washers and Dryers Act of 2007’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2709 
To extend the minimum wage index established by regulation for each all- 
urban State under the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment 
system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2007 
Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the minimum wage index established by regulation 
for each all-urban State under the Medicare inpatient 
hospital prospective payment system. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE MINIMUM WAGE INDEX ES-
TABLISHED BY REGULATION FOR EACH ALL- 
URBAN STATE UNDER THE MEDICARE INPA-
TIENT HOSPITAL PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT 
SYSTEM. 
Section 412.64 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Reg-
ulations shall be administered as if ‘‘and before September 
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30, 2007’’ were deleted from paragraph (h)(4) of such sec-
tion. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5412 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4- 
dimethoxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]morpholine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2008 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)- 
3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]morpholine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
4-[3-(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-3-(3,4- 
DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-1-OXO-2-PRO-
PENYL]MORPHOLINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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SEC. 2. CREDIT AGAINST INCOME TAX FOR PURCHASE OF 
ENERGY STAR COMPLIANT CLOTHES WASH-
ERS AND DRYERS. 
(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 adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 30D. ENERGY STAR COMPLIANT CLOTHES WASHERS 
AND DRYERS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to 25 percent of the 
cost of Energy Star compliant clothes washers and dryers 
placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The credit allowed by subsection 
(a) for each Energy Star compliant clothes washer or 
dryer shall not exceed $500. 
‘‘(c) ENERGY STAR COMPLIANT CLOTHES WASHERS 
AND DRYERS.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘Energy Star compliant clothes washer or dryer’ means 
any equipment— 
‘‘(1) which meets the requirements for the En-
ergy Star program which are in effect at the time 
the equipment is placed in service by the taxpayer, 
‘‘(2) the original use of which begins with the 
taxpayer, and 
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State and others, including the chief executive officer and 
legislative leaders of each State, and shall post the model 
legislation on the Web site of the Department of Justice 
for a period of not less than 2 years. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 
SEC. 203. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DIVISION A OF PUBLIC LAW 106–386.—Sections 
103(1) and 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (division A of Public Law 106–386) are 
each amended by striking ‘‘Committee on International 
Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 109–164.—Section 102(b)(6) and 
subsections (c)(2)(B)(i) and (e)(2) of section 104 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–164) are each amended by striking 
‘‘Committee on International Relations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2710 
To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review of 
the detention of enemy combatants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2007 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to 
the review of the detention of enemy combatants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PRO-
VISIONS RELATING TO REVIEW OF DETEN-
TION OF ENEMY COMBATANTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW 
OF DETENTION OF ENEMY COMBATANTS.—Section 2241 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (e). 
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(b) REPEAL OF REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF COMBAT-
ANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNALS OF PROPRIETY OF DE-
TENTION.—Section 1005(e) of the Detainee Treatment 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–148; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) 
and section 1405(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) are each 
amended by striking paragraph (2). 
(c) MODIFICATION OF REVIEW OF MILITARY COM-
MISSION PROCEDURES AND ACTIONS.—Section 950j of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITED REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSION 
PROCEDURES AND ACTIONS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this chapter or in section 2241 of title 28 or any 
other habeas corpus provision, and notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no court, justice, or judge shall 
have jurisdiction to hear or consider any claim or cause 
of action whatsoever, including any action pending on or 
filed after the date of the enactment of the Military Com-
missions Act of 2006, relating to the prosecution, trial, 
or judgment of a military commission under this chapter, 
including challenges to the lawfulness of procedures of 
military commissions under this chapter.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2711 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain computer-assisted 
remote hunting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2007 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. PETERSON of 
Minnesota, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 
and Mr. BERMAN) 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 
computer-assisted remote hunting, 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 ‘‘Computer-Assisted Re-
mote Hunting Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPUTER-ASSISTED REMOTE HUNTING FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 49. Computer-assisted remote hunting 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Whoever, using any instrumen-
tality of interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly makes 
available a computer-assisted remote hunt shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Providing an instrumentality of 
commerce, such as equipment or access to the Internet, 
is not a violation of this section unless the provider intends 
the use of the equipment or access for a computer-assisted 
remote hunt. 
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.—Nothing 
in this section limits the power of State and local authori-
ties to enact laws or regulations concerning computer-as-
sisted remote hunting facilities. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘computer-assisted remote hunt’ 
means any use of a computer or any other device, 
equipment, or software, to allow a person remotely 
to control the aiming and discharge of a weapon so 
as to kill or injure an animal while not in the phys-
ical presence of the targeted animal; and 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘instrumentality of interstate 
commerce’ means any written, wire, radio, television, 
or other form of communication in, or using a facil-
ity of, interstate commerce.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 3 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘49. Computer-assisted remote hunting.’’. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The source of payments re-
ceived from a borrower under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
not be a loan or other debt obligation that is made 
or guaranteed by the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) RELATION
TO
OTHER
LAWS.—Section 
504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
U.S.C. 661c(b)) shall not apply to a loan or loan 
guarantee made in accordance with paragraph 
(1)(B).’’. 
(3) AMOUNT.—Section 1702 of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall guarantee up to 100 percent of 
the principal and interest due on 1 or more loans for 
a facility that are the subject of the guarantee. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of loans 
guaranteed for a facility by the Secretary shall not 
exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the facility, as 
estimated at the time at which the guarantee is 
issued.’’. 
(4) SUBROGATION.—Section 1702(g)(2) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(g)(2)) 
is amended— 
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(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(5) FEES.—Section 1702(h) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(h)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Fees collected under this 
subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be deposited by the Secretary into a 
special fund in the Treasury to be known as the 
‘Incentives For Innovative Technologies Fund’; 
and 
‘‘(B) remain available to the Secretary for 
expenditure, without further appropriation or 
fiscal year limitation, for administrative ex-
penses incurred in carrying out this title.’’. 
SEC. 125. GRANTS FOR RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCTION RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN 
STATES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to eligible entities to conduct research into, and de-
velop and implement, renewable fuel production tech-
nologies in States with low rates of ethanol production, 
including low rates of production of cellulosic biomass eth-
anol, as determined by the Secretary. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3535 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require escrow accounts for the 
payment of property taxes and insurance for all subprime loans, and 
to expand the coverage of the appraisal requirements under the Financial 
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. HODES (for himself and Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require escrow ac-
counts for the payment of property taxes and insurance 
for all subprime loans, and to expand the coverage of 
the appraisal requirements under the Financial Institu-
tions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, 
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 ‘‘Homebuyer’s Protec-
tion Act of 2007’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3536 
To provide for an awareness program, and a study, on a rare form of 
breast cancer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for an awareness program, and a study, on a 
rare form of breast cancer. 
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 ‘‘Paget’s Cancer Aware-
ness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Paget’s disease of the breast is a rare can-
cer of the nipple, accounting for a small fraction of 
all breast cancers. The cancer is a different disease 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3537 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide 
a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish 
and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer 
Research Fund, 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 ‘‘Taxpayers’ Cancer Re-
search Funding Act of 2007’’. 
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(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The President shall en-
sure that all biodiesel entering interstate commerce 
meets the requirements of paragraph (1). 
(3) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the President to carry out this section: 
(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
(B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 131. TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS WHO 
PLANT DEDICATED ENERGY CROPS FOR A 
LOCAL CELLULOSIC REFINERY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CELLULOSIC CROP.—The term ‘‘cellulosic 
crop’’ means a tree or grass that is grown specifi-
cally— 
(A) to provide raw materials (including 
feedstocks) for conversion to liquid transpor-
tation fuels or chemicals through biochemical or 
thermochemical processes; or 
(B) for energy generation through combus-
tion, pyrolysis, or cofiring. 
(2) CELLULOSIC
REFINER.—The term ‘‘cel-
lulosic refiner’’ means the owner or operator of a 
cellulosic refinery. 
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(3) CELLULOSIC
REFINERY.—The term ‘‘cel-
lulosic refinery’’ means a refinery that processes a 
cellulosic crop. 
(4) QUALIFIED CELLULOSIC CROP.—The term 
‘‘qualified cellulosic crop’’ means, with respect to an 
agricultural producer, a cellulosic crop that is— 
(A) the subject of a contract or memo-
randum of understanding between the producer 
and a cellulosic refiner, under which the pro-
ducer is obligated to sell the crop to the cel-
lulosic refiner by a certain date; and 
(B) produced not more than 70 miles from 
a cellulosic refinery owned or operated by the 
cellulosic refiner. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall make transitional assistance payments to 
an agricultural producer during the first year in which the 
producer devotes land to the production of a qualified cel-
lulosic crop. 
(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— 
(1) DETERMINED
BY
FORMULA.—Subject to 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall devise a formula 
to be used to calculate the amount of a payment to 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2715 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include heavier vehicles 
in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2007 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. EMANUEL, and Ms. 
SCHWARTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include 
heavier vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of 
certain luxury automobiles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF HEAVIER VEHICLES IN LIMITA-
TION ON DEPRECIATION OF CERTAIN LUX-
URY AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
280F(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defin-
ing passenger automobile) is amended by striking clauses 
(i) and (ii) and inserting the following new clauses: 
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‘‘(i) which is primarily designed or 
which can be used to carry passengers over 
public streets, roads, or highways (except 
any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or 
rails), and 
‘‘(ii) which is rated at 14,000 pounds 
unloaded gross vehicle weight or less.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
280F(d)(5) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of clause (ii), by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv), and by inserting after clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) any vehicle which— 
‘‘(I) is designed for more than 9 
individuals in seating rearward of the 
driver’s seat, 
‘‘(II) is equipped with an open 
cargo area, or a covered box not read-
ily accessible from the passenger com-
partment, of at least 72.0 inches in 
interior length, or 
‘‘(III) has an integral enclosure, 
fully enclosing the driver compartment 
and load carrying device, does not 
have seating rearward of the driver’s 
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seat, and has no body section pro-
truding more than 30 inches ahead of 
the leading edge of the windshield, 
and’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
section 179 of such Code is amended by striking para-
graph (6). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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