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‘‘If the cost effectiveness performance level is:
The applicable
percentage is:
At least:
But less than:
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‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS.—
In computing incentive payments under this section, sup-
port which is collected by a State at the request of another
State shall be treated as having been collected in full by
both States, and any amounts expended by a State in car-
rying out a special project assisted under section 455(e)
shall be excluded.
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The amounts
of the incentive payments to be made to the States under
this section for a fiscal year shall be estimated by the Sec-
retary at or before the beginning of the fiscal year on the
basis of the best information available. The Secretary shall
make the payments for the fiscal year, on a quarterly basis
(with each quarterly payment being made no later than
the beginning of the quarter involved), in the amounts so
estimated, reduced or increased to the extent of any over-
payments or underpayments which the Secretary deter-
mines were made under this section to the States involved
for prior periods and with respect to which adjustment has
not already been made under this subsection. Upon the
making of any estimate by the Secretary under the preced-
ing sentence, any appropriations available for payments
under this section are deemed obligated.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2486
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel SOUTHLAND.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
SOUTHLAND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), section 1 of the Act
of May 28, 1906 (46 App. U.S.C. 292), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel SOUTHLAND (United States official
number 639705).
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4794 
To amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup 
Act of 2000 to extend the authorization of appropriations, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2004 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ISSA, and 
Mrs. DAVIS of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sew-
age Cleanup Act of 2000 to extend the authorization 
of appropriations, 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. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. 
(a) SECONDARY TREATMENT.—Section 804(a)(1) of 
the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage 
Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d–44(a)(1); 114 Stat. 
1978) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Pursuant to 
Treaty Minute 311 to the Treaty for the Utilization of 
Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio 
Grande, dated February 3, 1944,’’. 
(b) CONTRACT.—Section 804(c) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability 
of appropriations to carry out this subsection 
and notwithstanding’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, upon’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘section 5,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘such contract.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such contract, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(J) by striking ‘‘the United 
States’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘an 
appropriate governmental entity’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(K) by striking ‘‘the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘an appropriate governmental 
entity’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)(L) by inserting after 
‘‘competitive procedures’’ the following: ‘‘under ap-
plicable law’’.
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary governing the cal-
culation of incentive payments under this section, includ-
ing directions for excluding from the calculations certain
closed cases and cases over which the States do not have
jurisdiction.
‘‘(f) REINVESTMENT.—A State to which a payment
is made under this section shall expend the full amount
of the payment—
‘‘(1) to carry out the State plan approved under
this part; or
‘‘(2) for any activity approved by the Secretary,
whether or not the expenditures for which are eligi-
ble for reimbursement under this part, which may
contribute to improving the effectiveness or effi-
ciency of the State program operated under this
part.’’.
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law—
(1) for fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall re-
duce by 1⁄3 the amount otherwise payable to a State
under section 458, and shall reduce by 2⁄3 the
amount otherwise payable to a State under section
458A; and
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF SEVERANCE PAY-
MENT AMOUNTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended
by redesignating section 139 as section 140 and by insert-
ing after section 138 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 139. SEVERANCE PAYMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual,
gross income shall not include any qualified severance pay-
ment.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—The amount to which the ex-
clusion under subsection (a) applies shall not ex-
ceed—
‘‘(A) $15,000, with respect to any separa-
tion from employment, reduced by
‘‘(B) the aggregate amount excluded from
gross income under subsection (a) in prior tax-
able years on account of such separation.
‘‘(2) YEARS TO WHICH EXCLUSION APPLIES.—
No qualified severance payment shall be excluded
from gross income under subsection (a) unless such
payment is received in the taxable year in which sep-
aration from employment occurs or in one of the two
succeeding taxable years.
tains the findings of the study required by
subparagraph (A).
(iii) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than
October 1, 2003, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Congress a final report that
contains the final findings of the study re-
quired by subparagraph (A). The report
shall include any recommendations for
changes in the system that the Secretary
determines would improve the operation of
the child support enforcement program.
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPORT IN-
CENTIVE.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of
Health and Human Services, in consultation
with State directors of programs operated
under part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act and representatives of children potentially
eligible for medical support, shall develop a per-
formance measure based on the effectiveness of
States in establishing and enforcing medical
support obligations, and shall make rec-
ommendations for the incorporation of the
measure, in a revenue neutral manner, into the
incentive payment system established by section
458A of the Social Security Act.
(B) REPORT.—Not later than October 1,
1999, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report that describes the performance
measure and contains the recommendations re-
quired by subparagraph (A).
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 341 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 658 note) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (a) and redesig-
nating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and
(B) in subsection (c) (as so redesig-
nated)—
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PRESENT
SYSTEM.—The amendments made by subsection (a)
of this section shall become effective with respect to
a State as of the date the amendments made by sec-
tion 103(a) (without regard to section 116(a)(2))
first apply to the State.’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this section shall take effect as if included in the
enactment of section 341 of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996.
(f) ELIMINATION OF PREDECESSOR INCENTIVE PAY-
MENT SYSTEM.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 458 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 658) is repealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 458A of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 658a) is redesignated as section
458.
(B) Subsection (d)(1) of this section is
amended by striking ‘‘458A’’ and inserting
‘‘458’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect on October 1,
2001.
(g) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as other-
wise provided in this section, the amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
Passed the House of Representatives September 29,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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‘‘(c) QUALIFIED SEVERANCE PAYMENT.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘qualified severance pay-
ment’ means any payment received by an individual if—
‘‘(1) such payment was paid by such individ-
ual’s employer on account of such individual’s sepa-
ration from employment, and
‘‘(2) such separation was in connection with a
reduction in the work force of the employer.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by striking the item relating to section 139
and inserting the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 139. Severance payments.
‘‘Sec. 140. Cross references to other Acts.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1996.
SEC. 3. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RETRAINING EXPENSES
FOR CERTAIN OLDER LONG-TIME EMPLOY-
EES WHO ARE LAID OFF.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by redes-
ignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting after
section 34 the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 35. RETRAINING EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN OLDER
LONG-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LAID OFF.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against
the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to the
qualified job training expenses which are paid or incurred
during the taxable year.
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—The amount of qualified
job training expenses of an individual which may be taken
into account under subsection (a) with respect to a reduc-
tion in a work force for the taxable year shall not exceed
$2,000, reduced by the amount of such expenses which
were taken into account under subsection (a) (or would
have been so taken into account but for subsection (c))
with respect to such reduction for all prior taxable years.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
COME.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The dollar amount con-
tained in subsection (b) shall be reduced (but not
below zero) by an amount which bears the same
ratio to such limitation as—
‘‘(A) the excess of—
‘‘(i) the taxpayer’s adjusted gross in-
come for such taxable year, over
‘‘(ii) the applicable dollar amount,
bears to
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2488
To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate the
fingerprint checks authorized by that Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1997
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CASTLE, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. BENTSEN,
Mr. LUTHER, Mr. BRADY, Ms. DUNN, Mr. REYES, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs.
MORELLA, and Mr. BARCIA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
facilitate the fingerprint checks authorized by that Act,
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 ‘‘Volunteers for Chil-
dren Act’’.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF FINGERPRINT CHECKS.
(a) STATE AGENCY.—Section 3(a) of the National
Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119a(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) In the absence of State procedures referred to
in paragraph (1), youth-serving nonprofit organizations
and institutions may contact an authorized agency of the
State to request a nationwide background check, including
a check of fingerprint records.’’.
(b) FEDERAL LAW.—Section 3(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 5119a(b)) is amended by adding after and below
paragraph (5) the following:
‘‘The requirement of the public law referred to in para-
graph (5) does not apply to requests by youth-serving non-
profit organizations for nationwide background checks, in-
cluding checks of fingerprint records.’’.
(c) FEES.—Section 3(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
5119a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘the State shall’’ and inserting
‘‘In the case of a background check requested by a quali-
fied entity, the fees collected by authorized State agencies
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not exceed
the actual costs of the background check conducted with
fingerprints. The State may’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 4(b)(2) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 5119b(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘1994,
1995, 1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998, 1999, 2000,
and 2001’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 248
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclo-
sure of certain information by persons conducting polls by telephone
during campaigns for election for Federal office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. PITTS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require the disclosure of certain information by persons
conducting polls by telephone during campaigns for elec-
tion for Federal office.
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 ‘‘Push Poll Disclaimer
Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PERSONS CON-
DUCTING POLLS DURING FEDERAL ELEC-
TION CAMPAIGNS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PERSONS
CONDUCTING POLLS BY TELEPHONE
‘‘SEC. 323. Any person who conducts a poll by tele-
phone or electronic means to interview individuals on opin-
ions relating to any election for Federal office shall dis-
close to each respondent to the poll the following informa-
tion:
‘‘(1) The person’s identity.
‘‘(2) The identity of the person sponsoring the
poll or paying the expenses associated with the poll.
‘‘(3) If during the course of the interview the
person provides to the respondent any information
relating to a candidate for the election, the source
of the information (or, if there is no source, a state-
ment to that effect).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(3) Professional consultants retained by the
United States or a permittee or lessee.
(b) MONITORING CRITERIA AND PROTOCOLS.—Such
monitoring shall be conducted according to regional or
state criteria and protocols selected by the Secretary con-
cerned. The monitoring protocols shall be site specific, sci-
entifically valid, and subject to peer review. Monitoring
data shall be periodically verified.
(c) TYPES AND USE OF DATA COLLECTED.—
(1) USE OF PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED DATA AND
INFORMATION.—In addition to using data collected
from monitoring conducted under the authority of
this section, the Secretary concerned shall consider
data and information collected before the date of the
enactment of this Act, if available, so long as the
historical data and information is objective and reli-
able.
(2) APPLICATION
OF
CRITERIA
AND
PROTO-
COLS.—The Secretary concerned shall not accept
monitoring data that does not meet the requirements
of subsection (a) or (b).
(3) USE OF DATA.—The data and information
collected from such monitoring shall be used to
evaluate—
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2490
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1997
Mr. LARGENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986.
No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986—
(1) for any taxable year beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2001, and
(2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the
basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for
any period after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 2. STRUCTURE OF NEW FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM.
The Congress hereby declares that any new Federal
tax system should be a simple and fair system that—
(1) applies a low rate to all Americans,
(2) requires a supermajority of both Houses of
Congress to raise taxes,
(3) provides tax relief for working Americans,
(4) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces
tax collection abuses,
(5) eliminates the bias against savings and
investment,
(6) promotes economic growth and job creation,
(7) does not penalize marriage or families, and
(8) protects the integrity of Social Security and
Medicare.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2491
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the
religious worker visa program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1997
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make
permanent the religious worker visa 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 ‘‘Mother Teresa Religious
Worker Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. MAKING PERMANENT THE RELIGIOUS WORKER
VISA PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘before Octo-
ber 1, 1997,’’ each place it appears.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
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‘‘(C) Determinations under this paragraph shall 
be subject to de novo review by an immigration 
judge and administrative appeal. In such review, it 
shall be the Attorney General’s burden to prove that 
continued detention is appropriate under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(D) This paragraph does not apply to aliens 
detained pursuant to section 236A(a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 133. LIMITATION ON INDEFINITE DETENTION. 
Section 241 (8 U.S.C. 1231) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, including subsection (a)(2), the Attorney General 
may not detain an alien who requests release and dem-
onstrates to the Attorney General that—
‘‘(1) the alien is not a risk to the community 
and is likely to comply with the order of removal; 
and 
‘‘(2) removal of the alien cannot be effectuated 
within the removal period specified in section 
241(a)(6)(A). 
The determination by the Attorney General shall be sub-
ject to de novo review by an immigration judge and admin-
istrative appeal.’’.
retary of the Interior under the following
laws:
(1) The Act of June 28, 1934 (com-
monly known as the Taylor Grazing Act)
(48 Stat. 1269, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315
et seq.).
(2) The Act of August 28, 1937 (com-
monly known as the Oregon and Califor-
nia Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road
Grant Lands Act of 1937) (50 Stat. 874,
chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
(3) The Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.).
(4) The Public Rangelands Improve-
ment Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
(5) The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant
Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.).
(c) 
CERTAIN
OTHER
UNITED
STATES
LANDS.—This title also applies to the manage-
ment of grazing by the Secretary concerned
on behalf of the head of another department
or agency of the Federal Government under
a memorandum of understanding.
‘‘(iv) the provider of the care is not li-
censed to provide the care in the United States
or other location,
‘‘(v) a condition of coverage relating to uti-
lization review, prior authorization, or similar
utilization control has not been met, or
‘‘(vi) in the case that drugs were provided,
the provision of the drugs for any indicated
purpose has not been approved by the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Administration;
‘‘(D) if the covered health benefits plan con-
tains a requirement for payment of a deductible, co-
payment, or similar cost-sharing by the bene-
ficiary—
‘‘(i) the beneficiary’s not having paid such
cost-sharing with respect to the care shall not
preclude collection under this section, and
‘‘(ii) the amount the United States may
collect under this section shall be reduced by
application of the appropriate cost-sharing;
‘‘(E) amounts that would be payable by the
third-party payer under this section but for the ap-
plication of a deductible under subparagraph (D)(ii)
shall be counted towards such deductible notwith-
standing that under paragraph (1)(B) the individual
is not charged for the care and did not pay an
amount towards such care; and
‘‘(F) the Secretary may apply such other provi-
sions as may be appropriate to carry out this section
in an equitable manner.
‘‘(3) In exercising authority under paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) the United States shall be subrogated to
any right or claim that the covered beneficiary may
have against a third-party payer;
‘‘(B) the United States may institute and pros-
ecute legal proceedings against a third-party payer
to enforce a right of the United States under this
section; and
‘‘(C) the Secretary may compromise, settle, or
waive a claim of the United States under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(4) No law of any State, or of any political subdivi-
sion of a State, shall operate to prevent or hinder collec-
tion by the United States under this section.
‘‘(5) If collection is sought from a third-party payer
for health care furnished a covered beneficiary under this
section, under regulations medical records of the bene-
ficiary shall be made available for inspection and review
by representatives of the third-party payer for the sole