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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4982
To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military
decorations in order to allow the award of the Congressional Medal
of Honor to Steve Piniaha of Sparta, New Jersey, for acts of valor
while a member of the Army during World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2002
Mrs. ROUKEMA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award
of certain military decorations in order to allow the
award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Steve
Piniaha of Sparta, New Jersey, for acts of valor while
a member of the Army during World War II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sec-
tion 3744(a) of title 10, United States Code, the President
is authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor
under section 3741 of such title to Steve Piniaha of Spar-
ta, New Jersey, for acts of valor on April 25, 1945, during
World War II while a private first class in the United
States Army.
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(c) MEDICAID PROVIDING WRAP-AROUND BENE-
FITS.—Section 1935, as so inserted and amended, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) MEDICAID AS SECONDARY PAYOR.—In the
case of an individual who is entitled to qualified pre-
scription drug coverage under a prescription drug
plan under part D of title XVIII (or under a
Medicare+Choice plan under part C of such title)
and medical assistance for prescribed drugs under
this title, medical assistance shall continue to be pro-
vided under this title for prescribed drugs to the ex-
tent payment is not made under the prescription
drug plan or the Medicare+Choice plan selected by
the individual.
‘‘(2) CONDITION.—A State may require, as a
condition for the receipt of medical assistance under
this title with respect to prescription drug benefits
for an individual eligible to obtain qualified prescrip-
tion drug coverage described in paragraph (1), that
the individual elect qualified prescription drug cov-
erage under section 1860A.’’.
(d) TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES.—
‘‘SEC. 2753. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
‘‘The provisions of section 2707 shall apply to health
insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer
in the individual market in the same manner as they apply
to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance
issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small
or large group market.’’.
(c) PROTECTION OF STATES’ RIGHTS.—Any issue re-
lating to prompt payment for health care services or sup-
plies that is not governed by any provision of law as
amended by this section shall be governed by otherwise
applicable State or Federal law. This section (and the pro-
visions amended by this section) does not preempt or
supercede any law that imposes shorter time frames for
payment, greater penalties for non-payment, and, in gen-
eral, provides greater assurances that group health plans
and health insurance issuers provide for prompt payment
of claims submitted for health care services or supplies
furnished to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee with re-
spect to benefits covered by the plan or issuer.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) 
GROUP
HEALTH
PLANS
AND
GROUP
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—The amendments
made by subsection (a) apply with respect to group
health plans for plan years beginning on or after
January 1, 2003.
(2) INDIVIDUAL
HEALTH
INSURANCE
COV-
ERAGE.—The amendment made by subsection (b)
apply with respect to health insurance coverage of-
fered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in
the individual market on or after such date.
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‘‘(iii) Beneficiary access to a choice of
multiple suppliers in the area is main-
tained.
‘‘(iv) Beneficiary liability is limited to
the applicable percentage of contract
award price.
‘‘(B) QUALITY STANDARDS.—The quality
standards specified under subparagraph (A)(i)
shall not be less than the quality standards that
would otherwise apply if this section did not
apply and shall include consumer services
standards. The Secretary shall consult with an
expert outside advisory panel composed of an
appropriate selection of representatives of phy-
sicians, practitioners, and suppliers to review
(and advise the Secretary concerning) such
quality standards.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF CONTRACT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A contract entered
into with an entity under the competition con-
ducted pursuant to paragraph (1) is subject to
terms and conditions that the Secretary may
specify.
‘‘(B) TERM
OF
CONTRACTS.—The Sec-
retary shall rebid contracts under this section
not less often than once every 3 years.
‘‘(4) LIMIT ON NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
limit the number of contractors in a competitive
acquisition area to the number needed to meet
projected demand for items and services covered
under the contracts. In awarding contracts, the
Secretary shall take into account the ability bid-
ding entities to furnish items or services in suf-
ficient quantities to meet the anticipated needs
of beneficiaries for such items or services in the
geographic area covered under the contract on
a timely basis.
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE WINNERS.—The Secretary
shall award contracts to more than one entity
submitting a bid in each area for an item or
service.
‘‘(5) PARTICIPATING CONTRACTORS.—Payment
shall not be made for items and services described
in subsection (a)(2) furnished by a contractor and
for which competition is conducted under this sec-
tion unless—
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4989
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to health
care providers to implement electronic prescription drug programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. TAUZIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
grants to health care providers to implement electronic
prescription drug programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Subtitle C—Promotion of
Electronic Prescription
SEC. 921. PROGRAM OF GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by inserting after section 399N the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 399O. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO IM-
PLEMENT ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PROGRAMS
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
make grants for the purpose of assisting health care pro-
viders who prescribe drugs and biologicals in implementing
electronic prescription programs described in section
1860C(d)(3) of the Social Security Act.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made under
this section except pursuant to a grant application that
is submitted in a time, manner, and form approved by the
Secretary.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2004,
such sums as may be appropriate to carry out this sec-
tion.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 326
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4989
[Report No. 107–545]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to health
care providers to implement electronic prescription drug programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. TAUZIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
JUNE 26, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
grants to health care providers to implement electronic
prescription drug programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Subtitle C—Promotion of
Electronic Prescription
SEC. 921. PROGRAM OF GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by inserting after section 399N the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 399O. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO IM-
PLEMENT ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PROGRAMS
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
make grants for the purpose of assisting health care pro-
viders who prescribe drugs and biologicals in implementing
electronic prescription programs described in section
1860C(d)(3) of the Social Security Act.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made under
this section except pursuant to a grant application that
is submitted in a time, manner, and form approved by the
Secretary.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2004,
such sums as may be appropriate to carry out this sec-
tion.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4991
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise disproportionate
share hospital payments under the medicaid program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. TAUZIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise
disproportionate share hospital payments under the med-
icaid program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 903. DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH)
PAYMENTS.
Section 1923(f)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(3)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by amending subpara-
graph (A) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The DSH allotment
for any State—
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2003 is equal to
the DSH allotment for the State for fiscal
year 2001 under the table in paragraph
(2), without regard to paragraph (4), in-
creased, subject to subparagraph (B) and
paragraph (5), by the percentage change in
the consumer price index for all urban con-
sumers (all items; U.S. city average), for
fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(ii) for each succeeding fiscal year is
equal to the DSH allotment for the State
for the previous fiscal year under this sub-
paragraph increased, subject to subpara-
graph (B) and paragraph (5), by 1.7 per-
cent or, in the case of fiscal years begin-
ning with the fiscal year specified in sub-
paragraph (C) for that State, the percent-
age change in the consumer price index for
all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city
average), for the previous fiscal year.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) FISCAL YEAR SPECIFIED.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)(ii), the fiscal year
specified in this subparagraph for a State is the
first fiscal year for which the Secretary esti-
mates that the DSH allotment for that State
will equal (or no longer exceed) the DSH allot-
ment for that State under the law as in effect
before the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 328
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4991
[Report No. 107–547]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise disproportionate
share hospital payments under the medicaid program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. TAUZIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
JUNE 26, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise
disproportionate share hospital payments under the med-
icaid program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city
average), for the previous fiscal year.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) FISCAL YEAR SPECIFIED.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)(ii), the fiscal year
specified in this subparagraph for a State is the
first fiscal year for which the Secretary esti-
mates that the DSH allotment for that State
will equal (or no longer exceed) the DSH allot-
ment for that State under the law as in effect
before the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph.’’.
Union Calendar No. 328
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4991
[Report No. 107–547]
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
revise disproportionate share hospital payments
under the medicaid program.
JUNE 26, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 329
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4992
[Report No. 107–548]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish health professions
programs regarding practice of pharmacy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. TAUZIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
JUNE 26, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish health
professions programs regarding practice of pharmacy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 942. CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS RE-
GARDING PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.
Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following subpart:
‘‘Subpart 3—Pharmacist Workforce Programs
‘‘SEC. 771. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
‘‘(a) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop
and issue public service announcements that adver-
tise and promote the pharmacist profession, high-
light the advantages and rewards of being a phar-
macist, and encourage individuals to enter the phar-
macist profession.
‘‘(2) METHOD.—The public service announce-
ments described in subsection (a) shall be broadcast
through appropriate media outlets, including tele-
vision or radio, in a manner intended to reach as
wide and diverse an audience as possible.
‘‘(b) STATE
AND LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE AN-
NOUNCEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award
grants to entities to support State and local adver-
tising campaigns through appropriate media outlets
to promote the pharmacist profession, highlight the
advantages and rewards of being a pharmacist, and
encourage individuals from disadvantaged back-
grounds to enter the pharmacist profession.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives
a grant under subsection (a) shall use funds received
through such grant to acquire local television and
radio time, place advertisements in local newspapers,
and post information on billboards or on the Inter-
net, in order to—
‘‘(A) advertise and promote the pharmacist
profession;
‘‘(B) promote pharmacist education pro-
grams;
‘‘(C) inform the public of public assistance
regarding such education programs;
‘‘(D) highlight individuals in the commu-
nity that are presently practicing as phar-
macists to recruit new pharmacists; and
‘‘(E) provide any other information to re-
cruit individuals for the pharmacist profession.
‘‘(3) METHOD.—The campaigns described in
subsection (a) shall be broadcast on television or
radio, placed in newspapers as advertisements, or
posted on billboards or the Internet, in a manner in-
tended to reach as wide and diverse an audience as
possible.
(b) EXCHANGE OF EQUAL VALUE.—The land author-
ized to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be deemed
to be of equal value for the purposes of any Federal law
or regulation governing exchanges involving Federal land.
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—
Any conveyance of land by the United States under this
Act may be made without regard to any provision of Fed-
eral law that otherwise would require a resource assess-
ment with respect to the conveyance.
SEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.
(a) PRIVATE LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The land
authorized to be conveyed to the United States under sec-
tion 1 is the approximately 2,048 acres of land located
in Colorado and generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘ll’’, dated ll.
(b) UNITED STATES LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The
Federal land authorized to be conveyed under section 1
is the approximately 3,400 acres of land located in Utah
and generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘ll’’, dated
ll.
SEC. 3. CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE BY UNITED STATES.
As a condition of any conveyance of an interest in
land by the United States under this section, the Secretary
shall require that—
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4993
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from
exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. COYNE, Mr. LEVIN,
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.
ALLEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRETT of Wis-
consin, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERRY, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN
of Ohio, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois,
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ED-
WARDS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FORD,
Mr. FRANK, Mr. FROST, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Is-
land, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr.
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MCCARTHY of
Missouri, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. MOORE, Mr. OBEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr.
SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. TURNER,
Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Ms. WATSON of
California, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, and Mr. WYNN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade tax-
ation of United States income.
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 ‘‘No Tax Breaks for
Corporations Renouncing America Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF TREATY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN DE-
DUCTIBLE PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 894 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to income affected by treaty)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) DENIAL OF TREATY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN
DEDUCTIBLE PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A foreign entity shall not
be entitled under any income tax treaty of the
United States with a foreign country to any reduced
rate of any withholding tax imposed by this title on
any deductible foreign payment unless such entity is
predominantly owned by individuals who are resi-
dents of such foreign country.
‘‘(2) DEDUCTIBLE
FOREIGN
PAYMENT.—For
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘deductible for-
eign payment’ means any payment—
sions of this section from complying with any provision
of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof,
except to the extent that such provisions of State law are
inconsistent with any provision of this section, and then
only to the extent of the inconsistency. A provision of
State law is not inconsistent with this section if such pro-
vision affords greater protection to children in respect of
handguns than is afforded by this section.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a)(2)(A), the consumer product safety standard promul-
gated by the Commission under subsection (a) shall be en-
forced under this Act as if it were a consumer product
safety standard described in section 7(a).
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 13 years.
‘‘(2) HANDGUN
LOCK.—The term ‘handgun
lock’ means any disabling or locking device that is
not built into the handgun at the time of manufac-
ture and that is designed to prevent the handgun
from being discharged unless the device has been de-
activated or removed.
‘‘(3) HANDGUN.—The term ‘handgun’—
‘‘(A) which is made by a domestic entity
directly or indirectly to a related person which
is a foreign entity, and
‘‘(B) which is allowable as a deduction
under this chapter.
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ENTITIES; RE-
LATED PERSON.—For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) DOMESTIC ENTITY.—The term ‘do-
mestic entity’ means any domestic corporation
or domestic partnership.
‘‘(B) FOREIGN
ENTITY.—The term ‘for-
eign entity’ means any foreign corporation or
foreign partnership.
‘‘(C) RELATED
PERSON.—The term ‘re-
lated person’ has the meaning given such term
by section 954(d)(3) (determined by sub-
stituting ‘domestic entity’ for ‘controlled foreign
corporation’ each place it appears).
‘‘(4) PREDOMINANT
OWNERSHIP.—For pur-
poses of this subsection—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity is predomi-
nantly owned by individuals who are residents
of a foreign country if—
‘‘(i) in the case of a corporation, more
than 50 percent (by value) of the stock of
such corporation is owned (within the
meaning of section 883(c)(4)) by individ-
uals who are residents of such foreign
country, or
‘‘(ii) in the case of a partnership,
more than 50 percent (by value) of the
beneficial interests in such partnership are
so owned.
‘‘(B) PUBLICLY TRADED CORPORATIONS.—
A foreign corporation also shall be treated as
predominantly owned by individuals who are
residents of a foreign country if—
‘‘(i)(I) the stock of such corporation is
primarily and regularly traded on an estab-
lished securities market in such foreign
country, and
‘‘(II) such corporation has activities
within such foreign country which are sub-
stantial in relation to the total activities of
such corporation and its related persons,
or
‘‘(ii) such corporation is wholly owned (di-
rectly or indirectly) by another foreign corpora-
tion which is described in clause (i).
‘‘(5) CONDUIT PAYMENTS.—Under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary, paragraph (1) shall not
apply to a payment received by a foreign entity re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) if—
‘‘(A) within a reasonable period after such
entity receives such payment, such entity makes
a comparable payment directly or indirectly to
another related person,
‘‘(B) such related person is a resident of a
foreign country with which the United States
has an income tax treaty,
‘‘(C) such related person is predominantly
owned by individuals who are residents of such
country, and
‘‘(D) the withholding tax rate reduction
under such treaty is not less than the with-
holding tax rate reduction applicable (without
regard to this paragraph) to the payment re-
ceived by such foreign entity.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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