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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1511
To award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2003
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
OXLEY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. TAYLOR 
of North Carolina, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. BRADLEY of New 
Hampshire, Mr. BURR, and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister 
Tony Blair.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDING. 
The Congress finds that Prime Minister Tony Blair 
of the United Kingdom has clearly demonstrated, during 
a very trying and historic time for our 2 countries, that 
he is a staunch and steadfast ally of the United States 
of America.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design, to Prime Minister Tony 
Blair, in recognition of his outstanding and enduring con-
tributions to maintaining the security of all freedom-loving 
nations. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
3 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund.
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IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 1511
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister 
Tony Blair.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. FINDING. 
The Congress finds that Prime Minister Tony Blair 
of the United Kingdom has clearly demonstrated, during 
a very trying and historic time for our 2 countries, that 
he is a staunch and steadfast ally of the United States 
of America. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design, to Prime Minister Tony 
Blair, in recognition of his outstanding and enduring con-
tributions to maintaining the security of all freedom-loving 
nations. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’) 
shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, 
and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor,
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materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
3 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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tives of State and local veterans organizations and other 
individuals as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the establishment of the 
national cemeteries required by subsection (a). The report 
shall—
(1) set forth a schedule for the establishment of 
each such cemetery and an estimate of the costs as-
sociated with the establishment of each such ceme-
tery; and 
(2) identify the amount of Advance Planning 
Funds obligated for purposes of this section as of 
the submission of the report. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit 
to Congress an annual report on the implementation of 
this section until the establishment of all five cemeteries 
is completed and each such cemetery has opened. The Sec-
retary shall include in each such annual report an update 
of the information provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITION
OF
SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYL-
VANIA.—In this section, the term ‘‘southeastern Pennsyl-
vania’’ means the city of Philadelphia and Berks County, 
Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Phila-
(d) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND 
RULES.—Paragraph (2) of section 141(c) of such Code 
(relating to private activity bond; qualified bond) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) is with respect to a bond which meets 
the requirements of section 148(i)(2) (relating 
to delinquent tax bonds).’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) for medical rea-
sons. 
(b) CONDITIONAL PAYMENT.—Any such payment to 
a hospital or other provider for services under subsection 
(a) shall be conditioned upon reimbursement to the Sec-
retary by the hospital or provider of any payments made 
for such services through insurance or any other Federal 
program (including payments made under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act for the provision of emergency medical 
services described in section 1903(v)(2)(A) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(2)(A)) or from recovery from the 
alien or any other person, but only to the extent of the 
payment under such subsection. 
(c) COVERAGE OF EMTALA SERVICES.—Reimburse-
ment under this section for a hospital shall be limited to 
those services required as part of a medical examination 
and treatment to stabilize an emergency medical condition 
(within the meaning of section 1867(e)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd(e)(1)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year (be-
ginning with fiscal year 2004) such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1514
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce for individuals 
the maximum rate of tax on unrecaptured section 1250 gain from 25 
percent to 20 percent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2003
Mr. ENGLISH 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 reduce 
for individuals the maximum rate of tax on unrecaptured 
section 1250 gain from 25 percent to 20 percent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN MAXIMUM 
CAPITAL GAINS RATES ON UNRECAPTURED 
SECTION 1250 GAIN. 
(a) REGULAR TAX.—
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum 
capital gains rate) is amended by adding ‘‘and’’ at
the end of subparagraph (C), by striking subpara-
graph (D), and by redesignating subparagraph (E) 
as subparagraph (D). 
(2) Paragraph (4) of section 1(h) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘the sum of—’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘28-percent rate gain.’’
(3) Subsection (h) of section 1 of such Code is 
amended by striking paragraph (7) and by redesig-
nating paragraphs (8) through (12) as paragraphs 
(7) through (11), respectively. 
(4) Paragraph (8) of section 1(h) of such Code 
(as redesignated by paragraph (3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, gain described in paragraph (7)(A)(i), 
and’’. 
(b) MINIMUM TAX.—
(1) Clause (ii) of section 55(b)(3)(A) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) the adjusted net capital gain, 
plus’’. 
(2) Paragraph (3) of section 55(b) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting a period and by strik-
ing subparagraph (D).
(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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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1515
To provide for reimbursement for unreimbursed costs of emergency medical 
care for aliens paroled into the United States for medical reasons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2003
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for reimbursement for unreimbursed costs of 
emergency medical care for aliens paroled into the 
United States for medical reasons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security has 
the authority to allow temporary entry of an alien on 
a case-by-case basis even though the alien is other-
wise inadmissible for urgent humanitarian reasons. 
(2) While some of these parolees enter the 
United States for reasons unrelated to health care or
medical emergencies, many enter the United States 
for medical treatment. 
(3) Many of the patients crossing the border for 
medical treatment are many times more expensive to 
treat than the average patient, and they place a 
great financial burden on border hospitals across the 
country, many of which are struggling to survive and 
face financial insolvency. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that it is within the responsibility of the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary for 
Border and Transportation Security to track medical pa-
rolees entering the United States for specified humani-
tarian reasons, and to ensure that these individuals depart 
the United States once the purpose of their trip has been 
realized. 
SEC. 2. PROVIDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL CARE FOR ALIENS PAROLED INTO 
THE UNITED STATES FOR MEDICAL REASONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall provide for a program that reimburses hospitals 
and other providers of emergency medical care (including 
physicians and entities providing emergency ambulance 
services) for their reasonable cost of providing emergency 
medical care to aliens who are paroled into the United
In the Senate of the United States,
October 17, 2003.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1516) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the estab-
lishment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of five addi-
tional cemeteries in the National Cemetery System.’’, do pass
with the following
AMENDMENTS:
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Ω2æPage 2, after line 18, insert:
(6) The Sarasota County, Florida, area.
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to provide
for the establishment by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs of additional cemeteries in the National Cemetery
Administration.’’
Attest:
Secretary.
(10) it is estimated that the budget for fiscal 
year 2004 for the Court of Federal Claims is 
$14,400,000; and 
(11) elimination of the Court of Federal Claims 
will lead to a significant savings of taxpayer dollars, 
especially over the long term. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF UNITED STATES COURT OF FED-
ERAL CLAIMS. 
(a) FILING OF CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no claim may be filed in the United 
States Court of Federal Claims on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) PENDING CLAIMS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Justice of 
the United States shall promulgate regulations to carry 
out an orderly transfer of all claims pending before the 
United States Court of Federal Claims to appropriate 
courts of the United States. Such transfers shall be com-
pleted during the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act. Regulations under this subsection 
may provide for some claims to proceed in the United 
States Court of Federal Claims during that 1-year period. 
A congressional reference case for which a report is not 
transmitted to the appropriate House of Congress before
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cemetery Ex-
pansion Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than four years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, in accordance with chapter 24 of title
38, United States Code, shall establish five new national
cemeteries. The new cemeteries shall be located in the fol-
lowing locations (those locations having been determined
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be the most appro-
priate locations for new national cemeteries):
(1) Southeastern Pennsylvania.
(2) The Birmingham, Alabama, area.
(3) The Jacksonville, Florida, area.
(4) The Bakersfield, California, area.
(5) The Greenville/Columbia, South Carolina,
area.
(b) FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 2003 for Advance Planning shall be available for the
purposes of subsection (a).
(c) SITE SELECTION PROCESS.—In determining the
specific sites for the new cemeteries required by subsection
(a) within the locations specified in that subsection, the
Secretary shall solicit the advice and views of representa-
tives of State and local veterans organizations and other
individuals as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the establishment of the
national cemeteries required by subsection (a). The report
shall—
(1) set forth a schedule for the establishment of
each such cemetery and an estimate of the costs as-
sociated with the establishment of each such ceme-
tery; and
(2) identify the amount of Advance Planning
Funds obligated for purposes of this section as of
the submission of the report.
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit
to Congress an annual report on the implementation of
this section until the establishment of all five cemeteries
is completed and each such cemetery has opened. The Sec-
retary shall include in each such annual report an update
of the information provided under paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (d).
(f) DEFINITION
OF
SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYL-
VANIA.—In this section, the term ‘‘southeastern Pennsyl-
vania’’ means the city of Philadelphia and Berks County,
Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Phila-
delphia County, and Montgomery County in the State of
Pennsylvania.
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1516
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of additional
cemeteries in the National Cemetery Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cemetery Expansion
Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 4 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code,
shall establish six new national cemeteries. The new cemeteries
shall be located in the following locations (those locations having
been determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be the
most appropriate locations for new national cemeteries):
(1) Southeastern Pennsylvania.
(2) The Birmingham, Alabama, area.
(3) The Jacksonville, Florida, area.
(4) The Bakersfield, California, area.
(5) The Greenville/Columbia, South Carolina, area.
(6) The Sarasota County, Florida, area.
(b) FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2003 for Advance
Planning shall be available for the purposes of subsection (a).
(c) SITE SELECTION PROCESS.—In determining the specific sites
for the new cemeteries required by subsection (a) within the loca-
tions specified in that subsection, the Secretary shall solicit the
advice and views of representatives of State and local veterans
organizations and other individuals as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the establishment of the national cemeteries required
by subsection (a). The report shall—
(1) set forth a schedule for the establishment of each such
cemetery and an estimate of the costs associated with the
establishment of each such cemetery; and
(2) identify the amount of Advance Planning Funds obli-
gated for purposes of this section as of the submission of the
report.
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress
an annual report on the implementation of this section until the
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establishment of all six cemeteries is completed and each such
cemetery has opened. The Secretary shall include in each such
annual report an update of the information provided under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d).
(f) DEFINITION OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘southeastern Pennsylvania’’ means the city of
Philadelphia and Berks County, Bucks County, Chester County,
Delaware County, Philadelphia County, and Montgomery County
in the State of Pennsylvania.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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delphia County, and Montgomery County in the State of 
Pennsylvania.
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1516
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 22 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs of five additional cemeteries in the National 
Cemetery System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cemetery Ex-
pansion Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NATIONAL CEMETERIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than four years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 
38, United States Code, shall establish five new national 
cemeteries. The new cemeteries shall be located in the fol-
lowing locations (those locations having been determined 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be the most appro-
priate locations for new national cemeteries): 
(1) Southeastern Pennsylvania. 
(2) The Birmingham, Alabama, area. 
(3) The Jacksonville, Florida, area. 
(4) The Bakersfield, California, area. 
(5) The Greenville/Columbia, South Carolina, 
area. 
(b) FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for any fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2003 for Advance Planning shall be available for the 
purposes of subsection (a). 
(c) SITE SELECTION PROCESS.—In determining the 
specific sites for the new cemeteries required by subsection 
(a) within the locations specified in that subsection, the 
Secretary shall solicit the advice and views of representa-
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Calendar No. 307
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1516
[Report No. 108–164] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 22 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
OCTOBER 14, 2003
Reported by Mr. SPECTER, with amendments and an amendment to the title 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs of five additional cemeteries in the National 
Cemetery System.
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 ‘‘National Cemetery Ex-
pansion Act of 2003’’.
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port the matter to the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration, and 
‘‘(C) contain the address and telephone 
number of the Treasury Inspector General for 
Tax Administration.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration shall submit a report to 
the Congress on compliance with the designation and cer-
tification requirements applicable to requests for or con-
sent to disclosure of returns and return information under 
section 6103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended by subsection (a). Such report shall—
(1) evaluate (on the basis of random sampling) 
whether—
(A) the amendment made by subsection (a) 
is achieving the purposes of this section; 
(B) requesters and submitters for such dis-
closure are continuing to evade the purposes of 
this section and, if so, how; and 
(C) the sanctions for violations of such re-
quirements are adequate; and 
(2) include such recommendations that the 
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration