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Union Calendar No. 221
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2584
[Report No. 108–378] 
To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local government of a 
decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 
and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, and Mr. FLAKE
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local gov-
ernment of a decommissioned National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration ship.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING 
SUPPORT. 
(a) In support of radiological monitoring, rehabilita-
tion, and resettlement of Utrok Atoll, whose residents 
were affected by United States nuclear testing, the Sec-
retary of Commerce may convey to the Utrok Atoll local 
government without consideration, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to a decommissioned 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship in 
operable condition. 
(b) The Government of the United States shall not 
be responsible or liable for any maintenance or operation 
of a vessel conveyed under this section after the date of 
the delivery of the vessel to Utrok.
Union Calendar No. 221
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2584
[Report No. 108–378] 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll 
local government of a decommissioned National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship. 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(3) to encourage opportunities for charitable 
giving by small businesses, and 
(4) to enable small businesses to stimulate the 
national economy through increased employment and 
capital generation. 
SEC. 4. SMALL BUSINESS PROTECTION ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part II of sub-
chapter E of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to taxable year for which deductions taken) 
is amended by inserting after section 468B the following: 
‘‘SEC. 468C. SMALL BUSINESS PROTECTION ACCOUNTS. 
‘‘(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—In the case of an indi-
vidual engaged in an eligible small business, there shall 
be allowed as a deduction for any taxable year the amount 
paid in cash by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
a Small Business Protection Account. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount which a tax-
payer may pay into a Small Business Protection Ac-
count for any taxable year shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of so much of the net profit of the taxpayer 
(determined without regard to this section) which is 
attributable (determined in the manner applicable 
under section 1301) to any trade or business.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2586
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands to 
the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest 
System lands to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCES, NICOLET NATIONAL FOR-
EST, WISCONSIN. 
(a) CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF LAONA.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall convey, without consideration, to the 
town of Laona, Wisconsin, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the parcel of Na-
tional Forest System land in Forest County, Wis-
consin, described in paragraph (2), for the purpose 
of permitting the town to use the parcel as a site for 
an industrial park and for other purposes. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land 
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the SW. 1⁄4 
of the NW. 1⁄4, SE. 1⁄4 of the NW. 1⁄4, NE. 1⁄4 of 
the SW. 1⁄4, NW. 1⁄4 of the SW. 1⁄4, and that part 
of the SW. 1⁄4 of the NE. 1⁄4 not previously conveyed 
by the United States in section 6, townships 35 and 
36 north, range 15 east, Forest County, Wisconsin. 
(b) CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF WABENO.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey, 
without consideration, to the town of Wabeno, Wis-
consin, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the parcel of National Forest Sys-
tem land in Forest County, Wisconsin, described in 
paragraph (2), for the purpose of permitting the 
town to use the parcel as a site for an industrial 
park and for other purposes. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land 
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the SE. 1⁄4 
of the SW. 1⁄4, part of the NW. 1⁄4 of the SW. 1⁄4, 
NE. 1⁄4 of the SW. 1⁄4, SW. 1⁄4 of the NW. 1⁄4, and
SE. 1⁄4 of the NW. 1⁄4 in section 7, township 34 
north, range 15 east, Forest County, Wisconsin. 
(c) SURVEY.—If necessary, the exact acreage and 
legal description of the lands to be conveyed under sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall be determined by surveys satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of a survey shall be 
borne by the recipient of the land. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyances under this section 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2587
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat badge for 
helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. REYES, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. FROST, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
SIMMONS, and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat 
badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 
(Medevac) pilots and crews.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
COMBAT 
MEDEVAC 
BADGE. 
(a) ARMY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 357 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 3757. Combat Medevac Badge 
‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a badge 
of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 
Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of 
the Army served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, 
as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacu-
ation ambulance and who meets the requirements for the 
award of that badge. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe re-
quirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac 
Badge.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘3757. Combat Medevac Badge.’’.
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 567 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 6259. Combat Medevac Badge 
‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a badge 
of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 
Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of 
the Navy or Marine Corps served in combat on or after 
June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter
that deliver high-quality health care at low costs 
in accordance with the methodology established 
by the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality under paragraph (2) with a 5 percent 
add-on bonus payment to providers of inpatient 
hospital services within the top ten performing 
States; and 
(B) the Secretary necessarily recognizes 
and includes measurements that factor both the 
quality of care delivered in a medicare pur-
chasing region or in the event that purchasing 
regions are not developed, then in a State, to 
medicare beneficiaries and consumption of re-
sources, including but not limited to labor, tech-
nology, capital infrastructure and pharma-
ceuticals in the delivery of services to medicare 
beneficiaries under the medicare program under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
(2) VALUE AND QUALITY RANKING METHOD-
OLOGY.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Agency 
for 
Healthcare Research and Quality shall establish 
a value and quality ranking methodology under 
which the Secretary awards bonus payments to 
providers of inpatient hospital services located
medical evacuation ambulance and who meets the require-
ments for the award of that badge. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe re-
quirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac 
Badge.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘6259. Combat Medevac Badge.’’.
(c) AIR FORCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 857 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8757. Combat Medevac Badge 
‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a 
badge of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 
Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of 
the Air Force served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, 
as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacu-
ation ambulance and who meets the requirements for the 
award of that badge. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe 
requirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac 
Badge.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘8757. Combat Medevac Badge.’’.
(d) AWARD FOR SERVICE BEFORE DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.—In the case of persons who, while a member of 
the Armed Forces, served in combat as a pilot or crew 
member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance dur-
ing the period beginning on June 25, 1950, and ending 
on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall issue the Combat 
Medevac Badge—
(1) to each such person who is known to the 
Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) to each such person with respect to whom 
an application for the issuance of the badge is made 
to the Secretary after such date in such manner, 
and within such time period, as the Secretary may 
require.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2588
To establish under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act incentives to health care providers for delivering high-
quality, cost-effective health care to Medicare beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To establish under the Medicare Program under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act incentives to health care pro-
viders for delivering high-quality, cost-effective health 
care to Medicare beneficiaries.
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 ‘‘Medicare Value and 
Quality Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The House makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Government should re-
ward physicians, hospitals, and other health care 
providers that provide high-quality, cost-effective 
health care to beneficiaries under the medicare pro-
gram. 
(2) The Journal of the American Medical Asso-
ciation has published quality indicators in an article 
entitled ‘‘Quality of Medical Care Delivered to Medi-
care Beneficiaries: A Profile at State and National 
Levels’’. 
(3) The cost of health care is—
(A) reflected in the type and volume of 
physicians’ services and in physician ordering 
and prescribing behavior; and 
(B) reflected in the amount of the average 
payment to hospitals under the medicare pro-
gram for each medicare beneficiary in each 
State. 
(4) Physician and hospital practice patterns 
contribute to the total cost and quality of care for 
each medicare beneficiary in each State. 
(5) The original medicare fee-for-service pro-
gram under parts A and B of title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act does not include a mechanism to
pay for interventions designed to improve quality of 
care. 
SEC. 3. TO ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY, 
COST-EFFECTIVE 
INPATIENT 
HOSPITAL 
SERVICES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose under this section is to 
encourage the provision of high-quality, cost-effective 
health care to beneficiaries under the medicare program 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.) by providing incentive payments to hospitals 
located in States in which high-quality and cost-effective 
services are being provided in order to finance further 
quality improvements. 
(b) INTENT.—It is the intent of Congress to provide 
incentives for States to deliver high quality health care 
and to create incentives that assure medicare recognizes 
value in the products and services that the program pur-
chases on behalf of medicare beneficiaries. 
(c) MECHANISM.—
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a mechanism under 
which—
(A) the Secretary provides economic incen-
tives to providers of inpatient hospital services
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‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 
1 year by the Secretary from among the members of 
the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Ad-
visory Committee shall serve without pay for such 
service but each member of the Advisory Committee 
shall be reimbursed from the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund for travel, lodging, meals, 
and incidental expenses incurred in connection with 
attendance of such members at meetings of the Ad-
visory Committee in the same amounts and under 
the same conditions as employees of the United 
States Mint who engage in official travel, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(8) MEETINGS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretary, 
the chairperson, or a majority of the members, 
but not less frequently than twice annually. 
‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 
the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 
public. 
‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time-
ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com-
in those States that demonstrate that such pro-
viders in the State are providing high value be-
cause of the high-quality, cost-effective health 
care services being provided to medicare bene-
ficiaries. 
(B) BASIS.—The methodology established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be based on the 
rank and performance on medicare quality indi-
cators published annually in the Journal of the 
American Medical Association (JAMA) that 
uses Medicare’s current quality of care meas-
ures. Cost rankings will be based on the Cen-
ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 
annual report ranking States based on average 
Medicare spending per recipient for each State. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROVIDER OF INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘provider of inpatient hospital 
services’’ means any individual or entity that re-
ceives payment under the medicare program under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.) for providing an inpatient hospital 
service (as defined in section 1861(b) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(b))).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2589
To amend title 40, United States Code, to add Nicholas and Robertson 
Counties, Kentucky, to the Appalachian region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to add Nicholas 
and Robertson Counties, Kentucky, to the Appalachian 
region.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That section 14102(a)(1)(C) of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Nicholas’’ after ‘‘Morgan’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Robertson’’ after ‘‘Pulaski’’.
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‘‘(4) TEMPORARY
INCREASE
IN
MEDICAID 
FMAP.—
‘‘(A) GENERAL 2.95 PERCENTAGE POINTS 
INCREASE FOR LAST 2 CALENDAR QUARTERS OF 
FISCAL
YEAR
2003
AND
FIRST
CALENDAR 
QUARTERS OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Subject to 
paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), for each State for 
the third and fourth calendar quarters of fiscal 
year 2003 and for the first, second, and third 
calendar quarters of fiscal year 2004, the 
FMAP (taking into account the application of 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)) shall be increased 
by 2.95 percentage points. 
‘‘(B) GENERAL 1.60 PERCENTAGE POINTS 
INCREASE FOR LAST CALENDAR QUARTER OF 
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AND EACH CALENDAR QUAR-
TER OF FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Subject to para-
graphs (6), (7), and (8), for each State for the 
fourth calendar quarter of fiscal year 2004 and 
each calendar quarter of fiscal year 2005, the 
FMAP (taking into account the application of 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) but without regard 
to the application of subparagraph (A)) shall be 
increased by 1.60 percentage points.
(b) CREDIT FOR SUBSIDY AND PREPAYMENTS OF 
AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFITS PREMIUMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 36 as 
section 37 and by inserting after section 35 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36. SUBSIDY AND PREPAYMENT OF AMERICAN 
HEALTH BENEFITS PREMIUMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a specified indi-
vidual (as defined in section 59B(b)), there shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of—
‘‘(1) the aggregate amount of premiums paid 
(other than any government contribution under sec-
tion 2204(a) of the Social Security Act) with respect 
to the coverage of such individual under title XXII 
of the Social Security Act, and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any premium subsidy-eligible 
individual, the applicable premium subsidy. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PREMIUM SUBSIDY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘applicable premium subsidy’ means, 
with respect to any premium subsidy-eligible indi-
vidual, the weighted average premium in effect for
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mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg-
ister, and timely notice of each meeting shall be 
made to trade publications and publications of 
general circulation. 
‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Advisory 
Committee shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 
duties of the Advisory Committee are as follows: 
‘‘(1) Advising the Secretary of the Treasury on 
any theme or design proposals relating to circulating 
coinage, bullion coinage, congressional gold medals 
and national and other medals produced by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury in accordance with section 
5111 of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) Advising the Secretary of the Treasury 
with regard to—
‘‘(A) the events, persons, or places that the 
Advisory Committee recommends be commemo-
rated by the issuance of commemorative coins 
in each of the 5 calendar years succeeding the 
year in which a commemorative coin designa-
tion is made; 
‘‘(B) the mintage level for any commemo-
rative coin recommended under subparagraph 
(A); and
‘‘(B) MATCHING
FUND
REQUIREMENT.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount derived from the proceeds of any sur-
charge imposed on the sale of any numismatic 
item that may otherwise be paid from the fund, 
under any provision of law relating to such nu-
mismatic item, to any designated recipient or-
ganization shall not exceed the amount the or-
ganization has demonstrated, in accordance 
with subparagraph (A)(ii), that the organization 
has raised from private sources for all projects 
or purposes for which the proceeds of such sur-
charge may be used. 
‘‘(C) UNPAID AMOUNTS.—If any amount 
derived from the proceeds of any surcharge im-
posed on the sale of any numismatic item that 
may otherwise be paid from the fund, under 
any provision of law relating to such numis-
matic item, to any designated recipient organi-
zation remains unpaid to such organization 
solely by reason of the matching fund require-
ment contained in subparagraph (B) after the 
end of the 2-year period beginning on the later 
of—
‘‘(i) the last day any such numismatic 
item is issued by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) the date of the enactment of the 
American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity 
Act of 2003, 
such unpaid amount shall be deposited in the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as of the date of the enactment 
of Public Law 104–208.
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Union Calendar No. 14 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 258 
[Report No. 108–20] 
To ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, establish the Citizens 
Coinage Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003 
Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. GOODE, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FORBES, Mr. MORAN 
of Virginia, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. 
WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
FEBRUARY 26, 2003 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CASTLE and Mr. HILL 
FEBRUARY 26, 2003 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2003] 
A BILL 
To ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, estab-
lish the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, and for 
other purposes. 
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(1) small businesses represent more than 99 
percent of all employers, 
(2) the majority of private sector employees 
work for small businesses, 
(3) more than half of all high-tech workers 
work for small businesses, 
(4) small businesses are responsible for the ma-
jority of net job creation in the United States, 
(5) more than 12 million small businesses are 
owned by women or minorities, 
(6) small businesses face unique challenges in 
accessing capital markets, 
(7) small businesses are exposed to more mar-
ket volatility than larger employers, 
(8) small businesses are hurt disproportionately 
by costs imposed by government regulations, and 
(9) small businesses are in need of reforms to 
the tax code that reflect these unique challenges. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to provide employees salaries and benefits, 
and to help ensure solvency of small businesses dur-
ing times of recession, 
(2) to encourage the formation, growth, and 
survival of small businesses,