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A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce
fees on securities transactions.
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 ‘‘Fairness in Securities
Transactions Act’’.
SEC. 2. FEE REDUCTION.
(a) REDUCTIONS OF FEES.—Section 31 of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) is amended
by striking ‘‘1/300 of one percent’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘1/500 of one percent’’.
(b) PREVENTION OF SHORTFALLS IN COMMISSION
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 31 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h) INSUFFICIENT FEES.—In any year in which the
total amount of fees collected under this section and sec-
tion 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (including any bal-
ance in the account providing appropriations to the Com-
mission) are insufficient to provide for the Commission’s
budget authority as provided by an appropriations Act,
(B) One selected by and from among those ap-
pointed pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
paragraph (2).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2441
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce fees on securities
transactions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. COOK, Mr. FORBES,
Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. LARGENT, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. SWEENEY,
Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr.
SCHAFFER, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. RILEY, Mr. GILLMOR, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. DELAY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
MEEKS of New York, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr.
ARMEY, Mr. TAUZIN, and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce
fees on securities transactions.
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 ‘‘Fairness in Securities
Transactions Act’’.
SEC. 2. FEE REDUCTION.
(a) REDUCTIONS OF FEES.—Section 31 of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) is amended
by striking ‘‘1/300 of one percent’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘1/500 of one percent’’.
(b) PREVENTION OF SHORTFALLS IN COMMISSION
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 31 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h) INSUFFICIENT FEES.—In any year in which the
total amount of fees collected under this section and sec-
tion 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (including any bal-
ance in the account providing appropriations to the Com-
mission) are insufficient to provide for the Commission’s
budget authority as provided by an appropriations Act,
such appropriations Act may provide that the fee under
this section shall be increased, with all such increased
amounts deposited and credited as offsetting collections
to the account providing appropriations to the Commis-
sion.’’.
SEC. 3. REVISION OF SECURITIES TRANSACTION FEE PRO-
VISIONS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 31 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (b), by in-
serting before the period the following: ‘‘, except
that 10 percent of such fees shall be deposited and
credited as offsetting collections to the account pro-
viding appropriations to the Commission’’;
(2) in the last sentence of subsection (c), by in-
serting before the period the following: ‘‘, except
that 10 percent of such fees shall be deposited and
credited as offsetting collections to the account pro-
viding appropriations to the Commission’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs
(2) and (3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—Fees collected pursu-
ant to this subsection shall be deposited and col-
lected as general revenue of the Treasury, except
that 10 percent of such fees shall be deposited and
credited as offsetting collections to the account pro-
viding appropriations to the Commission.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act—
(1) shall take effect on October 1, 1999; and
(2) shall cease to be effective on October 1,
2007.
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In the Senate of the United States,
October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2442) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the prepa-
ration of a Government report detailing injustices suffered by
Italian Americans during World War II, and a formal ac-
knowledgment of such injustices by the President.’’, do pass
with the following
AMENDMENTS:
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Secretary.
Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, shall be deemed 
an export warehouse proprietor under this chapter’’. 
(b) RETAILER; WHOLESALER.—Section 5702 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) RETAILER.—The term ‘retailer’ means any deal-
er who sells, or offers for sale, any tobacco product at re-
tail. The term ‘retailer’ includes any duty-free store that 
sells, offers for sale, or otherwise distributes at retail in 
any single transaction 30 or fewer packages of cigarettes, 
or its equivalent for other tobacco products. 
‘‘(q) WHOLESALER.—The term ‘wholesaler’ means 
any person engaged in the business of purchasing tobacco 
products for resale at wholesale, or any person acting as 
an agent or broker for any person engaged in the business 
of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale.’’. 
SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on January 1, 2005. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
CONTRABAND 
CIGARETTE 
TRAFFICKING ACT 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE 
TRAFFICKING ACT. 
(a) EXPANSION OF ACT TO COVER OTHER TOBACCO 
PRODUCTS.—
(1) Paragraphs (1) through (2) of section 2341 
of title 18, United States Code, are amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘tobacco product’ has the mean-
ing given to such term by section 5702 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘contraband tobacco product’ 
means any tobacco product if— 
‘‘(A)(i) in the case of cigarettes, such ciga-
rettes are in a quantity in excess of 2,000 ciga-
rettes; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a tobacco product other 
than a cigarette, such product is in a quantity 
in excess of the equivalent of 2,000 cigarettes 
as determined under rules made by the Attorney 
General; 
‘‘(B)(i) if the State in which such tobacco 
product is found requires a stamp, impression, 
or other indication to be placed on packages or 
other containers of product to evidence payment 
of tobacco taxes, such tobacco product bears no 
evidence of such payment; or 
‘‘(ii) if such State has no such require-
ment, applicable tobacco taxes are found to be 
not paid; and
‘‘(C) such tobacco product is in the posses-
sion of any person other than— 
‘‘(i) a person holding a permit issued 
pursuant to chapter 52 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 as a manufacturer 
or importer of tobacco products or as an 
export warehouse proprietor, or a person 
operating a customs bonded warehouse 
pursuant to section 311 or 555 of the Tar-
iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1311 or 1555) 
or an agent of such person; 
‘‘(ii) a common or contract carrier 
transporting the tobacco product involved 
under a proper bill of lading or freight bill 
which states the quantity, source, and des-
tination of such product; 
‘‘(iii) a person— 
‘‘(I) who is licensed or otherwise 
authorized by the State where the to-
bacco product is found to account for 
and pay tobacco taxes imposed by 
such State; and 
‘‘(II) who has complied with the 
accounting and payment requirements 
relating to such license or authoriza-
materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to
be available for mine safety and health education and
training activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302; and,
in addition, the Mine Safety and Health Administration
may retain up to $1,000,000 from fees collected for the
approval and certification of equipment, materials, and ex-
plosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for
such activities; the Secretary is authorized to accept lands,
buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public
and private sources and to prosecute projects in coopera-
tion with other agencies, Federal, State, or private; the
Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to
promote health and safety education and training in the
mining community through cooperative programs with
States, industry, and safety associations; and any funds
available to the department may be used, with the ap-
proval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine
rescue and survival operations in the event of a major dis-
aster.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State,
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv-
ices rendered, $455,045,000, together with not to exceed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2442
To provide for the preparation of a Government report detailing injustices
suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, and a formal ac-
knowledgment of such injustices by the President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BAKER,
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CAMP-
BELL, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr.
FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GUTIER-
REZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KING, Mr. LA-
FALCE, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. LOFGREN,
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mrs. MALONEY of New York,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MASCARA, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of
California, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UNDER-
WOOD, Mr. WU, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr.
WEXLER, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. LOWEY,
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WEINER, Mr. STUPAK, Mrs. MINK of Ha-
waii, Mr. DEUTSCH, and Mr. ACKERMAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the preparation of a Government report detail-
ing injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World
War II, and a formal acknowledgment of such injustices
by the President.
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 ‘‘Wartime Violation of
Italian American Civil Liberties Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The freedom of more than 600,000 Italian-
born immigrants in the United States and their fam-
ilies was restricted during World War II by Govern-
ment measures that branded them ‘‘enemy aliens’’
and included carrying identification cards, travel re-
strictions, and seizure of personal property.
(2) During World War II more than 10,000
Italian Americans living on the West Coast were
forced to leave their homes and prohibited from en-
tering coastal zones. More than 50,000 were sub-
jected to curfews.
(3) During World War II thousands of Italian
American immigrants were arrested, and hundreds
were interned in military camps.
(4) Hundreds of thousands of Italian Ameri-
cans performed exemplary service and thousands
sacrificed their lives in defense of the United States.
monthly report of each firearm received from a per-
son not licensed under this chapter during that
month, which report shall not include any identifying
information relating to the transferor or any subse-
quent purchaser.’’.
SEC. 4. GENERAL REGULATION OF FIREARMS TRANSFERS.
(a) TRANSFERS OF CRIME GUNS.—Section 924(h) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or
having reasonable cause to believe’’ after ‘‘knowing’’.
(b) INCREASED PENALTIES
FOR TRAFFICKING
IN
FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS.—Sec-
tion 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘(k),’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(k),’’ after
‘‘(j),’’.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDE-
LINES.
The United States Sentencing Commission shall
amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to reflect the
amendments made by this Act.
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person is subject to such requirements, including the
payment of reasonable service charges.
‘‘(2) TYPES OF REQUIREMENTS.—The Federal,
State, interstate, and local substantive and proce-
dural requirements, administrative authority, and
process and sanctions referred to in paragraph (1)
include, but are not limited to, all administrative or-
ders and all civil and administrative penalties and
fines, regardless of whether such penalties or fines
are punitive or coercive in nature or are imposed for
isolated, intermittent, or continuing violations.
‘‘(3) WAIVER
OF
IMMUNITY.—The United
States hereby expressly waives any immunity other-
wise applicable to the United States with respect to
any such substantive or procedural requirement re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) (including, but not lim-
ited to, any injunctive relief, administrative order, or
civil or administrative penalty or fine referred to in
the preceding sentence, or reasonable service
charge).
‘‘(4) 
TYPES
OF
REASONABLE
SERVICE
CHARGES.—The reasonable service charges referred
to in paragraph (1) include, but are not limited to,
fees or charges assessed in connection with the proc-
essing and issuance of permits, renewal of permits,
H 2442 RS
(A) conferences, seminars, and lectures to
heighten awareness of this unfortunate chapter
in our Nation’s history;
(B) the refurbishment of and payment of
all expenses associated with the traveling ex-
hibit ‘‘Una Storia Segreta’’, exhibited at major
cultural and educational institutions throughout
the United States; and
(C) documentaries to allow this issue to be
presented to the American public to raise its
awareness;
(3) an independent, volunteer advisory com-
mittee should be established comprised of represent-
atives of Italian American organizations, historians,
and other interested individuals to assist in the com-
pilation, research, and dissemination of information
concerning the treatment of Italian Americans; and
(4) after completion of the report required by
this Act, financial support should be provided for the
education of the American public through the pro-
duction of a documentary film suited for public
broadcast.
SEC. 5. FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
(5) The President shall should, on behalf of the
United States Government, formally acknowledge
H 2442 RS
that these events during World War II represented
a fundamental injustice against Italian Americans.
Calendar No. 862
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2442
AN ACT
To provide for the preparation of a Government re-
port detailing injustices suffered by Italian Amer-
icans during World War II, and a formal ac-
knowledgment of such injustices by the Presi-
dent.
SEPTEMBER 28 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Reported with amendments
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2447
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include in the calculation
of Medicare+Choice payment rates under the Medicare program the
costs attributable to medical services furnished to medicare-eligible bene-
ficiaries by medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Department of Defense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. INSLEE, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.
STARK, Mr. DICKS, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include
in the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates
under the Medicare program the costs attributable to
medical services furnished to medicare-eligible bene-
ficiaries by medical facilities of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF COSTS OF VA AND DOD MILI-
TARY FACILITY SERVICES TO MEDICARE-ELI-
GIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN CALCULATION OF
MEDICARE+CHOICE PAYMENT RATES
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1853(c)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(c)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and
(E)’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(E) INCLUSION
OF
COSTS
OF
VA
AND
DOD
MILITARY
FACILITY
SERVICES
TO
MEDI-
CARE-ELIGIBLE
BENEFICIARIES.—In 
deter-
mining the area-specific Medicare+Choice capi-
tation rate under subparagraph (A) for a year,
the annual per capita rate of payment for 1997
determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) shall
be adjusted to include in the rate the Sec-
retary’s estimate, on a per capita basis, of the
amount of additional payments that would have
been made in the area involved under this title
if individuals entitled to benefits under this title
had not received services from facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs or the Depart-
ment of Defense.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply with respect to Medicare+Choice
capitation rates calculated for contract years beginning on
or after the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2448
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure that immigrants
do not have to wait longer for an immigrant visa as a result of a
reclassification from family second preference to family first preference
because of the naturalization of a parent or spouse.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure
that immigrants do not have to wait longer for an immi-
grant visa as a result of a reclassification from family
second preference to family first preference because of
the naturalization of a parent or spouse.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PREVENTING IMMIGRANTS FROM WAITING
LONGER FOR IMMIGRANT VISAS AS A RESULT
OF RECLASSIFICATION FROM FAMILY SEC-
OND PREFERENCE TO FAMILY FIRST PREF-
ERENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) ASSURING IMMIGRANTS DO NOT HAVE TO
WAIT LONGER FOR AN IMMIGRANT VISA AS A RESULT
OF RECLASSIFICATION FROM FAMILY SECOND PREF-
ERENCE
TO
FAMILY
FIRST
PREFERENCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in the case of a peti-
tion that has been approved to accord preference status
under subsection (a)(2)(A) may be deemed to provide con-
tinued entitlement to status under that subsection in the
case of any alien petitioner who is subsequently natural-
ized as a United States citizen, if a visa is not immediately
available to the beneficiary under subsection (a)(1).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) takes effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and applies to petitions filed before, on, or after
such date, without regard to when an alien petitioner was
naturalized as a citizen of the United States.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 244
To provide for an annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SANFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To provide for an annual statement of accrued liability of
the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCRUED LIABILITY
OF THE OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSUR-
ANCE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code (relating to budget contents and sub-
mission to Congress), is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(31) a statement of the current accrued liabil-
ities of the Federal Government for future benefit
payments under the Old-Age and Survivors Insur-
ance Program under title II of the Social Security
Act.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to budgets submit-
ted for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1999.
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‘‘(B) an individual who became a former em-
ployee of the agency as a result of a separation, as
described in subsection (b)(2).
‘‘(d)(1) Nothing in this section shall affect any pri-
ority placement program of the Department of Defense
that is in operation as of the date of enactment of this
section.
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section shall impair any place-
ment program within an agency subject to a reduction in
force resulting from a cause other than the Department
of Commerce Elimination Act.
‘‘(e) An individual shall cease to be eligible to partici-
pate in a program under this section on the earlier of—
‘‘(1) the conclusion of the 12-month period be-
ginning on the date on which the individual first be-
came eligible to participate under subsection (c)(2);
or
‘‘(2) the date on which the individual declines
a bona fide offer (or if the individual does not act
on the offer, the last date on which the individual
could accept the offer) from the affected agency of
a position described in subsection (c)(1)(B).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is
to ensure that it has been properly maintained and can
safely transport railroad employees.’’.
SEC. 605. CONRAIL SAFETY EXEMPTION.
Section 711 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act
of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 797j) is repealed.
SEC. 606. SENIORITY RIGHTS.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Part E of subtitle V is amended
by adding at the end the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 285—SENIORITY RIGHTS
‘‘Sec.
‘‘28501. Seniority rights.
‘‘§ 28501. Seniority rights
‘‘Reemployment rights, seniority rights, and the right
to return to employment after a leave of absence from a
railroad carrier, negotiated by a labor organization pursu-
ant to the Railway Labor Act, shall not be considered for
purposes of section 208(b) of title 18 to be a financial
interest so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the
integrity of the services which the Government may expect
from an officer or employee who has such rights. Such
an officer or employee shall be considered to have received
in advance a written determination to that effect.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table
of chapters of part E of subtitle V is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘285. SENIORITY RIGHTS .............................................................
28501’’.
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