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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4499 
For the relief of Juanita Jimenez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. BAIRD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Juanita Jimenez. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELIEF FROM LIABILITY. 
(a) FOR CERTAIN DUPLICATE PAYMENTS.—Juanita 
Jimenez of Vancouver, Washington, is relieved of liability 
to the United States in the amount of $5,631.85, rep-
resenting the amount of duplicate payments certified by 
Juanita Jimenez, as certifying officer for the Gifford Pin-
chot National Forest, in 2001. 
(b) CREDIT
TO
ACCOUNTS
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—In the audit and settlement of the accounts of 
any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States,
credit shall be given for the amount for which liability is 
relieved by subsection (a). 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. 
(a) REFUND OF AMOUNTS PAID OR WITHHELD.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to Juanita Ji-
menez, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, an amount equal to the aggregate of any 
amounts paid by her to, or withheld from any sums other-
wise due her by, the United States with respect to the 
liabilty to the United States referred to in section 1. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY AND AGENT FEES.— 
Not more than an amount equal to 10 percent of the 
amount paid pursuant to subsection (a) may be paid to 
or received by any attorney or agent for services rendered 
to Juanita Jimenez with respect to the liability referred 
to in section 1. Any person who violates this subsection 
shall be subject to a fine under title 18, United States 
Code. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4628 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to impose a fee on holdings 
of student loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to impose 
a fee on holdings of student loans. 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Market-
place Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEE IMPOSED. 
Section 438 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL FEE.—
‘‘(1) FEE IMPOSED.—An entity that is the dom-
inant lender under this part shall pay to the Sec-
retary, on a monthly basis, a special fee calculated 
on an annual basis in an amount equal to 0.25 per-
cent of the value of the entity’s portfolio of interests 
in student loans. 
‘‘(2) VALUE OF PORTFOLIO.—The value of an 
entity’s portfolio of interest in student loans is equal 
to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the principal amount of all loans 
made, insured, or guaranteed under this part 
that are held directly by the entity or its sub-
sidiary or affiliate; 
‘‘(B) the principal amount of all loans 
made, insured, or guaranteed under this part 
that have been sold or or otherwise transferred 
to a securitization trust by the entity or its sub-
sidiary or affiliate, but that are otherwise under 
the control of the entity or its subsidiary or af-
filiate; and 
‘‘(C) the aggregate present value, fairly de-
termined, of any other interest in loans made, 
insured, or guaranteed under this part that are 
retained by the entity or its subsidiary or affil-
iate, as determined by the Secretary, in accord-
ance with the accounting measures established 
under paragraph (3)(A). 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
OTHER
AMOUNTS 
SUBJECT TO THE FEE.— 
‘‘(A) Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of the Student Loan Marketplace 
Equity Act, the Secretary shall establish ac-
counting measures to be used to determine the 
types of loans and the loan amounts (and re-
tained interests therein), that shall be subject 
to the special fee under paragraph (2), and 
shall publish such measures in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall make the deter-
mination under paragraph (2) within 60 days of 
the date of enactment of the Student Loan 
Marketplace Equity Act (notwithstanding the 
provisions of section 492), and annually there-
after. 
‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
be effective for loans held by the entity described in 
paragraph (1) on or after the date of enactment of 
the Student Loan Marketplace Equity Act. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION OF DOMINANT LENDER.—For 
the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘dominant
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 449 
To establish the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Job Reten-
tion and Creation to gather information about economic development 
assistance and make the information available to the public. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. CAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Job Retention and Creation to gather information 
about economic development assistance and make the 
information available to the public. 
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 ‘‘American Job Reten-
tion and Creation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR JOB 
RETENTION AND CREATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the De-
partment of Commerce, in addition to the Assistant 
Secretaries of Commerce provided by law as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, one additional Assist-
ant Secretary of Commerce, to be known as the As-
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Job Retention 
and Creation, who shall— 
(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
(B) be compensated at the rate of pay pro-
vided for under level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Commerce (11)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Commerce (12)’’. 
(3) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Job Retention and Creation shall be made no 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Job Retention and Creation shall—
(1) gather and maintain information about eco-
nomic development assistance, including the type of 
assistance available, eligibility requirements, and ap-
plication procedures; 
(2) make the information publicly available; 
(3) establish and maintain a searchable Inter-
net site providing public access to the information 
gathered and maintained by the office; and 
(4) perform other such duties as the Secretary 
of Commerce may prescribe. 
(c) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—Each 
Federal department and agency responsible for economic 
development assistance, as identified by the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce for Job Retention and Creation, shall 
provide the Secretary with information required to be 
gathered and maintained under subsection (a) with re-
spect to the economic development assistance for which 
it is responsible. 
(d) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘economic development assistance’’ means any Fed-
eral assistance available for economic development within 
the United States which is identified by the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce for Job Retention and Creation for 
the purposes of this Act. 
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lender under this part’ means the entity whose port-
folio of interests in student loans has the greatest 
value, as determined annually by the Secretary.’’. 
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jointly make policy and operational deci-
sions on an ongoing basis; and 
‘‘(vii) a financial or business plan that 
describes— 
‘‘(I) the sustainability of the 
plan; 
‘‘(II) the financial costs and ben-
efits of the plan; and 
‘‘(III) the entities to which such 
costs and benefits will accrue. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under 
a grant under paragraph (1) shall be used to estab-
lish and implement a regional or local health infor-
mation plan in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(5) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
not make a grant under this subsection to an 
entity unless the entity agrees that, with re-
spect to the costs to be incurred by the entity 
in carrying out the infrastructure program for 
which the grant was awarded, the entity will 
make available (directly or through donations 
from public or private entities) non-Federal 
contributions toward such costs in an amount 
equal to not less than 50 percent of such costs
($1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided 
under the grant). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CON-
TRIBUTED.—Non-Federal 
contributions 
re-
quired under subparagraph (A) may be in cash 
or in kind, fairly evaluated, including equip-
ment, technology, or services. Amounts provided 
by the Federal Government, or services assisted 
or subsidized to any significant extent by the 
Federal Government, may not be included in 
determining the amount of such non-Federal 
contributions. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the first grant is awarded under this section, 
and annually thereafter during the grant period, an entity 
that receives a grant under this section shall submit to 
the Secretary a report on the activities carried out under 
the grant involved. Each such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the financial costs and 
benefits of the project involved and of the entities to 
which such costs and benefits accrue; 
‘‘(2) an analysis of the impact of the project on 
health care quality and safety;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 44 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an independent 
panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
an independent panel to assess the homeland security 
needs of the National Capital Region. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS OF NATIONAL 
CAPITAL REGION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT PANEL.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an 
independent panel to assess the homeland security needs 
of the National Capital Region. 
(b) DUTIES OF PANEL.—The panel shall—
(1) evaluate the definition of National Capital 
Region used by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity to determine whether the definition should be 
modified to include additional areas, including juris-
dictions in the States of Maryland and Virginia 
along Interstate Routes 270, 95, and 66; 
(2) determine whether jurisdictions in the 
States of Maryland and Virginia along Interstate 
Routes 270, 95, and 66 should be taking actions to 
prepare for the possibility of a terrorist attack in the 
National Capital Region, including the construction 
of facilities to accommodate the needs of the Na-
tional Capital Region in the event of a terrorist at-
tack; and 
(3) if the panel determines under paragraph (2) 
that actions should be taken by jurisdictions along 
Interstate Routes 270, 95, and 66, make rec-
ommendations for appropriate funding to permit the 
actions to be taken as expeditiously as possible. 
(c) COMPOSITION OF PANEL.—The panel shall in-
clude representatives of the jurisdictions that comprise the 
National Capital Region and the jurisdictions to be consid-
ered for inclusion in the National Capital Region under 
subsection (b)(1).
(d) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the first meeting of the panel, 
the panel shall transmit to the Secretary and Congress 
a report containing the recommendations of the panel. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4500 
To designate certain buildings of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2005 
Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. 
FLAKE) introduced the following bill; which was considered and passed 
A BILL 
To designate certain buildings of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ROSA PARKS HEADQUARTERS AND EMER-
GENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Headquarters and Emer-
gency Operations Center building (Building 21) of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention located at 
1600 Clifton Road in Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Rosa Parks Headquarters and 
Emergency Operations Center Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rosa Parks Head-
quarters and Emergency Operations Center Building’’. 
SEC. 2. MOTHER TERESA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CEN-
TER BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Global Communications 
Center building of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (Building 19) located at 1600 Clifton Road in 
Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Mother Teresa Global Communications Center Build-
ing’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Mother Teresa Global 
Communications Center Building’’. 
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$5,000,000, to carry out the grant program for the Crit-
ical Foreign Language Program under section 802(j).’’. 
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‘‘(3) a description of any reduction in duplica-
tive or unnecessary care as a result of the project in-
volved; 
‘‘(4) a description of the efforts of recipients 
under this section to facilitate secure patient access 
to health information; and 
‘‘(5) other information as required by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this section, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2010. 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated 
under paragraph (1) shall remain available through 
fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘SEC. 2906. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO INTEGRATE IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTO CLINICAL 
EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 
under this section to carry out demonstration projects to 
develop academic curricula integrating qualified health in-
formation technology systems in the clinical education of
health professionals. Such awards shall be made on a com-
petitive basis and pursuant to peer review. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require; 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary a strategic plan 
for integrating qualified health information tech-
nology in the clinical education of health profes-
sionals and for ensuring the consistent utilization of 
decision support software to reduce medical errors 
and enhance health care quality; 
‘‘(3) be— 
‘‘(A) a health professions school; 
‘‘(B) a school of nursing; or 
‘‘(C) a graduate medical education pro-
gram; 
‘‘(4) provide for the collection of data regarding 
the effectiveness of the demonstration project to be 
funded under the grant in improving the safety of 
patients, the efficiency of health care delivery, and 
in increasing the likelihood that graduates of the 
grantee will adopt and incorporate health informa-
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4500
AN ACT 
To designate certain buildings of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROSA PARKS HEADQUARTERS AND EMER-
GENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Headquarters and Emer-
gency Operations Center building (Building 21) of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention located at 
1600 Clifton Road in Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Rosa Parks Headquarters and 
Emergency Operations Center Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rosa Parks Head-
quarters and Emergency Operations Center Building’’. 
SEC. 2. MOTHER TERESA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CEN-
TER BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Global Communications 
Center building of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (Building 19) located at 1600 Clifton Road in 
Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Mother Teresa Global Communications Center Build-
ing’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Mother Teresa Global 
Communications Center Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 13, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4500
AN ACT 
To designate certain buildings of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
tion technology in the delivery of health care serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(5) provide matching funds in accordance with 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(A) use grant funds in collaboration with 
2 or more disciplines; and 
‘‘(B) use grant funds to integrate qualified 
health information technology into community- 
based clinical education. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity shall not 
use amounts received under a grant under sub-
section (a) to purchase hardware, software, or serv-
ices. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
a grant to an entity under this section only if the 
entity agrees to make available non-Federal con-
tributions toward the costs of the program to be 
funded under the grant in an amount that is not 
less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided 
under the grant.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4500 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 14, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To designate certain buildings of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
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. ROSA PARKS HEADQUARTERS AND EMER-
GENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Headquarters and Emer-
gency Operations Center building (Building 21) of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention located at 
1600 Clifton Road in Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Rosa Parks Headquarters and 
Emergency Operations Center Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rosa Parks Head-
quarters and Emergency Operations Center Building’’. 
SEC. 2. MOTHER TERESA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CEN-
TER BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Global Communications 
Center building of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (Building 19) located at 1600 Clifton Road in 
Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Mother Teresa Global Communications Center Build-
ing’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall
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be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Mother Teresa Global 
Communications Center Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 13, 
2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 462 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax 
on the termination of retiree prescription drug coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. ENGEL 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 impose 
an excise tax on the termination of retiree prescription 
drug coverage. 
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 Corporate 
Accountability Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON TERMINATION OF RETIREE PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to certain group health plans) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 5000A. TERMINATION OF RETIREE PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG COVERAGE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed on any 
employer or employee organization that contributes to a 
group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)) a tax 
on the termination of the provision of prescription drug 
benefits to any qualified retiree under the plan. 
‘‘(b) RATE OF TAX.—The rate of tax imposed under 
the section is— 
‘‘(1) $750 in the case of a qualified retiree with 
self-only prescription drug coverage under the plan 
(determined at the time of the termination of bene-
fits), and 
‘‘(2) $1,500 in the case of any other qualified 
retiree. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED RETIREE.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified retiree’ means any former em-
ployee of the employer— 
‘‘(1) who attained age 65 before the termi-
nation of benefits referred to in subsection (a), and 
‘‘(2) whose employment with the employer ter-
minated before the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may issue regu-
lations to carry out the purposes of this section, including
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regulations with respect to the meaning of the terms ‘ter-
mination’ and ‘prescription drug benefits’. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFERS TO MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
ACCOUNT.—The Secretary shall from time to time trans-
fer from the general fund of the Treasury to the Medicare 
Prescription Drug Account in the Federal Supplementary 
Medical Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the taxes 
imposed under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 5000A. Termination of retiree prescription drug coverage.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to terminations of benefits which 
take effect on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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