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‘‘SEC. 1265C. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide assistance to owners of eligible land to re-
store, protect, and enhance wetland through— 
‘‘(1) easements and related wetland reserve 
easement plans; and 
‘‘(2) technical assistance. 
‘‘(b) EASEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) METHOD
OF
ENROLLMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall enroll eligible land through the use of— 
‘‘(A) 30-year easements; 
‘‘(B) permanent easements; 
‘‘(C) easements for the maximum duration 
allowed under applicable State laws; or 
‘‘(D) as an option for Indian tribes only, 
30-year contracts. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INELIGIBLE
LAND.—The Secretary 
may not acquire easements on— 
‘‘(i) land established to trees under 
the conservation reserve program, except in 
cases where the Secretary determines it 
would further the purposes of the program; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) farmed wetland or converted wet-
land where the conversion was not com-
menced prior to December 23, 1985. 
‘‘(B) CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP.—No ease-
ment shall be created on land that has changed 
ownership during the preceding 12-month pe-
riod unless— 
‘‘(i) the new ownership was acquired 
by will or succession as a result of the 
death of the previous owner; 
‘‘(ii)(I) the ownership change occurred 
because of foreclosure on the land; and 
‘‘(II) immediately before the fore-
closure, the owner of the land exercises a 
right of redemption from the mortgage 
holder in accordance with State law; or 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines that 
the land was acquired under circumstances 
that give adequate assurances that such 
land was not acquired for the purposes of 
placing it in the program. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF OFFERS.— 
‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish evaluation and ranking criteria to maxi-
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mize the benefit of Federal investment under 
the program. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—When evaluating 
offers from landowners, the Secretary may con-
sider— 
‘‘(i) the conservation benefits of ob-
taining an easement or 30-year contract, 
including the potential environmental bene-
fits if the land was removed from agricul-
tural production; 
‘‘(ii) the cost-effectiveness of each 
easement or 30-year contract, so as to 
maximize the environmental benefits per 
dollar expended; 
‘‘(iii) whether the landowner or an-
other person is offering to contribute fi-
nancially to the cost of the easement or 
30-year contract to leverage Federal funds; 
and 
‘‘(iv) such other factors as the Sec-
retary determines are necessary to carry 
out the purposes of the program. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall place 
priority on acquiring easements based on the 
value of the easement for protecting and en-
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H. R. 1402 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
An Act 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of 
law, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Expiring 
Authorities Extension Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 4. Extension of authorization of appropriations for payment of a monthly as-
sistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing in large- 
scale adaptive sports programs. 
Sec. 5. Reauthorization and modification of adaptive sports assistance program. 
Sec. 6. Extension of authority to transport certain individuals to and from Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs facilities. 
Sec. 7. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. 
Sec. 8. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans 
with service-connected disabilities. 
Sec. 9. Extension of treatment and rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill 
and homeless veterans. 
Sec. 10. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless veterans. 
Sec. 11. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. 
Sec. 12. Extension of authority for the Veterans’ Advisory Commission on Edu-
cation. 
Sec. 13. Extension of requirements relating to vendee loans. 
Sec. 14. Extension of authority for the performance of medical disabilities examina-
tions by contract physicians. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 
38, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage.
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (5) and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(6)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (5) and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(6)’’. 
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(B) one-half of the total Commission mem-
bership shall constitute a quorum; and
(C) a majority of members voting shall be
required to authorize any recommendation or
other official action of the Commission.
SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.
(a) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF STAFF.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to rules prescribed
by the Commission, the Chairman may appoint and
fix the pay of staff as the Chairman considers ap-
propriate.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The staff of the Commission shall be ap-
pointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competi-
tive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to rules
prescribed by the Commission, the Chairman may procure
temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b)
of title 5, United States Code.
(c) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency is au-
H. R. 1402—6 
SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS’ ADVISORY 
COMMISSION ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS. 
Section 3733(a)(7) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 
SEC. 14. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MED-
ICAL DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSI-
CIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1402 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appro-
priations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assist-
ance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the 
Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States 
Paralympics, Inc. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2013 
Mr. COFFMAN (for himself and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the author-
ization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled 
veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team 
and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United 
States Paralympics, Inc. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Paralympic 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR PAYMENT OF A MONTHLY ASSIST-
ANCE ALLOWANCE TO DISABLED VETERANS 
TRAINING 
OR 
COMPETING 
FOR 
THE 
PARALYMPIC TEAM. 
Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO UNITED STATES 
PARALYMPICS, INC. 
Section 521A of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
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hancing habitat for migratory birds and other 
wildlife. 
‘‘(4) AGREEMENT.—To be eligible to place eligi-
ble land into the program through a wetland reserve 
easement, the owner of such land shall enter into an 
agreement with the Secretary to— 
‘‘(A) grant an easement on such land to 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) authorize the implementation of a 
wetland reserve easement plan; 
‘‘(C) create and record an appropriate 
deed restriction in accordance with applicable 
State law to reflect the easement agreed to; 
‘‘(D) provide a written statement of con-
sent to such easement signed by those holding 
a security interest in the land; 
‘‘(E) comply with the terms and conditions 
of the easement and any related agreements; 
and 
‘‘(F) permanently retire any existing crop-
land base and allotment history for the land on 
which the easement has been obtained. 
‘‘(5) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EASEMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A wetland reserve 
easement shall include terms and conditions 
that— 
‘‘(i) permit— 
‘‘(I) repairs, improvements, and 
inspections on the land that are nec-
essary to maintain existing public 
drainage systems; and 
‘‘(II) owners to control public ac-
cess on the easement areas while iden-
tifying access routes to be used for 
restoration activities and management 
and easement monitoring; 
‘‘(ii) prohibit— 
‘‘(I) the alteration of wildlife 
habitat and other natural features of 
such land, unless specifically author-
ized by the Secretary; 
‘‘(II) the spraying of such land 
with chemicals or the mowing of such 
land, except where such spraying or 
mowing is authorized by the Secretary 
or is necessary— 
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‘‘(aa) to comply with Fed-
eral or State noxious weed con-
trol laws; 
‘‘(bb) to comply with a Fed-
eral or State emergency pest 
treatment program; or 
‘‘(cc) to meet habitat needs 
of specific wildlife species; 
‘‘(III) any activities to be carried 
out on the owner’s or successor’s land 
that is immediately adjacent to, and 
functionally related to, the land that 
is subject to the easement if such ac-
tivities will alter, degrade, or other-
wise diminish the functional value of 
the eligible land; and 
‘‘(IV) the adoption of any other 
practice that would tend to defeat the 
purposes of the program, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) provide for the efficient and ef-
fective establishment of wetland functions 
and values; and 
‘‘(iv) include such additional provi-
sions as the Secretary determines are de-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 813
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that charitable
contributions of appreciated property will not be treated as an item
of tax preference.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1993
Mr. ANDREWS of Texas (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida,
Mr. KING, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SUND-
QUIST, 
Mr. 
GINGRICH, 
Mrs. 
SCHROEDER, 
Mr. 
GILLMOR, 
Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. THOMAS of Wyo-
ming, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PORTER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey,
Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. BLUTE, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
EMERSON, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. LEWIS of
Florida, Mr. FROST, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. WALSH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SAM
JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. JACOBS) 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 provide
that charitable contributions of appreciated property will
not be treated as an item of tax preference.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE CON-
TRIBUTIONS OF APPRECIATED PROPERTY AS
ITEM OF TAX PREFERENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 57 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items of tax
preference) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and by
redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1991.
Æ
II 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1402 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2013 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
expiring provisions of law, and for other purposes. 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 4. Extension of authorization of appropriations for payment of a monthly 
assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing 
in large-scale adaptive sports programs. 
Sec. 5. Reauthorization and modification of adaptive sports assistance program. 
Sec. 6. Extension of authority to transport certain individuals to and from De-
partment of Veterans Affairs facilities. 
Sec. 7. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. 
Sec. 8. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain vet-
erans with service-connected disabilities. 
Sec. 9. Extension of treatment and rehabilitation services for seriously mentally 
ill and homeless veterans. 
Sec. 10. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 11. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Vet-
erans. 
Sec. 12. Extension of authority for the Veterans’ Advisory Commission on Edu-
cation. 
Sec. 13. Extension of requirements relating to vendee loans. 
Sec. 14. Extension of authority for the performance of medical disabilities ex-
aminations by contract physicians. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 814
To eliminate the outdated price support and production adjustment program
for honey, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1993
Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. HOKE, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. DELAY, Mr. SHAYS,
Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GORDON, Mr.
UPTON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KYL, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. CRANE, Mr. SHAW, Mr.
COX, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FIELDS of Texas,
Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. POR-
TER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BAKER of California, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.
ZIMMER, Ms. MOLINARI, and Mr. TRAFICANT) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To eliminate the outdated price support and production
adjustment program for honey, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Honey Price Support
Elimination Act of 1993’’.
after ‘‘agricultural commodities’’ the following: ‘‘(other
than honey)’’.
SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
The amendments made by this Act shall not affect
the liability of any person under any provision of law as
in effect before the application of the amendments in ac-
cordance with section 5.
SEC. 5. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply begin-
ning with the crop year that begins after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 815
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and increase the
deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1993
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska 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 restore
and increase the deduction for the health insurance costs
of self-employed individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
OF 
SELF-EMPLOYED 
INDIVIDUALS 
IN-
CREASED AND MADE PERMANENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 162(l)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special
rules for health insurance costs of self-employed individ-
uals) is amended by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting
‘‘the applicable percentage’’.
(b) DEDUCTION MADE PERMANENT; APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—Paragraph (6) of section 162(l) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1)—
In the case of taxable
years beginning in
The applicable
calendar year:
percentage is:
1992 or 1993 .............................................
25 percent
1994 ...........................................................
40 percent
1995 ...........................................................
55 percent
1996 ...........................................................
70 percent
1997 ...........................................................
85 percent
1998 or thereafter .....................................
100 percent.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of
section 110 of the Tax Extension Act of 1991 is amended
by striking paragraph (2).
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1991.
Æ
SEC. 3. PROVIDING GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO STATES BY 
ELIMINATING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IM-
POSED BY PATIENT PROTECTION AND AF-
FORDABLE CARE ACT. 
(a) REPEAL
OF MAINTENANCE
OF EFFORT RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by striking subsection (gg). 
(b) REPEAL OF MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE RE-
QUIREMENT FOR MEDICAID BENCHMARK BENEFITS.— 
Section 1937(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396u–7(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (74). 
(2) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.— 
Paragraph (14)(A) (related to modified adjusted 
gross income) of section 1902(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by section 
2002(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (Public Law 111–148), is amended by 
striking the third sentence. 
(3) BENCHMARK BENEFIT PACKAGES.—Section 
1937(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396u–7(b)) is amended— 
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‘‘(3) DEADLINES AND PERIODIC REVIEW.—The 
Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement 
the provisions of this subsection within one year 
after the date of enactment of the Family Telephone 
Connection Protection Act of 2013. The Commission 
shall review, on a triennial basis, the regulations 
promulgated under this subsection, including wheth-
er any Commission-established compensation rates 
should be modified. 
‘‘(4) STATE PREEMPTION.—To the extent that 
any State requirements are inconsistent with the 
Commission’s regulations affecting or pertaining to 
interstate inmate telephone service, including restric-
tions on the payment of commissions based upon 
interstate inmate telephone service revenues or earn-
ings, the Commission’s regulations on such matters 
shall preempt such State requirements. 
‘‘(j) INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE FULLY SUBJECT 
TO SECTIONS 251 AND 252.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Inmate telephone service is 
fully subject to the requirements of sections 251 and 
252 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.—No provider of inmate 
telephone service may block or otherwise refuse to 
carry a call placed by an incarcerated person on the 
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grounds that the provider has no contractual or 
other arrangement with the local exchange carrier 
serving the intended recipient of the call or other 
common carrier involved in any portion of the trans-
mission of the call.’’. 
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