2795(10)), except that if the State seeks an in-
junction regarding the conduct described in this 
subparagraph, such injunction must be obtained 
from a court of competent jurisdiction; 
‘‘(H) to comply with any State law regard-
ing unfair claims settlement practices (as de-
fined in section 2795(9)); or 
‘‘(I) to comply with the applicable require-
ments for independent review under section 
2798 with respect to coverage offered in the 
State; 
‘‘(2) require any individual health insurance 
coverage issued by the issuer to be countersigned by 
an insurance agent or broker residing in that sec-
ondary State; or 
‘‘(3) otherwise discriminate against the issuer 
issuing insurance in both the primary State and in 
any secondary State. 
‘‘(c) CLEAR
AND CONSPICUOUS DISCLOSURE.—A 
health insurance issuer shall provide the following notice, 
in 12-point bold type, in any insurance coverage offered 
in a secondary State under this part by such a health in-
surance issuer and at renewal of the policy, with the 5 
blank spaces therein being appropriately filled with the 
name of the health insurance issuer, the name of primary 
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State, the name of the secondary State, the name of the 
secondary State, and the name of the secondary State, re-
spectively, for the coverage concerned: 
‘‘ ‘Notice’ 
‘‘ ‘This policy is issued by XXXXX and is gov-
erned by the laws and regulations of the State of 
XXXXX, and it has met all the laws of that State 
as determined by that State’s Department of Insur-
ance. This policy may be less expensive than others 
because it is not subject to all of the insurance laws 
and regulations of the State of XXXXX, including 
coverage of some services or benefits mandated by 
the law of the State of XXXXX. Additionally, this 
policy is not subject to all of the consumer protec-
tion laws or restrictions on rate changes of the State 
of XXXXX. As with all insurance products, before 
purchasing this policy, you should carefully review 
the policy and determine what health care services 
the policy covers and what benefits it provides, in-
cluding any exclusions, limitations, or conditions for 
such services or benefits.’. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS 
AND PREMIUM INCREASES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a health insurance issuer that provides indi-
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vidual health insurance coverage to an individual 
under this part in a primary or secondary State may 
not upon renewal— 
‘‘(A) move or reclassify the individual in-
sured under the health insurance coverage from 
the class such individual is in at the time of 
issue of the contract based on the health-status- 
related factors of the individual; or 
‘‘(B) increase the premiums assessed the 
individual for such coverage based on a health- 
status-related factor or change of a health-sta-
tus-related factor or the past or prospective 
claim experience of the insured individual. 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph 
(1) shall be construed to prohibit a health insurance 
issuer— 
‘‘(A) from terminating or discontinuing 
coverage or a class of coverage in accordance 
with subsections (b) and (c) of section 2742; 
‘‘(B) from raising premium rates for all 
policyholders within a class based on claims ex-
perience; 
‘‘(C) from changing premiums or offering 
discounted premiums to individuals who engage 
in wellness activities at intervals prescribed by 
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the issuer, if such premium changes or incen-
tives— 
‘‘(i) are disclosed to the consumer in 
the insurance contract; 
‘‘(ii) are based on specific wellness ac-
tivities that are not applicable to all indi-
viduals; and 
‘‘(iii) are not obtainable by all individ-
uals to whom coverage is offered; 
‘‘(D) from reinstating lapsed coverage; or 
‘‘(E) from retroactively adjusting the rates 
charged an insured individual if the initial rates 
were set based on material misrepresentation by 
the individual at the time of issue. 
‘‘(e) PRIOR OFFERING
OF POLICY
IN PRIMARY 
STATE.—A health insurance issuer may not offer for sale 
individual health insurance coverage in a secondary State 
unless that coverage is currently offered for sale in the 
primary State. 
‘‘(f) LICENSING
OF AGENTS
OR BROKERS
FOR 
HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS.—Any State may require 
that a person acting, or offering to act, as an agent or 
broker for a health insurance issuer with respect to the 
offering of individual health insurance coverage obtain a 
license from that State, with commissions or other com-
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pensation subject to the provisions of the laws of that 
State, except that a State may not impose any qualifica-
tion or requirement which discriminates against a non-
resident agent or broker. 
‘‘(g) DOCUMENTS FOR SUBMISSION TO STATE IN-
SURANCE COMMISSIONER.—Each health insurance issuer 
issuing individual health insurance coverage in both pri-
mary and secondary States shall submit— 
‘‘(1) to the insurance commissioner of each 
State in which it intends to offer such coverage, be-
fore it may offer individual health insurance cov-
erage in such State— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the plan of operation or fea-
sibility study or any similar statement of the 
policy being offered and its coverage (which 
shall include the name of its primary State and 
its principal place of business); 
‘‘(B) written notice of any change in its 
designation of its primary State; and 
‘‘(C) written notice from the issuer of the 
issuer’s compliance with all the laws of the pri-
mary State; and 
‘‘(2) to the insurance commissioner of each sec-
ondary State in which it offers individual health in-
surance coverage, a copy of the issuer’s quarterly fi-
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nancial statement submitted to the primary State, 
which statement shall be certified by an independent 
public accountant and contain a statement of opin-
ion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves 
made by— 
‘‘(A) a member of the American Academy 
of Actuaries; or 
‘‘(B) a qualified loss reserve specialist. 
‘‘(h) POWER OF COURTS TO ENJOIN CONDUCT.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the 
authority of any Federal or State court to enjoin— 
‘‘(1) the solicitation or sale of individual health 
insurance coverage by a health insurance issuer to 
any person or group who is not eligible for such in-
surance; or 
‘‘(2) the solicitation or sale of individual health 
insurance coverage that violates the requirements of 
the law of a secondary State which are described in 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
through 
(H) 
of 
section 
2796(b)(1). 
‘‘(i) POWER OF SECONDARY STATES TO TAKE AD-
MINISTRATIVE ACTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the authority of any State to enjoin 
conduct in violation of that State’s laws described in sec-
tion 2796(b)(1). 
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‘‘(j) STATE POWERS TO ENFORCE STATE LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b)(1)(G) (relating to injunctions) and 
paragraph (2), nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to affect the authority of any State to make 
use of any of its powers to enforce the laws of such 
State with respect to which a health insurance issuer 
is not exempt under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) COURTS OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.— 
If a State seeks an injunction regarding the conduct 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(h), such injunction must be obtained from a Fed-
eral or State court of competent jurisdiction. 
‘‘(k) STATES’ AUTHORITY TO SUE.—Nothing in this 
section shall affect the authority of any State to bring ac-
tion in any Federal or State court. 
‘‘(l) GENERALLY APPLICABLE LAWS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to affect the applicability 
of State laws generally applicable to persons or corpora-
tions. 
‘‘(m) GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF COVERAGE TO 
HIPAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—To the extent that a 
health insurance issuer is offering coverage in a primary 
State that does not accommodate residents of secondary 
States or does not provide a working mechanism for resi-
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dents of a secondary State, and the issuer is offering cov-
erage under this part in such secondary State which has 
not adopted a qualified high-risk pool as its acceptable al-
ternative mechanism (as defined in section 2744(c)(2)), 
the issuer shall, with respect to any individual health in-
surance coverage offered in a secondary State under this 
part, comply with the guaranteed availability requirements 
for eligible individuals in section 2741. 
‘‘SEC. 2797. PRIMARY STATE MUST MEET FEDERAL FLOOR 
BEFORE ISSUER MAY SELL INTO SECONDARY 
STATES. 
‘‘A health insurance issuer may not offer, sell, or 
issue individual health insurance coverage in a secondary 
State if the State insurance commissioner does not use 
a risk-based capital formula for the determination of cap-
ital and surplus requirements for all health insurance 
issuers. 
‘‘SEC. 2798. INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL APPEALS PROCE-
DURES. 
‘‘(a) RIGHT TO EXTERNAL APPEAL.—A health insur-
ance issuer may not offer, sell, or issue individual health 
insurance coverage in a secondary State under the provi-
sions of this title unless— 
‘‘(1) both the secondary State and the primary 
State have legislation or regulations in place estab-
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lishing an independent review process for individuals 
who are covered by individual health insurance cov-
erage, or 
‘‘(2) in any case in which the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) are not met with respect to the ei-
ther of such States, the issuer provides an inde-
pendent review mechanism substantially identical (as 
determined by the applicable State authority of such 
State) to that prescribed in the ‘Health Carrier Ex-
ternal Review Model Act’ of the National Association 
of Insurance Commissioners for all individuals who 
purchase insurance coverage under the terms of this 
part, except that, under such mechanism, the review 
is conducted by an independent medical reviewer, or 
a panel of such reviewers, with respect to whom the 
requirements of subsection (b) are met. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS OF INDEPENDENT MEDICAL 
REVIEWERS.—In the case of any independent review 
mechanism referred to in subsection (a)(2)— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In referring a denial of a 
claim to an independent medical reviewer, or to any 
panel of such reviewers, to conduct independent 
medical review, the issuer shall ensure that— 
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‘‘(A) each independent medical reviewer 
meets the qualifications described in paragraphs 
(2) and (3); 
‘‘(B) with respect to each review, each re-
viewer meets the requirements of paragraph (4) 
and the reviewer, or at least 1 reviewer on the 
panel, meets the requirements described in 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(C) compensation provided by the issuer 
to each reviewer is consistent with paragraph 
(6). 
‘‘(2) LICENSURE AND EXPERTISE.—Each inde-
pendent medical reviewer shall be a physician 
(allopathic or osteopathic) or health care profes-
sional who— 
‘‘(A) is appropriately credentialed or li-
censed in 1 or more States to deliver health 
care services; and 
‘‘(B) typically treats the condition, makes 
the diagnosis, or provides the type of treatment 
under review. 
‘‘(3) INDEPENDENCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), each independent medical reviewer 
in a case shall— 
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‘‘(i) not be a related party (as defined 
in paragraph (7)); 
‘‘(ii) not have a material familial, fi-
nancial, or professional relationship with 
such a party; and 
‘‘(iii) not otherwise have a conflict of 
interest with such a party (as determined 
under regulations). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) shall be construed to— 
‘‘(i) prohibit an individual, solely on 
the basis of affiliation with the issuer, 
from serving as an independent medical re-
viewer if— 
‘‘(I) a nonaffiliated individual is 
not reasonably available; 
‘‘(II) the affiliated individual is 
not involved in the provision of items 
or services in the case under review; 
‘‘(III) the fact of such an affili-
ation is disclosed to the issuer and the 
enrollee (or authorized representative) 
and neither party objects; and 
‘‘(IV) the affiliated individual is 
not an employee of the issuer and 
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does not provide services exclusively or 
primarily to or on behalf of the issuer; 
‘‘(ii) prohibit an individual who has 
staff privileges at the institution where the 
treatment involved takes place from serv-
ing as an independent medical reviewer 
merely on the basis of such affiliation if 
the affiliation is disclosed to the issuer and 
the enrollee (or authorized representative), 
and neither party objects; or 
‘‘(iii) prohibit receipt of compensation 
by an independent medical reviewer from 
an entity if the compensation is provided 
consistent with paragraph (6). 
‘‘(4) PRACTICING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL 
IN SAME FIELD.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In a case involving 
treatment, or the provision of items or serv-
ices— 
‘‘(i) by a physician, a reviewer shall be 
a practicing physician (allopathic or osteo-
pathic) of the same or similar specialty, as 
a physician who, acting within the appro-
priate scope of practice within the State in 
which the service is provided or rendered, 
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‘‘(F) Any other party determined under 
any regulations to have a substantial interest in 
the denial involved. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) ENROLLEE.—The term ‘enrollee’ 
means, with respect to health insurance cov-
erage offered by a health insurance issuer, an 
individual enrolled with the issuer to receive 
such coverage. 
‘‘(B) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.—The 
term ‘health care professional’ means an indi-
vidual who is licensed, accredited, or certified 
under State law to provide specified health care 
services and who is operating within the scope 
of such licensure, accreditation, or certification. 
‘‘SEC. 2799. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), with 
respect to specific individual health insurance coverage the 
primary State for such coverage has sole jurisdiction to 
enforce the primary State’s covered laws in the primary 
State and any secondary State. 
‘‘(b) SECONDARY STATE’S AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
subsection (a) shall be construed to affect the authority 
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of a secondary State to enforce its laws as set forth in 
the exception specified in section 2796(b)(1). 
‘‘(c) COURT INTERPRETATION.—In reviewing action 
initiated by the applicable secondary State authority, the 
court of competent jurisdiction shall apply the covered 
laws of the primary State. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE FAILURE.—In the case 
of individual health insurance coverage offered in a sec-
ondary State that fails to comply with the covered laws 
of the primary State, the applicable State authority of the 
secondary State may notify the applicable State authority 
of the primary State.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individual health insurance 
coverage offered, issued, or sold after the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) GAO ONGOING STUDY AND REPORTS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an ongoing study con-
cerning the effect of the amendment made by sub-
section (a) on— 
(A) the number of uninsured and under-
insured; 
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(B) the availability and cost of health in-
surance policies for individuals with preexisting 
medical conditions; 
(C) the availability and cost of health in-
surance policies generally; 
(D) the elimination or reduction of dif-
ferent types of benefits under health insurance 
policies offered in different States; and 
(E) cases of fraud or abuse relating to 
health insurance coverage offered under such 
amendment and the resolution of such cases. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress an annual report, after 
the end of each of the 5 years following the effective 
date of the amendment made by subsection (a), on 
the ongoing study conducted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 514. SECA TAX DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE 
COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (l) of section 162 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special 
rules for health insurance costs of self-employed individ-
uals) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and by redes-
ignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this title. 
TITLE VI—WORKFORCE 
INTEGRITY 
SEC. 601. E-VERIFY PROGRAM MADE PERMANENT. 
Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Pub-
lic Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘; 
TERMINATION’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 602. VERIFICATION UNDER E-VERIFY PROGRAM MADE 
POSSIBLE OVER TELEPHONE. 
Section 404(d) of such Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) in such a manner that the confirmation or 
noncomfirmation may be provided by telephone.’’. 
SEC. 603. GRACE PERIOD TO CORRECT PAPERWORK. 
Any small business concern that violates any provi-
sion of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
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the filing of an application, petition, or other paperwork, 
resulting in the assessment of a fine or penalty shall not 
be subject to that fine or other penalty if that small busi-
ness concern remedies that violation during the 30-day pe-
riod beginning on the date on which notice of the violation 
is received by the small business concern. 
TITLE VII—INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY PROTECTION 
SEC. 701. LIMITS ON PATENT LEGISLATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Congress should 
make no law to lessen the protections available for new 
products or processes under the patent laws of the United 
States or to reduce the term of any existing patent. 
SEC. 702. EXPEDITED PATENT FILING PROCEDURES FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
There is established in the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office a Patent Ombudsman Program, which 
shall consist of the Patent Ombudsman Pilot Program an-
nounced by the United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice on October 27, 2009, to be headed by an Ombudsman 
appointed by the Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office. The duties of the Ombudsman shall in-
clude providing support and services relating to patent fil-
ings to small business concerns. 
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TITLE VIII—INCENTIVES FOR 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Vehicles 
SEC. 801. CONSUMER INCENTIVES TO PURCHASE AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES. 
(a) NEW QUALIFIED HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLES.— 
(1) EXTENSION
OF
ALTERNATIVE
VEHICLE 
CREDIT.—Subsection (j) of section 30B of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sub-
section (b), is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(2) INCREASE IN CREDIT AMOUNT.—Subpara-
graph (A) of section 30B(d)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘the sum of’’ and inserting 
‘‘150 percent of the sum of’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION ON NUMBER OF NEW QUALIFIED 
HYBRID AND ADVANCED LEAN BURN TECHNOLOGY VE-
HICLES ELIGIBLE FOR ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE 
CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 30B of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking sub-
section (f) and by redesignating subsections (g) 
through (k) as subsections (f) through (j), respec-
tively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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‘‘SEC. 30E. FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLE CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the GEM flexible 
fuel vehicle credit. 
‘‘(b) GEM FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLE CREDIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of sub-
section (a), the GEM flexible fuel vehicle credit de-
termined under this subsection for the taxable year 
is the credit amount determined under paragraph 
(2) with respect to a GEM flexible fuel vehicle 
placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable 
year. 
‘‘(2) CREDIT AMOUNT.—In the case of a new 
qualified GEM flexible fuel vehicle which is a pas-
senger automobile or light truck and which has a 
gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 
pounds, the amount shall be $1,000. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) GEM FLEXIBLE
FUEL
VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘GEM flexible fuel vehicle’ means a motor vehi-
cle warrantied by its manufacturer to operate on any 
combination of gasoline, E85, M85, biodiesel, and 
hydrogen and its blends. 
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‘‘(2) E85.—The term ‘E85’ means a fuel blend 
containing 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gaso-
line by volume. 
‘‘(3) M85.—The term ‘M85’ means a fuel blend 
containing 85 percent methanol and 15 percent gas-
oline by volume.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to foreign tax credit, etc.), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 30E. Flexible fuel vehicle credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2009, in taxable years ending after such 
date. 
Subtitle B—Extensions 
SEC. 811. MAKE PERMANENT THE TAX CREDIT FOR RESI-
DENTIAL ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROPERTY. 
Section 25D is amended by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 812. MAKE PERMANENT THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
CREDIT FOR EXISTING HOMES. 
Section 25C is amended by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 813. MAKE PERMANENT THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DEDUCTION. 
Section 179D is amended by striking subsection (h). 
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TITLE IX—GUIDANCE ABOUT 
NEW RULES 
SEC. 901. GUIDANCE AND ADVICE ABOUT NEW RULES. 
(a) DETERMINATION REGARDING IMPACT OF NEW 
RULES.—The head of each department or agency of the 
Federal Government may not issue a rule until that head 
has conducted a study to determine whether the rule will 
have an unduly burdensome effect on small business con-
cerns. If that head determines that such an effect would 
occur, the head shall submit to the Administrator, not 
later than the date that is 3 months after the date that 
determination is made, guidance on how that effect may 
be mitigated. 
(b) ADVICE.—The Administrator shall, on request, 
provide such other advice to small business concerns about 
those matters as the Administrator determines appro-
priate. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall publish 
and maintain all guidance received under subsection (a) 
and all advice provided under subsection (b) on the public 
Internet Web site of the Administrator, in a manner that 
ensures the continuing availability of that guidance to 
small business concerns. 
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TITLE X—SMALL BUSINESS 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Small Business General 
Provisions 
SEC. 1001. ADMINISTRATION PROHIBITED FROM CAPPING 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. 
In carrying out any program under the Small Busi-
ness Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 
the Administrator may not impose any limit on executive 
compensation by any small business concern. 
SEC. 1002. REDUCTION OF REGULATORY BURDEN. 
(a) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of each regulation of 
each Federal agency or department to determine the bur-
den that such regulation imposes on small business con-
cerns. The Comptroller General shall submit a report con-
taining information on such burden to the Administrator 
not later than the date that is 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) SBA RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 6 
months after receiving the report under subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall publish and maintain on the public 
Internet Web site of the Administrator recommendations 
on how to reduce the burden imposed by such regulation 
on small business concerns. 
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(c) REDUCTION OF PAPERWORK.—In carrying out 
any program under the Small Business Act or the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administrator, act-
ing through the Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy 
in the Small Business Administration, shall take any ac-
tions the Administrator determines appropriate to reduce 
the amount of paperwork (including any application, fil-
ing, or petition) that a small business concern may be re-
quired to complete by any Federal department or agency. 
Such steps shall include providing for the replacement of 
such paperwork with electronic or telephone filing or re-
porting. 
SEC. 1003. LITIGATION BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS TO BE LIMITED TO CURRENT LEVELS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress 
should not pass legislation altering substantive or proce-
dural law that causes more small business concerns to be 
involved in litigation. 
SEC. 1004. EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATION 
AND BENCHMARK REPORTS. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF
VOLUNTEER
REPRESENTA-
TION.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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