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bility described in paragraph (1) may vary, including 
any distinctions based on whether a health care pro-
vider from whom covered benefits are obtained is in-
cluded in a defined set of providers. 
‘‘(d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The information required 
under subsection (a) includes a description of the legal re-
course options available for participants and beneficiaries 
under the plan including— 
‘‘(1) the preemption that applies under section 
514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144) to certain actions 
arising out of the provision of health benefits; 
‘‘(2) the ability of a participant or beneficiary 
(or the estate of the participant or beneficiary) 
under State law to recover damages resulting from 
personal injury or for wrongful death against any 
person in connection with the provision of insurance, 
administrative services, or medical services by such 
person to or for a group health plan; and 
‘‘(3) the extent to which coverage decisions 
made by the plan are subject to internal review or 
any external review and the proper time frames 
under which such reviews may be requested and con-
ducted. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.—
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‘‘(1) ACCESS TO PLAN BENEFIT INFORMATION 
IN ELECTRONIC FORM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan 
(and a health insurance issuer offering health 
insurance coverage in connection with a group 
health plan) shall, upon written request (made 
not more frequently than annually), make avail-
able to participants and beneficiaries, in a gen-
erally recognized electronic format, the fol-
lowing information: 
‘‘(i) the latest summary plan descrip-
tion, including the latest summary of ma-
terial modifications; and 
‘‘(ii) the actual plan provisions setting 
forth the benefits available under the plan, 
to the extent such information relates to the 
coverage options under the plan available to the 
participant or beneficiary. A reasonable charge 
may be made to cover the cost of providing 
such information in such generally recognized 
electronic format. The Secretary may by regula-
tion prescribe a maximum amount which will 
constitute a reasonable charge under the pre-
ceding sentence.
‘‘(4) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
‘‘(h) SEXUAL TRAUMA RESEARCH.—In carrying out 
the comprehensive program, the Secretary shall provide 
for research on mental health care for veterans who have 
experienced sexual trauma while in military service. The 
research design shall include consideration of veterans of 
a reserve component. 
‘‘(i) 24-HOUR MENTAL HEALTH CARE.—In carrying 
out the comprehensive program, the Secretary shall pro-
vide for mental health care availability to veterans on a 
24-hour basis. 
‘‘(j) HOTLINE.—In carrying out the comprehensive 
program, the Secretary may provide for a toll-free hotline 
for veterans to be staffed by appropriately trained mental 
health personnel and available at all times. 
‘‘(k) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR VETERANS 
AND FAMILIES.—In carrying out the comprehensive pro-
gram, the Secretary shall provide for outreach to and edu-
cation for veterans and the families of veterans, with spe-
cial emphasis on providing information to veterans of Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom 
and the families of such veterans. Education to promote 
mental health shall include information designed to—
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 24
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing congressional opposition to the unilat-
eral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging
the President to assert clearly United States op-
position to such a unilateral declaration of state-
hood.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 253
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress strongly ob-
jecting to any effort to expel the Holy See from
the United Nations as a state participant by re-
moving its status as a Permanent Observer.
H. R. 327—3 
‘‘(C) encouraging veterans to seek assistance for mental 
illness. 
‘‘(j) PEER SUPPORT COUNSELING PROGRAM.—(1) In carrying out 
the comprehensive program, the Secretary may establish and carry 
out a peer support counseling program, under which veterans shall 
be permitted to volunteer as peer counselors— 
‘‘(A) to assist other veterans with issues related to mental 
health and readjustment; and 
‘‘(B) to conduct outreach to veterans and the families of 
veterans. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out the peer support counseling program under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall provide adequate training for 
peer counselors. 
‘‘(k) OTHER COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the comprehensive 
program, the Secretary may provide for other actions to reduce 
the incidence of suicide among veterans that the Secretary considers 
appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘1720F. Comprehensive program for suicide prevention among veterans.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the comprehensive 
program under section 1720F of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall contain the 
following: 
(A) Information on the status of the implementation 
of such program. 
(B) Information on the time line and costs for complete 
implementation of the program within two years. 
(C) A plan for additional programs and activities 
designed to reduce the occurrence of suicide among vet-
erans.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2007 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the $25,000 offset 
for individuals under the passive loss rules to apply to investments 
in wind energy facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. GUTKNECHT) 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 allow the 
$25,000 offset for individuals under the passive loss rules 
to apply to investments in wind energy facilities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF $25,000 OFFSET IN PASSIVE 
LOSS RULES TO INVESTMENTS IN WIND EN-
ERGY FACILITIES. 
(a) PHASEOUT NOT TO APPLY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
469(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to $25,000 offset for rental real estate activities)
is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and 
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) EXCEPTION
FOR
WIND
ENERGY 
CREDIT.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any portion of the passive activity credit for any 
taxable year which is attributable to any credit 
determined under section 45 with respect to a 
facility using wind to produce electricity.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(F) of section 469(i)(3) of such Code, as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(D), or (E)’’ in the material preceding clause 
(i), 
(B) by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ in clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘, (D), or (E)’’, 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(iv), and 
(D) by striking clause (v) and inserting the 
following new clauses: 
‘‘(v) fifth to the portion of such credit 
to which subparagraph (D) applies, and
‘‘(vi) then to the portion of such cred-
it to which subparagraph (E) applies.’’. 
(b) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT NOT TO 
APPLY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 469(i)(6) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) any credit to which paragraph 
(3)(E) applies.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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sional qualifications (including board certifi-
cation status, licensing status, and accreditation 
status, if any), privileges, and experience and a 
general description by category (including sal-
ary, fee-for-service, capitation, and such other 
categories as may be specified in regulations of 
the Secretary) of the applicable method by 
which such professional is compensated in con-
nection with the provision of such medical care. 
‘‘(D) 
INFORMATION
REQUIRED
FROM 
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ON REQUEST.—Any 
health care facility from which a participant or 
beneficiary has sought treatment under a group 
health plan shall provide to the participant or 
beneficiary, on request, a description of the fa-
cility’s corporate form or other organizational 
form and all forms of licensing and accredita-
tion status (if any) assigned to the facility by 
standard-setting organizations. 
‘‘(f) ACCESS TO INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE 
COVERAGE OPTIONS UNDER WHICH THE PARTICIPANT 
OR BENEFICIARY IS ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL.—In addition 
to information otherwise required to be made available 
under this section, a group health plan (and a health in-
surance issuer offering health insurance coverage in con-
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nection with a group health plan) shall, upon written re-
quest (made not more frequently than annually), make 
available to a participant (and an employee who, under 
the terms of the plan, is eligible for coverage but not en-
rolled) in connection with a period of enrollment the sum-
mary plan description for any coverage option under the 
plan under which the participant is eligible to enroll and 
any information described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (vi), 
(vii), and (viii) of subsection (e)(2)(B). 
‘‘(g) ADVANCE NOTICE
OF CHANGES
IN DRUG 
FORMULARIES.—Not later than 30 days before the effec-
tive date of any exclusion of a specific drug or biological 
from any drug formulary under the plan that is used in 
the treatment of a chronic illness or disease, the plan shall 
take such actions as are necessary to reasonably ensure 
that plan participants are informed of such exclusion. The 
requirements of this subsection may be satisfied— 
‘‘(1) by inclusion of information in publications 
broadly distributed by plan sponsors, employers, or 
employee organizations; 
‘‘(2) by electronic means of communication (in-
cluding the Internet or proprietary computer net-
works in a format which is readily accessible to par-
ticipants);
H. R. 327—4 
(D) 
Recommendations 
for 
further 
legislation 
or 
administrative action that the Secretary considers appro-
priate to improve suicide prevention programs within the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2009 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Tetraconazole. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Tetraconazole. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TETRACONAZOLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.04.37 
(+/-)–2-(2,4- 
Dichlorophenyl)–3-(1H- 
1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) propyl, 
1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether 
(Tetraconazole) (CAS No. 
112281–77–3) (provided for 
in subheading 2933.99.22) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2009 
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(3) by timely informing participants who, 
under an ongoing program maintained under the 
plan, have submitted their names for such notifica-
tion; or 
‘‘(4) by any other reasonable means of timely 
informing plan participants.’’. 
SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by section 
601 shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on 
or after January 1 of the second calendar year following 
the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall 
first issue all regulations necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by section 601 before such date. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—No 
enforcement action shall be taken, pursuant to the amend-
ments made by section 601, against a group health plan 
or health insurance issuer with respect to a violation of 
a requirement imposed by such amendments before the 
date of issuance of final regulations issued in connection 
with such requirement, if the plan or issuer has sought 
to comply in good faith with such requirement. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
OF
PRIVATE
INSTITUTIONS 
TO PARTICIPATE IN AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to preclude a nonprofit or 
for-profit private institution of higher education 
from participating in the development and imple-
mentation of a statewide articulation agreement 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Each institution, system, or 
consortium of institutions desiring to participate in a dem-
onstration program under this section shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information and assurances as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) USE
OF FUNDS.—Funds provided by grant 
under this section may be used—
‘‘(1) to establish statewide articulation agree-
ments in math, science, engineering, and technology 
among public 2-year institutions and public 4-year 
institutions to provide a seamless transition for the 
transfer of students from the public 2-year institu-
tions to the public 4-year institutions by having both 
such types of institutions provide and use a common 
core curricula that reflects the workforce needs of 
private industry;
‘‘(2) to establish articulation agreements within 
community colleges between occupational com-
petency or certification programs and associate de-
gree programs in math, science, engineering, and 
technology to increase the proportion of students 
who enroll to complete their associates degree; 
‘‘(3) to collect data on transfers from 2-year in-
stitutions to 4-year institutions on a regular basis 
and to submit such data to commissioners or depart-
ments of higher education, for transmission by such 
commissioners and departments to the Secretary, in 
order to monitor program progress and success; 
‘‘(4) to develop a statewide articulation guide in 
consultation with public colleges and universities to 
provide students with descriptions of articulation re-
quirements; and 
‘‘(5) to develop a plan for professional develop-
ment of 2-year college faculty, including inter-insti-
tutional workshops, consultations, and professional 
meetings. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall collect from State commissioners and departments 
the data provided by grant recipients under subsection 
(d)(3) for the purposes of evaluating the success of the 
program authorized by this section. The Secretary shall
submit a report on the results of such evaluation to the 
Congress not later than 2 years after the end of the first 
fiscal year for which funds are made available for grants 
under this section. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL DEFINITION.—The Secretary shall 
by regulation define the term ‘degree programs in math, 
science, engineering, and technology’. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under 
this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years.’’.
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(e) INSTALLATION.—Installations of electricity stor-
age devices shall be undertaken by trained and certified 
mechanics. 
(f) MONITORING.—The Secretary of Energy shall re-
quire the monitoring of reliability, efficiency, breakeven 
costs, and customer satisfaction for a period of 3 years. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 9405. INCENTIVE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FLEETS 
FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY HYBRIDS. 
Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13211) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or a dual 
fueled vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘, a dual fueled vehicle, 
or a medium or heavy duty vehicle that is a hybrid 
vehicle’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), 
(13), and (14) as paragraphs (12), (14), (15), and 
(16), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) the term ‘hybrid vehicle’ means a vehicle 
powered both by a diesel or gasoline engine and an 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2204
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties for the 
failure of 527 organizations to comply with disclosure requirements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2005
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ENGLISH of Penn-
sylvania, and Mr. FOLEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose 
penalties for the failure of 527 organizations to comply 
with disclosure requirements.
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 ‘‘527 Transparency Act 
of 2005’’.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2010
To reduce temporarily the duty on M-Alcohol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2005
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce temporarily the duty on M-Alcohol.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. M-ALCOHOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.04.36
(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)–3-(1H-
1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)–1-pro-
panol (CAS No. 112281–82–
0) (provided for in sub-
heading 2933.99.79) ............
1%
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2009
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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ical Organizations to Meet Reporting 
Requirements’’. 
(B) The table of sections for such sub-
chapter C is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘Sec. 4956. Tax on failure of political organizations to meet disclosure require-
ments.’’.
(C) The item in the table of subchapters of 
such chapter 42 relating to subchapter C is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER C. POLITICAL EXPENDITURES OF SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZA-
TIONS; FAILURE OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2005. 
(b) DENIAL OF GIFT TAX EXCLUSION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 
2501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to taxable transfers) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) TRANSFERS
TO
POLITICAL
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to the transfer of money or other 
property to a political organization (within the
meaning of section 527(e)(1)) for the use of 
such organization. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE OF ORGA-
NIZATION
TO
MEET
DISCLOSURE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any transfer in a calendar year for which the 
political organization fails to make the disclo-
sures required by section 527(j).’’. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS OF DENIAL OF 
GIFT TAX EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE.—
Section 527(j) of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS OF DENIAL OF 
GIFT TAX EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE.—
In the case of a final determination by the Secretary 
that a failure described in paragraph (1)(A) with re-
spect to an organization occurred, the organization 
shall, not later than 90 days after the date of such 
determination, provide written notice of such failure 
to each contributor to the organization for the cal-
endar year in which such failure occurred. Such no-
tice shall include a statement that the exception 
under section 2501(a)(4)(A) does not apply to any 
contribution to the organization in such calendar 
year.’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to transfers made 
after December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 4. SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION OF REPORTS TO 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) 
REPORTS
OF
POLITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS 
UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—
‘‘(1) SIMULTANEOUS FILING OF TREASURY RE-
PORTS WITH COMMISSION.—At the time a political 
organization described in section 527 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 files a report with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury under section 527(j) of such 
Code, the organization shall file a copy of the report 
with the Commission. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS REPORT FILED WITH COM-
MISSION.—For purposes of this Act, the copy filed 
under this subsection of a report filed with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall be treated as a report 
or statement filed with the Commission under this 
section.’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2270 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Desmodur E 14. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2005 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Desmodur E 14. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESMODUR E 14. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.09.01 
A specific linear aromatic 
polyurethane prepolymer 
based on toluene 
diisocyanate (CAS No. 
127821–00–5)(provided for 
in subheading 3909.50.50) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 2006.
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