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and to prevent and restrain a person from violating, an 
order or regulation made or issued under this part. 
(c) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—A civil action authorized 
to be brought under this section shall be referred to the 
Attorney General for appropriate action. 
SEC. 4317. INVESTIGATIONS. 
The Secretary may make such investigations as the 
Secretary deems necessary for the effective administration 
of this part or to determine whether any person subject 
to this part has engaged or is about to engage in any act 
that constitutes or will constitute a violation of this part, 
the order, or any rule or regulation issued under this part. 
SEC. 4318. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION. 
The provisions of this part applicable to the order 
shall be applicable to amendments to the order. 
Subtitle E—Biofuels 
SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Biofuels Research 
and Development Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 4402. BIOFUELS AND BIOREFINERY INFORMATION 
CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (in this 
subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in cooperation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish a tech-
nology transfer center to make available information on 
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research, development, and commercial application of 
technologies related to biofuels and biorefineries, includ-
ing— 
(1) biochemical and thermochemical conversion 
technologies 
capable 
of 
making 
fuels 
from 
lignocellulosic feedstocks; 
(2) biotechnology processes capable of making 
biofuels with an emphasis on development of bio-
refinery technologies using enzyme-based processing 
systems; 
(3) biogas collection and production tech-
nologies suitable for vehicular use; 
(4) cost-effective reforming technologies that 
produce hydrogen fuel from biogas sources; 
(5) biogas production from cellulosic and recy-
cled organic waste sources and advancement of gas-
eous storage systems and advancement of gaseous 
storage systems; and 
(6) other advanced processes and technologies 
that will enable the development of biofuels. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure that the center shall— 
(1) continually update information provided by 
the center; 
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(2) make information available on biotechnology 
processes; and 
(3) make information and assistance provided 
by the center available for those involved in energy 
research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application. 
SEC. 4403. BIOFUELS AND ADVANCED BIOFUELS INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
Section 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16232) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) BIOFUELS AND ADVANCED BIOFUELS INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Assistant Adminis-
trator for Research and Development of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall carry out a program of 
research, development, and demonstration as it relates to 
existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure and 
new alternative distribution infrastructure. The program 
shall focus on the physical and chemical properties of 
biofuels and efforts to prevent or mitigate against adverse 
impacts of those properties in the following areas: 
‘‘(1) Corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, cork, 
fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in pipes 
and storage tanks. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5735 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation 
procedures. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ETHERIDGE, 
and Mr. POE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to disclose their emer-
gency response and evacuation procedures. 
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 ‘‘Virginia Tech Victims 
Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification 
Act’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5736 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
clinic in Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel Ola Lee Mize 
Veterans Clinic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
V 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5415 
For the relief of Vernadette Bader. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2006 
Mr. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Vernadette Bader. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PAYMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREAS-
URY. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to 
Vernadette Bader, of Taylor, Michigan, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
sum of $11,202.68, as compensation for an erroneous cal-
culation made by the National Labor Relations Board in 
the distribution of funds from an employment discrimina-
tion settlement between Taylor Machine Products, Incor-
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porated, and 7 former employees of that corporation, in-
cluding Vernadette Bader. 
SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS. 
The payment made pursuant to section 1 shall be in 
full satisfaction of all claims Vernadette Bader may have 
against the United States for the economic injuries re-
ceived by her as a result of the erroneous calculation de-
scribed in section 1. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY AND AGENT FEES. 
Not more than an amount equal to 10 percent of the 
amount paid pursuant to section 1 may be paid to or re-
ceived by any attorney or agent for services rendered to 
Vernadette Bader with respect to the compensation re-
ferred to in section 1. Any person who violates this section 
shall be subject to a fine under title 18, United States 
Code. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5416 
To provide for grants to conduct research toward the development of a 
vaccine against Valley Fever. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2006 
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for grants to conduct research toward the 
development of a vaccine against Valley Fever. 
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 ‘‘Valley Fever Vaccine 
Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON VACCINE AGAINST VAL-
LEY FEVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In supporting research on the de-
velopment of vaccines against human diseases, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
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Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall make grants for the purpose of conducting re-
search toward the development of a vaccine against coc-
cidioidomycosis (commonly known as Valley Fever). 
(b) SUNSET.—No grant may be made under sub-
section (a) on or after October 1, 2012. The preceding 
sentence does not have any legal effect on payments under 
grants for which amounts appropriated under subsection 
(c) were obligated prior to such date. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2106(a)(4) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘This paragraph shall not 
apply to the estates of decedents dying after Decem-
ber 31, 2009.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gen-
eration-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after Decem-
ber 31, 2009. 
(g) ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO ESTATE TAX.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of 
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001, and the amendments made by such 
provisions, are hereby repealed: 
(A) Subtitles A and E of title V. 
(B) Subsection (d), and so much of sub-
section (f)(3) as relates to subsection (d), of 
section 511. 
(C) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b), and 
paragraph (2) of subsection (e), of section 521. 
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied 
as if such provisions and amendments had never 
been enacted. 
(2) SUNSET NOT TO APPLY.—Section 901 of 
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V (other than 
subtitles F, G, and H thereof) of such Act. 
(3) REPEAL OF DEADWOOD.—
(A) Sections 2011, 2057, and 2604 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby re-
pealed. 
(B) The table of sections for part II of 
subchapter A of chapter 11 of such Code is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
2011. 
(C) The table of sections for part IV of 
subchapter A of chapter 11 of such Code is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
2057. 
(D) The table of sections for subchapter A 
of chapter 13 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 2604. 
SEC. 102. UNIFIED CREDIT INCREASED BY UNUSED UNI-
FIED CREDIT OF DECEASED SPOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 2010 
(defining applicable credit amount), as amended by section 
101(b), is amended by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
EXCLUSION
AMOUNT.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the applicable exclusion 
amount is the sum of—
‘‘(A) the basic exclusion amount, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a surviving spouse, the 
aggregate deceased spousal unused exclusion 
amount. 
‘‘(3) BASIC EXCLUSION AMOUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the basic exclusion amount is as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2010, 
$3,750,000. 
‘‘(ii) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2011, 
$4,000,000. 
‘‘(iii) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2012, 
$4,250,000. 
‘‘(iv) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2013, 
$4,500,000. 
‘‘(v) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2014, 
$4,750,000. 
‘‘(vi) For calendar year 2015 and 
thereafter, $5,000,000. 
‘‘(B) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any decedent dying in a calendar year
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(ii) by striking ‘‘loss’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘person’’ and inserting ‘‘loss, 
if’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘such entity or party or finance facility’’ 
before ‘‘was’’; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the violation or practice involved a 
reckless disregard for the law or any applicable 
regulations or prior order of the Director;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘loan 
or’’ before ‘‘asset’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or entity-af-
filiated party’’— 
(A) before ‘‘or any executive’’; and 
(B) before the period at the end; and 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘enterprise’’ and inserting 
‘‘regulated entity, finance facility,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or director’’ and inserting 
‘‘director, or entity-affiliated party’’.
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SEC. 1152. TEMPORARY CEASE AND DESIST PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 1372 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4632) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Director determines 
that the actions specified in the notice of charges 
served upon a regulated entity or any entity-affiliated 
party pursuant to section 1371(a), or the continu-
ation thereof, is likely to cause insolvency or signifi-
cant dissipation of assets or earnings of that entity, 
or is likely to weaken the condition of that entity 
prior to the completion of the proceedings conducted 
pursuant to sections 1371 and 1373, the Director 
may— 
‘‘(A) issue a temporary order requiring that 
regulated entity or entity-affiliated party to 
cease and desist from any such violation or prac-
tice; and 
‘‘(B) require that regulated entity or entity- 
affiliated party to take affirmative action to pre-
vent or remedy such insolvency, dissipation, con-
dition, or prejudice pending completion of such 
proceedings.
SEC. 202. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEW MAR-
KETS TAX CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 45D(f)(1)(D) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2007, and 2008’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS REGARDING NON-METROPOLITAN 
COUNTIES.—Section 45D(i) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) which ensure that non-metropolitan coun-
ties receive a proportional allocation of qualified eq-
uity investments.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 203. ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND LOCAL GEN-
ERAL SALES TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 164(b)(5)(I) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH 
CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 41(h)(1)(B) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
45C(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after December 31, 2005. 
(b) INCREASE IN RATES OF ALTERNATIVE INCRE-
MENTAL CREDIT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
41(c)(4) (relating to election of alternative incre-
mental credit) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2.65 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3 percent’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘3.2 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘4 percent’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘3.75 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 percent’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after December 31, 2006. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE SIMPLIFIED CREDIT FOR QUALI-
FIED RESEARCH EXPENSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 41 
(relating to base amount) is amended by redesig-
nating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) 
and (7), respectively, and by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE SIMPLIFIED 
CREDIT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the election of the 
taxpayer, the credit determined under sub-
section (a)(1) shall be equal to 12 percent of so 
much of the qualified research expenses for the 
taxable year as exceeds 50 percent of the aver-
age qualified research expenses for the 3 tax-
able years preceding the taxable year for which 
the credit is being determined. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
IN
CASE
OF
NO 
QUALIFIED RESEARCH EXPENSES IN ANY OF 3 
PRECEDING TAXABLE YEARS.—
‘‘(i) TAXPAYERS TO WHICH SUBPARA-
GRAPH
APPLIES.—The credit under this 
paragraph shall be determined under this 
subparagraph if the taxpayer has no quali-
fied research expenses in any one of the 3 
taxable years preceding the taxable year 
for which the credit is being determined.
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—An order 
issued under paragraph (1) may include any require-
ment authorized under subsection 1371(d).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or director’’ and inserting 
‘‘director, or entity-affiliated party’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘enterprise’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘regulated entity’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘enterprise’’ 
each place that term appears and inserting ‘‘regulated 
entity’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or director’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘director, or entity- 
affiliated party’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘An enterprise’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘A regulated entity’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘request the Attorney Gen-
eral of the United States to’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or may, under the direc-
tion and control of the Attorney General, bring 
such action’’.
‘‘(ii) CREDIT RATE.—The credit de-
termined under this subparagraph shall be 
equal to 6 percent of the qualified research 
expenses for the taxable year. 
‘‘(C) ELECTION.—An election under this 
paragraph shall apply to the taxable year for 
which made and all succeeding taxable years 
unless revoked with the consent of the Sec-
retary. An election under this paragraph may 
not be made for any taxable year to which an 
election under paragraph (4) applies.’’. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH ELECTION OF ALTER-
NATIVE INCREMENTAL CREDIT.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 41(c)(4)(B) 
(relating to election) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘An election under this 
paragraph may not be made for any taxable 
year to which an election under paragraph (5) 
applies.’’. 
(B) TRANSITION RULE.—In the case of an 
election under section 41(c)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 which applies to the tax-
able year which includes the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, such election shall be treated 
as revoked with the consent of the Secretary of
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5419 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over the 
Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State’s admission 
to the Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2006 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of 
a State over the Capitol each year on the anniversary 
of the date of the State’s admission to the Union. 
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 ‘‘State Admission Day 
Recognition Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FLYING STATE FLAG OVER CAPITOL ON ANNIVER-
SARY OF STATE’S ADMISSION TO UNION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To honor the anniversary of each 
State’s admission to the Union, the Architect of the Cap-
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itol shall fly the flag of the State over the Capitol each 
year on the anniversary of the date of the State’s admis-
sion to the Union. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall fly the first flag of a State over the Capitol 
under this section on the first September 9 which 
occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
in honor of the anniversary of the admission of Cali-
fornia to the Union. 
(2) TREATMENT OF FIRST FLAG FLOWN.—The 
Architect shall present the first State flag flown over 
the Capitol under this section (as described in para-
graph (1)) to the Native Sons and Daughters of the 
Golden West. 
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ed by striking ‘‘section 1397E(i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1397E(l)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) EXTENSION.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to obligations issued after 
December 31, 2005. 
(2) SPECIAL RULES.—The amendments made 
by subsection (b) shall apply to obligations issued 
after the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant 
to allocations of the national zone academy bond 
limitation for calendar years after 2005. 
SEC. 208. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOL TEACHERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
62(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘or 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005, 2006, or 2007’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 209. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXPENSING OF 
BROWNFIELDS REMEDIATION COSTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 198 is 
amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’.
(b) EXPANSION.—Section 198(d)(1) (defining haz-
ardous substance) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) any petroleum product (as defined in 
section 4612(a)(3)).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred 
after December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 210. TAX INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF ZONE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 
1400 is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to periods beginning 
after December 31, 2005. 
(b) 
TAX-EXEMPT
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT 
BONDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
1400A is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘2007’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to bonds issued after 
December 31, 2005. 
(c) ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
1400B is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 1400B(e)(2) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2010’’ in the heading 
thereof and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(B) Section 1400B(g)(2) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(C) Section 1400F(d) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(A) EXTENSION.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to acquisitions 
after December 31, 2005. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made by paragraph (2) shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.—
SEC. 223. DISCLOSURES OF CERTAIN TAX RETURN INFOR-
MATION. 
(a) DISCLOSURES TO FACILITATE COMBINED EM-
PLOYMENT TAX REPORTING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
6103(d)(5) (relating to termination) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to disclosures after De-
cember 31, 2006. 
(b) DISCLOSURES RELATING TO TERRORIST ACTIVI-
TIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (iv) of section 
6103(i)(3)(C) and subparagraph (E) of section 
6103(i)(7) are each amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to disclosures after De-
cember 31, 2006. 
(c) DISCLOSURES RELATING TO STUDENT LOANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
6103(l)(13) (relating to termination) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to requests made after 
December 31, 2006.