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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6228 
To limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Ms. MANNING (for herself, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, 
Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. NEWMAN, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs, 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 ‘‘Capping Prescription 
Costs Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CAP ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST-SHARING. 
(a) QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS.—Section 1302(c) of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18022(c)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding cost-sharing with respect to prescription 
drugs covered by the plan’’ after ‘‘charges’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST-SHARING.— 
‘‘(A) 2023.—For plan years beginning in 
2023, the cost-sharing incurred under a health 
plan with respect to prescription drugs covered 
by the plan shall not exceed $250 per month for 
each enrolled individual, or $500 for each fam-
ily. 
‘‘(B) 2024 AND LATER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
plan year beginning in a calendar year 
after 2023, the limitation under this para-
graph shall be equal to the applicable dol-
lar amount under subparagraph (A) for 
plan years beginning in 2023, increased by 
an amount equal to the product of that 
amount and the medical care component of 
the consumer price index for all urban con-
sumers (as published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics) for that year. 
‘‘(ii) ADJUSTMENT
TO
AMOUNT.—If 
the amount of any increase under clause 
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(i) is not a multiple of $5, such increase 
shall be rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $5.’’. 
(b) GROUP HEALTH PLANS.—Section 2707(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–6(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘annual’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) of section 
1302(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (5) of 
section 1302(c) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect with respect to 
plans beginning after December 31, 2022. 
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tion account of the Secretary concerned to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (e). 
(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall use 
amounts provided to the respective accounts estab-
lished under subsection (a) as follows: 
(A) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
subsection 
(c)(1)(A) to carry out management activities for 
active wildfires through the Forest Service, ex-
cept that none of the amounts may be used for 
the operation of aircraft. 
(B) The Secretary of the Interior shall use 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
subsection 
(c)(1)(B) to carry out management activities 
for active wildfires, except that none of the 
amounts may be used for the operation of air-
craft. 
(C) The Secretary concerned shall use 
amounts appropriated under subsection (c)(2) 
to acquire, by contract or purchase, and use 
aircraft, including unmanned aerial systems, for 
operations relating to wildland fires. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary concerned 
shall not use to carry out any activity authorized by 
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project that has already been completed or 
is otherwise fully funded. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT.—Nothing in this para-
graph— 
‘‘(I) expands the authority of the 
Federal Government over nonnav-
igable waters; or 
‘‘(II) authorizes the Secretary to 
regulate the conduct of water quality 
projects.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6230 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate lead oxide, anti-
mony, and sulfuric acid as taxable chemicals under the Superfund excise 
taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Mr. MEUSER (for himself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. HARTZLER, and Mr. LONG) 
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 eliminate 
lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid as taxable chemi-
cals under the Superfund excise taxes. 
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 ‘‘USA Batteries Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Superfund fee established in Public 
Law 117–58 makes American manufacturing less 
competitive by imposing a tax on chemicals used in 
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domestic battery production that is not levied on im-
ported batteries. 
(2) America’s lead battery industry has a $23.6 
billion domestic economic impact annually and cre-
ates more than 25,000 direct jobs in 38 States. 
(3) Lead batteries have a 99 percent recycling 
rate and are a truly sustainable energy storage tech-
nology. 
(4) Lead batteries are critical for many sectors, 
including defense, transportation, logistics, tele-
communications, and energy generation. 
(5) Increased taxes on domestic production cre-
ate a disadvantage for American manufacturers and 
reduce the global competitiveness of the domestic 
lead battery industry by increasing the costs of key 
raw materials. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF LEAD OXIDE, ANTIMONY, AND 
SULFURIC ACID AS TAXABLE CHEMICALS 
UNDER SUPERFUND EXCISE TAXES. 
The table in section 4661(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended by Public Law 117–58, is 
amended by striking the rows relating to lead oxide, anti-
mony, and sulfuric acid. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6234 
To improve the governmental process for recommending applications for 
clemency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. BUSH, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. BASS, Ms. OMAR, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. JONES, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To improve the governmental process for recommending 
applications for clemency, 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 ‘‘Fair and Independent 
Experts in Clemency Act’’ or the ‘‘FIX Clemency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S. CLEMENCY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established an inde-
pendent board to be known as the ‘‘U.S. Clemency Board’’ 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The duties of the Board 
shall be to— 
(A) recommend individuals for clemency 
directly to the President; 
(B) make available applications for clem-
ency in English and Spanish; 
(C) review applications for any person con-
victed of a Federal offense or experiencing Fed-
eral collateral consequences requesting a par-
don, commutation, remission of a fine or for-
feiture or restoration of civil and political 
rights, not later than 18 months after submis-
sion of such application; 
(D) maintain public statistics and records 
of all acts of clemency granted by each Presi-
dent; 
(E) compile research reports on relevant 
subjects; 
(F) transmit an annual report to Congress 
outlining the Board’s activities, feedback from 
applicants, and recommendations disaggregated 
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108 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘or section 1903A’’ after ‘‘was 
made under this section’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘or section 1903A’’ after 
‘‘under subsection (a)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘under this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘, with respect 
to this section or section 1903A, 
under this subsection’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘under this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘under the respec-
tive section’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘or 
section 1903A’’ after ‘‘overpayment under 
this section’’. 
(3) CONFORMING WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 
1115(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1315(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 1903’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1903, or 1903A’’. 
(4) REPORT
ON
ADDITIONAL
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS NEEDED.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the con-
tracts, payment made to a recovery audit 
contractor for recovery activities conducted 
during fiscal year 2022 or any fiscal year 
thereafter shall, in the case that the con-
tractor has a complex audit denial overturn 
rate at the end of such fiscal year (as cal-
culated under the methodology described in 
clause (iv)) that is 0.1 or greater, be re-
duced in an amount determined in accord-
ance with clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PAYMENT REDUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) SLIDING SCALE OF AMOUNT 
OF
REDUCTIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish, for purposes of deter-
mining the amount of a reduction in 
payment to a recovery audit con-
tractor under clause (i) for recovery 
activities conducted during fiscal year, 
a linear sliding scale of payment re-
ductions for recovery audit contrac-
tors for such fiscal year. Under such 
linear sliding scale, the amount of 
such a reduction in payment to a re-
covery audit contractor for a fiscal 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6237 
To prevent the admission of any member or leader of the Revolutionary 
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) into the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GIMENEZ, 
Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. VAN 
DREW, Ms. HERRELL, and Mr. JACKSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prevent the admission of any member or leader of the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) into 
the United States, 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 ‘‘No Foreign Adver-
saries Residing in our Communities Act’’ or the ‘‘No 
FARC Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTING ENTRY OF REVOLUTIONARY ARMED 
FORCES 
OF 
COLOMBIA 
(FARC) 
PARTICI-
PANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a consular officer shall deny all classes of im-
migrant and nonimmigrant visas to, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall deny admission into the United 
States to, any alien who the Secretary of State determines 
is a present member or was a former member of the Revo-
lutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis only if the 
President determines and certifies in writing to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate that the admission of a specified alien is 
in the national interests of the United States. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6238 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase 
Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Ms. STANSBURY (for herself, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. COLE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, 
and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation 
and efficiency grants, 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 ‘‘WaterSMART Access 
for Tribes Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT. 
Section 9504(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Omnibus Public 
Land 
Management 
Act 
of 
2009 
(42 
U.S.C. 
10364(a)(3)(E)(i)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘subclause 
(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘subclauses (II) and (III)’’; and 
(2) after subclause (II), by inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) WAIVER; 
REDUCTION.— 
With respect to a grant or other 
agreement entered into under para-
graph (1) between the Secretary and 
an Indian tribe, the Secretary may re-
duce or waive the non-Federal share 
(and increase the Federal share ac-
cordingly) of the cost of any infra-
structure improvement or activity that 
is the subject of that grant or other 
agreement if the Secretary determines 
that the Indian tribe does not have 
sufficient funds to pay such cost 
share.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7066 
To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons 
owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions 
on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same 
extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2022 
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require United States financial institutions to ensure 
entities and persons owned or controlled by the institu-
tion comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Fed-
eration and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent 
as the institution itself, 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 ‘‘Russia and Belarus 
Financial Sanctions Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A United States financial institu-
tion shall take all actions necessary and available to cause 
any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution 
to comply with any provision of law described in sub-
section (b) to the same extent as required of a United 
States financial institution. 
(b) PROVISION OF LAW DESCRIBED.—A provision of 
law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limi-
tation described in statute, regulation or order applicable 
to a United States financial institution concerning the 
Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involv-
ing— 
(1) the conduct of transactions; 
(2) the acceptance of deposits; 
(3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, 
or brokering of loans or credits; 
(4) the purchasing or selling of foreign ex-
change, securities, commodity futures, or options; 
(5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers de-
scribed under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; 
or 
(6) any other good or service provided by a 
United States financial institution. 
(c) PENALTY.—A United States financial institution 
that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties 
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described in the applicable statute, regulation or order ap-
plicable to a United States financial Institution. 
(d) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States financial 
institution’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘U.S. finan-
cial institution’’ under section 561.309 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
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tation, animal handling, or sampling by the Wuhan 
Institute of Virology, or another lab conducting simi-
lar research. 
(9) Any other subject the Commission deter-
mines relevant to understanding the origins of 
COVID–19, the United States response to COVID– 
19, and developing recommendations to prepare for 
future pandemics. 
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) 
HEARINGS
AND
EVIDENCE.—The 
Commission or, as delegated by the chair and 
vice chair, any subcommittee or member there-
of, may, for the purpose of carrying out this 
section— 
(i) hold such hearings and sit and act 
at such times and places, take such testi-
mony, receive such evidence, administer 
such oaths, as the Commission or such 
designated subcommittee or designated 
member may determine advisable; and 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (B)(i), 
require, by subpoena or otherwise, the at-
tendance and testimony of such witnesses 
and the production of such books, records, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gabriella Miller Kids 
First Research Act 2.0’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
402A(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
282a(a)(2))— 
(A) in the heading— 
(i) by striking ‘‘10-YEAR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘THROUGH
COMMON 
FUND’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Common Fund’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to the Division of Program Co-
ordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘10-Year’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘and reserved under sub-
section (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section’’; and 
(E) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027’’; 
(2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of 
section 402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking 
‘‘section 
402(b)(7)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
402(b)(7)(B)(i)’’; and
(3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
282(b)(7)(B)(ii)), by striking ‘‘the Common Fund’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Division of Program Coordina-
tion, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC 
RESEARCH. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health should continue to oversee and coordinate research 
that is conducted or supported by the National Institutes 
of Health for research on pediatric cancer and other pedi-
atric diseases and conditions, including through the Pedi-
atric Research Initiative Fund. 
(b) 
AVOIDING
DUPLICATION.—Section 
402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
shall prioritize, as appropriate, such pediatric research 
that does not duplicate existing research activities of the 
National Institutes of Health’’ before ‘‘; and’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND INVESTMENTS IN PEDI-
ATRIC RESEARCH. 
Not later than 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that—
(1) details pediatric research projects and ini-
tiatives receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 
402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)); and 
(2) summarizes advancements made in pediatric 
research with funds allocated pursuant to section 
402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 623 
AN ACT 
To extend the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric 
Research Program at the National Institutes of 
Health, and for other purposes.
IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 623 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To extend the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research 
Program at the National Institutes of Health, 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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HR 623 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gabriella Miller Kids 
First Research Act 2.0’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
402A(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
282a(a)(2))— 
(A) in the heading— 
(i) by striking ‘‘10-YEAR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘THROUGH
COMMON 
FUND’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Common Fund’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to the Division of Program Co-
ordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘10-Year’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘and reserved under sub-
section (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section’’; and 
(E) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027’’; 
(2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of 
section 402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking 
‘‘section 
402(b)(7)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
402(b)(7)(B)(i)’’; and 
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