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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1535 
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
with respect to the identification of high priority corridors and the 
inclusion of certain route segments on the Interstate System, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. FARENTHOLD (for himself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HALL, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. REYES, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE of 
Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 
CARTER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. 
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. SMITH 
of Texas, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
MARCHANT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. HENSARLING, and Mr. PAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 with respect to the identification of high 
priority corridors and the inclusion of certain route seg-
ments on the Interstate System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY COR-
RIDORS AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE 
SEGMENTS ON INTERSTATE SYSTEM. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS 
ON
NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.—Section 
1105(c)(18)(D) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) include United States Route 83 
from United States Route 281 to United 
States Route 77.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON 
INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A)(ii) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
(Public Law 102–240) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘(except that this clause 
does not apply to any segment of a portion of a route re-
ferred to in paragraph (18)(D) or (20) of subsection (c))’’. 
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(b) of section 735 is pending and until a decision
upon that review is rendered.’’.
(b) The table of contents for such title VII is
amended by adding after the entry for section 739 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 740A. Private remedy for injury resulting from dumping.’’.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1536 
To provide for the disposition of the retiring Space Shuttles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
NUGENT, Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the disposition of the retiring Space Shuttles. 
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 ‘‘Space Shuttle Retire-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPACE SHUTTLE DISPOSITION. 
The following locations shall be home to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s retiring Space 
Shuttles: 
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(d) TREATMENT
OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Section 
203(d) (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E), or 
(H)’’. 
SEC. 7. PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 
(a) CLASSIFICATION PETITIONS.—Section 204(a)(1) 
(8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partnership’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each 
place it appears; 
(3) in subparagraph (A)(v)(I), by inserting 
‘‘permanent partner,’’ after ‘‘is the spouse,’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or termination of the 
permanent partnership’’ after ‘‘divorce’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, permanent partner,’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(1) The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex 
in Florida shall be home to the Shuttle Atlantis. 
(2) The California Science Center in Los Ange-
les, California, shall be home to the Shuttle Enter-
prise. 
(3) The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space 
Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia 
shall be home to the Shuttle Discovery. 
(4) Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, 
shall be home to the Shuttle Endeavour. 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and 
the first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); 
and 
(C) in clause (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by in-
serting ‘‘(or the termination of the permanent 
partnership)’’ after ‘‘termination of the mar-
riage’’. 
(b) IMMIGRATION
FRAUD
PREVENTION.—Section 
204(c) (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON PETITIONS BASED ON MAR-
RIAGES ENTERED WHILE IN EXCLUSION OR DEPORTA-
TION PROCEEDINGS.—Section 204(g) (8 U.S.C. 1154(g)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ after 
‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
(d) SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS TO PETITION.—Section 
204(h) (8 U.S.C. 1154(h)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partnership’’ 
after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears; and 
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social security account number of such employee, such em-
ployer— 
‘‘(1) shall cease to include such social security 
account number on statements provided to the em-
ployee under subsection (a), but 
‘‘(2) shall continue to include such social secu-
rity account number on duplicates of such state-
ments provided to the Secretary under subsection 
(d).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO DIS-
CLOSURE.— 
(1) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 6103(a) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘or (21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(21), or (23)’’. 
(2) PROCEDURES
AND
RECORDKEEPING
RE-
LATED TO DISCLOSURES.—Paragraph (4) of section 
6103(p) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘or 
(20)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(20), or 
(23)’’. 
(3) UNAUTHORIZED
DISCLOSURE
OR
INSPEC-
TION.—Paragraph (2) of section 7213(a) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or (21)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(21), or (23)’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1047
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include, as a home
health service, nutritional counseling provided by or under the supervision
of a registered dietitian.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1993
Mrs. BYRNE introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include,
as a home health service, nutritional counseling provided
by or under the supervision of a registered dietitian.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) section 1861(m) of the Social Security Act is
amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (6) thereof,
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (B)
of paragraph (7) thereof; and
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(3) by adding after clause (7) thereof (but be-
fore the phrase beginning with the words ‘‘excluding,
however,’’) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) nutritional counseling provided by or
under the supervision of a registered dietitian;’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be
applicable only in the case of services furnished after the
month which follows the month in which this Act is en-
acted.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1048
To amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1993
Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. COOPER, Mr. GORDON, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(A) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act of 1993 ’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
Act.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Section 401 (49 U.S.C. 1981) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘reliability;’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘that a designation by a State on the title that
such vehicle has previously sustained major damage
or has been rebuilt after being declared ‘junk’ or
‘salvage’ is an important factor in evaluating the
value and safety of such automobile;’’, and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘or vehicles for which States have previously issued
a title brand indicating prior severe damage’’.
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS UPON TRANSFER OF
OWNERSHIP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Section 408 (49 U.S.C. 1988) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘on the title’’
after ‘‘disclosure’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h)(1) Any motor vehicle the ownership of which is
transferred may not be licensed for use in any State unless
the State discloses on the title whether records readily ac-
cessible to it indicate—
‘‘(A) whether the vehicle was previously issued
a title that bore any word or symbol signifying that
the vehicle was ‘salvage’, ‘junk’, ‘reconstructed’, or
‘rebuilt’ or that it has been damaged by flood, and
‘‘(B) if it was issued such a title, which State
first issued such a title.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act
of 1993, prescribe by rule the manner in which a
State shall disclose the information described in
paragraph (1)(A) and the manner in which such in-
formation shall be retained, and
‘‘(B) not later than 12 months after the date
of the enactment of such Act, in consultation with
the task force established under section 140(a) of
the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 2401
note), prescribe the manner in which and the cir-
cumstances under which States shall signify that a
vehicle has previously sustained major damage.’’.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1539 
To repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act and to restore Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 
436(g) repealed by such section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. CLARKE of Michigan) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re-
form and Consumer Protection Act and to restore Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission Rule 436(g) repealed by 
such section. 
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 ‘‘Asset-Backed Market 
Stabilization Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RULE RELATING TO A CERTAIN 
EXEMPTION FOR RATING AGENCIES. 
Effective as of the date of enactment of the Dodd- 
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(Public Law 111–203), section 939G of such Act is re-
pealed, and the regulation repealed by such section is re-
stored or revived as if such section had not been enacted. 
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Union Calendar No. 125 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1539 
[Report No. 112–196] 
To repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act and to restore Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 
436(g) repealed by such section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. CLARKE of Michigan) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
AUGUST 12, 2011 
Additional sponsor: Mr. GARRETT 
AUGUST 12, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re-
form and Consumer Protection Act and to restore Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission Rule 436(g) repealed by 
such section. 
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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 ‘‘Asset-Backed Market 
Stabilization Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RULE RELATING TO A CERTAIN 
EXEMPTION FOR RATING AGENCIES. 
Effective as of the date of enactment of the Dodd- 
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(Public Law 111–203), section 939G of such Act is re-
pealed, and the regulation repealed by such section is re-
stored or revived as if such section had not been enacted. 
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Union Calendar No. 125 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1539 
[Report No. 112–196] 
A BILL 
To repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and 
to restore Securities and Exchange Commission 
Rule 436(g) repealed by such section. 
AUGUST 12, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 153 
To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used 
to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HALL, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. AKIN, 
Mr. COLE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SAM 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. 
LATTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency 
to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade pro-
gram for greenhouse gases, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Affordable 
Energy Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR CAP-AND-TRADE 
PROGRAM FOR GREENHOUSE GASES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise available 
for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency may be used to implement or enforce— 
(1) a cap-and-trade program; or 
(2) any statutory or regulatory requirement 
pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse 
gases from stationary sources that is issued or be-
comes applicable or effective after January 1, 2011, 
including— 
(A) any such requirement under section 
111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) or 
part C of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7470 
et seq.); and 
(B) any such permitting requirement 
under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘cap-and-trade program’’ means 
any regulatory program established after the date of 
enactment of this Act that provides for the sale, auc-
tion, or other distribution of a limited amount of al-
lowances that permit the emission of one or more 
greenhouse gases. 
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(2) The term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ includes, with 
respect to a cap-and-trade program under subsection 
(a)(1) or a requirement under subsection (a)(2), any 
of the following: 
(A) Carbon dioxide. 
(B) Methane. 
(C) Nitrous oxide. 
(D) Sulfur hexafluoride. 
(E) Hydrofluorocarbons. 
(F) Perfluorocarbons. 
(G) Any other anthropogenic gas des-
ignated as a greenhouse gas for purposes of 
such cap-and-trade program or such require-
ment. 
(3) The term ‘‘stationary source’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 111(a)(3) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(3)). 
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act, shall be subject to forfeiture to the United
States.
(2) Upon the forfeiture to the United States of
any item described in paragraph (1), or upon the
abandonment or waiver of any claim to any such
item, it shall be disposed of by the Secretary, or the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating, as the case may be, in such a
manner, consistent with the purposes of this Act, as
may be prescribed by regulation.
(e) APPLICATION OF LAWS.—All provisions of law re-
lating to the seizure, forfeiture, and condemnation of prop-
erty (including vessels) for violation of the customs laws,
the disposition of the property or the proceeds from the
sale thereof, and the remission or mitigation of the forfeit-
ure, shall apply to the seizures and forfeitures incurred,
or alleged to have been incurred, and the compromise of
claims, under the provisions of this Act, insofar as such
provisions of law are applicable and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act; except that all powers, rights,
and duties conferred or imposed by the customs laws may,
for the purposes of this Act, also be exercised or performed
by the Secretary, or the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating, or by such officers
or employees of the United States as the Secretary or the
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1052
To authorize States to regulate the treatment, disposal, and other disposition
of solid waste.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1993
Ms. DANNER (for herself, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
A BILL
To authorize States to regulate the treatment, disposal, and
other disposition of solid waste.
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 ‘‘States Solid Waste
Regulatory Authority Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SOLID WASTE.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 4011. STATE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SOLID
WASTE.
‘‘(a) LAWS REGULATING TREATMENT
AND DIS-
POSAL.—
‘‘(1) FEES.—
‘‘(A) Subject to the limitations described in
this paragraph, each State is authorized to
enact and enforce laws imposing and collecting
fees in connection with the treatment, disposal,
or other disposition within such State of solid
waste generated in another State.
‘‘(B) Beginning in calendar year 1994, any
increase in a fee described in subparagraph (A)
may not exceed an amount which is equal to the
base amount multiplied by the applicable per-
centage for such calendar year.
‘‘(C) The applicable percentage for cal-
endar years, beginning with calendar year 1994,
shall be determined in accordance with the fol-
lowing table:
The applicable
‘‘In calendar year:
percentage is:
‘‘1994 .........................................................
‘‘1995 .........................................................
100
‘‘1996 .........................................................
150
‘‘1997 .........................................................
200
‘‘1998 and thereafter ................................. (Such amount as
the receiving State
may determine).
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘base amount’ means the fee imposed by
the State on December 31, 1993, or, if no fee
was imposed on December 31, 1993, the fee
first imposed by the State after such date.
‘‘(E) In the case of any State that imposes
a fee after December 31, 1993, the table in
subparagraph (C) shall be applied—
‘‘(i) by substituting the first calendar
year beginning after the calendar year in
which such fee is imposed for 1994;
‘‘(ii) by substituting the second cal-
endar year beginning after the calendar
year in which such fee is imposed for
1995;
‘‘(iii) by substituting the third cal-
endar year beginning after the calendar
year in which such fee is imposed for
1996; and
‘‘(iv) by substituting the fourth cal-
endar year beginning after the calendar
year in which such fee is imposed for
1997.