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programs administered by the local edu-
cational agency; 
‘‘(iv) homeless families, children, and 
youths receive referrals to health care serv-
ices, dental services, mental health and 
substances abuse services, housing services, 
and other appropriate services; 
‘‘(v) the parents or guardians of 
homeless children and youths are informed 
of the educational and related opportuni-
ties available to their children and are pro-
vided with meaningful opportunities to par-
ticipate in the education of their children; 
‘‘(vi) public notice of the educational 
rights of homeless children and youths is 
disseminated in locations frequented by 
parents or guardians of such children and 
youths, and unaccompanied youths, includ-
ing schools, shelters, public libraries, and 
soup kitchens in a manner and form un-
derstandable to the parents and guardians 
of homeless children and youths, and unac-
companied youths; 
‘‘(vii) enrollment disputes are medi-
ated in accordance with paragraph (3)(E);
SEC. 204. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN
UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS.
The Secretary of the Navy shall require, to the maxi-
mum extent possible, as a condition of a transfer of a ves-
sel under this title, that the country to which the vessel
is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the
vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces
of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the
United States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5518 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the continuing professional 
education reimbursement provided to health professionals employed by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
continuing professional education reimbursement pro-
vided to health professionals employed by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Assuring Quality Care 
for Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL 
EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7411 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘board-certified physician or 
dentist appointed under section 7401(1) of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘health professional appointed 
under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this 
title’’; 
(3) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,600’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘required to maintain licen-
sure’’ after ‘‘professional education’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘No such health professional may receive re-
imbursement under this section and reimbursement 
for the same expenses incurred for continuing pro-
fessional education provided by a Department med-
ical center.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 7411. Full-time health professionals: reimburse-
ment of continuing professional edu-
cation expenses’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
7411 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘7411. Full-time health professionals: reimbursement of continuing professional 
education expenses.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 551 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early 
college high schools and other dual enrollment programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to support early college high schools and other dual 
enrollment programs. 
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 ‘‘Fast Track to College 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to increase secondary 
school graduation rates and the percentage of students 
who complete a recognized postsecondary credential by the 
age of 26, including among low-income students and stu-
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) WORLDWIDE
LEVEL
OF
DIVERSITY
IMMI-
GRANTS.—Section 201 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by striking subsection (e). 
(b) ALLOCATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISAS.— 
Section 203 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 
(c),’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b),’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) 
and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), and 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) and (b)’’. 
(c) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amend-
ed— 
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Calendar No. 467
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3121
AN ACT
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
the Arms Export Control Act to make improve-
ments to certain defense and security assistance
provisions under those Acts, to authorize the
transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign coun-
tries, and for other purposes.
JUNE 26, 1996
Reported with amendments
II
Calendar No. 467
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3121
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 17, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
JUNE 26, 1996
Reported by Mr. HELMS, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms
Export Control Act to make improvements to certain
defense and security assistance provisions under those
Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain
foreign countries, 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I—DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 1—MILITARY And AND RELATED ASSISTANCE
(B) Subparagraph (B) of section 32(b)(2) 
is amended by striking ‘‘increased by’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘increased by 
$3,000.’’. 
(4) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.—Section 
6213(g)(2), as amended by section 14(a)(2), is 
amended by striking subparagraph (P). 
(5) MAKING WORK PAY CREDIT.— 
(A) Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A 
of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 36A 
(and by striking the item relating to such sec-
tion in the table of sections for such subpart). 
(B) 
Subparagraph 
(A) 
of 
section 
6211(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘, 36A’’. 
(C) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by 
striking subparagraph (N). 
(6) GENERAL BUSINESS CREDITS.—Subsection 
(d) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph 
(3). 
(7) LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.—Subclause 
(I) of section 42(h)(3)(C)(ii) is amended by striking 
‘‘($1.50 for 2001)’’. 
(8) MINIMUM TAX CREDIT.— 
(A)(i) Section 53 is amended by striking 
subsections (e) and (f). 
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103 
the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and 
Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
(3) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Section 133(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2153(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
(4) PREREQUISITES FOR OFFERS.—Section 134 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2154) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan 
Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘section 3 of the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015’’. 
(5) INFORMATION AND ADVICE FROM PRIVATE 
AND PUBLIC SECTORS.—Section 135 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3 of the Bipartisan Congressional 
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 
2015’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5520 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
immigrant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 
Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. GOODLATTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
the diversity immigrant program. 
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— 
(1) the ‘‘Security and Fairness Enhancement 
for America Act of 2014’’; or 
(2) the ‘‘SAFE for America Act’’. 
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(1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2014. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3124
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of
depreciable business assets which may be expensed, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mr. FOX of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. CANADY
of Florida, and Mr. BARR of Georgia) 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 increase
the amount of depreciable business assets which may
be expensed, 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. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Paragraph (1) of section
179(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
dollar limitation) is amended by striking ‘‘$17,500’’ and
inserting ‘‘$50,000’’.
(b) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SECTION 179 PROP-
ERTY AT WHICH PHASEOUT BEGINS.—Paragraph (2) of
section 179(b) of such Code (relating to reduction in limi-
tation) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$300,000’’.
(c) INCREASE
IN SECTION 280F LIMITATION
ON
AUTOMOBILES WHICH ARE EXPENSES UNDER SECTION
179.—
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 280F(d) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 179.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), any deduction allowable
under section 179 with respect to any listed
property shall be subject to the limitations of
subsections (a) and (b), and the limitation of
paragraph (3) of this subsection, in the same
manner as if it were a depreciation deduction
allowable under section 168.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR AUTOMOBILES.—
In the case of any deduction allowable under
section 179 with respect to a passenger auto-
mobile, the limitation under subsection (a) for
the 1st taxable year of the recovery period shall
be increased by $15,300.’’
(2) Subparagraph (A) of section 280F(d)(7) of
such Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (d)(1)(B)’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘such subsection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such subsections’’.
(3) Subclause (II) of section 280F(d)(7)(B)(i)
of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(October of
1995 in the case of the dollar amount contained in
subsection (d)(1)(B))’’ after ‘‘October of 1987’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to property placed in service in
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
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years after the date of designation under sub-
section (b)(1), describing— 
(i) how the engineering programs of-
fered by the institution of higher education 
will be improved to emphasize manufac-
turing engineering and curricula related to 
manufacturing industries; 
(ii) how the institution of higher edu-
cation will increase the number of joint 
projects relating to engineering between 
manufacturing firms and the institution of 
higher education; 
(iii) how the institution of higher edu-
cation will increase the number of students 
in the engineering program of the institu-
tion who participate in for-credit intern-
ship, cooperative education, or other simi-
lar programs in manufacturing firms; 
(iv) how the institution of higher edu-
cation will increase the number of students 
who are United States citizens or perma-
nent residents enrolled at the institution 
who receive a bachelor’s degree, a master’s 
degree, or a doctoral degree in engineering 
or applied science, in particular disciplines 
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arms, and Explosives, Department of Justice’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Drug Enforcement Administration’’. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act (except sections 2 and 3) and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(21) CERTAIN REDUCED UNIFORMED SERVICES 
RETIREMENT
PAY.—Section 122(b)(1) is amended 
by striking ‘‘after December 31, 1965,’’. 
(22) 
GREAT
PLAINS
CONSERVATION
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 126(a) is amended by striking para-
graph (6) and by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), 
(9), and (10) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), 
respectively. 
(23) BENEFITS
PROVIDED
TO
VOLUNTEER 
FIREFIGHTERS
AND
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
RE-
SPONDERS.— 
(A) Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 
is amended by striking section 139B (and by 
striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such part). 
(B) Section 3121(a) is amended— 
(i) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (21), 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of 
paragraph (22) and inserting a period, and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (23). 
(C) Section 3306(b) is amended— 
(i) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (18), 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3125
To provide for improvements in financial security for senior citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. FOX of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. STOCKMAN, and Mr. HOSTETTLER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, the Judici-
ary, Rules, Government Reform and Oversight, and the Budget, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To provide for improvements in financial security for senior
citizens.
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senior Citizens Bill
of Rights Act of 1996’’.
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I—LONG-TERM CARE
Sec. 101. Treatment of long-term care insurance.
Sec. 102. Qualified long-term care services treated as medical care.
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of 
paragraph (19) and inserting a period, and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (20). 
(D) Section 3401(a) is amended— 
(i) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (21), 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of 
paragraph (22) and inserting a period, and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (23). 
(24) TREBLE DAMAGE PAYMENTS UNDER THE 
ANTITRUST
LAW.—Section 162(g) is amended by 
striking the last sentence. 
(25) STATE LEGISLATORS’ TRAVEL EXPENSES 
AWAY
FROM
HOME.—Paragraph (4) of section 
162(h) is amended by striking ‘‘For taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 1980, this’’ and in-
serting ‘‘This’’. 
(26) INTEREST.— 
(A) Section 163 is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (6) of sub-
section (d), and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (5) of sub-
section (h). 
(B) Section 56(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
striking clause (ii) and by redesignating clauses 
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(b) AMENDMENT RELATING
TO SECTION 102.— 
Clause (ii) of section 911(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking 
‘‘described in section 1(h)(1)(B) shall be treated as a ref-
erence to such excess as determined’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in section 1(h)(1)(B), and the reference in section 
55(b)(3)(C)(ii) to the excess described in section 
1(h)(1)(C)(ii), shall each be treated as a reference to each 
such excess as determined’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 104.— 
(1) Clause (ii) of section 55(d)(4)(B) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) 
of’’ before ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 55(d)(4) is 
amended by striking ‘‘increase’’ and inserting ‘‘in-
creased amount’’. 
(d) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 310.— 
Clause (iii) of section 6431(f)(3)(A) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘years 
after 2010’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of such allocation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of any such allocation’’. 
(e) AMENDMENT RELATING
TO SECTION 331.— 
Clause (iii) of section 168(k)(4)(J) is amended by striking 
‘‘any taxable year’’ and inserting ‘‘its first taxable year’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5527 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial 
programs for women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Ms. ESTY (for herself and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to support 
entrepreneurial programs for women. 
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 ‘‘Promoting Women in 
Entrepreneurship Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) women make up almost 50 percent of the 
workforce, but less than 25 percent of the workforce 
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in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
(STEM) professions; 
(2) women are less likely to focus on the STEM 
disciplines in undergraduate and graduate study; 
(3) only 26 percent of women who do attain de-
grees in STEM fields work in STEM jobs; 
(4) there is an increasing demand for individ-
uals with STEM degrees to extend their focus be-
yond the laboratory so they can be leaders in dis-
covery commercialization; 
(5) studies have shown that technology and 
commercialization ventures are more successful when 
women are in top management positions; and 
(6) the National Science Foundation’s mission 
includes supporting women in STEM disciplines. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORTING WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURIAL PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 33 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op-
portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(12) support entrepreneurial programs that 
recruit and support women to extend their focus be-
yond the laboratory and into the commercial 
world.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3126
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof
on the Secretary to prove that the cash method of accounting does
not clearly reflect income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania 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 place the
burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash
method of accounting does not clearly reflect income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BURDEN OF PROOF ON SECRETARY TO PROVE
CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING DOES NOT
CLEARLY REFLECT INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 446 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to general
rule for methods of accounting) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a tax-
payer not otherwise precluded under section 447 or 448
from using the cash receipts and disbursements method
of accounting, in any proceeding involving the issue of
whether such method clearly reflects income, the burden
of proof in respect of such issue shall be upon the Sec-
retary.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to proceedings commenced after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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