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‘‘(iii) stock in a foreign corporation
held by a United States person who meets
the requirements of section 1248(a)(2),
and
‘‘(iv) stock in a foreign personal hold-
ing company (as defined in section 552).
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF AMERICAN DEPOSI-
TORY RECEIPTS.—An American depository re-
ceipt for common stock in a foreign corporation
shall be treated as common stock in such cor-
poration.
‘‘(c) INDEXED BASIS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion—
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—The indexed basis for
any asset is—
‘‘(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, in-
creased by
‘‘(B) the applicable inflation adjustment.
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—
The applicable inflation adjustment for any asset is
an amount equal to—
‘‘(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, multi-
plied by
‘‘(B) the percentage (if any) by which—
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
to States to streamline State requirements and proce-
dures for veterans with military emergency medical train-
ing to become civilian emergency medical technicians. 
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 ‘‘Veteran Emergency 
Medical Technician Support Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL 
TRAINING 
TO 
MEET 
REQUIRE-
MENTS 
FOR 
BECOMING 
CIVILIAN 
EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title III of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 314 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 315. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TRAINING TO MEET RE-
QUIREMENTS 
FOR 
BECOMING 
CIVILIAN 
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram consisting of awarding demonstration grants to 
States to streamline State requirements and procedures 
in order to assist veterans who completed military emer-
gency medical technician training while serving in the 
Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, 
licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming 
an emergency medical technician in the State. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received as a dem-
onstration grant under this section shall be used to pre-
pare and implement a plan to streamline State require-
ments and procedures as described in subsection (a), in-
cluding by— 
‘‘(1) determining the extent to which the re-
quirements for the education, training, and skill level 
of emergency medical technicians in the State are 
equivalent to requirements for the education, train-
ing, and skill level of military emergency medical 
technicians; and 
‘‘(2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for 
military emergency medical technicians to forego or 
meet any such equivalent State requirements. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has 
a shortage of emergency medical technicians. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress an annual report on the program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized by section 
751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for 
fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 751(j)(1) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘There is authorized to be appro-
priated’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 315(e), there 
is authorized to be appropriated’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
grants to States to streamline State requirements 
and procedures for veterans with military emer-
gency medical training to become civilian emer-
gency medical technicians.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2360 
To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna 
Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Herit-
age Corridor, and the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, 
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the 
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and 
the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREAS AND CORRIDOR. 
(a) RIVERS
OF
STEEL
NATIONAL
HERITAGE 
AREA.—Section 408 of the Steel Industry American Her-
itage Area Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 
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4256; 127 Stat. 420) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) LACKAWANNA VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA.—Section 108 of the Lackawanna Valley National 
Heritage Area Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–278; 114 
Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(c) DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE 
CORRIDOR.—Section 12 of the Delaware and Lehigh 
Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100–692; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 
123 Stat. 1293; 127 Stat. 420) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(d) SCHUYLKILL RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERIT-
AGE AREA.—Section 209 of the Schuylkill River Valley 
National Heritage Area Act (Public Law 106–278; 114 
Stat. 824) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 15 
years after the date of enactment of this title’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2362 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to urbanized area 
formula grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
urbanized area formula 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 ‘‘Transportation for He-
roes Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5307(c)(1)(D) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(2) in clause (iii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) veteran (as such term is defined 
in section 101 of title 38);’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ON AC-
COUNT OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GEN-
DER IDENTITY. 
Subsection (a)(1) of section 701 of the Equal Credit 
Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on the basis of race, color, reli-
gion, national origin, sex or marital status,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘on the basis of race, color, re-
ligion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, or marital status,’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 702 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
U.S.C. 1691a) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) The term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-re-
lated identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gen-
der-related characteristics of an individual, with or with-
out regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth. 
‘‘(g) The term ‘person’ means a natural person, a 
corporation, government or governmental subdivision or 
agency, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or associa-
tion. 
‘‘(h) The term ‘sexual orientation’ means homosex-
uality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on 
account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CAPUANO, 
Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HIMES, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Ms. PINGREE 
of Maine, Mr. POLIS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. TSONGAS, 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. WAXMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit 
discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender 
identity when extending credit. 
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 ‘‘Freedom from Dis-
crimination in Credit Act of 2013’’. 
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‘‘(i) Any reference to any requirement imposed under 
this title or any provision of this title shall be deemed to 
include a reference to the regulations of the Bureau under 
this title or the provision of this title in question.’’. 
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(3) The table of sections for part III of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
inserting before the first item the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 100. Exclusion for net capital gain.’’. 
(4) The table of parts for subchapter P of chap-
ter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item 
relating to part I. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF BONUS DEPRECIATION AND 
100 PERCENT EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN BUSI-
NESS ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) BONUS DEPRECIATION.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2015’’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(iv) and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2018’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2017’’. 
(2) 100 PERCENT EXPENSING.—Paragraph (5) 
of section 168(k) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(5) TEMPORARY 100 PERCENT BONUS DEPRE-
CIATION.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘100 percent’ for ‘50 percent’ in the case 
of qualified property— 
‘‘(A) which is acquired by the taxpayer 
(under rules similar to the rules of clauses (ii) 
and (iii) of paragraph (2)(A))— 
‘‘(i) after September 8, 2010, and be-
fore January 1, 2012, or 
‘‘(ii) after December 31, 2012, and 
before January 1, 2018, and 
‘‘(B) which is placed in service by the tax-
payer— 
‘‘(i) before January 1, 2012 (January 
1, 2013, in the case of property described 
in subparagraph (2)(B) or (2)(C)), or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of property described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii), before January 1, 
2017 (January 1, 2018, in the case of 
property described in subparagraph (2)(B) 
or (2)(C)).’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO ELECTION TO AC-
CELERATE AMT CREDIT IN LIEU OF BONUS DEPRECIA-
TION.— 
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‘‘(C) such contract is guaranteed renew-
able,
‘‘(D) such contract does not provide for a
cash surrender value or other money that can
be—
‘‘(i) paid, assigned, or pledged as col-
lateral for a loan, or
‘‘(ii) borrowed,
other than as provided in subparagraph (E) or
paragraph (2)(C), and
‘‘(E) all refunds of premiums, and all pol-
icyholder dividends or similar amounts, under
such contract are to be applied as a reduction
in future premiums or to increase future bene-
fits.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(A) PER
DIEM, ETC. PAYMENTS
PER-
MITTED.—A contract shall not fail to be de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of para-
graph (1) by reason of payments being made on
a per diem or other periodic basis without re-
gard to the expenses incurred during the period
to which the payments relate.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO MEDI-
CARE.—
‘‘ ‘(ii) the net capital gain taking into ac-
count only gain or loss properly taken into ac-
count for the portion of the taxable year after
December 31, 1994, plus
‘‘ ‘(B) a tax of 35 percent of the excess (if any)
of—
‘‘ ‘(i) the net capital gain for the taxable
year, over
‘‘ ‘(ii) the amount of net capital gain taken
into account under subparagraph (A).’
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
PASS-THRU
ENTI-
TIES.—Section 1202(e)(2) shall apply for purposes
of paragraph (1).
‘‘(c) CROSS REFERENCES.—
‘‘For computation of the alternative tax—
‘‘(1) in the case of life insurance companies, see
section 801(a)(2),
‘‘(2) in the case of regulated investment compa-
nies and their shareholders, see section 852(b)(3)(A)
and (D), and
‘‘(3) in the case of real estate investment trusts,
see section 857(b)(3)(A).’’
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Clause (iii) of section
852(b)(3)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘65 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘75 percent’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 1994.
107
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 342. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund
code) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 9512. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund
to be known as the ‘Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund’,
consisting of any amount appropriated or credited to the
Trust Fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here-
by appropriated to the Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund
amounts equivalent to the amounts designated under sec-
tion 6097 (relating to designation for public debt reduc-
tion).
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Public Debt
Reduction Trust Fund shall be used by the Secretary of
the Treasury for purposes of paying at maturity, or to
redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Fed-
eral Government included in the public debt (other than
an obligation held by the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 236 
To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2013 
Mr. LANGEVIN
(for himself, Mr. VAN
HOLLEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. 
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 ‘‘Crackdown on Dead-
beat Gun Dealers Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED COMPLI-
ANCE INSPECTIONS OF FIREARMS DEALERS. 
Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘once’’ and inserting ‘‘3 
times’’. 
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SEC. 2. CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATES REDUCED TO 
ZERO. 
(a) REGULAR TAX.—Subsection (b) of section 11 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.—The amount of the tax im-
posed by subsection (a) shall be 0 percent of taxable in-
come.’’. 
(b) 
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM
TAX.—Section 
55(b)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘20 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0 percent’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION FOR NET CAPITAL GAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended 
by inserting before section 101 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 100. EXCLUSION FOR NET CAPITAL GAIN. 
‘‘Gross income shall not include net capital gain.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing subsection (h). 
(2) Subchapter P of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by striking part I. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2370 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
reauthorize the juvenile accountability block grants program through 
fiscal year 2016. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to reauthorize the juvenile accountability 
block grants program through fiscal year 2016. 
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 ‘‘Juvenile Accountability 
Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY 
BLOCK GRANTS PROGRAM THROUGH FISCAL 
YEAR 2016. 
Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1801A(a), by striking ‘‘section 
1810(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1810(c)’’; 
(2) in section 1810(a), by inserting ‘‘and each 
of the fiscal years 2014 through 2016’’ after 
‘‘2009’’; and 
(3) in section 1810(b), by inserting ‘‘and each 
of the fiscal years 2014 through 2016’’ after 
‘‘2004’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2371 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the good time 
credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
the good time credit toward service of sentences of im-
prisonment. 
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 ‘‘Prisoner Incentive Act 
of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. GOOD TIME CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3624(b)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, beyond the 
time served, of up to 54 days at the end of each year of 
the prisoner’s term of imprisonment, beginning at the end 
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of the first year of the term,’’ and inserting ‘‘of up to 54 
days for each year of the prisoner’s sentence imposed by 
the court,’’. 
(b) RESTORATION OF CREDIT.—Section 3624(b)(1) 
is amended by striking the sentence beginning ‘‘Credit 
that has not been earned’’ and inserting ‘‘The Bureau may 
subsequently restore any or all credit previously denied, 
based on the prisoner’s maintaining good behavior as de-
termined by the Bureau.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section apply with respect to each prison sentence that has 
not been completed before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, except any sentence imposed before November 
1, 1987. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2372 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties 
for cocaine offenses, 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 ‘‘Fairness in Cocaine 
Sentencing Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CO-
CAINE OFFENSES WHERE THE COCAINE IN-
VOLVED IS COCAINE BASE. 
(a) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.—The following 
provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.) are repealed: 
(1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A). 
(2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B). 
(3) The sentence beginning ‘‘Notwithstanding 
the preceding sentence’’ in section 404(a). 
(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT 
ACT.—The following provisions of the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) 
are repealed: 
(1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1). 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2). 
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