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tion of independence by reason of unusual cir-
cumstances. 
‘‘(2) SIMPLIFYING
THE
DEPENDENCY
OVER-
RIDE
PROCESS.—Nothing in this subsection shall 
prohibit a financial aid administrator to make a de-
termination of independence, as defined in para-
graph (1)(H), based upon a documented determina-
tion of independence, as defined in paragraph 
(1)(H), previously made by another financial aid ad-
ministrator in the same application year.’’. 
(i) TAILORING ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS FOR STU-
DENTS WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 483(a) 
of the Higher Education Act is further amended by insert-
ing after paragraph (13), as added by subsection 
(b)(1)(B) of this section, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS SEEKING 
A
DOCUMENTED
DETERMINATION
OF
INDEPEND-
ENCE.—In the case of dependent students seeking a 
documented determination of independence by a fi-
nancial aid administrator (as defined by section 
480(d)), nothing in this section shall prohibit the 
Secretary from—
‘‘(A) allowing such students to indicate 
their special circumstance on an electronic form 
developed pursuant for this section;
‘‘(B) collecting and processing on a pre-
liminary basis data provided by such students 
using the electronic forms developed pursuant 
for this section; and 
‘‘(C) distributing such data to institutions 
of higher education, guaranty agencies, and 
States for the purposes of processing loan appli-
cations and determining need and eligibility for 
institutional and State financial aid awards on 
a preliminary basis, pending a documented de-
termination of independence by a financial aid 
administrator.’’. 
SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
CAMPUS-BASED AID. 
(a) FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—
Section 402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 
1999’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(b) GEARUP.—Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) 
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 404H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this chapter—
‘‘(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(c) FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OP-
PORTUNITY GRANTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 413A(b)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 1070b(b)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘$675,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(2) MAXIMUM GRANT.—Section 413B(a)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070b–1(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000’’. 
(d) COLLEGE WORK-STUDY.—Section 441(b) (20 
U.S.C. 2751(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part—
‘‘(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subpart $100,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 113. CONSOLIDATION LOAN LENDER OF CHOICE. 
(a) STUDENT LOAN BORROWER CHOICE OF LOAN 
CONSOLIDATOR.—Section 428C(b)(1)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3(b)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and (i) the lender holds’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘selected for consolidation)’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION LOAN DISCLOSURE BY LEND-
ERS.—Section 428C(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) that each applicant for a consolida-
tion loan will be provided a clear and con-
spicuous notice, in such form as the Secretary 
shall prescribe, describing—
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‘‘(i) the effects of a consolidation loan 
and its available repayment plans on the 
borrower’s interest rate; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of his or her monthly 
and total payments, total interest accrued, 
and the length of the repayment term; 
‘‘(iii) the ability of the student bor-
rower to pre-pay loans; and 
‘‘(iv) the differences between variable 
and fixed interest rates;’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURES BY INSTITUTIONS DURING EXIT 
COUNSELING.—Section 485(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Each eligible institution shall provide to the bor-
rower of a loan made under part B, D, or E, during the 
exit interview required by this subsection, a clear and con-
spicuous notice, in such form as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe, describing the effect of using a consolidation loan 
to discharge the borrower’s student loans, and including, 
with respect to a series of loan amounts ranges—
‘‘(A) the differences between fixed and variable 
interest rates; 
‘‘(B) the effects of consolidation loan and its 
available repayment plans on the borrower’s interest
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2726 
To prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, infor-
mation, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private 
enterprise to provide such services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2005 
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit municipal governments from offering tele-
communications, information, or cable services except to 
remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide 
such services. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Innovation 
in Telecom Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MUNICIPAL SERVICES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 253 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 253) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) PROVISION OF SERVICES BY STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR AFFILIATES.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Effective 60 days after the 
date of enactment of the Preserving Innovation in 
Telecom Act of 2005, neither any State or local gov-
ernment, nor any entity affiliated with such a gov-
ernment, shall provide any telecommunications, tele-
communications service, information service, or cable 
service in any geographic area within the jurisdiction 
of such government in which a corporation or other 
private entity that is not affiliated with any State or 
local government is offering a substantially similar 
service. 
‘‘(2) GRANDFATHER
PROVISION.—Paragraph 
(1) shall not prohibit a State or local government or 
affiliated entity thereof from providing in any geo-
graphic area within the jurisdiction of such govern-
ment any service that such government or entity was 
providing on the date of enactment of the Preserving 
Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) of 
section 621 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 541(f)) is repealed. 
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rate, the amount of his or her monthly and total 
payments, total interest accrued, and the length of 
repayment term; and 
‘‘(C) the ability of the student to prepay 
loans.’’. 
SEC. 114. ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS ON 
SCHOOLS ACTING AS LENDERS UNDER THE 
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 435(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE INSTITU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be an eligible lend-
er under this part, an eligible institution 
‘‘(i) shall employ at least one person 
whose full-time responsibilities are limited 
to the administration of programs of finan-
cial aid for students attending such institu-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) shall not be a home study school; 
‘‘(iii) shall make loans to not more 
than 50 percent of the undergraduate stu-
dents at the institution;
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‘‘(iv) shall not make a loan, other 
than a loan to a graduate or professional 
student, unless the borrower has previously 
received a loan from the school; 
‘‘(v) shall award any contract for fi-
nancing, servicing, administration, or ad-
ministration of loans under this title on a 
competitive basis; 
‘‘(vi) shall offer loans which carry a 
reduced origination fee, or a lower interest 
rate, or both, than are authorized under 
the provisions of this title; 
‘‘(vii) shall not have a cohort default 
rate (as defined in section 435(m)) greater 
than 10 percent; 
‘‘(viii) shall use any proceeds from 
special allowance payments and interest 
payments from borrowers, and any pro-
ceeds from the sale or other disposition of 
loans, for need-based grant programs; and 
‘‘(ix) shall, for any year for which the 
institution engages in activities as an eligi-
ble lender, provide for a compliance audit 
conducted in accordance with section 
428(b)(1)(U)(iii)(I), and the regulations
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thereunder, and submit the results of such 
audit to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An el-
igible lender under subparagraph (A) shall be 
permitted to use a portion of the proceeds de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(viii) for reasonable 
and direct administrative expenses. 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An 
eligible lender under subparagraph (A) shall en-
sure that the proceeds described in subpara-
graph (A)(viii) are used to supplement, and not 
to supplant, non-Federal funds that would oth-
erwise be used for need-based grant pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 115. BOOSTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME 
PARENTS TO PURSUE COLLEGE DEGREES. 
(a) MINIMUM GRANT.—Section 419N(b)(2)(B) (20 
U.S.C. 1070e(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—Section 419N(b)(4) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$350,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$250,000’’. 
(c) INCOME ELIGIBILITY.—Section 419N(b)(7) is 
amended by striking ‘‘who is eligible to receive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘whose income qualifies for eligibility for’’.
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(d) PUBLICITY.—Section 419N(b) is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) PUBLICITY.—The Secretary shall publicize 
the availability of grants under this section in appro-
priate periodicals, in addition to publication in the 
Federal Register, and shall inform appropriate edu-
cational organizations of such availability.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
419N(g) is amended by striking ‘‘$45,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 
2006’’. 
SEC. 116. SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE IN COLLEGE 
WORK-STUDY PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 441(b) (20 U.S.C. 
2751(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part (other than for 
community service competitive grants)—
‘‘(A) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
and 
‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
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103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘United 
States Capitol Police,’’ after ‘‘Architect of the Capitol,’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to reports filed under the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 for calendar year 2005 and each 
succeeding calendar year. 
SEC. 1004. Section 1003 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 
1021), is hereby repealed, and each provision of law 
amended by such section is hereby restored as if such sec-
tion had not been enacted into law. 
SEC. 1005. (a) During fiscal year 2006 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the United States Capitol Police may 
not carry out any reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds described in subsection (b) unless—
(1) the Chief of the Capitol Police submits a re-
quest for the reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate on or before 
August 1 of the respective year, unless both such 
Committees agree to accept the request at a later 
date because of extraordinary and emergency cir-
cumstances cited by the Chief;
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‘‘(2) 
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
COMPETITIVE 
GRANTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to make community service competitive grants under 
section 447(b)—
‘‘(A) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
and 
‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 442 
(42 U.S.C. 2752) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
441(b)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
441(b)(1)’’. 
(b) COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS.—
Section 447 (42 U.S.C. 2756a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Each institution’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO FURTHER ENHANCE 
COMMUNITY SERVICE.—
‘‘(1) 
GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—From 
the 
amounts appropriated under section 441(b)(2), the 
Secretary is authorized to award competitive grants 
to institutions that dedicate a significantly greater
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proportion of their allocations under section 442 to 
providing community service opportunities under 
this part. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM GRANT; DURATION.—The min-
imum grant the Secretary shall award under this 
subsection shall be $500,000, except that the Sec-
retary may increase such amount based on the num-
ber of participants and the level of community serv-
ice. A grant awarded under this subsection shall be 
for a single academic year, but such grants may be 
continued in subsequent years to successful competi-
tors. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS; AGREEMENTS.—Any insti-
tution of higher education desiring to obtain a grant 
under this subsection shall submit an application 
therefor to the Secretary at such time, in such form, 
and containing or accompanied by such information 
and agreements as the Secretary may require.’’. 
SEC. 117. B.J. STUPAK OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIPS. 
Section 1543(d) of the Higher Education Amend-
ments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
Sec. 102. Executive schedule positions. 
Sec. 103. GAO examination of enforcement of campaign finance laws by the 
Department of Justice. 
Sec. 104. GAO study and report on appropriate funding levels. 
Sec. 105. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—TRANSITION PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Transfer of functions of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 202. Transfer of property, records, and personnel. 
Sec. 203. Repeals. 
Sec. 204. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 205. Effective date. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL ELECTION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Administrative 
Provisions 
‘‘CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 
FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 
‘‘SEC. 351. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION 
ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Federal 
Election Administration (in this Act referred to as the 
‘Administration’). 
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT.—The Admin-
istration shall be an independent establishment (as defined 
in section 104 of title 5, United States Code). 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3961 
AN ACT 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform 
the Medicare SGR payment system for physicians and 
to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement 
of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending 
legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic 
sequestration.
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‘‘(11) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK.—The term 
‘Federal home loan bank’ means a bank established 
under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Act.’’; 
(10) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) 
as paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively; and 
(11) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘Agency’ means the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZING STATUTES.—The term ‘au-
thorizing statutes’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Federal National Mortgage Asso-
ciation Charter Act; 
‘‘(B) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor-
poration Act; and 
‘‘(C) the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. 
‘‘(4) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the Fed-
eral Housing Enterprise Board established under sec-
tion 1313B.’’.
necessary and proper as enumerated in Article I, Section 
8 of the United States Constitution. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 294 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to civilian employees 
of the Department of Defense serving in combat zones the tax treatment 
allowed to members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2005 
Mr. HEFLEY 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 extend 
to civilian employees of the Department of Defense serv-
ing in combat zones the tax treatment allowed to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TAX TREATMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
IN 
COMBAT 
ZONES. 
(a) EXCLUSION
OF
COMBAT
ZONE
COMPENSA-
TION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 
112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
to prisoners of war, etc.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE.— 
‘‘(A) SERVICE IN COMBAT ZONE.—Gross 
income does not include so much of compensa-
tion as does not exceed the maximum enlisted 
amount received for active service as a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense serving 
in support of the Armed Forces of the United 
States for any month during any part of which 
such employee— 
‘‘(i) served in a combat zone, 
‘‘(ii) was hospitalized as a result of 
wounds, disease, or injury incurred while 
serving in a combat zone, or 
‘‘(iii) is in a missing status as a result 
of such service. 
Clause (ii) shall not apply for any month begin-
ning more than 2 years after the date of the 
termination of combatant activities in such 
zone.
‘‘(B) MISSING STATUS.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the terms ‘active service’ and 
‘missing status’ have the respective meanings 
given to such terms by section 5561 of title 5 
of the United States Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The heading for section 112 of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 112. CERTAIN COMBAT ZONE COMPENSATION.’’. 
(B) The item relating to section 112 in the 
table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of such Code is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘Sec. 112. Certain combat zone compensation.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2004. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ESTATE TAX NOT TO APPLY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
2201 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
while in service as a civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense serving in support of the Armed 
Forces of the United States,’’ after ‘‘United 
States,’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2733 
To prohibit the closure or adverse realignment of facilities of the reserve 
components that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines have 
a significant role in homeland defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2005 
Ms. SLAUGHTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the closure or adverse realignment of facilities 
of the reserve components that the Secretary of Home-
land Security determines have a significant role in home-
land defense. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR ADVERSE RE-
ALIGNMENT OF GUARD AND RESERVE FA-
CILITIES HAVING A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN 
HOMELAND DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT
ON FACILITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT 
ROLE
IN
HOMELAND
DEFENSE.—The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall review the list of military instal-
lations recommended for closure or realignment by the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Commission in the 
report transmitted to Congress by the President pursuant 
to section 2914(e) of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and prepare a report 
specifying each armory, readiness center, and other facil-
ity used for the development, training, operation, or main-
tenance of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
that, while identified for closure or adverse realignment 
on such list, has a significant role in homeland defense. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF REPORT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall complete the review required by 
subsection (a) and submit the report to Congress not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR REALIGNMENT.— 
Notwithstanding section 2904 of the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), the Sec-
retary of Defense may not close or realign any armory, 
readiness center, or other facility of the reserve compo-
nents identified in the report prepared under subsection 
(a) as an armory, readiness center, or other facility of the
reserve components that has a significant role in homeland 
defense. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘ar-
mory’’, ‘‘facility’’, and ‘‘readiness center’’ have the mean-
ing given those terms in section 18232 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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(A) The heading for section 2201 of such 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘AND DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIANS’’ after ‘‘MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES’’. 
(B) The item relating to section 2201 in 
the table of sections for subchapter C of chap-
ter 11 of such Code is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilians 
dying in combat zone or by reason of combat-zone-incurred 
wounds, etc.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to decedents dying 
after December 31, 2004. 
(c) NO TAX ON TOLL TELEPHONE SERVICE IN COM-
BAT ZONE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 
4253 of such Code (relating to servicemen in combat 
zone) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or from a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense,’’ after 
‘‘United States’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to 
amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this 
Act for services rendered on or after such date. 
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