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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4108
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Mary-
land, as the ‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. 
Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATE SENATOR VERDA WELCOME AND DR. 
HENRY WELCOME POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Bal-
timore, Maryland, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘State Senator Verda 
Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4108
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in 
Baltimore, Maryland, as the ‘‘State Senator 
Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post 
Office Building’’.
SEC. 6. PRESENTATION OF BADGES. 
(a) PRESENTATION BY MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—A 
Member of Congress may present a Badge to any Badge 
recipient who resides in such Member’s congressional dis-
trict. If both a Senator and Representative choose to 
present a Badge, such Senator and Representative shall 
make a joint presentation. 
(b) PRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If no 
Member of Congress chooses to present the Badge as de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a des-
ignee of the Attorney General, shall present such Badge. 
(c) PRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS.—The office of 
the Member of Congress presenting each Badge may make 
arrangements for the presentation of such Badge, and if 
a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly 
as described in subsection (a), the Senator and Represent-
ative shall make joint arrangements. The Board shall fa-
cilitate any such presentation arrangements as requested 
by the congressional office presenting the Badge and shall 
make arrangements in cases not undertaken by Members 
of Congress. 
(d) LIMITATION.—A Badge may not be awarded 
under this section during the 60-day period before the 
date of a Congressional election. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3993 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Pigment Yellow 180. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Pigment Yellow 180. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PIGMENT YELLOW 180. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.10.02 
Pigment Yellow 180 (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3204.17.60) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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H. R. 4108
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3000 
Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome 
and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATE SENATOR VERDA WELCOME AND DR. HENRY WEL-
COME POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘State Senator Verda Wel-
come and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome 
Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
be eligible to participate in the retirement system under 
this subchapter while serving as a Member. 
‘‘(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Office 
shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out this subsection, including provisions under which 
interest on any lump-sum payment under the second sen-
tence of paragraph (1) shall be limited in a manner similar 
to that specified in the last sentence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any au-
thority under subchapter II or any other provision of law 
to deny or withhold benefits authorized by statute. 
‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Mem-
ber’ has the meaning given such term by section 2106, 
notwithstanding section 8331(2).’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
Section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, the service of an individual convicted of an of-
fense described in paragraph (2) shall not, if or to the 
extent rendered as a Member (irrespective of when ren-
dered), be taken into account for purposes of this chapter. 
Any such individual (or other person determined under 
section 8424(d), if applicable) shall be entitled to be paid
so much of such individual’s lump-sum credit as is attrib-
utable to service to which the preceding sentence applies. 
‘‘(2) An offense described in this paragraph is any 
offense described in section 8332(o)(2)(B) for which the 
following apply: 
‘‘(A) The offense is committed by the individual 
(referred to in paragraph (1)) while a Member. 
‘‘(B) The conduct on which the offense is based 
is directly related to the individual’s service as a 
Member. 
‘‘(C) The offense is committed during the One 
Hundred Tenth Congress or later. 
‘‘(3) An individual convicted of an offense described 
in paragraph (2) shall not, after the date of the conviction, 
be eligible to participate in the retirement system under 
this chapter while serving as a Member. 
‘‘(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Office 
shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out this subsection, including provisions under which 
interest on any lump-sum payment under the second sen-
tence of paragraph (1) shall be limited in a manner similar 
to that specified in the last sentence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any au-
thority under subchapter II of chapter 83 or any other
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3994 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Pigment Red 187. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Pigment 
Red 187. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PIGMENT RED 187. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.32.22 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Pigment Red 187) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12/31/2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4108 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ‘‘State Senator 
Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 20, 2005 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. WYNN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HOYER, Mr. 
CARDIN, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. BARTLETT
of Maryland, and Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Mary-
land, as the ‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. 
Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATE SENATOR VERDA WELCOME AND DR. 
HENRY WELCOME POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Bal-
timore, Maryland, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘State Senator Verda 
Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
Æ
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agreement (including any arbitration agreement) for such 
report or for any failure to provide notice of such report 
to the person who is the subject of such report or any other 
persons identified in the report.’’. 
SEC. 1116. INCLUSION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN; DIVER-
SITY IN AGENCY WORKFORCE. 
Section 1319A of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4520) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EQUAL 
OPPORTUNITY
IN
SOLICITATION
OF
CON-
TRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘MINORITY AND WOMEN 
INCLUSION; DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Each enterprise’’ and inserting ‘‘(e) OUT-
REACH.—Each regulated entity’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (b); 
(4) by inserting before subsection (e), as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this section, the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION.— 
Each regulated entity shall establish an Office of Minority 
and Women Inclusion, or designate an office of the entity, 
that shall be responsible for carrying out this section and 
all matters of the entity relating to diversity in manage-
ment, employment, and business activities in accordance
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3995 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4-amino-2,5-dimethoxy-N- 
phenylbenzene sulfonamide. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4-amino- 
2,5-dimethoxy-N-phenylbenzene sulfonamide. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
4-AMINO-2,5-DIMETHOXY-N-PHENYLBENZENE 
SULFONAMIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.29.73 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
4-amino-2,5-dimethoxy-N-phenylbenzene sulfonamide) is 
amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2006’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/ 
2008’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ
IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4108 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 19, 2005 
Received 
JANUARY 27, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Mary-
land, as the ‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. 
Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4108 RFS 
SECTION 1. STATE SENATOR VERDA WELCOME AND DR. 
HENRY WELCOME POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Bal-
timore, Maryland, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘State Senator Verda 
Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 19 
(legislative day, December 18), 2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
provision of law to deny or withhold benefits authorized 
by statute. 
‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Mem-
ber’ has the meaning given such term by section 2106, 
notwithstanding section 8401(20).’’. 
(c) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.—Paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 8432(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)(A)’’ and by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
contributions made by the Government under subsection 
(c) for the benefit of an individual and all earnings attrib-
utable to such contributions shall be forfeited— 
‘‘(i) if any service rendered by such individual 
as a Member is made noncreditable as a result of a 
conviction described in section 8411(i); but only 
‘‘(ii) to the extent of any contributions attrib-
utable to periods of service rendered by such indi-
vidual as a Member (as described in section 
8411(i)(1)) and earnings thereon.’’. 
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3996 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Pigment Yellow 214. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Pigment Yellow 214. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PIGMENT YELLOW 214. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.10.03 
Pigment Yellow 214 (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3204.17.90) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ
IIB 
Calendar No. 488 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4108 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 19, 2005 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Mary-
land, as the ‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. 
Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATE SENATOR VERDA WELCOME AND DR. 
HENRY WELCOME POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Bal-
timore, Maryland, shall be known and designated as the 
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‘‘State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘State Senator Verda 
Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building’’. 
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Calendar No. 488 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4108 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in 
Baltimore, Maryland, as the ‘‘State Senator 
Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post 
Office Building’’. 
JUNE 22, 2006 
Reported without amendment 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4525
AN ACT 
To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4109
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6101 Liberty Road in Baltimore, Maryland, 
as the ‘‘United States Representative Parren J. Mitchell 
Post Office’’.
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 ‘‘Second Higher Edu-
cation Extension Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) GENERAL EXTENSION.—Section 2(a) of the 
Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–81; 
20 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2006’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON SPECIAL AL-
LOWANCE FOR LOANS FROM THE PROCEEDS OF TAX EX-
EMPT ISSUES.—Section 438(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2006’’ each place it ap-
pears in clauses (iv) and (v)(II) and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2006’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE LIMITATION 
ON HIGHER TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS BENEFITS.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of section 
3(b) of the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 
2004 (P.L. 108–409; 20 U.S.C. 1078–10 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2005’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘June 30, 2007’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of 
such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965’’ after ‘‘438(b)(2)(B)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 322 
Supporting the goals of National Infertility Awareness Week to raise aware-
ness about the disease of infertility and the challenges men and women 
face in building a family, including protecting fertility, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2007 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mrs. CAPPS) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals of National Infertility Awareness 
Week to raise awareness about the disease of infertility 
and the challenges men and women face in building 
a family, including protecting fertility, and for other 
purposes. 
Whereas RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association is 
celebrating its 18th annual National Infertility Awareness 
Week during the week of November 4–10, 2007; 
Whereas infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 
1 year of unprotected intercourse or 6 months if the 
woman is over age 35, the inability to carry a pregnancy 
to live birth, or the inability to conceive due to sterilizing 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section are 
effective upon enactment. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The amendment made by 
subsection (c)(1) shall take effect as if enacted on 
October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY PROVISION. 
Notwithstanding section 102(a)(4)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(4)(A)), the 
Secretary of Education shall not take into account a bank-
ruptcy petition filed in the United States Bankruptcy 
Court for the Southern District of New York in July, 
2005, in determining whether a nonprofit educational in-
stitution that is a subsidiary of an entity that filed such 
petition meets the definition of an ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ under section 102 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
1002).
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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with such standards and requirements as the Director shall 
establish. 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION IN ALL LEVELS OF BUSINESS ACTIVI-
TIES.—Each regulated entity shall develop and implement 
standards and procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent 
possible, the inclusion and utilization of minorities (as such 
term is defined in section 1204(c) of the Financial Institu-
tions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 
U.S.C. 1811 note)) and women, and minority- and women- 
owned businesses (as such terms are defined in section 
21A(r)(4) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
1441a(r)(4)) (including financial institutions, investment 
banking firms, mortgage banking firms, asset management 
firms, broker-dealers, financial services firms, underwriters, 
accountants, brokers, investment consultants, and providers 
of legal services) in all business and activities of the regu-
lated entity at all levels, including in procurement, insur-
ance, and all types of contracts (including contracts for the 
issuance or guarantee of any debt, equity, or mortgage-re-
lated securities, the management of its mortgage and securi-
ties portfolios, the making of its equity investments, the 
purchase, sale and servicing of single- and multi-family 
mortgage loans, and the implementation of its affordable 
housing program and initiatives). The processes established 
by each regulated entity for review and evaluation for con-
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tract proposals and to hire service providers shall include 
a component that gives consideration to the diversity of the 
applicant. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to all 
contracts of a regulated entity for services of any kind, in-
cluding services that require the services of investment bank-
ing, asset management entities, broker-dealers, financial 
services entities, underwriters, accountants, investment con-
sultants, and providers of legal services. 
‘‘(d) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each regu-
lated entity shall include, in the annual report submitted 
by the entity to the Director pursuant to section 309(k) of 
the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 
U.S.C. 1723a(k)), section 307(c) of the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1456(c)), and section 
20 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1440), 
as applicable, detailed information describing the actions 
taken by the entity pursuant to this section, which shall 
include a statement of the total amounts paid by the entity 
to third party contractors since the last such report and 
the percentage of such amounts paid to businesses described 
in subsection (b) of this section.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: