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Federal Government or an officer, employee, 
agent, or contractor of the Federal Government, 
or if the submission is independently collected, 
retained, or produced for purposes other than 
the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The workforce and labor 
market information system described in subsection 
(a) shall be planned, administered, overseen, and 
evaluated through a cooperative governance struc-
ture involving the Federal Government and States. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Secretary, with respect to 
data collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor 
employment statistics for the system, shall carry out 
the following duties: 
‘‘(A) Assign responsibilities within the De-
partment of Labor for elements of the work-
force and labor market information system de-
scribed in subsection (a) to ensure that all sta-
tistical and administrative data collected is con-
sistent with appropriate Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics standards and definitions. 
‘‘(B) Actively seek the cooperation of other 
Federal agencies to establish and maintain 
mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and
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nonduplication in the development and oper-
ation of statistical and administrative data col-
lection activities. 
‘‘(C) Eliminate gaps and duplication in 
statistical undertakings, with the systemization 
of wage surveys as an early priority. 
‘‘(D) In collaboration with the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics and States, develop and main-
tain the elements of the workforce and labor 
market information system described in sub-
section (a), including the development of con-
sistent procedures and definitions for use by the 
States in collecting the data and information 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub-
section (a)(1). 
‘‘(E) Establish procedures for the system 
to ensure that— 
‘‘(i) such data and information are 
timely; 
‘‘(ii) paperwork and reporting for the 
system are reduced to a minimum; and 
‘‘(iii) States and localities are fully in-
volved in the development and continuous 
improvement of the system at all levels, in-
cluding ensuring the provision, to such
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States and localities, of budget information 
necessary for carrying out their respon-
sibilities under subsection (e). 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC TOOLS
TO PROVIDE 
SERVICES.—The Secretary is authorized to assist in the 
development of national electronic tools that may be used 
to facilitate the delivery of core services described in sec-
tion 134 and to provide workforce information to individ-
uals through the one-stop delivery systems described in 
section 121 and through other appropriate delivery sys-
tems. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH THE STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, working 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Em-
ployment and Training Administration, shall regu-
larly consult with representatives of State agencies 
carrying out workforce information activities regard-
ing strategies for improving the workforce and labor 
market information system. 
‘‘(2) FORMAL CONSULTATIONS.—At least twice 
each year, the Secretary, working through the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics, shall conduct formal con-
sultations regarding programs carried out by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics with representatives of 
each of the 10 Federal regions of the Department of
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Labor, elected from the State directors affiliated 
with State agencies that perform the duties de-
scribed in subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(e) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive Federal 
financial assistance under this section, the Governor 
of a State shall— 
‘‘(A) be responsible for the management of 
the portions of the workforce and labor market 
information system described in subsection (a) 
that comprise a statewide workforce and labor 
market information system and for the State’s 
participation in the development of the annual 
plan; 
‘‘(B) establish a process for the oversight 
of such system; 
‘‘(C) consult with State and local employ-
ers, participants, and local workforce invest-
ment boards about the labor market relevance 
of the data to be collected and disseminated 
through the statewide workforce and labor mar-
ket information system; 
‘‘(D) consult with State educational agen-
cies and local educational agencies concerning 
the provision of employment statistics in order
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to meet the needs of secondary school and post-
secondary school students who seek such infor-
mation; 
‘‘(E) collect and disseminate for the sys-
tem, on behalf of the State and localities in the 
State, the information and data described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
(a)(1); 
‘‘(F) maintain and continuously improve 
the statewide workforce and labor market infor-
mation system in accordance with this section; 
‘‘(G) perform contract and grant respon-
sibilities for data collection, analysis, and dis-
semination for such system; 
‘‘(H) conduct such other data collection, 
analysis, and dissemination activities as will en-
sure an effective statewide workforce and labor 
market information system; 
‘‘(I) actively seek the participation of other 
State and local agencies in data collection, anal-
ysis, and dissemination activities in order to en-
sure complementarity, compatibility, and useful-
ness of data; 
‘‘(J) participate in the development of the 
annual plan described in subsection (c); and
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‘‘(K) utilize the quarterly records described 
in section 136(f)(2) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 to assist the State and other 
States in measuring State progress on State 
performance measures. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as limiting the ability 
of a Governor to conduct additional data collection, 
analysis, and dissemination activities with State 
funds or with Federal funds from sources other than 
this section. 
‘‘(f) NONDUPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 
functions and activities carried out pursuant to this sec-
tion shall duplicate the functions and activities carried out 
under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2006 through 2011. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘local 
area’ means the smallest geographical area for which data 
can be produced with statistical reliability.’’.
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TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 
SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 
Section 2(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) there is a substantial need to improve and 
expand services for students with disabilities under 
this Act.’’. 
SEC. 402. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 3(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 702(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Department of Education’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘President by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary, except that the Commissioner appointed 
under the authority existing on the day prior to the 
date of enactment of the Job Training Improvement 
Act of 2005 may continue to serve in the former ca-
pacity’’; and
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(3) by striking ‘‘, and the Commissioner shall 
be the principal officer,’’. 
SEC. 403. DIRECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it 
appears, except in sections 3(a) (as amended by sec-
tion 402) and 21, and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
100(d)(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘COMMISIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
706, 
by 
striking 
‘‘COMMISIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; and 
(4) 
in 
section 
723(a)(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘COMMISIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Section 21 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 718) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Director’)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Commissioner and the Direc-
tor’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘both such 
Directors’’.
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SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 705) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (35) through 
(39) as paragraphs (36), (37), (38), (40), and (41), 
respectively; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (36) 
(as redesignated in paragraph (1)), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (36)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(37)(C)’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (34) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(35)(A) The term ‘student with a disability’ 
means an individual with a disability who— 
‘‘(i) is not younger than 16 and not older 
than 21; 
‘‘(ii) has been determined to be eligible 
under section 102(a) for assistance under this 
title; and 
‘‘(iii)(I) is eligible for, and is receiving, 
special education under part B of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1411 et seq.); or 
‘‘(II) is an individual with a disability, for 
purposes of section 504.
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‘‘(B) The term ‘students with disabilities’ 
means more than 1 student with a disability.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (38) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(39) The term ‘transition services expansion 
year’ means— 
‘‘(A) the first fiscal year for which the 
amount appropriated under section 100(b) ex-
ceeds the amount appropriated under section 
100(b) for fiscal year 2004 by not less than 
$100,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) each fiscal year subsequent to that 
first fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 405. STATE PLAN. 
(a) COORDINATION WITH EDUCATION OFFICIALS 
AND
ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS.—Section 
101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
721(a)(11)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D)(i) by inserting ‘‘, 
which may be provided using alternative means of 
meeting participation (such as video conferences and 
conference calls)’’ before the semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) 
COORDINATION
WITH
ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—The State plan shall
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include an assurance that the designated State 
unit and the lead agency responsible for car-
rying out duties under the Assistive Technology 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001), as amended, 
have developed working relationships and co-
ordinate their activities.’’. 
(b) 
ASSESSMENT
AND
STRATEGIES.—Section 
101(a)(15) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
721(a)(15)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (III), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(IV) in a transition services ex-
pansion year, students with disabil-
ities, including their need for transi-
tion services;’’; and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively, and insert-
ing after clause (i) the following:
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‘‘(ii) include an assessment of the 
transition services provided under this Act, 
and coordinated with transition services 
under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, as to those services meet-
ing the needs of individuals with disabil-
ities;’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and 
(v) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) in a transition services expan-
sion year, the methods to be used to im-
prove and expand vocational rehabilitation 
services for students with disabilities, in-
cluding the coordination of services de-
signed to facilitate the transition of such 
students from the receipt of educational 
services in school to the receipt of voca-
tional rehabilitation services under this 
title or to postsecondary education or em-
ployment;’’.
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(c) SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 721(a)) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(25) SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—The State plan for a transition services ex-
pansion year shall provide an assurance satisfactory 
to the Secretary that the State— 
‘‘(A) has developed and implemented strat-
egies to address the needs identified in the as-
sessment described in paragraph (15), and 
achieve the goals and priorities identified by the 
State, to improve and expand vocational reha-
bilitation services for students with disabilities 
on a statewide basis in accordance with para-
graph (15); and 
‘‘(B) from funds reserved under section 
110A, shall carry out programs or activities de-
signed to improve and expand vocational reha-
bilitation services for students with disabilities 
that— 
‘‘(i) facilitate the transition of the stu-
dents with disabilities from the receipt of 
educational services in school, to the re-
ceipt of vocational rehabilitation services
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under this title, including, at a minimum, 
those services specified in the interagency 
agreement required in paragraph (11)(D); 
‘‘(ii) improve the achievement of post- 
school goals of students with disabilities, 
including 
improving 
the 
achievement 
through participation (as appropriate when 
vocational goals are discussed) in meetings 
regarding individualized education pro-
grams developed under section 614 of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1414); 
‘‘(iii) provide vocational guidance, ca-
reer exploration services, and job search 
skills and strategies and technical assist-
ance to students with disabilities; 
‘‘(iv) support the provision of training 
and technical assistance to State and local 
educational agency and designated State 
agency personnel responsible for the plan-
ning and provision of services to students 
with disabilities; and 
‘‘(v) support outreach activities to stu-
dents with disabilities who are eligible for, 
and need, services under this title.’’.
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SEC. 406. SCOPE OF SERVICES. 
Section 103 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 723) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 
(15) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(15) transition services for students with dis-
abilities, that facilitate the achievement of the em-
ployment outcome identified in the individualized 
plan for employment, including, in a transition serv-
ices expansion year, services described in clauses (i) 
through (iii) of section 101(a)(25)(B);’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6)(A)(i) Consultation and technical assistance 
services to assist State and local educational agen-
cies in planning for the transition of students with 
disabilities from school to post-school activities, in-
cluding employment. 
‘‘(ii) In a transition services expansion year, 
training and technical assistance described in section 
101(a)(25)(B)(iv). 
‘‘(B) In a transition services expansion year, 
services for groups of individuals with disabilities 
who meet the requirements of clauses (i) and (iii) of 
section 7(35)(A), including services described in 
clauses 
(i), 
(ii), 
(iii), 
and 
(v) 
of 
section
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101(a)(25)(B), to assist in the transition from 
school to post-school activities.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end, 
the following: 
‘‘(7) The establishment, development, or im-
provement of assistive technology demonstration, 
loan, reutilization, or financing programs in coordi-
nation with activities authorized under the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998 (29. U.S.C. 3001), as 
amended, to promote access to assistive technology 
for individuals with disabilities and employers.’’. 
SEC. 407. STANDARDS AND INDICATORS. 
Section 106(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 726(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (1)(C) 
and all that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) MEASURES.—The standards and indica-
tors shall include outcome and related measures of 
program performance that— 
‘‘(A) facilitate the accomplishment of the 
purpose and policy of this title; 
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
are consistent with the core indicators of per-
formance, and corresponding State adjusted lev-
els of performance, established under section
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136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(b)); and 
‘‘(C) include measures of the program’s 
performance with respect to the transition to 
post-school vocational activities, and achieve-
ment of the post-school vocational goals, of stu-
dents with disabilities served under the pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 408. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION 
SERVICES. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by insert-
ing after section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110A. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION 
SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATION.—From the State allotment 
under section 110 in a transition services expansion year, 
each State shall reserve an amount calculated by the Di-
rector under subsection (b) to carry out programs and ac-
tivities under sections 101(a)(25)(B) and 103(b)(6). 
‘‘(b) CALCULATION.—The Director shall calculate the 
amount to be reserved for such programs and activities 
for a fiscal year by each State by multiplying $50,000,000 
by the percentage determined by dividing— 
‘‘(1) the amount allotted to that State under 
section 110 for the prior fiscal year, by
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‘‘(2) the total amount allotted to all States 
under section 110 for that prior fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 409. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 112(e)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended by redesignating sub-
paragraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and inserting after 
subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall make grants to the protec-
tion and advocacy system serving the American Indian 
Consortium to provide services in accordance with this sec-
tion. The amount of such grants shall be the same as pro-
vided to territories under this subsection. ’’. 
SEC. 410. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL 
RIGHTS. 
Section 509(g)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 794e(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘was paid’’ 
and inserting ‘‘was paid, except that program income gen-
erated from such amount shall remain available to such 
system for one additional fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 411. CHAIRPERSON. 
Section 705(b)(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 796d(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall select a 
chairperson from among the voting membership of 
the Council.’’.
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SEC. 412. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is further amended— 
(1) in section 100(b)(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2006 through 2011’’; 
(2) in section 100(d)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’; 
(3) in section 110(c) by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The sum referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
be, as determined by the Secretary, not less than 1 
percent and not more than 1.5 percent of the 
amount referred to in paragraph (1) for each of fis-
cal years 2003 through 2011.’’; 
(4) in section 112(h) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(5) in section 201(a) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2011’’; 
(6) in section 302(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(7) in section 303(e) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’;
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(8) in section 304(b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(9) in section 305(b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(10) in section 405 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(11) in section 502(j) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(12) in section 509(l) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(13) in section 612 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(14) in section 628 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; 
(15) in section 714 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’;
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(16) in section 727 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’; and 
(17) in section 753 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2006 through 2011’’. 
SEC. 413. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 1(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
110 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 110A. Reservation for expanded transition services.’’. 
SEC. 414. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT. 
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—The first sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen 
Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 
through 2011’’. 
(b) HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FEDERAL 
ENDOWMENT
FUND.—The first sentence of section 
208(h) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1907(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 
through 2011’’.
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TITLE V—TRANSITION AND 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 501. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
The Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the 
orderly implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.