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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4365 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in 
the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2012 
Ms. BUERKLE (for herself and Mr. ROSS of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that 
accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to cer-
tain Federal tax levies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 8437(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘659)’’ and inserting ‘‘659),’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and shall be subject to a Fed-
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eral tax levy under section 6331 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3466
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a
handgun or handgun ammunition by, or the private transfer of a hand-
gun or handgun ammunition to, a juvenile.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1993
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the pos-
session of a handgun or handgun ammunition by, or
the private transfer of a handgun or handgun ammuni-
tion to, a juvenile.
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 Handgun
Safety Act of 1993’’.
‘‘(ii) for target practice, hunting, competition,
or a course of instruction in the safe use of a hand-
gun, under the supervision of an adult who is not
prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from pos-
sessing a firearm; and
‘‘(iii) in accordance with State and local law.
‘‘(2)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who is
a juvenile to possess—
‘‘(i) a handgun; or
‘‘(ii) ammunition that is suitable for use only in
a handgun.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the posses-
sion of a handgun by a juvenile—
‘‘(i) during target practice, hunting, competi-
tion, or a course of instruction in the safe use of a
handgun, under the supervision of an adult who is
not prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from
possessing a firearm; and
‘‘(ii) in accordance with State and local law.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘juve-
nile’ means a person who has not attained 18 years of
age.’’.
(c) PENALTY.—Section 924(a) of such title is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)
or (3) of’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) A person who knowingly violates section 922(s)
shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not
more than 1 year, or both.’’.
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IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4365 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that 
accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to cer-
tain Federal tax levies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 8437(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘659)’’ and inserting ‘‘659),’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and shall be subject to a Fed-
eral tax levy under section 6331 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986.’’. 
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS. 
Any potential revenue gain attributable to the enact-
ment of this Act, as determined by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office— 
(1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury of the United States; and 
(2) shall be used solely for purposes of deficit 
reduction. 
Passed the House of Representatives August 1, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3467
To establish a health care reform trust fund in the Treasury of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1993
Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Gov-
ernment Operations
A BILL
To establish a health care reform trust fund in the Treasury
of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HEALTH CARE REFORM TRUST FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Health Care Reform Trust Fund (hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Fund’’) for the purposes of guaranteeing that the
net deficit reduction required by the Health Security Act
is fully achieved.
(b) MONEYS IN THE FUND.—The Fund shall consist
only of amounts equal to the net deficit reduction, cal-
culated pursuant to the procedures set forth in subsection
(c), that is estimated to result from the Health Security
Act. Such amounts shall be transferred to the Fund as
specified in subsection (c).
(c) TRANSFER OF MONEYS.—Within 10 days of en-
actment of the Health Security Act—
(1) the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall determine the sum of the net defi-
cit reduction that results from the enactment of the
Health Security Act; and
(2) there shall be transferred from the general
fund to the Fund an amount equal to the sum deter-
mined in paragraph (1).
(d) USE OF MONEYS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the amounts in the Fund shall be used
exclusively for health care reform.
(e) GRH EXCLUSION.—Amounts in the Fund, as de-
termined by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, that result from the net total of direct spending
and receipts provisions calculated according to the provi-
sions of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be excluded from,
and shall not be counted for purposes of, the totals under
section 252 and sections 254(d)(3) and 254(g)(3) of that
Act.
(f) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET.—Section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
thereof:
‘‘(27) information about, and a separate state-
ment of amounts in, the Health Care Reform Trust
Fund.’’.
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A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that 
accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to cer-
tain Federal tax levies. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 8437(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘659)’’ and inserting ‘‘659),’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and shall be subject to a Fed-
eral tax levy under section 6331 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986.’’. 
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS. 
Any potential revenue gain attributable to the enact-
ment of this Act, as determined by the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office— 
(1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury of the United States; and 
(2) shall be used solely for purposes of deficit re-
duction. 
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Union Calendar No. 453 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4365 
[Report No. 112–630] 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make 
clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund 
are subject to certain Federal tax levies. 
JULY 30, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3468
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to employment opportu-
nities at the National Institutes of Health for women who are scientists,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1993
Ms. SLAUGHTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
employment opportunities at the National Institutes of
Health for women who are scientists, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘NIH Women Scientist
Employment Opportunity Act’’.
SEC. 2. WOMEN’S SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT.
Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), as amended by section 209 of
Public Law 103–43 (107 Stat. 149), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following section:
‘‘WOMEN’S SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT
‘‘SEC. 404F. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of
NIH shall—
‘‘(1) establish policies for the National Insti-
tutes of Health on matters relating to the employ-
ment by the National Institutes of Health of women
as scientists; and
‘‘(2) monitor the extent of compliance with such
policies and take appropriate action in cases in
which the Director determines that the policies have
been violated.
‘‘(b) CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Director of NIH shall provide for the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) Implementing the recommendations of the
group known as the Task Force on the Status of
NIH Intramural Women Scientists.
‘‘(2) Determining the concerns of intramural
women scientists.
‘‘(3) Developing a policy defining the standard
tenure process for employment at the National Insti-
tutes of Health.
‘‘(4) Determining the reason for departure from
such Institutes by interviewing women and men sci-
entists as they leave.
‘‘(5) Distributing yearly to all employees of
such Institutes the policy of such Institutes on flexi-
ble family leave.
‘‘(6) Monitoring the number of women, includ-
ing minority women, included on the committees,
panels, and other working groups (and in meetings)
of such Institutes.
‘‘(7) Making efforts to recruit minority women,
based on the small numbers of tenured minority
women scientists.
‘‘(8) Developing additional goals related to
women and minority women scientists at such Insti-
tutes.
‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF WOMEN ON INTRAMURAL AND
EXTRAMURAL CONFERENCES AND OTHER GROUPS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall
establish a policy at the National Institutes of
‘‘(C) has operated in not less than 25 
States continuously for not less than 20 years. 
‘‘(3) PROJECT-BASED
LEARNING.—The term 
‘project-based learning’ means learning through a 
broad project that includes instruction, substantive 
content, and reflection, with the goal that students 
who participate in the project will achieve a concrete 
goal or complete a project. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
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Health of requiring inclusion of women scientists in
greater numbers on or in intramural and extramural
conferences, workshops, meetings, international con-
gresses, and other groups funded or sponsored by
such Institutes. Such policy shall provide for the in-
clusion of not less than one woman scientist in each
such group, except as provided in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION; WRITTEN
EXPLANATION.—
The policy established in paragraph (1) may provide
that no woman scientist will be included in a group
for purposes of such paragraph if the Director of
NIH provides a waiver of the requirement. The Di-
rector may grant such a waiver only if—
‘‘(A) the individual with the chief respon-
sibility for the group involved submits to the
Director a written request for the waiver and
the request provides an explanation of the rea-
sons underlying the need for the waiver; and
‘‘(B) the Director makes a determination
that extraordinary circumstances justify provid-
ing the waiver.
‘‘(d) STUDY ON PAY EQUITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall
provide for study to identify any pay differences
among men and women scientists employed by the
National Institutes of Health, both tenured and
untenured. The study shall include recommendations
on measures to adjust any disparities or inequities,
and shall identify a program to communicate infor-
mation on salary ranges to all employees.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after
the date of the enactment of the NIH Women Sci-
entist Employment Opportunity Act, the Director of
NIH shall complete the study required in paragraph
(1) and submit to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of
the Senate, a report describing the findings made as
a result of the study.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.’’.
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2481 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 29, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To make certain improvements in the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to benefits, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FEE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 904(d)(3)(B) of the Consumer Credit Protec-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 1693b(d)(3)(B)) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Electronic Fund Transfer Act’’) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENTS.’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘The notice required under clauses 
(i) and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT.—The 
notice required under clauses (i) and (ii)’’ after 
‘‘NOTICE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, except that during the period 
beginning’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4367 
AN ACT 
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to 
limit the fee disclosure requirement for an auto-
matic teller machine to the screen of that ma-
chine.
H. R. 4367 
One Hundred Twelfth 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 twelve 
An Act 
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement 
for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 904(d)(3)(B) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1693b(d)(3)(B)) (commonly known as the ‘‘Electronic Fund 
Transfer Act’’) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENTS.’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘The notice required under clauses (i) and (ii)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT.—The notice required under clauses 
(i) and (ii)’’ after ‘‘NOTICE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, except that during the period beginning’’ 
and all that follows and inserting a period. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4367 
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure 
requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2012 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the 
fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller ma-
chine to the screen of that machine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 904(d)(3)(B) of the Consumer Credit Protec-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 1693b(d)(3)(B)) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Electronic Fund Transfer Act’’) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENTS.’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘The notice required under clauses 
(i) and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT.—‘The 
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notice required under clauses (i) and (ii)’ ’’ after 
‘‘NOTICE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, except that during the period 
beginning’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod. 
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II 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4367 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 10, 2012 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the 
fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller ma-
chine to the screen of that machine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FEE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 904(d)(3)(B) of the Consumer Credit Protec-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 1693b(d)(3)(B)) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Electronic Fund Transfer Act’’) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENTS.’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘The notice required under clauses 
(i) and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT.—The 
notice required under clauses (i) and (ii)’’ after 
‘‘NOTICE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, except that during the period 
beginning’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3471
AN ACT
To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to certain
foreign countries.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3471
AN ACT
To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to certain foreign
countries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO LEASE NAVAL VESSELS TO CER-
TAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to lease to
the following foreign governments the following naval
vessels:
(1) BRAZIL.—To the Government of Brazil, the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigates HEPBURN (FF 1055),
PATTERSON (FF 1061), FRANCIS HAMMOND
(FF 1067), DOWNES (FF 1070), BLAKELY (FF
1072), and PAUL (FF 1080).
(2) EGYPT.—To the Government of Egypt, the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigates JESSE L. BROWN (FFT
1089) and MOINESTER (FFT 1097).
(3) MOROCCO.—To the Government of Mo-
rocco, the ‘‘KNOX’’ class frigate VALDEZ (FF
1096).
(4) OMAN.—To the Government of Oman, the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigate MILLER (FF 1091).
(5) SPAIN.—To the Government of Spain, the
‘‘KNOX’’ class frigates AYLWIN (FF 1081) and
PHARRIS (FF 1094).
(6) TAIWAN.—To the Coordination Council for
North American Affairs (which is the Taiwan instru-
mentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of
the Taiwan Relations Act), the ‘‘KNOX’’ class frig-
ates JOSEPH HEWES (FFT 1078), COOK (FF
1083), and BARBEY (FF 1088).
(7) THAILAND.—To the Government of Thai-
land, 
the 
‘‘KNOX’’ 
class 
frigates 
MARVIN
SHIELDS (FF 1066), HAROLD E. HOLT (FF
1074), OUELLET (FF 1077), and TRUETT (FFT
1095).
(8) TURKEY.—To the Government of Turkey,
the ‘‘KNOX’’ class frigates BOWEN (FFT 1079),
McCANDLESS (FFT 1084), DONALD B. BEARY
(FFT 1085), and AINSWORTH (FFT 1090).
(9) VENEZUELA.—To the Government of Ven-
ezuela, the ‘‘KNOX’’ class frigates ROARK (FF
1053) and GRAY (FF 1054).
SEC. 2. APPLICABLE LAW.
The leases authorized by section 1 shall be in accord-
ance with chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2796 and following), except that section 62 of that
Act (22 U.S.C. 2796a; relating to reports to Congress)
shall apply only to renewal of the leases.
SEC. 3. COSTS OF LEASES.
Any expense of the United States in connection with
a lease authorized by section 1 shall be charged to the
recipient.
SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority granted by section 1 shall expire at the
end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, except that leases entered into under
that authority during that period may be renewed.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4368 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the release 
of Federal tax levies which cause business hardship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2012 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. STARK, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Mr. NEAL, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. 
PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for the release of Federal tax levies which cause business 
hardship. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF FEDERAL TAX LEVIES WHICH 
CAUSE BUSINESS HARDSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
6343(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or any trade or business of the tax-
payer’’ before ‘‘, or’’. 
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(b) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING BUSINESS HARD-
SHIP.—Subsection (a) of section 6343 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) CRITERIA
FOR
DETERMINING
BUSINESS 
HARDSHIP.—For purposes of making a determina-
tion under paragraph (1)(D), with respect to a trade 
or business of the taxpayer, the Secretary shall take 
into consideration— 
‘‘(A) the economic viability of such trade 
or business, 
‘‘(B) the nature and extent of the hard-
ship, including the extent to which the taxpayer 
exercised ordinary business care and prudence, 
and 
‘‘(C) any hardships which would be caused 
to other individuals or businesses if such trade 
or business were liquidated.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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