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employer plan (as defined under section 72(p)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to a qualified individual 
(as defined in section 202(c)) made after the date of en-
actment of this Act and before the date which is 1 year 
after the disaster declaration date (as defined in section 
203(b)(2))— 
(1) clause (i) of section 72(p)(2)(A) of such 
Code shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$100,000’’ 
for ‘‘$50,000’’, and 
(2) clause (ii) of such section shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘the present value of the nonforfeit-
able accrued benefit of the employee under the plan’’ 
for ‘‘one-half of the present value of the nonforfeit-
able accrued benefit of the employee under the 
plan’’. 
(b) DELAY OF REPAYMENT.—In the case of a quali-
fied individual (as defined in section 202(c)) with an out-
standing loan on or after August 26, 2005, from a quali-
fied employer plan (as defined in section 72(p)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986)— 
(1) if the due date pursuant to subparagraph 
(B) or (C) of section 72(p)(2) of such Code for any 
repayment with respect to such loan occurs during 
the period beginning after August 29, 2005, and
ending before August 30, 2006, such due date shall 
be delayed for 1 year, 
(2) any subsequent repayments with respect to 
any such loan shall be appropriately adjusted to re-
flect the delay in the due date under paragraph (1) 
and any interest accruing during such delay, and 
(3) in determining the 5-year period and the 
term of a loan under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
section 72(p)(2) of such Code, such period shall be 
disregarded. 
SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If this section applies to any plan 
or contract amendment— 
(1) such plan or contract shall be treated as 
being operated in accordance with the terms of the 
plan during the period described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A), and 
(2) except as provided by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, such plan shall not fail to meet the re-
quirements of section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and section 204(g) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by 
reason of such amendment. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH SECTION APPLIES.—
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the Board any of the functions, powers, or duties of the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be comprised of 
4 members, of whom— 
‘‘(1) 1 member shall be the Secretary of the 
Treasury; 
‘‘(2) 1 member shall be the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development; 
‘‘(3) 1 member shall be the Chairman of the Se-
curities and Exchange Commission; and 
‘‘(4) 1 member shall be the Director, who shall 
serve as the Chairperson of the Board. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet upon 
notice by the Director, but in no event shall the Board 
meet less frequently than once every 3 months. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL MEETINGS.—Either the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, or the Chairman of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission may, upon giving written no-
tice to the Director, require a special meeting of the 
Board. 
‘‘(e) TESTIMONY.—On an annual basis, the Board 
shall testify before Congress regarding—
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 31 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to take such action as 
may be necessary to have the Federal Trade Commission vacate the 
building located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in the District of 
Columbia and to make that building available for occupancy by the 
National Gallery of Art. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to take such 
action as may be necessary to have the Federal Trade 
Commission vacate the building located at 600 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, NW, in the District of Columbia and 
to make that building available for occupancy by the 
National Gallery of Art. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. 
(a) LOCATION.—Not later than December 31, 2012, 
the Administrator of General Services shall take such ac-
tion as may be necessary to—
(1) have the Federal Trade Commission vacate 
the building located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW, in the District of Columbia; 
(2) make that building available for occupancy 
by the National Gallery of Art; and 
(3) relocate the Federal Trade Commission into 
another appropriate building in a location selected in 
consultation with the Commission. 
(b) RECONSTRUCTION.—The Administrator shall re-
construct the building referred to in subsection (a)(1) to 
house and exhibit works of art and carry administrative 
functions, subject to the requirements of the Director of 
the National Gallery of Art. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—Beginning on the date that the 
National Gallery of Art takes occupancy of the building 
referred to in subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) the building shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘National Gallery of Art’’; and 
(2) any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘National Gallery of Art’’. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply to 
any amendment to any plan or annuity contract 
which is made— 
(A) pursuant to any amendment made by 
this title, or pursuant to any regulation issued 
by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Sec-
retary of Labor under this title, and 
(B) on or before the last day of the first 
plan year beginning on or after January 1, 
2007, or such later date as the Secretary of the 
Treasury may prescribe. 
In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in 
section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986), subparagraph (B) shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date which is 2 years after the date 
otherwise applied under subparagraph (B). 
(2) CONDITIONS.—This section shall not apply 
to any amendment unless— 
(A) during the period— 
(i) beginning on the date the legisla-
tive or regulatory amendment described in 
paragraph (1)(A) takes effect (or in the 
case of a plan or contract amendment not 
required by such legislative or regulatory
amendment, the effective date specified by 
the plan), and 
(ii) ending on the date described in 
paragraph (1)(B) (or, if earlier, the date 
the plan or contract amendment is adopt-
ed), 
the plan or contract is operated as if such plan 
or contract amendment were in effect; and 
(B) such plan or contract amendment ap-
plies retroactively for such period. 
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‘‘(3) 
ASSESSMENTS.—Any 
penalty 
imposed 
under this subsection shall be in lieu of a penalty 
under section 1376, but shall be assessed and collected 
by the Director in the manner provided in section 
1376 for penalties imposed under that section, and 
any such assessment (including the determination of 
the amount of the penalty) shall be otherwise subject 
to the provisions of section 1376. 
‘‘(4) HEARING.—A regulated entity against 
which a penalty is assessed under this section shall be 
afforded an agency hearing if the regulated entity 
submits a request for a hearing not later than 20 
days after the date of the issuance of the notice of as-
sessment. Section 1374 shall apply to any such pro-
ceedings.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The Federal Housing 
Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 
(12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 
1327 and 1328. 
SEC. 1105. EXAMINERS AND ACCOUNTANTS; AUTHORITY TO 
CONTRACT FOR REVIEWS OF REGULATED EN-
TITIES; OMBUDSMAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1317 of the Federal Hous-
ing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
1992 (12 U.S.C. 4517) is amended—
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3768 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by 
Hurricane Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
under subparagraph (A), the member may thereafter elect 
to be insured under this section upon written application 
by the member, proof of good health, and compliance with 
such other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by 
the Secretary. Insurance under this section upon such an 
election is effective upon the date of the receipt by the 
Secretary of such application and shall apply only with 
respect to injuries incurred after that date. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation con-
ditions as to how and when elections under subparagraph 
(B) shall be made. Such regulations may include limiting 
the time for such elections to an annual open season, for 
a duration each year prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after section 
1980A of title 38, United States Code, takes effect pursu-
ant to section 1032(d)(1) of division A of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 
109–13; 119 Stat. 260).
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3200
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance pro-
gram, and for other purposes.
IV 
House Calendar No. 288 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1526 
[Report No. 110–908] 
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules and waiving 
a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration 
of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2008 
Ms. SUTTON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules 
and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolutions re-
ported from the Committee on Rules. 
Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time 
through the legislative day of October 3, 2008, for the 
Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
rules. The Speaker or her designee shall consult with the 
minority leader or his designee on the designation of any 
matter for consideration pursuant to this resolution. 
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under subparagraph (A), the member may thereafter elect 
to be insured under this section upon written application 
by the member, proof of good health, and compliance with 
such other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by 
the Secretary. Insurance under this section upon such an 
election is effective upon the date of the receipt by the 
Secretary of such application and shall apply only with 
respect to injuries incurred after that date. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation con-
ditions as to how and when elections under subparagraph 
(B) shall be made. Such regulations may include limiting 
the time for such elections to an annual open season, for 
a duration each year prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after section 
1980A of title 38, United States Code, takes effect pursu-
ant to section 1032(d)(1) of division A of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 
109–13; 119 Stat. 260). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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‘‘(ii) AGGREGATE
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate amount of payments or distribu-
tions received by an individual which may 
be treated as qualified disaster-relief dis-
tributions for any taxable year shall not 
exceed the excess (if any) of — 
‘‘(I) $100,000, over 
‘‘(II) 
the 
aggregate 
amounts 
treated as qualified disaster-relief dis-
tributions with respect to such indi-
vidual for all prior taxable years. 
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE 
REPAID.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any indi-
vidual who receives a qualified dis-
aster-relief distribution may, at any 
time during the 3-year period begin-
ning on the day after the date on 
which such distribution was made, 
make one or more contributions in an 
aggregate amount not to exceed the 
amount of such distribution to an eli-
gible retirement plan (as defined in 
section 402(c)(8)(B)) of which such 
individual is a beneficiary and to
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which a rollover contribution of such 
distribution could be made under sec-
tion 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 
408(d)(3), as the case may be. 
‘‘(II) TREATMENT
OF
REPAY-
MENTS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EL-
IGIBLE
RETIREMENT
PLANS
OTHER 
THAN
IRAS.—For purposes of this 
title, if a contribution is made pursu-
ant to subclause (I) with respect to a 
qualified 
disaster-relief 
distribution 
from an eligible retirement plan (as so 
defined) other than an individual re-
tirement plan, then the taxpayer shall, 
to the extent of the amount of the 
contribution, be treated as having re-
ceived the qualified disaster-relief dis-
tribution in an eligible rollover dis-
tribution 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
402(c)(4)) and as having transferred 
the amount to the eligible retirement 
plan in a direct trustee to trustee 
transfer within 60 days of the dis-
tribution.
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‘‘(III) TREATMENT
OF
REPAY-
MENTS
FOR
DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM 
IRAS.—For purposes of this title, if a 
contribution is made pursuant to sub-
clause (I) with respect to a qualified 
disaster-relief distribution from an in-
dividual retirement plan, then, to the 
extent of the amount of the contribu-
tion, the qualified disaster-relief dis-
tribution shall be treated as a dis-
tribution 
described 
in 
section 
408(d)(3) and as having been trans-
ferred to the eligible retirement plan 
in a direct trustee to trustee transfer 
within 60 days of the distribution. 
‘‘(IV) APPLICATION TO GOVERN-
MENTAL SECTION 457 PLANS.—In de-
termining whether any distribution is 
a qualified disaster-relief distribution 
for purposes of this clause, an eligible 
deferred compensation plan (as de-
fined in section 457(b)) maintained by 
an employer described in section 
457(e)(1)(A) shall be treated as a 
qualified retirement plan.
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the part of the Director to consult with or obtain the 
consent or approval of the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget with respect to any report, 
plan, forecast, or other information referred to in 
paragraph (1) or any jurisdiction or oversight over 
the affairs or operations of the Agency. 
‘‘(h) AUDIT OF AGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall annually audit the financial transactions of the 
Agency in accordance with the United States gen-
erally accepted government auditing standards as 
may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The audit shall be conducted at the 
place or places where accounts of the Agency are nor-
mally kept. The representatives of the Government Ac-
countability Office shall have access to the personnel 
and to all books, accounts, documents, papers, records 
(including electronic records), reports, files, and all 
other papers, automated data, things, or property be-
longing to or under the control of or used or employed 
by the Agency pertaining to its financial transactions 
and necessary to facilitate the audit, and such rep-
resentatives shall be afforded full facilities for 
verifying transactions with the balances or securities 
held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians. All
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3201
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require executive agencies to pay 
the premiums for health care coverage provided under the Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits program for reservists in the Armed Forces 
called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2005
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require executive 
agencies to pay the premiums for health care coverage 
provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
program for reservists in the Armed Forces called or 
ordered to active duty for more than 30 days.
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 ‘‘Health Care Relief 
for Military Families Act’’.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF FEHBP PREMIUMS FOR CERTAIN RE-
SERVISTS CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE 
DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 89 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8905a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8905b. Payment of premiums for certain reservists 
called or ordered to active duty 
‘‘An employing agency shall be responsible for pay-
ing, for any employee who is a member of a reserve compo-
nent of the armed forces who is called or ordered to active 
duty for a period of more than 30 days, the employee’s 
share of the premium for health care coverage provided 
to such member under this chapter during such period.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 8905a the following new item:
‘‘8905b. Payment of premiums for certain reservists called or ordered to active 
duty.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 8905b of title 5, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with 
respect to health care coverage provided to a member of 
a reserve component of the Armed Forces on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(iv) QUALIFIED
DISASTER-RELIEF 
DISTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘qualified disaster-re-
lief distribution’ means any distribution— 
‘‘(I) to an individual who has 
sustained a loss as a result of a major 
disaster declared under section 401 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act by rea-
son of Hurricane Katrina and who 
has a principal place of abode imme-
diately before the declaration in a 
qualified disaster area, and 
‘‘(II) which is made during the 1- 
year period beginning on the date 
such declaration is made. 
‘‘(v) QUALIFIED
DISASTER
AREA.— 
For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
term ‘qualified disaster area’ means any 
area which is determined by the President 
to warrant individual or individual and 
public assistance from the Federal Govern-
ment under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
by reason of Hurricane Katrina.’’.
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(b) EXEMPTION OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM TRUSTEE 
TO TRUSTEE TRANSFER AND WITHHOLDING RULES.— 
Paragraph (4) of section 402(c) of such Code (relating 
to eligible rollover distribution) is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’, and by inserting at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) any qualified disaster-relief distribu-
tion 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
72(t)(2)(G)).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause 
(III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (IV) 
and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by inserting after subclause 
(IV) the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) the date on which a period 
referred 
to 
in 
section 
72(t)(2)(G)(iii)(II) begins (but only to 
the 
extent 
provided 
in 
section 
72(t)(2)(G)), and’’. 
(2) Section 403(b)(7)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘sustains a loss as a result of 
a major disaster declared under section 401 of the
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act by reason of Hurricane Katrina (but 
only to the extent provided in section 72(t)(2)(G)),’’ 
before ‘‘or’’. 
(3) Section 403(b)(11) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for distributions to which section 
72(t)(2)(G) applies.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions received after Au-
gust 28, 2005. 
SEC. 202. INCOME AVERAGING FOR DISASTER-RELIEF DIS-
TRIBUTIONS 
RELATED 
TO 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any qualified dis-
aster-relief distribution (within the meaning of section 
72(t)(2)(G) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from 
a qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 4974(c) 
of such Code) to a qualified individual, unless the taxpayer 
elects not to have this section apply for any taxable year, 
any amount required to be included in gross income for
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3202
To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month waiting period 
for Medicare coverage of certain disabled individuals who have no health 
insurance coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2005
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month 
waiting period for Medicare coverage of certain disabled 
individuals who have no health insurance coverage.
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 ‘‘Immediate Access to 
Medicare for the Disabled Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 24–MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDI-
CARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN DISABLED IN-
DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 226 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 426) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) With respect to an individual described in 
paragraph (2) who would be entitled to benefits under sub-
section (b) but for the 24-month waiting period under sub-
section (b)(2), the following special rules apply: 
‘‘(A) Subsection (b) shall be applied as if there 
were no requirement for any entitlement to benefits, 
or status, for a period longer than one month. 
‘‘(B) The entitlement under such subsection 
shall begin with the first month (rather than twenty-
fifth month) of entitlement or status. 
‘‘(C) Subsection (f) shall not be applied. 
‘‘(2) The special rules set forth in paragraph (1) 
apply to an individual who demonstrates to the Secretary 
that, during the 60-day period preceding the date on 
which such individual files an application for benefits
under subsection (b)(2)(C), such individual has no health 
insurance coverage.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1837 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) In applying this section in the case of an indi-
vidual who is entitled to benefits under part A pursuant 
to the operation of section 226(j), the following special 
rules apply: 
‘‘(1) The initial enrollment period under sub-
section (d) shall begin on the first day of the first 
month in which the individual satisfies the require-
ment of section 1836(1). 
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (g)(1), the initial 
enrollment period shall begin on the first day of the 
first month of entitlement to disability insurance 
benefits referred to in such subsection.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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