datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
the reason for the choice, and evidence of the labor 
market need to prepare students in that area; 
(3) a description of the new or existing program 
of study and both secondary and postsecondary com-
ponents; 
(4) a description of the students to be served by 
the new program of study; 
(5) a description of how the program of study 
funded by the grant will be replicable and dissemi-
nated to schools outside of the partnership, including 
urban and rural areas; 
(6) a description of applied learning that will be 
incorporated into the program of study and how it 
will incorporate or reinforce academic learning; 
(7) a description of how the program of study 
will be delivered; 
(8) a description of how the program will pro-
vide accessibility to students, especially economically 
disadvantaged, low performing and urban and rural 
students; and 
(9) a description of how the program will ad-
dress placement of students in non-traditional fields 
as described in section 3(20) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302(20)). 
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239 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds 
may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 
design and military construction projects in the United 
States not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$170,000,000 shall be for sailor and marine housing and 
$180,000,000 shall be for child development centers: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate an expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this heading. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $280,000,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may be 
obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 
and military construction projects in the United States not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $200,000,000 shall 
be for airmen housing and $80,000,000 shall be for child 
development centers: Provided further, That not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2010. 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 605(a) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(5)(A) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 
2205(a) of the Public Health Service Act, and 
section 8905a(c)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code, in the case of an individual who is a 
qualified beneficiary described in paragraph 
(3)(A) as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act and has not made the election referred to 
in paragraph (3)(B) as of such date, such indi-
vidual may elect the COBRA continuation cov-
erage under the COBRA continuation coverage 
provisions containing such sections during the 
60-day period commencing with the date on 
which the notification required under paragraph 
(7)(C) is provided to such individual. 
(B) COMMENCEMENT
OF
COVERAGE; NO 
REACH-BACK.—Any COBRA continuation cov-
erage elected by a qualified beneficiary during 
an extended election period under subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) shall commence on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and
417 
(C) COBRA CONTINUATION PROVISION.— 
The term ‘‘COBRA continuation provision’’ 
means the provisions of law described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
(D) 
COVERED
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term 
‘‘covered employee’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 607(2) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974. 
(E) QUALIFIED BENEFICIARY.—The term 
‘‘qualified beneficiary’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 607(3) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
(F) GROUP
HEALTH
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘group health plan’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 607(1) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
(G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
(11) REPORTS.— 
(A) INTERIM REPORT.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall submit an interim report to 
the Committee on Education and Labor, the
ance-based payments made to hospitals under 
paragraphs (2) and (7) for a fiscal year shall be 
equal to the aggregate amount of reductions 
under section 1886(d)(1)(F)(i) for that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(B) METHOD
AND
TIMING.—Perform-
ance-based payments to hospitals under this 
subsection shall be made from the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817. 
Performance-based payments shall be made to a 
hospital under this subsection with respect to a 
fiscal year based on quality performance for the 
12-month period ending June 30th of the prior 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(7) PERFORMANCE-BASED
BONUS
PAYMENT 
FOR HIGHEST PERFORMING HOSPITALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish a program to reward those hospitals 
with high performance scores, as determined by 
the Secretary, in a fiscal year through the mak-
ing of performance-based bonus payments. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
PAYMENT.—Perform-
ance-based bonus payments made under the 
program established in subparagraph (A) in a 
fiscal year shall be in addition to performance- 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1123 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the com-
position of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1138 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 113 
AN ACT 
To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the 
United States of America for use by the Federal Government. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1158 
AN ACT 
To authorize cyber incident response teams at the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
635 
(C) to payments for disproportionate share 
hospital (DSH) payment adjustments under 
section 1923 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4); 
and 
(2) the increase provided under subsection (c) 
shall not apply with respect to payments under part 
E of title IV of such Act. 
(f) STATE INELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), a State is not eligible for an increase in its 
FMAP under subsection (a), (b), or (c), or an in-
crease in a cap amount under subsection (d), if eligi-
bility standards, methodologies, or procedures under 
its State plan under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (including any waiver under such title or under 
section 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315)) are 
more restrictive than the eligibility standards, meth-
odologies, or procedures, respectively, under such 
plan (or waiver) as in effect on July 1, 2008. 
(2) STATE
REINSTATEMENT
OF
ELIGIBILITY 
PERMITTED.—Subject to paragraph (3), a State that 
has restricted eligibility standards, methodologies, or 
procedures under its State plan under title XIX of 
the Social Security Act (including any waiver under 
such title or under section 1115 of such Act (42
H. R. 1777—19 
719 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292o)’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under subpart I of part C of title 
VII of the Public Health Service Act (known as Health 
Education Assistance Loans)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subpart I of part 
C of title VII of the Public Health Service Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Health Education Assistance Loan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘loan under part A of title VII of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘733(e)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘707(e)(3)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘subpart 
I of part C of title VII of the Public Health Service 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘part A of title VII of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; and 
(II) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘728(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘710’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subpart I of 
part C of title VII of the Public Health Service Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘part A of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; 
(7) in section 485B (20 U.S.C. 1092b)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘))’’ and inserting 
‘‘)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(3)(D), by striking ‘‘the Family 
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’ and inserting 
‘‘commonly known as the ‘Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1974’ ’’; 
(8) in section 487 (20 U.S.C. 1094)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(23)(A), by inserting ‘‘of 1993’’ after 
‘‘Registration Act’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘students 
receives’’ and inserting ‘‘students receive’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)(B)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)(B)’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘496(c)(4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘496(c)(3)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’; 
(9) in section 487A(b) (20 U.S.C. 1094a(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Any activities’’ and inserting ‘‘Any 
experimental sites’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘June 
30, 2010’’; and
V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1773 
For the relief of Valerie Plame Wilson. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. INSLEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 
A BILL 
For the relief of Valerie Plame Wilson. 
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 ‘‘Valerie Plame Wilson 
Compensation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FROM THE CENTRAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
For purposes of any determination of rights under 
title III of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Valerie Plame Wilson of Wash-
ington, District of Columbia, shall be considered to have 
met the age and consent requirements that apply under 
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section 233(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2053(a)) by virtue 
of section 302(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2152(b)). 
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(A) by amending subsection (b)(1)(F) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(F) is not receiving assistance under— 
‘‘(i) part B of this title; 
‘‘(ii) part A of title V; or 
‘‘(iii) an annual authorization of ap-
propriations under the Act of March 2, 
1867 (14 Stat. 438; 20 U.S.C. 123).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘part B, 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘part B of this title, or’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
319(d)(3)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059f(d)(3)(A)), by striking ‘‘part B, or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘part B of this title, or’’; 
(4) 
in 
section 
320(d)(3)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059g(d)(3)(A)), by striking ‘‘part B, or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘part B of this title, or’’; 
(5) in section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)), by 
striking ‘‘in any fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for any 
fiscal year’’; 
(6) in section 324(d) (20 U.S.C. 1063(d))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Notwith-
standing subsections (a)’’; and 
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† HR 1777 EAS 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (e) shall apply to grants made under chap-
ter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–21 et seq.) 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act, except 
that a recipient of a grant under such chapter that 
is made prior to such date may elect to apply the re-
quirements contained in the amendments made by 
subsection (e) to that grant if the grant recipient in-
forms the Secretary of the election. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—A grant recipient may 
make the election described in paragraph (1) only if 
the election does not decrease the amount of the schol-
arship promised to an individual student under the 
grant.’’. 
SEC. 402. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO PROVISION AMENDED BY THE 
COLLEGE COST REDUCTION AND ACCESS ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 428(b)(1)(G)(i) (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(G)(i)), as amended by section 303 
of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public 
Law 110–84), is amended by striking ‘‘or 439(q)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall be effective as if enacted as part 
of the amendment in section 303(a) of the College
† HR 1777 EAS 
Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110–84), 
shall take effect on October 1, 2012, and shall apply 
with respect to loans made on or after such date. 
(b) ENTRANCE COUNSELING FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) GUARANTY AGENCIES.—Section 428(b)(3) (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’. 
(2) ELIGIBLE LENDERS.—Section 435(d)(5) (20 
U.S.C. 1085(d)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO PROVISION AMENDED BY THE 
HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 428C(c)(3)(A) (20 
U.S.C. 1078–3(c)(3)(A)), as amended by section 425 
of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public 
Law 110–315), is amended by striking ‘‘section 
493C’’ and inserting ‘‘section 493C,’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall be effective as if enacted as part
† HR 1777 EAS 
of the amendments in section 425(d)(1) of the Higher 
Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110–315), 
and shall take effect on July 1, 2009. 
(d) REHABILITATION OF STUDENT LOANS.— 
(1) Section 428F (20 U.S.C. 1078–6) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by amending paragraph (1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) SALE OR ASSIGNMENT OF LOAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each guaranty agency, 
upon securing 9 payments made within 20 days 
of the due date during 10 consecutive months of 
amounts owed on a loan for which the Secretary 
has made a payment under paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 428(c), shall— 
‘‘(i) if practicable, sell the loan to an 
eligible lender; or 
‘‘(ii) on or before September 30, 2011, 
assign the loan to the Secretary if— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary has determined 
that market conditions unduly limit a 
guaranty agency’s ability to sell loans 
under clause (i); and
‘‘(3) PAYMENT.—The rate of payment for qual-
ity assistance services provided by a private quality 
organization under paragraph (1) shall be negotiated 
by the Secretary. Payment shall be made by the Sec-
retary from funds made available under part B of 
title XI title for the payment of organizations with 
contracts with the Secretary under such part.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1199 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
study regarding the accessibility of websites of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to individuals with disabil-
ities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(6) in section 467(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087gg(b)), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (5)(A), (5)(B)(i), or (6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) or (5)’’; and 
(7) in section 469(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(c)), by 
striking ‘‘and the term’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘and the term 
‘early intervention services’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 632 of such Act.’’. 
SEC. 406. NEED ANALYSIS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Part F of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
1087kk et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 473 (20 U.S.C. 1087mm)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For the purpose of this 
title, except subpart 2 of part A,’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of this 
title, other than subpart 2 of part A, and except 
as provided in subsection (b),’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, the family contribution of each 
student described in paragraph (2) shall be deemed 
to be zero for the academic year for which the deter-
mination is made.
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the amount appropriated pursuant to section 
399(a)(2)(A) for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay 
the minimum allotment required by paragraph (1) of this 
subsection to all part B institutions, the amount of such 
minimum allotments shall be ratably reduced. If additional 
sums become available for such fiscal year, such reduced 
allocations shall be increased on the same basis as the 
basis on which they were reduced (until the amount allot-
ted equals the minimum allotment required by paragraph 
(1)).’’; 
(7) in section 351(a) (20 U.S.C. 1067a(a))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 304(a)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 303(a)(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of 1979’’; 
(8) in section 355(a) (20 U.S.C. 1067e(a)), by 
striking ‘‘302’’ and inserting ‘‘312’’; 
(9) in section 371(c) (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c))— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking 
‘‘402A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘402A(h)’’; 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘402A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘402A(h)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (9)— 
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insurance percentage in effect when 
payment under the guaranty agree-
ment was made with respect to the 
loan; and 
‘‘(II) may, in order to defray col-
lection costs— 
‘‘(aa) charge to the borrower 
an amount of not to exceed 18.5 
percent of the outstanding prin-
cipal and interest at the time of 
the loan sale; and 
‘‘(bb) retain such amount 
from the proceeds of the loan 
sale; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall reinstate the 
Secretary’s obligation to— 
‘‘(I) 
reimburse 
the 
guaranty 
agency for the amount that the agen-
cy may, in the future, expend to dis-
charge its guaranty obligation; and 
‘‘(II) pay to the holder of such 
loan a special allowance pursuant to 
section 438. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1222 
AN ACT 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded 
public target ranges in certain States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1785 
To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary 
artistic ability. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2009 
Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. NAD-
LER of New York, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
COBLE, Mr. WEINER, and Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of 
extraordinary artistic ability. 
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 ‘‘Arts Require Timely 
Service (ARTS) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED ADJUDICATION OF EMPLOYER PETI-
TIONS FOR ALIENS OF EXTRAORDINARY AR-
TISTIC ABILITY. 
Section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(D) Any’’ and inserting 
‘‘(D)(i) Any’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Once the’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in clause (ii), once the’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall adju-
dicate each petition for an alien with extraordinary ability 
in the arts (as described in section 101(a)(15)(O)(i)), an 
alien accompanying such an alien (as described in clauses 
(ii) and (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(O)), or an alien de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(P) (other than an alien de-
scribed in section 214(c)(4)(A) (relating to athletes)) not 
later than 30 days after— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the petitioner submits 
the petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of 
no objection, or request for a waiver; or 
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‘‘(II) the date on which the 15-day period de-
scribed in clause (i) has expired, if the petitioner has 
had an opportunity, as appropriate, to supply rebut-
tal evidence. 
‘‘(iii) If a petition described in clause (ii) is not adju-
dicated before the end of the 30-day period described in 
clause (ii) and the petitioner is an arts organization de-
scribed in paragraph (3), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code for the taxable year 
preceding the calendar year in which the petition is sub-
mitted, or an individual or entity petitioning primarily on 
behalf of such an organization, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall provide the petitioner with the premium- 
processing services referred to in section 286(u), without 
a fee.’’. 
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