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‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION
WITH
OTHER
CREDITS.— 
The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any tax-
able year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(A) the regular tax for the taxable year 
reduced by the sum of the credits allowable 
under subpart A and sections 27, 29, and 30, 
over 
‘‘(B) the tentative minimum tax for the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(2) DISALLOWANCE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY 
WITH EMPLOYMENT OR REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.—No credit 
shall be allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer 
for— 
‘‘(A) any taxable year, beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this section, in which 
the taxpayer is under a final order, judgment, 
or other process issued or required by a district 
court of the United States under section 4323 
of title 38 of the United States Code with re-
spect to a violation of chapter 43 of such title, 
and 
‘‘(B) the 2 succeeding taxable years.
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‘‘(3) DISALLOWANCE WITH RESPECT TO PER-
SONS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.— 
No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) to a 
taxpayer with respect to any period by taking into 
account any person who is called or ordered to active 
duty for any of the following types of duty: 
‘‘(A) Active duty for training under any 
provision of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) Training at encampments, maneu-
vers, outdoor target practice, or other exercises 
under chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) Full-time National Guard duty, as 
defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(g) GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— 
For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘small busi-
ness employer’ means, with respect to any tax-
able year, any employer who employed an aver-
age of 50 or fewer employees on business days 
during such taxable year. 
‘‘(B) CONTROLLED
GROUPS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), all persons treated 
as a single employer under subsection (b), (c),
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(m), or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as a 
single employer. 
‘‘(2) MILITARY
PAY
AND
ALLOWANCES.—The 
term ‘military pay’ means pay as that term is de-
fined in section 101(21) of title 37, United States 
Code, and the term ‘allowances’ means the allow-
ances payable to a member of the Armed Forces of 
the United States under chapter 7 of that title. 
‘‘(3) 
QUALIFIED
RESERVE
COMPONENT 
DUTY.—The term ‘qualified reserve component duty’ 
includes only active duty performed, as designated in 
the reservist’s military orders, in support of a con-
tingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MANUFAC-
TURERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
qualified manufacturer, paragraph (1)(A) of 
this subsection shall be applied by substituting 
‘100’ for ‘50’. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
MANUFACTURER.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified 
manufacturer’ means any person if— 
‘‘(i) the primary business of such per-
son is classified in sector 31, 32, or 33 of
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this clause referred to as the current cal-
endar year) shall be the greater of the 
amount determined without regard to this 
clause or the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the area median gross income 
determined under the HUD hold harm-
less policy with respect to such project 
for calendar year 2008, plus 
‘‘(II) any increase in the area me-
dian gross income determined under 
subparagraph (B) (determined without 
regard to the HUD hold harmless pol-
icy and this subparagraph) with re-
spect to such project for the current 
calendar year over the area median 
gross income (as so determined) with 
respect to such project for calendar 
year 2008. 
‘‘(iii) HUD HOLD
HARMLESS
POL-
ICY.—The term ‘HUD hold harmless policy’ 
means the regulations under which a policy 
similar to the rules of clause (i) applied to 
prevent a change in the method of deter-
mining area median gross income from re-
sulting in a reduction in the area median
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1846
To suspend temporarily the duty on Bromoxynil MEO. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2005
Mr. GRAVES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Bromoxynil MEO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BROMOXYNIL MEO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.06.15
2,6-dibromo-4-cyanophenyl 
octanoate/heptanoate (CAS 
Nos. 1689–99–2 and 
56634–95–8) (provided for 
in subheading 3808.30.15) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1847 
To redesignate the National Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Columbia Scientific Balloon Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2005 
Mr. HENSARLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To redesignate the National Scientific Balloon Facility in 
Palestine, Texas, as the ‘‘Columbia Scientific Balloon 
Center’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION. 
The facility of the National Science Foundation that 
is used by the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, located at 1510 E. FM 3224 in Palestine, Texas, 
and known as the National Scientific Balloon Facility, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Columbia Scientific 
Balloon Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Columbia Scientific Balloon Center’’. 
Æ
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2132
AN ACT 
To extend the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education 
with respect to student financial assistance during a 
war or other military operation or national emergency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 6 of the Higher Education Relief Opportuni-
ties for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1070, note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2132
AN ACT 
To extend the waiver authority of the Secretary of 
Education with respect to student financial as-
sistance during a war or other military operation 
or national emergency.
certification or recertification of an 
entity. 
(iv) USE OF INFORMATION.—Informa-
tion provided under this subparagraph may 
be used by the appropriate Secretary and 
qualified private standard-setting organiza-
tions to conduct oversight of qualified ex-
ternal review entities, including recertifi-
cation of such entities, and shall be made 
available to the public in an appropriate 
manner. 
(E) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—No quali-
fied external review entity having a contract 
with a plan or issuer, and no person who is em-
ployed by any such entity or who furnishes pro-
fessional services to such entity (including as an 
independent medical reviewer), shall be held by 
reason of the performance of any duty, func-
tion, or activity required or authorized pursuant 
to this section, to be civilly liable under any law 
of the United States or of any State (or polit-
ical subdivision thereof) if there was no actual 
malice or gross misconduct in the performance 
of such duty, function, or activity.
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 
the general effective date referred to in section 601, 
the General Accounting Office shall prepare and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report concerning— 
(A) the information that is provided under 
paragraph (3)(D); 
(B) the number of denials that have been 
upheld by independent medical reviewers and 
the number of denials that have been reversed 
by such reviewers; and 
(C) the extent to which independent med-
ical reviewers are requiring coverage for bene-
fits that are specifically excluded under the plan 
or coverage. 
SEC. 105. HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a fund, to be known as 
the ‘‘Health Care Consumer Assistance Fund’’, to be 
used to award grants to eligible States to carry out 
consumer assistance activities (including programs 
established by States prior to the enactment of this
Act) designed to provide information, assistance, and 
referrals to consumers of health insurance products. 
(2) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection a State shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including a 
State plan that describes— 
(A) the manner in which the State will en-
sure that the health care consumer assistance 
office (established under paragraph (4)) will 
educate and assist health care consumers in ac-
cessing needed care; 
(B) the manner in which the State will co-
ordinate and distinguish the services provided 
by the health care consumer assistance office 
with the services provided by Federal, State and 
local health-related ombudsman, information, 
protection and advocacy, insurance, and fraud 
and abuse programs; 
(C) the manner in which the State will 
provide information, outreach, and services to 
underserved, minority populations with limited 
English proficiency and populations residing in 
rural areas;
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1848 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bitumen-coated polyethylene 
sleeves specifically designed to protect in-ground wood posts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2005 
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bitumen-coated 
polyethylene sleeves specifically designed to protect in- 
ground wood posts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.04.40 
Bitumen-coated polyethylene 
sleeves specifically designed 
to protect in-ground wood 
posts (provided for in sub-
heading 3926.90.98) ............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ
H. R. 2132
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To extend the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to 
student financial assistance during a war or other military operation or national 
emergency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 6 of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for 
Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1070, note) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2007’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(D) the manner in which the State will 
oversee the health care consumer assistance of-
fice, its activities, product materials and evalu-
ate program effectiveness; 
(E) the manner in which the State will en-
sure that funds made available under this sec-
tion will be used to supplement, and not sup-
plant, any other Federal, State, or local funds 
expended to provide services for programs de-
scribed under this section and those described 
in subparagraphs (C) and (D); 
(F) the manner in which the State will en-
sure that health care consumer office personnel 
have the professional background and training 
to carry out the activities of the office; and 
(G) the manner in which the State will en-
sure that consumers have direct access to con-
sumer assistance personnel during regular busi-
ness hours. 
(3) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appro-
priated under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall award a grant to a State in 
an amount that bears the same ratio to such 
amounts as the number of individuals within
the State covered under a group health plan or 
under health insurance coverage offered by a 
health insurance issuer bears to the total num-
ber of individuals so covered in all States (as 
determined by the Secretary). Any amounts 
provided to a State under this subsection that 
are not used by the State shall be remitted to 
the Secretary and reallocated in accordance 
with this subparagraph. 
(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—In no case shall 
the amount provided to a State under a grant 
under this subsection for a fiscal year be less 
than an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the 
amount appropriated for such fiscal year to 
carry out this section. 
(C) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.—A 
State will provide for the collection of non-Fed-
eral contributions for the operation of the office 
in an amount that is not less than 25 percent 
of the amount of Federal funds provided to the 
State under this section. 
(4) PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR ESTABLISHMENT 
OF OFFICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts pro-
vided under a grant under this subsection, a
State shall, directly or through a contract with 
an independent, nonprofit entity with dem-
onstrated experience in serving the needs of 
health care consumers, provide for the estab-
lishment and operation of a State health care 
consumer assistance office. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY OF ENTITY.—To be eligi-
ble to enter into a contract under subparagraph 
(A), an entity shall demonstrate that it has the 
technical, organizational, and professional ca-
pacity to deliver the services described in sub-
section (b) to all public and private health in-
surance participants, beneficiaries, enrollees, or 
prospective enrollees. 
(C) EXISTING STATE ENTITY.—Nothing in 
this section shall prevent the funding of an ex-
isting health care consumer assistance program 
that otherwise meets the requirements of this 
section. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) BY STATE.—A State shall use amounts pro-
vided under a grant awarded under this section to 
carry out consumer assistance activities directly or 
by contract with an independent, non-profit organi-
zation. An eligible entity may use some reasonable
(B) With respect to a resolution described 
in subsection (a) of the House receiving the res-
olution— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no resolution had been 
received from the other House; but 
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be 
on the resolution of the other House. 
(2) Upon disposition of the resolution received 
from the other House, it shall no longer be in order 
to consider the resolution that originated in the re-
ceiving House. 
(f) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of a resolution described in sub-
section (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 208
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that there
should be no increase in Federal taxes in order
to fund additional Government spending.
nates (determined without regard to any extension 
thereof agreed to after the date of enactment of this 
Act). For purposes of this paragraph, any plan 
amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining 
agreement relating to the plan which amends the 
plan solely to conform to any requirement added by 
this section shall not be treated as a termination of 
such collective bargaining agreement. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2132 
To extend the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education with respect 
to student financial assistance during a war or other military operation 
or national emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2005 
Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To extend the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education 
with respect to student financial assistance during a 
war or other military operation or national emergency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 6 of the Higher Education Relief Opportuni-
ties for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1070, note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
Æ
IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2132 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To extend the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education 
with respect to student financial assistance during a 
war or other military operation or national emergency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2132 RFS 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 6 of the Higher Education Relief Opportuni-
ties for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1070, note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning 
the activities funded under this section and the effective-
ness of such activities in resolving health care-related 
problems and grievances. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
Subtitle B—Access to Care 
SEC. 111. CONSUMER CHOICE OPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If— 
(1) a health insurance issuer providing health 
insurance coverage in connection with a group health 
plan offers to enrollees health insurance coverage 
which provides for coverage of services (including 
physician pathology services) only if such services 
are furnished through health care professionals and 
providers who are members of a network of health 
care professionals and providers who have entered 
into a contract with the issuer to provide such serv-
ices, or 
(2) a group health plan offers to participants or 
beneficiaries health benefits which provide for cov-
erage of services only if such services are furnished 
through health care professionals and providers who 
are members of a network of health care profes-
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2133 
To guarantee for all Americans quality, affordable, and comprehensive health 
insurance coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2005 
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. STARK, Mr. OBEY, Mr. OWENS, 
and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To guarantee for all Americans quality, affordable, and 
comprehensive 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Health Security for All Americans Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
TITLE I—HEALTH SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS—EXPANSION 
PHASE (PHASE I) 
Sec. 101. Expansion phase (phase i) voluntary State universal health insurance 
coverage plans. 
‘‘TITLE XXII—HEALTH SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS 
‘‘PART A—EXPANSION PHASE (PHASE I) PLANS 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Purpose; voluntary State plans. 
‘‘Sec. 2202. Plan requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 2203. Coverage requirements for expansion phase (phase i) plans. 
‘‘Sec. 2204. Allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 2205. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 2206. Definitions. 
TITLE II—HEALTH SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS—UNIVERSAL 
PHASE (PHASE II) 
Sec. 201. Universal phase (phase II) State universal health insurance coverage 
plans. 
‘‘PART B—UNIVERSAL PHASE (PHASE II) PLANS 
‘‘Sec. 2211. Purpose; mandatory State plans. 
‘‘Sec. 2212. Plan requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 2213. Coverage requirements for universal phase (phase II) plans. 
‘‘Sec. 2214. Requirements for employers regarding the provision of bene-
fits. 
‘‘Sec. 2215. Allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 2216. Administration; definitions. 
Sec. 202. Consumer protections. 
‘‘PART C—CONSUMER PROTECTIONS 
‘‘Sec. 2221. Home care standards. 
‘‘Sec. 2222. Consumer protection in the event of termination or suspension 
of services. 
‘‘Sec. 2223. Consumer protection through disclosure of information. 
‘‘Sec. 2224. Consumer protection through notice of changes in health care 
delivery. 
TITLE III—PATIENT PROTECTIONS 
Sec. 301. Incorporation of certain protections. 
TITLE IV—HEALTH CARE QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, AND 
WORKFORCE STANDARDS 
Sec. 401. Health care quality, patient safety, and Workforce Standards Insti-
tute. 
Sec. 402. Health care quality, patient safety, and Workforce Standards Advi-
sory Committee. 
TITLE V—IMPROVING MEDICARE BENEFITS