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HR 5385 PP 
‘‘(vi) 
MINORITY
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘minority individual’ means an Amer-
ican Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of 
Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including per-
sons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and 
Central or South American origin), or Pa-
cific Islander individual. 
‘‘(vii) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 9101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(viii) STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘State educational agency’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 
SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Tech-
nology Administration of the Department of Commerce to 
carry out section 5(g) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2007’’. 
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HR 5385 PP 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate November 14, 2006. 
Attest: 
EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICABLE CREDIT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the applicable credit amount is the amount of 
the tentative tax which would be determined under 
the rate schedule set forth in section 2001(c) if the 
amount with respect to which such tentative tax is 
to be computed were the applicable exclusion 
amount. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE EXCLUSION AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the applicable exclusion amount is 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2010, 
$3,750,000. 
‘‘(ii) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2011, 
$4,000,000. 
‘‘(iii) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2012, 
$4,250,000. 
‘‘(iv) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2013, 
$4,500,000. 
‘‘(v) 
For 
calendar 
year 
2014, 
$4,750,000. 
‘‘(vi) For calendar year 2015 and 
thereafter, $5,000,000. 
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‘‘(B) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any decedent dying in a calendar year 
after 2015, the $5,000,000 amount in subpara-
graph (A)(vi) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for such 
calendar year by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2014’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding 
sentence is not a multiple of $100,000, such 
amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple 
of $100,000.’’. 
(c) RATE SCHEDULE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 
2001 (relating to rate schedule) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) RATE SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The tentative tax is equal 
to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the product of the rate specified in 
section 1(h)(1)(C) in effect on the date of the 
decedent’s death multiplied by so much of the 
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sum described in subsection (b)(1) as does not 
exceed $25,000,000, and 
‘‘(B) the applicable percentage effective on 
the date of the decedent’s death of so much of 
the sum described in subsection (b)(1) as ex-
ceeds $25,000,000. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(B), the applicable percentage is— 
‘‘(A) in the case the decedent’s death is in 
2010, 40 percent, 
‘‘(B) in the case the decedent’s death is in 
2011, 38 percent, 
‘‘(C) in the case the decedent’s death is in 
2012, 36 percent, 
‘‘(D) in the case the decedent’s death is in 
2013, 34 percent, 
‘‘(E) in the case the decedent’s death is in 
2014, 32 percent, and 
‘‘(F) in the case the decedent’s death is in 
2015 or thereafter, 30 percent. 
‘‘(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of 
any decedent dying in a calendar year after 2015, 
each $25,000,000 amount in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of paragraph (1) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
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ate and House of Representatives a report updating the 
progress of the Secretary in complying with section 312A 
of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 107. ANNUAL REPORT ON OUTPATIENT CLINICS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Subchapter I of 
chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8119. Annual report on outpatient clinics 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the committees an annual report on com-
munity-based outpatient clinics and other outpatient clin-
ics of the Department. The report shall be submitted each 
year not later than the date on which the budget for the 
next fiscal year is submitted to the Congress under section 
1105 of title 31. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of each community-based outpatient 
clinic and other outpatient clinic of the Department, 
and for each such clinic, the type of clinic, location, 
size, number of health professionals employed by the 
clinic, workload, whether the clinic is leased or con-
structed and operated by the Secretary, and the an-
nual cost of operating the clinic.
‘‘(2) A list of community-based outpatient clin-
ics and other outpatient clinics that the Secretary 
opened during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
year during which the report is submitted and a list 
of clinics the Secretary proposes opening during the 
fiscal year during which the report is submitted and 
the subsequent fiscal year, together with the cost of 
activating each such clinic and the information re-
quired to be provided under paragraph (1) for each 
such clinic and proposed clinic. 
‘‘(3) A list of proposed community-based out-
patient clinics and other outpatient clinics that are, 
as of the date of the submission of the report, under 
review by the National Review Panel and a list of 
possible locations for future clinics identified in the 
Department’s strategic planning process, including 
any identified locations in rural and underserved 
areas. 
‘‘(4) A prioritized list of sites of care identified 
by the Secretary that the Secretary could establish 
without carrying out construction or entering into a 
lease, including— 
‘‘(A) any such sites that could be expanded 
by hiring additional staff or allocating staff to
has attained age 9 on or before the date on which 
the legal adoption of such child by the taxpayer be-
comes final. 
‘‘(5) OLDER
CHILD
CREDIT
ALLOWANCE
PE-
RIOD.—In the case of an adoption of a qualified 
older child by a taxpayer, the term ‘older child credit 
allowance period’ means the taxable years— 
‘‘(A) beginning after the taxable year dur-
ing which the adoption of the qualified older 
child by the taxpayer becomes final, and 
‘‘(B) ending before the taxable year during 
which the qualified older child has attained age 
19.’’. 
(e) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—Subsection (h) 
of such section of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a)’’, and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
the taxable year begins, determined— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the dollar amounts in 
subsection (a)(3) and paragraphs (1) and 
(2)(A)(i) of subsection (b), by substituting ‘cal-
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diatric formulation necessary for that age 
group have failed. 
‘‘(C) PEDIATRIC FORMULATION NOT POS-
SIBLE.—If a waiver is granted on the ground 
that it is not possible to develop a pediatric for-
mulation, the waiver shall cover only the pedi-
atric groups requiring that formulation. An ap-
plicant seeking either a full or partial waiver 
shall submit to the Secretary documentation de-
tailing why a pediatric formulation cannot be 
developed and, if the waiver is granted, the ap-
plicant’s submission shall promptly be made 
available to the public in an easily accessible 
manner, including through posting on the Web 
site of the Food and Drug Administration. 
‘‘(D) LABELING
REQUIREMENT.—If the 
Secretary grants a full or partial waiver because 
there is evidence that a drug or biological prod-
uct would be ineffective or unsafe in pediatric 
populations, the information shall be included 
in the labeling for the drug or biological prod-
uct. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection alters or amends section 301(j) of this
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar 
year by substituting ‘calendar year 2014’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $100,000, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
$100,000.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2502(a) (relating to computation of tax), after the 
application of subsection (g), is amended by adding 
at the end the following flush sentence: 
‘‘In computing the tentative tax under section 2001(c) for 
purposes of this subsection, ‘the last day of the calendar 
year in which the gift was made’ shall be substituted for 
‘the date of the decedent’s death’ each place it appears 
in such section.’’. 
(d) MODIFICATIONS OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES TO 
REFLECT DIFFERENCES IN UNIFIED CREDIT RESULTING 
FROM DIFFERENT TAX RATES.— 
(1) ESTATE TAX.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2001(b)(2) (re-
lating to computation of tax) is amended by 
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(C) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘(including a Resource Center des-
ignated under subsection (h)(3)(A) of this sec-
tion)’’; 
(2) in section 2065(b)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘)’’; 
(3) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 36, by striking the item relating to section 
3684A and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3684A. Procedures relating to computer matching program.’’; 
(4) in section 4110(c)(1), by striking ‘‘15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘16’’; 
(5) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 51, by striking the item relating to section 
5121 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘5121. Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary.’’; 
(6) in section 7458(b)(2), by striking ‘‘pro 
rated’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-rated’’; 
(7) in section 8117(a)(1), by striking ‘‘such 
such’’ and inserting ‘‘such’’; and 
(8) in each of sections 1708(d), 7314(f), 
7320(j)(2), 7325(i)(2), and 7328(i)(2), by striking 
‘‘medical care account’’ and inserting ‘‘medical serv-
ices account’’. 
(b) VETERANS BENEFITS, HEALTH CARE, AND IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2006.—Section 807(e) 
of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information
Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Medical Care’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Medical Facilities’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6832 
AN ACT 
To authorize major medical facility projects and 
major medical facility leases for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, to ex-
tend certain authorities of the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, and for other purposes.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6834 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Con-
necticut, as the ‘‘CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
striking ‘‘if the provisions of subsection (c) (as 
in effect at the decedent’s death)’’ and inserting 
‘‘if the modifications described in subsection 
(g)’’. 
(B) MODIFICATIONS.—Section 2001 is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) MODIFICATIONS TO GIFT TAX PAYABLE TO RE-
FLECT DIFFERENT TAX RATES.—For purposes of apply-
ing subsection (b)(2) with respect to 1 or more gifts, the 
rates of tax under subsection (c) in effect on the date of 
the decedent’s death shall, in lieu of the rates of tax in 
effect at the time of such gifts, be used both to compute— 
‘‘(1) the tax imposed by chapter 12 with respect 
to such gifts, and 
‘‘(2) the credit allowed against such tax under 
section 2505, including in computing— 
‘‘(A) the applicable credit amount under 
section 2505(a)(1), and 
‘‘(B) the sum of the amounts allowed as a 
credit for all preceding periods under section 
2505(a)(2). 
For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the applicable 
credit amount for any calendar year before 1998 is 
the amount which would be determined under sec-
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tion 2010(c) if the applicable exclusion amount were 
the dollar amount under section 6018(a)(1) for such 
year.’’. 
(2) GIFT
TAX.—Section 2505(a) (relating to 
unified credit against gift tax), after the application 
of subsection (g), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new flush sentence: 
‘‘For purposes of applying paragraph (2) for any calendar 
year, the rate schedule under section 2001(c) used in com-
puting the applicable credit amount under paragraph (1) 
for such calendar year shall, in lieu of the rates of tax 
in effect for preceding calendar periods, be used in deter-
mining the amounts allowable as a credit under this sec-
tion for all preceding calendar periods.’’. 
(e) REPEAL
OF DEDUCTION
FOR STATE DEATH 
TAXES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2058 (relating to 
State death taxes) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
the estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2106(a)(4) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘This paragraph shall not 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6681 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jacob M. Lowell Post 
Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2008 
Mr. WELLER of Illinois (for himself, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. HARE, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
BEAN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Mrs. BIGGERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JACOB M. LOWELL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, 
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jacob M. 
Lowell Post Office Building’’. 
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exclusion amount, the Secretary may examine a 
return of the deceased spouse to make deter-
minations with respect to such amount for pur-
poses of carrying out this subsection. 
‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe such regulations as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 2505(a), as 
amended by section 101, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) the applicable credit amount under section 
2010(c) which would apply if the donor died as of 
the end of the calendar year, reduced by’’. 
(2) Section 2631(c) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
applicable exclusion amount’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
basic exclusion amount’’. 
(3) Section 6018(a)(1), after the application of 
section 101(g), is amended by striking ‘‘applicable 
exclusion amount’’ and inserting ‘‘basic exclusion 
amount’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gen-
eration-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after Decem-
ber 31, 2009. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6834 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the ‘‘CWO Richard 
R. Lee Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. MURPHY of Con-
necticut, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Con-
necticut, as the ‘‘CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CWO RICHARD R. LEE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4 South Main Street in Walling-
ford, Connecticut, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building’’. 
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TITLE II—EXTENSION AND EX-
PANSION OF CERTAIN TAX 
RELIEF PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Extension and 
Modification of Certain Provisions 
SEC. 201. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TUITION AND RE-
LATED EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222(e) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2005’’and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
222(b)(2)(B) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a taxable year beginning in 
2004 or 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘any taxable year be-
ginning after 2003’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2004 AND 2005’’ in the heading 
and inserting ‘‘AFTER 2003’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEW MAR-
KETS TAX CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 45D(f)(1)(D) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2007, and 2008’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS REGARDING NON-METROPOLITAN 
COUNTIES.—Section 45D(i) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
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at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) which ensure that non-metropolitan coun-
ties receive a proportional allocation of qualified eq-
uity investments.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 203. ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND LOCAL GEN-
ERAL SALES TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 164(b)(5)(I) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH 
CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 41(h)(1)(B) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
45C(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 437 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera 
Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply 
Enhancement Project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for pur-
poses of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhance-
ment Project. 
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 ‘‘Madera Water Supply 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after December 31, 2005. 
(b) INCREASE IN RATES OF ALTERNATIVE INCRE-
MENTAL CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
41(c)(4) (relating to election of alternative incre-
mental credit) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2.65 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3 percent’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘3.2 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘4 percent’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘3.75 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 percent’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after December 31, 2006. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE SIMPLIFIED CREDIT FOR QUALI-
FIED RESEARCH EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 41 
(relating to base amount) is amended by redesig-
nating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) 
and (7), respectively, and by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph: 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4380 
AN ACT 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,