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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2274
To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to reauthorize certain programs for
rural housing assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1997
Mr. LAZIO of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to reauthorize certain
programs for rural housing assistance.
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 ‘‘Rural Housing Pro-
gram Reauthorization Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. HOUSING IN UNDERSERVED AREAS PROGRAM.
The first sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1479(f)(4)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
year 1999’’.
SEC. 3. HOUSING AND RELATED FACILITIES FOR ELDERLY
PERSONS AND FAMILIES AND OTHER LOW-IN-
COME PERSONS AND FAMILIES.
(a) 
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
LOANS.—Section
515(b)(4) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1485(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1997’’
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.
(b) SET-ASIDE
FOR NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—The
first sentence of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1999’’.
SEC. 4. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR MULTIFAMILY RENTAL
HOUSING IN RURAL AREAS.
Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490p–2) is amended—
(1) in subsection (q), by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
LOAN GUARANTEE.—In each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may enter into commitments to guarantee
loans under this section only to the extent that the
costs of the guarantees entered into in such fiscal
year do not exceed such amount as may be provided
in appropriation Acts for such fiscal year.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (t) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(t) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years
1998 and 1999 for costs (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of loan
guarantees made under this section such sums as may be
necessary for such fiscal year.’’; and
(3) in subsection (u), by striking ‘‘1996’’ and
inserting ‘‘1999’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2276
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for official travel after Election Day
of members of Congress who will not serve as members during the
next Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for official travel after
Election Day of members of Congress who will not serve
as members during the next Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITING USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR
OFFICIAL TRAVEL OF DEFEATED OR RETIR-
ING MEMBERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No reimbursement or payment
may be made from Federal funds for travel and related
expenses incurred during the post-election period of a Con-
gress by any member of Congress who will not serve as
a member in the succeeding Congress (as certified by the
appropriate State official).
(b) EXCEPTION FOR TRAVEL WITHIN DISTRICT OR
BETWEEN DISTRICT AND WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN
AREA.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to travel of a mem-
ber of Congress—
(1) within the district or State the member rep-
resents (as the case may be);
(2) between the district or State the member
represents (as the case may be) and the Washington,
D.C. Metropolitan Area; or
(3) within the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan
Area.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘member of Congress’’ means a
Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress;
(2) the term ‘‘post-election period’’ means, with
respect to a Congress, the period beginning on the
day after the date of the regularly scheduled general
election held during the Congress and ending on the
first day of the succeeding Congress; and
(3) the term ‘‘Washington, D.C. Metropolitan
Area’’ means the District of Columbia, the Counties
of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland,
and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudon
and the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in
Virginia.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall apply with respect to the One Hundred
Fifth Congress and each subsequent Congress.
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(2) Many parents in many recently immigrated 
families speak little to no English, possess low lit-
eracy skills in their native language due to limited 
education, and frequently struggle to assist their 
children’s English language development. 
(3) The United States is a nation of immi-
grants, and even today, according to the 2010 up-
date of the Census, nearly 40,000,000 individuals 
who live in the United States were born outside the 
country. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to improve the educational, 
social, and economic advancement of families with limited 
English proficient individuals in need of literacy skills by 
expanding and enhancing family literacy services for such 
families. 
SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED.—From funds made 
available pursuant to section 9, and after reserving funds 
under section 9(b), the Secretary may award grants to 
family literacy providers to provide, directly or through a 
contract with another provider, family literacy services de-
signed for families with limited English proficient individ-
uals. Each grant under this Act shall be for a period of 
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‘‘(2) EYE
DOCTOR.—The term ‘eye doctor’ 
means a participating physician who is a State-li-
censed optometrist or ophthalmologist. 
‘‘(3) PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE.—The term ‘pri-
mary care practice’— 
‘‘(A) means a physician (as described in 
section 1861(r)(1)) who has a primary specialty 
designation of family medicine, internal medi-
cine, or geriatric medicine; and 
‘‘(B) includes a group practice the physi-
cians within which are primarily physicians with 
such a specialty designation and may also in-
clude physician assistants and nurse practi-
tioners.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2277
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel MANAWANUI.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1997
Mr. FARR of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
MANAWANUI.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel MANAWANUI (United States official
number 286657).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2278
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum
wage and to provide for an increase in such wage based on the cost
of living.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 28, 1997
Mr. SANDERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase
the minimum wage and to provide for an increase in
such wage based on the cost of living.
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 ‘‘Liveable Wage Act
of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.
(a) RATE INCREASE.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is
amended by striking out ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1996,’’ and by in-
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serting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and not less
than $6.50 an hour after December 30, 1997’’.
(b) COST OF LIVING INCREASE.—Section 6 of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) At the beginning of each calendar year after De-
cember 30, 1998, the Secretary shall adjust the rate appli-
cable under subsection (a)(1) by the percentage increase
which is applicable to the primary insurance amount under
section 215(i) of the Social Security Act effective for bene-
fits payable in January of such calendar year.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2279
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish limitations on taxpayer-
financed compensation for defense contractors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 28, 1997
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. HILLIARD, Ms. NOR-
TON, MR. OWENS, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms. FURSE, Ms. EDDIE
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish limita-
tions on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense con-
tractors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION PAID UNDER
DEFENSE CONTRACTS.
(a) LIMITATION.—Section 2324 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(m); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the follow-
ing new subsection (l):
‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the head of an agency may not obligate funds to pay
a contractor under a contract with the agency for
the costs of compensation with respect to the serv-
ices of any one individual to the extent that the total
amount of the compensation paid in a fiscal year to
that individual exceeds $250,000.
‘‘(2) AGGREGATION RULE.—For purposes of de-
termining the limitation on payment to a contractor
under paragraph (1), all contracts entered into by
the contractor with the agencies covered by this
chapter and with all executive agencies (if any) shall
be treated as one contract, and the $250,000 limita-
tion with respect to the services of an individual in
a fiscal year shall be allocated among the contracts
in the manner prescribed in regulation by the Ad-
ministrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) The term ‘compensation’ includes sal-
aries, bonuses, deferred compensation, stock op-
tions and payouts, certified indirect costs, re-
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engaging in conduct permitted under this title shall not be
in violation of subsection (a)(1). A copy of a work to which
access has been gained under this paragraph—
‘‘(A) may not be retained longer than necessary
to make such good faith determination; and
‘‘(B) may not be used for any other purpose.
‘‘(2) The exemption made available under paragraph
(1) shall only apply with respect to a work when an iden-
tical copy of that work is not reasonably available in an-
other form.
‘‘(3) A nonprofit library, archives, or educational in-
stitution that willfully for the purpose of commercial ad-
vantage or financial gain violates paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) shall, for the first offense, be subject to the
civil remedies under section 1203; and
‘‘(B) shall, for repeated or subsequent offenses, in
addition to the civil remedies under section 1203, for-
feit the exemption provided under paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) This subsection may not be used as a defense to
a claim under subsection (a)(2) or (b), nor may this sub-
section permit a nonprofit library, archives, or educational
institution to manufacture, import, offer to the public, pro-
vide, or otherwise traffic in any technology which cir-
cumvents a technological protection measure.
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structuring costs, and performance-based pay-
ments.
‘‘(B) The term ‘executive agency’ has the
meaning provided by section 3 of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (41 U.S.C. 472).’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (l) of section 2324
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), applies to contracts entered into after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2280
To establish limitations on the ability of a Federal agency to pay a contractor
under a contract with the agency for the costs of compensation with
respect to the services of any individual.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 28, 1997
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. HILLIARD, Ms. Norton,
Mr. OWENS, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms. FURSE, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To establish limitations on the ability of a Federal agency
to pay a contractor under a contract with the agency
for the costs of compensation with respect to the services
of any individual.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4785
To enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration 
plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2004
Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 
Mr. LEACH, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. MAN-
ZULLO, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. EVANS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. SKELTON, 
Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. WELLER, Mr. LATHAM, 
and Mr. KING of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To enhance navigation capacity improvements and the eco-
system restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River 
and Illinois Waterway System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) in section 1103(a)(2) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4225), 
Congress recognized the Upper Mississippi River 
System as ‘‘a nationally significant ecosystem and a
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5104
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropria-
tions for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2004
Mr. GILCHREST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
authorize appropriations for the John H. Prescott Ma-
rine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and 
for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Prescott Marine Mam-
mal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
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the material in the manner complained of
is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law.
‘‘(vi) A statement that the informa-
tion in the notification is accurate, and
under penalty of perjury, that the com-
plaining party is authorized to act on be-
half of the owner of an exclusive right that
is allegedly infringed.
‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), a notification
from a copyright owner or from a person au-
thorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
that fails to comply substantially with the provi-
sions of subparagraph (A) shall not be consid-
ered under paragraph (1)(A) in determining
whether a service provider has actual knowledge
or is aware of facts or circumstances from
which infringing activity is apparent.
‘‘(ii) In a case in which the notification
that is provided to the service provider’s des-
ignated agent fails to comply substantially with
all the provisions of subparagraph (A) but sub-
stantially complies with clauses (ii), (iii), and
(iv) of subparagraph (A), clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph applies only if the service provider
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 464 
To authorize Members of Congress to bring an action for declaratory and 
injunctive relief in response to a written statement by the President 
or any other official in the executive branch directing officials of the 
executive branch to not enforce a provision of law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. FARENTHOLD, and Mr. RIBBLE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To authorize Members of Congress to bring an action for 
declaratory and injunctive relief in response to a written 
statement by the President or any other official in the 
executive branch directing officials of the executive 
branch to not enforce a provision of law. 
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 ‘‘Constitutional Check 
and Balance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING CAUSE OF ACTION BY MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS IN RESPONSE TO WRITTEN STATE-
MENT BY THE PRESIDENT OR OTHER EXECU-
TIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL DIRECTING EXECU-
TIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS TO NOT ENFORCE A 
LAW. 
(a) CAUSE OF ACTION AUTHORIZED.—If the Presi-
dent or any other official in the executive branch issues 
a memorandum or other written statement directing any 
official in the executive branch to not enforce a provision 
of law, a Member of Congress who meets the criteria de-
scribed in subsection (b) may bring an action for declara-
tory or injunctive relief in an appropriate United States 
district court to compel such official to enforce that provi-
sion of law. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY.—A Member of Con-
gress meets the criteria described in this subsection with 
respect to a provision of law if the Member cast a recorded 
vote on final passage of the version of the bill or joint 
resolution which was enacted into law and included that 
provision. 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5105
AN ACT
To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution to carry out construction and re-
lated activities in support of the collaborative
Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope
Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak
near Tucson, Arizona.
‘‘(II) a monthly payment made 
under the standard repayment plan 
under section 455(d)(2)(A); or 
‘‘(III) a month during which the 
borrower was not required to make a 
payment due to receiving an economic 
hardship deferment on the borrower’s 
covered Federal Direct Loans. 
‘‘(ii) 
DEFAULTED
LOANS
EX-
CLUDED.—Any payments made on a de-
faulted loan are not qualifying monthly 
payments and are not counted toward the 
20-year forgiveness period. 
‘‘(C) 
DETERMINATION
OF
BEGINNING 
DATE.—For a borrower who qualifies for the 
program under this section, the beginning date 
for the 20-year repayment period is— 
‘‘(i) for a borrower who has a Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loan, the date the 
borrower made a qualifying monthly pay-
ment on the consolidation loan, before the 
date the borrower qualified for the pro-
gram plan under this section; 
‘‘(ii) for a borrower who has one or 
more other covered Federal Direct Loans, 
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same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
SEC. 7. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the Commission. 
SEC. 8. STAFF. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—The chairman and vice chair-
man shall jointly appoint and fix the compensation of an 
executive director and of and such other personnel as may 
be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
functions under this Act. 
(b) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate Fed-
eral agencies or departments shall cooperate with the 
Commission in expeditiously providing appropriate secu-
rity clearances to Commission staff, as may be requested, 
to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and 
requirements, except that no person shall be provided with 
access to classified information without the appropriate se-
curity clearances. 
(c) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee 
may be detailed to the Commission on a reimbursable 
basis, and such detailee shall retain without interruption 
the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular em-
ployment. 
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reasonably available in the commercial market-
place.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4650 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension 
of certain Medicare long-term care hospital payment rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an extension of certain Medicare long-term care hos-
pital payment rules. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Patient Ac-
cess to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LTCH MEDICARE PAY-
MENT RULES. 
(a) 
PAYMENT
FOR
HOSPITALS-WITHIN-HOS-
PITALS.—Paragraph (2)(C) of section 114(c) of the Medi-
care, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (42 
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U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by sections 3106(a) 
and 10312(a) of Public Law 111–148 and section 
1206(b)(1)(A) of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 
2013 (division B of Public Law 113–67), is amended by 
striking ‘‘for a 9-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘and before 
October 1, 2018’’. 
(b) 25-PERCENT PATIENT THRESHOLD PAYMENT 
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 114(c)(1)(A) of the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww note), as amended by sections 3106(a) and 
10312(a) 
of 
Public 
Law 
111–148 
and 
section 
1206(b)(1)(B) of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 
2013 (division B of Public Law 113–67), is amended by 
striking ‘‘for a 9-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘and before 
October 1, 2018’’. 
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