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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1358 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients rights 
to hospital visitation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify 
patients rights to hospital visitation, 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 ‘‘No Patient Left Alone 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PATIENT VISITATION RIGHTS. 
Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (10); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) has written policies and procedures regard-
ing the visitation rights of individuals receiving 
items and services at the institution, which shall in-
clude a description of any clinically necessary or rea-
sonable restriction or limitation that such institution 
may need to place on such rights and the reasons 
for the clinical restriction or limitation, and a re-
quirement that such institution— 
‘‘(A) inform each such individual of his or 
her visitation rights, including any clinical re-
striction or limitation on such rights; 
‘‘(B) inform each such individual of the 
right, subject to the individual’s consent, to re-
ceive the visitors whom the individual des-
ignates, including a spouse, another family 
member, or a friend, and the individual’s right 
to withdraw or deny such consent at any time; 
‘‘(C) may not restrict, limit, or otherwise 
deny visitation privileges on the basis of race, 
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color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability; 
and 
‘‘(D) ensure that all visitors enjoy full and 
equal visitation privileges consistent with this 
paragraph; and’’; and 
(D) in the matter following paragraph 
(10), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(9)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (10)’’ in each such place; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(10)’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 135 
To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. FROST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 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 ‘‘Manatee Protection 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. WEST INDIAN MANATEE DESIGNATED ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the species known as the ‘‘West Indian man-
atee’’ (Trichechus manatus) shall be treated as an endan-
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gered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(b) LISTING OF WEST INDIAN MANATEE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall include the species known as the ‘‘West In-
dian manatee’’ (Trichechus manatus) in the endangered 
species list published under section 4(c) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1360 
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a certain 
period of time. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BABIN, 
and Mr. GILL of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made 
within a certain period of time. 
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 ‘‘Officer John Barnes 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. 
Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) Not later than 270 calendar days after receiving 
a claim filed under this subpart, the Bureau shall inform 
the claimant of the Bureau’s determination as to the 
claimant’s benefit eligibility.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1361 
To clarify certain regulations to allow for the installation of pulsating light 
systems for high-mounted stop lamps, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. 
GOODEN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. STAUBER, 
Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. BACON, Mr. DUNN of Florida, and Mr. 
MANN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To clarify certain regulations to allow for the installation 
of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps, 
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 ‘‘Collision Avoidance 
Systems Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAR-END COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
ON PULSATING LIGHT SYS-
TEMS.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
Standard 108 shall be deemed to allow for the use of pul-
sating light system on vehicles covered by such Standard. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to up-
date Standard 108 to— 
(1) include performance-based standards for 
pulsating light systems; and 
(2) allow for the use on motor vehicles of such 
systems. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PULSATING
LIGHT
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘pulsating light system’’ means a system for a high- 
mounted stop lamp in which— 
(A) when the brake of the vehicle is ap-
plied, the lamp pulses rapidly no more than 4 
times and for no more than 1.2 seconds, after 
which such lamp converts to a continuous light 
as a normal stop lamp until the time such 
brake is released; and 
(B) the pulses described in subparagraph 
(A) may not repeat upon a subsequent applica-
tion of the brake of the vehicle for a lock-out 
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period of at least 5 seconds after the release of 
the brake described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) STANDARD 108.—The term ‘‘Standard 108’’ 
means Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Num-
ber 108, contained in section 571.108 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 
COMPENSATION ACT. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Com-
pensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101– 
426) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that portion of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that consists of townships 
13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘all acre-
age in any county all or part of which is located in’’ 
before ‘‘that part’’. 
SEC. 3. TRUST FUND EXTENSION. 
Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensa-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the RECA Extension 
Act of 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 
2030’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the end of that 2-year period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such date’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the rel-
evant committees of the Senate and the House of Rep-
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resentatives a report that outlines efforts to educate and 
conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for bene-
fits under the amendments made by section 2. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING INCLUSION OF MEDI-
CALLY NECESSARY AUTOMOBILE ADAPTA-
TIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS DEFINITION OF ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’. 
Section 1701(6)(I) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) The provision of any medically necessary 
automobile adaptations, including— 
‘‘(i) ramp and kneeling systems; 
‘‘(ii) raised doors or lowered floors; 
‘‘(iii) raised roofs; 
‘‘(iv) air conditioning; 
‘‘(v) mobility device lifts; 
‘‘(vi) non-articulating trailers; 
‘‘(vii) ingress or egress accessibility modi-
fications; and 
‘‘(viii) wheelchair tiedowns.’’. 
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‘‘(8) Each United States Postal Service post of-
fice. 
‘‘(d) DISPLAY TO BE IN A MANNER VISIBLE TO THE 
PUBLIC.—Display of the Honor and Remember Flag pur-
suant to this section shall be in a manner designed to en-
sure visibility to the public. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—This section may not be con-
strued or applied so as to require any employee to report 
to work solely for the purpose of providing for the display 
of the Honor and Remember Flag or any other flag.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘904. Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members of the Armed Forces.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the head of each department, agency, or other 
establishment responsible for a location specified in sub-
section (c) of section 904 of title 36, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall prescribe such regula-
tions as necessary to carry out such section. 
(e) PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAGS.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
commence the procurement of Honor and Remember 
Flags and distribute them as necessary to permit compli-
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ance with section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a). 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1364
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarifica-
tion regarding the inclusion of medically necessary auto-
mobile adaptations in Department of Veterans Affairs 
definition of ‘‘medical services’’.
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 ‘‘Automotive Support 
Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025’’ or 
the ‘‘ASSIST Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING INCLUSION OF MEDI-
CALLY NECESSARY AUTOMOBILE ADAPTA-
TIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS DEFINITION OF ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’. 
Section 1701(6)(I) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) The provision of any medically necessary 
automobile adaptations for driver or passenger use, 
including—
‘‘(i) ramp and kneeling systems; 
‘‘(ii) raised doors or lowered floors; 
‘‘(iii) raised roofs; 
‘‘(iv) air conditioning; 
‘‘(v) occupied and unoccupied mobility 
lifts; 
‘‘(vi) ingress or egress accessibility modi-
fications; 
‘‘(vii) wheelchair tiedowns; and 
‘‘(viii) adapted seating.’’.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2031’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2032’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. 
Attest:
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1364
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
clarification regarding the inclusion of medically 
necessary automobile adaptations in Department 
of Veterans Affairs definition of ‘‘medical serv-
ices’’.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1364 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarification regarding 
the inclusion of medically necessary automobile adaptations in Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs definition of ‘‘medical services’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. BARRETT (for himself and Ms. GOODLANDER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarifica-
tion regarding the inclusion of medically necessary auto-
mobile adaptations in Department of Veterans Affairs 
definition of ‘‘medical services’’. 
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 ‘‘Automotive Support 
Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025’’ or 
the ‘‘ASSIST Act of 2025’’. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1364 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 20, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarifica-
tion regarding the inclusion of medically necessary auto-
mobile adaptations in Department of Veterans Affairs 
definition of ‘‘medical services’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Automotive Support 
Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025’’ or 
the ‘‘ASSIST Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING INCLUSION OF MEDI-
CALLY NECESSARY AUTOMOBILE ADAPTA-
TIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS DEFINITION OF ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’. 
Section 1701(6)(I) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) The provision of any medically necessary 
automobile adaptations for driver or passenger use, 
including— 
‘‘(i) ramp and kneeling systems; 
‘‘(ii) raised doors or lowered floors; 
‘‘(iii) raised roofs; 
‘‘(iv) air conditioning; 
‘‘(v) occupied and unoccupied mobility 
lifts; 
‘‘(vi) ingress or egress accessibility modi-
fications; 
‘‘(vii) wheelchair tiedowns; and 
‘‘(viii) adapted seating.’’. 
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SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2031’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2032’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 10101 of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 
28f) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Mining Law of 1872 (30 
U.S.C. 28–28e)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘sections 2319 through 2344 of the Revised Stat-
utes (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.)’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such claim maintenance fee’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) FEE.—The claim maintenance fee 
under subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘The holder of’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The holder of’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such claim maintenance fee’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) FEE.—The claim maintenance fee 
under subparagraph (A)’’; and 
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‘‘(ii) that has been extinguished by 
such closure or withdrawal; or 
‘‘(F) modifies section 404 of division E of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 118–42).’’. 
(b) ABANDONED HARDROCK MINE FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a separate ac-
count, to be known as the ‘‘Abandoned Hardrock 
Mine Fund’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) SOURCE OF DEPOSITS.—Any amounts col-
lected by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
the claim maintenance fee under section 10101(a)(1) 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
(30 U.S.C. 28f(a)(1)) on mill sites located under 
subsection (c) of section 2337 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (30 U.S.C. 42) shall be de-
posited into the Fund. 
(3) USE.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
make expenditures from amounts available in the 
Fund, without further appropriations, only to carry 
out section 40704 of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (30 U.S.C. 1245).
(4) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available under paragraph (3)— 
(A) shall be allocated in accordance with 
section 40704(e)(1) of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (30 U.S.C. 1245(e)(1)); 
and 
(B) may be transferred in accordance with 
section 40704(e)(2) of that Act (30 U.S.C. 
1245(e)(2)). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 10101 of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 
28f) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Mining Law of 1872 (30 
U.S.C. 28–28e)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘sections 2319 through 2344 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.)’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such claim maintenance fee’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) FEE.—The claim maintenance fee 
under subparagraph (A)’’; and
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘The holder of’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The holder of’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such claim maintenance fee’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) FEE.—The claim maintenance fee 
under subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘The holder of’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The holder of’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The location fee’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FEE.—The location fee’’; and 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
claim main tenance fee’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The claim maintenance 
fee’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1366 
AN ACT 
To provide for the location of multiple hardrock 
mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned 
Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1366 
To provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish 
the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. AMODEI of Nevada (for himself and Mr. HORSFORD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill 
sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, 
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 ‘‘Mining Regulatory 
Clarity Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. HARDROCK MINING MILL SITES. 
(a) MULTIPLE MILL SITES.—Section 2337 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL MILL SITES.— 
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(1) Section 56(b)(1), as amended by the pre-
ceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking 
subparagraph (E). 
(2) Section 164(b)(5)(H)(ii)(III) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(as determined under section 68(b))’’. 
(3) Section 164(b)(5)(H) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) 
APPLICABLE
AMOUNT
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of clause (ii), the 
term ‘applicable amount’ means— 
‘‘(I) $300,000 in the case of a 
joint return or a surviving spouse, 
‘‘(II) $275,000 in the case of a 
head of household, 
‘‘(III) $250,000 in the case of an 
individual who is not married and who 
is not a surviving spouse or head of 
household, and 
‘‘(IV) 1⁄2 the amount applicable 
under subclause (I) in the case of a 
married individual filing a separate 
return. 
For purposes of this paragraph, marital 
status shall be determined under section 
7703. In the case of any taxable year be-
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