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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1771
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit knowingly misin-
forming the relative of a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an 
event associated with their military service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003
Mr. MCCOTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit know-
ingly misinforming the relative of a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States that such member 
is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associ-
ated with their military service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION. 
Section 223(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(D); and
HR 1772 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Advo-
cacy Improvement Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Excessive regulations continue to burden 
the Nation’s small businesses. 
(2) Federal agencies continue to propose regu-
lations that impose disproportionate burdens on 
small businesses. 
(3) An independent office of small business ad-
vocacy will help to ensure that Federal agencies are 
responsive to small businesses and that those agen-
cies comply with their statutory obligations with re-
spect to small businesses. 
(4) The independence of an office that acts as 
an advocate for small businesses is essential to en-
sure that it can serve as an effective advocate with-
out being restricted by the views or policies of the 
Small Business Administration or any other Federal 
executive branch agency. 
(5) To be effective an office that acts as an ad-
vocate for small businesses needs sufficient resources 
to conduct creditable economic studies and research 
which are necessary for the maintenance of small 
business databases and for the accurate assessment
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) makes a telephone call or initiates a 
communication with a telecommunications de-
vice with the intended purpose of knowingly 
misinforming the relative of a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States (including 
a member of the National Guard on active serv-
ice) that such member is deceased, injured, or 
missing due to an event associated with their 
military service; or’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1786
To provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement 
agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance 
programs that minimize additional trauma to the witness and improve 
the chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and 
law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and 
young adult witness assistance programs that minimize 
additional trauma to the witness and improve the 
chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action.
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 ‘‘Young Witness Assist-
ance Act of 2003’’.
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armed forces, including chapter 73 of title 10, sec-
tion 4 of Public Law 92–425, and section 5 of Pub-
lic Law 96–402; and 
‘‘(3) the authority provided in section 1048(h) 
of title 10. 
‘‘(c) SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this subchapter, the 
term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service 
in the Navy and the Secretary of Defense when the Coast 
Guard is operating as a service in the Navy. 
‘‘§ 442. Assets of the Fund 
‘‘There shall be deposited into the Fund the fol-
lowing, which shall constitute the assets of the Fund: 
‘‘(1) Amounts paid into the Fund under section 
445 of this title. 
‘‘(2) Any return on investment of the assets of 
the Fund. 
‘‘(3) Amounts transferred into the Fund pursu-
ant to section 306(d) of the Budget Fraud Elimi-
nation Act of 2003. 
‘‘§ 443. Payments from the Fund 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be paid from the 
Fund the following: 
‘‘(1) Retired pay payable to persons on the re-
tired list of the Coast Guard.
(1) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Committee is 
comprised of not fewer than 12 nor more than 25 
members. These members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary to represent domestic industry, academia, 
professional societies, government agencies, and fi-
nancial, environmental, and other appropriate orga-
nizations based on the Department’s assessment of 
the technical and other qualifications of committee 
members and the needs of the Advisory Committee. 
(2) TERMS.—The term of a member of the Ad-
visory Committee shall not be more than 3 years. 
The Secretary may appoint members of the Advisory 
Committee in a manner that allows the terms of the 
members serving at any time to expire at spaced in-
tervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning 
of the Advisory Committee. A member of the Advi-
sory Committee whose term is expiring may be re-
appointed. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee 
shall have a chairperson, who is elected by the mem-
bers from among their number. 
(c) REVIEW.—The Advisory Committee shall review 
and make recommendations to the Secretary on—
(1) the implementation of programs and activi-
ties under this Act;
‘‘(3) in consultation with the Department of 
State, foreign governments and their representatives 
including international organizations. 
‘‘(d) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to alter the regulatory authority of the 
Department. 
‘‘SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, in addition to any amounts made available for 
these purposes under other Acts—
‘‘(1) $273,500,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
‘‘(2) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
‘‘(3) $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(4) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(5) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF HYDROGEN FUTURE ACT OF 1996. 
The Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 is repealed.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1775
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designae the oak tree as the 
national tree of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GROSS, and Mr. 
OSBORNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the 
oak tree as the national tree of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL TREE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Chapter 3 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 305. National tree 
‘‘The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the 
oak tree, is the national tree.’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 
amended—
(1) in the table of contents for part A of sub-
title I, by striking ‘‘, and March’’ and inserting 
‘‘March, and Tree’’; 
(2) in the chapter heading for chapter 3, by 
striking ‘‘, AND MARCH’’ and inserting ‘‘MARCH, 
AND TREE’’; and 
(3) in the table of sections for chapter 3, by 
adding at the end the following:
‘‘305. National tree.’’.
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House Calendar No. 223 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1775 
[Report No. 108–689] 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
national tree of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GOSS, and Mr. 
OSBORNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. 
SAXTON, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HYDE, Mr. CRANE, 
Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. TERRY, Mr. 
HOSTETTLER, Mr. GOODE, and Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the 
oak tree as the national tree of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL TREE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Chapter 3 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 305. National tree 
‘‘The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the 
oak tree, is the national tree.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 
amended— 
(1) in the table of contents for part A of sub-
title I, by striking ‘‘, and March’’ and inserting 
‘‘March, and Tree’’; 
(2) in the chapter heading for chapter 3, by 
striking ‘‘, AND MARCH’’ and inserting ‘‘MARCH, 
AND TREE’’; and 
(3) in the table of sections for chapter 3, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘305. National tree.’’.
House Calendar No. 223 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1775 
[Report No. 108–689] 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to des-
ignate the oak tree as the national tree of the 
United States. 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
meets the State law requirements relating to avail-
ability for work and active search for work, such in-
dividual shall be treated as having left such employ-
ment for good cause, and 
‘‘(B) for purposes of subparagraph (A), ‘sexual 
harassment’ shall be considered to have been shown 
upon the demonstration of facts sufficient to estab-
lish a prima facie case that the individual involved 
was victimized by sexual harassment in violation of 
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 
‘‘(23) if any individual leaves employment be-
cause of loss of adequate child care for a dependent 
child under the age of 13, for purposes of deter-
mining such individual’s eligibility for compensation 
for any subsequent week for which such individual 
meets the State law requirements relating to avail-
ability for work and active search for work—
‘‘(A) such individual shall be treated as 
having left such employment for good cause, 
and 
‘‘(B) any failure to return to such employ-
ment or to otherwise meet such State law re-
quirements, while the lack of such child care 
continues, shall be disregarded;
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1777
To provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of a program 
for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003
Mr. BOEHLERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment at the Department of En-
ergy of a program for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and 
infrastructure, 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. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Advisory Committee’’ means the 
Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Com-
mittee established under section 5 of this Act.
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‘‘(5) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar
to the rules of section 52 shall apply.
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply
to any amount paid or incurred after December 31,
2005.’’.
(2) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to general business
credit) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of
paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (19) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(20) the Ready Reserve-National Guard em-
ployee credit determined under section 45J(a).’’.
(3) DENIAL
OF
DOUBLE
BENEFIT.—Section
280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to rule for employment credits) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘45J(a),’’ after ‘‘45A(a),’’.
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 45I the following:
‘‘Sec. 45J. Ready Reserve-National Guard employee credit.’’.
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to amounts paid or in-
Standards and Technology, and other relevant Federal 
agencies, before governments and nongovernmental orga-
nizations including—
(1) other Federal, State, regional, and local 
governments and their representatives; 
(2) industry and its representatives, including 
members of the energy and transportation indus-
tries; and 
(3) in consultation with the Department of 
State, foreign governments and their representatives 
including international organizations. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to alter the regulatory authority of the 
Department. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, in addition to any amounts made available for 
these purposes under other Acts—
(1) $273,500,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
(2) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(3) $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(4) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(5) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 177
To strengthen and protect Social Security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To strengthen and protect Social Security.
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 ‘‘Social Security 
Strengthening and Protection Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SUR-
VIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND AND THE 
FEDERAL 
DISABILITY 
INSURANCE 
TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401(d)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Such investments may be made 
only’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (2) and (3), such investments 
may be made only’’; 
(3) by striking the last sentence; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2)(A) As of the end of each fiscal year, the Man-
aging Trustee shall determine—
‘‘(i) the surplus (if any) in the total budget of 
the Government of the United States, and 
‘‘(ii) the total amount of the Trust Funds then 
invested in obligations issued pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(B) During the following fiscal year, the Managing 
Trustee shall purchase qualified investments, with 
amounts otherwise available in the general fund of the 
Treasury, at original issue or on the market, at a total 
cost equal to at least 90 percent of the surplus referred 
to in subparagraph (A)(i), except that such total cost may 
not exceed the total amount referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
‘‘(C) Upon the purchase of qualified investments pur-
suant to subparagraph (B), the Managing Trustee shall 
redeem, with such qualified investments, obligations which
have been issued pursuant to paragraph (1) and are held 
by either of the Trust Funds. Such qualified investments 
shall be held by the Trust Fund until liquidation of such 
qualified investments is necessary to meet current with-
drawals or is otherwise determined by the Managing 
Trustee to be in the public interest. 
‘‘(D) Effective for fiscal years beginning after such 
time as all obligations issued pursuant to paragraph (1) 
and held by the Trust Funds have been redeemed with 
qualified investments pursuant to subparagraph (C), the 
Managing Trustee shall invest only in qualified invest-
ments such portion of each Trust Fund as is not, in his 
judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. 
‘‘(E) The Managing Trustee shall exercise his author-
ity under this paragraph solely for the benefit of the bene-
ficiaries under the old-age, survivors, and disability insur-
ance program under this title. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (2)—
‘‘(A)(i) The term ‘qualified investment’ means a 
marketable interest-bearing obligation of the United 
States, purchased on original issue or at the market 
price, which meets the requirements of clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) An obligation referred to in clause (i) 
meets the requirements of this section if such obliga-
tion—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), 
(2) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ in subpara-
graph (B) (as so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘PER-
CENTAGES AFTER 1995.—’’, and 
(3) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of taxable 
years beginning after 2003:
‘‘In the case of an eligible individual with: 
The credit per-
centage is: 
The phaseout 
percentage is: 
1 qualifying child ..........................................................
34.00 
23.22
2 qualifying children .....................................................
40.00 
21.79
3 or more qualifying children .......................................
45.00 
24.52
No qualifying children ..................................................
15.3 
15.3’’. 
(b) 
AMOUNTS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
of 
section 
32(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the earned income amount and the 
phaseout amount shall be determined as fol-
lows:
‘‘In the case of an eligible individual with: 
The earned in-
come amount is: 
The phaseout 
amount is: 
1 qualifying child ..........................................................
$10,710 
$13,730
2 or more qualifying children .......................................
$10,710 
$13,730
No qualifying children ..................................................
$6,000 
$10,710’’. 
(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (1)(B) of 
section 32(j) of such Code (relating to inflation adjust-
ments) is amended to read as follows:
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1784
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the renal dialysis 
composite rate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003
Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 
HAYWORTH, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update 
the renal dialysis composite rate.
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 ‘‘Medicare Renal Dialy-
sis Payment Fairness Act of 2003’’.
(2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1) 
of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public 
Law 98–21) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘(A) There’’ and inserting 
‘‘There’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(i)’’ immediately following 
‘‘amounts equivalent to’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, less (ii)’’ and all that 
follows and inserting a period. 
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B). 
(C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by re-
designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). 
(D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such 
Act is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2002. 
(2) SUBSECTION (c)(1).—The amendment made 
by subsection (c)(1) shall apply to benefits paid after 
December 31, 2002.
(3) 
SUBSECTION
(c)(2).—The 
amendments 
made by subsection (c)(2) shall apply to tax liabil-
ities for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2002. 
(e) MAINTENANCE OF TRANSFERS TO HOSPITAL IN-
SURANCE TRUST FUND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There are hereby appro-
priated to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 1817 of the Social Security Act 
amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the 
Treasury by reason of the enactment of this section. 
Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence 
shall be transferred from the general fund at such 
times and in such manner as to replicate to the ex-
tent possible the transfers which would have oc-
curred to such Trust Fund had this Act not been 
enacted. 
(2) REPORTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
or the Secretary’s delegate shall annually report to 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate the amounts and timing of the transfers 
under this section.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1781
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line 
deduction for certain expenses in connection with the determination, 
collection, or refund of any tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2003
Mr. BEAUPREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 
above-the-line deduction for certain expenses in connec-
tion with the determination, collection, or refund of any 
tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN 
EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE-
TERMINATION, COLLECTION, OR REFUND OF 
ANY TAX. 
(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT TAX-
PAYER ITEMIZES OTHER DEDUCTIONS.—Section 62(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining adjusted 
gross income) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(18) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) CERTAIN
TAX
EXPENSES.—Unless the 
taxpayer elects to not have this paragraph apply, the 
deduction allowed by paragraph (3) of section 212 
with respect to so much of the expenses described in 
such paragraph as does not exceed $500.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred in 
taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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