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(F) Section 26(a)(1), as amended by this
Act, is amended by striking ‘‘and 25C’’ and in-
serting ‘‘25C, and 25D’’.
(G) Section 904(i), as redesignated and
amended by this Act, is amended by striking
‘‘and 25C’’ and inserting ‘‘25C, and 25D’’.
(H) Section 1400C(d), as amended by this
Act, is amended by striking ‘‘and 25C’’ and in-
serting ‘‘25C, and 25D’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1016(a), as amended by this Act, is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(36) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(37) to the extent provided in section 25D(g), in
the case of amounts with respect to which a credit has
been allowed under section 25D.’’.
(2) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by this Act,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 25C the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25D. Energy efficiency improvements to existing homes.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall
(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
NOT CONSTITUTING 
DISCRIMINATION.—It is not a violation of this Act for a 
surety to refuse to issue a bond pursuant to— 
(1) any bonding assistance program authorized 
by law for an economically disadvantaged class of 
persons; 
(2) any bonding assistance program adminis-
tered by a nonprofit organization for its members or 
an economically disadvantaged class of persons; or 
(3) any special purpose bonding program of-
fered by a profit-making organization to meet special 
needs; 
if such refusal is required by or made pursuant to such 
program. 
(d) REASONS FOR ADVERSE ACTION; PROCEDURE 
APPLICABLE; DEFINITION.— 
(1) NOTICE REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), any surety approved under 
section 9304 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall notify an applicant of the surety’s action 
on a completed application before the end of the 
10-day period beginning on the date the appli-
cation is filed with the surety.
‘‘(4) DENIAL
OF
DEDUCTION.—No deduction 
shall be allowed under section 170, 545(b)(2), 
556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), or 2522 for 
any contribution to an organization described in 
paragraph (2) during the period described in para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(5) DENIAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL 
CHALLENGE OF SUSPENSION OR DENIAL OF DEDUC-
TION.—Notwithstanding section 7428 or any other 
provision of law, no organization or other person 
may challenge a suspension under paragraph (1), a 
designation or identification described in paragraph 
(2), the period of suspension described in paragraph 
(3), or a denial of a deduction under paragraph (4) 
in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating 
to the Federal tax liability of such organization or 
other person. 
‘‘(6) ERRONEOUS DESIGNATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If—
‘‘(i) the tax exemption of any organi-
zation described in paragraph (2) is sus-
pended under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) each designation and identifica-
tion described in paragraph (2) which has 
been made with respect to such organiza-
tion is determined to be erroneous pursu-
ant to the law or Executive order under 
which such designation or identification 
was made; and 
‘‘(iii) the erroneous designations and 
identifications result in an overpayment of 
income tax for any taxable year by such 
organization, 
credit or refund (with interest) with respect to 
such overpayment shall be made. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER
OF
LIMITATIONS.—If the 
credit or refund of any overpayment of tax de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(iii) is prevented at 
any time by the operation of any law or rule of 
law (including res judicata), such credit or re-
fund may nevertheless be allowed or made if the 
claim therefore is filed before the close of the 
1-year period beginning on the date of the last 
determination 
described 
in 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
‘‘(7) NOTICE OF SUSPENSIONS.—If the tax ex-
emption of any organization is suspended under this 
subsection, the Internal Revenue Service shall up-
date the listings of tax-exempt organizations and 
shall publish appropriate notice to taxpayers of such
suspension and of the fact that contributions to such 
organization are not deductible during the period of 
such suspension.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to designations made before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 4. TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Restrictions related to travel to 
and from Cuba by individuals who are citizens or residents 
of the United States, and any transactions ordinarily inci-
dent to such travel, that may be regulated or prohibited 
shall be subject to expiration, and renewal by joint resolu-
tion of the two Houses of Congress, as described in section 
2. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT TO TRAVEL.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the term ‘‘any transactions ordi-
narily incident to travel’’ includes— 
(1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or 
maintenance in Cuba; and 
(2) normal banking transactions involving for-
eign currency drafts, traveler’s checks, or other ne-
gotiable instruments incident to such travel. 
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REMITTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any limit the Secretary of the Treasury may place 
on the amount of remittances to Cuba made by any person 
who is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 
shall be subject to expiration, and renewal by joint resolu-
tion of the two Houses of Congress, as described in section 
2. 
(b) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) may be construed to prohibit the prosecution
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) may, after the end of the 1-year period be-
ginning on the effective date of any revocation under 
paragraph (1) of the authority of a surety corpora-
tion for noncompliance with the Equal Surety Bond 
Opportunity Act, reauthorize such corporation to 
provide surety bonds under section 9304.’’. 
(5) REVOCATION FOR FAILURE TO PAY CER-
TAIN
JUDGMENTS.—Section 9305(e) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the corporation does not pay a final judg-
ment or order against the corporation for noncompli-
ance with the Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act
or fails to comply with any order under section 3(c) 
of such Act;’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 9304(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and section 4(a) of the Equal Sur-
ety Bond Opportunity Act’’ before the period. 
(d) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall prescribe such regulations as may be nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL REGULATIONS.—The initial regula-
tions prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
take effect at the earliest practicable date after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and not later than 
the end of the 1-year period beginning on such date 
of enactment. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Sections 2(d) and 4(a) shall take effect on the earlier 
of— 
(1) the effective date of the initial regulations 
prescribed pursuant to section 4(d); or 
(2) the end of the 1-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4456 
To require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country 
of harvest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2004 
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, 
including the country of harvest. 
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 ‘‘Ginseng Harvest La-
beling Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF COUNTRY OF HARVEST. 
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle E—Ginseng 
‘‘SEC. DISCLOSURE OF COUNTRY OF HARVEST. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF GINSENG.—In this section, the 
term ‘ginseng’ means an herb or herbal ingredient that— 
‘‘(1) is derived from a plant classified within 
the genus Panax; and 
‘‘(2) is offered for sale as a raw agricultural 
commodity in any form intended to be used in or as 
a food or dietary supplement under the name of 
‘ginseng’. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person that offers gin-
seng for sale as a raw agricultural commodity shall 
disclose to potential purchasers the country of har-
vest of the ginseng. 
‘‘(2) IMPORTATION.—A person that imports 
ginseng into the United States shall disclose the 
country of harvest of the ginseng at the point of 
entry of the United States, in accordance with sec-
tion 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1304). 
‘‘(c) MANNER OF DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The disclosure required by 
subsection (b) shall be provided to potential pur-
chasers by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard,
or other clear and visible sign on the ginseng or on 
the package, display, holding unit, or bin containing 
the ginseng. 
‘‘(2) RETAILERS.—A retailer of ginseng shall— 
‘‘(A) retain disclosure provided under sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(B) provide disclosure to a retail pur-
chaser of the raw agricultural commodity. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall by regulation prescribe with specificity 
the manner in which disclosure shall be made in 
transactions at wholesale or retail (including trans-
actions by mail, telephone, or Internet or in retail 
stores). 
‘‘(d) FAILURE TO DISCLOSE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may impose on a person that fails to comply with 
subsection (b) a civil penalty of not more than— 
‘‘(1) $1,000 for the first day on which the fail-
ure to disclose occurs; and 
‘‘(2) $250 for each day on which the failure to 
disclose continues.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4458
To require the repayment of appropriated funds that are illegally disbursed 
for political purposes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2004
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
WAXMAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MAT-
SUI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, 
Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. BERRY, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. STUPAK, 
Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. RUSH, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, 
Mr. WYNN, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. GREEN of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and 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 require the repayment of appropriated funds that are 
illegally disbursed for political purposes by the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid 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 ‘‘Medicare Trust Fund 
Reimbursement Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT TO THE MEDICARE TRUST FUNDS OF 
AMOUNTS ILLEGALLY DISBURSED FOR PO-
LITICAL PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, if the Comptroller General of the United 
States determines that the Centers for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services has violated the restriction on using appro-
priated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes con-
tained in section 626 of division J of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 
Stat. 470) or any other provision of law, the principal 
campaign committee (as defined in section 301(5) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431(5))) of the President of the United States shall reim-
burse the Federal Government for the amount used in 
committing such violation. 
(b) 
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
MEDICARE
TRUST 
FUNDS.—To the extent that the amount described in sub-
section (a) was initially appropriated to the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of the So-
cial Security Act or the Federal Supplementary Medical 
Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of such Act, 
the amount reimbursed under such subsection shall be 
credited to the Trust Fund to which the amount was ini-
tially appropriated.
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for countering potential bio-
logical, disease, and chemical threats to civilian popu-
lations, $94,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reductions 
Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization 
Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $180,000,000: Pro-
vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 
percent of the total appropriation. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4461 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2004 
Mr. RENZI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land 
adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona. 
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 ‘‘Walnut Canyon Study 
Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Coconino National Forest was estab-
lished in the State of Arizona on July 2, 1908. 
(2) The Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona was originally designated as a 
national monument by Presidential proclamation on 
November 30, 1915, to protect Sinaguan cliff dwell-
ings. 
(3) Since the original designation, the Monu-
ment boundaries have been expanded to include 
3,580 acres. 
(4) National Forest System lands and State 
trust lands in the study area contain significant cul-
tural and natural resources. 
(5) The Coconino National Forest Land and 
Resources Management Plan of 1987 identified Na-
tional Forest System land in the study area as land 
for nondevelopment or disposal under the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a, 
et seq.). 
(6) State trust land in the study area has been 
temporarily removed from consideration for develop-
ment by State agencies with jurisdiction over the 
State trust land. 
(7) The communities in the vicinity of the land 
in the study area support maintaining public uses of
the land surrounding the Monument while protecting 
the resources of the land. 
(8) Several interest groups have proposed ex-
panding the Monument and designating the ex-
panded area as a national park or national preserve. 
(9) The city of Flagstaff and Coconino County, 
Arizona, have passed resolutions supporting further 
review and study of, and the development of man-
agement options for the study area. 
(10) To determine the appropriate management 
of the adjacent land, interested parties have re-
quested a study to help identify management op-
tions. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to authorize a study of the study area to 
evaluate public uses and resource values; and 
(2) to obtain recommendations for management 
options for maintenance of the public uses and pro-
tection of resources of the study area. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 
dated July 17, 2003.
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National Institutes of Health, $47,400; and Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, $542,650,000: Pro-
vided further, That employees of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention or the Public Health Service, both 
civilian and Commissioned Officers, detailed to States, 
municipalities, or other organizations under authority of 
section 214 of the Public Health Service Act for purposes 
related to homeland security, shall be treated as non-Fed-
eral employees for reporting purposes only and shall not 
be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the 
Agency, Service, or the Department of Health and Human 
Services during the period of detail or assignment. 
In addition, $400,00,000, to remain available until 
expended, for the Strategic National Stockpile. 
In addition, for activities to ensure a year-round in-
fluenza vaccine production capacity and the development 
and implementation of rapidly expandable influenza vac-
cine production technologies, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
(2) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona. 
(3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
(4) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the area identified on the map as ‘‘Walnut 
Canyon Proposed Study Area’’, consisting of 30,818 
acres, of which— 
(A) 24,987 acres is Federal land in 
Coconino National Forest; 
(B) 2,037 acres is State land; 
(C) 214 acres is private land; and 
(D) 3,580 acres is the Monument. 
SEC. 4. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct a 
study of the study area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall evaluate— 
(1) the significance of the resources of the 
study area as the resources pertain to— 
(A) the management objectives of the For-
est Service; and 
(B) the management objectives of the Na-
tional Park Service;
(2) the opportunities for maintaining existing 
public uses such as grazing, hunting, and recreation; 
and 
(3) a range of options for managing and con-
serving resources by the National Park Service or 
the Forest Service, or by both agencies acting joint-
ly, including the suitability and feasibility of— 
(A) a boundary adjustment to the Monu-
ment; 
(B) designation of the study area as a na-
tional park or preserve; 
(C) maintaining the study area as man-
aged by the Forest Service; and 
(D) any other designation or management 
option that will accomplish both the protection 
of resources and the maintenance of public use 
and access for the study area. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretaries shall— 
(1) contract with a third-party consultant with 
experience in park and land use planning to prepare 
a draft study; and 
(2) collaborate with the persons identified in 
subsection (d) in developing a scope of work for the
draft study under the guidance of the third-party 
consultant. 
(d) REVIEW; RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretaries, 
the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, 
the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monu-
ments, the Flagstaff City Council, and the Coconino Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors shall— 
(1) review the draft study prepared by the 
third-party consultant; and 
(2) provide the third-party consultant com-
ments on and recommendations for the draft study. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funding is made available to carry out this 
Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
(1) describes the findings and conclusions of the 
study conducted under this section, including the 
recommendation of the persons identified in sub-
section (d); and 
(2) makes a recommendation for the future 
management of the study area. 
(f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects the man-
agement of the land depicted on the Map. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this Act. 
(2) EFFECT.—Amounts made available under 
paragraph (1) shall not affect the amounts otherwise 
made available for Forest Service or National Park 
Service activities in the State of Arizona. 
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II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4469
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior 
for the restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Sta-
tion in the State of California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
the purpose of assessing any long-term health con-
sequences of exposure to depleted uranium. 
(f) INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BIOASSAY TYPES AND 
CONTAMINATION THRESHOLDS.—The Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall conduct 
an independent review of bioassay types and contamina-
tion thresholds for purposes of the testing under sub-
section (d). 
(g) TREATMENT.—Based on the results of the bio-
assay tests, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall provide appropriate treatment for any illness 
of an individual resulting from a depleted uranium con-
tamination or exposure. 
SEC. 
4. 
SURVEY 
OF 
RADIOISOTOPE 
IDENTIFICATION 
EQUIPMENT USED BY DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) SURVEY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a survey of radioisotope identification equipment used by 
the Department of Defense in order to assess the capa-
bility of Department of Defense facilities to identify con-
centrations of different radioisotopes in naturally occur-
ring levels of uranium. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report on the results of the survey under
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4465 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness 
for certain loans to certified or licensed teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2004 
Mr. STENHOLM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend 
loan forgiveness for certain loans to certified or licensed 
teachers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF NEW BORROWER ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
STUDENT 
LOAN 
FORGIVENESS 
FOR 
TEACHERS. 
(a) FFEL LOANS.—Section 428J(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(b)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘October 1, 1998,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
17, 1986,’’.
(b) DIRECT LOANS.—Section 460(b)(1) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 1998,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 17, 1986,’’. 
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