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or a Christian Science practitioner, and which is effective 
for the taxable year in which this Act is enacted, may be 
revoked by filing an application therefor (in such form and 
manner, and with such official, as may be prescribed by 
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue), if such applica-
tion is filed no later than the due date of the Federal in-
come tax return (including any extension thereof) for the 
applicant’s second taxable year beginning after December 
31, 2004. Any such revocation shall be effective (for pur-
poses of chapter 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.)), as specified in the application, either with respect 
to the applicant’s first taxable year beginning after De-
cember 31, 2004, or with respect to the applicant’s second 
taxable year beginning after such date, and for all suc-
ceeding taxable years; and the applicant for any such rev-
ocation may not thereafter again file application for an 
exemption under such section 1402(e)(1). If the applica-
tion is filed after the due date of the applicant’s Federal 
income tax return for a taxable year and is effective with 
respect to that taxable year, it shall include or be accom-
panied by payment in full of an amount equal to the total 
of the taxes that would have been imposed by section 1401 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to all 
of the applicant’s income derived in that taxable year
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2371 
To use tradable greenhouse gas emission allowances under the American 
Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 to provide assistance to residen-
tial and commercial consumers of home heating oil and propane in 
reducing the effective costs of such fuels through State programs to 
deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and other consumer assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2009 
Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, and 
Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To use tradable greenhouse gas emission allowances under 
the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 
to provide assistance to residential and commercial con-
sumers of home heating oil and propane in reducing 
the effective costs of such fuels through State programs 
to deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and other 
consumer assistance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2930 
AN ACT 
To amend the securities laws to provide for registration 
exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3963
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend 
the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LONG ISLAND SOUND AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2010’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3963
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to extend the authorization of appropriations for 
Long Island Sound.
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the closing of the sale shall be governed by the terms of 
the offer in the notice. 
(d) EFFECT
OF REJECTION.—If the hydropower 
easement owner rejects an offer under subsection (b) or 
fails to respond to the offer before the expiration of the 
90-day period provided in subsection (c), the Council may 
convey the property covered by the notice to any other per-
son on the same terms and conditions specified in the no-
tice. If those terms and conditions are subsequently al-
tered in any way, then the notice and offer shall again 
be made to the easement owner under subsection (b). The 
rejection by the easement owner of one or more of such 
offers shall not affect its right of first offer as to any other 
proposed conveyance by the Council. 
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which would have constituted net earnings from self-em-
ployment for purposes of chapter 2 of such Code (notwith-
standing paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 1402(c)) ex-
cept for the exemption under section 1402(e)(1) of such 
Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to service performed (to the extent specified 
in such subsection) in taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 2004, and with respect to monthly insurance 
benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act 
on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of 
any individual for months in or after the calendar year 
in which such individual’s application for revocation (as 
described in such subsection) is effective (and lump-sum 
death payments payable under such title on the basis of 
such wages and self-employment income in the case of 
deaths occurring in or after such calendar year). 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘golden parachute payment’ 
means any payment (or any agreement to make 
any payment) in the nature of compensation by 
any regulated entity for the benefit of any affili-
ated party pursuant to an obligation of such reg-
ulated entity that— 
‘‘(i) is contingent on the termination of 
such party’s affiliation with the regulated 
entity; and 
‘‘(ii) is received on or after the date on 
which— 
‘‘(I) the regulated entity became 
insolvent; 
‘‘(II) any conservator or receiver 
is appointed for such regulated entity; 
or 
‘‘(III) the Director determines 
that the regulated entity is in a trou-
bled condition (as defined in the regu-
lations of the Director). 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN
PAYMENTS
IN
CONTEMPLA-
TION OF AN EVENT.—Any payment which would 
be a golden parachute payment but for the fact 
that such payment was made before the date re-
H. R. 3963
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization 
of appropriations for Long Island Sound.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LONG ISLAND SOUND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS. 
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1269(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2010’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2372 
To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President 
to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site 
for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radio-
active waste, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2009 
Mr. PAULSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require 
the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
remains the designated site for the development of a 
repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, 
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 ‘‘Rebating America’s 
Deposits Act’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3963 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the 
authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. KING of New York, 
and Mr. ACKERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend 
the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LONG ISLAND SOUND AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
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H. Res. 31 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 17, 2008. 
Whereas this distinguished gentleman graduated from the 
University of Texas School of Law in 1959 and became 
a partner with Washington and Jefferson, Attorneys at 
Law, in Houston; he served as an assistant criminal dis-
trict attorney for Bexar County, a chief assistant United 
States attorney for the Western District of Texas, and a 
trial counsel and labor relations counsel for Humble Oil 
& Refining Company; 
Whereas in 1970, Andrew Jefferson was appointed judge of 
the Court of Domestic Relations 2, Harris County, and 
in 1974, he was elected judge of the 208th District 
Court, Harris County; in 1975, he decided to re-enter the 
practice of law and is currently in private practice; 
Whereas Judge Jefferson was admitted to practice in the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 
Sixth Circuit, and Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme 
Court of the United States; 
Whereas a longtime active committee member of the State 
Bar of Texas, he is also a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foun-
dation and the American Bar Foundation and a member 
of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association; he was formerly 
a member of the Texas Constitutional Revision Commis-
sion;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3963 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 12, 2005 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend 
the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3963 RDS 
SECTION 1. LONG ISLAND SOUND AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
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tection and treatment of traumatic brain injury, 
post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental 
health conditions in members of the Armed Forces 
in the field. 
(3) REDUCTION OF PTSD.—The development of 
a plan for reducing post traumatic-stress disorder, 
incorporating evidence-based preventive and early- 
intervention measures, practices, or procedures that 
reduce the likelihood that personnel in combat will 
develop post-traumatic stress disorder or other 
stress-related conditions (including substance abuse 
conditions) into— 
(A) basic and pre-deployment training for 
enlisted members of the Armed Forces, non-
commissioned officers, and officers; 
(B) combat theater operations; and 
(C) post-deployment service. 
(4) RESEARCH.—Requirements for research on 
traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress dis-
order, and other mental health conditions including 
(in particular) research on pharmacological and 
other approaches to treatment for traumatic brain 
injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other men-
tal health conditions, as applicable, and the alloca-
tion of priorities among such research. 
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Union Calendar No. 162 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3963 
[Report No. 109–293] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the 
authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. KING of New York, 
and Mr. ACKERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 14, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend 
the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LONG ISLAND SOUND AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2010’’.
Union Calendar No. 162 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3963 
[Report No. 109–293] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to extend the authorization of appropriations for 
Long Island Sound. 
NOVEMBER 14, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3964 
To prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements 
that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer fran-
chise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of 
gasoline. 
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 ‘‘Eliminate Gas Price 
Discrimination Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GASOLINE FRANCHISE CONDITIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Title I of the Petroleum Mar-
keting Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801–2806) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘LIMITATION ON CONDITIONS 
‘‘SEC. 107. No franchise may include as a condition 
a limitation on the source from which a franchisee may 
obtain motor fuel, except that the franchisee may be re-
quired to obtain only motor fuels with respect to which 
the franchisor, or the refiner that supplies the franchisor, 
owns or controls a trademark.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 106 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 107. Limitation on conditions.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2330
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for
the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Commu-
nity Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3965 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the interment or memori-
alization in national cemeteries of persons convicted of committing State 
capital crimes regardless of whether their sentences included parole. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Mr. TIAHRT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the inter-
ment or memorialization in national cemeteries of per-
sons convicted of committing State capital crimes regard-
less of whether their sentences included parole. 
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 the Sacred-
ness of our National Cemeteries Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INTERMENT OR MEMORIALIZA-
TION IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF PERSONS 
CONVICTED 
OF 
COMMITTING 
CAPITAL 
CRIMES AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISON-
MENT WITH PAROLE. 
(a) PROHIBITION TO INCLUDE ALL PERSONS SEN-
TENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.— 
(1) COVERED SENTENCES.—Subsection (b)(2) 
of section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘without parole’’. 
(2) COVERED
CRIMES.—Subsection (d)(2) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘without pa-
role’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d), as amended 
by subsection (a)(2), as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) As part of an application for interment or memo-
rialization of any person in a national cemetery, the Sec-
retary shall require the person submitting the application 
to certify whether or not the person to be interred or me-
morialized has been convicted of a capital crime.’’. 
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ferred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be treated 
as a golden parachute payment if the payment 
was made in contemplation of the occurrence of 
an event described in any subclause of such sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN PAYMENTS NOT INCLUDED.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘golden 
parachute payment’ shall not include— 
‘‘(i) any payment made pursuant to a 
retirement plan which is qualified (or is in-
tended to be qualified) under section 401 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or other 
nondiscriminatory benefit plan; 
‘‘(ii) any payment made pursuant to a 
bona fide deferred compensation plan or ar-
rangement which the Director determines, 
by regulation or order, to be permissible; or 
‘‘(iii) any payment made by reason of 
the death or disability of an affiliated 
party. 
‘‘(5) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) INDEMNIFICATION PAYMENT.—Subject 
to paragraph (6), the term ‘indemnification pay-
ment’ means any payment (or any agreement to
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make any payment) by any regulated entity for 
the benefit of any person who is or was an affili-
ated party, to pay or reimburse such person for 
any liability or legal expense with regard to any 
administrative proceeding or civil action insti-
tuted by the Agency which results in a final 
order under which such person— 
‘‘(i) is assessed a civil money penalty; 
‘‘(ii) is removed or prohibited from 
participating in conduct of the affairs of the 
regulated entity; or 
‘‘(iii) is required to take any affirma-
tive action to correct certain conditions re-
sulting from violations or practices, by 
order of the Director. 
‘‘(B) LIABILITY OR LEGAL EXPENSE.—The 
term ‘liability or legal expense’ means— 
‘‘(i) any legal or other professional ex-
pense incurred in connection with any 
claim, proceeding, or action; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of, and any cost in-
curred in connection with, any settlement of 
any claim, proceeding, or action; and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of, and any cost in-
curred in connection with, any judgment or
striking ‘‘1012 or 1013’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘1012, 1013, or 1014’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
for subpart B of title X of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 1013 through 1017 as items relating to sec-
tions 1014 through 1018; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1012 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1013. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions.’’. 
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the reconveyance of the Federal land to the Council, the 
Council shall provide to the owner of Project No. 67, under 
such terms and conditions as are agreed to by the Council 
and the owner of Project No. 67, a right of first refusal 
to obtain the Federal land, or portion of the Federal land, 
that the Council proposes to sell, transfer, or otherwise con-
vey. 
SEC. 5. EXERCISE OF DISCRETION. 
In exercising any discretion necessary to carry out this 
Act, the Secretary shall ensure that the public interest is 
well served. 
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Calendar No. 405 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 409 
[Report No. 109–243] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the exchange of land within the Si-
erra National Forest, California, and for other 
purposes. 
APRIL 20, 2006 
Reported with an amendment 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4520 
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure equitable 
payment for physicians services under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. LEVIN, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. BECERRA, 
Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. POMEROY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
FARR, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
KANJORSKI, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to assure equitable payment for physicians services 
under the Medicare Program. 
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 Physician 
Payment Reform Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM UPDATE FOR PHYSICIANS’ SERVICES FOR 
2006 AND 2007. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1848(d) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(d)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) UPDATE FOR 2006 AND 2007.—The update 
to the single conversion factor established in para-
graph (1)(C) for 2006 shall not be less than 1.5 per-
cent and for 2007 shall not be less than 1.5 per-
cent.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1848(d)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–4(d)(4)(B)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘and paragraph (5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (5) and (6)’’. 
(c) NOT TREATED AS CHANGE IN LAW AND REGULA-
TION
IN
SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH
RATE
DETERMINA-
TION.—The amendments made by this section shall not 
be treated as a change in law for purposes of applying 
section 1848(f)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–4(f)(2)(D)). 
(d) PREMIUM TRANSITION RULE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law— 
(1) 2006.— 
(A) PREMIUM.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as modifying the premium