datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
as may be medically appropriate, and that as soon 
as is practicable after each such test the results of 
the test be made available in accordance with para-
graph (1) (except that this paragraph applies only to 
the extent that the individual involved continues to 
be a defendant in the judicial proceedings involved, 
or is convicted in the proceedings). 
(4) That, if the results of a test conducted pur-
suant to paragraph (2) or (3) indicate that the de-
fendant has HIV disease, such fact may, as relevant, 
be considered in the judicial proceedings conducted 
with respect to the alleged crime. 
(b) FAILURE TO COMPLY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year begin-
ning 2 or more years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, a jurisdiction that fails to implement 
this section shall not receive 10 percent of the funds 
that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year 
to the jurisdiction under each of the following pro-
grams: 
(A) BYRNE.—Subpart 1 of part E of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), 
whether characterized as the Edward Byrne 
Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance Programs, the Edward Byrne Me-
morial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or 
otherwise. 
(B) LLEBG.—The Local Government 
Law Enforcement Block Grants program. 
(2) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated 
under a program referred to in paragraph (1) to a 
jurisdiction for failure to fully implement this section 
shall be reallocated under that program to jurisdic-
tions that have not failed to implement this section. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISION 
SEC. 601. BAN ON FIREARM FOR PERSON CONVICTED OF A 
MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A 
MINOR. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(d) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor sex offense against a minor.’’.
Government of Mexico of the desire of the United States 
to enter into formal discussions with respect to the Extra-
dition Treaty between the United States of America and 
the United Mexican States, signed in Mexico City on May 
4, 1978 (31 UST 5059), and to available actions that the 
Government of Mexico may take to persuade the Mexican 
Supreme Court to reconsider its October 2001 ruling, so 
that the possibility of a sentence of life imprisonment will 
not have an effect on the timely extradition of a criminal 
suspect from Mexico to the United States. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3606
AN ACT 
To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO LAND GRANT PATENT 
ISSUED BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 
Patent Number 61–2000–0007, issued by the Sec-
retary of the Interior to the Great Lakes Shipwreck His-
torical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan, pursuant to 
section 5505 of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 
3009-516) is amended in paragraph 6, under the heading 
‘‘SUBJECT ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS’’ by 
striking ‘‘Whitefish Point Comprehensive Plan of October 
1992, or a gift shop’’ and inserting ‘‘Human Use/Natural 
Resource Plan for Whitefish Point, dated December 2002, 
permitted as the intent of Congress’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3606
AN ACT 
To modify a land grant patent issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior.
(b) POSSESSION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor,’’. 
(c) MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR 
DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor sex offense 
against a minor’ means a sex offense against a 
minor punishable by imprisonment for not more 
than one year. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘sex offense’ means a criminal 
offense that has, as an element, a sexual act or sex-
ual contact with another, or an attempt or con-
spiracy to commit such an offense. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘minor’ means an individual who 
has not attained 18 years of age.’’.
TITLE VII—NATIONAL REGISTER 
OF CASES OF CHILD ABUSE 
OR NEGLECT 
SEC. 701. NATIONAL REGISTER OF CASES OF CHILD ABUSE 
OR NEGLECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, shall create a national register of cases of child abuse 
or neglect. The information in such register shall be sup-
plied by States, or, at the option of a State, by political 
subdivisions of such State. 
(b) INFORMATION.—The register described in sub-
section (a) shall collect in a central electronic database in-
formation on children reported to a State, or a political 
subdivision of a State, as abused or neglected. 
(c) SCOPE OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) TREATMENT OF REPORTS.—The infor-
mation to be provided to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under this section 
shall relate to substantiated reports of child 
abuse or neglect. Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), each State, or, at the option of 
a State, each political subdivision of such State, 
shall determine whether the information to be
provided to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under this section shall also relate to 
reports of suspected instances of child abuse or 
neglect that were unsubstantiated or deter-
mined to be unfounded. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—If a State or political 
subdivision of a State has an equivalent elec-
tronic register of cases of child abuse or neglect 
that it maintains pursuant to a requirement or 
authorization under any other provision of law, 
the information provided to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under this section 
shall be coextensive with that in such register. 
(2) FORM.—Information provided to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under this 
section— 
(A) shall be in a standardized electronic 
form determined by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services; and 
(B) shall contain case-specific identifying 
information, except that, at the option of the 
entity supplying the information, the confiden-
tiality of identifying information concerning an 
individual initiating a report or complaint re-
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2889
AN ACT
To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to pro-
vide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central
Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah
project facilities, and implementation of water conserva-
tion measures.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3606 
To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO LAND GRANT PATENT 
ISSUED BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 
Patent Number 61–2000–0007, issued by the Sec-
retary of the Interior to the Great Lakes Shipwreck His-
torical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan, pursuant to 
section 5505 of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 
3009–516) is amended in paragraph 6, under the heading 
‘‘SUBJECT ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS’’ by
striking ‘‘Whitefish Point Comprehensive Plan of October 
1992, or a gift shop’’ and inserting ‘‘Human Use/Natural 
Resource Plan for Whitefish Point, dated December 2002, 
permitted as the intent of Congress’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3606 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Received 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
AN ACT 
To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior. 
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. AMENDMENTS TO LAND GRANT PATENT 
ISSUED BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 
Patent Number 61–2000–0007, issued by the Sec-
retary of the Interior to the Great Lakes Shipwreck His-
torical Society, Chippewa County, Michigan, pursuant to 
section 5505 of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 
3009-516) is amended in paragraph 6, under the heading 
‘‘SUBJECT ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS’’ by 
striking ‘‘Whitefish Point Comprehensive Plan of October 
1992, or a gift shop’’ and inserting ‘‘Human Use/Natural 
Resource Plan for Whitefish Point, dated December 2002, 
permitted as the intent of Congress’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3901 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain Medicare 
beneficiaries living abroad a special Medicare part B enrollment period 
during which the late enrollment penalty is waived and a special Medigap 
open enrollment period during which no underwriting is permitted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
certain Medicare beneficiaries living abroad a special 
Medicare part B enrollment period during which the 
late enrollment penalty is waived and a special Medigap 
open enrollment period during which no underwriting 
is permitted. 
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 ‘‘International U.S. 
Seniors Act of 2005’’.
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property or material by the defendant, his or her at-
torney, aid any individual the defendant may seek to 
qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial.’’. 
SEC. 805. AUTHORIZING CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ASSET FOR-
FEITURE IN CHILD EXPLOITATION AND OB-
SCENITY CASES. 
(a) CONFORMING FORFEITURE PROCEDURES
FOR 
OBSCENITY OFFENSES.—Section 1467 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting a period 
after ‘‘of such offense’’ and striking all that follows; 
and 
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (n) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) The provisions of section 413 of the Controlled 
Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 853) with the exception of sub-
section (d), shall apply to the criminal forfeiture of prop-
erty pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) Any property subject to forfeiture pursuant to 
subjection (a) may be forfeited to the United States in 
a civil case in accordance with the procedures set forth 
in chapter 46 of this title.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO CHILD EXPLOITATION FOR-
FEITURE PROVISIONS.—
which comprise the interconnected world-wide net-
work of networks that employ the transmission con-
trol protocol/internet protocol, or any predecessor or 
successor protocols to such protocol, to communicate 
information of all kinds by wire or radio. 
‘‘(3) The terms ‘Internet site’, with respect to 
the Internet, mean a specific location on the Inter-
net that is determined by Internet Protocol numbers 
or by any successor protocol for determining a spe-
cific location on the Internet. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘licensed Internet pharmacy’ 
mean an Internet site that is controlled by a licensed 
pharmacy and is used by such pharmacy to make 
sales of controlled substances or other drugs. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘licensed pharmacy’ means a 
person who is licensed as a pharmacy under applica-
ble Federal or State law. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘remove’, with respect to an offer 
posted on a third-party Internet sales site, includes 
disabling public access to the offer.’’. 
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(1) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.—Section 2253(a) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘or who is convicted of 
an offense under sections 2252B or 2257 
of this chapter,’’ after ‘‘2260 of this chap-
ter’’; 
(ii) inserting ‘‘, or 2425’’ after 
‘‘2423’’ and striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘2423’’; 
and 
(iii) inserting ‘‘or an offense under 
chapter 109A’’ after ‘‘of chapter 117’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (I), by inserting ‘‘, 
2252A, 2252B or 2257’’ after ‘‘2252’’. 
(2) CIVIL
FORFEITURE.—Section 2254(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 
2252A, 2252B, or 2257’’ after ‘‘2252’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’ 
before ‘‘chapter 117’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or an offense under 
section 2252B or 2257 of this chapter,’’ 
after ‘‘Chapter 117,’’ and
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(iii) by inserting ‘‘, or an offense 
under chapter 109A’’ before the period; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘, or 2425’’ after ‘‘2423’’ 
and striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘2423’’; and 
(ii) inserting ‘‘, a violation of section 
2252B or 2257 of this chapter, or a viola-
tion of chapter 109A’’ before the period. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO RICO.—Section 1961(1)(B) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘2252A, 2252B,’’ after ‘‘2252’’. 
SEC. 806. PROHIBITING THE PRODUCTION OF OBSCENITY 
AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBU-
TION, AND SALE. 
(a) SECTION 1465.—Section 1465 of title 18 of the 
United States Code is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘PRODUCTION AND’’ before 
‘‘TRANSPORTATION’’ in the heading of the section; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘produces with the intent to 
transport, distribute, or transmit in interstate or 
foreign commerce, or whoever knowingly’’ after 
‘‘whoever knowingly’’ and before ‘‘transports or trav-
els in’’; and
112 
(3) by inserting a comma after ‘‘in or affecting 
such commerce’’. 
(b) SECTION 1466.—Section 1466 of title 18 of the 
United States Code is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘producing 
with intent to distribute or sell, or’’ before ‘‘selling 
or transferring obscene matter,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting, ‘‘produces’’ 
before ‘‘sells or transfers or offers to sell or transfer 
obscene matter’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘production,’’ 
before ‘‘selling or transferring or offering to sell or 
transfer such material.’’. 
TITLE IX—PERSONAL DATA OF 
CHILDREN 
SEC. 901. MISAPPROPRIATION OF DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 88 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1802. Misappropriation of personal data of chil-
dren 
‘‘Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign com-
merce, knowingly misappropriates the personally identifi-
able information of a person who has not attained the age
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3609 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on thiophanate methyl and 
application adjuvants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on thiophanate 
methyl and application adjuvants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. THIOPHANATE METHYL AND APPLICATION AD-
JUVANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.03.79 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants) is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2006’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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of 18 years shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 88 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1802. Misappropriation of personal data of children.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3861 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and 
additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medi-
care prescription drug benefit during 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. WAXMAN, and 
Mr. PALLONE) 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 determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
extended and additional protection to Medicare bene-
ficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug 
benefit during 2006. 
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 ‘‘The Medicare In-
formed Choice Act of 2005’’.
SECTION 1. VESSEL HULL DESIGN PROTECTION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008’’. 
(b) DESIGNS PROTECTED.—Section 1301(a) of title 
17, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) VESSEL FEATURES.—The design of a ves-
sel hull, deck, or combination of a hull and deck, in-
cluding a plug or mold, is subject to protection 
under 
this 
chapter, 
notwithstanding 
section 
1302(4).’’. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 1301(a) of title 17, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Department of Defense 
rights in a registered design under this chapter, in-
cluding the right to build to such registered design, 
shall be determined solely by operation of section 
2320 of title 10 or by the instrument under which 
the design was developed for the United States Gov-
ernment.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1301(b) of title 17, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘vessel hull, 
including a plug or mold,’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel hull 
or deck, including a plug or mold,’’;
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3610 
To suspend temporarily the duty on zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on zinc 
dimethyldithiocarbamate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ZINC DIMETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.09.14 
Zinc 
dimethyldithiocarbamate 
(CAS No. 137–30–4) (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3808.20.28) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENDED PERIOD OF OPEN ENROLLMENT DUR-
ING ALL OF 2006 WITHOUT LATE ENROLL-
MENT PENALTY. 
Section 1851(e)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–21(e)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘May 15, 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: 
‘‘An individual making an election during the 
period beginning on November 15, 2006, and 
ending on December 15, 2006, shall specify 
whether the election is to be effective with re-
spect to 2006 or with respect to 2007 (or 
both).’’. 
SEC. 3. ONE-TIME CHANGE OF PLAN ENROLLMENT FOR 
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT 
DURING ALL OF 2006. 
(a) APPLICATION
TO
MA–PD PLANS.—Section 
1851(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
21(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR FIRST 
6 MONTHS’’; 
(B) in clause (i)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the first 6 months of 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the first 6 months 
during 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
during 2006)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(D) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PART D.—Section 
1860D–1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(C)’’. 
SEC. 4. PROTECTION FROM LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED 
RETIREE HEALTH COVERAGE UPON ENROLL-
MENT FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
BENEFIT DURING 2006. 
Section 
1860D–22(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395w– 
132(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) PROTECTION
FROM
LOSS
OF
EM-
PLOYMENT-BASED COVERAGE.—The sponsor of 
the plan may not involuntarily discontinue cov-
erage of an individual under a group health 
plan before January 1, 2007, based upon the 
individual’s decision to enroll in a prescription 
drug plan or an MA–PD plan under this part.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this section shall be effec-
tive as if included in the enactment of the Medicare Pre-
scription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–173). 
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SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR AN 
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR REIM-
BURSEMENT OF THE COSTS OF HEALTH 
CARE COVERAGE FOR FOREIGN SENIOR CITI-
ZENS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
should enter into an international convention with respect 
to individuals aged 65 or older who live abroad under 
which the nation of which the individual is a citizen agrees 
to reimburse another nation in which the individual law-
fully resides for the costs of health care furnished to the 
individual while residing in that nation. 
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II 
Calendar No. 931 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6531 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2008 
Received 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relat-
ing to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the 
definitions of a hull and a deck. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VESSEL HULL DESIGN PROTECTION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008’’. 
(b) DESIGNS PROTECTED.—Section 1301(a) of title 
17, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following: 
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