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Union Calendar No. 359 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5882 
[Report No. 112–511] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2012 
Mr. CRENSHAW, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4153
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to expand the types of
agricultural issues covered by State mediation programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. LONG, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Minnesota, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. SLATTERY, and Mr. TEJEDA)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to expand
the types of agricultural issues covered by State
mediation programs.
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 ‘‘Agricultural Mediation
Improvement Act of 1994’’.
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes. 
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‘‘(B) to any person who is not a signatory
to the voluntary binding allocation of respon-
sibility.
‘‘(3) Signatories to the voluntary binding alloca-
tion of responsibility shall be entitled to contribution
protection as specified in section 508(e). Such sig-
natories shall be prohibited from pursuing any cost
recovery action or contribution against any non-sig-
natory, but may seek additional recovery against
non-signatories based on a contract for insurance or
indemnification.
‘‘(4) Signatories to the voluntary binding alloca-
tion of responsibility shall be entitled to enforce it in
the same manner as any binding allocation of re-
sponsibility final decision by the allocation panel.
‘‘SEC. 511. NEW BINDING ALLOCATIONS OF RESPONSIBIL-
ITY.
‘‘A binding allocation of responsibility shall constitute
a permanent determination of the assigned share of each
liable party and of the orphan share and, except for addi-
tions to the orphan share pursuant to section 508(d) and
judicially mandated changes pursuant to section 507(b),
the binding allocation of responsibility shall not be subject
to any change or revision for at least 5 years after the
date of the binding allocation of responsibility final deci-
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4157
To transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management
to the State in which the lands are located.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. AL-
LARD, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DELAY, Mr.
DOOLITTLE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. HEFLEY,
Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. MCCAND-
LESS, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. POMBO, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr.
SMITH of Oregon, Mr. STUMP, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mrs.
VUCANOVICH, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management to the State in which the lands are located.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
LANDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights
and except as otherwise provided in this section, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall offer to transfer in accordance
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74). 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 213. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, ex-
cluding Senate items, exceeds the amount of proposed new 
budget authority is $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2013’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 359 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5882 
[Report No. 112–511] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 
and for other purposes. 
JUNE 1, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4154
To amend section 377 of title 28, United States Code, to designate certain
retired bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges as senior judges.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 377 of title 28, United States Code, to
designate certain retired bankruptcy judges and mag-
istrate judges as senior judges.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR JUDGES.
Section 377 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘A bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge
who retires under this subsection shall be designated
‘senior bankruptcy judge’ or ‘senior magistrate
judge’, respectively, for so long as such judge or
magistrate remains eligible for recall under sub-
section (m).’’; and
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘A bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge
who retires under this subsection shall be designated
‘senior bankruptcy judge’ or ‘senior magistrate
judge’, respectively, for so long as such judge or
magistrate remains eligible for recall under sub-
section (m).’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply to
bankruptcy judges or magistrate judges who retire before,
on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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with this section all right, title, and interest (including the
surface and subsurface estates), as well as related water
rights, of the United States in and to all lands adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State
in which such lands are located. A State may only accept
the total offer of all such lands or reject such offer. Any
transfer under this section shall be effective on September
30, 1998.
(b) VALID LEASES
AND MINING CLAIMS.—Each
State receiving lands under subsection (a) shall honor
valid existing leases, permits, and mining claims on such
lands for the term of such lease or permit, or until such
mining claims are patented or otherwise extinguished.
(c) RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT.—Lands transferred
under this section that are not encumbered by a lease or
permit may only be used for public purposes. Such lands
shall revert to the United States if a State does not use
them for public purposes.
(d) EXEMPTED LANDS.—Lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management are exempt from transfer
under this Act if such lands are—
(1) wilderness;
(2) wilderness study areas;
(3) areas of critical environmental concern; or
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4156
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma
to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for certain
radiation-exposed veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-
alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to
be
service-connected
for
certain
radiation-exposed
veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRESUMPTION THAT BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR
CARCINOMA IS SERVICE-CONNECTED.
Section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.’’.
(4) determined by the Secretary to be too costly
for the United States to decontaminate.
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HR 1530 EAS
programs in the amount of $1,596,028,000, to be allocated
as follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,463,384,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modi-
fication of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition relat-
ed thereto), $132,644,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project GPD–171, general plant projects,
various locations, $14,724,000.
Project 96–D–458, site drainage control,
Mound Plant, Miamisburg, Ohio, $885,000.
Project 96–D–461, electrical distribution
upgrade, Idaho National Engineering Labora-
tory, Idaho, $1,539,000.
Project 96–D–462, health physics instru-
ment laboratory, Idaho National Engineering
Laboratory, Idaho, $1,126,000.
Project 96–D–463, central facilities craft
shop, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $724,000.
Project 96–D–464, electrical and utility sys-
tems upgrade, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant,
conducting visitors through such properties and in-
terpreting them to the public; and
(2) no changes or alterations shall be made in
such properties except by mutual agreement between
the Secretary and the other parties to such agree-
ments.
SEC. 6. LAND ACQUISITION.
The Secretary is authorized to acquire properties
owned or occupied or required by the Museum or to assist
the Museum in the acquisition of properties which it occu-
pies or requires through the use of appropriated funds or
by donation or purchase with donated funds.
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATIONS.
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
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reimburse the Fund for such costs with each demand or
bill for such costs.
‘‘(B) The President shall establish an administrative
procedure under which a party that conducts any response
action may contest the amount of costs incurred by the
President in overseeing the conduct of that response ac-
tion. The procedure shall be carried out separately from
the conduct of the response action at the facility con-
cerned.’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON OVERSIGHT COSTS.—Any costs
of oversight incurred by the President that exceed 50 per-
cent of the response costs incurred by the responsible
party or parties at the facility concerned shall be paid by
the Fund, unless the responsible party or parties have pre-
viously agreed to pay a larger sum under a court decree
or the response action is being conducted under an order
issued under section 106 of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980.
TITLE III—REMEDY SELECTION
SEC. 301. IMMEDIATE RISK REDUCTION MEASURES.
(a) IMMEDIATE RISK REDUCTION MEASURES.—Sec-
tion 104(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 is
amended—
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2649 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform the Federal Commu-
nications Commission by requiring an analysis of benefits and costs 
during the rule making process and creating certain presumptions regard-
ing regulatory forbearance and biennial regulatory review determinations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2013 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform the 
Federal Communications Commission by requiring an 
analysis of benefits and costs during the rule making 
process and creating certain presumptions regarding reg-
ulatory forbearance and biennial regulatory review deter-
minations. 
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 ‘‘FCC ‘ABCs’ Act of 
2013’’. 
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and having a common identity and management, as
determined by the public housing agency; a project
need not contain buildings or sets of buildings hav-
ing the same project number assigned by the Sec-
retary or all of the buildings or sets of buildings
having the same such number.’’.
SEC. 3. EARNED INCOME EXCLUSIONS.
Section 3(b)(5) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(5)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(ii)’’; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at
the end the following; ‘‘; and (iii) to the extent
documented, the amount actually paid by the
family for health insurance coverage for any
members of the family residing in the household
who, at the time, are not receiving or approved
to receive any assistance for health care from
the Federal Government or any State govern-
ment’’;
(2) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) in the case of an elderly family, 10 per-
cent of the earned income of the family, and, in the
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5883 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 6, 2012 
Received 
AN ACT 
To make a technical correction in Public Law 112–108. 
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 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5885 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add New York to the New England Fishery Management Council, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2012 
Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to add New York to the New England 
Fishery Management Council, 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 ‘‘New York Fair Fishing 
Act of 2012’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 415
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise taxes
on luxury items.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. STUMP 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 repeal
the excise taxes on luxury items.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LUXURY EXCISE TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 31 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain luxury
items) is hereby repealed.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The material preceding paragraph (1) of
section 4221(a) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘subchapter A or C’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapter C’’.
(2) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code
is amended by striking the last sentence.
(3) Subsection (c) of section 4221 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘section 4001(c), 4002(b),
4003(c) 4004(a), or 4053(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 4053(a)(6)’’.
(4) Paragraph (1) of section 4221(d) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘subchapter A or C’’
and inserting ‘‘subchapter C’’.
(5) Subsection (d) of section 4222 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘section 4001(c), 4002(b),
4003(c) 4004(a), 4053(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
4053(a)(6)’’.
(6) Section 4293 of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘subchapter A of chapter 31,’’.
(7) The table of subchapters for chapter 31 of
such Code is amended by striking the item relating
to subchapter A.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 112–108 is amended 
by striking ‘‘115 4th’’ and inserting ‘‘208 1st’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of Public Law 112–108. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5883 
AN ACT 
To make a technical correction in Public Law 112– 
108.
H. R. 5883 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 
An Act 
To make a technical correction in Public Law 112–108. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 112–108 is amended by striking 
‘‘115 4th’’ and inserting ‘‘208 1st’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 
112–108. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
weapon, with the intention that it will be 
used for such purpose; 
‘‘(C) transports another person on board a 
ship knowing that the person has committed an 
act that constitutes an offense under section 
2280 or subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), or (E) of 
this section or an offense set forth in an appli-
cable treaty, as specified in section 2280(d)(1), 
and intending to assist that person to evade 
criminal prosecution; 
‘‘(D) injures or kills any person in connec-
tion with the commission or the attempted com-
mission of any of the offenses set forth in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C), or subsection 
(a)(2), to the extent that the subsection (a)(2) 
offense pertains to subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(E) attempts to do any act prohibited 
under subparagraphs (A), (B) or (D), or con-
spires to do any act prohibited by subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) or subsection (a)(2), 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 20 years, or both; and if the death of any per-
son results from conduct prohibited by this para-
graph, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or 
for life.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5883 
To make a technical correction in Public Law 112–108. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2012 
Mr. COLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To make a technical correction in Public Law 112–108. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 112–108 is amended 
by striking ‘‘115 4th’’ and inserting ‘‘208 1st’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of Public Law 112–108. 
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SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 112–108 is amended 
by striking ‘‘115 4th’’ and inserting ‘‘208 1st’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of Public Law 112–108. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NEW YORK TO NEW ENGLAND FISH-
ERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘New York,’’ after ‘‘New 
Hampshire,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘except’’ and inserting ‘‘except 
New York and except’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘21’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5886 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the dependent 
care credit by repealing the phasedown of the credit percentage and 
making permanent the increased dollar limitations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2012 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) 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 improve 
the dependent care credit by repealing the phasedown 
of the credit percentage and making permanent the in-
creased dollar limitations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2012’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) During the past few decades we have seen 
a greater need for childcare which means a greater 
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cost for middle-class families. These child care costs 
can be a major burden for modern families. 
(2) In 2011, 44 percent of all American fami-
lies included children under the age of 18. Fifty- 
eight and one-half percent of married couples with 
children both worked in 2011. The labor force par-
ticipation rate of mothers with children under the 
age of 6 was 63.9 percent in 2011 compared with 
39 percent in 1975. 
(3) Nationwide, on any given day, 4.6 million 
children under the age of 5 are in child care outside 
the home. 
(4) On average, families with children under the 
age of 5 spent $171 a week on child care in 2010. 
That’s $8,892 a year. 
SEC. 2. DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF PHASEDOWN OF CREDIT PERCENT-
AGE.—Subsection (a) of section 21 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual for which there are 1 or more qualifying individ-
uals (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such 
individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the 
tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an 
amount equal to 35 percent of the employment-related ex-
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penses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) paid by such indi-
vidual during the taxable year.’’. 
(b) INCREASED DOLLAR LIMITATIONS MADE PERMA-
NENT.—Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to the amend-
ments made by section 204 of such Act. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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