datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(4) Subsection (c) of section 584 of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
flush sentence: 
‘‘The proportionate share of each participant in the 
amount of dividends received by the common trust fund 
and to which section 116 applies shall be considered for 
purposes of such section as having been received by such 
participant.’’. 
(5) Subsection (a) of section 643 of such Code 
is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) DIVIDENDS.—There shall be included the 
amount of any dividends excluded from gross income 
pursuant to section 116.’’. 
(6) Section 854(a) of such Code is amended by 
inserting ‘‘section 116 (relating to partial exclusion 
of dividends received by individuals) and’’ after ‘‘For 
purposes of’’. 
(7) Section 857(c) of such Code is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO DIVIDENDS RE-
CEIVED FROM REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.—
‘‘(1) TREATMENT FOR SECTION 116.—For pur-
poses of section 116 (relating to partial exclusion of
dividends received by individuals), a capital gain div-
idend (as defined in subsection (b)(3)(C)) received 
from a real estate investment trust which meets the 
requirements of this part shall not be considered as 
a dividend. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT FOR SECTION 243.—For pur-
poses of section 243 (relating to deductions for divi-
dends received by corporations), a dividend received 
from a real estate investment trust which meets the 
requirements of this part shall not be considered as 
a dividend.’’. 
(8) The table of sections for part III of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 115 the 
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 116. Exclusion of dividends received by individuals.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2270
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to extend the country 
of origin labeling requirements of such Act to additional agricultural 
commodities, to provide for the implementation of such requirements 
to certain covered commodities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to extend 
the country of origin labeling requirements of such Act 
to additional agricultural commodities, to provide for the 
implementation of such requirements to certain covered 
commodities, 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 ‘‘Farm Commodity Fair 
Labeling Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COVERED COMMODITIES FOR COUN-
TRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 
(a) INCLUSION OF POULTRY AND GOATS.—Section 
281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1638) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), (v), 
and (vi) as clauses (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing new clauses: 
‘‘(iii) poultry products; 
‘‘(iv) muscle cuts and ground meat 
produced from goats.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) POULTRY
PRODUCT.—The term ‘poultry 
product’ means the carcass of a chicken or turkey, 
or any part thereof, or a product that is made whol-
ly or in part from the carcass of a chicken or turkey, 
or any part thereof.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES AS COUNTRY 
OF ORIGIN.—Section 282(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and pork’’ and inserting ‘‘, pork, 
goats, and poultry products’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subtitle D of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by subsection (a), 
shall apply to the retail sale of covered commodities pro-
duced from goats, chickens, or turkeys beginning on the 
later of the following: 
(1) September 30, 2004. 
(2) 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING 
REQUIREMENTS TO COVERED COMMODITIES 
DERIVED FROM ANIMALS. 
Section 285 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638d) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘However, section 282(a)(1) 
does not apply to the retailer of a covered commodity that 
is derived in whole or in part from an animal born before 
October 1, 2004, or likely born before that date, but whose 
birthdate is not readily verifiable.’’.
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
National Science Foundation an Office of Minority Serv-
ing Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to carry 
out the provisions of this Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Office shall—
(1) strengthen the ability of eligible institutions 
to provide capacity for instruction in digital and 
wireless network technologies by providing grants to, 
or executing contracts or cooperative agreements 
with, those institutions to provide such instruction; 
and 
(2) strengthen the national digital and wireless 
infrastructure by increasing national investment in 
telecommunications and technology infrastructure at 
eligible institutions. 
SEC. 3. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED. 
An eligible institution shall use a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement awarded under this Act—
(1) to acquire the equipment, instrumentation, 
networking capability, hardware and software, dig-
ital network technology, wireless technology, and in-
frastructure; 
(2) to develop and provide educational services, 
including faculty development, related to science, 
mathematics, engineering, or technology;
This section shall apply without regard to whether a mate-
rial advisor is required to file a return under section 6111 
with respect to such transaction.’’. 
(B) Section 6112 is amended by redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (b).
(C) Section 6112(b), as redesignated by sub-
paragraph (B), is amended—
(i) by inserting ‘‘written’’ before ‘‘request’’ 
in paragraph (1)(A), and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall prescribe’’ in para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘may prescribe’’. 
(D) The item relating to section 6112 in the 
table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 6112. Material advisors of reportable transactions must 
keep lists of advisees.’’.
(3)(A) The heading for section 6708 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6708. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LISTS OF ADVISEES 
WITH RESPECT TO REPORTABLE TRANS-
ACTIONS.’’. 
(B) The item relating to section 6708 in the 
table of sections for part I of subchapter B of chap-
ter 68 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 6708. Failure to maintain lists of advisees with respect to 
reportable transactions.’’.
rector of NIH’’) shall establish a permanent police force,
to be known as the National Institutes of Health Police
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘NIH Police’’), for the
purpose of performing law enforcement, security, and in-
vestigative functions for property under the jurisdiction,
custody, and control of or occupied by the National Insti-
tutes of Health.
(b) APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall
appoint a Chief, a Deputy Chief, and such other of-
ficers as may be necessary to carry out the purpose
of the NIH Police.
(2) OFFICERS ABOVE MAXIMUM AGE.—The Di-
rector of NIH may appoint officers of the NIH Po-
lice without regard to standard maximum limits of
age prescribed under section 3307 of title 5, United
States 
Code. 
Officers 
appointed 
under 
this
paragraph—
(A) may include the Chief and Deputy
Chief of the NIH Police, shall have the same
authorities and powers as other officers of the
NIH Police, and shall receive the same pay and
benefits as other officers of the NIH Police;
and
(B) shall not be treated as law enforce-
ment officers for purposes of retirement bene-
fits.
(c) POWERS.—Each officer of the NIH Police may—
(1) carry firearms, serve warrants and sub-
poenas issued under the authority of the United
States, and make arrests without warrant for any
offense against the United States committed in the
officer’s presence, or for any felony cognizable under
the laws of the United States, if the officer has rea-
sonable grounds to believe that the person to be ar-
rested has committed or is committing such a felony;
(2) conduct investigations within the United
States and its territories for offenses that have been
or may be committed on property described in para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (d); and
(3) protect in any area of the United States or
its territories the Director of NIH and other offi-
cials, as authorized by the Director of NIH.
(d) JURISDICTION.—Officers of the NIH Police may
exercise their powers—
(1) on all properties under the custody and con-
trol of the National Institutes of Health;
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.—The remedies pro-
vided in this section are in addition to any other remedies 
that may be available.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2274
To designate the United States courthouse at South Federal Place in Santa
Fe, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr.
REYES, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, and Mr. PASTOR)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse at South Federal
Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Santiago E.
Campos United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse at South Federal Place
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Santiago E. Campos United
States Courthouse’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2275
To reinstate the requirement that firearms dealers comply with the Freedom 
of Information Act by providing information about firearms purchasers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To reinstate the requirement that firearms dealers comply 
with the Freedom of Information Act by providing infor-
mation about firearms purchasers.
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 ‘‘People’s Right to 
Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FOIA LIMITATION. 
Section 644 of the Treasury and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, div. J) is 
repealed.
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I
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2276
To provide for the establishment of the National Institutes of Health Police,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. WAXMAN,
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.
FROST, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. BISHOP of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the National Institutes
of Health Police, 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 ‘‘NIH Security Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH POLICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National
Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Di-
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2279
For the relief of Mohammed Manir Hossain, Ferdous Ara Manir, and Maish
Samiha Manir.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Mohammed Manir Hossain, Ferdous Ara
Manir, and Maish Samiha Manir.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MOHAM-
MED MANIR HOSSAIN, FERDOUS ARA MANIR,
AND MAISH SAMIHA MANIR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Mohammed Manir Hossain, Ferdous Ara Manir, and
Maish Samiha Manir shall each be eligible for issuance
of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Mohammed Manir
Hossain, Ferdous Ara Manir, or Maish Samiha Manir en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mohammed Manir Hossain, Ferdous Ara Manir,
and Maish Samiha Manir, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Mohammed Manir
Hossain, Ferdous Ara Manir, and Maish Samiha Manir
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 227
To eliminate the termination date on authority for schools with low default 
rates to make single disbursements of student loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To eliminate the termination date on authority for schools 
with low default rates to make single disbursements of 
student loans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE. 
Section 422(d) of the Higher Education Amendments 
of 1998 (112 Stat. 1696) is amended by striking ‘‘, and 
ending September 30, 2002’’.
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2280
For the relief of Yevgeniya Dobrovolska and Mykola Dobrovolskyy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2003
Ms. ESHOO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Yevgeniya Dobrovolska and Mykola
Dobrovolskyy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENT 
STATUS 
FOR
YEVGENIYA 
DOBROVOLSKA 
AND 
MYKOLA
DOBROVOLSKYY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Yevgeniya Dobrovolska and Mykola Dobrovolskyy
shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa
or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence upon filing an applica-
tion for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204
of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful perma-
nent resident.
(b) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If 
Yevgeniya
Dobrovolska or Mykola Dobrovolskyy enters the United
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c),
he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained
lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for ad-
justment of status under section 245 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence 
to 
Yevgeniya 
Dobrovolska 
and 
Mykola
Dobrovolskyy, the Secretary of State shall instruct the
proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next
following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas
that are made available to natives of the country of the
aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Yevgeniya Dobrovolska
and Mykola Dobrovolskyy shall not, by virtue of such rela-
tionship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2281
For the relief of Asad Mohamed Alkurabi.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. MCNULTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Asad Mohamed Alkurabi.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ASAD
MOHAMED ALKURABI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Asad Mohamed Alkurabi shall be eligible for issuance
of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Asad Mohamed
Alkurabi enters the United States before the filing dead-
line specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to
have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise
eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section
245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Asad Mohamed Alkurabi, the Secretary of State
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Asad Mohamed Alkurabi
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2283
To provide for the creation of an additional category of laborers or mechanics 
known as helpers under the Davis-Bacon Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2003
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. NORWOOD, and Mr. KING of Iowa) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for the creation of an additional category of 
laborers or mechanics known as helpers under the Davis-
Bacon Act.
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 ‘‘Helpers Job Oppor-
tunity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF DAVIS-BACON ACT. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Helpers of laborers and me-
chanics shall be considered to be a separate classification 
of laborers or mechanics for purposes of subchapter IV
of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (40 U.S.C. 
3141 et seq.), commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act. 
A helper of a laborer or mechanic shall be paid the pre-
vailing wage of helpers of laborers or mechanics employed 
on projects which are of a character similar to the project 
on which the helper is employed and which are in the same 
city, town, or other subdivision of the State (or District 
of Columbia) in which the helper is employed. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
the term ‘‘helper’’ means a semi-skilled worker (other than 
a skilled journeyman mechanic) who—
(1) works under the direction of and assists a 
journeyman; 
(2) under the journeyman’s direction and su-
pervision, performs a variety of duties to assist the 
journeyman, such as preparing, carrying, and fur-
nishing materials, tools, equipment, and supplies, 
maintaining them in order, cleaning and preparing 
work areas, lifting, positioning, and holding mate-
rials or tools, and other related semi-skilled tasks as 
directed by the journeyman; and 
(3) may use tools of the trade at and under the 
direction and supervision of the journeyman.
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first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the 
close of the first regular session of the State legislature 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a 
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of 
such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature. 
(3) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 702 
of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improve-
ment and Protection Act of 2000 (as enacted into law by 
section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554).
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