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(2) the request contains clearly stated and de-
tailed documentation presenting justification for the 
reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds; 
(3) the request contains a declaration that, as 
of the date of the request, none of the funds in-
cluded in the request have been obligated, and none 
will be obligated, until both Committees have ap-
proved the request; and 
(4) both Committees approve the request. 
(b) A reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds de-
scribed in this subsection is any reprogramming or trans-
fer of funds, or use of unobligated balances, under 
which—
(1) the amount to be shifted to or from any ob-
ject class, approved budget, or program involved 
under the request, or the aggregate amount to be 
shifted to or from any object class, approved budget, 
or program involved during the fiscal year taking 
into account the amount contained in the request, is 
in excess of $250,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less, of the object class, approved budget, or pro-
gram; 
(2) the reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds would result in a major change to the pro-
gram or item which is different than that presented
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to and approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate; or 
(3) the funds involved were earmarked by either 
of the Committees for a specific activity which is dif-
ferent than the activity proposed under the request, 
without regard to whether the amount provided in 
the earmark is less than, equal to, or greater than 
the amount required to carry out the activity. 
SEC. 1006. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There 
is established in the United States Capitol Police the Of-
fice of the Inspector General (hereafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’), headed by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the United States Capitol Police (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
(1)
APPOINTMENT.—The
Inspector
General 
shall be appointed by the Capitol Police Board, in 
consultation with and subject to the approval of the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, acting jointly, 
and shall be appointed without regard to political af-
filiation and solely on the basis of integrity and dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
analysis, law, management analysis, public adminis-
tration, or investigations.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2950
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue-neutral 
simplification of the individual income tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2005
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts 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 provide 
a revenue-neutral simplification of the individual income tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Individual Tax Simplification Act of 2005’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title. 
TITLE I—SIMPLIFICATION RELATING TO NONREFUNDABLE 
PERSONAL CREDITS 
Sec. 101. Repeal of interaction with alternative minimum tax. 
Sec. 102. Uniform phaseout of credits for adoption, children, and education. 
TITLE II—SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX 
Sec. 201. Simplification of capital gains tax. 
TITLE III—REPEAL OF CERTAIN HIDDEN MARGINAL RATE 
INCREASES; REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL MINIMUM TAX 
Subtitle A—Repeals 
Sec. 301. Repeal of overall limitation on itemized deductions. 
Sec. 302. Repeal of phaseout of personal exemptions. 
Sec. 303. Repeal of alternative minimum tax on individuals. 
Subtitle B—Revenue Offsets 
Sec. 311. Additional income tax.
TITLE 
I—SIMPLIFICATION 
RE-
LATING TO NONREFUNDABLE 
PERSONAL CREDITS 
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF INTERACTION WITH ALTERNATIVE 
MINIMUM TAX. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subsection (a) of section 26 
(relating to limitation based on amount of tax) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.—The 
aggregate amount of credits allowed by this subpart for 
the taxable year shall not exceed the tax imposed by this 
chapter for the taxable year.’’.
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(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Inspector General 
shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual 
serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for 
not more than 2 additional terms. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his 
term only by the unanimous vote of all of the mem-
bers of the Capitol Police Board, and the Board 
shall communicate the reasons for any such removal 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
President pro tempore of the Senate. 
(4) SALARY.—The Inspector General shall be 
paid at an annual rate equal to $1,000 less than the 
annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police. 
(5) DEADLINE.—The Capitol Police Board shall 
appoint the first Inspector General under this sec-
tion not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) DUTIES.—
(1) APPLICABILITY OF DUTIES OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—The Inspector General shall carry out the 
same duties and responsibilities with respect to the 
United States Capitol Police as an Inspector General
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2734 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the authority of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to recover from third parties costs of 
medical care furnished to veterans and other persons by the Department. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2005 
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 enhance the 
authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to re-
cover from third parties costs of medical care furnished 
to veterans and other persons by the Department. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RECOVERY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS OF COSTS OF CERTAIN 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 
(a) SCOPE OF RECOVERY AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(i) of section 1729 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking clause (i) 
and redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as 
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
as so redesignated, the following new subpara-
graph (A): 
‘‘(A) a department or agency of the United 
States other than the Department;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘if’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or (B) the person had in-
curred a legal liability to pay for such care or serv-
ices’’ before the period; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence applies notwith-
standing any other provision of law, other than a 
law enacted after the date of the enactment of this 
sentence that is expressly stated as an exception or 
limitation to this section.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply only with respect to care and serv-
ices furnished under chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘subsection (a) and’’ before ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’. 
(2) Section 23 is amended—
(A) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph 
(4), and 
(B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(4) for such taxable year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 26(a) for such taxable year re-
duced by the sum of the credits allowable under 
this subpart (other than this section and sec-
tions 24 and 1400C)’’. 
(3) Section 24 is amended—
(A) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph 
(3), and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(3)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘section 26(a)’’. 
(4) Section 25B is amended by striking sub-
section (g) and redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g). 
(5) Section 904(i) is amended by striking 
‘‘2004, or 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘or 2004’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 102. UNIFORM PHASEOUT OF CREDITS FOR ADOP-
TION, CHILDREN, AND EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 26 is amended by redesig-
nating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), 
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) UNIFORM PHASEOUT OF ADOPTION EXPENSE 
CREDIT, CHILD CREDIT, AND HOPE
AND LIFETIME 
LEARNING CREDITS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The aggregate amount 
which would (but for subsection (a) and this sub-
section) be allowed as a credit under sections 23, 24, 
and 25A shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 10 
percent of the amount by which the taxpayer’s modi-
fied adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold 
amount. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
term ‘modified adjusted gross income’ means ad-
justed gross income increased by any amount ex-
cluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 
933. 
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘threshold amount’ means—
H. R. 3961 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
An Act 
To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
until February 28, 2011. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUNSETS. 
(a) USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT 
OF 2005.—Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement 
and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–177; 50 U.S.C. 
1805 note, 50 U.S.C. 1861 note, and 50 U.S.C. 1862 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘February 28, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 28, 2011’’. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT 
OF 2004.—Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 
3742; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking ‘‘February 28, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 28, 2011’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
‘‘(A) $110,000 in the case of a joint re-
turn, 
‘‘(B) $75,000 in the case of an individual 
who is not married, and 
‘‘(C) $55,000 in the case of a married in-
dividual filing a separate return. 
For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall 
be determined under section 7703.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 23(b) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
COME.—For limitation based on adjusted gross income, 
see section 26(b).’’. 
(2) Subsection (c) of section 23 is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(as reduced under sec-
tion 26(b))’’ before ‘‘exceeds’’, and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the 
reduction under section 26(b) shall first be ap-
plied to the credits under sections 24 and 25A 
and then to the credit under this section.’’. 
(3) Subsection (b) of section 24 is amended to 
read as follows:
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of an establishment carries out with respect to an 
establishment under section 4 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same 
terms and conditions which apply under such sec-
tion. 
(2)
SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—The
Inspector 
General shall prepare and submit semiannual re-
ports summarizing the activities of the Office in the 
same manner, and in accordance with the same 
deadlines, terms, and conditions, as an Inspector 
General of an establishment under section 5 of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). 
For purposes of applying section 5 of such Act to 
the Inspector General, the Capitol Police Board shall 
be considered the head of the establishment, except 
that the Inspector General shall transmit to the 
Chief of the Capitol Police a copy of any report sub-
mitted to the Board pursuant to this paragraph. 
(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EM-
PLOYEES AND MEMBERS.—
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee or member of the 
Capitol Police concerning the possible existence 
of an activity constituting a violation of law,
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2736 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment 
under the Medicare Program for clinical social worker services provided 
to residents of skilled nursing facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2005 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. KIL-
DEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
direct payment under the Medicare Program for clinical 
social worker services provided to residents of skilled 
nursing facilities. 
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 ‘‘Clinical Social Work 
Medicare Equity Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING DIRECT PAYMENT UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
CLINICAL 
SOCIAL 
WORKER 
SERVICES 
PROVIDED 
TO 
RESI-
DENTS OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘clinical social worker services,’’ 
after ‘‘qualified psychologist services,’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1861(hh)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and other than services furnished 
to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility which the facil-
ity is required to provide as a requirement for participa-
tion’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2006. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS.—
For limitation based on adjusted gross income, see section 
26(b).’’. 
(4) Subsection (d) of section 25A is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS.—
For limitation based on adjusted gross income, see section 
26(b).’’. 
(5) Subsection (h) of section 25A is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(h) INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxable 
year beginning after 2006, each of the $1,000 
amounts under subsection (b)(1) shall be increased 
by an amount equal to—
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2005’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted 
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such
amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple 
of $100.’’. 
(6) The section heading for section 26 is 
amended by inserting before the period ‘‘; PHASE-
OUT OF CERTAIN CREDITS BASED ON INCOME; 
DEFINITIONS’’. 
(7) The item relating to section 26 in the table 
of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter 
A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting before the 
period ‘‘; phaseout of certain credits based on in-
come; definitions’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
TITLE II—SIMPLIFICATION OF 
CAPITAL GAINS TAX 
SEC. 201. SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter P of chapter 
1 (relating to treatment of capital gains) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1203. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION. 
‘‘If for any taxable year a taxpayer other than a cor-
poration has a net capital gain, 38 percent of such gain 
shall be a deduction from gross income.’’.
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rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross 
waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a sub-
stantial and specific danger to the public health 
and safety, including complaints or information 
the investigation of which is under the jurisdic-
tion of the Internal Affairs Division of the Cap-
itol Police as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(B)
NONDISCLOSURE.—The
Inspector 
General shall not, after receipt of a complaint 
or information from an employee or member, 
disclose the identity of the employee or member 
without the consent of the employee or member, 
unless the Inspector General determines such 
disclosure is unavoidable during the course of 
the investigation. 
(C) PROHIBITING RETALIATION.—An em-
ployee or member of the Capitol Police who has 
authority to take, direct others to take, rec-
ommend, or approve any personnel action, shall 
not, with respect to such authority, take or 
threaten to take any action against any em-
ployee or member as a reprisal for making a 
complaint or disclosing information to the In-
spector General, unless the complaint was made
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1132
To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insur-
ance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screen-
ing mammography for women 40 years of age or older if the coverage
or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1999
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that
group and individual health insurance coverage and
group health plans provide coverage for annual screening
mammography for women 40 years of age or older if
the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic
mammography.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1143
AN ACT
To establish a program to provide assistance for
programs of credit and other financial services
for microenterprises in developing countries, and
for other purposes.
such costs ($1 for each $4 of Federal funds 
provided in the grant). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CON-
TRIBUTED.—Non-Federal 
contributions 
re-
quired in subparagraph (A) may be in cash or 
in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equip-
ment, or services. Amounts provided by the 
Federal Government, or services assisted or 
subsidized to any significant extent by the Fed-
eral Government, may not be included in deter-
mining the amount of such non-Federal con-
tributions. 
‘‘(4) CERTAIN EXPENDITURES OF GRANT.—The 
Secretary may make a grant under paragraph (1) 
only if, with respect to the activities to be carried 
out with the grant pursuant to paragraph (2), the 
State agrees that a portion of the grant will be ex-
pended to carry out such activities at penal or cor-
rectional institutions that are not facilities in which 
individuals serve terms of imprisonment, including 
facilities in which individuals are held pending judi-
cial proceedings. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally submit to the Congress a report describing the correc-
tional health activities carried out under this section. The
report shall include a description of the status of correc-
tional health activities in the United States. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING AGENCY 
JURISDICTION.—With respect to correctional health pro-
grams that are carried out by agencies of the Public 
Health Service and were in operation as of the day before 
the date of the enactment of the Office of Correctional 
Public Health Act of 2005, this section may not be con-
strued as requiring the Secretary to transfer jurisdiction 
for the programs from such agencies to the office estab-
lished in subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this section, other than subsection (d), 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2006 through 2010. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS REGARDING HEPATITIS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out subsection (d), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2006 through 2008, and $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2738 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that a current 
connection is not lost by an individual who is misled or not properly 
informed by the Railroad Retirement Board of the requirement for, 
and the circumstances resulting in the loss of, a current connection. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2005 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide 
that a current connection is not lost by an individual 
who is misled or not properly informed by the Railroad 
Retirement Board of the requirement for, and the cir-
cumstances resulting in the loss of, a current connection. 
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 ‘‘Railroad Retirement 
Fairness Act’’.
SEC. 2. EQUITABLE EXTENSION OF CURRENT CONNECTION. 
(a) EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL.—Section 1(o) of the 
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231(o)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘An individual who, at the time the 
individual makes an inquiry to the Board, has a current 
connection shall not be deemed to have lost that current 
connection thereafter if the Board misleads or fails to 
properly inform that individual about that requirement 
and if that conduct by the Board, according to the prin-
ciples of equity, should stop the Board from deeming the 
individual to have lost that current connection.’’ after the 
first sentence. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this Act applies with respect to annuities applied for on 
or after February 3, 1989. 
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