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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3042 
To require States to report data on Medicaid beneficiaries who are employed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2005 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require States to report data on Medicaid beneficiaries 
who are employed. 
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 ‘‘Health Care Account-
ability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT DATA ON MED-
ICAID BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE EMPLOYED. 
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1902(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended 
in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(66); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (67) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (67) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(68) provide for the annual reporting by the 
State, using data only from applications by individ-
uals for medical assistance under the State plan, on 
each employer in the State with 50 or more employ-
ees who received medical assistance under this title 
at any time during the previous year, such reporting 
to include with respect to the employer (A) the name 
and address of the employer, (B) the number of em-
ployees who receive such medical assistance during 
the previous year, which may include a separate list-
ing of the numbers of part-time and full-time em-
ployees if such data is available, (C) the number of 
individuals who receive such medical assistance dur-
ing the previous year who are spouses or dependents 
of such employees, (D) the cost to the State of pro-
viding such medical assistance during the previous 
year to such employees, spouses, and dependents, 
and (E) the ratio of employees who receive such 
medical assistance during the previous year to the
total employees in the State during that previous 
year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 2006 and each 
subsequent year. 
(c) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2006, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide 
for an initial mid-year report by each State with a State 
plan approved under title XI or XIX of the Social Security 
Act of the information described in section 1902(a)(68) 
of such Act, as added by subsection (a). 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as superseding requirements for the 
protection of patient privacy provided for under section 
264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Account-
ability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note), under part 
C of title XI of the Social Security Act, or under any other 
provision of Federal law. 
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SEC. 2. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM IRA’S AND 
CERTAIN OTHER RETIREMENT PLANS FOR 
VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent 
additional tax on early distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM
IRA’S
AND 
CERTAIN OTHER RETIREMENT PLANS TO VIC-
TIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Any 
qualified 
Katrina-relief distribution. 
‘‘(ii) 
QUALIFIED
KATRINA-RELIEF 
DISTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘qualified Katrina-re-
lief distribution’ means any distribution to 
an individual if— 
‘‘(I) such distribution is from an 
individual retirement plan of such in-
dividual or from amounts attributable 
to employer contributions made pur-
suant to elective deferrals described in 
subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 
402(g)(3) 
or 
section 
501(c)(18)(D)(iii) by such individual,
‘‘(II) such individual encounters 
hardship by reason of Hurricane 
Katrina, and 
‘‘(III) such distribution is made 
after August 24, 2005, and before the 
close of the 6-month period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE 
REPAID.—Any individual who receives a 
qualified Katrina-relief distribution may, at 
any time during the 5-year period begin-
ning on the day after the date on which 
such distribution was made, make one or 
more contributions to an individual retire-
ment plan of such individual in an aggre-
gate amount not to exceed the amount of 
such distribution. The dollar limitations 
otherwise applicable to contributions to in-
dividual retirement plans shall not apply to 
any contribution made pursuant to the 
preceding sentence. No deduction shall be 
allowed for any contribution pursuant to 
this clause.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions received after Au-
gust 24, 2005, in taxable years ending after such date. 
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gasoline price-gouging in both State and National 
disaster areas and elsewhere. 
(e) EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT.—If, dur-
ing the investigation required by this section, the Commis-
sion obtains evidence that a person may have violated a 
criminal law, the Commission may transmit that evidence 
to appropriate Federal or State authorities. 
SEC. 402. FTC STUDY OF PETROLEUM PRICES ON EX-
CHANGE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit 
to Congress a report on the price of refined petroleum 
products on the New York Mercantile Exchange and the 
effects on such price, if any, of the following: 
(1) The geographic size of the delivery market 
and the number of delivery points. 
(2) The proximity of energy futures markets in 
relation to the source of supply. 
(3) The specified grade of gasoline deliverable 
on the exchange. 
(4) The control of the storage and delivery mar-
ket infrastructure. 
(5) The effectiveness of temporary trading halts 
and the monetary threshold for such temporary 
trading halts.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3734 
To extend to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of 
Hurricane Katrina the right to use the absentee balloting and registration 
procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. DAVIS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To extend to individuals evacuated from their residences 
as a result of Hurricane Katrina the right to use the 
absentee balloting and registration procedures available 
to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 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 ‘‘Displaced Citizens 
Voter Protection Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF PROTECTIONS FOR ABSENT 
MILITARY 
AND 
OVERSEAS 
VOTERS 
TO 
KATRINA EVACUEES. 
(a) RIGHT OF KATRINA EVACUEES TO USE ABSEN-
TEE
BALLOTING
AND
REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES 
AVAILABLE TO MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.—In 
the case of any individual who is an eligible Hurricane 
Katrina evacuee— 
(1) the individual shall be treated in the same 
manner as an absent uniformed services voter and 
overseas voter for purposes of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff et seq.), other than section 103(b)(1) (42 
U.S.C. 1973ff–2(b)(1)); and 
(2) the individual shall be deemed to be an indi-
vidual who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot for 
purposes of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘eligible Hurricane Katrina evacuee’’ means an indi-
vidual— 
(1) who certifies to the appropriate State elec-
tion official that the individual is absent from the 
place of residence where the individual is otherwise 
qualified to vote as a result of evacuation from an 
area affected by Hurricane Katrina; and
(2) who provides the official with an affidavit 
stating that the individual intends to return to such 
place of residence after the election or elections in-
volved. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to elections for Federal office held in calendar 
years 2006 through 2008. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRING DESIGNATED VOTER REGISTRATION 
AGENCIES TO NOTIFY DISPLACED INDIVID-
UALS OF AVAILABILITY OF PROTECTIONS. 
Each motor vehicle authority in a State and each 
voter registration agency designated in a State under sec-
tion 7(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
shall take such steps as may be necessary to notify individ-
uals to whom services are provided of the protections pro-
vided by section 2 and of the requirements for obtaining 
those protections, including the requirement to submit an 
affidavit stating that the individual intends to return to 
the place of residence where the individual is otherwise 
qualified to vote. 
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TITLE V—STRATEGIC 
PETROLEUM RESERVE 
SEC. 501. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE CAPACITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DRAWDOWN AND SELL PETRO-
LEUM PRODUCTS FOR EXPANSION OF RESERVE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may drawdown and sell petroleum products from the Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve to construct, purchase, lease, or 
otherwise acquire additional capacity sufficient to permit 
filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its maximum 
authorized level. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPR EXPANSION FUND.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treas-
ury of the United States an account to be known as the 
‘‘SPR Expansion Fund’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Fund’’) and the proceeds from any sale pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be deposited into the Fund. 
(c) OBLIGATION
OF FUNDS
FOR EXPANSION.— 
Amounts in the Fund may be obligated by the Secretary 
to carry out the purposes in subsection (a) to the extent 
and in such aggregate amounts as may be appropriated 
in advance in appropriations Acts for such purposes. 
(d) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.—The proceeds from 
any sale pursuant to subsection (a) shall be credited to
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ance of an enterprise for a year with the housing goal 
established under this section and before any public 
disclosure thereof, the Director shall provide notice of 
the determination to the enterprise, which shall in-
clude an analysis and comparison, by the Director, of 
the performance of the enterprise for the year and the 
goal for the year under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) COMMENT PERIOD.—The Director shall pro-
vide each enterprise and the public an opportunity to 
comment on the determination during the 30-day pe-
riod beginning upon receipt by the enterprise of the 
notice.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Federal Hous-
ing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
1992 is amended— 
(1) in section 1335(a) (12 U.S.C. 4565(a)), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘low- 
and moderate-income housing goal’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘section 1334’’ and inserting ‘‘housing 
goals established under this subpart’’; and 
(2) in section 1336(a)(1) (12 U.S.C. 4566(a)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘sections 1332, 1333, and 1334,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘this subpart’’.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3735 
To prevent a reduction in the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage 
(FMAP) determined for a State for fiscal year 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. DAVIS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prevent a reduction in the Medicaid Federal medical 
assistance percentage (FMAP) determined for a State 
for fiscal year 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 ‘‘Emergency Medicaid 
Relief Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION IN THE MEDICAID 
FMAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In no case shall the FMAP for 
a State for fiscal year 2006 be less than the greater of 
the following:
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1775
AN ACT
To catalyze restoration of estuary habitat through
more efficient financing of projects and enhanced
coordination of Federal and non-Federal restora-
tion programs, and for other purposes.
‘‘(j) A person found guilty by military commission 
shall have a right to review of that finding and any ad-
judged sentence in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(k)(1) After trial, the presiding officer shall prompt-
ly authenticate a verbatim transcript and record of trial. 
‘‘(2) The appointing authority shall, within a reason-
able period of time, carry out an administrative review of 
the transcript and record of trial and take such adminis-
trative actions as the appointing authority considers ap-
propriate, which may include directing the commission to 
conduct any necessary supplemental proceedings. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall review the record 
of trial and, within a reasonable period of time, take one 
or more of the following actions of the case: 
‘‘(A) Approve, disapprove, commute, mitigate, 
or suspend the sentence in whole or in part. 
‘‘(B) Approve or disapprove a finding of guilty, 
or change a finding of guilty to a charge or speci-
fication to a finding of guilty to a lesser included of-
fense of the offense stated in the charge. 
‘‘(4)(A) Following action by the Secretary of Defense, 
the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces shall review 
the record of a military commission—
‘‘(i) in any case in which the sentence extends 
to death or to confinement in excess of five years; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in any other case that the President may 
prescribe. 
‘‘(B) In any case reviewed by it under this subsection, 
the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces may act only 
with respect to the findings and sentence as in effect after 
review by the convening authority and the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (k)(3). 
‘‘(C) The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 
shall take action only with respect to matters of law and 
shall take such action as is permitted under section 867 
(article 67) of this chapter. 
‘‘(5) The Supreme Court of the United States shall 
have jurisdiction to review, by writ of certiorari, an action 
of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(l) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress each order, rule, and regulation prescribed under 
this section. Such order, rule, or regulation may not take 
effect until 30 days after it is so submitted. 
‘‘(m) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
the use of military commissions covered by this section
during the preceding calendar year. The report shall set 
forth a summary of each case covered by this section dur-
ing such year, together with the disposition and current 
status of that case. The report shall also set forth a de-
tailed description of the activities of the Department with 
respect to military commissions, a copy of all current rules 
and regulations relating to the use of military commis-
sions, and an accounting of all funds expended on matters 
relating to the use of military commissions.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘935a. Art. 135a. Military commissions for offenses against the law of war or 
in furtherance of terrorism.’’. 
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(1) FISCAL YEAR 2005 FMAP.—The FMAP de-
termined for the State for fiscal year 2005. 
(2) COMPUTATION WITHOUT RETROACTIVE AP-
PLICATION
OF
REBENCHMARKED
PER
CAPITA
IN-
COME.—The FMAP that would have been deter-
mined for the State for fiscal year 2006 if the per 
capita incomes for 2001 and 2002 that were used to 
determine the FMAP for the State for fiscal year 
2005 were used. 
(b) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—The FMAP applicable 
to a State for fiscal year 2006 after the application of 
subsection (a) shall apply only for purposes of titles XIX 
and XXI of the Social Security Act (including for purposes 
of making disproportionate share hospital payments de-
scribed in section 1923 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r– 
4) and payments under such titles that are based on the 
enhanced FMAP described in section 2105(b) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(b))) and shall not apply with respect 
to payments under title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FMAP.—The term ‘‘FMAP’’ means the 
Federal medical assistance percentage, as defined in 
section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b)).
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term for purposes of title XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. REPEAL. 
Effective as of October 1, 2006, section 2 is repealed 
and shall not apply to any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2006. 
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the Fund as offsetting collections in amounts not to exceed 
the amounts annually appropriated from the Fund. 
SEC. 502. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SALE. 
Section 161(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(e)) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (2) a new paragraph as follows: 
‘‘(3) Any contract under which petroleum products 
are sold under this section shall include a requirement that 
the person or entity that acquires the petroleum products 
agrees— 
‘‘(A) not to resell the petroleum products before 
the products are refined; and 
‘‘(B) to refine the petroleum products primarily 
for consumption in the United States.’’. 
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IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3893 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 17, 2005 
Received 
OCTOBER 24, 2005 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
AN ACT 
To expedite the construction of new refining capacity in 
the United States, to provide reliable and affordable en-
ergy for the American people, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Union Calendar No. 300
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1776
[Report No. 106–553]
A BILL
To expand homeownership in the United States.
MARCH 29, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1303 of the Federal Hous-
ing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (24), as so designated 
by section 1002 of this Act, and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(24) VERY LOW-INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘very low-in-
come’ means— 
‘‘(i) in the case of owner-occupied 
units, families having incomes not greater 
than 50 percent of the area median income; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of rental units, fami-
lies having incomes not greater than 50 per-
cent of the area median income, with ad-
justments for smaller and larger families, as 
determined by the Director. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For pur-
poses of section 1338 and 1339, the term ‘very 
low-income’ means— 
‘‘(i) in the case of owner-occupied 
units, income in excess of 30 percent but not 
greater than 50 percent of the area median 
income; and
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‘‘(ii) in the case of rental units, income 
in excess of 30 percent but not greater than 
50 percent of the area median income, with 
adjustments for smaller and larger families, 
as determined by the Director.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) CONFORMING MORTGAGE.—The term ‘con-
forming mortgage’ means, with respect to an enter-
prise, a conventional mortgage having an original 
principal obligation that does not exceed the applica-
ble dollar limitation, in effect at the time of such 
origination, under— 
‘‘(A) section 302(b)(2) of the Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association Charter Act; or 
‘‘(B) section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. 
‘‘(27) EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME.—The term ‘ex-
tremely low-income’ means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of owner-occupied units, 
income not in excess of 30 percent of the area 
median income; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of rental units, income not 
in excess of 30 percent of the area median in-
come, with adjustments for smaller and larger 
families, as determined by the Director.
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‘‘(28) LOW-INCOME
AREA.—The term ‘low-in-
come area’ means a census tract or block numbering 
area in which the median income does not exceed 80 
percent of the median income for the area in which 
such census tract or block numbering area is located, 
and, for the purposes of section 1332(a)(2), shall in-
clude families having incomes not greater than 100 
percent of the area median income who reside in mi-
nority census tracts. 
‘‘(29) MINORITY CENSUS TRACT.—The term ‘mi-
nority census tract’ means a census tract that has a 
minority population of at least 30 percent and a me-
dian family income of less than 100 percent of the 
area family median income. 
‘‘(30) SHORTAGE OF STANDARD RENTAL UNITS 
BOTH AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE TO EXTREMELY 
LOW-INCOME RENTER HOUSEHOLDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘shortage of 
standard rental units both affordable and avail-
able to extremely low-income renter households’ 
means the gap between— 
‘‘(i) the number of units with complete 
plumbing and kitchen facilities with a rent 
that is 30 percent or less of 30 percent of 
the adjusted area median income as deter-
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2360 
AN ACT 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend 
the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United 
States to installations and devices attached to the seabed 
of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and 
support of production of energy from sources other than 
oil and gas, and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1791
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for harming animals used in Federal
law enforcement.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1791
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties
for harming animals used in Federal law enforcement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(2) is determined to have, and maintains, cer-
tified proficiency under subsection (d) in a skill des-
ignated as critical by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS AND METHODS OF PAY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) SKILL
INCENTIVE
PAY.—Skill incentive 
pay under subsection (a) shall be paid monthly in an 
amount not to exceed $1,000 per month. 
‘‘(2) 
PROFICIENCY
BONUS.—A 
proficiency 
bonus under subsection (b) may be paid in a lump 
sum at the beginning of the proficiency certification 
period or in periodic installments during the pro-
ficiency certification period. The amount of the 
bonus may not exceed $12,000 for each 12-month 
period of certification. The Secretary concerned may 
not vary the criteria or rates for the proficiency 
bonus paid for officers and enlisted members. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFIED PROFICIENCY
FOR PROFICIENCY 
BONUS.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Proficiency 
in a designated critical skill for purposes of sub-
section (b) shall be subject to annual certification by 
the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF CERTIFICATION.—A certifi-
cation period for purposes of subsection (c)(2) shall 
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