datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
topsy) related to the diagnosis of total disability or death
due to pneumoconiosis.’’.
SEC. 4. SURVIVOR BENEFITS.
(a) DEATH.—Section 422 (30 U.S.C. 932), as
amended by section 3, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(n) If an eligible survivor files a claim for benefits
under this part and if the miner—
‘‘(1) was receiving benefits for pneumoconiosis
pursuant to a final adjudication under this part, or
‘‘(2) was totally disabled by pneumoconiosis at
the time of the miner’s death,
the miner’s death shall be considered to have occurred as
a result of the pneumoconiosis.’’.
(b) RULES FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS.—Section
422 (30 U.S.C. 932), as amended by subsection (a), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(o)(1) A widow or widower of a miner who was mar-
ried to the miner for less than 9 months at any time pre-
ceding the miner’s death is not qualified to receive survi-
vor benefits under this part unless the widow or widower
was the natural or adoptive parent of the miner’s child.
‘‘(2) The widow or widower of a miner is disqualified
to receive survivor benefits under this part if the widow
or widower remarries before attaining the age of 50.
Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2011)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6 months’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6081(a) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or C corporations that are described in section 
2(d)(2) of the Tax Return Due Date Simplification 
and Modernization Act of 2011’’ after ‘‘abroad’’. 
(2) Section 6081(a), as amended by paragraph 
(1) is amended by striking ‘‘or C corporations that 
are described in section 2(d)(2) of the Tax Return 
Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 
2011’’ after ‘‘abroad’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (c)(1) shall apply to returns for 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011. 
(2) UNIFORM RULE.—The amendments made 
by subsections (b) and (c)(2) shall apply to returns 
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2021. 
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evant records pertaining to the claimant’s active 
military, naval, or air service that are held or main-
tained by a governmental entity. 
‘‘(B) Records of relevant medical treatment or 
examination of the claimant at Department health- 
care facilities or at the expense of the Department, 
if the claimant furnishes information sufficient to lo-
cate those records. 
‘‘(C) Any other relevant records held by any 
Federal department or agency that the claimant ade-
quately identifies and authorizes the Secretary to ob-
tain. 
‘‘(2) Whenever the Secretary attempts to obtain 
records from a Federal department or agency under this 
subsection, the efforts to obtain those records shall con-
tinue until the records are obtained unless it is reasonably 
certain that such records do not exist or that further ef-
forts to obtain those records would be futile.’’. 
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shape in the Philippines from yarns wholly formed in the 
United States. 
(d) DE MINIMIS RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An article that would other-
wise be ineligible for preferential treatment under 
this section because the article contains fibers or 
yarns not wholly formed in the United States or in 
the Philippines shall not be ineligible for such treat-
ment if the total weight of all such fibers or yarns 
is not more than 10 percent of the total weight of 
the article. 
(2) ELASTOMERIC
YARNS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), an article described in subsection (b) 
or (c) that contains elastomeric yarns in the compo-
nent of the article that determines the article’s clas-
sification under the HTS shall be eligible for duty- 
free treatment under this section only if such elas-
tomeric yarns are wholly formed in the United 
States or the Philippines. 
(3) DIRECT
SHIPMENT.—Any apparel article 
described in subsection (b) or (c) is an eligible arti-
cle only if it is imported directly into the United 
States from the Philippines. 
(e) SINGLE TRANSFORMATION RULES.—Any of the 
following apparel articles that are cut and wholly assem-
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(A) in subparagraph (O), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (P), by adding ‘‘and’’
at the end and moving such subparagraph 2
ems to the left; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(Q) long-term care services consisting of in-
home care (in accordance with section 1890);’’.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES; ELIGIBILITY.—Title
XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting
after section 1889 the following new section:
‘‘LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR DEPENDENT
INDIVIDUALS
‘‘SEC. 1890. (a) IN GENERAL.—An individual enti-
tled to benefits under this part shall be entitled to have
payments made on the individual’s behalf for long-term
care services if—
‘‘(1) the individual is a dependent individual;
and
‘‘(2) such services are provided in accordance
with a case management plan developed by a case
management agency.
‘‘(b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—In this section, the term
‘long-term care services’ means—
‘‘(1) in-home care (as defined in subsection (e));
and
‘‘(2) extended care services (as defined in sec-
tion 1861(h)), but only with respect to a chronically
dependent individual.
‘‘(c) PAYMENT FOR SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the amount payable for long-term care services
under this section shall be determined in accordance
with a fee schedule for such services established by
the Secretary.
‘‘(2) 
IMPOSITION
OF
DEDUCTIBLE.—The
amount otherwise payable for long-term care services
under this section furnished during a calendar year
shall be reduced by a deduction equal to the deduct-
ible imposed for inpatient hospital services for the
year under section 1813(a)(1).
‘‘(d) DEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term
‘dependent individual’ means an individual who—
‘‘(A) is unable to perform (without sub-
stantial assistance from another individual) be-
cause of physical or cognitive impairment at
least 2 of the following activities of daily living:
H. R. 3606—4 
of first sale of common equity securities of the issuer 
pursuant to an effective registration statement under 
the Securities Act of 1933, the 3-year period beginning 
on such date; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any other issuer, the 1-year 
period beginning on the date the issuer is no longer 
an emerging growth company.’’. 
(2) PROXIES.—Section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for any 
issuer other than an emerging growth company,’’ after 
‘‘including’’. 
(3) COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES.—Section 953(b)(1) of the 
Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–203; 124 Stat. 1904) is amended by inserting ‘‘, other 
than an emerging growth company, as that term is defined 
in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,’’ after 
‘‘require each issuer’’. 
(b) FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
AND ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCE-
MENTS.— 
(1) SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—Section 7(a) of the Securities 
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) The registration’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The registration’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
EMERGING
GROWTH
COMPANIES.—An 
emerging growth company— 
‘‘(A) need not present more than 2 years of audited 
financial statements in order for the registration statement 
of such emerging growth company with respect to an initial 
public offering of its common equity securities to be effec-
tive, and in any other registration statement to be filed 
with the Commission, an emerging growth company need 
not present selected financial data in accordance with sec-
tion 229.301 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, for 
any period prior to the earliest audited period presented 
in connection with its initial public offering; and 
‘‘(B) may not be required to comply with any new 
or revised financial accounting standard until such date 
that a company that is not an issuer (as defined under 
section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
7201(a))) is required to comply with such new or revised 
accounting standard, if such standard applies to companies 
that are not issuers.’’. 
(2) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 13(a) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In any registra-
tion statement, periodic report, or other reports to be filed 
with the Commission, an emerging growth company need not 
present selected financial data in accordance with section 
229.301 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, for any period 
prior to the earliest audited period presented in connection 
with its first registration statement that became effective under 
this Act or the Securities Act of 1933 and, with respect to 
any such statement or reports, an emerging growth company 
may not be required to comply with any new or revised financial
which will open new opportunities for the United 
States textile industry and increase opportunities for 
United States yarn manufacturers. At the same 
time, the United States would be provided a more 
diverse range of sourcing opportunities. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to encourage higher levels of trade in tex-
tiles and apparel between the United States and the 
Philippines and enhance the commercial well-being 
of their respective industries in times of global eco-
nomic hardship; 
(2) to enhance and broaden the economic, secu-
rity, and political ties between the United States and 
the Philippines; 
(3) to stimulate economic activity and develop-
ment throughout the Philippines, including regions 
such as Manila and Mindanao; and 
(4) to provide a stepping stone to an eventual 
free trade agreement between the United States and 
the Philippines, either bilaterally or as part of a re-
gional agreement. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLASSIFICATION
UNDER
THE
HTS.—The 
term ‘‘classification under the HTS’’ means, with re-
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(1) FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
OF 1977.—Section 3 of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 802) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (d), by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘or who operates a
coke oven or any machine shop or other oper-
ation reasonably related to the coke oven’’,
(B) in paragraph (g), by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘or working at a
coke oven or in any other operation reasonably
related to the operation of a coke oven’’, and
(C) in paragraph (h)(2), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘and includes
a coke oven and any operation, structure, or
area of land reasonably related to the operation
of a coke oven’’.
(2) BLACK
LUNG
BENEFITS
ACT.—The first
sentence of section 402(d) (30 U.S.C. 902(d)) is
amended by inserting before the period the follow-
ing: ‘‘or who works or has worked at a coke oven or
in any other operation reasonably related to the op-
eration of a coke oven’’.
(b) PNEUMOCONIOSIS.—Section 402(b) (30 U.S.C.
902(b)) is amended—
(1) by adding after ‘‘sequelae’’ the following:
‘‘which disease or sequelae is restrictive or obstruc-
tive or both’’, and
(2) by striking out ‘‘coal mine’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘coal mine or coke oven’’.
SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.
If in any legal proceeding a term in any amendment
made by this Act is considered to be ambiguous, the legis-
lative history accompanying this Act shall be considered
controlling.
418
(L) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘is-
sues a policy in violation of the loss ratio re-
quirements of this subsection’’ and ‘‘such viola-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘fails to provide refunds or
credits as required in paragraph (1)(B)’’ and
‘‘policy issued for which such failure occurred’’,
respectively; and
(M) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘to
policyholders’’ and inserting ‘‘to the policy-
holder or, in the case of a group policy, to the
certificate holder’’.
(2) 
Section 
1882(b)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395ss(b)(1)) is amended, in the matter after sub-
paragraph (H), by striking ‘‘subsection (F)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’.
(3) Section 4355(d) of OBRA–1990 is amended
by striking ‘‘sold or issued’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘issued or renewed (or otherwise providing
coverage after the date described in section
1882(p)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act) on or after
the date specified in section 1882(p)(1)(C) of such
Act.’’.
(f) TREATMENT OF HMO’S.—
(1) 
Section 
1882(g)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395ss(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a health
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER
SECTION 415.
(a) DEFINITION OF COMPENSATION.—Subsection (k)
of section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
garding limitations on benefits and contributions under
qualified plans) is amended by adding immediately after
paragraph (2) thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF COMPENSATION FOR GOV-
ERNMENTAL PLANS.—For purposes of this section,
in the case of a governmental plan (as defined in
section 414(d)), the term ‘compensation’ includes, in
addition to the amounts described in subsection
(c)(3)—
‘‘(A) any elective deferral (as defined in
section 402(g)(3)), and
‘‘(B) any amount which is contributed by
the employer at the election of the employee
and which is not includible in the gross income
of an employee under section 125 or 457.’’
(b) COMPENSATION LIMIT.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 415 of such Code is amended by adding immediately
after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) SPECIAL LIMITATION RULE FOR GOVERN-
MENTAL
PLANS.—In the case of a governmental
plan (as defined in section 414(d)), subparagraph
(B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.’’
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All States are eligible 
to participate in the program. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—Any State partici-
pating in the program under this section on 
September 30, 2009, shall be permitted by the 
Secretary to continue to participate in the pro-
gram and such State shall not have to submit 
an application under paragraph (2) in order to 
participate in the program.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall promulgate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Environmental Review Cooperation 
Act, the Secretary shall amend, as appro-
priate,’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may terminate 
the participation of any State in the program if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that the State is 
not adequately carrying out the responsibilities as-
signed to the State; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary provides to the State— 
‘‘(A) notification of the determination of 
noncompliance; and 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 210
To prohibit candidates for Congress from accepting multicandidate political
committee contributions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To prohibit candidates for Congress from accepting
multicandidate political committee contributions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. ACCEPTANCE OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITI-
CAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS BY CAN-
DIDATES FOR CONGRESS AS UNLAWFUL.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘ACCEPTANCE OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMIT-
TEE
CONTRIBUTIONS
BY
CANDIDATES
FOR
CON-
GRESS AS UNLAWFUL
‘‘SEC. 324. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for
the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress to accept con-
tributions from multicandidate political committees.’’.
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1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by insert-
ing after section 36 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36D. PREMIUMS PAID BY MILITARY RETIREES FOR 
MEDICARE PART B. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an 
amount equal to the aggregate premiums paid under sec-
tion 1840 of the Social Security Act by the taxpayer dur-
ing the taxable year for enrollment of the eligible indi-
vidual under part B of title XVIII of such Act. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘eligible individual’ means— 
‘‘(1) an individual who is entitled to retired or 
retainer pay based upon service in the uniformed 
services (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code), 
‘‘(2) the spouse (as determined under section 
7703) of an individual described in paragraph (1), 
and 
‘‘(3) the widow or widower, as the case may be, 
of an individual described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘; and (XI)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(XI)’’,
(2) by striking ‘‘, and (XI)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(XII)’’, and
(3) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, and (XIII) the medical assistance
made available to an individual described in sub-
section (z)(1) who is eligible for medical assistance
only because of subparagraph (A)(ii)(XII) shall be
limited to medical assistance for TB-related services
(described in subsection (z)(2))’’.
(d) CONFORMING EXPANSION
OF CASE MANAGE-
MENT SERVICES OPTION.—Section 1915(g)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or
to individuals described in section 1902(z)(1)(A)’’ after
‘‘or with either,’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1905(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ix),
(2) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (x), and
(3) by inserting after clause (x) the following
new clause:
‘‘(xi) 
individuals 
described 
in 
section
1902(z)(1),’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to medical assistance furnished on
or after January 1, 1994, without regard to whether or
not final regulations to carry out such amendments have
been promulgated by such date.
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2111
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the permanent
extension of qualified small issue bonds and to except certain expendi-
tures from the limitation of such bonds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1993
Mr. STRICKLAND 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
for the permanent extension of qualified small issue
bonds and to except certain expenditures from the limita-
tion of such bonds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF
QUALIFIED SMALL ISSUE BONDS.
(a) PERMANENT EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (B) of
section 144(a)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to termination dates) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting
‘‘Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 147(c)(2),’’ and all that
follows through the period and inserting ‘‘section
147(c)(2).’’
(b) MODIFICATION TO $10,000,000 LIMITATION.—
Subparagraph (C) of section 144(a)(4) (relating to
$10,000,000 limit in certain cases) is amended by striking
‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at
the end of clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by insert-
ing after clause (iv) the following new clause:
‘‘(v) not to exceed $10,000,000 (de-
termined without regard to the preceding
clauses of this subparagraph) during the 3-
year period ending after the date of such
issue.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) EXTENSION.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after June
30, 1992.
(2) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.—The amendment
made by subsection (b) shall apply to expenditures
made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 238 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit 
to military retirees for premiums paid for coverage under Medicare 
Part B. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mrs. EMERSON 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 allow a 
refundable credit to military retirees for premiums paid 
for coverage under Medicare Part B. 
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 ‘‘Military Retiree Health 
Care Relief Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PREMIUMS PAID BY MILITARY RETIREES FOR MEDI-
CARE PART B. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘36D,’’ after ‘‘36C,’’. 
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 36 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36D. Premiums paid by military retirees for Medicare Part B.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenses incurred after 
December 31, 1998. 
(2) WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.—If the credit or 
refund of any overpayment of tax resulting from the 
application of section 36D of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (as added by this section) to a period 
before the date of enactment of this Act is prevented 
as of such date by the operation of any law or rule 
of law (including res judicata), such credit or refund 
may nevertheless be allowed or made if the claim 
therefor is filed before the close of the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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