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II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6022 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 14, 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 
2008’’. 
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF PETROLEUM ACQUISITION FOR 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on December 31, 2008— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall suspend 
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve through the royalty-in-kind program; and 
(2) the Secretary of Energy shall suspend ac-
quisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve through any acquisition method. 
(b) RESUMPTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2008.—Dur-
ing the period specified in subsection (a) but not earlier 
than 30 days after the date on which the President notifies 
Congress that the President has determined that the 
weighted average price of petroleum in the United States 
for the most recent 90-day period is $75 or less per bar-
rel— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior may resume 
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve through the royalty-in-kind program; and 
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(2) the Secretary of Energy may resume acqui-
sition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve through any acquisition method. 
(c) EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR
CON-
TRACTS.—In the case of any royalty-in-kind oil 
scheduled to be delivered to the Department of En-
ergy for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve pursuant 
to a contract entered into by the Secretary of Inte-
rior prior to, and in effect on, the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall accept de-
livery of such oil. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACTS.—In 
the case of any oil scheduled to be delivered to the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve pursuant to a contract 
entered into by the Secretary of Energy prior to, 
and in effect on, the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, negotiate a deferral of the delivery of the oil 
in accordance with procedures of the Department of 
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(5) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘like (A) awarded’’ and in-
serting ‘‘like— 
‘‘(A) awarded’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘thereof, (B) to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘thereof; 
‘‘(B) to’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘program, and (C) to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘program; and 
‘‘(C) to’’; 
(6) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘)), or (B) 
a’’ and inserting ‘‘)); or 
‘‘(B) a’’; 
(7) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(8) in paragraph (18), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) any additional payment under chapter 5 
of title 37, United States Code, or otherwise des-
ignated by the Secretary to be appropriate for exclu-
sion under this paragraph, that is received by or 
from a member of the United States Armed Forces 
deployed to a designated combat zone, if the addi-
tional pay— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6026 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SIMP-
SON, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. CARTER, Ms. 
GRANGER, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. BONNER, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
KINGSTON, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 
ADERHOLT, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. REGULA, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. GOODE, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. WELDON 
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budg-
et, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
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‘‘Piotti Piuma Side-by-Side 
‘‘Precision Sports Model 600 Series Doubles 
‘‘Rizzini Boxlock Side-by-Side 
‘‘Rizzini Sidelock Side-by-Side 
‘‘Stoeger/IGA Uplander Side-by-Side Shotgun 
‘‘Ugartechea 10-Ga. Magnum Shotgun 
‘‘SHOTGUNS—BOLT ACTIONS & SINGLE SHOTS 
‘‘Armsport Single Barrel Shotgun 
‘‘Browning BT–99 Competition Trap Special 
‘‘Browning BT–99 Plus Trap Gun 
‘‘Browning BT–99 Plus Micro 
‘‘Browning Recoilless Trap Shotgun 
‘‘Browning Micro Recoilless Trap Shotgun 
‘‘Desert Industries Big Twenty Shotgun 
‘‘Harrington & Richardson Topper Model 098 
‘‘Harrington & Richardson Topper Classic Youth 
Shotgun 
‘‘Harrington & Richardson N.W.T.F. Turkey Mag 
‘‘Harrington & Richardson Topper Deluxe Model 098 
‘‘Krieghoff KS–5 Trap Gun 
‘‘Krieghoff KS–5 Special 
‘‘Krieghoff K–80 Single Barrel Trap Gun 
‘‘Ljutic Mono Gun Single Barrel 
‘‘Ljutic LTX Super Deluxe Mono Gun 
‘‘Ljutic Recoilless Space Gun Shotgun 
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SECTION 1. RESIDENCY LIMITATIONS. 
No individual may purchase or lease any housing ac-
quired using Federal loan or grant funds made available 
for use under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, 
or any dwelling unit in any such housing, if such indi-
vidual has been convicted under Federal or State law of 
a drug-dealing offense, a sex offense, or mortgage fraud. 
SEC. 2. HIGHEST PREFERENCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS. 
Each State, metropolitan city, and urban county that 
is provided Federal loan or grant amounts made available 
for use under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 
shall, notwithstanding any other preferences required or 
authorized under such Act for use of such loan or grant 
amounts, provide highest priority in use of amounts from 
grants and loans under such Act for providing housing for 
disabled veterans. 
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United States and Mexican border personnel and the 
extent to which these activities have increased the pro-
tection and security of the United States-Mexico bor-
der. 
SEC. 504. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government requires an ef-
fective public diplomacy strategy to explain the pur-
poses of the Merida Initiative; and 
(2) to the extent practicable, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with other relevant heads of 
agencies, shall design and implement a public diplo-
macy campaign regionally regarding the Merida Ini-
tiative. 
SEC. 505. SUNSET. 
The authority of this Act shall expire after September 
30, 2010. 
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(iii) training regarding evidence pres-
ervation and chain of custody; and 
(iv) enhanced capacity to vet can-
didates; 
(C) support for the Mexican Office of the 
Attorney General, including— 
(i) judicial processes improvement and 
coordination; 
(ii) enhancement of forensics capabili-
ties; 
(iii) data collection and analyses; 
(iv) case tracking and management; 
(v) financial intelligence functions; 
and 
(vi) maintenance of data systems. 
(2) ANTI-CORRUPTION, TRANSPARENCY, AND 
HUMAN
RIGHTS.—To assist law enforcement and 
court institutions in Mexico to develop mechanisms 
to ensure due process and proper oversight and to 
respond to citizen complaints, including assistance 
such as— 
(A) enhancement of polygraph capability in 
the Mexican Police agency (SSP); 
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Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this 
subsection. 
‘‘(10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2009, 2010, and 2011.’’. 
SEC. 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘home- 
based health services (as defined in section 34(f) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437z–6(f)) for public housing residents,’’ after 
‘‘training and employment arising in connection 
with’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘home- 
based health services (as defined in section 34(f) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437z–6(f)) for public housing residents,’’ after 
‘‘contracts awarded for work to be performed in con-
nection with’’. 
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(h), (k), (l), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s), (t), (u), (v), 
(c), (j), (m), (a), (r), and (i), respectively, and 
moving the subsections so as to appear in al-
phabetical order. 
(2) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Coupons issued’’ and in-
serting ‘‘benefits issued’’. 
(3) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
3(i)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(n)(4)’’; 
(B) in subsection (h)(3)(B), in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘section 7(i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 7(h)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i)(2)(E), by striking ‘‘, 
as defined in section 3(i) of this Act,’’. 
(4) Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘coupons or authorization cards’’ and in-
serting ‘‘program benefits’’; and 
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SEC. 5. EXEMPTION FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENT 
LIMITATION FOR TERRITORIES FOR HOME 
HEALTH SERVICES FOR ELDERLY INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108(g) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) EXEMPTION FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 
PAYMENT LIMITATION FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES 
FOR
ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS.—Payment limitations 
under this subsection and subsection (f) shall not 
apply to amounts expended for home health services 
for individuals 65 years of age or older.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning with 
fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 6. EXEMPTION FROM PART B LATE ENROLLMENT PEN-
ALTY FOR RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1839(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘No increase in the premium shall 
be effected for an individual who would have been deemed 
enrolled in the medical insurance program under section 
1837(f) but for such individual residing in Puerto Rico.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals with respect to 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6029 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an 
hours of service requirement for benefits under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. COHEN, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. WYNN, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. 
MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
Oversight and Government Reform and House Administration, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to 
eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits 
under that 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 ‘‘Family Fairness Act 
of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIRE-
MENT. 
Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible em-
ployee’ means an employee who has been em-
ployed, either as a full-time or part-time em-
ployee, for at least 12 months by the employer 
with respect to whom leave is requested under 
section 102.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6030 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a refundable 
credit against income tax for 50 percent of the employer’s cost of pro-
viding tax-free transit passes to employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. ROSKAM, and Mr. SHAYS) intro-
duced 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 em-
ployers a refundable credit against income tax for 50 
percent of the employer’s cost of providing tax-free tran-
sit passes to employees. 
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 ‘‘Creating Opportunities 
to Motivate Mass-transit Utilization To Encourage Rider-
ship Act of 2008’’ or the ‘‘Commuter Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR PROVIDING 
TAX-FREE TRANSIT PASSES TO EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by insert-
ing after section 35 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 35A. EMPLOYERS PROVIDING TAX-FREE TRANSIT 
PASSES TO EMPLOYEES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employer, there 
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 
percent of the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer 
during the taxable year— 
‘‘(1) for transit passes provided to employees of 
such employer, and 
‘‘(2) as cash reimbursements made to such em-
ployees for transit passes purchased by such employ-
ees. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION TO TAX-FREE TRANSIT PASSES.— 
Subsection (a) shall apply to a transit pass (or reimburse-
ment) provided to an employee only to the extent that the 
employer reasonably expects that the value of such pass 
(or the amount of such reimbursement) is excludable from 
such employee’s income under section 132. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION
OF NONTAXPAYERS.—Subsection 
(a) shall not apply to any employer which is exempt from 
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139 
(c) INFORMATION
BY TRANSFERORS TO AID BRO-
KERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part III of sub-
chapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after 
section 6045 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6045A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN CONNECTION 
WITH TRANSFERS OF COVERED SECURITIES 
TO BROKERS. 
‘‘(a) FURNISHING OF INFORMATION.—Every applica-
ble person which transfers to a broker (as defined in section 
6045(c)(1)) a security which is a covered security (as de-
fined in section 6045(g)(3)) in the hands of such applicable 
person shall furnish to such broker a written statement in 
such manner and setting forth such information as the Sec-
retary may by regulations prescribe for purposes of ena-
bling such broker to meet the requirements of section 
6045(g). 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERSON.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘applicable person’ means— 
‘‘(1) 
any 
broker 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
6045(c)(1)), and 
‘‘(2) any other person as provided by the Sec-
retary in regulations. 
‘‘(c) TIME FOR FURNISHING STATEMENT.—Except as 
otherwise provided by the Secretary, any statement required
the tax imposed by this chapter with respect to the activity 
in which the employee is performing services for the em-
ployer. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section shall 
have the respective meanings given such terms by section 
132.’’. 
(b) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Section 280C of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR PROVIDING TAX-FREE 
TRANSIT PASSES TO EMPLOYEES.—No deduction shall be 
allowed for that portion of the expenses (otherwise allow-
able as a deduction) taken into account in determining the 
credit under section 35A for the taxable year which is 
equal to the amount of the credit allowable for such tax-
able year under section 35A(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subpart C is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 35 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 35A. Employers providing tax-free transit passes to employees.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to transit passes provided after the 
date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending 
after such date. 
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984 
† HR 146 EAS 
(1) AAMODT ADJUDICATION.—The term ‘‘Aamodt 
adjudication’’ means the general stream adjudication 
that is the subject of the civil action entitled ‘‘State 
of New Mexico, ex rel. State Engineer and United 
States of America, Pueblo de Nambe, Pueblo de 
Pojoaque, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, and Pueblo de 
Tesuque v. R. Lee Aamodt, et al.’’, No. 66 CV 6639 
MV/LCS (D.N.M.). 
(2) ABEYTA ADJUDICATION.—The term ‘‘Abeyta 
adjudication’’ means the general stream adjudication 
that is the subject of the civil actions entitled ‘‘State 
of New Mexico v. Abeyta and State of New Mexico v. 
Arrellano’’, Civil Nos. 7896–BB (D.N.M) and 7939– 
BB (D.N.M.) (consolidated). 
(3) ACRE-FEET.—The term ‘‘acre-feet’’ means 
acre-feet per year. 
(4) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means 
the agreement among the State of New Mexico, the 
Nation, and the United States setting forth a stipu-
lated and binding agreement signed by the State of 
New Mexico and the Nation on April 19, 2005. 
(5) ALLOTTEE.—The term ‘‘allottee’’ means a 
person that holds a beneficial real property interest in 
a Navajo allotment that—
(1) identify methods to eradicate Asian carp 
from the Illinois Waterway System, including meth-
ods for harvesting Asian carp; and 
(2) evaluate the feasibility and costs of each 
such method. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall conduct the 
study under subsection (a) in consultation with— 
(1) the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration; and 
(2) at least two interstate bodies representing 
the Mississippi River and Great Lakes States. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study shall include, at a min-
imum, an evaluation of the feasibility of temporarily har-
vesting Asian carp as a method for eradicating the carp 
from the Illinois River. Such evaluation shall include eval-
uations of— 
(1) species biomass and distribution for all fish 
species in the Illinois River, including a comparison 
with historical biomass and distribution data if such 
data is available; 
(2) possible harvesting methods for Asian carp; 
(3) possible products that could be generated 
from Asian carp; 
(4) available types of temporary processing lo-
cations for harvested Asian carp; 
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(5) the environmental effects of constructing 
and operating temporary processing facilities at such 
locations; 
(6) methods to repopulate the Illinois River eco-
system with native species; and 
(7) the effect of Asian carp on the Illinois River 
ecosystem if temporary harvesting of Asian Carp is 
not conducted. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator, shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing the findings, conclusions, 
and recommendations resulting from the study 
under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include rec-
ommendations concerning— 
(A) regulatory and other mechanisms to 
ensure— 
(i) expeditious action to address the 
Asian carp problem; 
(ii) effective eradication of such carp; 
and 
(iii) that an appropriate deadline is 
set for the completion of harvesting of such 
carp; 
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(B) preferred harvesting methods for 
Asian carp; 
(C) the ideal quantity and distribution 
of— 
(i) temporary processing locations for 
harvested Asian carp; and 
(ii) temporary buying stations for har-
vested Asian carp; and 
(D) methods to repopulate the Illinois 
River ecosystem with native species. 
(e) DEADLINES.—The Director shall— 
(1) begin the study under subsection (a) not 
later than 3 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(2) complete the study not later than 15 
months after such date of enactment; and 
(3) submit the report under subsection (d) not 
later than 3 months after the date of completion of 
the study. 
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