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‘‘(1) ABANDONED
MINE
LAND
AREAS.—The 
term ‘abandoned mine land areas’ means lands and 
water eligible pursuant to section 404 of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1234) for expenditures from the Abandoned 
Mine Reclamation Fund under title IV of such Act 
(30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—The term ‘quali-
fied purpose’ means, with respect to any qualified 
abandoned mine land area redevelopment bond—
‘‘(A) the purchase, restoration, and rede-
velopment of abandoned mine land areas, 
‘‘(B) the cleanup of waterways and their 
tributaries, both surface and subsurface, on 
abandoned mine land areas from acid mine 
drainage and other pollution, 
‘‘(C) the provision of financial and tech-
nical assistance for infrastructure construction 
and upgrading water and sewer systems on 
abandoned mine land areas, 
‘‘(D) research and development relating to 
abandoned mine land areas, 
‘‘(E) other environmental and economic de-
velopment purposes relating to abandoned mine 
land areas, and
‘‘(F) such other purposes as are set forth 
in the comprehensive plan prepared by the 
issuer and approved by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(3) CREDIT
ALLOWANCE
DATE.—The term 
‘credit allowance date’ means—
‘‘(A) March 15, 
‘‘(B) June 15, 
‘‘(C) September 15, and 
‘‘(D) December 15. 
Such term includes the last day on which the bond 
is outstanding. 
‘‘(4) BOND.—The term ‘bond’ includes any ob-
ligation. 
‘‘(f) CREDIT INCLUDED IN GROSS INCOME.—Gross 
income includes the amount of the credit allowed to the 
taxpayer under this section (determined without regard to 
subsection (d)) and the amount so included shall be treat-
ed as interest income. 
‘‘(g) BONDS HELD
BY REGULATED INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES.—If any qualified abandoned mine land area 
redevelopment bond is held by a regulated investment 
company, the credit determined under subsection (a) shall 
be allowed to shareholders of such company under proce-
dures prescribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(h) CREDITS MAY BE STRIPPED.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There may be a separation 
(including at issuance) of the ownership of a quali-
fied abandoned mine land area redevelopment bond 
and the entitlement to the credit under this section 
with respect to such bond. In case of any such sepa-
ration, the credit under this section shall be allowed 
to the person who on the credit allowance date holds 
the instrument evidencing the entitlement to the 
credit and not to the holder of the bond. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—In the case 
of a separation described in paragraph (1), the rules 
of section 1286 shall apply to the qualified aban-
doned mine land area redevelopment bond as if it 
were a stripped bond and to the credit under this 
section as if it were a stripped coupon. 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT FOR ESTIMATED TAX PURPOSES.—
Solely for purposes of sections 6654 and 6655, the credit 
allowed by this section to a taxpayer by reason of holding 
a qualified abandoned mine land area redevelopment bond 
on a credit allowance date shall be treated as if it were 
a payment of estimated tax made by the taxpayer on such 
date.
‘‘(j) CREDIT MAY BE TRANSFERRED.—Nothing in 
any law or rule of law shall be construed to limit the trans-
ferability of the credit allowed by this section through sale 
and repurchase agreements. 
‘‘(k) REPORTING.—The issuer of qualified abandoned 
mine land area redevelopment bonds shall submit reports 
similar to the reports required under section 149(e). 
‘‘(l) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any bond issued more than 10 years after the date that 
the first qualified abandoned mine land area redevelop-
ment bond is issued.’’. 
(b) REPORTING.—Subsection (d) of section 6049 of 
such Code (relating to returns regarding payments of in-
terest) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) REPORTING
OF
CREDIT
ON
QUALIFIED 
ABANDONED
MINE
LAND
AREA
REDEVELOPMENT 
BONDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘interest’ includes amounts 
includible in gross income under section 30B(f) 
and such amounts shall be treated as paid on 
the credit allowance date (as defined in section 
30B(e)(3)).
‘‘(B) 
REPORTING
TO
CORPORATIONS, 
ETC.—Except as otherwise provided in regula-
tions, in the case of any interest described in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, subsection 
(b)(4) of this section shall be applied without 
regard to subparagraphs (A), (H), (I), (J), (K), 
and (L)(i). 
‘‘(C) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe such regulations as are 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the pur-
poses of this paragraph, including regulations 
which require more frequent or more detailed 
reporting.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘Sec. 30B. Credit to holders of qualified abandoned mine land area redevelop-
ment bonds.’’.
(d) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall prescribe the regulations required 
by section 6049(d)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (as added by this section) not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) APPROVAL OF BONDS, ETC., BY ADMINISTRATOR 
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—The
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall act on any request for an approval required by sec-
tion 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added 
by this section) not later than 60 days after the date such 
request is submitted to such Administrator. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2005.
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‘‘(i) REPAYMENT.—An officer who receives a bonus 
or incentive pay under this section and who fails to fulfill 
the eligibility requirements for the receipt of the bonus 
or incentive pay or complete the period of service for which 
the bonus or incentive pay is paid, as specified in the writ-
ten agreement under subsection (f) in the case of a bonus, 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 
of this title. 
‘‘(j) HEALTH PROFESSION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘health profession’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Medical Corps of a uniformed service or 
by officers designated as a medical officer. 
‘‘(2) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Dental Corps of a uniformed service or 
by officers designated as a dental officer. 
‘‘(3) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Medical Service Corps of a uniformed 
service or by officers designated as a medical service 
officer or biomedical sciences officer. 
‘‘(4) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Medical Specialist Corps of a uniformed 
service or by officers designated as a medical spe-
cialist. 
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‘‘(F) shall include at least one quality 
measure that addresses nursing home staffing 
level and mix; and 
‘‘(G) shall make special provision for small 
skilled nursing facilities by establishing criteria 
for determining whether a nursing facility is 
large enough to yield meaningful data on each 
measure. 
‘‘(3) POSTING.—The Secretary shall post on 
the Secretary’s website relating to the medicare pro-
gram a description of the new quality performance 
measures that are developed under this subsection 
when they are implemented.’’. 
(c) LINKING PAYMENTS
TO QUALITY PERFORM-
ANCE.—Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) BASE PAYMENTS; ADJUSTMENT IN PAYMENT 
FOR QUALITY PERFORMANCE.—
‘‘(1) MAINTENANCE OF FISCAL YEAR 2005 PAY-
MENT
RATES
AS
A
FLOOR.—Except as provided 
under this subsection, and notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the payment rates established 
under subsection (e) shall in no case be less than the 
RUG rates that are effective as of October 1, 2004, 
as adjusted annually under subsection (e)(4)(E).
‘‘(B) makes any materially false, fictitious, 
or fraudulent statements or representations; or 
‘‘(C) makes or uses any materially false 
writing or document knowing the same to con-
tain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudu-
lent statement or entry; 
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or impris-
oned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.—There is 
extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under 
this section. 
‘‘(c) VENUE.—A prosecution for an offense under 
this section may be brought— 
‘‘(1) as authorized by chapter 211 of this title; 
‘‘(2) in any district where any act in further-
ance of the offense took place; or 
‘‘(3) in any district where any party to the con-
tract or provider of goods or services is located.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1040. War profiteering and fraud.’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.—Section 982(a)(2)(B) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘or 1030’’ and inserting ‘‘1030, or 1040’’.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 418
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, May 25, 2006, on a motion offered 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m.
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on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, or until the time of any re-
assembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu-
tion, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate re-
cesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, May 25, 
2006, through Sunday, May 28, 2006, on a motion offered 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned 
until noon on Monday, June 5, 2006, or such other time 
on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader 
or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until 
the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting 
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, 
to reassemble at such place and time as they may des-
ignate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant 
it.
Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 418
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the 
House of Representatives and a conditional re-
cess or adjournment of the Senate.
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT 
METHODS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop and test one or more methods for link-
ing payment rates under this section to quality. 
Such methods shall be identified in consultation 
with the Institute of Medicine, the Medicare 
Payment Advisory Commission, measurement 
experts, and representatives of consumers and 
providers. 
‘‘(B) LINK
TO
QUALITY.—Such methods 
shall make a portion of a provider’s payment 
under this title dependent on performance on 
one or more appropriate indicators of quality, 
as measured under subsection (f). At least one 
of the methods tested shall involve special pay-
ments for facilities that enhance quality by pro-
viding more direct care staffing than others, 
controlling for case mix. The Secretary may 
test such methods through pilot studies, dem-
onstration projects, and other appropriate 
methods. 
‘‘(C) DEADLINE.— Development and test-
ing of appropriate quality measures and new 
payment methods for skilled nursing facilities
under this subsection shall be completed, to the 
extent feasible, in conformance with timelines 
that may be recommended by the Institute of 
Medicine in its report on linking payments 
under this section to performance, but in no 
case later than 54 months after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection.’’. 
(d) ANALYSIS OF THE ADEQUACY OF PUBLIC PAY-
MENTS AND FUTURE FINANCING OPTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a 
study of current and future financing of quality nursing 
facility care. Such study shall include an examination of 
the following: 
(1) The adequacy of Medicaid financing to pay 
for the quality of care required by State and Federal 
law and regulations. 
(2) Medicare’s cross-subsidization of care for 
Medicaid patients. 
(3) Total industry margins for skilled nursing 
facilities. 
(4) The impact of current trends, including liti-
gation and staffing shortages, on nursing facility 
costs. 
(5) The impact of demographic changes in rela-
tion to provision of long-term care services.
(6) Options for redressing any current problems 
with payment for nursing facility services. 
(7) Options for financing quality long term 
care, including nursing home care, over the next five 
decades. 
(e) REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES.—
(1) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
submit annually to Congress a report on the amend-
ments made by subsections (a) through (c) until the 
submission of the final report under paragraph (2). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a final report on such activities not 
later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. The final report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The results of the study performed 
under subsection (d) and the impact of such 
amendments on the quality of care in skilled 
nursing facilities. 
(B) Recommendations for changes to the 
medicare payment system for extended care 
services in order to enhance quality in skilled 
nursing facilities.
certain or during one or more lives) under an annuity, en-
dowment, or life insurance contract. 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION RATIO.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income does not in-
clude that part of any amount received as an annu-
ity under an annuity, endowment, or life insurance 
contract which bears the same ratio to such amount 
as the investment in the contract (as of the annuity 
starting date) bears to the expected return under the 
contract (as of such date). 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION LIMITED TO INVESTMENT.— 
The portion of any amount received as an annuity 
which is excluded from gross income under para-
graph (1) shall not exceed the unrecovered invest-
ment in the contract immediately before the receipt 
of such amount. 
‘‘(3) DEDUCTION WHERE ANNUITY PAYMENTS 
CEASE BEFORE ENTIRE INVESTMENT RECOVERED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If— 
‘‘(i) after the annuity starting date, 
payments as an annuity under the contract 
cease by reason of the death of an annu-
itant, and 
‘‘(ii) as of the date of such cessation, 
there is unrecovered investment in the con-
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H. Con. Res. 418
Agreed to May 26, 2006
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
Thursday, May 25, 2006, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it 
stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, or until 
the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate 
recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, May 25, 2006, 
through Sunday, May 28, 2006, on a motion offered pursuant to 
this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, June 5, 
2006, or such other time on that day as may be specified by 
its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or 
adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 
2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader 
of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after 
consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the 
Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the 
House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place 
and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public 
interest shall warrant it. 
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
(C) An analysis of the pros and cons of al-
ternative approaches to addressing other issues 
identified in such study.
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netic services by such individual or family mem-
ber of such individual). 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the terms 
‘family member’, ‘genetic services’, and ‘genetic 
information’ shall have the meanings given such 
terms in subsection (x).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to a policy 
for policy years beginning after the date that is 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON GENETIC TESTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1882 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) LIMITATIONS ON GENETIC TESTING.— 
‘‘(1) GENETIC TESTING.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON REQUESTING OR RE-
QUIRING
GENETIC
TESTING.—An issuer of a 
medicare supplemental policy shall not request 
or require an individual or a family member of 
such individual to undergo a genetic test. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this title shall be construed to— 
‘‘(i) limit the authority of a health 
care professional who is providing health
care services with respect to an individual 
to request that such individual or a family 
member of such individual undergo a ge-
netic test; 
‘‘(ii) limit the authority of a health 
care professional who is employed by or af-
filiated with an issuer of a medicare sup-
plemental policy and who is providing 
health care services to an individual as 
part of a bona fide wellness program to no-
tify such individual of the availability of a 
genetic test or to provide information to 
such individual regarding such genetic test; 
or 
‘‘(iii) authorize or permit a health 
care professional to require that an indi-
vidual undergo a genetic test. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘family 
member’ means with respect to an individual— 
‘‘(i) the spouse of the individual; 
‘‘(ii) a dependent child of the indi-
vidual, including a child who is born to or 
placed for adoption with the individual; or
‘‘(iii) any other individuals related by 
blood to the individual or to the spouse or 
child described in clause (i) or (ii). 
‘‘(B) GENETIC INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the term ‘genetic infor-
mation’ means information about— 
‘‘(I) an individual’s genetic tests; 
‘‘(II) the genetic tests of family 
members of the individual; or 
‘‘(III) the occurrence of a disease 
or disorder in family members of the 
individual. 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘genetic 
information’ shall not include information 
about the sex or age of an individual. 
‘‘(C) GENETIC TEST.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘genetic 
test’ means an analysis of human DNA, 
RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabo-
lites, that detects genotypes, mutations, or 
chromosomal changes. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘genetic 
test’ does not mean—
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 418 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 25, 2006 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, May 25, 2006, on a motion offered 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. 
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on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, or until the time of any re-
assembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu-
tion, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate re-
cesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, May 25, 
2006, through Sunday, May 28, 2006, on a motion offered 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned 
until noon on Monday, June 5, 2006, or such other time 
on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader 
or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until 
the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting 
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, 
to reassemble at such place and time as they may des-
ignate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant 
it. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1167
To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot project 
for the report on rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2005
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent 
the pilot project for the report on rules.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF TRUTH IN REGULATING ACT 
TO MAKE PERMANENT PILOT PROJECT FOR 
REPORT ON RULES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
make permanent the authority to request the performance 
of regulatory analysis to enhance Congressional responsi-
bility for regulatory decisions developed under the laws en-
acted by Congress.
(b) AMENDMENT.—The Truth in Regulating Act of 
2000 (Public Law 106–312; 5 U.S.C. 801 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the heading for section 4, by striking 
‘‘PILOT PROJECT FOR’’; 
(2) by striking section 5 and redesignating sec-
tion 6 as section 5; and 
(3) in section 5 (as redesignated by paragraph 
(2))—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND DU-
RATION OF PILOT PROJECT’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) EF-
FECTIVE DATE.—’’; and 
(C) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
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