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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2732 
To amend the Act of July 3, 1890, to provide for the granting to a State 
of a parcel of land for use as an agricultural college and to proscribe 
the use of earnings and proceeds thereof. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2007 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Act of July 3, 1890, to provide for the 
granting to a State of a parcel of land for use as an 
agricultural college and to proscribe the use of earnings 
and proceeds thereof. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LAND GRANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10 of the Act of July 3, 
1890 (26 Stat. 215, chapter 656) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 10. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LAND GRANT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A quantity of land equaling 
90,000 acres, to be selected and located in accordance with 
section 4, is granted to said State to use for, and in sup-
port of, an agricultural college in said State, as provided 
in the Acts of Congress making donations for land for 
those purposes. 
‘‘(b) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
sections 
through 5 of the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known 
as the ‘First Morrill Act’) (7 U.S.C. 303 et seq.), the State 
of Idaho may— 
‘‘(1) invest and manage earnings and proceeds 
derived from land granted to the State of Idaho pur-
suant to subsection (a), in accordance with the 
standards applicable to a trustee under Idaho law; 
‘‘(2) deduct from earnings and proceeds gen-
erated from granted land any expenses that a trust-
ee is authorized to deduct pursuant to Idaho law; 
and 
‘‘(3) use earnings and proceeds generated by 
the granted land for any uses and purposes de-
scribed in that Act (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) without 
regard to the limitations set out in section 5 of that 
Act (7 U.S.C. 305) that prohibit the State from ex-
ceeding 10 per centum on the purchase of land and 
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prohibit the State from purchasing, erecting, pre-
serving, or repairing of any building or buildings.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 27, 1998. 
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with a power rating of not less than 1, and 
not more than 200, horsepower manufac-
tured (alone or as a component of another 
piece of equipment) after the 3-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this 
subparagraph, shall have a nominal full 
load efficiency established in Table 12–12 
of National Electrical Manufacturers Asso-
ciation (referred to in this paragraph as 
‘NEMA’) MG–1 (2006). 
‘‘(ii) FIRE
PUMP
MOTORS.—A fire 
pump motor shall have a nominal full load 
efficiency established in Table 12–11 of 
NEMA MG–1 (2006). 
‘‘(B) GENERAL
PURPOSE
ELECTRIC
MO-
TORS—SUBTYPE II.—A general purpose electric 
motor—subtype II with a power rating of not 
less than 1, and not more than 200, horsepower 
manufactured (alone or as a component of an-
other piece of equipment) after the 3-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this 
subparagraph, shall have a nominal full load ef-
ficiency established in Table 12–11 of NEMA 
MG–1 (2006). 
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‘‘(C) DESIGN B, GENERAL PURPOSE ELEC-
TRIC
MOTORS.—A NEMA Design B, general 
purpose electric motor with a power rating of 
not less than 201, and not more than 500, 
horsepower manufactured (alone or as a compo-
nent of another piece of equipment) after the 3- 
year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this subparagraph shall have a nominal 
full load efficiency established in Table 12–11 
of NEMA MG–1 (2006).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date that is 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 230. ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND-
ARD.—Section 321(6)(A) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or, in the case of’’ and inserting ‘‘and, in the case 
of residential clothes washers, residential dishwashers,’’. 
(b) 
REFRIGERATORS, 
REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, 
AND FREEZERS.—Section 325(b) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZ-
ERS, AND FREEZERS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER 
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JANUARY
1, 2014.—Not later than December 31, 
2010, the Secretary shall publish a final rule deter-
mining whether to amend the standards in effect for 
refrigerators, 
refrigerator-freezers, 
and 
freezers 
manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, and in-
cluding any amended standards.’’. 
(c) RESIDENTIAL CLOTHES WASHERS AND DISH-
WASHERS.—Section 325(g)(4) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(g)(4)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) CLOTHES WASHERS.— 
‘‘(i) CLOTHES
WASHERS
MANUFAC-
TURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2011.— 
A residential clothes washer manufactured 
on or after January 1, 2011, shall have— 
‘‘(I) a modified energy factor of 
at least 1.26; and 
‘‘(II) a water factor of not more 
than 9.5. 
‘‘(ii) CLOTHES
WASHERS
MANUFAC-
TURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2015.— 
Not later than January 1, 2015, the Sec-
retary shall publish a final rule deter-
mining whether to amend the standards in 
effect for residential clothes washers manu-
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factured on or after January 1, 2015, and 
including any amended standards. 
‘‘(E) DISHWASHERS.— 
‘‘(i) DISHWASHERS
MANUFACTURED 
ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2010.—A dish-
washer manufactured on or after January 
1, 2010, shall use not more than— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a standard- 
size dishwasher, 355 kWh per year or 
6.5 gallons of water per cycle; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a compact- 
size dishwasher, 260 kWh per year or 
4.5 gallons of water per cycle. 
‘‘(ii) DISHWASHERS
MANUFACTURED 
ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2018.—Not later 
than January 1, 2015, the Secretary shall 
publish a final rule determining whether to 
amend the standards for dishwashers man-
ufactured on or after January 1, 2018, 
and including any amended standards.’’. 
(d) DEHUMIDIFIERS.—Section 325(cc) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(cc)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and before 
October 1, 2012,’’ after ‘‘2007,’’; and 
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(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) DEHUMIDIFIERS MANUFACTURED ON OR 
AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2012.—Dehumidifiers manufac-
tured on or after October 1, 2012, shall have an En-
ergy Factor that meets or exceeds the following val-
ues: 
Up to 35.00 ....................................................................................
1.35
35.01–45.00 ....................................................................................
1.50
45.01–54.00 ....................................................................................
1.60
54.01–75.00 ....................................................................................
1.70
Greater than 75.00 .........................................................................
2.5.’’. 
(e) ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.—Section 324A(d)(2) of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6294a(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘2009’’. 
SEC. 231. IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR APPLI-
ANCES AND BUILDINGS IN COLD CLIMATES. 
(a) RESEARCH.—Section 911(a)(2) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(E) technologies to improve the energy ef-
ficiency of appliances and mechanical systems 
for buildings in cold climates, including com-
bined heat and power units and increased use 
of renewable resources, including fuel.’’. 
(b) REBATES.—Section 124 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15821) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or prod-
ucts with improved energy efficiency in cold cli-
mates,’’ after ‘‘residential Energy Star products’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or product 
with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate’’ 
after ‘‘residential Energy Star product’’ each place 
it appears. 
SEC. 232. DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR 
HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONSUMER PRODUCTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENERGY SAVINGS.—The term ‘‘energy sav-
ings’’ means megawatt-hours of electricity or million 
British thermal units of natural gas saved by a 
product, in comparison to projected energy consump-
tion under the energy efficiency standard applicable 
to the product. 
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(2) HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONSUMER PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘‘high-efficiency consumer product’’ means 
a product that exceeds the energy efficiency of com-
parable products available in the market by a per-
centage determined by the Secretary to be an appro-
priate benchmark for the consumer product category 
competing for an award under this section. 
(b) FINANCIAL INCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Effective 
beginning October 1, 2007, the Secretary shall competi-
tively award financial incentives under this section for the 
manufacture of high-efficiency consumer products. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
awards under this section to manufacturers of high- 
efficiency consumer products, based on the bid of 
each manufacturer in terms of dollars per megawatt- 
hour or million British thermal units saved. 
(2) ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS.—In making awards 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) solicit bids for reverse auction from 
appropriate manufacturers, as determined by 
the Secretary; and 
(B) award financial incentives to the man-
ufacturers that submit the lowest bids that 
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(i) increase the energy efficiency of in-
dustrial and commercial processes and fa-
cilities in energy-intensive commercial ap-
plication sectors; 
(ii) 
research, 
develop, 
and 
dem-
onstrate advanced technologies capable of 
energy intensity reductions and increased 
environmental performance in energy-in-
tensive commercial application sectors; and 
(iii) promote the use of the processes, 
technologies, and techniques described in 
clauses (i) and (ii); and 
(B) pay the Federal share of the cost of 
any eligible partnership activities for which a 
proposal has been submitted and approved in 
accordance with paragraph (3)(B). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Partnership activi-
ties eligible for financial assistance under this sub-
section include— 
(A) feedstock and recycling research, devel-
opment, and demonstration activities to identify 
and promote— 
(i) opportunities for meeting manufac-
turing feedstock requirements with more 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2739 
To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to payment of mental health 
counselors under TRICARE. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2007 
Mr. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to payment 
of mental health counselors under TRICARE. 
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 ‘‘TRICARE Mental 
Health Services Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH COUN-
SELORS UNDER TRICARE. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT UNDER TRICARE.—Section 
1079(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or licensed or certified mental 
health counselors’’ after ‘‘certified marriage and 
family therapists’’ both places it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or licensed or certified mental 
health counselors’’ after ‘‘that the therapists.’’ 
(b) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH 
SERVICES IN CLINICAL TRIALS.—Section 1079(a)(13) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, licensed or certified 
mental health counselor,’’ after ‘‘certified marriage and 
family therapist’’. 
SEC. 3. SERVICES OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO PERSONAL SERV-
ICES CONTRACTS.—Section 704(c)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
103–337; 108 Stat. 2799; 10 U.S.C. 1091 note) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘mental health counselors,’’ after ‘‘psy-
chologists,’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENT 
FOR
HEALTH-CARE
PROFESSIONALS.—Section 1094 
(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘mental health counselor,’’ after ‘‘psychologist,’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TAXES FUND-
ING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) RATE OF TAX ON AVIATION-GRADE KEROSENE 
AND AVIATION GASOLINE.— 
(1) 
AVIATION-GRADE
KEROSENE.—Subpara-
graph (A) of section 4081(a)(2) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to rates of tax) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii), 
by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of aviation-grade ker-
osene, 35.9 cents per gallon.’’. 
(2) AVIATION GASOLINE.—Clause (ii) of section 
4081(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘19.3 cents’’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) and inserting 
‘‘24.1 cents’’. 
(3) FUEL
REMOVED
DIRECTLY
INTO
FUEL 
TANK OF AIRPLANE USED IN NONCOMMERCIAL AVIA-
TION.—Subparagraph (C) of section 4081(a)(2) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) TAXES IMPOSED ON FUEL USED IN 
COMMERCIAL AVIATION.—In the case of avia-
tion-grade kerosene which is removed from any 
refinery or terminal directly into the fuel tank 
of an aircraft for use in commercial aviation by 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 273 
To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and 
adoption assistance programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. CAMP of Michigan (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion 
of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF APPLICABILITY OF SUNSET OF THE 
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF REC-
ONCILIATION ACT OF 2001 WITH RESPECT TO 
ADOPTION CREDIT AND ADOPTION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS. 
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Rec-
onciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to the amendments 
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made by section 202 of such Act (relating to expansion 
of adoption credit and adoption assistance programs). 
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(B) manufactures automobiles or compo-
nents of automobiles. 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amount of funds that 
are used to provide awards for each fiscal year 
under this section, the Secretary shall use not less 
than 30 percent of the amount to provide awards to 
covered firms or consortia led by a covered firm. 
SEC. 244. ENERGY STORAGE COMPETITIVENESS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 
2007’’. 
(b) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR TRANS-
PORTATION AND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DIS-
TRIBUTION.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means 
the Energy Storage Advisory Council estab-
lished under paragraph (3). 
(B) COMPRESSED
AIR
ENERGY
STOR-
AGE.—The term ‘‘compressed air energy stor-
age’’ means, in the case of an electricity grid 
application, the storage of energy through the 
compression of air. 
(C) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Depart-
ment’’ means the Department of Energy. 
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a person registered for such use under section 
4101, the rate of tax under subparagraph 
(A)(iv) shall be 4.3 cents per gallon.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Clause (iii) of section 4081(a)(2)(A) of 
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘other than 
aviation-grade kerosene’’ after ‘‘kerosene’’. 
(B) The following provisions of such Code 
are each amended by striking ‘‘kerosene’’ and 
inserting ‘‘aviation-grade kerosene’’: 
(i) Section 4081(a)(3)(A)(ii). 
(ii) Section 4081(a)(3)(A)(iv). 
(iii) Section 4081(a)(3)(D). 
(C) Section 4081(a)(3)(D) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(C)(i)’’ 
in clause (i) and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(C)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(C)(ii)’’ 
in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(iv)’’. 
(D) Section 4081(a)(4) of such Code is 
amended in the heading by striking ‘‘KER-
OSENE’’ and inserting ‘‘AVIATION-GRADE KER-
OSENE’’. 
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(D) FLYWHEEL.—The term ‘‘flywheel’’ 
means, in the case of an electricity grid applica-
tion, a device used to store rotational kinetic 
energy. 
(E) 
ULTRACAPACITOR.—The 
term 
‘‘ultracapacitor’’ means an energy storage de-
vice that has a power density comparable to 
conventional capacitors but capable of exceeding 
the energy density of conventional capacitors by 
several orders of magnitude. 
(2) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
research, development, and demonstration program 
to support the ability of the United States to remain 
globally competitive in energy storage systems for 
motor transportation and electricity transmission 
and distribution. 
(3) ENERGY STORAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall establish an Energy Storage 
Advisory Council. 
(B) COMPOSITION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Council shall consist of not less 
than 15 individuals appointed by the Sec-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2741 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a wage index 
floor for hospitals and home health agencies located in certain areas 
under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2007 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, 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 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
a wage index floor for hospitals and home health agencies 
located in certain areas under the Medicare Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FLOOR ON MEDICARE AREA WAGE INDEX FOR 
HOSPITALS AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES 
LOCATED IN CERTAIN AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(iii) FISCAL YEAR 2007 FLOOR FOR CER-
TAIN AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), in no case shall the area wage 
index for a hospital located in an area de-
scribed in subclause (II) for discharges oc-
curring on or after October 1, 2007, be 
less than the area wage index applicable to 
such hospital during fiscal year 2007. 
‘‘(II) AREA DESCRIBED.—An area de-
scribed in this subclause is a rural area 
where at least 65 percent of the wages 
paid by all subsection (d) hospitals located 
in such area on October 1, 2006, not tak-
ing into account reclassifications or redes-
ignations under paragraph (8) or (10), is 
attributable to wages paid by one hospital. 
‘‘(III) TREATMENT AS RECLASSIFICA-
TION
FOR
BUDGET
NEUTRALITY.—Sub-
clause (I) shall be treated as a decision of 
the Medicare Geographic Reclassification 
Review Board under paragraph (10).’’. 
(b) RURAL FLOOR FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES 
LOCATED IN URBAN AREAS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1895(b)(4)(C) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(4)(C)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In no case shall 
the area wage index for a home health agency lo-
cated in an urban area in New Hampshire be less 
than the area wage index for a rural area in such 
State.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to payment for episodes 
and visits ending on or after January 1, 2008. 
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H2741
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS