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(A) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting 
‘‘planning, design,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Hackensack Meadowlands 
Development’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Plan 
for’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘New 
Jersey 
Meadowlands Commission for the development 
of an environmental improvement program for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘REQUIRED’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) Restoration and acquisitions of significant 
wetlands and aquatic habitat that contribute to the 
Meadowlands ecosystem.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and 
aquatic habitat’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(E) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) Research, development, and implementa-
tion for a water quality improvement program, in-
cluding restoration of hydrology and tidal flows and
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remediation of hot spots and other sources of con-
taminants that degrade existing or planned sites.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by inserting before the last 
sentence the following: ‘‘The non-Federal sponsor 
may also provide in-kind services, not to exceed the 
non-Federal share of the total project cost, and may 
also receive credit for reasonable cost of design work 
completed prior to entering into the partnership 
agreement with the Secretary for a project to be car-
ried out under the program developed under sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5086. CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
593(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 381) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
(b) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Section 593 
of such Act (113 Stat. 381) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
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minister projects under this section at 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’. 
SEC. 5087. ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW YORK. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 404(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4863) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘processes’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
related environmental processes’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Atlantic Coast’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(and associated back bays)’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘actions’’ the following: ‘‘, 
environmental restoration or conservation measures 
for coastal and back bays,’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
plan for collecting data and monitoring information 
included in such annual report shall be fully coordi-
nated with and agreed to by appropriate agencies of 
the State of New York.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 404(b) of such Act 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL REPORTS.—The’’;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Propamocarb HCL (Previcur). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2005 
Mr. COSTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Propamocarb HCL 
(Previcur). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROPAMOCARB HCL (PREVICUR). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.09.02 
Mixtures of propyl 3- 
(dimethylamin-
o)propylcarbamate 
monohydrochloride 
(Propamocarb hydrochloride) 
(CAS No. 25606–41–1) and 
application adjuvants (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3808.20.50) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2396 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Imidacloprid pesticides. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2005 
Mr. COSTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Imidacloprid 
pesticides. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMIDACLOPRID PESTICIDES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.02.52 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Imidacloprid pesticides) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/ 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2397 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Trifloxystrobin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2005 
Mr. COSTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 
Trifloxystrobin. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRIFLOXYSTROBIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.29.41 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Trifloxystrobin) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12/31/2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
January 1, 2004. 
(2) 
RETROACTIVE
APPLICATION.—Notwith-
standing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon 
proper request filed with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection before the 90th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption, of any good— 
(A) that was made on or after January 1, 
2004, and before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and 
(B) with respect to which there would have 
been no duty if the amendment made by sub-
section (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal, 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such amend-
ment applied to such entry or withdrawal. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2398 
To provide fairness in voter participation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2005 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide fairness in voter participation. 
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 ‘‘Constitutional Protec-
tion of the Right to Vote Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitu-
tive act of citizenship. The right to vote should not 
be abridged by the United States or any State on 
account of race, color, gender, or previous condition 
of servitude. Fundamental fairness requires that all
members of society who have reached voting age, in-
cluding rehabilitated ex-felons, be given a right to 
the ballot in State and Federal elections. 
(2) The lack of a nationwide uniform standard 
regarding ex-felons and eligibility to vote has led to 
a crazy quilt of laws, where in some States ex-felons 
are barred from voting for life. Currently, it is esti-
mated that 3.9 million United States citizens are 
disenfranchised, including over one million who have 
completed their sentences. State disenfranchisement 
laws have had an adverse affect on African Ameri-
cans. Thirteen percent of African American men, or 
1.4 million, are currently disenfranchised because of 
such laws. 
(3) While State law determines the qualifica-
tions for voting, Congress must ensure that the citi-
zens’ right to the ballot is unabridged. Disenfran-
chisement laws are vestiges of medieval times when 
citizens who committed crimes suffered civil death 
and were banished from society. These laws serve no 
purpose in a free and democratic country toward the 
reintroduction of individuals back into society. After 
an individual has served a sentence of imprisonment 
and is no longer on probation or parole, that indi-
vidual should be eligible to participate in Federal 
and State elections. 
SEC. 3. RIGHTS OF CITIZENS. 
The right of a citizen of the United States to vote 
shall not be denied or abridged because that citizen has 
been convicted of a criminal offense, unless such citizen 
is, at the time of the vote, serving a felony sentence in 
a correctional institution or facility or is otherwise under 
the supervision or actual or constructive custody of a gov-
ernmental authority pursuant to that conviction. 
SEC. 4. NOTICE TO PERSONS RELEASED. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, each correctional institution or facility 
shall establish and carry out a system of notice to ensure 
that persons being released from that institution or facility 
are informed of the right to vote protected by this Act. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘correctional institution 
or facility’’ means any prison, penitentiary, jail, or other 
institution or facility for the confinement of individuals 
convicted of criminal offenses. 
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and the New York State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation.’’; and 
(4) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by 
paragraph (3) of this subsection). 
(d) CREDIT.—Section 567 of such Act (110 Stat. 
3787; 114 Stat. 2662) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of a project under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) the cost of design and construction work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project if 
the Secretary determines that the work is integral to 
the project; and 
‘‘(2) the cost of in-kind services and materials 
provided for the project by the non-Federal inter-
est.’’. 
SEC. 5105. CANO MARTIN PENA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. 
The Secretary shall review a report prepared by the 
non-Federal interest concerning flood protection and envi-
ronmental restoration for Cano Martin Pena, San Juan, 
Puerto Rico, and, if the Secretary determines that the re-
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port meets the evaluation and design standards of the 
Corps of Engineers and that the project is feasible, the 
Secretary may carry out the project at a total cost of 
$130,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$85,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$45,000,000. 
SEC. 5106. BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES, SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
The Secretary may accept from the Department of 
the Navy, and may use, not to exceed $23,000,000 to as-
sist the Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewage Authority, 
South Carolina, with its plan to consolidate civilian and 
military wastewater treatment facilities. 
SEC. 5107. FRITZ LANDING, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct a study of the Fritz Landing Agri-
cultural Spur Levee, Tennessee, to determine the ex-
tent of levee modifications that would be required to 
make the levee and associated drainage structures 
consistent with Federal standards; 
(2) design and construct such modifications; 
and 
(3) after completion of such modifications, in-
corporate the levee into the project for flood control, 
Mississippi River and Tributaries, authorized by the
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of Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the 
Federal Director, the Commercial Director, and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo-
gistics, shall promulgate revisions of the applicable acqui-
sition regulations, to take effect as of the date of promul-
gation of the revisions— 
(1) to direct any Federal procurement execu-
tives involved in the acquisition, construction, or 
major renovation (including contracting for the con-
struction or major renovation) of any facility— 
(A) to employ integrated design principles; 
(B) to improve site selection for environ-
mental and community benefits; 
(C) to optimize building and systems en-
ergy performance; 
(D) to protect and conserve water; 
(E) to enhance indoor environmental qual-
ity; and 
(F) to reduce environmental impacts of 
materials and waste flows; and 
(2) to direct Federal procurement executives in-
volved in leasing buildings, to give preference to the 
lease of facilities that— 
(A) are energy-efficient; and
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Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the control of floods on the 
Mississippi River and its tributaries, and for other 
purposes’’, approved May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534– 
539), commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 
1928’’. 
SEC. 5108. J. PERCY PRIEST DAM AND RESERVOIR, TEN-
NESSEE. 
The Secretary shall plan, design, and construct a trail 
system at the J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir, Ten-
nessee, authorized by section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 
Act authorizing the construction of certain public works 
on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other pur-
poses’’, approved June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), includ-
ing design and construction of support facilities for public 
health and safety associated with trail development. In 
carrying out such improvements, the Secretary is author-
ized to use funds made available by the State of Tennessee 
from any Federal or State source, or both. 
SEC. 5109. TOWN CREEK, LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary shall design and construct the project 
for flood damage reduction designated as Alternative 4 in 
the Town Creek, Lenoir City, Loudon City, Tennessee, 
feasibility report of the Nashville district engineer, dated 
November 2000, under the authority of section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), notwith-
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standing section 1 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 
1936 (33 U.S.C. 701a; 49 Stat. 1570). The non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project shall be subject to section 
103(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(a)). 
SEC. 5110. TENNESSEE RIVER PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operation and 
maintenance of the project for navigation, Tennessee 
River, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, 
authorized by the first section of the River and Harbor 
Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 927), the Secretary may 
enter into a partnership with a nonprofit entity to remove 
debris from the Tennessee River in the vicinity of Knox-
ville, Tennessee, by providing a vessel to such entity, at 
Federal expense, for such debris removal purposes. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000. 
SEC. 5111. UPPER MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT, TENNESSEE, 
ARKANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI. 
The Secretary may participate with non-Federal and 
nonprofit entities to address issues concerning managing 
groundwater as a sustainable resource through the Upper 
Mississippi Embayment, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mis-
sissippi, and coordinating the protection of groundwater
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such a Medicaid provider over a period of more than 
5 years; 
‘‘(iv) the aggregate allowable costs under this 
subsection with respect to such a Medicaid provider 
for all costs exceed $75,000; or 
‘‘(v) the allowable costs, whether for purchase 
and initial implementation, maintenance, or other-
wise, for a Medicaid provider described in paragraph 
(2)(B)(iii) exceed such aggregate or annual limitation 
as the Secretary shall establish, based on an amount 
determined by the Secretary as being adequate to 
adopt and maintain certified EHR technology, con-
sistent with paragraph (6). 
‘‘(5) Payments described in paragraph (1) are not in 
accordance with this subsection unless the following require-
ments are met: 
‘‘(A) The State provides assurances satisfactory 
to the Secretary that amounts received under sub-
section (a)(3)(F) with respect to costs of a Medicaid 
provider are paid directly to such provider without 
any deduction or rebate. 
‘‘(B) Such Medicaid provider is responsible for 
payment of the costs described in such paragraph that 
are not provided under this title.
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supply and groundwater quality with local surface water 
protection programs. There is authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5112. DALLAS FLOODWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the 
Balanced Vision Plan for the Trinity River Corridor, Dal-
las, Texas, dated December 2003 and amended in March 
2004, prepared by the non-Federal interest for the project 
for flood damage reduction and other purposes, Dallas 
Floodway, Dallas, Texas, and, if the Secretary determines 
that the project is technically sound and environmentally 
acceptable, shall carry out the project at a total cost of 
$194,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$126,100,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$67,900,000. 
(b) CREDIT.— 
(1) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost 
of the project the cost of planning, design, and con-
struction work carried out by the non-Federal inter-
est before the date of the partnership agreement for 
the project if the Secretary determines that the work 
is integral to the project. 
(2) CASH
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall accept funds provided by the non-Federal inter-
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ests for use in carrying out planning, engineering, 
and design for the project. The Federal share of 
such planning, engineering, and design carried out 
with non-Federal contributions shall be credited 
against the non-Federal share of project costs. 
SEC. 5113. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 575(a) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789; 113 
Stat. 311) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, whether or not such works or 
actions are partially funded under the hazard mitigation 
grant program of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC PROJECTS.—Section 575(b) of such 
Act (110 Stat. 3789; 113 Stat. 311) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding the following: 
‘‘(5) the project for flood control, Upper White 
Oak Bayou, Texas, authorized by section 401(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4125).’’.
SEC. 1312. TERMS OF SERVICE. 
Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 9 months and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘during a 
period of—’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘during a period of not 
more than 2 years.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘as 
demonstrated by the participant’’ and inserting 
‘‘as determined by the organization responsible 
for granting a release, if the participant has 
otherwise performed satisfactorily and has com-
pleted at least 15 percent of the original term 
of service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘pro-
vide to the participant that portion of the na-
tional service educational award’’ and inserting 
‘‘certify the participant’s eligibility for that por-
tion of the national service educational award’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘to 
allow return to the program with which the in-
dividual was serving in order’’. 
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(11) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (g) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) to arrange for the transmission of power 
to the market or to construct such transmission fa-
cilities as necessary to market the power produced at 
the facilities referred to in subsection (a) with funds 
contributed by the Tri-Cities Power Authority; and’’; 
(12) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘such fa-
cilities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the generating facility’’; and 
(13) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TRI-CITIES POWER AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the ‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’ refers to the 
entity established by the City of Hinton, West Virginia, 
the City of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and the 
City of Philippi, West Virginia, pursuant to a document 
entitled ‘Second Amended and Restated Intergovern-
mental Agreement’ approved by the Attorney General of 
West Virginia on February 14, 2002.’’. 
SEC. 5123. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD 
CONTROL. 
(a) CHEAT AND TYGART RIVER BASINS, WEST VIR-
GINIA.—Section 581(a)(1) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 113 Stat. 313) is 
amended—
tion or internment by an enemy government or hos-
tile force as a result of action against a vessel de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), of a person who—
‘‘(A) was a member of the United States 
merchant marine (including the Army Trans-
port Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was—
‘‘(i) operated by the War Shipping 
Administration or the Office of Defense 
Transportation (or an agent of such Ad-
ministration or Office); 
‘‘(ii) operated in waters other than—
‘‘(I) inland waters; 
‘‘(II) the Great Lakes; and 
‘‘(III) other lakes, bays, and har-
bors of the United States; 
‘‘(iii) under contract or charter to, or 
property of, the Government of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(iv) serving the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(B) while serving as described in subpara-
graph (A), was licensed or otherwise docu-
mented for service as a crewmember of such a 
vessel by an officer or employee of the United
States authorized to license or document the 
person for such service.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to benefits for 
months beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting 
‘‘10’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 246 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 246. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance program.’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 161. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 239 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘will’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) in clause (2), to read as follows: ‘‘(2) in ac-
cordance with subsection (f), shall provide adversely 
affected workers covered by a certification under 
subchapter A the employment and case management 
services described in section 235’’. 
(b) OUTREACH.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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