datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
of covered special immigration visas about the infor-
mation posted on the website described in subsection 
(a). The system shall provide that— 
(A) in the case of a recipient of a covered 
special immigration visa who entered the 
United States before the posting of information 
required under subsection (a), the notification 
shall be provided by United States mail; and 
(B) in the case of such a recipient who en-
tered the United States after the posting of 
such information, the notification shall be pro-
vided in writing at the time of the issuance of 
the visa. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered 
contract’’ means a contract by the Department of 
Defense for the procurement of goods or services in 
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with respect to 
which the Secretary of Defense has determined that 
proficiency in Arabic or knowledge of Iraq is useful. 
(2) COVERED SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA.—The 
term ‘‘covered special immigrant visa’’ means a visa 
issued under section 1244 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181) or section 1059 of the National Defense 
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the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Board’’) and the Federal Open Market Committee 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’) with regard to monetary policy shall be the 
achievement of price stability. 
(2) PREEMINENCE OVER OTHER GOALS.—Para-
graph (1) shall not be construed as altering or af-
fecting any other goal of monetary policy established 
under Federal law or by the Board except to the ex-
tent any such goal conflicts with, or is otherwise in-
consistent with, the goal of achieving price stability. 
(3) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION IN EVENT OF WAR 
OR
ECONOMIC
EMERGENCY.—The Board and the 
Committee may suspend the applicability of para-
graph (1) for a period not to exceed 90 days if the 
Committee, by a majority vote, and the President 
jointly determine that such suspension is necessary 
and appropriate and in the public interest due to 
war or an economic emergency. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF PRICE STABILITY GOAL RE-
QUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board and the Com-
mittee shall establish a definition of the goal of price 
stability. 
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(2) CRITERIA.—The Board and the Committee 
shall implement the definition of price stability es-
tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) through infla-
tion targets. 
(c) TIMEFRAME.—The Board and the Committee 
shall specify an appropriate timeframe for achieving price 
stability. 
(d) FALL-BACK OPTIONS.—The Board shall deter-
mine in advance what action the Board will take if the 
goal of fully achieving price stability is not met within the 
timeframe established by the Board and the Committee 
under subsection (c). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6044 
To authorize appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission for certain 
international technical assistance activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. WHITFIELD of Kentucky) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Federal Trade Commis-
sion for certain international technical assistance activi-
ties. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
THE FTC. 
Section 25 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 57c) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
There’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
INTERNATIONAL 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Commission $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2015 to continue 
to enhance its provision of international technical as-
sistance with respect to foreign consumer protection 
and competition regimes, including— 
‘‘(A) expenses for consultations and meet-
ings hosted by the Commission with foreign 
government agency officials and appropriate 
representatives and staff to exchange views con-
cerning developments relating to the Commis-
sion’s mission, development and implementation 
of cooperation agreements, and provision of 
technical assistance for the development of for-
eign consumer protection or competition re-
gimes; and 
‘‘(B) 
necessary 
administrative 
and 
logistical expenses for such consultations and 
meetings including, meals, travel, transpor-
tation, and related lodging or subsistence.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulletproof Vest Part-
nership Grant Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNER-
SHIP GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)(23)) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6045 
AN ACT 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authoriza-
tion of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
Program through fiscal year 2012.
H. R. 6045 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program 
through fiscal year 2012. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulletproof Vest Partnership 
Grant Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6045 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership 
Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mr. BACA, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NEAL of 
Massachusetts, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, 
Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, 
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. FARR, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL of Texas, 
Mr. NADLER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. 
HILL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. PRICE 
of North Carolina, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. CARNEY, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. CARSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
OBERSTAR, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, Mr. TURNER, Mr. HAYES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 
DICKS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. MICA, Mr. ED-
WARDS, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. JACKSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
SIRES, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. 
ORTIZ, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. SESTAK, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. OLVER, 
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, 
Mr. BERRY, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FATTAH, and Mr. MITCHELL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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A BILL 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fis-
cal year 2012. 
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 ‘‘Bulletproof Vest Part-
nership Grant Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNER-
SHIP GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)(23)) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
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154 
SEC. 205. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RE-
TIREMENT PLANS FOR CHARITABLE PUR-
POSES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (F) of section 
408(d)(8) (relating to termination) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to distributions made in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 206. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DIVIDENDS OF REGU-
LATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. 
(a) INTEREST-RELATED DIVIDENDS.—Subparagraph 
(C) of section 871(k)(1) (defining interest-related dividend) 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDS.—Sub-
paragraph (C) of section 871(k)(2) (defining short-term 
capital gain dividend) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to dividends with respect to taxable 
years of regulated investment companies beginning after 
December 31, 2007.
155 
SEC. 207. STOCK IN RIC FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
ESTATES OF NONRESIDENTS NOT CITIZENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 2105(d) 
(relating to stock in a RIC) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to decedents dying after December 31, 
2007. 
SEC. 208. QUALIFIED INVESTMENT ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (ii) of section 897(h)(4)(A) 
(relating to termination) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2008. 
TITLE III—EXTENSION OF 
BUSINESS TAX PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH 
CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 41(h) (relating to ter-
mination) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ in para-
graph (1)(B). 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(D) of section 45C(b)(1) (relating to special rule) is
II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6045 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fis-
cal year 2012. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 6045 RDS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulletproof Vest Part-
nership Grant Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNER-
SHIP GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)(23)) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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TITLE III—ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Qualified energy conservation bonds. 
Sec. 302. Credit for nonbusiness energy property. 
Sec. 303. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. 
Sec. 304. New energy efficient home credit. 
Sec. 305. Modifications of energy efficient appliance credit for appliances pro-
duced after 2007. 
Sec. 306. Accelerated recovery period for depreciation of smart meters and smart 
grid systems. 
Sec. 307. Qualified green building and sustainable design projects. 
Sec. 308. Special depreciation allowance for certain reuse and recycling property. 
TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Limitation of deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
of oil, gas, or primary products thereof. 
Sec. 402. Elimination of the different treatment of foreign oil and gas extraction 
income and foreign oil related income for purposes of the foreign 
tax credit. 
Sec. 403. Broker reporting of customer’s basis in securities transactions. 
Sec. 404. 0.2 percent FUTA surtax. 
Sec. 405. Increase and extension of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax. 
TITLE I—ENERGY PRODUCTION 
INCENTIVES 
Subtitle A—Renewable Energy 
Incentives 
SEC. 101. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.— 
(1) 1-YEAR EXTENSION FOR WIND AND REFINED 
COAL FACILITIES.—Paragraphs (1) and (8) of section 
45(d) are each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 
(2) 2-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN OTHER FA-
CILITIES.—Each of the following provisions of section 
45(d) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’:
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6046 
To extend the authorization provided in the Act titled ‘‘An Act to preserve 
the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mrs. BOYDA of 
Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization provided in the Act titled ‘‘An 
Act to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 
corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to provide assistance’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION EXTENDED. 
Section 4 of the Act titled ‘‘An Act to preserve the 
cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance’’ (16 
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U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2019’’. 
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SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT 
OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. 
(a) CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.—Title II of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) RESTRICTION ON CHANGE OF CUSTODY.—If a 
motion for change of custody of a child of a servicemember 
is filed while the servicemember is deployed in support of 
a contingency operation, no court may enter an order 
modifying or amending any previous judgment or order, 
or issue a new order, that changes the custody arrange-
ment for that child that existed as of the date of the de-
ployment of the servicemember, except that a court may 
enter a temporary custody order if there is clear and con-
vincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the child. 
‘‘(b) COMPLETION OF DEPLOYMENT.—In any pre-
ceding covered under subsection (a), a court shall require 
that, upon the return of the servicemember from deploy-
ment in support of a contingency operation, the custody 
order that was in effect immediately preceding the date 
of the deployment of the servicemember is reinstated, un-
less there is clear and convincing evidence that such a re-
instatement is not in the best interest of the child. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION OF MILITARY SERVICE FROM DE-
TERMINATION OF CHILD’S BEST INTEREST.—If a motion 
for the change of custody of the child of a servicemember 
is filed, no court may consider the absence of the 
servicemember by reason of deployment, or possibility of 
deployment, in determining the best interest of the child. 
‘‘(d) CONTINGENCY OPERATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘contingency operation’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United 
States Code, except that the term may include such other 
deployments as the Secretary may prescribe.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to title II the following new item: 
‘‘208. Child custody protection.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6048 
AN ACT 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to 
provide for the protection of child custody ar-
rangements for parents who are members of the 
Armed Forces deployed in support of a contin-
gency operation.
tate investment trust which is publicly 
traded. 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent or more of the capital 
and profits interests of such partnership 
are owned, directly or indirectly, at all 
times during the taxable year by such real 
estate investment trust (determined with 
the application of section 267(c)). 
‘‘(iii) Such partnership meets the re-
quirements of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 
(applied without regard to section 710).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 7704(d) is amended by inserting ‘‘(deter-
mined without regard to section 856(c)(8))’’ after 
‘‘856(c)(2)’’. 
(c) IMPOSITION
OF
PENALTY
ON
UNDERPAY-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
6662 is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The application of subsection (d) of section 
710 or the regulations prescribed under section 
710(e) to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of 
section 710.’’. 
(2) AMOUNT OF PENALTY.—
197 
(1) GAO REPORT.—Section 302(b)(3) of the 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and as amended by 
section 2 of the Medicare DMEPOS Com-
petitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008’’ 
after ‘‘as amended by paragraph (1)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and the topics spec-
ified in subparagraph (C)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Not 
later than January 1, 2009,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the first date that 
payments are made under section 1847 of the 
Social Security Act,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TOPICS.—The topics specified in this 
subparagraph, for the study under subpara-
graph (A) concerning the competitive acquisi-
tion program, are the following: 
‘‘(i) Beneficiary access to items and 
services under the program, including the
570 
(ii) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(L), by striking 
‘‘section 11(e)(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
11(e)(19)’’. 
(5) Section 8 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, wheth-
er through coupons, access devices, or other-
wise’’; and 
(B) in subsections (e)(1) and (f), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 3(i)(5)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 3(n)(5)’’. 
(6) Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cou-
pon business’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit trans-
actions’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.—The Secretary 
shall establish specific time periods during which au-
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thorization to accept and redeem benefits shall be 
valid under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘section 
3(g)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(k)(9)’’. 
(7) Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2019) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘Regula-
tions’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. REDEMPTION OF PROGRAM BENEFITS. 
‘‘Regulations’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 3(k)(4) of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(p)(4)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 7(i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 7(h)’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’. 
(8) Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 3(n)(1) of this 
Act’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 3(t)(1)’’; and 
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