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(m) TITLE XIV.—Strike title XIV (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note et seq.). 
(n) TITLE XV.—Title XV (6 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is 
amended by striking section 1502. 
(o) TITLE XVIII.—Title XVIII (6 U.S.C. 571 et 
seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) 
In 
section 
1801(c)(12) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
571(c)(12)), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 
Grants and Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 
(2) In section 1804(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 574(b)(1)), 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency’’. 
(p) TITLE
XIX.—Section 1902(b)(3) (6 U.S.C. 
592(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘HA-
WAIIAN
NATIVE-SERVING’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIVE 
HAWAIIAN-SERVING’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Hawaiian native-serving’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian-serving’’. 
(q) TITLE XX.—Title XX (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In section 2006(b)(4)— 
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‘‘(I) in the case of a corporation,
ownership (by vote or value) of more
than 50 percent of the stock in such
corporation,
‘‘(II) in the case of a partner-
ship, ownership of more than 50 per-
cent of the profits interests or capital
interests in such partnership, or
‘‘(III) in any other case, owner-
ship of more than 50 percent of the
beneficial interests in the entity.
‘‘(ii) CONSTRUCTIVE
OWNERSHIP.—
Section 318 (relating to constructive own-
ership of stock) shall apply for purposes of
determining ownership of stock in a cor-
poration. Similar principles shall apply for
purposes of determining ownership of in-
terests in any other entity.
‘‘(E) RELATED PERSONS.—The Secretary
shall prescribe such rules as may be necessary
or appropriate to prevent avoidance of the pur-
poses of this paragraph through the use of re-
lated persons.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) CONTROL
TEST.—In the case of taxable
years beginning before January 1, 1999, an organi-
zation shall be treated as controlling another organi-
zation for purposes of section 512(b)(13) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by this
section) only if it controls such organization within
the meaning of such section, determined by sub-
stituting ‘‘80 percent’’ for ‘‘50 percent’’ each place
it appears in subparagraph (D) thereof.
SEC. 1052. LIMITATION ON INCREASE IN BASIS OF PROP-
ERTY RESULTING FROM SALE BY TAX-EX-
EMPT ENTITY TO A RELATED PERSON.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter O of chap-
ter 1 (relating to special rules for gain or loss on disposi-
tion of property) is amended by redesignating section
1061 as section 1062 and by inserting after section 1060
the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 1061. BASIS LIMITATION FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF
PROPERTY BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY TO RE-
LATED PERSON.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of a sale or ex-
change of property directly or indirectly between a tax-
exempt entity and a related person, the basis of the related
person in the property acquired shall not exceed the ad-
justed basis of such property (immediately before the ex-
change) in the hands of the tax-exempt entity, increased
by the amount of gain recognized to the tax-exempt entity
on the transfer which is subject to tax under section 511.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY.—The term ‘tax-ex-
empt entity’ means any entity which is exempt from
the tax imposed by this chapter.
‘‘(2) RELATED
PERSON.—The term ‘related
person’ means any person bearing a relationship to
the tax-exempt entity which is described in section
267(b) or 707(b)(1). For purposes of applying sec-
tion 267(b)(2) under the preceding sentence, such
an entity shall be treated as if it were an individ-
ual.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part IV of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by
striking the last item and inserting the following:
a claim during a period described in 
clause 
(i) 
or 
(ii) 
of 
subsection 
(a)(3)(B) only if the individual has a 
WTC-related physical health condition 
and with respect to such condition— 
‘‘(aa) the individual is an 
enrolled WTC responder; 
‘‘(bb) the individual is a cer-
tified-eligible WTC survivor; or 
‘‘(cc) the individual is an in-
dividual 
described 
in 
section 
3323(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
33(b)). 
‘‘(II) PERSONAL
REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—An individual who is a per-
sonal representative described in para-
graph (2)(C) may file a claim during 
a period described in clause (i) or (ii) 
of subsection (a)(3)(B) only if the 
Special Master, with assistance from 
the WTC Program Administrator as 
necessary, determines that the Admin-
istrator would have determined that— 
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‘‘Sec. 1061. Basis limitation for sale or exchange of property by
tax-exempt entity to related person.
‘‘Sec. 1062. Cross references.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after
June 8, 1997.
(2) BINDING
CONTRACTS.—The amendments
made by this section shall not apply to any sale or
exchange pursuant to a written contract which was
binding on June 8, 1997, and at all times thereafter
before the sale or exchange.
SEC. 1053. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCEPTION FROM REPORT-
ING, ETC. OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 6033(e)
(relating to exception where dues generally nondeductible)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION
WHERE
DUES
GENERALLY
NONDEDUCTIBLE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1)(A)
shall not apply to an organization if more than
90 percent of the amount of the aggregate an-
nual dues (or similar payments) paid to such
organization are paid—
‘‘(i) by individuals or families whose
annual dues (or similar amounts) are less
than $100, or
‘‘(aa) the condition that 
caused the death of the decedent 
was 
a 
WTC-related 
physical 
health condition; and 
‘‘(bb) on the date of the 
death of a decedent, the decedent 
would have qualified to be an en-
rolled WTC responder, a cer-
tified-eligible WTC survivor, or 
an individual described in section 
3323(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
33(b)).’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the pe-
riod described in subsection (a)(3)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a period described in clause (i) 
or (ii) of subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘the 
date on which the James Zadroga 9/11 
Health and Compensation Act of 2010 was 
enacted’’ and inserting ‘‘January 2, 2011’’. 
SEC. 104. PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 406 of the September 11th Victim Compensa-
tion Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
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(13) In section 424(a) (6 U.S.C. 234(a)), by 
striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Border Transpor-
tation and Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(14) In section 427 (6 U.S.C. 235), by striking 
subsection (c). 
(15) In section 428 (6 U.S.C. 236)— 
(A) in subsection (e), by striking para-
graphs (7) and (8); 
(B) by striking subsections (g) and (h); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub-
section (g). 
(16) By striking section 430 (6 U.S.C. 238). 
(17) By striking section 431 (6 U.S.C. 239). 
(18) In section 441 (6 U.S.C. 251)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘TO 
UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR
BORDER
AND 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary for Border 
and Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Secretary’’. 
(19) In section 442 (6 U.S.C. 252)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF BORDER 
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(3) 
COMPENSATORY
DAMAGES.—The 
term 
‘‘compensatory damages’’ does not include pre-judg-
ment or post-judgment interest or punitive damages. 
(4) FINAL JUDGMENT.—The term ‘‘final judg-
ment’’ means an enforceable final judgment, decree 
or order on liability and damages entered by a 
United States district court that is not subject to 
further appellate review, but does not include a 
judgment, decree, or order that has been waived, re-
linquished, satisfied, espoused by the United States, 
or subject to a bilateral claims settlement agreement 
between the United States and a foreign state. 
(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
Fund established by this title. 
(6) SOURCE
OTHER
THAN
THIS
FUND.—The 
term ‘‘source other than this Fund’’ means all col-
lateral sources, including life insurance, pension 
funds, death benefit programs, and payments by 
Federal, State, or local governments (including pay-
ments from the September 11th Victims Compensa-
tion Fund (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)), and court 
awarded compensation related to the act of inter-
national terrorism that gave rise to a claimant’s 
final judgment. 
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(7) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term 
‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the 
government of which the Secretary of State has de-
termined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(j)), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any 
other provision of law, is a government that has re-
peatedly provided support for acts of international 
terrorism. 
(8) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means a natural person en-
titled to a private right of action under section 
1605A(c) of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 210. SEVERABILITY. 
The provisions of this title are severable. If any provi-
sion of this title, or any application thereof, is found un-
constitutional, that finding shall not affect any provision 
or application of the Act not so adjudicated. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (c) shall apply to gifts made
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) SUBSECTION (b)—The amendment made by
subsection (b) shall apply to gifts made in calendar
years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 507. TERMINATION OF THROWBACK RULES FOR DO-
MESTIC TRUSTS.
(a) ACCUMULATION DISTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 665 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR UNITED STATES TRUSTS.—
For purposes of this subpart, in the case of a trust other
than a foreign trust, any distribution in any taxable year
beginning after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section shall be computed without regard to any undistrib-
uted net income.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b)
of section 665 is amended by inserting ‘‘except as
provided in subsection (f),’’ after ‘‘subpart,’’
(b) PROPERTY TRANSFERRED
TO TRUSTS.—Sub-
section (e) of section 644 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
160
end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘, or ’’, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) in the case of a trust other than a foreign
trust, any sale or exchange of property after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to distributions in taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) TRANSFERRED
PROPERTY.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (b) shall apply to sales or
exchanges after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 508. UNIFIED CREDIT OF DECEDENT INCREASED BY
UNIFIED CREDIT OF SPOUSE USED ON SPLIT
GIFT INCLUDED IN DECEDENT’S GROSS ES-
TATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2010 (relating to unified
credit against estate tax) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF UNIFIED CREDIT USED BY
SPOUSE
ON
SPLIT-GIFT
INCLUDED
IN
DECEDENT’S
GROSS ESTATE.—If—
located in the continental United States shall be 
open, with respect to a congressional general elec-
tion, beginning on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. local time 
and ending on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. local time. 
‘‘(3) EARLY
CLOSING.—A polling place may 
close between the hours of 10:00 p.m. local time on 
Saturday and 6:00 a.m. local time on Sunday as 
provided by the law of the State in which the polling 
place is located.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 
3, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1. Polling place hours. 
‘‘1A. Time of appointing electors.’’. 
(2) Sections 871(b) and 1751(f) of title 18, 
United States Code, are each amended by striking 
‘‘title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 1A and 2 of title 3’’. 
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ties Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Busi-
ness-Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts 
shall be transferred to and merged with this appropria-
tion. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $4,409,297,000 
for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the 
Secretary, of which $1,100,000,000 shall be for direct 
loans, and of which $3,309,297,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $116,063,000 for section 515 rental 
housing; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi- 
family housing loans; $5,045,000 for section 524 site 
loans; $11,501,000 for credit sales of acquired property, 
of which up to $1,501,000 may be for multi-family credit 
sales; and $10,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing 
land development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section
161
‘‘(1) the decedent was the donor of any gift
one-half of which was considered under section 2513
as made by the decedent’s spouse, and
‘‘(2) the amount of such gift is includible in the
gross estate of the decedent by reason of section
2035, 2036, 2037, or 2038,
the amount of the credit allowable by subsection (a) to
the estate of the decedent shall be increased by the amount
of the unified credit allowed against the tax imposed by
section 2501 on the amount of such gift considered under
section 2513 as made by such spouse.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to gifts made after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 509. REFORMATION OF DEFECTIVE BEQUESTS, ETC.,
TO SPOUSE OF DECEDENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 2056
(relating to bequests, etc., to surviving spouse) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) REFORMATIONS PERMITTED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any in-
terest in property with respect to which a de-
duction would be allowable under subsection (a)
but for a provision of this subsection, if—
475
not apply to any exchange having the effect of transferring
property to any person other than a United States per-
son.’’
(2) TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.—
Section 367 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(f) OTHER TRANSFERS.—To the extent provided in
regulations, if a United States person transfers property
to a foreign corporation as paid-in surplus or as a con-
tribution to capital (in a transaction not otherwise de-
scribed in this section), such foreign corporation shall not,
for purposes of determining the extent to which gain shall
be recognized on such transfer, be considered to be a cor-
poration.’’
(3) CERTAIN TRANSFERS TO PARTNERSHIPS.—
Section 721 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSFERS TO
FOREIGN PERSONS.—The Secretary may provide by regu-
lations that subsection (a) shall not apply to gain realized
on the transfer of property to a partnership if such gain,
when recognized, will be includible in the gross income of
a person other than a United States person.’’
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3861 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for 
employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of quali-
fied education loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2015 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. GRAHAM, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MURPHY of 
Florida, and Mr. BLUM) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the exclusion for employer-provided educational assist-
ance to employer payments of qualified education loans. 
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 ‘‘Employer Participation 
in Student Loan Assistance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER PAYMENT OF QUALI-
FIED EDUCATION LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating subpara-
graph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after 
subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) the payment by an employer, whether 
paid to the employee or to a lender, of principal 
or interest on any qualified education loan (as 
defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the 
employee, and’’. 
(b) 
DENIAL
OF
DOUBLE
BENEFIT.—Section 
221(e)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, or for any amount 
which is excludable from gross income under section 
127(c)(1)(B)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to payments made by employers 
after December 31, 2015. 
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‘‘(G) ensure all relevant constitutional, 
legal, and privacy protections are observed.’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
national cybersecurity and communications integration 
center of the Department of Homeland Security shall pro-
vide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information 
on the activities and effectiveness of such activities under 
subsection (g) of the second section 226 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148; relating to the na-
tional cybersecurity and communications integration cen-
ter), as added by subsection (a) of this section, on State 
and local information security. The center shall seek feed-
back from State and local governments regarding the ef-
fectiveness of such activities and include such feedback in 
the information required to be provided under this sub-
section. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3863 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condomin-
iums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2015 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
KING of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
SIRES, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common 
interest communities, condominiums, and housing co-
operatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Disaster Assistance 
Equity Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACIL-
ITY.—Section 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5122(11)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The term also includes any facilities (including 
roads, walkways, bridges, culverts, canals, sewer and 
wastewater systems, hazard mitigation systems, power, 
and other critical community infrastructure) owned or op-
erated by a common interest community that provide es-
sential services of a governmental nature.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(13) COMMON
INTEREST
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘common interest community’ means— 
‘‘(A) any nonprofit mandatory membership 
organization comprised of owners of real estate 
(other than a condominium or housing coopera-
tive) described in a declaration or created pur-
suant to a covenant or other applicable law with 
respect to which a person, by virtue of the per-
son’s ownership of a unit, is obligated to pay 
for a share of real estate taxes, insurance pre-
miums, maintenance, or improvement of, or 
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a center that is licensed, in accordance with such State 
law, shall be treated as satisfying any comparable require-
ments otherwise applicable to such a center for purposes 
of certification for participation under the State plan 
under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that residential pediatric 
recovery centers (as defined in section 3(c)) should offer 
counseling and other services to mothers (and other appro-
priate family members and caretakers) of infants receiving 
treatment at such centers. Such services may include the 
following: 
(1) Counseling or referrals for services. 
(2) Activities to encourage mother-infant bond-
ing. 
(3) Training on caring for such infants. 
(4) Activities to encourage transparency of rel-
evant State mandatory reporting requirements. 
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