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SEC. 4. USE OF GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts from grants under this 
Act may be used only for assistance for acquisition, pres-
ervation incentives, operating costs, and capital expendi-
tures for a housing project that meets the requirements 
under subsection (b), (c), or (d). 
(b) PROJECTS WITH HUD-INSURED MORTGAGES.—
A project meets the requirements under this subsection 
only if—
(1) the project is financed by a loan or mort-
gage that is—
(A) insured or held by the Secretary under 
section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act 
and receiving loan management assistance 
under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 due to a conversion from section 
101 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1965; 
(B) insured or held by the Secretary and 
bears interest at a rate determined under the 
proviso of section 221(d)(5) of the National 
Housing Act; 
(C) insured, assisted, or held by the Sec-
retary or a State or State agency under section 
236 of the National Housing Act; or
(A) filing a complaint with the Secretary of 
Labor; or 
(B) if the Secretary of Labor has not 
issued a final decision within 180 days of the 
filing of the complaint and there is no showing 
that such delay is due to bad faith of the claim-
ant, bringing an action at law or equity for de 
novo review in the appropriate district court of 
the United States, which shall have jurisdiction 
over such action without regard to the amount 
in controversy. 
(2) PROCEDURE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—An action brought 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall be governed by 
the rules and procedures set forth in section 
42121(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Notification made under 
section 42121(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be made to the person named in the 
complaint and to the employer. 
(C) BURDENS
OF
PROOF.—An action 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by 
the legal burdens of proof set forth in section 
42121(b) of title 49, United States Code.
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other awards based on the goals in subsection (a) or
any subsequent modification thereto.
SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of Energy.
(2) DEPARTMENTAL MISSION.—The term ‘‘de-
partmental mission’’ means any of the functions
vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101
et seq.) or other law.
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ means any of the following lab-
oratories owned by the Department:
(A) Ames Laboratory.
(B) Argonne National Laboratory.
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory.
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Labora-
tory.
(E) Idaho National Engineering and Envi-
ronmental Laboratory.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The head of an executive 
agency is not required to procure an Energy Star 
product or FEMP designated product under para-
graph (1) if the head of the executive agency finds 
in writing that— 
‘‘(A) an Energy Star product or FEMP 
designated product is not cost-effective over the 
life of the product taking energy cost savings 
into account; or 
‘‘(B) no Energy Star product or FEMP 
designated product is reasonably available that 
meets the functional requirements of the execu-
tive agency. 
‘‘(3) PROCUREMENT PLANNING.—The head of 
an executive agency shall incorporate into the speci-
fications for all procurements involving energy con-
suming products and systems, including guide speci-
fications, project specifications, and construction, 
renovation, and services contracts that include provi-
sion of energy consuming products and systems, and 
into the factors for the evaluation of offers received 
for the procurement, criteria for energy efficiency 
that are consistent with the criteria used for rating 
Energy Star products and for rating FEMP des-
ignated products.
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other awards based on the goals in subsection (a) or 
any subsequent modification thereto. 
SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) DEPARTMENTAL MISSION.—The term ‘‘de-
partmental mission’’ means any of the functions 
vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.) or other law. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ means any of the following lab-
oratories owned by the Department: 
(A) Ames Laboratory. 
(B) Argonne National Laboratory. 
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory. 
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Labora-
tory. 
(E) Idaho National Engineering and Envi-
ronmental Laboratory.
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the transmission charges that the funding 
entity or its assignee is otherwise assessed 
by the transmission provider; 
‘‘(II) appropriate financial or physical 
rights; or 
‘‘(III) any other method of cost recov-
ery or compensation approved by the Com-
mission. 
‘‘(3) A plan submitted under this section shall apply 
only to— 
‘‘(A) a contract or interconnection agreement 
executed or filed with the Commission after the date 
of enactment of this section; or 
‘‘(B) an interconnection agreement pending re-
hearing as of November 1, 2003. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this section diminishes or alters the 
rights of individual members of an RTO or ISO under 
this Act. 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the allocation 
of costs or the cost methodology employed by an RTO or 
ISO authorized by the Commission to allocate costs (in-
cluding costs for transmission service related expansion or 
new generator interconnection) prior to the date of enact-
ment of this section.
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available to the Administrator under section 
9014(2)(A) for each fiscal year for use in pay-
ing the reasonable costs, incurred under a coop-
erative agreement with any State for— 
‘‘(i) actions taken by the State under 
section 9003(h)(7)(A); 
‘‘(ii) 
necessary 
administrative 
ex-
penses, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, that are directly related to State 
fund or State assurance programs under 
subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(iii) any State fund or State assur-
ance program carried out under subsection 
(c)(1) for a release from an underground 
storage tank regulated under this subtitle 
to the extent that, as determined by the 
State in accordance with guidelines devel-
oped jointly by the Administrator and the 
States, the financial resources of the owner 
and operator of the underground storage 
tank (including resources provided by a 
program in accordance with subsection 
(c)(1)) are not adequate to pay the cost of 
a corrective action without significantly im-
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‘‘(iii) the agency has achieved compliance with 
the energy efficiency requirements of this Act, the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992, Executive orders, and 
other Federal law; and 
‘‘(iv) the agency has implemented all prac-
ticable, life cycle cost-effective projects with respect 
to the Federal building or collection of Federal 
buildings to be excluded. 
‘‘(B) A finding of impracticability under subpara-
graph (A)(i) shall be based on— 
‘‘(i) the energy intensiveness of activities car-
ried out in the Federal building or collection of Fed-
eral buildings; or 
‘‘(ii) the fact that the Federal building or col-
lection of Federal buildings is used in the perform-
ance of a national security function.’’. 
(d) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.—Section 543(c)(2) of 
the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8253(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘impracticability standards’’ and 
inserting ‘‘standards for exclusion’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a finding of impracticability’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the exclusion’’; and
TITLE XXII—NAVY 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2403. Energy conservation projects. 
Sec. 2404. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
TITLE XXVII—EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2002 projects. 
Sec. 2703. Extension and renewal of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2001 
projects. 
Sec. 2704. Effective date. 
TITLE XXVIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military 
Family Housing Changes 
Sec. 2801. Increase in certain thresholds for carrying out unspecified minor mili-
tary construction projects. 
Sec. 2802. Assessment of vulnerability of military installations to terrorist attack 
and annual report on military construction requirements related 
to antiterrorism and force protection. 
Sec. 2803. Change in threshold for congressional notification regarding use of op-
eration and maintenance funds for facility repair. 
Sec. 2804. Reporting requirements regarding military family housing require-
ments for general officers and flag officers.
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HR 4200 EAS/PP 
land Security $300,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out 
the requirements of section 4011(a). 
Attest: 
Secretary.
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4200 
AMENDMENT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activi-
ties of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 
June 23 (legislative day, June 22), 2004 
Ordered to be printed as passed
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mission and distribution facilities on Fed-
eral land; and 
(ii) opportunities for additional oil 
and gas pipeline and electric transmission 
capacity within those rights-of-way and 
corridors; and 
(B) that includes a plan for making avail-
able, on request, to the appropriate Federal, 
State, and local agencies, tribal governments, 
and other persons involved in the siting of oil 
and gas pipelines and electricity transmission 
facilities Geographic Information System-based 
information regarding the location of the exist-
ing rights-of-way and corridors and any planned 
rights-of-way and corridors. 
(2) CONSULTATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS.— 
In preparing the report, the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
with— 
(A) other agencies of Federal, State, tribal, 
or local units of government, as appropriate; 
(B) persons involved in the siting of oil 
and gas pipelines and electric transmission fa-
cilities; and 
(C) other interested members of the public.
event of conflict between this section and other laws 
and regulations, this section shall take precedence. 
(2) CONSISTENT
USE.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the scenic areas as the Sec-
retary finds will further the purposes for which the 
scenic areas are established. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall develop a management plan for the scenic 
areas consistent with this section. The management plan 
shall be developed as an amendment to the land and re-
source management plan for the Jefferson National For-
est, except that nothing in this section requires the Sec-
retary to revise the land and resource management plan 
for the Jefferson National Forest pursuant to section 6 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(e) ROADS.—After the date of the enactment of this 
Act, no roads shall be established or constructed within 
the scenic areas, except that this prohibition shall not be 
construed to deny access to private lands or interests 
therein in the scenic areas. 
(f) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—No timber harvest 
shall be allowed within the scenic areas, except as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture finds necessary in the control of fire,
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4201 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Tetrakis ((2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)4,4- 
biphenylenediphonite). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2004 
Mr. BONNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Tetrakis ((2,4-di-tert- 
butylphenyl)4,4-biphenylenediphonite). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON TETRAKIS ((2,4-DI- 
TERT-BUTYLPHENYL)4,4- 
BIPHENYLENEDIPHONITE). 
(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:
‘‘ 
9902.28.35 
Tetrakis ((2,4-di-tert- 
butylphenyl)4,4- 
biphenylenediphonite) (CAS 
No. 119345–01–6) (provided 
for in subheading 
2835.29.50) .........................
Free 
No Change 
No Change 
On or Before 
12/31/2007 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4203 
To suspend temporarily the duty on nitrocellulose. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2004 
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on nitrocellulose. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NITROCELLULOSE. 
(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: 
‘‘ 
9902.39.13 
Cellulose nitrate (nitrocellu-
lose) (provided for in sub-
heading 3912.20.00) ............
Free 
Free 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2007 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘SEC. 30B. HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLE REFUELING 
PROPERTY CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) CREDIT ALLOWED.—There shall be allowed as 
a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year 
for the qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling prop-
erty and the installation thereof. 
‘‘(b) YEAR CREDIT ALLOWED.—The credit allowed 
under subsection (a) shall be allowed in the taxable year 
in which the qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling 
property is placed in service by the taxpayer. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED HYDROGEN-POW-
ERED
VEHICLE
REFUELING
PROPERTY.—The term 
‘qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property’ 
means any property (not including a building and its 
structural components) if— 
‘‘(1) such property is of a character subject to 
the allowance for depreciation, 
‘‘(2) the original use of such property begins 
with the taxpayer, and 
‘‘(3) such property is for the production, stor-
age or dispensing of hydrogen fuel into the fuel tank 
of a motor vehicle propelled by such fuel.
‘‘(1) $3,616,001 shall be available to the Alaska 
Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper-
ations under section 5307 of such title; 
‘‘(2) $37,278,750 shall be available for bus and 
bus facilities grants under section 5309 of such title; 
‘‘(3) $67,588,463 shall be available to provide 
transportation services to elderly individuals and in-
dividuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such 
title; 
‘‘(4) $179,391,044 shall be available to provide 
financial assistance for other than urbanized areas 
under section 5311 of such title; 
‘‘(5) $5,181,748 shall be available to provide fi-
nancial assistance in accordance with section 
3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century; and 
‘‘(6) $2,569,206,421 shall be available to pro-
vide financial assistance for urbanized areas under 
section 5307 of such title.’’. 
(e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’ 
and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2004’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4208 
To discourage the abuse of stock options by executives of public companies 
by preventing unjust enrichment through the recapture of profits when 
shareholders suffer losses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2004 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To discourage the abuse of stock options by executives of 
public companies by preventing unjust enrichment 
through the recapture of profits when shareholders suffer 
losses. 
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 ‘‘Executive Stock Op-
tion Profit Recapture Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to reduce the perverse incentive created by 
executive stock options for executives to take actions 
to inflate the value of their shares prior to exercising 
options; and 
(2) to prevent the resulting losses to share-
holders by limiting the ability of executive officers 
and directors to profit from the exercise of stock op-
tions when shareholders have suffered substantial 
losses. 
SEC. 3. RETURN OF STOCK OPTION PROFITS. 
Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 
U.S.C. 7243) is amended 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) STOCK OPTION EXERCISE PRIOR TO STOCK 
PRICE DECLINES.—The Commission shall prescribe rules 
requiring that, if, at the end of a period ending one year 
after one or more of the five most highly compensated ex-
ecutive officers or the directors of an issuer have exercised 
options on securities of an issuer granted to the executive 
officer or director as compensation, the stock of the issuer 
has declined by a material amount, as determined by the 
Commission by rule, then such executive officer or director
shall be required to reimburse the issuer for all gains real-
ized on the sale of securities obtained as a result of the 
option exercise that are in excess of any gains that would 
have been realized had the securities been sold at the stock 
price at the end of such one-year period. Such rules shall 
be effective one year after the date of enactment of the 
Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Act of 
2004.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’. 
SEC. 4. DEADLINE FOR RULEMAKING. 
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall pre-
scribe the rules and regulations required by the amend-
ments made by this Act within 270 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4210 
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing 
industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2004 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the 
commercial fishing industry. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO BUSINESSES PRO-
VIDING SERVICES TO PRODUCERS OR HAR-
VESTERS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS. 
(a) FARM CREDIT BANKS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES.—Section 1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2017) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) persons furnishing to producers or har-
vesters of aquatic products services directly related 
to their operating needs.’’. 
(2) PURPOSES FOR EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT.— 
Section 
1.11(c)(1) 
of 
such 
Act 
(12 
U.S.C. 
2019(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and to persons 
furnishing services directly related to the operating 
needs of producers or harvesters of aquatic prod-
ucts’’ after ‘‘needs’’. 
(b) PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS.—Section 
2.4(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
aquatic products services directly related to their oper-
ating needs.’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4215
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding 
exposure to hazardous substances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2004
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Ms. 
LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimi-
nation regarding exposure to hazardous substances, 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 ‘‘Community Environ-
mental Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCRIMINATION REGARDING EXPOSURE TO HAZ-
ARDOUS SUBSTANCES. 
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following title:
SEC. 7. SANCTIONS AGAINST AND BACKGROUND CHECKS 
OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND PRO-
VIDERS. 
Section 1921 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396r–2) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 
Criminal Background Checks of’’ after ‘‘Against’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
CONCERNING
CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND OF LICENSED HEALTH CARE PRACTI-
TIONERS.—The State shall have in effect a system 
of reporting criminal background information on li-
censed health care practitioners to the agency des-
ignated under section 424(b) of the Health Care 
Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 
11134(b)).’’. 
SEC. 8. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, 
through the promulgation of appropriate regulations, im-
plement the provisions of this Act within 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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