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Public Law 108-173 House of Representatives Bill No. 1 of 2003

As signed on December 8, 2003 As codified in 117 United States Statutes 2066

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The legislative history of section 1395ddd(f)(2) of Title 42 of the United States Code as affected by the Public Law referenced above is documented by materials itemized in one declaration located immediately following the Exhibit A tab. The materials accompanying Exhibit B through D are itemized in this same declaration. The materials are organized as follows:

    Exhibit A – House of Representatives Bill No. 1 (Hastert – 2003),
Public Law 108-173
    Exhibit B – Senate Bill No. 1 of 2003, Competitor Bill
    Exhibit C – House of Representatives Bill No. 4954 of 2002
    Exhibit D – 107th Congress Predecessor Bills of 2001

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