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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Volunteer Emergency Responder Fair Mileage Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders reimbursements of automobile operating expenses incurred for the benefit of a volunteer fire department; and (2) allow such volunteers to deduct such automobile operating expenses using the higher business mileage rate instead of the standard rate. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Volunteer Emergency Responder Fair Mileage Act of 2006</title>
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