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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3940 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2007 Mr. Ellison (for himself, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

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Regulations

Section 6052(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396n note) is amended to read as follows: (b)

Final Regulations

The Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a) consistent with the notice and comment requirements in section 553 of title 5, United States Code, except that the period of public comment on the proposed regulations shall be not less than 180 days. Consistent with the requirements of section 801(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the final regulations shall take effect not less than 90 days after publication in the Federal Register or presentation to each House of the Congress or the Comptroller General, whichever occurs later. .