[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 30, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10285-S10286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
  S. 1503. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to make 
a technical correction with respect to the definition of qualifying 
State; to the Committee on Finance.
  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I am introducing two bills today with 
Senator Domenici to address a technical problem with H.R. 2854 that 
potentially causes problems for the State of New Mexico. We continue to 
believe that New Mexico meets the definition of a ``qualifying state'' 
under the legislative language but introduce these two bills to clarify 
that New Mexico is such a State. I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of both bills to be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bills were ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1502

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF 
                   QUALIFYING STATE UNDER TITLE XXI OF THE SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY ACT.

       Effective as if included in the enactment of H.R. 2854, 
     108th Congress, section 2105(g)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act, as added by section 1(b) of H.R. 2854, 108th Congress, 
     as passed by the House of Representatives on July 25,

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     2003, is amended by inserting before the period ``, and 
     includes New Mexico''.

                                S. 1503

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF 
                   QUALIFYING STATE UNDER TITLE XXI OF THE SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY ACT.

       Effective as if included in the enactment of H.R. 2854, 
     108th Congress, section 2105(g)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act, as added by section 1(b) of H.R. 2854, 108th Congress, 
     as passed by the House of Representatives on July 25, 2003, 
     is amended by inserting ``(as determined by rounding to 
     nearest whole percentage)'' after ``percent'' the first place 
     it appears.
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