[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
  S. 2280. A bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; to the 
Committee on Finance.
  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2280

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

     SECTION 1. 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.''.
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