Mr. Chairman, this is an agreed-upon set of amendments. As I said, it was a bipartisan process, to some extent, in drafting. This makes technical revisions and requires Treasury to promulgate rules to clarify the nuclear, biological, chemical and radiation certification process. It provides that there be indexing, which is, I think, in accordance, there are some copayments, et cetera, and these will be indexed. It applies the reset mechanism to the deductible for nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological, and it makes technical and conforming changes. I believe, as I said, this represents a consensus.
Barney Frank: “Mr. Chairman, this is an agreed-upon set of amendments. As I said, it was a bipartisan process, to some extent, in…”
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Discussing a set of bipartisan amendments related to nuclear and chemical certification processes.
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