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vesting requirements. Similarly, such an action might be
brought with regard to the antidiscrimination, the
participation and coverage, or other requirements of current
law or as added by this bill. [H. Rept. 93-779, 106 (1974),
1974-3 C.B. 244, 349.]
H.R. 12855, reported on February 21, 1974, and H. Rept. 93-
807, 1974-3 C.B. (Supp.) 236, are identical on this matter to
H.R. 12481 and H. Rept. 93-779, respectively. H.R. 12906,
introduced on February 20, 1974, and referred to the House
Education and Labor Committee, 120 Cong. Rec. 3568, did not
include provisions for declaratory judgments. On February 28,
1974, the House of Representatives agreed to substitute the texts
of H.R. 12906 and H.R. 12855 for the text of H.R. 2, and then
passed H.R. 2., 120 Cong. Rec. 4717, 4756, 4781 (1974).
As a result of the foregoing, the language of H.R. 2 as
amended and passed by the House of Representatives, insofar as it
related to declaratory judgment actions brought by employees, was
identical to the language of H.R. 12481 and H.R. 12855 as
reported by the House Ways and Means Committee and described in
H. Rept. 93-779 and H. Rept. 93-807, respectively. Accordingly,
it is appropriate to look to the House Ways and Means Committee’s
reports on H.R. 12481 and H.R. 12855 for an authoritative
explanation of section 1041(a) of H.R. 2, as passed by the House
of Representatives.
On March 4, 1974, the Senate struck out all after the
enacting clause of H.R. 2 and inserted in lieu thereof the text
of H.R. 4200, as passed on September 19, 1973.
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