P.L. 109-432, The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

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H.R. 6111 (enacted as Public Law 109-432) makes various changes to tax and trade law. It also makes multiple changes in the Medicare program and provides for additional offshore oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico. Finally, it amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. The tax law changes include extending and expanding certain expiring provisions, altering rules for health savings accounts (HSA), and expanding the use of tax credits against the alternative minimum tax. Additionally, H.R. 6111 makes several changes in tariffs and trade law, which include suspending or reducing duties on specific products, extending and altering multiple trade preference programs, and granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam.