What is the current status of the Section 127 educational assistance e

What is the current status of the Section 127 educational assistance exclusion? My understanding was that HR 1180 was going to extend it through December 31, 2001. Did this happen? Is the extension applicable to courses begun any time before the cutoff, or did they have to be in existence at any particular time?

It did go through:

http://www.benefitslink.com/boards/index.p...=ST&f=13&t=6046

Section 506 of <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:H.R.1180.ENR:">P.L. 106-170</a>:

SEC. 506. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL- Subsection (d) of section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking 'May 31, 2000' and inserting 'December 31, 2001'.

(B) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to courses beginning after May 31, 2000.