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Union Calendar No. 48 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1669 

[Report No. 118–68] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2023 

Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself, Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. BOST) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 17, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. CARL, and Mr. MURPHY

MAY 17, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 21, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 

the high technology pilot program of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VET–TEC Authoriza5 tion Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HIGH TECH7 NOLOGY PROGRAM. 

8 (a) HIGH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of title 38, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 3699C. High technology program 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall carry 

14 out a program under which the Secretary provides covered 

15 individuals with the opportunity to enroll in high tech16 nology programs of education that the Secretary determines 

17 provide training or skills sought by employers in a relevant 

18 field or industry. 

19 ‘‘(2) Not more than 6,000 covered individuals may 

20 participate in the program under this section in any fiscal 

21 year. 

22 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 

23 shall provide, to each covered individual who pursues a high 

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1 vided under section 3313(c)(1) of this title, including with 

2 respect to the housing stipend described in that section and 

3 in accordance with the treatment of programs that are dis4 tance learning and programs that are less than half-time. 

5 ‘‘(2) Under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 

6 such amounts of educational assistance to a covered indi7 vidual for each of the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) A high technology program of education. 

9 ‘‘(B) A second such program if— 

10 ‘‘(i) the second such program begins at least 

11 18 months after the covered individual graduates 

12 from the first such program; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the covered individual uses educational 

14 assistance under chapter 33 of this title to pur15 sue the second such program. 

16 ‘‘(c) CONTRACTS.—(1) For purposes of carrying out 

17 subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to enter into con18 tracts with any number of qualified providers of high tech19 nology programs of education for the provision of such pro20 grams to covered individuals. Each such contract shall pro21 vide for the conditions under which the Secretary may ter22 minate the contract with the provider and the procedures 

23 for providing for the graduation of students who were en24 rolled in a program provided by such provider in the case 

25 of such a termination. 


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1 ‘‘(2) A contract under this subsection shall provide 

2 that the Secretary shall pay to a provider— 

3 ‘‘(A) upon the enrollment of a covered individual 

4 in the program, 25 percent of the cost of the tuition 

5 and other fees for the program of education for the in6 dividual; 

7 ‘‘(B) upon graduation of the individual from the 

8 program, 25 percent of such cost; and 

9 ‘‘(C) 50 percent of such cost upon— 

10 ‘‘(i) the successful employment of the cov11 ered individual for a period— 

12 ‘‘(I) of 180 days in the field of study 

13 of the program; and 

14 ‘‘(II) that begins not later than 180 

15 days following graduation of the covered in16 dividual from the program; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the employment of the individual by 

18 the provider for a period of one year; or 

19 ‘‘(iii) the enrollment of the individual in a 

20 program of education to continue education in 

21 such field of study. 

22 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this section, a provider of a high 

23 technology program of education is qualified if— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the provider employs instructors whom the 

2 Secretary determines are experts in their respective 

3 fields in accordance with paragraph (5); 

4 ‘‘(B) the provider has successfully provided the 

5 high technology program for at least one year; 

6 ‘‘(C) the provider does not charge tuition and 

7 fees to a covered individual who receives assistance 

8 under this section to pursue such program that are 

9 higher than the tuition and fees charged by such pro10 vider to another individual; and 

11 ‘‘(D) the provider meets the approval criteria de12 veloped by the Secretary under paragraph (4). 

13 ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall prescribe criteria for ap14 proving providers of a high technology program of edu15 cation under this section. 

16 ‘‘(B) In developing such criteria, the Secretary may 

17 consult with State approving agencies. 

18 ‘‘(C) Such criteria are not required to meet the require19 ments of section 3672 of this title. 

20 ‘‘(D) Such criteria shall include the job placement rate, 

21 in the field of study of a program of education, of covered 

22 individuals who complete such program of education. 

23 ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall determine whether instructors 

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1 nished to the Secretary by the provider regarding the ability 

2 of the instructors to— 

3 ‘‘(A) identify professions in need of new employ4 ees to hire, tailor the programs to meet market needs, 

5 and identify the employers likely to hire graduates; 

6 ‘‘(B) effectively teach the skills offered to covered 

7 individuals; 

8 ‘‘(C) provide relevant industry experience in the 

9 fields of programs offered to incoming covered indi10 viduals; and 

11 ‘‘(D) demonstrate relevant industry experience in 

12 such fields of programs. 

13 ‘‘(6) In entering into contracts under this subsection, 

14 the Secretary shall give preference to a provider of a high 

15 technology program of education— 

16 ‘‘(A) from which at least 70 percent of graduates 

17 find full-time employment in the field of study of the 

18 program during the 180-day period beginning on the 

19 date the student graduates from the program; or 

20 ‘‘(B) that offers tuition reimbursement for any 

21 student who graduates from such a program and does 

22 not find employment described in subparagraph (A). 

23 ‘‘(d) EFFECT ON OTHER ENTITLEMENT.—(1) If a cov24 ered individual enrolled in a high technology program of 

25 education under this section has remaining entitlement to 


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1 educational assistance under chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 

2 of this title, entitlement of the individual to educational as3 sistance under this section shall be charged at the rate of 

4 one month of such remaining entitlement for each such 

5 month of educational assistance under this section. 

6 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not consider enrollment in a 

7 high technology program of education under this section to 

8 be assistance under a provision of law referred to in section 

9 3695 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITU11 TIONS.—(1) The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment 

12 of any covered individual, not already enrolled, in any high 

13 technology programs of education under this section for any 

14 period during which the Secretary finds that more than 85 

15 percent of the students enrolled in the program are having 

16 all or part of their tuition, fees, or other charges paid to 

17 or for them by the educational institution or by the Depart18 ment of Veterans Affairs under this title or under chapter 

19 1606 or 1607 of title 10, except with respect to tuition, fees, 

20 or other charges that are paid under a payment plan at 

21 an educational institution that the Secretary determines 

22 has a history of offering payment plans that are completed 

23 not later than 180 days after the end of the applicable term, 

24 quarter, or semester. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive a requirement of para2 graph (1) if the Secretary determines, pursuant to regula3 tions which the Secretary shall prescribe, such waiver to 

4 be in the interest of the covered individual and the Federal 

5 Government. Not later than 30 days after the Secretary 

6 waives such a requirement, the Secretary shall submit to 

7 the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

8 House of Representatives a report regarding such waiver. 

9 ‘‘(3)(A)(i) The Secretary shall establish and maintain 

10 a process by which an educational institution may request 

11 a review of a determination that the educational institution 

12 does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1). 

13 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary may consult with a State approv14 ing agency regarding such process or such a review. 

15 ‘‘(iii) Not later than 180 days after the Secretary es16 tablishes or revises a process under this subparagraph, the 

17 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af18 fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

19 regarding such process. 

20 ‘‘(B) An educational institution that requests a review 

21 under subparagraph (A)— 

22 ‘‘(i) shall request the review not later than 30 

23 days after the start of the term, quarter, or semester 

24 for which the determination described in subpara25 graph (A) applies; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) may include any information that the edu2 cational institution believes the Department should 

3 have taken into account when making the determina4 tion, including with respect to any mitigating cir5 cumstances. 

6 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 

7 the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 

8 thereafter until the termination date specified in subsection 

9 (i), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet10 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

11 a report on the operation of program under this section dur12 ing the year covered by the report. Each such report shall 

13 include each of the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) The number of covered individuals enrolled 

15 in the program, disaggregated by type of educational 

16 institution, during the year covered by the report. 

17 ‘‘(2) The number of covered individuals who 

18 completed a high technology program of education 

19 under the program during the year covered by the re20 port. 

21 ‘‘(3) The average employment rate of covered in22 dividuals who completed such a program of education 

23 during such year, as of 180 days after the date of 

24 completion. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The average length of time between the com2 pletion of such a program of education and employ3 ment. 

4 ‘‘(5) The total number of covered individuals 

5 who completed a program of education under the pro6 gram and who, as of the date of the submission of the 

7 report, are employed in a position related to tech8 nology. 

9 ‘‘(6) The average salary of a covered individual 

10 who completed a program of education under the pro11 gram and who is employed in a position related to 

12 technology, in various geographic areas determined by 

13 the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(7) The average salary of all individuals em15 ployed in positions related to technology in the geo16 graphic areas determined under subparagraph (F), 

17 and the difference, if any, between such average sal18 ary and the average salary of a covered individual 

19 who completed a program of education under the pro20 gram and who is employed in a position related to 

21 technology. 

22 ‘‘(8) The number of covered individuals who 

23 completed a program of education under the program 

24 and who subsequently enrolled in a second program 

25 of education under the program. 


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1 ‘‘(g) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION; CONSULTATION.— 

2 (1) The Secretary shall develop practices to use to collect 

3 information about covered individuals and providers of 

4 high technology programs of education. 

5 ‘‘(2) For the purpose of carrying out program under 

6 this section, the Secretary may consult with providers of 

7 high technology programs of education and may establish 

8 an advisory group made up of representatives of such pro9 viders, private employers in the technology field, and other 

10 relevant groups or entities, as the Secretary determines nec11 essary. 

12 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individual’ means any of 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) A veteran whom the Secretary deter16 mines— 

17 ‘‘(i) served an aggregate of at least 36 

18 months on active duty in the Armed Forces 

19 (including service on active duty in entry 

20 level and skill training) and was discharged 

21 or released therefrom under conditions other 

22 than dishonorable; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) has not attained the age of 62. 

24 ‘‘(B) A member of the Armed Forces that 

25 the Secretary determines will become a veteran 


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1 described in subparagraph (A) fewer than 180 

2 days after the date of such determination. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘high technology program of edu4 cation’ means a program of education— 

5 ‘‘(A) offered by a public or private edu6 cational institution; 

7 ‘‘(B) if offered by an institution of higher 

8 learning, that is provided directly by such insti9 tution rather than by an entity other than such 

10 institution under a contract or other agreement; 

11 ‘‘(C) that does not lead to a degree; 

12 ‘‘(D) that has a term of not less than six 

13 and not more than 28 weeks; and 

14 ‘‘(E) that provides instruction in computer 

15 programming, computer software, media appli16 cation, data processing, or information sciences. 

17 ‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a pro18 gram under this section shall terminate on September 30, 

19 2028.’’. 

20 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

22 inserting after the item relating to section 3699B the 

23 following new item: 

‘‘3699C. High technology program.’’. 

24 (b) EFFECT ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY PILOT PRO25 GRAM.—Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans 


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1 Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 

2 38 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (6); 

4 and 

5 (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 

6 following new subsection (h): 

7 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 

8 pilot program under this section shall terminate on Sep9 tember 30, 2023.’’. 

10 (c) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRO11 GRAMS.—Section 3680A of title 38, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) Any independent study program except— 

16 ‘‘(A) an independent study program (in17 cluding such a program taken over open circuit 

18 television) that— 

19 ‘‘(i) is accredited by an accrediting 

20 agency or association recognized by the Sec21 retary of Education under subpart 2 of part 

22 H of title IV of the Higher Education Act 

23 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b); 

24 ‘‘(ii) leads to— 

25 ‘‘(I) a standard college degree; 


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1 ‘‘(II) a certificate that reflects 

2 educational attainment offered by an 

3 institution of higher learning; or 

4 ‘‘(III) a certificate that reflects 

5 graduation from a course of study of6 fered by— 

7 ‘‘(aa) an area career and 

8 technical education school (as de9 fined in subparagraphs (C) and 

10 (D) of section 3(3) of the Carl D. 

11 Perkins Career and Technical 

12 Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

13 2302(3))) that provides education 

14 at the postsecondary level; or 

15 ‘‘(bb) a postsecondary voca16 tional institution (as defined in 

17 section 102(c) of the Higher Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 1002(c))) that provides education 

20 at the postsecondary level; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a program de22 scribed in clause (ii)(III)— 

23 ‘‘(I) provides training aligned 

24 with the requirements of employers in 

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1 gram is located, which may include in2 demand industry sectors or occupa3 tions; 

4 ‘‘(II) provides a student, upon 

5 graduation from the program, with a 

6 recognized postsecondary credential 

7 that is recognized by employers in the 

8 relevant industry, which may include 

9 a credential recognized by industry or 

10 sector partnerships in the State or 

11 local area where the industry is lo12 cated; and 

13 ‘‘(III) meets such content and in14 structional standards as may be re15 quired to comply with the criteria 

16 under section 3676(c)(14) and (15) of 

17 this title; or 

18 ‘‘(B) an online high technology program of 

19 education (as defined in subsection (h)(2) of sec20 tion 3699C of this title)— 

21 ‘‘(i) the provider of which has entered 

22 into a contract with the Secretary under 

23 subsection (c) of such section; 

24 ‘‘(ii) that has been provided to covered 

25 individuals (as defined in subsection (h)(1) 


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1 of such section) under such contract for a 

2 period of at least five years; 

3 ‘‘(iii) regarding which the Secretary 

4 has determined that the average employ5 ment rate of covered individuals who grad6 uated from such program of education is 65 

7 percent or higher for the year preceding 

8 such determination; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) that satisfies the requirements of 

10 subsection (e) of such section.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(8) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the enrollment 

14 of a veteran in an online high technology program described 

15 in subsection (a)(4)(B).’’. 

16 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 subsections (a) and (c) shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 

18 SEC. 3. BURIAL ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO 

19 DIE AT HOME WHILE IN RECEIPT OF HOSPICE 

20 CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF VET21 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 

23 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is further amended— 

24 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 

25 a semicolon; 


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1 (2) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

4 clause: 

5 ‘‘(iii) a home or other setting at which the 

6 deceased veteran was, at the time of death, re7 ceiving hospice care pursuant to section 1717(a) 

8 of this title if such care was directly preceded by 

9 the Secretary furnishing to the veteran hospital 

10 care or nursing home care described in subclause 

11 (I), (II), or (III) of clause (ii).’’. 

12 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub13 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act and apply with respect to deaths occurring on 

15 or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 4. INCLUSION OF NON-DEGREE FLIGHT TRAINING IN 

18 CERTAIN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR 

19 CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON20 NECTED DISABILITIES. 

21 Section 3101 of title 38, United States Code, is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the 

24 following: ‘‘A rehabilitation program may include a 


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1 program that includes flight training and does not 

2 lead to a degree.’’; and 

3 (2) by redesignating the first paragraph (10) as 

4 paragraph (1). 

5 SEC. 5. SOLE LIABILITY FOR TRANSFERRED EDUCATIONAL 

6 ASSISTANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FAILS 

7 TO COMPLETE A SERVICE AGREEMENT. 

8 Subsection (i) of section 3319 of title 38, United States 

9 Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘In the event’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (2), in the event’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘of this title’’ after ‘‘section 

14 3685’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN GEN17 ERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLE LIABILITY’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘for which the individual shall be sole20 ly liable to the United States for the amount of 

21 the overpayment for purposes of section 3685 of 

22 this title’’; and 

23 (3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)— 

24 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

25 striking ‘‘Subparagraph (A) shall not apply’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘Neither the individual nor the de2 pendent shall be liable to the United States for 

3 the amount of the overpayment for purposes of 

4 section 3685 of this title’’; and 

5 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘of this 

6 title’’ after ‘‘section 3311(c)(4)’’. 

7 SEC. 6. INCREASE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

8 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS 

9 OF EDUCATION IN REPUBLIC OF PHIL10 IPPINES. 

11 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

12 ‘‘Filipino Education Fairness Act’’. 

13 (b) INCREASE.—Section 3532 of title 38, United States 

14 Code, is amended— 

15 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

16 (2) by resdesignating subsections (e) through (g) 

17 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively. 

18 SEC. 7. PROVISION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY AND 

19 AWARD LETTERS USING ELECTRONIC MEANS. 

20 Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

21 by inserting after section 3698 the following new section 

22 (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of 

23 such chapter accordingly): 


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1 ‘‘§ 3698A. Provision of certificates of eligibility and 

2 award letters using electronic means 

3 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by sub4 section (b), the Secretary shall provide to an individual the 

5 following documents using electronic means: 

6 ‘‘(1) A certificate of eligibility for the entitlement 

7 of the individual to covered educational assistance. 

8 ‘‘(2) An award letter regarding the authorization 

9 of the individual to receive covered educational assist10 ance. 

11 ‘‘(b) ELECTION TO OPT OUT.—An individual may 

12 elect to receive the documents specified in subsection (a) by 

13 mail rather than through electronic means under subsection 

14 (a). An individual may revoke such an election at any time, 

15 by means prescribed by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(c) COVERED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—In this 

17 section, the term ‘covered educational assistance’ means 

18 educational assistance under chapter 30, 33, or 35, or sec19 tion 3699C, of this title.’’. 

20 SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING 

21 LOAN FEES. 

22 The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 

23 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 14, 

24 2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April 30, 

25 2032’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 48 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1669 

[Report No. 118–68] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 

other purposes. the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for permanent the high technology pilot program of 

MAY 17, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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