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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1726 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the 
types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting 
property from the estate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2019 
Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. LATTA, and 
Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include 
firearms in the types of property allowable under the 
alternative provision for exempting property from the 
estate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Gun Own-
ers in Bankruptcy Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) The debtor’s aggregate interest, not to 
exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or fire-
arms.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(4)(A)— 
(A) in clause (xiv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (xv) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xvi) The debtor’s aggregate interest, not to 
exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or fire-
arms.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(b) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT REGARDING APPLICA-
TION
TO
GRANDFATHERED
PLANS.—Section 
1251(a)(4)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18011(a)(4)(A)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) Section 2719A(e) (relating to 
cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to group health plans 
for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and 
with respect to health insurance coverage offered, sold, 
issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the individual 
or group market on or after such date. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1732 
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to specify that the waiver authority under such Act includes 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 for purpose of construction of physical barriers 
along border, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2019 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to specify that the waiver 
authority under such Act includes the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 and the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 for purpose of construction of physical bar-
riers along border, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Furthering American 
Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act’’ 
or the ‘‘FASTER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE THE NATIONAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 AND 
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 FOR 
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF PHYSICAL 
BARRIERS ALONG BORDER. 
Paragraph (1) of section 102(c) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘waive all legal require-
ments’’. 
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‘‘(iii) any amount that would have 
been treated as ordinary income under this 
subsection had the decedent sold such in-
terest immediately before death shall be 
treated as an item of income in respect of 
a decedent under section 691. 
‘‘(2) LOSS.—Any loss on the disposition of an 
investment services partnership interest shall be 
treated as an ordinary loss to the extent of the ex-
cess (if any) of— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate amount treated as ordi-
nary income under subsection (a) with respect 
to such interest for all partnership taxable 
years to which this section applies, over 
‘‘(B) the aggregate amount treated as or-
dinary loss under subsection (a) with respect to 
such interest for all partnership taxable years 
to which this section applies. 
‘‘(3) ELECTION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EX-
CHANGES.—Paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall not apply to 
the contribution of an investment services partner-
ship interest to a partnership in exchange for an in-
terest in such partnership if— 
‘‘(A) the taxpayer makes an irrevocable 
election to treat the partnership interest re-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1734 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions 
on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use 
of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration 
status in any decennial census, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Full Partici-
pation in the Census Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CENSUS QUESTIONS ON CITIZENSHIP, 
NATIONALITY, OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a ques-
tionnaire or survey used to carry out, or in connection 
with, any decennial census of population may not include 
any question regarding citizenship, nationality, or immi-
gration status of the respondent, any family member of 
the respondent, or any individual living in the respondent’s 
household. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the survey, con-
ducted by the Secretary, commonly referred to as the 
‘American Community Survey’.’’. 
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(3) the remainder shall be made available for 
implementation grants under subsection (c)(1). 
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‘‘(B) Rental Assistance/Section 8 Vouch-
ers. 
‘‘(C) Supportive Housing. 
‘‘(D) Public Housing Repair. 
‘‘(E) Inspector General. 
‘‘(9) Department of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(B) United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(C) National Park Service. 
‘‘(D) Wildland Fire Management. 
‘‘(10) Department of Justice: 
‘‘(A) Legal Activities. 
‘‘(B) United States Marshals Service. 
‘‘(C) Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(D) Drug Enforcement Administration. 
‘‘(E) Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives. 
‘‘(F) Federal Prison System (Bureau of 
Prisons). 
‘‘(G) Office of Justice Programs. 
‘‘(11) Department of Labor: 
‘‘(A) National Emergency Grants for Dis-
location Events. 
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fiscal year 2021 to establish the baseline level 
of performance for each State for each such in-
dicator. 
‘‘(D) INDICATORS
OF
PERFORMANCE.— 
The indicators described in this subparagraph, 
for a fiscal year, are the following: 
‘‘(i) The percentage of individuals who 
were work-eligible individuals as of the 
time of exit from the program, who are in 
unsubsidized employment during the 2nd 
quarter after the exit. 
‘‘(ii) The percentage of individuals 
who were work-eligible individuals who 
were in unsubsidized employment in the 
2nd quarter after the exit, who are also in 
unsubsidized employment during the 4th 
quarter after the exit. 
‘‘(iii) The median earnings of individ-
uals who were work-eligible individuals as 
of the time of exit from the program, who 
are in unsubsidized employment during the 
2nd quarter after the exit. 
‘‘(iv) The percentage of individuals 
who have not attained 24 years of age, are 
attending high school or enrolled in an 
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1377 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in this section’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the report-
ing period described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) 
with respect to clinical diagnostic laboratory 
tests that are not advanced diagnostic laboratory 
tests, the term ‘data collection period’ means the 
period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 
June 30, 2019.’’. 
(2) CORRECTIONS
RELATING
TO
PHASE-IN
OF 
REDUCTIONS FROM PRIVATE PAYOR RATE IMPLEMEN-
TATION.—Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m–1(b)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2023’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2020 
through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 through 
2023’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT BY MEDPAC.—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘is removed from office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e)(2) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 
NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 3349d the following new section: 
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(B) 
Section 
409(c)(4) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(2)(B),’’. 
(h) ANNUAL
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—Section 
411(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘participation rates’’ and inserting ‘‘outcome 
measures’’. 
(i) REDUCTION
IN FORCE PROVISIONS.—Section 
416(a) (42 U.S.C. 616(a)), as so designated by section 
14(b)(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘, and the 
Secretary’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 
(j) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.— 
(1) Section 409 (42 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7)(B)(i)(III), by 
striking ‘‘(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’; 
(B) in subsection (a) (as amended by sub-
sections (c)(2)(D), (d)(2)(B), and (e)(1)(A) of 
this section), by redesignating paragraphs (7), 
(8), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), and (16) as 
paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively; 
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘(8), 
(10), (12), or (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (10)’’; 
and 
(D) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘(8), 
(10), (12), (13), or (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10), 
or (13)’’. 
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‘‘(B) Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 
Dislocated Worker Program. 
‘‘(12) Department of Transportation: 
‘‘(A) Federal Highway Administration: 
Emergency Relief Program (ER). 
‘‘(B) 
Federal 
Aviation 
Administration 
(FAA). 
‘‘(C) 
Federal 
Transit 
Administration 
(FTA). 
‘‘(13) Department of the Treasury: Internal 
Revenue Service. 
‘‘(14) Department of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(15) Corporation for National and Community 
Service. 
‘‘(16) Environmental Protection Agency: 
‘‘(A) Hurricane Emergency Response Au-
thorities. 
‘‘(B) EPA Hurricane Response. 
‘‘(C) EPA Regular Appropriations. 
‘‘(17) The Federal Judiciary. 
‘‘(18) Disaster Assistance Program of the Small 
Business Administration. 
‘‘(19) Department of Energy: 
‘‘(A) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Secu-
rity, and Emergency Response. 
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‘‘(4) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.— 
‘‘(A) FISCAL
YEAR
2019.—The Secretary 
shall, not later than the second Monday in 
March of 2019— 
‘‘(i) establish OTC monograph drug 
facility fees for fiscal year 2019 under sub-
section (a), based on the revenue amount 
for such year under subsection (b) and the 
adjustments provided under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) publish fee revenue, facility fees, 
and OTC monograph order requests in the 
Federal Register. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
FISCAL
YEARS.—The 
Secretary shall, not later than the second Mon-
day in March of each fiscal year that begins 
after September 30, 2019— 
‘‘(i) establish for each such fiscal 
year, based on the revenue amounts under 
subsection (b) and the adjustments pro-
vided under this subsection— 
‘‘(I) OTC monograph drug facil-
ity fees under subsection (a)(1); and 
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national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that 
knowingly violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of regula-
tions promulgated under section 6(b) to carry 
out clause (i) to the same extent that such pen-
alties apply to a person that knowingly commits 
an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of 
that Act. 
(iii) The President may exercise all au-
thorities provided to the President under sec-
tions 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
and 1704) for purposes of carrying out clause 
(i). 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The President shall not be 
required to apply sanctions with respect to a foreign 
person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
state identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the 
President certifies in writing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that— 
(A) the foreign person or agency or instru-
mentality of the foreign state— 
(i) is no longer carrying out activities 
or transactions for which the sanctions
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(iii) may make any finding or conclu-
sion that, in the judgment of the adminis-
trative law judge, is proper and based on 
the record. 
(B) FINAL
DECISION.—A decision under 
this paragraph shall constitute the decision of 
the Commission without further proceedings 
unless a notice or an application for review is 
timely filed under subsection (c). 
(c) REVIEW BY COMMISSION.— 
(1) NOTICE OF REVIEW BY COMMISSION.—The 
Commission may, on its own motion, review any de-
cision of an administrative law judge issued under 
subsection (b)(3) by providing written notice to the 
Authority and any interested party not later than 30 
days after the date on which the administrative law 
judge issues the decision. 
(2) APPLICATION FOR REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority or a per-
son aggrieved by a decision issued under sub-
section (b)(3) may petition the Commission for 
review of such decision by filing an application 
for review not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the administrative law judge issues 
the decision. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1740 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H–2C 
nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2019 
Mr. SMUCKER (for himself, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, and Mr. STEUBE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for an H–2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce for an Ex-
panding Economy Act’’. 
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SEC. 4. REVIEW BY CONGRESS OF NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES. 
Title II of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 203. REVIEW BY CONGRESS OF NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES. 
‘‘(a) JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF
APPROVAL
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘joint resolution of approval’ means a joint resolution 
that contains only the following provisions after its 
resolving clause— 
‘‘(A) a provision approving— 
‘‘(i) a proclamation of a national 
emergency made under section 201(a); 
‘‘(ii) an Executive order issued under 
section 201(b)(2); or 
‘‘(iii) an Executive order issued under 
section 201(d); and 
‘‘(B) a provision approving a list of all or 
a portion of the provisions of law specified by 
the President under section 201(b) in the proc-
lamation or Executive order that is the subject 
of the joint resolution. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1760 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish and 
carry out a program to support the availability of 
HA–LEU for domestic commercial use, and for 
other purposes.
‘‘Effective during’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1745 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that persons subject 
to firearm restraining orders and persons convicted of violent mis-
demeanors are prohibited from possessing firearms, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2019 
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that 
persons subject to firearm restraining orders and persons 
convicted of violent misdemeanors are prohibited from 
possessing firearms, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Violence Preven-
tion Act of 2019’’. 
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‘‘(B) shall not be used, subject to a civil 
monetary penalty determined by the Secretary 
by rule— 
‘‘(i) by any department, bureau, or 
other agency of the United States Govern-
ment, any other public or private entity, or 
any individual to monitor the movement of 
United States workers; or 
‘‘(ii) for inquiries related to a United 
States worker other than— 
‘‘(I) to provide such worker’s eli-
gibility for employment in the United 
States; or 
‘‘(II) to ensure secure, appro-
priate, and nondiscriminatory use of 
such system, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law. 
‘‘(p) REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH BIOMETRIC 
ENTRY
AND EXIT SYSTEM.—Any alien entering the 
United States or present in the United States on a visa 
issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) shall comply 
with the requirements of the entry and exit data system 
required by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), in-
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cluding the biometric identification requirements, after 
such requirements are implemented. 
‘‘(q) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Workforce for an Expanding 
Economy Act, the Secretary shall, by rule, provide for a 
means by which any renewal, attestation, or application 
filed pursuant to this section may be made electronically.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in the first section of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 
219 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219A. Admission of H–2C nonimmigrant workers.’’. 
(b) INTENTION
TO
ABANDON
FOREIGN
RESI-
DENCE.—Section 214(h) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(h)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(H)(ii)(d),’’ after ‘‘(H)(i)(b) or (c),’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON FAMILY MEMBERS.—Section 
101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) is amended by striking ‘‘him;’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘him, except that the Secretary of 
State shall not issue a visa under clause (ii)(d) to a spouse 
or child seeking to enter into the United States under such 
clause unless such spouse has received an offer of employ-
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ment by a registered employer as defined in section 
219A;’’. 
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