datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
accordance with the regulations and methodology re-
ferred to in paragraph (2). For each fiscal year fol-
lowing the fiscal year in which the entity first quali-
fies as a Federally-qualified health center or rural
health clinic, the State plan shall provide for the
payment amount to be calculated in accordance with
paragraph (3).
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATION IN THE CASE OF MAN-
AGED CARE.—In the case of services furnished by a
Federally-qualified health center or rural health clin-
ic pursuant to a contract between the center or clinic
and a managed care entity (as defined in section
1932(a)(1)(B)), the State plan shall provide for pay-
ment to the center or clinic (at least quarterly) by
the State of a supplemental payment equal to the
amount (if any) by which the amount determined
under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection
exceeds the amount of the payments provided under
the contract.
‘‘(6) ALTERNATIVE
PAYMENT
METHODOLO-
GIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, the State plan may provide for payment in
any fiscal year to a Federally-qualified health center
for services described in section 1905(a)(2)(C) or to
a rural health clinic for services described in section
for grade GS–16 of the General Schedule under sec-
tion 5332 of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘the rate of basic
pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule’’.
(b) LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS.—
Paragraph (1) of section 5304(h) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E), by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subpara-
graph (G), and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
‘‘(F) a position specified in section 5102(c)(23)
(relating to examiners-in-chief and designated exam-
iners-in-chief in the Patent and Trademark Office,
Department of Commerce); and’’.
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1)(A) Section
5304(g)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘(A)–(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)–(F)’’.
(B) Section 5304(h)(2)(B)(i) of section 5304 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(A)
through (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) through (F)’’.
(2)(A) Section 5304(g)(2)(B) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(h)(1)(F)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(h)(1)(G)’’.
(B) Section 5304(h)(2)(B)(ii) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(G)’’.
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benchmarks while achieving an appropriate balance
among the factors described in subsection (e)(2)(B),
except that the Secretary shall select the recovery
strategy that would impose the least costs and result
in the least socioeconomic impacts in achieving the
recovery goal.
‘‘(3) STRATEGIES
RECOMMENDED
BY
RECOV-
ERY TEAM.—If the Secretary selects strategies other
than those recommended by the recovery team, the
Secretary shall publish with the final plan an expla-
nation of why the strategies recommended by the re-
covery team were not selected for the final recovery
plan.
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION
OF
NOTICE
ON
FINAL
PLAN.—The Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of availability, and a summary, of
the final recovery plan, and include in the final re-
covery plan a response to significant comments that
the Secretary received on the draft recovery plan.
‘‘(h) REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) EXISTING
PLANS.—Not later than five
years after date of enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary shall review recovery plans published prior
to that date of enactment.
ing the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commis-
sions which shall expire at the End of their next
Session’’ (article II, section 2, clause 3).
(7) CONVENING OR ADJOURNING CONGRESS.—
‘‘[H]e may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene
both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Dis-
agreement between them, with Respect to the Time
of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time
as he shall think proper’’ (article II, section 3).
(8) RECEIVING AMBASSADORS.—‘‘[H]e shall re-
ceive Ambassadors and other public Ministers’’ (arti-
cle II, section 3).
(9) COMMISSIONING
OFFICERS.—‘‘[He] shall
Commission all the Officers of the United States’’
(article II, section 3).
(b) DUTY TO EXECUTE LAWS DEPENDENT ON CON-
GRESS.—The Congress finds that the President’s constitu-
tional duty to ‘‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully exe-
cuted’’ (article II, section 3) is wholly dependent upon the
enactments of the Congress and therefore is subject to
such limits and oversight as the Congress may by law pro-
vide.
system owned or operated by the parimutuel fa-
cility.
‘‘(3) ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION.—The prohi-
bition of subsection (b)(1)(B) does not apply to adver-
tising, promotion, or other communication by, or au-
thorized by, anyone licensed to operate a gambling
business in a State.
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect any prohibition or remedy
applicable to a person engaged in a gambling business
under any other provision of Federal or State law.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 50 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘1085. Internet gambling.’’.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a
report, which shall include—
(1) an analysis of the problems, if any, associ-
ated with enforcing section 1085 of title 18, United
States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act;
(2) recommendations for the best use of the re-
sources of the Department of Justice to enforce that
section; and
(3) an estimate of the amount of activity and
money being used to gamble on the Internet.
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by
this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment
to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by
this Act, and the application of this Act and the provisions
of such amendments to any other person or circumstance
shall not be affected thereby.
Union Calendar No. 389
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3125
[Report No. 106–655, Part I]
A BILL
To prohibit Internet gambling, and for other
purposes.
JUNE 23, 2000
Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3126
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that consensual sexual
activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code
of Military Justice.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that
consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be
a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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 ‘‘Anti-Hypocrisy Act
of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY BE-
TWEEN ADULTS AS BASIS FOR PROSECUTION
UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY
JUSTICE.
(a) SODOMY.—Section 925 of title 10, United States
Code (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘nonconsensual’’ after ‘‘en-
gages in’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘carnal copulation’’ before
‘‘with an’’.
(b) CONDUCT UNBECOMING
AN OFFICER
AND
A
GENTLEMAN.—Section 933 of such title (article 133 of
such Code) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any commis-
sioned’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) Neither of the following shall be the basis for
a prosecution under this section:
‘‘(1) A consensual act of a sexual nature that
is between adults and that does not involve com-
pensation.
‘‘(2) Cohabitation by adults.’’.
(c) GENERAL ARTICLE.—Section 934 of such title
(article 134 of such Code) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Though not’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) Neither of the following shall be the basis for
a prosecution under this section:
‘‘(1) A consensual act of a sexual nature that
is between adults and that does not involve com-
pensation.
‘‘(2) Cohabitation by adults.’’.
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AMENDMENTS.—Nothing in
the amendments made by this section shall be—
(1) construed to prevent prosecution under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice for acts of frater-
nization; or
(2) considered to prevent noncriminal discipli-
nary action or administrative proceedings against a
person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice for misconduct (sexual or otherwise) that—
(A) constitutes a disorder and neglect to
the prejudice of good order and discipline in the
Armed Forces;
(B) is of a nature to bring discredit upon
the Armed Forces; or
(2) give assurances that each applicant has de-
veloped, or is in the process of developing, a witness
assistance program that specifically targets the
unique needs of juvenile and young adult witnesses
and their families.
SEC. 6. USE OF FUNDS.
Grants made available under this Act may be used—
(1) to assess the needs of juvenile and young
adult witnesses;
(2) to develop appropriate program goals and
objectives; and
(3) to develop and administer a variety of wit-
ness assistance services, which includes—
(A) counseling services to young witnesses
dealing with trauma associated in witnessing a
violent crime;
(B) pre- and post-trial assistance for the
youth and their family;
(C) providing education services if the
child is removed from or changes their school
for safety concerns;
(D) protective services for young witnesses
and their families when a serious threat of
harm from the perpetrators or their associates
is made; and
(C) in the case of a commissioned officer,
cadet, or midshipman, constitutes conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3127
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the complexities
of the estate tax deduction for family-owned business and farm interests
by increasing the unified estate and gift tax credit to $3,000,000 for
all taxpayers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Mr. MOORE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate
the complexities of the estate tax deduction for family-
owned business and farm interests by increasing the
unified estate and gift tax credit to $3,000,000 for all
taxpayers.
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 ‘‘Estate Tax Reduction
and Simplification Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF COMPLEXITIES OF ESTATE TAX
DEDUCTION FOR FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS
AND FARM INTERESTS BY INCREASING UNI-
FIED ESTATE AND GIFT TAX CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The table in section 2010(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code (relating to applicable credit
amount) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2000 and 2001’’ and inserting
‘‘2000 or thereafter’’,
(2) by striking ‘‘$675,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$3,000,000’’, and
(3) by striking all matter beginning with the
item relating to 2002 and 2003 through the end of
the table.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2057 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to family-owned business interests)
is hereby repealed.
(2) Section 2032(c)(1) of such Code is amended
by inserting ‘‘as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of the Estate Tax Reduction and
Simplification Act of 1999’’ after ‘‘2057(e)(3)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying,
and gifts made, after December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3129
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit strength increasing equip-
ment in Federal prisons and to prevent Federal prisoners from engaging
in activities designed to increase fighting ability while in prison.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit strength
increasing equipment in Federal prisons and to prevent
Federal prisoners from engaging in activities designed
to increase fighting ability while in prison.
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 ‘‘Prison Security En-
hancement Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PRISON SECURITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 4048. Strength-increasing equipment and activities
to increase fighting ability prohibited
‘‘The Bureau of Prisons shall take care that—
‘‘(1) all equipment designed to increase the
physical strength or fighting ability of prisoners
under its jurisdiction is removed from Federal cor-
rectional facilities; and
‘‘(2) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not en-
gage in any activities designed to increase their
fighting ability.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 303 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘4048. Strength-increasing equipment and activities to increase fighting ability
prohibited.’’.
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(E) community outreach and school-based
initiatives that stimulate and maintain public
awareness and support.
SEC. 7. REPORTS.
(a) REPORT.—State and local prosecutors and law
enforcement agencies that receive funds under this Act
shall submit to the Director a report not later than May
1st of each year in which grants are made available under
this Act. Reports shall describe progress achieved in car-
rying out the purpose of this Act.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall sub-
mit to Congress a report by July 1st of each year which
contains a detailed statement regarding grant awards, ac-
tivities of grant recipients, a compilation of statistical in-
formation submitted by applicants, and an evaluation of
programs established under this Act.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001, 2002,
and 2003.
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not more than 50 percent of the total retail sales of
the distributor; and
‘‘(3) the customer elects to continue such pur-
chases.
‘‘(c) The Corporation shall not offer long-term, firm
power to a new customer at rates or under terms and con-
ditions that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
determines are more favorable than those offered to any
distributor for comparable power supply, unless the dis-
tributor that is purchasing comparable power agrees to the
sale to the new customer at those rates or under those
terms and conditions.’’.
SEC. 5. FOREIGN OPERATIONS; PROTECTIONS.
Section 15d of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act
of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831n–4) is amended by adding the
following new subsection after subsection (f), as added by
section 2 of this Act:
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e),
the Corporation may charge no rate nor recover any
amount reflecting or facilitating, directly or indirectly, re-
covery from power customers of any costs or expenses in-
curred by or for the Corporation in the conduct of any
activities or operations outside the United States.’’.
beginning after the third calendar month that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3134
To ban the provision of Federal funds to the International Monetary Fund
unless it pays remuneration to the United States on 100 percent of
the reserve position of the United States in the International Monetary
Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Service
A BILL
To ban the provision of Federal funds to the International
Monetary Fund unless it pays remuneration to the
United States on 100 percent of the reserve position
of the United States in the International Monetary Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BAN ON THE PROVISION OF FEDERAL FUNDS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
UNLESS IT PAYS REMUNERATION TO THE
UNITED STATES ON 100 PERCENT OF THE RE-
SERVE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES IN
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
No officer, employee, or agent of the United States
may provide or approve the provision of any resources to
the International Monetary Fund through gold sales, an
increase in the quota of the United States in the Inter-
national Monetary Fund, or any other means, unless the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Comp-
troller General, determines, at the time of such provision
or approval, that the International Monetary Fund pays
remuneration to the United States on 100 percent of the
reserve position of the United States in the International
Monetary Fund.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3135
For the relief of Thomas McDermott, Sr.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
For the relief of Thomas McDermott, Sr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF PURCHASE.
Thomas McDermott, Senior, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
is authorized to purchase, at fair market value, the real
property of the United States in Grant County, New Mex-
ico, to which Mr. McDermott’s mineral patent application
applied and the Bureau of Land Management of the De-
partment of the Interior is directed to enter into negotia-
tions with Mr. McDermott for the purchase of such real
property. Such application is Mr. McDermott’s application
filed under the Act of May 10, 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3136
To authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require child-
proof caps for portable gasoline containers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 1999
Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. LARSON, Mr. FORBES, Mr.
SERRANO, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. EDDIE
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr.
MINGE, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers.
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 ‘‘Children’s Gasoline
Burn Prevention Act’’.
SEC. 2. CHILD-PROOF CAPS FOR GASOLINE CONTAINERS.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is author-
ized to establish a standard for special packaging of port-
able gasoline containers under section 3 of the Poison Pre-
vention Packaging Act (15 U.S.C. 1472).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3137
AN ACT
To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide
for training of individuals a President-elect intends to
nominate as department heads or appoint to key posi-
tions in the Executive Office of the President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
ACT OF 1963.
Section 3(a) of the Presidential Transition Act of
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘including the
following:’’;
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) by
striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A) Payment of expenses during the transi-
tion for briefings, workshops, or other activities to
acquaint key prospective Presidential appointees
with the types of problems and challenges that most
typically confront new political appointees when they
make the transition from campaign and other prior
activities to assuming the responsibility for govern-
ance after inauguration, including interchange with
individuals who held similar leadership roles in prior
administrations, agency or department experts from
the Office of Management and Budget or an Office
of Inspector General of an agency or department,
and relevant staff from the General Accounting Of-
fice.
‘‘(B) Activities funded under this paragraph
shall be conducted primarily for individuals the
President-elect intends to nominate as department
heads or appoint to key positions in the Executive
Office of the President.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 2,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3137
To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for training
of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads
or appoint to key positions in the Executive Office of the President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 1999
Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. KANJORSKI, and
Mrs. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide
for training of individuals a President-elect intends to
nominate as department heads or appoint to key posi-
tions in the Executive Office of the President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
ACT OF 1963.
Section 3(a) of the Presidential Transition Act of
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended—
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘including the
following:’’;
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) by
striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A) Payment of expenses during the transi-
tion for briefings, workshops, or other activities to
acquaint key prospective Presidential appointees
with the types of problems and challenges that most
typically confront new political appointees when they
make the transition from campaign and other prior
activities to assuming the responsibility for govern-
ance after inauguration, including interchange with
individuals who held similar leadership roles in prior
administrations, agency or department experts from
the Office of Management and Budget or an Office
of Inspector General of an agency or department,
and relevant staff from the General Accounting Of-
fice.’’.
‘‘(B) Activities funded under this paragraph
shall be conducted primarily for individuals the
President-elect intends to nominate as department
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
ACT OF 1963.
Section 3(a) of the Presidential Transition Act of
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘including the
following:’’;
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) by
striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A) Payment of expenses during the transi-
tion for briefings, workshops, or other activities to
acquaint key prospective Presidential appointees
with the types of problems and challenges that most
typically confront new political appointees when they
make the transition from campaign and other prior
activities to assuming the responsibility for govern-
ance after inauguration, including interchange with
individuals who held similar leadership roles in prior
administrations, agency or department experts from
the Office of Management and Budget or an Office
of Inspector General of an agency or department,
and relevant staff from the General Accounting Of-
fice.
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heads or appoint to key positions in the Executive
Office of the President.’’.
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