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‘‘(B) any individual retirement plan (as de-
fined in section 7701(a)(37) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) which is administered
or issued by a bank or other person referred to
in section 408(a)(2) of such Code, under terms
which restrict deposits to personal investment
plan contributions made to the plan pursuant to
section 251 or 253 and transfers made to the
plan pursuant to section 254, and under which
distributions may only be made on or after the
date on which the individual attains age 591⁄2,
made to a beneficiary (or to the estate of the
individual) on or after the death of the individ-
ual, or attributable to the individual’s becoming
disabled within the meaning of section 223(d).
‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYER.—The term ‘covered
employer’ means, for any calendar year, any person
on whom an excise tax is imposed under section
3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with re-
spect to having an individual in the person’s employ
to whom wages are paid by such person during such
calendar year.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘eligible
employee’ means in connection with any person who
into account the relief ordered against and actually col-
lected from other parties.’’.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF RESPONDENT CLARIFIED.
Section 701(n) of the Civil Rights of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(n) The term ‘respondent’ means an employer, em-
ployee or agent of the employer (including individual em-
ployer, employee, or agent of the employer, employment
agency, labor organization, joint labor-management com-
mittee controlling apprenticeship or other training or re-
training program, including an on-the-job training pro-
gram, or Federal entity subject to section 717.’’.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2509
To require implementation of an alternative program for providing a benefit
or employment preference under Federal law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. CAMPBELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require implementation of an alternative program for
providing a benefit or employment preference under Fed-
eral law.
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 ‘‘Racial and Gender
Preference Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.
Whenever the use of race, gender, or national origin
as a basis for granting a benefit or a preference under
a Federal program is invalidated by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the program described in section 3 shall be
substituted for the invalidated program.
SEC. 3. OPERATION OF ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM.
The program referred to in section 2 is one in which
the official responsible for the invalidated program de-
scribed in such section shall determine in each case which
individuals qualify to be in the category of ‘‘individuals
of special achievement’’, taking into account experience
and achievements of each individual separately, and not
as a member of any group, in order to determine which
individuals have overcome particularly high obstacles to
achieve the qualifications relevant for the position or ben-
efit being sought. The responsible official shall take into
account in making such a determination the individual’s
personal situation, including conditions of low opportunity
by reason of—
(1) low parental income,
(2) low levels of education of parents,
(3) depressed economic surroundings of up-
bringing,
(4) low percentage of students graduating from
the individual’s high school (or failure to attend high
school),
(5) special work obligations imposed on an indi-
vidual by reason of need to care for family members,
(6) need to master a second language, and
(7) individual instances of bias or discrimina-
tion actually practiced against the individual on the
basis of race, age, gender, national origin, or reli-
gion.
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SEC. 4. SENTENCING COMMISSION.
The United States Sentencing Commission may pro-
pose to Congress amendments to the United States Sen-
tencing Guidelines altering the sentences imposed under
section 706A of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as provided
in section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code.
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in order to be eligible for a grant under sub-
section (a).
‘‘(4) RIGHTS
OF
BENEFICIARIES
OF
ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) has an objection to
the religious character of the organization from
which the individual receives services pursuant
to a grant under subsection (a), the organiza-
tion shall provide such individual, within a rea-
sonable period of time after the date of such ob-
jection, with services from an alternative pro-
vider that is accessible to the individual and the
value of which is not less than the value of the
services that the individual would have received
from such organization.
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual who receives, applies for, or requests to
apply for, services under a program carried out
with a grant under subsection (a).
‘‘(5) EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.—A religious or-
ganization’s exemption provided under section 702
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding employ-
ment practices shall not be affected by its participa-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2510
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish criminal
liability for unlawful discrimination based on disparate treatment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. CAMPBELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
establish criminal liability for unlawful discrimination
based on disparate treatment.
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-Discrimination
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended
by inserting after section 706 the following:
‘‘CRIMINAL LIABILITY
‘‘SEC. 706A. A defendant who purposefully engages
in an employment practice defined as unlawful in section
703 or 704 of this Act by intentionally treating a covered
person worse than another because of that covered per-
son’s race, gender, religion, or national origin shall, upon
a first conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and punish-
able by a fine not to exceed $10,000 if an individual or
$100,000 if a corporation. A subsequent conviction of a
defendant under this section regarding conduct within five
years of the first conviction shall be a felony punishable
by a fine not to exceed $20,000 if an individual or
$200,000 if a corporation, imprisonment not to exceed six
months, or both, if that subsequent conviction is deter-
mined by the court to involve conduct substantially similar
to the conduct of the first offense.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment
made by this Act shall apply only with respect to conduct
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF BUILDING.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Administrator of General
Services shall acquire by transfer from the United States
Postal Service the real property and improvements located
at 30 North Seventh Street in Terre Haute, Indiana.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be made without reimbursement, except
that the Administrator shall provide to the Postal Service
an option to occupy 8,000 square feet of renovated space
in the building acquired under subsection (a) at no cost
for a 20-year term.
SEC. 2. RENOVATION OF BUILDING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General
Services shall renovate the building acquired under section
1, and acquire parking spaces, to accommodate use of the
building by the Administrator and the United States Post-
al Service.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject
to the requirements of section 7(a) of the Public Buildings
Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 606(a)), there is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such
sums shall remain available until expended.
Passed the House of Representatives November 2,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2513
To direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire a building located
in Terre Haute, Indiana, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. PEASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire
a building located in Terre Haute, Indiana, 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. ACQUISITION OF BUILDING.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Administrator of General
Services shall acquire by transfer from the United States
Postal Service the real property and improvements located
at 30 North Seventh Street in Terre Haute, Indiana.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be made without reimbursement, except
that the Administrator shall provide to the Postal Service
an option to occupy 8,000 square feet of renovated space
in the building acquired under subsection (a) at no cost
for a 20-year term.
SEC. 2. RENOVATION OF BUILDING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General
Services shall renovate the building acquired under section
1, and acquire parking spaces, to accommodate use of the
building by the Administrator and the United States Post-
al Service.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject
to the requirements of section 7(a) of the Public Buildings
Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 606(a)), there is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such
sums shall remain available until expended.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2513
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
Received
NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire
a building located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2513 RFS
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF BUILDING.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Administrator of General
Services shall acquire by transfer from the United States
Postal Service the real property and improvements located
at 30 North Seventh Street in Terre Haute, Indiana.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be made without reimbursement, except
that the Administrator shall provide to the Postal Service
an option to occupy 8,000 square feet of renovated space
in the building acquired under subsection (a) at no cost
for a 20-year term.
SEC. 2. RENOVATION OF BUILDING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General
Services shall renovate the building acquired under section
1, and acquire parking spaces, to accommodate use of the
building by the Administrator and the United States Post-
al Service.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject
to the requirements of section 7(a) of the Public Buildings
Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 606(a)), there is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
HR 2513 RFS
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999. Such
sums shall remain available until expended.
Passed the House of Representatives November 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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of tax under this subsection shall be 11.4 per-
cent of the amount of the self-employment in-
come in the case of a taxable year beginning
after December 31, 1999.’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(A) EMPLOYEE
TAX.—The amendments
made by paragraph (1) apply to remuneration
paid after December 31, 1999.
(B) 
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
TAX.—The
amendments made by paragraph (2) apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31,
1999.
(b) PERSONAL INVESTMENT PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended—
(A) by inserting before section 201 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘PART A—INSURANCE BENEFITS’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART B—PERSONAL INVESTMENT PLANS
‘‘PERSONAL INVESTMENT PAYROLL DEDUCTION PLANS
‘‘SEC. 251. (a) IN GENERAL.—Each person who is
a covered employer for a calendar year shall have in effect
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2515
To provide for the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To provide for the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital
of Israel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING JERU-
SALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) CONSULATE IN JERUSALEM.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the United States shall not
operate a United States consulate or diplomatic facility
in Jerusalem unless such consulate or diplomatic facility
is under the supervision of the United States Ambassador
to Israel.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAP-
ITAL OF ISRAEL IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
official government document which lists countries and
their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the capital
of Israel.
(c) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS ISRAEL FOR
PASSPORT PURPOSES.—For purposes of the registration
of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a pass-
port of a United States citizen born in the city of Jeru-
salem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the request of
the citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2516
To suspend temporarily the duty on atmosphere firing.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on atmosphere firing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ATMOSPHERE FIRING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.84.10
Atmosphere fir-
ing for kiln sin-
ters and ce-
ramic chips
(provided for in
subheading
8417.80.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2517
To suspend temporarily the duty on ceramic coater.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on ceramic coater.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERAMIC COATER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.84.00
Ceramic coater
for laying down
and drying ce-
ramic (provided
for in sub-
heading
8479.90.85) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following:
‘‘(6) such plan is a personal investment payroll
deduction plan established under part B of title II
of the Social Security Act that does not provide for
employer contributions.’’.
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE AND NOTICE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
(A) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by this subsection (and any personal in-
vestment payroll deduction plan required there-
under) apply with respect to wages paid after
December 31, 1997, for pay periods ending
after such date and self-employment income for
taxable years beginning after such date.
(B) NOTICE REQUIRMENTS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1, 1999, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall—
(I) send to the last known ad-
dress of each eligible individual a de-
scription of the program established
by the amendments made by this sec-
tion, which shall be written in the
form of a pamphlet in language which
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2518
To suspend temporarily the duty on capacitance tester and reeler.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on capacitance tester and
reeler.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CAPACITANCE TESTER AND REELER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.90.00
Capacitance
tester and reel-
er for verifying
and sorting ca-
pacitors by tol-
erance and
reeling finished
capacitors (pro-
vided for in
subheading
9030.39.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2519
To suspend temporarily the duty on vision inspection systems.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on vision inspection
systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VISION INSPECTION SYSTEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.90.20
Vision inspec-
tion systems
for physical in-
spection of
automatic ca-
pacitors (pro-
vided for in
subheading
9030.82.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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ered by the voluntary action agreement are less than
the sum of the participant’s annual source baselines
during that entire period (as determined under sec-
tion 6 and adjusted under subsections (a)(2), (c)(1),
and (c)(2) of section 7).
(2) SEQUESTRATION.—For the purpose of re-
ceiving greenhouse gas reduction credit under para-
graph (1), the amount by which aggregate net car-
bon sequestration for the credit period in a partici-
pant’s domestic carbon reservoirs covered by a vol-
untary action agreement exceeds the sum of the par-
ticipant’s annual reservoir baselines for the credit
period (as determined under section 6 and adjusted
under section 7(c)(1)(B)) shall be treated as a
greenhouse gas emission reduction.
(d) RETROSPECTIVE DOMESTIC ACTIONS.—
(1) CREDIT.—A voluntary action agreement
may provide that a participant shall be entitled to
receive 1 ton of greenhouse gas reduction credit for
each ton of greenhouse gas emission reductions or
carbon sequestration for the 1991 through 1998 pe-
riod from domestic actions that are—
(A) reported before January 1, 1999,
under section 1605 of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13385); or
‘‘(ii) shall not include any service per-
formed by an employee for which the em-
ployee is paid wages or a salary—
‘‘(I) by an employer in the reg-
ular course of the employer’s trade or
business,
‘‘(II) by an employer that is a
not-for-profit organization (as defined
in section 706),
‘‘(III) by an employer that is a
government enterprise (as defined in
section 704), and
‘‘(IV) by taxable employers to
employees directly providing education
and training.
‘‘(15) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United
States’, when used in the geographical sense, means
each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and
any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the
United States.
‘‘(16) USED PROPERTY.—The term ‘used prop-
erty’ means—
‘‘(A) property on which the tax imposed by
section 101 has been collected and for which no
credit has been allowed under section 203, and
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2521
To suspend temporarily the duty on anode presses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on anode presses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ANODE PRESSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.84.20
Anode presses
for pressing
tantalum pow-
der into anodes
(provided for in
subheading
8479.89.97) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2522
To suspend temporarily the duty on rackers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on rackers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RACKERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.85.00
Rackers used
for attaching
raw anodes to
process bars
(provided for in
subheading
8515.21.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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