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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2148 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and 
exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-con-
nected disability and to their dependents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2011 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mrs. ELLMERS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military 
commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
with a compensable service-connected disability and to 
their dependents. 
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 ‘‘Disabled Veterans 
Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVILEGES 
FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR DE-
PENDENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Chapter 54 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: dis-
abled veterans and their dependents 
‘‘(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—A veteran with a com-
pensable service-connected disability shall be permitted to 
use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis 
as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or 
retainer pay. 
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent of a veteran de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be permitted to use com-
missary and exchange stores on the same basis as a de-
pendent of a member of the armed forces entitled to re-
tired or retainer pay. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘vet-
eran’ and ‘service-connected’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 101 of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and their de-
pendents.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1065 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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not be considered for purposes of any percentage limita-
tion under section 8(d)(2)(A) or (B) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 regarding the amount of assistance
under such section that may be attached to the structure.
(g) USE IN PROPERTY DISPOSITION PROGRAM.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of section 203 of the Housing and Community
Development Amendments of 1978, assistance pro-
vided in connection with the disposition of a multi-
family housing project under such section 203 may
have a contract term of less than 15 years if such
assistance is provided (A) under a contract under
the demonstration under this section, and (B) pur-
suant to a disposition plan under such section 203
for the project that is approved under such section
by the Secretary as otherwise in compliance with the
requirements of such section.
(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able in each fiscal year for assistance under the
demonstration under this section, a significant
amount may be used in connection with the disposi-
tion under section 203 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Amendments of 1978 of eligible
housing.
(h) REPORTS.—
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2670
To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to extend indefinitely
the current provisions governing the export of certain domestically pro-
duced crude oil.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1993
Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. SNOWE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to extend
indefinitely the current provisions governing the export
of certain domestically produced crude oil.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF RESTRICTIONS ON OIL
EXPORTS.—Section 7(d) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)), as
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20 of
this Act or any other provision of law, the provisions of
this subsection shall remain in effect until expressly re-
SECTION 1. CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, 
Hawaii, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cecil L. 
Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2149 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Hon-
olulu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office 
Building’’.
H. R. 2149 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa 
Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2149 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2011 
Ms. HANABUSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, 
as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, 
Hawaii, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cecil L. 
Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building’’. 
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IIB 
Calendar No. 210 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2149 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 29, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
OCTOBER 19, 2011 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, 
as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, 
Hawaii, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cecil L. 
Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
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IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2149 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 29, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, 
as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 2149 RFS 
SECTION 1. CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, 
Hawaii, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cecil L. 
Heftel Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(3) identification of the transportation benefits
that would be derived from each element including
reductions in trip times and increases in average
speeds and top speeds;
‘‘(4) identification of specific improvements that
comprise each element, the eligibility of such im-
provements for financial assistance under section
1003(c) of this title, and a proposed allocation of fi-
nancial responsibility for specific improvements, in-
cluding proposed sources of funding;
‘‘(5) identification of anticipated levels of rider-
ship and projections of revenues and expenses asso-
ciated with the proposed high-speed rail service when
completed and for each major increment undertaken
to achieve high-speed service including estimates of
any operating subsidies that would be required and
the sources of such subsidies;
‘‘(6) an operating plan for the project, as de-
signed, identifying the proposed schedule and fre-
quency of the proposed high-speed service and show-
ing the coordination of the service with any other
rail operations on the corridor; and
‘‘(7) such other information as may be required
by the Secretary.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building’’. 
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SEC. 214. SUNSET OF THIS TITLE. 
This title shall have no force or effect after the 10- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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Calendar No. 210 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2149 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Hon-
olulu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office 
Building’’. 
OCTOBER 19, 2011 
Reported without amendment 
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many of which are of an adversarial nature, must be
able to maintain their impartiality in order to per-
form their duties effectively;
(2) administrative law judges appointed under
section 3105 of title 5, United States Code, are re-
quired to be assigned to cases in rotation, are enti-
tled to pay independent of agency recommendations
or ratings, and are not subject to agency perform-
ance appraisals under chapter 43 of title 5, United
States Code;
(3) because of such protections, administrative
law judges may perform their judicial functions inde-
pendently of influence from their agencies; and
(4) administrative judges of the Merit Systems
Protection Board, who lack such protections, may
not be able to act as impartially as administrative
law judges.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to pro-
vide that certain hearing functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board be performed only by administrative law
judges, in order to ensure the impartiality of individuals
presiding over administrative proceedings.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The amendments made by sec-
tions 102 and 103 shall become effective on the date of
enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1888
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from coverage any
service performed by election officials or election workers only on election
days.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1993
Mr. GALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude
from coverage any service performed by election officials
or election workers only on election days.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF ELECTION DAY SERVICE FROM
MANDATORY COVERAGE.
(a) EMPLOYMENT UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—
Section 210(a)(7)(F)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 410(a)(7)(F)(iv)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or if
all such service performed during the calendar year is per-
formed only on an election day’’ after ‘‘if the remuneration
paid in a calendar year for such service is less than $100’’.
(b) 
EMPLOYMENT
UNDER
FICA.—Section
3121(b)(7)(F)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting ‘‘or if all such service performed
during the calendar year is performed only on an election
day’’ after ‘‘if the remuneration paid in a calendar year
for such service is less than $100’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF STATE AGREEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
218(c)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 418(c)(8))
is amended by inserting ‘‘or if all such service performed
during the calendar year is performed only on an election
day’’ after ‘‘if the remuneration paid in a calendar year
for such service is less than $100’’.
(b) PREVIOUS MODIFICATIONS SUPERCEDED.—Any
State which has heretofore modified its agreement entered
into under section 218 of the Social Security Act, pursu-
ant to subsection (c)(8) of such section 218 as in effect
prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to have
further modified such agreement to reflect the amendment
made by subsection (a) (specifying the exclusion set forth
in the matter inserted by such amendment), effective with
respect to services performed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEDI-
CARE 
QUALIFIED 
GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOY-
MENT.
(a) EMPLOYMENT UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—
Section 210(p)(2)(E) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 410(p)(2)(E)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or if all
such service performed during the calendar year is per-
formed only on an election day’’ after ‘‘if the remuneration
paid in a calendar year for such service is less than $100’’.
(b) 
EMPLOYMENT
UNDER
FICA.—Section
3121(u)(2)(B)(ii)(V) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or if all such service per-
formed during the calendar year is performed only on an
election day’’ after ‘‘if the remuneration paid in a calendar
year for such service is less than $100’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to service performed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1889
To provide that certain hearings functions of the Merit Systems Protection
Board be performed only by administrative law judges, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1993
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. KANJORSKI) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To provide that certain hearings functions of the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board be performed only by administra-
tive law judges, 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 ‘‘Merit Systems Protec-
tion Board Administrative Judges Protection Act of
1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) administrative law judges and other admin-
istrative judges who preside over agency proceedings,
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF MERIT SYSTEMS PRO-
TECTION BOARD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, any administrative’’ and
inserting ‘‘and any administrative’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and any employee of the
Board designated by the Board’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, any administrative’’ and
inserting ‘‘and any administrative’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and any employee of the
Board designated by the Board’’.
(b) STATUS OF EXISTING JUDGES.—Any employee
designated by the Merit Systems Protection Board under
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1204(b) of title 5, United
States Code, to perform functions described in either such
paragraph before the enactment of this Act who was either
regularly performing such functions on January 1, 1993,
or was delegated to perform such functions on that date,
and who, immediately before such date of enactment, is
employed by the Board or meets the Office of Personnel
Management’s criteria for the position of administrative
law judge, shall, as of such date of enactment, be deemed
to be an administrative law judge appointed by the Merit
Systems Protection Board under section 3105 of title 5,
United States Code. No such employee shall suffer a loss
in grade, status, pay, or position as the result of a classi-
fication action taken pursuant to this subsection.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 188
To include the Territory of American Samoa in the program of aid to
the aged, blind, or disabled.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To include the Territory of American Samoa in the program
of aid to the aged, blind, or disabled.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF THE TERRITORY OF AMERICAN
SAMOA IN THE PROGRAM OF AID TO THE
AGED, BLIND, OR DISABLED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 5th sentence of section
1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and Guam’’ each
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Guam, and Amer-
ican Samoa’’.
(b) 
PROGRAM
PAYMENTS.—Sections 
3(a)(2),
1003(a)(2), 1403(a)(2), and 1603(a)(2) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 303(a)(2), 1203(a)(2), 1353(a)(2), and 1383 note)
are each amended by striking ‘‘and Guam’’ and inserting
‘‘Guam, and American Samoa’’.
(c) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Section 1108(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(2) by inserting after and below paragraph (3)
the following:
‘‘(4) for payment to American Samoa shall not
exceed—
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 with respect to the fiscal
year 1994, or
‘‘(B) $1,000,000 with respect to the fiscal
year 1995.’’.
(d) ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL PAYMENT AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 1118 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1318) is
amended by striking ‘‘and Guam,’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘Guam, and American Samoa, mean 75 per-
cent.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
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Union Calendar No. 165 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2150 
[Report No. 112–249] 
To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of 
competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve 
in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year 
in the period 2011 through 2021, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2011 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. LAM-
BORN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. FLORES, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Ohio, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 
BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. SOUTHERLAND) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 14, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RIVERA, Mr. LANDRY, and Mr. DENHAM 
OCTOBER 14, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1892
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Great Western
Trail for potential addition to the National Trails System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1993
Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. ORTON, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. KYL,
Mr. STUMP, Ms. SHEPHERD, Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming, and Mr. WIL-
LIAMS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Great Western Trail for potential addition to the Na-
tional Trails System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL
AS A STUDY TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(
) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of
trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a cor-
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ridor of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending
from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana-
Canada border, following the approximate route depicted
on the map identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor,
1988’, which shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture. The trail shall
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. Notwith-
standing section 7, motorized vehicles may be permitted,
in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary of
Agriculture, on components of the Great Western Scenic
Trail system.’’.
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