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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect October 1,
2001.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FOREST SERVICE PAYMENT OF
ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR TIMBER SALES.
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Forest Service in appropriation Acts may not be used to
provide engineering support for the timber sales program
for National Forest System lands, including engineering
support to plan, oversee design, and administer road work
funded by timber purchasers.
(b) PAYMENT
BY TIMBER PURCHASERS.—In ap-
praising timber and setting a minimum bid for trees, por-
tions of trees, or forest products located on National For-
est System lands proposed for sale under section 14 of
the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.
472a) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall include an additional charge in an amount
sufficient to cover the annual costs incurred by the Forest
Service to provide engineering support for the timber sales
program.
(c) USE
OF PAYMENTS.—Amounts collected from
timber purchasers as required by subsection (b) shall be
available to the Secretary of Agriculture, without further
appropriation, to pay costs incurred by the Forest Service
to provide engineering support for the timber sales pro-
gram. All excess amounts collected under such subsection
shall be used on National Forest System lands in the man-
ner authorized by section 315(c)(3) of the Department of
the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996 (as contained in section 101(c) of Public Law 104–
134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note), in order to offset at least
partially the loss of revenues to the Forest Service as a
result of the termination of Forest Service participation
in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program by sec-
tion 2.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section take effect Oc-
tober 1, 2001.
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of 2003 and ending on September 30, 2004, for purposes 
of making any estimate under section 9503(d) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway 
Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall treat—
(1) each expiring provision of paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of section 9503(b) of such Code which 
is related to appropriations or transfers to such 
Fund to have been extended through the end of the 
24-month 
period 
referred 
to 
in 
section 
9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 
(2) with respect to each tax imposed under the 
sections referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such 
Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe-
riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 
Code to be the same as the rate of such tax as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4934
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned 
reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. INSLEE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain trib-
ally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup 
Tribe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Congress supports the goals of Indian self-
determination and economic development. 
(2) Congress supports the efforts of Indian 
tribes to promote their economic development ef-
‘‘(1) OTHER POST-CONVICTION RELIEF UNAF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
to limit the circumstances under which a person may
obtain DNA testing or other post-conviction relief
under any other provision of law.
‘‘(2) FINALITY RULE UNAFFECTED.—An appli-
cation under this section shall not be considered a
motion under section 2255 for purposes of deter-
mining whether it or any other motion is a second
or successive motion under section 2255.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL
COURT.—The
term ‘appropriate Federal court’ means—
‘‘(A) the United States District Court
which imposed the sentence from which the ap-
plicant seeks relief; or
‘‘(B) in relation to a crime under the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice, the United
States District Court having jurisdiction over
the place where the court martial was convened
that imposed the sentence from which the appli-
cant seeks relief, or the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia, if no United
States District Court has jurisdiction over the
place where the court martial was convened.
that would be necessary to provide for the public
switched network to be able to transmit caller identi-
fication information on all telephone calls, and the
costs (including costs to the telemarketing industry)
to implement such changes.
The Commission shall complete the study and submit a
report to the Congress on the results of the study, not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the
Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2 at a price
sufficient to cover the cost of the bronze medals (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead ex-
penses) and the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck under this Act are national medals
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the
cost of the medals authorized by this Act.
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the
sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be
deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund.
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4916
AN ACT
To provide an extension of highway, highway safe-
ty, motor carrier safety, transit, and other pro-
grams funded out of the Highway Trust Fund
pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
‘‘
9902.02.06
Benzeneacetic 
acid, (E)-2-[[6-
(2-
cyanophenoxy)-4-
pyrimidinyl]oxy]-
alpha-
(methoxymethyl- 
ene)-, methyl 
ester 
(pyroxystrobin) 
(CAS No. 
131860–33–8) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
2933.59.15) .......
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2005 
’’. 
SEC. 1205. FLUMETRALIN TECHNICAL. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.02.07
2-Chloro-N-[2,6-
dinitro-4-(tri-
fluoromethyl)-
phenyl]-N-ethyl-
6-fluorobenzene-
methanamine 
(flumetralin) 
(CAS No. 
62924–70–3) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
2921.49.45) .......
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2005 
’’. 
SEC. 1206. CYPRODINIL TECHNICAL. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.02.08
2-
Pyrimidinamine, 
4-cyclopropyl-6-
methyl-N-phenyl- 
(cyprodinil) 
(CAS No. 
121552–61–2) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
2933.59.15) .......
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2005 
’’. 
SEC. 1207. MIXTURES OF LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
•HRES 152 IH
ada-domiciled trucks and buses operating in the
United States when such Mexico-domiciled vehi-
cles are operating on United States roads and
highways;
(E) permanent inspection facilities are
operational at all United States-Mexico com-
mercial motor vehicle border crossings;
(F) the United States has a consistent and
fully funded inspection and enforcement pro-
gram that provides reasonable assurances of the
safety of Mexico-domiciled trucks, buses, and
drivers entering the United States;
(G) the number of full-time Federal safety
inspectors at the United States-Mexico border
has increased and is maintained at a level not
less than the number of positions necessary as
recommended by the Department of Transpor-
tation Inspector General in a 2001 audit;
(H) all United States-Mexico border com-
mercial motor vehicle crossings are manned by
safety inspectors during all hours of commercial
vehicle operations;
(I) all Mexico-domiciled trucks and buses
entering the United States will undergo a level-
1 commercial motor vehicle safety inspection by
•HRES 152 IH
Federal or State inspectors at least once every
90 days;
(J) the average out-of-service rate of Mex-
ico-domiciled trucks and buses inspected at the
United States-Mexico border is comparable with
the average out-of-service rate of United States-
domiciled and Canada-domiciled trucks and
buses operating in the United States;
(K) the Department of Transportation and
the States have taken all necessary actions to
implement the following provisions of the Motor
Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub-
lic Law 106–159) and other laws relating to the
safety and operation of foreign motor carriers
and drivers in the United States:
(i) section 13902(e) of title 49,
United States Code, authorizing the De-
partment to place a vehicle out of service
if the carrier is operating without registra-
tion or beyond the scope of its registration
and prohibiting foreign motor carriers
from operating vehicles in interstate com-
merce within the United States without
evidence of registration;
to provide access to disabled individuals) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38,
the amount of the disabled access credit determined under
this section for any taxable year shall be an amount equal
to the sum of—
‘‘(1) in the case of an eligible small business, 50
percent of so much of the eligible access expendi-
tures for the taxable year as exceed $250 but do not
exceed $10,250, and
‘‘(2) 50 percent of so much of the eligible bus
access expenditures for the taxable year with respect
to each eligible bus as exceed $250 but do not ex-
ceed $35,250.’’.
(b) ELIGIBLE BUS ACCESS EXPENDITURES.—Sec-
tion 44 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e)
and (f), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE BUS ACCESS EXPENDITURES.—For
purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible bus ac-
cess expenditures’ means amounts paid or incurred
by the taxpayer for the purpose of enabling an eligi-
ble bus to comply with applicable requirements
under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
subsection).
‘‘(2) 
CERTAIN
EXPENDITURES
NOT
IN-
CLUDED.—The amount of eligible bus access ex-
penditures otherwise taken into account under sub-
section (a)(2) shall be reduced to the extent that
funds for such expenditures are received under any
Federal, State, or local program.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE BUS.—The term ‘eligible bus’
means any automobile bus used to furnish (for com-
pensation) passenger land transportation available to
the general public; except that such term shall not
include any automobile bus engaged in furnishing
transportation which is not scheduled and not along
regular routes unless the seating capacity of such
bus is at least 20 adults (not including the driver).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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‘‘SEC. 407D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
requirements of this chapter.
‘‘(b) 
CARRY
OVER
AUTHORITY.—Funds
apppropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal
year are authorized to remain available for the succeeding
fiscal year.’’.
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‘‘(4) State law limits the maximum compensa-
tion that an individual may receive under the pro-
gram to the earnings limitation under section 203 of
the Social Security Act, and
‘‘(5) substantially all of the funds for such pro-
gram are provided by the State.
‘‘(c) DENIAL OF CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS.—Unless the
taxpayer elects not to have this section apply for any tax-
able year, no deduction shall be allowed under this chapter
for any amount which is otherwise allowable as a deduc-
tion by reason of performing services under a qualified
State program.’’
(b) EXCLUSION FROM EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—
(1)(A) Paragraph (18) of section 3121(a) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘or 129’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, 129, or 138A’’.
(B) Paragraph (15) of section 209(a) of the So-
cial Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘or 129’’
and inserting ‘‘, 129, or 138A’’.
(2) Paragraph (13) of section 3306(b) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or 129’’ and inserting
‘‘, 129, or 138A’’.
(3) Paragraph (18) of section 3401(a) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or 129’’ and inserting
‘‘, 129, or 138A’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 915
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for
modifications to intercity buses required under the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. KAN-
JORSKI, Mr. CAMP, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. FROST) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a tax credit for modifications to intercity buses required
under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR MODIFICATIONS TO INTERCITY
BUSES REQUIRED UNDER THE AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 44 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4916
AN ACT
To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out
of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a
law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century.
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 921
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on vaccines
to 25 cents per dose.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky 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 reduce
the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose.
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 ‘‘Vaccinate America’s
Children Now Act’’.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN TAX ON VACCINES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 4131(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount
of tax) is amended by striking ‘‘75 cents’’ and inserting
‘‘25 cents’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) LIMITATION
ON CERTAIN CREDITS
OR RE-
FUNDS.—For purposes of applying section 4132(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any claim
for credit or refund filed before January 1, 2002, the
amount of tax taken into account shall not exceed the tax
computed under the rate in effect on the day after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 922
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to age 21 the
minimum age for an individual without children to be eligible for the
earned income credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii 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 reduce
to age 21 the minimum age for an individual without
children to be eligible for the earned income credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MINIMUM AGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT
CHILDREN TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR EARNED IN-
COME CREDIT REDUCED TO 21.
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subclause 
(II) 
of 
section
32(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (de-
fining eligible individual) is amended by striking ‘‘age 25’’
and inserting ‘‘age 21’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 923
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings
from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve
program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. RILEY, Mr. THUNE,
Mr. GANSKE, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MOORE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KIND, Mr.
ISTOOK, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois,
Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr.
KENNEDY of Minnesota) 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 exclude
from net earnings from self-employment certain pay-
ments under the conservation reserve program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER CONSERVATION
RESERVE PROGRAM EXCLUDED FROM NET
EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT.
(a) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Section 1402(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to net earn-
ings from self-employment) is amended by striking ‘‘;
and’’ at the end of paragraph (14), striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (15), and
inserting after paragraph (15) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(16) there shall be excluded amounts received
as annual rental payments under section 1234 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834) for
lands enrolled in the conservation reserve.’’.
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 211(a) of the
Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the
end of paragraph (14), striking the period and inserting
‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (15), and inserting after
paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(16) There shall be excluded amounts received
as annual rental payments under section 1234 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834) for
lands enrolled in the conservation reserve.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning before,
on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 924
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income
certain stipends paid as part of a State program under which individuals
who have attained age 60 perform essentially volunteer services specified
by the program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
CAPUANO, and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude
from gross income certain stipends paid as part of a
State program under which individuals who have attained
age 60 perform essentially volunteer services specified
by the program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR STI-
PENDS RECEIVED FOR ESSENTIALLY VOLUN-
TEER 
SERVICES 
PERFORMED 
UNDER 
A
STATE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended
by inserting after section 138 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 138A. CERTAIN STIPENDS RECEIVED UNDER STATE
PROGRAMS BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE AT-
TAINED AGE 60.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not include
amounts received by an individual who has attained age
60 from a qualified State program for services performed
under such program.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED STATE PROGRAM.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘qualified State program’ means any
program established by State law if—
‘‘(1) the program consists of assigning individ-
uals who have attained age 60 to perform volunteer
services for nonprofit and nonsectarian entities,
‘‘(2) the individuals participating in the pro-
gram must commit to performing volunteer services
under the program for at least 48 hours a month,
‘‘(3) the individuals receive no compensation
other than from such program for such services,
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
138 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 138A. Certain stipends received under State programs by
individuals who have attained age 60.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 926
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that employees
of a political subdivision of a State shall not lose their exemption from
the hospital insurance tax by reason of the consolidation of the subdivi-
sion with the State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. FRANK, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. OLVER, and Mr. MARKEY) 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 clarify
that employees of a political subdivision of a State shall
not lose their exemption from the hospital insurance
tax by reason of the consolidation of the subdivision
with the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT RELATION-
SHIP WHERE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
STATE IS CONSOLIDATED WITH STATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section
3121(u)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to application of hospital insurance tax to Federal, State,
and local employment) is amended by adding at the end
the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) An employee of a political sub-
division of a State shall not be treated as
having terminated such employee’s employ-
ment relationship with such subdivision by
reason of the abolition of such subdivision
(or other consolidation of any agency or in-
strumentality of such subdivision with the
State) if, as a result of such abolition (or
other consolidation), such employee be-
comes an employee of the State and con-
tinues to hold the same or substantially the
same position with the State.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to all abolitions and other con-
solidations, whether occurring before, on, or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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