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H. R. 1509
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To authorize the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a
memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who
became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL TO HONOR DISABLED VETERANS OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) MEMORIAL AUTHORIZED.—The Disabled Veterans’ LIFE
Memorial Foundation is authorized to establish a memorial on
Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor
veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces
of the United States.
(b) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STANDARDS
FOR
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance
with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(c) PAYMENT
OF EXPENSES.—The Disabled Veterans’ LIFE
Memorial Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance
of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establish-
ment of the memorial. No Federal funds may be used to pay
any expense of the establishment of the memorial.
(d) DEPOSIT
OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment of all
expenses of the establishment of the memorial (including the
maintenance and preservation amount required under section 8(b)
of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))), or upon
expiration of the authority for the memorial under section 10(b)
of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains a balance of funds
received for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of
the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the
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account provided for in section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C.
1008(b)(1)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1509
To authorize the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish
a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans
who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,
Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. REYES, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. HUNTER, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
LANTOS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. GREEN of
Texas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr.
GIBBONS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mrs. JONES of
Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. DICKEY, Ms.
KILPATRICK, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. HILL of Indiana, Mr. MALONEY of
Connecticut, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. HOLDEN,
Mr. BISHOP, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. FROST, Mr. MCKEON,
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. DIXON,
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. STUPAK, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr.
GOODLING, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. SPRATT, Mr.
COOKSEY, Mr. PITTS, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, and Mr. KINGSTON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To authorize the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foun-
dation to establish a memorial in the District of Colum-
bia or its environs to honor veterans who became dis-
abled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL TO HONOR DISABLED VETERANS
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) MEMORIAL AUTHORIZED.—The Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation is authorized to estab-
lish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Colum-
bia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall
be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(c) PAYMENT
OF EXPENSES.—The Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall be solely respon-
sible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of
the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. No
Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the es-
tablishment of the memorial.
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment
of all expenses of the establishment of the memorial (in-
cluding the maintenance and preservation amount re-
quired under section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works
Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))), or upon expiration of the au-
thority for the memorial under section 10(b) of such Act
(40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains a balance of funds re-
ceived for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled
Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the
amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury
for deposit in the account provided for in section 8(b)(1)
of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
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(40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains a balance of funds re-
ceived for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled
Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the
amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury
for deposit in the account provided for in section 8(b)(1)
of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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(2) in many cases, such recreational, educational
and other public purposes are not within the mission
of the Forest Service, but would not be inconsistent
with land and resource management plans developed
for the adjacent national forest;
(3) such communities are often unable to acquire
land for such recreational, educational and other pub-
lic purposes due to extremely high market value of
private land resulting from the predominance of Fed-
eral land in the local area; and
(4) the national forests and adjacent commu-
nities would mutually benefit from a process similar
to that available to the Bureau of Land Management
under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as
the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43
U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘haz-
ardous substance’’ has the meaning given the term in
section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
9601).
(2) PARCEL.—
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 150
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 10, 2000.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H.R. 150) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
the Secretary of Agriculture to convey National Forest Sys-
tem lands for use for educational purposes, and for other
purposes’’, with the following
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
amendment of the Senate, insert the following:
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education Land Grant
Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—Upon application, the
Secretary of Agriculture may convey National Forest Sys-
tem lands for use for educational purposes if the Secretary
determines that—
(1) the entity seeking the conveyance will use the
conveyed land for a public or publicly funded elemen-
tary or secondary school, to provide grounds or facili-
ties related to such a school, or for both purposes;
(2) the conveyance will serve the public interest;
(3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise need-
ed for the purposes of the National Forest System;
and
(4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not ex-
ceed the amount reasonably necessary for the proposed
use.
(b) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—A conveyance under this
section may not exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation
shall not be construed to preclude an entity from submitting
a subsequent application under this section for an addi-
tional land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate to the
Secretary a need for additional land.
(c) COSTS
AND MINERAL RIGHTS.—A conveyance
under this section shall be for a nominal cost. The convey-
ance may not include the transfer of mineral rights.
(d) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—When the Secretary
receives an application under this section, the Secretary
shall—
(1) before the end of the 14-day period beginning
on the date of the receipt of the application, provide
notice of that receipt to the applicant; and
(2) before the end of the 120-day period begin-
ning on that date—
(A) make a final determination whether or
not to convey land pursuant to the application,
and notify the applicant of that determination;
or
(B) submit written notice to the applicant
containing the reasons why a final determina-
tion has not been made.
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If at any time after
lands are conveyed pursuant to this section, the entity to
whom the lands were conveyed attempts to transfer title to
or control over the lands to another or the lands are devoted
to a use other than the use for which the lands were con-
veyed, without the consent of the Secretary, title to the lands
shall revert to the United States.
Attest:
Clerk.
In the Senate of the United States,
April 13, 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 150) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Secretary
of Agriculture to convey National Forest System lands for
use for educational purposes, and for other purposes.’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Na-
tional Forest Education and Community Purpose Lands
Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) communities adjacent to and surrounded by
National Forest System land have limited opportuni-
ties to acquire land for recreational, educational and
other public purposes;
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Union Calendar No. 71
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 150
[Report No. 106–132]
To amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act to authorize disposal of certain public lands or national forest lands
to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools,
including public charter schools, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
MAY 10, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. STUMP, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. SCHAFFER, and
Mr. GARY MILLER of California
MAY 10, 1999
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 6, 1999]
A BILL
To amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal of certain pub-
lic lands or national forest lands to local education agen-
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1980, Public Law 96–533, $18,579,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending ex-
penditure for project purposes when authorized by the 
board of directors of the Foundation: Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the 
board of directors of the Foundation may waive the 
$250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect 
to a project: Provided further, That the Foundation shall 
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
after each time such waiver authority is exercised. 
PEACE CORPS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $330,000,000, in-
cluding the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor 
vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the 
United States: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be used to pay for abor-
tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education Land Grant
Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—Upon application, the
Secretary of Agriculture may convey National Forest Sys-
tem lands for use for educational purposes if the Secretary
determines that—
(1) the entity seeking the conveyance will use
the conveyed land for a public or publicly funded ele-
mentary or secondary school, to provide grounds or
facilities related to such a school, or for both pur-
poses;
(2) the conveyance will serve the public interest;
(3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise
needed for the purposes of the National Forest Sys-
tem; and
(4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not
exceed the amount reasonably necessary for the pro-
posed use.
(b) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—A conveyance under this
section may not exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation
shall not be construed to preclude an entity from submit-
ting a subsequent application under this section for an ad-
ditional land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate to
the Secretary a need for additional land.
(c) COSTS AND MINERAL RIGHTS.—A conveyance
under this section shall be for a nominal cost. The convey-
ance may not include the transfer of mineral rights.
(d) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—When the Secretary
receives an application under this section, the Secretary
shall—
(1) before the end of the 14-day period begin-
ning on the date of the receipt of the application,
provide notice of that receipt to the applicant; and
(2) before the end of the 120-day period begin-
ning on that date—
(A) make a final determination whether or
not to convey land pursuant to the application,
and notify the applicant of that determination;
or
(B) submit written notice to the applicant
containing the reasons why a final determina-
tion has not been made.
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If at any time after
lands are conveyed pursuant to this section, the entity to
whom the lands were conveyed attempts to transfer title
to or control over the lands to another or the lands are
devoted to a use other than the use for which the lands
were conveyed, without the consent of the Secretary, title
to the lands shall revert to the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 150
To amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act to authorize disposal of certain public lands or national forest lands
to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools,
including public charter schools, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal of certain pub-
lic lands or national forest lands to local education agen-
cies for use for elementary or secondary schools, includ-
ing public charter schools, 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 ‘‘Education Land Grant
Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS OR NATIONAL FOREST
LANDS FOR USE FOR ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to authorize acquisition or use of public lands by
States, counties, or municipalities for recreational pur-
poses’’, approved June 14, 1926 (Chapter 578; 44 Stat.
741; 43 U.S.C. 869), popularly known as the Recreation
and Public Purposes Act, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or national forest lands’’
after ‘‘public lands’’ each place it appears; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘including to a local edu-
cation agency for use for an elementary or sec-
ondary school, including a public charter
school,’’ after ‘‘public purposes,’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(i)(C) by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Interior’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Department of
Agriculture’’ after ‘‘Department of the Inte-
rior’’ the first place it appears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘in any national forest, na-
tional park, or national monument, or national
wildlife refuge,’’ and inserting ‘‘in the National
Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem, the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-
tem, the National Trails System, any Bureau of
Land Management area of critical environ-
mental concern, or any national recreation
area,’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TION FOR USE FOR SCHOOL.—If the Secretary receives
an application from a duly qualified applicant that is a
local education agency seeking a conveyance of land under
this Act for use for an elementary or secondary school,
including a public charter school, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) before the end of the 10-day period begin-
ning on the date of that receipt, provide notice of
that receipt to the applicant; and
‘‘(2) before the end of the 60-day period begin-
ning on the date of that receipt—
‘‘(A) determine whether or not to convey
land pursuant to the application, and notify the
applicant of that determination; or
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(5) the land is to be used for an established or
proposed project that is described in detail in the ap-
plication to the Secretary, and the conveyance would
serve public objectives (either locally or at large) that
outweigh the objectives and values which would be
served by maintaining such land in Federal owner-
ship;
(6) the applicant is financially and otherwise
capable of implementing the proposed project;
(7) the land to be conveyed has been identified
for disposal in an applicable land and resource man-
agement plan under the Forest and Rangeland Re-
newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
1600 et seq.); and
(8) An opportunity for public participation in a
disposal under this section has been provided, includ-
ing at least one public hearing or meeting, to provide
for public comments.
(b) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—A conveyance under this
section may not exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation
shall not be construed to preclude an entity from submitting
a subsequent application under this section for an addi-
tional land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate to the
Secretary a need for additional land.
‘‘(B) report to the Congress and the appli-
cant the reasons that determination has not
been made.’’.
(b) SECRETARY DEFINED.—Section 1 of such Act
(43 U.S.C. 869) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this Act, the term
‘Secretary’ means—
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect
to any disposal of national forest lands under this
Act; and
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect
to any disposal of public lands under this Act.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is fur-
ther amended—
(1) in section 2 (43 U.S.C. 869–1) by striking
‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(2) in section 3 (43 U.S.C. 869–2)—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Interior’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(6)(B) in the last sen-
tence by striking ‘‘public lands’’ and inserting
‘‘public lands or national forest lands that are
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary,’’.
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(2) The table of sections for subpart A of part
I of subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 402 the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘Sec. 402A. Optional treatment of elective deferrals as plus contributions.’’
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
SEC. 202. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON EXCLUSION AMOUNT FOR
ELECTIVE DEFERRALS.
(a) INCREASE
IN ELECTIVE DEFERRAL LIMIT.—
Paragraph (1) of section 402(g) (relating to limitation on
exclusion for elective deferrals) is amended by striking
‘‘$7,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1)(A) Section 402(g) is amended by striking
paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (5),
(6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6),
(7), and (8), respectively.
(B) Section 457(c)(2) is amended by striking
‘‘section 402(g)(8)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
402(g)(7)(A)(iii)’’.
(C) Section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii) is amended by
striking ‘‘(other than paragraph (4) thereof)’’.
(2) Section 402(g)(4), as redesignated by para-
graph (1)(A), is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$15,000’’.
(3) Section 402(g)(4), as so redesignated, is
amended by inserting ‘‘the base period taken into
account shall be the calendar quarter ending Sep-
tember 30, 1999, and’’ after ‘‘except that’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
SEC. 203. INCREASED LIMIT ON DEFERRED AMOUNT FOR
PLANS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
457(b)(2) (defining eligible deferred compensation plan)
is amended by inserting ‘‘($12,000, in the case of a plan
of an eligible employer as defined in subsection (e)(1)(A))’’
after ‘‘$7,500’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to years beginning after December
31, 1999.
SEC. 204. EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF
EMPLOYEES 
TO 
DEFINED 
CONTRIBUTION
PLANS.
(a) EQUITABLE TREATMENT.—
(A) with respect to the Federal lands de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary of
the Interior; and
(B) with respect to the Federal lands de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(10) WILDLAND/URBAN
INTERFACE
AREA.—
The term ‘‘wildland/urban interface area’’ means a
sufficient area or zone between structures or other
human development and undeveloped wildland or
vegetative fuel, as defined in the definitions of the
Secretary concerned in effect as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 103. IDENTIFICATION OF WILDLAND/URBAN INTER-
FACE AREAS.
(a) IDENTIFICATION DEADLINE.—On or before Feb-
ruary 28 of each year, each District Manager of the Bu-
reau of Land Management and each Forest Supervisor of
the Forest Service shall identify those areas on Federal
lands within the jurisdiction of the District Manager or
Forest Supervisor that the District Manager or Forest Su-
pervisor determines—
(1) are wildland/urban interface areas; and
(2) have hazardous fuels buildups and other
forest management needs that would benefit from
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 150
SENATE AMENDMENT TO
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT
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