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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1562 
To prohibit the trading of the securities of certain Communist Chinese 
military companies on a national securities exchange, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Ms. CHENEY, and Mr. STEWART) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and 
Means, Armed Services, Education and Labor, Intelligence (Permanent 
Select), and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the trading of the securities of certain Com-
munist Chinese military companies on a national securi-
ties exchange, 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 ‘‘American Financial 
Markets Integrity and Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN COMMUNIST 
CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
(2) CONTROL; 
INSURANCE
COMPANY.—The 
terms ‘‘control’’ and ‘‘insurance company’’ have the 
meaning given the terms in section 2(a) of the In-
vestment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
2(a)). 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’— 
(i) means an entity on— 
(I) the list of Communist Chinese 
military companies required by section 
1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105– 
261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or 
(II) the entity list maintained by 
the Bureau of Industry and Security 
of the Department of Commerce and 
set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 
744 of the title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
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(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Section 203 of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5116b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 210’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 209’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT FOR INCREASED APPROPRIA-
TION
YEARS.—In any fiscal year for which the 
amount appropriated under section 209 exceeds the 
amount appropriated under such section for fiscal 
year 2020 by more than $1,000,000, the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
‘‘(A) 5 percent of the amount appropriated 
for the applicable fiscal year to make allotments 
to Indian tribes and tribal organizations; and 
‘‘(B) 1 percent of the amount appropriated 
for the applicable fiscal year to make allotments 
to migrant programs.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1917 
AN ACT 
To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1567 
To allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforce-
ment officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a 
school zone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mrs. HARTZLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and re-
tired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed fire-
arm to protect children in a school zone. 
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 ‘‘Police Officers Pro-
tecting Children Act’’. 
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HR 1565 RFS
(i) information regarding which Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies are receiving 
reports, including adult protective services, 
law enforcement, industry, regulators, and 
professional licensing boards; 
(ii) information regarding what infor-
mation is being collected by such agencies; 
and 
(iii) information regarding the actions 
that are taken by such agencies upon re-
ceipt of the report and any limits on the 
agencies’ ability to prevent exploitation, 
such as jurisdictional limits, a lack of ex-
pertise, resource challenges, or limiting cri-
teria with regard to the types of victims 
they are permitted to serve; 
(D) an analysis of gaps that may exist in 
empowering Federal, State, and local agencies 
to prevent senior exploitation or respond effec-
tively to suspected senior financial exploitation; 
and 
(E) an analysis of the legal hurdles that 
prevent Federal, State, and local agencies from 
effectively partnering with each other and pri-
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vate professionals to effectively respond to sen-
ior financial exploitation. 
(c) SENIOR CITIZEN DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘senior citizen’’ means an individual over 
the age of 65. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(b) 
WENAHA-TUCANNON
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas are incorporated into the 
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 
(1) UPPER
TUCANNON
ADDITION.—Certain 
Federal land within the Umatilla National Forest 
comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wil-
derness. 
(2) W–T ADDITION.—Certain Federal land 
within the Umatilla National Forest comprising ap-
proximately 2,000 acres as generally depicted on the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. 
(3) MEADOW CREEK ADDITION.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Umatilla National Forest com-
prising approximately 2,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. 
(c) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY WILDERNESS ADDI-
TIONS.—The following areas are incorporated into the 
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness: 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) by a qualified law enforcement officer 
(as defined in section 926B) who is authorized 
under such section to carry a concealed firearm; 
or 
‘‘(vi) by a qualified retired law enforcement 
officer (as defined in section 926C) who is au-
thorized under such section to carry a concealed 
firearm.’’. 
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(1) GREENHORN
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Malheur National For-
est and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest com-
prising approximately 24,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the North Fork John Day Wilder-
ness. 
(2) JUMPOFF JOE ADDITION TO NORTH FORK 
JOHN
DAY
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 
within the Malheur National Forest and the 
Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 
7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
North Fork John Day Wilderness. 
(3) TWIN
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION
TO
NORTH 
FORK
JOHN
DAY
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 
comprising approximately 20,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the North Fork John Day 
Wilderness. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1949 
AN ACT 
To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural 
gas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1571 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant 
status for dairy workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. JACOBS of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
nonimmigrant status for dairy workers. 
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 ‘‘Dairy H–2A Eligibility 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR DAIRY WORKERS. 
Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘abandoning’’ the following: 
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‘‘who is coming temporarily to the United States to per-
form agricultural labor or services as a dairy worker, or’’. 
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‘‘(iii) a person, organization, or entity 
in the United States with a bona fide con-
nection to the covered individual.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act, or in 
any amendment made by this Act, may be construed to 
limit a right to counsel or any right to appointed counsel 
under— 
(1) 
section 
240(b)(4)(A) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229a(b)(4)(A)), 
(2) section 292 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1362), or 
(3) any other provision of law, including any 
final court order securing such rights, 
as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Upper Grande Ronde Wilder-
ness. 
(16) JOSEPH
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Joseph Canyon Wilderness. 
(17) TOPE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Tope Creek Wilderness. 
(18) BALDY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Baldy Mountain Wilderness. 
(19) DIXIE BUTTE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Malheur National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
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as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1573 
AN ACT 
To clarify the rights of certain persons who are 
held or detained at a port of entry or at any fa-
cility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1576 
To provide for a coordinated national research program to examine the 
nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended 
injury and death relating to gun ownership, use, and trafficking, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a coordinated national research program to 
examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention 
of violence and unintended injury and death relating 
to gun ownership, use, and trafficking, 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 ‘‘National Gun Violence 
Research Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In the last 50 years, more individuals in the 
United States have died from gunshots than in all 
wars in which the United States was a combatant, 
combined. 
(2) The rate of gun violence deaths in the 
United States is more than double that of other 
high-income nations. 
(3) Guns accounted for 74 percent of homicides 
and 51 percent of suicides in 2016, totaling over 
37,000 deaths in the United States. 
(4) Gun violence disproportionately affects ra-
cial minorities, with African Americans comprising 
nearly 60 percent of homicide victims and 22 per-
cent of unintentional injury deaths in 2016. 
(5) Provisions in appropriations Acts dating 
back to 1996 have had a chilling effect on Federal 
funding for research on gun violence across the Fed-
eral Government and, as a result, research on gun 
violence is significantly underfunded relative to other 
leading causes of death. 
(6) Research examining the nature, causes, con-
sequences, and prevention of gun-related violence, 
suicide, and unintentional injury and death does not 
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picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Dixie 
Butte Wilderness. 
(20) MURDERERS
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Malheur National For-
est comprising approximately 21,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Murderers Creek Wilderness. 
(21) GLACIER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Malheur National For-
est comprising approximately 16,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Glacier Mountain Wilderness. 
(22) MALHEUR
RIVER
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Malheur River Wilderness. 
(23) MCCLELLAN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Malheur National 
Forest comprising approximately 23,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR RE-HIRES FOR LOAN FORGIVE-
NESS UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7A(d)(5) of the Small 
Business Act (as redesignated, transferred, and amended 
by section 304(b) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116– 
260)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘not 
later than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘covered 
loan)’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 90 days after 
the termination date of all State or local COVID– 
19 emergencies applicable to the location of the eligi-
ble entity, if such date occurs after disbursement of 
the covered loan’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘not later than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘cov-
ered loan)’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 90 days 
after the termination date of all State or local 
COVID–19 emergencies applicable to the location of 
the eligible entity, if such date occurs after disburse-
ment of the covered loan’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) STATE
OR
LOCAL
COVID–19
EMER-
GENCY.—The term ‘State or local COVID–19 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or 
after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 
a report to Congress describing the steps the Secretary 
has taken to implement the provisions of, and amend-
ments made by, this Act. Such report shall also include 
recommendations for better coordination and leveraging of 
programs within the Department of Health and Human 
Services and other Federal agencies that relate in any way 
to supporting appropriate research and clinical care (such 
as any interactions between physicians and other health 
care providers and their patients) to treat, reduce, and 
prevent obesity in the adult population. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 157 
To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. SAN NICOLAS (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. KHANNA, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
A BILL 
To extend the supplemental security income program to 
Guam. 
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 ‘‘Guam Supplemental 
Security Income Equality Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY IN-
COME PROGRAM TO GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(b) of the Social Secu-
rity Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, Guam,’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
STATE.—Section 
1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1301(a)(1)) is amended in the 5th sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘, the Virgin Islands, and Guam’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’. 
(2) GUAM INCLUDED IN GEOGRAPHIC MEANING 
OF UNITED STATES.—Section 1614(e) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and Guam’’. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner of So-
cial Security may waive or modify any statutory require-
ment relating to the provision of benefits under the Sup-
plemental Security Income Program under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act in Guam, to the extent that the Com-
missioner deems it necessary in order to adapt the pro-
gram to the needs of Guam. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st 
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day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that begins 1 year or 
more after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1581 
To support library infrastructure. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COOPER, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 
YOUNG, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. DEAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILD, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 
CASTEN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. MENG, Ms. CHU, Ms. JOHNSON of 
Texas, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. JONES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mrs. HAYES, and Mr. CROW) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To support library infrastructure. 
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 ‘‘Build America’s Li-
braries Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to support long-term im-
provements to library facilities (including addressing 
needs that have arisen due to COVID–19) in order for 
libraries to better serve underserved and distressed com-
munities, low-income and rural areas, and people with dis-
abilities and vulnerable library users including children 
and seniors. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 202 of the Mu-
seum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101). 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9101). 
(3) LIBRARY.—The term ‘‘library’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 213 of the Li-
brary Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
9122). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 213 of the Library 
Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122). 
(5) STATE
LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘State library administrative agen-
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