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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSIST-
ANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATE HEALTH IN-
SURANCE PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 
119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Pro-
viders Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note), as amended 
by section 3306 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (Public Law 111–148), section 610 of the Amer-
ican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240), 
section 1110 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–67), section 110 of the Protecting Ac-
cess to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93), sec-
tion 208 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–10), and section 50207 
of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
123), is amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2022, of $15,000,000.’’. 
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(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AREA AGENCIES ON 
AGING.—Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so 
amended, is amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2022, of $15,000,000.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR AGING
AND DIS-
ABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of 
such section 119, as so amended, is amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2022, of $5,000,000.’’. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR CONTRACT WITH 
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR BENEFITS AND OUTREACH 
ENROLLMENT.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119, as 
so amended, is amended— 
(1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2022, of $15,000,000.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3422 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify competency-based 
education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. STEIL, and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify 
competency-based education. 
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 ‘‘Competency-Based 
Education Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘CBE Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REGULATORY RELIEF. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF CREDIT HOUR.—The defini-
tion of the term ‘‘credit hour’’ in section 600.2 of 
title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as added by 
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the final regulations published by the Department of 
Education in the Federal Register on October 29, 
2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 66946). 
(2) EFFECT OF REPEAL.—To the extent that 
regulations repealed by paragraph (1) amended reg-
ulations that were in effect on June 30, 2011, the 
provisions of the regulations that were in effect on 
June 30, 2011, and were so amended are restored 
and revived as if the regulations repealed by such 
subparagraph had not taken effect. 
(b) CREDIT HOUR.—The Secretary of Education 
shall not, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, 
promulgate or enforce any regulation or rule with respect 
to the definition of the term ‘‘credit hour’’ for any purpose 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1003) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) COMPETENCY-BASED
EDUCATION; COM-
PETENCY-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) COMPETENCY-BASED
EDUCATION.— 
Except as otherwise provided, the term ‘com-
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HR 3 PCS
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the amount specified in this para-
graph for a part B rebatable drug assigned to 
a billing and payment code for a calendar quar-
ter is, subject to paragraph (4), the amount 
equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) subject to subparagraphs (B) and 
(G), the total number of units of the bill-
ing and payment code for such part B 
rebatable drug furnished under this part 
during the calendar quarter; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount (if any) by which— 
‘‘(I) the payment amount under 
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
1847A(b)(1), as applicable, for such 
part B rebatable drug during the cal-
endar quarter; exceeds 
‘‘(II) the inflation-adjusted pay-
ment amount determined under sub-
paragraph (C) for such part B 
rebatable drug during the calendar 
quarter. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED UNITS.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A)(i), the total number of units 
of the billing and payment code for each part 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3426 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to condition airport improvement 
program grants on certain assurances from airport owners and operators 
regarding television equipment in airport terminals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to condition airport 
improvement program grants on certain assurances from 
airport owners and operators regarding television equip-
ment in airport terminals. 
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 ‘‘Television Freedom 
at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. AIP ASSURANCES REGARDING TELEVISION EQUIP-
MENT IN AIRPORT TERMINALS. 
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (21), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) the owner or operator will ensure that— 
‘‘(A) television equipment in the airport’s 
terminals is not owned exclusively by a broad-
cast television network or cable television news 
network; and 
‘‘(B) the content displayed on such tele-
vision equipment is not controlled under an 
agreement between the owner or operator and 
a broadcast television network or cable tele-
vision news network.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORK.—The 
term ‘broadcast television network’ means a tele-
vision network in the United States which offers an 
interconnected program service on a regular basis 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3436 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove cost-sharing 
responsibilities for chronic care management services under the Medicare 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2019 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove 
cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management 
services under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Chronic Care Manage-
ment Improvement Act’’. 
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for 15 or more hours per week to at least 25 affili-
ated broadcast stations in 10 or more States. 
‘‘(2) CABLE
TELEVISION
NEWS
NETWORK.— 
The term ‘cable television news network’ means a 
television news network in the United States that 
transmits video programming to consumers on a reg-
ular basis via cable systems, fiber optic cable sys-
tems, satellite television systems, or other non-broad-
cast television systems.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3427 
To repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Mr. ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. STEWART, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
MEADOWS, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. BUDD, Mr. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. ROY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
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 ‘‘Eliminating the RFS 
and Its Destructive Outcomes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) CLEAN
AIR
ACT.—Section 211(d) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(n), or (o)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘or (n)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(m), or (o)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or (m)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(n), and 
(o)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘and 
(n)’’. 
(2) PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES ACT.— 
Section 107(a)(1)(B) of the Petroleum Marketing 
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2807(a)(1)(B)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of the Eliminating the RFS and 
Its Destructive Outcomes Act’’ after ‘‘(40 CFR, part 
80)’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3428 
To amend the Small Business Act to give small business contracting credit 
for certain small businesses located in United States territories, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, 
and Mr. SAN NICOLAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to give small business 
contracting credit for certain small businesses located 
in United States territories, 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 ‘‘Contracting Credit 
Equality Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING CREDIT FOR CER-
TAIN 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
LOCATED 
IN 
UNITED STATES TERRITORIES. 
Section 15(x) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(x)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
COVERED
TERRITORY
BUSINESSES’’ after 
‘‘PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or a covered 
territory business’’ after ‘‘Puerto Rico business’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COVERED
TERRITORY
BUSINESS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered terri-
tory business’ means a small business concern that 
has its principal office located in one of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(B) American Samoa. 
‘‘(C) Guam. 
‘‘(D) The Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVING COST-SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 
CHRONIC 
CARE 
MANAGEMENT 
SERVICES 
UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subpara-
graph (Z) and inserting the following: ‘‘(Z) with re-
spect to chronic care management services (as de-
scribed in section 1848(b)(8)) furnished on or after 
January 1, 2021, the amount paid shall be an 
amount equal to 100 percent of the lesser of the ac-
tual charge for such services or the amount deter-
mined under section 1848,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, 
and (11) such deductible shall not apply with 
respect to chronic care management services (as 
described in section 1848(b)(8)) furnished on or 
after January 1, 2021.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(a) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) with respect to Federally qualified 
health center services (other than such services 
that are described in clause (i) or (ii) of sub-
paragraph (D)) furnished on or after the imple-
mentation date of the prospective payment sys-
tem under section 1834(o) for which payment is 
made under such section, the amounts paid 
shall be 80 percent of the lesser of the actual 
charge or the amount determined under such 
section; and 
‘‘(D) with respect to Federally qualified 
health center services and rural health clinic 
services that are— 
‘‘(i) personalized prevention plan serv-
ices (as described in paragraph (1)(X)) or 
preventive services (as described in para-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 342 
To improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance 
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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Flood Insurance Rate 
Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘FIRM 
IT Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SHARING AND USE OF MAPS AND DATA. 
Subsection (b) of section 100216 of the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 
4101b(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) consult and coordinate with the De-
partment of Defense, the United States Geo-
logical Survey, and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration for the purpose of 
obtaining the most-up-to-date maps and other 
information of such agencies, including infor-
mation on topography, water flow, and any 
other issues, relevant to mapping for flood in-
surance purposes.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following new subparagraph: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3430 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 
quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2019 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and se-
lection under the Medicare program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEAS-
URE ENDORSEMENT, INPUT, AND SELECTION 
UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and $7,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,500,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and 2019.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
2019, and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2022.’’. 
(b) INPUT FOR REMOVAL OF MEASURES.—Section 
1890(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(b)) 
is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) REMOVAL OF MEASURES.—The entity may 
provide input to the Secretary on quality and effi-
ciency measures described in paragraph (7)(B) that 
could be considered for removal.’’. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION OF MEASURE ENDORSEMENT.— 
Section 1890(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395aaa(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) PRIORITIZATION OF MEASURE ENDORSE-
MENT.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
ending on December 31, 2023, shall prioritize 
the endorsement of measures relating to mater-
nal morbidity and mortality by the entity with 
a contract under subsection (a) in connection 
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with endorsement of measures described in 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) on and after January 1, 2024, may 
prioritize the endorsement of such measures by 
such entity.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3431 
To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision 
requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and 
small rural hospitals through 2021. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2019 
Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction 
on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic 
services in critical access and small rural hospitals 
through 2021. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTION 
ON SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-
PATIENT THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN CRIT-
ICAL ACCESS AND SMALL RURAL HOSPITALS 
THROUGH 2021. 
Section 1 of Public Law 113–198, as amended by sec-
tion 1 of Public Law 114–112, section 16004 of Public 
Law 114–255, and section 51007 of Public Law 115–123, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
2017, 2020, and 2021’’. 
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graph (1)(Y)) furnished on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2011; or 
‘‘(ii) chronic care management serv-
ices (as described in paragraph (1)(Z)) 
furnished on or after January 1, 2021; 
the amounts paid shall be equal to 100 percent 
of the lesser of the actual charge or the amount 
determined under subparagraph (A), section 
1834(o), or section 1848, as applicable);’’; and 
(B) by striking the matter following para-
graph (9). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1834(o) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(o)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting 
‘‘(other than such services described in clause 
(i) or (ii) of section 1833(a)(3)(D))’’ after 
‘‘Federally qualified health center services’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘(other than such services described in 
clause (i) or (ii) of section 1833(a)(3)(D))’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
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