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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2354
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial 
expenses of certain veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans.
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 ‘‘State Veterans Ceme-
tery Fairness Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE OF ALLOWANCE FOR THE PLOT ALLOW-
ANCE OF CERTAIN VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2303(b)(1)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘$300’’ 
the following: ‘‘(or the lesser of the actual costs or $750
in the case of a State in which ground burial in a national 
cemetery is not available)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to deaths occurring on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2355
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and to amend 
the Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000 to modify the water resources 
study. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain projects 
in the State of Hawaii and to amend the Hawaii Water 
Resources Act of 2000 to modify the water resources 
study.
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 ‘‘Hawaii Water Re-
sources Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1636. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may—
‘‘(1) in cooperation with the Board of Water 
Supply, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, par-
ticipate in the design, planning, and construction of 
a project in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, to desalinate and dis-
tribute seawater for direct potable use within the 
service area of the Board; 
‘‘(2) in cooperation with the County of Hawaii 
Department of Environmental Management, Hawaii, 
participate in the design, planning, and construction 
of facilities in Kealakehe, Hawaii, for the treatment 
and distribution of recycled water and for environ-
mental purposes within the County; and 
‘‘(3) in cooperation with the County of Maui 
Wastewater Reclamation Division, Hawaii, partici-
pate in the design, planning, and construction of, 
and acquire land for, facilities in Lahaina, Hawaii, 
for the distribution of recycled water from the 
Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility for non-
potable uses within the County.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of 
a project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of the Reclamation Projects Authoriza-
tion and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1634 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1636. Hawaii reclamation projects.’’.
SEC. 3. HAWAII WATER RESOURCES STUDY. 
The Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000 is amend-
ed—
(1) in section 103(e) (114 Stat. 2819), by strik-
ing ‘‘$300,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(2) in section 104(b) (114 Stat. 2819), by 
striking ‘‘cost-effective,’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘cost-effective.’’.
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with all amendments thereto, are approved, ratified, con-
firmed, and declared to be valid: 
(1) The agreement between SRP, the Zuni 
Tribe, and the United States on behalf of the Tribe, 
dated June 7, 2002. 
(2) The agreement between TEP, the Zuni 
Tribe, and the United States on behalf of the Tribe, 
dated June 7, 2002. 
(3) The agreement between the Arizona State 
Land Department, the Zuni Tribe, and the United 
States on behalf of the Tribe, dated June 7, 2002. 
SEC. 5. TRUST LANDS. 
(a) NEW TRUST LANDS.—Upon satisfaction of the 
conditions in paragraph 6.2 of the Settlement Agreement, 
and after the requirements of section 9(a) have been met, 
the Secretary shall take the legal title of the following 
lands into trust for the benefit of the Zuni Tribe: 
(1) In T. 14 N., R. 27 E., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian: 
(A) Section 13: SW 1/4, S 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 
1/4, W 1/2 SE 1/4, SE 1/4 SE 1/4; 
(B) Section 23: N 1/2, N 1/2 SW 1/4, N 
1/2 SE 1/4, SE 1/4 SE 1/4, N 1/2 SW 1/4 SE 
1/4, SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4;
(1) provides incentives to executive agencies to 
establish procedures for the sharing and security of 
information, that restores a better balance between 
security and shared knowledge; 
(2) establishes a Government-wide effort lead 
by the President to bring the major national security 
institutions into the information revolution; and 
(3) coordinates the resolution of the legal, pol-
icy, and technical issues associated with information 
sharing across agencies to create a ‘‘trusted infor-
mation network’’. 
TITLE VIII—UNITY OF EFFORT 
IN CONGRESS 
SEC. 801. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) SINGLE
APPROPRIATION
BILL
FOR
INTEL-
LIGENCE.—The House of Representatives and the Senate 
should each pass a single general appropriation bill for 
intelligence containing an unclassified figure that con-
stitutes the aggregate amount appropriated for intel-
ligence. 
(b) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives 
should hold public hearings regarding the aggregate 
amount appropriated for intelligence.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2359
To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. OSBORNE, and Mr. LATHAM) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility 
verification, 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 ‘‘Basic Pilot Extension 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(b) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1966 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ‘‘6-
year period’’ and inserting ‘‘11-year period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION 
SYSTEM FOR STATUS INQUIRIES BY GOVERN-
MENT AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 642(c) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘An inquiry described in the preceding sentence may be 
submitted and responded to using the confirmation system 
established under section 404.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 404(h) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 110 
Stat. 3009–664) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) STATUS
INQUIRIES
BY
GOVERNMENT 
AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the confirmation system may be used to 
submit, and to respond to, inquiries described in sec-
tion 642(c). In the case of such an inquiry, citizen-
ship or immigration status information may be pro-
vided in addition to the identity and employment eli-
gibility information provided under subsections (b) 
and (c).’’.
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(4)(A) information on the number and type of
families to be covered by the project, and the extent
of such coverage in the area served under the grant;
and
(B) information on any criteria or characteris-
tics that the entity will use to determine whether an
individual is eligible for wage replacement under
subsection (a), as described in paragraphs (1) and
(2)(C) of subsection (d);
(5) if the project will expand on State and pri-
vate systems of wage replacement for eligible indi-
viduals, information on the manner in which the
project will expand on the systems;
(6) information demonstrating the manner in
which the wage replacement assistance provided
through the project will assist families in which an
individual takes leave or is absent from employment
as described in subsection (d)(2); and
(7) an assurance that the applicant will partici-
pate in efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the
project.
(f) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting entities to re-
ceive grants for projects under this section, the Secretary
shall—
(1) take into consideration—
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the religious free 
exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. 
HAYES, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HALL, Mr. 
DEMINT, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. WELDON 
of Florida, Mr. PENCE, Ms. HART, and Mr. PITTS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
the religious free exercise and free speech rights of 
churches and other houses of worship.
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 ‘‘Houses of Worship 
Free Speech Restoration Act’’.
‘‘(3) applicants that have researched language 
revitalization and the unique characteristics and cir-
cumstances of the languages of their schools. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—A Native American lan-
guage survival school receiving funds under this sec-
tion—
‘‘(A) shall consist of not less than 700 
hours of instruction per student conducted an-
nually through 1 or more Native American lan-
guages for at least 15 students for whom a Na-
tive American language survival school is their 
principal place of instruction; 
‘‘(B) shall provide direct educational serv-
ices and school support services to students, 
which may include—
‘‘(i) support services for children with 
special needs; 
‘‘(ii) transportation; 
‘‘(iii) boarding; 
‘‘(iv) food service; 
‘‘(v) teacher and staff housing; 
‘‘(vi) purchase of basic materials; 
‘‘(vii) adaptation of teaching mate-
rials;
SEC. 2. HOUSES OF WORSHIP PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN 
RELIGIOUS 
FREE 
EXERCISE 
AND 
FREE 
SPEECH ACTIVITIES, ETC. 
Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection 
(q) and by inserting after subsection (o) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(p) 
An 
organization 
described 
in 
section 
508(c)(1)(A) (relating to churches) shall not fail to be 
treated as organized and operated exclusively for a reli-
gious purpose, or to have participated in, or intervened 
in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition 
to) any candidate for public office, for purposes of sub-
section (c)(3), or section 170(c)(2) (relating to charitable 
contributions), because of the content, preparation, or 
presentation of any homily, sermon, teaching, dialectic, or 
other presentation made during religious services or gath-
erings.’’. 
SEC. 3. CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS UNAFFECTED. 
Nothing in section 2 permits any disbursements for 
electioneering communications, or political expenditures, 
prohibited in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made herein shall be effective as of 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(viii) translation and development; 
and 
‘‘(ix) other appropriate services; 
‘‘(C)(i) shall provide direct or indirect edu-
cational and support services for the families of 
enrolled students on site, through colleges, or 
through other means to increase the families’ 
knowledge and use of the Native American lan-
guage and culture; and 
‘‘(ii) may impose a requirement of family 
participation as a condition of student enroll-
ment; and 
‘‘(D) shall ensure that within 3 years of 
enrollment, all students achieve functional flu-
ency in a Native American language that is ap-
propriate to the unique circumstances and 
endangerment status of the Native American 
language, with the ultimate goal of academic or 
cognitive fluency. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USES.—A Native American 
language survival school receiving funds under this 
section may—
‘‘(A) include Native American language 
nests and other educational programs for stu-
dents who—
fisheries of the United States, or any share-
holder of such person, a rollover contribution 
(within the meaning of section 408(d)(3)) to 
such person’s or shareholder’s individual retire-
ment plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)); 
‘‘(F) the payment of the net proceeds de-
posited into the fund from a sale described in 
subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii) to a person retiring re-
lated commercial fishing vessels and permits; 
‘‘(G) the acquisition of a vessel monitoring 
system as a safety improvement for a fishing 
vessel; or 
‘‘(H) the acquisition or construction of 
fishing gear designed to minimize or avoid by-
catch as required under section 301(a)(9) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(9)).’’. 
(2) REDUCTION PROGRAM SALE PROCEEDS AL-
LOWED IN DETERMINING DEPOSIT CEILING.—Sec-
tion 7518(a)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i), by redesig-
nating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting 
after clause (i) the following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) the sale of any agreement vessel 
or fishing permit retired through the fish-
ing capacity reduction program under sec-
tion 312(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1861a(b)), or’’. 
(3) CERTAIN QUALIFIED WITHDRAWALS TREAT-
ED AS WITHDRAWN FROM THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT.—
Section 7718(d)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end ‘‘unless such portion represents 
gain from a sale described in subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii) 
and is withdrawn for any purpose provided under 
subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of subsection 
(e)(1),’’. 
(4) SECRETARY TO ENSURE RETIREMENT OF 
VESSELS
AND
PERMITS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury by regulation shall establish procedures to 
ensure that any person making a qualified with-
drawal authorized by section 7518(e)(1)(F) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 retires the related 
commercial use of fishing vessels and commercial 
fishery permits referred to therein. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to withdrawals made after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle F—Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
Sec. 361. Use of allotments.
Subtitle G—Medicare Nutrition Therapy Demonstration Project
Sec. 371. Demonstration project to reduce obesity and other chronic disease
risks.
Subtitle H—Overweight and Obesity Treatment and Prevention
Demonstration Projects
Sec. 381. Grants to local healthcare delivery systems.
Subtitle I—Research on Obesity
Sec. 391. Report on obesity research.
Subtitle J—Youth Media Campaign
Sec. 395. Grants and contracts for a national campaign to change children’s
health behaviors.
Subtitle K—Sense of the Senate
Sec. 399. Sense of the Senate concerning nutrition.
TITLE IV—SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
THROUGH THE SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Sec. 401. Increase in funding.
TITLE V—EXPANDING THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Findings.
Subtitle A—Family Income To Respond to Significant Transitions
Sec. 511. Short title.
Sec. 512. Purposes.
Sec. 513. Definitions.
Sec. 514. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 515. Notification.
Sec. 516. Evaluations and reports.
Sec. 517. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 518. Technical and conforming amendments.
Subtitle B—Family Friendly Workplaces
Sec. 521. Short title.
Sec. 522. Coverage of employees.
Subtitle C—Employment Protection for Battered Women
Sec. 531. Entitlement to leave for addressing domestic violence for non-Federal
employees.
Sec. 532. Entitlement to leave for addressing domestic violence for Federal em-
ployees.
Sec. 533. Existing leave usable for domestic violence.
Subtitle D—Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave
Sec. 541. Short title.
Sec. 542. Demonstration project.
Sec. 543. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 544. Effective date.
Subtitle E—Time for Schools
Sec. 551. Short title.
Sec. 552. General requirements for leave.
Sec. 553. School involvement leave for civil service employees.
Sec. 554. Effective date.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Learning is an active process that begins at
birth, is dependent on the existence of strong and
stable relationships, is influenced by a child’s phys-
ical, emotional, social, and cognitive capacities, and
is shaped by a combination of biology and experi-
ence.
(2) Before children reach the age of 2 years,
measurable differentiation in their development and
skills begins to appear. In the absence of interven-
tion, that differentiation may increase over the pre-
school years.
(3) Early childhood, which is the period in a
child’s life from birth through the age of 6 years, is
a critical time for children to develop the physical,
emotional, social, and cognitive skills they will need
for the rest of their lives. Good nutrition and health
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Union Calendar No. 96
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2658
[Report No. 108–187] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes. 
JULY 2, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 265
AN ACT
To provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount
Rainier National Park, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
have a significant effect on prices merely 
because of the volume of imports of the 
subject merchandise.’’. 
SEC. 103. VULNERABILITY OF INDUSTRY; CUMULATION. 
Section 771(7)(C)(iii) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1677(7)(C)(iii)) is amended in the last sentence 
by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, including 
whether the industry is vulnerable to the effects of imports 
of the subject merchandise.’’. 
(b) CUMULATION.—Section 771(7)(G)(i) of the Tar-
iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)(G)(i)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (C), 
and subject to clause (ii), the Commission 
shall cumulatively assess the volume and 
effect of imports of the subject merchan-
dise from all countries subject to petitions 
filed under section 702(b) or 732(b), or 
subject to investigations initiated under 
702(a) or 732(a), if such petitions were 
filed, or such investigations were initiated, 
within 90 days before the date on which 
the Commission is required to make its 
final injury determination, and if such im-
of Land Management, shall convey, without consid-
eration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to mining townsites (including im-
provements thereon) identified for conveyance on the 
maps entitled ‘‘Original Mining Townsite Gold 
Point, Nevada, Land Disposal Map’’ and ‘‘Original 
Mining Townsite Ione, Nevada, Land Disposal 
Map,’’ dated lllll. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAPS.—The maps re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the Secretary of the Interior, including the office 
of the Bureau of Land Management located in the 
State of Nevada. 
(d) RECIPIENTS.—
(1) ORIGINAL
RECIPIENT.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the conveyance of a mining townsite 
under subsection (c) shall be made to the county in 
which the mining townsite is situated. 
(2) RECONVEYANCE
TO
OCCUPANTS.—In the 
case of a mining townsite conveyed under subsection 
(c) for which a valid interest is proven by one or 
more persons, under the provisions of Nevada Re-
vised Statutes Chapter 244, the county that received 
the mining townsite under paragraph (1) shall re-
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2366
To suspend certain amendments made by the No Child Left Behind Act 
of 2001 if the Federal Government fails to fully fund such amendments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. ETHERIDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To suspend certain amendments made by the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001 if the Federal Government fails 
to fully fund such amendments.
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 ‘‘Fully Fund the No 
Child Left Behind Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 
2001 IN THE EVENT OF INADEQUATE FED-
ERAL FUNDING. 
If the Federal Government appropriates any amount 
less than any specific dollar amount for a fiscal year in
any authorization of appropriations in title I or title II, 
respectively, of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)—
(1) the provisions of such title, as amended by 
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 
107–110; 115 State. 1425), shall not apply for that 
year; and 
(2) the equivalent provisions of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Education) shall apply for 
that year as in effect on January 7, 2002 (the day 
before the date of enactment of the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001).
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