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defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account 
in any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act; 
(2) the budget authority provided in any ad-
vance appropriation for fiscal year 2005 for any 
non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary ac-
count in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 
(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal 
year 2005 for any program that is subject to a limi-
tation contained in any fiscal year 2005 appropria-
tion Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security 
discretionary account. 
(b) NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY DIS-
CRETIONARY ACCOUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
the term ‘‘non-defense, non-homeland security discre-
tionary account’’ means any discretionary account, other 
than—
(1) any account included in a Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act; 
(2) any account included in a Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 
(3) any account included in a Military Con-
struction Appropriations Act; or 
(4) any account for Department of Energy de-
fense activities included in an Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Act.
(c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 
made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately—
(1) to each discretionary account and each item 
of budget authority described in such subsection; 
and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each 
program, project, and activity (with programs, 
projects, and activities as delineated in the appro-
priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel-
evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 
for accounts and items not included in appropriation 
Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 
President’s budget). 
(d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 
case of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act enacted 
after the enactment of this section, any rescission required 
by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the 
enactment of such Act. 
(e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the enact-
ment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enact-
ment of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act), the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the
account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to 
subsection (a).
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3987
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic 
acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, 
Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2004
Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain 
individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, 
or Thailand.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR 
CERTAIN 
IMMIGRANTS 
BORN 
IN 
KOREA, 
VIETNAM, LAOS, KAMPUCHEA, OR THAILAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 320 
(8 U.S.C. 1431) the following new section:
‘‘(B) specifies the methods by which funds 
will be spent for carrying out the program. 
‘‘(e) EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.—
‘‘(1) RESERVATION
FOR
GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary of Education shall reserve, at a maximum, 25 
percent of the funds appropriated under subsection 
(f) for any fiscal year for a program of grants to 
early/middle college high school. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
PROGRAMS.—For purposes of 
this subsection, an early/middle college high school is 
a school that is designed to provide 9th through 
12th grade low-income and first-generation college 
students with a coherent course of study enabling 
them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma 
and college credit toward a postsecondary degree. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (4), the programs provided funds under 
this subsection shall comply with the requirements of 
subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(b)(1) and (d)(3)—
‘‘(A) a student served in a program funded 
by a grant under this subsection is not required 
to be enrolled in a GEAR UP partnership or 
State program; and
‘‘CERTAIN IMMIGRANTS BORN IN KOREA, VIETNAM, LAOS, 
KAMPUCHEA, OR
THAILAND; CONDITIONS
UNDER 
WHICH CITIZENSHIP AUTOMATICALLY ACQUIRED 
‘‘SEC. 321. A person automatically becomes a citizen 
of the United States when the person is residing in the 
United States and has been lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence in the United States pursuant to a classi-
fication petition approved under section 204(f).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 320 the following 
new item:
‘‘Sec. 321. Certain immigrants born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or 
Thailand; conditions under which citizenship is automatically 
acquired.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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Union Calendar No. 8
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 398
[Report No. 108–14] 
A BILL 
To revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention 
Act of 1998. 
FEBRUARY 13, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
‘‘(B) an entity applying for funding under 
this subsection is not required to meet the re-
quirements of section 404A(c). 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to the sums authorized by section 404I, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums necessary 
for each of the 5 succeeding years.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 2 of part 
A of title IV is further amended by striking ‘‘section 
404H’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 404I’’. 
SEC. 7. EVALUATION, REPORT, AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a–27), as redesignated 
by section 5(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In order to assist 
current grantees in strengthening partnerships, leveraging 
resources, and sustaining programs, the Secretary shall 
award not more than 0.75 percent of the funds appro-
priated under section 404I for a fiscal year to the national 
education organization that has served as technical assist-
ance provider for this program.’’.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 404I (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28), as redesignated 
by section 5(1) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 404I. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this chapter $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 
fiscal years.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3989
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive 
Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the Bank 
to release the loans approved for Haiti, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2004
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. OBERSTAR, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. OWENS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KLECZKA, and Ms. 
NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United 
States Executive Director at the Inter-American Develop-
ment Bank to urge the Bank to release the loans ap-
proved for Haiti, 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 ‘‘Helping the People 
of Haiti Act’’.
SEC. 2. URGING THE RELEASE OF INTER-AMERICAN DEVEL-
OPMENT BANK LOANS TO HAITI . 
Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the 
United States Executive Director at the Inter-American 
Development Bank to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to urge the Bank to release the four social sector 
and development loans totaling $146,000,000, for health, 
education, water and sanitation, and transportation, that 
have been approved by the Board of Executive Directors 
of the Bank and ratified by the Parliament of Haiti. 
SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL APPEALS. 
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall—
(1) appeal to each international financial insti-
tution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act) to strengthen 
the efforts of the institution to assist the people of 
Haiti in the development of their economy; and 
(2) urge each such institution to take imme-
diate steps to provide to Haiti the full range of loans 
and other financial assistance offered by the institu-
tion. 
(b) The Secretary of State shall—
(1) appeal to foreign governments to strengthen 
the efforts of those governments to assist the people 
of Haiti in the development of their economy; and
(2) urge each foreign government to take imme-
diate steps to provide to Haiti the full range of loans 
and other financial assistance offered by the govern-
ment.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 398
To revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2003
Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. 
STUPAK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 
1998.
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 ‘‘Birth Defects and De-
velopmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DE-
VELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 
Section 317C of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–4) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3990
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend 
contracts for national dairy market loss payments through fiscal year 2007. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2004
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. OBEY, Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER, Mr. KIND, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
OBERSTAR, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. RYAN of 
Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 to extend contracts for national dairy market 
loss payments through fiscal year 2007.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS FOR NATIONAL 
DAIRY MARKET LOSS PAYMENTS. 
Section 1502 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982) is amended in sub-
sections (f) and (g)(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2007’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3991
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for the Federal 
Air Marshals program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2004
Mr. SABO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for 
the Federal Air Marshals 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, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro-
vide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2004:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Air Mar-
shals’’, $13,500,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 
MANAGEMENT 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in 
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–90), $9,500,000 is rescinded. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in 
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–90), $4,000,000 is rescinded.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3992
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require prepara-
tion of statements regarding the environmental impacts of legal and 
illegal immigration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2004
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
to require preparation of statements regarding the envi-
ronmental impacts of legal and illegal immigration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATEMENTS DESCRIBING THE ENVIRON-
MENTAL IMPACTS OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL 
IMMIGRATION. 
Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before the first sentence; 
and
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall jointly prepare and publish every 5 years a statement 
in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(C) with respect to the 
environmental impacts of legal and illegal immigration, for 
use in determining and setting appropriate and environ-
mentally sustainable levels for legal immigration and the 
most effective measures needed to prevent illegal immigra-
tion.’’.
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the Secretary to review all publicly available sci-
entific evidence on a particular nutrient-disease as-
sociation, must supply copies of all evidence reviewed 
to the Secretary, and must supply a written evalua-
tion of that evidence and the health claim to the 
Secretary no later than 180 days after receipt of the 
health claim petition. The Independent Scientific Re-
viewer shall state whether the claim is supported by 
scientific evidence and is, therefore, recommended 
for approval. The Independent Scientific Reviewer 
should only conclude that the health claim is not 
supported by scientific evidence, and, therefore, not 
recommended for approval, if the reviewer finds—
‘‘(A) no credible scientific evidence sup-
porting the claim; and 
‘‘(B) no disclaimer that could accompany 
the claim that could eliminate any potentially 
misleading connotation conveyed by the claim. 
Recommended disclaimers must be accurate and 
concise. Disclaimers should reveal the extent of sup-
port for the claim by stating whether evidence in 
support of the claim is less than conclusive, e.g., 
that evidence in support of the claim is preliminary 
and inconclusive, suggestive but not conclusive, or
‘‘(G) provide for the technical support of, 
and research and development on, high-per-
formance computing systems and software re-
quired to address Grand Challenges; 
‘‘(H) provide for educating and training 
additional undergraduate and graduate students 
in software engineering, computer science, com-
puter and network security, applied mathe-
matics, library and information science, and 
computational science; and 
‘‘(I) provide for improving the security of 
computing and networking systems, including 
Federal systems, including research required to 
establish security standards and practices for 
these systems.’’; 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec-
tively; 
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated by clause (iii) of this subpara-
graph—
(I) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (C) as subparagraphs 
(D) and (F), respectively;
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3997
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New Hope Cemetery 
Association a small parcel of National Forest System land in the State 
of Arkansas for use as a cemetery. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2004
Mr. BOOZMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
MARCH 23, 2004
The Committee on Agriculture discharged 
MARCH 23, 2004
Rereferred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New 
Hope Cemetery Association a small parcel of National 
Forest System land in the State of Arkansas for use 
as a cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the environ-
ment. 
(D) Utilizing existing facilities wherever 
practicable. 
(E) Enhancing compatibility between wild-
life values and development activities. 
SEC. 8. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) FILING OF COMPLAINT.—
(1) DEADLINE.—Subject to paragraph (2), any 
complaint seeking judicial review of any provision of 
this Act or any action of the Secretary under this 
Act shall be filed in any appropriate district court of 
the United States—
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), within the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the action being challenged; or 
(B) in the case of a complaint based solely 
on grounds arising after such period, within 90 
days after the complainant knew or reasonably 
should have known of the grounds for the com-
plaint. 
(2) VENUE.—Any complaint seeking judicial re-
view of an action of the Secretary under this Act 
may be filed only in the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the District of Columbia.
HR 3997 RCH 
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF SMALL PARCEL OF NATIONAL 
FOREST SYSTEM LAND, POPE COUNTY, AR-
KANSAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE
ON CONDITION SUBSEQUENT.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, subject to valid existing rights and the condition stat-
ed in subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall convey to the New 
Hope Cemetery Association (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘association’’), for no consideration, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of 
land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of National Forest 
System land (including any improvements on the land) 
that—
(1) is known as ‘‘New Hope Cemetery Tract 
6686c’’; 
(2) consists of approximately 1.1 acres; and 
(3) is more particularly described as a portion 
of the SE 1⁄4 of the NW 1⁄4 of section 30, T. 11, 
R. 17W, Pope County, Arkansas. 
(c) CONDITION ON USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The association shall use the 
parcel conveyed under subsection (a) as a cemetery.
HR 3997 RCH 
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary, after notice 
to the association and an opportunity for a hearing, 
makes a finding that the association has used or 
permitted the use of the parcel for any purpose 
other than the purpose specified in paragraph (1), 
and the association fails to discontinue that use, title 
to the parcel shall, at the option of the Secretary, 
revert to the United States, to be administered by 
the Secretary.
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‘‘(2) college financial-aid counseling; and 
‘‘(3) other appropriate support services in-
tended to improve the delivery of services to foster 
care youth. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—An institution seeking a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary. Such application shall—
‘‘(1) contain assurances that the applicant 
will—
‘‘(A) evaluate—
‘‘(i) the extent to which the institu-
tion’s current programs are meeting the 
needs of foster care youth; and 
‘‘(ii) how the institution’s outreach 
and retention services can be improved; 
‘‘(B) report to the Secretary on current 
and expanded services and efforts to increase 
the number of foster care youth who attend the 
institution and remain in school to earn a de-
gree or certificate; 
‘‘(C) expand representation on student 
body governing boards to include at least one 
former foster care youth that will serve to ad-
vise the institution on student life issues, with 
particular attention to the unique barriers for
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to such 
section or other provision of the National Geologic Map-
ping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31a et seq). 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Section 2(a) (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) By striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) although significant progress has been 
made in the production of geologic maps since the 
establishment of the National Cooperative Geologic 
Mapping Program in 1992, no modern, digital, geo-
logic map exists for approximately 75 percent of the 
Nation;’’. 
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by inserting 
‘‘homeland and’’ after ‘‘planning for’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘pre-
dicting’’ and inserting ‘‘identifying’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (I);
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4011
AN ACT
To promote human rights and freedom in the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ican students, all male students, all African Amer-
ican male students). 
(5) By the ninth grade, the African American 
males in foster care had significantly lower scores 
than all of the comparison groups. 
(6) These youth in foster care are less likely to 
be enrolled in college preparatory classes and are 
more than twice as likely as non-foster care youth 
(37 percent vs. 16 percent) to have dropped out of 
high school. 
(7) A 2002 report issued by the Child Welfare 
League of America (CWLA) found that more than 
26 percent of foster children have repeated a grade 
at least once since the seventh grade; 60 percent 
have failed a class in the previous year; over a third 
were below grade level in written language, math 
and readings; foster youth have higher absentee and 
tardy rates than their non-foster peers. 
(8) A report from Casey Family Programs indi-
cated that, nationwide, fewer than 27 percent of fos-
ter youth who graduated high school went on to col-
lege as compared to 52 percent of the general popu-
lation. 
(9) A May 2002, report issued by the Univer-
sity of California at Berkeley found that of more
Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year.
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