datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(6) such other costs and activities relating to 
community resilience centers as the Secretary may 
provide. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall provide for 
eligible entities to apply for grants under the program 
under this section and shall require applications to include 
a community engagement plan for decision making relat-
ing to a community resilience center and an outreach plan 
to inform the community of the center. 
(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select applicant 
eligible entities to receive grants under the program under 
this section based on a competition, in accordance with 
such criteria as the Secretary shall establish, which shall 
provide preference for selection for grants for— 
(1) eligible entities that will use grant amounts 
for community resilience centers located in overbur-
dened communities; 
(2) eligible entities that will ensure that edu-
cational activities relating to developing community 
resilience to extreme weather events will be carried 
out in connection with the community resilience cen-
ter or centers assisted; and 
(3) eligible entities that will upgrade or improve 
existing spaces that are easily accessible to the com-
munity for use as community resilience centers. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 430 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Lunar New Year Day 
as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2023 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BERA, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOW-
MAN, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CHU, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Ms. CROCK-
ETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON
LEE, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. LIEU, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. ROSS, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, 
Ms. TITUS, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. TRONE, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Lunar 
New Year Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lunar New Year Day 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY. 
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to the Birth-
day of Martin Luther King, Jr., the following: 
‘‘Lunar New Year Day.’’. 
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meaning given such term in section 102(a) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5302(a)). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4310 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite 
to individuals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2023 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. CAREY, Ms. PORTER, and Mr. STEWART) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of 
sodium nitrite to individuals, 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 ‘‘Youth Poisoning Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH CON-
CENTRATION OF SODIUM NITRITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any consumer product containing 
a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered 
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to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con-
sumer product’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
(2) HIGH
CONCENTRATION
OF
SODIUM
NI-
TRITE.—The term ‘‘high concentration of sodium ni-
trite’’ means a concentration of 10 or more percent 
by weight of sodium nitrite. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4310 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of 
sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Poisoning Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH CON-
CENTRATION OF SODIUM NITRITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any consumer product containing 
a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered 
to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con-
sumer product’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
(2) HIGH
CONCENTRATION
OF
SODIUM
NI-
TRITE.—The term ‘‘high concentration of sodium ni-
trite’’ means a concentration of 10 or more percent 
by weight of sodium nitrite. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 413 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4310 
[Report No. 118–497] 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite 
to individuals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2023 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. CAREY, Ms. PORTER, and Mr. STEWART) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
MAY 10, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
CARAVEO, and Ms. MALOY 
MAY 10, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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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 ‘‘Youth Poisoning Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH CON-
CENTRATION OF SODIUM NITRITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any consumer product containing 
a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered 
to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con-
sumer product’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
(2) HIGH
CONCENTRATION
OF
SODIUM
NI-
TRITE.—The term ‘‘high concentration of sodium ni-
trite’’ means a concentration of 10 or more percent 
by weight of sodium nitrite. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 413 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4310 
[Report No. 118–497] 
A BILL 
To ban the sale of products with a high concentra-
tion of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 10, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4315 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries 
with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to 
appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care; 
to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and pros-
thetics, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2023 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mr. GUTHRIE, Ms. CRAIG, and Mr. SESSIONS) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect 
beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic condi-
tions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, 
patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care; to reduce 
fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and 
prosthetics, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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Union Calendar No. 316 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4316 
[Report No. 118–386] 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State 
to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement 
that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2023 
Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BIGGS, 
and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. VAN DREW 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and veterans who 
are historically underserved’’ after ‘‘minor-
ity group members’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The terms’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and ‘veterans who 
are historically underserved’ ’’ after ‘‘mi-
nority group member’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘has the meaning 
given such term’’ and inserting ‘‘have the 
meanings given such terms’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘section 544(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 544’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY AND HIS-
TORICALLY UNDERSERVED VETERANS.—Section 544 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and His-
torically Underserved’’ after ‘‘Minority’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘veterans who are minority 
group members’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘covered veterans’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
Historically Underserved’’ after ‘‘Minority’’; 
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A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
permit a State to include as part of the mail voter 
registration form a requirement that applicants provide 
proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4316 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State 
to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement 
that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2023 
Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BIGGS, 
and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
permit a State to include as part of the mail voter 
registration form a requirement that applicants provide 
proof of citizenship, 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 ‘‘Citizen Ballot Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION 
FORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except that 
a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in sec-
tion 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof 
that the applicant is a citizen of the United States’’ 
after ‘‘elections for Federal office’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and such 
form may include a requirement that the applicant 
provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the 
United States’’ after ‘‘elections for Federal office’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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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 ‘‘Citizen Ballot Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION 
FORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except that 
a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in sec-
tion 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof 
that the applicant is a citizen of the United States’’ 
after ‘‘elections for Federal office’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and such 
form may include a requirement that the applicant 
provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the 
United States’’ after ‘‘elections for Federal office’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 6(a)(1) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Election Assist-
ance Commission’’. 
(b)(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 316 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4316 
[Report No. 118–386] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 to permit a State to include as part of the 
mail voter registration form a requirement that 
applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for 
other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4317 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States 
to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes 
information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the 
State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2023 
Mr. PALMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
require States to submit a report to the Election Assist-
ance Commission that includes information with respect 
to the voter list maintenance activities of the State, 
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. STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RE-
SPECT TO VOTER LIST MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The records maintained pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall include lists of the names and addresses of all 
registrants in a State who were inactive according to the 
criteria described in subsection (d)(1)(B) and the length 
of time each such registrant has been inactive according 
to such criteria.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
June 30 of each odd-numbered year, each State shall sub-
mit to the Election Assistance Commission a report that 
includes, with respect to such State during the preceding 
2-year period, the total number of— 
‘‘(1) registrants who were inactive according to 
the criteria described in subsection (d)(1)(B) and 
the length of time each such registrant has been in-
active according to such criteria; 
‘‘(2) registrants who voted in at least one of the 
prior 2 consecutive general elections for Federal of-
fice; 
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‘‘(3) registrants removed from the list of official 
voters in the State pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(B); 
‘‘(4) notices sent to registrants pursuant to 
subsection (d)(2); and 
‘‘(5) registrants who received a notice described 
in paragraph (4) who responded to such notice.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(v)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘women’’; and 
(II) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘who 
are 
women’’ before ‘‘and are’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at 
the end the following new clauses: 
‘‘(vii) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (or a representative of the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development designated by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development). 
‘‘(viii) The Secretary of Education (or a rep-
resentative of the Secretary of Education designated 
by the Secretary of Education). 
‘‘(ix) The Attorney General (or a representative 
of the Attorney General designated by the Attorney 
General). 
‘‘(x) The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration (or a representative of the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration des-
ignated by the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration). 
‘‘(xi) The Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy (or a representative of the Di-
rector of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
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SEC. 2. RULEMAKING RESPECTING UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE 
ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 18— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, 
and shall also’’ and all that follows and in-
serting a period; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(1) When pre-
scribing’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘When 
pre-
scribing’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (c); 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(A) a statement’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(B) a 
statement’’ and inserting ‘‘a state-
ment’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and (C) a 
statement’’ and all that follows and 
inserting a period; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
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(D) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘the transcript required by subsection 
(c)(5),’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, or 
if’’ and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘, or if the court finds that the 
Commission’s action is not supported by 
substantial evidence in the rulemaking 
record (as defined in paragraph (1)(B) of 
this subsection) taken as a whole. The 
term ‘evidence’, as used in this paragraph, 
means any matter in the rulemaking 
record.’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking 
the first and third sentences; 
(iv) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), 
respectively; and 
(2) in section 22— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
section 18’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept’’ and all that follows and inserting a 
period; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Ex-
cept as specified in paragraph (1), no’’ and 
inserting ‘‘No’’. 
SEC. 3. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL 
TRADE COMMISSION ACT RESPECTING UN-
FAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
Section 5(m)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘this Act or’’ after ‘‘violates’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act or is’’ 
before ‘‘prohibited’’. 
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