datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(C) clogging of filters; 
(D) contamination from water or other 
adulterants or pollutants; 
(E) poor flow properties related to low 
temperatures; 
(F) oxidative and thermal instability in 
long-term storage and use; 
(G) increased volatile emissions; 
(H) microbial contamination; 
(I) problems associated with electrical con-
ductivity; and 
(J) increased nitrogen oxide emissions; 
(2) alternatives to conventional methods for re-
furbishment and cleaning of gasoline and diesel 
tanks, including tank lining applications; and 
(3) other problems as identified by the Sec-
retary in consultation with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
(b) SULFUR TESTING FOR DIESEL FUELS.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, shall carry out a research, development, and 
demonstration program on portable, low-cost, and 
accurate methods and technologies for testing of sul-
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fur content in fuel, including Ultra Low Sulfur Die-
sel and Low Sulfur Diesel. 
(2) SCHEDULE
OF
DEMONSTRATIONS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall begin demonstrations of 
technologies under paragraph (1). 
(c) STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS AND DATA 
BASE DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall develop a physical prop-
erties data base and standard reference materials for al-
ternative fuels. Such data base and standard reference 
materials shall be maintained and updated as appropriate 
as additional alternative fuels become available. 
SEC. 16. BIOENERGY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing $25,000,000 for section 932(d)(1)(B)(v)’’ after 
‘‘section 932(d)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing $25,000,000 for section 932(d)(1)(B)(v)’’ after 
‘‘section 932(d)’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing $25,000,000 for section 932(d)(1)(B)(v)’’ after 
‘‘section 932(d)’’. 
(b) BIOENERGY PROGRAM.—Section 932(d)(1)(B) of 
the 
Energy 
Policy 
Act 
of 
2005 
(42 
U.S.C. 
16232(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii); 
and 
(2) by adding after clause (iv) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) biodegradable natural plastics 
from biomass; and’’. 
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(C) participate as part of the team of per-
sonnel working on proposed energy projects,
planning, and environmental analyses.
(d) FIELD OFFICES.—The following Bureau of Land
Management Field Offices shall serve as the Pilot Project
offices:
(1) Rawlins, Wyoming.
(2) Buffalo, Wyoming.
(3) Miles City, Montana
(4) Farmington, New Mexico.
(5) Carlsbad, New Mexico.
(6) Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
(7) Vernal, Utah.
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report that—
(1) outlines the results of the Pilot Project to
date; and
(2) makes a recommendation to the President
regarding whether the Pilot Project should be imple-
mented throughout the United States.
(f) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall
assign to each field office identified in subsection (d) any
additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the ef-
fective implementation of—
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(1) the Pilot Project; and
(2) other programs administered by the field of-
fices, including inspection and enforcement relating
to energy development on Federal land, in accord-
ance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq).
(g) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section
affects—
(1) the operation of any Federal or State law;
or
(2) any delegation of authority made by the
head of a Federal agency whose employees are par-
ticipating in the Pilot Project.
SEC. 2027. DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR PERMITS.
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p) DEADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR PERMITS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days
after the date on which the Secretary receives an ap-
plication for any permit to drill, the Secretary
shall—
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‘‘(A) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall con-
tinue to carry out this section at the rate of op-
eration in effect on September 30, 2012, from 
sums in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, through September 30, 2017. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—The program and au-
thorities provided under this section shall con-
tinue in force and effect through September 30, 
2017.’’. 
SEC. 5007. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
OF 2000. 
(a) RESTATEMENT OF ACT.—Section 9008 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (116 
Stat. 486) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
OF 2000. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000’. 
‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(1) conversion of biomass into biobased indus-
trial products offers outstanding potential for benefit 
to the national interest through— 
‘‘(A) improved strategic security and bal-
ance of payments; 
‘‘(B) healthier rural economies; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5108 
To amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide 
for rental assistance payments to assist certain owners of manufactured 
homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2008 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 to provide for rental assistance payments to assist 
certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots 
on which their homes are located. 
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 ‘‘Mobile Home Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3502
To designate the long-term care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs
medical center at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Matthew B. Ridgway
Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Univer-
sity Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. COYNE, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. MURTHA, Mr.
WELDON, Mr. KLINK, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. KAN-
JORSKI, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. BORSKI,
Mr. WALKER, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Ms. MARGOLIES-
MEZVINSKY, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. GEKAS) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’
Affairs
A BILL
To designate the long-term care facility of the Department
of Veterans Affairs medical center at Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania, as the Matthew B. Ridgway Division of the
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Uni-
versity Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAMING.
The division of the Department of Veterans Affairs
medical center at University Drive in Pittsburgh, Penn-
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(A) notify the applicant that the applica-
tion is complete; or
‘‘(B) notify the applicant that information
is missing and specify any information that is
required to be submitted for the application to
be complete.
‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OR DEFERRAL.—Not later than
30 days after the applicant for a permit has sub-
mitted a complete application, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) issue the permit; or
‘‘(B)(i) defer decision on the permit; and
‘‘(ii) provide to the applicant a notice that
specifies any steps that the applicant could take
for the permit to be issued.
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFERRED APPLICA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary pro-
vides notice under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the ap-
plicant shall have a period of 2 years from the
date of receipt of the notice in which to com-
plete all requirements specified by the Sec-
retary, including providing information needed
for compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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‘‘(B) ISSUANCE
OF
DECISION
ON
PER-
MIT.—If the applicant completes the require-
ments within the period specified in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall issue a decision
on the permit not later than 10 days after the
date of completion of the requirements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) DENIAL OF PERMIT.—If the appli-
cant does not complete the requirements within
the period specified in subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall deny the permit.
‘‘(q) REPORT.—On a quarterly basis, each field office
of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Serv-
ice shall transmit to the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, a report that—
‘‘(1) specifies the number of applications for
permits to drill received by the field office in the pe-
riod covered by the report; and
‘‘(2) describes how each of the applications was
disposed of by the field office in accordance with
subsection (p).’’.
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SEC. 2028. CLARIFICATION OF FAIR MARKET RENTAL
VALUE DETERMINATIONS FOR PUBLIC LAND
AND FOREST SERVICE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
(a) LINEAR
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
UNDER
FEDERAL
LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976.—Section
504 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(k) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE OF
LINEAR RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the
date of the issuance of the rules required by para-
graph (2), for purposes of subsection (g), the Sec-
retary concerned shall determine the fair market
value for the use of land encumbered by a linear
right-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under this
title using the valuation method described in para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4).
‘‘(2) REVISIONS.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior shall
amend section 2803.1–2 of title 43, Code of
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
enactment of this subsection, to revise the per
acre rental fee zone value schedule by State,
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counterfeit, diverted, subpotent, substandard, adul-
terated, misbranded, or expired drugs including bio-
logical products and active pharmaceutical ingredi-
ents from domestic and foreign sources. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall under-
take enhanced and joint enforcement activities with 
other Federal and State agencies, and establish re-
gional capacities for the validation of prescription 
drugs and the inspection of the prescription drug 
supply chain. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘pre-
scription drug’ means a drug subject to section 
503(b)(1).’’. 
SEC. 914. CITIZEN PETITIONS AND PETITIONS FOR STAY OF 
AGENCY ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355), as amended by 
section 901(a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(q) PETITIONS AND CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING AP-
PROVAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall not delay approval of a pending applica-
tion submitted under subsection (b)(2) or (j)
Calendar No. 607
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3508
AN ACT
To provide for tribal self-governance, and for other
purposes.
SEPTEMBER 13 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994
Read twice and placed on the calendar
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because of any request to take any form of ac-
tion relating to the application, either before or 
during consideration of the request, unless— 
‘‘(i) the request is in writing and is a 
petition submitted to the Secretary pursu-
ant to section 10.30 or 10.35 of title 21, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc-
cessor regulations); and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines, upon 
reviewing the petition, that a delay is nec-
essary to protect the public health. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary de-
termines under subparagraph (A) that a delay 
is necessary with respect to an application, the 
Secretary shall provide to the applicant, not 
later than 30 days after making such deter-
mination, the following information: 
‘‘(i) Notification of the fact that a de-
termination under subparagraph (A) has 
been made. 
‘‘(ii) If applicable, any clarification or 
additional data that the applicant should 
submit to the docket on the petition to 
allow the Secretary to review the petition 
promptly.
amount to any building. In making such alloca-
tions, the Secretary shall utilize a competitive 
application process and shall consider the fac-
tors described in subparagraph (B)(ii). Any al-
location made under this subparagraph shall be 
treated for purposes of this subsection as part 
of the State allocation for the State in which 
such building is located. 
‘‘(D) 
UNUSED
HOUSING
CREDIT 
CARRYOVERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State housing 
credit ceiling shall be calculated by sub-
stituting the amount determined under 
section 42(h)(3)(C)(iv) with the State car-
ryover allocation. 
‘‘(ii) 
STATE
CARRYOVER
ALLOCA-
TION.—The State carryover allocation for 
any State shall be determined by the Sec-
retary in a manner similar to the manner 
in which the State allocation is determined 
under subparagraph (B). The aggregate 
amount of State carryover allocations for 
any year shall be equal to the aggregate 
unused housing credit carryovers (within 
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the meaning of section 42(h)(3)(D)) of all 
States for the preceding calendar year. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED INVOLVEMENT OF QUALIFIED 
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes of this 
section, section 42(h)(5)(A) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘75’ for ‘90’. 
‘‘(j) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT.—Rules similar to the 
rules of subsections (i)(1) and (j) of section 42 shall apply 
for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(k) APPLICATION OF AT-RISK RULES.—Rules simi-
lar to the rules of section 42(k) shall apply for purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(l) CERTIFICATION AND OTHER REPORTS TO SEC-
RETARY.—Subject to such regulations as the Secretary 
may prescribe, rules similar to the rules of section 42(l) 
shall apply for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(m) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY AND 
HOUSING CREDIT AGENCIES.—Rules similar to the rules 
of subsections (m) and (n) of section 42 shall apply for 
purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION AS CURRENT YEAR BUSINESS CRED-
IT.—Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(29), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (30) 
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and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(31) the ex-offender low-income housing credit 
under section 45N(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45N. Ex-offender low-income housing credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service during 
taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6206
AN ACT 
To revise the calculation of interest on investments of the 
Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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 ‘‘Truman Scholarship 
Fund Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF INVESTMENT PROCEDURE. 
Section 10 of the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholar-
ship Act (20 U.S.C. 2009) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.—
‘‘(1) At the request of the Board, it shall be the 
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in 
full the amounts appropriated and contributed to the 
fund. Such investments may be made only in the in-
terest-bearing obligations of the United States 
issued directly to the fund. 
‘‘(2) The purposes for which obligations of the 
United States may be issued under chapter 31 of 
title 31 are hereby extended to authorize the 
issuance at par of special obligations directly to the 
fund. Such special obligations shall bear interest at 
a rate equal to the average rate of interest, com-
puted as to the end of the calendar month next pre-
ceding the date of such issue, borne by all market-
able interest-bearing obligations of the United States 
then forming a part of the public debt; except that 
where such average rate is not a multiple of one-
eighth of 1 per centum, the rate of interest of such 
special obligations shall be the multiple of one-eighth 
of 1 per centum next lower than such average rate. 
All requests of the Board to the Secretary of the 
Treasury provided for in this section shall be binding 
upon the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS ACQUIRED BY FUND.—
At the request of the Board, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall redeem any obligation issued directly to the fund. 
Obligations issued to the fund under subsection (b)(2) 
shall be redeemed at par plus accrued interest. Any other 
obligations issued directly to the fund shall be redeemed 
at the market price.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6206
AN ACT 
To revise the calculation of interest on investments 
of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship 
Fund.
944
eral laws, corridors for oil, gas, and hydrogen
pipelines and electricity transmission and facili-
ties on Federal land in the eleven contiguous
Western States (as defined in section 103 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702));
(B) perform any environmental reviews
that may be required to complete the designa-
tions of corridors for the facilities on Federal
land in the eleven contiguous Western States;
and
(C) incorporate the designated corridors
into—
(i) the relevant departmental and
agency land use and resource management
plans; or
(ii) equivalent plans.
(2) OTHER STATES.—Not later than 4 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy,
and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
and the affected utility industries, shall jointly—
945
(A) identify corridors for oil, gas, and hy-
drogen pipelines and electricity transmission
and distribution facilities on Federal land in the
States other than those described in paragraph
(1); and
(B) schedule prompt action to identify,
designate, and incorporate the corridors into
the land use plan.
(3) ONGOING
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy,
and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
lands under their respective jurisdictions, in con-
sultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission and the affected utility industries, shall es-
tablish procedures that—
(A) ensure that additional corridors for oil,
gas, and hydrogen pipelines and electricity
transmission and distribution facilities on Fed-
eral land are promptly identified and des-
ignated; and
(B) expedite applications to construct or
modify oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and
electricity transmission and distribution facili-
ties within the corridors, taking into account
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6206 
To revise the calculation of interest on investments of the Harry S. Truman 
Memorial Scholarship Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. SKELTON, and Mr. 
CLAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To revise the calculation of interest on investments of the 
Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund. 
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 ‘‘Truman Scholarship 
Fund Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF INVESTMENT PROCEDURE. 
Section 10 of the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholar-
ship Act (20 U.S.C. 2009) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.— 
‘‘(1) At the request of the Board, it shall be the 
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in 
full the amounts appropriated and contributed to the 
fund. Such investments may be made only in the in-
terest-bearing obligations of the United States 
issued directly to the fund. 
‘‘(2) The purposes for which obligations of the 
United States may be issued under chapter 31 of 
title 31 are hereby extended to authorize the 
issuance at par of special obligations directly to the 
fund. Such special obligations shall bear interest at 
a rate equal to the average rate of interest, com-
puted as to the end of the calendar month next pre-
ceding the date of such issue, borne by all market-
able interest-bearing obligations of the United States 
then forming a part of the public debt; except that 
where such average rate is not a multiple of one- 
eighth of 1 per centum, the rate of interest of such 
special obligations shall be the multiple of one-eighth 
of 1 per centum next lower than such average rate. 
All requests of the Board to the Secretary of the 
Treasury provided for in this section shall be binding 
upon the Secretary.’’; and 
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(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS ACQUIRED BY FUND.— 
At the request of the Board, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall redeem any obligation issued directly to the fund. 
Obligations issued to the fund under subsection (b)(2) 
shall be redeemed at par plus accrued interest. Any other 
obligations issued directly to the fund shall be redeemed 
at the market price.’’. 
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