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(c) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE COOPERATION.— 
Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATION.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the full cooperation 
of the Department of Defense with the Comptroller Gen-
eral for purposes of the preparation of the report required 
by this section.’’. 
SEC. 355. PLAN TO IMPROVE READINESS OF GROUND 
FORCES OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—At the same time that the 
budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, for a fiscal year, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on improving the readiness of the ground forces 
of active and reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Each such report shall include— 
(1) a summary of the readiness of each report-
ing unit of the ground forces of the active and re-
serve components and a summary of the readiness of 
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each major combat unit of each Armed Force by 
readiness level; 
(2) an identification of the extent to which the 
actual readiness ratings of the active and reserve 
components of the Armed Forces have been up-
graded based on the judgment of commanders and 
any efforts of the Secretary of Defense to analyze 
the trends and implications of such upgrades; 
(3) the goals of the Secretary of Defense for 
managing the readiness of the ground forces of the 
active and reserve components, expressed in terms of 
the number of units or percentage of the force that 
the Secretary plans to maintain at each level of 
readiness, and the Secretary’s projected timeframe 
for achieving each such goal; 
(4) a prioritized list of items and actions to be 
accomplished during the fiscal year during which the 
report is submitted, and during the fiscal years cov-
ered by the future-years defense program, that the 
Secretary of Defense believes are necessary to sig-
nificantly improve the readiness of the ground forces 
of the active and reserve components and achieve the 
goals and timeframes described in paragraph (3); 
and 
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(5) a detailed investment strategy and plan for 
each fiscal year covered by the future-years defense 
program under section 221 of title 10, United States 
Code, that is submitted during the fiscal year in 
which the report is submitted, that outlines the re-
sources required to improve the readiness of the 
ground forces of the active and reserve components, 
including a description of how each resource identi-
fied in such plan relates to funding requested by the 
Secretary in the Secretary’s annual budget, and how 
each such resource will specifically enable the Sec-
retary to achieve the readiness goals described in 
paragraph (3) within the projected timeframes. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—By not later 
than 60 days after the date on which a report is submitted 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review 
the report and, as the Comptroller General determines ap-
propriate, submit to the congressional defense committees 
any additional information that the Comptroller General 
determines will further inform the congressional defense 
committees on issues relating to the readiness of the 
ground forces of the active and reserve components of the 
Armed Forces. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date the 
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Secretary of Defense submits the fifth report required 
under that subsection. 
SEC. 356. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL RESERVE 
AIR FLEET VIABILITY. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall provide for an independent as-
sessment of the viability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to 
be conducted by a federally-funded research and develop-
ment center selected by the Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment 
required by subsection (a) shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An assessment of the Civil Reserve Air 
Fleet as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
including an assessment of— 
(A) the level of increased use of commer-
cial assets to fulfill Department of Defense 
transportation requirements as a result of the 
increased global mobility requirements in re-
sponse to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001; 
(B) the extent of charter air carrier par-
ticipation in fulfilling increased Department of 
Defense transportation requirements as a result 
of the increased global mobility requirements in 
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response to the terrorist attacks of September 
11, 2001; 
(C) any policy of the Secretary of Defense 
to limit the percentage of income a single air 
carrier participating in the Civil Reserve Air 
Fleet may earn under contracts with the Sec-
retary during any calendar year and the effects 
of such policy on the air carrier industry in 
peacetime and during periods during which the 
Armed Forces are deployed in support of a con-
tingency operation for which the Civil Reserve 
Air Fleet is not activated; and 
(D) any risks to the charter air carrier in-
dustry as a result of the expansion of the indus-
try in response to contingency operations result-
ing in increased demand by the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) A strategic assessment of the viability of the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet that compares such viability 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act with the 
projected viability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet 5, 
10, and 15 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, including for activations at each of stages 
1, 2, and 3— 
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(A) an examination of the requirements of 
the Department of Defense for the Civil Re-
serve Air Fleet for the support of operational 
and contingency plans, including any antici-
pated changes in the Department’s organic air-
lift capacity, logistics concepts, and personnel 
and training requirements; 
(B) an assessment of air carrier participa-
tion in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet; and 
(C) a comparison between the require-
ments of the Department described in subpara-
graph (A) and air carrier participation de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
(3) An examination of any perceived barriers to 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet viability, including— 
(A) the operational planning system of the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet; 
(B) the reward system of the Civil Reserve 
Air Fleet; 
(C) the long-term affordability of the Avia-
tion War Risk Insurance Program; 
(D) the effect on United States air carriers 
operating overseas routes during periods of 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet activation; 
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(E) increased foreign ownership of United 
States air carriers; 
(F) increased operational costs during acti-
vation as a result of hazardous duty pay, rout-
ing delays, and inefficiencies in cargo handling 
by the Department of Defense; 
(G) the effect of policy initiatives by the 
Secretary of Transportation to encourage inter-
national code sharing and alliances; and 
(H) the effect of limitations imposed by 
the Secretary of Defense to limit commercial 
shipping options for certain routes and package 
sizes. 
(4) Recommendations for improving the Civil 
Reserve Air Fleet program, including an assessment 
of potential incentives for increasing participation in 
the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program, including estab-
lishing a minimum annual purchase amount during 
peacetime. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon the comple-
tion of the assessment required under subsection (a) and 
by not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
assessment. 
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(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 90 days after the report is submitted under sub-
section (c), the Comptroller General shall conduct a review 
of the assessment required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 357. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
REPORT ON PHYSICAL SECURITY OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
on the physical security of Department of Defense instal-
lations and resources. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the progress in implementing 
requirements under the Physical Security Program 
as set forth in the Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 5200.08–R, Chapter 2 (C.2) and Chapter 3, 
Section 3: Installation Access (C3.3), which man-
dates the policies and minimum standards for the 
physical security of Department of Defense installa-
tions and resources. 
(2) Recommendations based on the findings of 
the Comptroller General of the United States in the 
report required by section 344 of the John Warner 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–366; 120 Stat. 2155). 
(3) Recommendations based on the lessons 
learned from the thwarted plot to attack Fort Dix, 
New Jersey, in 2007. 
SEC. 358. REVIEW OF HIGH-ALTITUDE AVIATION TRAINING. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the De-
fense shall conduct a review of the training requirements 
of the Department of Defense for helicopter operations in 
high-altitude or power-limited conditions. 
(b) CONTENT.—The review required under sub-
section (a) shall include an examination of— 
(1) power-management and high-altitude train-
ing requirements by military department, helicopter, 
and crew position; 
(2) training methods and locations currently 
used by each of the military departments to fulfill 
those training requirements; 
(3) department or service regulations that pro-
hibit or inhibit joint-service or inter-service high-alti-
tude aviation training; 
(4) costs for each of the previous 5 years asso-
ciated with transporting aircraft to and from the 
High-Altitude Aviation Training Site, Gypsum, Colo-
rado, for training purposes; 
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(5) potential risk avoidance and reductions in 
accident rates due to power management if training 
of the type offered at the High-Altitude Aviation 
Training Site was required training, rather than op-
tional training; and 
(6) potential cost savings and operational bene-
fits, if any, of permanently stationing no less than 
4 UH–60, 2 CH–47, and 2 LUH–72 aircraft at the 
High-Altitude Aviation Training Site, Gypsum, Colo-
rado. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
conduct and findings of the review required under sub-
section (a) along with a summary of changes to policy, 
regulation, or asset allocation necessary to ensure that De-
partment of Defense helicopter aircrews are adequately 
trained in high-altitude or power-limited flying conditions 
prior to being exposed to such conditions operationally. 
SEC. 359. REPORTS ON SAFETY MEASURES AND ENCROACH-
MENT ISSUES AND MASTER PLAN FOR WAR-
REN GROVE GUNNERY RANGE, NEW JERSEY. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON SAFETY MEASURES.—Not 
later than March 1, 2008, and annually thereafter for 2 
additional years, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub-
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mit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
efforts made by all of the military departments utilizing 
the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, New Jersey, to provide 
the highest level of safety. 
(b) MASTER PLAN FOR WARREN GROVE GUNNERY 
RANGE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a master plan for Warren 
Grove Gunnery Range. 
(2) CONTENT.—The master plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall include measures to miti-
gate encroachment of the Warren Grove Gunnery 
Range, taking into consideration military mission re-
quirements, land use plans, the surrounding commu-
nity, the economy of the region, and protection of 
the environment and public health, safety, and wel-
fare. 
(3) INPUT.—In establishing the master plan re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek 
input from relevant stakeholders at the Federal, 
State, and local level. 
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SEC. 360. REPORT ON SEARCH AND RESCUE CAPABILITIES 
OF THE AIR FORCE IN THE NORTHWESTERN 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2008, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the search and res-
cue capabilities of the Air Force in the northwestern 
United States. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the search and rescue ca-
pabilities required to support Air Force operations 
and training. 
(2) A description of the compliance of the Air 
Force with the 1999 United States National Search 
and Rescue Plan (referred to hereinafter in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘NSRP’’) for Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, and Montana. 
(3) An inventory and description of the search 
and rescue assets of the Air Force that are available 
to meet the requirements of the NSRP. 
(4) A description of the use of such search and 
rescue assets during the 3-year period preceding the 
date when the report is submitted. 
(5) The plans of the Air Force to meet current 
and future search and rescue requirements in the 
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northwestern United States, including plans that 
take into consideration requirements related to sup-
port for both Air Force operations and training and 
compliance with the NSRP. 
(6) An inventory of other search and rescue ca-
pabilities equivalent to such capabilities provided by 
the Air Force that may be provided by other Fed-
eral, State, or local agencies in the northwestern 
United States. 
(c) USE OF REPORT FOR PURPOSES OF CERTIFI-
CATION REGARDING SEARCH
AND RESCUE CAPABILI-
TIES.—Section 1085 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2065; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘unless the Secretary first certifies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘unless the Secretary, after reviewing the 
search and rescue capabilities report prepared by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force under subsection (a), first cer-
tifies’’. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 361. REPORT AND MASTER INFRASTRUCTURE RECAPI-
TALIZATION PLAN FOR CHEYENNE MOUN-
TAIN AIR STATION, COLORADO. 
(a) REPORT ON RELOCATION OF NORTH AMERICAN 
AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND CENTER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the relocation of the North Amer-
ican Aerospace Defense Command center and re-
lated functions from Cheyenne Mountain Air Sta-
tion, Colorado, to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo-
rado. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an analysis comparing the total costs 
associated with the relocation, including costs 
determined as part of ongoing security-related 
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studies of the relocation, to anticipated oper-
ational benefits from the relocation; 
(B) a detailed explanation of the backup 
functions that will remain located at Cheyenne 
Mountain Air Station, and how such functions 
planned to be transferred out of Cheyenne 
Mountain Air Station, including the Space Op-
erations Center, will maintain operational 
connectivity with their related commands and 
relevant communications centers; 
(C) the final plans for the relocation of the 
North American Aerospace Defense Command 
center and related functions; and 
(D) the findings and recommendations of 
an independent security and vulnerability as-
sessment of Peterson Air Force Base carried 
out by Sandia National Laboratory for the 
United States Air Force Space Command and 
the Secretary’s plans for mitigating any secu-
rity and vulnerability risks identified as part of 
that assessment and associated cost and sched-
ule estimates. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING RECEIPT OF REPORT.—Of the funds appropriated 
pursuant to an authorization of appropriations or other-
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wise made available for fiscal year 2008 for operation and 
maintenance for the Air Force that are available for the 
Cheyenne Mountain Transformation project, $5,000,000 
may not be obligated or expended until Congress receives 
the report required under subsection (a). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
Defense submits the report required under subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a review 
of the report and the final plans of the Secretary for the 
relocation of the North American Aerospace Defense Com-
mand center and related functions. 
(d) MASTER INFRASTRUCTURE RECAPITALIZATION 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 16, 
2008, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
Congress a master infrastructure recapitalization 
plan for Cheyenne Mountain Air Station. 
(2) CONTENT.—The plan required under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) a description of the projects that are 
needed to improve the infrastructure required 
for supporting missions associated with Chey-
enne Mountain Air Station; and 
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officer of the United States may seize the property, wher-
ever found, subject to applicable regulations. Possession 
of such property furnished by the United States to a mem-
ber of the armed forces by a person who is neither a mem-
ber of the armed forces, nor an officer of the United 
States, is prima facie evidence that the property has been 
disposed of in violation of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DELIVERY OF SEIZED PROPERTY.—If an officer 
who seizes property under subsection (b) is not authorized 
to retain it for the United States, the officer shall deliver 
the property to a person who is authorized to retain it.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new items: 
‘‘2788. Property accountability: regulations. 
‘‘2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such title is further amend-
ed by striking the following sections: 
(A) Section 4832. 
(B) Section 4836. 
(C) Section 9832. 
(D) Section 9836. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CHAPTER 453.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 453 of such title is 
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(1) EXTENDED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—Para-
graph (1)(A) of section 630 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
of subchapter III of chapter 36 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘630. Discharge of commissioned officers with less than six years of active com-
missioned service or found not qualified for promotion for first 
lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade).’’. 
(b) OFFICER FORCE SHAPING AUTHORITY.—Section 
647(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(c) RESERVE OFFICERS.— 
(1) EXTENDED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—Sub-
section (a)(1) of section 14503 of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘six 
years’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
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tion 611, 612, 613, or 614 under which an indi-
vidual must enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary concerned for receipt of a bonus, special pay, 
or similar benefit, the Secretary concerned, during 
the 120-day period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, may treat any agreement en-
tered into under such a provision by an individual 
described in paragraph (2) as having been signed by 
the individual during the period beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2008, and ending on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is an individual who 
would have met all of the qualifications for a bonus, 
special pay, or similar benefit under a provision of 
title 10 or 37, United States Code, amended by sec-
tion 611, 612, 613, or 614 at any time during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, but for the 
fact that the statutory authority for the bonus, spe-
cial pay, or similar benefit lapsed on December 31, 
2007. 
(d) TAX TREATMENT.—The payment of a bonus, spe-
cial pay, or similar benefit under a provision of title 10 
or 37, United States Code, amended by section 611, 612, 
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(2) approval requirements (including thresh-
olds) for the use of undefinitized contractual actions; 
(3) procedures for ensuring that timelines for 
the definitization of undefinitized contractual actions 
are met; 
(4) procedures for ensuring compliance with 
regulatory limitations on the obligation of funds pur-
suant to undefinitized contractual actions; 
(5) procedures for ensuring compliance with 
regulatory limitations on profit or fee with respect to 
costs incurred before the definitization of an 
undefinitized contractual action; and 
(6) reporting requirements for undefinitized 
contractual actions that fail to meet required 
timelines for definitization or fail to comply with 
regulatory limitations on the obligation of funds or 
on profit or fee. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
GUIDANCE
AND
INSTRUC-
TIONS.—Not later than 210 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth the guidance and instructions 
issued pursuant to subsection (a). 
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post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions, including research on gender- and 
ethnic group-specific health needs related to post- 
traumatic stress disorder and other mental health 
conditions. 
(2) To provide for the development, testing, and 
dissemination within the Department of best prac-
tices for the treatment of post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
(3) To provide guidance for the mental health 
system of the Department in determining the mental 
health and neurological health personnel required to 
provide quality mental health care for members of 
the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress dis-
order and other mental health conditions. 
(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a com-
prehensive program to train mental health and neu-
rological health professionals of the Department in 
the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and 
other mental health conditions. 
(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of 
the short-term and long-term psychological effects of 
post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions. 
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(6) To disseminate within the military medical 
treatment facilities of the Department best practices 
for training mental health professionals, including 
neurological health professionals, with respect to 
post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions. 
(7) To conduct basic science and translational 
research on post-traumatic stress disorder for the 
purposes of understanding the etiology of post-trau-
matic stress disorder and developing preventive 
interventions and new treatments. 
(8) To develop programs and outreach strate-
gies for families of members of the Armed Forces 
with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions in order to mitigate the negative 
impacts of post-traumatic stress disorder and other 
mental health conditions on such family members 
and to support the recovery of such members from 
post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions. 
(9) To conduct research on the mental health 
needs of families of members of the Armed Forces 
with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions and develop protocols to address 
any needs identified through such research. 
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