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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 638 
To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping 
certain assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 
Mr. MACARTHUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
from recouping certain assistance, 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 ‘‘Disaster Assistance 
Fairness and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE PROHIB-
ITED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency may not take any actions to recoup covered 
assistance from a recipient of such assistance if— 
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(1) the— 
(A) application of the recipient with re-
spect to such assistance was made in good faith 
and provided accurate information; and 
(B) receipt of such assistance could rea-
sonably have been expected by the recipient; or 
(2) the receipt of such assistance occurred on a 
date that is more than 3 years before the date on 
which the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
first provides to the recipient written notification of 
an intent to recoup. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
OF FAULT.—In carrying out a 
recoupment of covered assistance that is not prohibited 
under subsection (a), the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall provide to the relevant recipient documenta-
tion that demonstrates the manner in which the recipient 
does not satisfy subsection (a)(1). 
(c) COVERED ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means assistance pro-
vided— 
(1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174); and 
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(2) in relation to a major disaster declared by 
the President under section 401 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170) on or after January 1, 2012. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6390 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain 
enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2016 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding com-
panies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, 
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 ‘‘Systemic Risk Des-
ignation Improvement Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 
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et seq.) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
113 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 113. Authority to require enhanced supervision and regulation of certain 
nonbank financial companies and certain bank holding compa-
nies.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVISIONS TO COUNCIL AUTHORITY. 
(a) PURPOSES AND DUTIES.—Section 112 of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec-
tion Act (12 U.S.C. 5322) is amended in subsection 
(a)(2)(I) by inserting before the semicolon ‘‘, which have 
been the subject of a final determination under section 
113’’. 
(b) BANK HOLDING COMPANY DESIGNATION.—Sec-
tion 113 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5323) is amended— 
(1) by amending the heading for such section to 
read as follows: ‘‘AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE EN-
HANCED
SUPERVISION
AND
REGULATION
OF 
CERTAIN
NONBANK
FINANCIAL
COMPANIES 
AND CERTAIN BANK HOLDING COMPANIES’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
(f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), 
(h), (i), and (j), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3940
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for full payment
rates under Medicare to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical
education of residents for residency training programs in specialties or
subspecialties which the Secretary of Health and Human Services des-
ignates as critical need specialty or subspecialty training programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1998
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HASTINGS of
Florida, Ms. KAPTUR, and Ms. BROWN of Florida) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and
in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 provide
for full payment rates under Medicare to hospitals for
costs of direct graduate medical education of residents
for residency training programs in specialties or sub-
specialties which the Secretary of Health and Human
Services designates as critical need specialty or sub-
specialty training programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3942
To provide that for taxable years beginning before 1980 the Federal income
tax deductibility of flight training expenses shall be determined without
regard to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain veter-
ans educational assistance allowances.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1998
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. FROST, Mr. FAZIO of Califor-
nia, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, and Mr. TORRES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide that for taxable years beginning before 1980
the Federal income tax deductibility of flight training
expenses shall be determined without regard to whether
such expenses were reimbursed through certain veterans
educational assistance allowances.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REIMBURSED FLIGHT
TRAINING EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxable year be-
ginning before January 1, 1980, the determination of
whether a deduction is allowable under section 162(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for flight training ex-
penses shall be made without regard to whether the tax-
payer was reimbursed for any portion of such expenses
under section 1677(b) of title 38, United States Code (as
in effect before its repeal by Public Law 97–35).
(b) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—If refund or credit
of any overpayment of tax resulting from the application
of subsection (a) is prevented at any time before the close
of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act by the operation of any law or rule of
law (including res judicata), refund or credit of such over-
payment (to the extent attributable to the application of
subsection (a)) may, nevertheless, be made or allowed if
claim therefor is filed before the close of such 1-year pe-
riod.
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HR 4 RFS 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 446. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘‘ ‘The Secretary is authorized, by grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement, to carry out projects and activities 
of national significance relating to fatherhood promotion, 
including—
‘‘ ‘(1) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN-
FORMATION.—Assisting States, communities, and 
private entities, including religious organizations, in 
efforts to promote and support marriage and respon-
sible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating, developing, 
and making available (through the Internet and by 
other means) to all interested parties information re-
garding approaches to accomplishing the objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘‘ ‘(2) MEDIA
CAMPAIGN.—Developing, pro-
moting, and distributing to interested States, local 
governments, public agencies, and private nonprofit 
organizations, including charitable and religious or-
ganizations, a media campaign that promotes and 
encourages involved, committed, and responsible fa-
therhood and married fatherhood. 
‘‘ ‘(3) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Providing 
technical assistance, including consultation and 
training, to public and private entities, including 
community organizations and faith-based organiza-
HR 4 RFS 
tions, in the implementation of local fatherhood pro-
motion programs.
‘‘ ‘(4) RESEARCH.—Conducting research related 
to the purposes of this part. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 447. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
‘‘ ‘The projects and activities assisted under this part 
shall be available on the same basis to all fathers and ex-
pectant fathers able to benefit from such projects and ac-
tivities, including married and unmarried fathers and cus-
todial and noncustodial fathers, with particular attention 
to low-income fathers, and to mothers and expectant 
mothers on the same basis as to fathers. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 448. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSE. 
‘‘ ‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008 to carry out the provisions of this part. 
‘‘ ‘(b) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appropriated 
under this section for each fiscal year, not more than 15 
percent shall be available for the costs of the multicity, 
multicounty, multistate demonstration projects under sec-
tion 444, evaluations under section 445, and projects of 
national significance under section 446.’.
(1) to Hilario Armijo, post office box 335,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $65,000;
(2) to Timothy W. Armijo, post office box 211,
San Ysidro, New Mexico, the sum of $65,000;
(3) to Josephine and Mike Baca (jointly), post
office box 352, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum
of $300,000;
(4) to Vincent Chavez, post office box 137,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $65,000;
(5) to David Chinana, post office box 456,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $200,000;
(6) to Victor Chinana, post office box 52,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $100,000;
(7) to Ivan T. Gachupin, post office box 196,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $90,000;
(8) to Michael Gachupin, post office box 143,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $100,000;
(9) to Frank Madalena, Jr., post office box
571, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of
$65,000;
(10) to Dennis Magdalena, post office box 157,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $150,000;
(11) to Mary Pecos, post office box 284, Jemez
Pueblo, New Mexico, the sums of—
(A) $175,000; and
(B) $175,000 to be held in trust for Bren-
nan Toya (to be paid under circumstances that
the Secretary determines will ensure the pay-
ment is held safely in trust for Brennan Toya
until Brennan Toya is no longer a minor);
(12) to Lawrence Seonia, Albuquerque Manor,
post office box 7, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the
sum of $125,000;
(13) to Roberta P. Toledo, post office box 385,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $150,000;
(14) to Nathaniel Tosa, post office box 241,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $65,000;
(15) to Allen L. Toya, Jr., post office box 142,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $65,000;
(16) to Ethel Waquie, post office box 393, San
Fidel, New Mexico, the sums of—
(A) $200,000; and
(B) $200,000 to be held in trust for Vin-
cent Waquie (to be paid under circumstances
that the Secretary determines will ensure the
payment is held safely in trust for Vincent
Waquie until Vincent Waquie is no longer a
minor); and
(17) to Veronica Waquie, post office box 53,
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, the sum of $300,000.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding any contract, no attorney or rep-
resentative may receive more than 10 percent of a pay-
ment made under section 1 for services rendered in con-
nection with such payment. Any person who violates this
section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject
to a fine in the amount provided in title 18, United States
Code.
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V
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3944
For the relief of Akal Security, Incorporated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1998
Mr. REDMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Akal Security, Incorporated.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BUT
NOT PAID.
Notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United
States Code, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to Akal Security, Incorporated, a New Mexico corporation
incorporated in New Mexico, $10,208.74 for security
guard services rendered in 1991 to the United States
Army Reserve Personnel Center located at 9700 Page
Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri.
SEC. 2. EXTINGUISHMENT OF LIABILITY.
Notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United
States Code, any liability of Akal Security, Incorporated,
to the United States for repayment of $57,771.29 for the
services described in section 1 is hereby extinguished.
SEC. 3. FULL SATISFACTION.
The relief under sections 1 and 2 shall, when accept-
ed by or on behalf of Akal Security, Incorporated, be in
full satisfaction of all claims of or on behalf of Akal Secu-
rity, Incorporated, against the United States or against
any officer, employee, or agent of the United States acting
within the scope of employment or agency, for payment
for the services described in section 1.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 per-
cent of the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid
to, or received by, any agent or attorney for any service
rendered in connection with the claim described in such
section. Any person who violates this section shall be
guilty of an infraction, and shall be subject to a fine in
the amount provided in title 18, United States Code.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3945
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an inflation
adjustment of the unified credit against the estate and gift taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1998
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. MCCRERY, Ms. DUNN, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HULSHOF, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. BARR of
Georgia, 
Mr. 
DICKEY, 
Mr. 
MCINTOSH, 
Mr. 
DOOLITTLE, 
Mr.
HOSTETTLER, Mr. JONES, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. PITTS, Mr.
SUNUNU, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. HANSEN,
Mr. LARGENT, and Mr. SALMON) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an inflation adjustment of the unified credit against the
estate and gift taxes.
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 ‘‘Death Tax Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF UNIFIED CREDIT
AGAINST ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2010 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to unified credit against es-
tate tax) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as
subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of
any decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year
after 2006, the $1,000,000 amount set forth in subsection
(c) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
‘‘(1) $1,000,000, multiplied by
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2005’ for ‘calendar year
1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be round-
ed to the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying,
and gifts made, after December 31, 2006.
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‘‘§ 1925. Unlawful retention of firearms transfer infor-
mation
‘‘(a)(1) Whoever, being an officer, employee, contrac-
tor, consultant, or agent of the United States, including
a State or local employee or officer acting on behalf of
the United States, in such capacity (A) receives instant
check information, in any form or through any medium,
about an individual who is determined, through the use
of the instant check system, not to be prohibited by sub-
section (g) or (n) of section 922 of this title or State law
from receiving a firearm (as defined in section 921(a)(3)
of this title), and (B) knowingly retains or transfers to
another person such information after the 24-hour period
beginning with such receipt, shall be fined not more than
$250,000, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
whoever, being an officer, employee, contractor, consult-
ant, or agent of the United States, including a State or
local employee or officer acting on behalf of the United
States, in such capacity (i) receives instant check informa-
tion, in any form or through any medium, about an indi-
vidual who is prohibited by Federal or State law from re-
ceiving a firearm (as so defined), and (ii) knowingly re-
tains or transfers to another person such information after
the 5-year period beginning with such receipt, shall be
tions, in each instance, and for each chemical class, for
which such tests are found to be effective for generating
data at least equivalent for hazard identification or dose-
response assessment purposes to the method established
under the current regulatory scheme.
(c) TEST VALIDATION.—Each Federal agency shall
ensure that any new acute or chronic toxicity test, includ-
ing animal tests and alternatives, is determined to be valid
for its proposed use prior to requiring, recommending, or
encouraging its application.
(d) REVIEWS.—Each Federal agency shall review any
formal recommendations from ICCVAM to promulgate
new regulations or draft new guidelines or recommenda-
tions to promote the ICCVAM recommendations and no-
tify ICCVAM in writing of its findings within 180 days
of receipt of the recommendations.
(e) RECOMMENDATION ADOPTION.—Each Federal
agency shall adopt the ICCVAM recommendations unless
it determines that—
(1) the alternative is not adequate in terms of
biological relevance for the regulatory goal author-
ized by the agency;
(2) the alternative does not generate data at
least equivalent for the appropriate hazard identi-
fication or dose-response assessment purpose as the
method recommended by the agency;
(3) the agency does not employ, recommend, or
require testing for that class of chemical or for the
recommended end point; or
(4) each government agency retains fully the
prerogative of deciding whether the new test method
is acceptable for satisfactorily fulfilling the test
needs for their particular agency and its respective
congressional mandate.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3947
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain liquidat-
ing distributions of a regulated investment company or a real estate
investment trust which are allowable as a deduction shall be included
in the gross income of the distributee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1998
Mr. ARCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that certain liquidating distributions of a regulated in-
vestment company or a real estate investment trust
which are allowable as a deduction shall be included
in the gross income of the distributee.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEDUCTIBLE LIQ-
UIDATING DISTRIBUTIONS OF REGULATED
INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 332 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to complete liquidations of sub-
sidiaries) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(c) DEDUCTIBLE LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTIONS OF
REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
AND REAL ES-
TATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.—If a corporation receives a
distribution from a regulated investment company or a
real estate investment trust which is considered under sub-
section (b) as being in complete liquidation of such com-
pany or trust, then, notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter, such corporation shall recognize and treat
as a dividend from such company or trust an amount
equal to the deduction for dividends paid allowable to such
company or trust by reason of such distribution.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The material preceding paragraph (1) of
section 332(b) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 334(b) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 332(a)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 332’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to distributions after May 21,
1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3949
To ban the imposition of a fee for performing background checks in connec-
tion with the transfer of a firearm, and to ensure that background
check information is not retained for longer than necessary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1998
Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BARCIA,
and Mr. STRICKLAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To ban the imposition of a fee for performing background
checks in connection with the transfer of a firearm,
and to ensure that background check information is not
retained for longer than necessary.
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 ‘‘No Gun Tax Act of
1998’’.
SEC. 2. BAN AGAINST FEE FOR BACKGROUND CHECK IN
CONNECTION WITH FIREARM TRANSFER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 540B. Ban against fee for background check in
connection with firearm transfer
‘‘No officer, employee, or agent of the United States,
including a State or local employee or officer acting on
behalf of the United States, may charge or collect any fee
in connection with any background check required in con-
nection with the transfer of a firearm (as defined in sec-
tion 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 540A the following:
‘‘540B. Ban against fee for background check in connection with firearm trans-
fer.’’.
SEC. 3. UNLAWFUL RETENTION OF FIREARMS TRANSFER
INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 93 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on November 30, 1998.
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