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agency approval procedures (including ap-
propriate delegations of authority to the 
Forest Supervisor, District Manager, or 
other agency officials) for responding to 
fire emergencies in the wilderness area des-
ignated by paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) enter into agreements with ap-
propriate State or local firefighting agen-
cies relating to that wilderness area. 
‘‘SEC. 1302. MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
wilderness areas designated by section 1301. 
‘‘(2) 
ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The fact that an ac-
tivity (including military activities) or use on 
land outside a wilderness area designated by 
section 1301 can be seen or heard within the 
wilderness area shall not preclude or restrict 
the activity or use outside the boundary of the 
wilderness area. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON NONWILDERNESS ACTIVI-
TIES.—
(2) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 
POOLED
EMPLOYER
AND
MULTIPLE
EMPLOYER 
PLANS.—An annual report under this section for a plan 
year shall include— 
‘‘(1) with respect to any plan to which section 
210(a) applies (including a pooled employer plan), a 
list of participating employers and a good faith esti-
mate of the percentage of total contributions made 
by such participating employers during the plan 
year; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to a pooled employer plan, the 
identifying information for the person designated 
under the terms of the plan as the pooled plan pro-
vider.’’. 
(b) SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 104(a) 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1024(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(2)(A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) With respect to annual reports required 
to be filed with the Secretary under this part, the 
Secretary may by regulation prescribe simplified an-
nual reports for any pension plan that— 
‘‘(i) covers fewer than 100 participants; or 
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‘‘(ii) is a plan described in section 210(a) 
that covers fewer than 1,000 participants, but 
only if no single participating employer has 
more than 100 participants covered by the 
plan.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to annual reports for plan years 
beginning after December 31, 2016. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 855 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to provide for the purchase of paper United States savings 
bonds with tax refunds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. JENKINS 
of Kansas, Mr. NEAL, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of the Treasury to provide for the purchase of 
paper United States savings bonds with tax refunds. 
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 ‘‘Save Access to a Valu-
able Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017’’ 
or the ‘‘SAVINGS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURCHASE PAPER UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS 
WITH TAX REFUND. 
Section 3106 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) provide an option on the individual return 
of tax under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to use a portion or all of a refund of over-
payment of such tax to purchase United States sav-
ings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or any in-
dividual designated by the taxpayer; or 
‘‘(2) provide an option on such return of tax 
that— 
‘‘(A) allows for the gifting of United States 
savings bonds to any individual designated by 
the taxpayer; and 
‘‘(B) serves the unbanked (within the 
meaning of section 49 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831z)) and individ-
uals who lack access to the Internet.’’. 
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‘‘(D) In any case in which the Coast Guard au-
thorizes a deviation from the salvor as part of a devi-
ation under subparagraph (B) from the applicable re-
sponse plan required under subsection (j), the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report describing the 
deviation and the reasons for such deviation.’’. 
SEC. 402. TOWING VESSEL INSPECTION FEES. 
Notwithstanding section 9701 of title 31, United States 
Code, and section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating may not charge an inspection fee for towing ves-
sels required to have a Certificate of Inspection under sub-
chapter M of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, until— 
(1) the completion of the review required under 
section 815 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Au-
thorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282); and 
(2) the promulgation of regulations to establish 
specific inspection fees for such vessels. 
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SEC. 403. PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS AN-
CHORED 
IN 
ESTABLISHED 
ANCHORAGE 
GROUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70006 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 70006. Anchorage grounds 
‘‘(a) ANCHORAGE GROUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
define and establish anchorage grounds in the navi-
gable waters of the United States for vessels operating 
in such waters. 
‘‘(2) 
RELEVANT
FACTORS
FOR
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall take into account all relevant factors concerning 
navigational safety, protection of the marine environ-
ment, proximity to undersea pipelines and cables, 
safe and efficient use of Marine Transportation Sys-
tem, and national security. 
‘‘(b) VESSEL REQUIREMENTS.—Vessels, of certain sizes 
or type determined by the Secretary, shall— 
‘‘(1) set and maintain an anchor alarm for the 
duration of an anchorage; 
‘‘(2) comply with any directions or orders issued 
by the Captain of the Port; and 
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from taxation under section 501(a) of that 
Code. 
(2) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
AND
ITS
ENVI-
RONS.—The term ‘‘District of Columbia and its en-
virons’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. 
(3) GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The term 
‘‘Global War on Terrorism’’ means any contingency 
operation conducted by the Armed Forces in re-
sponse to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001, or other terrorist attack. 
(4) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means 
the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial au-
thorized to be established under section 2. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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the United States to the Johnson Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area is deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the national off- 
highway vehicle recreation areas designated under sub-
sections (a) and (b) is to preserve and enhance the rec-
reational opportunities within the Conservation Area (in-
cluding opportunities for off-highway vehicle recreation), 
while conserving the wildlife and other natural resource 
values of the Conservation Area. 
‘‘(d) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal de-
scription of each national off-highway vehicle recre-
ation area designated or expanded by subsections (a) 
or (b) with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de-
scriptions of the national off-highway vehicle recre-
ation areas filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
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(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or spe-
cial management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by 
this Act’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or spe-
cial management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by 
this Act’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
FACILITIES.— 
Nothing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary 
of Defense to conduct military operations at installations 
and ranges within the California Desert Conservation 
Area that are authorized under any other provision of 
law.’’. 
(f) CLARIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such 
requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 857 
AN ACT 
To provide for conservation and enhanced recre-
ation activities in the California Desert Conserva-
tion Area, and for other purposes.
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‘‘(E) The 4.9-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the section line be-
tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 
Bernardino Meridian, to the confluence with the 
Middle Fork, as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) The 5.4-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Whitewater River from the con-
fluence of the South and Middle Forks to the 
San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(G) The 3.6-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Whitewater River from the San 
Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to .25 miles up-
stream of the southern boundary of section 35, 
T. 2 S., R. 3 E., San Bernardino Meridian, as 
a recreational river.’’. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—Section 1 of the California 
Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa note; 
Public Law 103–433) is amended by striking ‘‘1 and 2, 
and titles I through IX’’ and inserting ‘‘1, 2, and 3, titles 
I through IX, and titles XIII through XVII’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—The California Desert Protection 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is 
amended by inserting after section 2 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In titles XIII through XVII: 
‘‘(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘Con-
servation Area’ means the California Desert Con-
servation Area. 
‘‘(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 
of California.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Sec-
tion 103 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 
for the designation of wilderness areas by this Act— 
‘‘(A) to require the additional regulation of 
land adjacent to the wilderness areas; or 
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‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
maps and legal descriptions. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder-
ness addition by section 1301 shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference 
in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall also be 
considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, and any reference to the effective date shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 
title. 
‘‘SEC. 1303. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
‘‘(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness 
study area described in subsection (b) that is not des-
ignated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by sec-
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 90 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 883 
[Report No. 115–141] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a certification process 
for the issuance of nondisclosure requirements accompanying certain 
administrative subpoenas, to provide for judicial review of such nondisclo-
sure requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. DESANTIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 22, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. MARINO, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 
Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MESSER, Ms. TENNEY, 
and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa 
MAY 22, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 862 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition the Medicaid 
thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition 
the Medicaid thresholds applied for determining accept-
able provider taxes, 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 ‘‘Medicaid Tax Fairness 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSITION OF MEDICAID THRESHOLDS APPLIED 
FOR DETERMINING ACCEPTABLE PROVIDER 
TAXES. 
Section 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘and except 
that the following percentages shall be substituted for ‘6 
percent’ each place it appears for portions of fiscal years 
occurring in the following years: 
‘‘(I) For 2018, 5.9 percent. 
‘‘(II) For 2019, 5.8 percent. 
‘‘(III) For 2020, 5.7 percent. 
‘‘(IV) For 2021, 5.6 percent. 
‘‘(V) For 2022 and each year there-
after, 5.5 percent.’’. 
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SEC. 205. GOVERNING BODY. 
The governing body of the Tribe shall be— 
(1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as 
of the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) any subsequent governing body elected in 
accordance with the election procedures specified in 
the governing documents of the Tribe. 
SEC. 206. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the Tribe, the 
Secretary of the Interior— 
(1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe any land held in fee by the Tribe that was ac-
quired by the Tribe on or before January 1, 2007, 
if such lands are located within the boundaries of 
New Kent County, James City County, Charles City 
County, or Henrico County, Virginia; and 
(2) may take into trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe any land held in fee by the Tribe, if such 
lands are located within the boundaries of New Kent 
County, James City County, Charles City County, or 
Henrico County, Virginia. 
(b) DEADLINE
FOR DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make a final written determination not later 
than 3 years of the date which the Tribe submits a request 
for land to be taken into trust under subsection (a)(2) and
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 984 
AN ACT 
To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy 
Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe— 
Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, 
the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan In-
dian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 858 
To require the Attorney General to make grants to nonprofit organizations 
to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence, DACA recipients, and refugees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. CORREA (for himself, Ms. HANABUSA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MAXINE 
WATERS of California, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. BRENDAN 
F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. LOFGREN, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BROWN 
of Maryland, Mr. SOTO, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. VELA, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
O’ROURKE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. RASKIN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Attorney General to make grants to nonprofit 
organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, DACA recipi-
ents, and refugees, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘DREAMers, Immi-
grants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, make 
grants to nonprofit legal services providers with immigra-
tion law expertise to provide legal services and advice with 
respect to the immigration laws (and any executive branch 
orders, regulations, rules, memoranda, or other guidance 
under such laws) to aliens who— 
(1) are present in the United States; 
(2) are described in subsection (b); and 
(3) have been ordered removed, are in removal 
proceedings, or are at risk of being denied entry or 
admission into the United States. 
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this subsection if— 
(1) the alien is lawfully admitted to the United 
States for permanent residence; 
(2) the alien received a grant of deferred action 
under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
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which the rate of basic pay is not less than 120 
percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for 
GS–15 of the General Schedule; or 
‘‘(C) any other supervisory position deter-
mined to be of equal classification by the Direc-
tor. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(4) FORMER CLIENT.—The term ‘former cli-
ent’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
financial services regulator served personally as 
an agent, attorney, or consultant during the 2- 
year period ending on the date (after such serv-
ice) on which the covered financial services reg-
ulator begins service in the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) instances in which the service 
provided was limited to a speech or similar 
appearance; or 
‘‘(ii) a client of the former employer 
of the covered financial services regulator 
to whom the covered financial services reg-
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program established pursuant to the memorandum 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security dated June 
15, 2012; or 
(3) the alien, or the alien’s spouse or parent, 
has been admitted, or has been determined to be 
qualified for admission, as a refugee. 
(c) DISSEMINATION OF CONTACT INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide aliens 
described in subsection (a) with the contact information 
for providers receiving funds under this section and shall 
afford aliens in detention an opportunity to speak in per-
son or by telephone to, and arrange representation by, 
such a provider. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON DISPARITIES IN OUTCOMES FOR ALIENS 
IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS BASED ON HAV-
ING LEGAL REPRESENTATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, act-
ing through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, shall carry out a study on the relative outcomes 
for individuals in removal proceedings who have legal rep-
resentation as compared to individuals who lack legal rep-
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resentation and shall submit to the Congress recommenda-
tions for correcting any disparities in outcomes found 
through such study. 
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