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acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Electric Peak/Little Blackfoot 
Meadows Wilderness. 
(33) 
WHITETAIL-HAYSTACK
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 
73,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Whitetail-Haystack Wilder-
ness. 
(34) O’NEIL
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the O’Neil Creek Wilderness. 
(35) BANGTAIL WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest 
comprising approximately 51,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Bangtail Wilderness. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2015 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify the financial aid 
application process, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 
CASTRO of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIND, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N 
of New Mexico, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
SARBANES, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
SOTO, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify 
the financial aid application process, 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 ‘‘Equitable Student Aid 
Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ZERO EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION. 
(a) SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST.—Section 479(b)(1) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087ss(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (II), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(C) by striking subclause (IV); and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (II), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(C) by striking subclause (IV). 
(b) ZERO EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION.—Sec-
tion 479(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ss(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (3),’’ before ‘‘in the case of’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(iii) by striking clause (iv); and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (3),’’ before ‘‘in the case of’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(iii) by striking clause (iv); and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3)(A) in the case of a dependent student, the 
student or a member of the student’s household re-
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ceived benefits at some time during the previous 24- 
month period under a means-tested Federal benefit 
program as defined under subsection (d); or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an independent student 
(without regard to whether such student has depend-
ents), the student received benefits at some time 
during the previous 24-month period under a means- 
tested Federal benefit program as defined under 
subsection (d).’’. 
(c) INCOME THRESHOLD.—Section 479(c) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(d) 
MEANS-TESTED
FEDERAL
BENEFIT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 479(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) the Medicaid program established 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);’’. 
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SEC. 3. USING DATA FROM SECOND PRECEDING YEAR. 
Section 480(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ in both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘sharing of data between’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sharing of data, to the extent such data 
is available, between’’. 
SEC. 4. EARLY FAFSA SUBMISSION. 
Section 483(a)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘as 
early as practicable prior to January 1 of’’ and inserting 
‘‘not later than October 1 of the year preceding’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to award years beginning after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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169 
Wahoo Creek segment comprising approximately 70 miles 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(236) THREE LINKS CREEK COMPLEX, IDAHO.— 
The Three Links Creek segment and the West Fork Three 
Links Creek segment comprising approximately 23 miles 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(237) GEDNEY CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its 
headwaters downstream approximately 14.5 to the con-
fluence the Selway River, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(238) SOUTH FORK CLEARWATER, IDAHO.—The 
segment within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests from the confluence of the Red and American Rivers 
downstream to the Forest boundary, comprising approxi-
mately 40 miles, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(239) JOHNS CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the head-
waters downstream to its confluence with the South Fork 
Clearwater, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
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in prices, nor the same options as younger con-
sumers have to supplement their income. 
(10) Premium increases for part B of Medicare, 
part D of Medicare, and other health care costs af-
fecting senior citizens are not adequately considered 
under the methods referred to in paragraph (5). 
(11) The cost of taxes on Social Security in-
come is not considered under the methods referred 
to in paragraph (5), thus putting senior citizens at 
a greater economic disadvantage each year. 
SEC. 3. MANDATE THE MONTHLY FORMULATION AND PUB-
LICATION OF A CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 
SENIORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CPI.—The Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare 
and publish an index monthly to be known as the ‘‘Con-
sumer Price Index for Seniors’’ (hereinafter referred to 
as ‘‘CPI–S’’) that indicates monthly changes in expendi-
tures for consumption that are typical for individuals in 
the United States who are 62 years of age or older. 
(b) SUBMISSION
TO CONGRESS.—The Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall submit 
to the Joint Economic Committee a description of the ac-
tions taken by such Bureau to meet the requirements of 
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this section not later than 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and semi-annually thereafter. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2019 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain abortions 
from the definition of qualified medical expenses for purposes of distribu-
tions from health savings accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) 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 exclude 
certain abortions from the definition of qualified medical 
expenses for purposes of distributions from health sav-
ings accounts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ABORTIONS FROM 
QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR PUR-
POSES OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 223(d) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(D) CERTAIN ABORTIONS.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘qualified medical ex-
penses’ shall not include amounts paid for any 
abortion unless— 
‘‘(i) the pregnancy is the result of an 
act of rape or incest, or 
‘‘(ii) the woman suffers from a phys-
ical disorder, physical injury, or physical 
illness, including a life-endangering phys-
ical condition caused by or arising from 
the pregnancy itself, that would, as cer-
tified by a physician, place the woman in 
danger of death unless an abortion is per-
formed.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2020 
To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the 
Controlled Substances Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule 
III of the Controlled Substances Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESCHEDULING OF MARIJUANA. 
Notwithstanding section 201 and subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 811, 812) respecting the scheduling of controlled 
substances, the Attorney General of the United States 
shall, by order not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, transfer marijuana (for pur-
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poses of this Act given the same meaning given the term 
‘‘marihuana’’ in section 102 of such Act) from schedule 
I of such Act to schedule III of such Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2021 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on 
the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. 
DUFFY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, 
Ms. PLASKETT, and Mr. CURBELO of Florida) 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 repeal 
the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes 
to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON COVER OVER OF 
DISTILLED SPIRITS TAXES TO PUERTO RICO 
AND VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7652 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f) 
and by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as sub-
sections (f) and (g), respectively. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the 
United States after December 31, 2016. 
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of fishing communities, recommendations 
by international organizations in which the 
United States participates, and the inter-
action of the overfished stock of fish within 
the marine ecosystem; and 
‘‘(ii) except where management meas-
ures under an international agreement in 
which the United States participates dic-
tate otherwise, shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 10 years, except in cases 
where the biology of the stock of fish 
or other environmental conditions dic-
tate otherwise; or 
‘‘(II) the sum of the time in 
which the affected stock of fish is ex-
pected to surpass its maximum sus-
tainable yield biomass level in the ab-
sence of fishing mortality, and the 
mean generation of time of the af-
fected stock of fish.’’. 
SEC. 105. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT 
REQUIREMENT. 
Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2023 
To modernize recreational fisheries management. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. WITT-
MAN, and Mr. WEBSTER of Florida) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modernize recreational fisheries management. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 
2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
TITLE I—CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT 
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other commercial and industrial taxpayers with-
in the State or Locality; or 
‘‘(B) another method used to determine 
whether more than 51 percent of rentals of 
other tangible personal property or other com-
mercial and industrial taxpayers is subject to 
the tax. 
‘‘(b) UNREASONABLE BURDENS AND DISCRIMINA-
TION AGAINST INTERSTATE COMMERCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following acts unrea-
sonably burden and discriminate against interstate 
commerce, and a State or Locality may not do any 
of them: 
‘‘(A) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax 
on the rental of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(B) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax 
on the business of renting motor vehicles. 
‘‘(C) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax 
on motor vehicle rental property. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Discriminatory taxes are 
not prohibited under this section if the tax is im-
posed as of the date of the enactment of this section, 
does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and 
the tax base for such tax does not change. 
‘‘(c) REMEDIES.— 
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1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 45S. LOW-INCOME HOUSING MAINTENANCE CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 
the case of an eligible landlord, the low-income housing 
maintenance credit determined under this section for the 
taxable year is an amount equal to the amount of the tax-
payer’s low-income housing maintenance expenses for such 
taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PER
UNIT
LIMITATION.—The credit al-
lowed under subsection (a) with respect to any tax-
payer for any taxable year shall not exceed the prod-
uct of $2,500 multiplied by the number of low-in-
come housing units owned by the taxpayer. 
‘‘(2) PER BUILDING LIMITATION.—The credit 
allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any tax-
payer for any taxable year shall not exceed the prod-
uct of $100,000 multiplied by the number of eligible 
low-income housing projects owned by the taxpayer. 
‘‘(3) PER TAXPAYER LIMITATION.—The credit 
allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any tax-
payer for any taxable year shall not exceed 
$500,000. 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1341 of title 28, a covered person aggrieved of a vio-
lation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action in 
a district court of the United States seeking dam-
ages, injunctive relief, other legal or equitable relief, 
or declaratory relief. 
‘‘(2) RELIEF.—In granting relief against a tax 
levied or collected in violation of subsection (b), if 
the tax is a discriminatory tax the court shall strike 
only the discriminatory or excessive portion of the 
tax. 
‘‘(3) BURDEN OF PROOF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a covered person shall have 
the burden of proving, by a preponderance of 
the evidence, that the levying or collecting of a 
tax violates subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) EQUIVALENT OF OTHER TAXES.—If 
the court determines that the levying or col-
lecting of a tax violates subsection (b), the 
State or Locality shall have the burden of prov-
ing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that 
the tax is the equivalent of a tax imposed on 
other commercial and industrial taxpayers 
under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(4) OTHER REMEDIES.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall limit any cause of action or remedy 
available under any other provision of Federal or 
State law. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—This section shall not be con-
strued to constitute the consent of Congress to State or 
Local taxation that would be prohibited in the absence of 
this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 80504 
the following: 
‘‘80505. Rules relating to State taxation with respect to automobile rentals.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2027 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings 
and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other 
areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests 
acquired by the National Gallery of Art. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part 
of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery 
of Art any buildings and other areas within the bound-
aries of any real estate or other property interests ac-
quired by the National Gallery of Art. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER AREAS 
WITHIN BOUNDARIES OF REAL ESTATE OR 
OTHER PROPERTY INTERESTS ACQUIRED BY 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. 
Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘The National Gallery of Art’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) The National Gallery of Art’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) All other buildings, service roads, 
walks, and other areas within the exterior 
boundaries of any real estate or land or interest 
in land (including temporary use) that the Na-
tional Gallery of Art acquires and that the Di-
rector of the National Gallery of Art determines 
to be necessary for the adequate protection of 
individuals or property in the National Gallery 
of Art and suitable for administration as a part 
of the National Gallery of Art.’’. 
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