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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1165 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from 
gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia 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 exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps edu-
cational awards. 
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 ‘‘Segal AmeriCorps 
Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF AMERICORPS 
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the 
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period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, 
or’’, and by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) a national service educational award 
under subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990.’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION OF DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN 
DEBT.—Subsection (f) of section 108 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) PAYMENTS
UNDER
NATIONAL
SERVICE 
EDUCATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMS.—In the case of 
an individual, gross income shall not include any 
amount received under a national service educational 
award under subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 
et seq.).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1166 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater State 
flexibility and innovation through Medicaid cost-sharing waivers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Mr. LONG 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 provide 
greater State flexibility and innovation through Medicaid 
cost-sharing waivers. 
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 Cost-Sharing 
Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. GREATER STATE FLEXIBILITY AND INNOVATION 
THROUGH MEDICAID COST-SHARING WAIV-
ERS. 
Section 1916(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396o(f)) is amended, in the matter before paragraph (1), 
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by inserting after ‘‘imposed’’ the following: ‘‘with respect 
to individuals who qualify for medical assistance on the 
basis of being 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1168 
To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the 
United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted 
active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. LANCE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. 
HANABUSA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. 
POLIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that service of the members of the organization 
known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during 
World War II constituted active military service for pur-
poses of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and other purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Cadet 
Nurse Corps Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SERVICE DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE MILITARY SERV-
ICE. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—For 
purposes 
of 
section 
401(a)(1)(A) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (38 
U.S.C. 106 note), the Secretary of Defense is deemed to 
have determined that qualified service of a person con-
stituted active military service. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE STATUS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall issue an honorable discharge 
under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill Improvement 
Act of 1977 to each person whose qualified service war-
rants an honorable discharge. Such discharge shall be 
issued before the end of the one-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF RETROACTIVE BENEFITS. 
No benefits may be paid to any person as a result 
of the enactment of this Act for any period before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘qualified service’’ means serv-
ice of a person as a member of the organization known 
as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period 
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beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 
1948. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1169 
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility 
and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of 
Native American languages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SOTO, Mr. COOK, Mr. 
COLE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. KIND, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. HUFFMAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to 
provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the sur-
vival and continuing vitality of Native American lan-
guages. 
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 ‘‘Esther Martinez Na-
tive American Languages Preservation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b–3) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or 3-year basis’’ and in-
serting ‘‘3-year, 4-year, or 5-year basis’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, 4-year, or 5-year’’ after 
‘‘on a 3-year’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAN-
GUAGES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 816(e) of the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 816 of the 
Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
2992d) is amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1170 
To require each Federal agency to review rules made after the enactment 
of the Congressional Review Act to ensure that all such rules were 
made in compliance with the Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. YOHO, Mr. WALKER, and 
Mr. PALMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require each Federal agency to review rules made after 
the enactment of the Congressional Review Act to ensure 
that all such rules were made in compliance with the 
Act, 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 ‘‘Require CRA Compli-
ance Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANT RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the relevant date 
specified under subsection (b), each Federal agency shall, 
for each category of rules specified in subsection (b)— 
(1) make a determination in the case of each 
rule included in such category as to whether the 
agency complied with the requirements of section 
801(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, by sub-
mitting the report on such rule required under such 
section to the House of Representatives, the Senate, 
and the Comptroller General of the United States; 
(2) compile a list of each such rule with regard 
to which the agency did not so comply; and 
(3) submit such list to— 
(A) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(b) TIMEFRAMES.—The relevant date specified under 
this section is as follows: 
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countability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.) 
with respect to which the President is required to 
submit a notification under section 103(a)(2) or 
105(a)(1)(A) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 4202(a)(2) and 
4204(a)(1)(A)), not later than the date on which the 
President submits the notification; 
(2) in the case of negotiations subject to the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), not later than the date on which the President 
submits the report required by section 115(2) of 
that Act (19 U.S.C. 3524(2)); 
(3) in the case of negotiations subject to the 
North American Free Trade Agreement Implemen-
tation Act (19 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), not later than 
the date on which the President submits the report 
required by section 103(a)(2) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 
3313(a)(2)); or 
(4) in the case of negotiations for a trade or in-
vestment agreement not covered by paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3), not less than 60 days before initiating 
the negotiations. 
(c) TIMING OF REPORT FOR PENDING NEGOTIA-
TIONS.—In the case of negotiations for a trade or invest-
ment agreement with a country initiated before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
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(1) For the category of rules composed of each 
major rule (as such term is defined in section 804 
of title 5, United States Code) finalized after Janu-
ary 20, 2009, the date that is 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) For the category of rules composed of each 
rule finalized after January 20, 2009, other than a 
rule included in paragraph (1), the date that is 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) For the category of rules composed of each 
rule finalized after March 29, 1996, and on or be-
fore January 20, 2009, the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Terms used in this Act have the meanings given such 
terms in section 804 of title 5, United States Code. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1171 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month 
waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with 
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. HECK, Mr. JONES, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Miss RICE of New 
York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WALZ, and Mr. SWALWELL of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the five month waiting period for disability insurance 
benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
(ALS). 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ALS Disability Insur-
ance Access Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR INDIVID-
UALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLE-
ROSIS (ALS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or (ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual 
who has been medically determined to have 
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), for each 
month beginning with the first month during all 
of which the individual is under a disability and 
in which the individual becomes entitled to such 
insurance benefits, or (iii)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 
(iii)’’ after ‘‘clause (ii)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to applications for dis-
ability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the condi-
tions under which certain persons may be treated as 
adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1173 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment 
of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical 
psychologist services under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Mrs. NOEM (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, and Mr. 
MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 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 treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for 
purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under 
the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Mental 
Health Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS AS PHY-
SICIANS FOR PURPOSES OF FURNISHING 
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
1861(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(5)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, or (6) a clinical psychologist, but only with re-
spect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist serv-
ices described in subsection (ii) for which the psy-
chologist is legally authorized to perform by the 
State and who is acting within the scope of the psy-
chologist’s license (or other authorization under 
State law)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2018. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness For 
Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) LACTATION ROOM
IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.— 
Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3318. Lactation room in public buildings 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.—The term ‘ap-
propriate authority’ means the head of a Federal 
agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official 
authority responsible for the operation of a public 
building. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING.—The term 
‘covered public building’ means a public building (as 
defined in section 3301) that is open to the public 
and contains a public restroom, and includes a build-
ing listed in section 6301 or 5101. 
‘‘(3) LACTATION
ROOM.—The term ‘lactation 
room’ means a hygienic place, other than a bath-
room, that— 
‘‘(A) is shielded from view; 
‘‘(B) is free from intrusion; and
‘‘(C) contains a chair, a working surface, 
and, if the public building is otherwise supplied 
with electricity, an electrical outlet. 
‘‘(b) LACTATION ROOM REQUIRED.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a cov-
ered public building shall ensure that the building contains 
a lactation room that is made available for use by mem-
bers of the public to express breast milk. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—A covered public building may be 
excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the dis-
cretion of the appropriate authority if— 
‘‘(1) the public building— 
‘‘(A) does not contain a lactation room for 
employees who work in the building; and 
‘‘(B) does not have a room that could be 
repurposed as a lactation room or a space that 
could be made private using portable materials, 
at a reasonable cost; or 
‘‘(2) new construction would be required to cre-
ate a lactation room in the public building and the 
cost of such construction is unfeasible. 
‘‘(d) NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to authorize an individual to 
enter a public building or portion thereof that the indi-
vidual is not otherwise authorized to enter.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to 
section 3316 the following new item: 
‘‘3318. Lactation room in public buildings.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1174 
AN ACT 
To provide a lactation room in public buildings.
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SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DI-
RECTORS OF OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) MEMBERS
REPLACING
MEMBERS
WHOSE 
TERMS
EXPIRE
IN
MARCH
2017.—Notwithstanding 
the first sentence of section 301(e) of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1381(e)), of the members of the Board of Directors 
of the Office of Compliance who are appointed to re-
place the 3 members whose terms expire in March 
2017— 
(A) one shall have a term of office of 3 
years; and 
(B) 2 shall have a term of office of 4 
years, 
as designated at the time of appointment by the per-
sons specified in section 301(b) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 1381(b)). 
(2) MEMBERS
REPLACING
MEMBERS
WHOSE 
TERMS EXPIRE IN MAY 2017.—In accordance with 
the first sentence of section 301(e) of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1381(e)), the members of the Board of Directors of 
the Office of Compliance who are appointed to re-
place the 2 members whose terms expire in May 
2017 shall each have a term of office of 5 years. 
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‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall require that each coastal state that 
receives a grant under this section, or a qualified 
holder designated by that coastal state under sub-
section (h), shall provide matching funds in an 
amount equal to at least 25 percent of the total cost 
of the project carried out with the grant. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive the application 
of paragraph (1) for any qualified holder that is an 
underserved community, a community that has an 
inability to draw on other sources of funding because 
of the small population or low income of the commu-
nity, or for other reasons the Secretary considers ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(3) A local community designated as a quali-
fied holder under subsection (h) may utilize funds or 
other in-kind contributions donated by a nongovern-
mental partner to satisfy the matching funds re-
quirement under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) As a condition of receipt of a grant under 
this section, the Secretary shall require that a coast-
al state provide to the Secretary such assurances as 
the Secretary determines are sufficient to dem-
onstrate that the share of the cost of each eligible 
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‘‘(k) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH 
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS.—For purposes of 
applying this with respect to any health flexible spending 
arrangement, amounts described in section 213(d)(14) 
shall not be considered insurance.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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H1175
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS