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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup 
of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for pur-
poses of the presumption of service-connection of certain 
disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Mark Takai Atomic 
Veterans Healthcare Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN 
CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL AS RADI-
ATION-EXPOSED VETERANS FOR PURPOSES 
OF PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION 
OF CERTAIN DISABILITIES BY DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the 
period beginning on January 1, 1977, and end-
ing on December 31, 1980.’’. 
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SEC. 2. INSTITUTIONAL COSIGNER PROGRAM. 
Part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 454 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 454A. INSTITUTIONAL COSIGNER PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning on July 1, 
2022, the Secretary shall carry out a program under which 
an institution of higher education may elect to cosign all 
eligible direct loans made to students enrolled at the insti-
tution for an academic year. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY.—To be eligible 
to participate in the program under this section for an 
academic year, an institution of higher education shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which 
the institution agrees to the following: 
‘‘(1) The institution will cosign all new eligible 
direct loans made to students enrolled at the institu-
tion for such academic year. 
‘‘(2) With respect to each such loan, the institu-
tion will abide by the terms and conditions of co-
signer liability described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) MASTER PROMISSORY NOTE.—As part of the 
program under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) revise the master promissory note applica-
ble to each eligible direct loan to include— 
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SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1583 
To fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the 
importance of prevention in the United States health care system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and 
reaffirm the importance of prevention in the United 
States health care system. 
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 ‘‘Public Health Funding 
Prevents Pandemics Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Prevention and Public Health Fund 
(section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
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‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the McClellan Mountain Wilder-
ness. 
(24) MYRTLE-SILVIES
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Myrtle-Silvies Wilderness. 
(25) NIPPLE
BUTTE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Nipple Butte Wilderness. 
(26) WEST
MALHEUR
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
West Malheur Wilderness. 
(27) SHAKETABLE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Malheur National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1585 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation- 
exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection 
of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Ms. TITUS, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
KAHELE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GALLAGHER, 
Ms. SPEIER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Mr. COHEN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KILMER, 
Mr. VARGAS, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. RYAN, Mr. BRENDAN 
F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LIEU, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BISHOP of Geor-
gia, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. 
SCHRADER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. SHERRILL, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. CHU, Mr. BEYER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL 
of Florida, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. CASE, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ZELDIN, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. KUSTER, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SIRES, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. CARSON, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
VICENTE
GONZALEZ
of Texas, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. LAMB, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. 
RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1589 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the exemption for re-hires 
for loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the exemption 
for re-hires for loan forgiveness under the paycheck pro-
tection program, 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 ‘‘Paycheck Protection 
Program Loan Forgiveness Flexibility Act of 2021’’. 
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emergency’ means a public health emergency 
declared by a State or local government because 
of the COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to any covered loan made pursuant to 
section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) before, on, or after the date of 
enactment of this Act, including forgiveness of such 
a loan. 
(2) EXCLUSION
OF
LOANS
ALREADY
FOR-
GIVEN.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall not apply to a loan made pursuant to section 
7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)) for which the borrower received forgive-
ness before the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 158 
To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate con-
gressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with 
respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. SIRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide 
appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety 
assessments conducted with respect to intercity or com-
muter rail passenger transportation. 
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 ‘‘Rail Audit Trans-
parency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) INITIAL NOTICE.—Not later than 10 business 
days after the Federal Railroad Administration initiates 
a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing 
regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger 
transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration shall 
notify in electronic format the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and each member of Congress rep-
resenting a State in which the service that is the subject 
of the assessment being conducted is located, of the initi-
ation of that assessment. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Not later than 90 days after comple-
tion of a comprehensive safety assessment described in 
subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall 
transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Con-
gress representing a State in which the service that is the 
subject of the assessment being conducted is located, its 
findings of that assessment, including identified defects 
and any recommendations. 
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(c) DEFINITION.—For purpose of this section, the 
term ‘‘comprehensive safety assessment’’ means a focused 
review of the safety-related processes and procedures, 
compliance with safety regulations and requirements, and 
overall safety culture of an entity providing regularly 
scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transpor-
tation. 
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llllll, which shall be known as the 
Shaketable Wilderness. 
(28) UTLEY
BUTTE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Malheur National Forest 
comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Utley Butte Wilderness. 
(29) FLINT
RANGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 73,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as Flint Range Wilderness. 
(30) FRED BURR WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest comprising approximate 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
Fred Burr Wilderness. 
(31) ELKHORN
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Helena National 
Forest and land administered by the Butte Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
approximately 88,000 acres as generally depicted on 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1594 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude certain evictions and 
information relating to such evictions from consumer reports, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. STANTON (for himself, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CARSON, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, and Mrs. HAYES) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude certain 
evictions and information relating to such evictions from 
consumer reports, 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 ‘‘COVID–19 Eviction 
Consumer Report Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 205. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL EN-
VIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND ESTABLISH-
MENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.—The designation by the Bu-
reau of Land Management of the Ivanpah Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern in the State dated February 14, 
2014, is revoked. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 
AREAS.—The following areas in the County are des-
ignated as special management areas: 
(1) STUMP
SPRINGS
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 141,786 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 
Land Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Stump Springs Special 
Management Area’’. 
(2) BIRD SPRINGS VALLEY SPECIAL MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 39,282 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 
Land Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CER-
TAIN EVICTIONS FROM CONSUMER REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) An eviction, or any information related to 
an eviction or a proceeding seeking eviction, of a 
consumer from a rental dwelling that occurred dur-
ing the period beginning March 13, 2020, and end-
ing 120 days after the date on which the national 
emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease 
(COVID–19) outbreak declared by the President on 
March 13, 2020, under the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) terminates.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply to any consumer report (as 
defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681a)) issued on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1599 
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply 
of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other mate-
rials, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. UPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to 
secure the supply of critical energy resources, including 
critical minerals and other materials, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Securing America’s 
Critical Minerals Supply Act’’. 
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agreements (including a lease or 
conveyance), with respect to the 
Federal land, with any individual 
or entity for the commercial or 
residential development of all, or 
any portion of, the Federal land, 
to the extent that the develop-
ment is consistent with the edu-
cational and research purposes of 
the System (including any use in-
tended to generate financial sup-
port for those purposes); and 
‘‘(bb) impose restrictions on 
the Federal land in accordance 
with those purposes; and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘The Sys-
tem’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph 
(B)(i)(II), the System’’. 
(b) NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AT HENDERSON.— 
Section 704(b)(3) of the Clark County Conservation of 
Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2015) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The College and the 
City may— 
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‘‘(i) use the land conveyed under 
paragraph (1) for any purpose relating to 
the establishment, operation, growth, or 
maintenance of the College, including any 
use that may generate financial support 
for such a purpose; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) enter into 1 or more public- 
private partnerships or agreements (includ-
ing a lease or conveyance), with respect to 
the conveyed land, with any individual or 
entity for the commercial or residential de-
velopment of all, or any portion of, the 
land; and 
‘‘(II) impose such other restrictions 
on the conveyed land as the College and 
the City determine to be appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 706. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE. 
Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 
State with respect to the management of fish or wildlife 
on any Federal land located in the State. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OR-
GANIZATION ACT. 
The Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) As used in sections 102(20) and 203(a)(12), the 
term ‘critical energy resource’ means any energy resource 
that— 
‘‘(1) is essential to the energy sector and energy 
systems of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to 
disruption.’’; 
(2) in section 102, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) To ensure there is an adequate and reli-
able supply of critical energy resources that are es-
sential to the energy security of the United States.’’; 
and 
(3) in section 203(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) Functions that relate to securing the sup-
ply of critical energy resources, including identifying 
and mitigating the effects of a disruption of such 
supply on— 
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‘‘(A) the development and use of energy 
technologies; and 
‘‘(B) the operation of energy systems.’’. 
SEC. 3. SECURING CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE SUPPLY 
CHAINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the requirements 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.), the Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
with the appropriate Federal agencies, representatives of 
the energy sector, States, and other stakeholders, shall— 
(1) conduct ongoing assessments of— 
(A) energy resource criticality based on the 
importance of critical energy resources to the 
development of energy technologies and the sup-
ply of energy; 
(B) the critical energy resource supply 
chain of the United States; and 
(C) the vulnerability of such supply chain; 
(2) strengthen critical energy resource supply 
chains in the United States, including by— 
(A) diversifying the sources of the supply 
of critical energy resources; and 
(B) increasing domestic production, sepa-
ration, and processing of critical energy re-
sources; 
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(3) develop substitutes and alternatives to crit-
ical energy resources; 
(4) improve technology that reuses and recycles 
critical energy resources; and 
(5) evaluate how the energy security of the 
United States is affected by the reliance of the 
United States on importing critical energy resources. 
(b) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘critical energy resource’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101). 
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the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as Elkhorn 
Mountains Wilderness. 
(32) CACHE PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Sawtooth National Forest com-
prising approximately 27,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Cache 
Peak Wilderness. 
(33) SUBLETT WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Sawtooth National Forest com-
prising approximately 7,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Sublett 
Wilderness. 
(34) 
BURNT
BASIN/BLACK
PINE
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Sawtooth 
National Forest comprising approximately 44,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Burnt Basin/Black Pine Wil-
derness. 
(35) MOUNT HARRISON WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Sawtooth National Forest 
comprising approximately 30,000 acres as generally 
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