I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1132 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Sec-
retary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality 
workforce development programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MANNION, and Mr. 
THOMPSON of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to 
community colleges for high-quality workforce develop-
ment programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
STRENGTHENING 
COMMUNITY 
COLLEGES 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 173. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual-
ity workforce development programs at community 
colleges; and 
‘‘(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to 
obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 
nationally or regionally portable and stackable for 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations. 
‘‘(b) 
STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under paragraph (3) 
and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible 
institutions to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under paragraph 
(3), the Secretary may reserve not more than two 
percent for the administration of grants awarded 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 
targeted outreach to support eligible institu-
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tions serving a high number or high percentage 
of low-income individuals or individuals with 
barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi-
ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist-
ance in the process of applying for grants under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per-
formance and impact of programs funded under 
this section in accordance with subsections (f) 
through (h). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2026 through 2031. 
‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
GRANT
PERIOD.—Each grant 
under this section shall be awarded for an initial pe-
riod of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives an initial grant under this sec-
tion may receive one or more additional grants 
under this section for additional periods of not more 
than 4 years each if the eligible institution dem-
onstrates that, during the most recently completed 
grant period for a grant received under this section, 
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such eligible institution achieved the levels of per-
formance agreed to by the eligible institution with 
respect to the performance indicators specified in 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible institution under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a description of each the following: 
‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution has demonstrated success building part-
nerships with employers in in-demand industry 
sectors or occupations to provide students with 
the skills needed for occupations in such indus-
tries and an explanation of the results of any 
such partnerships. 
‘‘(B) The methods and strategies the eligi-
ble institution will use to engage with employers 
in in-demand industry sectors or occupations, 
including any arrangements to place individuals 
who complete the workforce development pro-
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grams supported by the grant into employment 
with such employers. 
‘‘(C) The proposed eligible institution and 
industry partnership that the eligible institution 
will establish or maintain to comply with sub-
section (e)(1), including— 
‘‘(i) the roles and responsibilities of 
each employer, organization, agency, or in-
stitution of higher education that the eligi-
ble institution will partner with to carry 
out the activities under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) the needs that will be addressed 
by such eligible institution and industry 
partnership. 
‘‘(D) One or more industries that such 
partnership will target and real-time labor mar-
ket data demonstrating that those industries 
are aligned with employer demand in the geo-
graphic area to be served by the eligible institu-
tion. 
‘‘(E) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution can— 
‘‘(i) leverage additional resources to 
support the programs to be funded with 
the grant, which shall include written com-
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mitments of any leveraged or matching 
funds for the proposed programs; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the future sustain-
ability of each such program. 
‘‘(F) The steps the institution will take to 
ensure the high quality of each program to be 
funded with the grant, including the career 
pathways within such programs. 
‘‘(G) The population and geographic area 
to be served by the eligible institution, including 
the number of individuals the eligible institution 
intends to serve during the grant period. 
‘‘(H) The workforce development programs 
to be supported by the grant. 
‘‘(I) The recognized postsecondary creden-
tials that are expected to be earned by partici-
pants in such workforce development programs 
and the related high-wage, high skill, or in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations for which 
such programs will prepare participants. 
‘‘(J) The evidence upon which the edu-
cation and skills development strategies to be 
used in such workforce development programs 
are based and an explanation of how such evi-
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dence influenced the design of the programs to 
improve education and employment outcomes. 
‘‘(K) How activities of the eligible institu-
tion are expected to align with the workforce 
strategies identified in— 
‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub-
mitted under this Act by the State, out-
lying area, or locality in which the eligible 
institution is expected to operate; 
‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 
section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 
of the chief executive of such State or out-
lying area. 
‘‘(L) The goals of the eligible institution 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) capacity building (as described in 
subsection (f)(1)(B)); and 
‘‘(ii) the expected performance of indi-
viduals participating in the programs to be 
offered by the eligible institution, including 
with respect to any performance indicators 
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applicable under section 116 or subsection 
(f) of this section. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
PREVIOUS
EXPERI-
ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an eligible 
institution from receiving a grant under this section 
solely because such institution lacks previous experi-
ence in building partnerships, as described in para-
graph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
institutions that— 
‘‘(A) will use the grant to serve— 
‘‘(i) individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; or 
‘‘(ii) incumbent workers who need to 
gain or improve foundational skills to en-
hance their employability; 
‘‘(B) use competency-based assessments to 
award academic credit for prior learning for 
programs supported by the grant, such as any 
competency-based assessment developed and 
identified by the State in which the eligible in-
stitution is located, in coordination with indus-
try organizations, employers (including small 
and mid-sized employers), industry or sector 
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partnerships, training providers, local boards, 
and institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(C) have, or will seek to have, the career 
education programs supported by the grant in-
cluded on the list of eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122 for the State in 
which the eligible institution is located. 
‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
AND
INDUSTRY 
PARTNERSHIP.—For the purpose of carrying out the 
activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eli-
gible institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall establish a partnership (or continue an ex-
isting partnership) with one or more employers in an 
in-demand industry sector or occupation (in this sec-
tion referred to as an ‘eligible institution and indus-
try partnership’) and shall maintain such partner-
ship for the duration of the grant period. The eligi-
ble institution shall ensure that the partnership— 
‘‘(A) targets one or more specific high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries; 
‘‘(B) includes collaboration with the work-
force development system; 
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‘‘(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 
incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 
workforce; 
‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de-
sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 
out by the partnership; 
‘‘(E) incorporates work-based learning op-
portunities, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and 
‘‘(F) incorporates, to the extent appro-
priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech-
nology-enabled learning. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives a grant under this section shall, 
in consultation with the employers in the eligible in-
stitution and industry partnership described in para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand high 
quality, evidence-based workforce development 
programs, career pathway programs, or work- 
based learning programs (including apprentice-
ship programs or preapprenticeships); 
‘‘(B) provide career services to individuals 
participating in the programs funded with the 
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grant to facilitate retention and program com-
pletion, which may include— 
‘‘(i) 
career 
navigation, 
coaching, 
mentorship, and case management serv-
ices, including providing information and 
outreach to individuals with barriers to 
employment to encourage such individuals 
to participate in programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(ii) providing access to course mate-
rials, technological devices, required equip-
ment, and other supports necessary for 
participation in and successful completion 
of such programs; and 
‘‘(C) make available, in a format that is 
open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor-
mation on— 
‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials offered through pro-
grams funded with the grant, including 
any curricula or credentials created or fur-
ther developed using such grant, which for 
each recognized postsecondary credential, 
shall include— 
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‘‘(I) the issuing entity of such 
credential; 
‘‘(II) any third-party endorse-
ments of such credential; 
‘‘(III) the occupations for which 
the credential prepares individuals; 
‘‘(IV) the skills and competencies 
necessary to achieve to earn such cre-
dential; 
‘‘(V) the level of mastery of such 
skills and competencies (including how 
mastery is assessed); and 
‘‘(VI) any transfer value or 
stackability of the credential; 
‘‘(ii) any skills or competencies devel-
oped by individuals who participate in such 
programs beyond the skills and com-
petencies identified as part of the recog-
nized postsecondary credential awarded; 
and 
‘‘(iii) related employment and earn-
ings outcomes on the primary indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i), 
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except that subclause (II) of such section 
shall be applied by— 
‘‘(I) substituting ‘second’ for 
‘fourth’; and 
‘‘(II) as if ‘and remain in unsub-
sidized employment during the fourth 
quarter after exit from the program’ 
were inserted after ‘the program’. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 
the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi-
ble institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall, in consultation with the employers in the 
eligible institution and industry partnership de-
scribed in paragraph (1), carry out one or more of 
the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 
‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de-
fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093a(a))); 
‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 
‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation pro-
grams that enable a student to receive re-
medial education services while enrolled in 
a postsecondary course rather than requir-
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ing the student to receive remedial edu-
cation before enrolling in a such a course; 
‘‘(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs; 
‘‘(v) competency-based education and 
assessment; or 
‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 
academic credit for prior learning or for 
the programs described in paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(B) Establish or implement plans for pro-
viders of the programs described in paragraph 
(2)(A) to meet the criteria and carry out the 
procedures necessary to be included on the eli-
gible training services provider list described in 
section 122(d). 
‘‘(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special-
ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 
programs, provided that not more than 15 per-
cent of the funds awarded to the eligible insti-
tution under this section may be used for activi-
ties described in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 
need relating to the cost of attendance (as de-
fined under section 472 of the Higher Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) of par-
ticipants in such programs. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
institution may use not more than 7 percent of the 
funds awarded under this section for administrative 
costs, including costs related to collecting informa-
tion, analysis, and coordination for purposes of sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE LEVELS
AND PERFORMANCE 
REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement guidance that establishes the levels 
of performance that are expected to be achieved by 
each eligible institution receiving a grant under this 
section. Such performance levels shall be established 
on the following indicators: 
‘‘(A) Each of the primary indicators of 
performance for adults described in section 
116(b), which shall be applied for all individuals 
who participated in a program that received 
funding from a grant under this section. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution built capacity by— 
‘‘(i) increasing the breadth and depth 
of employer engagement and investment in 
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workforce development programs in the in- 
demand industry sectors and occupations 
targeted by the eligible institution and in-
dustry partnership established or main-
tained by the eligible institution under sub-
section (e)(1); 
‘‘(ii) designing or implementing new 
and accelerated instructional techniques or 
technologies, including the use of advanced 
online and technology-enabled learning 
(such as immersive technology); and 
‘‘(iii) increasing program and policy 
alignment across systems and decreasing 
duplicative services or service gaps. 
‘‘(C) With respect to individuals who par-
ticipated in a workforce development program 
funded with the grant— 
‘‘(i) the percentage of participants 
who successfully completed the program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) of the participants who were in-
cumbent workers at the time of enrollment 
in the program, the percentage who ad-
vanced into higher level positions during or 
after completing the program. 
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‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND DETERMINATION OF 
PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION.—In developing per-
formance levels in accordance with paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall take into consideration 
the goals of the eligible institution pursuant to 
subsection (d)(2)(L). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—After completing 
the consideration required under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall separately determine 
the performance levels that will apply to each 
eligible institution, taking into account— 
‘‘(i) the expected performance levels of 
each eligible institution with respect to the 
goals described by the eligible institution 
pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L); and 
‘‘(ii) local economic conditions in the 
geographic area to be served by the eligible 
institution, including differences in unem-
ployment rates and job losses or gains in 
particular industries. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 
provide each eligible institution with a 
written notification that sets forth the per-
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formance levels that will apply to the eligi-
ble institution, as determined under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—After re-
ceiving the notification described in clause 
(i), each eligible institution shall submit to 
the Secretary written confirmation that the 
eligible institution— 
‘‘(I) received the notification; and 
‘‘(II) agrees to be evaluated in 
accordance with the performance lev-
els determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.—On an annual 
basis during each year of the grant period, the Sec-
retary shall evaluate the performance during such 
year of each eligible institution receiving a grant 
under this section in a manner consistent with the 
performance levels determined for such institution 
pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV-
ELS.—After conducting an evaluation under para-
graph (3), if the Secretary determines that an eligi-
ble institution did not achieve the performance levels 
applicable to the eligible institution under paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to the eli-
gible institution; and 
‘‘(B) develop a performance improvement 
plan for the eligible institution. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date on which the first grant is made 
under this section, the Secretary shall design and 
conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec-
tiveness of the eligible institutions receiving a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation of the effec-
tiveness of eligible institutions conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the 
general effectiveness of programs and activities sup-
ported by the grants awarded to such eligible insti-
tutions under this section, including the extent to 
which the programs and activities— 
‘‘(A) developed new, or expanded existing, 
successful industry sector strategies, including 
the extent to which such eligible institutions 
deepened employer engagement and developed 
workforce development programs that met in-
dustry skill needs; 
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‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca-
reer pathways, including the extent to which the 
eligible institutions developed or improved com-
petency-based education and assessment, credit 
for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 
curricula, integrated education and workforce 
development, dual enrollment in secondary and 
postsecondary career pathways, stacked and 
latticed credentials, and online and distance 
learning; 
‘‘(C) created alignment between eligible in-
stitutions and the workforce development sys-
tem; 
‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re-
taining, or advancing in employment; 
‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials; and 
‘‘(F) provided equal access to various de-
mographic groups, including people of different 
geographic locations, ages, races, national ori-
gins, and sexes. 
‘‘(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting 
through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con-
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junction with the eligible institutions being eval-
uated; 
‘‘(B) include analysis of program partici-
pant feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig-
orous analytical and statistical methods that 
are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con-
trol groups. 
‘‘(4) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
of the Department of Labor any data collected as 
part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such 
data shall be made available in an aggregated for-
mat that does not reveal personally identifiable in-
formation and that ensures compliance with relevant 
Federal laws, including section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the 
‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
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tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 
preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report on such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such 
completion date, publish and make the results 
of such evaluation available on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall make 
available on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and inter-
operable data formats, the following information: 
‘‘(1) The performance of eligible institutions on 
the capacity-building performance indicator set forth 
under subsection (f)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) The performance of eligible institutions on 
the workforce development participant outcome per-
formance indicators set forth under subsection 
(f)(1)(C). 
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‘‘(3) The number of individuals enrolled in 
workforce development programs funded with a 
grant under this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at 
which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 
institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch 
campus— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(C) a 2-year Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher 
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Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))); or 
‘‘(D) a degree-granting Tribal College or 
University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))) at which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a community college; 
‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 
(as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or 
‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(j) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local public 
funds made available for carrying out the activities de-
scribed in this section.’’. 
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