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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 615
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide special procedures for
certain claims due to pneumoconiosis, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide special
procedures for certain claims due to pneumoconiosis, 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 ‘‘Black Lung Benefits
Act Amendments of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. CLAIMS PROCEDURE.
The Black Lung Benefits Act is amended by adding
at the end the following new part:
‘‘PART D—SPECIAL PROVISIONS
‘‘SEC. 441. CLAIMS.
‘‘(a) STANDARD.—If a claim is filed after the date
of the enactment of this section under part C for death
or total disability of a miner due to pneumoconiosis, such
miner shall be presumed to have been totally disabled by
pneumoconiosis or to have died because of pneumoconiosis
if the conditions described in any one of the following
paragraphs are met:
‘‘(1) A single positive chest roentgenogram (x-
ray), biopsy, or autopsy of such miner indicates the
existence of pneumoconiosis.
‘‘(2) A single set of ventilatory studies of such
miner indicates the presence of a chronic respiratory
or pulmonary disease that meets or exceeds the se-
verity standards of regulations of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services published at 20 C.F.R.
410.490(b)(1)(ii).
‘‘(3) A single set of blood gas studies of such
miner indicates the presence of an impairment in the
transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the blood that
meets or exceeds the severity standards of regula-
tions of the Secretary of Labor published at 20
C.F.R. 727.203(a)(3).
‘‘(4) Other medical evidence involving such
miner, including the documented opinion of a physi-
cian exercising reasonable medical judgment, indi-
cates the presence of a respiratory disease or pul-
monary impairment that would prevent the miner
from performing his usual coal mine work.
The person who submits such claim shall not be required
to prove the matters described in paragraph (1), (2), (3),
or (4) by a preponderance of the evidence or by any higher
evidentiary standard.
‘‘(b) CAUSATION.—
‘‘(1) If a claim is filed after the date of the en-
actment of this section under part C for death or
total disability due to pneumoconiosis and if the
miner with respect to whom the claim was filed
worked 10 or more years in a coal mine and pre-
sents evidence which proves the evidence of the mat-
ter described in any paragraph of subsection (a),
there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
miner’s pneumoconiosis arose out of the miner’s coal
mine employment. No evidence shall be excluded in
determining the length of a miner’s coal mine em-
ployment. In the absence of complete Social Security
Administration records, affidavits from the miner’s
co-workers shall be accepted as sufficient proof of
the coal miner’s period of employment.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 621
To amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in Rocky
Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. SKAGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky
Mountain National Park, to provide for the protection
of certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park and
along North St. Vrain Creek 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. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT
LANDS.
The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky
Mountain National Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C. 191
and following), is amended by adding the following new
section at the end thereof:
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 616
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 coin to
commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the
$1 coin to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1 Dollar Coin Act’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pre-
eminent spokesman for human civil rights in his
time.
(2) The work of Dr. King affected the lives of
more Americans of all races and people around the
world than any other American reform leader of the
20th century.
(3) Dr. King was one of America’s most erudite
scholars and social and religious activists.
(4) Dr. King, because of his lifelong achieve-
ments and moral vision, was a recipient in 1964 of
the Nobel Peace Prize.
(5) Dr. King mobilized leaders of all faiths,
races, and creeds to support the passage of the his-
toric civil rights laws in the 1960s.
(6) Dr. King inspired activists for human rights
around the world by applying a philosophy of non-
violence.
(7) Dr. King helped to mobilize the African-
American civil rights movement as a founder of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(8) Dr. King has been honored by the Nation
with the designation of the third Monday in January
as a national holiday in his name.
(9) The largest collection of materials relating
to Dr. King is in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cen-
ter for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
SEC. 
2. 
REDESIGN 
OF 
$1 
COIN 
TO 
COMMEMORATE
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking the 5th and 6th sentences and
inserting the following: ‘‘The obverse side of the dol-
lar shall have the likeness of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. The reverse side of the dollar shall have
a design emblematic of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.’’; and
(2) in the 4th sentence, by striking ‘‘dollar, half
dollar, and quarter dollar’’ and inserting ‘‘half dollar
and quarter dollar’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 617
To provide for a program established by a nongovernmental organization
under which Haitian Americans would help the people of Haiti recover
from the destruction caused by the coup of December 1991.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To provide for a program established by a nongovernmental
organization under which Haitian Americans would help
the people of Haiti recover from the destruction caused
by the coup of December 1991.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANT BY AID.
(a) GRANT FOR PROGRAM.—The Administrator of
the Agency for International Development shall use funds
available for development assistance for each of fiscal
years 1995 through 1998 to provide a grant for each such
fiscal year to an appropriate nongovernmental organiza-
tion that has established a program under which Haitian
Americans would engage in activities in Haiti designed to
help the people of that country in meeting their needs for
trained manpower in recovering from the destruction
caused by the military coup that occurred in Haiti in De-
cember 1991 and assist in the reconstruction of Haiti
since the return of President Aristide. Any such grant may
be used only for such program.
(b) REQUIREMENTS
OF PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator of the Agency for International Development shall
ensure that the activities engaged in by Haitian Americans
in Haiti under a program for which a grant is provided
under subsection (a) are similar to those activities that
would be engaged in by Peace Corps volunteers under the
Peace Corps Act.
(c) TRAINING.—The Director of the Peace Corps
shall provide to Haitian Americans participating in a pro-
gram for which a grant is provided under subsection (a)
appropriate training in preparation for their activities in
Haiti under the program. The costs of such training shall
be reimbursed, from amounts provided in the grant, by
the nongovernmental organization administering the pro-
gram.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘Haitian American’’
means an individual residing in the United States who is
of Haitian ancestry and whose citizenship or immigration
status would make such individual eligible to be a Peace
Corps volunteer under the Peace Corps Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 618
To extend the authorization for appropriations for the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission through fiscal year 2000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. EWING, and Mr. ROSE)
(all by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To extend the authorization for appropriations for the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission through fiscal year
2000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commodity Futures
Trading Commission Reauthorization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7
U.S.C. 16(d)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 2000.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 48
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 618
[Report No. 104–104]
To extend the authorization for appropriations for the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission through fiscal year 2000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. EWING, and Mr. ROSE)
(all by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
APRIL 6, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To extend the authorization for appropriations for the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission through fiscal year
2000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commodity Futures
Trading Commission Reauthorization Act of 1995’’.
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7
U.S.C. 16(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 2000.’’.
Union Calendar No. 48
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 618
[Report No. 104–104]
A BILL
To extend the authorization for appropriations for
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
through fiscal year 2000.
APRIL 6, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 619
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum
wage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. SABO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase
the minimum wage.
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 ‘‘Minimum Wage
Amendments of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE.
Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended by striking out
‘‘and not less than $4.25 an hour after March 31, 1991’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘not less than $4.25 an hour
until the 90th day after the date of enactment of the Mini-
mum Wage Amendments of 1995, and not less than $6.50
an hour after the 90th day after such date’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 61
To abolish the ex officio positions on the Federal Election Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To abolish the ex officio positions on the Federal Election
Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ABOLITION OF EX OFFICIO POSITIONS ON THE
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of section
306(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ‘‘the
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives or their designees, ex officio and without
the right to vote, and’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5) of subsection (a) of section 306 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(3), (4),
and (5)) are each amended by striking out ‘‘(other than
the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House
of Representatives)’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 620
To increase the minimum wage and to deny employers a deduction for
payments of excessive compensation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. SABO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities and, in addition, to the
Committee on Ways and Means, 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 increase the minimum wage and to deny employers a
deduction for payments of excessive compensation.
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 ‘‘Income Equity Act
of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE.
Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended by striking out
‘‘and not less than $4.25 an hour after March 31, 1991’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘not less than $4.25 an hour
until the 90th day after the date of the enactment of the
Income Equity Act of 1995, and not less than $6.50 an
hour after the 90th day after such date’’.
SEC. 3. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PAYMENTS OF EXCES-
SIVE COMPENSATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for trade or busi-
ness expenses) is amended by inserting after subsection
(h) the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be al-
lowed under this chapter for any excessive com-
pensation with respect to any full-time employee.
‘‘(2) EXCESSIVE
COMPENSATION.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘excessive com-
pensation’ means, with respect to any employee, the
amount by which—
‘‘(A) the compensation for services per-
formed by such employee during the taxable
year, exceeds
‘‘(B) an amount equal to 25 times the low-
est compensation for services performed by any
other employee during such taxable year.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For
purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘com-
pensation’ means salary, wages, and bo-
nuses.
‘‘(ii) PART-YEAR EMPLOYEES.—In the
case of any part-year employee, the com-
pensation of the employee shall be com-
puted on an annualized basis.
‘‘(B) EMPLOYER.—All persons treated as a
single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of
section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section
414 shall be treated as 1 employer.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘SEC. 5. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.
‘‘Neither the Secretary of the Interior nor any other
Federal agency or officer may approve or issue any permit
for, or provide any assistance for, the construction of any
new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of
North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the bound-
aries of Rocky Mountain National Park or on the main
stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream to the point
at which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above
mean sea level. Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to prevent the issuance of any permit for the con-
struction of a new water gaging station on North St. Vrain
Creek at the point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch.’’.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.
(a) LANDS INSIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL
PARK.—Promptly following enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior shall seek to acquire by donation
or exchange those lands within the boundaries of Rocky
Mountain National Park owned by the city of Longmont,
Colorado, that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act
commonly referred to as the ‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of
1980’’ (Public Law 96–560; 94 Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C.
192b–9(d)).
(b) OTHER LANDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall immediately and actively pursue negotiations with
the city of Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city’s pro-
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ual is knowledgeable and experienced concern-
ing the fishery resources to which the Conven-
tion applies.
(3) TERMS.—
(A) The term of an individual appointed as
a Commissioner—
(i) shall be specified by the Secretary
at the time of appointment; and
(ii) may not exceed 4 years.
(B) An individual who is not a Government
official may not serve more than 2 consecutive
terms as a Commissioner.
(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary may, for
any anticipated absence of a duly appointed Com-
missioner at a meeting of the General Council or the
Fisheries Commission, designate an individual to
serve as an Alternate Commissioner.
(2) FUNCTIONS.—An Alternate Commissioner
may exercise all powers and perform all duties of the
Commissioner for whom the Alternate Commissioner
is designated, at any meeting of the General Council
or the Fisheries Commission for which the Alternate
Commissioner is designated.
(c) REPRESENTATIVES.—
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 623
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, and Mr. SOLOMON) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 5 of the Act of May 28, 1936 (36 U.S.C.
115), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 5. A person may not be a member of the cor-
poration created by this Act unless that person—
‘‘(1) served honorably as a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States in a foreign war,
insurrection, or expedition, which service has been
recognized as campaign-medal service and is gov-
erned by the authorization of the award of a cam-
paign badge by the Government of the United
States; or
‘‘(2) while a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States, served honorably on the Korean
peninsula or in its territorial waters for not less than
30 consecutive days, or a total of 60 days, after
June 30, 1949.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 624
To amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reduce the maxi-
mum monthly rents in effect for certain projects receiving assistance
under such section to eliminate material differences in the rents charged
for similar assisted and unassisted units in the same area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 to permit the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to reduce the maximum monthly rents in
effect for certain projects receiving assistance under such
section to eliminate material differences in the rents
charged for similar assisted and unassisted units in the
same area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 8(c)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(C)) is amended by strik-
Calendar No. 305
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 629
[Report No. 104–203]
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to par-
ticipate in the operation of certain visitor facili-
ties associated with, but outside the boundaries
of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State
of Colorado.
JANUARY 5 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1996
Reported with an amendment
ing ‘‘The Secretary may not reduce’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘periodic payments of the owner.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 626
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel L.R. BEATTIE.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
L.R. BEATTIE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel L.R. BEATTIE (United States official number
904161).
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 627
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel TECUMSEH.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
TECUMSEH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel TECUMSEH (Canadian registry number 815298).
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