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HR 243 IH 
‘‘(h)(1) If, not later than 60 days after the certifi-
cation of a new representative of employees for the pur-
pose of collective bargaining, the employer of the employ-
ees and the representative have not reached a collective 
bargaining agreement with respect to the terms and condi-
tions of employment, the employer and the representative 
shall jointly select a mediator to mediate those issues on 
which the employer and the representative cannot agree. 
‘‘(2) If the employer and the representative are un-
able to agree upon a mediator, either party may request 
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to select 
a mediator and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service shall upon the request select a person to serve as 
mediator. 
‘‘(3) If, not later than 30 days after the date of the 
selection of a mediator under paragraph (1) or (2), the 
employer and the representative have not reached an 
agreement, the employer or the representative may trans-
fer the matters remaining in controversy to the Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Service for binding arbitra-
tion.’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2434 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for 
qualified tuition and related expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. KOSMAS 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 extend 
the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. 
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 ‘‘College Tuition Tax 
Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TUI-
TION AND RELATED EXPENSES. 
Subsection (e) of section 222 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2435 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax-free treatment 
for distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. KOSMAS 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 extend 
the tax-free treatment for distributions from individual 
retirement plans for charitable 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 ‘‘IRA Charitable Giving 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM IN-
DIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS FOR CHARI-
TABLE PURPOSES. 
Subparagraph (F) of section 408(d)(8) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
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(C) require the simulation of pre-retrofit en-
ergy usage to be determined by metered pre-ret-
rofit energy usage. 
(5) RECOMMENDED MEASURES.—Software pro-
grams used under this subsection shall have the abil-
ity at a minimum to assess the savings associated 
with all the measures for which rebates are specifi-
cally provided under the Silver Star Home Energy 
Retrofit Program. 
(d) AMOUNT OF REBATE.—Subject to subsection (e)(2), 
the amount of a rebate provided under this section shall 
be— 
(1) $3,000 for a 20-percent reduction in whole 
home energy consumption; and 
(2) an additional $1,000 for each additional 5- 
percent reduction up to the lower of— 
(A) $8,000; or 
(B) 50 percent of the total retrofit cost. 
(e) VERIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF WORK.— 
(1) REIMBURSEMENT.—On submission of a 
claim by a rebate aggregator to the Federal Rebate 
Processing System, the Secretary shall provide reim-
bursement to the rebate aggregator for energy-effi-
ciency measures installed in a home, subject to para-
graphs (2) and (3). 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DE-
DUCTION FOR FOOD INVENTORY, BOOK IN-
VENTORY, 
AND 
COMPUTER 
TECHNOLOGY 
AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY.—Clause 
(iv) of section 170(e)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS OF BOOK INVENTORY TO PUB-
LIC SCHOOLS.—Clause (iv) of section 170(e)(3)(D) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(c) CONTRIBUTIONS
OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 
AND EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.—Sub-
paragraph (G) of section 170(e)(6) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2010’’. 
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‘‘(ii) a contract or order that is en-
tered into to meet procurement require-
ments, all of which are exempted require-
ments under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(2) 
BUNDLING
OF
CONTRACT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘bundling of 
contract requirements’ means the use of any 
bundling methodology to satisfy 2 or more pro-
curement requirements for new or existing 
goods or services, including any construction 
services, that is likely to be unsuitable for 
award to a small business concern due to— 
‘‘(i) the diversity, size, or specialized 
nature of the elements of the performance 
specified; 
‘‘(ii) the aggregate dollar value of the 
anticipated award; 
‘‘(iii) the geographical dispersion of 
the contract or order performance; or 
‘‘(iv) any combination of the factors 
described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term does not in-
clude— 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMPLOYER WAGE CREDIT FOR EM-
PLOYEES WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
Subsection (f) of section 45P of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2438 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary bonus 
research credit for energy-related research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. REICHERT) 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 
a temporary bonus research credit for energy-related re-
search. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BONUS RESEARCH CREDIT FOR ENERGY RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(h) TEMPORARY BONUS FOR QUALIFYING ENERGY 
RESEARCH EXPENSES.—In the case of any taxable year 
beginning in 2009 or 2010— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the election of the tax-
payer, the credit determined under subsection (a)(1) 
(with or without the application of subsection (c)(5)) 
shall, with respect to qualified energy research ex-
penses, be increased by 20 percentage points. 
‘‘(2) 
QUALIFIED
ENERGY
RESEARCH
EX-
PENSES.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘qualified energy research expenses’ means so much 
of the taxpayer’s qualified research expenses as are 
related to the fields of fuel cells and battery tech-
nology, renewable energy, energy conservation tech-
nology, efficient transmission and distribution of 
electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH ALTERNATIVE SIM-
PLIFIED
CREDIT.—For purposes of subsection 
(c)(5), the amount of qualified energy research ex-
penses taken into account for the taxable year for 
which the credit is being determined shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) in the case of subsection (c)(5)(A), 
50 percent of the average qualified research ex-
penses for the 3 taxable years preceding the 
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taxable year for which the credit is begin deter-
mined, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of subsection (c)(5)(B)(ii), 
zero. 
‘‘(4) BASIC RESEARCH AND ENERGY RESEARCH 
CONSORTIUM PAYMENTS.—Any amount taken into 
account under paragraph (1) shall not be taken into 
account under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B) 
of section 41(i)(1)(B) of such Code, as redesignated by 
subsection (a), is amended by inserting ‘‘(in the case of 
the increase in the credit determined under subsection (h), 
December 31, 2010)’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2439 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases 
on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of 
New Jersey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil 
and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental 
Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF 
THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the explo-
ration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged 
lands described in subsection (b). 
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(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The submerged lands with 
respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged 
lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer 
Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point 
of the coast line of the State of New Jersey. 
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HR 2442 RFS 
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,250,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT (ISD) ANTI-
OCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD), Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘More Transparent and 
Honest Communications with American Workers Reform 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTICE OF EFFECT ON PROJECTED BENEFIT LEV-
ELS OF ANTICIPATED INSOLVENCY OF THE 
SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–13(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In making estimates of potential old-age insur-
ance benefits pursuant to paragraph (2)(D), the Commis-
sioner shall— 
‘‘(A) estimate projected benefits for each eligi-
ble individual, assuming the current earnings rate 
and assuming, in the alternative, retirement at age 
62, at the applicable normal retirement age, and at 
age 70, 
‘‘(B) in any case in which the projections in the 
latest report of the Board of Trustees under section 
201(c) regarding future levels of receipts and dis-
bursements of the Trust Funds indicate, using inter-
mediate assumptions, that the balance in the Trust 
Funds may become by any specified future date in-
sufficient to pay benefits in full when due, indicate 
the percentage reduction in the level of benefit pay-
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ments that could result, without intervening enact-
ment of remedies by the Congress, from such an in-
sufficient balance in the Trust Funds, and 
‘‘(C) set forth a separate schedule of such esti-
mated projected benefits of such eligible individual 
which reflects any such percentage reduction in the 
case of each retirement alternative described in sub-
paragraph (A) which would occur after the future 
date referred to in subparagraph (B).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to Social Security ac-
count statements issued after December 31, 2009. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2443 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
ambulance services under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee 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 preserve 
access to ambulance 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 Ambulance 
Access Preservation Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMANENT RETENTION TO ACCESS TO GROUND 
AMBULANCE 
SERVICES 
IN 
RURAL 
AND 
URBAN AREAS UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1834(l)(13) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘and before January 1, 2010’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, or 6 per-
cent if such service is furnished on or after 
January 1, 2010’’ after ‘‘2010’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 6 per-
cent if such service is furnished on or after 
January 1, 2010’’ after ‘‘2010’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence 
shall not apply to payments for services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2010.’’ 
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SEC. 3. PERMANENT RETENTION TO ACCESS TO AMBU-
LANCE SERVICES IN SUPER RURAL AREAS 
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and be-
fore January 1, 2010,’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2444 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for 
carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding 
available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 manda-
tory instead of discretionary. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR NONDISCRIMINATION PROVI-
SIONS. 
The last sentence of section 140(b) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not to exceed’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘may be’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 
be’’; and 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2445 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
discharges of personal indebtedness outside of bankruptcy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income discharges of personal indebtedness 
outside of bankruptcy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FOR DISCHARGES OF PERSONAL 
INDEBTEDNESS OUTSIDE OF BANKRUPTCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘, 
or’’, and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(F) the indebtedness discharged is quali-
fied personal indebtedness.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED PERSONAL INDEBTEDNESS.—Section 
108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(j) QUALIFIED PERSONAL INDEBTEDNESS.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified personal in-
debtedness’ means any indebtedness of an individual other 
than— 
‘‘(1) indebtedness properly allocable to a trade 
or business, 
‘‘(2) indebtedness which is a student loan (as 
defined in subsection (f)), 
‘‘(3) qualified principal residence indebtedness, 
and 
‘‘(4) indebtedness to which subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of subsection (a)(1) applies.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 108(a)(2)(A) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E), 
and (F)’’. 
(2) Section 108(a)(2)(B) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘(C) and (D)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(C), (D), and (F)’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after 
December 31, 2008. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2448 
To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commod-
ities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement 
authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the 
Natural Gas Act, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal 
Power Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 
WILSON of Ohio, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK of Michigan, and Mr. MCHUGH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Financial Services, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving 
energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, 
to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas 
Act, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal 
Power 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Unfair Manip-
ulation of Prices Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Regulation of certain transactions in derivatives involving energy com-
modities. 
Sec. 4. No effect on authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 5. Inspector general of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 
Sec. 6. Settlement and clearing through registered derivatives clearing organi-
zations. 
Sec. 7. Limitation on eligibility to purchase a credit default swap. 
Sec. 8. Transaction fees. 
Sec. 9. No effect on authority of the Federal Trade Commission. 
Sec. 10. Cease-and-desist authority. 
Sec. 11. Natural Gas Act refunds. 
Sec. 12. Regulation of carbon derivatives markets. 
SEC. 3. REGULATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN DE-
RIVATIVES INVOLVING ENERGY COMMOD-
ITIES. 
(a) ENERGY COMMODITY DEFINED.—Section 1a of 
the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (14), by inserting ‘‘, an energy 
commodity,’’ after ‘‘excluded commodity’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(21) and paragraphs (22) through (34) as para-
graphs (14) through (22) and paragraphs (24) 
through (36), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
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