PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
75th ANNUAL U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
LOS ANGELES, CA JUNE 22-26, 2007
TOURISM, ARTS, PARKS ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS
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INCREASING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES
THROUGH VISA REFORMS, ENTRY IMPROVEMENTS AND
PROMOTION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL
INITIATIVE (WHTI)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
URGING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO A BILATERAL
AGREEMENT TO EXPAND LEISURE GROUP TRAVEL FROM CHINA TO THE
UNITED STATES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY OF THE NONPROFIT ARTS AND CULTURE
INDUSTRY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
FUTURE OF PRIVATE SECTOR GIVING TO THE ARTS IN AMERICA………9
NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH…………………………………………………………11
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND MUSEUMS…………13
SUPPORT FOR CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING………………………15
SUPPORTING ISSUANCE OF POSTAL STAMP IN HONOR OF MAYOR TOM
BRADLEY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17
THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND AND THE URBAN PARK
AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM…………………………………………………………………19
COMBATING THE EMERALD ASH BORER IN OUR NATION’S CITIES……21
SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO COMBAT GLOBAL PIRACY AND
COUNTERFEITING OF GOODS………………………………………………………………………………………23

CHILDREN, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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REFORMING FEDERAL PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY BETTER HELP
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS REACH AND MAINTAIN ECONOMIC SELFSUFFICIENCY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
PROVIDING FEDERAL AND STATE SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………28
REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM………………………………………………………………………………………………………32
REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM………………………………………………………………………………………………………34
PROVIDING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE…………36
MAKING TANF WORK REQUIREMENTS MORE FLEXIBLE…………………………………38
IN SUPPORT OF MENTAL HEALTH PARITY…………………………………………………………40
REFORMING AMERICA’S AGRICULTURAL POLICY……………………………………………41
RESOLUTION TO REDUCE THE RECURRENCE OF VIOLENT CRIME…………43
HEALTH DISPARITIES……………………………………………………………………………………………………45
EXPANDING THE NATIONAL INVESTMENT IN AFTER-SCHOOL AND OUTOF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS……………………………………………………………………………………………………47
HEAD START REAUTHORIZATION………………………………………………………………………………49

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APPROPRIATION FOR RYAN WHITE TREATMENT AND MODERNIZATION
ACT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RYAN WHITE TREATMENT AND
MODERNIZATION ACT)……………………………………………………………………………………………………51
27. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CARE SUPPORT……………………………………………………………53
28. FUND HOMELAND SECURITY INITIATIVES RELATED TO BIOTERRORISM
AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS……………………………………………………………………54
29. SUPPORT FOR ADEQUATE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT…………………………………55
30. SAVING LIVES, SAVING MONEY: CITY-COORDINATED DRUG OVERDOSE
PREVENTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………57
31. A NEW BOTTOM LINE IN REDUCING THE HARMS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………60
32. 2008 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT RESTORATION………………………65
106. ADEQUATELY FUND TITLE V AND POPULATION BASED SERVICES………67

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
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INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………69
SUPPORTING THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) PROGRAM
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………71
ENDORSING INNOVATIVE POLICIES TO SUCCESSFULLY END AND
PREVENT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THE NATION…………………………73
SUPPORTING POLICIES TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THE
NATION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………76
ENDORSING PARTNERSHIPS, INNOVATIONS, AND INVESTMENTS TO
END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THE NATION……………………………………79
ENDORSING THE INNOVATION OF NATIONAL PROJECT HOMELESS
CONNECT TO END HOMELESSNESS……………………………………………………………………………81
ENDING HOMELESSNESS FOR VETERANS BY INCREASING PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESOURCES…………………………………………………………………………84
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………86
NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND……………………………………………………………………………88
IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES…………………………………………90
SUPPORT FOR HOPE VI PROGRAM……………………………………………………………………………92
IN SUPPORT OF THE MOVING TO WORK PROGRAM…………………………………………93
PROTECTING HOMEOWNERS FROM MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE………………………95
FORCLOSURE PREVENTION AND FHA REFORM RESOLUTION………………………97
PROTECTING AGAINST PREDATORY LENDING AND FINANCIAL
SERVICES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………100
INCREASING WORKING FAMILIES’FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ACCESS
TO BANKING SERVICES………………………………………………………………………………………………102
RESOLUTION ON DOWN PAYEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS……………………104
SALUTING CITIES UNITED FOR SCIENCE PROGRESS, DOROTHY
HEIGHT AND CALLING FOR INCREASED HUD FUNDING FOR
LEAD-SAFETY FFORTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………107

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A RESOLUTION TO DEVELOP NEW MODELS STRENGTHENING LOW-INCOME
HOME OWNERSHIP INTEGRATING WEATHERIZTION, HOME
REHABILITATION AND RELATED PROGRAM RESOURCES………………………………110
STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT………………………112
IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESERVE AMERICA ACT OF 2007…………………………114

CRIMINAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
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PROVIDING PRISONERS REENTERING SOCIETY AND EX-OFFENDERS
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY……………………116
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS BECOME
SELF-SUFFICIENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………119
SUPPORTING VOTING RIGHTS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………121
IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL GUNS…………………………………123
URGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OFFICIAL SYSTEM FOR THE
MANAGEMENT AND RELEASE OF CRIME DATA……………………………………………………126
BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF LESSLETHAL POLICE TECHNOLOGIES………………………………………………………………………………128
RESOLUTION TO REDUCE THE RECURRENCE OF VIOLENT CRIME…………131
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION……………………………133
SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO COMBAT GLOBAL PIRACY AND
COUNTERFEITING OF GOODS………………………………………………………………………………………135
FUND HOMELAND SECURITY INITIATIVES RELATED TO BIOTERRORISM
AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS……………………………………………………………………137
PROTECTING CITY CRITICAL ASSETS UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE
AND MANHOLE SECURITY………………………………………………………………………………………………138
ASSURING NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE CAPABILITIES BY
AUTHORIZING AND FULLY FUNDING URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TASK
FORCES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………140
SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005……………………143
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM………………………………………………………………146
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY POLICY…………………………………148
A NEW BOTTOM LINE IN REDUCING THE HARMS OF SUBSTANCE
ABUSE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………152
SAVING LIVES, SAVING MONEY: CITY-COORDINATED DRUG OVERDOSE
PREVENTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………157
OPPOSING RANDOM, SUSPICIONLESS STUDENT DRUG TESTING:
PROTECTING FAMILY PRIVACY AND STUDENT SAFETY…………….………………160
RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
PRESIDENT GEORGE W.BUSH………………………………………………………………………………………163

JOBS, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
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SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FUNDING…………………………………………………………………167
INVESTING IN AMERICA’S YOUTH……………….………………………………………………………169
EXPANDING THE NATIONAL INVESTMENT IN AFTER-SCHOOL AND OUTOF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS……………………………………………………………………………………………………173

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THE REAUTHORIZATION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND………………………………175
MAYORAL LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION……………………177
SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN OUR
NATION’S SCHOOLS………………………………………………………………………………………………………181
15. PROVIDING FEDERAL AND STATE SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………183
54. PROVIDING PRISONERS REENTERING SOCIETY AND EX-OFFENDERS
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY…………………187
73. IMPROVING ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION……………………………190
74. INCREASING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………193
75. PROVIDING FEDERAL AND STATE SUPPORT FOR CAREER ACADEMIES
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………196
107. SUPPORTING LIFETIME LEARNING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS…………………………200
76. STRENGTHENING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT……………………………………………………204
77. INCREASING FUNDING FOR YOUTHBUILD…………………………………………………………207
19. MAKING TANF WORK REQUIREMENTS MORE FLEXIBLE………………………………210
78. PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT……………………………………………………212
79. INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE…………………………………………………………………………214
80. USING THE TAX CODE TO HELP LOWER INCOME FAMILIES DEVELOP
ASSETS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………216

ENERGY
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ADOPTING EPA’S ENERGY STAR CHALLENGE TO REDUCE ENERGY USE
IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BUILDINGS……………………………………………219
GRIDWISETM and SMART GRID POLICIES…………………………………………………………222
ENDORSING FEDERAL POLICIES TO INCREASE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
EFFICIENCY USING STRATEGICALLY-PLANTED TREES……………………………224
A RESOLUTION TO DEVELOP NEW MODELS STRENGTHENING LOW-INCOME
HOME OWNERSHIP INTEGRATING WEATHERIZATION, HOME
REHABILITATION AND RELATED PROGRAM RESOURCES……………………………226
PROMOTING DOMESTIC SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR AMERICA…………………228
PROMOTION OF CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES……………………………230
PROVIDING COMPARABLE INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY BY PUBLIC ENTITIES……………………………………………………232
FORMATION OF A FEDERAL TAX POLICY FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE PROTECTION…………234
ENDORSING THE U.S. MAYORS FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY FRAMEWORK
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………237
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF AN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT BLOCK
GRANT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………243

ENVIRONMENT
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FUNDING………………………………………………………………246
REFORMING AMERICA’S AGRICULTURAL POLICY…………………………………………247
IMPORTANCE OF MUNICIPAL WATER……………………………………………………………………249
COMBATING THE EMERALD ASH BORER IN OUR NATION’S CITIES…251

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INCREASING FEDERAL ROLE IN THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCING OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE…………………………253
SUPPORTING WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION…………………………………………………256
ENDORSING THE U.S. MAYORS FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY FRAMEWORK
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………259
ADOPTING EPA’S ENERGY STAR CHALLENGE TO REDUCE ENERGY USE
IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BUILDINGS……………………………………………265
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF AN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT BLOCK
GRANT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………268

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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RESPONDING EFFECTIVELY AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
TRAGEDY IN SUDAN………………………………………………………………………………………………………271
CALLING ON ALL NATIONS AND ALL WORLD POWERS TO PROHIBIT THE
USE OF ANY WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION AGAINST CITIES AND
OTHER CIVILIAN TARGETS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO EMBRACE THE
CONCEPT OF PEACE………………………………………………………………………………………………………275
INCREASING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES
THROUGH VISA REFORMS, ENTRY IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTION……277
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE
(WHTI)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………279
URGING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO A BILATERAL
AGREEMENT TO EXPAND LEISURE GROUP TRAVEL FROM CHINA TO THE
UNITED STATES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………281

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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OPPOSING THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION’S ORDER
REGARDING MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND CABLE FRANCHISING………283
PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING SOURCES TO ADDRESS CAPACITY
NEEDS IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM THROUGH FAA
REAUTHORIZATION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………286
STREETCARS, TROLLEYS AND AMERICAN CITIES…………………………………………289
SUPPORT OF CHANGES TO FTA CHARTER SERVICE REGULATIONS………291
INCREASING FEDERAL ROLE IN THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCING OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE……………………………294

URBAN ECONOMICS POLICY
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URGING SUPPORT FOR A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE INTERNET
TAX FREEDOM ACT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………297
100. REPEALING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHHOLDING PROVISIONS (SECTION
511) IN THE TAX INCREASE PREVENTION AND RECONCILIATION ACT
OF 2005…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………299
91. INCREASING FEDERAL ROLE IN THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCING OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE……………………………301
86. FORMATION OF A FEDERAL TAX POLICY FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE PROTECTION……………304
53. IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESERVE AMERICA ACT OF 2007…………………………306

Resolution No.59
Sponsored by:
The Honorable Manuel A. Diaz
Mayor of Miami
The Honorable John J. Fretti
Mayor of Valdosta
The Honorable Jerry E. Abramson
Mayor of Louisville Metro
The Honorable Martin J. Chavez
Mayor of Albuquerque
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago
The Honorable John Hickenlooper
Mayor of Denver
The Honorable Jerry Sanders
Mayor of San Diego

BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF LESS-LETHAL
POLICE TECHNOLOGIES
1.

WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors has worked for
nearly a decade to provide information and assistance to
mayors and police chiefs on a variety of community policing
and other criminal justice issues by convening meetings of
mayors and police chiefs, developing publications on city
programs, and disseminating information on innovative crime
prevention and enforcement programs in cities and on
critical research; and

2.

WHEREAS, safer communities start with demystifying
policing, with helping communities to understand how law
enforcement works and how to work with it, and with
building and maintaining community trust and confidence in
police officers; and

3.

WHEREAS, in an on-going effort to make our communities
safer for all citizens, law enforcement is deploying more

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less-lethal options as a way of de-escalating potentially
violent situations; and
WHEREAS, electronic control devices have been demonstrated
to be one of the safest and most effective less-lethal
options available to law enforcement; and

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WHEREAS, more than 10,500 federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies currently deploy electronic control
devices, and

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WHEREAS, statistical data has shown dramatic decreases in
officer and subject injuries in cities where electronic
control devices are deployed; and

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WHEREAS, reducing officer and citizen injuries furthers the
goals of community oriented policing by building community
ties with law enforcement to make our cities safer; and

8.

WHEREAS, statistical data has shown that a reduction in
injuries to both suspects and law enforcement officers
translates directly into communities savings through fewer
lost wages, workmen's compensation, and lawsuits; and

9.

WHEREAS, public education, sound community-based policies,
proper training, and appropriate use of electronic control
devices are crucial to maintaining their efficacy and
safety; and

10.

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police
(IACP) has developed a nine-step guideline to help law
enforcement agencies first deploy electronic control
devices and develop policies, procedures and training
curricula that are responsive and relevant to the
communities they serve; and

11.

WHEREAS, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) has
developed independent guidelines addressing a broad
spectrum of issues pertaining to electronic control devices
and generally focusing on use issues, including safety,
training, and operational protocols; and

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Resolution No.59
Sponsored by:
The Honorable Manuel A. Diaz
Mayor of Miami
The Honorable John J. Fretti
Mayor of Valdosta
The Honorable Jerry E. Abramson
Mayor of Louisville Metro
The Honorable Martin J. Chavez
Mayor of Albuquerque
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago
The Honorable John Hickenlooper
Mayor of Denver
The Honorable Jerry Sanders
Mayor of San Diego

BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF LESS-LETHAL
POLICE TECHNOLOGIES
1.

WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors has worked for
nearly a decade to provide information and assistance to
mayors and police chiefs on a variety of community policing
and other criminal justice issues by convening meetings of
mayors and police chiefs, developing publications on city
programs, and disseminating information on innovative crime
prevention and enforcement programs in cities and on
critical research; and

2.

WHEREAS, safer communities start with demystifying
policing, with helping communities to understand how law
enforcement works and how to work with it, and with
building and maintaining community trust and confidence in
police officers; and

3.

WHEREAS, in an on-going effort to make our communities
safer for all citizens, law enforcement is deploying more

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WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors previously has taken
strong positions in support of the Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) program, against gang violence,
and for safer communities; and

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WHEREAS, the mission of the COPS program is to increase the
ranks of local law enforcement agencies and to provide
training and grant funds to enable local agencies to
acquire new technologies and equipment while promoting
innovative approaches to fighting crime,

14.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The U.S Conference of
Mayors urges cities seeking to deploy, or currently
deploying, electronic control devices to review and
consider the guidelines developed by the International
Association of Chiefs of Police and the Police Executive
Research Forum; and

15.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors
calls on Congress to continue to support the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S.
Department of Justice, and specifically its ability to
provide direct funding to assist local law enforcement
agencies in acquiring new technologies and equipment,
including state-of-the-art less-lethal technologies such as
electronic control devices, and implement community-based
policies and programs governing appropriate training, use
and placement of such devices in the local use-of-force
continuum.

Projected Cost: Unknown

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