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        <fullName>Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Enhanced Participation in Drug Courts Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to redefine &quot;violent offender&quot; for purposes of eligibility for participating in drug court programs to mean a person charged or convicted of an offense that is punishable by a prison term exceeding one year.</p>]]></text>
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