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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Volunteer Firefighter Tax Relief Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow volunteer firefighters a tax deduction from gross income for personal safety clothing (including helmets and boots) used in performing fire fighting services. </p>]]></text>
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