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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act </b></p> <p>This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.) </p>]]></text>
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