[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2165-S2167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. King, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 1298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean 
     energy; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 1299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain 
     government-owned buildings; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Crapo, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Daines, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Casey, Mr. Risch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Blunt, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Peters, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 1300. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of 
     employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       S. 1301. A bill to provide for the publication by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity 
     recommendations for Americans; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Casey, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Booker, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 1302. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Peters, and 
             Mr. Braun):
       S. 1303. A bill to ensure that certain Federal 
     infrastructure programs require the use of materials produced 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1304. A bill to establish jobs programs for long-term 
     unemployed workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Smith, and 
             Mr. Van Hollen):

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       S. 1305. A bill to promote equity in advanced coursework 
     and programs at elementary and secondary schools; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1306. A bill to provide for domestic sourcing of 
     personal protective equipment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       S. 1307. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce licensure 
     and related requirements for health care professionals of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 1308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit to issuers of American infrastructure 
     bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Marshall, 
             and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1309. A bill to provide payments for home health 
     services furnished via visual or audio telecommunications 
     systems during an emergency period; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1310. A bill to oppose violations of religious freedom 
     in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups commanded by Russia; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Tuberville):
       S. 1311. A bill to secure the research enterprise of the 
     United States from the Chinese Communist Party, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1312. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance 
     benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with 
     metastatic breast cancer and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1313. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a mission statement of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Markey, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Young, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Rubio, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Daines, Mr. Casey, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Coons, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Carper, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 1315. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of certain lymphedema compression 
     treatment items under the Medicare program; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1316. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make a 
     declaration of a significant incident, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1317. A bill to modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater 
     Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1318. A bill to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 1319. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to make certain information publicly available on one 
     internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1320. A bill to establish the Chiricahua National Park 
     in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1321. A bill to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande 
     Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1322. A bill to establish the Financing Energy Efficient 
     Manufacturing Program at the Department of Energy to provide 
     financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite 
     renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1323. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription 
     drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 1324. A bill to establish a Civilian Cyber Security 
     Reserve as a pilot project to address the cyber security 
     needs for the United States with respect to national 
     security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, 
             Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Lankford, and 
             Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1325. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion 
     are informed of the medical risks associated with the 
     abortion procedure and the major developmental 
     characteristics of the unborn child, before giving their 
     informed consent to receive an abortion; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1326. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from issuing greenhouse gas 
     emissions rules or regulations until China, India, and Russia 
     adhere to the same emissions reduction targets as the United 
     States under the Paris Agreement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warnock, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 1327. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to add 
     additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the 
     goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 1328. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to reauthorize the farm to school program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1329. A bill to amend the National Aviation Heritage 
     Area Act to reauthorize the National Aviation Heritage Area, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1330. A bill to facilitate the reskilling of Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 1331. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation, 
     acting through the Administrator of the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, to prescribe a Federal motor 
     vehicle safety standard for advanced drunk and impaired 
     driving prevention technology, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 1332. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1333. A bill to address maternal mortality and 
     morbidity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1334. A bill to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to 
     codify a Federal cause of action and a type of remedy 
     available for individuals significantly exposed to per- and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances, to encourage research and 
     accountability for irresponsible discharge of those 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 1335. A bill to establish a Global Climate Change 
     Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-
     displaced persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Durbin):

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       S. 1336. A bill to discontinue a Federal program that 
     authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to 
     investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with 
     a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration 
     enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1337. A bill to address the impact of climate change on 
     agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin, 
             Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 1338. A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce 
     in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and 
     admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 1339. A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
     to ensure crime victims are not denied compensation because 
     of rape kit backlogs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 1340. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North 
     Carolina; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1341. A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act 
     of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
     supply research regarding the water resources research and 
     technology institutes established under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 1342. A bill to establish an interagency committee on 
     the development of green alert systems that would be 
     activated when a veteran goes missing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1343. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     require that a consumer authorize the release of certain 
     information; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1344. A bill to redesignate the Pullman National 
     Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman National 
     Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 1345. A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Risch, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. King, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Smith, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 1346. A bill to require enforcement against misbranded 
     milk alternatives; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 1347. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out 
     certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 1348. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin 
     of COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 1349. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize concurrent use of Department of Defense Tuition 
     Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve benefits, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 1350. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a national risk management cycle, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Romney, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. 
             Tillis):
       S. 1351. A bill to strengthen the security and integrity of 
     the United States scientific and research enterprise; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1352. A bill to improve the quality and timeliness of 
     Federal permitting and review processes with respect to 
     critical mineral production on Federal land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 1353. A bill to promote United States values and fulfill 
     agency missions through the use of innovative applied 
     artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1354. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Chilkoot National Historic Trail and to provide 
     for a study of the Alaska Long Trail, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 1355. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to 
     strike provisions that limit the disclosure of certain 
     information by the Consumer Product Safety Commission; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1356. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     create permanent payments within the environmental quality 
     incentives program for soil health practices and carbon 
     sequestration monitoring, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Casey, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1357. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
     to make awards to outstanding scientists, including 
     physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on 
     pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, 
     or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1358. A bill to establish regional processing centers, 
     to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote 
     fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court 
     docketing priorities during irregular migration influx 
     events, and to improve the capability of the Department of 
     Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 1359. A bill to establish the Foundation for Energy 
     Security and Innovation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1360. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote 
     child care and early learning, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       S. 1361. A bill to reduce the size of the seat of the 
     Government of the United States to the area comprised of the 
     principal Federal monuments, the White House, the United 
     States Capitol, the United States Supreme Court Building, and 
     the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office 
     buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the United States 
     Capitol, to provide for the retrocession of the remaining 
     area of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       S.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-
     third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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