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Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextA bill to streamline and simplify the travel procedures used by Department of Defense personnel. 3/2/2007--Introduced. Defense Travel Simplification Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) redesignate the Defense Travel System as the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System; and (2) establish an intra-agency task force to recommend measures to streamline and simplify the commercial travel system used by the Department of Defense (DOD) through the establishment of a successor system to replace the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System. Requires the successor system to include an Internet-based travel system designed to identify modes of travel, hotels or other accommodations, or rental vehicles. Prohibits any successor system from being deployed until 90 days after successful operational testing by the Secretary.
Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Ammunition, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Business, Business records, Child safety, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Cultural policy, Data banks, Defense policy, Emergency management, Exhibitions, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Government information, Government paperwork, Humanities, Identification of criminals, Import restrictions, Imports, Licenses, Residence requirements, Retail trade, Safety measures, Storage, Technology, Trade
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo restore the second amendment rights of all Americans. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007 - Repeals the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993. Restores and revives any provisions amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted. Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the federal criminal code distinguishing firearms used or suitable for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes from firearms used generally. Repeals the Child Safety Lock Act of 2005 and other provisions of the federal criminal code relating to gun storage and gun safety devices.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Business records, Communications, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Criminal justice, Criminal liability, Damages, Deceptive advertising, District courts, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal preemption, Federal reserve system, Federal Trade Commission, Fees, Finance, Financial statements, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Garnishment, Government information, Government liability, Government paperwork, Independent regulatory commissions, Injunctions, Insurance premiums, Labeling, Labor, Law, Leases, Liability (Law), Liability insurance, Limitation of actions, Maintenance and repair, Negotiable instruments, Parties to actions, Prices, Property insurance, Rent, Restrictive trade practices, Small business, State and local government, State laws, Surety and fidelity, Taxation, Warranties
Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. 3/28/2007--Introduced. Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a merchant's assignee only if the violation is apparent on the face of a rental-purchase agreement to which [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Business, Collection of accounts, Consumer credit, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Credit bureaus, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Eviction, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Foreclosure, Government information, Government paperwork, Housing, Instalment plan, Insurance, Iraq compilation, Landlord and tenant, Leases, Liens, Life insurance, Military personnel, Mortgages, Motor vehicles, Rental housing, Surety and fidelity, Transportation, Veterans
Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers Credit Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to direct the Secretary of Defense, in case of the deployment of a servicemember away from their usual duty station to duty for which the servicemember is entitled to special pay, to notify each consumer reporting agency (agency): (1) of the deployment of such servicemember within 30 days after the deployment; and (2) within 30 days after the end of such deployment. Requires the Secretary, in providing such notice, to take measures to ensure agency compliance with provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the servicemember. Increases penalties for consumer credit reporting violations involving servicemembers deployed to an overseas [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Introduced. Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prohibit a seller in a rent-to-own transaction from receiving or assessing any interest, finance charge, or other fee for the transaction that exceeds the interest, fees, or finance charges permissible under the laws of the state in which the seller is located which establish: (1) a maximum rate or amount of interest, finance charge, or time-price differential that may be charged in connection with a credit sale or retail installment sale for the same or a similar item; (2) the types of fees and the maximum amount of fees that a seller may so charge; or (3) the types of credit insurance and the maximum amount of premiums that can be charged for credit insurance in such a connection. Permits [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Bill TextTo amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a merchant's assignee only if the violation is apparent on the face of a rental-purchase agreement to which it relates,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Antennas, Broadband, Business, Cable television, Capital investments, Communication satellites, Cooperative societies, Corporation taxes, Department of the Treasury, Depreciation and amortization, Depressed areas, District of Columbia, Economic policy, Enterprise zones, Executive departments, Government information, Government paperwork, Income tax, Internet, Law, Rural affairs, Tax deductions, Tax returns, Tax-exempt organizations, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Telecommunication systems, Telephone, Television relay systems, Urban affairs, Wireless communication
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E725-726) Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers to elect to expense (i.e., deduct all expenses in the current taxable year) qualified broadband expenditures, including installation and connection costs for subscribers in rural or underserved areas.Permits mutual or cooperative telephone companies to elect to reduce their unrelated business taxable income in any year by the amount of their qualified broadband expenditures. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) designate census tracts identifying rural and underserved areas under this Act; and (2) prescribe regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Prohibits federal or state agencies from adopting regulations and ratemaking procedures that would eliminate or reduce the broadband [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Bill TextTo protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals. 5/23/2007--Introduced. End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2007 - Prohibits states or local governments from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax (as defined by this Act) on the rental of motor vehicles, motor vehicle rental businesses, or motor vehicle rental property.
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Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Bill TextTo promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act or DRIVE Act - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish in the Federal Register an oil savings target and action plan for specified calendar years. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a national media campaign to decrease oil consumption in the United States over the next decade. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop: (1) a fuel efficiency program for passenger car and light truck tires; (2) a program to designate Transit-Oriented Development Corridors; and (3) pilot projects to save oil by reducing vehicle miles traveled. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare beneficiaries to continue to rent certain items of complex durable medical equipment. 10/15/2007--Introduced. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare beneficiaries to continue to rent certain items of complex durable medical equipment.
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Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare beneficiaries to continue to rent certain items of complex durable medical equipment. 10/15/2007--Introduced. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare beneficiaries to continue to rent certain items of complex durable medical equipment.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Credit bureaus, Credit insurance, Criminal justice, Damages, Deceptive advertising, Discrimination in consumer credit, Executive departments, Federal preemption, Federal reserve system, Fees, Finance, Finance charges, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Instalment plan, Insurance premiums, Interest, Interest rates, Law, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Restrictive trade practices, Sales promotion, State and local government, State laws, Trade regulation, Warranties
Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Introduced. Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prohibit a seller in a rent-to-own transaction from receiving or assessing any interest, finance charge, or other fee for the transaction that exceeds the interest, fees, or finance charges permissible under the laws of the state in which the seller is located which establish: (1) a maximum rate or amount of interest, finance charge, or time-price differential that may be charged in connection with a credit sale or retail installment sale for the same or a similar item; (2) the types of fees and the maximum amount of fees that a seller may so charge; or (3) the types of credit insurance and the maximum amount of premiums that can be charged for credit insurance in such a connection. Permits [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Civil rights, Discrimination, Injunctions, Law, Local taxation, Motor vehicles, Property tax, State and local government, State taxation, Tax rates, Taxation, Transportation
Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Bill TextTo protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals. 5/23/2007--Introduced. End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2007 - Prohibits states or local governments from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax (as defined by this Act) on the rental of motor vehicles, motor vehicle rental businesses, or motor vehicle rental property.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Business records, Communications, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Criminal justice, Criminal liability, Damages, Deceptive advertising, District courts, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal preemption, Federal reserve system, Federal Trade Commission, Fees, Finance, Financial statements, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Garnishment, Government information, Government liability, Government paperwork, Independent regulatory commissions, Injunctions, Insurance premiums, Labeling, Labor, Law, Leases, Liability (Law), Liability insurance, Limitation of actions, Maintenance and repair, Negotiable instruments, Parties to actions, Prices, Property insurance, Rent, Restrictive trade practices, Small business, State and local government, State laws, Surety and fidelity, Taxation, Warranties
Latest Action: 06/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Bill TextTo amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a merchant's assignee only if the violation is apparent on the face of a rental-purchase agreement to which it relates,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Antennas, Broadband, Business, Cable television, Capital investments, Communication satellites, Cooperative societies, Corporation taxes, Department of the Treasury, Depreciation and amortization, Depressed areas, District of Columbia, Economic policy, Enterprise zones, Executive departments, Government information, Government paperwork, Income tax, Internet, Law, Rural affairs, Tax deductions, Tax returns, Tax-exempt organizations, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Telecommunication systems, Telephone, Television relay systems, Urban affairs, Wireless communication
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E725-726) Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers to elect to expense (i.e., deduct all expenses in the current taxable year) qualified broadband expenditures, including installation and connection costs for subscribers in rural or underserved areas.Permits mutual or cooperative telephone companies to elect to reduce their unrelated business taxable income in any year by the amount of their qualified broadband expenditures. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) designate census tracts identifying rural and underserved areas under this Act; and (2) prescribe regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Prohibits federal or state agencies from adopting regulations and ratemaking procedures that would eliminate or reduce the broadband [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Business records, Communications, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Criminal justice, Criminal liability, Damages, Deceptive advertising, District courts, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal preemption, Federal reserve system, Federal Trade Commission, Fees, Finance, Financial statements, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Garnishment, Government information, Government liability, Government paperwork, Independent regulatory commissions, Injunctions, Insurance premiums, Labeling, Labor, Law, Leases, Liability (Law), Liability insurance, Limitation of actions, Maintenance and repair, Negotiable instruments, Parties to actions, Prices, Property insurance, Rent, Restrictive trade practices, Small business, State and local government, State laws, Surety and fidelity, Taxation, Warranties
Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. 3/28/2007--Introduced. Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a merchant's assignee only if the violation is apparent on the face of a rental-purchase agreement to which [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Business, Collection of accounts, Consumer credit, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Credit bureaus, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Eviction, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Foreclosure, Government information, Government paperwork, Housing, Instalment plan, Insurance, Iraq compilation, Landlord and tenant, Leases, Liens, Life insurance, Military personnel, Mortgages, Motor vehicles, Rental housing, Surety and fidelity, Transportation, Veterans
Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers Credit Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to direct the Secretary of Defense, in case of the deployment of a servicemember away from their usual duty station to duty for which the servicemember is entitled to special pay, to notify each consumer reporting agency (agency): (1) of the deployment of such servicemember within 30 days after the deployment; and (2) within 30 days after the end of such deployment. Requires the Secretary, in providing such notice, to take measures to ensure agency compliance with provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the servicemember. Increases penalties for consumer credit reporting violations involving servicemembers deployed to an overseas [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Accounting, Armed forces, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Finance, Government employees, Government travel, Hotels, motels, etc., Internet, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation rates, Travel costs
Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextA bill to streamline and simplify the travel procedures used by Department of Defense personnel. 3/2/2007--Introduced. Defense Travel Simplification Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) redesignate the Defense Travel System as the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System; and (2) establish an intra-agency task force to recommend measures to streamline and simplify the commercial travel system used by the Department of Defense (DOD) through the establishment of a successor system to replace the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System. Requires the successor system to include an Internet-based travel system designed to identify modes of travel, hotels or other accommodations, or rental vehicles. Prohibits any successor system from being deployed until 90 days after successful operational testing by the Secretary.
Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Ammunition, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Business, Business records, Child safety, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Cultural policy, Data banks, Defense policy, Emergency management, Exhibitions, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Government information, Government paperwork, Humanities, Identification of criminals, Import restrictions, Imports, Licenses, Residence requirements, Retail trade, Safety measures, Storage, Technology, Trade
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo restore the second amendment rights of all Americans. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007 - Repeals the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993. Restores and revives any provisions amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted. Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the federal criminal code distinguishing firearms used or suitable for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes from firearms used generally. Repeals the Child Safety Lock Act of 2005 and other provisions of the federal criminal code relating to gun storage and gun safety devices.
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Agricultural machinery, Agriculture, Air pollution, Airports, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Authorization, Automobile engines, Automobile industry, Automobile tires, Automobiles, Awards, medals, prizes, Biomass energy, Budgets, Business, Cellulose, Commemorations, Commercialization, Commuting, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer education, Consumers, Corporation taxes, Cost effectiveness, Defense policy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Depreciation and amortization, Diesel motor, Economic policy, Education, Electric batteries, Electric utilities, Electric vehicles, Elementary and secondary education, Employee benefit plans, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Energy demand, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Energy supplies, Engineers, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Federal aid to air pollution control, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to transportation, Federally-guaranteed loans, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fuel cells, Fuel consumption, Government contractors, Government information, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Government vehicles, Greenhouse gases, Higher education, Highway use tax, Hydrogen, Imports, Income tax, Indexing (Economic policy), Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Investment tax credit, Job creation, Labeling, Labor, Law, Legislation, Magnetic levitation vehicles, Marine terminals, Mass rapid transit, Materials, Methane, Methanol, Metropolitan areas, Military vehicles, Minimum wages, Motor vehicle pollution control, Motor vehicle registration, Municipal solid waste, Nanotechnology, Natural gas, Natural gas vehicles, Paper and paper products, Parking facilities, Petroleum, Planning, Propane, Public contracts, Public service advertising, Public-private partnerships, Quality of products, Railroad freight operations, Refuse as fuel, Research and development, Research grants, Revolving funds, Right-of-way, School buses, Science policy, Secondary education, Service stations, Small business, Solid wastes, Standards, Tariff, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Taxation, Teaching materials, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology assessment, Trade, Traffic congestion, Transportation, Transportation engineering, Transportation research, Trucks, Urban affairs, Wages, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Bill TextTo promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act or DRIVE Act - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish in the Federal Register an oil savings target and action plan for specified calendar years. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a national media campaign to decrease oil consumption in the United States over the next decade. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop: (1) a fuel efficiency program for passenger car and light truck tires; (2) a program to designate Transit-Oriented Development Corridors; and (3) pilot projects to save oil by reducing vehicle miles traveled. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) [...] show full description
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