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            <CFR>48 CFR 12</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR 13</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR 15</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR 38</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR 44</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR 51</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR 52</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>40 U.S.C. 121(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. ch. 4</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. ch. 137 legacy provisions</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. 3016</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>51 U.S.C. 20113</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>41 U.S.C.1121(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20405</ZIP>
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