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Thank you, Chair. Just to make sure, maybe I missed it, But was there a problem that folks were trying to solve with this that was identified in the statement, the sponsor statement, or etc.? I'm just listening for that. What was the problem that was communicated that folks are trying to identify or rectify with this?

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