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 to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve ! ,long-,t]m ,c>e ,ombudsman    
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,advocacy =        
,long-,t]m ,c>e ,resid5ts ,act4  #b4    
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 by /rik+ ! repres5tatives & ins]t+ ea* 
type ( repres5tative2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ 
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type ( repres5tative be=e ! semicolon at
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section z ! ,national ,academies7 to    
conduct a /udy on ! ,/ate ,long-,t]m    
,c>e ,ombudsman programs c>ri$ out "u ! 
,old] ,am]icans ,act ( #aife 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq471 includ+ an    
assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( su*        
programs & any relat$ *all5ges1 &       
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,national ,academies %all publicly issue
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