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PUBLIC LAW 104–179—AUG. 6, 1996 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996, 110 STAT. 1566, 104th Congress An Act to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for 3 years, and for other purposes.
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