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Measures Introduced:
Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1618-1623, S. Res. 226-227, and S. Con. Res. 69.
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Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No.108-148)
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Measures Passed:
FCC Media Ownership:
By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 348), Senate passed S.J. Res. 17, disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
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Domenici (for Dole) Amendment No. 1689, to set aside funding in connection with the harbor of Morehead City, North Carolina, for a project to disperse sand along Bogue Banks.
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Reid (for Schumer) Amendment No. 1720, to prohibit the use of funds for the Great Lakes Sediment Transport Models.
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Partial-Birth Abortion Ban--House Message:
Senate resumed consideration of a motion to go to conference on S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion:
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Interior Department Appropriations--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 17, 2003, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
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Petitions and Memorials:
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
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Amendments Submitted:
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authority for Committees to Meet:
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Privilege of the Floor:
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Record Votes:
Three record votes were taken today. (Total--350)
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Adjournment:
Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:16 p.m., until 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 17, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11588.)
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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Harvey S. Rosen, of New Jersey, and Kristin J. Forbes, of Massachusetts, who was introduced by Senator Sununu, each to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, and Peter Lichtenbaum, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance concluded a hearing on recent developments on the financial reconstruction in Iraq, after receiving testimony from Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Agricultural and Business Affairs; John B. Taylor, Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs; and Philip Merrill, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States.
CLEAN WATER ACT OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water held an oversight hearing to examine the implementation of the Clean Water Act, focusing on the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plans, storm water issues, and water quality trading, receiving testimony from G. Tracy Mehan III, Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; David Mabe, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Boise; Juli Beth Hoover, City of South Burlington, South Burlington, Vermont; Michael J. Samoviski, City Manager, Hamilton, Ohio; Steve Kouplen, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Federation, Oklahoma City, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Lee Fuller, Independent Petroleum Association of America, on behalf of sundry organizations, and Jim Hall, Hall and Associates, former Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, both of Washington, D.C.; Michael R. Lozeau, Earthjustice, Stanford, California; and Rena Steinzor, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, on behalf of the Center for Progressive Regulation.
Hearing recessed subject to the call.
FUTURE OF GAO
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing on the future of the General Accounting Office, focusing on past accomplishments, future challenges, including why passage of S. 1522, the GAO Human Capital Reform Act is an integral part of helping GAO prepare for the future, after receiving testimony from David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, General Accounting Office; and Maurice P. McTigue, George Mason University, Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.
NOMINATION
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee concluded hearing on the nomination of C. Suzanne Mencer, of Colorado, to be the Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Campbell and Allard, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
Committee on the Judiciary/Committee on Rules and Administration:
Committees concluded a joint hearing to examine the continuity of the United States government in relation to the Presidency, focusing on the role of Congress in line of Presidential succession, including Presidential incapacitation, impeachment and removal, death or resignation, and the bumping or supplantation procedure, after receiving testimony from Akhil Reed Amar, Yale University Law School, New Haven, Connecticut; John C. Fortier, American Enterprise Institute, and M. Miller Baker, McDermott, Will and Emery, both of Washington, D.C.; and Howard M. Wasserman, Florida International University College of Law, Miami.
H-1B VISAS
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the importance of the H-1B visa to the American economy, focusing on protection of United States workers including training and recruiting, statistics on usage, the globalized economy, and Free Trade Agreements, after receiving testimony from Stephen Yale-Loehr, Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, New York, on behalf of the American Immigration Lawyers Association; Elizabeth C. Dickson, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; John W. Steadman, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers--United States of America, Washington, D.C.; and Patrick J. Duffy, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona.
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Measures Introduced:
21 public bills, H.R. 3084-3104; 1 private bill, H.R. 3105; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 280-284, and H. Res. 368-369, 371, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed:
Reports were filed as follows:
H.R. 7, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, amended, (H. Rept. 108-270, Pt. 1);
H.R. 2152, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program (H. Rept. 108-271);
H.R. 1945, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho for salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, amended, (H. Rept. 108-272);
H. Res. 370, providing for consideration of the bill H.R.7, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H. Rept 108-273).
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Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Boozman to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess:
The House recessed at 1:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. to start the legislative day.
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Dispense with Private Calendar:
The House agreed to dispense with the Private Calendar for today.
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Department of Defense Appropriations--Motion To Go to Conference:
The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and agreed to a conference.
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Military Construction Appropriations--Motion To Go to Conference:
The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2559, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and agreed to a conference.
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Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act:
S. 520, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho;
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Recess:
The House recessed at 4:43 p.m. and reconvened at 6:36 p.m.
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Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees:
Representative Ryan of Ohio announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act.
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Legislative Branch Appropriations--Motion To Go to Conference:
The House disagreed to the Senate amendments on H.R. 2657, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and agreed to a conference.
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Appointed as conferees: For consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendments (except for title III in the Senate amendment numbered 3), and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Kingston, LaHood, Tiahrt, Culberson, Kirk, Young (FL), Moran (VA), Price (NC) Clyburn, and Obey.
For consideration of title III in the Senate amendment numbered 3 and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Young (FL), Taylor (NC) and Obey.
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National Defense Authorization Act--Motion To Instruct Conferees:
Representative Rodriguez announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
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Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion To Instruct Conferees:
Representative Stenholm announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003.
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Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate today appears on page H8223.
Senate Referral:
S.J. Res. 17 was ordered held at the desk.
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Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:31 p.m.
HOLOCAUST ERA INSURANCE RESTITUTION
Committee on Government Reform:
Held a hearing on ``Holocaust Era Insurance Restitution after
AIA
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Garamedi:
Where Do We Go From Here?'' Testimony was heard from Ambassador Randolph M. Belle, Special Envoy, Holocaust Issues, Department of State; Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Chairman, International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims; Gregory V. Serio, Superintendent, Insurance Department, State of New York; and public witnesses.
SYRIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. SECURITY AND REGIONAL STABILITY
Committee on International Relations:
Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia held a hearing on Syria: Implications for U.S. Security and Regional Stability--Part I. Testimony was heard from John R. Bolton, Under Secretary, Arms Control and International Security, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 280, National Aviation Heritage Area Act; H.R. 646, Fort Donelson National Battlefield Act of 2003; H.R. 1594, St. Croix National Heritage Area Study Act; H.R. 1618, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act; and H.R. 1862, Oil Region National Heritage Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hobson, Whitfield and Majette; and public witnesses.
CHARITABLE GIVING ACT
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1 hour of debate in the House on H.R. 7, Charitable Giving Act of 2003, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report, if offered by Representative Cardin or his designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in Part B of the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Blunt, Gilchrest, Cardin, Edwards and Baird.
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AMERICA'S CYBERSPACE SECURITY--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Select Committee on Homeland Security:
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development held a hearing entitled ``The Invisible Battleground: What the Department of Homeland Security is Doing to Make America's Cyberspace More Secure.'' Testimony was heard from Robert Liscouski, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
AMERICAN LEGION
Joint Hearings:
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to receive the legislative priorities of the American Legion, focusing on budgetary recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2005, after receiving testimony from John A. Brieden III, American Legion, Washington, D.C.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine digital right management and privacy issues, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gwendolyn Brown, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Karen K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance:
business meeting to consider S. 1548, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of renewable fuels and to simplify the administration of the Highway Trust Fund fuel excise taxes, proposed Extension of Highway Trust Fund Provisions, proposed National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act, and H.R. 743, to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional safeguards for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with representative payees, to enhance program protections, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine West Africa and Latin America in relation to U.S. Energy Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine what can be done to ensure the future viability of the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine S. 420, to provide for the acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Margaret Catharine Rodgers, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, Roger W. Titus, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, George W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine effective federal, state and local law enforcement strategies to combat gang violence in America, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
Subcommittee on Select Education, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3076, Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act; and H.R. 3077, International Studies in Higher Education Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on the International Consumer Protection Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
hearing entitled ``Accounting under Sarbanes-Oxley: Are financial statements more reliable,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, oversight hearing titled ``Human Capital Planning: Exploring the National Commission on the Public Service's Recommendations for Reorganizing the Federal Government,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Implementation of National Supply Reduction Strategy,'' 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing titled ``Exploring Common Criteria: Can It Ensure That the Federal Government Gets Needed Security in Software?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Immigration, Boarder Security, and Claims, to mark up H.R. 2359, Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on ``Environmental Aspects of Modern Oil and Gas Development,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
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Subcommittee on Forests and Forests Health, oversight hearing on the Forest Service Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business,
hearing on National Small Business Week:
Small Business Success Stories, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Contributions of Ports and Inland Waterways to the Nation's Intermodal Transportation System, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
executive, to consider pending Committee business, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, to consider recommendations from the Joint Inquiry, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security,
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, to continue joint hearings entitled ``Implications of Power Blackouts for the Nation's Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection: The Electric Grid, Critical Interdependencies, Vulnerabilities, and Readiness,'' 3 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Conference:
meeting of conferees on H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 1:30 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
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Program for Wednesday:
Senate will continue consideration of the House message relative to the motion to go to conference on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
At 10:30 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2691, Interior Department Appropriations.
Program for Wednesday:
Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003;
(2) H.R. 292, Korean War Veterans Recognition Act of 2003;
(3) H.R. 2152, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program; and
(4) H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act.
Consideration of H.R. 7, Charitable Giving Act of 2003 (modified closed rule, one hour of general debate).
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E1794
Bass, Charles F., N.H., E1813
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1799, E1800, E1800
Castle, Michael N., Del., E1794
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1794, E1806, E1809
Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E1793
Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1789
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1811
Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E1811
Filner, Bob, Calif., E1807, E1809
Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1812
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1789, E1790
Green, Gene, Tex., E1810
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1799
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1802
Hinchey, Maurice D., N.Y., E1799
Hinojosa, Ruben, Tex., E1800
Issa, Darrell E., Calif., E1789, E1790
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1802
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1789, E1790, E1790, E1791, E1793, E1794, E1795, E1804, E1808
Langevin, James R., R.I., E1796
Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1802
Leach, James A., Iowa, E1795
McGovern, James P., Mass., E1790, E1791, E1810
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1801
Millender-McDonald, Juanita, Calif., E1813
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1810
Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E1811
Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1798, E1802
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1793
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1798
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1812
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1812
Pombo, Richard W., Calif., E1796
Portman, Rob, Ohio, E1805, E1809
Radanovich, George, Calif., E1800, E1800
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1802
Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E1803
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1795
Saxton, Jim, N.J., E1799
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1791
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1801
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1810
Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E1799
Udall, Mark, Colo., E1803, E1806, E1808, E1809
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