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and agencies to leverage new and innovative technology that allows the public to meaningfully contribute to the policymaking process. </p> </div> </div> <div class="usa-media-block tablet:grid-col"> <svg class="width-15 usa-media-block__img" version="1.1" id="Layer_4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" style="enable-background: new 0 0 100 100" xml:space="preserve" > <path class="white-fill" d="M26.4,69.5c-0.7,0-1.2,0.5-1.2,1.2V77c0,0.7,0.6,1.2,1.2,1.2h49.1c0.7,0,1.2-0.5,1.2-1.2v-6.3c0-0.7-0.6-1.2-1.2-1.2h-0.6 V52.9h0.6c0.7,0,1.2-0.5,1.2-1.2v-4.3c0-0.4-0.3-0.9-0.7-1.1l-8.4-3.9c-0.2-0.1-0.4-0.1-0.6-0.1h-2.9v-8.4h0.6 c0.7,0,1.2-0.6,1.2-1.2c0-7.5-6.1-13.6-13.9-14.2v-1.8c0-0.7-0.6-1.2-1.2-1.2s-1.2,0.5-1.2,1.2v1.8c-7.8,0.6-13.9,6.8-13.9,14.3 c0,0.7,0.6,1.2,1.2,1.2h0.6v8.4h-2.9c-0.2,0-0.4,0-0.6,0.1l-8.4,3.9c-0.4,0.2-0.7,0.6-0.7,1.1v4.3c0,0.7,0.6,1.2,1.2,1.2H27v16.7 H26.4z M74.2,75.8H27.6v-4h46.6V75.8z 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