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CONTRIBUTING.md

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 > **This repo is currently in beta and not yet ready for community code contributions.**
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-> While the USWDS core team works through decisions about architecture and style, we ask that you do not submit pull requests. Instead, we encourage you to contribute by your sharing your ideas, concerns, questions, and experiences with the USWDS core team and community.
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-> Learn more about how you can provide feedback in the [submitting an issue](#submitting-an-issue) and [starting a discussion](#starting-a-discussion) sections below.
+> While the USWDS core team works through decisions about architecture and style, we ask that you do not submit pull requests. Instead, we encourage you to contribute by your sharing your bug reports, ideas, concerns, questions, and experiences with the USWDS core team and community.
 
 ## How can I contribute?
 
-### Submitting an issue
+### Filing a bug report
 
-If you have discovered a bug, let us know by [submitting an issue on GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/creating-an-issue). We are in beta and may not be able to respond immediately, but we will address as soon as as we are able.
+If you have discovered a bug that has not yet been reported in our [issues backlog](https://github.com/uswds/web-components/issues), let us know by [submitting an issue](https://github.com/uswds/web-components/issues/new). We are in beta and may not be able to respond immediately, but we will address as soon as as we are able.
 
 ### Starting a discussion
 
-If you want to share ideas, questions, or concerns with the USWDS core team and community, [open a discussion on GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/quickstart#creating-a-new-discussion).
+If you want to share ideas, questions, or concerns with the USWDS core team and community, you can participate in any of our [open discussions](https://github.com/uswds/web-components/discussions) or [start a new discussion](https://github.com/uswds/web-components/discussions/new/choose).
 
 ### Submitting a pull request
 
-At this time, we are not accepting <u>code</u> contributions from the community. We expect to open up community pull request submissions in early 2025, so check back later for instructions on how to contribute pull requests to USWDS web components.
+At this time, we are not accepting code contributions from the community. We expect to open up community pull request submissions in early 2025, so check back later for instructions on how to contribute pull requests to USWDS web components.
 
 ## Code of Conduct
 
-USWDS is committed to building a safe, welcoming, harassment-free culture for everyone. USWDS is a part of the Technology Transformation Services (TTS) within the General Services Administration (GSA) and we expect everyone to follow the GSA TTS Code of Conduct.
+USWDS is committed to building a safe, welcoming, harassment-free culture for everyone. USWDS is a part of the Technology Transformation Services (TTS) within the General Services Administration (GSA) and we expect everyone to follow the [GSA TTS Code of Conduct](https://handbook.tts.gsa.gov/about-us/code-of-conduct/).
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+We encourage you to read this project’s Contribution Guide (you are here) and its [README](https://github.com/uswds/web-components). If you want to read more about our open source policy or have questions, check out the [18F Open Source Policy GitHub repository](https://github.com/18f/open-source-policy) or send us an [email](mailto:uswds@gsa.gov).
 
-We encourage you to read this project’s Contribution Guide (you are here) and its [README](https://github.com/uswds/uswds-next/blob/develop/README.md). If you want to read more about our open source policy or have questions, check out the [18F Open Source Policy GitHub repository](https://github.com/18f/open-source-policy) or send us an [email](uswds@gsa.gov).