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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:H.R. 1359.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I--The Legislative Branch.Section 1: The Legislature:All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.Section 8:Clause 1. The Congress shall have Power to lay and collectTaxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts andprovide for the common Defense and general Welfare of theUnited States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall beuniform throughout the United States.Clause 18. The Congress shall have Power To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby the Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2293]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Temporary CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise requirements for activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance.</p> <p>Increases from 15% to 25% the limitation on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services (e.g., those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare or recreation needs) for FY2011-FY2012 to any local government that, based on information of the U.S. Bureau of the Census for 2009, has a population of between 250,000 and 800,000, has a land area of less than 75 square miles, and among cities having a population exceeding 250,000 ranks among the 25 having the highest poverty rates.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Temporary CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2011</title>
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        <title>To amend section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to temporarily increase the limit on the portion of community development block grants amounts for certain entitlement communities that may be used for public services.</title>
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