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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 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 1435.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill is based isCongress's power under Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; and to providefor organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H2535]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]</fullName>
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