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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 Texas:H.R. 1950.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation, whichrestates certain existing laws as part of a positive lawtitle of the United States Code, pursuant to Article I,Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.[Page H3343]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[A page further explaining the bill is available from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel at <a href="http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t54/index.html">http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t54/index.html</a>.]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Enacts title 54 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled &quot;National Park System.&quot;</p> <p>Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Enacts title 54 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled &quot;National Park Service and Related Programs.&quot; </p> <p>Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 31, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Enacts title 54 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled &quot;National Park Service and Related Programs.&quot; </p> <p>Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.</title>
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