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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. BUCSHON:H.R. 2371.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; Article IV, Section 3,Clause 2.[Page H4576]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2011 - Requires the general notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register to include any scientific research of which the agency is aware and which is relevant to the rulemaking. Defines &quot;scientific study&quot; for purposes of the rulemaking process.</p>]]></text>
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