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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. HASTINGS of Florida:H.R. 3105.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H6625]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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