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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. OWENS:H.R. 3517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3 (Commerce Clause).[Page H7928]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Passport Recovery Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive the passport fee for an individual whose unexpired passport was lost, damaged, or destroyed as a result of a major disaster or emergency.</p>]]></text>
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