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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 Ms. CLARKE of New York:H.R. 3598.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill to prohibit fees with respect to electronicbenefit transfer debit cards used in connection withunemployment compensation is enacted pursuant to the powergranted to Congress under Article I of the United StatesConstitution and its subsequent amendments, and furtherclarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates.[Page H8261]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p align="left">Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify as an administrative expense for purposes of&nbsp;the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)&nbsp;fees in connection with the use of electronic benefit transfer debit cards, thus prohibiting a state from deducting such fees from unemployment compensation payments made with state unemployment tax funds.</p>]]></text>
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