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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. RICHARDSON:H.R. 5801.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H3104]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Unshackling Students to Lead, Excel, Act, Develop, and Serve Act of 2012 or U.S. LEADS Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow recent college graduates to defer payment on their student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs without accruing interest when the national unemployment rate exceeds 7% or the unemployment rate for 21-25 year olds exceeds 9%. </p> <p>Limits that deferral period to a maximum of five years.</p> <p>Makes the deferral available only to graduates aged 21-25 who received their first baccalaureate degree within the four years preceding this Act's enactment. </p>]]></text>
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        <title>To provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans made to recent college students during periods when the national unemployment rate is above 7 percent and other periods of deferment.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.</text>
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