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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. 6711.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 H7436]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in assigning a chemical facility to a risk tier under performance standards for the security of chemical facilities, to consider the proximity of the facility to population centers, schools, and other facilities at risk of creating a secondary explosion.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make certain considerations when assigning chemical facilities to risk-based tiers pursuant to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.</title>
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