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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. SABLAN:H.R. 4296.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution,Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needfulRules and Regulations respecting the Territory or otherProperty belonging to the United States; and nothing in thisConstitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claimsof the United States, or of any particular State.[Page H2645]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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