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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. ROSS:H.R. 4954.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5:All persons born or naturalized in the United States, andsubject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of theUnited States and the State wherein they reside. No Stateshall make or enforce any law which shall abridge theprivileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, orproperty, without due process of law; nor deny to any personwithin its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriatelegislation, the provisions of this article.[Page H5725]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Protecting Our Children Act - Amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to exempt from its prohibition against lie detector use the employers of prospective employees who care for or supervise or interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis.</p> <p>Requires such prospective employees to be given reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of their right to consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test.</p>]]></text>
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