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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. FARENTHOLD:H.R. 5308.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H7185]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act or the JAWS Act - Prohibits federal assistance to a country that does not prohibit: (1) shark finning in its territorial waters; and (2) the importation, sale, possession, or consumption of shark fins obtained by shark finning. </p>]]></text>
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