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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 1593.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Section 18[Page H1901]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.</p>]]></text>
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