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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BRADY of Texas:H.R. 3520.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.[Page H6075]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]</fullName>
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