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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GUINTA:H.R. 4384.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H364]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Veterans Administration Bonus Elimination Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to deny certain awards or bonuses to senior executive employees of the Veterans Health Administration who fail to satisfy requests for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital or medical services within the VA's wait-time goals or within the time line specified by the requesting individual, whichever is later.</p>]]></text>
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