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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 76 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 5239.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2386]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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