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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GRAYSON:H.R. 562.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H640]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Improving Education for Foster Youth Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states that receive ESEA assistance to implement policies ensuring that foster care children who are changing schools can transfer school credits and receive partial credits for coursework satisfactorily completed while attending a prior school or educational program.</p>]]></text>
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