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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NEWHOUSE:H.R. 5685.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, commonly referred to as the``Commerce Clause'' of the United States Constitution.[Page H4574]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Farm Regulatory Certainty Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 to specify that animal waste, manure, and fertilizer are excluded from the Act's requirements.</p> <p>Citizen suits may not be brought under the Act if federal or state legal and enforcement actions are already underway.</p>]]></text>
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