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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 108.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Amendment XVI.[Page H49]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and is refundable for certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The payments for an employee may not exceed $500 per month. </p>]]></text>
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