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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 1706.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws thatshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all powers vested by this Constitutionin the government of the United States, or in any departmentor officer thereof.[Page H2370]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Education to provide grants for public awareness education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. </p> <p>In awarding such grants, priority shall be given to Italian American historical and cultural organizations. </p>]]></text>
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