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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 Mr. RUSSELL:H.R. 1713.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2371]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Free Market Flights Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill terminates on October 1, 2017, Department of Transportation authority to carry out the essential air service program.</p> <p>The bill requires deposit in the Treasury for deficit reduction of any overflight fees collected by the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control and related services that would otherwise be made available for the program.</p>]]></text>
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