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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. SERRANO:H.R. 1714.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to theCongress by Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 8 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H2371]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center to include the ability of the applicant to provide training and services to a representative number of unmarried women who are both socially and economically disadvantaged.</p>]]></text>
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