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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 56 (Thursday, March 30, 2017)][Pages H2600-H2601]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:H.R. 1835.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 ofthe Constitution: ``To make all laws which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,and all other powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States.''[[Page H2601]]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Prohibition of United Nations Taxation Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the United States from paying any voluntary or assessed contribution to the United Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated agencies: (1) if the U.N. attempts to implement or impose any taxation or fee on any U.S. person or attempts to borrow funds from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the International Monetary Fund, or any other similar or regional international financial institution; and (2) unless the President certifies to Congress by 15 days before such payment that the U.N. is not engaged in any effort to develop, advocate, promote, or publicize any proposal concerning taxation or fees on any U.S. person to raise revenue for the U.N.</p>]]></text>
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