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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. AMODEI:H.R. 243.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating toproviding for the general welfare of the United States) andclause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress),and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power ofCongress to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States).[Page H96]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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