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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)][Pages H4223-H4224]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KING of New York:H.R. 2459.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for[[Page H4224]]carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Transnational Criminal Organization Exploitation Threat Assessment Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, to conduct a threat assessment of the exploitation by transnational criminal organizations of the unaccompanied alien children services program. </p> <p>Upon completion of the assessment: (1) DHS shall direct component agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to address identified security vulnerabilities; and (2) the Under Secretary shall disseminate such assessment to federal, state, and local partners.</p>]]></text>
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