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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 204 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 4643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 ofthe Constitution.[Page H9940]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends federal transportation law to include among the duties and powers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to aviation safety those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material.</p> <p>The FAA shall serve as the primary official representative of the United States on the Dangerous Goods Panel of the International Civil Aviation Organization.</p> <p>The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to repeal provisions prohibiting the Department of Transportation from issuing or enforcing any regulation or other requirement regarding the transportation by aircraft of lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries.</p>]]></text>
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