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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 22 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LANGEVIN:H.R. 4931.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H784]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Transition to Independence Act</b> <b>of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration program under which a state that has&nbsp;a Medicaid Buy-In&nbsp;program and meets other specified requirements may&nbsp;receive bonus payments for expanding employment opportunities for working-age individuals&nbsp;with disabilities who receive&nbsp;Medicaid-funded home- or community-based services. </p> <p></s /></p>]]></text>
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