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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 5029.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.____________________[Page H1178]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to require the Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Committee to include in its annual report recommendations regarding research, extension, and teaching programs designed to improve competitiveness in the specialty crop industry by increasing the use of agricultural technology, including sensor and imaging technology.</p>]]></text>
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