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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:H.R. 5097.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.[Page H1267]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Providing Accountability for Veterans Affairs Executives Act of 2018 or the PAVE Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other specified officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as a condition of office and employment and for the duration of their terms, to receive hospital care and nonemergency medical services solely from the VA.</p>]]></text>
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