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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia:H.R. 51.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H48]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a college or university, and (2) intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences.</p>]]></text>
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