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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 41 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 5215.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1502]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>H.R. 5215, Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act</title>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prohibit employees who have knowingly misused VA purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials. </p> <p>Such prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.</p>]]></text>
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