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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 47 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 5331.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1698]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast, cable, and satellite providers to record and submit to federal authorities specified information about requests by an entity registered as a foreign agent to&nbsp;broadcast content that is&nbsp;intended for&nbsp;American consumers. Such content must include a statement that the content is being distributed by a foreign agent or by an agent on behalf of a foreign principal.</p>]]></text>
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