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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:H.R. 5494.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3210]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Adjustment Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to apply certain subcontracting limitations to a small business&nbsp;that receives a federal contracting preference&nbsp;because the business is&nbsp;owned and controlled by a veteran.</p> ]]></text>
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    <title>Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Adjustment Act of 2018</title>
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