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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SUOZZI:H.R. 5540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof[Page H3396]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Disarm Hizballah Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to prepare a National Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah which shall include assessments of: (1) Hizballah's tactical capabilities and rocket arsenal, (2) the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), (3) international operations that support Hizballah's network, (4) Hizballah's interference in Middle East conflicts, and (5) Hizballah's fund raising and fund use in territories where UNIFIL operates. </p>]]></text>
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