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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. WALKER:H.R. 5544.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution[Page H3397]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ditto Act of 20</b><b>18</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to maintain preserved records for at least three years after obtaining the record. A preserved record is any record maintained by a person other than the federal government pursuant to a rule, guidance, or other directive from the IRS recommending or requiring that the person maintain records for a particular period of time on a particular matter. </p>]]></text>
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