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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 5667.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower 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 in any Department orOfficer thereof[Page H3743]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Acer Access and Development Program Reauthorization Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to reauthorize the Acer Access and Development Program through FY2023. (The Department of Agriculture program provides grants to states, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry.) </p>]]></text>
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