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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 5831.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H3978]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Keith Nolan Air Force Deaf Demonstration Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires the U.S. Air Force to (1) carry out a demonstration program assessing the advisability of permitting individuals with auditory impairments to act as officers, and (2) report to Congress as to the program's outcome.</p>]]></text>
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