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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 5968.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1--All legislative powers herein grantedshall be vested in a Congress of the United States, whichshall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.[Page H4730]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Online Job Training Act of 2018</b></p> <p> This bill requires the Department of Labor to award National Online Workforce Training Grants for workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. </p>]]></text>
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