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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BORDALLO:H.R. 6480.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H7155]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p> <b>Guam Temporary Workforce Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to approve a completed employer petition for a nonimmigrant H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural services) on Guam as long as the petition includes an approved temporary labor certification issued by the Governor of Guam within the last 365 days. </p> <p>Such certification may only be invalidated if a court of law determines that the certification request involved fraud, willful misrepresentation, or gross misconduct.</p> </p>]]></text>
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