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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 159 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PAYNE:H.R. 6919.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 3--Congress has the ability toregulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the severalStates, and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H9091]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure that activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary school against an act of terrorism are coordinated.</p>]]></text>
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