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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. GRANGER:H.R. 769.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution that the Congress shall have power to make alllaws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vestedby this Constitution in the government of the United States,or in any department or officer thereof.[Page H820]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Safeguard Israel Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the U.S. government from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or any U.N. organization until the President certifies to Congress that Security Council Resolution 2334 has been repealed.</p> <p>Security Council Resolution 2334 characterizes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and demands cessation of settlement activities.</p>]]></text>
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