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        <title>Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act of 2018</title>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits any person not affiliated with a state from recovering damages under antitrust law from certain occupational licensing boards or members of such boards. For a board to qualify for this immunity, various conditions must be met, such as the existence of a state law authorizing the board's regulation of a particular profession and the presence of a mechanism for reviewing the board's decisions. </p>]]></text>
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