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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. FOSTER:H.R. 1718.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H2718]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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