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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WATKINS:H.R. 3150.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4345]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Rural and Underserved Residencies to Attract Long-term Physicians Act or the RURAL Physicians Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes student loan borrowers eligible for interest-free deferment on federal student loans if the borrowers are serving in medical or dental internships or residency programs that are located in areas with a shortage of health professionals, certain rural areas, or medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p>]]></text>
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