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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 96 (Monday, June 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 3181.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8. The Congress shall have the power toprovide for the common defense.[Page H4389]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Military Readiness and Cost Savings Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense to seek to enter into a contract with an institution&#8212;to be designated as the National Center for Military Painting and Applied Research&#8212;to serve as a resource for testing paint coatings for military assets and developing training tools and programs concerning military painting and coating. The bill includes authority to enter into an agreement to provide these services to the Coast Guard.</p>]]></text>
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