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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. PLASKETT:H.R. 404.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H360]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>United States Territories College Access Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a program to award grants that cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who (1) are residents of outlying areas (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands); and (2) attend public institutions of higher education located in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. </p>]]></text>
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