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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 127 (Friday, July 26, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 4085.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution,which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army;to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for thegovernment and regulation of the land and naval forces; andprovide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H7476]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Student Veteran Empowerment Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill amends provisions related to Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits, including by updating how entitlement to such assistance is treated when an individual transfers fewer than 12 credits from a course or program of education that is discontinued.</p>]]></text>
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