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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 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. 4342.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, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H7754]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>RETAIN Teachers Act or the Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New Teachers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Education to recommend how to create a single, electronic form whereby a teacher who makes use of specified financial assistance programs may provide certification that they have completed the requirements to benefit from such programs.</p>]]></text>
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