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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SWALWELL of California:H.R. 4481.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7903]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement a program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill</p> <ul> <li>promotes collaboration in the program to include opportunities for students and staff at institutions of higher education and international collaboration;</li> <li>requires DOE to develop and update a plan every two years for how it intends to carry out the program; and</li> <li>creates a Critical Materials Information Center to collect, catalogue, disseminate, and archive information that is generated by research and development activities under the program.</li> </ul>]]></text>
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