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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 159 (Friday, October 4, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KILMER:H.R. 4608.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H8096]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Pell Plus Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill establishes the Pell Plus program to award an additional federal Pell Grant, which shall be matched by the institution of enrollment, to third- and fourth-year students who are projected to complete their undergraduate course of study in no more than four academic years.</p>]]></text>
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