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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 179 (Friday, November 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. GABBARD:H.R. 4992.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1(General Welfare Clause) and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18(Necessary and Proper Clause)[Page H8740]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Recovery Engagement And Coordination for Health-Military Innovations for Life Act or the REACH MIL Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a suicide prevention pilot program using predictive techniques currently utilized by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). DOD shall share information with the VA to ensure that an active-duty service member who transitions from the military health care system may schedule follow-up mental health appointments with the VA.</p>]]></text>
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