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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 5074.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H8827]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Veterans Earned Transportation Act or the Vets ETA</b></p> <p>This bill permanently reauthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that provides transportation to and from VA facilities or other places in connection with vocational rehabilitation, for counseling, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care.</p>]]></text>
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