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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 5386.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.[Page H10016]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill addresses health information technology provisions concerning cybersecurity practices.</p> <p>Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services may reduce fines and penalties for violations of certain federal privacy standards for health information if an entity subject to those standards has adopted particular cybersecurity practices.</p> <p><i></i></p> </p>]]></text>
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