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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:H.R. 5525.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H12291]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Providing Accountability for Veterans Affairs Executives Act of 2019 or the PAVE Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other specified officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as a condition of office and employment, and for the duration of their terms, to receive hospital care and nonemergency medical services solely from the VA.</p>]]></text>
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