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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 5732.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution ``To make Rules for the Government andRegulation of the land and naval Forces''[Page H747]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Leadership Evaluation At Department of Veterans Affairs Act or the LEAD VA Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot program under which officers of the Armed Forces in the grade of O-6 are assigned to serve for three years as directors of VA medical centers.</p>]]></text>
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