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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DUNN:H.R. 6093.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1536]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>Strengthening Disaster Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2019</title>
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        <fullName>Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances during periods when educational institutions are temporarily closed due to an emergency situation or executive order. Under the bill, the VA may only continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances for up to eight weeks (currently four weeks) after the date of the temporary closure of the educational institution.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are closed.</title>
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