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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GALLAGHER:H.R. 6235.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H1670]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states Act or the NETWORKS Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the President to block and prohibit significant transactions and interests in property of a foreign individual or entity that&nbsp;(1) produces fifth- or future-generation telecommunications technology; and (2) engages in economic or industrial espionage, or other related illicit activities, involving trade secrets or proprietary information owned by a U.S. individual or entity. </p>]]></text>
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