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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 7937.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H4219]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes through FY2024 activities to counter globally the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including CCP attempts to undermine the free and open international order or the sovereignty of the United States or other countries.</p>]]></text>
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