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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 143 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. AXNE:H.R. 7997.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4231]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>COVID-19 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Distribution Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows a one-time distribution of amounts in a flexible spending arrangement in plan years 2020, 2021, and any plan year during a calendar year in which the President declares a national emergency with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019)</p>]]></text>
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