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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 146 (Friday, August 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KEATING:H.R. 8047.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4238]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Demanding Unconditional Accountability under the Law for Inspectors General Act or the DUAL IG Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a person serving as an acting inspector general from performing the functions and duties of another position within the government.</p>]]></text>
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