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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 152 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WALDEN:H.R. 8154.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the ConstitutionArticle I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have thepower . . . ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H4318]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Broadcast Incubator Program to provide a mechanism for an established broadcaster and an emerging broadcaster to enter into an incubation relationship that supports the entry of new and diverse voices in the broadcasting industry. </p>]]></text>
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