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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:H.R. 8185.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause18)[Page H4331]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Congressional Oversight of Labor Categories in Defense Contracting Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the use of time-and-materialsand labor contracts and labor category minimums within the Department of Defense. The GAO must brief Congress on issues covered in the report.<br /></p>]]></text>
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