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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 8522.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H5668]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Reform Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises reporting requirements, allows increased civil penalties for failure to report or knowingly reporting misleading information, and otherwise modifies provisions related to foreign investment in agricultural lands within the United States.</p>]]></text>
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