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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 174 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:H.R. 8543.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5673]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Power Line Resiliency Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a five-year program to provide grants to electric utilities to (1) improve the performance or efficiency of a power line, (2) make a power line more resilient to an extreme weather event, or (3) otherwise ensure that an end-user has access to electricity during an extreme weather event.</p> <p>DOE must prioritize providing grants to electric utilities that sell electricity in an area that has a history of extreme weather events.</p>]]></text>
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