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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 8897.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution,which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army;to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for thegovernment and regulation of the land and naval forces; andprovide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H7243]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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