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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:H.R. 353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, which gives Congress the power toprovide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; the power to regulate commerce with foreignnations and among the several states; and the power to makeall laws which shall be necessary and proper for carryinginto execution the foregoing powers.[Page H203]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to revise Standard Form 86 (Questionnaire for National Security Positions) to specifically include questions regarding an individual's (1) affiliation with organizations or movements that spread conspiracy theories and false information about the U.S. government, and (2) participation in the activities that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, or in similar activities.</p>]]></text>
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