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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CONNOLLY:H.R. 4633.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The ``necessary and proper'' clause of Article 1, Section 8of the United States Constitution.[Page H3845]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill modifies the procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reissues misused benefits to a beneficiary, including by requiring the VA to establish methods and timing with respect to determining whether an instance of misuse by a fiduciary is the result of negligence by the VA.</p>]]></text>
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