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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 148 (Friday, August 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JACOBS of New York:H.R. 5068.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'',and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of theland and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8of the United States Constitution.[Page H4343]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Prioritize Evacuation of U.S. Citizens in Afghanistan Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State to immediately submit to Congress a joint report with (1) a plan to remove U.S. persons from Afghanistan; and (2) a detailed list of DOD equipment and materials that were not fully dispositioned before the withdrawal from Afghanistan, along with the value of such equipment and materials. </p>]]></text>
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