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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 156 (Friday, September 10, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BACON:H.R. 5200.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 provides Congress the authority to``make rules for the government and regulation of the landand naval forces''[Page H4517]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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    <title>To direct the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for continuing education in strategic foreign languages, and for other purposes.</title>
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