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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. KUSTER:H.R. 6003.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution, the Taxing and Spending Clause: ``The Congressshall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Impostsand Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare of the United States . . .''[Page H6370]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2028 and makes other changes to a technology transfer program for assisting agricultural producers in rural areas.</p> <p>Among the changes, the bill (1) incorporates a specific focus on beginning, socially disadvantaged, and veteran farmers and ranchers; and (2) expands the scope of the assistance to include improving farm viability, strengthening supply chains, and increasing resilience to extreme weather through conservation practices.</p>]]></text>
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