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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:H.R. 6124.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 provides Congress to:``make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all otherpowers vested by this constitution.''[Page H6909]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Veteran Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency And Concurrency Enhancement Act of 2021 or the VA Home Loan GRACE Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill modifies provisions related to the Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program, including by establishing a penalty for knowingly making a false certification for a loan under the program.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum guaranty amount for loans made to certain veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</title>
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