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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 54 (Monday, March 28, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 7243.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: Tomake all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H3896]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from charging any entitlement to retraining assistance under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program as a result of the closure of an educational institution or the disapproval of a program by the state approving agency or the VA. The period for which retraining assistance is not charged must be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education.</p> <p>In the event of a closure or disapproval, the educational institution must not receive any further payments under the program.</p>]]></text>
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