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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 59 (Monday, April 4, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. SHERRILL:H.R. 7375.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4153]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>H.R. 7375, To direct the Secretary of VA to update the payment system of the Department of VA to allow for EFT of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education</title>
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    <title>To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education.</title>
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