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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. CONNOLLY:H.R. 1573.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Improve Veteram elibility review for the Public ServiceLoan Forgiveness Program[Page H1286]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Education to accept a military discharge certificate or certificate of release (the Department of Defense's Form DD-214) in determining a borrower's eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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