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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 50 (Friday, March 17, 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 Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:H.R. 1635.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation only pertains to: increasing funding forsurvivors' and dependents' educational assistance at eligibleinstitutions in the Republic of the Phillippines.[Page H1295]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill increases the amount of educational assistance available to an individual pursuing a program of education under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program at an institution located in the Philippines. Under current law, DEA educational assistance for an individual pursuing a program of education at an institution located in the Philippines is limited to $0.50 for each dollar. The bill makes an individual eligible for the full assistance amount.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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    <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance provided to an eligible individual pursuing a program of education at an institution in the Republic of the Philippines.</title>
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