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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 236.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, Clauses 1, 14, and 18 ofthe United States Constitution.[Page H151]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Battle Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.</title>
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