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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 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. WILSON of South Carolina:H.R. 4234.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8=========================== NOTE ===========================On page H3072, June 21, 2023, in the first column, the followingappeared: By Mr WILSON of South Carolina: H.R. 4284. Congress hasthe power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:Article 1, Section 8The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr WILSON ofSouth Carolina: H.R. 4234. Congress has the power to enact thislegislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8========================= END NOTE =========================The single subject of this legislation is:To amend State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 toauthorize rewards under the Department of State's rewardsprogram relating to information regarding individuals orentities engaged in violation of United States or UnitedNations sanctions.[Page H3072]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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