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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 Ms. ADAMS:H.R. 4236.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:to modify the areas of focus for and expand the presence ofCenters of Excellence at 1890s Institutions.[Page H3072]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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