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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 117 (Monday, July 10, 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. MACE:H.R. 4502.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 and Article I, Section 8,clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Reforming Federal Cyber Workforce Hiring Requirements[Page H3177]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4502.</text>
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        <title>H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023</title>
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