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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 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. ALFORD:H.R. 4533.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8The Congress shall provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States;The single subject of this legislation is:To require the Secretary of Defense to assess, and submit areport to Congress on, civilian staffing at the Department ofDefense Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and forother purposes.[Page H3206]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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