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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. JAMES:H.R. 4548.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Foreign Affairs[Page H3207]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>To require a national strategy to secure United States supply chains involving critical minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.</title>
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