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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 211 (Friday, December 22, 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. SLOTKIN:H.R. 6901.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Office thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress areport on Department of Defense restrictions on theemployment of former Department employees by certaincountries[Page H7008]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report by March 30, 2024, on its policy regarding restrictions on the employment of former DOD employees by countries that exhibit adversarial behavior against the interests of the United States. The report must identify the positions to which such restrictions apply and identify any incident in contravention of such restrictions. The report must be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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