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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 138 (Friday, September 6, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. STANSBURY:H.R. 9486.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:To establish a grant program within the Small BusinessAdministration to provide funds for eligible accelerators oreligible incubators that provide services to small businessconcerns owned and controlled by women and rural smallbusiness concerns, and for other purposes.[Page H5033]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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