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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 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. TORRES of New York:H.R. 968.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.The single subject of this legislation is:National Security[Page H829]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Aerial Intelligence-collection Revelation Act of 2023 or the AIR Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide written notification to Congress if any foreign surveillance object (e.g., a balloon) enters the national airspace system without prior approval. Such notification must be submitted to Congress not later than 24 hours after the object enters the national airspace system.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>To require the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress of certain foreign airborne objects located in the national airspace system that are capable of carrying out surveillance activities.</title>
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