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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)][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. TENNEY:H.R. 374.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H112]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act or the DIRECT Act &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided for Internal Revenue Service&amp;nbsp;enforcement activities by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It also reallocates the funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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