I don't know well about "because". I think "Just because ~ year, that does not ..." is more appropriate. Is "that" skipped in the middle?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
"Because" is a conjunction that means "for the reason that" or "the fact that". Here, "because" means "the fact that". Saying "that does not" is acceptable and grammatically correct. "That" is omitted because it is implied, and saying "that" here could make the flow of this sentence slightly awkward. Therefore, "that" here is optional.