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By Mr. JACOBS of New York:
H.R. 5068.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:
The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 148
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