[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. HUNTER:
        H.R. 337.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation ensures that the military readiness of our 
     Armed Forces is maintained through proper certifications 
     which make certain that military commanders have a direct say 
     in significant matters that affect the morale, cohesion and 
     readiness of our military forces. Specific authority is 
     provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants 
     Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide 
     and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and 
     regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for 
     organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.

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