[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 46 (Friday, April 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 1318.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Inherent in Congress's powers to raise, support, and 
     maintain armed forces under Clauses 12 and 13 of Article I, 
     Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States of America 
     is the responsibility to provide adequate health care for 
     those who served to protect and defend our country.