[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H9927]
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           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 3699.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 8:
       To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by 
     securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the 
     exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries