[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 5822.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation is authorized by the United States 
     Constitution under Article I, Section 8, ``Congress shall 
     have the power . . . To define and punish piracies and 
     felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the 
     law of nations;''