[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GARRETT:
        H.R. 104.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall have 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, 
     to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and 
     general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts 
     and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;), 
     Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (No Money shall be drawn from 
     the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by 
     Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and 
     Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time 
     to time), and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (To make all 
     Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested 
     by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, 
     or in any Department of Officer thereof).
       This legislation authorizes appropriations for 
     ``Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'' for the 
     Department of State, such sums as may be necessary to 
     establish a United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of 
     Jerusalem.