[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. FLEMING:
        H.R. 542.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this 
     legislation is provided by Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of 
     the U.S. Constitution, which states ``The Congress shall have 
     Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and 
     Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property 
     belonging to the United States; and nothing in this 
     Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims 
     of the United States, or of any particular State.''