[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 170 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. BRIDENSTINE:
        H.R. 3639.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution enumerates power 
     to Congress to ``raise and support Armies,'' to ``provide and 
     maintain a Navy,'' and to ``make all Laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing powers''. The Provide for the Common Defense Act is 
     a law necessary for executing Congress's power to support our 
     Armed Forces through appropriations.