[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4228.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the 
     Constitution enumerates to Congress the power to ``provide 
     for the common defense and general welfare of the United 
     States.'' This legislation sets out parameters reforming the 
     way that the Department of Homeland Security purchases the 
     equipment and services it needs to defend the homeland.