[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 43 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 4253.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     found in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution which states, ``The Congress shall have the 
     Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and 
     Regulations respecting the Territory of other Property 
     belonging to the United States''. Additional constitutional 
     authority lies with the power of Congress ``to provide for 
     the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to 
     provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the 
     Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as 
     enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States 
     Constitution.