[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 91 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 4863.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation provides authorization for the Secretary 
     of a military service component to extend Special Victims' 
     Counsel Services to a National Guard and Reserve victim who 
     is assaulted by another member of the military while not in a 
     duty status. Members of the National Guard and Reserve 
     frequently perform military duties when they are not in a 
     military status and the legislation provides SVC legal 
     assistance regardless of their duty status at the time of the 
     assault. Specific authority is provided by Article I, section 
     8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 
     16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an 
     Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the 
     government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and 
     to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the 
     militia.