[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 139 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:
       H.R. 5712.
       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 defines the way that the Department of Homeland 
     Security engages with the private sector to address homeland 
     security challenges.