[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 20 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 751.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall have the 
     Power to . . . provide for the common Defence and general 
     Welfare of the United States); Article I, Section 8, Clause 
     11 (To . . . make Rules concerning Captures on Land and 
     Water); and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (To make all Laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested 
     by this Constitution in the Government of the United States 
     or in any Department or Officer thereof).
       With regard to Clause 1, the bill's intent is to offer cash 
     incentives to individuals who will help in the fight against 
     foreign terrorist organizations. Therefore, the bill will 
     yield additional security to the United States. With regard 
     to Clause 11, the bill creates new legal frameworks and 
     incentives, or ``Rules'', by which the United States may make 
     ``Captures on Land''. With regard to Clause 18, the bill 
     provides specific language, means, and authorizations to 
     carry out the missions set forth in Clauses 1 and 11.