[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 148 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. PIERLUISI:
        H.R. 3725.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is 
     the power of the Congress to provide for the general welfare 
     of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to borrow money 
     on the credit of the United States, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution; to 
     make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into execution such powers, as enumerated in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make 
     rules and regulations respecting the U.S. territories, as 
     enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the 
     Constitution.