[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 180 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. LoBIONDO:
        H.R. 4239.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States government including those under Title 50, are 
     carried out to support the national security interests of the 
     United States, to support and assist the armed forces of the 
     United States, and to support the President in the execution 
     of the foreign policy of the United States.
       Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
     States provides, in pertinent part, that ``Congress shall 
     have power . . . to pay the debts and provide for the common 
     defense and general welfare of the United States''; ``. . . 
     to raise and support armies . . .''; and ``To make all laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested in 
     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof.''