[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H2066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 5077.
       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 enable the armed forces of the United 
     States, and to support the President in executing 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 . . . provide for the common Defense and 
     general Welfare of the United States''; ``. . . to raise and 
     support armies . . .''; to ``make Rules concerning Captures 
     on Land and Water''; 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.''