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            By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
        H.R. 258.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States 
     Constitution, ``The Appropriations Clause,'' which confers on 
     Congress the power to control or to limit spending by the 
     federal government.