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           By Mr. MFUME:
       H.R. 6990.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, 
     which specifies the powers of Congress; and, more 
     specifically,
       Article I, Section 8, clause 6 of the United States 
     Constitution, which gives Congress the power ``to coin money, 
     regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the 
     standard of weights and measures.''