To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement officer in the case of any individual who has been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions, and for other purposes.

From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: H.R. 461. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: ``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution which grants Congress the power toprovide for the general welfare of the United States; to makerules for the government and regulation of the land and navalforces; to provide for organizing the militia, and to makeRules for the Government and Regulation of the land and navalForces, and to make all laws necessary and proper forcarrying out the foregoing powers.'' [Page H343]