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Congress enacted a statute giving any college student a federal civil damages action against a person who commits a bias-motivated assault on or within 500 feet of a college campus. The statute applies to public and private colleges, contains no requirement that the assault involve interstate travel or interstate communications, and is supported by findings that campus violence discourages students from attending school, reduces future wages, and increases health-care costs.
A student sues a local resident after an assault outside a private college cafeteria. The resident argues that Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause power. Which statement is most accurate?