[House Report 115-261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress   }                                             {   Report
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session     }                                             {  115-261

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  PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3219) MAKING 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 
     SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR 
             CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

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   July 26, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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              Mr. Newhouse, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 478]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 478, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provide for further consideration of H.R. 
3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018, under a 
structured rule. The resolution provides that no further 
general debate shall be in order. The resolution provides that 
the further amendment printed in part A of this report shall be 
considered as adopted. The resolution makes in order only those 
further amendments printed in part B of this report, amendments 
en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, and available 
pro forma amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 
473. Each further amendment printed in part B of this report 
may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time 
before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except 
amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 473, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
in the House or the Committee of the Whole. The resolution 
waives all points of order against further amendments printed 
in part B of this report or against amendments en bloc 
described in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution 
provides that it shall be in order at any time for the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 
further amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 
part B of this report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment except amendments 
described in section 4 of House Resolution 473, and shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
House or the Committee of the Whole. The resolution provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Section 5 of resolution provides that it shall be in order 
at any time on the legislative day of July 27, 2017, or July 
28, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules and that the Speaker or his designee shall 
consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 
designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this 
section.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against the further 
amendments printed in part B of this report or amendments en 
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, includes a 
waiver of the following:
    Clause 2(c) of rule XXI, which requires that limitation 
amendments are to be offered at the end of the bill. The waiver 
is necessary because the limitation amendments printed in this 
report will be offered at the end of each division. It should 
be noted that sponsors of such amendments complied with Rules 
Committee guidance when drafting amendments to the end of 
divisions rather than the end of the bill.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 84

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to grant a modified open rule for 
H.R. 3219, making in order any amendment submitted. Defeated: 
4-6

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................  ............  Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 85

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment # 1 to Division E, offered by 
Rep. Roybal-Allard (CA) and Rep. Hanabusa (HI) and Rep. Nadler 
(NY) and Rep. Aguilar (CA) and Rep. Brownley (CA) and Rep. 
O'Rourke (TX) and Rep. Takano (CA) and Rep. Jayapal (WA) and 
Rep. Schakowsky (IL) and Rep. Green (TX) which prohibits the 
use of funds for Border Wall Construction. Defeated: 4-6

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................  ............  Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 86

    Motion by Mr. Hastings to strike the section of the rule 
which self-executes amendment #2 to H.R. 3219 Division E, 
offered by Rep. Carter (TX) which provides $1,571,239,000 for 
the Department of Homeland Security to construct physical 
barriers along the southwest border of the United States in the 
Rio Grande Valley of Texas and in San Diego, California, and to 
instead make that amendment in order. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 87

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #96 to Division A, offered by 
Rep. Lee (CA) and Rep. Hanabusa (HI) and Rep. Welch (VT) and 
Rep. Sanford (SC) and Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Ellison (MN) 
and Rep. Amash (MI) and Rep. Jones (NC) and Rep. Schiff (CA) 
which prohibits funding for the 2001 AUMF after 240 days of 
enactment of this Act. Defeated: 4-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................  ............
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 88

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike the waiver of points of 
order against amendments made in order. Defeated: 4-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................  ............
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 89

    Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers to amendment #148 to Division A, offered by 
Rep. Peters (CA) and Rep. Quigley (IL) and Rep. O'Rourke (TX) 
and Rep. Shea-Porter (NH) and Rep. Kennedy (MA) and Rep. 
McEachin (VA) which prohibits the use of funds to bar or 
restrict in any way the ability of transgender individuals to 
serve in the military. Defeated: 4-6

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................  ............  Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................  ............
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 90

    Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Yea
Mr. Newhouse....................................  ............
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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        SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Carter, John (TX): Provides $1,571,239,000 for the 
Department of Homeland Security to construct physical barriers 
along the southwest border of the United States in the Rio 
Grande Valley of Texas and in San Diego, California.

           SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

                   AMENDMENTS TO DIVISION A (DEFENSE)

    1. Jackson Lee (TX): Allocates $2 million to provide the 
Secretary of Defense the flexibility needed for technical 
assistance by U.S. military women to military women in other 
countries combating violence as a weapon of war, terrorism, 
human trafficking, narcotics trafficking. (10 minutes)
    2. Bridenstine (OK): Increases Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Air Force, by $5 million in order to continue 
funding for a commercial weather data pilot program. Reduces 
Operation and Maintenance, Army, by the same amount. (10 
minutes)
    3. Lowenthal (CA), Comstock (VA), Ellison (MN), Moulton 
(MA), Tsongas (MA), Welch (VT): Increases the STARBASE fifth 
grade youth STEM education program found in Operations and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Civil Military Programs by $5 
million, and to reduce Operations and Maintenance, Army, Other 
Servicewide Activities by the offsetting amount. (10 minutes)
    4. Collins, Chris (NY), Biggs (AZ): Increases Air Force 
RDT&E funding to support qualification testing for next 
generation strategically radiation hardened microelectronic 
processors by reducing the Operation and Maintenance, Army 
account. (10 minutes)
    5. Mast (FL): Increases Navy RTD&E funds for Cost-Effective 
Management of Environmental Regulatory Requirements to FY17 
appropriated level. (10 minutes)
    6. Shea-Porter (NH), Kuster, Ann (NH), Cook (CA), Boyle 
(PA), Keating (MA), Bera (CA), Carbajal (CA), Larsen, Rick 
(WA), Kildee (MI): Provides Department of Defense funding for a 
health impact study on perfluorinated chemicals, such as PFOA/
PFOS, which were used by the military and have contaminated 
drinking water sources on and near military bases across the 
country. (10 minutes)
    7. Meehan (PA), Boyle (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kildee (MI): 
Decreases the Operation and Maintenance, Defense Wide account 
and increases the Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide by 
$10 million to allocate funds for the Secretary of Defense to 
enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide health 
screenings in communities near formerly used defense sites that 
have been exposed to perfluorooctanesuflonic acid and 
perfluorooctanoic acid. (10 minutes)
    8. Langevin (RI), Ratcliffe (TX), Correa (CA), Stefanik 
(NY), Lieu (CA), Rosen (NV), Shea-Porter (NH): Supports the 
reinvigoration of the DOD Cyber Scholarship Program. (10 
minutes)
    9. Lance (NJ), Pascrell (NJ): Allocates $100,000 in 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide for the purposes of 
creating a commendation program for military working dogs and 
their handlers. (10 minutes)
    10. Suozzi (NY), King, Peter (NY), Cook (CA): Increases 
Environmental Restoration, Navy funding by $34,734,000 and 
decreases Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by 
$34,734,000. (10 minutes)
    11. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV), Lowenthal (CA): Ensures 
that funding for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program and 
STARBASE is $194,897 million ($169,897 million for Youth 
ChalleNGe and $25 million for STARBASE). (10 minutes)
    12. Boyle (PA), Meehan (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Increases by 
$30 million each the Navy Environmental Restoration Account and 
the Air Force Environmental Restoration Account for the purpose 
of remediating perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and 
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) drinking water contamination and 
outreach and engagement with local communities with impacted 
drinking water systems. (10 minutes)
    13. Grothman (WI): Reduces the Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide account by $30 million and increase the Joint 
Light Tactical Vehicle account by $30 million. (10 minutes)
    14. Gallagher (WI): Shifts $26.2M from defense-wide 
operation and maintenance to support MK-48 torpedo procurement. 
(10 minutes)
    15. Hunter (CA), Peters, Scott (CA): Increases funding for 
the Marine Corps Procurement by $20M, offset by a $20 million 
reduction to the O and M, Defense-Wide account to support 
installation of broadband Satellite communications tech for the 
Marine Corps MV-22s, under the NOTM-Airborne program. (10 
minutes)
    16. Rosen (NV): Increases funding for Army missile 
technology by $6,000,000, offset by an equal decrease in 
Defense-wide operations and maintenance. (10 minutes)
    17. Wilson, Joe (SC): Increases funding for the medical 
technology account within the Department of Defense. (10 
minutes)
    18. Shuster (PA): Provides $20 million to support Small 
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) derived technology for 
undersea warfare, offset with commensurate funds from the 
Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide. (10 minutes)
    19. Soto (FL): Increases funding for Gulf War illness 
research under the Defense Health Program by $1 million. (10 
minutes)
    20. Soto (FL): Increases funding for prostate cancer 
research under the Defense Health Program by $10 million. (10 
minutes)
    21. McGovern (MA), McSally (AZ), Jones (NC), LoBiondo (NJ), 
Shea-Porter (NH): Increases funding for a program to award 
competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such 
organizations in the planning, designing, establishing, or 
operating of programs to provide service dogs to covered 
members and veterans. (10 minutes)
    22. Nolan (MN): Provides an additional $2 million for the 
Department of Defense's Lung Cancer Research Program and 
decreases the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide account 
by the same amount. (10 minutes)
    23. Delaney (MD), Wagner (MO), Dingell (MI), Young, Don 
(AK): Provides for an additional $5 million for the Fisher 
House Foundation which is offset by an outlay neutral reduction 
in the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide account. (10 
minutes)
    24. Knight (CA): Adds $16 million to Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force account. (10 minutes)
    25. Jackson Lee (TX): Reduces funding for Procurement, 
Defense-Wide, by $10 million and increases funding for Defense 
Health Programs by a similar amount in order to address breast 
cancer research. (10 minutes)
    26. Cheney (WY), Byrne (AL): Ensures the Secretary is able 
to use restoration funds for missile defense requirements 
resulting from urgent or emergent operational needs. (10 
minutes)
    27. Kihuen (NV): Cuts and restores $6 million of existing 
funds in order to emphasize the responsibility of the 
Department of Defense to develop low temperature cascade heat 
pump technology and product development for advanced 
environmental control systems. (10 minutes)
    28. Paulsen (MN), Lewis, Jason (MN): Increases funding for 
Army Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation to assist 
the Army in qualifying new medium caliber ammunition rounds. 
(10 minutes)
    29. Emmer (MN), Bordallo (GU): Allocates an increase of $5 
million to Army RDT&E Environmental Quality and Technology for 
Explosive Ordnance Disposal in cooperation with the Navy for 
the additional targeted research to demonstrate technology 
capable of both remotely defeating mines threatening our Naval 
forces, and remotely demilitarizing underwater munitions 
without damaging critical habitat. (10 minutes)
    30. Langevin (RI), LoBiondo (NJ): Supports the Strategic 
Environmental Research and Development Program for 
environmental and mission resiliency purposes. (10 minutes)
    31. Dunn (FL), Gaetz (FL), Rooney, Francis (FL), Rooney, 
Tom (FL): Reduces the Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Air Force account by $30 million and increases the 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force to 
accelerate deployment of Air Force Major Range Test Facility 
Base (MRTFB) open-air range capabilities in the Eastern Gulf. 
(10 minutes)
    32. Garamendi (CA), LoBiondo (NJ): Provides $10 million for 
the purposes of carrying out a GPS backup technology 
demonstration. (10 minutes)
    33. Langevin (RI), Lieu (CA): Supports the Missile Defense 
Agency's R&D efforts for directed energy solutions for boost 
phase missile defense. (10 minutes)
    34. Brown (MD), Adams (NC), Johnson, Hank (GA): Seeks a 
funding increase of $4.135 million to Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions with a 
corresponding decrease of the same amount to Advanced 
Innovative Analysis and Concepts, in the Research, Development, 
Test & Eval, Defense-Wide section. (10 minutes)
    35. Speier (CA), Shea-Porter (NH): Specifies that $25 
million appropriated for Defense Health Program research, 
development, test and evaluation may be used to award grants to 
medical researchers and universities to support research into 
early detection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). (10 
minutes)
    36. Courtney (CT), Langevin (RI), Wittman (VA): Amends 
Section 8010 to provide multiyear authority for up to 13 
Virginia class submarines. (10 minutes)
    37. Palazzo (MS), Wittman (VA): Strikes the limitation on a 
DDG-51 multiyear procurement authority of up to 10. (10 
minutes)
    38. Nadler (NY), Cicilline (RI): Strikes sections 8094 and 
8095 relating to the release or transfer detainees currently 
held at Guantanamo Bay to secure facilities in the United 
States and allows for funding to construct, acquire, or modify 
domestic facilities to host these relocated detainees. (10 
minutes)
    39. Poe (TX): Reduces the funds available in the 
``Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' account by $200 
million. (10 minutes)
    40. Welch (VT), Lee, Barbara (CA), Khanna (CA), Jones (NC), 
Walberg (MI): Prohibits funds from being used to procure 
additional uniforms for the Afghan National Army. (10 minutes)
    41. Polis (CO), Lee, Barbara (CA): Reduces the total amount 
appropriated by 1%, excluding military personnel and the 
Defense Health Program account. (10 minutes)
    42. Foster (IL): Prohibits the use of funds to develop a 
space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. (10 minutes)
    43. Cartwright (PA), Cole (OK), Jones (NC), Beyer (VA), 
Scott, Austin (GA), Bishop, Rob (UT), Donovan (NY), Cook (CA), 
Loebsack (IA), Kilmer (WA), Ratcliffe (TX), Shea-Porter (NH): 
Prohibits the use of funds be used to plan for, begin, 
continue, complete, process, or approve a public-private 
competition to determine whether Federal civilian jobs should 
be outsourced. (10 minutes)
    44. Delaney (MD): Prohibits funds from being used for the 
closure of a BSL4 laboratory. (10 minutes)
    45. Davidson (OH): Prohibits use of funds with respect to 
military action in Yemen to the extent that such action is 
inconsistent with the War Powers Resolution. (10 minutes)
    46. Conyers (MI), Yoho (FL), Khanna (CA): States none of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide 
arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion. (10 
minutes)
    47. DeSantis (FL): Prohibits funds from being used to 
purchase heavy water from Iran. (10 minutes)
    48. DeSantis (FL): Prohibits funds from being used to pay 
any salaries or expenses of the office or position of the 
Special Envoy for Guantanamo Detention Closure or the Principal 
Director, Detainee Policy. (10 minutes)
    49. Speier (CA): Increases the Sexual Assault Special 
Victims' Counsel Program by $10M. (10 minutes)
    50. Jackson Lee (TX): Reduces funding for Operations and 
Maintenance-Defense Wide, by $6.25 million and increases 
funding for Defense Health Care for PTSD by $5 million. (10 
minutes)
    51. Langevin (RI), Courtney (CT), Shea-Porter (NH), 
Thompson, Glenn (PA): Supports the Manufacturing Technology 
Program's initiative to facilitate partnerships to support 
enhanced manufacturing capabilities for undersea vehicles. (10 
minutes)
    52. Langevin (RI), Conaway (TX), Garamendi (CA): Supports 
the next phase of electromagnetic railgun development to bring 
the system closer to successful installation within the fleet. 
(10 minutes)
    53. Nolan (MN): Provides an additional $6 million for the 
Army, Research, Development Test and Evaluation account to 
support the United States Army Tank Automotive Research, 
Development and Engineering Center and decreases the 
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $12 million. (10 minutes)
    54. Raskin (MD): Increases funding for the Peer Reviewed 
Cancer Research Program by $10 million, offset by a $10 million 
decrease to Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide. (10 
minutes)

            PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  After division D, insert the following:

   DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE 
                  CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION ACT, 2018

  The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2018, namely:

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection


              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$1,571,239,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 
which shall be available as follows:
          (1) $784,000,000 for 32 miles of new border bollard 
        fencing in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
          (2) $498,000,000 for 28 miles of new bollard levee 
        wall in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
          (3) $251,000,000 for 14 miles of secondary fencing in 
        San Diego, California.
          (4) $38,239,000 for planning for border wall 
        construction.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                           REFERENCES TO ACT

  Sec. 101. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ``this Act'' contained in this division shall be 
treated as referring only to the provisions of this division.
   This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Border Infrastructure Construction Appropriations Act, 
2018''.

    PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO DIVISION A (DEFENSE) MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 3, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by 
$2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bridenstine of Oklahoma 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $5,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $5,000,000)''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lowenthal of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $5,600,000)''.
  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount inset the following: 
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Collins of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $6,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $6,000,000)''.

5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mast of Florida or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $598,000)''.
  Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $598,000)''.

  6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shea-Porter of New 
          Hampshire or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $7,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $7,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $7,000,000)''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meehan of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
$10,000,000)''.
  Page 16, line 3, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased 
by $10,000,000)''.
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   8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode 
            Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lance of New Jersey or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $100,000) (increased by $100,000)''.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Suozzi of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $34,734,000)''.
  Page 14, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $34,734,000)''.
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    11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Napolitano of 
          California or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $194,897,000) (increased by 
$194,897,000)''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boyle of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $60,000,000)''.
  Page 14, line 13, after the dollar amount insert the 
following: ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
  Page 15, line 8, after the dollar amount insert the 
following: ``(increased by $30,000,000''.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grothman of Wisconsin 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $30,000,000)''.
  Page 22, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gallagher of Wisconsin 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $26,200,000)''.
  Page 23, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $26,200,000)''.
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 15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hunter of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
$20,000,000)''.
   Page 27, line 24, after the dollar amount insert 
``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rosen of Nevada or Her 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $6,000,000)''.
  Page 33, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $6,000,000)''.
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   17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South 
           Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $4,000,000)''.
  Page 33, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $4,000,000)''.
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      18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shuster of 
         Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(decreased 
by $20,000,000)''.
  Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
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     21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McGovern of 
        Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $2,500,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nolan of Minnesota or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $2,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Delaney of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $8,000,000)''.
  Page 87, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
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 24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Knight of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 28, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $16,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $16,000,000)''.
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 25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
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 26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cheney of Wyoming or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 32, line 25, before the colon, insert ``, except for 
missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or emergent 
operational needs''.
  Page 37, line 1, before the semicolon, insert ``, except for 
missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or emergent 
operational needs''.
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 27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kihuen of Nevada or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 33, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $6,000,000) (increased by $6,000,000)''.
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 28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Paulsen of Minnesota 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 33, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $12,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $12,000,000)''.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Emmer of Minnesota or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 33, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
  Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $2,500,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $2,500,000)''.
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  30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode 
            Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dunn of Florida or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $30,000,000) (increased by $30,000,000)''.
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     32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of 
          California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $12,500,000)''.
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  33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode 
            Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $20,000,000)''.
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 34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brown of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $4,135,000) (increased by $4,135,000)''.
                              ----------                              


 35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Speier of California 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $25,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000)''.
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     36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Courtney of 
         Connecticut or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 8010, strike ``SSN Virginia Class Submarine'' and 
insert ``up to 13 SSN Virginia Class Submarines''.
                              ----------                              


37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palazzo of Mississippi 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 49, line 18, strike ``up to 10''.
                              ----------                              


38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nadler of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike sections 8094 and 8095.
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 39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poe of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 124, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $200,000,000)''.
  Page 124, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $200,000,000)''.
  Page 163, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $200,000,000)''.
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 40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. _.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under the heading ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund'' may be used to procure uniforms for the Afghan National 
Army.
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 41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __. (a) The total amount of appropriations made 
available by this Act for division A is hereby reduced by one 
percent.
  (b) The reduction in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
amounts made available--
          (1) under title I for ``Military Personnel'';
          (2) under title VI for ``Defense Health Program''; or
          (3) under title IX.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used for the procurement, the deployment, or the research, 
development, test, and evaluation of a space-based ballistic 
missile intercept layer.
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    43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cartwright of 
         Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. 10004.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to plan for, begin, continue, complete, process, or 
approve a public-private competition under the Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-76.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Delaney of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title) insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used for the closure of a biosafety level 4 laboratory.
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 45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davidson of Ohio or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used with respect to Yemen in 
contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 
seq.), including for the introduction of United States armed or 
military forces into hostilities in Yemen, into situations in 
Yemen where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Yemeni territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention 
of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 
sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution.
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    46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Conyers Jr. of 
           Michigan or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. _.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov 
Battalion.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeSantis of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. _.  None of the finds made available by this Act may be 
used to purchase heavy water from Iran.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeSantis of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A (before the short title) insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used to pay for any salaries or 
expenses of the office or position of the Special Envoy for 
Guantanamo Detention Closure or the Principal Director, 
Detainee Policy.
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 49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Speier of California 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 80, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $10,000,000)''.
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 50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $6,250,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
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  51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode 
            Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $12,000,000)''.
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  52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode 
            Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $24,000,000)''.
  Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $27,500,000)''.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nolan of Minnesota or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 129, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $12,000,000)''.
  Page 143, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $6,000,000)''.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Raskin of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.