[House Report 114-569]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-569
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4909) TO AUTHORIZE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE
MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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May 16, 2016.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Byrne of Alabama, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 732]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 732, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4909, the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, under
a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 114-51, modified by the amendment printed in
part A of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended. The resolution makes in order only those further
amendments printed in part B this report and amendments en bloc
described in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution
provides that the amendments 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives
all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of
this report or against amendments en bloc as described in
section 3 of the resolution.
Section 3 of the resolution provides that it shall be in
order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Armed
Services or his designee to offer 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 Armed Services or their designees, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or the Committee of the
Whole.
Section 4 of the resolution provides that no further
consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to
a subsequent order of the House.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the bill includes a waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII
(Ramseyer), requiring a committee report accompanying a bill
amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical
device, parts of statute affected.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the
bill, as amended, includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXI,
which prohibits reporting a bill or joint resolution carrying
an appropriation from a committee not having jurisdiction to
report an appropriation. It is important to note that if
amendment #1 offered by Rep. Thornberry is adopted, this
violation will be cured.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in part B of this report or against
amendments en bloc as described in section 3 of the resolution,
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver
is prophylactic in nature.
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. 167
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike the portion of the
resolution self-executing amendment #2, offered by Mr.
Sessions. Defeated: 2-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Stivers..................................... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Sessions (TX): Strikes Sec. 528, which requires selective
service registration and conscription requirements for female
residents of the United States between the ages of 18 and 26
and requires a study of the Selective Service.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER
1. Thornberry (TX): Clarifies that the special transfer
authority in section 1702 is subject to appropriation Acts. (10
minutes)
2. Westerman (AR): Provides an additional $82.4 million for
the Surface-To-Air missile MSE program that mitigates critical
shortfall in Army War Reserve requirements. Takes $82.4 million
from Atomic Energy Defense Activities, National Nuclear
Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation,
Material management and minimization account. (10 minutes)
3. Garamendi (CA): Reduces the authorization for the Ground
Based Strategic Deterrent program by $17.93 million, the amount
identified by the Government Accountability Office as in excess
of program need for Fiscal Year 2016.
This amendment increases the authorization for Air Force
procurement of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures by
$17.93 million to address an unfunded requirement identified by
the Air Force. (10 minutes)
4. McKinley (WV), Napolitano (CA): Increases the National
Guard Youth Challenge Program under Civil Military Programs by
$15 million and decreases by the same amount Operations and
Maintenance, Defense-wide. (10 minutes)
5. Guthrie (KY): Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to
continue to provide for the production, treatment, management,
and use of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky. (10
minutes)
6. Gallego (AZ): Requires each branch of the Armed Services
to monitor prescribing of medications to treat PTSD among
Service Members. (10 minutes)
7. Graves (MO), Takai (HI): Requires the DOD to report to
the Armed Services Committee on the agency's use of a two-phase
procurement process. (10 minutes)
8. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires outreach for small business
concerns owned and controlled by women and minorities required
before conversation of certain functions to contractor
performance (10 minutes)
9. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires the Government Accountability
Office to include in its annual report to congress a list of
the most common grounds for sustaining protests related to bids
for contracts. (10 minutes)
10. McKinley (WV), Delaney (MD), Cook (CA), Garamendi (CA),
Harris (MD), King, Peter (NY): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to ensure that every tactical missile program of the
Department of Defense that uses solid propellant as the primary
propulsion system shall have at least two fully certified
rocket motor suppliers in the event that one of the rocket
motor suppliers is outside the national technology and
industrial base. (10 minutes)
11. Thornberry (TX): Amends Section 101 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) to address the National
Security Council's enlarged staff size and subsequent
micromanagement of military operations, which is inconsistent
with its statutory advisory and coordination roles. The
amendment would also increase oversight and accountability by
requiring Senate confirmation of the National Security Advisor
if the staff size of the National Security Council exceeds 100
employees. (10 minutes)
12. Nadler (NY): Removes funding prohibitions on the
closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (10 minutes)
13. Walorski (IN): Amends the Freedom of Information Act to
include the National Security Council (NSC) and makes the FOIA
requirement effective after Senate confirmation of National
Security Advisor. (10 minutes)
14. Poe (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to give
preference to State and Federal agencies who conduct border
security functions for distribution of surveillance unmanned
aerial vehicles including the MQ 9 Reaper, the Aerostat radar
system; night-vision goggles; and Humvees as part of the DOD's
Excess Property Program (1033 program). (10 minutes)
15. Hunter (CA): Expands the use of the Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) regarding access at DoD
installations. (10 minutes)
16. Kelly (PA): Prohibits funds from being used to destroy
anti-personnel landmine munitions unless the Secretary of
Defense submits a report on research into operational
alternatives to these munitions. (10 minutes)
17. Royce (CA): Prohibits any action to impair U.S.
jurisdiction and control over Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
unless authorized or provided by subsequent statute or treaty,
based on unique legal history of that U.S. base. (10 minutes)
18. Walorski (IN): Requires the United States Government
and the government of a foreign country to enter into a written
memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of an
individual from Guantanamo Bay and transmitted to the Congress.
(10 minutes)
19. Calvert (CA): Requires a report on the Department of
Defense civilian work force and contractors. (10 minutes)
20. Moore, Gwen (WI): Expresses the sense of Congress
regarding the intentional targeting of and attacks against
medical facilities and medical providers in Syria. (10 minutes)
21. Forbes (VA): Requires that the Secretary of Defense
submit a report at the end of each fiscal year listing each
request received from Taiwan and each letter of offer to sell
any defense articles or services under the Arms Export Control
Act to Taiwan during such fiscal year. (10 minutes)
22. Turner (OH): Expresses a Sense of Congress that the
United States should take certain actions relevant to
maintaining NATO's solidarity, strength, and deterrent
capability in addition to promoting NATO enlargement at the
July 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland. (10 minutes)
23. Graves (MO): Reins in SBA's authority to fund
initiatives outside its current authorized authority. (10
minutes)
24. Hanna (NY), Kilmer (WA): Directs Small Business
Development Centers to provide, to the extent practicable,
cyber assistance to small businesses. Requires the Small
Business Administration and the Department of Homeland Security
to develop a joint ``SBDC Cyber Strategy'' to provide necessary
guidance to Small Business Development Centers regarding how
they can improve the coordination and provision of federal
cyber assistance to small businesses. (10 minutes)
25. Larsen, Rick (WA): Amends waiver on prohibition of use
of atomic energy defense funding for work with Russia to allow
the Secretary of Energy to issue waiver if activity will
significantly reduce the nuclear threat, regardless of backlog
at DOE defense nuclear facilities. (10 minutes)
26. Rogers, Mike (AL): Fences 50% of the funds for the
Office of the Secretary of Energy until he provides a specific
report to the specified congressional committees. (10 minutes)
27. Adams (NC): Provides for online entrepreneurial
counseling services through the Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE) program and requires SCORE to submit a study
and report on the future of the program through a strategic
plan that covers the course of the next 5 years. (10 minutes)
28. Collins, Chris (NY), Higgins (NY): Requires the
Secretary of the Army to consider using cost-competitive
technologies that minimize waste generation and air emissions
as alternatives to current disposal methods when reducing
munitions in the stock-pile of conventional ammunition or B5A
Account. (10 minutes)
29. Russell (OK): Expresses the Sense of Congress that the
Dept. of Defense should reassess their guidelines on how they
evaluate motor carrier safety performance. The GAO found that
DOD lowered standards to Dept. of Transportation standards,
even for the transport of hazardous materials. (10 minutes)
30. Costa (CA): Directs the Secretary to report to the
Committees of jurisdiction regarding the efficacy of
prioritizing training exercises for National Guard IRT teams
with well drilling capability in locations in disadvantaged
communities with drinking water supplies that have been
impacted as a result of drought. (10 minutes)
31. McKinley (WV): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
establish an electronic tour calculator so that reservists
could keep track of aggregated active duty tours of 90 days or
more served within a fiscal year. (10 minutes)
32. Meng (NY), McSally (AZ): Requires GAO report on
admissions practices and gender composition of military service
academies. (10 minutes)
33. Palmer (AL): Allows for the award of a Distinguished
Service Cross to 1st LT Melvin M. Spruiell for his acts of
valor during WWII as a member of the Army serving in France
with the 377th Parachute Field Artillery, 101st Airborne
Division. (10 minutes)
34. Sewell (AL): Allows cyber institutes to place a special
emphasis on entering into a partnership with a local
educational agency located in a rural, under served, or
underrepresented community. (10 minutes)
35. Takano (CA): Includes in the report to Congress on the
direct employment pilot program for members of the National
Guard and Reserve (Sec. 566) a comparison of the pilot program
to other DOD and VA unemployment and underemployment programs.
(10 minutes)
36. Grayson (FL): Requires the inclusion of information
concerning the availability of treatment options and resources
available to address substance abuse (including alcohol,
prescription drug, and opioid abuse), as part of the required
servicemember preseparation counseling. (10 minutes)
37. Bost (IL): Makes a technical change to impact aid
program. (10 minutes)
38. DelBene (WA): Eliminates the 2-year eligibility
limitation for noncompetitive appointment of military spouses
to civil service positions when a member of the Armed Forces is
relocated in connection with their service. (10 minutes)
39. Bera (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the VA, Education, and
Labor, to submit a report to Congress detailing the transfer of
skills into college credit or technical certifications for
members of the Armed Forces leaving the military. (10 minutes)
40. McGovern (MA), Pompeo (KS): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to design and produce a military service medal to honor
retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are
radiation-exposed veterans (Atomic Veterans). (10 minutes)
41. Grayson (FL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
consider ``comparable quality of service'' as criteria used to
determine partnership agreements between facilities of the
uniformed services and local or regional health care systems.
(10 minutes)
42. Carter, John (TX): Places specific reporting
requirements on the Defense Department when prescribing and
distributing Mefloquine to members of the Armed Forces, and
requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct an annual review
for each Mefloquine prescription. Expands the Defense Centers
of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain
Injury's mission to include the study of the adverse health
effects of Mefloquine. (10 minutes)
43. Wilson, Joe (SC): Modifies Section 825(f) of the FY17
NDAA to sunset the required report after five years. (10
minutes)
44. Wilson, Joe (SC): Modifies the effective date for
section 901(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 by extending it one year to February, 1, 2018.
(10 minutes)
45. Beyer (VA), Wittman (VA), Connolly (VA), Lamborn (CO),
Comstock (VA), Ruppersberger (MD): Ensures that DOD is using
LPTA in an effective and appropriate manner as a source
selection process. States that it should be DOD policy to avoid
LPTA use in circumstances that potentially deny the Department
the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source
selection process. (10 minutes)
46. Burgess (TX), Schakowsky (IL), DeFazio (OR), Welch
(VT): Requires a report ranking all military departments and
Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they are in achieving
auditable financial statements as required by law. (10 minutes)
47. Turner (OH): Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a briefing to the House Armed Services Committee on the
process used to include proximity to certain commercial
airports as part of its Strategic Basing Process. (10 minutes)
48. Zeldin (NY): Requires the United States Navy to
specifically assess synthetic aperture sonar systems and
subsequently report on whether they are a suitable for
incorporation on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). (10 minutes)
49. Frankel (FL): Expresses Congress's appreciation to
American veterans disabled for life and supports the annual
recognition of these individuals each year. (10 minutes)
50. Beyer (VA): Pairs the FAA and the DOD to study possible
changes to these routes and altitude caps to minimize the
impact from these overflight operations. (10 minutes)
51. Trott (MI): States that the President shall instruct
the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to use the voice and
vote of the United States to seek the establishment of a United
Nations processing center in Erbil, Iraq to assist
internationally displaced communities. (10 minutes)
52. Vela (TX): Requires the Department of Defense to submit
a report to Congress on the impact of cartel violence in Mexico
on U.S. national security. (10 minutes)
53. Thornberry (TX): Requires the Secretaries of Defense
and State to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report containing a description of the steps the United States
has taken, plans to take, and will take to provide Taiwan with
arms of a defensive character in accordance with the Taiwan
Relations Act (Public Law 96--8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et 14 seq.).
(10 minutes)
54. Nolan (MN): Prohibits funding from the Syria Train and
Equip program to recipients that the Secretary of Defense has
reported as having misused provided training and equipment. (10
minutes)
55. Aguilar (CA): Creates a pilot program to improve the
ability of the Army and Air Force, respectively, to recruit
cyber professionals. (10 minutes)
56. Dold (IL): Extends the authorization of a 2014 project
for barracks at Great Lakes, IL. (10 minutes)
57. Chu (CA): Ensures that the Small Business
Administration considers the population density of the area to
be serviced by women's business centers when reviewing and
selecting eligible entities for WBC grants. (10 minutes)
58. Perlmutter (CO): Allows deed restrictions on former
U.S. Army land at Rocky Mountain Arsenal to be modified or
removed should an environmental risk assessment determine the
property is protective for residential or industrial uses. (10
minutes)
59. Pompeo (KS): Requires the Director of National
Intelligence to complete a declassification review of
intelligence reports related to the past terrorist activities
of individuals who were transferred or released from GTMO, and
make available to the public any information declassified as a
result of the declassification review. (10 minutes)
60. Zinke (MT), Rogers, Mike (AL), Lummis (WY), DeLauro
(CT): Ensures the security of our land-based nuclear forces and
ensures an acquisition strategy that will field a UH 1N
replacement aircraft in fiscal year 2018. (10 minutes)
61. McSally (AZ): Places a prohibition on enforcement of
military commission rulings preventing members of the Armed
Forces from carrying out otherwise lawful duties based on
member gender, such as guarding high-value detainees at
Guantanamo Bay. (10 minutes)
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Strike section 528 (page 127, beginning line 14), and insert
the following new section:
SEC. 528. REPORT ON PURPOSE AND UTILITY OF REGISTRATION SYSTEM UNDER
MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than July 1, 2017, the
Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
current and future need for a centralized registration
system under the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.); and
(2) provide a briefing on the results of the report.
(b) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) A detailed analysis of the current benefits
derived, both directly and indirectly, from the
Military Selective Service System, including--
(A) the extent to which mandatory
registration benefits military recruiting;
(B) the extent to which a national
registration capability serves as a deterrent
to potential enemies of the United States; and
(C) the extent to which expanding
registration to include women would impact
these benefits.
(2) An analysis of the functions currently performed
by the Selective Service System that would be assumed
by the Department of Defense in the absence of a
national registration capability.
(3) An analysis of the systems, manpower, and
facilities that would be needed by the Department to
physically mobilize inductees in the absence of the
Selective Service System.
(4) An analysis of the feasibility and utility of
eliminating the current focus on mass mobilization of
primarily combat troops in favor of a system that
focuses on mobilization of all military occupational
specialties, and the extent to which such a change
would impact the need for both male and female
inductees.
(5) A detailed analysis of the Department's personnel
needs in the event of an emergency requiring mass
mobilization, including--
(A) a detailed timeline, along with the
factors considered in arriving at this
timeline, of when the Department would
require--
(i) the first inductees to report for
service;
(ii) the first 100,000 inductees to
report for service; and
(iii) the first medical personnel to
report for service; and
(B) an analysis of any additional critical
skills that would be needed in the event of a
national emergency, and a timeline for when the
Department would require the first inductees to
report for service.
(6) A list of the assumptions used by the Department
when conducting its analysis in preparing the report.
(c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than December 1,
2017, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a review of the procedures used by the
Department of Defense in evaluating selective service
requirements.
PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 727, line 5, insert after ``may'' the following: ``, as
specified in advance by appropriations Acts,''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Westerman of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. FUNDING FOR SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for procurement, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4101, for missile procurement, Army,
surface-to-air missile system, MSE missile (Line 002) is hereby
increased by $82,400,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for Department of Energy national security
programs, as specified in the corresponding funding table in
section 4701, for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Defense
Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs, Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation R&D, Material management and minimization is
hereby reduced by $82,400,000.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. FUNDING FOR LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, there is authorized to be
appropriated $17,930,000 for procurement, Air Force, Large
Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section
4201, for advanced component development & prototypes, Ground
Based Strategic Deterrent (Line 044) is hereby reduced by
$17,930,000.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKinley of West
Virginia or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 3__. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for Civil Military Programs is hereby increased by $15,000,000
(to be used in support of the National Guard Youth Challenge
Program).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced
by $15,000,000.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Guthrie of Kentucky or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 81, insert after line 14 the following:
SEC. 312. PRODUCTION AND USE OF NATURAL GAS AT FORT KNOX.
(a) Production and Use of Natural Gas at Fort Knox.--Chapter
449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4781. Natural gas: production, treatment, management, and use at
Fort Knox, Kentucky
``(a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may provide
for the production, treatment, management, and use of natural
gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky, without regard to
section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30
U.S.C. 352).
``(2) The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract
with an appropriate entity to carry out paragraph (1).
``(b) Limitation on Uses.--Any natural gas produced under
subsection (a) may be used only to support activities and
operations at Fort Knox and may not be sold for use elsewhere.
``(c) Ownership of Facilities.--The Secretary of the Army may
take ownership of any gas production and treatment equipment
and facilities and associated infrastructure from an entity
with which the Secretary has entered into a contract under
subsection (a) in accordance with the terms of the contract.
``(d) Applicability.--The authority of the Secretary of the
Army under this section is effective as of August 2, 2007.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``4781. Natural gas: production, treatment, management, and use at Fort
Knox, Kentucky.''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gallego of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:
SEC. ___. REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW AND MONITOR PRESCRIBING PRACTICES AT
MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES OF PHARMACEUTICAL
AGENTS FOR TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) conduct a comprehensive review of the prescribing
practices at military treatment facilities of
pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of post-
traumatic stress;
(2) implement a process or processes to monitor the
prescribing practices at military treatment facilities
of pharmaceutical agents that are discouraged from use
under the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for
Management of Post-Traumatic Stress; and
(3) implement a plan to address any deviations from
such guideline in prescribing practices of
pharmaceutical agents for management of post-traumatic
stress at such facilities.
(b) Pharmaceutical Agent Defined.--In this section, the term
``pharmaceutical agent'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1074g(g) of title 10, United States Code.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 843. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FOR
DEFENSE CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 2305a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Criteria for Use.--
``(1) Contracts with a value of at least
$4,000,000.--Two-phase selection procedures shall be
used for entering into a contract for the design and
construction of a public building, facility, or work
when a contracting officer determines that the contract
has a value of $4,000,000 or greater.
``(2) Contracts with a value less than $4,000,000.--
For projects that a contracting officer determines have
a value of less than $4,000,000, the contracting
officer shall make a determination whether two-phase
selection procedures are appropriate for use for
entering into a contract for the design and
construction of a public building, facility, or work
when--
``(A) the contracting officer anticipates
that 3 or more offers will be received for the
contract;
``(B) design work must be performed before an
offeror can develop a price or cost proposal
for the contract;
``(C) the offeror will incur a substantial
amount of expense in preparing the offer; and
``(D) the contracting officer has considered
information such as--
``(i) the extent to which the project
requirements have been adequately
defined;
``(ii) the time constraints for
delivery of the project;
``(iii) the capability and experience
of potential contractors;
``(iv) the suitability of the project
for use of the two-phase selection
procedures;
``(v) the capability of the agency to
manage the two-phase selection process;
and
``(vi) other criteria established by
the agency.'';
(2) by striking the second sentence in subsection (d)
and inserting the following: ``The maximum number
specified in the solicitation shall not be greater than
5 unless the head of the contracting activity (or a
designee of the head who is in a position not lower
than the supervisor of the contracting officer)
approves the contracting officer's justification with
respect to an individual solicitation that a specified
number greater than 5 is in the Federal Government's
interest.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Annual Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than November 30 of each
of the years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget an annual report containing each
instance in which the agency awarded a design-build
contract pursuant to section 2305a of this title,
during the preceding fiscal year in which--
``(A) more than 5 finalists were selected for
phase-two requests for proposals; or
``(B) the contract was awarded without using
two-phase selection procedures.
``(2) Public availability.--The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall make available to
the public, including on the Internet, the annual
reports described in paragraph (1), and publish a
notice of the availability of each report in the
Federal Register.''.
(b) Government Accountability Office Report.--Not later than
270 days after November 30, 2020, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall issue a report analyzing the compliance
of the various Federal agencies with the requirements of
subsection (g) of section 2305a of title 10, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a)(3)).
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 843. ASSESSMENT OF OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND
CONTROLLED BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES REQUIRED BEFORE
CONVERSION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS TO CONTRACTOR
PERFORMANCE.
No Department of Defense function that is performed by
Department of Defense civilian employees and is tied to a
certain military base may be converted to performance by a
contractor until the Secretary of Defense conducts an
assessment to determine if the Department of Defense has
carried out sufficient outreach programs to assist small
business concerns owned and controlled by women (as such term
is defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D))) and small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals (as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C))) that are
located in the geographic area near the military base.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII (page 326, after line 4), insert the
following:
SEC. 843. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON COMMON GROUNDS FOR SUSTAINING BID
PROTESTS IN ANNUAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall include in
the annual report to Congress on the Government Accountability
Office each year a list of the most common grounds for
sustaining protests relating to bids for contracts during such
year.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKinley of West
Virginia or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title VIII the following new section:
SEC. 843. POLICY REGARDING SOLID ROCKET MOTORS USED IN TACTICAL
MISSILES.
(a) Policy.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that every
tactical missile program of the Department of Defense that uses
solid propellant as the primary propulsion system shall have at
least two fully certified rocket motor suppliers in the event
that one of the rocket motor suppliers is outside the national
technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500(1)
of title 10, United States Code).
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive subsection (a) in the
case of compelling national security reasons.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title IX, add the following new
section:
SEC. 9__. REFORM OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Security Council has increasingly
micromanaged military operations and centralized
decisionmaking within the staff of the National
Security Council. The size of the staff has contributed
this problem.
(2) As stated by former Secretary of Defense Robert
M. Gates, ``It was the operational micromanagement that
drove me nuts of White House and [National Security
Council] staffers calling senior commanders out in the
field and asking them questions, second guessing
commanders'', and by another former Secretary of
Defense Leon Panetta, ``[B]ecause of that
centralization of that authority at the White House,
there are too few voices being heard in terms of the
ability to make decisions and that includes members of
the cabinet.''.
(3) Gates stated, ``You have 25 people working on a
single military problem . . . They are going to be
doing things they shouldn't be doing,'' and Panetta
noted, ``The National Security Council has grown
enormously, which means you have a lot more staff
people running around at the White House on these
foreign policy issues.''.
(4) Press reports indicate that National Security
Council micromanagement has included selecting targets
in ongoing military operations, specifying detailed
parameters and limitations on military operations, and
managing military planning and the execution of plans.
(5) As stated in section 101(a) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021(a)), the
``function of the Council shall be to advise the
President with respect to the integration of domestic,
foreign, and military policies relating to the national
security so as to enable the military services and the
other departments and agencies of the Government to
cooperate more effectively in matters involving the
national security''.
(6) As stated in the November 1961 staff reports and
recommendations on ``Organizing for National Security''
submitted to the Committee on Government Operations of
the Senate by the Subcommittee on National Policy
Machinery, ``The Council is an interagency committee:
It can inform, debate, review, adjust, and validate...
The Council is not a decisionmaking body; it does not
itself make policy. It serves only in an advisory
capacity to the President, helping him arrive at
decisions which he alone can make.''.
(7) As noted in the 1987 Report of the President's
Special Review Board (commonly known as the ``Tower
Commission Report''), ``As a general matter, the
[National Security Council] staff should not engage in
the implementation of policy or the conduct of
operations. This compromises their oversight role and
usurps the responsibilities of the departments and
agencies.''.
(8) As noted in the ``Addendum on Structure and
Process Analyses: Volume II - Executive Office of the
President,'' accompanying the February 2001 U.S.
Commission on National Security/21st Century (commonly
known as the ``Hart-Rudman Commission''), ``[T]he
degree to which the [National Security Council] gets
involved in operational issues raises a question of
congressional oversight. Today there is limited
congressional oversight of the [National Security
Council]... Assigning the [National Security Council]
greater operational responsibility would likely result
in calls for more congressional oversight and
legislative control...''.
(9) According to analysis from the Brookings
Institution's National Security Council Project, the
size of the National Security Council staff from the
early 1960s to the mid-1990s remained consistently
under 60 personnel. Since then, it has grown
significantly in size.
(10) As former National Security Advisor, Zbigniew
Brzezinski, wrote in ``The NSC's Midlife Crisis'' in
Foreign Policy, Winter 1987-1988, ``There is no magic
number, but it would appear that for successful
strategic planning and policy coordination 30-40 senior
staff members are probably adequate. However, to ensure
effective supervision over policy implementation as
well, the size of the staff should be somewhat larger.
An optimal figure for the senior staff probably would
be about 50 senior staff members.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the function of the National Security Council,
consistent with the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), is to advise the President as an
independent honest broker on national security matters,
to coordinate national security activities across
departments and agencies, and to make recommendations
to the President regarding national security objectives
and policy, and the size of the staff of the National
Security Council should be appropriately aligned to
this function;
(2) the President is entitled to privacy in the
Office of the President and to a confidential
relationship with the National Security Advisor and the
National Security Council; and
(3) however, a National Security Council, enabled by
a large staff, that assumes a central policymaking or
operational role is no longer advisory and should be
publicly accountable to the American people through
Senate confirmation of its leadership and the
activities of the Council subject to direct oversight
by Congress.
(c) Amendments to National Security Act of 1947.--Section 101
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021), is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (6) the
following new paragraph:
``(7) the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``shall receive
compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year.'' and
inserting ``shall report to, and be under the general
supervision of, the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs.'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (l) as
subsections (e) through (m), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
``(d)(1)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall
be appointed by the President.
``(B) If the staff of the Council exceeds 100 covered
employees at any point during a term of the President, and for
the duration of such term (without regard to any changes to the
number of such covered employees), the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
``(2)(A) Beginning on the date on which the staff of the
Council exceeds 100 covered employees, the person appointed as
the Assistant under paragraph (1)(A), the person nominated by
the President to be appointed the Assistant under paragraph
(1)(B), or any other person designated by the President to
serve as the Assistant in an acting capacity, may serve in an
acting capacity for no longer than 210 days.
``(B) If the person nominated by the President to be
appointed the Assistant under paragraph (1)(B) is rejected by
the Senate, withdrawn, or returned to the President by the
Senate, the President shall nominate another person and the
person serving as the acting Assistant may continue to serve--
``(i) until the second nomination is confirmed; or
``(ii) for no more than 210 days after the second
nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or returned.
``(3) The President shall notify Congress in writing not more
than seven days after the date on which the staff of the
Council exceeds 100 covered employees.
``(4) In this subsection, the term `covered employees' means
each of the following officers and employees (counted without
regard to full-time equivalent basis):
``(A) Officers and employees occupying a position
funded by the Executive Office of the President
performing a function of the Council.
``(B) Officers, employees, and members of the Armed
Forces from any department, agency, or independent
establishment of the executive branch of the Government
that are on detail to the Council performing a function
of the Council.''.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(12) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402(12)) is amended
by striking ``section 101(i)'' and inserting ``section
101(l)''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nadler of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike sections 1032 and 1033.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walorski of Indiana or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10__. APPLICATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO THE
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.
(a) In General.--Section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act),
is amended by inserting ``and the National Security Council''
after ``the Executive Office of the President''.
(b) Effective Date; Application.--
(1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on the date on which the first
Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs is appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, pursuant to section
101(d)(1)(B) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3021(d)(1)(B)), as added by title IX of this
Act.
(2) Application.--The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall apply with respect to any record created by
the National Security Council on or after the date
specified in paragraph (1).
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poe of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 394, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 1048. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES.
Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Preference for Border Security Purposes.--(1) In
transferring the personal property described in paragraph (2)
under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall give
preference to Federal and State agencies that agree to use the
property primarily for the purpose of strengthening border
security along the southern border of the United States.
``(2) The personal property described in this section is--
``(A) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles,
including the MQ-9 Reaper (also known as the `Predator
B') and the Aerostat radar system;
``(B) night-vision goggles; and
``(C) high mobility multi-purpose wheel vehicles
(commonly known as `humvees').''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hunter of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 462, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 1098. USE OF TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL TO
GAIN ACCESS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Access to Installations for Credentialed Transportation
Workers.--During the period that the Secretary is developing
and fielding physical access standards, capabilities,
processes, and electronic access control systems, the Secretary
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) shall be
accepted as a valid credential for unescorted access to
Department of Defense installations by transportation workers.
(b) Credentialed Transportation Workers With Secret
Clearance.--TWIC-carrying transportation workers who also have
a current Secret Level Clearance issued by the Department of
Defense shall be considered exempt from further vetting when
seeking unescorted access at Department of Defense facilities.
Access security personnel shall verify such person's security
clearance in a timely manner and provide them with unescorted
access to complete their freight service.
(c) Report on Credentialed Persons Denied Access to
Department of Defense Installations.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall begin documenting each instance when a
credentialed transportation worker is denied unescorted access
to a military facility in the Continental United States,
Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, or Native American lands. The report
shall include, but not be limited to, the reasons for such
denial, and the amount of time the credentialed party denied
entrance waited to obtain access. The report shall be submitted
to the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate no
later than the first day of February of each year until
complete fielding of Identity Management Enterprise Services
Architecture and electronic access control systems are
achieved.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 462, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF
CERTAIN LANDMINES AND REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF
REPLACEMENT ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE MUNITIONS.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the
destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions before the
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report
required by subsection (c).
(b) Exception for Safety.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to
any anti-personnel landmine munitions that the Secretary
determines are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not
demilitarized or destroyed.
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Congress a report that
includes the following:
(A) An assessment of the current state of
research into operational alternatives to anti-
personnel landmines.
(B) Any other matter that the Secretary
determines should be included in the report.
(2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(d) Anti-personnel Landmine Munitions Defined.--In this
section, the term ``anti-personnel landmine munitions''
includes anti-personnel landmines and sub-munitions as defined
by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their
Destruction, as determined by the Secretary.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Royce of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title X, add the following:
Subtitle H--United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act
SEC. 10XX. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``United States Naval
Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act''.
SEC. 10XX. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, has been a strategic military asset critical to
the defense of the United States and the maintenance of
regional security for more than a century.
(2) The United States continues to exercise control
over the area of United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pursuant to the Guantanamo Lease
Agreements, which were initiated and concluded pursuant
to an Act of Congress.
(3) Senior United States military leaders have
consistently voiced strong support for maintaining
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
noting its strategic value for military basing and
logistics, disaster relief, humanitarian work,
terrorist detention, and counter-narcotics purposes.
(4) On February 29, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton
B. Carter, discussing United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stated that ``it's a strategic
location, we've had it for a long time, it's important
to us and we intend to hold onto it''.
(5) On March 12, 2015, Commander of United States
Southern Command, General John Kelly, testified that
the United States facilities at Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay ``are indispensable to the Departments
of Defense, Homeland Security, and State's operational
and contingency plans. . . . As the only permanent U.S.
military base in Latin America and the Caribbean, its
location provides persistent U.S. presence and
immediate access to the region, as well as supporting a
layered defense to secure the air and maritime
approaches to the United States''.
(6) In testimony before Congress in 2012, then-
Commander of United States Southern Command, General
Douglas Fraser, stated that ``the strategic capability
provided by U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay remains
essential for executing national priorities throughout
the Caribbean, Latin America, and South America''.
(7) Following a 1991 coup in Haiti that prompted a
mass exodus of people by boat, United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, provided a location for
temporary housing and the orderly adjudication of
asylum claims outside of the continental United States.
(8) In 2010, United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, was a critical hub for the provision of
humanitarian disaster relief following the devastating
earthquakes in Haiti.
(9) The United States presence at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has its origins in Acts
of Congress undertaken pursuant to the powers of
Congress expressly enumerated in the Constitution of
the United States.
(10) By joint resolution approved on April 20, 1898,
Congress ``directed and empowered'' the President ``to
use the entire land and naval forces of the United
States'' as necessary to ensure that the Government of
Spain ``relinquish its authority and government in the
island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters''.
(11) Congress declared war against Spain on April 25,
1898, which lasted until December 10, 1898, when the
United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, in
which Spain relinquished all claims of sovereignty over
Cuba, and United States governance of Cuba was
established.
(12) Nearly three years later, in the Act of March 2,
1901 (Chapter 803; 31 Stat. 898), Congress granted the
President the authority to return ``the government and
control of the island of Cuba to its people'' subject
to several express conditions including, in article VII
of the Act of March 2, 1901, the sale or lease by Cuba
to the United States of lands necessary for naval
stations.
(13) Pursuant to the authority granted by article VII
of the Act of March 2, 1901, the United States
negotiated the Guantanamo Lease Agreements, which
specified the area of, and United States jurisdiction
and control over, what became United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(14) On October 2, 1903, when approving the Lease to
the United States by the Government of Cuba of Certain
Areas of Land and Water for Naval or Coaling Stations,
signed in Havana on July 2, 1903, President Theodore
Roosevelt cited the Act of March 2, 1901, as providing
his authority to do so: ``I, Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States of America, having seen
and considered the foregoing lease, do hereby approve
the same, by virtue of the authority conferred by the
seventh of the provisions defining the relations which
are to exist between the United States and Cuba,
contained in the Act of Congress approved March 2,
1901, entitled `An Act making appropriation for the
support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1902.'''.
(15) Obtaining United States naval station rights in
Cuba was an express condition of the authority that
Congress gave the President to return control and
governance of Cuba to the people of Cuba. In exercising
that authority and concluding the Guantanamo Lease
Agreements, President Theodore Roosevelt recognized the
source of that authority as the Act of March 2, 1901.
(16) The Treaty of Relations between the United
States of America and the Republic of Cuba, signed at
Washington, May 29, 1934, did not supersede, abrogate,
or modify the Guantanamo Lease Agreements, but noted
that the stipulations of those agreements ``shall
continue in effect'' until the United States and Cuba
agree to modify them.
(17) The Constitution of the United States expressly
grants to Congress the power to provide for the common
defense of the United States, the power to provide and
maintain a Navy, and the power ``to dispose of and make
all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the
Territory or other Property belonging to the United
States''.
SEC. 10XX. PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION, ABROGATION, OR OTHER RELATED
ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNITED STATES JURISDICTION
AND CONTROL OVER UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.
No action may be taken to modify, abrogate, or replace the
stipulations, agreements, and commitments contained in the
Guantanamo Lease Agreements, or to impair or abandon the
jurisdiction and control of the United States over United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless specifically
authorized or otherwise provided by--
(1) a statute that is enacted on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act;
(2) a treaty that is ratified with the advice and
consent of the Senate on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(3) a modification of the Treaty Between the United
States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, DC, on
May 29, 1934, that is ratified with the advice and
consent of the Senate on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 10XX. GUANTANAMO LEASE AGREEMENTS DEFINED.
In this subtitle, the term ``Guantanamo Lease Agreements''
means--
(1) the Agreement Between the United States of
America and the Republic of Cuba for the Lease to the
United States of Lands in Cuba for coaling and naval
stations, signed by the President of the United States
on February 23, 1903; and
(2) the Lease to the United States by the Government
of Cuba of Certain Areas of Land and Water for Naval or
Coaling Stations, signed by the President of the United
States on October 2, 1903.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walorski of Indiana or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title X, add the following:
SEC. 10__. REQUIREMENT FOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING
TRANSFER OF DETAINEES.
Section 1034(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 969; 10 U.S.C.
801 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at
the end of paragraph (4); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) the United States Government and the government
of the foreign country have entered into a written
memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of
the individual and such memorandum of understanding has
previously been transmitted to the appropriate
committees of Congress.''.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Calvert of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XI, add the following new section:
SEC. 1112. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE PERSONNEL
AND CONTRACTORS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A large, disproportionate, and duplicative
civilian work force coupled with bureaucratic,
structural inefficiencies has detracted from the
Pentagon's production of combat power and its ability
to modernize.
(2) The recent uniformed military drawdown has not
been accompanied by an equivalent reduction of either
the civilian or contractor work force. Right sizing the
civilian workforce must be statutory in number but
implemented with executive discretion. Across-the-board
cuts to the defense civilian workforce are not the
answer.
(3) Spending on contract services is over 50 percent
of all Department of Defense purchases even as the
total defense budget has dropped. Expenditures in
services contracting lack appropriate oversight,
accountability, and scrutiny.
(b) Reports.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
submit a preliminary report within 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and a final report
within 180 days after such date, to the congressional
defense committees detailing the structure and number
of the civilian workforce and contractors of the
Department of Defense.
(2) Contents.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),
each report shall include the following for each of
fiscal years 2017 through 2020, including a breakdown
in location, job function, General Schedule (GS) level,
and date of when the job was created for the following
individuals:
(A) The total number of full time equivalent
employees, including each of the following:
(i) The total number of Senior
Executive Service employees and their
assignments.
(ii) The total number of civilian
employees of the Department of Defense
within the military health care system.
(iii) The total number of civilian
employees of the Department employed at
depots, arsenals, and ammunition
facilities.
(B) The total number of civilian contractors
of the Department of Defense, including each of
the following:
(i) The total number of civilian
contractors for weapons acquisitions.
(ii) The total number of civilian
contractors for services or labor for
non-weapon systems acquisitions.
(iii) The total number of civilian
contractors employed at depots,
arsenals, and ammunition facilities.
(3) Preliminary report.--The preliminary report
provided under this subsection--
(A) shall cover the contents described in
paragraph (2) in as much detail as is
ascertainable within 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act; and
(B) shall include an explanation of any
impediments to developing a complete and final
report by 180 days after such date of
enactment.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moore of Wisconsin or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONDEMNING CONTINUING ATTACKS ON MEDICAL
FACILITIES IN SYRIA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Attacks intentionally targeting civilians,
medical personnel, or medical facilities constitute
grave violations of international humanitarian law.
(2) In Syria, schools, markets, and hospitals are
routinely destroyed in attacks and medical providers
routinely targeted for attacks.
(3) Physicians for Human Rights has documented at
least 350 airstrikes against medical facilities and the
deaths of over 700 medical personnel in Syria since
2011.
(4) So far in May 2016, there have been at least six
attacks on medical facilities in the city of Aleppo
alone in less than a week killing dozens, including the
last pediatrician still working in Aleppo.
(5) These attacks seriously hinder access to medical
care and are compounded by ongoing efforts by the
Syrian regime to block or limit humanitarian aid to
Syrians.
(6) Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned these
attacks arguing, ``there is no justification for this
horrific violence that targets civilians or medical
facilities or first responders no matter who it is,
whether it's a member of the opposition retaliating or
the regime in its brutality against the civilians which
has continued for five years.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department of Defense and all other
appropriate United States Government agencies should
continue to strongly condemn and call for an immediate
end to attacks on medical facilities and medical
providers in Syria and work to ensure that doctors can
do their job and provide care to the those in need;
(2) humanitarian crises in Syria and Iraq,
exacerbated by targeted attacks on medical facilities,
personnel, and schools, threaten the achievement of
United States goals in the region, such as destroying
and dismantling the Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) and peace and stability in the region,
including Syria;
(3) the United States and international community
should do more to support medical professionals and
medical nonprofit organizations working in Syria, at
great risk to their personal well-being, to treat the
ill and infirm and ensure some level of medical care
for Syrians; and
(4) the Department of Defense is strongly encouraged
to support, where appropriate, other appropriate United
States Government agencies and entities engaged in
meeting urgent and increasing humanitarian and medical
needs in Syria, especially in areas where medical
facilities and providers have been targeted by the
Syrian regime, ISIL, or Al-Qaeda.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Forbes of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12XX. ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN MILITARY SALES TO TAIWAN.
Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed
Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
report that lists each request received from Taiwan and each
letter of offer to sell any defense articles or services under
this Act to Taiwan during such fiscal year. The report shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.''.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JULY 2016 NATO SUMMIT IN WARSAW,
POLAND.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has
been the cornerstone of transatlantic security
cooperation and an enduring instrument for promoting
stability in Europe and around the world for over 65
years.
(2) NATO currently faces a range of evolving security
challenges, including Russian aggression in Eastern
Europe, and instability and conflict in the Middle East
and North Africa. In the face of these varied
challenges, NATO must deter threats and, if necessary,
defend NATO member states against adversaries.
(3) Since NATO's 2014 summit in Wales, NATO member
states have made progress in implementing a Readiness
Action Plan to enhance allied readiness and collective
defense in response to Russian aggression. However,
much work remains to be done.
(4) NATO's solidarity is strengthened by the
bolstering of NATO's conventional and nuclear
deterrence, increased defense spending by NATO member
states, and continued enlargement of the Alliance.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that----
(1) at the July 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland
and beyond, the United States should----
(A) welcome Montenegro's accession to NATO;
(B) continue to work with aspirant countries
to prepare them for entry into NATO;
(C) continue supporting a Membership Action
Plan (MAP) for Georgia;
(D) encourage the leaders of Macedonia and
Greece to find a mutually agreeable solution to
the name dispute between the two countries;
(E) seek a Dayton II agreement to resolve the
constitutional issues of Bosnia and
Herzegovina;
(F) work with the Republic of Kosovo to
prepare the country for entrance into the
Partnership for Peace (PfP) program;
(G) take a leading role in working with NATO
member states to identify, through consensus,
the current and future security threats facing
the Alliance; and
(H) take a leading role to work with other
NATO member states to ensure the alliance
maintains the required capabilities, including
the gains in interoperability from combat in
Afghanistan, necessary to meet the security
threats to the Alliance;
(2) in Warsaw, NATO member states should build upon
the progress made since the 2014 Wales Summit, by
committing additional resources to NATO's Readiness
Action Plan and related measures to enhance allied
readiness and deterrence;
(3) NATO member states should review defense spending
to ensure sufficient funding is obligated to meet NATO
responsibilities, including to allocate at least 2
percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to defense
spending, and to devote at least 20 percent of defense
spending to defense modernization and new equipment;
(4) the United States should commit to maintaining a
robust military presence in Europe as a means of
promoting allied interoperability, providing visible
assurance to NATO allies, and deterring Russian
aggression in the region; and
(5) the United States reaffirms and remains committed
to the policies enumerated by NATO member states in the
Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, dated May 20,
2012, and the Wales Summit Declaration of September
2014, including the following statement: ``Deterrence,
based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional,
and missile defence capabilities, remains a core
element of our overall strategy.''.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In the table of contents for bill, insert after the item
pertaining to section 1867 the following:
Subtitle F--Small Business Development Centers Improvements
Sec. 1871. Short title.
Sec. 1872. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs.
Sec. 1873. Marketing of services.
Sec. 1874. Data collection.
Sec. 1875. Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships.
Sec. 1876. Equity for small business development centers.
Sec. 1877. Confidentiality requirements.
Sec. 1878. Limitation on award of grants to small business development
centers.
Page 832, insert after line 5 the following:
Subtitle F--Small Business Development Centers Improvements
SEC. 1871. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Small Business
Development Centers Improvement Act of 2016''
SEC. 1872. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
``(a) Expanded Support for Entrepreneurs.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Administrator shall only use the
programs authorized in sections 7(j), 7(m), 8(a),
8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, and 32 of this Act, and sections
358 and 389 of the Small Business Investment Act to
deliver entrepreneurial development services,
entrepreneurial education, support for the development
and maintenance of clusters, or business training.
``(2) Exception.--This section shall not apply to
services provided to assist small business concerns
owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in
section 8(a)(13)).
``(b) Annual Report.--Beginning on the first December 1 after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator
shall annually report to the Committee on Small Business of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on all entrepreneurial
development activities undertaken in the current fiscal year.
This report shall include--
``(1) a description and operating details for each
program and activity;
``(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard
operating procedures for each program and activity;
``(3) a description of the process used to award
grants under each program and activity;
``(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and
vendors (including organization name and location) and
the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for
each program and activity;
``(5) the amount of funding obligated for the current
fiscal year for each program and activity; and
``(6) the names and titles for those individuals
responsible for each program and activity.''.
SEC. 1873. MARKETING OF SERVICES.
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o) No Prohibition of Marketing of Services.--The
Administrator shall not prohibit applicants receiving grants
under this section from marketing and advertising their
services to individuals and small business concerns.''.
SEC. 1874. DATA COLLECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``as provided in this section and''
and inserting ``as provided in this section,''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and (iv) governing data collection
activities related to applicants receiving grants under
this section''.
(b) Annual Report on Data Collection.--Section 21 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by section 1873
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(p) Annual Report on Data Collection.--The Administrator
shall report annually to the Committee on Small Business of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on any data collection
activities related to the Small Business Development Center
program.''.
(c) Working Group to Improve Data Collection.--
(1) Establishment and study.--The Administrator of
the Small Business Administration shall establish a
Data Collection Working Group consisting of members
from entrepreneurial development grant recipients
associations and organizations and Administration
officials, to carry out a study to determine the best
way to capture data collection and create or revise
existing systems dedicated to data collection.
(2) Report.--Not later than the end of the 180-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Data Collection Working Group shall issue a
report to the Committee on Small Business of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate containing the
findings and determinations made in carrying out the
study required under paragraph (1), including--
(A) recommendations for revising existing
data collection practices; and
(B) a proposed plan for the Small Business
Administration to implement such
recommendations.
SEC. 1875. FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND COSPONSORSHIPS.
Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648(a)(3)(C)), as amended by section 1874, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Fees From Private Partnerships and Cosponsorships.--
Participation in private partnerships and cosponsorships with
the Administration shall not limit small business development
centers from collecting fees or other income related to the
operation of such private partnerships and cosponsorships.''.
SEC. 1876. EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended to read as follows:
``(I) In general.--Of the
amounts made available in any
fiscal year to carry out this
section not more than $600,000
may be used by the
Administration to pay expenses
enumerated in subparagraphs (B)
through (D) of section
20(a)(1).''.
SEC. 1877. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.
Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``under this
section'' the following: ``to any State, local or Federal
agency, or third party''.
SEC. 1878. LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS.
(a) In General.--Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 648), as amended by section 1874, is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``any women's
business center operating pursuant to section 29,'';
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Limitation on Award of Grants.--Except for not-for-
profit institutions of higher education, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Administrator may not award
grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under
this section to any entity other than those that received
grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under
this section prior to the date of the enactment of this
subsection, and that seek to renew such grants (including
contracts and cooperative agreements) after such date.''.
(b) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by this
section may not be construed as prohibiting a women's business
center from receiving a subgrant from an entity receiving a
grant under section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648).
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hanna of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In the table of contents for bill, insert after the item
pertaining to section 1867 the following:
Sec. 1868. Role of small business development centers in cyber security
and preparedness.
Sec. 1869. Additional cyber security assistance for small business
development centers.
Sec. 1870. Cybersecurity outreach for small business development
centers.
Sec. 1871. GAO study on small business cyber support services and small
business development center cyber strategy.
Sec. 1872. Prohibition on additional funds.
Page 832, insert after line 5 the following:
SEC. 1868. ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN CYBER SECURITY
AND PREPAREDNESS.
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``and providing
access to business analysts who can refer small
business concerns to available experts:'' and inserting
``providing access to business analysts who can refer
small business concerns to available experts; and, to
the extent practicable, providing assistance in
furtherance of the Small Business Development Center
Cyber Strategy developed under section 1871(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2017:''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking
the period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end of the
following:
``(G) access to cyber security specialists to
counsel, assist, and inform small business concern
clients, in furtherance of the Small Business
Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under
section .''.
SEC. 1869. ADDITIONAL CYBER SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Cyber security assistance.--The Department of
Homeland Security, and any other Federal department or
agency in coordination with the Department of Homeland
Security, may provide assistance to small business
development centers, through the dissemination of
cybersecurity risk information and other homeland
security information, to help small business concerns
in developing or enhancing cyber security
infrastructure, cyber threat awareness, and cyber
training programs for employees.''.
SEC. 1870. CYBERSECURITY OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS.
Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
148) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(m); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
``(l) Cybersecurity Outreach.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide
assistance to small business development centers,
through the dissemination of cybersecurity risk
information and other homeland security information, to
help small business concerns in developing or enhancing
cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat awareness,
and cyber training programs for employees.
``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection,
the terms `small business concern' and `small business
development center' have the meaning given such terms,
respectively, under section 3 of the Small Business
Act.''.
SEC. 1871. GAO STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS CYBER SUPPORT SERVICES AND SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER CYBER STRATEGY.
(a) Review of Current Cyber Security Resources.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a review of current cyber
security resources at the Federal level aimed at
assisting small business concerns with developing or
enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber threat
awareness, or cyber training programs for employees.
(2) Content.--The review required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An accounting and description of all
Federal Government programs, projects, and
activities that currently provide assistance to
small business concerns in developing or
enhancing cyber security infrastructure, cyber
threat awareness, or cyber training programs
for employees.
(B) An assessment of how widely utilized the
resources described under subparagraph (A) are
by small business concerns and a review of
whether or not such resources are duplicative
of other programs and structured in a manner
that makes them accessible to and supportive of
small business concerns.
(3) Report.--The Comptroller General shall issue a
report to the Congress, the Small Business
Administrator, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
any association recognized under section 21(a)(3)(A) of
the Small Business Act containing all findings and
determinations made in carrying out the review required
under paragraph (1).
(b) Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
issuance of the report under subsection (a)(3), the
Small Business Administrator and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall work collaboratively to develop
a Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy.
(2) Consultation.--In developing the strategy under
this subsection, the Small Business Administrator and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with
entities representing the concerns of small business
development centers, including any association
recognized under section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small
Business Act.
(3) Content.--The strategy required under paragraph
(1) shall include, at minimum, the following:
(A) Plans for incorporating small business
development centers (hereinafter in this
section referred to as ``SBDCs'') into existing
cyber programs to enhance services and
streamline cyber assistance to small business
concerns.
(B) To the extent practicable, methods for
the provision of counsel and assistance to
improve a small business concern's cyber
security infrastructure, cyber threat
awareness, and cyber training programs for
employees, including--
(i) working to ensure individuals are
aware of best practices in the areas of
cyber security, cyber threat awareness,
and cyber training;
(ii) working with individuals to
develop cost-effective plans for
implementing best practices in these
areas;
(iii) entering into agreements, where
practical, with Information Sharing and
Analysis Centers or similar cyber
information sharing entities to gain an
awareness of actionable threat
information that may be beneficial to
small business concerns; and
(iv) providing referrals to area
specialists when necessary.
(C) An analysis of--
(i) how Federal Government programs,
projects, and activities identified by
the Comptroller General in the report
issued under subsection (a)(1) can be
leveraged by SBDCs to improve access to
high-quality cyber support for small
business concerns;
(ii) additional resources SBDCs may
need to effectively carry out their
role; and
(iii) how SBDCs can leverage existing
partnerships and develop new ones with
Federal, State, and local government
entities as well as private entities to
improve the quality of cyber support
services to small business concerns.
(4) Delivery of strategy.--Not later than 180 days
after the issuance of the report under subsection
(a)(3), the Small Business Development Center Cyber
Strategy shall be issued to the Committees on Homeland
Security and Small Business of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs and Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate.
SEC. 1872. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out sections 1868 through 1871 or the amendments made by
such sections.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Larsen of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 995, line 2, strike ``to be new and emergency in
nature'' and insert ``will significantly reduce the nuclear
threat''.
Page 995, line 9, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 995, strike lines 13 through 17.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers (AL) of Alabama
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 31__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the
Department of Energy for the Office of the Secretary of Energy,
not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the
date on which the Secretary submits to the appropriate
congressional committees the report under subsection (b).
(b) Report.--Not later than 15 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees the full report, and any
related materials, titled ``U.S. Nuclear Deterrence in the
Coming Decades'', dated August 15, 2014.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Adams of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In the table of contents for bill, insert after the item
pertaining to section 1852 the following:
Sec. 1853. Online component.
Sec. 1854. Study and report on the future of the SCORE program.
Sec. 1855. Technical and conforming amendments.
Page 819, insert after line 2 the following:
SEC. 1853. ONLINE COMPONENT.
(a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(c)), as amended by section 1852, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Online component.--In carrying out this
subsection, the SCORE Association shall make use of
online counseling, including by developing and
implementing webinars and an electronic mentoring
platform to expand access to services provided under
this subsection and to further support
entrepreneurs.''.
(b) Online Component Report.--
(1) In general.--At the end of fiscal year 2018, the
SCORE Association shall issue a report to the Committee
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of
the Senate on the effectiveness of the online
counseling and webinars required as part of the SCORE
program, including--
(A) how the SCORE Association determines
electronic mentoring and webinar needs,
develops training for electronic mentoring,
establishes webinar criteria curricula, and
evaluates webinar and electronic mentoring
results;
(B) describing the internal controls that are
used and a summary of the topics covered by the
webinars; and
(C) performance metrics, including the number
of small business concerns counseled by, the
number of small business concerns created by,
the number of jobs created and retained by, and
the funding amounts directed towards such
online counseling and webinars.
(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection,
the terms ``SCORE Association'' and ``SCORE program''
have the meaning given those terms, respectively, under
section 8(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(c)(1)).
SEC. 1854. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE SCORE PROGRAM.
(a) Study.--The SCORE Association shall carry out a study on
the future role of the SCORE program and develop a strategic
plan for how the SCORE program will evolve to meet the needs of
small business concerns and potential future small business
concerns over the course of the 5 years following the date of
enactment of this Act, with markers and specific objectives for
year 1, year 3, and year 5.
(b) Report.--Not later than the end of the 6-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the SCORE
Association shall issue a report to the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate containing--
(1) all findings and determination made in carrying
out the study required under subsection (a);
(2) the strategic plan developed under subsection
(a);
(3) an explanation of how the SCORE Association plans
to achieve the strategic plan, assuming both stagnant
and increased funding levels.
(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms
``SCORE Association'' and ``SCORE program'' have the meaning
given those terms, respectively, under section 8(c)(1) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1)).
SEC. 1855. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Small Business Act.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C.
636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ``Service Corps of
Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE program'';
and
(2) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Service Corps of Retired Executives''
and inserting ``SCORE program''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
``Service Corps of Retired Executives''
and inserting ``SCORE program''; and
(B) in subsection (c)(12), by striking
``Service Corps of Retired Executives'' and
inserting ``SCORE program''.
(b) Other Laws.--
(1) Section 621 of the Children's Health Insurance
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. 657p) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph
(4) and inserting the following:
``(4) the term `SCORE program' means the SCORE
program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B));''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking
``Service Corps of Retired Executives'' and
inserting ``SCORE program''.
(2) Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is amended
by striking ``Service Corps of Retired Executives
(SCORE)'' and inserting ``SCORE program''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Collins of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MUNITIONS DISPOSAL.
In carrying out the disposal of munitions in the stockpile of
conventional ammunition awaiting demilitarization and disposal
(commonly referred to as munitions in the ``B5A account'') the
Secretary of the Army shall consider using cost-competitive
technologies that minimize waste generation and air emissions
as alternatives to disposal by open burning, open detonation,
direct contact combustion, and incineration.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Russell of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III, add the following new section:
SEC. 3__. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense, acting through the commander of the
United States Transportation Command, should reassess the
guidelines for the evaluation of motor carrier safety
performance under the Transportation Protective Services
program taking into consideration the Government Accountability
Office report numbered GAO-16-82 and titled ``Defense
Transportation; DoD Needs to Improve the Evaluation of Safety
and Performance Information for Carriers Transporting Security-
Sensitive Materials''.
(b) Evaluation of Safety Technology.--To avoid catastrophic
accidents and exposure of material, the Secretary shall
evaluate the need for proven safety technology in vehicles
transporting Transportation Protective Services shipments, such
as electronic logging devices, roll stability control, forward
collision avoidance, lane departure warning systems, and speed
limiters.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Costa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III, add the following new section:
SEC. 3__. BRIEFING ON WELL-DRILLING CAPABILITIES OF ACTIVE DUTY AND
RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives (and other congressional
defense committees on request) a briefing on the well-drilling
capabilities of the active and reserve components.
(b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall
include a description of--
(1) the training requirements of active and reserve
units with well-drilling capabilities;
(2) the locations at which such units conduct
training relating to well-drilling; and
(3) the cost and feasibility of rotating the training
locations of such units to areas in the United States
that are affected by drought conditions.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKinley of West
Virginia or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title V (page 119, after line
18), add the following new section:
SEC. 515. ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE
PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
The Secretary of Defense shall establish an electronic means
by which members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces can
track their operational active-duty service performed after
January 28, 2008, under section 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g),
12302, or 12304 of title 10, United States Code. The tour
calculator shall specify early retirement credit authorized for
each qualifying tour of active duty, as well as cumulative
early reserve retirement credit authorized to date under
section 12731(f) of such title.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:
SEC. 568. REPORT ON COMPOSITION OF SERVICE ACADEMIES.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate a report on the demographic composition of service
academies that includes--
(1) an analysis of--
(A) the demographic composition of each
service academy's--
(i) recruits;
(ii) nominees;
(iii) applicants;
(iv) qualified applicants;
(v) admits;
(vi) enrollees;
(vii) graduates; and
(viii) graduate occupation placement;
(B) how such composition compares to the
demographic composition of--
(i) the United States;
(ii) enlisted members of the Armed
Forces;
(iii) officers of the Armed Forces;
and
(iv) other institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)); and
(C) the demographic composition of each
quintile of academic ranking for each service
academy's graduating class;
(2) a description of the considerations given to
demographic composition in each service academy's--
(A) recruitment efforts (including funding
decisions made to further such efforts);
(B) qualification decisions; and
(C) admissions decisions; and
(3) recommendations for best--
(A) recruitment practices;
(B) nominating practices;
(C) qualification decision practices; and
(D) admissions practices.
(b) Definition.--In this section the term ``service academy''
means each of the following:
(1) The United States Military Academy.
(2) The United States Naval Academy.
(3) The United States Air Force Academy.
(4) The United States Coast Guard Academy.
(5) The United States Merchant Marine Academy.
(c) Scope of Report.--The report required by this section
shall examine each service academy class admitted following the
date of enactment of section 543 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160).
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palmer of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V (page 162, after line
20), add the following new section:
SEC. 585. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO
FIRST LIEUTENANT MELVIN M. SPRUIELL FOR ACTS OF
VALOR DURING WORLD WAR II.
(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed
Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the Distinguished-
Service Cross under section 3742 of such title to First
Lieutenant Melvin M. Spruiell of the Army for the acts of valor
during World War II described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to
in subsection (a) are the actions of First Lieutenant Melvin M.
Spruiell on June 10 and 11, 1944, as a member of the Army
serving in France with the 377th Parachute Field Artillery,
101st Airborne Division.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sewell of Alabama or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 143, line 3, add after the period the following: ``The
cyber institute may place a special emphasis on entering into a
partnership under this subsection with a local educational
agency located in a rural, underserved, or underrepresented
community.''.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Takano of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 150, after line 4, insert the following:
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to
other programs conducted by the Department of
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to
provide unemployment and underemployment
support to members of the reserve components
and veterans.
Page 150, line 5, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grayson of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V (page 153, after line 9),
add the following new section:
SEC. 568. INCLUSION OF ALCOHOL, PRESCRIPTION DRUG, OPIOID, AND OTHER
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING AS PART OF REQUIRED
PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.
Section 1142(b)(11) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and
information concerning the availability of treatment options
and resources to address substance abuse, including alcohol,
prescription drug, and opioid abuse''.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bost of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title V insert the following:
SEC. ____. IMPACT AID.
Notwithstanding section 5(d) of the Every Student Succeeds
Act (Public Law 114-95; 129 Stat. 1806), the amendment made by
section 7004(1) of such Act (Public Law 114-95; 129 Stat.
2077)--
(1) for fiscal year 2016, shall--
(A) be applied as if amending section
8003(a)(5)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of the Every
Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95; 129
Stat. 1802); and
(B) be in effect with respect to
appropriations for use under title VIII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act;
and
(2) for fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal
year, shall be in effect with respect to appropriations
for use under title VII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95; 129 Stat. 1802).
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title V (page 156, after line
23), add the following new section:
SEC. 573. ELIMINATION OF TWO-YEAR ELIGIBILITY LIMITATION FOR
NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 3330d(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) No time limitation on appointment.--A
relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces
remains eligible for noncompetitive appointment under
this section for the duration of the spouse's
relocation to the permanent duty station of the
member.''.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bera of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. __. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF COLLEGE CREDIT FOR SKILLS ACQUIRED
DURING MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs,
Education, and Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on the
transfer of skills into equivalent college credits or technical
certifications for members of the Armed Forces leaving the
military. Such report shall describe each the following:
(1) Each skill that may be acquired during military
service that is eligible for transfer into an
equivalent college credit or technical certification.
(2) The academic level of the equivalent college
credit or technical certification for which each such
skill is eligible.
(3) Each academic institution that awards an
equivalent college credit or technical certification
for such skills, including--
(A) whether each such academic institution is
public or private and whether such institution
is for profit; and
(B) the number of veterans that applied to
such academic institutions who were able to
receive equivalent college credits or technical
certifications in the last fiscal year, and the
academic level of the credits or
certifications.
(4) The number of members of the Armed Forces who
left the military in the last fiscal year and the
number of those individuals who met with an academic or
technical training advisor as part of their
participation in the Transition Assistance Program.
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McGovern of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 173, after line 2, add the following new section:
SEC. 599A. ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.
(a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the
``Atomic Veterans Service Medal'', to honor retired and former
members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans
(as such term is defined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38,
United States Code).
(b) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to retired and former members.--At the
request of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary
of Defense shall issue the Atomic Veterans Service
Medal to the veteran.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a
radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the
Secretary may provide for issuance of the Atomic
Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the
person.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and
disseminate as appropriate an application by which
radiation-exposed veterans and their next-of-kin may
apply to receive the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grayson of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 243, strike lines 14 and 15 and insert the following:
``chapter--
``(A) in a more effective, efficient, or
economical manner; and
``(B) at a level of quality at least
comparable to the quality of services
beneficiaries would receive from a military
medical treatment facility; or''
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carter of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. USE OF MEFLOQUINE FOR MALARIA.
(a) Mefloquine.--In providing health care to members of the
Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall require--
(1) that the use of mefloquine for the prophylaxis of
malaria be limited to members with intolerance or
contraindications to other chemoprophylaxis;
(2) that mefloquine be prescribed by a licensed
medical provider on an individual basis, and
(3) that members prescribed mefloquine for malaria
prophylaxis be counseled by the medical provider about
the potential side effects of the drug and be provided
the Food and Drug Administration-required patient
information handouts.
(b) Process and Review.--
(1) Process.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, in providing health care
to members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall
develop a standardized process to document the
screening for contraindications and patient education,
including a prior authorization form, to be used by all
medical providers prescribing mefloquine for malaria
prophylaxis.
(2) Annual review.--The Secretary shall conduct an
annual review of each mefloquine prescription at all
military medical treatment facilities to evaluate the
documentation of the assessment for contraindications,
justification for not using other chemoprophylaxis, and
patient education for the safe use of mefloquine and
its side effects.
(c) Adverse Health Effects of Mefloquine.--The Secretary of
Defense shall expand the missions of the Hearing Center of
Excellence, the Vision Center of Excellence, the Defense
Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic
Brain Injury (including the Deployment Health Clinical Center),
and the Center for Deployment Health Research to include, as
appropriate, improving the clinical evaluation, diagnosis,
management, and epidemiological study of adverse health effects
among members of the Armed Forces following exposure to
mefloquine.
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Section 825 is amended by inserting at the end of subsection
(f) (page 304, after line 12) the following:
(3) Termination of report requirement.--The
requirement to submit a report under this subsection
shall terminate on the date occurring five years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 843. REVISION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AMENDMENTS RELATING TO UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND
INFORMATION.
Section 901(a)(1) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
Mckeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3462; 10 U.S.C. 132a note) is
amended by striking ``February 1, 2017'' and inserting
``February 1, 2018''.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beyer of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 843. PROMOTION OF VALUE-BASED DEFENSE PROCUREMENT.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the
Department of Defense to avoid using lowest price technically
acceptable source selection criteria in inappropriate
circumstances that potentially deny the Department the benefits
of cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection
process.
(b) Requirement for Solicitations.--For new solicitations
issued on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, lowest price technically acceptable
source selection criteria shall be used only in situations in
which--
(1) the Department of Defense is able to
comprehensively and clearly describe the minimum
requirements expressed in term of performance
objectives, measures, and standards that will be used
to determine acceptability of offers;
(2) the Department would realize no, or minimal,
value from a contract proposal exceeding the minimum
technical or performance requirements set forth in the
request for proposal;
(3) the proposed technical approaches will require
no, or minimal, subjective judgment by the source
selection authority as to the desirability of one
offeror's proposal versus a competing proposal;
(4) a review of technical proposals of offerors other
than the lowest bidder would result in no, or minimal,
benefit to the Department; and
(5) the contracting officer has included a
justification for the use of a lowest price technically
acceptable evaluation methodology in the contract file,
if the contract to be awarded is predominately for the
acquisition of information technology services, systems
engineering and technical assistance services, or other
knowledge-based professional services.
(c) Avoidance of Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
Source Selection Criteria in Procurements of Information
Technology and Auditing.--To the maximum extent practicable,
the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection
criteria shall be avoided when the procurement is predominately
for the acquisition of information technology services, systems
engineering and technical assistance services, audit or audit
readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional
services.
(d) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the number of instances in which lowest-
price technically acceptable source selection criteria is used,
including an explanation of how the criteria was considered
when making a determination to use lowest price technically
acceptable source selection criteria.
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered By Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title X (page 370, after line
17), insert the following new section:
SEC. 1003. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report ranking all military
departments and Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they
are in achieving auditable financial statements as required by
law. The report should not include information otherwise
available in other reports to Congress.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title X the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. BRIEFING ON CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF AIR FORCE
INSTALLATION AND MISSION SUPPORT CENTER
HEADQUARTERS.
(a) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives on the Department of the Air Force's
process and reasoning for using proximity to primary medium
commercial hub airports as part of the mission criteria for the
Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters
strategic basing process.
(b) Contents of Briefing.--The briefing under subsection (a)
will specifically address the rationale behind the distance
categories used to allocate points under this mission criteria
referred to in subsection (a), and shall provide references to
any existing government guidance that supports use of these
distance categories. In addition, the briefing shall include an
analysis regarding the reasons why the Department did not
consider commuting times as a more equitable way of determining
proximity to commercial hub airports that would account for the
impact of different traffic conditions across the candidate
locations.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Zeldin of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 423, after line 3, insert the following:
SEC. 1070. REPORT ON TESTING AND INTEGRATION OF MINEHUNTING SONAR
SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MINEHUNTING
CAPABILITIES.
(a) Report to Congress.--Not later than April 1, 2018, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that contains the findings of an assessment
of all operational minehunting Synthetic Aperture Sonar
(hereinafter referred to as ``SAS'') technologies suitable to
meet the requirements for use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine
Countermeasures Mission Package.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an explanation of the future acquisition strategy
for the minehunting mission package;
(2) specific details regarding the capabilities of
all in-production SAS systems available for integration
into the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure
Mission Package;
(3) an assessment of key performance parameters for
the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission
Package with each of the assessed SAS technologies; and
(4) a review of the Department of the Navy's efforts
to evaluate SAS technologies in operation with allied
Navies for future use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine
Countermeasures Mission Package.
(c) System Testing.--The Secretary of the Navy is encouraged
to perform at-sea testing and experimentation of sonar systems
in order to provide data in support of the assessment required
by subsection (a).
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Frankel of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 462, after line 13, insert the following new section:
SEC. 1098. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR
LIFE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There are at least 3,600,000 veterans currently
living with service-connected disabilities.
(2) As a result of their service, many veterans are
permanently disabled throughout their lives and in many
cases must rely on the support of their families and
friends when these visible and invisible burdens become
too much to bear alone.
(3) October 5, which is the anniversary of the
dedication of the American Veterans Disabled for Life
Memorial, has been recognized as an appropriate day on
which to honor American veterans disabled for life each
year.
(b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) expresses its appreciation to the men and women
left permanently wounded, ill, or injured as a result
of their service in the Armed Forces;
(2) supports the annual recognition of American
veterans disabled for life each year; and
(3) encourages the American people to honor American
veterans disabled for life each year with appropriate
programs and activities.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beyer of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 462, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 1098. STUDY ON MILITARY HELICOPTER NOISE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
shall--
(1) conduct a study on the effects of military
helicopter noise on National Capital Region communities
and individuals; and
(2) develop recommendations for the reduction of the
effects of military helicopter noise on individuals,
structures, and property values in the National Capital
Region.
(b) Focus.--In conducting the study under subsection (a) ,
the Secretary and the Administrator shall focus on air traffic
control, airspace design, airspace management, and types of
aircraft, to address helicopter noise problems and shall take
into account the needs of law enforcement, emergency, and
military operations.
(c) Consideration of Views.--In conducting the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the views of
representatives of--
(1) members of the Armed Forces;
(2) law enforcement agencies;
(3) community stakeholders, including residents and
local government officials; and
(4) organizations with an interest in reducing
military helicopter noise.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a).
(2) Availability to the public.--The Secretary shall
make the report required under paragraph (1) publicly
available.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Trott of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12XX. UNITED NATIONS PROCESSING CENTER IN ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN,
TO ASSIST INTERNATIONALLY-DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.
The President shall instruct the United States Permanent
Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote
of the United States at the United Nations to seek the
establishment of a United Nations processing center in Erbil,
Iraqi Kurdistan, to assist internationally-displaced
communities.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Vela of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND CARTEL ACTIVITY IN MEXICO.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on violence and cartel activity in
Mexico and the impact of such on United States national
security.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12XX. UNITED STATES POLICY ON TAIWAN.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) For more than 50 years, the United States and
Taiwan have had a unique and close relationship, which
has supported the economic, cultural, and strategic
advantage to both countries.
(2) The United States has vital security and
strategic interests in the Taiwan Strait.
(3) The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) has been instrumental in
maintaining peace, security, and stability in the
Taiwan Strait since its enactment in 1979.
(4) The Taiwan Relations Act states that it is the
policy of the United States to provide Taiwan with arms
of a defensive character and to maintain the capacity
of the United States to defend against any forms of
coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the
social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan.
(b) Statement of Policy.--The Taiwan Relations Act (Public
Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) forms the cornerstone of
United States policy and relations with Taiwan.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than February 15, 2017,
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State
shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that contains a description of the
steps the United States has taken, plans to take, and
will take to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive
character in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
(2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees; and
(B) Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nolan of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 1504, page 599, line 3, add the
following new subsection:
(c) Condition on Use of Funds for Syria Train and Equip
Programs.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this
section for the Syria Train and Equip programs, as specified in
the funding table in section 4302, may not be provided to any
recipient that the Secretary of Defense has reported, pursuant
to a quarterly progress report submitted pursuant to section
1209 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541), as having misused
provided training and equipment.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Aguilar of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. PILOT PROGRAMS ON DIRECT COMMISSIONS TO CYBER POSITIONS.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of the Air Force shall each carry out a pilot program to
improve the ability of the Army and the Air Force,
respectively, to recruit cyber professionals.
(b) Elements.--Under the pilot program, the Secretaries shall
each allow individuals who meet educational, physical, and
other requirements determined appropriate by the Secretary to
receive original appointments as commissioned officers in a
cyber specialty.
(c) Consultation.--In developing the pilot program, the
Secretaries may consult with the Secretary of the Navy with
respect to a similar program carried out by the Secretary of
the Navy.
(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
Congress supports the direct commission of individuals trained
in cyber specialties because the demand for skilled cyber
personnel outstrips the supply of such personnel, and there is
great competition for such personnel with private industry.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dold of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In the table in section 2207(b) of division B (relating to
the Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations for the Navy),
insert after the projects relating to Hawaii a new item as
follows:
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Illinois................................ Great Lakes.............. Unaccompanied............. $35,851,000
Housing...................
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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chu of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 798, line 22, strike ``and''.
Page 799, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 799, insert after line 2 the following:
(VI) the population density
of the area to be served by the
women's business center.
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perlmutter of Colorado
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII the following:
SEC. 28__. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
Section 5(d)(1) of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National
Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-402; 16 U.S.C.
668dd note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C)(i) Notwithstanding clause (i) of subparagraph
(A), the restriction attached to any deed to any real
property designated for disposal under this section
that prohibits the use of the property for residential
or industrial purposes may be modified or removed if it
is determined, through a risk assessment performed
pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq.), that the property is protective for the
proposed use.
``(ii) The Secretary of the Army shall not be
responsible or liable for any of the following:
``(I) The cost of any risk assessment
described in clause (i) or any actions taken in
response to such risk assessment.
``(II) Any damages attributable to the use of
property for residential or industrial purposes
as the result of the modification or removal of
a deed restriction pursuant to clause (i), or
the costs of any actions taken in response to
such damages.''.
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pompeo of Kansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 384, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 1038. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION ON PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
OF DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall--
(1) complete a declassification review of
intelligence reports prepared by the National
Counterterrorism Center prior to Periodic Review Board
sessions or detainee transfers on the past terrorist
activities of individuals detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were
transferred or released from United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay; and
(2) make available to the public any information
declassified as a result of the declassification
review; and
(3) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, consistent with the protection of sources
and methods, a report setting forth--
(A) the results of the declassification
review; and
(B) if any information covered by the
declassification review was not declassified
pursuant to the review, a justification for the
determination not to declassify such
information.
(b) Past Terrorist Activities.--For purposes of this section,
the past terrorist activities of an individual shall include
the terrorist activities conducted by the individual before the
transfer of the individual to the detention facility at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, including, at a minimum,
the following:
(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with which
affiliated.
(2) The terrorist training, if any, received.
(3) The role in past terrorist attacks against the
interests or allies of the United States.
(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the death
of citizens of the United States or members of the
Armed Forces.
(5) Any admission of any matter specified in
paragraphs (1) through (4).
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(4) the Permanent Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives; and
(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Zinke of Montana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. REQUESTS FOR FORCES TO MEET SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND-
BASED NUCLEAR FORCES.
(a) Certification.--Not later than five days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff shall certify to the congressional defense committees
that the Chairmans has approved any requests for forces, as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, of a commander of a
combatant command to meet the security requirements of land-
based nuclear forces.
(b) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017
for the travel and representational expenses of the Secretary
of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary certifies to the
congressional defense committees that there is a competitive
acquisition process in place to ensure the fielding of a UH-1N
replacement aircraft in fiscal year 2018.
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McSally of Arizona or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 384, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 1038. PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF MILITARY COMMISSION RULINGS
PREVENTING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM
CARRYING OUT OTHERWISE LAWFUL DUTIES BASED ON
MEMBER GENDER.
(a) Prohibition.--No order, ruling, finding, or other
determination of a military commission may be construed or
implemented to prohibit or restrict a member of the Armed
Forces from carrying out duties otherwise lawfully assigned to
such member to the extent that the basis for such prohibition
or restriction is the gender of such member.
(b) Applicability to Prior Orders, etc..--In the case of an
order, ruling, finding, or other determination described in
subsection (a) that was issued before the date of the enactment
of this Act in a military commission and is still effective as
of the date of the enactment of this Act, such order, ruling,
finding, or determination shall be deemed to be vacated and
null and void only to the extent of any prohibition or
restriction on the duties of members of the Armed Forces that
is based on the gender of members.
(c) Military Commission Defined.--In this section, the term
``military commission'' means a military commission established
under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, and any
military commission otherwise established or convened by law.