[House Report 115-698]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { REPORT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-698
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5515) TO AUTHORIZE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 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; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 204) TO AUTHORIZE
THE USE OF UNAPPROVED MEDICAL PRODUCTS BY PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH A
TERMINAL ILLNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 2155) TO PROMOTE
ECONOMIC GROWTH, PROVIDE TAILORED REGULATORY RELIEF, AND ENHANCE
CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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May 21, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 905]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 905, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5515, the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, 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 115-70 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 this report and amendments en bloc
described in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution
provides that the amendments printed in 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 the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all
points of order against the amendments printed in this report
or against amendments en bloc as described in section 3 of the
resolution.
Section 3 of the resolution provides that the chairman of
the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer
amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the
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 chairman 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 in 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.
Section 5 of the resolution provides for consideration of
S. 204, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and
Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, under a closed rule.
The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution provides that
the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill. The
resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the
bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit.
Section 6 of the resolution provides for consideration of
S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer
Protection Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial
Services. The resolution provides that the bill shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill. The resolution waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution
provides one motion to commit.
Section 7 of the resolution provides that the motion to
reconsider the vote on the question of passage of H.R. 2
(Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018) may continue to be
postponed through the legislative day of Thursday, June 22,
2018.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 5515 includes a waiver of the following:
Clause 4(a) of rule XIII, which prohibits
consideration of legislation in the House until the
third calendar day on which each report of a committee
on that measure or matter has been available to
Members, Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. While
the Committee on Armed Services filed its report on May
15, 2018, the Committee filed a supplemental report,
which includes a more comprehensive cost estimate from
the Congressional Budget Office. The Committee on Armed
Services filed its supplemental report on May 21, 2018.
Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act,
which prohibits consideration of legislation within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless
referred to or reported by the Budget Committee.
Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (``Ramseyer''),
& clause 12 of rule XXI, requiring a committee report
accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to
show, by typographical device, parts of statute
affected. While both waivers are necessary, it is
important to note the two requirements are duplicative.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in
H.R. 5515, as amended, includes a waiver of the following:
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.
Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a
bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff
measure from being reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments to H.R. 5515 or against amendments en bloc
described in Section 3 of the resolution, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of S. 204, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points against provision
in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order.
The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
S. 2155 includes a waiver of the following:
Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the
consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of
increasing mandatory spending over the five-year or
ten-year period.
Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget
Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation
providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a)
allocation of such authority; and
Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act,
which prohibits consideration of legislation that would
cause the level of total new budget authority for the
first fiscal year to be exceeded.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in the bill, 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. 216
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike Section 7 of the rule.
Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay Mrs. Torres....................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Buck........................................ Nay
Ms. Cheney...................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... ............
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Rules Committee record vote No. 217
Motion by Mr. Collins to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea Mrs. Torres....................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Buck........................................ Yea
Ms. Cheney...................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... ............
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5515 MADE IN ORDER
1. Thornberry (TX): States that the Secretary of Defense
shall establish an innovators database within the Department of
Defense. The database will focus on small business innovators
that receive funds under the SBIR/SBTR programs. (10 minutes)
2. Nolan (MN): Strikes the authorization of funds made
available under the Overseas Contingency Operations account.
(Title XV) (10 minutes)
3. Gabbard (HI): Strikes section 1225, a required strategy
to counter destabilizing activities of Iran (10 minutes)
4. Aguilar (CA): Adds to an already-mandated annual report,
this amendment would require DoD to include a 20-year estimate
of the projected life cycle costs of each type of nuclear
weapon and delivery platform in its text. (10 minutes)
5. Blumenauer (OR), Welch (VT), Garamendi (CA): Limits 50%
of the funding for the W76-2 warhead modification program until
the Secretary of Defense submits a report assessing the
program's impacts on strategic stability and options to reduce
the risk of miscalculation (10 minutes)
6. Russell (OK): Expands expedited hiring authority for
college graduates government-wide to fill critical-need jobs.
(10 minutes)
7. Pearce (NM): Amends the Development Test & Evaluation
strategic plan to expand the period taken into account when
assessing DoD Test and Evaluation resources from a 10-year
period to a 30-year period. It also expands the report
requirements, specifically, the assessment of facility and
resources requirements to analyze test and evaluations needs in
Missile Defense, Cyberspace Operations, Direct Energy, and
Hypersonics. (10 minutes)
8. Langevin (RI), Stefanik (NY): Increases funding by $3
million to be used for divertor test tokamak research and
development. (10 minutes)
9. Sinema (AZ), Gallego (AZ), Biggs (AZ): States that the
sense of the Congress that government-owned mobile technologies
remain at risk for targeting or data breaches placing at risk
information that could harm national security. Requests a
briefing by DOD on threats posed by credential theft, active
surveillance from mics and cameras, and tracking of user
movements and location; commercial availability of technologies
to mitigate these threats; and strategies and feasibility of
deploying mobile security technologies within the Department.
(10 minutes)
10. Wilson, Joe (SC), Norcross (NJ), Hudson (NC), Peters,
Scott (CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
on developing a plan to site, construct, and operate at least
one licensed micro-reactor at a critical national security
facility by 2028. (10 minutes)
11. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Expands the Additive Manufacturing
Centers of Excellence program to include On-the-job training
(10 minutes)
12. Cartwright (PA), Cole (OK): Requires the Secretary of
Defense, in conjunction with the military service secretaries
and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff services to
provide the percentage, as well as the dollar value and number
of direct labor hours of depot maintenance that was performed
in the public and the private sector by major commodity over
the past five fiscal years. (10 minutes)
13. Ruiz (CA): Requires Department of Defense to conduct a
study on the feasibility of phasing out the use of burn pits by
using technology incinerators. (10 minutes)
14. Meng (NY): Permits any member of the armed services who
gives birth to be exempt from deployment for 12 months after
such birth unless they request deployment. Current bill text
only covers members who give birth while on active duty. (10
minutes)
15. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV): Requires the Secretary
of Defense to evaluate the pilot Jobs ChalleNGe Programs and
submit a report of findings and recommendations 120 days after
the end of the fiscal year. (10 minutes)
16. Napolitano (CA), Calvert (CA): Ensures equipment and
facilities of the United States, a state, a county or a local
government may also be transferred to the National Guard for
purpose of carrying out the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe
Program. (10 minutes)
17. Pascrell (NJ): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
include blast exposure history as part of soldier service
records in order to ensure that, if medical issues arise later,
soldiers receive care for any service-connect injuries. (10
minutes)
18. Gonzalez, Vicente (TX): Requires the Secretary of the
Army, Air Force, and Navy to encourage high schools with U.S.
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps to include cyber
security educational programs and awareness in the curriculum.
This includes lessons on cyber defense, risks of cybersecurity
vulnerabilities in the military, and pursuing studies and
careers in cybersecurity and related fields within defense. (10
minutes)
19. Heck, Denny (WA): Requires the Department of Defense to
publish certain information regarding the housing market around
major infrastructure to better inform servicemembers on the use
of their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). It also calls for a
Government Accountability Report on the data gathering used to
set BAH rates. (10 minutes)
20. Welch (VT), Cook (CA): Authorizes the Beyond the Yellow
Ribbon program, which assists National Guard and Reservists
families with assistance before, during, and after deployment,
including outreach services for employment and financial
counseling, suicide prevention, and housing advocacy. (10
minutes)
21. Soto (FL): Directs the Secretary concerned to make the
application for transfer, including determinations and actions
regarding the application, confidential for students of
military academies who are victims of sexual assault. (10
minutes)
22. Esty (CT): Requires the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a joint definition
of ``military sexual trauma'' for use in all aspects of
delivering relevant care and benefits to service members and
veterans. (10 minutes)
23. Soto (FL): Requires the inclusion of resources
available to treat victims of military sexual trauma as part of
the required service member preseparation counseling. (10
minutes)
24. Meng (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to permit
military parents flexible (non-continuous) maternity and
parental leave. (10 minutes)
25. Pocan (WI): Requires the National Guard Bureau to re-
examine the contract and wage determinations for a contractor
it utilizes for Guard support services, and to report its
findings back to Congress. (10 minutes)
26. Schrader (OR): Exempts members of the Armed Forces who
voluntarily separated from active duty, are involuntarily
recalled, and incur a 100 percent service-connected disability
during that time from the requirement to repay voluntary
separation pay. (10 minutes)
27. Pearce (NM): Creates a streamlined process for wounded
warriors to cross train into the emerging field of Remotely
Piloted Aircraft (RPA), regardless of their AFSC, MOS or
military branch as a pilot or sensor operator in the Air Force.
(10 minutes)
28. Davis, Rodney (IL), O'Rourke (TX): Directs the
Secretary of Defense to revise the Department of Defense
Instruction 1300.18 to extend travel privileges via
Invitational Travel Authorization to family members of members
of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United States and
whose remains are returned to the United States through the
mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (10
minutes)
29. DelBene (WA): Removes the 25 percent cap on garnishment
of military retirement pay to satisfy a judgement rendered for
physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. (10
minutes)
30. Jones (NC): If the Secretary of Defense determines that
appropriate educational programs are not available through a
local educational agency for dependents of retirees residing on
a military installation in the United States, the Secretary may
enter into arrangements to provide for the elementary or
secondary education of the dependents of such retirees. (10
minutes)
31. Hudson (NC), Castor (FL): Requires a report from the
SECDEF examining the current process for awarding Imminent
Danger Pay and Hostile Fire Pay for members of the Armed
Forces. (10 minutes)
32. Coffman (CO): Expresses the sense of Congress stating
that under the special survivor indemnity allowance, surviving
spouses and dependent children of members who die of a service-
connected cause will not be subject to a full offset of
survivor benefit plan payments by dependency and indemnity
compensation, commonly referred to as the ``widows'' tax''. (10
minutes)
33. Donovan (NY): Requires the Department of Defense to
reevaluate the disparity in payments between the Military
Housing Area for Staten Island, and the Military Housing Area
for the rest of New York City, in an effort to resolve this
inequity.(10 minutes)
34. Lujan Grisham (NM): Provides compensation and credit
for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members
of the reserve components. (10 minutes)
35. Rouzer (NC): Allows terminally ill participants in the
Survivor Benefit Plan to elect a new beneficiary as opposed to
waiting for an Open Season. (10 minutes)
36. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires a report regarding the
management of military commissaries and exchanges. (10 minutes)
37. Soto (FL), Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Adds universities to
the list of entities authorized to partner with the Department
of Defense's pilot program on treatment of members of the armed
forces for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to
military sexual trauma. (10 minutes)
38. Carson (IN): Makes permanent the Department of
Defense's existing requirement to provide mental health
assessments to service members during deployment. (10 minutes)
39. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires health providers to provide
transitioning service members information and referrals for
counseling and treatment of substance use disorders and chronic
pain management services, when appropriate. (10 minutes)
40. Meng (NY): Permits the Secretary of Defense to develop
a burn patient transfer system which includes military and
civilian burn centers that could be used during mass casualty
events. (10 minutes)
41. Gonzalez-Colon (PR): Requires the Department of Defense
to study and report on how the TriCare program for health care
for active military and retired-veteran family members is
applied in Puerto Rico, and the feasibility of having the
TriCare Prime benefit apply to residents therein on the same
basis as for residents in the mainland states. Indicates
subjects the study should include. (10 minutes)
42. Velazquez (NY): Requires the Comptroller General of the
United States to submit to the congressional defense committees
a report containing a study of the immediate, long-term, and
potential ongoing health effects of the live-fire training at
Vieques Naval Training Range conducted by the Navy before 2002
and other activities of the armed forces on the island of
Vieques, Puerto Rico. (10 minutes)
43. Smucker (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees (HASC
and SASC) that describes the shortage of mental health
providers of the Department of Defense and contains a strategy
to better recruit and retain mental health providers. (10
minutes)
44. Jones (NC), Moulton (MA): Creates a study on earning by
special operations, and forces medics of credits towards a
physician assistant degree. (10 minutes)
45. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Barr (KY): Requires DoD to study
the effects of the anesthetic shortage on military healthcare
and propose methods for mitigating any harm arising as a result
of this shortage (10 minutes)
46. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
provide the Department of Veterans Affairs a report detailing
``lessons learned'' in fielding and resolving issues found
during IOT&E of MHS Genesis. (10 minutes)
47. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires DoD to report on the
steps taken to prevent and treat opioid use among DoD
dependents, including counseling, data sharing, and
intervention strategies (10 minutes)
48. Smucker (PA): Requires that the Secretary of Defense
must submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
and Senate a report on the Department of Defense's efforts to
review and monitor the medication prescribing practices of its
providers based on DOD's guideline recommendations to treat
PTSD. DOD must establish a monitoring program carried out by
each branch of the Armed Services to conduct periodic reviews
of the medication prescribing practices of its own providers.
(10 minutes)
49. Banks (IN), Bucshon (IN), Hollingsworth (IN): Directs
the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to Congress prior to
reorganizing, restructuring, or eliminating any position or
offices in Section 811. (10 minutes)
50. Mitchell (MI): Requires a review of regulations
relating to the acquisition of commercial products and
services, promotes the use of interagency acquisitions, and
improves the process for acquiring services based on hourly
rates when using multiple award contracts. (10 minutes)
51. Graves, Garret (LA): Exempts an individual acquisition
for commercial leasing services from enhanced competition
requirements for the purchase of property and services by
executive agencies if such individual acquisition is made on a
no cost basis and pursuant to a multiple award contract in
accordance with requirements for full and open competition. The
Government Accountability Office must conduct biennial audits
of the GSA National Broker Contract, conduct a review of the
application of enhanced competition requirements, and report on
such audits and reviews. (10 minutes)
52. Adams (NC): Directs the Small Business Administration
(SBA) to ensure that the SCORE program and each of its chapters
develop and implement plans and goals to provide services more
effectively and efficiently to individuals in rural areas,
economically disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally
underserved communities, including plans for electronic
initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter expansion,
partnerships, and the development of new skills by
participating volunteers. (10 minutes)
53. Espaillat (NY), Velazquez (NY): Establishes that
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers are authorized to form
an association to pursue matters of common concern that is
recognized by the Secretary of Defense. (10 minutes)
54. Connolly (VA): Directs the Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy to develop a definition for and track
procurement administrative lead time (PALT). (10 minutes)
55. Conaway (TX): Makes a technical correction that
clarifies language to accurately include business systems,
which are integral to the department's auditability efforts.
(10 minutes)
56. Turner (OH): Strikes the reauthorization of the
National Aviation Heritage Area (section 1076). (10 minutes)
57. Burgess (TX), Lee, Barbara (CA), Lance (NJ), DeFazio
(OR), Jones (NC), Welch (VT), Lewis, Jason (MN), Schakowsky
(IL): 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)
58. Ruiz (CA): Requires Department of Defense to carry out
an annual education campaign to inform servicemembers exposed
to burn pits who qualify to enroll in the Airborne Hazards and
Open Burn Pits Registry of such eligibility. (10 minutes)
59. Esty (CT): Expresses the sense of Congress that the
Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense
should coordinate to prevent the unauthorized flight of
unmanned aircraft over Arlington National Cemetery. (10
minutes)
60. Young, Don (AK), Larsen, Rick (WA): Directs the SECDEF
to report on an updated Arctic Strategy to improve and enhance
joint operations. The report shall also include an assessment
of Russia's aggressive buildup of military assets and
infrastructure in the Arctic, as well as China's efforts to
influence Arctic policy. (10 minutes)
61. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs Secretary of Navy to submit
report to Congress on the feasibility of applying
desalinization technologies to provide drought relief in areas
impacted by sharp declines in water availability for both
military as well as civilian purposes. (10 minutes)
62. Young, Don (AK): Directs the SECDEF to expedite DoD
compliance of requirements relating to reciprocity of security
clearance and access determinations per Section 3001 of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (10
minutes)
63. Gosar (AZ): Requires National Cancer Institute and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to perform an
assessment to determine if certain individuals exposed to
nuclear fallout from atmospheric nuclear testing by the federal
government at the Nevada Test Site contracted certain cancers
as a result of that testing and should be eligible for the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. (10 minutes)
64. Denham (CA): Requires USDA to provide guidance and
resources for individuals interested in using GI benefits for
agricultural education programs. (10 minutes)
65. Young, Don (AK): Directs the SECDEF to engage with
local indigenous communities for their traditional knowledge
when developing Arctic survival curriculum. (10 minutes)
66. Yoder (KS): Adds Email Privacy Act. (10 minutes)
67. Lawrence (MI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
share lessons learned and best practices on progress of gender
integration implementation in the Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
68. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires a report on the readiness of
the National Guard and Reserve to respond to natural disasters.
(10 minutes)
69. Poe (TX): Reduces the amount of CSF reimbursements the
Secretary of Defense can send to Pakistan without certifying
that Pakistan has taken action against the Haqqani Network from
$350 million to $200 million. (10 minutes)
70. Abraham (LA): Expresses a sense of Congress in support
of the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and
their contributions to fighting and defeating ISIS. (10
minutes)
71. Perry (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report
on the incorporation of violent extremist organizations into
the Iraq military and such organizations access to U.S.-
provided training and equipment. (10 minutes)
72. Schneider (IL), Meadows (NC): Amends Section 1225
(Strategy to counter destabilizing activities of Iran) to
include the countries in which Iran is operating, assessing
their destabilizing activities and implications thereof. (10
minutes)
73. Schneider (IL), Meadows (NC): Requires a report on
Iran's support for proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon, including
Hizballah, and an assessment of the threat posed to Israel and
other U.S. regional allies. (10 minutes)
74. Ellison (MN), Lee, Barbara (CA), Khanna (CA),
Schakowsky (IL), McGovern (MA), Jones (NC): Adds language
expressing the sense of Congress that the use of military force
is not authorized against Iran. (10 minutes)
75. Ellison (MN), Lee, Barbara (CA), Khanna (CA),
Schakowsky (IL), McGovern (MA), Jones (NC): Adds language
clarifying that the bill is not an authorization for the use of
military force against Iran. (10 minutes)
76. Lee, Barbara (CA), Jones (NC): Requires a report from
the Secretary of Defense on the progress made under the United
States-Afghan Compact. (10 minutes)
77. Roskam (IL): Expresses a sense of Congress of the
threats posed by Iran's ballistic missile program. (10 minutes)
78. Yoho (FL): Reinstatements of reporting requirements
with respect to United States-Hong Kong relations. (10 minutes)
79. Connolly (VA), Ros-Lehtinen (FL): Requires a North
Korea human rights report on efforts related to repatriation of
U.S. Armed Forces remains, Korean-American family
reunifications, and travel security risks. (10 minutes)
80. Lee, Barbara (CA), Welch (VT): States that nothing in
this Act may be construed as authorizing the use of force
against North Korea. (10 minutes)
81. Khanna (CA): Ensures nothing in this Act shall be
construed as authorizing the use of force against North Korea.
(10 minutes)
82. Yoho (FL): Modifications of freedom of navigation
reporting requirements. (10 minutes)
83. Frankel (FL): Expresses a sense of Congress that
continued United States leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) is critical to the national security of the
United States. (10 minutes)
84. Delaney (MD), Wagner (MO): Adds a Sense of Congress
that reaffirms the U.S. commitment to NATO and includes
appreciate for its continued effort in combating terrorism. (10
minutes)
85. Bishop, Mike (MI): Expresses a sense of Congress that
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries
should meet or exceed their 2 percent Gross Domestic Product
commitment to defense spending. (10 minutes)
86. Gohmert (TX): Requires the SECDEF in coordination with
the Secretary of State to submit a report that contains an
assessment of the threats posed to the United States by the
Muslim Brotherhood. (10 minutes)
87. Walz (MN), Shea-Porter (NH): Directs the Director of
the Defense Intelligence Agency to submit to the Secretary of
Defense and the HASC, HPSCI, HFAC, SASC, SSCI, and SCFR a
report on the military training center and logistical
capabilities of the Chinese and Russian armies. (10 minutes)
88. Jackson Lee (TX): Condemns the actions of Boko Haram
and directs that the Secretary of Defense submit a report on
efforts to combat Boko Haram. (10 minutes)
89. Lieu (CA): Requires a report by the Secretaries of
State and Defense on foreign interference in Libya, including
actions that violate the United Nations arms embargo, undermine
U.S. interests or promote the presence of U.S. adversaries in
Libya. (10 minutes)
90. Boyle (PA): States that sense of Congress the U.S.
should lead an international coalition to counter hybrid
threats. (10 minutes)
91. Castro (TX): Adds sections on the East China Sea and
the Indian Ocean to the annual Department of Defense report on
Chinese military activities. (10 minutes)
92. Schneider (IL): Amends Section 1685 (NIE with respect
to Russian and Chinese interference in Democratic countries) to
require a report on DOD efforts to deter such interference. (10
minutes)
93. Pearce (NM), Lujan (NM): Requests a Space Launch study
and report identifying vulnerabilities and capacity concerns of
the current launch facilities. (10 minutes)
94. Soto (FL): Includes cybersecurity and computer
programming into the JROTC curriculum. (10 minutes)
95. Aguilar (CA), Chu (CA), Bishop, Sanford (GA), Carbajal
(CA), Johnson, Hank (GA), Norton (DC), Correa (CA), Veasey
(TX), Serrano (NY), Hastings, Alcee (FL), Lujan (NM), Kelly,
Robin (IL), Lowenthal (CA), Brown (MD), Fudge (OH), Takano
(CA), Butterfield (NC), Rush (IL), Hanabusa (HI): Helps
students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian
American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving
Institutions (AANAPISI) access the Department of Defense Cyber
Scholarship Program. (OPPORTUNITY Act; HR 5746) (10 minutes)
96. Comstock (VA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to Congress on the transition of the SharkSeer
program to the Defense Information Systems Agency. (10 minutes)
97. Jackson Lee (TX): Seeks a report on the feasibility of
the DoD developing a cybersecurity apprentice program that
provides on the job training for certain cybersecurity
positions and in support of acquisition of cybersecurity
certifications. (10 minutes)
98. Thompson, Mike (CA): Provides for the Secretary of the
Navy to conduct work necessitated by Naval remediation
activities, to conduct mitigation work as necessary, and to
report to Congress within 120 days the process by which the
work and mitigation will be completed. (10 minutes)
99. Kinzinger (IL), Hultgren (IL), Kelly, Robin (IL), Rush
(IL), Foster (IL): Extends lifespan of waste disposal site use
by US Army. (10 minutes)
100. Culberson (TX): Establishes grant funding for the
preservation of our nation's historic battleships. (10 minutes)
101. Lujan (NM), Lujan Grisham (NM): Expresses the sense of
Congress that the United States should compensate and recognize
all of the miners, workers, downwinders, and others suffering
from the effects of uranium mining and nuclear testing carried
out during the Cold War. (10 minutes)
102. Tipton (CO): Ensures that royalty payments from the
Anvil Points fund that have been returned to Colorado do not
impact the 2019 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) disbursements
for recipient counties. (10 minutes)
103. Pearce (NM): Calls for modification to the boundaries
between White Sands Missile Range and White Sands National
Monument. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5515 MADE IN ORDER
1. 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 II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. ESTABLISHMENT OF INNOVATORS DATABASE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish an innovators database within the Department of
Defense in accordance with this section.
(b) Maintenance of Database.--The Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering shall maintain the database and
ensure that it is periodically updated.
(c) Elements of Database.-- The database established under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) be coordinated across the Department of Defense
enterprise to focus on small business innovators that
receive funds under the Small Business Innovation
Research program or the Small Business Technology
Transfer program; and
(2) include appropriate information about each
participant, including a description of--
(A) the need or requirement applicable to the
participant;
(B) the participant's technology with
appropriate technical detail and appropriate
protections of proprietary information or data;
(C) any prior business of the participant
with the Department; and
(D) whether the participant's technology was
incorporated into a program of record.
(d) Use of Database.--After the database is established under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall encourage
program offices across the Department of Defense to consult the
database before initiating a Request for Information or a
Request for Proposal to determine whether an organic technology
exists or is being developed currently by a an entity supported
by the Department (which may include a company, academic
consortium, or other entity).
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nolan of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike title XV.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gabbard of Hawaii or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 1225.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Aguilar of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 790, line 1, insert ``AND MODIFICATION'' after
``EXTENSION''.
Page 790, line 7, strike ``Section 1043(a)(1)'' and insert
``(a) Extension.--Paragraph (1) of section 1043(a)''.
Page 790, after line 10, insert the following:
(b) Projected Future Total Lifecycle Costs.--Paragraph (2) of
such section is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph
(H); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following
new subparagraph (G):
``(G) An estimate of the projected future
total lifecycle cost of each type of nuclear
weapon and delivery platform for each five-year
period occurring during the period beginning on
the date of the report and ending on the date
that is 20 years after the date of the
report.''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blumenauer of Oregon or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 3114--
(1) strike subsection (a) (and redesignate subsection
(b) as subsection (a));
(2) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, strike
``The Secretary'' and insert ``Except as provided by
subsection (b), the Secretary''; and
(3) add at the end the following new subsection:
(b) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019
for the W76-2 warhead modification program, not more than 50
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which
the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense
committees a report--
(1) assessing the potential effects of the
modification or development of a low-yield nuclear
warhead for submarine-launched ballistic missiles on
strategic stability; and
(2) assessing options to--
(A) reduce the risk of miscalculation
associated with adversaries being unable to
distinguish between a submarine-launched
ballistic missile carrying a low-yield warhead
and such a missile carrying several high-yield
warheads; and
(B) preserve the survivability and the
second-strike capability of ballistic missile
submarines without increasing risk.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Russell of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XI, add the following:
SEC. 11__. EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES AND POST-
SECONDARY STUDENTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 3115. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates;
competitive service
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given
the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
``(b) Appointment.--
``(1) In general.--The head of an agency may appoint,
without regard to any provision of sections 3309
through 3319 and 3330, a qualified individual to a
position in the competitive service classified in a
professional or administrative occupational category at
the GS-11 level, or an equivalent level, or below.
``(2) Restrictions.--An appointment under paragraph
(1) shall be made in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Director.
``(c) Qualifications for Appointment.--The head of an agency
may make an appointment under subsection (b) only if the
individual being appointed--
``(1) has received a baccalaureate or graduate degree
from an institution of higher education;
``(2) applies for the position--
``(A) not later than 2 years after the date
on which the individual being appointed
received the degree described in paragraph (1);
or
``(B) in the case of an individual who has
completed a period of not less than 4 years of
obligated service in a uniformed service, not
later than 2 years after the date of the
discharge or release of the individual from
that service; and
``(3) meets each minimum qualification standard
prescribed by the Director for the position to which
the individual is being appointed.
``(d) Public Notice and Advertising.--
``(1) In general.--The head of an agency making an
appointment under subsection (b) shall publicly
advertise positions under this section.
``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
the head of an agency shall--
``(A) adhere to merit system principles;
``(B) advertise positions in a manner that
provides for diverse and qualified applicants;
and
``(C) ensure potential applicants have
appropriate information relevant to the
positions available.
``(e) Limitation on Appointments.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the total number of employees that the head of an
agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal
year may not exceed the number equal to 15 percent of
the number of individuals that the agency head
appointed during the previous fiscal year to a position
in the competitive service classified in a professional
or administrative occupational category, at the GS-11
level, or an equivalent level, or below, under a
competitive examining procedure.
``(2) Exceptions.--Under a regulation prescribed
under subsection (f), the Director may establish a
lower limit on the number of individuals that may be
appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection during
a fiscal year based on any factor the Director
considers appropriate.
``(f) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates
Act of 2017, the Director shall issue interim regulations, with
an opportunity for comment, for the administration of this
section.
``(g) Reporting.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of
each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the
date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and
Recent Graduates Act of 2017, the head of an agency
that makes an appointment under this section shall
submit to Congress a report assessing the impact of the
use of the authority provided under this section during
the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
``(1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of
each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the
date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and
Recent Graduates Act of 2017, the head of an agency
that makes an appointment under this section shall
submit a report to--
``(A) Congress that assesses the impact of
the use of the authority provided under this
section during the fiscal year in which the
report is submitted; and
``(B) the Director that contains data that
the Director considers necessary for the
Director to assess the impact and effectiveness
of the authority described in subparagraph (A).
``(2) Content.--The head of an agency shall include
in each report under paragraph (1)--
``(A) the total number of individuals
appointed by the agency under this section, as
well as the number of such individuals who
are--
``(i) minorities or members of other
underrepresented groups; or
``(ii) veterans;
``(B) recruitment sources;
``(C) the total number of individuals
appointed by the agency during the applicable
fiscal year to a position in the competitive
service classified in a professional or
administrative occupational category at the GS-
11 level, or an equivalent level, or below; and
``(D) any additional data specified by the
Director.
``(h) Special Provision Regarding the Department of
Defense.--
``(1) Authority.--Nothing in this section shall
preclude the Secretary of Defense from exercising any
authority to appoint a recent graduate under section
1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any
applicable successor statute.
``(2) Regulations.--Any regulations prescribed by the
Director for the administration of this section shall
not apply to the Department of Defense during the
period ending on the date on which the appointment
authority of the Secretary of Defense under section
1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any
applicable successor statute, terminates.
``Sec. 3116. Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students;
competitive service
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given
the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
``(3) Student.--The term `student' means an
individual enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
institution of higher education who is pursuing a
baccalaureate or graduate degree on at least a part-
time basis as determined by the institution of higher
education.
``(b) Appointment.--
``(1) In general.--The head of an agency may make a
time-limited appointment of a student, without regard
to any provision of sections 3309 through 3319 and
3330, to a position in the competitive service at the
GS-11 level, or an equivalent level, or below for which
the student is qualified.
``(2) Restrictions.--An appointment under paragraph
(1) shall be made in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Director.
``(c) Public Notice.--
``(1) In general.--The head of an agency making an
appointment under subsection (b) shall publicly
advertise positions available under this section.
``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
the head of an agency shall--
``(A) adhere to merit system principles;
``(B) advertise positions in a manner that
provides for diverse and qualified applicants;
and
``(C) ensure potential applicants have
appropriate information relevant to the
positions available.
``(d) Limitation on Appointments.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the total number of students that the head of an
agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal
year may not exceed the number equal to 15 percent of
the number of students that the agency head appointed
during the previous fiscal year to a position in the
competitive service at the GS-11 level, or an
equivalent level, or below.
``(2) Exceptions.--Under a regulation prescribed
under subsection (g), the Director may establish a
lower limit on the number of students that may be
appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection during
a fiscal year based on any factor the Director
considers appropriate.
``(e) Conversion.--The head of an agency may, without regard
to any provision of chapter 33 or any other provision of law
relating to the examination, certification, and appointment of
individuals in the competitive service, convert a student
serving in an appointment under subsection (b) to a permanent
appointment in the competitive service within the agency
without further competition if the student--
``(1) has completed the course of study leading to
the baccalaureate or graduate degree;
``(2) has completed not less than 640 hours of
current continuous employment in an appointment under
subsection (b); and
``(3) meets the qualification standards for the
position to which the student will be converted.
``(f) Termination.--The head of an agency shall, without
regard to any provision of chapter 35 or 75, terminate the
appointment of a student appointed under subsection (b) upon
completion of the designated academic course of study unless
the student is selected for conversion under subsection (e).
``(g) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates
Act of 2017, the Director shall issue interim regulations, with
an opportunity for comment, for the administration of this
section.
``(h) Reporting.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of
each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the
date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and
Recent Graduates Act of 2017, the head of an agency
that makes an appointment under this section shall
submit a report to--
``(A) Congress that assesses the impact of
the use of the authority provided under this
section during the fiscal year in which the
report is submitted; and
``(B) the Director that contains data that
the Director considers necessary for the
Director to assess the impact and effectiveness
of the authority described in subparagraph (A).
``(2) Content.--The head of an agency shall include
in each report under paragraph (1)--
``(A) the total number of individuals
appointed by the agency under this section, as
well as the number of such individuals who
are--
``(i) minorities or members of other
underrepresented groups; or
``(ii) veterans;
``(B) recruitment sources;
``(C) the total number of individuals
appointed by the agency during the applicable
fiscal year to a position in the competitive
service at the GS-11 level, or an equivalent
level, or below; and
``(D) any additional data specified by the
Director.
``(i) Special Provision Regarding the Department of
Defense.--
``(1) Authority.--Nothing in this section shall
preclude the Secretary of Defense from exercising any
authority to appoint a post-secondary student under
section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or
any applicable successor statute.
``(2) Regulations.--Any regulations prescribed by the
Director for the administration of this section shall
not apply to the Department of Defense during the
period ending on the date on which the appointment
authority of the Secretary of Defense under section
1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any
applicable successor statute, terminates.''.
(b) Table of Sections Amendments.--The table of sections for
subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``3115. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates; competitive
service.
``3116. Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students;
competitive service.''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST AND EVALUATION
RESOURCES.
Section 196(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Not less often than once every two fiscal years,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, in coordination with the Director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency, the Secretaries of the
military departments, and the heads of Defense Agencies
with test and evaluation responsibilities, shall
complete a strategic plan reflecting the future needs
of the Department of Defense with respect to test and
evaluation facilities and resources. Each strategic
plan shall cover the period of thirty fiscal years
beginning with the fiscal year in which the plan is
submitted under paragraph (3). The strategic plan shall
be based on a comprehensive review of both funded and
unfunded test and evaluation requirements of the
Department, future threats to national security, and
the adequacy of the test and evaluation facilities and
resources of the Department to meet those future
requirements and threats.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``needed to meet
such requirements'' and inserting ``needed to meet
current and future requirements based on current and
emerging threats, including, at minimum, missile
defense, cyberspace operations, direct energy, and
hypersonics,''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title II, add the following new section:
SEC. 2__. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR DIVERTOR TEST TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 4701 for Department of Energy National
Security Programs, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4701, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, inertial confinement fusion ignition and high
yield, is hereby increased by $3,000,000 (to be used for
divertor test tokamak research and development).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 4101 for procurement, as specified in
the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for
procurement of ammunition, Air Force, flares (Line 015) is
hereby reduced by $3,000,000.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sinema of Arizona or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title II, add the following new section:
SEC. 2__. BRIEFING ON INNOVATIVE MOBILE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
CAPABILITIES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that--
(1) government-owned mobile technologies remain at
risk for targeting or data breaches placing at risk
information that could harm national security; and
(2) further, these vulnerabilities exist because
current technologies do not possess the necessary
security features required to mitigate the threats of
credential theft, active surveillance from microphones
and cameras, and tracking of user movements and
location.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 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 a briefing on--
(1) threats posed by credential theft, active
surveillance from microphones and cameras, and tracking
of user movements and location;
(2) the commercial availability of technologies to
mitigate these threats; and
(3) strategies and feasibilities of deploying mobile
security technologies within the Department.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR MICRO-REACTORS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and
submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce in the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources in the Senate a report describing the
requirements for, and components of, a pilot program to provide
resilience for critical national security infrastructure at
Department of Defense and Department of Energy facilities by
contracting with a commercial entity to site, construct, and
operate at least one licensed micro-reactor at a facility
identified under the report by December 31, 2027.
(b) Consultation.--As necessary to develop the report
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult
with--
(1) the Secretary of Defense;
(2) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and
(3) the Administrator of the General Services
Administration.
(c) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) identification of potential locations to site,
construct, and operate a micro-reactor at a Department
of Defense or Department of Energy facility that
contains critical national security infrastructure that
the Secretary determines may not be energy resilient;
(2) assessments of different nuclear technologies to
provide energy resiliency for critical national
security infrastructure;
(3) a survey of potential commercial stakeholders
with which to enter into a contract under the pilot
program to construct and operate a licensed micro-
reactor;
(4) options to enter into long-term contracting,
including various financial mechanisms for such
purpose;
(5) identification of requirements for micro-reactors
to provide energy resilience to mission-critical
functions at facilities identified under paragraph (1);
(6) an estimate of the costs of the pilot program;
(7) a timeline with milestones for the pilot program;
(8) an analysis of the existing authority of the
Department of Energy and Department of Defense to
permit the siting, construction, and operation of a
micro-reactor; and
(9) recommendations for any legislative changes to
the authorities analyzed under paragraph (8) necessary
for the Department of Energy and the Department of
Defense to permit the siting, construction, and
operation of a micro-reactor.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``critical national security
infrastructure'' means any site or installation that
the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary of Defense
determines supports critical mission functions of the
national security enterprise.
(2) The term ``licensed'' means holding a license
under section 103 or 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954.
(3) The term ``micro-reactor'' means a nuclear
reactor that has a power production capacity that is
not greater than 50 megawatts.
(4) The term ``pilot program'' means the pilot
program described in subsection (a).
(5) The term ``Secretary'' means Secretary of Energy.
(e) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
appendix.
(f) Limitations.--This Act does not authorize the Department
of Energy or Department of Defense to enter into a contract
with respect to the pilot program.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 83, line 12, strike ``and''.
Page 83, line 15, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 83, after line 15, insert the following:
(E) may include the use of on-the-job
training to ensure participants are able to
learn the skills necessary for successful
careers in additive manufacturing.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cartwright of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. REPORT ON DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of
each of the military departments and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on labor hours and depot maintenance, which
shall include--
(1) the amount of public and private funding of
depot-level maintenance and repair (as defined in
section 2460 of title 10 United State Code) for the
Department of Defense,, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air
Force, Special Operations Command, and any other
unified command identified by the Secretary, expressed
by commodity group by percentage and actual numbers in
terms of dollars and direct labor hours;
(2) within each category of depot level maintenance
and repair for each entities, the amount of the subset
of depot maintenance workload that meets the
description under section 2464 of title 10, United
States Code, that is performed in the public and
private sectors by direct labor hours and by dollars;
(3) of the subset referred to in paragraph (2), the
amount of depot maintenance workload performed in the
public and private sector by direct labor hour and by
dollars for each entity that would otherwise be
considered core workload under such section 2462, but
is not considered core because a weapon system or
equipment has not been declared a program of record;
and
(4) the projections for the upcoming future years
defense program, including the distinction between the
Navy and the Marine Corps for the Department of the
Navy, as well as any unified command, including the
Special Operations Command.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ruiz of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 3__. STUDY ON PHASING OUT OPEN BURN PITS.
(a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a study on the feasibility of phasing out the use of
open burn pits by using technology incinerators.
(b) Open Burn Pit Defined.--In this section, the term ``open
burn pit'' means an area of land--
(1) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense to
be used for disposing solid waste by burning in the
outdoor air; and
(2) does not contain a commercially manufactured
incinerator or other equipment specifically designed
and manufactured for the burning of solid waste.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 107, line 17, strike ``while on active duty''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Napolitano of
California or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 116, after line 2, insert the following new section:
SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
Section 509(k) of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Report'' and
inserting ``Reports'';
(2) by striking ``Within'' and inserting ``(1) Not
later than''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year, the Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the pilot Jobs
ChalleNGe Programs and submit a report of findings and
recommendations to Congress.''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Napolitano of
California or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 116, after line 2, insert the following new section:
SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
Section 509(h) of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraphs:
``(2) Equipment and facilities of the United States may be
transferred to the National Guard for purposes of carrying out
the Program.
``(3) Equipment and facilities of a State, county, or local
government entity may be transferred to the National Guard for
purposes of carrying out the Program.''.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pascrell Jr. of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. INCLUSION OF BLAST EXPOSURE HISTORY IN SERVICE RECORDS.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that blast exposure
history is included in the service records of members of the
Armed Forces in a manner that will assist in determining
whether a future illness or injury is service connected.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND AWARENESS IN JUNIOR
RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS.
The Secretaries of the military departments shall encourage
the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps to include
cybersecurity educational programs and awareness in the
curriculum of the Corps, including lessons on cyber defense,
risks of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the military, and
pursuing studies and careers in cybersecurity and related
fields within the Department of Defense.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Heck of Washington or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. PUBLICATION OF GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON HOUSING MARKETS
NEAR CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
make publicly available guidance and information about the
housing market around military installations in the continental
United States. Such guidance and information shall be designed
to assist members of the Armed Forces in better using their
basic allowance for housing.
(b) Matters for Inclusion.--The information and guidance
under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) information on the housing market around the
installation, including--
(A) information about deciding whether to
rent or buy, including taking into
consideration the average deployment cycle for
that military installation and permanent change
of station timelines;
(B) information about houses and apartments;
(C) considerations of living with a roommate;
and
(D) information about working with and
through a landlord;
(2) suggested bedroom and bathroom and square footage
for each basic allowance for housing category;
(3) recommended zip codes in which to look for
properties;
(4) information about the availability of public
transportation;
(5) average commute times to military installation
and wait times at nearest gate; and
(6) a list of realtors and real estate brokers who
work in the area, including any complaints registered
against such realtors and brokers.
(c) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to Congress a report on a review of the
Comptroller General of the rate setting procedure for basic
allowance for housing. Such review shall cover how the
Department of Defense collects basic allowance for housing data
and shall include an analysis of each of the following:
(1) Whether the process in use is the most efficient
process.
(2) Whether the information collected is publically
available elsewhere.
(3) Whether the data collected reflects what is
available through open source methods.
(4) How basic allowance for housing rates and cost of
living adjustments are interrelated.
(5) Whether members of the Armed Forces about whom
data is collected are receiving loan protections on
interest rates pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act.
(6) Whether such members of the Armed Forces
experience issues when they need to break leases for a
deployment or permanent change of station.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In title V, at the end of subtitle I add the following:
SEC. ___. ASSISTANCE OF STATES FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT
AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON
REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.
Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as
subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following
new subsection (k):
``(k) Support Beyond Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide funding to States to carry out programs that provide
deployment cycle information, services, and referrals to
members of the Armed Forces, including members of the regular
components and members of the reserve components, and the
families of such members, throughout the deployment cycle. Such
programs may include the provision of access to outreach
services, including the following:
``(1) Employment counseling.
``(2) Behavioral health counseling.
``(3) Suicide prevention.
``(4) Housing advocacy.
``(5) Financial counseling.
``(6) Referrals for the receipt of other related
services.''.
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21. An amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 133, line 7, insert, after ``review.'', the following:
``The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that all records of
any request, determination, or action under this subsection
remains confidential.''.
Page 134, line 9, insert, after ``review.'', the following:
``The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that all records of
any request, determination, or action under this subsection
remains confidential.''.
Page 135, line 10, insert, after ``review.'', the following:
``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that all records
of any request, determination, or action under this subsection
remains confidential.''.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Esty of Connecticut or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 547. DEFINITION OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.
(a) In General.--The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans
Affairs shall establish a joint definition of ``military sexual
trauma'' for their respective Departments to use in all aspects
of delivering care and benefits to members of the Armed Forces
and veterans who have suffered that crime.
(b) Report.--The Secretaries shall submit to Congress a
report on their efforts under subsection (a), including
legislative recommendations, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 153, line 6, insert ``(including resources regarding
military sexual trauma)'' after ``resources''.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following:
SEC. ___. FLEXIBLE MATERNITY AND PARENTAL LEAVE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement
policies and procedures that permit a military parent to take,
if requested by the military parent, flexible and non-
continuous--
(1) maternity leave; and
(2) parental leave.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pocan of Wisconsin or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 566. REPORT ON WAGE DETERMINATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) Wage Determination.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
through the National Guard Bureau, shall coordinate with the
Secretary of Labor to obtain a wage determination under section
6703(1) of title 41, United States Code, for all contract
workers under the following programs:
(1) Family Assistance Centers.
(2) Family Readiness and Support.
(3) Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
(4) Recruit Sustainment Program.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a
report to the congressional defense committees regarding the
wage determinations described in subsection (a). The report
shall include a cost estimate of transferring all of the
programs named in subsection (a) to direct Federal management.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schrader of Oregon or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. EXEMPTION FROM REPAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY.
Section 1175a(j) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and
(3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph:
``(4) This subsection shall not apply to a member who--
``(A) is involuntarily recalled to active duty or
full-time National Guard duty; and
``(B) in the course of such duty, incurs a service-
connected disability rating of total under section 1155
of title 38.''.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following new
section:
SECTION 5__. SERVICE OF WOUNDED WARRIORS AS REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT
PILOTS OR REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SENSOR
OPERATORS IN THE AIR FORCE.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a program under which a qualified wounded warrior who
faces retirement or separation from the Armed Forces for
physical disability may continue, in lieu of such retirement or
separation, to serve in the Armed Forces as a remotely piloted
aircraft pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator in
the Air Force.
(b) Eligibility Qualifications.--
(1) Modification of physical requirements.--In the
case of wounded warriors only, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall modify the physical fitness requirements
applicable to a wounded warrior who is seeking to
serve, or is serving, as a remotely piloted aircraft
pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator if
the wounded warrior is incapable of meeting such
requirements, such as completing an annual physical
training test, due to the service-related disability,
but otherwise satisfies the remotely piloted aircraft
medical standard.
(2) Medical waivers.--The restriction on medical
waivers contained in section 6.4.5.1 of Air Force
Instruction 48-123 shall not apply to the program
required by this section.
(3) Continued applicability of other requirements.--
To serve as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or
remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator, a wounded
warrior applicant would still have to pass--
(A) the applicable Air Force Officer
Qualifying Test or Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery; and
(B) the applicable security and mental health
requirements.
(4) Automatic disqualification.--A wounded warrior
may not be selected to serve, or continue to serve, as
a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted
aircraft sensor operator if the Secretary of the Air
Force determines that--
(A) the wounded warrior presents a hazard to
flying safety or mission completion;
(B) performance of the duty would be
hazardous to the health of the wounded warrior;
or
(C) the wounded warrior is diagnosed with
post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain
injury, or any other mental disorder that could
hinder mission performance.
(c) Priority for Certain Wounded Warriors.--In selecting
wounded warriors to serve as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot
or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator, the Secretary of
the Air Force shall give priority to wounded warriors whose
disability was incurred--
(1) in the line of duty in a combat zone designated
by the Secretary of Defense; or
(2) during the performance of duty in combat-related
operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense.
(d) Transfer Authority.--In the case of a wounded warrior who
is not a member of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall cooperate with the Secretary concerned having
jurisdiction over the wounded warrior to transfer the wounded
warrior from the other Armed Force to the Air Force to permit
the wounded warrior to be selected for the program under this
section.
(e) Wounded Warrior Defined.--In this section, the term
``wounded warrior'' means a member of the Armed Forces who--
(1) is unfit to perform the duties of the member's
office, grade, rank, or rating because of physical
disability incurred in the line of duty; and
(2) is under consideration for retirement or
separation under chapter 61 of title 10, United States
Code, or has been placed on the temporary disability
retired list.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES; TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR
NEXT OF KIN.
(a) Transportation for Remains of a Member Who Dies Not in a
Theater of Combat Operations.--Section 562 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``DYING IN A THEATER
OF COMBAT OPERATIONS''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``in a combat
theater of operations'' and inserting ``outside of the
United States''.
(b) Transportation for Family.--The Secretary of Defense
shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 1300.18 to
extend travel privileges via Invitational Travel Authorization
to family members of members of the Armed Forces who die
outside of the United States and whose remains are returned to
the United States through the mortuary facility at Dover Air
Force Base, Delaware.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY JUDGMENT RENDERED FOR PHYSICALLY,
SEXUALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY ABUSING A CHILD.
Section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The'' and
inserting ``Subject to subsection (l)(2),
the''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``other
provision of law'' and inserting ``provision of
law except subsection (l)(2)''; and
(2) in subsection (l)(2), by striking the second
sentence and inserting ``The limitations on the amount
of disposable retired pay available for payments under
paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of subsection (e) do not
apply to a child abuse garnishment order.''.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jones of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 171, after line 4, insert the following new section:
SEC. 566. EDUCATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end ``If the
Secretary determines that appropriate educational
programs are not available through a local educational
agency for dependents of retirees residing on a
military installation in the United States, the
Secretary may enter into arrangements to provide for
the elementary or secondary education of the dependents
of such retirees.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `retiree'
means a member or former member of the armed forces who is
entitled to retired or retainer pay under this title, or who,
but for age, would be eligible for retired or retainer pay
under chapter 1223 of this title.''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hudson of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 190, after line 10, insert the following new section:
SEC. 606. REPORT ON IMMINENT DANGER PAY AND HOSTILE FIRE PAY.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2019, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report examining the current processes for awarding imminent
danger pay and hostile fire pay to members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--This report under this section shall include
the following:
(1) An analysis of difficulties in implementing the
current system.
(2) An explanation of how geographic regions are
selected to be eligible for such pay and the criteria
used to define these regions.
(3) An examination of whether the current geographic
model is the most appropriate way to award such pay,
including the following:
(A) A discussion of whether the current model
most accurately reflects the realities of
modern warfare and is responsive enough to the
needs of members.
(B) Whether the Secretary believes it would
be appropriate to tie such pay to specific
authorizations for deployments (including
deployments of special operations forces) in
addition to geographic criteria.
(C) A description of any change the Secretary
would consider to update such pay to reflect
the current operational environment.
(D) How the Secretary would implement each
change under subparagraph (C).
(E) Recommendations of the Secretary for
related regulations or legislative action.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Coffman of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 606. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE WIDOWS' TAX.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) section 621 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) amended
section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, to
make permanent the special survivor indemnity
allowance;
(2) under the special survivor indemnity allowance,
surviving spouses and dependent children of members who
die of a service-connected cause will not be subject to
a full offset of survivor benefit plan payments by
dependency and indemnity compensation, commonly
referred to as the ``widows' tax''; and
(3) while the special survivor indemnity allowance
alleviates the gap in benefits, the whole Congress must
work together to find a way to eliminate the widows'
tax entirely.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Donovan of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 606. REEVALUATION OF BAH FOR THE MILITARY HOUSING AREA INCLUDING
STATEN ISLAND.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, using the most recent data
available to the Secretary, shall reevaluate the basic housing
allowance prescribed under section 403(b) of title 37, United
States Code, for the military housing area that includes Staten
Island, New York
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In title VI, at the end of subtitle A add the following:
SEC. __. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES FOR MATERNITY
LEAVE TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) Compensation.--Section 206(a) of title 37, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) for each of 6 days in connection with the
taking by the member of a period of maternity leave.''.
(b) Credit for Retired Pay Purposes.--
(1) In general.--The period of maternity leave taken
by a member of the reserve components of the Armed
Forces in connection with the birth of a child shall
count toward the member's entitlement to retired pay,
and in connection with the years of service used in
computing retired pay, under chapter 1223 of title 10,
United States Code, as 12 points.
(2) Separate credit for each period of leave.--
Separate crediting of points shall accrue to a member
pursuant to this subsection for each period of
maternity leave taken by the member in connection with
a childbirth event.
(3) When credited.--Points credited a member for a
period of maternity leave pursuant to this subsection
shall be credited in the year in which the period of
maternity leave concerned commences.
(4) Contribution of leave toward entitlement to
retired pay.--Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after subparagraph
(E) the following new subparagraph:
``(F) Points at the rate of 12 a year for the taking
of maternity leave.''.
(5) Computation of years of service for retired
pay.--Section 12733 of such title is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as
paragraph (6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following new paragraph (5):
``(5) One day for each point credited to the person
under subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) of this
title.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act, and shall apply with respect to periods of maternity
leave that commence on or after that date.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rouzer of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 626. DESIGNATION OF NEW BENEFICIARY UNDER THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT
PLAN.
Section 1448(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph
(H):
``(H) Election of new beneficiary by
terminally ill participant.--
``(i) Authority for election.--A
participant in the Plan may elect a new
beneficiary if the Secretary concerned
determines that the participant is
terminally ill. Any such beneficiary
must be a natural person with an
insurable interest in the participant.
``(ii) Procedures.--Such an election
shall be in writing, signed by the
participant, and made in such form and
manner as the Secretary concerned may
prescribe. Such an election shall be
effective the first day of the first
month following the month in which the
election is received by the
Secretary.''.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Louisiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 201, after line 11, insert the following new section:
SEC. 626. REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY COMMISSARIES AND
EXCHANGES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
regarding management practices of military commissaries and
exchanges.
(b) Elements.--The report required under this section shall
include a cost-benefit analysis with the goals of--
(1) reducing the costs of operating military
commissaries and exchanges by $2,000,000,000 during
fiscal years 2019 through 2023; and
(2) not raising costs for patrons of military
commissaries and exchanges.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 210, line 21, insert ``, universities,'' after
``organizations''.
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carson of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 704. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.
Section 1074m(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Until January 1, 2019, once'' and
inserting ``Once''.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kuster of New
Hampshire or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, insert the following:
SEC. 704. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND
CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR MEMBERS WHO
SEPARATE FROM THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 1145(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subclause (I)--
(A) by inserting ``, substance use
disorder,'' after ``post-traumatic stress
disorder''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause
(III); and
(3) by inserting after subclause (I) the following:
``(II) chronic pain
management services, including
counseling and treatment of co-
occurring mental health
disorders and alternatives to
opioid analgesics; and''.
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:
SEC. ___. BURN PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEM.
The Secretary of Defense may develop a burn patient transfer
system, including any required hardware and software, that
would provide a platform for reporting immediate and surge bed
availability and that would electronically match patient acuity
with open beds at other military and civilian burn centers.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. STUDY ON THE TREATMENT OF TRICARE BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE
RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, and with respect to
members of the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Secretary
of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it
is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall conduct a
study on the feasibility and effect of extending the
eligibility to enroll in, and the coverage of, TRICARE Prime to
members of the Armed Forces and covered beneficiaries who
reside in Puerto Rico to the same degree that a covered
beneficiary who resides in any of the several States may enroll
in TRICARE Prime.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall address
the following:
(1) The requirements, as of the date of the study,
for a covered beneficiary to be eligible to enroll in
the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico.
(2) The number of--
(A) covered beneficiaries who are enrolled in
the TRICARE program who reside in Puerto Rico;
and
(B) such covered beneficiaries who would
potentially enroll in TRICARE Prime if the
Secretary extends TRICARE Prime as described in
subsection (a).
(3) The demographic distribution of covered
beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico.
(4) The access of such covered beneficiaries to
health care networks, including trauma care centers, as
of the date of the study.
(5) The quality of such health care networks.
(6) The costs and timeline requirements for extending
TRICARE Prime as described in subsection (a).
(7) The feasibility of using medical resources of the
Department of Defense to cover gaps in service
availability in Puerto Rico if such extension does not
occur.
(c) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the study under
subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``covered
beneficiary'', ``TRICARE Prime'', and ``TRICARE program'' have
the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10,
United States Code.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Velazquez of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. STUDY ON HEALTH EFFECTS RELATING TO ACTIVITY OF THE ARMED
FORCES ON VIEQUES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing a study of the health effects of the live-fire
training at Vieques Naval Training Range conducted by the Navy
before 2002 and other activities of the Armed Forces on the
island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The study shall include a
comprehensive analysis of the following:
(1) The immediate health effects of such training and
activity on the residents of Vieques.
(2) The long-term health effects of such training and
activity on the residents of Vieques.
(3) The potential ongoing health effects caused by
any contamination relating to such training and
activity.
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smucker of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. STRATEGY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that--
(1) describes the shortage of mental health providers
of the Department of Defense;
(2) explains the reasons for such shortage;
(3) explains the effect of such shortage on members
of the Armed Forces; and
(4) contains a strategy to better recruit and retain
mental health providers, including with respect to
psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurse
practitioners, licensed social workers, and other
licensed providers of the military health system.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jones of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new
section:
SEC. 7___. STUDY ON EARNING BY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES MEDICS OF
CREDITS TOWARDS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DEGREE.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to
assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing
partnerships between special operations forces and institutions
of higher education, and health care systems if determined
appropriate by the Secretary, through which special operations
forces medics earn credit toward the master's degree of
physician assistant for military operational work and training
performed by the medics.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) The feasibility with respect to establishing
partnerships described in subsection (a) that permit
medics to conduct clinical training at medical
facilities of the Department of Defense and the
civilian sector in order to meet the increasing demand
for highly trained health care providers at such
facilities.
(2) How partnerships described in subsection (a) will
ensure that the evaluation of work and training
performed by medics for which credits are earned comply
with civilian clinical evaluation standards applicable
to the awarding of master's degrees of physician
assistant.
(3) How the Secretary can leverage the physician
assistant program at the Uniformed Services University
to coordinate such partnerships and assist with
credits.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representative a report on the study under subsection (a).
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 730. STUDY OF DRUG SHORTAGES AND IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds the
following:
(1) Shortages of critical medical drugs used for
surgery and emergency care have increased significantly
during 2017 and 2018.
(2) Reports from physicians have identified critical
drugs such as dilaudid, bupivacaine, morphine, and
epinephrine as important commonly needed drugs in
shortage.
(3) Health care providers for the Armed Forces use
the same drugs as civilian health care providers and
are experiencing similar shortages in surgical
facilities.
(4) Such shortages could compromise the quality of
care available to members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of
shortages of drugs used in the surgical and emergency settings
of military facilities--
(1) to determine if the quality or safety of military
health care has been compromised by such shortages;
(2) to identify and examine supply chain issues
related to the availability of drugs used for surgery
and emergency care; and
(3) to identify and examine the impact of shortages
on care for military patients.
(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection
(b), the Secretary shall consult with the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration, and such other stakeholders as the Secretary
considers relevant to the study, including physician
organizations and drug manufacturers.
(d) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 12-month
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress describing the
study under this section and setting forth any conclusions and
recommendations resulting from the study.
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kuster of New
Hampshire or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
REGARDING MHS GENESIS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
SYSTEM.
The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs a report detailing lessons learned by the
Secretary of Defense with respect to successfully remediating
concerns found during the initial operational testing and
evaluation of the electronic health record system known as MHS
Genesis.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In subtitle C of title VII, insert the following section:
SEC. ___. REPORT REGARDING OPIOID PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR
DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit a report to
congressional defense committees regarding the actions the
Department of Defense is taking to prevent and treat opioid use
among the dependents of members of the Armed Forces. Such
report shall include how information is shared between military
medical treatment facilities across the country, what
counseling services are available to dependents and how such
services are publicized, and a plan for intervention strategies
to prevent opioid use and abuse.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smucker of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:
SEC. __. MONITORING MEDICATION PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR THE TREATMENT
OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and Senate a report on the
practices for prescribing medication during the period
beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31,
2017, that were inconsistent with the post-traumatic
stress disorder medication guidelines developed by the
Department of Defense and the Veterans Health
Administration.
(2) Contents.--The report under this subsection shall
include the following:
(A) A summary of the Army's, the Navy's, and
the Air Force's practices for prescribing
medication during the period referred to in
paragraph (1) that were inconsistent with the
post-traumatic stress disorder medication
guidelines developed by the Department of
Defense and the Veterans Health Administration.
(B) Identification of medical centers serving
members of the Armed Forces found to having
higher than average incidences of prescribing
medication during the period referred to in
paragraph (1) that were inconsistent with the
post-traumatic stress disorder guidelines.
(C) A plan for such medical centers to reduce
the prescribing of medications that are
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress
disorder guidelines.
(D) A plan for ongoing monitoring of medical
centers found to have higher than average
incidences of prescribing medication that were
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress
disorder guidelines by the Department of
Defense and the Veterans Health Administration.
(b) Monitoring Program.--Based on the findings of the report
under subsection (a), the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy,
and the Air Force shall each establish a monitoring program
carried out with respect to such branch of the Armed Forces
shall provide as follows:
(1) The monitoring program shall provide for the
conduct of periodic reviews, beginning October 1, 2019,
of medication prescribing practices of its own
providers.
(2) The monitoring program shall provide for regular
reports, beginning October 1, 2020, to the Department
of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration, of
the results of the periodic reviews pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) The monitoring program shall establish internal
procedures, not later than October 1, 2020, to address
practices for prescribing medication that are
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder
medication guidelines developed Department of Defense
and the Veterans Health Administration.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Banks of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 811, add at the end the following:
(m) Submission of Notice and Plan to Congress.--Not later
than 30 days before reorganizing, restructuring, or eliminating
any position or office specified in this section, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives notice of such reorganization,
restructuring, or elimination together with a plan to ensure
that mission requirements are met and appropriate oversight is
conducted in carrying out such reorganization, restructuring,
or elimination. Such plan shall address how user needs will be
met and how associated roles and responsibilities will be
accomplished for each position or office that the Secretary
determines requiring reorganization, restructuring, or
elimination.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mitchell of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VIII (page 355, after line
2) add the following new section:
SEC. 835. REVIEW OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS ON COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS.
(a) Review of Determinations Not to Exempt Contracts for
Commercial Products, Commercial Services, and Commercially
Available Off-the-shelf Items From Certain Laws and
Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council shall--
(1) review each determination of the Federal
Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to section
1906(b)(2), section 1906(c)(3), or section 1907(a)(2)
of title 41, United States Code, not to exempt
contracts or subcontracts from laws which such
contracts and subcontracts would otherwise be exempt
from under section 1906(d) of title 41, United States
Code; and
(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation to provide an exemption from each law
subject to such determination unless the Council
determines that there is a specific reason not to
provide the exemptions pursuant to section 1906 of such
title or the Administrator for Federal Procurement
Policy determines there is a specific reason not to
provide the exemption pursuant to section 1907 of such
title.
(b) Review of Certain Contract Clause Requirements Applicable
to Commercial Products and Commercial Services Contracts.--Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall--
(1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation to
assess all regulations that require a specific contract
clause for a contract using commercial product or
commercial services acquisition procedures under part
12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except for
regulations required by law or Executive order; and
(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation to eliminate regulations reviewed under
paragraph (1) unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council determines on a case-by-case basis that there
is a specific reason not to eliminate the regulation.
(c) Elimination of Certain Contract Clause Regulations
Applicable to Commercially Available Off-the-shelf Item
Subcontracts.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council shall--
(1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation to
assess all regulations that require a prime contractor
to include a specific contract clause in a subcontract
for commercially available off-the-shelf items unless
the inclusion of such clause is required by law or
Executive order; and
(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation to eliminate regulations reviewed under
paragraph (1) unless the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council determines on a case-by-case basis that there
is a specific reason not to eliminate the regulation.
At the end of title VIII (page 404, after line 21), add the
following new sections:
SEC. 881. PROMOTION OF THE USE OF GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND OTHER INTERAGENCY
CONTRACTS.
Section 865(b)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 31
U.S.C. 1535 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``that all interagency acquisitions--
'' and inserting ``that--'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting ``all interagency assisted
acquisitions'' before ``include''; and
(B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;
(3) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
(B), and in that subparagraph by inserting ``all
interagency assisted acquisitions'' before ``include''.
SEC. 882. INCREASING COMPETITION AT THE TASK ORDER LEVEL.
Section 3306(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``except as
provided in paragraph (3),'' in subparagraphs (B) and
(C) after the subparagraph designation; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(3) Exceptions for certain indefinite delivery,
indefinite quantity multiple-award contracts and
certain federal supply schedule contracts for services
acquired on an hourly rate.--If an executive agency
issues a solicitation for one or more contracts for
services to be acquired on an hourly rate basis under
the authority of sections 4103 and 4106 of this title
or section 152(3) of this title and section 501(b) of
title 40 and the executive agency intends to make a
contract award to each qualifying offeror and the
contract or contracts will feature individually
competed task or delivery orders based on hourly
rates--
``(A) the contracting officer need not
consider price as an evaluation factor for
contract award; and
``(B) if, pursuant to subparagraph (A), price
is not considered as an evaluation factor for
contract award--
``(i) the disclosure requirement of
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall
not apply; and
``(ii) cost or price to the Federal
Government shall be considered in
conjunction with the issuance pursuant
to sections 4106(c) and 152(3) of this
title of any task or delivery order
under any contract resulting from the
solicitation.
``(4) Definition.--In paragraph (3), the term
`qualifying offeror' means an offeror that--
``(A) is determined to be a responsible
source;
``(B) submits a proposal that conforms to the
requirements of the solicitation;
``(C) meets all technical requirements; and
``(D) is otherwise eligible for award.''.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Louisiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, insert the following:
SEC. 8__. INDIVIDUAL ACQUISITION FOR COMMERCIAL LEASING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--For the purpose of section 863 of Public Law
110-417, an individual acquisition for commercial leasing
services shall not be construed as a purchase of property or
services if such individual acquisition is made on a no cost
basis and pursuant to a multiple award contract awarded in
accordance with requirements for full and open competition.
(b) Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall--
(1) conduct biennial audits of the General Services
Administration National Broker Contract to determine--
(A) whether brokers selected under the
program provide lower lease rental rates than
rates negotiated by General Services
Administration staff; and
(B) the impact of the program on the length
of time of lease procurements;
(2) conduct a review of whether the application of
section 863 of Public Law 110-417 to acquisitions for
commercial leasing services resulted in rental cost
savings for the Government during the years in which
such section was applicable prior to the date of
enactment of this section; and
(3) not later than September 30, 2019, and September
30, 2021, submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
a report that--
(A) summarizes the results of the audit and
review required by paragraphs (1) and (2);
(B) includes an assessment of whether the
National Broker Contract provides greater
efficiencies and savings than the use of
General Services Administration staff; and
(C) includes recommendations for improving
General Services Administration lease
procurements.
(c) Termination.--This section shall terminate on December
31, 2022.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Adams of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 381, after line 9, insert the following:
SEC. 861. SCORE.
(a) SCORE Reauthorization.--Section 20 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection
(f); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) SCORE Program.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE program authorized
by section 8(b)(1) such sums as are necessary for the
Administrator to make grants or enter into cooperative
agreements in a total amount that does not exceed $10,500,000
in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019.''.
(b) SCORE Program.--Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``a Service
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)'' and inserting
``the SCORE program described in subsection (c)''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
``(c) SCORE Program.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection:
``(A) SCORE association.--The term `SCORE
Association' means the Service Corps of Retired
Executives Association or any successor or
other organization who receives a grant from
the Administrator to operate the SCORE program
under paragraph (2)(A).
``(B) SCORE program.--The term `SCORE
program' means the SCORE program authorized by
subsection (b)(1)(B).
``(2) Management and volunteers.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall
provide a grant to the SCORE Association to
manage the SCORE program.
``(B) Volunteers.--A volunteer participating
in the SCORE program shall--
``(i) based on the business
experience and knowledge of the
volunteer--
``(I) provide at no cost to
individuals who own, or aspire
to own, small business concerns
personal counseling, mentoring,
and coaching relating to the
process of starting, expanding,
managing, buying, and selling a
business; and
``(II) facilitate low-cost
education workshops for
individuals who own, or aspire
to own, small business
concerns; and
``(ii) as appropriate, use tools,
resources, and expertise of other
organizations to carry out the SCORE
program.
``(3) Plans and goals.--The Administrator, in
consultation with the SCORE Association, shall ensure
that the SCORE program and each chapter of the SCORE
program develop and implement plans and goals to more
effectively and efficiently provide services to
individuals in rural areas, economically disadvantaged
communities, and other traditionally underserved
communities, including plans for electronic
initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter expansion,
partnerships, and the development of new skills by
volunteers participating in the SCORE program.
``(4) Annual report.--The SCORE Association shall
submit to the Administrator an annual report that
contains--
``(A) the number of individuals counseled or
trained under the SCORE program;
``(B) the number of hours of counseling
provided under the SCORE program; and
``(C) to the extent possible--
``(i) the number of small business
concerns formed with assistance from
the SCORE program;
``(ii) the number of small business
concerns expanded with assistance from
the SCORE program; and
``(iii) the number of jobs created
with assistance from the SCORE program.
``(5) Privacy requirements.--
``(A) In general.--Neither the Administrator
nor the SCORE Association may disclose the
name, address, or telephone number of any
individual or small business concern receiving
assistance from the SCORE Association without
the consent of such individual or small
business concern, unless--
``(i) the Administrator is ordered to
make such a disclosure by a court in
any civil or criminal enforcement
action initiated by a Federal or State
agency; or
``(ii) the Administrator determines
such a disclosure to be necessary for
the purpose of conducting a financial
audit of the SCORE program, in which
case disclosure shall be limited to the
information necessary for the audit.
``(B) Administrator use of information.--This
paragraph shall not--
``(i) restrict the access of the
Administrator to program activity data;
or
``(ii) prevent the Administrator from
using client information to conduct
client surveys.
``(C) Standards.--
``(i) In general.--The Administrator
shall, after the opportunity for notice
and comment, establish standards for--
``(I) disclosures with
respect to financial audits
under subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(II) conducting client
surveys, including standards
for oversight of the surveys
and for dissemination and use
of client information.
``(ii) Maximum privacy protection.--
The standards issued under this
subparagraph shall, to the extent
practicable, provide for the maximum
amount of privacy protection.''.
(c) Online Component.--
(1) In general.--Section 8(c) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)), as amended by subsection (b),
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.''.
(2) Online component report.--
(A) 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--
(i) 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;
(ii) describing the internal controls
that are used and a summary of the
topics covered by the webinars; and
(iii) 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.
(B) 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)).
(d) Study and Report on the Future Role of the Score
Program.--
(1) 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.
(2) 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--
(A) all findings and determination made in
carrying out the study required under paragraph
(1);
(B) the strategic plan developed under
paragraph (1);
(C) an explanation of how the SCORE
Association plans to achieve the strategic
plan, assuming both stagnant and increased
funding levels.
(3) 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)).
(e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Small business act.--The Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(A) 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
(B) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)--
(i) 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
(ii) in subsection (c)(12), by
striking ``Service Corps of Retired
Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE
program''.
(2) Other laws.--
(A) Children's health insurance program
reauthorization act of 2009.--Section 621 of
the Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. 657p) is
amended--
(i) 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
(ii) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by
striking ``Service Corps of Retired
Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE
program''.
(B) Energy policy and conservation act.--
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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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Espaillat of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 381, after line 9, insert the following:
SEC. 861. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.
(a) Authorization to Form Association.--Procurement Technical
Assistance Centers are authorized to form an association to
pursue matters of common concern.
(b) Recognition by Secretary of Defense.--If more than half
of the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers which are
operating pursuant to agreements with the Department of Defense
are members of such an association, the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) recognize the existence and activities of such an
association; and
(2) consult with it and develop documents--
(A) announcing the annual scope of activities
pursuant to this section,
(B) requesting proposals to deliver
assistance as provided in this section, and
(C) governing the general operations and
administration of the Procurement Technical
Assistance Program, specifically including the
development of regulations and a uniform
negotiated cooperative agreement for use on an
annual basis when entering into individual
negotiated agreements with Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII (page 404, after line 21), add the
following new section:
SEC. 8__. PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD TIME DEFINITION AND PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy shall develop, make available for public
comment, and finalize--
(1) a definition of the term ``Procurement
administrative lead time'' or ``PALT'', to be applied
Government-wide, that describes the amount of time from
the date on which a solicitation for a contract or task
order is issued to the date of an initial award of the
contract or task order; and
(2) a plan for measuring and publicly reporting data
on PALT for Federal Government contracts and task
orders in amounts greater than the simplified
acquisition threshold.
(b) Requirement for Definition.--Unless the Administrator
determines otherwise, the amount of time in the definition of
PALT developed under subsection (a) shall--
(1) begin on the date on which an initial
solicitation is issued by a Federal department or
agency for a contract or task order; and
(2) end on the date of the award of the contract or
task order.
(c) Coordination.--In developing the definition of PALT, the
Administrator shall coordinate with--
(1) the senior procurement executives of Federal
agencies;
(2) the Secretary of Defense; and
(3) the Administrator of the General Services
Administration on modifying the existing data system of
the Federal Government to determine the date on which
the initial solicitation is issued.
(d) Use of Existing Procurement Data System.--In developing
the plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT
required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, rely on the information contained
in the Federal procurement data system established pursuant to
section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code, including
any modifications to that system.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Conaway of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 1004, strike ``financial system'' and insert
``business system that contributes to financial information''.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 1076.
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57. 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, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1005. 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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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ruiz of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY.
(a) Education Campaign.--Beginning not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall carry out an annual education campaign to inform
individuals who may be eligible to enroll in the Airborne
Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry of such eligibility. Each
such campaign shall include at least one electronic method and
one physical mailing method to provide such information.
(b) Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Defined.--In
this section, the term ``Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit
Registry'' means the registry established by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and
Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law
112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Esty of Connecticut or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. BRIEFING ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Secretary of Defense should coordinate to--
(1) prevent the flight of unmanned aircraft over
Arlington National Cemetery, to the maximum amount
practical, in order to preserve the sacred atmosphere
of the cemetery as a national shrine; and
(2) restrict all flights of unmanned aircraft over
Arlington National Cemetery during the execution of
funeral services, except in emergency situations, the
execution of national security operations, and unmanned
aircraft flown at the request of the family
participating in funeral services.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services,
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate a briefing on whether legislative action is required
to prevent low flying unmanned aircraft from disrupting
funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
(c) Unmanned Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
``unmanned aircraft'' has the meaning given such term in
section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-95).
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title X the following:
SEC. 1062. REPORT ON AN UPDATED ARCTIC STRATEGY.
(a) Report on an Updated Strategy.--Not later than June 1,
2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating with respect to Coast Guard operations and navigation
issues, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on an updated Arctic Strategy to improve and enhance
joint operations. The report shall also include an assessment
of Russia's aggressive buildup of military assets and
infrastructure in the Arctic, as well as China's efforts to
influence Arctic policy.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of a joint Arctic strategy for sea
operations, including all military and Coast Guard
vessels available for Arctic operations.
(2) A description of a joint Arctic strategy for air
operations, which will include all rotor and fixed wing
military aircraft platforms available for Arctic
operations.
(3) A description of a joint Arctic strategy for
ground operations, which will include all military
ground forces available for Arctic operations.
(4) An assessment of Russia's continued aggressive
buildup of military assets and infrastructure in the
Arctic.
(5) An assessment of China's efforts to influence
global Arctic policy.
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON DESALINIZATION TECHNOLOGY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on desalinization
technology's application for defense and national security
purposes to provide drought relief to areas impacted by sharp
declines in water resources.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RECIPROCITY OF
SECURITY CLEARANCE AND ACCESS DETERMINATIONS.
The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be
necessary to ensure the expedited compliance of the Department
of Defense with section 3001(d) of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (108-458; 50 U.S.C. 3341(d)).
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. ASSESSMENT REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION FOR
COMPENSABLE DISEASES UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE
COMPENSATION ACT.
(a) Assessment.--The National Cancer Institute and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall assess the
application of probability of causation/assigned share (in this
section referred to as ``PC/AS'') to determine eligibility for
compensation for compensable diseases under the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210
note) in downwind populations in the continental United States,
Alaska, Hawaii, and the possessions and territories of the
United States. To carry out the assessment, the National Cancer
Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
shall, at a minimum--
(1) complete the work begun in the late 1990s to
develop dose estimates for downwind populations in such
locations from fallout from nuclear weapons testing by
the United States; and
(2) estimate the portions of these downwind
populations that could become eligible for compensation
compensable diseases under such Act for each of the
following PC/AS criteria:
(A) Median PC/AS > 0.5.
(B) PC/AS > 0.5 at the 80 percent credibility
limit.
(C) PC/AS > 0.5 at the 99 percent credibility
limit.
(b) Provision of Information.--Not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Cancer
Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
shall inform Congress of the time and resources required to
carry out the assessment under subsection (a).
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Denham of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle G of title X the following:
SEC. 10__. USE OF GI BENEFITS FOR AGRICULTURE-RELATED EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall provide guidance
and resources for individuals interested in using educational
benefits under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 38,
United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United
States Code, for agriculture-related education programs.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title X add the following:
SEC. __. ARCTIC SURVIVAL TRAINING.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that in developing any
Arctic survival curriculum, the Department of Defense shall
engage with local indigenous communities for their traditional
knowledge.
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Yoder of Kansas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title X, add the following new section:
SEC. 10__. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
INFORMATION THAT IS STORED BY THIRD-PARTY SERVICE
PROVIDERS .
(a) Voluntary Disclosure Corrections.--
(1) In general.--Section 2702 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``divulge''
and inserting ``disclose''; and
(II) by striking ``while in
electronic storage by that
service'' and inserting ``that
is in electronic storage with
or otherwise stored, held, or
maintained by that service'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by striking ``to the
public'';
(II) by striking ``divulge''
and inserting ``disclose''; and
(III) by striking ``which is
carried or maintained on that
service'' and inserting ``that
is stored, held, or maintained
by that service''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) by striking ``divulge''
and inserting ``disclose''; and
(II) by striking ``a provider
of'' and inserting ``a person
or entity providing'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``wire or
electronic'' before ``communication'';
(ii) by amending paragraph (1) to
read as follows:
``(1) to an originator, addressee, or intended
recipient of such communication, to the subscriber or
customer on whose behalf the provider stores, holds, or
maintains such communication, or to an agent of such
addressee, intended recipient, subscriber, or
customer;''; and
(iii) by amending paragraph (3) to
read as follows:
``(3) with the lawful consent of the originator,
addressee, or intended recipient of such communication,
or of the subscriber or customer on whose behalf the
provider stores, holds, or maintains such
communication;'';
(C) in subsection (c) by inserting ``wire or
electronic'' before ``communications'';
(D) in each of subsections (b) and (c), by
striking ``divulge'' and inserting
``disclose''; and
(E) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph
(2) to read as follows:
``(2) with the lawful consent of the subscriber or
customer;''.
(b) Amendments to Required Disclosure Section.--Section 2703
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and
inserting the following:
``(a) Contents of Wire or Electronic Communications in
Electronic Storage.--Except as provided in subsections (i) and
(j), a governmental entity may require the disclosure by a
provider of electronic communication service of the contents of
a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic
storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by that
service only if the governmental entity obtains a warrant
issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued
using State warrant procedures) that--
``(1) is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction;
and
``(2) may indicate the date by which the provider
must make the disclosure to the governmental entity.
In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the date by
which the provider must make disclosure to the governmental
entity, the provider shall promptly respond to the warrant.
``(b) Contents of Wire or Electronic Communications in a
Remote Computing Service.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsections
(i) and (j), a governmental entity may require the
disclosure by a provider of remote computing service of
the contents of a wire or electronic communication that
is stored, held, or maintained by that service only if
the governmental entity obtains a warrant issued using
the procedures described in the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court,
issued using State warrant procedures) that--
``(A) is issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction; and
``(B) may indicate the date by which the
provider must make the disclosure to the
governmental entity.
In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the
date by which the provider must make disclosure to the
governmental entity, the provider shall promptly
respond to the warrant.
``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) is applicable
with respect to any wire or electronic communication
that is stored, held, or maintained by the provider--
``(A) on behalf of, and received by means of
electronic transmission from (or created by
means of computer processing of communication
received by means of electronic transmission
from), a subscriber or customer of such remote
computing service; and
``(B) solely for the purpose of providing
storage or computer processing services to such
subscriber or customer, if the provider is not
authorized to access the contents of any such
communications for purposes of providing any
services other than storage or computer
processing.
``(c) Records Concerning Electronic Communication Service or
Remote Computing Service.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsections
(i) and (j), a governmental entity may require the
disclosure by a provider of electronic communication
service or remote computing service of a record or
other information pertaining to a subscriber to or
customer of such service (not including the contents of
wire or electronic communications), only--
``(A) if a governmental entity obtains a
warrant issued using the procedures described
in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or,
in the case of a State court, issued using
State warrant procedures) that--
``(i) is issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction directing the
disclosure; and
``(ii) may indicate the date by which
the provider must make the disclosure
to the governmental entity;
``(B) if a governmental entity obtains a
court order directing the disclosure under
subsection (d);
``(C) with the lawful consent of the
subscriber or customer; or
``(D) as otherwise authorized in paragraph
(2).
``(2) Subscriber or customer information.--A provider
of electronic communication service or remote computing
service shall, in response to an administrative
subpoena authorized by Federal or State statute, a
grand jury, trial, or civil discovery subpoena, or any
means available under paragraph (1), disclose to a
governmental entity the--
``(A) name;
``(B) address;
``(C) local and long distance telephone
connection records, or records of session times
and durations;
``(D) length of service (including start
date) and types of service used;
``(E) telephone or instrument number or other
subscriber or customer number or identity,
including any temporarily assigned network
address; and
``(F) means and source of payment for such
service (including any credit card or bank
account number),
of a subscriber or customer of such service.
``(3) Notice not required.--A governmental entity
that receives records or information under this
subsection is not required to provide notice to a
subscriber or customer.'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``(b) or'';
(B) by striking ``the contents of a wire or
electronic communication, or'';
(C) by striking ``sought,'' and inserting
``sought''; and
(D) by striking ``section'' and inserting
``subsection''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Notice.--Except as provided in section 2705, a provider
of electronic communication service or remote computing service
may notify a subscriber or customer of a receipt of a warrant,
court order, subpoena, or request under subsection (a), (b),
(c), or (d) of this section.
``(i) Rule of Construction Related to Legal Process.--Nothing
in this section or in section 2702 shall limit the authority of
a governmental entity to use an administrative subpoena
authorized by Federal or State statute, a grand jury, trial, or
civil discovery subpoena, or a warrant issued using the
procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
(or, in the case of a State court, issued using State warrant
procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction to--
``(1) require an originator, addressee, or intended
recipient of a wire or electronic communication to
disclose a wire or electronic communication (including
the contents of that communication) to the governmental
entity;
``(2) require a person or entity that provides an
electronic communication service to the officers,
directors, employees, or agents of the person or entity
(for the purpose of carrying out their duties) to
disclose a wire or electronic communication (including
the contents of that communication) to or from the
person or entity itself or to or from an officer,
director, employee, or agent of the entity to a
governmental entity, if the wire or electronic
communication is stored, held, or maintained on an
electronic communications system owned, operated, or
controlled by the person or entity; or
``(3) require a person or entity that provides a
remote computing service or electronic communication
service to disclose a wire or electronic communication
(including the contents of that communication) that
advertises or promotes a product or service and that
has been made readily accessible to the general public.
``(j) Rule of Construction Related to Congressional
Subpoenas.--Nothing in this section or in section 2702 shall
limit the power of inquiry vested in the Congress by article I
of the Constitution of the United States, including the
authority to compel the production of a wire or electronic
communication (including the contents of a wire or electronic
communication) that is stored, held, or maintained by a person
or entity that provides remote computing service or electronic
communication service.''.
(c) Delayed Notice.--Section 2705 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2705. Delayed notice
``(a) In General.--A governmental entity acting under section
2703 may apply to a court for an order directing a provider of
electronic communication service or remote computing service to
which a warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive under
section 2703 is directed not to notify any other person of the
existence of the warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive.
``(b) Determination.--A court shall grant a request for an
order made under subsection (a) for delayed notification of up
to 180 days if the court determines that there is reason to
believe that notification of the existence of the warrant,
order, subpoena, or other directive will likely result in--
``(1) endangering the life or physical safety of an
individual;
``(2) flight from prosecution;
``(3) destruction of or tampering with evidence;
``(4) intimidation of potential witnesses; or
``(5) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an
investigation or unduly delaying a trial.
``(c) Extension.--Upon request by a governmental entity, a
court may grant one or more extensions, for periods of up to
180 days each, of an order granted in accordance with
subsection (b).''.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or an
amendment made by this section shall be construed to preclude
the acquisition by the United States Government of--
(1) the contents of a wire or electronic
communication pursuant to other lawful authorities,
including the authorities under chapter 119 of title 18
(commonly known as the ``Wiretap Act''), the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.), or any other provision of Federal law not
specifically amended by this section; or
(2) records or other information relating to a
subscriber or customer of any electronic communication
service or remote computing service (not including the
content of such communications) pursuant to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.), chapter 119 of title 18 (commonly known as
the ``Wiretap Act''), or any other provision of Federal
law not specifically amended by this section.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lawrence of Michigan
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 543, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 1086. LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES ON PROGRESS OF GENDER
INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION IN THE ARMED FORCES.
The Secretary of Defense shall direct each component of the
Armed Forces to share lessons learned and best practices on the
progress of their gender integration implementation plans and
to communicate strategically that progress with other
components of the Armed Forces as well as the general public,
as recommended by the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in
the Services.
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 543, insert after line 5 the following:
SEC. 1086. REPORT ON READINESS OF NATIONAL GUARD TO RESPOND TO NATURAL
DISASTERS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report analyzing the
readiness of the National Guard and Reserve to respond to
natural disasters.
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69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poe of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 579, line 11, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert
``$200,000,000''.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Abraham of Louisiana
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 1221, add the following new subsection:
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that--
(1) the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of
Iraq have made, and continue to make, significant
contributions to the United States-led campaign to
degrade, dismantle, and ultimately defeat the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq;
(2) a lasting defeat of ISIS is critical to
maintaining a stable and tolerant Iraq in which all
faiths, sects, and ethnicities are afforded equal
protection and full integration into the Government and
society of Iraq; and
(3) in support of counter-ISIS operations and in
conjunction with the Central Government of Iraq, the
United States should provide the Ministry of Peshmerga
forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq $290,000,000 in
operational sustainment, so that the Peshmerga forces
can more effectively partner with the Iraqi Security
Forces, the United States, and other international
Coalition members to consolidate gains, hold territory,
and protect infrastructure from ISIS and its affiliates
in an effort to deal a lasting defeat to ISIS and
prevent its reemergence in Iraq.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 1221, add the following:
(c) Quarterly Progress Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees and
leadership of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a progress report under section 1236 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which shall be
provided in unclassified form with a classified annex
if necessary. Such progress report shall, based on the
most recent quarterly information, include an
assessment of the following:
(A) The incorporation of violent extremist
organizations and organizations with
association to the Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Corps (IRGC) into the Iraq military.
(B) The level of access violent extremist
organizations and organizations with
association to the IRGC have to United States-
provided equipment and training.
(C) United States-provided equipment that is
controlled by unauthorized end users,
determined by vetting required in subsection
(e) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or is
not accounted for by the Government of Iraq,
including a detailed inventory of each
equipment type provided to the Government of
Iraq.
(D) Actions taken by the Government of Iraq
to repossess United States-provided equipment
from unauthorized end users.
(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schneider of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 587, after line 17, insert the following:
(A) should identify specific countries in
which Iran and Iranian-backed entities are
operating;
Page 587, line 18, strike ``(A)'' and insert ``(B)''.
Page 588, line 6, strike ``and''.
Page 588, after line 9, insert the following:
(viii) assessing Iran's destabilizing
activities in the countries identified
under subparagraph (A) and the
implications thereof; and
Page 588, line 10, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.
Page 588, line 15, strike ``(A)'' and insert ``(B)''.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schneider of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12_. REPORT ON IRANIAN SUPPORT OF PROXY FORCES IN SYRIA AND
LEBANON.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a
report that describes Iranian support of proxy forces in Syria
and Lebanon and assesses the increased threat posed to Israel,
other United States regional allies, and other specified
interests of the United States as a result of such support.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, information
relating to the following matters with respect to both the
strategic and tactical implications for the United States and
its allies:
(1) A description of arms or related material
transferred by Iran to Hizballah since March 2011,
including the number of such arms or related material
and whether such transfer was by land, sea, or air, as
well as financial and additional technological
capabilities transferred by Iran to Hizballah.
(2) A description of Iranian and Iranian-controlled
personnel, including Hizballah, Shiite militias, and
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, operating
within Syria, including the number and geographic
distribution of such personnel operating within 30
kilometers of the Israeli borders with Syria and
Lebanon.
(3) An assessment of Hizballah's operational lessons
learned based on its recent experiences in Syria.
(4) A description of the threat posed to Israel and
other United States partners in the Middle East by the
transfer of arms or related material or other support
offered to Hizballah and other proxies from Iran.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``arms or related
material'' means--
(1) nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological
weapons or materials or components of such weapons;
(2) ballistic or cruise missile weapons or materials
or components of such weapons;
(3) destabilizing numbers and types of advanced
conventional weapons;
(4) defense articles or defense services, as those
terms are defined in paragraphs (3) and (4),
respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2794);
(5) defense information, as that term is defined in
section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2403); or
(6) items designated by the President for purposes of
the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1)
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ellison of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LACK OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE
OF THE ARMED FORCES AGAINST IRAN.
It is the sense of Congress that the use of the Armed Forces
against Iran is not authorized by this Act or any other Act.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ellison of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the use of
the Armed Forces of the United States against Iran.
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and by January 15 of every year
thereafter through 2020, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report on the progress made by the Government of
Afghanistan in achieving the security-sector benchmarks as
outlined by the United States-Afghan Compact, otherwise known
as the Kabul Compact.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Roskam of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12_. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM OF IRAN.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the ballistic missile program of Iran represents
a serious threat to allies of the United States in the
Middle East and Europe, members of the Armed Forces
deployed in the those regions, and ultimately the
United States;
(2) the testing and production by Iran of ballistic
missiles capable of carrying a nuclear device is a
clear violation of multiple United Nations Security
Council resolutions, which were unanimously adopted by
the international community;
(3) Iran currently maintains the largest inventory of
ballistic missiles in the Middle East;
(4) according to the Director of National
Intelligence, Dan Coats, Iran's ballistic missiles are
inherently capable of delivering weapons of mass
destruction and the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence judges they would be used as Iran's
``preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons, if it
builds them'';
(5) Director of National Intelligence Coats
additionally asserts ``Tehran's desire to deter the
United States might drive it to field an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)'' and
``progress on Iran's space program could shorten a
pathway to an ICBM because space launch vehicles use
similar technologies''; and
(6) the Government of the United States should impose
tough primary and secondary sanctions against any
sector of the economy of Iran or any Iranian person
that directly or indirectly supports the ballistic
missile program of Iran as well as any foreign person
or financial institution that engages in transactions
or trade that support that program.
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Yoho of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12__. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO
UNITED STATES-HONG KONG RELATIONS.
Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992
(22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``Not later than'' and
inserting ``(a) In General.-- Not later than'';
(B) by striking ``March 31, 1993'' and all
that follows through ``March 31, 2006'' and
inserting ``March 31, 2019, and annually
thereafter through 2024''; and
(C) by striking ``the Speaker of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``the chair of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form and shall be published on a
publicly available website of the Department of State.''.
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON NORTH KOREA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal
departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes a description
of any ongoing or planned efforts of the Department of State
with respect to each of the following:
(1) Resuming the repatriation from North Korea of
members of the United States Armed Forces missing or
unaccounted for during the Korean War.
(2) Reuniting Korean Americans with their relatives
in North Korea.
(3) Assessing the security risks posed by travel to
North Korea for United States citizens.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XII the following new
section:
SEC. ___. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING USE OF FORCE AGAINST NORTH
KOREA.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the use
of force against North Korea.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Khanna of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12_. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use
of force against North Korea.
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Yoho of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12__. MODIFICATION OF FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Subsection (a) of section 1275 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130
Stat. 2540), as amended by section 1262(a)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91; 131 Stat. 1689), is further amended by striking ``the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives''.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Frankel of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN
THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION.
It is the sense of Congress that continued United States
leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is
critical to the national security of the United States.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Delaney of Maryland or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
(NATO).
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) was founded with the ideals of
democracy, individual liberty, and the desire for
peaceful resolutions of disputes.
(2) For over six decades, NATO has been a successful
intergovernmental political and military alliance.
(3) NATO's collective defense acts as a deterrent to
aggression where the alliance defends its Allied
countries against external security threats.
(4) NATO strengthens the security of the United
States by utilizing an integrated military coalition.
(5) While Russia has continued to threaten the
sovereignty of countries in Europe and exhibit
threatening behavior toward our own military assets,
NATO sends a clear collective message that the Alliance
will not tolerate Russia's provocation.
(6) In respect to the changing threats against Europe
and the United States since the end of the Cold War,
NATO has evolved to take on new dangers including
terrorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction,
and cyber attacks.
(7) After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
on the United States, NATO invoked Article 5 of the
North Atlantic Treaty for the first time in NATO's
history to deploy military resources to Afghanistan in
support of the United States mission to combat a
dangerous terrorist threat.
(8) NATO aided the United States military by leading
the International Security Assistance Force in
Afghanistan from August 2003 to 2014, working with
Afghan authorities to respond to the terrorist
insurgency and to provide effective security across the
country.
(9) NATO continues a civilian-led presence in
Afghanistan to strengthen Afghan security forces and
institutions to ensure the country can rebuild its
security operations and end safe haven for terrorists.
(10) In November 2002 at the Prague Summit, NATO
leaders adopted a Prague package to adapt NATO to the
challenge of combating terrorism which included a
Military Concept for Defense against Terrorism, a
Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism, missile
defense, cyber defense, and enhanced intelligence
sharing.
(11) In November 2006 at the Riga Summit, NATO
declared that ``terrorism, increasingly global in scope
and lethal in results, and the spread of weapons of
mass destruction are likely to be the principal threats
to the Alliance over the next 10 to 15 years''.
(12) In July 2016 at the Warsaw Summit, NATO leaders
agreed to strengthen the Alliance's military presence
in Eastern Europe, declared Initial Operational
Capability of NATO's Ballistic Missile Defense to
strengthen the defense of Allied countries against
ballistic missiles, and recognized cyberspace as a new
operational domain.
(13) The attacks in Paris, France; Berlin, Germany;
Istanbul, Turkey; Manchester, England; Barcelona,
Spain; and Brussels, Belgium, home of the NATO
Headquarters, shows the importance of an international
alliance to combat terrorist groups.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the
foundation of transatlantic security and defense;
(2) NATO serves as a critical coalition in preserving
peace and stability in the transatlantic region;
(3) NATO's continued effort to develop new
capabilities and technologies to combat terrorism and a
changing international security environment are crucial
to enhancing national security and strengthening the
United States ability to combat evolving security
threats; and
(4) the United States encourages each NATO member
country to meet or exceed the commitment to spend two
percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bishop of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASES IN DEFENSE
CAPABILITIES OF UNITED STATES ALLIES.
It is the sense of Congress that the President, in
furtherance of increased unity, equitable sharing of the common
defense burden, and international stability, should--
(1) encourage all member countries of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (``NATO allies'') to
fulfill their commitments to levels and composition of
defense expenditures as agreed upon at the NATO 2014
Wales Summit and NATO 2016 Warsaw Summit;
(2) call on NATO allies to finance, equip, and train
their armed forces to fulfill their national and
regional security interests; and
(3) recognize NATO allies that are meeting their
defense spending commitments or otherwise providing
adequately for their national and regional security
interests.
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gohmert of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON THREATS BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to the United States.
(b) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President and
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains an
assessment of the threats posed to the United States by
the Muslim Brotherhood.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report required
under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A description of the origins of the
Muslim Brotherhood.
(B) A description of the strategic aims of
the Muslim Brotherhood.
(C) A description of the tactical methods of
the Muslim Brotherhood.
(D) A description of the funding sources of
the Muslim Brotherhood.
(E) A description of the leadership
structures of the Muslim Brotherhood.
(F) Any other matters the President and
Secretary of Defense consider appropriate.
(3) Form.--The required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walz of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. REPORT BY DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ON CERTAIN MILITARY
CAPABILITIES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA.
(a) Report.--The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the military capabilities
of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to the military of China and the military
of Russia, the following:
(1) An update on the presence, status, and capability
of the military with respect to any national training
centers similar to the Combat Training Center Program
of the United States.
(2) An analysis of a readiness deployment cycle of
the military, including--
(A) as compared to such a cycle of the United
States; and
(B) an identification of metrics used in the
national training centers of that military.
(3) A comprehensive investigation into the capability
and readiness of the mechanized logistics of the army
of the military, including--
(A) an analysis of field maintenance,
sustainment maintenance, movement control,
intermodal operations, and supply; and
(B) how such functions under subparagraph (A)
interact with specific echelons of that
military.
(4) An assessment of the future of mechanized army
logistics of that military.
(c) Nonduplication of Efforts.--The Defense Intelligence
Agency may make use of or add to any existing reports completed
by the Agency in order to respond to the reporting requirement.
(d) Form.--The report under subsection (a) may be submitted
in classified form.
(e) Briefing.--The Director shall provide a briefing to the
Secretary and the committees specified in subsection (a) on the
report under such subsection.
(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA AND THE
LAKE CHAD BASIN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence and the
systematic gross human rights violations against the
people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin carried out
by Boko Haram;
(2) expresses its support for the people of Nigeria
and the Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a peaceful,
economically prosperous, and democratic region; and
(3) calls on the President to support Nigerian, Lake
Chad Basin, and international community efforts to
ensure accountability for crimes against humanity
committed by Boko Haram against the people of Nigeria
and the Lake Chad Basin, particularly the young girls
kidnapped from Chibok and other internally displaced
persons affected by the actions of Boko Haram.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney
General shall jointly submit to Congress a report on
efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake
Chad Basin.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include the following elements:
(A) A description of initiatives undertaken
by the Department of Defense to assist the
Government of Nigeria and countries in the Lake
Chad Basin to develop capacities to deploy
special forces to combat Boko Haram.
(B) A description of United States activities
to enhance the capacity of Nigeria and
countries in the Lake Chad Basin to investigate
and prosecute human rights violations
perpetrated against the people of Nigeria and
the Lake Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda
affiliates, and other terrorist organizations,
in order to promote respect for rule of law in
Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lieu of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON INTERFERENCE IN LIBYA BY MILITARY AND SECURITY
FORCES OF OTHER FOREIGN NATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years,
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the military activities of external actors in Libya,
including Russia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
also include the following:
(1) An assessment of military, security, and
influence activities by foreign countries in Libya,
including--
(A) actions that violate or seek to violate
the United Nations arms embargo on Libya
imposed pursuant to United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1970 (2011);
(B) actions outside the scope of such
Resolution that seek to increase the relative
strength of either the eastern or western
coalition in Libya, including through
financing, policy coordination, or political
support;
(C) the extent to which the actions described
in subparagraph (A) and (B) involve United
States-origin equipment and violate contractual
conditions of acceptable use of such equipment;
(2) An assessment of whether the actions described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) have
undermined the United Nations-led and United States-
supported negotiations or the objective of political
reconciliation and stabilization in Libya.
(3) An assessment of Russian influence in Libya and
Egypt, including:
(A) Russian efforts to provide logistical,
material or political assistance to Libyan
parties, establish a military presence, and
expand political influence in Libya, and any
facilitation by Egyptian officers or officials
for such activities;
(B) whether the presence and activities of
Russian personnel and equipment in Libya and
Egypt, and Russian requests to establish bases
in Egypt, pose or could pose a future challenge
to the United States' ability to operate in
Egypt, Libya, or the southern Mediterranean
broadly, including overflight privileges; and
(C) whether Egypt is facilitating Russian
influence and materiel-provision in Libya and
the extent to which such facilitation
undermines United States policy, involves
United States-origin equipment, and violates
contractual conditions of acceptable use of
such equipment.
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State determine to be relevant.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives.
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90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boyle of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL
COALITION TO COUNTER HYBRID THREATS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States is stronger and more effective
when we work with our partners and allies abroad;
(2) the United States should lead an international
effort of like-minded democracies to build awareness of
and resilience to the Kremlin's malign influence
operations.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castro of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 12__. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
Paragraph (22) of section 1202(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10
U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by section 1261 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1688), is further amended by
striking ``activities in the South China Sea'' and inserting
the following: ``activities--
``(A) in the South China Sea;
``(B) in the East China Sea, including in the
vicinity of the Senkaku islands; and
``(C) in the Indian Ocean region.''.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schneider of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 1685, add at the end the following: ``Not later
than 60 days after the submission of the National Intelligence
Estimate required under this section, the Secretary of Defense
shall report to Congress on efforts of the Department of
Defense to deter such interference. Such report shall describe
and assess any actions taken by the Department, including
cooperation with other Federal agencies and other countries to
deter such interference.''.
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON SPACE LAUNCH LOCATIONS.
(a) Independent Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research
and development center to conduct a study on space launch
locations, including with respect to the development and
capacity of existing and new locations, and the vulnerabilities
of the use of existing coastal locations and new locations. The
study shall, at a minimum--
(1) identify how additional locations affect the
capability of the Department of Defense to rapidly
reconstitute and improve resilience for defense
satellite system launches;
(2) identify the capacities and vulnerabilities of
current and new space launch locations, in light of the
rapid increase in using commercial space services to
support national security space missions and military
requirements;
(3) identify partnerships within State government-
owned and -operated spaceports that should be developed
to increase launch capacities and enhance the space
resiliency of the United States;
(4) provide recommendations on strategic placement
for future space launch sites to mitigate
vulnerabilities presented by coastal launch sites; and
(5) identify costs associated with additional
locations and whether such costs should be borne by the
Department of Defense, State governments, or private
entities.
(b) Selection.--The Secretary may not enter into the contract
under subsection (a) with a federally funded research and
development center for which the Air Force Space Command or the
Launch Centers of the National Aeronautical and Space
Administration is a sponsor.
(c) Submission to DOD.--Not later than 240 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded
research and development center shall submit to the Secretary a
report containing the study conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report
under subsection (a), without change.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives.
(3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. INCLUSION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND CYBERSECURITY IN
CURRICULUM OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING
CORPS.
Section 2031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Secretary of Defense, determine the
curriculum of the program, which shall include, at
minimum, instruction in the subjects of cybersecurity
and computer programming.''.
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95. 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__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS
AND GRANTS.
(a) Additional Considerations.--Section 2200c of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting before ``In the selection'' the
following:
``(a) Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education.--'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(b) Certain Institutions of Higher Education.--In the
selection of a recipient for the award of a scholarship or
grant under this chapter, consideration shall be given to
whether--
``(1) in the case of a scholarship, the institution
of higher education at which the recipient pursues a
degree is an institution described in section 371(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a));
and
``(2) in the case of a grant, the recipient is an
institution described in such section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading of section 2200c of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships and
grants''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 112 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 2200c and inserting the following new item:
``2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships and grants.''.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Comstock of Virginia
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following:
SEC. 16__. REPORT ON TRANSITION OF SHARKSEER PROGRAM.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that assesses the
transition of base operations of the SharkSeer program to the
Defense Information Systems Agency, including with respect to
staffing, acquisition, contracts, sensor management, and the
ability to conduct cyber threat analyses and advanced malware.
The report shall include a spending roadmap and areas that need
increased funding.
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICE PROGRAM.
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of
establishing a Cybersecurity Apprentice Program to support on-
the-job training for certain cybersecurity positions and
facilitate the acquisition of cybersecurity certifications.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 877, insert after line 9 the following new section (and
redesignate the succeeding provisions accordingly):
SEC. 2822. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND FUTURE CONVEYANCE OF PORTION
OF FORMER MARE ISLAND FIRING RANGE, VALLEJO,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) Restoration Required as Result of Previous Remediation.--
As soon as practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall take
such steps as may be required to fill in depressions in the
Mare Island property which resulted from environmental
remediation carried out by the Department of the Navy prior to
the date of the enactment of this section.
(b) Mitigation of Wetlands.--
(1) Method of mitigation.--If the refilling of
wetlands on the Mare Island property requires
mitigation, the Secretary of the Navy shall conduct
such mitigation in accordance with relevant Federal,
State and local environmental laws.
(2) Coordination over certain portion of property.--
To the extent that the refilling of wetlands on the
Mare Island property requires mitigation on any portion
of such property which is subject to a reversionary
interest of the State of California, the Secretary
shall coordinate with the California State Lands
Commission to determine how to best meet the regulatory
requirements applicable to the mitigation of such
wetlands.
(c) Report on Compliance and Future Conveyance.--Not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report describing the process by which the
Secretary plans to meet the requirements of subsections (a) and
(b), as well as a proposal by the Secretary to convey the Mare
Island property (or some portion thereof) to the State of
California or units of local government in the State of
California.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the ``Mare Island
property'' is the parcel of real property consisting of
approximately 48 acres located within the former Mare Island
Naval Shipyard which was formerly used as a firing range by the
Department of the Navy.
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99. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kinzinger of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 882, insert after line 22 the following new section (and
redesignate the succeeding provisions accordingly):
SEC. 2823. MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS ON LAND CONVEYANCE, JOLIET ARMY
AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS.
Section 2922(c) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110
Stat. 605), as amended by section 2842 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B
of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 863) and section 2838 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(division B of Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3710), is
amended--
(1) by striking ``(1) The conveyance'' and inserting
``The conveyance''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
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100. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Culberson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 937, insert after line 12 the following new section:
SEC. 2845. BATTLESHIP PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the
Department of the Interior a grant program for the preservation
of our nation's most historic battleships.
(b) Use of Grants.--Amounts received through grants under
this section shall be used for the preservation of our nation's
most historic battleships in a manner that is self-sustaining
and has an educational component.
(c) Criteria for Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant
under this section, an entity shall--
(1) submit an application under procedures prescribed
by the Secretary;
(2) match the amount of the grant, on a 1-to-1 basis,
with non-Federal assets from non-Federal sources, which
may include cash or durable goods and materials fairly
valued as determined by the Secretary;
(3) maintain records as may be reasonably necessary
to fully disclose--
(A) the amount and the disposition of the
proceeds of the grant;
(B) the total cost of the project for which
the grant is made; and
(C) other records as may be required by the
Secretary, including such records as will
facilitate an effective accounting for project
funds; and
(4) provide access to the Secretary for the purposes
of any required audit and examination of any books,
documents, papers, and records of the entity.
(d) Most Historic Battleship Defined.--In this section, the
term ``most historic battleship'' means a battleship that is--
(1) between 75 and 115 years old;
(2) listed on the National Register of Historic
Places; and
(3) located within the State for which it was named.
(e) Savings Provision.--The authorities contained in this
section shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to
supercede or modify those contained in the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470x-6).
(f) Private Property Protection.--
(1) In general.--No Federal funds made available to
carry out this section may be used to acquire any real
property, or any interest in any real property, without
the written consent of the owner (or owners) of that
property or interest in property.
(2) No designation.--The authority granted by this
section shall not constitute a Federal designation or
have any effect on private property ownership.
(g) Sunset.--The authority to make grants under this section
expires on September 30, 2025.
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101. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XXXI, add the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING URANIUM MINING AND NUCLEAR
TESTING.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should
compensate and recognize all of the miners, workers,
downwinders, and others suffering from the effects of uranium
mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War.
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102. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tipton of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
After section 3401, insert the following:
SECTION 3402. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM CALCULATION FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2019 PILT PAYMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered payment.--The term ``covered payment''
means a payment to a unit of general local government
for fiscal year 2018 from amounts deposited in the
Treasury during the period of time beginning on
November 18, 1997, and ending on August 7, 2008, from a
lease issued under section 7439(b)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, and distributed to the unit of
general local government in accordance with the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
(2) Payment law.--The term ``payment law'' has the
meaning given the term in section 6903(a)(1) of title
31, United States Code.
(3) Unit of general local government.--The term
``unit of general local government'' has the meaning
given the term in section 6901 of title 31, United
States Code.
(b) Calculation of Pilt Payment Amount.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, in calculating the amount of a payment
to be made to a unit of general local government for fiscal
year 2019 under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, the
Secretary of the Interior shall not consider a covered payment
to be an amount received by the unit of general local
government in the prior fiscal year under a payment law for
purposes of section 6903(b)(1)(A) of that title.
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103. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following
new section:
SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Missile range.--The term ``missile range'' means
the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, administered
by the Secretary of the Army.
(2) Monument.--The term ``monument'' means the White
Sands National Monument, New Mexico, established by
Presidential Proclamation No. 2025 (16 U.S.C. 431
note), dated January 18, 1933, and administered by the
Secretary.
(3) Public land order.--The term ``Public Land
Order'' means Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952
(17 Fed. Reg. 4822).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.
(5) Military munitions.--The term ``military
munitions'' has the meaning given the term in section
101(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
(6) Munitions debris.--The term ``munitions debris''
means remnants of military munitions remaining after
munitions use, demilitarization, or disposal.
(b) Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
(1) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the
secretary.--
(A) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction
over the land described in subparagraph (B) is
transferred from the Secretary of the Army to
the Secretary.
(B) Description of land.--The land referred
to in subparagraph (A) is the land generally
depicted as ``Transfer DOA to NPS (National
Park Service)'' on the map titled ``White Sands
National Monument (WHSA) & White Sands Missile
Range (WSMR) New Proposed White Sands National
Monument Boundary'', created April 20, 2018,
comprising--
(i) approximately 2,826 acres of land
within the monument that is under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Army; and
(ii) approximately 5,766 acres of
land within the missile range that is
abutting the monument.
(2) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the
secretary of the army.--
(A) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction
over the land described in subparagraph (B) is
transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary
of the Army.
(B) Description of land.--The land referred
to in subparagraph (A) is the approximately
3,737 acres of land within the monument
abutting the missile range, as generally
depicted on the map described in paragraph
(1)(B) as ``Transfer NPS to DOA (Department of
the Army)''.
(c) Boundary Modifications.--
(1) Monument.--
(A) In general.--Following transfers in
subsection (b), the boundary of the monument is
modified as generally depicted as ``New
Proposed WHSA Boundary'' on the map described
in subsection (b)(1)(B).
(B) Map.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of the
Army, shall prepare and keep on file
for public inspection a map and legal
description depicting the revised
boundary of the monument.
(ii) Effect.--The map and legal
description shall have the same force
and effect as if included in this Act,
except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in
the legal description and map.
(2) Missile range.--The Public Land Order is modified
to exclude the land transferred to the Secretary under
subsection (b)(1) and to include the land transferred
to the Secretary of the Army under subsection (b)(1).
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 2854 of Public Law
104-201 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is repealed.
(d) Administration.--
(1) Monument.--The Secretary shall administer the
land transferred under subsection (b)(1) in accordance
with laws (including regulations) applicable to the
monument.
(2) Missile range.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
Secretary of the Army shall administer the land
transferred to the Secretary of the Army under
subsection (b)(2) as part of the missile range.
(3) Fence.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Army
shall continue to allow the Secretary to
maintain the fence shown on the map described
in subsection (b)(1)(B) until such time as the
Secretary determines that the fence is
unnecessary for the management of the monument.
(B) Removal.--If the Secretary determines
that the fence is unnecessary for the
management of the monument under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall promptly remove the
fence at the expense of the Department of the
Interior.
(4) Military munitions and munitions debris.--
(A) Response action.--With respect to any
Federal liability, the Secretary of the Army
shall remain responsible for any response
action addressing military munitions or
munitions debris on the land transferred under
subsection (b)(1) to the same extent as on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Access.--At the request of the Secretary
and subject to available appropriations, the
Secretary of the Army shall have access to the
land transferred under subsection (b)(1) for
the purposes of conducting investigations of
military munitions or munitions debris on the
transferred land.
(C) Applicable law.--Any activities
undertaken under this subsection shall be
carried out in accordance with the
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
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