Congressional Record, Volume 157 Issue 74 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)

[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 74 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
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[Pages H3687-H3737]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 276 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill,
H.R. 1540.

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In the Committee of the Whole

Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1540) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year
2012, and for other purposes, with Mr. Womack in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Wednesday, May 25,
2011, proceedings on amendment No. 100 printed in House Report 112-88,
offered by the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards), had been
disposed of.
The Chair understands that the proponents of amendment Nos. 101
through 109 will not individually offer their amendments.

Amendment No. 110 Offered by Mr. Inslee

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 110 printed
in House Report 112-88.
Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. PROVISION OF REHABILITATIVE EQUIPMENT UNDER WOUNDED
WARRIOR ACT.

Section 1631 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of
Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Rehabilitative Equipment for Members of the Armed
Forces.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense may
provide an active duty member of the Armed Forces with a
severe injury or illness with rehabilitative equipment,
including recreational sports equipment that provide an
adaption or accommodation for the member, regardless of
whether such equipment is intentionally designed to be
adaptive equipment.
``(2) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs regarding similar programs carried out by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman from
Washington (Mr. Inslee) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chair, we're offering a simple amendment that will
make it much easier for our wounded warriors to obtain access to
adaptive recreational equipment. We have these proud men and women
coming back from the field of battle with obviously very, very severe
wounds; and what we have found is some of the best things they could do
to get back with their lives and professional development is to have
access to adaptive recreation, both services and equipment. And I know
some of these folks do incredible things with paralysis skiing, with
severe injuries riding adaptive bicycles, people who have lost their
vision, wounded warriors getting back up on the slopes, and it has been
a tremendous thing for these men and women to help restore their
confidence, rebuild their strength, and get back into the swing of
things.
Research has shown this works not only from a psychological but also
from a physical standpoint. But we have a little glitch that, whereas
our veterans through the Veterans Administration can have access to
this adaptive equipment, such as monoskis and adaptive hand-cranked
bikes, our wounded warriors haven't necessarily had the authorization
to be provided that equipment who are on active duty. So my amendment
would simply authorize the Department of Defense to make that
available.
And I have been inspired by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Dudek, who
until today has been the commanding officer of the Warrior Transition
Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma. He is moving on to
continue this work here at the Pentagon. He lost some function in his
limbs and has done a tremendous job helping wounded warriors get back
going.
We'd like to extend this systemwide now, and this would authorize the
DOD to do that.

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So we would commend this as one step forward to helping our proud men
and women regain their confidence, enjoy life and professional
abilities. We commend this.
For the young men and women who return from overseas with a severe
injury or disability, recreational activities--spending time outdoors
skiing or on the basketball court shooting hoops with friends--offer
them a chance to forget their disability and focus on doing the things
they love. Research has shown that engaging in physical activity
regularly benefits wounded warriors' confidence and overall quality of
life. Thanks to the incredible equipment available to these wounded
warriors--such as ``mono-skis'' or sport

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wheelchairs that have been adapted to fit their disability--
participating in outdoor recreation is a real possibility. At this
time, service-disabled veterans may receive such adaptive recreation
equipment through the Department of Veterans Affairs. For the wounded
warriors who remain on active duty, however, access to the
rehabilitative equipment that can get them outdoors and active may be
more difficult. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Dudek, who until today served
as the commanding officer of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint
Base Lewis McChord, in Tacoma, WA, is one of these brave wounded
warriors. My amendment would authorize the Secretary of Defense to
provide wounded warriors who remain on active duty the same
recreational equipment that their retired comrades receive through the
Department of Veterans Affairs. This amendment will open the door to
daily exercise and friendly athletic competition with friends, and will
give them independence to pursue the recreational activities that give
them the most joy.

Brief Background

After a scathing Washington Post investigation of their wounded
warrior programs at Walter Reed, the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs overhauled their wounded warrior
transition care programs. While I applaud the steps they have taken, I
am introducing this amendment to fill a remaining benefit gap.
Previously, when a member of the Armed Services was found ``unfit to
serve'' because of a disability--a process that included an appearance
before a MedBoard--they were automatically retired and began receiving
care through the VA. Now, you can apply to remain on active duty.
Active duty members, who have been declared unfit for duty and cannot
transition back into, stay on in service of their country in other
capacities. Many of these men, such as Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Dudek
(who I mentioned earlier), are serving as inspirational mentors to
other wounded warriors who are undergoing a difficult transition.
Though they are not serving on the battlefield, they are providing our
country a valuable service by assisting with this transition.
To account for the benefit gap that prevents active duty wounded
warriors from receiving recreational equipment through TRICARE, the DoD
has worked with VA to see that some active-duty members received
assistance through the VA. However, this was inefficient and many
active duty wounded warriors were still without the equipment they
wanted. Further, the VA's authority to help active duty members is set
to expire on December 31, 2012.
Beginning in 2008, the DoD developed a pilot program to provide
rehabilitative equipment to active duty service members. However, the
definition of rehabilitative equipment was restricted to simply provide
``hand bicycles.'' My amendment would give the DoD flexibility, and
allow wounded warriors independence to choose the type of recreational
rehab they want to pursue.
My amendment in no way abridges the rights or services currently
enjoyed by wounded warriors. It simply gives them expanded access to
rehabilitative, recreational equipment.
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Dudek (Commanding Officer of Joint Base
Lewis McChord's Warrior Transition Battalion)--paralyzed from the feet
down after an IED attack. Stayed in the service working with other
wounded warriors as they transitioned back to active duty or retired.
LTC Dudek wanted a ``mono-ski,'' but was unable to receive one through
the DoD. Had he retired, he could have been provided a ``sit-ski'' by
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under my amendment, the Secretary
of Defense will be authorized to provide this equipment.
I have spoken with another Army Colonel who is 100 percent disabled
but was approved to stay on active duty. However, when he tried to get
adaptive sporting equipment--in this case a mono-ski--through the
caregivers at the DoD health facility Walter Reed, he was unable to get
it as it wasn't covered through TRICARE. Again, the VA could have
purchased it if he was a veteran, but since he had not yet retired he
did not have access to the same equipment that he otherwise would have.

Testimonials from Wounded Warriors

``All the training and dedication pays off when you have
crossed the finish line, you're standing completely exhausted
next to your fellow service member, and for that moment,
completely forgetting about your disabilities.''--Jose Ramos,
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class, U.S. Navy, Above Elbow
Amputation, Iraq War Veteran
``Six months after my injury I was skiing again. You can't
imagine the confidence that gives you and so you start seeing
yourself doing things in life again . . . knowing that you're
going to get a job, knowing that you're going to go to school
because you're out there tearing up the slopes. It's just a
super family here. It's a great experience, it's a family
experience, and the whole community just gives its all to
give you a group hug and I love coming here.''--Dennis
Walburn, U.S. National Guard LTC, Wounded Warrior, Above Knee
Amputee, Iraq War Veteran
``It was amazing, I was out there on the water, hearing
everyone cheer me on. I was waterskiing! It's something I
never thought I would be able to do again.''--Joey Bozik,
U.S. Army SGT, Triple amputee, Iraq War Veteran

I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition to
the amendment, although I don't oppose the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman on his amendment.
It think it will make the bill stronger. We should be doing all we can
to help our wounded warriors. This is something that, fortunately, he
picked up on. I think it is an exceptional idea. I thank him for it.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Washington (Mr. Inslee).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 111 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 111 printed
in House Report 112-88.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the
desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 531, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1099C. PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL DAY OF HONOR TO
CELEBRATE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RETURNING
FROM IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND OTHER COMBAT AREAS.

The President shall designate a day entitled a National Day
of Honor to celebrate members of the Armed Forces who are
returning from deployment in support of Iraq, Afghanistan,
and other combat areas.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentlewoman from
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, earlier this morning, in fact
just a few minutes ago, I spoke on the tribute that Americans will give
to their fallen this coming Monday, sadly so, but with joy and
appreciation for the bravery of those who sacrificed their lives and
their families.
Today I rise with an amendment supported by my colleague and a member
of the Armed Services Committee, Mr. Johnson, to ask support for an
amendment that can bring all us together, the designation of a national
day of honor to celebrate the members of the Armed Services who will be
returning from deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan and other combat
areas. This national day of honor would recognize the enormous
sacrifice and invaluable service that those phenomenal men and women
have undertaken to protect our freedom and share the gift of democracy
in other parts of the world.
How many of us have stopped to say ``thank you'' to a soldier walking
alone in an airport, maybe having made a travel of millions of miles,
thousands upon thousands of miles, to find himself or herself in their
rural hamlet or urban center coming home. They have come home over the
years, and they have come home not seeking glory or appreciation.
That's our men and women. The men and women of the United States
military and intelligence community who helped bring Osama bin Laden
didn't ask for applause and appreciation.
My amendment will give all Americans, no matter what your political
views, religion, ethnicity, gender or background, the chance to be able
to say ``thank you.'' It is reminiscent of times that some of us did
not live through. I am reminded of the pictures that I saw of those
celebrating in the streets during World War II.
My uncle served in World War II. My grandmother sent her sons to war.
She watched them one by one, and proudly so. As an immigrant American,
she was glad to be able to send them to fight our battles.
Now, as we make our decisions to bring our troops home, to be able to
provide them the opportunity of economic enhancement such as jobs and

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education, let's have a day where all of us will be able to be in the
streets, if you will, to simply say ``thank you;'' and job well done!
So I ask my colleagues to join me to say ``thank you'' to one of the
most diverse exhibitions of American bravery and courage, and that is
the United States military. As you can see, here they are, without
fanfare, fighting for us in the midst of battle. And all I want to do
is say ``thank you.''
Mr. Chair, I rise today offering my amendment No. 111 to H.R. 1540,
``National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2011,'' which Hank
Johnson the gentleman from Georgia has joined me in offering as a
Cosponsor. I thank Representative Johnson for his support. My amendment
will designate a National Day of Honor to celebrate members of the
Armed Services who are returning from deployment in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and other combat areas. This National Day of Honor would recognize the
enormous sacrifice and invaluable service that these phenomenal men and
women have undertaken to protect our freedoms and share the gift of
democracy to other parts of the world.
My amendment provides an opportunity for all Americans, regardless of
political views, religion, ethnicity, gender, or background to come
together, and to recognize and honor our nation's heroes. I believe the
paramount and overwhelming conclusion is that our freedom is
intertwined with the sacrifices of our Veterans, whose devotion to our
way of life is unparalleled. I am privileged to honor their sacrifices
and the role they play in our nation.
We are in the midst of ongoing conflict and warfare. We must show
continued support of our troops and increase their moral. What better
way to demonstrate our support than by celebrating their return from
deployment with a National Day of Honor. Though we may be divided by
our positions on the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat areas,
we stand together to support our veterans.
Currently, there are close to 100,000 troops serving in Afghanistan.
And even in the aftermath of the death of Osama bin Laden, troops
remain in Afghanistan to protect against retaliatory attacks and to
help rebuild the country.
As of April 2011, close to 46,000 American troops are serving in
Iraq. At the height of the Iraqi dispute, close to 170,000 U.S. troops
were stationed in Iraq. These courageous men and women are mothers and
fathers, husbands and wives, yet they have risked their lives and left
their families to fight for what they believe in which is freedom,
equality, and all the like principles that America stands on. The
courage and sacrifice of the men and women are certainly well deserving
of celebration. Their service is an extraordinary act of patriotism for
which we should all be thankful.
Our nation has a proud legacy of appreciation and commitment to the
men and women who have worn the uniform in defense of this country. We
must be united in seeing that every soldier, sailor, airman, and marine
is welcomed back with all the care and compassion this grateful nation
can bestow.
The military represents America's diversity. A National Day of Honor
will celebrate men and women of all races and backgrounds. There are
2.4 million African American, 1.1 million Hispanic, 320,000 Asian
American and Pacific Islanders and 169,000 American Indians and Alaska
Natives who are honored veterans of our nation's military. Nearly
266,00 African Americans, 157,000 Hispanic Americans, 44,000 Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders, and more than 18,5000 American Indians
and Alaska Natives have served are nation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A National Day of Honor will welcome home the diverse group of
soldiers upon their return from deployments. Currently there are more
than 44,500 African Americans, 31,000 Hispanic Americans, 10,000 Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders, nearly 4,000 American Indians and
Alaska Natives deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. When they return home
they will find waiting for them a universal welcome and celebration of
their service.
A designated National Day of Honor will bring Americans together to
celebrate those who have returned from serving our country around the
world in the name of freedom and democracy. The debt that we owe to
them is immeasurable. Their sacrifices and those of their families are
freedom's foundation. Without the brave efforts of all the soldiers,
sailors, airmen, marines and Coast Guardsmen and their families, our
country would not live so freely.
As we continue to be engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan,
our young men and women will pay the ultimate price while wearing the
uniform of our nation. Let us honor the memory of the 4,400 Americans
who have died in Iraq and more than 1,300 who have died in Afghanistan.
We also honor the sacrifices of our wounded: nearly 32,000 U.S. troops
in Iraq and 9,000 in Afghanistan. And we must not forget all the lives
lost on battle fields as our troops stood to support our democracy.
Remember the average age of the 58,148 men and women who gave their
lives in Vietnam was 23 years old.
As we remember their patriotic sacrifices, we must renew our
commitment to keep our promises to the nation's 3 million troops. A
National Day of Honor is the perfect medium to welcome home troops.
I represent a district that is home to one of the largest populations
of military servicemembers and their families in the nation. There are
over 200,000 veterans of military service who live and work in Houston;
more than 13,000 are veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. They should
return home to banners and to a community that recognizes their service
after years of combat.
In the words of President John F. Kennedy, ``As we express our
gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to
utter words, but to live by them.'' It is not simply enough to sing the
praises of our nation's great veterans; I firmly believe that we must
demonstrate by our actions how proud we are of our American heroes.
There are 23 million veterans in the United States. Currently, more
than 1,626,000 veterans are living in Texas and more than 32,000
veterans live and work in my Congressional district alone.
It is my hope that by having a National Day of Honor we will take the
time to show appreciation to those who have answered the call to duty
upon their return home. As the great British leader Winston Churchill
famously stated, ``Never in the field of human conflict was so much
owed by so many to so few.''
I firmly believe that we should celebrate our veterans after every
conflict, and I remain committed to both meeting the needs of veterans
of previous wars, and to provide a fitting welcome home to those who
are now serving. Veterans have kept their promise to serve our nation;
they have willingly risked their lives to protect the country we all
love. We must now ensure that we keep our promises to our veterans.
We promise to leave no soldier or veteran behind. Politics and
partisanship should never be a factor in our support for American
veterans or troops. On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave
no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they
return home, we leave no veteran behind. Celebrate their return home
with a National Day of Honor. This day and every day, let us honor
their service with actions that fulfill our commitment to our troops,
their families, and our veterans--and that are worthy of our grateful
nation.
Our nation is founded on the principles, laid out in the Declaration
of Independence, that ``all men are created equal,'' ``that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,'' and ``that
among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.'' At
various points in our history as a nation, we have found need to send
our sons and daughters, our most precious resources, overseas to fight
in defense of these great principles. At times when the need is
greatest, America's soldiers have always stepped up to protect our
nation.
And so, today, I hope we will all take time from our daily lives to
reflect upon the sacrifices made by those who serve in our armed
forces, and to resolve together that we will provide returning veterans
with the welcome, services, care, and compassion that they deserve. We
should celebrate throughout the country to the sacrifices made by our
men and women returning from their deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan, and
other combat areas. Let us all remember that one of the things that
makes our nation truly great are the young men and women willing to
fight to defend it, to defend us, and to defend our way of life.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition to
the amendment, although I don't oppose the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I thank the gentlelady for doing this. I think she is exactly right
on. I think everything that we can do to honor these warriors who are
out there fighting for our freedoms and freedoms of those around the
world we should do.
I thank you for this amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank the chairman very much for his kind
words.
Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the ranking member,
the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentlelady
for bringing this very, very important amendment forward. I think the

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most important thing that we can do for those who serve in the military
is show them our support in every conceivable way, and especially when
they come home from service. Iraq and Afghanistan have been very, very
difficult fights. The men and women in our military have fought bravely
and amazingly. Every time I meet one of them, I am just in awe of how
great our military is, how brave they are, and what a tremendous job
they have done for us; but it is really important that we don't forget
that here at home.
A statistic that I have heard over and over again is that it is
really only 1 percent of the population in the United States who is
actually participating in this war. It is critically important that the
rest of us remember it, support those who fought in every way possible.
I can think of no better way to help make sure that happens than the
amendment offered by the gentlelady from Texas, to give them a day when
we all think about it and we all remember what they have done. It is
critical that we do that every single day. This will help in that
process.
I thank the gentlelady for offering the amendment, and I urge
support.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, let me first of all thank the
chairman of the full committee and the ranking member of the full
committee. Although this is not an amendment that pertains only to my
district, I want you to know that I represent a district that is home
to one of the largest populations of military servicemembers and their
families in the Nation. There are over 200,000 veterans of military
service who live and work in Houston; more than 13,000 are veterans
from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. They should return home to banners
and to communities that recognize their service after years of combat.
I might say that the State of Texas, along with all of the States,
claim to have their wonderful share of our men and women of the United
States military.
Mr. Chairman, I offer this amendment so the children of America can
likewise be with us as they wave their flags and welcome our men and
women home.
As President John F. Kennedy said: As we express our gratitude, we
must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,
but to live by them.
Let us live and act on our gratitude, and celebrate on this national
day of honor the men and women who have served us so gallantly and
bravely. I ask my colleagues to join me and Mr. Johnson in support of
this amendment, to honor our returning troops by a national expression
of thank you, again, for a job well done.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Again, I want to thank the gentlelady for her amendment. We have a
good bill, this National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. It is a
very good bill. We have a lot of good things in it; but this amendment,
this amendment alone is reason to vote for the bill. I think we should
all, on Memorial Day, on the day that you are requesting, and
throughout the year, honor those who are willing to lay their lives on
the line every day for us.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed.

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR. The Chair understands that the proponents of amendment
Nos. 112 through 133 will not individually offer their amendments.

Amendment No. 134 Offered by Mr. Runyan

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 134 printed
in House Report 112-88.
Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 364, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 825. COMPETITION AND REVIEW OF CONTRACTS FOR PROPERTY OR
SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

(a) Contracting Goals.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) establish goals for competition in contracts awarded by
the Secretary of Defense for the procurement of property or
services to be used outside the United States in support of a
contingency operation; and
(2) shall develop processes by which to measure and monitor
such competition, including in task-order categories for
services, construction, and supplies.
(b) Annual Review of Certain Contracts.--
(1) Review required.--For each year the Logistics Civil
Augmentation Program contract, or other similar omnibus
contract awarded by the Secretary of Defense for the
procurement of property or services to be used outside the
United States in support of a contingency operation, is in
force, the Secretary shall require a competition advocate of
the Department of Defense to conduct an annual review of each
such contract.
(2) Competitive awards.--Based on the findings of a review
conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify
subcontracts that may reasonably be treated as prime contract
for purpose of a competition and take such steps as may be
necessary to establish a competitive award basis for such a
contract in a timely manner.
(c) Annual Report on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.--
Section 863(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (110-181; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) as
subparagraphs (H) through (J), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(F) Percentage of contracts awarded on a competitive
basis as compared to established goals for competition in
contingency contracting actions.
``(G) Justification for any non-competitively awarded
contingency contracts that are not otherwise deemed to be not
suitable for competition''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Runyan) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.

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Mr. RUNYAN. Thank you, Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith, for
your leadership and for working with me on this amendment. It, again,
is an honor working with the both of you.
Mr. Chairman, the Commission on Wartime Contracting is an
independent, bipartisan legislative commission established to study
wartime contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This eight-member
commission was mandated by Congress to study Federal agency contracting
for reconstruction logistical support of coalition forces and the
performance of security functions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation Enduring Freedom.
In their latest report, the CWC found that, as contingency operations
have stabilized, agencies have not shifted contracting approaches to
introduce the much needed competition into long-term support contracts.
Competition is the key in order to get our warfighters what they need
through a fair and transparent contracting process and at the best
value for taxpayers' money. I know this is something that we can all
agree on.
My amendment would require the DOD to establish goals for competition
and contracts awarded in support of a contingency operation and would
require an annual review of omnibus contingency contracts to identify
any subcontracts that can be completed as a standalone contract. It
would also amend section 863 of the fiscal year 2008 NDAA to increase
reporting requirements to competition in contingency contracting.
I urge my colleagues to support this critical amendment in support of
the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and in support of the
American taxpayer.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I rise to claim the time in opposition,
although I am not opposed to the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5
minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I thank Mr. Runyan for bringing this to our
attention. He has explained it very well, and I think this body should
support the amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. RUNYAN. I thank the gentleman for his support, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan).
The amendment was agreed to.

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR. The Chair understands that the proponents of amendment
Nos. 135 through 140 will not individually offer their amendments.

Amendment No. 141 Offered by Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 141 printed
in House Report 112-88.
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at
the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 332, after line 24, insert the following:

SEC. 713. EXPANSION OF STATE LICENSURE EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs need to renew and improve efforts to reach out to
rural America, which has less access to care;
(2) behavioral health services for active duty members of
the Armed Forces, members of the reserve components, members
of the National Guard, and veterans need to be more easily
and readily accessible; and
(3) medical records and records of deployment need a ``warm
transition'' and better collaboration between the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Expansion.--Section 1094(d) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``at any location'' before ``in any
State''; and
(B) by striking ``regardless'' and all that follows through
the end and inserting ``regardless of where such health-care
professional or the patient are located, so long as the
practice is within the scope of the authorized Federal
duties.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``member of the armed
forces'' and inserting ``member of the armed forces, civilian
employee of the Department of Defense, personal services
contractor under section 1091 of this title, or other health-
care professional credentialed and privileged at a Federal
health care institution or location specially designated by
the Secretary for this purpose''.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall
submit to Congress separate reports on each of the following:
(1) The plans to develop and expand programs to use new
Internet and communication technologies for improved access
to care and resources, including telemedicine, telehealth
care services, and telebehavioral health programs that ensure
patient privacy.
(2) Any plans to improve the transition of health and
battlefield deployment records to better assist and care for
veterans.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. I thank the chairman and ranking member
of this committee.
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Thompson-Berkley amendment,
which is nearly identical to H.R. 1832, the bipartisan Servicemembers'
Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act, or STEP Act. This amendment
will bring essential reforms to how our servicemembers and veterans
access care, and will bring commonsense, no-cost changes to how the
Department of Defense administers health care.
Currently, the Department of Defense has a limited ability to allow
its health care professionals to provide care when a patient is in a
different State. The Department of Defense's hands are also tied when
it comes to civilians or contractors who have stepped up to fill
shortages in desperately needed positions, especially mental health.
As a result, many in the military are required to travel long
distances in order to access care. This can add undue stress and
financial burdens to the everyday lives of our service men and women.
Too often these circumstances contribute to those going without who
need help the most and, in some cases, contribute to their falling
through the cracks.
By removing location requirements, this amendment will allow the
Department of Defense qualified and credentialed health care
professionals, including contractors and civilians, to get to their
core mission of helping their compatriots in need.
This will allow our National Guard, Reserves, veterans, and retirees
quicker and more efficient access to care, and will open the door to
allow for the modernization of Department of Defense health care
delivery.
This amendment will allow for new technologies in telephone and
Internet communications to expand into the Department of Defense, which
will greatly expand access, especially in rural America. It will also
allow more specialists to be involved in providing care.
When it comes to behavioral health, the Guard and Reserves have been
hit especially hard. This amendment will allow for the Guard and
Reserves to access behavioral health care right from their homes,
immediately, when they need it the most.
This has been a very important issue to me. I've met with our
military and veterans over the past several months and have closely
examined the behavioral health issues affecting our young men and
women.
Recently, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, General Peter Chiarelli,
said, ``The Army, like the larger American society, is suffering from a
shortage of behavioral health specialists, and that is, in fact, a
national crisis. Efforts in tele-behavioral health--allowing
specialists to meet with patients through teleconferencing technology,
for instance--could increase the effectiveness and reach of a limited
number of providers.'' But the general then said, ``There are
challenges regarding the credentialing and licensing of specialists to
work across State lines.''
Mr. Chairman, this amendment will directly address this issue and has
the means to dramatically improve and change how our Nation's warriors
access care. With these restrictions removed, it opens new doors to how
the Department of Defense can administer and expand its health care
programs. To be clear, there is nothing in this amendment that is
intended to change or to be the basis for any future change to the
Department of Defense or State-based scope of practice laws or
regulations.
Ultimately, this amendment is about technology and modernization. It
is about new ways for servicemembers and veterans to access care. It is
about fulfilling a pledge to take care of our veterans, regardless of
where they live, at no new cost to the taxpayers.
This bipartisan amendment has broad support from the Pentagon and
military community. Some of the most notable groups include the Air
Force Association, the American Legion, the Association of the United
States Navy, the Enlisted Association of the National Guard, Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans of America, Mental Health America, Military
Officers Association of America, National Guard Association of the
United States, Reserve Enlisted Association, and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this
commonsense, bipartisan, no-cost amendment. As Memorial Day approaches,
we owe our veterans and servicemembers as much.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I rise in opposition, although I am not
opposed to the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5
minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I thank the gentleman for offering the
amendment. I have no opposition. I support it, and I appreciate his
bringing it to our attention on the committee. I urge the body to pass
the amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance
of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).
The amendment was agreed to.

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR. The Chair understands that the proponents of amendment
Nos. 142 through 147 will not individually offer their amendments.

Amendment No. 148 Offered by Mr. Turner

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 148 printed
in House Report 112-88.

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Mr. TURNER. I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following
new section:

SEC. 3__. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
FOR MIGRATION OF MANAGEMENT OF AIR FORCE
ENTERPRISE LOGISTICS SYSTEMS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
OFFICE PENDING COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2012 for procurement or operation and maintenance
for the migration to management for the Enterprise Logistics
System Program Executive Office by the Department of the Air
Force, not more than 10 percent may be obligated or expended
until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary of Air Force submits to the congressional defense
committees a report on the cost-benefit analysis of migrating
the management headquarters for the Enterprise Logistics
System Program Executive Office. The report shall address
each of the following:
(1) The business case analysis supporting the decision.
(2) An analysis of alternatives to the decision that were
considered.
(3) An economic analysis (including a life-cycle cost
analysis) of the proposed transition, including a cost-
benefit analysis and assessment of sustainment costs.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Turner) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is really very simple. We've
had a recent election where the tide of the taxpayers has spoken where
they want this House and they want Congress to start making decisions
and the government to start making decisions to address this issue of
our debt and the existential threat that we have to our country of out-
of-control spending.
We have an issue where the Enterprise Logistics Directorate is being
moved by the Air Force without any analysis as to what is good for the
taxpayers. It is an arbitrary decision that appears to have been made
somewhere in the bureaucracy but needs the accountability of the
taxpayers. Congress has to have the effective oversight to ensure that
the taxpayers' dollars are being spent effectively.
What's interesting about this is that the Air Force first said, We're
not going to move anybody. Then they said, We're going to move
everybody to Ohio. Then they said, We're going to move everybody to
Alabama. Then they said, We're not going to move anybody. Now they're
back to moving everybody to Alabama. And when you ask them, they don't
have one analysis or one scrap of paper that says what's best for the
taxpayers. This is based on personalities and arbitrary actions.
This is an important directorate. This directorate mission is to
empower the warfighter to leverage information as an effective weapon
anywhere, anytime. It develops fields, sustains and operates worldwide
communications, computer systems and capabilities for the President,
the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
the unified combatant commanders, services and specified Department of
Defense agencies. It contracts with the procurement of information
technology systems and services supporting DOD-wide customers.

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This should not be a parochial issue. This should not be a parochial
fight. This should be an issue of what is best for the taxpayers. There
has been no analysis done.
My amendment does not step in place of the decision-making of the Air
Force. In fact, what it says is let's do a cost-benefit analysis and
then the Air Force gets to decide. But it requires that that cost-
benefit analysis be done before anybody moves.
You know, again, remember the Air Force has said leave everybody in
place; move them all to Ohio; move them all to Alabama; leave them in
place; now move them to Alabama. This should not happen until we have a
cost-benefit analysis where we can spend all this money, move all of
these people, find out in fact that it costs more after the move. We
could even have made a situation where we have to move everybody back.
We're just saying let's do a cost-benefit analysis. This is an
amendment for the taxpayers. This amendment needs to pass.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Chairman, I stand before you today to urge my
colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment, very respectfully, from
the gentleman from Ohio.
I would like to thank Chairman McKeon and his staff for agreeing to
allow me and others the opportunity to debate this specific amendment.
The Air Force recently made a decision to combine two programs that
fall under the Air Force Program Executive Office. EIS, currently
located at Gunter Annex, Alabama, and ELS, located at Wright-Paterson
Air Force Base, would be consolidated at Gunter.
Basically, the job of EIS is to design, acquire, install, and
maintain operation support systems for the Air Force and the Department
of Defense. And the job of the ELS is to empower the warfighter to
leverage information as an effective weapon.
It makes good common sense for the management of these functions to
be consolidated. Additionally, Air Force Materiel Command has approved
this decision, and Congress should allow this decision to move forward.
My understanding is that no jobs from Wright-Paterson would be
transferred, only the management of Air Force Logistics Systems would
be removed from Wright-Paterson, where it has been for only 2 years.
This management role of acquiring and sustaining enterprise-wide
logistics systems would return to Gunter, where it had been located for
more than 20 years. However, the Turner amendment would require a cost-
benefit analysis of the consolidation that would then need to be
approved by the House Armed Services Committee, and this action would
be costly and further bind the hands of our military commanders.
It is very important to note that the 2005 BRAC Commission Report
showed that doing these operations at Gunter is more cost effective
than at Wright-Paterson. Therefore, there is no need for another
costly, drawn-out study.
It is important for us to allow our military commanders to make
decisions that help the warfighter by increasing efficiencies when
completing their mission. If we adopt this amendment, it will represent
congressional interference in a decision that our commanders and the
United States Air Force have already made.
I encourage my colleagues to vote ``no.''
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chairman, many times we talk about the taxpayers and
saving the taxpayers money, but, unfortunately, sometimes when it comes
down to parochial interests we get to the point where we say it doesn't
really matter what's in the best interest of the taxpayers as long as
it's coming my way or as long as it's my State.
All this amendment says is let's look at what's best for the
taxpayers. That's all it requires is analysis of cost benefit. In fact,
this issue was looked at by the 2005 BRAC process. The Air Force looked
at merging these functions at Wright-Pat and Gunter, at Hanscom and
then Wright-Pat and Gunter. In both cases, in both the 2005 and the
1995 BRAC process, this was rejected. This is going outside of BRAC.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my colleague from Ohio (Mr.
Austria).
Mr. AUSTRIA. I want to thank Mr. Turner for yielding and offering
this very important amendment.
You know, it's especially critical, as we continue our work in the
House of cutting unnecessary spending and bringing transparency and
accountability for taxpayer dollars, that we have an amendment like
this in place. And this amendment, again, simply asks the Department of
Defense and the Air Force to provide that same transparency.
The Air Force is merging, as we heard, two important areas of
logistics with the Enterprise Logistics Systems, ELS, and the
Enterprise Information Systems, EIS, into a new portfolio known as the
Business Enterprise Systems Portfolio. Again, this amendment is simply
saying, as you make this

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merger, as you combine these two different portfolios, do a cost-
benefit analysis.
EIS, which includes activities such as ECSS and others, has been
shown to be cost efficient and much needed to modernize the Air Force's
logistics and information technology systems and services. ELS
currently manages some very large programs at Wright-Paterson Air Force
Base and Gunter Annex. There are approximately 1,000 jobs, including
military, civilians, and contractor employees within the Enterprise
Logistic Directorate. Asking the Department of Defense to provide a
cost-benefit analysis of their decision to combine these portfolios
makes sense.
To respond to the comment of this being a costly study, this study
will provide Congress the same transparency and accountability of
taxpayer dollars that we here in Congress are being asked. And I
support the Air Force's plan to become more efficient, but we need to
make sure that there is a good business case and that these moves
actually are efficient and are in the best interest of the taxpayers.
Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Alabama (Mr. Rogers).
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this
amendment.
First, I want to thank Chairman Turner for his hard work and
dedication when it comes to the national defense and well-being of our
warfighters. I am privileged to be able to serve on the House Armed
Services with my friend.
With that said, I disagree with my friend on this amendment. I
believe this amendment calls for an unnecessary report to Congress
meant to delay the Air Force's decision to consolidate and move the
Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems. This
consolidation is at no cost to the Air Force.
Adequate cost studies already exist as a part of the 2005 BRAC
Commission Report. Those reports show that executing these operations
at Gunter Annex in Montgomery, Alabama, is more cost effective than at
either Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, or Wright-Paterson Air
Force Base in Ohio. The Air Force chain of command supports the
decision to consolidate and relocate.
In short, Mr. Chairman, I believe that this amendment is an example
of one of the ways that we can save money and make efficient choices
when it comes to the Defense Department that doesn't come at the
expense of the warfighter. At a time when our Nation is facing its dire
fiscal situation, these are the types of small cost-saving decisions
that add up over time.
I would also like to thank my colleague from Alabama, Mrs. Martha
Roby, for her leadership on this issue. She is a strong advocate for
our brave warfighters, and I would like to associate myself with her
remarks.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment.
Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time I have
remaining.
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ohio has 15 seconds remaining.
Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chairman, the 2005 BRAC Commission actually rejected
this consolidation and it was proposed at that time for Massachusetts.
In 1995, it was proposed. We should not keep moving these jobs around
until we have a cost-benefit analysis. All we're asking for is just the
cost-benefit analysis to determine where they should be. This decision
was just made last week. It needs to be reviewed.
Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Chairman, in closing, I would just like to say, again,
that I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' The Air Force has made it
clear that this is the consolidation that they want, that it is
efficient for their operations at Gunter Annex.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Turner).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio will be postponed.

Announcement by the Chair

The Chair understands that the proponents of amendment Nos. 149
through 151 will not individually offer their amendments.

Amendment No. 152 Offered by Mr. Cravaack

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 152 printed
in House Report 112-88.
Mr. CRAVAACK. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. REPEAL OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT.

Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the
United States Institute of Peace Act (title XVII of Public
Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) is repealed.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman from
Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota.
Mr. CRAVAACK. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes.
I rise in support of my amendment. After years of excessive spending,
the United States is facing difficult economic and fiscal straits, Mr.
Chairman. Presently, our country is suffering under $14.39 trillion of
national debt, and roughly 40 cents of every dollar that we spend must
be borrowed and placed on the backs of our children. Make no mistake,
funding for government programs and nonprofit organizations that are
not critical to the functioning of core government services must be
considered for cuts.
With an extensive lobbying effort to portray the Institute for Peace
as incredibly important to our Nation's work on the ground in Iraq and
Afghanistan, a few U.S. officials have signed letters in its support.

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While I have seen evidence to the contrary, I will, for the sake of
argument and respect for the handful of generals that support the
Institute for Peace cede their point.
However, I will note that the United States Institute for Peace grant
program is entirely duplicative of existing grant programs of the
United States, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations.
At a time when the government must do more with less, I remain
convinced the research, training, workshop holding, and humanitarian
work of the United States Institute for Peace, its small staff in
Afghanistan and Iraq, can be replicated by divisions or offices with
the Department of Defense, the State Department, or through entities
like the Peace Corps and USAID. It must.
We are a Nation teetering on the edge of insolvency. Admiral Mike
Mullen recently stated, The most significant threat to our national
security is our debt.
Now is the time to make the tough calls, Mr. Chairman, and the United
States Institute for Peace is a program that our children and our
grandchildren should not be funding at the sake of their futures.
Mr. Chairman, therefore in close, I'd like to urge my colleagues to
support amendment 152.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I do oppose the amendment, and I will yield
to my colleagues to explain our side.
I will begin by yielding 1 minute to the ranking member of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman).
Mr. BERMAN. I have to say it boggles my mind how we can argue one
minute about whether to withdraw troops from Afghanistan or authorize
the use of force in Libya and in the next minute seek to eliminate the
one U.S. government institution that is dedicated to resolving such
conflicts peacefully.
No other institution can accomplish the mission Congress gave the
USIP. No other agency has this peace-building mandate. General Petraeus
called USIP's work invaluable, a potential key to the success in the
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Defense Flournoy, talking about one specific example in Iraq where
``The USIP helped tribal and local government leaders forge a
groundbreaking agreement viewed by local leaders and military officials
as a turning point toward peace and stability in one of Iraq's most
violent regions.''
I fail to understand what national interests could possibly be served
by reducing the number of tools at our disposal. I urge my colleagues
to oppose this amendment.
Mr. CRAVAAK. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my esteemed colleague
from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz).
Mr. CHAFFETZ. I rise in support of this amendment. I do believe we
should defund the United States Institute of Peace.
In contrary to the comments from the gentleman from California, I
believe every department, every agency in the United States of America
stands for and fights for peace. We don't have to have some separate
organization that is just built on peace. No. It is the Department of
Defense. It is the State Department. In fact, it is every agency within
the United States of America that fights for peace. That's what our
country stands for. We don't need a separate organization.
We have spent over $700 million on this think tank that, while their
intentions are good, quite frankly we can't afford and we don't need.
It is the primary mission of the State Department and the Department of
Defense to achieve the peace. It's not something we dole off to some
separate agency in a fancy building kitty-corner to the State
Department.
And if the State Department and the Department of Defense aren't
fighting for peace, then maybe that's a discussion we should have. But
it is not the sole and only agency that fights for peace. We all fight
for peace. And I encourage my Members to support this amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to
the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis).
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. I thank my colleague and friend for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment, and I urge every single one of
my colleagues to vote ``no.''
Every single one of the last five Presidents--including President
Reagan and Bush--understood the importance of the United States
Institute of peace. USIP is not a think tank. They don't sit in the
clouds shouting recommendations. They jump into the conflicts and work
side-by-side with DOD and with the Department of State in Afghanistan
and Iraq.
Listen to the generals and the commanders who are telling us that
USIP saves the life of our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. USIP saves
American taxpayers dollars around the world. This is not a partisan
issue. It is not hawk versus dove. This is basic, common sense--prevent
and stop conflict, promote dialogue, build bridges, and save lives.
I ask all of my colleagues to vote ``no.'' It moves us away from
peace, this amendment. Give peace a chance. Give peace a chance.
Mr. CRAVAAK. Mr. Chairman, as a 24-year naval veteran, there is no
one that wants peace more than me. But I also want to leave a future
for my children. And we cannot do that by mounting debt upon them. And
though the U.S. Institute for Peace may be a good program,
unfortunately it's a duplicative program that other programs can do
that are already being paid for.
So, Mr. Chairman, I say once again, this program needs to be
eliminated so that we can maintain the savings.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from
California (Ms. Woolsey).
Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, I cannot imagine anything more
shortsighted than cutting off funding for the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Since 2001, we've taken the militaristic approach to protecting
America. And guess what? It has not worked. It's killed thousands of
our people. It's cost us hundreds of billions of dollars. And it has
not made us any safer.
For pennies on the dollar, we can have what I call ``smart
security,'' investing in programs like USIP that use time-tested
conflict prevention and resolution techniques. From Kosovo to Sudan to
Iraq and Afghanistan, USIP personnel have been laying the building
blocks of peace and stability. Created by Ronald Reagan's presidential
signature, it has been called ``a striking success story'' by General
Petraeus. It does extraordinary work that has earned praise from
leaders across the ideological spectrum.
USIP saves lives. It's up to us to save USIP. Vote ``no'' on this
misguided amendment.
Mr. CRAVAAK. Mr. Chairman, once again, I'd just like to remind the
speaker that the U.S. Institute For Peace has been in existence since
1985 and spent $720 million, and we have had many conflicts since then.
So the United States Institute for Peace is not the critical factor
when we're talking about peace or war.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).
Mr. ELLISON. I couldn't help but note my colleague from Minnesota's
last comment. He seems to imply that because there have been wars since
1985 that somehow that is an indictment of the U.S. Institute of Peace.
That's absurd and ridiculous.
But it always seems that we can find more money for defense spending
but not for peace. It's a question of priorities.
Last night I was here trying to argue that when the GAO and the
Subcommittee on Sea Power says that we don't need to spend $150 million
on the LHA-7, friends on the other side of the aisle leaped to their
feet and declared, ``We've got to have this.'' Well, the GAO doesn't
think so.
But yet we're trying to zero out the U.S. Institute of Peace which
can keep us out of conflict and is on the ground in Baghdad, Kosovo,
Haiti, all kinds of places, trying to keep people safe and alive.
So faulty logic, poor argumentation won't justify this bad amendment.
I urge a ``no'' vote.
Mr. CRAVAAK. Mr. Chairman, just a reminder that this is a duplicative
program that other agencies can do.
When I was in high school, I wrestled. And on the wrestling mat up on
the ceiling there was a sign. It said, ``If not you, who? If not now,
when?''
Now's the time to start cutting programs that are duplicative and
programs that go ahead and continue to spend our country's futures
away.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Farr).
The CHAIR. The gentleman has 45 seconds remaining.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I have only been yielding 1 minute at a
time. I had 5; I yielded 4. How do I get down to 45 seconds?
The CHAIR. The gentleman's opening statement consumed time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I didn't make an opening statement.
The CHAIR. The gentleman's opening statement consumed time. The
gentleman has 45 seconds remaining.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I disagree with that but I'll live with it.
The CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 45
seconds.

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Mr. FARR. I can't believe what a stupid amendment this is because of
the message it sends. The majority party whacked the hell out of the
Peace Corps in your H.R. 1, and now you want to whack the heck out of
the Institute of Peace. What message are you sending to the world? We
can't put a price tag on peace. But we certainly can put a price tag on
war. Try $6.7 billion. That's what we spend every month in Afghanistan.
That amounts to $260 million a day. What a misguided amendment before
us.
To eliminate the Institute of Peace only spends the equivalent of 5
hours, 5 hours in Afghanistan. Come on. You are surrounded by peace
givers in this room. Look at the law givers. They are not warriors;
they are people that tried to make peace. You are not going to win the
war in Afghanistan militarily. You are going to win it through peace.
Mr. CRAVAACK. Mr. Chairman, everybody wants peace, I above all
people. But the Department of Defense--we have plenty of agencies
within the Federal Government that will go ahead and search for peace.
We do not need another program to do it that we just cannot afford.
With that, sir, I would like to urge my colleagues to support this
amendment.

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Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to amendment No. 92,
which would eliminate the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Mr. Chair, the law creating the U.S. Institute of Peace was passed by
a Republican-controlled Senate and signed into law by President Reagan.
That law cited a ``deep public need for the Nation to develop fully a
range of effective options, in addition to armed capacity, that can
leash international violence and manage international conflict.''
Is there anyone here who doubts that we still need a range of
effective alternatives to armed conflict?
It boggles my mind how we can argue one minute about whether to
withdraw troops from Afghanistan or to authorize the use of force in
Libya, and the next minute seek to eliminate the one U.S. government
institution that is dedicated to resolving such conflicts peacefully.
The State Department, USAID and the Defense Department each have
their own important roles to play in preventing and resolving conflict.
But none of them have the capacity to do what the U.S. Institute of
Peace does: working ``outside the wire'' with all parties to conflict;
acting as a bridge between governmental and non-governmental actors;
conducting cutting-edge research and developing innovative
peacebuilding tools; and training soldiers, diplomats, and aid workers
prior to deployment in conflict zones.
No other institution can accomplish the mission Congress gave to
USIP. No other agency has this peacebuilding mandate.
Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy says that ``our long-term
success in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as overall U.S. efforts to
prevent conflict and strengthen peace-building globally, depend in part
on USIP experts and programs in the field.''
She specifically cites an example in Iraq, where ``the USIP helped
tribal and local government leaders forge a groundbreaking agreement,
viewed by local leaders and military officials as ``a turning point''
toward peace and stability in one of Iraq's most violent regions.''
General Anthony Zinni writes in the New York Times, ``Congress would
be hard-pressed to find an agency that does more with less. The
institute's entire budget would not pay for the Afghan war for three
hours, is less than the cost of a fighter plane, and wouldn't sustain
even 40 American troops in Afghanistan for a year.''
General Petraeus calls USIP's work ``invaluable'' and a ``potential
key to success in the enormous challenges we face.''
According to General Wesley Clark, ``Eliminating USIP funding is a
jaw-dropping, backward step. Although other national security
contributors can perform some of USIP's functions, none can perform
them all in unity or has such convening power. More important, none can
perform them as effectively.''
And the Deputy Commanding General of the NATO Training Mission in
Afghanistan says, ``USIP is at the center of work on doctrine,
interagency cooperation, military-NGO relations, and cutting edge
efforts on rule of law, reconciliation, minority rights in conflict
zones, and democratization--all at the heart of what the military needs
to succeed in complex operations.''
Mr. Chair, I fail to understand what national interest could possibly
be served by reducing the number of tools at our disposal for
preventing and resolving conflicts without putting the lives of our
troops on the line. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
Mr. CRAVAACK. I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Cravaack).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota will be
postponed.

Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mc Govern

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the debate for
consideration of amendment No. 55 be expanded by 10 minutes, and that
such time shall be equally divided and controlled by the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) and myself.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
California?
There was no objection.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LaTourette). The Clerk will designate the
amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. PLAN WITH TIMEFRAME FOR ACCELERATED TRANSITION OF
UNITED STATES FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN AND PLAN
WITH TIMEFRAME FOR ACCELERATED TALKS WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Plan With Timeframe for Accelerated Transition of U.S.
Forces From Afghanistan.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
transmit to Congress a plan with a timeframe and completion
date for the accelerated transition of United States military
and security operations in Afghanistan to the Government of
Afghanistan (including operations involving military and
security-related contractors).
(b) Plan With Timeframe for Accelerated Talks With the
Government of Afghanistan.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
transmit to Congress a plan with a timeframe to pursue and
conclude negotiations leading to a political settlement and
reconciliation of the internal conflict in Afghanistan. Such
negotiations will include the Government of Afghanistan, all
interested parties within Afghanistan, and with the
observance and support of representatives of donor nations
active in Afghanistan.
(c) National Intelligence Estimate on Al-Qaeda.--The
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the
President and Congress a new National Intelligence Estimate
on the leadership, locations, and capabilities of al-Qaeda
and its affiliated networks and cells. Such National
Intelligence Estimate shall be submitted as soon as is
practicable, but not later than the end of the 90-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed so as to limit or prohibit any authority of the
President to--
(1) attack al Qaeda forces wherever such forces are
located;
(2) gather, provide, and share intelligence with United
States allies operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan; or
(3) modify the military strategy, tactics, and operations
of the United States Armed Forces as such Armed Forces
redeploy from Afghanistan pursuant to the accelerated
transition timeframe and completion date developed under
subsection (a).

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, and the previous
order, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) and the
gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes.
Too many people have died in Afghanistan. Since January, I have
attended three funerals in my district alone of young men who have
sacrificed their lives there. Tens of thousands more have been wounded.
And the suicide rate among our veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq is
soaring. There is no clear mission. The Karzai government is corrupt.
We continue to borrow money to pay for this war. We need to rethink
what we're doing in Afghanistan. It's time to define the plan to bring
our uniformed men and women home to their families and to their
communities, where they belong.
Mr. Chairman, this is the longest war in our Nation's history. It's
no longer about al Qaeda. I've met with our troops in Afghanistan. I've
met with them after they have come home. They are incredible.
Politicians put them into harm's way. And we now have an obligation to
get them safely home.
President Obama has promised a drawdown of U.S. troops in July. Now
we hear that might just be a token drawdown. This amendment, Mr.
Chairman, and the vote on this amendment can send the President a clear
signal of support for a meaningful drawdown of troops. Help him do what
the American people want him to do: bring our troops home and invest in
America.
We need to safeguard our national security. We all agree with that.
But many of our greatest problems aren't halfway around the world; they
are halfway down the block. And rather than nation building in
Afghanistan, we need do some more nation building right here in the
United States.
Mr. Chairman, this is not a partisan issue. It's about doing what's
right for our troops and for the Nation. If you have ever once thought
that we need to do something different in Afghanistan, that it's time
to rethink our policy, that we need to bring our troops home to their
loved ones, then this is the amendment that you need to support. I ask
my colleagues to vote for this amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and
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the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman).
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
McGovern amendment. I would certainly agree that we have gone beyond
our security objectives in Afghanistan by building the economy that
they never had at U.S. taxpayers' expense, by trying to restructure
their society, and giving them a government that doesn't reflect the
political culture of the country. But at the same time, we have
legitimate security objectives in Afghanistan to keep the Taliban out,
to keep it from taking over the country, to keep al Qaeda out, and to
have a permissive environment in which to conduct strikes into Pakistan
at targets such as Osama bin Laden, or al Qaeda and Taliban leaders as
they present themselves.
But this amendment speaks to an expeditious withdrawal of U.S. forces
from Afghanistan at a time when we are very far down the path of a
current strategy for which the President says that we will already
reduce our footprint in Afghanistan this summer, as well as shift
operational control to Afghan security forces by 2014. This would pull
the rug out under that entire strategy. I would urge a ``no'' vote from
my colleagues.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I am very proud to yield 2 minutes to the
cosponsor of this amendment, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr.
Jones).
Mr. JONES. Mr. Chairman, on May 9 this year in an article in The Wall
Street Journal--the title is ``Mission Accomplished''--the article
stated al Qaeda is no longer based there in Afghanistan and the Taliban
must be beaten by Afghans themselves. This is why it is the right time
to support the McGovern amendment. It's a reasonable, balanced plan to
bring our troops home from Afghanistan.
Mr. Chairman, 2 weeks ago Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Palmer and
Sergeant Kevin Balduf, two Marines from my district, were shot and
murdered by an Afghan officer while trying to train the Afghans. Here
are these two great men, fathers, trying to train the Afghans, and
somebody within the training area kills them, murders them. Yes, let's
keep staying there. It's all worthwhile.
Mr. Chairman, the reason this amendment is so important is because
Secretary Gates back in February at the Armed Services Committee made
this statement. I am going to paraphrase it. That is why we believe
that beginning in 2015--2015--the United States can, with minimal risk,
begin reducing active duty end strength. 2015.
To quote the retired Marine Corps general that I respect so much, and
I didn't serve in the military, and I quote him, ``What do we say to
the mother and father, the wife, of the last Marine or soldier killed
to support a corrupt government and a corrupt leader?'' The American
people are tired and fed up. But let me say more importantly than the
American people are our military; they are tired and fed up.
The wife of this sergeant who was murdered trying to train the
Afghans, he had emailed her the day before. And I read the email. ``I
don't trust them. I don't trust them for anything. Not for anything at
all.'' And he died the next day, leaving two little girls. God bless
our men and women in uniform.
Support the McGovern amendment.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, the last time I was in Afghanistan a little
over a month ago, I had a chance to visit with our Marines and
troopers. They were so animated about their mission, so filled with the
idea that they were able to fight for freedom.
They told me the thing that the people are asking them is when are
you leaving now? They need to have the understanding that we're there
to finish the mission, to be successful in the mission.
I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Conaway).

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Mr. CONAWAY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding the time.
I have just recently gotten back from Afghanistan, and it is hard
doing what we're trying to get done there, but the narrative we have in
place today is better than at any point in time since I've been going
to Afghanistan, and I've been going since 2005.
I've visited the Arghandab Valley, I've visited Marja, I've visited
in Helmand Province, Kandahar Province, and seen with my own eyes the
successes that last year's very difficult work done by the Marine
Corps, done by the Army, has done in pushing the Taliban out of the
settled areas and back into the desert and protecting the citizens of
Afghanistan, to give them the breathing space they need to take over
for themselves.
The work being done to establish the Afghan local police, that third
layer of defense, that security by the Afghans, is in place and is
working. The Special Forces teams that are co-located with those Afghan
local police, particularly in the Arghandab Valley, have settled that
and the Taliban has not come back this fighting season, as they
expected them to do.
We have hard work to do. I understand the emotions, I understand the
heartfelt tug that the previous speaker has brought to us, Mr.
Chairman. It's hard not to listen to that and not make decisions, but
decisions can't be made just simply on those emotions. You cannot
separate what's going on in Afghanistan with Pakistan. We have to look
at the entire package of that part of the world and our national
security interests there, which are linked inexorably together with the
interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I rise to respectfully disagree with my colleagues on this amendment.
There are better ways to elicit these kind of forward-looking plans
than this amendment. I ask my fellow colleagues to vote against the
McGovern amendment.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the
ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, the gentleman from
Washington (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of
the McGovern amendment, because I believe it puts us on the best path
to successfully completing our mission in Afghanistan. I think it is
very reasoned and very well thought out.
One of the keys to successfully completing this mission is to hand
over responsibility to the Afghan people for their security and for
their government. The McGovern amendment does not say pull all the
troops out now at the end of the month or at the end of the year. It
says we must begin, we must put in place a plan for drawing down so we
can shift that responsibility.
I also agree with some of my colleagues who oppose the amendment. I
think our men and women in the Armed Forces in the last 6 months to a
year have made enormous progress in Afghanistan. The surge of troops
that President Obama called for has made a big difference and has put
us in a better position to be successful in Afghanistan. But the genius
of the McGovern amendment is to recognize that there is also a trap in
that, because if we stay too long, the Afghan Government becomes
dependent upon us in a way that stops them from being independent.
Our goal, our mission in Afghanistan, is clear, despite many who say
it isn't. We want a government in Afghanistan that can stand so that
the Taliban and al Qaeda are not able to come back into that country.
That is our goal, we're making progress towards it, but we will not
complete that mission until the responsibility for that is turned over
to the Afghan people. To do that, we need a plan and we need to
recognize that that is the goal.
That is why the McGovern amendment calls for that plan, calls for us
to step up negotiations with folks on the other side, between the
Afghan Government and some of the Taliban leaders, which have been
bearing fruit of late, so that we can begin that transition and bring
our troops home and recognize the success that they've had.
A permanent or even lengthy occupation of a Muslim nation with U.S.
troops is not going to work. We need a plan to properly disengage. That
is how we will achieve what I think we all agree is the mission in
Afghanistan.
I urge support for the McGovern amendment, and I thank him for
bringing it. I think we need a plan for making that transition so we
can have the success that we all want in Afghanistan.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and
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the chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Forbes).
Mr. FORBES. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
We all know this: Every great champion knows that he hears from the
sideline those voices who are constantly screaming for him to quit,
those voices who tell him the race is just too tough, the finish line
just too far away, just quit.
Mr. Chairman, when I listen to what I'm hearing today and I realize
that both sides now in Afghanistan are working for a 2014 timetable,
they're both serious about it, they're both pursuing it, I think, who
would love this amendment?
Well, I've heard a lot about our troops, but I just got back last
week and I talked to a lot of troops across Afghanistan, and I will
tell you, I don't think there was a one of them that I talked to that
would have supported this amendment.
The second thing is, I talked to young individuals who were elected
to the Parliament in Afghanistan who were talking about concepts of
freedom for the first time and transparency and who were working to
change that government in Afghanistan. Not one of those individuals
that I spoke to would have supported this amendment.
I saw young children for the first time in Afghanistan beginning to
flood into school every day. Not one of them would have looked and
supported this amendment.
I talked to Afghan soldiers who were being trained and who realize
the importance they have of reaching that 2014 time period and taking
over the reins, and not one of them would have supported this
amendment. But I tell you who would have. The Taliban and al Qaeda
would love any glimpse of hope that we're going to get out of there
before we get the job done.
Mr. Chairman, I want to finish with this. I heard my friend from
North Carolina talk about the price tag we pay. Let there be no
question that we know the price tag we pay, that our men and women
fighting over there know the price tag they are paying, but they also
know that our failure to win in Afghanistan and meet the goals we have
is a far greater price tag for us to pay. That is why we should defeat
this amendment.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
minority whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).
Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I ask the previous speaker to go in his community to all those same
institutions and see what they say.
I rise in support of this amendment as one who has supported this
effort for all 10 years that we have been at it. In 2001, in response
to the attacks of 9/11, the United States began a war in Afghanistan
that targeted Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda, and the Taliban, which
provided bin Laden with sanctuary and aid. I supported that effort.
We have been pursuing this conflict for nearly a decade now. The
death of Osama bin Laden was a landmark moment in our ongoing struggle
to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the terrorist networks that intend to
do Americans harm, and that struggle has not ended with bin Laden's
death. But his death is a moment for reflection on that struggle and
how we can best equip ourselves to win it. Many of the terrorists
against which we are fighting are no longer located in Afghanistan but
are in disparate locations, from Yemen to Somalia to southeast Asia.
And bin Laden was found in Pakistan.
I support this amendment, because it focuses upon adjusting to a
world of changing threats. It is essential that we fight the smartest
war possible against terrorists--but it is fair to ask how a massive
troop presence in Afghanistan continues to help us accomplish that
goal.
We must plan to transfer responsibility for security in Afghanistan
to the Afghan people and government after 10 years' presence there, and
it is important to make an assessment of how that best can be done.
That's what the McGovern amendment does.
Therefore, this amendment requires a national intelligence estimate
of al Qaeda's current leadership, locations, and capabilities. It
requires the President to convey to Congress how he intends to meet the
goal he stated in December 2009 of a transition for lead security
responsibility to the Afghan people, where it belongs. It also asks the
President to clarify plans for advancing a political solution in
Afghanistan, which all of our military leaders have said is the only
ultimate solution.
Finally, nothing in this amendment limits or prohibits the
President's authority to attack al Qaeda or gather or share
intelligence, nor does it require the administration to modify its
military strategy, as it should not. This amendment, however, helps to
meet our shared goal of defeating terrorists who wish us harm.
I have no doubt that President Obama and every Member of this House
believes that their very first duty is to keep our Nation safe. We must
constantly challenge one another and our Nation to fight smarter and
harder to ensure victory in this broader struggle.
I rise in support of this amendment and urge its adoption.

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Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and
colleague, the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations
Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee, the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Wittman).
Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I too was recently in Afghanistan there
visiting our troops, visiting the folks on the ground there, getting
briefings about what's going on. This amendment assumes that they are
sitting there twiddling their thumbs saying, you know something, we
really want to stay here for a long period of time.
Folks, that is not the case. They are doing everything as quickly as
they can. I was there where they were training Afghans to be able to
take control of that country while I was there. They turned over
control of seven regions in that country.
To somehow believe that nothing is going on, that we need to
accelerate is just ludicrous. They are going as fast as they can, but
they are going at a rate to ensure that we are going to be there and be
there successfully in helping the Afghan Government do what they need
to do to make sure they assume control of the country and that they can
maintain control and can make sure that they are there to defeat the
Taliban. That's what the focus is.
That's what this mission is, and they are there doing that in a
tremendous way. Somehow saying that we are going to go ahead and
accelerate this, create artificial time frames without being aware of
what's going on on the ground and saying somehow our military leaders
aren't doing things as quickly and efficiently as they should, I think
denies the reality of what they are doing, which is going as quickly as
they can and doing a fantastic job of doing that.
Also, if you look at the requirements of the bill about determining
time frames for negotiations, to me, requiring time frames on
negotiations creates weakness in negotiations. I think you ought to
make sure that it's the back and forth with the Taliban and the Afghan
Government that determines where the negotiations are going, not
artificial time frames. I think that creates, unfortunately, an
imbalance in those deliberations, getting to what I believe is a
satisfactory completion to the conflict there, but also to having an
outcome that's satisfactory to the country, not just in the short term,
but in the long term.
So I believe strongly that this amendment is not what we need to be
doing there. Our effort needs to be left in the hands of our military
leaders there and they are going as quickly as they can in their
responsible way.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, for the sake of our troops and our
country, I urge support of this amendment.
I yield 1 minute to the minority leader, the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Pelosi).
Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for his
leadership and working with Congressman Walter Jones on this bipartisan
amendment, which has been brought to the floor. They have worked again
in a bipartisan way, in a patriotic way, to ensure that U.S. troops are
brought home from Afghanistan safely and expeditiously.
Listening to the debate, it's interesting because I don't know that
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to ensure the national security of our country. We all respect our men
and women in uniform and the job that they are doing to keep us the
land of the free and the home of the brave.
We respect them when they come home as our veterans, but we have to
know that involvement of nearly 10 years has serious consequences for
our country.
I told the President of Afghanistan on my recent visit this spring
that each time I go there I say the American people are growing tired
of war; we are weary of war. We went into Afghanistan in the fall of
2001. For about 7 years, there was no plan. There was no plan on how we
would execute what we went to do and how we would leave.
When President Obama became President, many of us who were eager to
bring our troops home gave him a chance to put forth a plan, which he
did, which calls for the drawdown of troops in July 2011, and drawing
down more completely by 2014.
President Obama himself had said earlier this month, I have already
made a commitment that starting in July of this year we are drawing
down troops and we are transitioning. We are training Afghan forces so
they can start securing their own country.
The President went on to say we don't need to have a perpetual
footprint of the size we have now. So, therefore, I think it's really
important for us to know what this amendment does that I think reflects
the mood of the American people.
It requires within 60 days of enactment, a plan and time frame for
the accelerated transition of military and security operations to the
Government of Afghanistan; within 60 days of enactment, a plan and time
frame for negotiations leading to a political solution and
reconciliation in Afghanistan, and within 90 days of enactment, a
National Intelligence Estimate on leadership, location and capabilities
of al Qaeda and affiliated networks and cells.
Who can be against that? Who can be against that? We are talking
about 60 days a plan for transition, and 60 days a plan for
negotiations.
I appreciate the efforts of this amendment, as it underscores the
importance of having a plan and a time frame for a transition of
responsibility, a transition of responsibility for security and
stability to the Afghans so that we can bring our troops home.
The National Intelligence Estimate on al Qaeda that is called for in
the plan will also help ensure our policymakers that they have updated
information on the threat posed by al Qaeda and its affiliates who
remain a threat even following the death of Osama bin Laden. Careful
intelligence analysis is essential to keeping the American people safe.
So as I salute our men and women in uniform, I also want to salute
our men and women in the intelligence community who are an important
part of keeping the American people safe. I commend them and CIA
Director Panetta for his leadership in the Osama bin Laden operation.
But back to the specific point of this amendment. I have gone to
Afghanistan year after year after year, never thinking that we would be
engaged in the longest war in America's history. The first 7 years, not
even a plan; but now the President has put into motion how we make
judgments about how we stay and how we leave.
If you visit the women in Afghanistan, as many women in the Congress
have done and some of our male colleagues as well, they will tell you
whether you are talking to educated women in Kabul, but really more
relevant to me, poor, poor women in the provinces, they are all saying
the same thing.
I visited a group of women in the province of Zabul, just as I have
visited a number of provinces and spoken to the women across
Afghanistan. The women in Zabul said we really want to educate our
daughters, we want to have access to health care clinics and the rest,
but we can't have that until we have security, and we can't have
security until we end corruption.
There are many things going on in Afghanistan that must change. There
will be a better chance for change if we make an investment in the
civilian side of this transition, whether it's diplomacy, whether it's
part of the construction. They tell me not to say reconstruction
because not much was there before. Construction there includes building
schools. We visited little schools and schools in different parts of
Afghanistan. It's very encouraging.
Our troops know that we have to leave, that we have to transition
out. But as I told President Karzai also, we didn't come here, and we
are not staying here 10 years so that when we leave women return to the
subjugated position they were in under the Taliban.
So the answer to that is women must be at the table when you have the
negotiations for reconciliation of the leadership of the Taliban, and
reintegration of rank-and-file members of the Taliban. As we move
toward more stability in Afghanistan, women must play a role. Women in
America, women throughout the world care about how this all turns out
there.
So here we are, almost 10 years later in a situation where we just
want to have some management of this issue.

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Let's have a plan for how negotiations will take place. Let's have a
plan after we see the National Intelligence Estimate based on what the
al Qaeda threat is.
This is a very wise amendment. I thank Mr. McGovern and Mr. Jones for
how they put it together because it is very reasonable. It has a goal
in sight. It has a reasonable approach as to how we get there. But make
no mistake: in overwhelming numbers, the American people think we have
done our job there in terms of helping the Afghan people. Our purpose
there was to protect the American people. We can do both by focusing
more on the civilian side of governance issues and how Afghanistan is
governed on anti-corruption issues. And our initiatives that I have
seen there on this recent trip are an improvement over the past, by
training the national security forces of Afghanistan, be it police or
the military, so they can maintain their own security, and by
diplomatically enlisting other countries in the region because they all
have a vested interest in the stability of Afghanistan.
But an open-ended, unending war there, which is costly but is nothing
compared to the cost of the loss of our young men and women, that's our
first and foremost concern. But there is also the cost in dollars, the
cost in opportunity and in military strength. This involvement and
engagement in Afghanistan is not strengthening our military.
So Americans are paying a big price. We want to make sure we are
getting a return on that investment, and time is a very important
factor. It's time for our troops to come home. And I thank Mr. McGovern
and Mr. Jones for their leadership.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, might I inquire as to the time remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2\1/4\ minutes
remaining. The time of the gentleman from Massachusetts has expired.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to my friend
and colleague, the vice chairman of the Armed Services Committee and
chairman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
Mr. THORNBERRY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
It is always tempting to say we ought to have a plan, but I think the
purpose of this amendment is clear. It is to drive us out of
Afghanistan on an accelerated time frame without regard for the
conditions on the ground. And that is not only a mistake in strategy
and detrimental to our security interests; it actually increases the
danger to our troops and to coalition troops as well.
Timelines undermine their efforts. It discourages your friends,
because they know you're not going to be there very long, it encourages
your enemies because that helps them plan their assault against you,
and it ensures that anybody on the fence hedges their bets because they
know that you're not going to be around for very long.
And, Mr. Chairman, it occurs to me at a time when our government is
wanting President Karzai to make difficult decisions, it is not
particularly helpful for the minority leader to go over there and tell
him how tired we are. Is that persuasive? Does that help him make the
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corruption and to stand up the Afghan police? Somehow I don't think so.
Mr. Chairman, I want our troops to come home as soon as they possibly
can too, but I do not want the considerable sacrifice of blood and
treasure that they have expended to be thrown away because of political
impatience. That was the exact concern that numerous servicemen voiced
to me when I was there with Speaker Boehner last month. They worry that
Washington would throw away the important progress they have fought and
died for.
Last Saturday, Mr. Chairman, in my district was a banquet to honor
Armed Services Day. There were more than 1,200 veterans, people who are
serving, the people who have served and their families. And numerous
Gold Star families were there. The theme of the night was persistence.
And you can tell from those families that have suffered the most and
from those veterans that they did not want to have their sacrifice
squandered away because of some Washington political compromise.
Mr. Chairman, I would suggest we need to learn from them and be
inspired from them and reject this amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. McGOVERN. On that I ask for a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Massachusetts will be postponed.

Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Mr. Mc Keon

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to H. Res. 276, I offer amendments
en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.

Amendments en bloc No. 3 consisting of amendment Nos. 70,
85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 101, 102, 103,
104, and 105 printed in House Report 112-88 offered by Mr.
McKeon of California:

AMENDMENT NO. 70 OFFERED BY MR. PETRI

Page 775, line 8, insert ``, including electricity and
direct use'' after ``Solar''.

AMENDMENT NO. 85 OFFERED BY MR. BOUSTANY

Page 507, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1078. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT VISION
PRESCRIBED IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.

(a) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation
plan for achieving the whole-of-government integration vision
prescribed in the President's National Security Strategy of
May 2010. The implementation plan shall include--
(1) a description of ongoing and future actions planned to
be taken by the President and the Executive agencies to
implement organizational changes, programs, and any other
efforts to achieve each component of the whole-of-government
vision prescribed in the National Security Strategy;
(2) a timeline for specific actions taken and planned to be
taken by the President and the Executive agencies to
implement each component of the whole-of-government vision
prescribed in the National Security Strategy;
(3) an outline of specific actions desired or required by
Congress to achieve each component of the whole-of-government
vision prescribed in the National Security Strategy,
including suggested timing and sequencing of actions proposed
for Congress and the Executive agencies;
(4) any progress made and challenges or obstacles
encountered in implementing each component of the whole-of-
government vision prescribed in the National Security
Strategy; and
(5) such other information as the President determines is
necessary to understand progress in implementing each
component of the whole-of-government vision prescribed in the
National Security Strategy.
(b) Annual Updates.--Not later than December 1 of each
subsequent year, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an update of the
implementation plan required under subsection (a). Each such
update shall include an explanation of--
(1) progress made in achieving each organizational goal;
and
(2) modifications necessary to the implementation plan.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, Select Committee on
Intelligence, Committee on Homeland Security and Government
Affairs, Committee on the Budget, Committee on the Judiciary,
and Committee on Appropriations in the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Homeland Security,
Committee on the Budget, Committee on the Judiciary,
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee
on Appropriations in the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given
that term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

AMENDMENT NO. 86 OFFERED BY MR. CARNAHAN

Page 612, after line 11, insert the following:
(c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, 25 percent of the funds made available to the
Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund for fiscal year 2012 may not be used to carry out
contracts unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to
Congress that the Department of Defense has sufficient
management and oversight mechanisms on such contracts.

AMENDMENT NO. 87 OFFERED BY MR. COFFMAN OF COLORADO

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following new
section:

SEC. 1078. REPORT ON A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECYCLING
PROGRAM FOR RARE EARTH MATERIALS.

(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall prepare and submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the feasibility and desirability of
recycling, recovering, and reprocessing rare earth elements,
including fluorescent lighting in Department of Defense
facilities and neodymium iron boron magnets used in weapon
systems and commercial off-the-shelf items such as computer
hard drives.
(b) Report.--The report required in subsection (a) shall
contain, at minimum, the following information:
(1) Amount and form of certain materials.--The amount and
form of fluorescent lighting materials containing rare earth
phosphors, such as terbium, europium, and yttrium, and the
amount of neodymium iron boron magnets containing neodymium
and dysprosium, currently being disposed of by or on behalf
of the Department of Defense.
(2) Estimate of amounts.--An estimate of the amount of rare
earth phosphors contained in such lighting materials and rare
earth metal, alloy, and magnet material that is potentially
available for recycling but is not currently recovered, using
data from the most recent year for which a reasonable
estimate can be made.
(3) Feasibility of recovery.--The feasibility and
desirability of recovering such rare earth phosphors and
magnet materials and making this material available for
reprocessing back into separated rare earth elements or
reused as rare earth magnet materials by private-sector
entities.
(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
``rare earth'' means any of the following chemical elements
in any of their physical forms or chemical combinations:
(1) Scandium.
(2) Yttrium.
(3) Lanthanum.
(4) Cerium.
(5) Praseodymium.
(6) Neodymium.
(7) Promethium.
(8) Samarium.
(9) Europium.
(10) Gadolinium.
(11) Terbium.
(12) Dysprosium.
(13) Holmium.
(14) Erbium.
(15) Thulium.
(16) Ytterbium.
(17) Lutetium.

AMENDMENT NO. 88 OFFERED BY MR. COFFMAN OF COLORADO

Page 203, after line 12, insert the following:

SEC. 547. REPORT ON TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OFF-DUTY
TRAINING OR EDUCATION.

Not later than 270 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 House of
Representatives a report on methods to increase the
efficiency of the tuition assistance program under section
2007 of title 10, United States Code. Such report shall
include--
(1) a description of the effect of the program on
recruiting and retention within the Armed Forces;
(2) an analysis of other programs that provide benefits
similar to those provided through the program, including the
use of educational assistance programs under chapters 30 and
33 of title 38, United States Code, for education and
training pursued by members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty while they are off-duty; and
(3) a description of the effects of modifying the program
to require members of the Armed Forces participating in the
program to pay for 25 percent of their education expenses and
the Secretary concerned to pay the remaining 75 percent of
such expenses.

AMENDMENT NO. 90 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA

At the end of subtitle F of title XXVIII add the following
new section:

SEC. 2864. REPORT ON THE HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report on

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the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration
Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
3374). The report shall include the following:
(1) The estimated cost if eligibility were expanded to
include permanent change of station applicants who purchased
a home after July 1, 2006, and before July 1, 2008.
(2) The estimated cost if eligibility were expanded to
include members of the Armed Forces under paragraph (1) and
permanent change of station applicants who received permanent
change of station orders after September 30, 2010, and before
September 30, 2011.
(3) The estimated number of members of the Armed Forces who
received permanent change of station orders after September
30, 2010, and before September 30, 2011, and who suffered a
decline of at least a 10 percent in home value from the date
of purchase to the date of sale.

AMENDMENT NO. 91 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA

At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

SEC. 8__. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) Workforce Improvements.--Section 1704(b) of title 41,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
``The Associate Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of
demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human
capital, and management.'';
(2) by striking ``The Associate Administrator for
Acquisition Workforce Programs shall be located in the
Federal Acquisition Institute (or its successor).'' and
inserting ``The Associate Administrator shall be located in
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph:
``(5) implementing workforce programs under subsections (f)
through (k) of section 1703 of this title; and''.
(b) Federal Acquisition Institute.--
(1) In general.--Division B of title 41, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 11 the following
new chapter:

``CHAPTER 12--FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE

``Sec.
``1201. Federal Acquisition Institute.

``Sec. 1201. Federal Acquisition Institute

``(a) In General.--There is established a Federal
Acquisition Institute (FAI) in order to--
``(1) foster and promote the development of a professional
acquisition workforce Government-wide;
``(2) promote and coordinate Government-wide research and
studies to improve the procurement process and the laws,
policies, methods, regulations, procedures, and forms
relating to acquisition by the executive agencies;
``(3) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data
from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of
executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from
individual employees;
``(4) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to
identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related
academic prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
``(5) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and
recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition
fields;
``(6) develop instructional materials for acquisition
personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition
colleges and training facilities;
``(7) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career
development programs for acquisition personnel;
``(8) promote the establishment and utilization of academic
programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
``(9) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies,
interagency intern and training programs; and
``(10) perform other career management or research
functions as directed by the Administrator.
``(b) Budget Resources and Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget and the Administrator of General Services shall
provide the Federal Acquisition Institute with the necessary
budget resources and authority to support government-wide
training standards and certification requirements necessary
to enhance the mobility and career opportunities of the
Federal acquisition workforce.
``(2) Acquisition workforce training fund.--Subject to the
availability of funds, the Administer of General Services
shall provide the Federal Acquisition Institute with amounts
from the acquisition workforce training fund established
under section 1703(i) of this title sufficient to meet the
annual budget for the Federal Acquisition Institute requested
by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
``(c) Federal Acquisition Institute Board of Directors.--
``(1) Reporting to administrator.--The Federal Acquisition
Institute shall report through its Board of Directors
directly to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
``(2) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of not more
than 8 individuals from the Federal Government representing a
mix of acquisition functional areas, all of whom shall be
appointed by the Administrator.
``(3) Duties.--The Board shall provide general direction to
the Federal Acquisition Institute to ensure that the
Institute--
``(A) meets its statutory requirements;
``(B) meets the needs of the Federal acquisition workforce;
``(C) implements appropriate programs;
``(D) coordinates with appropriate organizations and groups
that have an impact on the Federal acquisition workforce;
``(E) develops and implements plans to meet future
challenges of the Federal acquisition workforce; and
``(F) works closely with the Defense Acquisition
University.
``(4) Recommendations.--The Board shall make
recommendations to the Administrator regarding the
development and execution of the annual budget of the Federal
Acquisition Institute.
``(d) Director.--The Director of the Federal Acquisition
Institute shall be appointed by, and report directly to, the
Administrator.
``(e) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
an annual report on the projected budget needs and expense
plans of the Federal Acquisition Institute to fulfill its
mandate.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1122(a)(5) of such title
is amended to read as follows:
``(5) providing for and directing the activities of the
Federal Acquisition Institute established under section 1201
of this title, including recommending to the Administrator of
General Services a sufficient budget for such activities.''.
(c) Government-Wide Training Standards and Certification.--
Section 1703 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by striking ``The Administrator shall'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Government-wide training standards and
certification.--The Administrator, acting through the Federal
Acquisition Institute, shall provide and update government-
wide training standards and certification requirements,
including--
``(i) developing and modifying acquisition certification
programs;
``(ii) ensuring quality assurance for agency implementation
of government-wide training and certification standards;
``(iii) analyzing the acquisition training curriculum to
ascertain if all certification competencies are covered or if
adjustments are necessary;
``(iv) developing career path information for certified
professionals to encourage retention in government positions;
``(v) coordinating with the Office of Personnel Management
for human capital efforts; and
``(vi) managing rotation assignments to support
opportunities to apply skills included in certification.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Acquisition Internship and Training Programs.--All
Federal civilian agency acquisition internship or acquisition
training programs shall follow guidelines provided by the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy to ensure consistent
training standards necessary to develop uniform core
competencies throughout the Federal Government.''.
(d) Expanded Scope of Acquisition Workforce Training
Fund.--Section 1703(i) of such title is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to support the training
of the acquisition workforce of the executive agencies'' and
inserting ``to support the activities set forth in section
1201(a) of this title''; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``ensure that amounts
collected for training under this subsection are not used for
a purpose other than the purpose specified in paragraph (2)''
and inserting ``ensure that amounts collected under this
section are not used for a purpose other than the activities
set forth in section 1201(a) of this title''.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the
amendments made by this section, shall be construed to
preclude the Secretary of Defense from establishing
acquisition workforce policies, procedures, training
standards, and certification requirements for acquisition
positions in the Department of Defense, as provided in
chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.

AMENDMENT NO. 92 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA

At the end of title XI, add the following new section:

SEC. 11__. FEDERAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
3111 the following:

``Sec. 3111a. Federal internship programs

``(a) Internship Coordinator.--The head of each agency
operating an internship program shall appoint an individual
within such agency to serve as an internship coordinator.
``(b) Online Information.--
``(1) Agencies.--The Office of Personnel Management shall
make publicly available on the Internet--

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``(A) the name and contact information of the internship
coordinator for each agency; and
``(B) information regarding application procedures and
deadlines for each internship program.
``(2) Office of personnel management.--The Office of
Personnel Management shall make publicly available on the
Internet links to the websites where the information
described in paragraph (1) is displayed.
``(c) Centralized Database.--The Office shall establish and
maintain a centralized electronic database that contains the
names, contact information, and relevant skills of
individuals who have completed or are nearing completion of
an internship program and are currently seeking full-time
Federal employment.
``(d) Exit Interview Requirement.--The agency operating an
internship program shall conduct an exit interview, and
administer a survey (which shall be in conformance with such
guidelines or requirements as the Office shall establish to
ensure uniformity across agencies), with each intern who
completes such program.
``(e) Report.--
``(1) In general.--The head of each agency operating an
internship program shall annually submit to the Office a
report assessing such internship program.
``(2) Contents.--Each report required under paragraph (1)
for an agency shall include, for the 1-year period ending on
September 1 of the year in which the report is submitted--
``(A) the number of interns who participated in an
internship program at such agency;
``(B) information regarding the demographic characteristics
of interns at such agency, including educational background;
``(C) a description of the steps taken by such agency to
increase the percentage of interns who are offered permanent
Federal jobs and the percentage of interns who accept the
offers of such jobs, and any barriers encountered;
``(D) a description of activities engaged in by such agency
to recruit new interns, including locations and methods;
``(E) a description of the diversity of work roles offered
within internship programs at such agency;
``(F) a description of the mentorship portion of such
internship programs; and
``(G) a summary of exit interviews conducted and surveys
administered by such agency with respect to interns upon
their completion of an internship program at such agency.
``(3) Submission.--Each report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted to the Office between September 1 and
September 30 of each year. Not later than December 30 of each
year, the Office shall submit to Congress a report
summarizing the information submitted to the Office in
accordance with paragraph (1) for such year.
``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) the term `internship program' means--
``(A) a volunteer service program under section 3111(b);
``(B) the Student Educational Employment Program
(hereinafter `SCEP'), as established under section 213.3202
of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
on January 1, 2009); and
``(C) a program operated by a nongovernment organization
for the purpose of providing paid internships in agencies
pursuant to a written agreement comparable to an SCEP
agreement under section 213.3202(b)(12) of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1,
2009);
``(2) the term `intern' means an individual participating
in an internship program; and
``(3) the term `agency' means an Executive agency.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 3111 the following:

``3111a. Federal internship programs.''.

AMENDMENT NO. 93 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA

Page 46, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 147. PROCUREMENT OF TENTS OR OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.

(a) In General.--In procuring tents or other temporary
structures for use by the Armed Forces, and in establishing
or maintaining an alternative source for such tents and
structures, the Secretary of Defense shall award contracts
that provide the best value to the United States. In
determining the best value to the United States under this
section, the Secretary shall consider the total life-cycle
costs of such tents or structures, including the costs
associated with any equipment or fuel needed to heat or cool
such tents or structures.
(b) Interagency Procurement.--The requirements of this
section shall apply to any agency or department of the United
States that procures tents or other temporary structures on
behalf of the Department of Defense.

AMENDMENT NO. 94 OFFERED BY MR. CARSON OF INDIANA

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 5__. MATTERS COVERED BY PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR SPOUSES.

Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``job placement
counseling for the spouse'' and inserting ``inclusion of the
spouse, at the discretion of the member and the spouse, when
counseling regarding the matters covered by paragraphs (9),
(10), and (16) is provided, job placement counseling for the
spouse, and the provision of information on survivor benefits
available under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs'';
(2) in paragraph (9), by inserting before the period the
following: ``, including information on budgeting, saving,
credit, loans, and taxes'';
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and employment'' and
inserting ``, employment, and financial'';
(4) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following
new paragraph:
``(16) Information on home loan services and housing
assistance benefits available under the laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and counseling on
responsible borrowing practices.''; and
(5) in paragraph (17), by inserting before the period the
following: ``, and information regarding the means by which
the member can receive additional counseling regarding the
member's actual entitlement to such benefits and apply for
such benefits''.

AMENDMENT NO. 95 OFFERED BY MR. COURTNEY

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 547. TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.

(a) Transfer of Functions.--The responsibility and
authority for operation and administration of the Troops-to-
Teachers Program is transferred from the Secretary of
Education to the Secretary of Defense.
(b) Enactment and Modification of Program Authority in
Title 10, United States Code.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 58 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 1154. Assistance to eligible members to obtain
employment as teachers: Troops-to-Teachers Program

``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Program.--The term `Program' means the Troops-to-
Teachers Program authorized by this section.
``(2) Charter school.--The term `charter school' has the
meaning given that term in section 5210 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221i).
``(3) Additional terms.--The terms `elementary school',
`highly qualified teacher', `local educational agency',
`secondary school', and `State' have the meanings given those
terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(b) Program Authorization.--The Secretary of Defense may
carry out a program (to be known as the `Troops-to-Teachers
Program')--
``(1) to assist eligible members of the armed forces
described in subsection (c) to obtain certification or
licensing as elementary school teachers, secondary school
teachers, or vocational or technical teachers, and to become
highly qualified teachers; and
``(2) to facilitate the employment of such members--
``(A) by local educational agencies or public charter
schools that the Secretary of Education identifies as--
``(i) receiving grants under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311 et seq.) as a result of having within their
jurisdictions concentrations of children from low-income
families;
``(ii) experiencing a shortage of highly qualified
teachers, in particular a shortage of science, mathematics,
special education, or vocational or technical teachers; or
``(iii) a Bureau-funded school (as such term is defined in
section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
2021)); and
``(B) in elementary schools or secondary schools, or as
vocational or technical teachers.
``(c) Eligibility and Application Process.--
``(1) Eligible members.--The following members of the armed
forces are eligible for selection to participate in the
Program:
``(A) Any member who--
``(i) on or after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, becomes
entitled to retired or retainer pay under this title or title
14;
``(ii) has an approved date of retirement that is within
one year after the date on which the member submits an
application to participate in the Program; or
``(iii) transfers to the Retired Reserve.
``(B) Any member who, on or after the date of the enactment
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2011--
``(i)(I) is separated or released from active duty after 4
or more years of continuous active duty immediately before
the separation or release; or
``(II) has completed a total of at least ten years of
active duty service, 10 years of service computed under
section 12732 of this title, or 10 years of any combination
of such service; and
``(ii) executes a reserve commitment agreement for a period
of not less than 3 years under paragraph (5)(B).
``(C) Any member who, on or after the date of the enactment
of the National Defense

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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, is retired or
separated for physical disability under chapter 61 of this
title.
``(2) Submittal of applications.--(A) Selection of eligible
members of the armed forces to participate in the Program
shall be made on the basis of applications submitted to the
Secretary. An application shall be in such form and contain
such information as the Secretary may require.
``(B) An application may be considered to be submitted on a
timely basis under subparagraph (A)(i), (B), or (C) of
paragraph (1) if the application is submitted not later than
2 years after the date on which the member is retired or
separated or released from active duty, whichever applies to
the member.
``(3) Selection criteria; educational background
requirements and honorable service requirement.--(A) Subject
to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall prescribe
the criteria to be used to select eligible members of the
armed forces to participate in the Program.
``(B)(i) If a member of the armed forces is applying for
assistance for placement as an elementary school or secondary
school teacher, the Secretary shall require the member to
have received a baccalaureate or advanced degree from an
accredited institution of higher education.
``(ii) If a member of the armed forces is applying for
assistance for placement as a vocational or technical
teacher, the Secretary shall require the member--
``(I) to have received the equivalent of one year of
college from an accredited institution of higher education
and have 3 or more years of military experience in a
vocational or technical field; or
``(II) to otherwise meet the certification or licensing
requirements for a vocational or technical teacher in the
State in which the member seeks assistance for placement
under the Program.
``(C) A member of the armed forces is eligible to
participate in the Program only if the member's last period
of service in the armed forces was honorable, as
characterized by the Secretary concerned. A member selected
to participate in the Program before the retirement of the
member or the separation or release of the member from active
duty may continue to participate in the Program after the
retirement, separation, or release only if the member's last
period of service is characterized as honorable by the
Secretary concerned.
``(4) Selection priorities.--In selecting eligible members
of the armed forces to receive assistance under the Program,
the Secretary shall give priority to members who--
``(A) have educational or military experience in science,
mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical
subjects; and
``(B) agree to seek employment as science, mathematics, or
special education teachers in elementary schools or secondary
schools or in other schools under the jurisdiction of a local
educational agency.
``(5) Other conditions on selection.--(A) The Secretary may
not select an eligible member of the armed forces to
participate in the Program and receive financial assistance
unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations for the
Program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the
obligations to be incurred by the United States under
subsection (d) with respect to the member.
``(B) The Secretary may not select an eligible member of
the armed forces described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) to
participate in the Program under this section and receive
financial assistance under subsection (d) unless the member
executes a written agreement to serve as a member of the
Selected Reserve of a reserve component of the armed forces
for a period of not less than 3 years (in addition to any
other reserve commitment the member may have).
``(d) Participation Agreement and Financial Assistance.--
``(1) Participation agreement.--(A) An eligible member of
the armed forces selected to participate in the Program under
subsection (c) and receive financial assistance under this
subsection shall be required to enter into an agreement with
the Secretary in which the member agrees--
``(i) within such time as the Secretary may require, to
obtain certification or licensing as an elementary school
teacher, secondary school teacher, or vocational or technical
teacher, and to become a highly qualified teacher; and
``(ii) to accept an offer of full-time employment as an
elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, or
vocational or technical teacher for not less than three
school years with a local educational agency receiving grants
under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.6311 et seq.), a Bureau-
funded school (as such term is defined in section 1141 of the
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 11 2021)), or a
public charter school.
``(B) The Secretary may waive the three-year commitment
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for a participant if the
Secretary determines the waiver to be appropriate. If the
Secretary provides the waiver, the participant shall not be
considered to be in violation of the agreement and shall not
be required to provide reimbursement under subsection (e),
for failure to meet the three-year commitment.
``(2) Violation of participation agreement; exceptions.--A
participant in the Program shall not be considered to be in
violation of the participation agreement entered into under
paragraph (1) during any period in which the participant--
``(A) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to
the field of teaching at an institution of higher education;
``(B) is serving on active duty as a member of the armed
forces;
``(C) is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time
not to exceed 3 years as established by sworn affidavit of a
qualified physician;
``(D) is unable to secure employment for a period not to
exceed 12 months by reason of the care required by a spouse
who is disabled;
``(E) is a highly qualified teacher who is seeking and
unable to find full-time employment as a teacher in an
elementary school or secondary school or as a vocational or
technical teacher for a single period not to exceed 27
months; or
``(F) satisfies such other criteria as may be prescribed by
the Secretary.
``(3) Stipend for participants.--(A) Subject to
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may pay to a participant in
the Program selected under this section a stipend in an
amount of not more than $5,000.
``(B) The total number of stipends that may be paid under
subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not exceed 5,000.
``(4) Bonus for participants.--(A) Subject to subparagraph
(B), the Secretary may, in lieu of paying a stipend under
paragraph (3), pay a bonus of $10,000 to a participant in the
Program selected under this section who agrees in the
participation agreement under paragraph (1) to become a
highly qualified teacher and to accept full-time employment
as an elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, or
vocational or technical teacher for not less than 3 school
years in a high-need school.
``(B) The total number of bonuses that may be paid under
subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not exceed 3,000.
``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `high-need
school' means a public elementary school, public secondary
school, or public charter school that meets one or more of
the following criteria:
``(i) At least 50 percent of the students enrolled in the
school were from low-income families (as described in
subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)).
``(ii) The school has a large percentage of students who
qualify for assistance under part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et. seq.).
``(5) Treatment of stipend and bonus.--A stipend or bonus
paid under this subsection to a participant in the Program
shall be taken into account in determining the eligibility of
the participant for Federal student financial assistance
provided under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et. seq.).
``(e) Reimbursement Under Certain Circumstances.--
``(1) Reimbursement required.--A participant in the Program
who is paid a stipend or bonus under subsection (d) shall be
required to repay the stipend or bonus under the following
circumstances:
``(A) The participant fails to obtain teacher certification
or licensing, to become a highly qualified teacher, or to
obtain employment as an elementary school teacher, secondary
school teacher, or vocational or technical teacher as
required by the participation agreement under subsection
(d)(1).
``(B) The participant voluntarily leaves, or is terminated
for cause from, employment as an elementary school teacher,
secondary school teacher, or vocational or technical teacher
during the 3 years of required service in violation of the
participation agreement.
``(C) The participant executed a written agreement with the
Secretary concerned under subsection (c)(5)(B) to serve as a
member of a reserve component of the armed forces for a
period of 3 years and fails to complete the required term of
service.
``(2) Amount of reimbursement.--A participant required to
reimburse the Secretary for a stipend or bonus paid to the
participant under subsection (d) shall pay an amount that
bears the same ratio to the amount of the stipend or bonus as
the unserved portion of required service bears to the three
years of required service. Any amount owed by the participant
shall bear interest at the rate equal to the highest rate
being paid by the United States on the day on which the
reimbursement is determined to be due for securities having
maturities of 90 days or less and shall accrue from the day
on which the participant is first notified of the amount due.
``(3) Treatment of obligation.--The obligation to reimburse
the Secretary under this subsection is, for all purposes, a
debt owing the United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under
title 11 shall not release a participant from the obligation
to reimburse the Secretary under this subsection.
``(4) Exceptions to reimbursement requirement.--A
participant shall be excused from reimbursement under this
subsection if the participant becomes permanently totally
disabled as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified
physician. The Secretary may also waive the reimbursement in
cases of extreme hardship to the participant, as determined
by the Secretary.
``(f) Relationship to Educational Assistance Under
Montgomery GI Bill.--The receipt by a participant in the
Program of a stipend or bonus under this subsection (d) shall
not reduce or otherwise affect the entitlement of the
participant to any benefits

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under chapter 30 or 33 of title 38 or chapter 1606 of this
title.
``(g) Participation by States.--
``(1) Discharge of state activities through consortia of
states.--The Secretary may permit States participating in the
Program to carry out activities authorized for such States
under the Program through one or more consortia of such
States.
``(2) Assistance to states.--(A) Subject to subparagraph
(B), the Secretary may make grants to States participating in
the Program, or to consortia of such States, in order to
permit such States or consortia of States to operate offices
for purposes of recruiting eligible members of the armed
forces for participation in the Program and facilitating the
employment of participants in the Program as elementary
school teachers, secondary school teachers, and vocational or
technical teachers.
``(B) The total amount of grants made under subparagraph
(A) in any fiscal year may not exceed $5,000,000.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``1154. Assistance to eligible members to obtain employment as
teachers: Troops-to-Teachers Program.''.

(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1142(b) (4)(C) of such
title is amended by striking ``under sections 1152 and 1153
of this title and the Troops-to-Teachers Program under
section 2302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672)'' and inserting ``under sections 1152,
1153, and 1154 of this title''.
(4) Termination of original program.--
(A) Termination.--
(i) Chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.) is
repealed.
(ii) The table of contents in section 2 of part I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965 is amended by
striking the items relating to chapter A of subpart 1 of part
C of such Act.
(B) Existing agreements.--The repeal of such chapter shall
not affect the validity or terms of any agreement entered
into before the date of the enactment of this Act under
chapter A of subpart 1 of part C of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.), or
to pay assistance, make grants, or obtain reimbursement in
connection with such an agreement as in effect before such
repeal.
(c) Advisory Board.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish
an Advisory Board composed of--
(A) a representative from the Defense Activity for Non-
Traditional Education Support Division of the Department of
Defense;
(B) a representative from the Department of Innovation and
Improvement of the Department of Education;
(C) a representatives from three State offices that operate
to recruit eligible members of the Armed Forces for
participation in the Troops-to-Teachers Program and
facilitating the employment of participants in the Program as
elementary school teachers, secondary school teachers, and
vocational or technical teachers; and
(D) a representative from each of three veteran service
organizations.
(2) Duties.--The Advisory Board established under this
subsection shall--
(A) collect, consider, and disseminate feedback from
participants and State offices described in paragraph (1)(C)
on--
(i) the best practices for improving recruitment of
eligible members of the Armed Forces in States, local
educational agencies, and public charter schools under served
by the Troops-to-Teachers Program;
(ii) ensuring that high-need local educational agencies and
public charter schools are aware of the Program and how to
participate in it;
(iii) coordinating the goals of the Program with other
Federal, State, and local education needs and programs; and
(iv) other activities that the Advisory Board deems
necessary; and
(B) not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, prepare and submit a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress, which shall
include--
(i) information with respect to the activities of the
Advisory Board;
(ii) information with respect to the Troops-to-Teachers
Program, including--

(I) the number of participants in the Program;
(II) the number of States participating in the Program;
(III) local educational agencies and schools in where
participants are employed;
(IV) the grade levels at which participants teach;
(V) the academic subjects taught by participants;
(VI) rates of retention of participants by the local
educational agencies and public charter schools employing
participant;
(VII) other demographic information as may be necessary to
evaluate the effectiveness of the Program; and
(VIII) a review of the stipend and bonus available to
participants under the Program; and

(iii) recommendations for--

(I) improvements to local, State, and Federal recruitment
and retention efforts;
(II) legislative or executive policy changes to improve the
Program, enhance participant experience, and increase
participation in the program; and
(III) other changes necessary to ensure that the Program is
meeting its purposes.

(d) Definitions.--In this section
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committees on Armed Services and Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
(B) the Committees on Armed Services and Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``Troops-to-Teachers Program'' means the
Troops-to-Teachers Program under section 1154 of title 10,
United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), as
authorized before October 1, 2011, by chapter A of subpart 1
of part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.).
(e) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) and the amendments made
by subsection (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

AMENDMENT NO. 97 OFFERED BY MR. DENT

Page 46, after line 18, insert the following:

SEC. 147. STUDY ON DOMESTIC CAPACITY FOR MANUFACTURE OF SHIP
SHAFTS AND OTHER FORGED COMPONENTS.

The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to measure
the domestic capacity in accordance with the Defense
Acquisition Regulations System to manufacture ship shafts and
other forged components used by surface and sub-surface
vessels of the Navy.

AMENDMENT NO. 101 OFFERED BY MR. ELLISON

At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY STRATEGY IN
AFGHANISTAN IN LIGHT OF THE DEATH OF OSAMA BIN
LADEN.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 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 United States military strategy in Afghanistan, including
the extent to which the strategy has changed or is
anticipated to change in light of the death of Osama bin
Laden.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex if necessary.

AMENDMENT NO. 102 OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE

At the end of title X, add the following new section:

SEC. 1099C. REQUIREMENT THAT WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM
CONGRESS BE MADE PUBLIC BY DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

Any written communication from Congress, including a
committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a
member of Congress, an officer of Congress, or a
congressional staff member, recommending that funds be
committed, obligated, or expended on any project within a
program element set forth in the funding tables in division D
of this Act shall be made publicly available on the Internet
by the receiving entity of the Department of Defense, not
later than 30 days after receipt of such communication.

AMENDMENT NO. 103 OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE

Page 708, after line 12, insert the following:

SEC. 1699F-1. REPORTS ON INCREASED BUDGET ITEMS.

(a) Reports.--
(1) In general.--For each program described in subsection
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report containing--
(A) a justification of the use of the total amount
appropriated for the program for fiscal year 2012; and
(B) the process by which such amounts were awarded.
(2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit each report
under paragraph (1) by not later than the date that is 180
days after the date on which the funds for the program for
fiscal year 2012 have been allocated.
(b) Program Described.--A program described in this
subsection is a program element funded--
(1) with amounts authorized to be appropriated by section
201; and
(2) in an amount that is more than the amount requested by
the President in the budget submitted to Congress under
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year
2012.

AMENDMENT NO. 104 OFFERED BY MR. FRANKS OF ARIZONA

At the end of title XXVIII, add the following new section:

SEC. 28__. TRANSFER OF THE AIR FORCE MEMORIAL TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.

(a) Transfer of Memorial to Secretary of the Air Force.--
Administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of the Air
Force Memorial (as defined in section 9784(d) of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (b)) is hereby
transferred to the Secretary of the Air Force.
(b) Operation, Maintenance, and Management of Memorial.--
(1) Authority of secretary of the air force.--Chapter 949
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

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``Sec. 9784. Air Force Memorial

``(a) Responsibility.--The Secretary of the Air Force has
jurisdiction, custody, and control of the Air Force Memorial
and is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and
management of the Memorial.
``(b) Cooperative Agreement for Operation and Maintenance
of the Memorial.--The Secretary of the Air Force may enter
into a cooperative agreement with the Air Force Memorial
Foundation or any other suitable entity to assist with the
operation and maintenance of the Air Force Memorial.
``(c) Disposition of Contributions.--Any contribution made
for the purpose of assisting in the operation and maintenance
of the Air Force Memorial that is deposited into the
Department of the Air Force General Gift Fund pursuant to
section 2601 of this title shall be available only for the
purpose of the operation and maintenance of the Air Force
Memorial.
``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `Air Force
Memorial' means the memorial established pursuant to Public
Law 103-163 to honor the men and women who have served in the
United States Air Force and its predecessor organizations and
that area of land occupied by that memorial, along with any
facilities constructed thereon, and consisting of
approximately three acres in Arlington, Virginia, made
available by the Secretary of Defense for use as the location
of the Air Force Memorial pursuant to section 2863(b)(1) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1330).''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``9784. Air Force Memorial.''.
(c) Repeal.--Section 2872 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of Public
Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 562) is repealed.

AMENDMENT NO. 105 OFFERED BY MR.

GARAMENDI

Page 835, after line 10, insert the following:

SEC. 3125. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW OF NUCLEAR
WASTE REPROCESSING AND NUCLEAR REACTOR
TECHNOLOGY.

(a) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security
shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences to conduct a study on waste reprocessing and
Generation IV nuclear reactor technology.
(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a review of previous studies related to the subject of
nuclear waste reprocessing as a point of reference;
(2) a determination of the feasibility of using nuclear
reactor technology, particularly proven Generation IV nuclear
reactor technology, created at the national labs at a site
charged with meeting international agreements to dispose or
decommission nuclear weapons which has substantial legacy
waste in order to reprocess and reuse the materials in a
proliferation-resistant process that will generate
electricity;
(3) a determination of the resulting waste streams;
(4) an analysis of the nuclear proliferation risks,
including effects on the nuclear nonproliferation efforts of
the United States;
(5) a comparison to nuclear waste reprocessing technologies
used in other countries and a comparison to the direct
disposal of nuclear waste; and
(6) a detailed analysis of the feasibility of large-scale
deployment of such technology at military installations.
(c) Reports.--
(1) NNSA.--The National Academy of Sciences shall submit to
the Administrator for Nuclear Security a report containing
the results of the study and any recommendations resulting
from the study.
(2) Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date on
which the contract is awarded under subsection (a), the
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees the report submitted
under paragraph (1) and any comments or recommendations of
the Administrator with respect to the report.
(3) Form.--The report under paragraph (2) shall be
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(4) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
following:
(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives.
(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman
from California (Mr. McKeon) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr.
Smith) each will control 10 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the committee to adopt the
amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the
majority and the minority.
At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Alaska (Mr.
Young) for the purpose of a colloquy.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to
express my concerns about our strategic ports. First, I want to thank
the chairman and the ranking member, Mr. Smith, and members of the
Armed Services Committee for supporting an amendment that I offered
with Ms. Bordallo that would direct specific study and analysis of
critical infrastructure needs at our Nation's DOD-designated strategic
seaports. I think the chairman would agree that understanding and
addressing vital infrastructure needs at our strategic seaports is of
major importance.
Mr. McKEON. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the gentleman from California.
Mr. McKEON. I do agree that assessing and correcting infrastructure
problems at the Nation's strategic seaports, which are an integral part
of our national defense readiness, is of vital importance.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I thank the gentleman.
Since 1958, the strategic seaport program has facilitated the
movement of military forces securely through U.S. ports. Each strategic
seaport has individual capabilities that provide the Department of
Defense with the port facilities and services that are critical in
maintaining the operational flexibility and redundancy needed to meet a
wide range of national security missions and timelines.
However, the existing infrastructure at many of the strategic ports
may no longer be adequate to meet the needs of our military. Language
included in the bill will help us identify the infrastructure
improvements necessary to ensure our strategic ports remain accessible
to our military, as well as determine whether existing authorities and
funding sources are adequate to facilitate making the necessary
infrastructure improvements.
This study is an important first step. I look forward to working with
the Armed Services Committee on ways to improve our strategic ports to
guarantee that they remain capable of supporting our military's
operational needs.
Mr. McKEON. As the gentleman knows, this committee has had a
longstanding interest in our strategic ports, and I will be happy to
work with the gentleman from Alaska and the gentlewoman from Guam to
consider the appropriate measures to address the critical
infrastructure needs of our strategic seaports.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank the ranking member. I rise to
support the en bloc amendments and to add my understanding and support
for the McGovern-Jones and a number of other Members' amendments.
Let me first make it clear that this is a bipartisan amendment, and
there was a great deal of collaboration and sensitivity to formulating
a structure that would be respectful of the men and women who serve us
today. But I rise to support this amendment because I can clearly see
the human and financial costs which have been so high--$10 billion a
month, which in this climate where we are addressing franchise
terrorism, where individuals can rise up and do harm to the United
States at any time, it is time now to plan a time frame for accelerated
transition for our troops to come home from Afghanistan, to find a
political solution with diplomacy, to be able to deal with al Qaeda in
a manner that will allow----
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield the gentlewoman 30 additional
seconds.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. This amendment does not stop the
reassessing of how al Qaeda is now functioning with its titular head,
its inspirational head no longer, and whether or not the remaining
members of al Qaeda will seep and spread into other places where we
have to address this question, and, of course, the amendment does not
limit existing authority on ongoing al Qaeda efforts by sharing
intelligence or changing military

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strategy, tactics or operations on the ground in Afghanistan. This
amendment helps to bring our troops home. Remember Pakistan, how we
have to work with them and try to help the Pakistan people, we need to
focus broadly to help secure the homeland.
This is an important amendment. I support the en bloc amendment, and
I support the McGovern amendment. Let us find a way to bring our troops
home.

{time} 1140

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Colorado (Mr. Coffman), my friend and colleague.
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I rise today in support of H.R. 1540, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. I would like to thank the
chairman and the ranking member for their leadership on this committee
and in particular their support for the issues I have been pursuing.
Including in this en bloc package are two amendments of mine, which I
wanted to speak on briefly.
Amendment 48 requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to
the Congress on the feasibility of recycling rare earth elements used
by the Department. This amendment, along with a provision in the
chairman's mark requiring a Rare Earth Inventory Plan, are important
steps in reconstituting the Nation's ability to access secure,
reliable, and competitive market for rare earth products used to
support our national security.
I have been particularly troubled by reports from the Department of
Defense indicating that they are not concerned about our Nation's near
total reliance on China for access to these critical materials. Last
September's rare earth embargo of Japan by the Chinese should serve as
an important reminder that this dependence leaves our military
vulnerable to supply disruptions should a foreign nation choose to take
advantage of its dominance in the market.
Our nation does not need to accept this dependence. With ample
reserves in the United States, including Alaska, Colorado and
California, we have the potential to meet our own demand for these
materials, but steps must be taken in Congress to level the playing
field in this market.
This amendment will require the Department of Defense to examine the
feasibility of recycling rare earth materials that are currently
disposed of. This is not only good stewardship, it is an important part
of a complete plan to reconstitute our domestic rare earth industry and
to meet our national security needs.
I have also introduced an amendment that will pave the way for
meaningful reform of the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance
program. This is an excellent program that provides educational
opportunities to our servicemembers. When I was a young enlisted
infantryman in the Army, I took advantage of this program.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. McKEON. I yield the gentleman an additional minute.
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. When I was a young enlisted infantryman in
the Army, I took advantage of this program to begin my own college
education, but it has room to be perfected.
A change in cost sharing has caused funding for the Tuition
Assistance program to increase from $157 million in FY 2001 to $531
million in FY 2010. Cost per credit hour of distance education, for
instance, has risen dramatically since 2001. The services have had to
deny tuition assistance benefits to some servicemembers because of the
growing cost of this program.
My amendment calls for a study by the Department of Defense on ways
to reform this program, including reinstating the 25/75 percent cost
share. I believe that with ``skin in the game'' servicemembers will
have incentives for high academic performance and that more
servicemembers will be eligible for tuition assistance benefits.
I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1540.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I particularly want to thank Chairman
McKeon and Ranking Member Smith for their wonderful cooperation in
putting together this en bloc set of amendments.
Mr. Chairman, I want to just highlight several with which I am
associated.
Amendment 93, cosponsored by Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Welch,
and Mrs. Capps, will reduce fuel convoy deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr. Chairman, we have lost 3,000 lives trying to protect fuel convoys
in those two countries. So we can actually save money and save lives
with this amendment.
Amendment 91, cosponsored by Mr. Platts of Pennsylvania, improves the
Federal Acquisition Institute. This is legislation also introduced by
our Republican friend in the U.S. Senate, Susan Collins, and it has
bipartisan support, makes the Federal Government a lot more efficient
and will not build new bureaucracy or add expenses.
Amendment 92, cosponsored by Mr. Bilbray of California, will actually
try to systemize and make more effective the internship programs in the
Federal Government so that we are taking advantage of those
opportunities and making sure they also serve a better purpose for
interns who sign up with the Federal Government.
Amendment No. 90, cosponsored by Mr. Kissell, directs the Pentagon to
report to Congress on the estimated cost of expanding the Homeowners
Assistance Program. A lot of our active duty military, when they are
called up or transferred, find themselves in enormous distress given
the housing crisis. This amendment will help them and their families by
extending their ability to try to manage that situation.
Mr. Chairman, I very much appreciate, as I said, the cooperation of
the chairman and his staff, and the ranking member and his staff.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New
York (Ms. Slaughter).
Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I want to read a sentence from a report that was recently released.
It is something for us to think about: ``We are in uncharted territory
here,'' says the Army Vice Chief of Staff. ``We have never fought for
this long. In the history of the Republic, we have never fought for
this long with an all-volunteer force that is only 1 percent of the
population.''
Mr. Chairman, we see what is the result of this war. Tens of
thousands of our young soldiers are maimed with life-altering
conditions, complete loss of limbs, devastating head wounds which will
change their lives forever, many younger than 20 years old.
Osama bin Laden has been captured and dealt with. That was the reason
for us going in the first place. Only Congress, only Congress can stop
this. We are so open ended. We have talked here today about how we
can't leave until the Afghans say we are ready. That may be 50 years
from now, Mr. Chairman, and it is time that we really got serious about
what we are doing here, not only to the young men and women who go but
for the $10 billion per month it adds to our deficit.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield the gentlewoman an additional 30
seconds.
Ms. SLAUGHTER. I see them at the airport every week. I see them, some
of them on their fourth deployment, and they beg me, they beg me to
come down here and try to get this to stop. They have literally said to
me that they will send me back until I am dead, and I come home in a
box. How dare we do this? It is time; it is time for us to face up to
the fact that what we could do there has been done and that we need a
definite timetable as quickly as possible to stop this war in
Afghanistan.
I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chair, the Department of Defense, DOD, has a statutory
goal that 25 percent of the energy procured or produced for its
facilities must come from renewable sources by 2025. My amendment would
simply clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a renewable
energy source for the purposes of this requirement.
Direct use solar energy technology channels solar energy--in the form
of sunlight--into a building to provide interior lighting that is
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can result in tremendous energy savings because it allows much of a
building's internal lighting to come from sunlight, relying on electric
lighting only in the off-peak evening hours or when sunlight is
diminished. It is considered direct use because the sunlight is not
converted to electricity prior to being utilized.
It is similar to other types of direct use renewable energy
technology--geothermal heat pumps and solar thermal devices, for
example--that DOD can already use to meet its renewable energy
statutory goal. This amendment simply clarifies that direct use solar
is considered a renewable source of energy.
These changes will provide DOD with the flexibility to meet its
energy requirements more quickly and in a more cost-effective way. I
respectfully request that my colleagues support this amendment.
Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of this
amendment, which conditions funding of the Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund, ASFF, on assurance from the Secretary of Defense that sufficient
management and oversight mechanisms on contracts are in place.
The proper accounting of U.S. funds and programs in Afghanistan is
vital to operational effectiveness and is particularly poignant as
Americans across this country face ongoing economic hardships. I
offered this amendment because we have a responsibility to our military
personnel and the American tax payers to ensure that U.S. resources are
being effectively and efficiently utilized in Afghanistan, so we can
quickly and responsibly bring our military and civilian personnel home.
As the primary means for training and equipping the Afghan National
Security Forces, ANSF, the ASFF is a critical component of our overall
strategy to build Afghan capacity and transition to an Afghan-led
mission. Unfortunately, however, instances of mismanagement and lacking
oversight of the ASFF point to another example of insufficient
accounting over Department of Defense contracts. Specifically, failure
to construct long-term plans and several occasions of corruption and
poor oversight on contracts have been cited--not only putting the
billions of dollars in ASFF programs at risk but threatening the
operational success of ANSF training and overall accomplishment of
strategic objectives.
While specific amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse related to DOD
contracts for ASFF are incompletely documented, the Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has estimated overall
mismanagement of Afghanistan reconstruction funds as ranging anywhere
from 10 percent to 100 percent. Using conservative estimates for
anticipated levels of waste, fraud, and abuse, this amendment withholds
25 percent of ASFF funds until the Secretary of Defense certifies to
Congress that proper accounting mechanisms are in place.
Throughout hearings on the foreign affairs committee's oversight
panel, we have consistently heard issues of contracting mismanagement
to the tune of billions of unaccounted for dollars. The safety of our
personnel, the integrity of tax payer dollars, and the overall
achievement of our missions depend on the effectiveness of our
management and oversight institutions. In short--our troops deserve
better; the American people deserve better, and I urge my colleagues to
support this amendment.
Mr. DENT. Mr. Chair, I rise this evening to express support for the
Dent Amendment offered to the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012. The purpose of this amendment is to analyze the
current manufacturing capabilities available in the United States to
support a Nuclear Powered Navy. More specifically, this provision would
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to measure the
domestic capacity in accordance with the Defense Acquisition
Regulations System to manufacture ship shafts and other forged
components used by surface and sub-surface vessels of the U.S. Navy. On
the issue of ``Forgings,'' the Defense Acquisition Regulations System
restricts the production of ship propulsion shafts, periscope tubes and
other forgings to domestic sources. Furthermore, this study will ensure
that the Department of Defense has identified the domestic entities
with the infrastructure and industrial resources to contribute to our
national defense.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania continues to anchor this vital
manufacturing sector. Lehigh Heavy Forge, headquartered in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, is a final remnant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Today, the Forge is integral to the production of components needed for
building U.S. Naval vessels. The ArcelorMittal Steelton Plant--located
approximately 100 miles to the west of Bethlehem in Steelton,
Pennsylvania--produces the steel ingots processed by Lehigh Heavy Forge
to produce Navy ship shafts. In total, these two facilities provide
over 700 jobs for Pennsylvanians, not to mention the additional 450
jobs at additional facilities across the Commonwealth with the
infrastructure to meet this national need. While I am proud of the
manufacturing tradition woven throughout Pennsylvania, I believe it is
imperative for the Department of Defense to measure whether we have the
domestic capacity to ultimately meet the challenges in the most
treacherous corners of the world.
To that end, I am pleased that the underlying bill, H.R. 1540,
authorized Navy shipbuilding as a permissible use of the Mission
Enforcement Transfer Fund by the Secretary of Defense in FY 2012. The
United States Navy is vital to our national security mission, including
ongoing counterterrorism operations and irregular warfare. We need to
ensure that the domestic capacity is in place to provide American
sailors with the assets they need to succeed in our littoral zones, as
well as on the high seas.
Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to support the Dent Amendment.
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chair, the Courtney/Petri/Matsui amendment would
transfer the successful Troops to Teachers Program back to the
Department of Defense and make important changes to the program to
ensure it will continue to provide opportunities for veterans to
transition into second careers as educators.
I have been a supporter of the Troops to Teachers program since its
authorization in the 1994 Defense Authorization Act, and I am proud of
its success in placing over 12,000 veterans in our nation's classrooms.
Troops to Teachers is a unique program that provides veterans with a
$5,000 stipend to help cover the costs of obtaining a teaching
certification in exchange for three years service in an eligible
school. An additional bonus of $5,000 is available for teaching in a
``high need school.''
This structure has proven very effective in transitioning qualified
retiring military personnel into second careers in teaching. Indeed,
Troops participants fill several critical needs among educators: eighty
percent are male, over one-third are ethnic minorities, and a majority
bring an expertise in science and math to the classroom. Furthermore,
these troops also bring valuable life experience and character traits
that are uncommon in our nation's classroom.
However, the success of this program is in jeopardy without the
needed changes that are included in the Courtney/Petri/Matsui
amendment. When the program was transferred to the Education
Department, a simple drafting error in the 2002 No Child Left Behind
Act resulted in a Education Department ruling restricting the number of
school districts in which veterans can fulfill their teaching
requirement. Since the implementation of this ruling in September 2005,
retiring military have found the number of schools at which they would
be eligible to teach drastically reduced.
The Department's new interpretation locks out schools in many rural
areas and small communities. This is a shame, especially given the
success of this program and its ability to meet some of our nation's
greatest teaching needs. In my own state of Wisconsin, only 11 out of
395 school districts qualify for participants to fulfill their teaching
requirements. A 2006 Government Accountability Report, GAO, of the
program found that the 2005 ruling had reduced interest and
participation in the program, as schools in regions where troops lived
were no longer considered eligible.
Our amendment would correct this ruling and ensure that veterans
participating in the Troops to Teachers program receive a $5,000
stipend for teaching three years in any school that is in a district
receiving Title 1 funds. This would more than double the number of
schools eligible under the program. The amendment does not change the
criteria for the additional $5,000 bonus, maintaining the incentive for
troops to teach in the highest need schools.
The amendment also makes the Troops to Teachers Program more
accessible by reducing the length of service requirements for active
military. The make-up of our military has drastically changed since
this program was first authorized sixteen years ago. Many of our young
men and women returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan who would
like to pursue teaching careers are currently ineligible for the
program.
Third, to ensure continued success of the program the amendment
creates an advisory board charged with improving awareness, increasing
participation and ensuring the program meets the needs of schools and
veterans.
This week I, along with Representatives Courtney and Matsui,
introduced the Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, that
contains these needed improvements to the program. This bill has the
support of both military and educational organizations. These include:
the American Legion, National Education Association, Military Order of
the Purple Heart, Military Officers Association of America, National
Association of the State Boards of Education and many more.
Finally, our amendment transfers the Troops to Teachers Program back
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of Defense. Currently, the program is operated by the Defense Activity
for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). The Department of
Education simply transfers funds to DANTES. Both the Department of
Defense and the Department of Education support this transfer, which is
reflected in the Administration's Fiscal Year 2012 budget request.
I want to thank Representative Courtney and Representative Matsui for
their work on this amendment. I urge my colleagues to support the
amendment.
Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Chair, every year, thousands of troops
return home from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan prepared to
separate from military service and begin their civilian lives. Many of
these service members enlisted right out of high school or college and
have spent their brief military service in the structured atmosphere of
a military base or deployment operation. They have trained and
disciplined themselves to become members of the greatest military the
world has ever seen and have protected our nation diligently.
Yet, while serving our nation at home and abroad many have missed the
opportunity to find reasonably priced housing, manage day-to-day bills
associated with living on a civilian income, or have yet to start
saving for their futures. These skills are absolutely critical for a
smooth transition back to civilian life. For these service members,
proper training can mean the difference between financial stability and
long-term growth and foreclosure and unmanageable debt.
I believe that every service member, including those whose short
careers have kept them from basic financial opportunities, deserves to
leave military service with a full understanding of important financial
principles. The Carson amendment seeks to add a personal finance
component to the Department of Defense's mandatory pre-separation
counseling program, which is already helping separating service members
and their spouses become familiar with important VA programs and
preparing them to seek an education and start a civilian career.
This amendment expands the current program to include training on
saving, budgets, credit, taxes, mortgages and other important financial
concepts. It also recognizes the important role spouses play in the
financial health of families by ensuring that they are able to
participate in counseling sessions as well. With this amendment,
military families will leave the service with the type of knowledge
that they need in order to adjust to civilian life.
The men and women of our armed services have put their lives on the
line to protect our great nation. They deserve access to all the
information they need to provide for themselves and their families
after their transition to civilian life. I encourage all of my
colleagues to support En Bloc Amendment No. 3, which contains the
Carson amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my
time.
Mr. McKEON. I encourage all Members to support the en bloc
amendments.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.

Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. McKeon

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to H. Res. 276, I offer amendments
en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.

Amendments en bloc No. 4, consisting of amendment Nos. 106,
107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120,
121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 printed in House Report 112-
88 offered by Mr. McKeon of California.

amendment no. 106 offered by ms. hanabusa

Page 325, after line 9, insert the following:

SEC. 705. TRICARE STANDARD FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE.

(a) Coverage for Certain IRR Members.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1076e of title
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Eligibility.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the following individuals are eligible for health
benefits under TRICARE Standard as provided in this section:
``(A) A member of the Retired Reserve of a reserve
component of the armed forces who is qualified for a non-
regular retirement at age 60 under chapter 1223 of this title
but has not attained the age of 60.
``(B) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve described in
subsection 10144(b) of this title who served on active duty
for an aggregate of not less than one year beginning on or
after September 11, 2001.
``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member who is
enrolled, or is eligible to enroll, in a health benefits plan
under chapter 89 of title 5.''.
(2) Termination.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Standard'';
(B) by striking ``the member becoming'' and inserting ``a
member described in subsection (a)(1)(A) becoming''; and
(C) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``or a member described in subsection (a)(1)(B)
becoming eligible for TRICARE coverage under any other
section of this chapter''.
(3) Section heading.--The heading of such section is
amended by striking ``WHO ARE QUALIFIED FOR A NON-REGULAR
RETIREMENT BUT ARE NOT YET AGE 60'' and inserting ``AND
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 1076e and
inserting the following new item:

``1076e. TRICARE program: TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members
of the Retired Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve.''.

(c) Funding Increase and Offsetting Reduction.--
Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables
in division D--
(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
1406 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby
increased by $5,000,000, with the amount of the increase
allocated to the Defense Health Program, as set forth in the
table under section 4501, to carry out the amendments made by
this section; and
(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for other procurement, Army, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced
by $5,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived
from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under
Line 039 Joint Tactical Radio System as set forth in the
table under section 4101.

AMENDMENT NO. 107

Page 825, after line 2, insert the following new section:

SEC. 3114. HANFORD WASTE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM REFORMS.

Section 4442 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2622) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, consistent with
the policy direction established by the Department, all
aspects of the River Protection Project, Richland,
Washington'' and inserting ``all aspects of the River
Protection Project, Richland, Washington, including Hanford
Tank Farm Operations and the Waste Treatment Plant'';
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Notification.--The Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives written notification
detailing any changes in the roles, responsibilities and
reporting relationships that involve the Office.''; and
(3) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the
following new section:
``(e) Termination.--The Office shall terminate on September
30, 2019. The Office may be extended beyond that date if the
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
determines in writing that termination would disrupt
effective management of the Hanford Tank Farm operations.''.

AMENDMENT NO. 108

At the end of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1099C. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED
FORCES WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE DELIBERATION.

It is the sense of the Congress that before voting begins
with respect to funding of any deployment of the Armed
Forces, Members of the Congress--
(1) should designate a time period in which Members
consider the cultures, religions, ethnicities, geographies,
histories, and politics of nations and regions in which the
Armed Forces are engaged or are proposed to engage in
military action;
(2) should be given access to in-depth briefings on the
information described in paragraph (1); and
(3) fully consider and appreciate the enormous complexities
and uncertainties inherent in the military engagements of the
United States in certain regions, in particular the Middle
East.

AMENDMENT NO. 109

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 3__. FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENTS.

Section 605(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7671d(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding the following new paragraph after paragraph
(3):
``(4) is listed as acceptable for use as a fire suppression
agent for nonresidential applications in accordance with
section 612(c).''.

AMENDMENT NO. 112

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) post-traumatic stress disorder is an increasingly
common disease suffered by returning members of the Armed
Forces; and

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(2) access to treatment for members with post-traumatic
stress disorder should be expanded to include local and
community medical facilities.

AMENDMENT NO. 113

At the end of title III, add the following new section:

SEC. 3__. ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSION TRAINING.

(a) Assistance Authorized.--Chapter 9 of title 32, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:

``Sec. 909. Training assistance

``(a) Assistance Authorized.--To improve the training of
National Guard units and Federal agencies performing homeland
defense activities, the Secretary of Defense may provide
funding assistance through a special military cooperative
agreement for the operation and maintenance of any State
training center certified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as capable of providing emergency response training.
``(b) Merit-based or Competitive Decisions.--A decision to
commit, obligate, or expend funds under subsection (a) with
or to a specific entity shall--
``(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in
accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374
of title 10 or on competitive procedures; and
``(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``909. Training assistance.''.

AMENDMENT NO. 114

Page 92, after line 12, insert the following:

SEC. 254. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NEWLY DESIGNED
FLIGHT SUIT.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
may be used to research, develop, manufacture, or procure a
newly designed flight suit for members of the Armed Forces.

AMENDMENT NO. 115

Page 92, after line 12, insert the following:

SEC. 254. NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

If the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this
Act for the National Defense Education Program for fiscal
year 2012 is less than the amount requested by the President
for such program in the budget submitted to Congress under
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for such fiscal
year, the Secretary of Defense may not derive the difference
between such amounts from the K-12 component of such program.

AMENDMENT NO. 116

At the end of subtitle A of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.

(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, is authorized to
establish a fund, to be known as the Global Security
Contingency Fund, which shall consist of such amounts as may
be contributed under paragraph (2) to the fund, to provide
assistance to a foreign country described in subsection (b)
for the purposes described in subsection (c). The program
authorized under this subsection shall be jointly financed
and carried out by the Department of State and the Department
of Defense in accordance with the requirements of this
section.
(2) Contributions to fund.--
(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2012 through
2015, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense may
contribute not more than $300,000,000 of amounts made
available to carry out the provisions of law described in
subsection (d).
(B) Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, amounts contributed under this paragraph to the fund
shall be merged with amounts in the fund and shall be
available for purposes of carrying out the program authorized
under this subsection.
(3) Limitation.--The authority of this subsection may not
be exercised with respect to a fiscal year until--
(A) the Secretary of State contributes to the fund not less
than one-third of the total amount contributed to the fund
for the fiscal year; and
(B) the Secretary of Defense contributes to the fund not
more than two-thirds of the total amount contributed to the
fund for the fiscal year.
(4) Rule of construction.--The ratios of contributions
described in paragraph (3) shall be determined at the
beginning of a fiscal year and may not be determined on a
project-by-project basis.
(b) Eligible Foreign Countries.--A foreign country
described in this subsection is a country that is designated
by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Defense, and is eligible to receive assistance
under one or more of the provisions of law described in
subsection (d).
(c) Purpose of Program.--The program authorized under
subsection (a) may provide assistance to enhance the
capabilities of military forces, and other security forces
that conduct border and maritime security, and
counterterrorism operations, as well as the government
agencies responsible for such forces, in order to strengthen
a foreign country's national and regional security interests
consistent with United States foreign policy interests.
(d) Provisions of Law Described.--The provisions of law
described in this subsection are the following:
(1) Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3456;
relating to program to build the capacity of foreign military
forces).
(2) Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1881;
relating to authority to provide additional support for
counter-drug activities of other countries).
(3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, and
available for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for the
Warsaw Initiative Funds (WIF) for the participation of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members in the
exercises and programs of the Partnership for Peace program
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(4) Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763; relating to foreign military financing program).
(5) Section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2291; relating to international narcotics control and
law enforcement).
(6) Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating to international
military education and training program).
(7) Chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.; relating to antiterrorism
assistance).
(e) Formulation and Execution of Program.--
(1) In general.--The program authorized under subsection
(a)--
(A) shall be jointly formulated by the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) shall, prior to its implementation, be approved by the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Defense.
(2) Required elements.--The program authorized under
subsection (a) shall include elements that promote--
(A) observance of and respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms; and
(B) respect for legitimate civilian authority.
(f) Related Authorities.--
(1) In general.--The program authorized under subsection
(a) shall be--
(A) jointly financed by the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense through amounts contributed to the fund
under subsection (a)(2) from one or more provisions of law
described in subsection (d) under which the foreign country
is eligible to receive assistance; and
(B) carried out under the authorities of such provisions of
law and the authorities of this section.
(2) Administrative authorities.--Funds made available under
a program authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to
the same administrative authorities as apply to funds made
available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(3) Limitation on eligible countries.--The program
authorized under subsection (a) may not include the provision
of assistance to--
(A) any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from
receiving such assistance under any other provision of law;
or
(B) Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan.
(g) Congressional Notification.--
(1) In general.--Not less than 15 days before implementing
an activity under the program authorized under subsection
(a), the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the congressional
committees specified in paragraph (2) a notification of--
(A) the name of the country with respect to which the
activity will be implemented; and
(B) the budget, implementation timeline with milestones,
and completion date for the activity.
(2) Specified congressional committees.--The congressional
committees specified in this paragraph are--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to constitute an authorization or extension of any
of the provisions of law described in subsection (d)
(i) Termination of Program.--The authority to carry out the
program authorized under subsection (a) terminates at the
close of September 30, 2015. An activity under the program
directed before that date may be completed after that date,
but only using funds made available for fiscal years 2012
through 2015.

AMENDMENT NO. 117

At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OR BASES IN IRAQ AND
AFGHANISTAN.

(a) No Permanent Military Bases in Iraq.--None of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or
expended by the United States Government to establish any
military installation or base

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for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of
United States Armed Forces in Iraq.
(b) No Permanent Military Bases in Afghanistan.--None of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be
obligated or expended by the United States Government to
establish any military installation or base for the purpose
of providing for the permanent stationing of United States
Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

AMENDMENT NO. 118

Page 531, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1099C. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A KOREAN WAR NATIONAL MUSEUM.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Korean War was fought between the Republic of
Korea, with the assistance of 16 different nations including
the United States, and the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea and People's Republic of China from June 1950 to July
1953.
(2) This conflict was prompted by the invasion of the
Republic of Korea by the communist Democratic People's
Republic of Korea.
(3) 5,700,000 Americans served during the war and 36,574
died in the conflict, making it the fifth deadliest war in
United States history.
(4) 133 Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded for
service during the conflict.
(5) The first integration of black and white American
members of the Armed Forces in combat occurred during the
Korean War.
(6) The first use of helicopters and the first air-to-air
combat between modern jets occurred during the Korean War.
(7) There are currently an estimated 2,440,000 living
American veterans of the Korean War.
(8) The United Nations deployed troops into combat for the
first time during the Korean War.
(9) The conflict marked the first armed struggle between
democracy and communism, as well as the first time the
advance of communism was halted.
(10) After the signing of the Armistice Agreement on July
27, 1953, ending hostilities, there was established the
Demilitarized Zone, which has allowed the Republic of Korea
to grow into a dynamic and stable democracy while situated on
the border of one of the least free countries in the modern
world.
(11) An official national museum honoring the conflict and
all those who served does not currently exist.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) efforts to increase education and public awareness of
the Korean War and to honor and promote gratitude for those
who served in the Korean War should be encouraged;
(2) the people who have demonstrated leadership and
spearheaded the development of a museum to promote awareness
of the Korean War and honor those who served in it should be
commended; and
(3) a national museum, to be located in Chicago, Illinois,
should be established to--
(A) educate visitors on the service, sacrifices, and
contributions of those who fought in Korea;
(B) honor Korean War veterans;
(C) preserve the legacy and history of the Korean War
conflict; and
(D) celebrate the advances in democracy and freedom made by
the people of the Republic of Korea.

amendment no. 119

Page __, after line __, insert the following:

SEC. 355. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON SEAD/DEAD MISSION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE AIR FORCE.

Section 334 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
124 Stat. 4188) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act'' and inserting ``August 1, 2011'';
(B) by striking ``designating'' and inserting ``expanding
the role of the Air National Guard in conducting''; and
(C) by striking ``as a responsibility of the Air National
Guard''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(D) The capacity and capability of the Air National Guard
to assume an increased level of the Department's SEAD/DEAD
mission responsibilities.''.

AMENDMENT NO. 120

At the end of title V, add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. REVIEW REGARDING AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO JEWISH
AMERICAN WORLD WAR I VETERANS.

(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Navy shall review the service records of
each Jewish American World War I veteran described in
subsection (b) to determine whether that veteran should be
posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
(b) Covered Jewish American War Veterans.--The Jewish
American World War I veterans whose service records are to be
reviewed under subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Any Jewish American World War I veteran who was
previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy
Cross, or other military decoration for service during World
War I.
(2) Any other Jewish American World War I veteran whose
name is submitted to the Secretary concerned for such purpose
by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Consultations.--In carrying out the review under
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall consult with
the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America and
with such other veterans service organizations as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Recommendation Based on Review.--If the Secretary
concerned determines, based upon the review under subsection
(a) of the service records of any Jewish American World War I
veteran, that the award of the Medal of Honor to that veteran
is warranted, the Secretary shall submit to the President a
recommendation that the President award the Medal of Honor
posthumously to that veteran.
(e) Authority To Award Medal of Honor.--A Medal of Honor
may be awarded posthumously to a Jewish American World War I
veteran in accordance with a recommendation of the Secretary
concerned under subsection (a).
(f) Waiver of Time Limitations.--An award of the Medal of
Honor may be made under subsection (e) without regard to--
(1) section 3744, 6248, or 8744 of title 10, United States
Code; and
(2) any regulation or other administrative restriction on--
(A) the time for awarding the Medal of Honor; or
(B) the awarding of the Medal of Honor for service for
which a Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or other
military decoration has been awarded.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Jewish American World War I veteran'' means
any person who served in the Armed Forces during World War I
and identified himself or herself as Jewish on his or her
military personnel records.
(2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of the Army, in the case of the Army; and
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, in the case of the Navy and
the Marine Corps.
(3) The term ``World War I'' means the period beginning on
April 6, 1917, and ending on November 11, 1918.

AMENDMENT NO. 121

Beginning on page 513, line 17, strike section 1091 and
insert the following:

SEC. 1091. TREATMENT UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF
CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY INFORMATION.

(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding after section 130e, as added by section
1055, the following new section:

``Sec. 130f. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of
critical infrastructure security information

``(a) Exemption.--Department of Defense critical
infrastructure security information that, if disclosed, may
result in the disruption, degradation, or destruction of
operations, property, or facilities of the Department of
Defense, shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to section
552(b)(3) of title 5, if the Secretary of Defense determines
that the public interest consideration in the disclosure of
such information does not outweigh preventing the disclosure
of such information.
``(b) Information Provided to State and Local
Governments.--Department of Defense critical infrastructure
security information obtained by a State or local government
from a Federal agency shall remain under the control of the
Federal agency, and a State or local law authorizing or
requiring such a government to disclose information shall not
apply to such critical infrastructure security information.
``(c) Department of Defense Critical Infrastructure
Security Information Defined.--In this section, the term
`Department of Defense critical infrastructure security
information' means sensitive but unclassified information
related to critical infrastructure information owned or
operated by or on behalf of the Department of Defense that
could substantially facilitate the effectiveness of an attack
designed to destroy equipment, create maximum casualties, or
steal particularly sensitive military weapons including
information regarding the securing and safeguarding of
explosives, hazardous chemicals, or pipelines.
``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations to implement this section. Such
regulations shall ensure the consistent application of the
exemption in subsection (a) across the military departments
and that specifically identify officials in each military
department who shall be delegated the Secretary's authority
under this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``130f. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain critical
infrastructure security information.''.

AMENDMENT NO. 122

At the end of subtitle J of title V of Division A, add the
following new section:

SEC. 598. LIMITATION ON MILITARY MUSICAL UNITS.

Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in this Act for

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military musical units (as defined in section 974 of title
10, United States Code) may not exceed $200,000,000.

AMENDMENT NO. 123

At the end of title X, add the following:

SEC. __. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering shall collaborate with the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security
to identify equipment and technology used by the Department
of Defense that could be used by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to improve the security of the international
borders between the United States and Mexico, and the United
States and Canada, by--
(1) detecting anomalies such as tunnels and breaches in
perimeter security;
(2) detecting the use of unauthorized vehicles;
(3) enhancing wide-area surveillance;
(4) using autonomous vehicles for security; and
(5) otherwise improving the enforcement of such borders.

AMENDMENT NO. 124

At the end of title XXVII, add the following new section:

SEC. 2707. LIMITATION ON BRAC 133 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.

The Secretary of Defense may not use more than 1,000
parking spaces provided by the combination of spaces provided
by the BRAC 133 project and the lease of spaces in the
immediate vicinity of the BRAC 133 project until both of the
following occur:
(1) The Secretary of Defense documents either a Record of
Environmental Consideration or a Supplemental Environment
Assessment for the finding in the 2008 BRAC 133 Environmental
Assessment of no significant impact.
(2) The Secretary of Defense certifies that all defense
access road-certified mitigation projects related to the BRAC
133 project have been constructed.

AMENDMENT NO. 125

At the end of subtitle G of title VI (page 319, after line
3), add the following new section:

SEC. 662. REPORT ON INCENTIVES FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FOR RESERVE
COMPONENTS.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force shall submit to Congress a report on their staffing
needs for health care professionals in the active and reserve
components of the Armed Forces. Such report shall--
(1) identify the positions in most critical need for
additional health care professionals, including--
(A) the number of physicians needed; and
(B) whether additional behavioral health professionals are
needed to treat members of the Armed Forces for post
traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury; and
(2) recommend incentives for healthcare professionals with
more than 20 years of clinical experience to join the active
or reserve components, including changes in age or length of
service requirements to qualify for partial retired pay for
non-regular service.

AMENDMENT NO. 126

At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following
new section:

SEC. 845. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WAIVERS UNDER THE BUY
AMERICAN ACT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIRED
TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT.

Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is
amended in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking clause (vi) and
inserting the following:
``(vi) An itemized list of all waivers granted with respect
to such articles, materials, or supplies under chapter 83 of
title 41 (commonly referred to as the Buy American Act),
including--

``(I) an analysis of the domestic capacity to supply the
articles, materials, or supplies; and
``(II) an analysis of the reasons for an increase or
decrease in the number of waivers granted from fiscal year to
fiscal year.''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman
from California (Mr. McKeon) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr.
Smith) each will control 10 minutes on the amendments en bloc.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the Committee to adopt the
amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the
majority and the minority.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran).
Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I support this en bloc amendment, but I
would like to speak on behalf of one of the amendments included in it.
I greatly thank the chairman and the ranking member for including it.
This fall, 6,400 Department of Defense employees are scheduled to
occupy an office complex less than 5 miles from the U.S. Capitol. It is
known as the Mark Center. It is on U.S. Route 395 and Seminary Road.

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According to five separate transportation studies, including the
Army's own Transportation Management Plan and a highly critical
Department of Defense Inspector General report, this location was
improperly chosen and inadequately designed to handle the traffic it
will create. It will, thus, result in severe congestion on 395 and on
all of the roads surrounding the site. The problem is that about
200,000 commuters use 395 every day. We estimate it will cause a 1- to
2-hour additional delay for those commuters.
The National Academy of Sciences looked at it. They said, if this
goes through in the fall, it will compromise the military mission that
is the responsibility of the Washington Headquarters Services people
who would occupy the building, and it will cause severe damage to the
regional economy. What this amendment does is to simply limit the
number of vehicles that can come to this site to no more than 1,000
until traffic mitigation measures are in place.
The Department of Defense has finally reprogrammed $20 million for
some of the needed improvements. Governor McDonnell of Virginia has
allocated $80 million for a ramp that would come off the HOV lanes onto
the site. But, the Pentagon's money won't be in place for another
couple of years. Governor McDonnell's project will not be completed for
5 years. This limits the number of vehicles that can drive to this site
until these improvements are in place. It needs to be included on
behalf of those 200,000 commuters, and the surrounding residents.
Again, I want to greatly thank the chairmen of the full committee and
the subcommittee and the ranking member for including the amendment.
Mr. McKEON. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Lipinski).
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of these en bloc
amendments.
The Korean War is often referred to as ``the Forgotten War,'' but the
toll it took on those who served and the mark it left on America,
American veterans, Korea, and the world is indelible. A group of
dedicated individuals, led by Korea veteran Denis Healy, has begun work
on the Korean War National Museum to be located in Chicago.
This amendment, which I introduced with my colleague from Illinois,
Peter Roskam, supports increased efforts to educate and raise public
awareness of the Korean War and of the establishment of such a museum.
This museum will preserve the legacy and history of the war,
commemorate the sacrifices made by those who served, and celebrate the
advances in freedom and democracy made by the Republic of Korea.
The veterans of this important conflict deserve our recognition,
honor, and appreciation. A national museum will ensure that what they
accomplished will be remembered.
I thank Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith for supporting this
amendment.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and
colleague, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Luetkemeyer).
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to rise in support of an
amendment that would allow for the review of service records of
eligible Jewish American veterans from World War I.
I want to thank Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith, along with
my colleagues who sponsored this legislation, for their support of this
important issue.
We owe much to the patriotic Americans who have worn and are wearing
the uniforms of our Nation's Armed Forces. Our country has been blessed
to have citizens who have selflessly volunteered to defend our Nation
and our freedom. Unfortunately, due to discrimination, qualified
soldiers have not been considered for the Medal of Honor, which is the
highest military decoration awarded by our government.
In 2001, Congress passed the Leonard Kravitz Jewish War Veterans Act,
which had broad bipartisan support.

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This important piece of legislation presented Jewish soldiers the
opportunity to receive the Medal of Honor for their service in World
War II. However, Jewish veterans of World War I faced similar
discrimination, and have not yet been afforded the opportunity to
receive recognition for their service.
Last Congress, this amendment was included as part of an en bloc
group of amendments that was agreed to by the House by a vote of 416-1.
We urge its adoption.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I rise to support the en bloc amendments
and particularly my amendment dealing with post-traumatic stress
disorder.
My amendment sends a clear and resounding message that we take all
wounds endured by our veterans seriously. Although their wounds may be
invisible, we recognize that they should be properly treated. One of
the best ways to increase the treatment of post-traumatic stress
disorder is to access treatment and to increase treatment in a number
of local and community medical facilities.
I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for accepting
this amendment and for recognizing the enormous burden that has come
about through PTSD.
According to the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database, the number of
hospitalizations and outpatient visits in which PTSD was a primary
diagnosis between 2000 and 2009 was 5,307 hospitalizations and 578,120
outpatient visits.
I also rise today in honor of my friend and late colleague,
Congressman John Murtha, who worked with me to establish an outsourcing
clinic in the Houston area at the Riverside Hospital. What a difference
it makes. If proper medical care is given, about 40 percent to 60
percent of people who develop PTSD can get better care.
How many of us can even talk about this experience short of our
Members who have experienced combat who are here in the United States
Congress? The average American who has not does not know the trauma of
experiencing danger every day in protecting themselves and their
comrades.
They come home. They deserve not only our celebration of their return
but to be treated so that they can go on with their lives. Since
October 2004, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed
for the OEF and OIF in Afghanistan and Iraq. Let's say to our soldiers:
You are deserving of our care.
Let us provide more access to care for post-traumatic stress
disorder. I appreciate your support for this en bloc amendment.
Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment #112 to H.R. 1540,
``National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2011,'' as it will
send a clear message on the importance of increasing access to
treatment for those suffering from post traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). As a Member of Congress from Texas, a state which has sustained
more casualties in the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq than
all but one other state, I am pleased to offer this amendment.
My amendment is intended to address the urgent need for access to
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment and counseling
facilities servicing veterans. This includes veterans living in some of
the more distressed areas of our country.
We must encourage the establishment of innovative public-private
partnerships for the treatment and research of PTSD in teaching
hospitals across the country by placing a focus on the importance of
caring for those who live with post traumatic stress disorder.
We can never do enough to honor our wounded veterans. The
Congressional Research Service puts the number of troops deployed since
2000 suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at nearly
67,000.
Post traumatic stress disorder is one of the most prevalent and
devastating psychological wounds suffered by the brave men and women
fighting in far off lands to defend the values and freedom we hold
dear. This country has the necessary resources to provide Veterans and
members of the Armed Forces with world class care.
I represent a district that is home to one of the largest populations
of military service members and their families in the nation. There are
over 200,000 veterans of military service who live and work in Houston;
more than 13,000 are veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan. For the
brave men and women who have been wounded in combat, help is on the
way.
Mr. Chair, my amendment sends the clear and resounding message that
we take all wounds endured by our veterans seriously. Although a
soldier's wounds are invisible to the naked eye; they are still wounds
that should be properly treated. One of the best ways to increase
access to treatment is to increase the number of medical facilities
specializing in post traumatic stress disorder located in underserved
urban areas. Access to post traumatic stress disorder treatment is
especially important since veterans living in such areas are less
likely to be diagnosed and treated for post traumatic stress disorder.
In Houston the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is the primary
point of care for most returning veterans. It serves over 6,000
veterans in the area. 90% of those served at the VAMC are men, and 21%
have been diagnosed with some form of depression or PTSD. We need to
include community based health care providers to reach veterans living
in underserved urban areas. The treatment of PTSD should be community
based.
As a senior member of the Judiciary and the Homeland Security
Committees, I agree with President Obama and the Administration in
reaffirming our commitment to supporting our veterans and military
warriors. The $1,000,000 Department of Defense (DOD) awarded grant
recognized the importance of expanded efforts in diverse communities
around the country, as the government seals its promise to ensure our
Military Personnel and Veterans have the best medical care available.
It has been a long fought battle, as I have worked tirelessly with
the late John Murtha, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense, of the
House Appropriations Committee and Senior Leaders from DOD for more
than four years to secure $1,000,000 in federal funding in the 2010
Defense Appropriations Bill for Riverside General Hospital. These funds
provided facilities and services to treat Post Traumatic Stress
Disorders (PTSD) for National Guardsmen, Reservists and Veterans
discharged and/or on leave.
These funds represented a major step towards providing expanded
resources in the heart of the city of Houston for those suffering from
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders.
The DOD awarded grant recognized the importance of expanded efforts
in diverse communities around the country, as the government seals its
promise to ensure our veterans and warriors in uniform have the best
medical care available.
These funds provided trained experienced physicians, nurses,
therapists and other healthcare professionals the necessary services to
treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorders for Military Personnel and
Veterans discharged and/or on leave of duty. In addition, Riverside
General Hospital is now able to provide psychiatric, medical emergency
medical inpatient, and outpatient services.
There are currently close to 200,000 military and civilian personnel
in the state of Texas, many living in the Houston area. Riverside
General Hospital, located in the 18th Congressional District, is the
only hospital in Texas privately owned by African-Americans.
Riverside General Hospital was founded due to the heroic efforts of
veterans in the First World War. Riverside General Hospital, formerly
the Houston Negro Hospital, was erected in 1926 in memory of Lieutenant
John Halm Cullinan, US. Army. Riverside General Hospital is the only
private African-American-owned hospital in the state of Texas that is
contracted to provide inpatient psychiatric and inpatient
detoxification services to TRICARE beneficiaries.

post traumatic stress disorder

I have always been a supporter of the men and women in the military,
visiting every combat zone, including Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, with
numerous visits to Afghanistan and Iraq. After interacting with our
deployed warriors, I began to understand the actual devastation caused
by PTSD, which fueled my passion to help create a facility to help and
provide care for those military members and veterans affected.
There have been several reports of Military Personnel to include
National Guardsman, Reservists and Veterans suffering from PTSD-like
symptoms for well over 100 years. Some examples are veterans of the US
Civil War, who suffered emotional problems and were said to be
afflicted with ``soldier's heart'' or ``Da Costa's Syndrome''; veterans
of World War I was diagnosed as ``shell Shocked''; and veterans of
World War II were classified with ``battle fatigue'' or ``combat
fatigue''. Other terms used to describe military-related mood
disturbances include ``nostalgia'', ``not yet diagnosed nervousness'',
``irritable heart'', ``effort syndrome'', ``war neurosis'' and
``operational exhaustion''.
War veterans are the most publicly-recognized victims of PTSD; long-
term psychiatric illness was formally observed in World War I and the
syndrome entered public consciousness after the Vietnam War.

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treating the ``invisible wounds of war''

According to the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database, the number of
hospitalizations and outpatient visits in which PTSD was the primary
diagnosis between 2000 and 2009 were:
5,307 Hospitalizations
578,120 outpatient visits
Military Personnel and Veterans with PTSD have lived through
traumatic events, causing many of them to fear for their lives, bear
witness to horrible things, and feel helpless and hopeless. PTSD
symptoms usually start soon after the traumatic event, but they may not
appear until months or years later. If provided proper medical care,
about half (40% to 60%) of people who develop PTSD get better at some
time.
Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been
deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in
Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological
toll of these deployments--many involving prolonged exposure to combat-
related stress over multiple rotations--may be disproportionately high
compared with the physical injuries of combat.
In the face of mounting public concern over post-deployment health
care issues confronting OEF/OIF veterans, several task forces,
independent review groups, and a President's Commission have been
convened to examine the care of the war wounded and make
recommendations. Many recent reports have referred to PTSD as the
signature wound of the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. With the
increasing incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among returning
veterans, concern about depression is also on the rise. PTSD impacts
not only the service member as the aftershock of this invisible wound
victimizes the families as well feel.
The Army says that for the first time the rate of suicide in the
military exceeded that of the general population last year--20.2 per
100,000 people in the military, compared with the civilian rate of 19.5
per 100,000. (The Centers for Disease Control say the overall civilian
suicide rate was 11 per 100,000 for 2005--the most recent year
available--but the Army adjusts the figure to reflect the military's
younger and much more heavily male demographics.) The Army's suicide
rate was 12.7 per 100,000 in 2005, 15.3 in 2006 and 16.8 in 2007.
Although veterans who served in combat are most frequently afflicted
by PTSD, events such as the Fort Hood shooting highlight the physical
and psychological dangers facing military personnel in all roles.
Consequently, I believe it is extremely vital to extend to our
civilian personnel the same benefits and support that we give to our
active duty military. Civilians and military members on Fort Hood have
equal responsibility to protect our nation and, as such, it is morally
imperative that we work to honor these civilians by providing them with
equal support in the aftermath of such traumatic incidents.
As our nation continues to fight injustices at home and abroad, we
must remain committed to caring for those who give life and limb, so
that we can enjoy our daily freedoms.
According to a National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study there are
differences among Hispanic, African American, and White Vietnam Theater
Veterans in terms of readjustment after military service. Both Hispanic
and African American male Vietnam theater Veterans had higher rates of
PTSD than Whites. Rates of current PTSD in the 1990 study were 28%
among Hispanics, 21% among African Americans, and 14% among Whites.
African Americans had greater exposure to war stresses and had more
predisposing factors than Whites, which appeared to account for their
higher rate of PTSD. After controlling for these factors, the
differences in PTSD rates between Whites and African Americans largely
disappeared. On the other hand, the difference in rates of PTSD between
Hispanics and Whites remained even after controlling for the fact that
Hispanics had greater exposure to war stresses. African Americans and
Hispanics often live in communities that do not have adequate access to
health care services. I again stress that veterans who live in
underserved areas should have adequate access to services.

For those of us whose daily existence is not lived in harm's way, it
is difficult to imagine the horrific images that American servicemen
and women deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theaters of war see
on a daily basis. In an instant a suicide bomber, an TIED, or an
insurgent can obliterate your best friend and right in front of your
face. Yet, you are trained and expected to continue on with the
mission, and you do . . . you do this for your country.
Mr. Chair, according to surveys conducted of troops in Iraq, 15-20%
of Army soldiers have demonstrated signs of post traumatic stress.
Symptoms of this serious disorder include nightmares, flashbacks,
emotional detachment, dissociation, insomnia, loss of appetite, memory
loss, clinical depression, and anxiety. One year after returning from
combat, approximately 35% of soldiers are seeking some kind of mental
health treatment. Among soldiers still stationed in Iraq and
Afghanistan, many incidents of abuse, including killings and rapes by
U.S. soldiers, have been attributed to ethics lapses caused by the
strain of combat.
Most people with PTSD repeatedly relive the trauma in their thoughts
during the day and in nightmares when they sleep. These are called
flashbacks. Flashbacks may consist of images, sounds, smells, or
feelings, and are often triggered by ordinary occurrences, such as a
door slamming or a car backfiring on the street. A person having a
flashback may lose touch with reality and believe that the traumatic
incident is happening all over again.
The current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are the most continuous
combat operations since Vietnam. Soldiers in Iraq are at risk for being
killed or wounded themselves, are likely to have witnessed the
suffering of others, and may have participated in killing or wounding
others as part of combat operations. All of these activities have a
demonstrated association with the development of PTSD. One study
published in the American Journal of Medicine indicated that 94% of
soldiers in Iraq reported receiving small-arms fire. In addition, 86%
of soldiers in Iraq reported knowing someone who was seriously injured
or killed, 68% reported seeing dead or seriously injured Americans, and
51% reported handling or uncovering human remains. The majority, 77%,
of soldiers deployed to Iraq reported shooting or directing fire at the
enemy, 48% reported being responsible for the death of an enemy
combatant, and 28% reported being responsible for the death of a
noncombatant. (Hoge et al., 2004).
For those of us whose daily existence is not lived in harm's way, it
is difficult to imagine the horrific images that American servicemen
and women deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theaters of war have
faced. At the height of the insurgency, the Congressional Research
Service places the number of attacks against American and coalition
forces at 1,400 per day. The Armed Forces reports over, 4,000 troops
have died and tens of thousands have been wounded in Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. According to the Department of
Defense (DOD), 36,471 military personnel were medically evacuated from
Iraq between 2003 and 2007 alone.
My amendment recognizes that these soldiers are first and foremost,
human. They carry their experiences with them. In order to increase
access we must first increase the number of medical facilities
specializing in PTSD that are located in underserved urban areas, and
conducting a concurrent study on increasing access to PTSD treatment at
these facilities and that those soldiers will never feel forgotten or
taken for granted. These soldiers can be certain that Members of
Congress will ensure that they receive the necessary treatment to
guarantee that their adjustment back into society is a successful one.
As the war in Iraq continues to drag on, and with our country
continuing to send military personnel to Afghanistan, the military has
been overwhelmed with returning soldiers suffering from mental health
problems.
I am committed to improving the lives of thousands of veterans who
have risked their lives for our nation, and I believe my amendment
plays a crucial role in ensuring that veterans suffering from post
traumatic stress disorder receive the medical treatment they
desperately need.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and
colleague, the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations
Subcommittee, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman).
Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak in favor of the en bloc
amendments, specifically amendment No. 124, introduced by my colleague
Mr. Moran of Virginia.
I think it is absolutely critical that this gets passed. Mr. Moran
knows the potential problems with the BRAC facility there in Alexandria
if we don't limit the number of parking spaces there. He knows clearly
there are a number of challenges that if not addressed in a timely
fashion are going to create unacceptable traffic problems in the
region.
We have worked with the Governor, and we have worked with the
Congress to make sure that resources are flowing in a proper way and to
make sure that we have a breather by which to put in the infrastructure
to make sure that traffic can efficiently get in and out of that
facility. If we're going to be creating bigger problems than what we're
trying to solve with this, then we are not going to be doing what is in
the best interest of the public.
Limiting the spaces there to 1,000 gives us that breathing space as
well as makes sure that the Federal Government and the State government
put in the necessary traffic infrastructure improvements there to make
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accommodate that traffic and to make sure we aren't interfering with
what is happening elsewhere.
Again, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Rhode
Island (Mr. Langevin).
(Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. LANGEVIN. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, my amendment would basically ensure that the total cut
to the National Defense Education Program does not come from its K-12
education program, which links DOD scientists and engineers with
students and teachers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics, or STEM, fields. We know that our Nation is woefully
behind in these subject matters. If we don't engage future generations
to excel in these fields, it will hurt both our capability for
innovation and our national security.
NDEP supports national competitions to create locally based, content-
rich environments and robust learning opportunities for students and
teachers with an understanding of the real-world application of the
STEM fields. Just last year, 1,750 DOD scientists and engineers from 48
DOD laboratories in 26 States engaged more than 180,000 students and
8,000 teachers in outreach and informal education initiatives.

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So, Mr. Chairman, I believe that we actually have to make investment
in these STEM programs, and I encourage my colleagues to support this
amendment.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and
colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kinzinger).
Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. I thank the chairman for yielding.
I rise today in support of amendment No. 114.
A few months ago, the DOD awarded a $99 million contract for the
redesign of the flight suit. While the intentions are definitely good,
at a time when we find ourselves in fiscal strains and finding ways to
spend money most efficiently, I believe this isn't it.
As an Air Force pilot, somebody that wears the current flight suit, I
believe--and I've talked to many of my colleagues in the military, as I
currently serve, that believe the current flight suit works just fine.
It serves the purpose that it was designed for and in fact does a very
good job.
So again, while we're looking at ways to have efficiencies and ways
to spend our money most wisely, I ask that you adopt amendment No. 114,
which would stop this $99 million redesign of the flight suit worn by
only a few thousand people.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee).
Ms. LEE. First, let me thank Chairman McKeon and also Ranking Member
Smith for agreeing to include my amendment in this en bloc amendment
for consideration. I urge support for these en bloc amendments and
specifically for my amendment, 117, which prohibits funding to
construct permanent military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I have consistently, and we have successfully, worked to include this
prohibition of funding for permanent bases in Iraq and Afghanistan
since 2001. Due to our efforts and the support of all of our colleagues
here on a bipartisan basis who understand the importance of prohibiting
permanent bases in these countries, this language has historically been
included in the Defense authorization and appropriations bills and
signed into law by President Bush and President Obama. In fact, in
working with our colleagues, we were successful in placing the same
language in the continuing resolution which was passed by the House and
signed into law by President Obama in April of 2011.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield the gentlewoman 1 additional minute.
Ms. LEE. By including this language in this bill, we are absolutely
being clear that the policy of the United States in Afghanistan and
Iraq has never included permanent bases and will never include
permanent bases.
However, I'm disappointed that we didn't go one step further today by
considering my amendment to begin a sizeable and significant reduction
of our Armed Forces beginning this July so that we can begin to end the
longest war in American history.
But I am urging our colleagues to support the amendment prohibiting
permanent military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's critical in
fighting the perception held by many in Iraq and Afghanistan that we
are an occupying army or that we intend to remain as an occupying
force. That perception fuels the insurgency and the Taliban and makes
our troops more vulnerable and further threatens our national security.
So I want to thank the chairman again and our ranking member for the
time and for including this amendment in the en bloc package of
amendments.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and
colleague, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston).
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I stand in support of the amendment and
the passage of the bill, but I want to raise a point which is of great
concern to me as an appropriator and as a fiscal conservative, and that
is the Pentagon's practice--and it's being practiced by the Obama
administration as it was by the Bush administration--of putting the war
on terrorism money for Afghanistan and Iraq and other places around the
globe off the military budget.
We are debating a budget today which is about $550 billion, but there
is another $120 billion which goes under Overseas Contingency
Operations which we do not debate or scrutinize nearly as much as we
should. What that money does is actually brings us to a military
spending bill that is not in the 500 billions but is $670 billion.
A lot of that money is not going to emergency spending but ongoing
operations. Did anybody last year think we were going to be out of
Afghanistan or Iraq this year? No. That money should be in their base
budget.
As a member of the Defense appropriations committee, I have submitted
language on our bill to straighten this out, and I hope that Congress
will take a look at it down the road. I do support this amendment,
however, and I thank the gentleman from California for the time.
Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chair, I rise today to speak about my
amendment to the Defense Authorization bill.
This amendment establishes a Global Contingency Security Fund,
jointly administered by the Department of State and Department of
Defense.
This fund is meant to build the capacity of foreign nations to combat
terrorist organizations and to stabilize their regions, goals
consistent with U.S. national security interests. The defense and
security infrastructure of foreign nations varies and this fund
provides State and DOD the flexibility necessary to provide training
and equipment to our foreign partners where it will have the best
effect.
My amendment spends no new money--rather, it allows resources to be
pooled from existing monies available to State and DOD.
Additionally, it requires that human rights and legitimate civilian
authority and governments are respected in every activity and use of
the fund.
The best thing we can do to stabilize and strengthen volatile regions
of the globe is to build partner capacity, something my amendments aims
to achieve.
I thank Armed Services Committee Chair McKeon and Ranking Member
Smith and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ros-Lehtinen and Ranking
Member Berman for their support and cosponsorship of the amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my
time.
Mr. McKEON. I ask my colleagues to support these amendments, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.

Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Mr. McKeon

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to H. Res. 276, I offer amendments
en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 5 consisting of amendment Nos. 127, 128, 129,
130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 46, 143, 144,
145, 146, and 147 printed in

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House Report 112-88 offered by Mr. McKeon:

Amendment No. 127 Offered by Mr. Nugent

At end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 527. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COMBAT ACTION BADGE.

(a) Authority to Award.--The Secretary of the Army may
award the Army Combat Action Badge (established by order of
the Secretary of the Army through Headquarters, Department of
the Army Letter 600-05-1, dated June 3, 2005) to a person
who, while a member of the Army, participated in combat
during which the person personally engaged, or was personally
engaged by, the enemy at any time during the period beginning
on December 7, 1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the
date of the otherwise applicable limitation on retroactivity
for the award of such decoration), if the Secretary
determines that the person has not been previously recognized
in an appropriate manner for such participation.
(b) Procurement of Badge.--The Secretary of the Army may
make arrangements with suppliers of the Army Combat Action
Badge so that eligible recipients of the Army Combat Action
Badge pursuant to subsection (a) may procure the badge
directly from suppliers, thereby eliminating or at least
substantially reducing administrative costs for the Army to
carry out this section.

Amendment No. 128 Offered by Mr. Pearce

At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

SEC. 845. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING
ACTIONS AND THE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

(a) Assessment Required.--The Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall conduct an assessment of
consolidated contracting actions of the Department of Defense
relating to base services and construction activities from
October 2009 through October 2011 to ensure the Department's
compliance with the provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-240). The assessment shall, at a
minimum, examine--
(1) compliance with the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-240), the Small Business Reauthorization Act
of 1997 (Public Law 105-135), the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136)
and all relevant provisions in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement;
(2) justification for contract consolidation;
(3) scope of services provided by category, contract award
ceiling, and period of performance;
(4) identification of any shortages in trained acquisition
personnel that may have contributed to a determination to
consolidate contracting actions;
(5) potential for alternative contracting approaches that
would increase small business participation;
(6) any negative impact by such contract consolidations on
contracting with small business concerns; and
(7) recommendations to improve or enhance Department of
Defense policy, guidance, or execution of contracting actions
to ensure compliance with the Small Business Jobs Act of
2010.
(b) Briefing.--The Inspector General shall brief the
congressional defense committees on the findings of the
assessment required under subsection (a) not later than April
1, 2012.

Amendment No. 129 Offered by Mr. Pompeo

At the end of title V, add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF
HONOR TO EMIL KAPAUN FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING
THE KOREAN WAR.

(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or
any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of
certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the
President is authorized and requested to award the Medal of
Honor posthumously under section 3741 of such title to Emil
Kapaun for the acts of valor during the Korean War described
in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to
in subsection (a) are the actions of then Captain Emil Kapaun
as a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of
Unsan on November 1 and 2, 1950, and while a prisoner of war
until his death on May 23, 1951, during the Korean War.

Amendment No. 130 Offered by Mr. Pompeo

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 5__. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION MADE IN
RESPONSE TO REVIEW OF PROPOSAL FOR AWARD OF
MEDAL OF HONOR NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN
TIMELY FASHION.

Section 1130(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If the
determination includes a favorable recommendation for the
award of the Medal of Honor, the Secretary of Defense,
instead of the Secretary concerned, shall make the submission
under this subsection.''.

Amendment No. 131 Offered by Mr. Reed

At the end of title X of division A, insert the following:

SEC. 1099C. DESIGNATION OF ``TAPS'' AS NATIONAL SONG OF
REMEMBRANCE.

(a) Designation.--Chapter 3 of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 306. National Song of Remembrance

``(a) Designation.--The bugle call commonly known as
`Taps', consisting of 24 notes sounded on a bugle or trumpet
performed by a solo bugler or trumpeter without accompaniment
or embellishment, is the National Song of Remembrance.
``(b) Conduct During Sounding.--
``(1) In general.--During a performance of `Taps' at a
military funeral, memorial service, or wreath laying--
``(A) all present, except persons in uniform, should stand
at attention with the right hand over the heart;
``(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with
their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder,
the hand being over the heart; and
``(C) persons in uniform should stand at attention and give
the military salute at the first note of `Taps' and maintain
that position until the last note.
``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply when `Taps'
is sounded as the final bugle call of the day at a military
base.
``(c) Definition of Military Base.--In this section, the
term `military base' means a base, camp, post, station, yard,
center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense,
including any leased facility.''.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Chapter heading.--The heading of chapter 3 of title 36,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``CHAPTER 3--NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, AND OTHER NATIONAL DESIGNATIONS''.

(2) Table of chapters.--The item relating to chapter 3 in
the table of chapters for such title is amended to read as
follows:

``3. National Anthem, Motto, and Other National Designations.301''.....

(3) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``306. National Song of Remembrance.''.

Amend the table of contents in section 2(b) by inserting
after the item relating to section 1099B the following new
item:

Sec. 1099C. Designation of ``Taps'' as National Song of Remembrance.

Amendment No. 132 Offered by Ms. Richardson

Page 531, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1099C. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES
NORTHERN COMMAND PREPAREDNESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the United States Northern Command plays a crucial role
in providing additional response capability to State and
local governments in domestic disaster relief and consequence
management operations;
(2) the United States Northern Command must continue to
build upon its current efforts to develop command strategies,
leadership training, and response plans to effectively work
with civil authorities when acting as the lead agency or a
supporting agency; and
(3) the United States Northern Command should leverage
whenever possible training and management expertise that
resides within the Department of Defense, other Federal
agencies, State and local governments, and private sector
businesses and academic institutions to enhance--
(A) its Defense Support to Civil Authorities and incidence
management missions;
(B) relationships with other entities involved in disaster
response; and
(C) its ability to respond to unforeseen events.

Amendment No. 133 Offered by Mr. Rigell

Page 377, after line 7, insert the following:

SEC. 845. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT
PLAN.

The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan
to address shortfalls in operational contract support
requirements determination, management, oversight, and
administration. The plan shall include each of the following:
(1) The provision of operational contract support training
and information-sharing roadmaps, including a description of
the roles and responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary
of Defense, the Joint Staff, the military departments, and
defense agencies.
(2) The identification and development of training venues
to incorporate appropriate operational contract support
training and education for all operational contract support
functions in both acquisition and non-acquisition roles.
(3) The integration of operational contract support into
Department of Defense exercises and experiments.
(4) Updating and aligning Department of Defense policy,
doctrine, joint capability area definitions, corresponding
universal joint task lists, and agreements to address
shortfalls as discrepancies in areas of operational contract
support.
(5) A method of ensuring that sufficient capacity and
capability to conduct operational contract support missions
is addressed in the total workforce plan required by section
129a

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of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act.

Amendment No. 135 Offered by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California

Page 825, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 3114. ADDITIONAL BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO GLOBAL THREAT
REDUCTION INITIATIVE.

(a) Funding Increase and Offsetting Reduction.--
Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables
in division D--
(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
3101 for defense nuclear nonproliferation, as specified in
the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby
increased by $20,000,000, with the amount of the increase
allocated to the global threat reduction initiative as set
forth in the table under section 4701; and
(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201
for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in division D,
is hereby reduced by $20,000,000, with the amount of the
reduction to be derived from the Aerostat Joint Project
Office as set forth in the table under section 4201.
(b) Merit-based or Competitive Decisions.--A decision to
commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to in subsection
(a)(1) with or to a specific entity shall--
(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in
accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374
of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive
procedures; and
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.

Amendment No. 136 Offered by Mr. Shuster

At the end of subtitle A of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE
ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS TO
LEND MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONNEL
PROTECTION AND SURVIVABILITY.

(a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the John
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2412), as amended by
section 1203(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
124 Stat. 4386), is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Iraq or''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Iraq or''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Iraq, Afghanistan,
or'' and inserting ``Afghanistan or''.
(b) Expiration.--Subsection (e) of such section, as amended
by section 1204(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
122 Stat. 4623), is further amended by striking ``September
30, 2011'' and inserting ``September 30, 2014''.

Amendment No. 137 Offered by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California

Page 594, after line 21, insert the following:

SEC. 1231. REPORT ON RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FORCES.

(a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2012, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the nuclear forces of the Russian
Federation and the New START Treaty (as defined in section
1229(d)).
(b) Matters Included.--The report under section (a) shall
include an assessment of the following:
(1) The assessed number of nuclear forces by category of
nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles relative to New START
levels by 2017 and by 2022, including potential shifts of
such numbers during such periods.
(2) Options with respect to the size and composition of
Russian nuclear forces that Russia is considering, including
decreases below the New START levels and plans for
maintaining New START levels, including options related to
developing and deploying a new heavy intercontinental
ballistic missile and multiple independently targetable
reentry vehicle capability.
(3) Factors that are likely to influence the number and
composition of Russian nuclear forces.
(4) Effects of shifts in the number and composition of
Russian nuclear forces on strategic stability.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate.

Amendment No. 138 Offered by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California

Page 835, after line 18, insert the following:

SEC. 3202. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAFETY BOARD.

(a) Funding Increase.--The amount set forth in section 3201
for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board is hereby increased by $2,500,000.
(b) Offsetting Reduction.--Notwithstanding the amounts set
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount
authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for other
procurement, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in division D, is hereby reduced by $2,500,000, with
the amount of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical
Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 039 Joint
Tactical Radio System as set forth in the table under section
4101.

Amendment No. 139 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following:

SEC. 1043. NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING GUIDANCE TO DENY SAFE
HAVENS TO AL-QAEDA AND ITS VIOLENT EXTREMIST
AFFILIATES.

(a) Purpose and Findings.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve
interagency strategic planning and execution to more
effectively integrate efforts to deny safe havens and
strengthen at-risk states to further the goals of the
National Security Strategy related to the disruption,
dismantlement, and defeat of al-Qaeda and its violent
extremist affiliates.
(2) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) In Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas where
stabilization operations are carried out, the lack of an
integrated, coordinated planning effort in which the goals,
objectives, and priorities of the United States effort and
the roles and missions of the various agencies of the United
States were clearly delineated has hampered the efforts of
the United States in such operations and may have contributed
to increased costs in funding, time, effort, and other terms.
(B) The fight against al-Qaeda and its violent extremist
affiliates, and the threat to the United States by
transnational terrorism, will continue for the foreseeable
future.
(C) A key component of success in the struggle against al-
Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates is the ability to
deny safe havens to al-Qaeda, its violent extremist
affiliates, and other violent extremist organizations, and
United States national security interests will sometimes
require the United States to assist in building the
capabilities of other countries and entities to deny such
violent extremist organizations safe havens and to
participate in regional efforts to deny such violent
extremist organizations safe havens.
(b) National Security Planning Guidance.--
(1) Guidance required.--The President shall issue
classified or unclassified national security planning
guidance in support of objectives stated in the national
security strategy report submitted to Congress by the
President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a) to deny safe havens to al-Qaeda
and its violent extremist affiliates and to strengthen at-
risk states. Such guidance shall serve as the strategic plan
that governs United States and coordinated international
efforts to enhance the capacity of governmental and
nongovernmental entities to work toward the goal of
eliminating the ability of al-Qaeda and its violent extremist
affiliates to establish or maintain safe havens.
(2) Contents of guidance.--The guidance required under
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:
(A) A prioritized list of specified geographic areas that
the President determines are necessary to address and an
explicit discussion and list of the criteria or rationale
used to prioritize the areas on the list, including a
discussion of the conditions that would hamper the ability of
the United States to strengthen at-risk states or other
entities in such areas.
(B) For each specified geographic area, a description,
analysis, and discussion of the core problems and
contributing issues that allow or could allow al-Qaeda and
its violent extremist affiliates to use the area as a safe
haven from which to plan and launch attacks, engage in
propaganda, or raise funds and other support, including any
ongoing or potential radicalization of the population, or to
use the area as a key transit route for personnel, weapons,
funding, or other support.
(C) A list of short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals for
each specified geographic area, prioritized by importance.
(D) A description of the role and mission of each Federal
department and agency involved in executing the guidance,
including the Departments of Defense, Justice, Treasury, and
State and the Agency for International Development.
(E) A description of gaps in United States capabilities to
meet the goals listed pursuant to subparagraph (C), and the
extent to which those gaps can be met through coordination
with nongovernmental, international, or private sector
organizations, entities, or companies.
(3) Review and update of guidance.--The President shall
review and update the guidance required under paragraph (1)
as necessary. Any such review shall address each of the
following:
(A) The overall progress made toward achieving the goals
listed pursuant to paragraph (2)(C), including an overall
assessment of the progress in denying a safe haven to al-
Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates.

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(B) The performance of each Federal department and agency
involved in executing the guidance.
(C) The performance of the unified country team and
appropriate combatant command, or in the case of a cross-
border effort, country teams in the area and the appropriate
combatant command.
(D) Any addition to, deletion from, or change in the order
of the prioritized list maintained pursuant to paragraph
(2)(A).
(4) Specified geographic area defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``specified geographic area'' means any country,
subnational territory, or region--
(A) that serves or may potentially serve as a safe haven
for al-Qaeda or a violent extremist affiliate of al-Qaeda--
(i) from which to plan and launch attacks, engage in
propaganda, or raise funds and other support; or
(ii) for use as a key transit route for personnel, weapons,
funding, or other support; and
(B) over which one or more governments or entities exert
insufficient governmental or security control to deny al-
Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates the ability to
establish a large scale presence.
(5) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 15 days after
the President issues the guidance required under paragraph
(1) or reviews or updates such guidance under paragraph (3),
the President shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of
the Senate a copy of such guidance.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) Memorandum of understanding required.--The head of each
agency listed in the national security planning guidance
required under subsection (b) shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding regarding matters related to the
implementation of such guidance.
(2) Matters covered.-- The memorandum of understanding
required by paragraph (1) shall include each of the
following:
(A) An identification of the positions supplied by each
department or agency to country teams or teams and the
appropriate combatant command in each specified geographic
area that are critical for carrying out the national security
planning guidance.
(B) The criteria used by each department or agency for the
selection of appropriate personnel to fill the positions
identified as critical pursuant to subparagraph (A),
including the manner of soliciting the input from other
departments and agencies regarding appropriate personnel and
expertise.
(C) The manner in which performance in furtherance of the
national security planning guidance shall be considered in
evaluating the performance of personnel designated to fill
the positions identified as critical pursuant to subparagraph
(A), including the consideration of input from personnel from
other departments and agencies who filled senior positions on
the country team or relevant combatant command, in particular
the appropriate United States ambassador.
(D) The manner for implementing lessons learned in the
course of reviewing the performance of a country team or
multiple country teams and relevant combatant command in the
course of reviewing the national security planning guidance
under subsection (b)(3).
(E) The manner in which disputes related to carrying out
the national security planning guidance between members of
the country team, the relevant combatant command, or
departments and agencies shall be handled.
(3) Implementation of memorandum of understanding.-- Not
later than 120 days after the memorandum of understanding
required by paragraph (1) is signed, the heads of those
departments and agencies listed in the national security
planning guidance shall issue such policies and guidance and
prescribe such regulations as are necessary to implement the
memorandum of understanding for the relevant matters
pertaining to their respective departments and agencies.
(4) Update and review.--The memorandum of understanding as
required under paragraph (1) shall be updated and reviewed as
necessary, but at a minimum shall be reviewed with each
review of the national security planning guidance under
subsection (b)(3).

Amendment No. 140 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The high-incidence rate of neurological trauma in
members of the Armed Forces needs to be addressed.
(2) Critical research using neuroimaging that is
concentrated on post-traumatic stress disorder offers great
hope in identifying conditions allowing for a separate and
distinct classification of post-traumatic stress disorder.
(3) The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research
Center within the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
has engaged the National Resources for Neuroscience and
Neuroimaging to develop collaborative and inter-agency
research linking the Department of Defense and the Department
of Veterans Affairs with appropriate and established
university-affiliated partnerships.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report assessing
the benefits of neuroimaging research in an effort to
identify and increase the diagnostic properties of post-
traumatic stress disorder.

Amendment No. 142 Offered by Mr. Thornberry

Page 429, after line 13, insert the following:

SEC. 965. CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF PARTICIPANTS OF DEFENSE
INDUSTRIAL BASE ACTIVE CYBER DEFENSE PILOT
PROJECT.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any non-
Government entity or personnel participating in the 90-day
Defense Industrial Base Active Cyber Defense pilot project
shall not be considered an agent of any local or State
government or the Federal Government by reason of such
participation.

Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Tierney

Add at the end of subtitle I of title X the following (and
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 1099C. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, AS
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE
UNITED STATES.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1629, Captain John Endicott organized the first
militia in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in Salem.
(2) The colonists had adopted the English militia system,
which required all males between the ages of 16 and 60 to
possess arms and participate in the defense of the community.
(3) In 1636, the Massachusetts General Court ordered the
organization of three militia regiments, designated as the
North, South, and East regiments.
(4) These regiments drilled once a week and provided guard
details each evening to sound the alarm in case of attack.
(5) The East Regiment, the predecessor of the 101st
Engineer Battalion, assembled as a regiment for the first
time in 1637 on the Salem Common, marking the beginning of
the Massachusetts National Guard and the National Guard of
the United States.
(6) Since 1785, Salem's own Second Corps of Cadets (101st
and 102nd Field Artillery) has celebrated the anniversary of
that first muster.
(7) As the policy contained in section 102 of title 32,
United States Code, clearly expresses, the National Guard
continues its historic mission of providing units for the
first line defense of the United States and current missions
throughout the world.
(8) The designation of the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as
the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States
will contribute positively to tourism and economic
development in the city, create jobs, and instill pride in
both the local and State communities.
(b) Recognition.--Section 102 of title 32, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``In accordance'' and inserting ``(a)
Statement of Policy.--In accordance''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Recognition of Salem, Massachusetts, as National
Guard Birthplace.--The City of Salem, Massachusetts, the site
of the first muster of a militia regiment in 1637 in what
became the United States, is hereby recognized as the
Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.''.

Amendment No. 143 Offered by Mr. Tierney

At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following new
section:

SEC. 1099C. REPORT ON THE MANUFACTURING POLICY OF THE UNITED
STATES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) For many years, manufacturing has been the backbone of
the United States economy, leading to good jobs,
technological innovation, and the production of high quality
commodities.
(2) In addition, the superiority of the United States
manufacturing industry ensured a reliable supply of raw and
finished goods to support the defense and security operations
of the United States Government.
(3) Over the past few decades, the manufacturing industry
of the United States and the jobs associated with it have
suffered a dramatic decline as manufacturing processes have
been outsourced to foreign nations.
(4) This decrease in domestic manufacturing capability has
forced the Department of Defense to acquire supplies and
materials necessary for the national defense from foreign
companies and governments, thereby subjecting the critical
defense needs of the United States to geopolitical forces
beyond its control.
(b) Submission to Congress of Report on the Manufacturing
Industry of the United States.--
(1) Submission required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report on the manufacturing industry of
the United States. Such report shall be submitted as soon as
is practicable, but not later than the end of the 180-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Notice of submission.--If before the end of the 180-day
period specified in paragraph (1) the Secretary determines
that the

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report required by that paragraph cannot be submitted by the
end of such period as required by such paragraph, the
Secretary shall (before the end of such period) submit to
Congress a report setting forth--
(A) the reasons why the report cannot be submitted by the
end of such 180-day period; and
(B) an estimated date for the submission of the report.
(3) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex. Consistent with the protection of
intelligence sources and methods, an unclassified summary of
the key judgments of the report may be submitted.
(4) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the current manufacturing capacity of
the United States as it relates to the ability of the United
States to respond to both civilian and defense needs.
(B) An assessment of tax, trade, and regulatory policies as
they impact the growth of the manufacturing industry in the
United States.
(C) An analysis of the factors leading to the increased
outsourcing of manufacturing processes to foreign nations.
(D) An analysis of the strength of the United States
defense industrial base, including the security and stability
of the supply chain, and an assessment of the vulnerabilities
and weak points of that supply chain.
(E) An analysis of the capacity of the civilian
manufacturing industry to fulfill defense manufacturing needs
when necessary.
(F) An analysis of the ability of the United States to
access necessary raw materials for the defense industry,
including rare earth minerals.
(G) A quantitative analysis of the position of the United
States relative to the global defense market.
(H) An analysis of the changes in supply-side economics
resulting from shifts in globalization trends.
(I) An analysis of the vulnerability of the United States
defense products that could potentially be corrupted by
malicious software, such as spyware, malware, and viruses.
(J) A quantitative analysis of the risk facing the defense
supply chain of the United States and the processes currently
in place to manage such risk.
(c) Presidential Report on Policy Objectives and United
States Strategy Regarding the United States Manufacturing
Industry.--
(1) Report required.--As soon as is practicable, but not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on--
(A) the objectives of United States policy regarding the
manufacturing industry of the United States; and
(B) the strategy for achieving those objectives.
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(3) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) address the role of diplomacy, incentives, sanctions,
other punitive measures and incentives, and other programs
and activities relating to the manufacturing industry of the
United States for which funds are provided by Congress; and
(B) summarize United States planning regarding the range of
possible United States actions in support of United States
policy objectives with respect to the manufacturing industry
of the United States.

Amendment No. 144 Offered by Mr. Tierney

At the end of subtitle A of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON FOREIGN POLICE
TRAINING.

(a) Establishment; Duties.--There is established an
interagency working group to monitor the foreign police
training programs, projects, and activities of the various
Federal departments and agencies and coordinate and unify
such programs, projects, and activities under a single
strategic framework.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the interagency working group should establish a strategy to
specify the goals of the foreign police training programs,
projects, and activities described in subsection (a), the
strategies for achieving such goals, and quantifiable metrics
for measuring success. The strategy should also include an
interagency mechanism to coordinate the actions of the
Federal departments and agencies carrying out such programs,
projects, and activities.
(c) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The interagency working group shall
consist of representatives from the Departments of Defense,
State, Justice, Homeland Security, Treasury, and Energy, the
United States Agency for International Development, and the
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
(2) Chairperson.--The representative from the Department of
Defense shall serve as the chairperson of the interagency
working group.
(d) Report.--The interagency working group shall submit to
Congress an annual report on the activities of the
interagency working group for the preceding year.

Amendment No. 145 Offered by Mr. Tierney

At the end of subtitle F of title IX, add the following new
section:

SEC. 965. EXPANSION OF OVERSIGHT OFFICES IN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Contingency
Contracting.--Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph:
``(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Contingency Contracting.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Contingency
Contracting is the principal adviser to the Secretary of
Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics on matters relating to planning,
funding, staffing, and managing contingency contracting of
the Department of Defense.''.
(b) Requirement to Establish Office of Contingency
Contracting.--The Secretary of Defense shall rename and
expand the Office of Program Support in the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics as the Office of Contingency Contracting. The
Office of Contingency Contracting shall be headed by the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Contingency Contracting
and shall be responsible for planning, funding, staffing, and
managing contingency contracting in the Department of
Defense.

Amendment No. 146 Offered by Mr. Turner

Page 473, line 23, insert ``or (4)'' after ``(2)''.
Page 476, after line 8, insert the following:
(4) Exception.--The limitation in paragraph (1)(A) shall
not apply with respect to activities determined by the
Secretary of Defense to be necessary to ensure the continued
safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons
stockpile.
Page 477, strike line 14 and all that follows through line
17 and insert the following:
(2) Exception.--The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to--
(A) the dismantlement of legacy warheads that are awaiting
dismantlement on the date of the enactment of this Act or
have been designated for retirement by the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(B) activities determined by the Secretary of Defense to be
necessary to ensure the continued safety, security, and
reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Page 478, line 3, strike ``The'' and insert ``Except as
provided by subsection (c), the''.
Page 478, line 21, strike the closed quotation mark and
second period.
Page 478, after line 21, insert the following:
``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to activities determined by the Secretary of Defense
to be necessary to ensure the continued safety, security, and
reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.''.

Amendment No. 147 Offered by Mr. Turner

Page 593, line 3, strike ``or''.
Page 593, line 15, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
Page 593, after line 15, insert the following:
(3) the reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of such
nuclear forces is--
(A) pursuant to a treaty or international agreement
specifically approved with the advice and consent of the
Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the
Constitution; or
(B) specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.

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We run into this all of the time. At a time when we have deficits
soaring, I think it's time for us to spend our money wisely and
efficiently and use local contractors.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney).
Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment, which
incorporates four of my amendments as part of the en bloc, and I want
to therefore thank Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith for the
bipartisan approach in which they have dealt with these amendments
today.
One of my amendments officially recognizes Salem, Massachusetts, as
the birthplace of the National Guard. Salem was the site where the
country's first military regiment mustered in 1637. The militia was the
foundation of what would become the National Guard.
It is in commemoration of the celebration of the men and women who
serve our country and those Salem residents who came together almost
375 years ago to protect our Nation that I urge my colleagues to
support this amendment. Next year will be the 375th anniversary of the
first muster, and so it's particularly pleasing to see this matter
passed in time to celebrate that.
In my limited time, I also want to touch on the other three
amendments that are included in the en bloc. Those are good government
amendments, which were the result of oversight work done by the
Subcommittee on National Security which I chaired in the last two
Congresses, but which reflect a good bipartisan oversight effort. These
amendments will be seeking to strengthen our manufacturing and defense
industrial base, will be increasing coordination of foreign police
training programs which currently involve efforts by no less than seven
different United States Government departments and agencies, and we
will be creating a new leadership position within the Pentagon to
ensure appropriate oversight on wartime contracting.
At a time when every line item in the budget is being scrutinized,
these amendments are intended to make our country stronger, to make
systems work better, and to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent
wisely.

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Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlelady from New York (Mrs. Maloney).
Mrs. MALONEY. I thank the ranking member for his leadership, I thank
him and Chairman McKeon for the bipartisan approach of including
amendments in the en bloc, and I thank you for including my amendment
in en bloc No. 4.
My amendment, No. 121, would narrow an overly broad exemption under
FOIA.
We must protect certain critical security infrastructure information
to keep our defense operations, properties, and facilities safe from
terrorists. But we must not be overly broad in our definition. My
amendment strikes a balance between safeguarding our critical
infrastructure security information and the public's right to know.
Withholding certain information could endanger the public. And to
give one example is the case of the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune water
contamination tragedy. For three decades, thousands of marines and
their families consumed tap water contaminated with chemicals, the
likely cause of their cancers.
Led by Members of Congress, victims and supporters have blamed Marine
Corps leadership for hiding the problem and for failing to act.
My amendment would prevent another Camp Lejeune from happening. I
thank the chairman and ranking member for including it in en bloc No.
4.
Mr. McKEON. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the
gentlelady from California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez).
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Thank you, Ranking Member.
There are three amendments on this en bloc that I have submitted and
that the majority and the minority have agreed to.
The first one, No. 137, is a report on the Russian nuclear forces,
and this amendment requires a report on what the Russians are doing
with respect to their nuclear forces in relation to the New START, or
the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
We are told that Russia will be taking a look at some of its older
weapons and probably be decommissioning them, and there might be an
opportunity in the coming couple of years to maybe bring down the
stockpile of nuclear weapons even more below some of those limits with
respect to the New START Treaty.
So this report will help to inform Congress on the opportunities and
the challenges for further verifiable nuclear weapon reductions, which
I believe would strengthen strategic stability, maintain a strong
nuclear nonproliferation treaty, as well as enable progress on
preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear bomb-grade
materials. I think this is one of the biggest areas where we have a
chance to make the world safer.
The second amendment that I have on this en bloc is for the Global
Threat Reduction initiative, and I would like to thank the chairman for
including amendment No. 135, which would increase funding for Global
Threat Reduction initiative by $20 million. Again, supported by both
sides. This also will help to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism.
The danger that nuclear materials or weapons might spread to
countries hostile to the United States or to terrorists represents one
of the gravest dangers that we have here to the United States. So I
believe that nonproliferation programs are critical to our national
security and that they must be a top priority.
This funding specifically supports securing vulnerable nuclear
material around the world in the next 4 years in order to prevent such
deadly material from falling into the hands of the terrorists.
Again, I believe that nonproliferation programs are the most cost-
effective way to achieve these goals. And that's also mirrored in the
9/11 Commission report, as well as our nuclear posture commission,
which says the urgency arises from the imminent danger of nuclear
terrorism if we pass a tipping point in nuclear proliferation.
The third amendment, No. 138, that I have in this en bloc is for the
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, or this amendment provides for
an increase of $2.5 million for the DNFSB. Now, this funding is
important because fiscal year appropriations cut it by nearly 20
percent.
So, again, I think these three are very important. I thank both the
chairman and the ranking member for putting them in this en bloc.
Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of En Bloc
Amendment 5 to H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012.
I thank the Rules Committee for making my amendment in order and the
Armed Services Committee for its work on this important legislation.
Among the reasons why I support the En Bloc Amendment is because it
includes an amendment that I offered to increase the effectiveness of
the Northern Command (``NORTHCOM'').
NORTHCOM was created on 1 October 2002 in the aftermath of the 11
September 2001 attacks, its mission is to protect the United States
homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities.
In case of national emergencies, natural or man-made, which are
happening all too frequently these days, its Air Forces Northern
National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate will take charge
of the situation or event.
My amendment expresses the Sense of Congress that NORTHCOM: Develop
and have in place a leadership strategy that will strengthen and foster
institutional and interpersonal relationships with state and local
governments and; utilize training programs to teach key personnel how
to lead effectively in the event of a disaster and during uncertain
times.
The purpose for NORTHCOM's existence is to bring the capabilities and
the resources of the U.S. military to the assistance of the American
people during a catastrophic disaster.
NORTHCOM leaders will be much more effective in saving lives,
protecting assets, and enhancing resilience after the disaster has
occurred if they are trained in the techniques of effective engagement
with civilian leadership. My amendment represents Congress's support
for such training.

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I am disappointed that another amendment I offered to this bill was
not made in order. This amendment would have instructed the
TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (TRANSCOM) to update and expand the PORT LOOK
2008 Strategic Seaports study. Although this amendment was not made in
order, I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that port
infrastructure receives the programmatic support it deserves.
Finally, let me note my strong opposition to Section 1034 of the
bill. Section 1034 is a broad and unwarranted expansion of executive
power and an ill-considered enlargement of the ``War on Terror.''
This expansive new definition for the use of force is both
unnecessary and potentially dangerous, particularly since Section 1034
does not require the President to obtain the express approval of
Congress prior to using military force. I support efforts to strike
this provision as the bill moves forward.
For these reasons, I urge my colleagues to support En Bloc Amendment
5 to the Defense Authorization bill.
Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chair, as we approach this Memorial Day holiday, I am
humbly reminded of the distinguished service and sacrifice of so many
of our fellow Americans, who are proudly serving our country in the
armed forces around the world. Many of those men and women are members
of the National Guard and Reserve Components. Many are from my home
state of West Virginia.
For 35 years, I have been privileged to represent the people of
southern West Virginia, and it is with humble sincerity I say, our West
Virginia National Guard is a model example of a commitment to
excellence, and professional dedication to America's defense. From the
home front to the front lines, they are a well-trained, highly
dedicated force empowered by Congress to protect life and property.
Since the terrorist attacks on September 11th nearly a decade ago, we
have called upon our National Guard and Reserve Components to assume
more mission responsibility with far more complexity, not only here at
home, but in theaters around the globe.
Our Guardsmen and Reservists are true American patriots. We have
asked them time and again to mobilize and deploy with more frequency
than any other time in our history.
We call upon our men and women to fulfill missions of public safety
and security on and between our borders here at home, and send them to
foreign lands to combat terrorism abroad. They are among the first to
be called in a domestic disaster and often the last to leave a
battlefield. Maintaining this ability--their capability to ``turn on a
dime''--does not come easy and quite frankly, it comes with much
sacrifice.
Mr. Chair, the amendment I offer with my colleagues, Mr. McNerney and
Mr. Young, would restore $10 million of critical funding to the
Integrated Readiness Training Program and protect what has been proven
to be a very effective and very successful training and readiness
initiative of the National Guard and Reserves.
This Department of Defense program was established by Congress in
1998 to assist the National Guard in building facilities to train
guardsmen, but also to provide an ancillary benefits to the communities
where facilities are constructed and available for other purposes.
Integrated Readiness Training projects are initiated by nonprofits,
community organizations, and state and local governments.
The results are significant and have been above expectation. The
cross-purpose projects have honed skills and capabilities of the Army
Guard and created excellent partnerships between military branches and
local community organizations, without significantly increasing
training costs.
The Army National Guard supplemental federal funding requests have
consistently surpassed $10 million annually. Cutting funding by 50
percent, as the underlying bill proposes to do, would drastically
jeopardize current IRT commitments to organizations such as the Boy
Scouts of America. It would reduce current and future training
abilities, and diminish opportunities for our soldiers to interact
directly with civilian agencies to provide a service or accomplish a
mission.
Changing the process for budgeting for IRT projects at this point
would disrupt projects already being negotiated and penalize our
National Guard and Reserve Components.
I urge my colleagues to support Amendment 133. We have a
responsibility to respectfully and gratefully fulfill our duty to
support the integrity and intent of our Guard and Reserve forces, and
effectively support and acknowledge the great sacrifice so many
willingly make for all of us.
Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Chair, in keeping with the spirit of the Warrior
Ethos, on May 2, 2005, the Department of the Army authorized the
creation of the Combat Action Badge. The Combat Action Badge provides
special recognition to Soldiers who personally engaged the enemy, or
are engaged by the enemy during combat operations.
The bayonet and grenade on the badge are associated with active
combat. The oak wreath on the badge signifies strength and loyalty.
Unfortunately, current Army policy limits eligibility to those
individuals who meet the criteria of the Combat Action Badge after
September 18, 2001. In doing so, it overlooks the thousands of veterans
who made similar sacrifices in previous wars.
This legislation would expand the eligibility for the Combat Action
Badge to include those who served honorably from December 7, 1941 to
September 18, 2001.
Additionally, in accordance with the wishes of those veterans who
first pursued this legislation, the costs of the Combat Action Badge
would be borne by these individuals, not the military. Therefore, this
measure costs American taxpayers nothing.
In closing, it is important to mention that our nation's veterans
have made tremendous sacrifices in defense of our freedom. As a nation,
we owe our veterans a debt that can never fully be repaid.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I have no further requests for time, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.

Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Mr. McKeon

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to H. Res. 276, I offer amendments
en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 6 consisting of amendment Nos. 18, 20, 84, 22,
23, 57, 72, 96, 150, 151, and 149 printed in House Report 112-88
offered by Mr. McKeon of California:

Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 316, line 15, in section 646 relating to the enhanced
commissary stores pilot program, strike ``(e)'' and insert
the following:
``(e) Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.--On account of
the types of merchandise authorized to be sold in an enhanced
commissary store, the Secretary of Defense may use amounts
retained under subsection (d)(1) for the enhanced commissary
store to support substance abuse prevention programs for
patrons of the store while ensuring that the store receives
necessary operating funds.
``(f)''.

Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. STUDY ON BREAST CANCER AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AND VETERANS.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a study on the
incidence of breast cancer among members of the Armed Forces
(including members of the National Guard and reserve
components) and veterans. Such study shall include the
following:
(1) A determination of the number of members and veterans
diagnosed with breast cancer.
(2) A determination of demographic information regarding
such members and veterans, including--
(A) race;
(B) ethnicity;
(C) sex;
(D) age;
(E) possible exposure to hazardous elements or chemical or
biological agents (including any vaccines) and where such
exposure occurred;
(F) the locations of duty stations that such member or
veteran was assigned;
(G) the locations in which such member or veteran was
deployed; and
(H) the geographic area of residence prior to deployment.
(3) An analysis of breast cancer treatments received by
such members and veterans.
(4) Other information the Secretaries consider necessary.
(b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to
Congress a report containing the results of the study
required under subsection (a).
(c) Funding Increase and Offsetting Reduction.--
Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables
in division D--
(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
1406 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby
increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase
allocated to the Defense Health Program, as set forth in the
table under section 4501, to carry out this section;
(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for other procurement, Navy, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced
by $8,800,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived
from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under
Line 075 Shipboard Tactical Communications as set forth in
the table under section 4101; and
(3) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for other procurement,

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Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table in
division D, is hereby reduced by $1,200,000, with the amount
of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical Radio
System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 049 Tactical
Communications-Electronic Equipment as set forth in the table
under section 4101.

Amendment No. 84 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 113, after line 17, insert the following:
(g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
favorable consideration of energy-efficient or energy
reduction technologies or processes under this section should
include a focus on alternative, self-sufficient energy
sources that reduce costs in the long term.

Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Pascrell

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
plan to transfer the Defense Centers of Excellence for
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury from the
TRICARE Management Activity to a military department, as
determined by the Secretary.
(b) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the
congressional defense committees of the plan under subsection
(a), including the military department determined by the
Secretary.

Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Pascrell

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. REPORT ON MEMORANDUM REGARDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURIES.

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 on how the
Secretary will identify, refer, and treat traumatic brain
injuries with respect to members of the Armed Forces who
served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
Freedom before the date in June, 2010, on which the
memorandum regarding using a 50-meter distance from an
explosion as a criterion to properly identify, refer, and
treat members for potential traumatic brain injury took
effect.

Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the
bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FROM AFGHANISTAN
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

Not more than 75 percent of amounts made available to the
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for fiscal year 2012 may be
used to provide assistance to the Government of Afghanistan
unless the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, determines and certifies to Congress that
women in Afghanistan are an integral part of the
reconciliation process between the Afghan Government and the
Taliban.

Amendment No. 72 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

SEC. ___. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OVERHAUL CAPABILITY OF
NAVY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

(a) Report to Congress.--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 the efforts being made to establish maintenance, repair,
and overhaul capability for Navy unmanned aerial systems.

Amendment No. 96 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. FREQUENCY OF REPORTS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF
TRICARE STANDARD AND TRICARE EXTRA.

Section 711(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1073
note) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
striking ``bi-annual'' and inserting ``biennial''.

Amendment No. 150 Offered by Mr. Young of Indiana

SEC. __. REAUTHORIZATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR
REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1216 of the Ike
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4392) is amended by
striking ``fiscal year 2011'' and inserting ``fiscal year
2012''.
(b) Expiration.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December
31, 2012''.

Amendment No. 151 Offered by Mr. Walz of Minnesota

Page 507, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1078. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE
COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(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
on the National Guard and the reserve components of the Armed
Forces.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a)
shall include a plan to--
(1) ensure that each military department has access to
trained, experienced, and ready members of the National Guard
and reserve components of the Armed Forces for any mission
less than war;
(2) capitalize on the gains made in the readiness of the
National Guard and the reserve components during the previous
10-year period; and
(3) ensure the total force is able to sustain commitments
throughout the world using the unique skills and capabilities
of the National Guard and the reserve components in a
predictable and consistent manner.

Amendment No. 149 Offered by Mr. Turner

Strike section 911 and insert the following new section:

SEC. 911. HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission
shall not lift the conditions imposed on commercial
terrestrial operations in the Order and Authorization adopted
on January 26, 2011 (DA 11-133), or otherwise permit such
operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of
widespread harmful interference by such commercial
terrestrial operations to the Global Positioning System
devices of the Department of Defense.
(b) Notice and Comment on Working Group Report.--Prior to
permitting such commercial terrestrial operations, the
Federal Communications Commission shall make available the
final working group report mandated by such Order and
Authorization and provide all interested parties an
opportunity to comment on such report.
(c) Notice to Congress.--
(1) In general.--At the conclusion of the proceeding on
such commercial terrestrial operations, the Federal
Communications Commission shall submit to the congressional
committees described in paragraph (2) official copies of the
documents containing the final decision of the Commission
regarding whether to permit such commercial terrestrial
operations. If the decision is to permit such commercial
terrestrial operations, such documents shall contain or be
accompanied by an explanation of how the concerns described
in subsection (a) have been resolved.
(2) Congressional committees described.--The congressional
committees described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

Modification to Amendment No. 18

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No.
18 be modified in the form I have placed at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the modification.
The Clerk read as follows:

At the end of section 646 (page 316, after line 21),
relating to the enhanced commissary stores pilot program, add
the following new subsection:

(c) Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.--
(1) Availability of funds.--The amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 301 for operation and maintenance for
Defense-wide activities, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4301, is increased by $1,000,000 to
support substance abuse prevention programs for patrons of
enhanced commissary stores,
(2) Funding reduction.--Notwithstanding the amounts set
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount
authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research,
development, test, and evaluation, Army, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced
by $1,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived
from the Aerostat Joint Project Office as set forth in the
table under section 4201.

Mr. McKEON (during the reading). I ask unanimous consent that the
reading of the modification be dispensed with.
The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman
from California?
There was no objection.
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the amendment is modified.
There was no objection.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentleman
from California (Mr. McKeon) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr.
Smith) each will control 10 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mr. McKEON. I urge the committee to adopt the amendments en bloc, all
of which have been examined by both the majority and the minority.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and colleague, the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner).
Mr. TURNER. I'd like to thank our chairman and ranking member for
including amendment No. 149 and my ranking member of the Strategic
Forces Subcommittee, Loretta Sanchez, for joining me in an important
amendment. We are deeply concerned about a commercial company,

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LightSquared, that is developing a communications service that will
harm our GPS system and interfere with the military's use of GPS.
The military is heavily reliant on GPS. The potential GPS
interference would also affect first responders, air traffic management
and safety, and commercial GPS users. The Deputy Secretary of Defense
wrote to the FCC chairman that there is a ``strong potential for
interference to critical national security systems.'' We need the
Federal Communications Commission to ensure that the Defense
Department's concerns about GPS interference are resolved before it
moves ahead with the final decision on LightSquared.
This is a bipartisan and bicameral concern.
The defense bill contains a provision addressing this concern, and
the amendment I and my ranking member Ms. Sanchez offered strengthens
this position by saying that the FCC shall not permit LightSquared
operations until the commission has resolved concerns of widespread
harmful interference to GPS devices used by the Department of Defense.
I also thank our colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee for
working with us.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Minnesota (Mr. Walz).
Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. I thank the ranking member and the chairman
for their work on this important piece of legislation.
In this en bloc amendment, I have an amendment that identified by DOD
some important goals in maintaining the operational force of our
Reserve and National Guard. These current conflicts have shown the
Nation the incredible professionalism and the transformation from a
strategic reserve to an operational reserve; and the three things that
DOD identified are ensure that the armed services have access to
trained, experienced, and ready Guard forces for missions short of war;
capitalize on the gains made in readiness in the Reserve component; and
ensure that the total force is able to sustain commitments around the
world utilizing the unique skills and capabilities of the Reserve
component.
What this does is it gives DOD--and it is a very limited scope--the
ability to be able to access under title 10 those National Guard and
Reserve forces for missions short of war at the end of the conflicts or
as we wind down these conflicts.
My experience with this was after the first gulf war as our artillery
units--and some of them were coming back--in training them, we ended up
with no pieces of equipment and ended up taking tape and marking on the
floor what a Howitzer looked like and using toilet paper rolls as the
training aid for that. That is no way to maintain the incredible
professionalism that we have in this force. It's no way to use the
investment that we've made in this force in the proper manner. I'm very
pleased that the ranking member and the chairman have agreed to put
this in. I think it's the right thing to do for our security.

{time} 1220

Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield myself the balance of my time to
close. I believe, if I am correct, this is the last amendment in the
process.
I just want to thank Chairman McKeon, his staff, for their
outstanding leadership. As has been said many times but cannot be
emphasized enough, this committee prides itself on being bipartisan,
and Mr. McKeon and his staff have more than upheld that tradition. We
appreciate that.
We have worked together on a large number of issues, also worked
together with Members of the Congress not just on the committee, as we
have seen with many of the amendments processed. We have been able to
include the ideas from a great many Members, both Republican and
Democrat, from across this House. And I feel we have produced an
outstanding product as a result.
I also want to take a moment to recognize this is the last markup or
last House Defense bill we will be sending with Secretary Gates as our
Secretary of Defense. And I want to honor him for his service. He has
served seven, maybe eight Presidents, both Republicans and Democrats,
has done an outstanding job for this country in all of those roles, and
in particular as Secretary of Defense for the last 5 years. His
leadership has been outstanding for this country. I will also note that
he is retiring to the State of Washington. So that, too, shows great
judgment on his part. We appreciate it's been great working with him.
He will be missed.
We are excited to start working with the new Secretary of Defense,
Mr. Panetta, as soon as he gets confirmed and moves into that role.
So I thank the chairman. And I guess I want to conclude by thanking
my staff. This is my first time as the ranking member on this
committee. It is a great honor that the caucus gave me, and I
absolutely could not have gotten it done without the help of the staff
that we have on the Armed Services Committee, both minority and
majority for that matter. So I thank them for their help and their
assistance.
I urge support for the bill, and I again thank the chairman. It has
been great working with him on this.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. I yield myself the balance of my time.
I want to thank my good friend. And, you know, we use that word a lot
around here, but I really feel that Ranking Member Smith is my friend.
And we have worked well together on this bill. I really appreciate his
seriousness, the effort that he has put in to working, his staff. They
have done an outstanding job.
I also want to echo your remarks about Secretary Gates--many, many
years of outstanding dedication, devotion, of service to his Nation. I
asked him what he was going to do. He said he had a long honey-do list.
He was going to be working on that and probably a book.
I also want to welcome Mr. Panetta, Director Panetta, and wish him
all the best on confirmation in the Senate. I look forward to working
with him here as the new Secretary of Defense.
I want to thank the vice chairman of the committee, Mr. Thornberry,
who has been a great right-hand man through all of this process, as
well as all of the subcommittee chairs and ranking members for their
hard work at the subcommittee level, and then helping out through this
whole process.
I want to thank our staff director, Bob Simmons, and the minority
staff director, Paul Arcangeli. They have been just magnificent through
this process, as well as all of the staff here on the floor and those
working back in their offices who worked so tirelessly on behalf of our
troops, the men and women serving throughout the world in various
uniforms of the service.
Mr. Chairman, I encourage all to support the bill.
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chair, as Co-Chair of the Congressional Brain
Injury Task Force, for the last ten years I have fought for patients
with brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury (TB!) is the signature
wound of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. While we made great
progress on ensuring our soldiers have the best care, today we must
make two corrections to better identify and treat our service members
with brain injuries.
My first amendment addresses a February GAO report which found major
problems in the management of the Defense Centers of Excellence for
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCOE) by TRICARE. My
amendment would require the Secretary to transfer this agency to
another appropriate branch in order for it to be more effectively
managed.
My second amendment will help identify the soldiers with brain
injuries who have slipped through the cracks as they returned home from
the battlefield. Prior to June 2010, the Department had a disjointed
screening system in which a pre-deployment service member received a
computerized test, but post-deployment they filled out a paper
questionnaire. My amendment today would require the Department to come
up with a plan to identify, refer, and treat service members that did
not benefit from the new policy that was implemented in June 2010.
We have made a promise to our men and women in uniform that we would
take care of them when they returned from the battlefield. In order to
do so, we need to at least identify these service members. This
Memorial Day weekend we must honor our veterans by protecting the
benefits they have earned and deserve. I ask that my colleagues support
these amendments for their service members who are struggling with
invisible wounds.
Mr. McKEON. I yield back the balance of my time.

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The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc, as
modified, offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon).
The en bloc amendments, as modified, were agreed to.

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 112-88 on
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
Amendment No. 38 by Mr. Mica of Florida.
Amendment No. 40 by Mr. Flake of Arizona.
Amendment No. 42 by Mr. Smith of Washington.
Amendment No. 43 by Mr. Buchanan of Florida.
Amendment No. 47 by Mrs. Maloney of New York.
Amendment No. 48 by Mr. Mack of Florida.
Amendment No. 49 by Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island.
Amendment No. 50 by Mr. Amash of Michigan.
Amendment No. 53 by Mr. Campbell of California.
Amendment No. 54 by Mr. Campbell of California.
Amendment No. 56 by Mr. Chaffetz of Utah.
Amendment No. 60 by Mr. Polis of Colorado.
Amendment No. 61 by Mr. Conyers of Michigan.
Amendment No. 62 by Mr. Flake of Arizona.
Amendment No. 63 by Mr. Ellison of Minnesota.
Amendment No. 64 by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California.
Amendment No. 111 by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas.
Amendment No. 148 by Mr. Turner of Ohio.
Amendment No. 152 by Mr. Cravaack of Minnesota.
Amendment No. 55 by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote
after the first vote in this series.

Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Mica

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida
(Mr. Mica) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 260,
noes 160, not voting 11, as follows:

[Roll No. 354]

AYES--260

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berkley
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Cravaack
Crawford
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Holden
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Peterson
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Wu
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOES--160

Ackerman
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berg
Berman
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Conaway
Conyers
Courtney
Crenshaw
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Doggett
Dold
Doyle
Duffy
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Fleming
Frank (MA)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heck
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kildee
Kinzinger (IL)
Kucinich
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McKeon
McNerney
Meeks
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Dingell
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1251

Ms. McCOLLUM, Messrs. COHEN, ISRAEL, MARKEY, VISCLOSKY, and AL GREEN
of Texas changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Mr. FORBES, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. BACHMANN, Ms. BERKLEY, Messrs.
CARTER, INSLEE, NEAL, SESSIONS, CROWLEY, and PALAZZO changed their vote
from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 354, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 40 Offered by Mr. Flake

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona
(Mr. Flake) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.

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A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 246,
noes 172, not voting 13, as follows:

[Roll No. 355]

AYES--246

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carney
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Cooper
Costa
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
DesJarlais
Doggett
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellmers
Emerson
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Himes
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kind
King (IA)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Kucinich
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lynch
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Myrick
Nadler
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rehberg
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Speier
Stearns
Stivers
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOES--172

Ackerman
Altmire
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bilbray
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Connolly (VA)
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Ellison
Engel
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fudge
Garamendi
Gerlach
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
King (NY)
Kissell
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lungren, Daniel E.
Maloney
Marino
Markey
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Napolitano
Neal
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rivera
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (AR)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Shuster
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tonko
Towns
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (AK)

NOT VOTING--13

Boustany
Conyers
Dingell
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne
Stutzman

{time} 1257

Mr. SIMPSON changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 355, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 42 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington
(Mr. Smith) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 165,
noes 253, not voting 13, as follows:

[Roll No. 356]

AYES--165

Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berman
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--253

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Berkley
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar

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Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Holden
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Peters
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Loretta
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--13

Boustany
Dingell
Filner
Flake
Frank (MA)
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne
Smith (TX)

{time} 1300

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 356, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. Buchanan

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida
(Mr. Buchanan) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 357]

AYES--246

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Cardoza
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Holden
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Loretta
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOES--173

Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Doggett
Dold
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kissell
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--12

Boustany
Dingell
Fattah
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1304

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Ms. CAPITO. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 357 change my vote to an
``aye.'' Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 357, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mrs. Maloney

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York
(Mrs. Maloney) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.

[[Page H3725]]

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 91,
noes 329, not voting 11, as follows:

[Roll No. 358]

AYES--91

Ackerman
Andrews
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Berkley
Berman
Braley (IA)
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carson (IN)
Chu
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Conyers
Critz
Cummings
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Deutch
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hastings (FL)
Higgins
Hinchey
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Kaptur
Kildee
Kissell
Kucinich
Lee (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren, Zoe
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McClintock
McDermott
McGovern
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Nadler
Pallone
Pascrell
Pelosi
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Rangel
Richardson
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Schakowsky
Schrader
Serrano
Sewell
Slaughter
Speier
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Velazquez
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Yarmuth

NOES--329

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carnahan
Carney
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Cicilline
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Davis (CA)
Davis (KY)
DeLauro
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Himes
Hinojosa
Holden
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Keating
Kelly
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCollum
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Ribble
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Wu
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Dingell
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1309

Ms. BROWN of Florida and Mr. LOEBSACK changed their vote from ``aye''
to ``no.''
Ms. WILSON of Florida changed her vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 358, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Mack

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida
(Mr. Mack) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 227,
noes 193, not voting 11, as follows:

[Roll No. 359]

AYES--227

Adams
Aderholt
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Cardoza
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Clarke (MI)
Coble
Cohen
Cole
Cooper
Costa
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kline
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Palazzo
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Petri
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Renacci
Ribble
Rivera
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Speier
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tipton
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Womack
Yoder
Young (FL)

NOES--193

Ackerman
Akin
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline

[[Page H3726]]

Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman (CO)
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Critz
Crowley
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Dicks
Doggett
Doyle
Dreier
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Flores
Forbes
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gardner
Gonzalez
Granger
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Harris
Heck
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kucinich
Labrador
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Maloney
Markey
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McKeon
McNerney
Meeks
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Olson
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Peters
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Platts
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reichert
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Woodall
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Dingell
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1312

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 359, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Langevin

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode
Island (Mr. Langevin) on which further proceedings were postponed and
on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 360]

AYES--172

Ackerman
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (NY)
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Emerson
Engel
Farr
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kissell
Kucinich
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lowey
Lujan
Lummis
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Ross (AR)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Stark
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--246

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Eshoo
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lofgren, Zoe
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--13

Boustany
Dingell
Fattah
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne
Sutton

{time} 1316

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 360, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Amash

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Amash) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[[Page H3727]]

[Roll No. 361]

AYES--187

Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bartlett
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Campbell
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Conyers
Costello
Courtney
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gibson
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hanna
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kucinich
Labrador
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Posey
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woodall
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--234

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Cardoza
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chandler
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Cuellar
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Holden
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pence
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--10

Boustany
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1321

Mr. YOUNG of Indiana changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Messrs. LYNCH and ROHRABACHER changed their vote from ``no'' to
``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 361, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. Campbell

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California
(Mr. Campbell) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 362]

AYES--63

Amash
Benishek
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Bono Mack
Burgess
Campbell
Chaffetz
Clarke (NY)
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cooper
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Griffith (VA)
Hensarling
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Kingston
Kucinich
Labrador
Landry
Lummis
Mack
McClintock
Mica
Miller (FL)
Mulvaney
Myrick
Paul
Pearce
Pence
Peters
Petri
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Reed
Renacci
Rokita
Royce
Rush
Schock
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Sensenbrenner
Stutzman
Walsh (IL)
Webster
Yoder

NOES--354

Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Black
Blumenauer
Bonner
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (KY)
DeGette
DeLauro
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellison
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gonzalez
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley

[[Page H3728]]

McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Polis
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Rehberg
Reichert
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--14

Barton (TX)
Boustany
Cantor
Conyers
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Grijalva
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1324

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 362, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Campbell

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 363]

AYES--98

Amash
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Benishek
Biggert
Black
Bono Mack
Brady (TX)
Broun (GA)
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Campbell
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Conyers
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Dent
Dold
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Emerson
Farr
Fitzpatrick
Frank (MA)
Garamendi
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Goodlatte
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Griffith (VA)
Guinta
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
Landry
Lofgren, Zoe
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
McClintock
McHenry
Mica
Miller (FL)
Mulvaney
Nadler
Neugebauer
Nunnelee
Paul
Paulsen
Pence
Peters
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Quigley
Reed
Rehberg
Renacci
Rogers (KY)
Rokita
Royce
Rush
Schock
Scott (SC)
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Smith (NE)
Southerland
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Tiberi
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Woodall
Yoder

NOES--321

Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Denham
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Fattah
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Garrett
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kucinich
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Marchant
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Napolitano
Neal
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Platts
Pompeo
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reichert
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--12

Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne
Wolf

{time} 1328

Messrs. WELCH and GRIFFIN of Arkansas changed their vote from ``aye''
to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 363, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 56 Offered by Mr. Chaffetz

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr.
Chaffetz) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[[Page H3729]]

[Roll No. 364]

AYES--123

Amash
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Campbell
Capuano
Carson (IN)
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Coble
Cohen
Conyers
Costello
Courtney
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Dicks
Doggett
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Heinrich
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Inslee
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (IL)
Jones
Kaptur
Kucinich
Labrador
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren, Zoe
Lummis
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Pallone
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Posey
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Richardson
Rohrabacher
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walsh (IL)
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Yarmuth

NOES--294

Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Becerra
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Capito
Capps
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chandler
Clyburn
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Cuellar
Culberson
Davis (CA)
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Farenthold
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Holden
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pascrell
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Ribble
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sewell
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Walberg
Walden
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Webster
West
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Wu
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--14

Barrow
Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Murphy (CT)
Olver
Payne
Westmoreland

{time} 1331

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 364, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 60 Offered by Mr. Polis

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado
(Mr. Polis) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 365]

AYES--96

Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Benishek
Blumenauer
Braley (IA)
Campbell
Capuano
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cohen
Conyers
Cooper
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
Deutch
Doggett
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Holt
Honda
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jones
Keating
Kind
Kingston
Kucinich
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren, Zoe
Lujan
Lummis
Markey
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
Miller, George
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Pallone
Paul
Peters
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Quigley
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Rohrabacher
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Schakowsky
Schrader
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sires
Slaughter
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Tiberi
Tierney
Tonko
Velazquez
Walsh (IL)
Waters
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Woolsey
Yarmuth

NOES--323

Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Capito
Capps
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (KY)
DeGette
DeLauro
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hirono
Holden
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kaptur
Kelly
Kildee
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer

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Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peterson
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Watt
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Wu
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

Moore

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1336

Mr. WATT changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 365, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 61 Offered by Mr. Conyers

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Conyers) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 366]

AYES--416

Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Benishek
Berg
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Kucinich
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOES--5

Berkley
King (IA)
Moore
Moran
Rohrabacher

NOT VOTING--10

Boustany
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1339

Ms. HAYWORTH and Mr. HIGGINS changed their vote from ``no'' to
``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 366, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 62 Offered by Mr. Flake

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona
(Mr. Flake) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[[Page H3731]]

[Roll No. 367]

AYES--269

Ackerman
Aderholt
Altmire
Amash
Baca
Barton (TX)
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Benishek
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Black
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Broun (GA)
Bucshon
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Camp
Campbell
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clay
Cleaver
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (CA)
DeFazio
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fitzpatrick
Frank (MA)
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Guinta
Gutierrez
Harris
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Keating
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
Kingston
Kissell
Kucinich
Labrador
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
LaTourette
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Renacci
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Ross (AR)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruppersberger
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tiberi
Tierney
Tonko
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Westmoreland
Wilson (FL)
Woodall
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Yoder

NOES--151

Adams
Akin
Alexander
Andrews
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Berg
Berkley
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Brady (PA)
Brooks
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Buerkle
Calvert
Canseco
Carter
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Cole
Conaway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeGette
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Doyle
Dreier
Farenthold
Fattah
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Gerlach
Gibson
Gohmert
Granger
Griffin (AR)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Hartzler
Heck
Herger
Holden
Hultgren
Hunter
Issa
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Kaptur
Kelly
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Lamborn
Latham
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marino
McCaul
McKeon
McKinley
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Platts
Posey
Rangel
Reichert
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Runyan
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Scott, Austin
Sewell
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster
West
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1344

Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas and Mr. ROONEY changed their vote from
``aye'' to ``no.''
Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. GARRETT, and Ms. WATERS changed their
vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 367, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 63 Offered by Mr. Ellison

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota
(Mr. Ellison) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 368]

AYES--176

Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Campbell
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huizenga (MI)
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kingston
Kucinich
Labrador
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lummis
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Peters
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--241

[[Page H3732]]

Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Himes
Holden
Huelskamp
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--14

Bishop (GA)
Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
Marchant
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne
Westmoreland

{time} 1347

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 368, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 64 Offered by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez) on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 369]

AYES--184

Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Graves (GA)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kingston
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Renacci
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--234

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Capito
Cardoza
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Costa
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Sewell
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Walberg
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--13

Boustany
Brady (TX)
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Gutierrez
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1350

Mrs. SCHMIDT changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rolcall 369, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 111 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas
(Ms. Jackson Lee) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

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[Roll No. 370]

AYES--419

Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Benishek
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Kucinich
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--12

Boustany
Cantor
Conyers
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1354

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 370, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 148 Offered by Mr. Turner

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Turner) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 371]

AYES--300

Ackerman
Akin
Altmire
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Camp
Canseco
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Chu
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Coble
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
DeLauro
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Edwards
Ellison
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Garamendi
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanna
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heinrich
Herger
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Kelly
Kildee
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kissell
Kucinich
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan
Lummis
Lynch
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Nadler
Neal
Neugebauer
Nunes
Olson
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Rigell
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Rothman (NJ)
Royce
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Visclosky
Walberg
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (IN)

[[Page H3734]]

NOES--120

Adams
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Bachus
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Biggert
Bishop (GA)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Campbell
Capito
Cardoza
Cassidy
Cicilline
Clyburn
Coffman (CO)
Cooper
Crawford
Crenshaw
DeGette
Denham
DesJarlais
Doggett
Dold
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fleming
Fortenberry
Frank (MA)
Gardner
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Graves (GA)
Griffin (AR)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Hanabusa
Harper
Harris
Heck
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Johnson, E. B.
Keating
Kind
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Landry
Lee (CA)
Lewis (CA)
Luetkemeyer
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Napolitano
Noem
Nugent
Nunnelee
Palazzo
Perlmutter
Posey
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Richmond
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Roybal-Allard
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Smith (NE)
Southerland
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Tipton
Towns
Velazquez
Walden
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1357

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 371, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

Amendment No. 152 Offered by Mr. Cravaack

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota
(Mr. Cravaack) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 372]

AYES--226

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Conaway
Cooper
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Denham
DesJarlais
Dingell
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOES--194

Ackerman
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fortenberry
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Granger
Green, Al
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
LaTourette
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--11

Boustany
Cantor
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

{time} 1401

Mr. ROSS of Arkansas changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall 372, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. McGovern

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 373]

AYES--204

Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Bartlett
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Campbell
Capps

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Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chaffetz
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Garrett
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kucinich
Labrador
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nugent
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Posey
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Stearns
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--215

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Barton (TX)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Walberg
Walden
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--12

Boustany
Filner
Flake
Giffords
Hanna
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
McHenry
Olver
Payne

{time} 1405

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 373, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Stated against:
Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 373, I was unavoidably
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Yoder) having assumed the chair, Mr. LaTourette, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1540) to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for
other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution 276, reported the
bill back to the House with an amendment adopted in the Committee of
the Whole.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute reported from the Committee of
the Whole?
If not, the question is on the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.

Motion to Recommit

Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Mr. SCHRADER. I am in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:

Mr. Schrader moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1540 to the
Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report the
same back to the House forthwith with the following
amendment:
At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following new
section:

SEC. 617. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY
SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.

(a) Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay Under Existing
Special Pay Authority.--Section 310(b)(1) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``$225 a month'' and
inserting ``$325 a month''.
(b) Imminent Danger Pay Under Consolidated Special Pay
Authorities.--Section 351(b)(3) of such title is amended by
striking ``$250 per month'' and inserting ``$325 per month''.
(c) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and apply with
respect to months beginning on or after that date.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues in the House, we have come
here today to fulfill our constitutional duty and provide for the
common defense of this great country.
As we finish consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act
for FY 2012, I believe we have one more duty to fulfill. Mr. Speaker,
my final amendment to this bill offers an opportunity for all of us to
come together and recognize the supreme sacrifice our fellow citizens
populating our armies and Navy make on our behalf.
Regardless of how one feels about the underlying bill or the mission
of our troops in Iraq or in Afghanistan, we can all agree, I hope, on
the valor, the sacrifice, that we see in our soldiers, marines, airmen,
and sailors who put themselves in harm's way for our protection. They
have been sent overseas to face hostile fire and imminent danger to
themselves in service to the Constitution of this great United States.
They do an extraordinary job and, I believe, are deserving of our
utmost support.

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My amendment proposes an additional authorization for an increase in
combat pay for troops deployed in the field to be added to the
underlying bill. In the coming months, we are going to debate
appropriations for FY 2012 and beyond. I hope this body will engage in
a successful debate to put the United States on a fiscally responsible
path, but budgets should not be balanced on the backs of our troops.
Our fiscal situation is well-known to each and every Member of this
body.

{time} 1410

We all know the task before us will be very, very difficult. We know
that fiscal decisions we make in the coming months will determine our
ability to provide for the defense and security of the United States.
And without question, the Federal deficit and national debt are
national security concerns. This issue before us at this moment does
not go against that recognition.
This body has already recognized the need to look at defense and
security spending in order to meet fiscal objectives. I believe we can
find enough savings within the Department of Defense to make a few
necessary reinvestments like this. If we do our job well enough this
summer, my amendment will allow us to put a small portion of the
savings we find into an increase in the maximum amount of special pay
we make available to our troops facing hostile fire or imminent danger
in 2012 by a mere $100 a month.
I have the distinct honor of representing thousands of Oregon
National Guard troops and veterans who serve bravely in Iraq and
Afghanistan. They have left their families and their jobs to face
death, injury, and combat. They deserve our support.
Current compensation levels for special combat pay were set back in
2003. This was before ``insurgency'' and ``IEDs'' were commonly
understood terms. For 10 years, we have asked men and women of our
Armed Forces to face great danger. It's time we provide them with more
for the risks they're willing to take on all our behalves.
Voting ``yes'' for this final amendment will not change the fate of
the underlying bill or increase Federal spending. It simply offers us
all the option of giving ourselves a chance to do the right thing and
support our troops.
I urge a ``yes'' vote on this final amendment to the National Defense
Authorization Act for 2012.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to
recommit on H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012.
The authorizing language we have before us is a result of extensive
bipartisan collaboration and unprecedented transparency, and to offer
this motion at this time and on this very important bill is poor form
and smacks of pure politics. It pains me that after such an effort on
our part to work across the aisle, the Democrats have offered this
motion. I fail to see where there's not been ample time and opportunity
for input, discussion, debate, and resolution prior to this moment. I
am dismayed that they would deem it necessary and prudent to play
politics with this very important bill.
I need not remind all here that we're a Nation at war with troops in
harm's way in combat every day fighting for our security and the future
of our Nation.
During full committee markup, a total of 281 amendments were filed
with 224 adopted. This compares to 172 filed and 137 adopted the year
before.
This process, throughout, has been historically collaborative and
resulted in the legislation being passed overwhelmingly 60-1 out of
committee. We had all kinds of time to bring an amendment that would be
helpful like this, then they bring this one. There's no offset. This
would just put us again above the allocation from the chairman. This is
really more Democrat increasing spending.
I oppose this motion and ask my colleagues to stand with me.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.

Recorded Vote

Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair
will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on
the question of passage.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 185,
noes 233, not voting 13, as follows:

[Roll No. 374]

AYES--185

Ackerman
Altmire
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Inslee
Israel
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kissell
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Ross (AR)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOES--233

Adams
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paul
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rigell

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Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--13

Akin
Boustany
Filner
Flake
Garamendi
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Hoyer
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Olver
Payne

Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). The Chair notes a
disturbance in the gallery in violation of the rules of the House. The
Sergeant at Arms is directed to restore order.

{time} 1433

Ms. HAYWORTH and Mr. YOUNG of Florida changed their vote from ``aye''
to ``no.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 374, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.

Recorded Vote

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 322,
noes 96, not voting 13, as follows:

[Roll No. 375]

AYES--322

Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Berkley
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chandler
Clarke (NY)
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Hinojosa
Holden
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCotter
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pascrell
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Ribble
Richardson
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Scalise
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sewell
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)

NOES--96

Ackerman
Amash
Baldwin
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berman
Blumenauer
Braley (IA)
Campbell
Capps
Capuano
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Conyers
Crowley
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Himes
Hinchey
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Keating
Kucinich
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lofgren, Zoe
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Pallone
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Richmond
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schrader
Serrano
Sherman
Slaughter
Speier
Stark
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--13

Boustany
Filner
Flake
Garamendi
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson (IL)
Long
McCarthy (NY)
Myrick
Olver
Payne
Shimkus

{time} 1440

So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.''.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 375, I was away from the Capital
region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I voice my strong opposition to the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012, H.R.
1540. Unfortunately during a busy legislative day, I missed the roll
call for this important bill, which passed the House of Representatives
today. Had I been present on the House Floor, I would have cast a
``no'' vote on the legislation.

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