[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5010-H5011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Mulvaney

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  The amounts otherwise provided in title IX of 
     this Act are revised by reducing the amount made available 
     for ``Military Personnel, Army'', by increasing such amount, 
     by reducing the amount made available for ``Military 
     Personnel, Marine Corps'', and by increasing such amount, by 
     $4,359,624,000, $4,359,624,000, $1,197,682,000, and 
     $1,197,682,000, respectively.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Ms. Woolsey

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. The total amount of appropriations made available 
     by this Act is hereby reduced by $293,900,000.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Ms. Woolsey

       Amendment No. 11: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec.__. The total amount of appropriations made available 
     by this Act is hereby reduced by $119,000,000.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Ms. Woolsey

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec.__. The total amount of appropriations made available 
     by this Act is hereby reduced by $1,700,000,000.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Ms. Woolsey

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec.__. The total amount of appropriations made available 
     by this Act is hereby reduced by $181,000,000.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Quigley

       Amendment No. 14: Page 24, line 14, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $988,000,000)''.
       Page 25, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $988,000,000)''.
       Page 153, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $988,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Gallegly

       Amendment No. 15: Page 8, line 24, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $24,000,000)''.
       Page 13, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 27, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $16,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                         Offered By: Mr. Jones

       Amendment No. 16: Page 121, line 12, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $98,697,000)''.
       Page 121, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $9,373,000)''.

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       Page 122, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $17,482,000)''.
       Page 122, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $13,857,000)''.
       Page 122, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,690,000)''.
       Page 122, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $424,000)''.
       Page 123, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $266,000)''.
       Page 123, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $273,000)''.
       Page 123, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $6,287,000)''.
       Page 124, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $113,000)''.
       Page 132, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $412,287,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                         Offered By: Mr. Jones

       Amendment No. 17: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     negotiate, enter into, or implement any agreement with the 
     Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan that 
     includes security assurances for mutual defense, unless the 
     agreement--
       (1) is in the form of a treaty requiring the advice and 
     consent of the Senate (or is intended to take that form in 
     the case of an agreement under negotiation); or
       (2) is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) For purposes of this section, an agreement shall be 
     considered to include security assurances for mutual defense 
     if it includes provisions addressing any of the following:
       (1) A binding commitment to deploy United States Armed 
     Forces in defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, or 
     of any government or faction in Afghanistan, against any 
     foreign or domestic threat.
       (2) The number of United States Armed Forces personnel to 
     be deployed to, or stationed in, Afghanistan.
       (3) The mission of United States Armed Forces deployed to 
     Afghanistan.
       (4) The duration of the presence of United States Armed 
     Forces in Afghanistan.

                               H.R. 5856

                  Offered By: Mr. Coffman of Colorado

       Amendment No. 18: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) insert the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be available to continue the deployment, beyond fiscal year 
     2013, of the 170th Infantry Brigade in Baumholder and the 
     172nd Infantry Brigade in Grafenwohr, except pursuant to 
     Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington, 
     District of Columbia, on April 4, 1949, and entered into 
     force on August 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964).

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Altmire

       Amendment No. 19: Page 127, line 5, after the dollar amount 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $5,500,000)''.
       Page 128, line 11, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 129, line 4, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $18,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                       Offered By: Mr. Cicilline

       Amendment No. 20: Page 130, line 14, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $375,000,000)''.
       Page 153, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $375,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. McKinley

       Amendment No. 21: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Mulvaney

       Amendment No. 22: Page 2, line 22, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(increased by $4,359,624,000)''.
       Page 3, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,197,682,000)''.
       Page 121, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $4,359,624,000)''.
       Page 122, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,197,682,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                   Offered By: Mr. Walz of Minnesota

       Amendment No. 23: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 35, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,00,000)''.
       Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                   Offered By: Ms. Castor of Florida

       Amendment No. 24: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the 
     distribution of information regarding the Medicaid program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
     seq.) or the Children's Health Insurance Program under title 
     XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) to members of the 
     Armed Forces, former members of the Armed Forces, or covered 
     beneficiaries (as defined in section 1072(5) of title 10, 
     United States Code).

                               H.R. 5856

                         Offered By: Mr. Hanna

       Amendment No. 25: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. LoBiondo

       Amendment No. 26: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following new section:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to operate an unmanned aircraft system except in 
     accordance with the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Sessions

       Amendment No. 27: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 35, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Mr. Wittman

       Amendment No. 28: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), add the following new section:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base 
     Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.

                               H.R. 5856

                        Offered By: Ms. Woolsey

       Amendment No. 29: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. The total amount of appropriations made available 
     by this Act is hereby reduced by $20,000,000.