[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 85 (Friday, June 14, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D576-D578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 2373-
2391; 1 private bill, H.R. 2392; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 49; H. 
Con. Res. 39; and H.Res. 262-263 were introduced.        
  Pages H3652-53
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3654-55
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1797, to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-
capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 113-109, Pt. 1).
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: The House 
passed H.R. 1960, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 
fiscal year, by a recorded vote of 315 ayes to 108 noes, Roll No. 244. 
Consideration of the measure began on Wednesday, June 12th. 
                                                      Pages H3594-H3636
  Rejected the Duckworth motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 
225 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 243.     
Pages H3633-35
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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.''.   
Page H3636
Agreed to:
  Walz amendment (No. 53 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to 
Congress regarding the Department of Defense's use of Personality/
Adjustment disorders as a basis to separate members from the Armed 
Forces;                                                      
Page H3605
  McKeon en bloc amendment No. 8 that consists of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108: Swalwell amendment 
(No. 73) that ensures that money paid to the Department of Defense on 
behalf of military bands is reimbursed to the appropriate accounts, 
allowing military bands to play at community events if the organization 
fully funds the bands expenditures; Conyers amendment (No. 146) that 
clarifies that nothing in the bill shall be construed as authorizing 
the use of force against Iran; Hanna amendment (No. 149) that makes it 
easier for small businesses to compete for lower tier subcontracts on 
federal projects and improves visibility into the health of the 
industrial base; Graves (MO) amendment (No. 150) that simplifies small 
business contracting by reconciling the limitation on

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subcontracting provisions enacted in Sec. 802 of the FY 2013 NDAA with 
those in the Small Business Act; Collins (GA) amendment (No. 152) that 
allows for the administrative transfer of 282.304 acres, in Dahlonega, 
Georgia known as Camp Frank D. Merrill, from the Department of 
Agriculture to the Department of the Army; Murphy (PA) amendment (No. 
153) that requires the consideration of the value of services provided 
by a local community to the armed forces as part of the economic 
analysis in making base realignment or closure decisions; Blumenauer 
amendment (No. 156) that provides additional guidance for military 
installation master planning documents, consistent with Department of 
Defense, UFC 2-100-01; Gardner amendment (No. 157) that requires prior 
Congressional approval in order for the DoD to expand Pinon Canyon 
Maneuver Site, Fort Carson, CO; Hunter amendment (No. 158) that ensures 
the inclusion of emblems of belief on military memorials; Hastings (WA) 
amendment (No. 161) that directs the Department of Energy to transfer a 
parcel of land at the Hanford Site to the DOE designated Community 
Reuse Organization; Hastings (WA) amendment (No. 163) that amends 
Division C, Title XXXI regarding the Department of Energy to protect 
and provide public access to Manhattan Project facilities at three DOE 
defense sites through the establishment of an historical park; Issa 
amendment (No. 166) that reforms the process by which Federal agencies 
procure products and services related to information technology; 
Garamendi amendment (No. 170) that withholds the $2.6 billion in 
additional funding that have been added to the Afghan National Security 
Forces Fund this year for acquisition of aircraft, vehicles and other 
equipment until the Secretary of Defense submits a report to Congress 
confirming when these systems would be delivered, the ANSF's 
capabilities of operating and maintaining these systems, and the impact 
of such acquisitions on the future US costs of funding the ANSF; 
Gingrey (GA) amendment (No. 171) that expresses the sense of Congress 
that active military personnel that either live in or are stationed in 
Washington, DC would be exempt from existing District of Columbia 
firearms restrictions; and Davis (CA) amendment (No. 172) that 
recognizes additional means by which members of the National Guard 
called into Federal service for a period of 30 days or less may 
initially report for duty for enlistment to basic pay;   
Pages H3605-20
  Turner amendment (No. 21 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
was debated on June 13th that requires the President of the United 
States to convey to Congress the details of any proposed deals with the 
Russian Federation concerning the missile defense or nuclear arms of 
the United States (by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 
229);                                                        
Page H3624
  Walorski amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that prohibits the Secretary of Defense from using any funds authorized 
to the department for the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees 
to Yemen (by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 236); 
                                                  Pages H3595-96, H3629
  Blumenauer amendment (No. 123 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that strengthens and reforms the Iraq and Afghanistan Special 
Immigration Visa programs, and expresses the sense of the House that 
these programs are of significant importance to the U.S. mission, and 
should be extended and reformed before their expiration (by a recorded 
vote of 420 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 241); and 
                                               Pages H3620-23, H3632-33
  DeLauro amendment (No. 137 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that prohibits the Defense Department from continuing to purchase 
equipment from the Russian arms dealer Rosoboronexport unless the 
Secretary of Defense certifies that the firm is cooperating with a 
Defense Contract Audit Agency audit, not delivering S-300 missile 
defense batteries to Syria, and that no new contracts have been signed 
by the firm with Syria since January 1, 2013. Provides a national 
security waiver with a requirement that the Secretary justify the 
waiver in a report to Congress 30 days prior to the purchase of any 
equipment from Rosoboronexport (by a recorded vote of 423 ayes with 
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 242).                
Pages H3623-24, H3633
Rejected:
  Holt amendment (No. 22 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
was debated on June 13th that sought to strike all of subtitle C of 
title II except section 237 (Iron Dome program) (by a recorded vote of 
61 ayes to 362 noes, Roll No. 230);                          
Page H3625
  McCollum amendment (No. 25 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that was debated on June 13th that sought to prohibit any funds 
authorized in the bill from being used to sponsor Army National Guard 
professional wrestling sports sponsorships or motor sports 
sponsorships. The amendment does not prohibit recruiters from making 
direct, personal contact with secondary school students and other 
prospective recruits (by a recorded vote of 134 ayes to 290 noes, Roll 
No. 231);                                                
Pages H3625-26
  Nolan amendment (No. 32 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
was debated on June 13th that sought to reduce total funds authorized 
in this Act by $60 billion (by a recorded vote of 71 ayes to 353 noes, 
Roll No. 232);                                           
Pages H3626-27
  Larsen (WA) amendment (No. 33 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that was debated on June

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13th that sought to reinstate the New START funding (by a recorded vote 
of 195 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 233);                      
Page H3627
  Gibson amendment (No. 36 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
was debated on June 13th that sought to strike section 1251, Sense of 
Congress on the Conflict in Syria (by a recorded vote of 123 ayes to 
301 noes, Roll No. 234);                                 
Pages H3627-28
  Coffman amendment (No. 37 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
was debated on June 13th that sought to direct the President of the 
United States to end the permanent basing of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment 
in Vilseck, Germany and return the Brigade Combat Team currently 
stationed in Europe to the United States, without permanent 
replacement, leaving one Brigade Combat Team and one Combat Aviation 
Brigade. Nothing in this amendment should be construed as directing the 
removal of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, nor certain quick-
reaction forces (by a recorded vote of 110 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 
235);                                                    
Pages H3628-29
  Smith (WA) amendment (No. 20 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that sought to provide a framework to close the detention facility at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by December 1, 2014 (by a recorded vote of 174 
ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 237);               
Pages H3596-99, H3629-30
  Polis amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
sought to allow those certified by recognized nontheistic organizations 
to be appointed as officers in the chaplain core in order to fully 
serve nontheistic or nonreligious servicemembers (by a recorded vote of 
150 ayes to 274 noes, Roll No. 238);        
Pages H3599-H3601, H3630-31
  Polis amendment (No. 23 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) that 
sought to limit funding for advanced procurement of inefficient ground-
based interceptor rocket motor sets, and the costly refurbishment of 
Missile Field 1 at Fort Greely, Alaska, until the Secretary of Defense 
makes certain certifications to Congress, including that the Commander 
of the United States Northern Command has full confidence in the 
homeland missile defense system (by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 278 
noes, Roll No. 239); and                          
Pages H3601-03, H3631
  Van Hollen amendment (No. 39 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-108) 
that sought to match the President's budget request for Overseas 
Contingency Operations (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 232 noes, 
Roll No. 240).                                 
Pages H3603-05, H3631-32
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H3636
  H. Res. 260, the rule providing for further consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to yesterday, June 13th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12 noon on Monday, June 17th.                        
  Page H3638
Quorum Calls--Votes: Sixteen recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3624, H3625, H3626, H3626-27, 
H3627, H3627-28, H3628-29, H3629, H3629-30, H3630-31, H3631, H3631-32, 
H3632-33, H3633, H3634-35, H3635-36. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:44 p.m.