[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 134 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5803-S5841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3843. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 126, strike ``shall be applied by substituting 
     the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution 
     for `November 1, 2014' '' and inserting ``are each amended by 
     striking `November 1, 2014' and inserting `June 30, 2015' ''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3844. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Cruz) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 126 and insert the following:
       Sec. 126. (a) Section 1101(a) of the Internet Tax Freedom 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking ``during the 
     period beginning November 1, 2003, and ending November 1, 
     2014''.
       (b) Paragraph (2) of section 1104(a) of such Act is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) State telecommunications service tax.--
       ``(A) Date for termination.--This subsection shall not 
     apply after November 1, 2006, with respect to a State 
     telecommunications service tax described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Description of tax.--A State telecommunications 
     service tax referred to in subparagraph (A) is a State tax--
       ``(i) enacted by State law on or after October 1, 1991, and 
     imposing a tax on telecommunications service; and
       ``(ii) applied to Internet access through administrative 
     code or regulation issued on or after December 1, 2002.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3845. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 149.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3846. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 149.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3847. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1069. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit 
     to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary 
     contributions, including in-kind, of the United States 
     Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies 
     and related bodies during the previous fiscal year.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary 
     contributions, including in-kind, of the United States 
     Government to the United Nations and United Nations 
     affiliated agencies and related bodies.
       (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government 
     contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or 
     body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions 
     to such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year.
       (3) For each such contribution--
       (A) the amount of the contribution;
       (B) a description of the contribution (including whether 
     assessed or voluntary);
       (C) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government responsible for the contribution;
       (D) the purpose of the contribution; and
       (E) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated agency 
     or related body receiving the contribution.
       (c) Scope of Initial Report.--The first report required 
     under subsection (a) shall include the information required 
     under this section for the previous four fiscal years.
       (d) Public Availability of Information.--Not later than 14 
     days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     post a public version of the report on a text-based, 
     searchable, and publicly available Internet website.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3848. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 864. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND ASSESSMENT OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES MODELING AND SIMULATION INDUSTRIAL BASE 
                   IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Under Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with one or more entities that has expertise in 
     industrial base analysis and modeling and simulation 
     technologies and is not part of the Department of Defense to 
     conduct an independent study and assessment of the domestic 
     modeling and simulation industrial base.
       (b) Elements.--The study and assessment required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
       (1) An identification and categorization of Department of 
     Defense requirements for modeling and simulation in support 
     of, but not limited to, operational planning, training and 
     readiness, technology development, and test and evaluation.
       (2) A definition, general description, and assessment of 
     the capacity and capability of the domestic modeling and 
     simulation industrial base.
       (3) A description and assessment of the capability and 
     capacity of the domestic modeling and simulation industrial 
     base related, but not limited, to Department of Defense 
     requirements for--
       (A) operational planning;
       (B) training and readiness;
       (C) technology development; and
       (D) test and evaluation.
       (4) A description, assessment, and estimate of potential 
     impact, including increased costs, related to the risk of the 
     loss of Department of Defense related modeling and simulation 
     industrial base capability, capacity, or skills related, but 
     not limited, to requirements for--
       (A) operational planning;
       (B) training and readiness;
       (C) technology development; and
       (D) test and evaluation.
       (5) For risks assessed in paragraph (4) as high or 
     significant, alternative or recommended mitigation strategies 
     to manage potential loss of capability, capacity, or skills.
       (6) A description and assessment, including 
     recommendations, if any, for improvement of the Department of 
     Defense's distribution of responsibility and authority for, 
     and capability or development of, analytical systems for 
     monitoring and managing risk related to the health of the 
     defense related modeling and simulation industrial base.
       (c) Consultation.--In undertaking the independent study and 
     assessment required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of 
     Defense shall consult with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and such others as the Under Secretary may 
     consider appropriate.
       (d) Access.--The Under Secretary shall ensure that the 
     entity or entities awarded a

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     contract under subsection (a) has access to all the data, 
     records, plans, and other information required by the entity 
     or entities to conduct the study and assessment required 
     under such subsection.
       (e) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a final report, including 
     findings and recommendations, with respect to the independent 
     study and assessment conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the comments of the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and, at the discretion of the Under Secretary, 
     any other agencies that may have been consulted or 
     participated in the study, including specific plans to 
     respond to the finding and recommendations of the independent 
     assessment.
       (3) Interim report.--The Under Secretary shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees an interim report on the 
     independent assessment not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3849. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1268. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN 
                   THE UNITED STATES-REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
                   RELATIONSHIP.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the alliance between the United States and the Republic 
     of Korea has served as an anchor for stability, security, and 
     prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific 
     region, and around the world;
       (2) the people and the Governments of the United States and 
     the Republic of Korea continue to strengthen and adapt the 
     alliance to serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in the 
     Asia-Pacific region, recognizing the shared values of 
     democracy, human rights, and the rule of law as the 
     foundations of the alliance;
       (3) the people and the Governments of the United States and 
     the Republic of Korea share deep concerns that North Korea's 
     nuclear and ballistic missiles programs and its repeated 
     provocations pose grave threats to peace and stability on the 
     Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, recognize that both 
     nations are determined to achieve the peaceful 
     denuclearization of North Korea, and remain fully committed 
     to continuing close cooperation on the full range of issues 
     related to North Korea;
       (4) the Governments of the United States and the Republic 
     of Korea are working closely together to realize a Korean 
     Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear of war, 
     and peacefully reunited on the basis of democratic and free 
     market principles;
       (5) the United States Government support the goals and 
     vision articulated in President Park Geun Hye's March 28, 
     2014, Dresden Address on unification to include family 
     reunions, humanitarian assistance targeting mothers and 
     children, infrastructure projects, cultural and educational 
     exchange programs, and reconfirms its commitment to help 
     realize such goals and vision;
       (6) the United States Government supports the concrete 
     steps that President Park has taken to promote unification to 
     include the creation of the Presidential Committee on 
     Unification and the proposal to create an International Peace 
     Park at the DMZ;
       (7) the United States Government fully recognizes that the 
     United States-Korea alliance will play a pivotal role in 
     achieving unification on the Korean Peninsula;
       (8) the Governments of the United States and the Republic 
     of Korea are strengthening the combined defense posture on 
     the Korean Peninsula;
       (9) the Governments of the United States and the Republic 
     of Korea have decided that due to the evolving security 
     environment in the region, including the enduring North 
     Korean nuclear and missile threat, the current timeline to 
     the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) to a 
     Republic of Korea-led defense in 2015 can be reconsidered; 
     and
       (10) the United States Government welcomes the Republic of 
     Korea's ratification of a new five-year Special Measures 
     Agreement, which establishes the framework for Republic of 
     Korea contributions to offset the costs associated with the 
     stationing of United States Forces Korea on the Korean 
     Peninsula.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3850. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 830. PROHIBITION ON REVERSE AUCTIONS FOR COVERED 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     when used appropriately, reverse auctions may improve the 
     Federal Government's procurement of commercially available 
     commodities by increasing competition, reducing prices, and 
     improving opportunities for small businesses.
       (b) Use of Reverse Auctions.--The Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and
       (2) by inserting after section 46 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 47. REVERSE AUCTIONS PROHIBITED FOR COVERED CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a covered contract 
     described in subsection (c), reverse auction methods may not 
     be used--
       ``(1) if the covered contract is suitable for award to a 
     small business concern; or
       ``(2) if the award is to be made under--
       ``(A) section 8(a);
       ``(B) section 8(m);
       ``(C) section 15(a);
       ``(D) section 15(j);
       ``(E) section 31;
       ``(F) section 36; or
       ``(G) section 8127 of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(b) Limitations on Using Reverse Auctions.--
       ``(1) Number of offers; revisions to bids.--A Federal 
     agency may not award a covered contract using a reverse 
     auction method if only one offer is received or if offerors 
     do not have the ability to submit revised bids throughout the 
     course of the auction.
       ``(2) Other procurement authority.--A Federal agency may 
     not award a covered contract under a procurement provision 
     other than those provisions described in subsection (a)(2) if 
     the justification for using such procurement provision is to 
     use reverse auction methods.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Covered contract.--The term `covered contract' means 
     a contract--
       ``(A) for services, including design and construction 
     services; or
       ``(B) for goods in which the technical qualifications of 
     the offeror constitute part of the basis of award.
       ``(2) Design and construction services.--The term `design 
     and construction services' means--
       ``(A) site planning and landscape design;
       ``(B) architectural and interior design;
       ``(C) engineering system design;
       ``(D) performance of construction work for facility, 
     infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects;
       ``(E) delivery and supply of construction materials to 
     construction sites;
       ``(F) construction, alteration, or repair, including 
     painting and decorating, of public buildings and public 
     works; and
       ``(G) architectural and engineering services as defined in 
     section 1102 of title 40, United States Code.
       ``(3) Reverse auction.--The term `reverse auction' means, 
     with respect to procurement by an agency, a real-time auction 
     conducted through an electronic medium between a group of 
     offerors who compete against each other by submitting offers 
     for a contract or task order with the ability to submit 
     revised offers throughout the course of the auction.''.
       (c) Contracts Awarded by Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--
     Section 8127(j) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The provisions of section 47(a) of the Small Business 
     Act (relating to the prohibition on using reverse auction 
     methods to award a contract) shall apply to a contract 
     awarded under this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3851. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 19, line 15, strike ``30 days'' and insert ``29 
     days''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3852. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3851 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``29'' and insert ``28''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3853. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 19, line 15, strike ``not later than 30 days after 
     the enactment of this joint resolution'' and insert ``By 
     October 31, 2014''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3854. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3853 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; as 
follows:


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       In the amendment, strike ``October 31'' and insert 
     ``October 30''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3855. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3854 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the amendment SA 3853 proposed by Mr. Reid to the joint 
resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2015, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``30'' and insert ``29''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3856. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike Sec. 149.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3857. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.

       None of the funds made available in this Resolution may be 
     used--
       (1) to carry out any provision of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or title I or 
     subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), or the 
     amendments made by such Act, title, or subtitle; or
       (2) for rulemaking under such Act, title, or subtitle.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3858. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 106(3), strike ``December 11, 2014'' and insert 
     ``April 17, 2015''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3859. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Sessions) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  No agency or instrumentality of the Federal 
     Government may use any Federal funding--
       (1) to consider or adjudicate any new or previously denied 
     application of any alien requesting consideration of deferred 
     action for childhood arrivals, as authorized by Executive 
     memorandum dated June 15, 2012 and effective on August 15, 
     2012 (or by any subsequent Executive memorandum or policy 
     authorizing a similar program);
       (2) to newly authorize deferred action for any class of 
     aliens not lawfully present in the United States; or
       (3) to authorize any alien to work in the United States if 
     such alien--
       (A) was not lawfully admitted into the United States in 
     compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101 et seq.); and
       (B) is not in lawful status in the United States as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3860. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 124, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to deploy or maintain 
     United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role 
     relative to the organization known as the Islamic State of 
     Iraq and the Levant (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq 
     and Syria), or any similar successor organization, in Iraq, 
     Syria, or both unless--
       (1) there is an imminent threat to United States citizens 
     or the national security interests of the United States; or
       (2) expressly authorized by an Act or Joint Resolution of 
     Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3861. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program.--Section 4103A of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(4) If a disabled veterans' outreach program specialist 
     is not able to assist all eligible veterans seeking his or 
     her assistance under this chapter, the Secretary may 
     establish an order of priority for the furnishing of such 
     assistance that is consistent with paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection and section 4102 of this title.
       ``(5) A disabled veterans' outreach program specialist may 
     perform an initial intake and assessment of an individual 
     under this chapter in order to--
       ``(A) determine whether the individual is a special 
     disabled veteran, another disabled veteran, or another 
     eligible veteran;
       ``(B) administer the order of priority set forth in 
     paragraph (1) and any order of priority established under 
     paragraph (4); and
       ``(C) assess the needs of the individual, including whether 
     the individual needs intensive services.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Limitation.--The Secretary may not impose any 
     restriction on the duties that a disabled veterans' outreach 
     program specialist may perform or on the individuals whom a 
     disabled veterans' outreach program specialist may assist 
     other than those specifically provided for in this 
     chapter.''.
       (b) Local Veterans' Employment Representatives.--Section 
     4104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (B) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting ``(1)'' 
     before ``As principal duties'';
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) In addition to the principal duties required by 
     paragraph (1), a local veterans' employment representative 
     may furnish employment, training, and placement services 
     directly to eligible veterans and eligible persons.
       ``(3) Each local veterans' employment representative shall 
     spend a majority of his or her time as a local veterans' 
     employment representative carrying out the principal duties 
     set forth in subsection (b).''; and
       (D) in the heading, by striking ``Principal'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Limitation.--The Secretary may not impose any 
     restriction on the duties that a local veterans' employment 
     representative may perform or on the individuals whom a local 
     veterans' employment representative may assist other than 
     those specifically provided for in this chapter.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3862. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. INCREASED COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   TO IMPROVE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS FOR VETERANS 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) Appointment of Liaisons.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall appoint individuals as follows:
       (1) At least one individual to act as a liaison under this 
     section between the Department of Defense and the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) At least one individual for each of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces to act as a liaison under this 
     section between the respective component of the Armed Forces 
     and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Duties of Liaisons.--Each individual acting as a 
     liaison under this section shall expedite the timely 
     provision to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of such 
     information as the Secretary requires to process claims 
     submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary.
       (c) Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and implement 
     procedures to improve the timely provision to the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs of such information as the Secretary 
     requires to process claims submitted to the Secretary for 
     benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
       (2) Timely provision.--The procedures developed and 
     implemented under paragraph

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     (1) shall ensure that the information provided to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs is provided to the Secretary 
     not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
     requests the information.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than once each 
     year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
     Congress a report on--
       (1) the requests for information made by the Secretary 
     during the most recent one-year period for information from 
     the Secretary of Defense required by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to process claims submitted to the Secretary 
     for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and
       (2) the timeliness of responses to such requests.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3863. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 515. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS WHO ARE SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Physical Examinations for Members of Reserve 
     Components.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall provide a 
     physical examination pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to each 
     member of a reserve component who--
       ``(A) will not otherwise receive such an examination under 
     such subsection; and
       ``(B) elects to receive such a physical examination.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall--
       ``(A) provide the physical examination under paragraph (1) 
     to a member during the 90-day period before the date on which 
     the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed 
     forces; and
       ``(B) issue orders to such a member to receive such 
     physical examination.
       ``(3) A member may not be entitled to health care benefits 
     pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason of 
     being provided a physical examination under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) In providing to a member a physical examination under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide to the 
     member a record of the physical examination.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3864. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN SERVICE IN PHILIPPINES 
                   DURING WORLD WAR II.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such military 
     historians as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, 
     shall establish a process to determine whether a covered 
     individual served as described in subsection (a) or (b) of 
     section 107 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes of 
     determining whether such covered individual is eligible for 
     benefits described in such subsections.
       (b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered individual is any individual who--
       (1) claims service described in subsection (a) or (b) of 
     section 107 of title 38, United States Code; and
       (2) is not included in the Approved Revised Reconstructed 
     Guerilla Roster of 1948, known as the ``Missouri List''.
       (c) Prohibition on Benefits for Disqualifying Conduct Under 
     New Process.--The process established under subsection (a) 
     shall include a mechanism to ensure that a covered individual 
     is not treated as an individual eligible for a benefit 
     described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 107 of such 
     title if such covered individual engaged in any disqualifying 
     conduct during service described in such subsections, 
     including collaboration with the enemy or criminal conduct.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3865. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 737. REPORT ON INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN ELECTRONIC 
                   HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Not later than one year 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 
     that sets forth a timeline with milestones for achieving 
     interoperability between the electronic health records 
     systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3866. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 632. REPORT ON IMPACT OF REDUCING OR ELIMINATING 
                   COMMISSARY SUBSIDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the impact that eliminating or reducing the commissary 
     subsidy would have on eligible beneficiaries.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) The number of commissaries currently in operation.
       (2) An estimate of the number of eligible beneficiaries 
     utilizing commissaries.
       (3) An estimate of the financial impact and costs incurred 
     by eligible beneficiaries if the commissary subsidy is 
     reduced or eliminated.
       (4) An estimate of the cost savings for families utilizing 
     the commissary benefit.
       (5) Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3867. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 526. GUIDANCE ON PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR EARLY 
                   SEPARATION FROM THE ARMED FORCES FOR MEMBERS 
                   PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL AND 
                   COMMUNITY SERVICE AFTER SEPARATION.

       The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to the 
     Secretaries of the military departments on measures to 
     streamline and encourage the processing by the military 
     departments of requests for early separation or discharge 
     from the Armed Forces submitted by members of the Armed 
     Forces who have agreed to participate in programs under the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service after 
     separation or discharge from the Armed Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3868. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 526. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SIX-MONTH MINIMUM SERVICE IN 
                   GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR RETIREMENT AT HIGHER 
                   GRADE FOR OFFICERS INVOLUNTARILY RETIRED FOR 
                   AGE BEFORE MEETING MINIMUM.

       Section 1370 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``An officer'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (e), an 
     officer'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``A person'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (e), a person'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Waiver of Certain Service in Grade Requirement for 
     Officers Retired for Age.--(1) Under authority the Secretary 
     of Defense may grant to the Secretary of the

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     military department concerned, an officer may be retired in 
     the highest grade in which the officer served on active duty 
     satisfactorily, notwithstanding the failure of the officer to 
     meet the service in grade requirement specified in subsection 
     (a)(1) with respect to service in such grade, if the officer 
     is retired for age while serving in such grade.
       ``(2) Under authority the Secretary of Defense may grant to 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned, a person 
     may be retired in the highest grade in which the person 
     served satisfactorily as a reserve commissioned officer in an 
     active status or in a retired status on active duty, 
     notwithstanding the failure of the person to meet the service 
     in grade requirement specified in subsection (d)(2) with 
     respect to service in such grade, if the person is retired 
     for age while serving in such grade.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3869. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1105. PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE TREATMENT FOR FATHERS OF 
                   CERTAIN PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR DECEASED 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Gold 
     Star Fathers Act of 2014''.
       (b) Amendment.--Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(F) the parent of an individual who lost his or her life 
     under honorable conditions while serving in the armed forces 
     during a period named by paragraph (1)(A) of this section, 
     if--
       ``(i) the spouse of that parent is totally and permanently 
     disabled; or
       ``(ii) that parent, when preference is claimed, is 
     unmarried or, if married, legally separated from his or her 
     spouse;
       ``(G) the parent of a service-connected permanently and 
     totally disabled veteran, if--
       ``(i) the spouse of that parent is totally and permanently 
     disabled; or
       ``(ii) that parent, when preference is claimed, is 
     unmarried or, if married, legally separated from his or her 
     spouse; and''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3870. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII, add the following:

              Subtitle D--Mental Health Exposure Tracking

     SEC. 741. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Mental Health Exposure 
     Military Official Record Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 742. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to implement a significant 
     event tracker (SET) system to train and enable members of the 
     Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components 
     thereof, to track exposures to traumatic events and address 
     mental health issues during and after service.

     SEC. 743. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Unit commander defined.--The term ``unit commander'' 
     means the first individual in the chain of command with 
     authority over the member concerned under the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice.
       (2) Reportable event.--The term ``reportable event'' 
     includes--
       (A) a kinetic combat patrol;
       (B) witnessed loss of life, dismemberment, or significant 
     physical injury in a combat operation, expeditionary 
     operation, or peacetime regular training;
       (C) an injury or exposure that may constitute a traumatic 
     brain injury (TBI), including a concussive or mechanical 
     event involving the head that occurs in a combat operation, 
     expeditionary operation, or peacetime regular training;
       (D) victimization or witnessing of a sexual assault; and
       (E) any other event determined by the Secretary of Defense 
     to be potentially traumatic to an affected individual.
       (3) Reserve component.--The term ``reserve component'' 
     means a reserve component of the Armed Forces named in 
     section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 744. REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT SET SYSTEM.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations to implement the significant event tracker system 
     described under section 745 (in this subtitle referred to as 
     the ``SET system'').

     SEC. 745. SIGNIFICANT EVENT TRACKER (SET) SYSTEM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a SET system to track, report, and summarize 
     individual exposures to traumatic events for the purpose of 
     enabling former members of the Armed Forces, including 
     members of the reserve components thereof, to show evidence 
     of possible traumatic events incurred during their service.
       (b) Recording of Events.--
       (1) Responsibility.--
       (A) Unit commanders.--A unit commander may enter reportable 
     events that affect the entire unit and its members or 
     delegate to a leader of a subunit of the unit commander's 
     command the entry of reportable events affecting the subunit.
       (B) Individual reporting.--A unit commander may choose to 
     delegate event reporting to the individual members of units 
     who are employed as short-term, temporary (less than 30 days) 
     detachments and individual augments which, by the nature of 
     their mission, preclude the persistent inclusion in one 
     common reviewing unit. The delegation may be until a 
     predetermined date such as the end of a deployment or on a 
     30-day basis, as determined by the unit commander.
       (C) Medical treatment facility.--A medical treatment 
     facility may directly enter a reportable event affecting a 
     member of the Armed Forces undergoing treatment at such 
     facility for an injury identified by a military medical 
     personnel or as reported by a member of the Armed Forces to 
     such an individual.
       (D) Military law enforcement.--Military law enforcement may 
     directly enter a reportable event involving victimization or 
     witnessing of a sexual assault.
       (E) Reporting of outside incidents.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall issue guidance regarding the entry of 
     reportable events involving members of the Armed Forces that 
     occur while in duty status outside of military installations 
     and are initially reported to local non-military law 
     enforcement or non-military medical treatment facilities.
       (F) Reporting of previous incidents for currently serving 
     servicemembers.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     guidance regarding the potential entry of past reportable 
     events involving currently serving members of the Armed 
     Forces that occurred earlier in their career.
       (2) Included information.--Each entry for a reportable 
     event shall include the following information:
       (A) Name, date, location, and unit.
       (B) Duty Status.
       (C) Type of event.
       (D) Whether a physical injury was sustained as a result, 
     and if so, the extent of such injury.
       (E) Other information as required by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (c) Verification of Events.--
       (1) Events reported by individuals.--
       (A) In general.--A reportable event entered by an 
     individual member under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be 
     reviewed by the unit commander for purposes of verifying, 
     contesting, or denying the event.
       (B) Verification tools.--In reviewing reportable events 
     under subparagraph (A), the unit commander shall use all 
     available verification tools, including Department of Defense 
     reports, unit logs, reports from creditable witnesses such as 
     patrol leaders, and any other evidence deemed appropriate by 
     the unit commander.
       (C) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     guidance designed to ensure that entries submitted to a unit 
     commander for review are handled accurately with discretion 
     and in a timely fashion while recognizing the challenges 
     posed by operational tempo and competing time demands.
       (2) Events reported by the unit commanders or delegates.--
     Reportable events entered by a unit commander or delegate 
     under subsection (b)(1)(A), other than reportable events 
     involving victimization or witnessing of a sexual assault, 
     shall be submitted directly to the respective unit's 
     commanding officer for review under subsection (d). 
     Reportable events involving victimization or witnessing of a 
     sexual assault shall be submitted directly to the secure 
     central tracking database under subsection (e).
       (3) Events reported by medical treatment facilities.--
     Reportable events entered by medical treatment facilities 
     under subsection (b)(1)(C) shall be submitted directly to the 
     secure central tracking database under subsection (e).
       (4) Events reported by military law enforcement.--
     Reportable events entered by military law enforcement under 
     subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be submitted directly to the 
     secure central tracking database under subsection (e).
       (d) Command Review.--
       (1) Authority and responsibility.--The commanding officer 
     shall have responsibility for reviewing and determining the 
     disposition of a reportable event involving the member 
     submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c), 
     other than a reportable event involving victimization or 
     witnessing of a sexual assault, and submitting the event and 
     such determination to the secure central tracking database 
     under subsection (e).
       (2) Disposition.--The commanding officer shall, in 
     accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense, 
     assign to each such reportable event one of the following 
     designations:

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       (A) Approved, in the case of clear documentation and 
     verification of the facts and the individual's exposure.
       (B) Approved/Contested, in the case of clear documentation 
     and verification of the occurrence of the event, but where 
     the commanding officer has reasonable doubt for approval of 
     the reportable event.
       (C) Denied/Contested, in the case of questionable 
     documentation or verification, but where the commanding 
     officer has reasonable doubt for denial of the reportable 
     event.
       (D) Denied, in the case of no clear evidence of the facts 
     or the member's exposure.
       (3) Non-removal of designation.--Each reportable entry 
     reviewed under this subsection shall be entered into the 
     secure central tracking database and may not be removed or 
     deleted, regardless of designation.
       (e) Secure Central Tracking Database.--
       (1) Storage of information.--
       (A) In general.--All reportable events shall be submitted 
     to a secure central tracking database, either indirectly 
     pursuant to subsection (d), or directly pursuant to 
     paragraphs (3) or (4) of subsection (c) or, in the case of a 
     reportable event involving victimization or witnessing of a 
     sexual assault, paragraph (2) of subsection (c). The database 
     shall serve as the central repository for all reportable 
     events relating to a member of the Armed Forces, including 
     for purposes of preparing the member's official SET record 
     upon separation from service.
       (B) Treatment of information.--
       (i) Classified and sensitive operations.--The secure 
     central tracking database shall include measures to ensure 
     that information related to classified and sensitive 
     operations is coded so as to document the event without 
     violating operational security concerns.
       (ii) Sexual assault cases.--The secure central tracking 
     database shall include measures to ensure that information 
     related to sexual assault cases in the secure central 
     tracking database is coded in order to protect privacy and to 
     correctly reflect the status, and protect the integrity, of 
     ongoing investigations.
       (iii) Confidentiality of individual records.--An individual 
     member's complete SET record and individual entries may not 
     be reviewed by the member's unit commander or the chain of 
     command, and may not be used by anyone for the purpose of 
     evaluating promotion, reenlistment, or assignment issues.
       (C) Use by medical treatment facilities.--Medical treatment 
     facilities shall be provided access to the secure central 
     tracking database for purposes of entering reportable events 
     under subsection (b)(1)(C) and consulting for diagnoses.
       (D) Use by military law enforcement and criminal 
     investigative services.--Military law enforcement and 
     criminal investigative services shall be provided general 
     access to the secure central tracking database for purposes 
     of entering reportable events under section (b)(1)(D) and to 
     a limited summary for purposes of diagnosing patterns and 
     trends related to crimes committed inside their jurisdiction. 
     The summary shall not include specific information about 
     events, evidence, or individual members, including private 
     personal information such as names and social security 
     numbers.
       (E) Access to individual records for purposes of military 
     and non-military disciplinary and judicial proceedings.--
       (i) In general.--An individual member's complete SET record 
     and individual entries may, with the explicit consent of the 
     member, be reviewed, evaluated, and shared with--

       (I) in the case of a military disciplinary or judicial 
     hearing or proceeding, the member's military and civilian 
     legal representative or representatives, unit commander, or 
     military judge for the purpose of addressing concerns related 
     to such hearing or proceeding; and
       (II) in the case of a non-military disciplinary or judicial 
     hearing or proceeding, the member's civilian legal 
     representative or representatives for the purpose of 
     addressing concerns related to such hearing or proceeding.

       (ii) Access in cases of mental incapacity.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall provide guidance for questions related to 
     the accessing a servicemember's SET record for servicemembers 
     who have been determined to be mentally incapable and thus 
     are unable to provide their own consent or objection to the 
     release of personal information.
       (F) Unit commander review.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), unit 
     commanders may only view individual pending entries that have 
     been submitted to them for review and designation, and may 
     not view previous entries that have already been reviewed and 
     designated.
       (ii) Administrative access.--Unit commanders may only 
     access entries that have already been reviewed, designated, 
     and entered into the secure central data base by that 
     individual commander in order to correct roster entries for 
     subunits, provide additional post-incident documentation, or 
     take such other administrative actions as may be determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. In no instance may 
     such access permit the removal of any entry, regardless of 
     designation.
       (G) Statistical analysis and evaluation of unit 
     commanders.--
       (i) Information sharing.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue guidance governing the sharing of SET entry statistics 
     among unit commands and other Department of Defense 
     individuals, offices, activities, and agencies for purposes 
     of analyzing the number and types of entries generated over 
     time. Information so shared may not include specific 
     information about events, evidence, or individual members, 
     including private personal information such as names and 
     social security numbers.
       (ii) Evaluation on unit commanders.--Unit commanders may 
     not be evaluated by their superiors for the number and types 
     of entries generated by their command, but may be evaluated 
     by their superior officer in the chain of command for the 
     speed and accuracy of their entries, and the review of their 
     entries.
       (H) Additional limitations on access.--No non-Department of 
     Defense agencies, organizations, or individuals, such as 
     veterans' service organizations, local law enforcement, 
     judicial courts, or civilian medical treatment facilities, 
     shall be granted access to the secure central tracking 
     database. Department of Defense medical officers may only 
     review an individual member's entire SET record for the 
     medical purposes set forth in subsection (e)(2)(A) and such 
     other purposes as may be determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Distribution and control.--
       (A) Pre-discharge.--
       (i) Medical retirements.--In the case of a member of the 
     Armed Services preparing for medical retirement due to injury 
     or other conditions, the official SET record shall be 
     provided to and used by the Medical Evaluation Board or 
     Physical Evaluation Board.
       (ii) Non-medical discharges and retirements.--In the case 
     of a member of the Armed Services preparing for a non-medical 
     discharge or retirement, the official SET record shall be 
     reviewed by the medical officer of the member's parent unit 
     and serve as the basis for any follow-on actions as 
     determined by the medical officer.
       (iii) Benefits delivery at discharge claims.--In the case 
     of a member of the Armed Services initiating a Benefits 
     Delivery at Discharge (BDD) claim, the BDD Specialist shall 
     be provided with the official SET record in order to file a 
     fully developed claim for the member.
       (B) Upon discharge.--Upon a member's separation from 
     service in the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve 
     component thereof, copies of the member's official SET 
     record, including a compilation of all reported events and a 
     summary prepared by an authorizing agent with cleared access 
     to the secure central tracking database, shall be distributed 
     in accordance with the procedures of the military service in 
     which the individual served, including copies to the 
     following recipients:
       (i) The separating member.
       (ii) The separating member's Service Personnel and Medical 
     File, or other relevant record as determined under the 
     Secretary of Defense's guidance.
       (iii) The Department of Veterans Affairs, and if 
     specifically designated by the member, the veteran affairs 
     agency of the State that is the separating member's relevant 
     home of record or intended new residence and such other 
     veterans service organization as may be designated by the 
     member.

     SEC. 746. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as limiting the 
     ability of current and former members of the Armed Forces to 
     provide documentation other than the SET record, including 
     handwritten statements, for purposes of appealing, 
     documenting, or presenting evidence related to post traumatic 
     stress disorder or traumatic brain injury claims.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3871. Mrs. HAGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 234. PILOT PROGRAM ON SUPPORT OF ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE 
                   PARTICIPATION OF VETERANS IN SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of supporting activities of covered entities 
     that promote the participation of covered veterans in science 
     and technology activities of the Department of Defense to 
     promote the education and training of such veterans in 
     science, technology, engineering, and math fields that are 
     relevant to the needs of the Department.
       (b) Covered Entities.--For purposes of the pilot program, a 
     covered entity is any entity that is in receipt of a contract 
     or grant from the Department of Defense to carry out 
     research, development, testing, or evaluation.
       (c) Covered Veterans.--For purposes of the pilot program, a 
     covered veteran is any veteran who--
       (1) is pursuing a program of education;
       (2) is a teacher;
       (3) has a service-connected disability; or
       (4) is a member of the faculty at a community college.
       (d) Supplementary Funding.--The Secretary may carry out the 
     pilot program

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     through the award of supplementary funding to covered 
     entities to support--
       (1) participation of covered veterans in research 
     activities otherwise funded by the Secretary; or
       (2) internships and fellowships at--
       (A) Department laboratories or research facilities; or
       (B) university or industry research facilities.
       (e) Derivation of Amounts.--Amounts used to carry out the 
     pilot program shall be derived from amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 201.
       (f) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot 
     program under this section shall expire on September 30, 
     2019.
       (g) Report.--Not less frequently than once each fiscal year 
     in which the Secretary carries out the pilot program under 
     this section, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the pilot program.
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  SA 3872. Mrs. HAGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1069. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2016, 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a 
     review and assessment by the Comptroller General of the 
     current state of electronic waste recycling by the Department 
     of Defense, including an assessment of recycling, reuse, 
     refurbishment, and demanufacturing activities of Department 
     with respect to used electronics.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Information on the disposition of used Department 
     electronics, including the volume of electronics that are 
     recycled, reused, refurbished, and demanufactured.
       (2) Information on the value of all strategic and critical 
     materials recovered from recycled electronics of the 
     Department during fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
       (3) Information on the economic models used by the 
     Department for the collection and capture of strategic or 
     critical materials from used electronics, including any 
     benefits and challenges associated with the models.
       (4) An identification and assessment of potential 
     opportunities for improving the efficiency or effectiveness 
     of Department efforts to recover strategic and critical 
     materials from used Department electronics.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3873. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3851 proposed by Mr. Reid to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``29'' and insert ``27''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3874. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 864. SMALL BUSINESS CYBER EDUCATION.

       The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration, may make 
     every reasonable effort to promote an outreach and education 
     program to assist small businesses (as defined in section 3 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) contracted by the 
     Department of Defense to assist such businesses to--
       (1) understand the gravity and scope of cyber threats;
       (2) develop a plan to protect intellectual property; and
       (3) develop a plan to protect the networks of such 
     businesses.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3875. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 476, line 15, strike`` `$20,000,000' '' and insert 
     `` `$10,000,000' ''.
       On page 492, line 19, strike ``surface''.
       On page 492, line 22, insert ``and Subsurface'' after 
     ``Surface''.
       On page 492, line 25, insert ``and subsurface'' after 
     ``surface''.
       On page 493, line 5, insert ``and subsurface'' after 
     ``surface''.
       On page 493, line 17, insert ``and subsurface'' after 
     ``surface''.
       On page 496, line 25, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$140,000,000''.
       Strike subtitle A of title XV and insert the following:

         Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional Appropriations

     SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 to provide 
     additional funds for overseas contingency operations being 
     carried out by the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and 
     the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, 
     as specified in the funding table in section 4102.

     SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
     the funding table in section 4202.

     SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
     maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
     4302.

     SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
     as specified in the funding table in section 4402.

     SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as 
     specified in the funding table in section 4502.

     SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
                   DEFENSE-WIDE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
     Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
     table in section 4502.

     SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the 
     funding table in section 4502.

     SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
     specified in the funding table in section 4502.

     SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships 
     Fund, as specified in the funding table in section 4502.

     SEC. 1511. EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the European Reassurance 
     Initiative, as specified in the funding table in section 
     4502.

     SEC. 1512. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     military construction, as specified in the funding table in 
     section 4602.

       At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1526. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for a fiscal year for the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Fund shall be available for the following 
     purposes:
       (1) To enhance counterterrorism and crisis response 
     activities undertaken by the United States Armed Forces under 
     authority provided by any other provision of law.
       (2) To provide support and assistance to foreign security 
     forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or 
     facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities 
     under authority provided by any other provision of law.
       (b) Contract Authority.--Activities using amounts available 
     pursuant to subsection (a) may be conducted by contract, 
     including contractor-operated capabilities, if the Secretary 
     of Defense typically acquires services

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     or equipment by contract in conducting a similar activity for 
     the Department of Defense.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Assistance for Certain 
     Security Forces.--The provision of support and assistance to 
     foreign security forces using amounts available pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) shall be subject to the provisions of 
     section 2246 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     section 1202 of this Act).
       (d) Transfer Requirement and Authorities.--
       (1) Use of funds only pursuant to transfer.--Amounts in the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for the 
     purposes specified in subsection (a) only pursuant to 
     transfers authorized by this subsection.
       (2) Transfers authorized.--Amounts in the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Fund may be transferred from the Fund to any of 
     the following accounts of the Department of Defense for the 
     purposes specified in subsection (a):
       (A) Operation and maintenance accounts.
       (B) Procurement accounts.
       (C) Research, development, test, and evaluation accounts.
       (3) Limitation on aggregate amount transferrable by fiscal 
     year.--The total amount transferred from the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Funds under the authority in paragraph (2) in 
     any fiscal year may not exceed $4,000,000,000.
       (4) Transfer for activities in connection with certain 
     programs.--
       (A) Limitation on aggregate amount available for certain 
     programs.--With respect to a program specified in 
     subparagraph (B), the maximum amount that may be available in 
     a fiscal year in connection with such program, including by 
     transfer from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund under 
     paragraph (2), is the amount specified for that program in 
     subparagraph (B), notwithstanding any limitation on the 
     amount of funds available for that program in a fiscal year 
     that is specified in the applicable provision of law referred 
     to in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Covered programs.--The programs specified in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       (i) The Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship 
     Program under section 2249c of title 10, United States Code, 
     the amount of $50,000,000.
       (ii) Programs under section 1206 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163), 
     the amount of $700,000,000.
       (iii) Programs under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
     (Public Law 108-375), the amount of $80,000,000.
       (5) Effect on authorization amounts.--The transfer of an 
     amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (2) 
     shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such 
     account by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
       (6) Transfers back to fund.--Upon a determination that all 
     or part of the amounts transferred from the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Fund under paragraph (2) are not necessary for 
     the purpose for which transferred, such amounts shall be 
     transferred back to the Fund.
       (7) Construction with other transfer authority.--The 
     transfer authority provided by paragraph (2) is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense.
       (e) Management Plan and Budget Materials.--
       (1) Management plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
     intended management and use of the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Fund.
       (2) Budget materials.--The budget justification materials 
     for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year in which 
     amounts are requested for the Counterterrorism Partnerships 
     Fund (as submitted to Congress with the budget of the 
     President for such fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code) shall include a separate 
     request, and justifying materials, for amounts for the Fund.
       (f) Manager.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate a senior 
     civilian employee of the Department of Defense to serve as 
     manager of the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.
       (g) Notification Requirements.--Not later than 15 days 
     before transferring amounts from the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Fund pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
     in writing of such transfer. Each notice of a transfer shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the project or activity to be 
     supported by the transfer, including the request of the 
     commander of the combatant command concerned for support, 
     urgent operational need, or emergent operational need.
       (2) The amount planned to be expended on such project or 
     activity, and the timeline for such expenditure.
       (h) Biannual Report on Use of Funds.--
       (1) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of the first half of a fiscal year and after the end of the 
     second half of a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth the following:
       (A) A description of the expenditure of funds from the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund during such half fiscal 
     year, including expenditures of funds in direct or indirect 
     support of the counterterrorism activities of foreign 
     governments.
       (B) A description of any funds considered not necessary for 
     the purpose for which transferred from the Counterterrorism 
     Partnerships Fund and transferred back to the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(6) during such half fiscal year.
       (2) Information on support of counterterrorism activities 
     of foreign governments.--The information in a report under 
     paragraph (1)(A) on direct or indirect support of the 
     counterterrorism activities of foreign governments shall 
     include, for each foreign government so supported, the 
     following:
       (A) The total amount of such assistance provided to, or 
     expended on behalf of, the foreign government pursuant to 
     this section.
       (B) A description of the types of counterterrorism 
     activities conducted using the assistance.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``first half of a fiscal year'' means the 
     period beginning on October 1 of any year and ending on March 
     31 of the following year.
       (B) The term ``second half of a fiscal year'' means the 
     period beginning on April 1 of any year and ending on 
     September 30 of such year.
       (i) Duration of Authority.--No amounts may be transferred 
     from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund after September 
     30, 2017.

     SEC. 1527. EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for a fiscal year for the European Reassurance 
     Initiative shall be available for the purpose of providing 
     support and assistance to allies and partner nations in 
     Europe under authority provided by any other provision of 
     law, including through such activities as the following:
       (1) Activities to increase the presence of the United 
     States Armed Forces in Europe.
       (2) Bilateral and multilateral military exercises and 
     training with allies and partner nations in Europe.
       (3) Activities to improve infrastructure in Europe to 
     enhance the responsiveness of the United States Armed Forces.
       (4) Activities to enhance the prepositioning in Europe of 
     equipment of the United States Armed Forces.
       (5) Activities to build the defense and security capacity 
     of allies and partner nations in Europe.
       (b) Transfer Requirement and Related Authorities.--
       (1) Use of funds only pursuant to transfer.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (3), amounts in the European 
     Reassurance Initiative may be used for the purpose specified 
     in subsection (a) only pursuant to transfers authorized by 
     this subsection.
       (2) Transfers authorized.--Amounts in the European 
     Reassurance Initiative may be transferred from the Initiative 
     to any of the following accounts of the Department of Defense 
     for the purpose specified in subsection (b):
       (A) Military personnel accounts.
       (B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
       (C) Procurement accounts.
       (3) Military construction.--
       (A) In general.--Of the amounts in the European Reassurance 
     Initiative, $163,000,000 may be used for military 
     construction projects in connection with activities 
     undertaken as described in subsection (a). Such funds may be 
     used for any such project only if, not later than 15 days 
     before the contract for any such project is awarded, the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees for such project the following:
       (i) A complete Military Construction Project Data Form DD 
     1391.
       (ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a 
     certification that such project--

       (I) is consistent with the basing assessment initiated by 
     the Secretary of Defense on January 25, 2013 (known as the 
     ``European Infrastructure Consolidation Assessment'');
       (II) is of an enduring nature; and
       (III) most effectively meets requirements of the Commander 
     of the United States European Command at the location 
     specified in the Military Construction Project Data Form DD 
     1391.

       (B) Exception.--A certification is not required under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) for a military construction project if 
     the project is to be carried out under the authority of, and 
     subject to the limits specified in, section 2805 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (C) Military construction project defined.--In this 
     paragraph, the term ``military construction project'' means a 
     military construction project within the meaning of section 
     2801 of title 10, United States Code.
       (4) Transfer for activities in connection with certain 
     programs.--With respect to a program specified in section 
     1526(d), the maximum amount that may be available in a fiscal 
     year in connection with such program, including by transfer 
     from the European Reassurance Initiative under paragraph (2), 
     is the amount specified for that program in section 1526(d), 
     notwithstanding any limitation on the amount of funds 
     available for that program in a fiscal year that is specified 
     in the applicable provision of law referred to in section 
     1526(d).
       (5) Effect on authorization amounts.--The transfer of an 
     amount to an account

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     under the authority in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to 
     increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount 
     equal to the amount transferred.
       (6) Transfers back to fund.--Upon a determination that all 
     or part of the amounts transferred from the European 
     Reassurance Initiative under paragraph (2) are not necessary 
     for the purpose for which transferred, such amounts shall be 
     transferred back to the Initiative.
       (7) Construction with other transfer authority.--The 
     transfer authority provided by paragraph (2) is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense.
       (c) Plan for Use.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
     intended use of the European Reassurance Initiative.
       (d) Notification Requirements.--Not later than 15 days 
     before transferring amounts from the European Reassurance 
     Initiative pursuant to subsection (b) for activities 
     specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional 
     defense committees in writing of such transfer. Each notice 
     of a transfer shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the project or activity to be 
     supported by the transfer, including any request of the 
     Commander of the United States European Command for support, 
     urgent operational need, or emergent operational need.
       (2) The amount planned to be expended on such project or 
     activity, and the timeline for such expenditure.
       (e) Biannual Report on Use of Funds.--
       (1) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of the first half of a fiscal year and after the end of the 
     second half of a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth the following:
       (A) A description of the expenditure of funds from the 
     European Reassurance Initiative during such half fiscal year, 
     including expenditures of funds in direct or indirect support 
     of the activities of foreign governments described in 
     subsection (a).
       (B) A description of any funds considered not necessary for 
     the purpose for which transferred from the European 
     Reassurance Initiative and transferred back to the European 
     Reassurance Initiative pursuant to subsection (d)(6) during 
     such half fiscal year.
       (2) Information on support of activities of foreign 
     governments.--The information in a report under paragraph 
     (1)(A) on direct or indirect support of the activities of 
     foreign governments described in subsection (a) shall 
     include, for each foreign government so supported, the 
     following:
       (A) The total amount of such assistance provided to, or 
     expended on behalf of, the foreign government pursuant to 
     this section.
       (B) A description of the types of activities conducted 
     using the assistance.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``first half of a fiscal year'' means the 
     period beginning on October 1 of any year and ending on March 
     31 of the following year.
       (B) The term ``second half of a fiscal year'' means the 
     period beginning on April 1 of any year and ending on 
     September 30 of such year.
       (f) Duration of Authority.--No amounts may be transferred 
     or obligated from the European Reassurance Initiative after 
     September 30, 2016.

       On page 750, between section 4101 and title XLII, insert 
     the following:

SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands
                               of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              FY 2015         Senate
 Line                 Item                    Request       Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
        FIXED WING
    3   AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP)          36,000          36,000
        AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY TOTAL          36,000          36,000
 
        MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
        AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
    4   HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY............          29,100          29,100
        MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY TOTAL.          29,100          29,100
 
        PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
        SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
    7   CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES............          35,000          35,000
        MORTAR AMMUNITION
    9   60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES..........           5,000           5,000
        ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
   13   ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM &              10,000          10,000
         105MM, ALL TYPES...............
   14   ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL          15,000          15,000
         TYPES..........................
        ROCKETS
   20   ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES.....          66,905          66,905
        OTHER AMMUNITION
   21   DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.           3,000           3,000
   22   GRENADES, ALL TYPES.............           1,000           1,000
   23   SIGNALS, ALL TYPES..............           5,000           5,000
        PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY          140,905         140,905
         TOTAL..........................
 
        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
        TACTICAL VEHICLES
   05   FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL                 95,624          95,624
         VEHICLES (FHTV)................
    8   PLS ESP.........................          60,300          60,300
   10   HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL             192,620         192,620
         TRUCK EXT SERV.................
   15   MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED          197,000         197,000
         (MRAP) MODS....................
        ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT
         (TIARA)
   63   DCGS-A (MIP)....................          48,331          48,331
   67   CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND                4,980           4,980
         COLL(CHARCS)...................
        ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC WARFARE
         (EW)
   71   FAMILY OF PERSISTENT                      32,083          32,083
         SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE.......
   72   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY              17,535          17,535
         COUNTERMEASURES................
        COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  133   FORCE PROVIDER..................          51,500          51,500
  135   CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL               2,580           2,580
         PARACHUTE SYSTEM...............
        OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  170   RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT           25,000          25,000
         EQUIPMENT......................
        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TOTAL...         727,553         727,553
 
        JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT
         FUND
        NETWORK ATTACK
   01   ATTACK THE NETWORK..............         189,700         189,700
        JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT
   02   DEFEAT THE DEVICE...............          94,600          94,600

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        FORCE TRAINING
   03   TRAIN THE FORCE.................          15,700          15,700
        STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE
    4   OPERATIONS......................          79,000          79,000
        JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT          379,000         379,000
         FUND TOTAL.....................
 
        SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY       1,312,558       1,312,558
 
        AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
        COMBAT AIRCRAFT
   11   H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH-1Z)......          30,000          30,000
        OTHER AIRCRAFT
   27   MQ-8 UAV........................          40,888          40,888
        MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
   39   EP-3 SERIES.....................          34,955          34,955
   49   SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT........           2,548           2,548
   54   COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT............          31,920          31,920
        AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
   67   AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES..             936             936
        AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY TOTAL         141,247         141,247
 
        WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
        TACTICAL MISSILES
   10   LASER MAVERICK..................           7,656           7,656
   11   STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED                 4,800           4,800
         MUNITIONS (SOPGM)..............
        WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY TOTAL.          12,456          12,456
 
        PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC
        NAVY AMMUNITION
    1   GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS...........           5,086           5,086
    2   AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES.....           8,862           8,862
    3   MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION..........           3,473           3,473
    6   AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES..          29,376          29,376
   11   OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION.......           3,919           3,919
   12   SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO.           3,561           3,561
   13   PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION......           2,913           2,913
   14   AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION.           2,764           2,764
        MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
   15   SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION...........           9,475           9,475
   16   LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES.......           8,843           8,843
   17   40 MM, ALL TYPES................           7,098           7,098
   18   60MM, ALL TYPES.................           5,935           5,935
   19   81MM, ALL TYPES.................           9,318           9,318
   20   120MM, ALL TYPES................           6,921           6,921
   22   GRENADES, ALL TYPES.............           3,218           3,218
   23   ROCKETS, ALL TYPES..............           7,642           7,642
   24   ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES............          30,289          30,289
   25   DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.           1,255           1,255
   26   FUZE, ALL TYPES.................           2,061           2,061
        PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC           152,009         152,009
         TOTAL..........................
 
        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
        OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
   23   UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS.........           8,210           8,210
        SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
   88   COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M..           1,100           1,100
        OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  132   EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL              207,860         207,860
         EQUIP..........................
        CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
         EQUIPMENT
  138   PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES.....           1,063           1,063
  139   GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS..........             152             152
  142   TACTICAL VEHICLES...............          26,300          26,300
  145   ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION..........           3,300           3,300
        COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  152   COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.......          10,745          10,745
  157   OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT                   3,331           3,331
         EQUIPMENT......................
  158   C4ISR EQUIPMENT.................          35,923          35,923
  159   ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.             514             514
        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY TOTAL...         298,498         298,498
 
        PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
        OTHER SUPPORT
    7   MODIFICATION KITS...............           3,190           3,190
        GUIDED MISSILES
   10   JAVELIN.........................          17,100          17,100
        OTHER SUPPORT
   13   MODIFICATION KITS...............          13,500          13,500
        COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
        REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
   16   REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT.......             980             980
        COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-
         TEL)
   19   ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM &               996             996
         ELEC)..........................

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        INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
   25   INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..           1,450           1,450
   28   RQ-11 UAV.......................           1,740           1,740
        OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-
         TEL)
   31   NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT..........             134             134
   36   COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS           3,119           3,119
        TACTICAL VEHICLES
   42   MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE                      584             584
         REPLACEMENT....................
        ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
   52   EOD SYSTEMS.....................           5,566           5,566
        MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
   55   MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP.........           3,230           3,230
        GENERAL PROPERTY
   58   TRAINING DEVICES................           2,000           2,000
        PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS TOTAL.          53,589          53,589
 
        SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY         657,799         657,799
 
        AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
        OTHER AIRLIFT
    4   C-130J..........................          70,000          70,000
        OTHER AIRCRAFT
   18   MQ-9............................         192,000         192,000
        STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
   21   B-1B............................          91,879          91,879
        OTHER AIRCRAFT
   50   C-130...........................          47,840          47,840
   51   C-130J MODS.....................          18,000          18,000
   53   COMPASS CALL MODS...............          24,800          24,800
   63   HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS.........          44,300          44,300
   64   OTHER AIRCRAFT..................         111,990         111,990
        AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
   70   INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS.....          45,410          45,410
        AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE          646,219         646,219
         TOTAL..........................
 
        MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
        MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--
         BALLISTIC
    6   PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE.......         114,939         114,939
        MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE           114,939         114,939
         TOTAL..........................
 
        PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR
         FORCE
        CARTRIDGES
    2   CARTRIDGES......................           2,163           2,163
        BOMBS
    4   GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS...........          41,545          41,545
    5   JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION....          90,330          90,330
        FLARES
   11   FLARES..........................          18,916          18,916
        FUZES
   12   FUZES...........................          17,778          17,778
        PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR           170,732         170,732
         FORCE TOTAL....................
 
        OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
        PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
    4   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......           3,000           3,000
    6   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......           1,878           1,878
        MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
    8   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......           5,131           5,131
        BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
    9   RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING               1,734           1,734
         EQUIP..........................
   10   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......          22,000          22,000
        SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
   27   GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY..           3,857           3,857
   33   C3 COUNTERMEASURES..............             900             900
        SPACE PROGRAMS
   48   MILSATCOM SPACE.................          19,547          19,547
        ORGANIZATION AND BASE
   55   BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE........           1,970           1,970
        PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP
   57   NIGHT VISION GOGGLES............             765             765
        BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
   60   BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT.........           2,030           2,030
   61   CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS..........          99,590          99,590
   63   MOBILITY EQUIPMENT..............         107,361         107,361
   64   ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......          10,975          10,975
        SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
   70   DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE               6,100           6,100
         PROG...........................
        CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   70A  CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............       2,599,434       2,599,434
        OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE           2,886,272       2,886,272
         TOTAL..........................
 
        SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR        3,818,162       3,818,162
         FORCE..........................

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        PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
        MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
   10   TELEPORT PROGRAM................           4,330           4,330
        CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
   46A  CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............          41,529          41,529
        AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
   65   ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.............          14,903          14,903
        OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
   68   INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS............          13,549          13,549
   71   OTHER ITEMS <$5M................          32,773          32,773
   76   WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M............          78,357          78,357
   88   OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS........           3,600           3,600
        PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE TOTAL.         189,041         189,041
 
        SUBTOTAL, DEFENSE-WIDE..........         189,041         189,041
 
        JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS
         FUND
        JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS
         FUND
    1   JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS            50,000          50,000
         FUND...........................
        JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS            50,000          50,000
         FUND TOTAL.....................
 
        TOTAL, TITLE XV, PROCUREMENT OCO       6,027,560       6,027,560
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       On page 764, between section 4201 and title XLIII, insert 
     the following:

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS
 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION  FOR OVERSEAS
            CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Program                          FY 2015         Senate
  Line       Element           Item           Request       Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         ..............  RESEARCH,
                          DEVELOPMENT,
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          ARMY
         ..............  ADVANCED
                          COMPONENT
                          DEVELOPMENT &
                          PROTOTYPES
   60    0603747A        SOLDIER SUPPORT           4,500           4,500
                          AND
                          SURVIVABILITY.
         ..............  SUBTOTAL,                 4,500           4,500
                          ADVANCED
                          COMPONENT
                          DEVELOPMENT &
                          PROTOTYPES.
         ..............
         ..............  TOTAL RESEARCH,           4,500           4,500
                          DEVELOPMENT,
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          ARMY.
         ..............
         ..............  RESEARCH,
                          DEVELOPMENT,
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          NAVY
         ..............  OPERATIONAL
                          SYSTEMS
                          DEVELOPMENT
  229A   9999999999      CLASSIFIED               35,080          35,080
                          PROGRAMS......
         ..............  SUBTOTAL,                35,080          35,080
                          OPERATIONAL
                          SYSTEMS
                          DEVELOPMENT
         ..............
         ..............  TOTAL RESEARCH,          35,080          35,080
                          DEVELOPMENT,
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          NAVY.
         ..............
         ..............  RESEARCH,
                          DEVELOPMENT,
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          DW
         ..............  OPERATIONAL
                          SYSTEMS
                          DEVELOPMENT
  265A   9999999999      CLASSIFIED               40,397          40,397
                          PROGRAMS......
         ..............  SUBTOTAL,                40,397          40,397
                          OPERATIONAL
                          SYSTEMS
                          DEVELOPMENT
         ..............
         ..............  TOTAL RESEARCH,          40,397          40,397
                          DEVELOPMENT,
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          DW.
         ..............
         ..............  TOTAL, TITLE             79,977          79,977
                          XV, RESEARCH
                          DEVELOPMENT
                          TEST & EVAL,
                          OCO.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       On page 771, between section 4301 and title XLIV, insert 
     the following:

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY
 OPERATIONS.
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
                        (In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              FY 2015         Senate
  Line                 Item                   Request       Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MANEUVER UNITS.................          77,419          77,419
  020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES.......           3,827           3,827
  030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.........          22,353          22,353
  040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS...........       1,231,128       1,231,128
  050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.         452,332         452,332
  060    AVIATION ASSETS................          47,522          47,522
  070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS            1,043,683       1,043,683
          SUPPORT.......................
  080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS..         166,725         166,725

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  090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE..          87,636          87,636
  100    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........         291,977         291,977
  140    ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES..........       7,041,667       7,041,667
  150    COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE            10,000          10,000
          PROGRAM.......................
  160    RESET..........................       2,834,465       2,834,465
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....      13,310,734      13,310,734
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  350    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.....       1,776,267       1,776,267
  380    AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT..........          45,537          45,537
  400    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.....          32,264          32,264
  420    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT........          98,171          98,171
  430    OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT..........          99,694          99,694
  450    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.........         137,053         137,053
  525    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............         856,002         856,002
         SUBTOTAL, ADMIN & SRVWIDE             3,044,988       3,044,988
          ACTIVITIES....................
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,      16,355,722      16,355,722
          ARMY..........................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
          RES
         OPERATING FORCES
  030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.........           3,726           3,726
  050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT.           1,242           1,242
  070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS                  608             608
          SUPPORT.......................
  100    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........          30,996          30,996
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....          36,572          36,572
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,          36,572          36,572
          ARMY RES......................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MANEUVER UNITS.................          12,593          12,593
  020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES.......             647             647
  030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.........           6,670           6,670
  040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS...........             664             664
  060    AVIATION ASSETS................          22,485          22,485
  070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS               14,560          14,560
          SUPPORT.......................
  100    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........          13,923          13,923
  120    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL                4,601           4,601
          HEADQUARTERS..................
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....          76,143          76,143
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  150    ADMINISTRATION.................             318             318
         SUBTOTAL, ADMIN & SRVWIDE                   318             318
          ACTIVITIES....................
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,          76,461          76,461
          ARNG..........................
 
         AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES
          FUND
         MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
  011    SUSTAINMENT....................       2,514,660       2,514,660
  012    INFRASTRUCTURE.................          20,000          20,000
  013    EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION...          21,442          21,442
  014    TRAINING AND OPERATIONS........         359,645         359,645
  021    SUSTAINMENT....................         953,189         953,189
  022    INFRASTRUCTURE.................          15,155          15,155
  023    EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION...          18,657          18,657
  024    TRAINING AND OPERATIONS........         174,732         174,732
         SUBTOTAL, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE..       4,077,480       4,077,480
 
         DETAINEE OPS
  031    SUSTAINMENT....................          29,603          29,603
  032    TRAINING AND OPERATIONS........           2,250           2,250
         SUBTOTAL, DETAINEE OPS.........          31,853          31,853
 
         TOTAL, AFGHANISTAN SECURITY           4,109,333       4,109,333
          FORCES FUND...................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT                547,145         547,145
          OPERATIONS....................
  040    AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY                 2,600           2,600
          SUPPORT.......................
  050    AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT............          22,035          22,035
  060    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.....         192,411         192,411
  070    AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS                 1,116           1,116
          SUPPORT.......................
  080    AVIATION LOGISTICS.............          33,900          33,900
  090    MISSION AND OTHER SHIP                1,105,500       1,105,500
          OPERATIONS....................
  100    SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT &                20,068          20,068
          TRAINING......................
  110    SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE.........       1,922,829       1,922,829
  130    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS..........          29,303          29,303
  160    WARFARE TACTICS................          26,229          26,229
  170    OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND              20,398          20,398
          OCEANOGRAPHY..................
  180    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES..........         676,555         676,555
  190    EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE..........          10,662          10,662

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  250    IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS               90,684          90,684
          SUPPORT.......................
  260    WEAPONS MAINTENANCE............         189,196         189,196
  300    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND             16,220          16,220
          MODERNIZATION.................
  310    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.........          88,688          88,688
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....       4,995,539       4,995,539
 
         MOBILIZATION
  360    EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES             5,307           5,307
          SYSTEMS.......................
  380    COAST GUARD SUPPORT............         213,319         213,319
         SUBTOTAL, MOBILIZATION.........         218,626         218,626
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  420    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.....          48,270          48,270
         SUBTOTAL, TRAINING AND                   48,270          48,270
          RECRUITING....................
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  500    ADMINISTRATION.................           2,464           2,464
  510    EXTERNAL RELATIONS.............             520             520
  530    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL           5,205           5,205
          MANAGEMENT....................
  540    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT........           1,439           1,439
  570    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.....         186,318         186,318
  590    PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND                 1,350           1,350
          DESIGN........................
  600    ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM                  11,811          11,811
          MANAGEMENT....................
  640    NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE....           1,468           1,468
  705    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............           4,230           4,230
         SUBTOTAL, ADMIN & SRVWIDE               214,805         214,805
          ACTIVITIES....................
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,       5,477,240       5,477,240
          NAVY..........................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE
          CORPS
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    OPERATIONAL FORCES.............         467,286         467,286
  020    FIELD LOGISTICS................         353,334         353,334
  030    DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............         426,720         426,720
  060    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.........          12,036          12,036
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....       1,259,376       1,259,376
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  110    TRAINING SUPPORT...............          52,106          52,106
         SUBTOTAL, TRAINING AND                   52,106          52,106
          RECRUITING....................
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  150    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.....         162,000         162,000
  160    ADMINISTRATION.................           1,322           1,322
         SUBTOTAL, ADMIN & SRVWIDE               163,322         163,322
          ACTIVITIES....................
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,       1,474,804       1,474,804
          MARINE CORPS..................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
          RES
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT                 16,133          16,133
          OPERATIONS....................
  040    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.....           6,150           6,150
  070    MISSION AND OTHER SHIP                   12,475          12,475
          OPERATIONS....................
  090    SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE.........           2,700           2,700
  110    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES..........           8,418           8,418
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....          45,876          45,876
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,          45,876          45,876
          NAVY RES......................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC
          RESERVE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    OPERATING FORCES...............           9,740           9,740
  040    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.........             800             800
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....          10,540          10,540
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC              10,540          10,540
          RESERVE.......................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR
          FORCE
         OPERATING FORCES
  010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES..........       1,136,015       1,136,015
  020    COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES......         803,939         803,939
  030    AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT,             8,785           8,785
          MAINTAIN SKILLS)..............
  040    DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............       1,146,099       1,146,099
  050    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,                  78,000          78,000
          RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION...
  060    BASE SUPPORT...................       1,113,273       1,113,273
  070    GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING...          92,109          92,109
  080    OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS..         168,269         168,269
  090    TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER                 26,337          26,337
          SPECIAL ACTIVITIES............
  100    LAUNCH FACILITIES..............             852             852
  110    SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS..........           4,942           4,942
  120    COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT              69,400          69,400
          MISSION SUPPORT...............
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....       4,648,020       4,648,020

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         MOBILIZATION
  140    AIRLIFT OPERATIONS.............       2,417,280       2,417,280
  150    MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS......         138,043         138,043
  160    DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............         437,279         437,279
  170    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,                   2,801           2,801
          RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION...
  180    BASE SUPPORT...................          15,370          15,370
         SUBTOTAL, MOBILIZATION.........       3,010,773       3,010,773
 
         TRAINING AND RECRUITING
  190    OFFICER ACQUISITION............              39              39
  200    RECRUIT TRAINING...............             432             432
  230    BASE SUPPORT...................           1,617           1,617
  240    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.....           2,145           2,145
  310    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY                      163             163
          EDUCATION.....................
         SUBTOTAL, TRAINING AND                    4,396           4,396
          RECRUITING....................
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  340    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS...........          85,016          85,016
  350    TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES...             934             934
  380    BASE SUPPORT...................           6,923           6,923
  390    ADMINISTRATION.................             151             151
  400    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.....         162,106         162,106
  410    OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES...         246,256         246,256
  450    INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT..........              60              60
  465    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............          12,921          12,921
         SUBTOTAL, ADMIN & SRVWIDE               514,367         514,367
          ACTIVITIES....................
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,       8,177,556       8,177,556
          AIR FORCE.....................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF
          RESERVE
         OPERATING FORCES
  030    DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............          72,575          72,575
  050    BASE SUPPORT...................           5,219           5,219
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....          77,794          77,794
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,          77,794          77,794
          AF RESERVE....................
 
         OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
         OPERATING FORCES
  020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.....          20,300          20,300
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....          20,300          20,300
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE,          20,300          20,300
          ANG...........................
 
         OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
          DEFENSE-WIDE
         OPERATING FORCES
  020    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/           2,390,521       2,390,521
          OPERATING FORCES..............
         SUBTOTAL, OPERATING FORCES.....       2,390,521       2,390,521
 
         ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
  080    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY..          22,847          22,847
  090    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT              21,516          21,516
          AGENCY........................
  110    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS              36,416          36,416
          AGENCY........................
  130    DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY..         105,000         105,000
  150    DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY.........           6,251           6,251
  170    DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION          1,660,000       1,660,000
          AGENCY........................
  230    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION          93,000          93,000
          ACTIVITY......................
  270    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF               28,264          28,264
          DEFENSE.......................
  290    WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS                   2,424           2,424
          SERVICES......................
  295    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............       1,341,224       1,341,224
         SUBTOTAL, ADMIN & SRVWIDE             3,316,942       3,316,942
          ACTIVITIES....................
 
         TOTAL, OPERATION AND                  5,707,463       5,707,463
          MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE.....
 
         TOTAL, TITLE XV, OPERATION AND       41,569,661      41,569,661
          MAINTENANCE, OCO..............
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       On page 772, between section 4401 and title XLV, insert the 
     following:

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            FY 2015           Senate
                 Item                       Request         Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS

[[Page S5818]]

 
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS.....       5,394,983        5,394,983
SUBTOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL                 5,394,983        5,394,983
 APPROPRIATIONS.......................
 
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH FUND
 CONTRIBUTIONS
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH FUND           58,728           58,728
 CONTRIBUTIONS........................
SUBTOTAL, MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE             58,728           58,728
 HEALTH FUND CONTRIBUTIONS............
 
TOTAL, TITLE XV, MILITARY PERSONNEL,         5,453,711        5,453,711
 OCO..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       On page 773, between section 4501 and title XLVI, insert 
     the following:

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
 SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              FY 2015         Senate
  Line                 Item                   Request       Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
   010   WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE           5,000           5,000
         TOTAL, WORKING CAPITAL FUND,              5,000           5,000
          AIR FORCE.....................
 
         WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-
          WIDE
   010   WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-           86,350          86,350
          WIDE..........................
         TOTAL, WORKING CAPITAL FUND,             86,350          86,350
          DEFENSE-WIDE..................
 
         TOTAL, ALL WORKING CAPITAL               91,350          91,350
          FUNDS.........................
 
         OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
   010   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE......           7,968           7,968
         TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR            7,968           7,968
          GENERAL.......................
 
         DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
          ACTIVITIES, DEF
   010   DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-          189,000         189,000
          DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE......
         TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-         189,000         189,000
          DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF..........
 
         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
         DHP OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
   010   IN-HOUSE CARE..................          65,902          65,902
   020   PRIVATE SECTOR CARE............         214,259         214,259
   030   CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT....          15,311          15,311
   060   EDUCATION AND TRAINING.........           5,059           5,059
         SUBTOTAL, DHP OPERATION &               300,531         300,531
          MAINTENANCE...................
 
         TOTAL, DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM..         300,531         300,531
 
         COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS
          FUND
   010   COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS         4,000,000       4,000,000
          FUND..........................
         TOTAL, COUNTERTERRORISM               4,000,000       4,000,000
          PARTNERSHIPS FUND.............
 
         EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE
   010   EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE         925,000         925,000
         TOTAL, EUROPEAN REASSURANCE             925,000         925,000
          INITIATIVE....................
 
         TOTAL, TITLE XV, OTHER                5,513,849       5,513,849
          AUTHORIZATIONS, OCO...........
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       On page 779, after section 4601, add the following:

SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
 


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              State or Country and                                    Budget          Senate
          Account                 Installation               Project Title            Request       Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Construction
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
                            Worldwide Classified
MC, Def-Wide                  Classified Location     Classified Project........          46,000          46,000
                            ........................
      Subtotal, Military Construction, Defense-Wide                                       46,000          46,000
                            ........................
      Total, Title XV, Military Construction, OCO                                         46,000          46,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page S5819]]

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3876. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SECTION __. PURCHASE OF PRISON-MADE PRODUCTS BY FEDERAL 
                   DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Repeal of Purchase Requirement.--Section 4124 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``shall purchase'' and inserting ``may 
     purchase''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and services'' after ``such products''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subject to the 
     requirements of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``that 
     purchases such products or services of the industries 
     authorized by this chapter''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 8504 of 
     title 41, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS TO FEDERAL 
                   PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC..

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal 
     agency may not award a contract to Federal Prison Industries 
     after competition restricted to small business concerns under 
     section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) or the 
     program established under section 8(a) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).

     SEC. __. SHARE OF INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
     require that if the head of an executive agency reduces the 
     quantity of items or services to be delivered under an 
     indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to which 
     Federal Prison Industries is a party, the head of the 
     executive agency shall reduce Federal Prison Industries's 
     share of the items or services to be delivered under the 
     contract by the same percentage by which the total number of 
     items or services to be delivered under the contract from all 
     sources is reduced.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and
       (2) the term ``Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council'' 
     means the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council established 
     under section 1302(a) of title 41, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3877. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1047. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF C-130 ACTIVE 
                   ASSOCIATE UNITS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF 
                   THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not--
       (1) terminate any C-130 active associate unit of a reserve 
     component of the Air Force in existence as of October 1, 
     2013;
       (2) reduce the authorized number, or number, of airmen 
     assigned to C-130 active associate units of the reserve 
     components of the Air Force to fewer than the number 
     authorized for assignment, or assigned, to such units as of 
     October 1, 2013; or
       (3) reduce the number of aircraft assigned to C-130 active 
     associate units of the reserve components of the Air Force 
     from the number so assigned as of October 1, 2014.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2015 by title XV for operation and maintenance is 
     hereby reduced by $13,850,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3878. Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 830. AMENDMENTS TO JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL 
                   REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN SOLE-SOURCE 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Expansion of Sole-source Contracts Covered.--Paragraph 
     (1) of section 811(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111--84; 123 Stat. 2405) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Covered procurement.--The term `covered procurement' 
     means either of the following:
       ``(A) A procurement covered by chapter 137 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(B) A procurement covered by division C of subtitle I of 
     title 41, United States Code.''.
       (b) Treatment of Other Justification and Approval 
     Actions.--Section 811 of such Act is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Other Justification and Approval 
     Actions.--In the case of any contract for which a 
     justification and approval is required under section 2304(f) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or section 3304(e) of title 
     41, United States Code, a justification and approval meeting 
     the requirements of such section shall be treated as meeting 
     the requirements of this section for purposes of the award of 
     a sole-source contract.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 811 of 
     such Act is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to provide that the'' 
     and inserting ``The'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``sections 
     303(f)(1)(C) and 303(j) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(f)(1)(C) 
     and 253(j))'' and inserting ``sections 3304(e)(1)(C) and 
     3304(f) of title 41, United States Code'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``section 309(a)'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``section 151 of title 41, United States Code.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``section 
     303(f)(1)(B)'' and all that follows through the period at the 
     end and inserting ``section 3304(e)(1)(B) of title 41, United 
     States Code.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall be revised to implement this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3879. Mr. BEGICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 102 of the Naval 
     Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6502), 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall convey to the Olgoonik 
     Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.), by quitclaim deed all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in the parcels of real property described 
     in subsection (d) and known as the Distant Early Warning line 
     site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, 
     Alaska, that is currently subject to a right-of-way 
     reservation issued to the United States Air Force by the 
     Bureau of Land Management, BLM case file number F-81468.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the Corporation shall pay to the 
     Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market 
     value of the property conveyed, as determined by an 
     independent appraiser selected by the Secretary and in 
     accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
     Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional 
     Appraisal Practice.
       (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the 
     Corporation to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, 
     or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs, to carry out 
     the conveyance under subsection (a). If amounts paid to the 
     Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by 
     the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary 
     shall refund the excess amount to the Corporation.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under 
     paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the 
     Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) 
     shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to 
     cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
     conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 
     in such fund or account and shall be available for the same 
     purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 
     as amounts in such fund or account.
       (d) Property Description.--The parcel of real property 
     conveyed in subsection (a) consists of Lots 1, 2, and 3 of 
     United States Survey 5252, approximately 1,518.95 acres, 
     including improvements thereon.

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       (e) Date of Transfer.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
     shall take place as soon as practicable after any necessary 
     environmental remediation activities at the parcel are 
     certified by the applicable State or Federal Government 
     entities as complete.
       (f) Remediation Activities.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall retain responsibility for the implementation and 
     completion of remedial action upon the parcels of conveyed 
     real property described in subsection (b) as well as for 
     implementation of any necessary response actions at areas of 
     contamination identified in the future where the 
     contamination was the result of Air Force activities.
       (g) Revocation of Right of Way Permits and Leases.--Upon 
     completion of the conveyance, all existing right-of-way 
     grants or leases issued by the Bureau of Land Management or 
     the Air Force authorizing use of the parcels by the Air Force 
     or Olgoonik Corporation shall be revoked.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3880. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 69, after line 19, add the following:

     SEC. 317. BROWNFIELDS UTILIZATION, INVESTMENT, AND LOCAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Expanded Eligibility for Nonprofit Organizations.--
     Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of that Code;
       ``(J) a limited liability corporation in which all managing 
     members are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or 
     limited liability corporations whose sole members are 
     organizations described in subparagraph (I);
       ``(K) a limited partnership in which all general partners 
     are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or limited 
     liability corporations whose sole members are organizations 
     described in subparagraph (I); or
       ``(L) a qualified community development entity (as defined 
     in section 45D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986).''.
       (b) Multipurpose Brownfields Grants.--Section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) and (10) 
     through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (13) through 
     (15), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``subject to 
     paragraphs (4) and (5)'' and inserting ``subject to 
     paragraphs (5) and (6)''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Multipurpose brownfields grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D) and 
     paragraphs (5) and (6), the Administrator shall establish a 
     program to provide multipurpose grants to an eligible entity 
     based on the considerations under paragraph (3)(C), to carry 
     out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or 
     remediation activities at 1 or more brownfield sites in a 
     proposed area.
       ``(B) Grant amounts.--
       ``(i) Individual grant amounts.--Each grant awarded under 
     this paragraph shall not exceed $950,000.
       ``(ii) Cumulative grant amounts.--The total amount of 
     grants awarded for each fiscal year under this paragraph 
     shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds made available for 
     the fiscal year to carry out this subsection.
       ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding a grant under this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall consider the extent to which an 
     eligible entity is able--
       ``(i) to provide an overall plan for revitalization of the 
     1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed area in which the 
     multipurpose grant will be used;
       ``(ii) to demonstrate a capacity to conduct the range of 
     eligible activities that will be funded by the multipurpose 
     grant; and
       ``(iii) to demonstrate that a multipurpose grant will meet 
     the needs of the 1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed 
     area.
       ``(D) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
     this paragraph, each eligible entity shall expend the full 
     amount of the grant not later than the date that is 3 years 
     after the date on which the grant is awarded to the eligible 
     entity unless the Administrator, in the discretion of the 
     Administrator, provides an extension.''.
       (c) Treatment of Certain Publicly Owned Brownfield Sites.--
     Section 104(k)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Exemption for certain publicly owned brownfield 
     sites.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     eligible entity that is a governmental entity may receive a 
     grant under this paragraph for property acquired by that 
     governmental entity prior to January 11, 2002, even if the 
     governmental entity does not qualify as a bona fide 
     prospective purchaser (as that term is defined in section 
     101(40)).''.
       (d) Increased Funding for Remediation Grants.--Section 
     104(k)(3)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``$200,000 for each 
     site to be remediated'' and inserting ``$500,000 for each 
     site to be remediated, which limit may be waived by the 
     Administrator, but not to exceed a total of $650,000 for each 
     site, based on the anticipated level of contamination, size, 
     or ownership status of the site''.
       (e) Allowing Administrative Costs for Grant Recipients.--
     Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by striking subclause (III); and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses 
     (III) and (IV), respectively;
       (B) by striking clause (ii);
       (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and
       (D) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), 
     by striking ``Notwithstanding clause (i)(IV)'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding clause (i)(III)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Administrative costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--An eligible entity may use up to 8 
     percent of the amounts made available under a grant or loan 
     under this subsection for administrative costs.
       ``(ii) Restriction.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 
     `administrative costs' does not include--

       ``(I) investigation and identification of the extent of 
     contamination;
       ``(II) design and performance of a response action; or
       ``(III) monitoring of a natural resource.''.

       (f) Small Community Technical Assistance.--Paragraph (7)(A) 
     of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--The Administrator''; and
       (2) by inserting after clause (i) (as added by paragraph 
     (1)) the following:
       ``(ii) Small community recipients.--In carrying out the 
     program under clause (i), the Administrator shall give 
     priority to small communities, Indian tribes, rural areas, or 
     low-income areas with a population of not more than 15,000 
     individuals, as determined by the latest available decennial 
     census.''.
       (g) Waterfront Brownfields Grants.--Section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (10) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(1)) the following:
       ``(11) Waterfront brownfield sites.--
       ``(A) Definition of waterfront brownfield site.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `waterfront brownfield site' means a 
     brownfield site that is adjacent to a body of water or a 
     federally designated floodplain.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In providing grants under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) take into consideration whether the brownfield site 
     to be served by the grant is a waterfront brownfield site; 
     and
       ``(ii) give consideration to waterfront brownfield 
     sites.''.
       (h) Clean Energy Brownfields Grants.--Section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as amended by 
     subsection (g)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) 
     the following:
       ``(12) Clean energy projects at brownfield sites.--
       ``(A) Definition of clean energy project.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `clean energy project' means--
       ``(i) a facility that generates renewable electricity from 
     wind, solar, or geothermal energy; and
       ``(ii) any energy efficiency improvement project at a 
     facility, including combined heat and power and district 
     energy.
       ``(B) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     program to provide grants--
       ``(i) to eligible entities to carry out inventory, 
     characterization, assessment, planning, feasibility analysis, 
     design, or remediation activities to locate a clean energy 
     project at 1 or more brownfield sites; and
       ``(ii) to capitalize a revolving loan fund for the purposes 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Maximum amount.--A grant under this paragraph shall 
     not exceed $500,000.''.
       (i) Targeted Funding for States.--Paragraph (15) of section 
     104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.

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     9604(k)) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Targeted funding.--Of the amounts made available 
     under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Administrator 
     may use not more than $2,000,000 to provide grants to States 
     for purposes authorized under section 128(a), subject to the 
     condition that each State that receives a grant under this 
     subparagraph shall have used at least 50 percent of the 
     amounts made available to that State in the previous fiscal 
     year to carry out assessment and remediation activities under 
     section 128(a).''.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Brownfields revitalization funding.--Paragraph (15)(A) 
     of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604(k)) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2016''.
       (2) State response programs.--Section 128(a)(3) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2016''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3881. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXVI, add the following:

     SEC. 2614. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ARMY 
                   RESERVE PROJECT, TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA.

       In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
     section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 
     Stat. 2135) for Tustin, California, for construction of an 
     Army Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary of the 
     Army may, instead of constructing a new facility in Tustin, 
     construct a new facility in the vicinity of Tustin, 
     California.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3882. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 354. USE OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR FORCE RESERVE FOR 
                   INITIAL AIRBORNE RESPONSE TO FIGHTING 
                   WILDFIRES.

       (a) Interagency Agreements.--Subject to subsection (b), in 
     order to prevent the loss of life and reduce property losses 
     from wildfires, section 1535(a)(4) of title 31, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to limit the use of interagency 
     agreements with the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve 
     to procure the services of a unit of the Air National Guard 
     or Air Force Reserve to conduct Defense Support to Civil 
     Authority (DSCA) missions utilizing military fixed-wing 
     aerial firefighting aircraft, including Modular Airborne Fire 
     Fighting System (MAFFS) units, in the airborne response to 
     fighting wildfires.
       (b) Limitations.--Section 1535(a)(4) of title 31, United 
     States Code, shall not apply to interagency agreements 
     described in subsection (a) only when a requesting agency 
     determines that--
       (1) privately contracted fixed-wing aerial firefighting 
     aircraft are unavailable;
       (2) there is an unfilled request for fixed-wing aerial 
     firefighting aircraft, including MAFFS units, to perform an 
     initial airborne response; or
       (3) fixed-wing aerial firefighting aircraft, including 
     MAFFS units, are needed to supplement privately contracted 
     fixed-wing aerial firefighting aircraft.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted as diminishing the role of contractor owned and 
     operated fixed-wing aircraft as the primary source of aerial 
     firefighting assets for the Federal wildland firefighting 
     agencies.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3883. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Johnson of South 
Dakota, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO REFERENCES TO GI BILL AND 
                   POST-9/11 GI BILL.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3699. Prohibition relating to references to GI Bill 
       and Post-9/11 GI Bill

       ``(a) Prohibition.--(1) No person may, except with the 
     written permission of the Secretary, use the words and 
     phrases covered by this subsection in connection with any 
     promotion, goods, services, or commercial activity in a 
     manner that reasonably and falsely suggests that such use is 
     approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Department or any 
     component thereof.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the words and 
     phrases covered by this subsection are as follows:
       ``(A) `GI Bill'.
       ``(B) `Post-9/11 GI Bill'.
       ``(3) A determination that a use of one or more words and 
     phrases covered by this subsection in connection with a 
     promotion, goods, services, or commercial activity is not a 
     violation of this subsection may not be made solely on the 
     ground that such promotion, goods, services, or commercial 
     activity includes a disclaimer of affiliation with the 
     Department or any component thereof.
       ``(b) Enforcement by Attorney General.--(1) When any person 
     is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which 
     constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by 
     subsection (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil 
     proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin 
     such act or practice.
       ``(2) Such court may, at any time before final 
     determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, 
     or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury 
     to the United States or to any person or class of persons for 
     whose protection the action is brought.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 36 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 3698 the following new 
     item:

``3699. Prohibition relating to references to GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI 
              Bill.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3884. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 515. PILOT PROGRAM ON JOB PLACEMENT AND RELATED 
                   EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     various mechanisms to enhance Department of Defense efforts 
     in providing job placement assistance and related employment 
     services to members of the National Guard and the Reserves.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau.
       (b) Eligible Members.--The members of the National Guard 
     and the Reserves eligible for job placement assistance and 
     related employment services under the pilot program are such 
     categories of members as the Secretary shall specify for 
     purposes of the pilot program.
       (c) Assistance and Services.--The mechanisms assessed under 
     the pilot program shall include mechanisms as follows:
       (1) To identify unemployed and underemployed members of the 
     National Guard and the Reserves.
       (2) To provide job placement assistance and related 
     employment services to members of the National Guard and the 
     Reserves on an individualized basis, including--
       (A) resume writing and interview preparation assistance and 
     services;
       (B) cost-effective job placement services;
       (C) post-employment follow up services; and
       (D) such other assistance and services as the Secretary 
     shall specify for purposes of the pilot program.
       (d) Discharge.--
       (1) Discharge through adjutants general.--The Secretary 
     shall provide for the carrying out of the pilot program 
     through the Adjutants General of the States.
       (2) Outreach.--The Adjutants General shall take appropriate 
     actions to facilitate participation in the pilot program by 
     eligible members of the National Guard and the Reserves, 
     including through outreach to unit commanders.
       (e) State Matching Share of Funds.--In order for the pilot 
     program to be carried out in a State, the State shall agree 
     to contribute to the carrying out of the pilot program an 
     amount, derived from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 
     30 percent of the funds provided by the Secretary for 
     carrying out the pilot program in the State.

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       (f) Evaluation Metrics.--The Secretary shall establish 
     metrics for purposes of evaluating the success of the pilot 
     program.
       (g) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees on an annual basis a report 
     on the activities, if any, under the pilot program during the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the activities under the pilot program 
     during the fiscal year covered by such report, set forth by 
     State in which the pilot program was carried out, including--
       (i) the number of members of the National Guard and the 
     Reserves who participated in the pilot program;
       (ii) the job placement assistance and related employment 
     services provided to such members under the pilot program; 
     and
       (iii) the number of members of the National Guard and 
     Reserves who obtained employment through participation in the 
     pilot program.
       (B) A comparison of the pilot program with other programs 
     conducted by the Department of Defense during such fiscal 
     year to provide job placement assistance and related 
     employment services to unemployed and underemployed members 
     of the National Guard and the Reserves, including the costs 
     of services per individual under such programs.
       (C) An assessment of the impact of the pilot program, and 
     increased employment among members of the National Guard and 
     the Reserves as a result of the pilot program, on the 
     readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
       (D) Such recommendations for improvement or extension of 
     the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (E) Such other matters relating to the pilot program as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (h) Limitation on Funding.--The amount obligated by the 
     Secretary in any fiscal year to carry out the pilot program 
     may not exceed $20,000,000.
       (i) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     authority to carry out the pilot program shall expire on 
     September 30, 2018.
       (2) Two-year extension.--The Secretary may continue to 
     carry out the pilot program for a period, not in excess of 
     two years, after September 30, 2018, if the Secretary 
     considers continuation of the pilot program for such period 
     to be advisable.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3885. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by him to the bill S. 2470, to provide for drought relief 
measures in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; as follows:

       On page 7, line 2, strike ``or possible removal''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3886. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1105. RETALIATORY INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (xi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (xii), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (xii) the following:
       ``(xiii) an investigation, other than a ministerial or 
     nondiscretionary investigation, if the investigation or a 
     series of investigations is ongoing for a period of--
       ``(I) not less than 90 consecutive days; or
       ``(II) not less than a total of 181 days in any 1-year 
     period;''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3887. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1105. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2302(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) For purposes of subsection (b)(8), the public 
     disclosure of information is specifically prohibited by law 
     only if a statute--
       ``(A) leaves no discretion on the prohibition;
       ``(B) establishes particular criteria for the prohibition; 
     or
       ``(C) refers to particular types of matters to be 
     prohibited.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any matter pending on, or filed or commenced 
     on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3888. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert:

     SEC. 2/32/3COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON SERIOUS MISCONDUCT 
                   WITHIN THE NATIONAL GUARD

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     evaluating the effectiveness of--
       (1) the authorities of the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Chief of the National Guard Bureau to investigate and respond 
     on their own initiative to allegations of serious misconduct, 
     including but not limited to sexual assault, sexual 
     harassment, violations of federal law, retaliation and waste, 
     fraud and abuse arising in operations of the National Guard 
     in Title 32 and Title 10 status.
       (2) the mechanisms available to the Secretary of Defense, 
     each of the Armed Services, and the Chief of the National 
     Guard to receive, process and monitor the disposition of 
     allegations of the nature referred to in subparagraph (1) 
     whether first brought to the attention of the federal 
     government or the Adjutant Generals.
       (3) the process used to determine whether allegations of 
     the nature referred to in subsection (1) are investigated by 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of Defense 
     Inspector General, the Inspector General of the National 
     Guard Bureau, the Inspectors General of the Armed Services, 
     the Office of Complex Investigations of the National Guard 
     Bureau, federal military and civilian law enforcement 
     agencies or other agencies in the first instance and the 
     coordination of investigations among such agencies
       (4) the monitoring of investigations into allegations of 
     the nature referred to in subsection (1) by the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Armed Services and the Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau which are undertaken by federal agencies and 
     those undertaken under the direction of the Adjutant 
     Generals.
       (5) the process used for disposing of substantiated 
     allegations whether by prosecution or administrative action 
     and the consistency in the disposition of allegations of a 
     similar nature across the National Guard
       (6) state codes of military justice in prosecuting members 
     of the National Guard for serious misconduct of the nature 
     referred to in subparagraph (1) and an evaluation of whether 
     the Uniform Code of Military Justice should be extended to 
     authorize prosecution of some or all offenses committed by 
     members of the National Guard while in Title 32 status
       (7) mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of members of 
     the National Guard who report allegations of serious 
     misconduct of the nature referred to in subparagraph (1) and 
     to prevent retaliation aganst such persons
       (8) the National Guard Bureau in preventing and proactively 
     identifying instances of serious misconduct of the nature 
     referred to in subparagraph (1), including the availability 
     and effectiveness of hotlines through which members of the 
     National Guard who are uncomfortable reporting their concerns 
     through state channels may bring them to the attention of the 
     National Guard Bureau and the use of command climate surveys 
     in identifying serious misconduct.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3889. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, WEST NOME TANK FARM, NOME, 
                   ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of Nome (in 
     this section referred to as the ``City'') all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, known as the USAF 
     West Nome Tank Farm, located adjacent to the City's port 
     facilities along Port Road in Nome, Alaska. To the extent 
     practicable, the Secretary is encouraged to complete the 
     conveyance by September 30, 2015.
       (b) Payment of Costs of Conveyances.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the City 
     to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
     reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
     to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
     survey costs and costs related to environmental 
     documentation. If amounts are collected from the City

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     in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and 
     the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by 
     the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary 
     shall refund the excess amount to the City.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
     reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 
     fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by 
     the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
     credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 
     and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 
     the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 
     or account.
       (c) Responsibility for Environmental Restoration and Clean-
     up.--The Department of the Air Force shall retain liability 
     for environmental restoration and clean-up activities for the 
     real property conveyed under this section.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect or limit the application of, or any 
     obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including 
     the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S. C. 4321 et 
     se.), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 9601 et se.) and the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S. C. 6901 et se.).
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under this 
     section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary.
       (f) Additional Term and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3890. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1105. EXTENSION OF PART-TIME REEMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
                   ANNUITANTS.

       (a) CSRS.--Section 8344(l)(7) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by strike ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 
     years''.
       (b) FERS.--Section 8468(i)(7) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3891. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 29, line 17, insert ``or personnel'' after 
     ``aircraft''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3892. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 515. USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN 
                   FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Operational Use Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 116. Operational use: support for civilian 
       firefighting activities

       ``(a) Basis of Authority.--The authority in this section is 
     based on a recognition of the basic premises of the National 
     Incident Management System and the National Response 
     Framework that--
       ``(1) incidents are typically managed at the local level 
     first; and
       ``(2) local jurisdictions retain command, control, and 
     authority over response activities for their jurisdictional 
     areas.
       ``(b) Assistance to Civilian Firefighting Organizations 
     Authorized.--Members and units of the National Guard are 
     authorized to support firefighting operations, missions, or 
     activities, including aerial firefighting employment of the 
     Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), undertaken in 
     support of a Federal or State agency or other civilian 
     authority.
       ``(c) Role of Governor and State Adjutant General.--For the 
     purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) the Governor of a State shall be the principal 
     civilian authority; and
       ``(2) the adjutant general of the State--
       ``(A) shall be the principal military authority, when 
     acting in the adjutant general's State capacity; and
       ``(B) has the primary authority to mobilize members and 
     units of the National Guard of the State in any duty status 
     under this title the adjutant general considers appropriate 
     to employ necessary forces when funds to perform such 
     operations, missions, or activities are reimbursed.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``116. Operational use: support for civilian firefighting 
              activities.''.
       (b) Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) Support.--Section 328(b) 
     of such title is amended by inserting ``duty as specified in 
     section 116(b) of this title or may perform'' after 
     ``subsection (a) may perform''.
       (c) Federal Technician Support.--Section 709(a)(3) of such 
     is amended by inserting ``duty as specified in section 116(b) 
     of this title or'' after ``the performance of'' the first 
     place it appears.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3893. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 354. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF 
                   PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF FIRE CAUSED BY MILITARY 
                   TRAINING OR OTHER ACTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Reimbursement Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, upon 
     application by a State, reimburse the State for the 
     reasonable costs of the State for services provided in 
     connection with loss or destruction of property, or 
     mitigation of damage, loss, or destruction of property, 
     whether or not property of the State, as a result of a fire 
     caused by military training or other actions in the United 
     States of units or members of the Armed Forces or employees 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (2) Services covered.--Services reimbursable under this 
     subsection shall be limited to services proximately related 
     to the fire for which reimbursement is sought under this 
     subsection.
       (b) Application.--Each application of a State for 
     reimbursement for costs under subsection (a) shall set forth 
     an itemized request of the services covered by the 
     application, including the costs of such services.
       (c) Funds.--Reimbursements under subsection (a) shall be 
     made from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3894. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 715, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

 Subtitle F--Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development

     SEC. 2851. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Brownfields 
     Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2014'' 
     or the ``BUILD Act''.

     SEC. 2852. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 
     9604(k)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of that Code;
       ``(J) a limited liability corporation in which all managing 
     members are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or 
     limited liability corporations whose sole members are 
     organizations described in subparagraph (I);
       ``(K) a limited partnership in which all general partners 
     are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or limited 
     liability corporations whose sole members are organizations 
     described in subparagraph (I); or
       ``(L) a qualified community development entity (as defined 
     in section 45D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986).''.

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     SEC. 2853. MULTIPURPOSE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.

       Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 9604(k)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) and (10) 
     through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (13) through 
     (15), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``subject to 
     paragraphs (4) and (5)'' and inserting ``subject to 
     paragraphs (5) and (6)''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Multipurpose brownfields grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D) and 
     paragraphs (5) and (6), the Administrator shall establish a 
     program to provide multipurpose grants to an eligible entity 
     based on the considerations under paragraph (3)(C), to carry 
     out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or 
     remediation activities at 1 or more brownfield sites in a 
     proposed area.
       ``(B) Grant amounts.--
       ``(i) Individual grant amounts.--Each grant awarded under 
     this paragraph shall not exceed $950,000.
       ``(ii) Cumulative grant amounts.--The total amount of 
     grants awarded for each fiscal year under this paragraph 
     shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds made available for 
     the fiscal year to carry out this subsection.
       ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding a grant under this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall consider the extent to which an 
     eligible entity is able--
       ``(i) to provide an overall plan for revitalization of the 
     1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed area in which the 
     multipurpose grant will be used;
       ``(ii) to demonstrate a capacity to conduct the range of 
     eligible activities that will be funded by the multipurpose 
     grant; and
       ``(iii) to demonstrate that a multipurpose grant will meet 
     the needs of the 1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed 
     area.
       ``(D) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
     this paragraph, each eligible entity shall expend the full 
     amount of the grant not later than the date that is 3 years 
     after the date on which the grant is awarded to the eligible 
     entity unless the Administrator, in the discretion of the 
     Administrator, provides an extension.''.

     SEC. 2854. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLICLY OWNED BROWNFIELD 
                   SITES.

       Section 104(k)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 
     9604(k)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Exemption for certain publicly owned brownfield 
     sites.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     eligible entity that is a governmental entity may receive a 
     grant under this paragraph for property acquired by that 
     governmental entity prior to January 11, 2002, even if the 
     governmental entity does not qualify as a bona fide 
     prospective purchaser (as that term is defined in section 
     101(40)), so long as the eligible entity has not caused or 
     contributed to a release or threatened release of a hazardous 
     substance at the property.''.

     SEC. 2855. INCREASED FUNDING FOR REMEDIATION GRANTS.

       Section 104(k)(3)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 
     9604(k)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``$200,000 for each 
     site to be remediated'' and inserting ``$500,000 for each 
     site to be remediated, which limit may be waived by the 
     Administrator, but not to exceed a total of $650,000 for each 
     site, based on the anticipated level of contamination, size, 
     or ownership status of the site''.

     SEC. 2856. ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR GRANT 
                   RECIPIENTS.

       Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S. C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 
     2853(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by striking sub clause (III); and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses 
     (III) and (IV), respectively;
       (B) by striking clause (ii);
       (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and
       (D) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), 
     by striking ``Notwithstanding clause (i)(IV)'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding clause (i)(III)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Administrative costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--An eligible entity may use up to 8 
     percent of the amounts made available under a grant or loan 
     under this subsection for administrative costs.
       ``(ii) Restriction.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 
     `administrative costs' does not include--

       ``(I) investigation and identification of the extent of 
     contamination;
       ``(II) design and performance of a response action; or
       ``(III) monitoring of a natural resource.''.

     SEC. 2857. SMALL COMMUNITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

       Paragraph (7)(A) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S. C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 
     2853(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Administrator may provide,'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Disadvantaged area.--The term `disadvantaged area' 
     means an area with an annual median household income that is 
     less than 80 percent of the State-wide annual median 
     household income, as determined by the latest available 
     decennial census.
       ``(II) Small community.--The term `small community' means a 
     community with a population of not more than 15,000 
     individuals, as determined by the latest available decennial 
     census.

       ``(ii) Establishment of program.--The Administrator shall 
     establish a program to provide grants that provide,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Small or disadvantaged community recipients.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to sub clause (II), in carrying 
     out the program under clause (ii), the Administrator shall 
     use not more than $600,000 of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this paragraph to provide grants to States that 
     receive amounts under section 128(a) to assist small 
     communities, Indian tribes, rural areas, or disadvantaged 
     areas in achieving the purposes described in clause (ii).
       ``(II) Limitation.--Each grant awarded under sub clause (I) 
     shall be not more than $7,500.''.

     SEC. 2858. WATERFRONT BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.

       Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 9604(k)) 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) (as redesignated 
     by section 2853(1)) the following:
       ``(11) Waterfront brownfield sites.--
       ``(A) Definition of waterfront brownfield site.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `waterfront brownfield site' means a 
     brownfield site that is adjacent to a body of water or a 
     federally designated floodplain.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In providing grants under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) take into consideration whether the brownfield site 
     to be served by the grant is a waterfront brownfield site; 
     and
       ``(ii) give consideration to waterfront brownfield 
     sites.''.

     SEC. 2859. CLEAN ENERGY BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.

       Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 9604(k)) 
     (as amended by section 2858) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following:
       ``(12) Clean energy projects at brownfield sites.--
       ``(A) Definition of clean energy project.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `clean energy project' means--
       ``(i) a facility that generates renewable electricity from 
     wind, solar, or geothermal energy; and
       ``(ii) any energy efficiency improvement project at a 
     facility, including combined heat and power and district 
     energy.
       ``(B) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     program to provide grants--
       ``(i) to eligible entities to carry out inventory, 
     characterization, assessment, planning, feasibility analysis, 
     design, or remediation activities to locate a clean energy 
     project at 1 or more brownfield sites; and
       ``(ii) to capitalize a revolving loan fund for the purposes 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Maximum amount.--A grant under this paragraph shall 
     not exceed $500,000.''.

     SEC. 2860. TARGETED FUNDING FOR STATES.

       Paragraph (15) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S. C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 
     2853(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Targeted funding.--Of the amounts made available 
     under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Administrator 
     may use not more than $2,000,000 to provide grants to States 
     for purposes authorized under section 128(a), subject to the 
     condition that each State that receives a grant under this 
     subparagraph shall have used at least 50 percent of the 
     amounts made available to that State in the previous fiscal 
     year to carry out assessment and remediation activities under 
     section 128(a).''.

     SEC. 2861. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Brownfields Revitalization Funding.--Paragraph (15)(A) 
     of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 
     9604(k)) (as redesignated by section 2853(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2016''.
       (b) State Response Programs.--Section 128(a)(3) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S. C. 9628(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2016''.

     SEC. 2862. STUDY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     shall submit a report to Congress that--
       (1) Describes the options to use the Brownfields program to 
     redevelop domestic defense facilities that are no longer 
     being used by the military for the purposes of revitalizing 
     local communities;
       (2) Describes potential joint funding opportunities between 
     the two agencies to advance redevelopment of unmused domestic 
     defense facilities; and
       (3) Analyzes the impact that redeveloped facilities would 
     have on improving local economies and employment.

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     SEC. 2863. CONFORMING AMORTIZATION PERIODS BEGINNING IN 2014 
                   FOR 402(A)(2) FROZEN PLAN RELIEF UNDER THE 
                   PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2006.

       (a) In General.--Section 402 of the Pension Protection Act 
     of 2006 (26 U.S. C. 430 note) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (j) as subsection (k), and by inserting after 
     subsection (i) the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Conforming Amortization Periods Beginning in 2014.--
       ``(1) In general.--The rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     shall apply in the case of a plan sponsor of an eligible plan 
     that--
       ``(A) made an initial election under subsection (a)(2) 
     prior to January 1, 2008, and
       ``(B) satisfies the requirements of paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Requirements.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     satisfied if--
       ``(A) no applicable benefit increase (as defined in 
     subsection (b)(3)(B)) takes effect at any time during the 
     period beginning on November 29, 2011, and ending on the day 
     before the first day of the first plan year beginning in 
     2014, and
       ``(B) the requirements of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) are 
     satisfied as of January 1, 2013, for the plan for which the 
     initial election under subsection (a)(2) was made (treating 
     the plan year commencing on January 1, 2013, as the first 
     applicable plan year for purposes of such requirements).
       ``(3) Conforming amortization periods.--Effective for the 
     first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and 
     for each subsequent plan year through the end of the 17-year 
     period determined under subparagraph (A), the plan sponsor 
     shall apply section 303 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and section 430 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 by--
       ``(A) determining the amortization period as a 17-year 
     period beginning on January 1, 2008,
       ``(B) amortizing any funding shortfall in equal annual 
     installments over the portion of the 17-year amortization 
     period remaining as of the date of the enactment of the 
     Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development 
     Act of 2013 (with all previously established shortfall 
     amortization bases considered fully amortized),
       ``(C) using an interest rate of 8.25 percent (rather than 
     the segment rates calculated on the basis of the corporate 
     bond yield curve) in determining the funding target and 
     shortfall amortization charge, and
       ``(D) excluding any plan-related expenses expected to be 
     paid from plan assets during the plan year.
       ``(4) Automatic revocation of election made under the 
     preservation of access to care for medicare beneficiaries and 
     pension relief act of 2010.--In the case of a plan sponsor 
     that made an election under section 303(c)(2)(D)(iv) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
     430(c)(2)(D)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, such 
     election shall be automatically revoked notwithstanding sub 
     clause (III) of section 303(c)(2)(D)(iv) of such Act and 
     section 430(c)(2)(D)(iv) of such Code.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3895. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1213. INCREASED MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT 
                   OF UKRAINE.

       (a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide 
     defense articles, defense services, and training to the 
     Government of Ukraine for the purpose of countering offensive 
     weapons and reestablishing the sovereignty and territorial 
     integrity of Ukraine, including anti-tank and anti-armor 
     weapons, crew weapons and ammunition, counter-artillery 
     radars to identify and target artillery batteries, fire 
     control, range finder, and optical and guidance and control 
     equipment, tactical troop-operated surveillance drones, and 
     secure command and communications equipment, pursuant to the 
     provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.), the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.), and other relevant provisions of law.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a detailed description of the anticipated defense 
     articles, defense services, and training to be provided 
     pursuant to this section;
       (2) a timeline for the provision of such defense articles, 
     defense services, and training; and
       (3) a list of defense articles, defense services, and 
     training authorized to be provided by subsection (a) that 
     have been requested by the Government of Ukraine but are not 
     being provided and an explanation with respect to why such 
     defense articles, defense services, and training are not 
     being provided.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of State $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 to 
     carry out activities under this section.
       (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
     for obligation and expenditure through the end of fiscal year 
     2017.
       (d) Authority for the Use of Funds.--The funds made 
     available pursuant to subsection (c) for provision of defense 
     articles, defense services, and training may be used to 
     procure such articles, services, and training from the United 
     States Government or other appropriate sources.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Defense article; defense service; training.--The terms 
     ``defense article'', ``defense service'', and ``training'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 47 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3896. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1025. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   RECIPIENTS.

       (a) Transfers by Grant.--The President is authorized to 
     transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under 
     section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2321j), as follows:
       (1) Mexico.--To the Government of Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY class guided missile frigates USS CURTS (FFG-38) and 
     USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41).
       (2) Thailand.--To the Government of Thailand, the OLIVER 
     HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS RENTZ (FFG-46) 
     and USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG-48).
       (b) Transfer by Sale.--The President is authorized to 
     transfer the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile 
     frigates USS TAYLOR (FFG-50), USS GARY (FFG-51), USS CARR 
     (FFG-52), and USS ELROD (FFG-55) to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is 
     the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 
     10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3309(a))) on a 
     sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2761).
       (c) Alternative Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding the 
     authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) to transfer 
     specific vessels to specific countries, the President is 
     authorized, subject to the same conditions that would apply 
     for such country under this Act, to transfer any vessel named 
     in this Act to any country named in this Act such that the 
     total number of vessels transferred to such country does not 
     exceed the total number of vessels authorized for transfer to 
     such country by this Act.
       (d) Grants Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred 
     Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred 
     to another country on a grant basis pursuant to authority 
     provided by subsection (a) or (c) shall not be counted 
     against the aggregate value of excess defense articles 
     transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
       (e) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer authorized by this 
     section shall be charged to the recipient notwithstanding 
     section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2321j(e)).
       (f) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall 
     require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under 
     this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is 
     transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel 
     as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of 
     that recipient, performed at a shipyard located in the United 
     States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
       (g) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 3-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3897. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1247. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
                   WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Russian Federation is in material breach of its 
     obligations under the Treaty between the United States of 
     America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the 
     Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range 
     Missiles, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered 
     into force June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty'' or ``INF 
     Treaty'').
       (2) This behavior poses a threat to the United States, its 
     deployed forces, and its allies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should hold the Russian Federation 
     accountable for being in material breach of its obligations 
     under the INF Treaty; and
       (2) the President should demand the Russian Federation 
     completely and verifiably eliminate the military systems that 
     constitute the material breach of its obligations under the 
     INF Treaty.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes the following elements:
       (A) A description of the status of the President's efforts, 
     in cooperation with United States allies, to hold the Russian 
     Federation accountable for being in material breach of its 
     obligations under the INF Treaty and obtain the complete and 
     verifiable elimination of its military systems that 
     constitute the material breach of its obligations under the 
     INF Treaty.
       (B) The President's assessment as to whether it remains in 
     the national security interests of the United States to 
     remain a party to the INF Treaty, and other related treaties 
     and agreements, while the Russian Federation is in material 
     breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty.
       (C) Notification of any deployment by the Russian 
     Federation of a ground launched ballistic or cruise missile 
     system with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers.
       (D) A plan, prepared by the Secretary of Defense, for the 
     research and development of United States systems for which 
     there is a military requirement but the flight test or 
     deployment of which is prohibited by the INF treaty as well 
     as a description of the military countermeasures being 
     developed by the United States to respond to Russia's 
     potential deployment of systems current prohibited by the 
     INF.
       (E) A plan developed by the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), to verify that 
     Russia has fully and completely dismantled any ground 
     launched cruise missiles or ballistic missiles with a range 
     of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, including details on 
     facilities that inspectors need access to, people inspectors 
     need to talk with, how often inspectors need the accesses 
     for, and how much the verification regime would cost.
       (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3898. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

                Subtitle E--Palestinian Authority Reform

     SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Palestinian and United 
     Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 1272. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On April 23, 2014, representatives of the Palestinian 
     Liberation Organization and Hamas, a designated terrorist 
     organization, signed an agreement to form a government of 
     national consensus.
       (2) On June 2, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas 
     announced a unity government as a result of the April 23, 
     2014, agreement.
       (3) United States law requires that any Palestinian 
     government that ``includes Hamas as a member'', or over which 
     Hamas exercises ``undue influence'', only receive United 
     States assistance if certain certifications are made to 
     Congress.
       (4) The President has taken the position that the current 
     Palestinian government does not include members of Hamas or 
     is influenced by Hamas and has thus not made the 
     certifications required under current law.
       (5) The leadership of the Palestinian Authority has failed 
     to completely denounce and distance itself from Hamas' 
     campaign of terrorism against Israel.
       (6) President Abbas has refused to dissolve the power-
     sharing agreement with Hamas even as more than 2,300 rockets 
     have targeted Israel since July 2, 2014.
       (7) President Abbas and other Palestinian Authority 
     officials have failed to condemn Hamas' extensive use of the 
     Palestinian people as human shields.
       (8) The Israeli Defense Forces have gone to unprecedented 
     lengths for a modern military to limit civilian casualties.
       (9) On July 23, 2014, the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council adopted a one-sided resolution criticizing Israel's 
     ongoing military operations in Gaza.
       (10) The United Nations Human Rights Council has a long 
     history of taking anti-Israel actions while ignoring the 
     widespread and egregious human rights violations of many 
     other countries, including some of its own members.
       (11) On July 16, 2014, officials of the United Nations 
     Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near 
     East (UNRWA) discovered 20 rockets in one of the 
     organization's schools in Gaza, before returning the weapons 
     to local Palestinian officials rather than dismantling them.
       (12) On multiple occasions during the conflict in Gaza, 
     Hamas has used the facilities and the areas surrounding UNRWA 
     locations to store weapons, harbor their fighters, and 
     conduct attacks.

     SEC. 1273. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to deny United States assistance to any entity or 
     international organization that harbors or collaborates with 
     Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, until Hamas 
     agrees to recognize Israel, renounces violence, disarms, and 
     accepts prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements;
       (2) to seek a negotiated settlement of this conflict only 
     under the condition that Hamas and any United States-
     designated terrorist groups are required to entirely disarm; 
     and
       (3) to continue to provide security assistance to the 
     Government of Israel to assist its efforts to defend its 
     territory and people from rockets, missiles, and other 
     threats.

     SEC. 1274. RESTRICTIONS ON AID TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.

       For purposes of section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378b), any power-sharing government, 
     including the current government, formed in connection with 
     the agreement signed on April 23, 2014, between the 
     Palestinian Liberation Organization and Hamas is considered a 
     ``Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority''.

     SEC. 1275. REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of State submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a certification that 
     the requirements described in subsection (b) have been 
     satisfied--
       (1) the United States contribution to the regular budget of 
     the United Nations shall be reduced by an amount equal to the 
     percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines 
     would be allocated by the United Nations to support the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council or any of its Special 
     Procedures;
       (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution 
     to the United Nations Human Rights Council; and
       (3) the United States shall not run for a seat on the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council.
       (b) Certification.--The annual certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a certification made by the Secretary of 
     State to Congress that the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council's agenda does not include a permanent item related to 
     the State of Israel or the Palestinian territories.
       (c) Reversion of Funds.--Funds appropriated and available 
     for a United States contribution to the United Nations but 
     withheld from obligation and expenditure pursuant to this 
     section shall immediately revert to the United States 
     Treasury and the United States Government shall not consider 
     them arrears to be repaid to any United Nations entity.

     SEC. 1276. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 
                   RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES 
                   IN THE NEAR EAST (UNRWA).

       Section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2221(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Palestine Refugees; Considerations and Conditions for 
     Furnishing Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--No contributions by the United States to 
     the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine 
     Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for programs in the West 
     Bank and Gaza, a successor entity or any related entity, or 
     to the regular budget of the United Nations for the support 
     of UNRWA or a successor entity for programs in the West Bank 
     and Gaza, may be provided until the Secretary certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that--

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       ``(A) no official, employee, consultant, contractor, 
     subcontractor, representative, or affiliate of UNRWA--
       ``(i) is a member of Hamas or any United States-designated 
     terrorist group; or
       ``(ii) has propagated, disseminated, or incited anti-
     Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric or propaganda;
       ``(B) no UNRWA school, hospital, clinic, other facility, or 
     other infrastructure or resource is being used by Hamas or an 
     affiliated group for operations, planning, training, 
     recruitment, fundraising, indoctrination, communications, 
     sanctuary, storage of weapons or other materials, or any 
     other purposes;
       ``(C) UNRWA is subject to comprehensive financial audits by 
     an internationally recognized third party independent 
     auditing firm and has implemented an effective system of 
     vetting and oversight to prevent the use, receipt, or 
     diversion of any UNRWA resources by Hamas or any United 
     States-designated terrorist group, or their members; and
       ``(D) no recipient of UNRWA funds or loans is a member of 
     Hamas or any United States-designated terrorist group.
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
     committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, 
     and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       ``(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Appropriations, 
     and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1277. ISRAELI SECURITY ASSISTANCE.

       The equivalent amount of all United States contributions 
     withheld from the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations 
     Human Rights Council, and the United Nations Relief and Works 
     Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East under this 
     subtitle is authorized to be provided to--
       (1) the Government of Israel for the Iron Dome missile 
     defense system and other missile defense programs; and
       (2) underground warfare training and technology and 
     assistance to identify and deter tunneling from Palestinian-
     controlled territories into Israel.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3899. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 332. REPORT ON EASTERN RANGE SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHES IN 
                   SUPPORT OF NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the requirements and investments needed to modernize the 
     Eastern Range off the coast of Florida to support launches in 
     support of United States defense and commercial interests.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) The results of the investigation into the failure of 
     the radar system supporting the range in March 2014, 
     including the causes for the failure.
       (2) An assessment of each current radar and other system as 
     well as supporting infrastructure required to support the 
     mission requirement of the range, including back-up systems.
       (3) An estimate of the annual level of dedicated funding 
     required to maintain the range infrastructure in adequate 
     condition to meet national security requirements.
       (4) A review of requirements to repair, upgrade, and 
     modernize the radars and other mission support systems to 
     current technologies.
       (5) A prioritized list of projects, costs, and projected 
     funding schedules needed to carry out the maintenance, 
     repair, and modernization requirements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3900. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1069. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   REPORT ON THE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES ARMY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the matters specified in 
     subsection (b) with respect to the report of the Secretary on 
     the force structure of the United States Army submitted under 
     section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1943).
       (b) Matters.--The matters specified in this subsection with 
     respect to the report referred to in subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       (1) An update of the planning assumptions and scenarios 
     used to determine the size and force structure of the Army, 
     including the reserve component, for the future-years defense 
     program for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
       (2) An updated evaluation of the adequacy of the proposed 
     force structure for meeting the goals of the national 
     military strategy of the United States.
       (3) A description of any new alternative force structures 
     considered, if any, including the assessed advantages and 
     disadvantages of each and a brief explanation of why those 
     not selected were rejected.
       (4) The estimated resource requirements of each of the new 
     alternative force structures referred to in paragraph (3).
       (5) An updated independent risk assessment of the proposed 
     Army force structure, to be conducted by the Chief of Staff 
     of the Army.
       (6) A description of plans and actions taken to implement 
     and apply the recommendations of the Comptroller General of 
     the United States regarding force reduction analysis and 
     decision process improvements in the report entitled 
     ``Defense Infrastructure: Army Brigade Combat Team 
     Inactivations Informed by Analysis but Actions Needed to 
     Improve Stationing Process'' (GAO-14--76, December 2013) used 
     in the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment of 
     the Army.
       (7) A description of various alternative options for 
     allocating funds available to the Army to ensure that the end 
     strengths of the Army do not fall below the end strengths 
     contemplated in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review and 
     accompanying defense guidance.
       (8) Such other information or updates as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3901. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 221, line 20, insert ``, including the availability 
     of inpatient mental health care'' before the period.

       On page 222, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       (8) With respect to each military medical treatment 
     facility covered by the study that serves a major training 
     center of the Armed Forces, an assessment whether the 
     Secretary consulted with the appropriate training 
     directorate, training and doctrine command, and forces 
     command of the military department concerned with respect to 
     the frequency of high-tempo, live-fire military operations at 
     such training center.
       (9) An assessment of the capacity of each medical facility 
     in the surrounding area of a major training center of the 
     Armed Forces to treat battlefield related injuries, including 
     whether such facility has a helipad capable of receiving 
     medical evacuation airlift patients arriving from the primary 
     evacuation aircraft platform used by such training center.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3902. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 713, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 2835. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 
                   NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the 
     Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation 
     established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and after the date of completion of the 
     appraisal required under subsection (d)(1)(B), the Secretary 
     shall convey to the Corporation by quitclaim deed for the 
     amount of consideration determined under subsection (d)(1), 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     a parcel of real property described in subsection (c).
       (c) Description of Property.--The parcel to be conveyed 
     under subsection (b) consists of approximately 1,518 acres 
     and improvements comprising a former Distant Early

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     Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 
     near Wainwright, Alaska, and described as United States 
     Survey Number 5252 located within the Umiat Meridian.
       (d) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) Consideration.--
       (A) In general.--As consideration for the conveyance of the 
     property under subsection (b), the Corporation shall pay to 
     the Secretary an amount not less than the fair market value 
     of the conveyed property, to be determined as provided in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Appraisal.--The fair market value of the property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined based on an 
     appraisal that--
       (i) is conducted by a licensed, independent appraiser that 
     is approved by the Secretary and the Corporation;
       (ii) is based on the highest and best use of the property;
       (iii) is approved by the Secretary; and
       (iv) is paid for by the Corporation.
       (2) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
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  SA 3903. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2094, to provide for the establishment of nationally 
uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges 
incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; which was referred to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Vessel 
     Incidental Discharge Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Regulation and enforcement.
Sec. 5. Uniform national standards and requirements for the regulation 
              of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a 
              vessel.
Sec. 6. Treatment technology certification.
Sec. 7. Exemptions.
Sec. 8. Alternative compliance program.
Sec. 9. Judicial review.
Sec. 10. Effect on State authority.
Sec. 11. Application with other statutes.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Beginning with enactment of the Act to Prevent 
     Pollution from Ships in 1980 (22 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the 
     United States Coast Guard has been the principal Federal 
     authority charged with administering, enforcing, and 
     prescribing regulations relating to the discharge of 
     pollutants from vessels engaged in maritime commerce and 
     transportation.
       (2) The Coast Guard estimates there are approximately 
     21,560,000 State-registered recreational vessels, 75,000 
     commercial fishing vessels, and 33,000 freight and tank 
     barges operating in United States waters.
       (3) From 1973 to 2005, certain discharges incidental to the 
     normal operation of a vessel were exempted by regulation from 
     otherwise applicable permitting requirements.
       (4) Over the 32 years during which this regulatory 
     exemption was in effect, Congress enacted statutes on a 
     number of occasions dealing with the regulation of discharges 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including--
       (A) the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 
     et seq.) in 1980;
       (B) the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.);
       (C) the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
     4073);
       (D) section 415 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
     1998 (112 Stat. 3434) and section 623 of the Coast Guard and 
     Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (33 U.S.C. 1901 note), 
     which established interim and permanent requirements, 
     respectively, for the regulation of vessel discharges of 
     certain bulk cargo residue;
       (E) title XIV of division B of Appendix D of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 2763), which 
     prohibited or limited certain vessel discharges in certain 
     areas of Alaska;
       (F) section 204 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act 
     of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 1902a), which established requirements for 
     the regulation of vessel discharges of agricultural cargo 
     residue material in the form of hold washings; and
       (G) title X of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 
     (33 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), which provided for the 
     implementation of the International Convention on the Control 
     of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide for the 
     establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound 
     standards and requirements for the management of discharges 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Aquatic nuisance species.--The term ``aquatic nuisance 
     species'' means a nonindigenous species (including a 
     pathogen) that threatens the diversity or abundance of native 
     species or the ecological stability of navigable waters or 
     commercial, agricultural, aquacultural, or recreational 
     activities dependent on such waters.
       (3) Ballast water.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``ballast water'' means any 
     water, including any sediment suspended in such water, taken 
     aboard a vessel--
       (i) to control trim, list, draught, stability, or stresses 
     of the vessel; or
       (ii) during the cleaning, maintenance, or other operation 
     of a ballast water treatment technology of the vessel.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``ballast water'' does not 
     include any pollutant that is added to water described in 
     subparagraph (A) that is not directly related to the 
     operation of a properly functioning ballast water treatment 
     technology under this Act.
       (4) Ballast water performance standard.--The term ``ballast 
     water performance standard'' means the numerical ballast 
     water discharge standard set forth in section 151.2030 of 
     title 33, Code of Federal Regulations or section 151.1511 of 
     title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable, or a 
     revised numerical ballast water performance standard 
     established under subsection (a)(1)(B), (b), or (c) of 
     section 5 of this Act.
       (5) Ballast water treatment technology or treatment 
     technology.--The term ``ballast water treatment technology'' 
     or ``treatment technology'' means any mechanical, physical, 
     chemical, or biological process used, alone or in 
     combination, to remove, render harmless, or avoid the uptake 
     or discharge of aquatic nuisance species within ballast 
     water.
       (6) Biocide.--The term ``biocide'' means a substance or 
     organism, including a virus or fungus, that is introduced 
     into or produced by a ballast water treatment technology to 
     reduce or eliminate aquatic nuisance species as part of the 
     process used to comply with a ballast water performance 
     standard under this Act.
       (7) Discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``discharge incidental to the 
     normal operation of a vessel'' means--
       (i) a discharge into navigable waters from a vessel of--

       (I)(aa) ballast water, graywater, bilge water, cooling 
     water, oil water separator effluent, anti-fouling hull 
     coating leachate, boiler or economizer blowdown, byproducts 
     from cathodic protection, controllable pitch propeller and 
     thruster hydraulic fluid, distillation and reverse osmosis 
     brine, elevator pit effluent, firemain system effluent, 
     freshwater layup effluent, gas turbine wash water, motor 
     gasoline and compensating effluent, refrigeration and air 
     condensate effluent, seawater pumping biofouling prevention 
     substances, boat engine wet exhaust, sonar dome effluent, 
     exhaust gas scrubber washwater, or stern tube packing gland 
     effluent; or
       (bb) any other pollutant associated with the operation of a 
     marine propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, 
     habitability system, or installed major equipment, or from a 
     protective, preservative, or absorptive application to the 
     hull of a vessel;
       (II) weather deck runoff, deck wash, aqueous film forming 
     foam effluent, chain locker effluent, non-oily machinery 
     wastewater, underwater ship husbandry effluent, welldeck 
     effluent, or fish hold and fish hold cleaning effluent; or
       (III) any effluent from a properly functioning marine 
     engine; or

       (ii) a discharge of a pollutant into navigable waters in 
     connection with the testing, maintenance, or repair of a 
     system, equipment, or engine described in subclause (I)(bb) 
     or (III) of clause (i) whenever the vessel is waterborne.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``discharge incidental to the 
     normal operation of a vessel'' does not include--
       (i) a discharge into navigable waters from a vessel of--

       (I) rubbish, trash, garbage, incinerator ash, or other such 
     material discharged overboard;
       (II) oil or a hazardous substance as those terms are 
     defined in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1321);
       (III) sewage as defined in section 312(a)(6) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(a)(6)); or
       (IV) graywater referred to in section 312(a)(6) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(a)(6));

       (ii) an emission of an air pollutant resulting from the 
     operation onboard a vessel of a vessel propulsion system, 
     motor driven equipment, or incinerator; or
       (iii) a discharge into navigable waters from a vessel when 
     the vessel is operating in a capacity other than as a means 
     of transportation on water.
       (8) Geographically limited area.--The term ``geographically 
     limited area'' means an area--
       (A) with a physical limitation, including limitation by 
     physical size and limitation by authorized route, that 
     prevents a vessel from operating outside the area, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       (B) that is ecologically homogeneous, as determined by the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other Federal 
     departments or agencies as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

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       (9) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' means a person 
     engaged in the manufacture, assemblage, or importation of 
     ballast water treatment technology.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
       (11) Vessel.--The term ``vessel'' means every description 
     of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or 
     practically or otherwise capable of being used, as a means of 
     transportation on water.

     SEC. 4. REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, shall establish and implement enforceable 
     uniform national standards and requirements for the 
     regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation 
     of a vessel. The standards and requirements shall--
       (1) be based upon the best available technology 
     economically achievable; and
       (2) supersede any permitting requirement or prohibition on 
     discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel 
     under any other provision of law.
       (b) Administration and Enforcement.--The Secretary shall 
     administer and enforce the uniform national standards and 
     requirements under this Act. Each State may enforce the 
     uniform national standards and requirements under this Act.

     SEC. 5. UNIFORM NATIONAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
                   REGULATION OF DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE 
                   NORMAL OPERATION OF A VESSEL.

       (a) Requirements.--
       (1) Ballast water management requirements.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the requirements set forth in the final rule, Standards 
     for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in 
     U.S. Waters (77 Fed. Reg. 17254 (March 23, 2012), as 
     corrected at 77 Fed. Reg. 33969 (June 8, 2012)), shall be the 
     management requirements for a ballast water discharge 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel until the 
     Secretary revises the ballast water performance standard 
     under subsection (b) or adopts a more stringent State 
     standard under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
       (B) Adoption of more stringent state standard.--If the 
     Secretary makes a determination in favor of a State petition 
     under section 10, the Secretary shall adopt the more 
     stringent ballast water performance standard specified in the 
     statute or regulation that is the subject of that State 
     petition in lieu of the ballast water performance standard in 
     the final rule described under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Initial management requirements for discharges other 
     than ballast water.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Administrator, shall issue a final rule establishing best 
     management practices for discharges incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel other than ballast water.
       (b) Revised Ballast Water Performance Standard; 8-Year 
     Review.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the feasibility review under 
     paragraph (2), not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary, 
     in consultation with the Administrator, shall issue a final 
     rule revising the ballast water performance standard under 
     subsection (a)(1) so that a ballast water discharge 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel will contain--
       (A) less than 1 organism that is living or has not been 
     rendered harmless per 10 cubic meters that is 50 or more 
     micrometers in minimum dimension;
       (B) less than 1 organism that is living or has not been 
     rendered harmless per 10 milliliters that is less than 50 
     micrometers in minimum dimension and more than 10 micrometers 
     in minimum dimension;
       (C) concentrations of indicator microbes that are less 
     than--
       (i) 1 colony-forming unit of toxicogenic Vibrio cholera 
     (serotypes O1 and O139) per 100 milliliters or less than 1 
     colony-forming unit of that microbe per gram of wet weight of 
     zoological samples;
       (ii) 126 colony-forming units of escherichia coli per 100 
     milliliters; and
       (iii) 33 colony-forming units of intestinal enterococci per 
     100 milliliters; and
       (D) concentrations of such additional indicator microbes 
     and of viruses as may be specified in regulations issued by 
     the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator and such 
     other Federal agencies as the Secretary and the Administrator 
     consider appropriate.
       (2) Feasibility review.--
       (A) In general.--Not less than 2 years before January 1, 
     2022, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
     shall complete a review to determine the feasibility of 
     achieving the revised ballast water performance standard 
     under paragraph (1).
       (B) Criteria for review of ballast water performance 
     standard.--In conducting a review under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall consider whether revising the ballast water 
     performance standard will result in a scientifically 
     demonstrable and substantial reduction in the risk of 
     introduction or establishment of aquatic nuisance species, 
     taking into account--
       (i) improvements in the scientific understanding of 
     biological and ecological processes that lead to the 
     introduction or establishment of aquatic nuisance species;
       (ii) improvements in ballast water treatment technology, 
     including--

       (I) the capability of such treatment technology to achieve 
     a revised ballast water performance standard;
       (II) the effectiveness and reliability of such treatment 
     technology in the shipboard environment;
       (III) the compatibility of such treatment technology with 
     the design and operation of a vessel by class, type, and 
     size;
       (IV) the commercial availability of such treatment 
     technology; and
       (V) the safety of such treatment technology;

       (iii) improvements in the capabilities to detect, quantify, 
     and assess the viability of aquatic nuisance species at the 
     concentrations under consideration;
       (iv) the impact of ballast water treatment technology on 
     water quality; and
       (v) the costs, cost-effectiveness, and impacts of--

       (I) a revised ballast water performance standard, including 
     the potential impacts on shipping, trade, and other uses of 
     the aquatic environment; and
       (II) maintaining the existing ballast water performance 
     standard, including the potential impacts on water-related 
     infrastructure, recreation, propagation of native fish, 
     shellfish, and wildlife, and other uses of navigable waters.

       (C) Lower revised performance standard.--
       (i) In general.--If the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, determines on the basis of the feasibility 
     review and after an opportunity for a public hearing that no 
     ballast water treatment technology can be certified under 
     section 6 to comply with the revised ballast water 
     performance standard under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     require the use of the treatment technology that achieves the 
     performance levels of the best treatment technology 
     available.
       (ii) Implementation deadline.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, determines that the 
     treatment technology under clause (i) cannot be implemented 
     before the implementation deadline under paragraph (3) with 
     respect to a class of vessels, the Secretary shall extend the 
     implementation deadline for that class of vessels for not 
     more than 36 months.
       (iii) Compliance.--If the implementation deadline under 
     paragraph (3) is extended, the Secretary shall recommend 
     action to ensure compliance with the extended implementation 
     deadline under clause (ii).
       (D) Higher revised performance standard.--
       (i) In general.--If the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, determines that ballast water treatment 
     technology exists that exceeds the revised ballast water 
     performance standard under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     class of vessels, the Secretary shall revise the ballast 
     water performance standard for that class of vessels to 
     incorporate the higher performance standard.
       (ii) Implementation deadline.--If the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, determines that the 
     treatment technology under clause (i) can be implemented 
     before the implementation deadline under paragraph (3) with 
     respect to a class of vessels, the Secretary shall accelerate 
     the implementation deadline for that class of vessels. If the 
     implementation deadline under paragraph (3) is accelerated, 
     the Secretary shall provide not less than 24 months notice 
     before the accelerated deadline takes effect.
       (3) Implementation deadline.--The revised ballast water 
     performance standard under paragraph (1) shall apply to a 
     vessel beginning on the date of the first drydocking of the 
     vessel on or after January 1, 2022, but not later than 
     December 31, 2024.
       (4) Revised performance standard compliance deadlines.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may establish a compliance 
     deadline for compliance by a vessel (or a class, type, or 
     size of vessel) with a revised ballast water performance 
     standard under this subsection.
       (B) Process for granting extensions.--In issuing 
     regulations under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     establish a process for an owner or operator to submit a 
     petition to the Secretary for an extension of a compliance 
     deadline with respect to the vessel of the owner or operator.
       (C) Period of extensions.--An extension issued under 
     subparagraph (B) may--
       (i) apply for a period of not to exceed 18 months from the 
     date of the applicable deadline under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) be renewable for an additional period of not to exceed 
     18 months.
       (D) Factors.--In issuing a compliance deadline or reviewing 
     a petition under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     consider, with respect to the ability of an owner or operator 
     to meet a compliance deadline, the following factors:
       (i) Whether the treatment technology to be installed is 
     available in sufficient quantities to meet the compliance 
     deadline.
       (ii) Whether there is sufficient shipyard or other 
     installation facility capacity.
       (iii) Whether there is sufficient availability of 
     engineering and design resources.
       (iv) Vessel characteristics, such as engine room size, 
     layout, or a lack of installed piping.
       (v) Electric power generating capacity aboard the vessel.
       (vi) Safety of the vessel and crew.
       (E) Consideration of petitions.--
       (i) Determinations.--The Secretary shall approve or deny a 
     petition for an extension of a compliance deadline submitted 
     by an owner or operator under this paragraph.

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       (ii) Deadline.--If the Secretary does not approve or deny a 
     petition referred to in clause (i) on or before the last day 
     of the 90-day period beginning on the date of submission of 
     the petition, the petition shall be deemed approved.
       (c) Future Revisions of Vessel Incidental Discharge 
     Standards; Decennial Reviews.--
       (1) Revised ballast water performance standards.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
     complete a review, 10 years after the issuance of a final 
     rule under subsection (b) and every 10 years thereafter, to 
     determine whether further revision of the ballast water 
     performance standard would result in a scientifically 
     demonstrable and substantial reduction in the risk of the 
     introduction or establishment of aquatic nuisance species.
       (2) Revised standards for discharges other than ballast 
     water.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, may include in a decennial review under this 
     subsection best management practices for discharges covered 
     by subsection (a)(2). The Secretary shall initiate a 
     rulemaking to revise 1 or more best management practices for 
     such discharges after a decennial review if the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, determines that revising 
     1 or more of such practices would substantially reduce the 
     impacts on navigable waters of discharges incidental to the 
     normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water.
       (3) Considerations.--In conducting a review under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary, the Administrator, and the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal agencies as determined by the Secretary, 
     shall consider the criteria under section 5(b)(2)(B).
       (4) Revision after decennial review.--The Secretary shall 
     initiate a rulemaking to revise the current ballast water 
     performance standard after a decennial review if the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, determines 
     that revising the current ballast water performance standard 
     would result in a scientifically demonstrable and substantial 
     reduction in the risk of the introduction or establishment of 
     aquatic nuisance species.

     SEC. 6. TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Certification Required.--Beginning 1 year after the 
     date that the requirements for testing protocols are issued 
     under subsection (i), no manufacturer of a ballast water 
     treatment technology shall sell, offer for sale, or introduce 
     or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or 
     import into the United States for sale or resale, a ballast 
     water treatment technology for a vessel unless the treatment 
     technology has been certified under this section.
       (b) Certification Process.--
       (1) Evaluation.--Upon application of a manufacturer, the 
     Secretary shall evaluate a ballast water treatment technology 
     with respect to--
       (A) the effectiveness of the treatment technology in 
     achieving the current ballast water performance standard when 
     installed on a vessel (or a class, type, or size of vessel);
       (B) the compatibility with vessel design and operations;
       (C) the effect of the treatment technology on vessel 
     safety;
       (D) the impact on the environment;
       (E) the cost effectiveness; and
       (F) any other criteria the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) Approval.--If after an evaluation under paragraph (1) 
     the Secretary determines that the treatment technology meets 
     the criteria, the Secretary may certify the treatment 
     technology for use on a vessel (or a class, type, or size of 
     vessel).
       (3) Suspension and revocation.--The Secretary shall 
     establish, by regulation, a process to suspend or revoke a 
     certification issued under this section.
       (c) Certification Conditions.--
       (1) Imposition of conditions.--In certifying a ballast 
     water treatment technology under this section, the Secretary, 
     in consultation with the Administrator, may impose any 
     condition on the subsequent installation, use, or maintenance 
     of the treatment technology onboard a vessel as is necessary 
     for--
       (A) the safety of the vessel, the crew of the vessel, and 
     any passengers aboard the vessel;
       (B) the protection of the environment; or
       (C) the effective operation of the treatment technology.
       (2) Failure to comply.--The failure of an owner or operator 
     to comply with a condition imposed under paragraph (1) shall 
     be considered a violation of this section.
       (d) Period for Use of Installed Treatment Equipment.--
     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act or any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary shall allow a vessel on 
     which a system is installed and operated to meet a ballast 
     water performance standard under this Act to continue to use 
     that system, notwithstanding any revision of a ballast water 
     performance standard occurring after the system is ordered or 
     installed until the expiration of the service life of the 
     system, as determined by the Secretary, so long as the 
     system--
       (1) is maintained in proper working condition; and
       (2) is maintained and used in accordance with the 
     manufacturer's specifications and any treatment technology 
     certification conditions imposed by the Secretary under this 
     section.
       (e) Certificates of Type Approval for the Treatment 
     Technology.--
       (1) Issuance.--If the Secretary approves a ballast water 
     treatment technology for certification under subsection (b), 
     the Secretary shall issue a certificate of type approval for 
     the treatment technology to the manufacturer in such form and 
     manner as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (2) Certification conditions.--A certificate of type 
     approval issued under paragraph (1) shall specify each 
     condition imposed by the Secretary under subsection (c).
       (3) Owners and operators.--A manufacturer that receives a 
     certificate of type approval for the treatment technology 
     under this subsection shall provide a copy of the certificate 
     to each owner and operator of a vessel on which the treatment 
     technology is installed.
       (f) Inspections.--An owner or operator who receives a copy 
     of a certificate under subsection (e)(3) shall retain a copy 
     of the certificate onboard the vessel and make the copy of 
     the certificate available for inspection at all times while 
     the owner or operator is utilizing the treatment technology.
       (g) Biocides.--The Secretary may not approve a ballast 
     water treatment technology under subsection (b) if--
       (1) it uses a biocide or generates a biocide that is a 
     pesticide, as defined in section 2 of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136), 
     unless the biocide is registered under that Act or the 
     Secretary, in consultation with Administrator, has approved 
     the use of the biocide in such treatment technology; or
       (2) it uses or generates a biocide the discharge of which 
     causes or contributes to a violation of a water quality 
     standard under section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313).
       (h) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     use of a ballast water treatment technology by an owner or 
     operator of a vessel shall not satisfy the requirements of 
     this Act unless it has been approved by the Secretary under 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Exceptions.--
       (A) Coast guard shipboard technology evaluation program.--
     An owner or operator may use a ballast water treatment 
     technology that has not been certified by the Secretary to 
     comply with the requirements of this section if the 
     technology is being evaluated under the Coast Guard Shipboard 
     Technology Evaluation Program.
       (B) Ballast water treatment technologies certified by 
     foreign entities.--An owner or operator may use a ballast 
     water treatment technology that has not been certified by the 
     Secretary to comply with the requirements of this section if 
     the technology has been certified by a foreign entity and the 
     certification demonstrates performance and safety of the 
     treatment technology equivalent to the requirements of this 
     section, as determined by the Secretary.
       (i) Testing Protocols.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, shall issue requirements for 
     land-based and shipboard testing protocols or criteria for--
       (1) certifying the performance of each ballast water 
     treatment technology under this section; and
       (2) certifying laboratories to evaluate such treatment 
     technologies.

     SEC. 7. EXEMPTIONS.

       (a) In General.--No permit shall be required or prohibition 
     enforced under any other provision of law for, nor shall any 
     standards regarding a discharge incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel under this Act apply to--
       (1) a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel if the vessel is less than 79 feet in length and 
     engaged in commercial service (as defined in section 2101(5) 
     of title 46, United States Code);
       (2) a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel if the vessel is a fishing vessel, including a fish 
     processing vessel and a fish tender vessel, (as defined in 
     section 2101 of title 46, United States Code);
       (3) a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel if the vessel is a recreational vessel (as defined in 
     section 2101(25) of title 46, United States Code);
       (4) the placement, release, or discharge of equipment, 
     devices, or other material from a vessel for the sole purpose 
     of conducting research on the aquatic environment or its 
     natural resources in accordance with generally recognized 
     scientific methods, principles, or techniques;
       (5) any discharge into navigable waters from a vessel 
     authorized by an on-scene coordinator in accordance with part 
     300 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or part 153 of 
     title 33, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (6) any discharge into navigable waters from a vessel that 
     is necessary to secure the safety of the vessel or human 
     life, or to suppress a fire onboard the vessel or at a 
     shoreside facility; or
       (7) a vessel of the armed forces of a foreign nation when 
     engaged in noncommercial service.
       (b) Ballast Water Discharges.--No permit shall be required 
     or prohibition enforced under any other provision of law for, 
     nor shall any ballast water performance standards under this 
     Act apply to--
       (1) a ballast water discharge incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel determined by the Secretary to--
       (A) operate exclusively within a geographically limited 
     area;
       (B) take up and discharge ballast water exclusively within 
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     established by the Coast Guard unless the Secretary 
     determines such discharge poses a substantial risk of 
     introduction or establishment of an aquatic nuisance species;
       (C) operate pursuant to a geographic restriction issued as 
     a condition under section 3309 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an equivalent restriction issued by the country of 
     registration of the vessel; or
       (D) continuously take on and discharge ballast water in a 
     flow-through system that does not introduce aquatic nuisance 
     species into navigable waters;
       (2) a ballast water discharge incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel consisting entirely of water suitable 
     for human consumption; or
       (3) a ballast water discharge incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel in an alternative compliance program 
     established pursuant to section (8).
       (c) Vessels With Permanent Ballast Water.--No permit shall 
     be required or prohibition enforced under any other provision 
     of law for, nor shall any ballast water performance standard 
     under this Act apply to, a vessel that carries all of its 
     permanent ballast water in sealed tanks that are not subject 
     to discharge.
       (d) Vessels of the Armed Forces.--Nothing in this Act shall 
     be construed to apply to a vessel as follows:
       (1) A vessel owned or operated by the Department of Defense 
     (other than a time-chartered or voyage-chartered vessel).
       (2) A vessel of the Coast Guard, as designated by the 
     Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating.

     SEC. 8. ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, may promulgate regulations establishing 1 or 
     more compliance programs as an alternative to ballast water 
     management regulations issued under section 5 for a vessel 
     that--
       (1) has a maximum ballast water capacity of less than 8 
     cubic meters;
       (2) is less than 3 years from the end of the useful life of 
     the vessel, as determined by the Secretary; or
       (3) discharges ballast water into a facility for the 
     reception of ballast water that meets standards promulgated 
     by the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary.
       (b) Promulgation of Facility Standards.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     promulgate standards for--
       (1) the reception of ballast water from a vessel into a 
     reception facility; and
       (2) the disposal or treatment of the ballast water under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 9. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--An interested person may file a petition 
     for review of a final regulation promulgated under this Act 
     in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia Circuit.
       (b) Deadline.--A petition shall be filed not later than 120 
     days after the date that notice of the promulgation appears 
     in the Federal Register.
       (c) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), a petition 
     that is based solely on grounds that arise after the deadline 
     to file a petition under subsection (b) has passed may be 
     filed not later than 120 days after the date that the grounds 
     first arise.

     SEC. 10. EFFECT ON STATE AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--No State or political subdivision thereof 
     may adopt or enforce any statute or regulation of the State 
     or political subdivision with respect to a discharge 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Savings Clause.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
     State or political subdivision thereof may enforce a statute 
     or regulation of the State or political subdivision with 
     respect to ballast water discharges incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel that specifies a ballast water 
     performance standard that is more stringent than the ballast 
     water performance standard under section 5(a)(1)(A) and is in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act if the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the Administrator and any other 
     Federal department or agency the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, makes a determination that--
       (1) compliance with any performance standard specified in 
     the statute or regulation can in fact be achieved and 
     detected;
       (2) the technology and systems necessary to comply with the 
     statute or regulation are commercially available; and
       (3) the statute or regulation is consistent with 
     obligations under relevant international treaties or 
     agreements to which the United States is a party.
       (c) Petition Process.--
       (1) Submission.--The Governor of a State seeking to enforce 
     a statute or regulation under subsection (b) shall submit a 
     petition requesting the Secretary to review the statute or 
     regulation.
       (2) Contents; deadline.--A petition shall--
       (A) be accompanied by the scientific and technical 
     information on which the petition is based; and
       (B) be submitted to the Secretary not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) Determinations.--The Secretary shall make a 
     determination on a petition under this subsection not later 
     than 90 days after the date that the petition is received.

     SEC. 11. APPLICATION WITH OTHER STATUTES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Act shall 
     be the exclusive statutory authority for regulation by the 
     Federal Government of discharges incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel to which this Act applies. Except as 
     provided under section 5(a)(1)(A), any regulation in effect 
     on the date immediately preceding the effective date of this 
     Act relating to any permitting requirement for or prohibition 
     on discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel 
     to which this Act applies shall be deemed to be a regulation 
     issued pursuant to the authority of this Act and shall remain 
     in full force and effect unless or until superseded by new 
     regulations issued hereunder.
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  SA 3904. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

     Reciprocal visas for Nationals of Republic of Korea

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E)(ii) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(15)(E)(ii) 
     is amended by inserting ``or of the Republic of Korea'' after 
     ``Australia''.
       (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g)(11)(B) of such 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)(B)), is amended by inserting after 
     ``10,500'' the following: ``for nationals of the Commonwealth 
     of Australia and 15,000 for nationals of the Republic of 
     Korea''.
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  SA 3905. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. TREATMENT OF AGREEMENTS FOR NURSING HOME CARE, 
                   ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE, OR OTHER EXTENDED CARE 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 1720(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) may 
     not be treated as a Federal contract for the acquisition of 
     goods or services and is not subject to any provision of law 
     governing Federal contracts or the acquisition of goods or 
     services.''.
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  SA 3906. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 163, strike line 19 and all that follows through 
     page 164, line 3, and insert the following:
     the uniformed services are increased by 1.8 percent for 
     enlisted member pay grades, warrant officer pay grades, and 
     commissioned officer pay grades below pay grade O-7.
       (c) Application of Executive Schedule Level II Ceiling on 
     Payable Rates for General and Flag Officers.--Section 
     203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall be applied 
     for rates of basic pay payable for commissioned officers in 
     pay grades O-7 through O-10 during calendar year 2015 by 
     using the rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule 
     in effect during 2014.
       (d) Increase in Amount for Military Personnel.--The amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 
     421 for military personnel is hereby increased by 
     $600,000,000.
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  SA 3907. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 577. PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN.

       Section 8003(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is 
     amended by inserting ``and for the subsequent fiscal year'' 
     before the period at the end.
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  SA 3908. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for

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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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, GORDO ARMY RESERVE CENTER, GORDO, 
                   ALABAMA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the town of Gordo, Alabama 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 3.79 acres and containing the 
     Gordo Army Reserve Center located at 25226 Highway 82 in 
     Gordo, Alabama, for the purpose of permitting the Town to use 
     the parcel for municipal government purposes.
       (b) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary of the Army 
     determines at any time that the real property conveyed under 
     subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the 
     purpose of the conveyance specified in subsection (a), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to such real property, 
     including any improvements thereto, shall, at the option of 
     the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry onto such real property. A determination by 
     the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (c) Alternative Consideration Option.--In lieu of 
     exercising the reversionary interest under subsection (b), if 
     the Secretary of the Army determines that the conveyed 
     property is not being used in accordance with the purpose of 
     the conveyance, the Secretary may require the Town to pay to 
     the United States an amount equal to the fair market value of 
     the property, excluding the value of any improvements on the 
     property constructed by the Town, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--The Secretary of the 
     Army shall require the Town to cover costs (except costs for 
     environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by 
     the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 
     incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under 
     subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for 
     environmental documentation, and any other administrative 
     costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected 
     from the Town in advance of the Secretary incurring the 
     actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs 
     actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
     conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to 
     the Town.
       (e) Treatment of Amounts Received.--
       (1) Consideration.--Amounts received as consideration under 
     subsection (c) shall be credited to the account established 
     pursuant to section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States 
     Code, and shall be available for the same purposes, and 
     subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in 
     such account.
       (2) Reimbursement.--Amounts received as reimbursement under 
     subsection (d) shall be credited to the fund or account that 
     was used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in 
     carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be 
     merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be 
     available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
     conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
     account.
       (f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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  SA 3909. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONSIDERATION OF NATIONAL 
                   CENTER FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE A 
                   CENTER WITHIN THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR 
                   MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The National Center for Advanced Materials Performance 
     was established in 2005.
       (2) Since it was established, the National Center for 
     Advanced Materials Performance has accelerated advancements 
     in processing and fabrication technologies for the purpose of 
     refining and enhancing the composite material property shared 
     database process in partnership with the Department of 
     Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Composite 
     Materials Handbook-17 (CMH-17).
       (3) Through the joint collaboration of the Department of 
     Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     and the Federal Aviation Administration, National Center for 
     Advanced Materials Performance reduces the time required for 
     certification of new composite materials by a factor of four 
     and the cost of certification by a factor of ten.
       (4) The processes and procedures of National Center for 
     Advanced Materials Performance to integrate matured materials 
     ultimately benefit the Department of Defense and reduces 
     Federal spending.
       (5) According to the Air Force Research Laboratory, 
     databases of the National Center for Advanced Materials 
     Performance eliminate redundant materials qualification and 
     increase material trade study efficiencies; two immeasurable 
     benefits in times of fiscal austerity.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should consider the National Center 
     for Advanced Materials Performance a center within the 
     National Network for Manufacturing Innovation to complement 
     the framework of the National Network for Manufacturing 
     Innovation, improve national security, and reduce Federal 
     spending.
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  SA 3910. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1412. ENHANCING DOMESTIC DEFENSE-RELATED PRODUCTION 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Policy of the United States.--It is the policy of the 
     United States that, in order to ensure domestic manufacturing 
     capabilities essential to national defense, the Federal 
     Government should encourage and facilitate the development of 
     a reliable domestic supply of minerals and metals necessary 
     to defense-related production.
       (b) Encouragement of Domestic Defense-related Metals and 
     Minerals Supply.--To implement the policy described in 
     subsection (a), the Federal Government shall take such 
     measures outlined in the Reconfiguration of the National 
     Defense Stockpile Report, dated April 2009, as may be 
     necessary to encourage and facilitate the development of 
     adequate sources of domestic supply of metals and minerals 
     necessary to defense-related production.
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  SA 3911. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Alternative Fuel Vehicle 
     Development Act''.

     SEC. 602. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES.

       (a) Maximum Fuel Economy Increase for Alternative Fuel 
     Automobiles.--Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``(except an electric 
     automobile)'' and inserting ``(except an electric automobile 
     or, beginning with model year 2016, an alternative fueled 
     automobile that does not use a fuel described in subparagraph 
     (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 32901(a)(1))''.
       (b) Minimum Driving Ranges for Dual Fueled Passenger 
     Automobiles.--Section 32901(c)(2) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, except that 
     beginning with model year 2016, alternative fueled 
     automobiles that do not use a fuel described in subparagraph 
     (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall have a 
     minimum driving range of 150 miles'' after ``at least 200 
     miles''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Beginning with model year 2016, if the Secretary 
     prescribes a minimum driving range of 150 miles for 
     alternative fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection 
     (a)(1), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to dual fueled 
     automobiles (except electric automobiles).''.
       (c) Manufacturing Provision for Alternative Fuel 
     Automobiles.--Section 32905(d) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``For any model'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Model years 1993 through 2015.--For any model'';
       (3) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking ``2019'' 
     and inserting ``2015''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Model years after 2015.--For any model of gaseous 
     fuel dual fueled automobile

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     manufactured by a manufacturer after model year 2015, the 
     Administrator shall calculate fuel economy as a weighted 
     harmonic average of the fuel economy on gaseous fuel as 
     measured under subsection (c) and the fuel economy on 
     gasoline or diesel fuel as measured under section 32904(c). 
     The Administrator shall apply the utility factors set forth 
     in the table under section 600.510-12(c)(2)(vii)(A) of title 
     40, Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(3) Model years after 2016.--Beginning with model year 
     2017, the manufacturer may elect to utilize the utility 
     factors set forth under subsection (e)(1) for the purposes of 
     calculating fuel economy under paragraph (2).''.
       (d) Electric Dual Fueled Automobiles.--Section 32905 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Electric Dual Fueled Automobiles.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the request of the manufacturer, the 
     Administrator may measure the fuel economy for any model of 
     dual fueled automobile manufactured after model year 2015 
     that is capable of operating on electricity in addition to 
     gasoline or diesel fuel, obtains its electricity from a 
     source external to the vehicle, and meets the minimum driving 
     range requirements established by the Secretary for dual 
     fueled electric automobiles, by dividing 1.0 by the sum of--
       ``(A) the percentage utilization of the model on gasoline 
     or diesel fuel, as determined by a formula based on the 
     model's alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy 
     measured under section 32904(c); and
       ``(B) the percentage utilization of the model on 
     electricity, as determined by a formula based on the model's 
     alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured 
     under section 32904(a)(2).
       ``(2) Alternative utilization.--The Administrator may adapt 
     the utility factor established under paragraph (1) for 
     alternative fueled automobiles that do not use a fuel 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 
     32901(a)(1))''.
       ``(3) Alternative calculation.--If the manufacturer does 
     not request that the Administrator calculate the 
     manufacturing incentive for its electric dual fueled 
     automobiles in accordance with paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator shall calculate such incentive for such 
     automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer after model 
     year 2015 in accordance with subsection (b).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 32906(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 
     32905(e)'' and inserting ``section 32905(f)''.

     SEC. 603. HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE FACILITIES.

       Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (b)(5), by striking subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Inherently low-emission vehicles.--If a State agency 
     establishes procedures for enforcing the restrictions on the 
     use of a HOV facility by vehicles listed in clauses (i) and 
     (ii), the State agency may allow the use of the HOV facility 
     by--
       ``(i) alternative fuel vehicles; and
       ``(ii) new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles 
     (as defined in section 30D(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986).''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (f)(1), by inserting ``solely'' before 
     ``operating''.

     SEC. 604. STUDY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit a report to 
     Congress that--
       (1) describes options to incentivize the development of 
     public compressed natural gas fueling stations; and
       (2) analyzes a variety of possible financing tools, which 
     could include--
       (A) Federal grants and credit assistance;
       (B) public-private partnerships; and
       (C) membership-based cooperatives.

     SECTION 605. STUDY

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit a report to 
     Congress that--
       a. Describe the national security impact a robust natural 
     gas refueling system would have on the country.
       b. Analyses the possibility of the Department of Defense 
     adopting the use of more natural gas vehicles if a robust 
     natural gas refueling system existed; and
       c. Describes the budgetary impact a robust natural gas 
     refueling system would have on the Department of Defense if 
     the Department used more natural gas vehicles
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  SA 3912. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 354. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VALUE OF MILITARY WORKING 
                   DOGS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) military working dogs have been valuable to the Armed 
     Forces in support of military training and combat operations;
       (2) the military working dogs program covers a broad range 
     of military missions, including security and patrol, 
     explosives detection, search and rescue, and guard duties;
       (3) military working dogs are expected to operate in the 
     harshest of climates and support United States troops in 
     combat;
       (4) the joint nature of the military working dogs program 
     requires a high level of interoperability, and the military 
     working dog program should continue its current collaboration 
     efforts in the field of training and research in order to 
     better serve United States security and combat capabilities; 
     and
       (5) through a coordinated effort between the Department of 
     Defense, Federal agencies, the veterinary community, 
     universities, and other research centers, the military 
     working dogs program will continue to provide useful mission 
     support.
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  SA 3913. Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 715, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

                Subtitle F--Federal Purchase Requirement

     SEC. 2851. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.

       Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15852) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``a number equivalent to'' before ``the 
     total amount of electric energy'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable energy' means 
     electric or, if resulting from a thermal energy project 
     placed in service after December 31, 2014, thermal energy 
     generated from, or avoided by, solar, wind, biomass, landfill 
     gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), 
     geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric 
     generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or an 
     addition of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric 
     project.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting 
     the subparagraphs appropriately;
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Separate calculation.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining compliance 
     with the requirements of this section, any energy consumption 
     that is avoided through the use of renewable energy shall be 
     considered to be renewable energy produced.
       ``(B) Denial of double benefit.--Avoided energy consumption 
     that is considered to be renewable energy produced under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not also be counted for purposes of 
     achieving compliance with a Federal energy efficiency goal 
     required under any other provision of law.''.
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  SA 3914. Mr. UDALL of Colorado submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 737. REVIEW AND REPORT ON TECHNOLOGIES USED TO TREAT 
                   CANCER.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health, shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with the National Research Council to conduct a 
     review of the following:
       (1) The range of technologies currently used to treat 
     cancer, including emerging technologies used in the United 
     States or abroad.
       (2) The strategies and plans of the Department of Defense 
     to treat cancer through the use of emerging technologies, 
     including carbon ion therapy, and how those strategies and 
     plans compare to the strategies and plans of the medical 
     community at large.
       (3) The feasibility and advisability of the Department 
     entering into agreements with research partners outside the 
     Federal Government, including institutions of higher

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     education, to study technologies used to treat cancer, 
     including emerging technologies.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense, the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     results of the review conducted under subsection (a) and any 
     recommendations that were identified during such review.
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  SA 3915. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2813. ACCEPTANCE OF IN-KIND GIFTS ON BEHALF OF HERITAGE 
                   CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES ARMY.

       (a) Authority to Accept Design and Construction Funds From 
     Industry Sources.--Subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 4772 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``accept 
     funds from the Army Historical Foundation'' and insert 
     ``accept funds and in-kind gifts, including services, 
     construction materials, and equipment used in construction, 
     from the Army Historical Foundation and industry donors''.
       (b) Removal of Cap on Gifts.--Subsection (e)(1) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``of a value of $250,000 or 
     less''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3916. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

                 Subtitle I--Metal Theft Prevention Act

     SEC. 1090. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Metal Theft Prevention 
     Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 1091. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``critical infrastructure'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 1016(e) of the Uniting and 
     Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required 
     to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 
     2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e));
       (2) the term ``specified metal'' means metal that--
       (A)(i) is marked with the name, logo, or initials of a 
     city, county, State, or Federal government entity, a 
     railroad, an electric, gas, or water company, a telephone 
     company, a cable company, a retail establishment, a beer 
     supplier or distributor, or a public utility; or
       (ii) has been altered for the purpose of removing, 
     concealing, or obliterating a name, logo, or initials 
     described in clause (i) through burning or cutting of wire 
     sheathing or other means; or
       (B) is part of--
       (i) a street light pole or street light fixture;
       (ii) a road or bridge guard rail;
       (iii) a highway or street sign;
       (iv) a water meter cover;
       (v) a storm water grate;
       (vi) unused or undamaged building construction or utility 
     material;
       (vii) a historical marker;
       (viii) a grave marker or cemetery urn;
       (ix) a utility access cover; or
       (x) a container used to transport or store beer with a 
     capacity of 5 gallons or more;
       (C) is a wire or cable commonly used by communications and 
     electrical utilities; or
       (D) is copper, aluminum, and other metal (including any 
     metal combined with other materials) that is valuable for 
     recycling or reuse as raw metal, except for--
       (i) aluminum cans; and
       (ii) motor vehicles, the purchases of which are reported to 
     the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System 
     (established under section 30502 of title 49); and
       (3) the term ``recycling agent'' means any person engaged 
     in the business of purchasing specified metal for reuse or 
     recycling, without regard to whether that person is engaged 
     in the business of recycling or otherwise processing the 
     purchased specified metal for reuse.

     SEC. 1092. THEFT OF SPECIFIED METAL.

       (a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful to knowingly steal 
     specified metal--
       (1) being used in or affecting interstate or foreign 
     commerce; and
       (2) the theft of which is from and harms critical 
     infrastructure.
       (b) Penalty.--Any person who commits an offense described 
     in subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United 
     States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

     SEC. 1093. DOCUMENTATION OF OWNERSHIP OR AUTHORITY TO SELL.

       (a) Offenses.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall be unlawful for a recycling agent to purchase specified 
     metal described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
     1091(2), unless--
       (A) the seller, at the time of the transaction, provides 
     documentation of ownership of, or other proof of the 
     authority of the seller to sell, the specified metal; and
       (B) there is a reasonable basis to believe that the 
     documentation or other proof of authority provided under 
     subparagraph (A) is valid.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     recycling agent that is subject to a State or local law that 
     sets forth a requirement on recycling agents to obtain 
     documentation of ownership or proof of authority to sell 
     specified metal before purchasing specified metal.
       (3) Responsibility of recycling agent.--A recycling agent 
     is not required to independently verify the validity of the 
     documentation or other proof of authority described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (4) Purchase of stolen metal.--It shall be unlawful for a 
     recycling agent to purchase any specified metal that the 
     recycling agent--
       (A) knows to be stolen; or
       (B) should know or believe, based upon commercial 
     experience and practice, to be stolen.
       (b) Civil Penalty.--A person who knowingly violates 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not 
     more than $10,000 for each violation.

     SEC. 1094. TRANSACTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Recording Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     recycling agent shall maintain a written or electronic record 
     of each purchase of specified metal.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     recycling agent that is subject to a State or local law that 
     sets forth recording requirements that are substantially 
     similar to the requirements described in paragraph (3) for 
     the purchase of specified metal.
       (3) Contents.--A record under paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) the name and address of the recycling agent; and
       (B) for each purchase of specified metal--
       (i) the date of the transaction;
       (ii) a description of the specified metal purchased using 
     widely used and accepted industry terminology;
       (iii) the amount paid by the recycling agent;
       (iv) the name and address of the person to which the 
     payment was made;
       (v) the name of the person delivering the specified metal 
     to the recycling agent, including a distinctive number from a 
     Federal or State government-issued photo identification card 
     and a description of the type of the identification; and
       (vi) the license plate number and State-of-issue, make, and 
     model, if available, of the vehicle used to deliver the 
     specified metal to the recycling agent.
       (4) Repeat sellers.--A recycling agent may comply with the 
     requirements of this subsection with respect to a purchase of 
     specified metal from a person from which the recycling agent 
     has previously purchased specified metal by--
       (A) reference to the existing record relating to the 
     seller; and
       (B) recording any information for the transaction that is 
     different from the record relating to the previous purchase 
     from that person.
       (5) Record retention period.--A recycling agent shall 
     maintain any record required under this subsection for not 
     less than 2 years after the date of the transaction to which 
     the record relates.
       (6) Confidentiality.--Any information collected or retained 
     under this section may be disclosed to any Federal, State, or 
     local law enforcement authority or as otherwise directed by a 
     court of law.
       (b) Purchases in Excess of $100.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     recycling agent may not pay cash for a single purchase of 
     specified metal of more than $100. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, more than 1 purchase in any 48-hour period from 
     the same seller shall be considered to be a single purchase.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     recycling agent that is subject to a State or local law that 
     sets forth a maximum amount for cash payments for the 
     purchase of specified metal.
       (3) Payment method.--
       (A) Occasional sellers.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), for any purchase of specified metal of more than $100 a 
     recycling agent shall make payment by check that--
       (i) is payable to the seller; and
       (ii) includes the name and address of the seller.
       (B) Established commercial transactions.--A recycling agent 
     may make payments for a purchase of specified metal of more 
     than $100 from a governmental or commercial supplier of 
     specified metal with which the recycling agent has an 
     established commercial relationship by electronic funds 
     transfer or other established commercial transaction payment 
     method through a commercial bank if the recycling agent 
     maintains a written record of the payment that

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     identifies the seller, the amount paid, and the date of the 
     purchase.
       (c) Civil Penalty.--A person who knowingly violates 
     subsection (a) or (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty of 
     not more than $5,000 for each violation, except that a person 
     who commits a minor violation shall be subject to a penalty 
     of not more than $1,000.

     SEC. 1095. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

       The Attorney General may bring an enforcement action in an 
     appropriate United States district court against any person 
     that engages in conduct that violates this subtitle.

     SEC. 1096. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--An attorney general or equivalent 
     regulator of a State may bring a civil action in the name of 
     the State, as parens patriae on behalf of natural persons 
     residing in the State, in any district court of the United 
     States or other competent court having jurisdiction over the 
     defendant, to secure monetary or equitable relief for a 
     violation of this subtitle.
       (b) Notice Required.--Not later than 30 days before the 
     date on which an action under subsection (a) is filed, the 
     attorney general or equivalent regulator of the State 
     involved shall provide to the Attorney General--
       (1) written notice of the action; and
       (2) a copy of the complaint for the action.
       (c) Attorney General Action.--Upon receiving notice under 
     subsection (b), the Attorney General shall have the right--
       (1) to intervene in the action;
       (2) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising 
     therein;
       (3) to remove the action to an appropriate district court 
     of the United States; and
       (4) to file petitions for appeal.
       (d) Pending Federal Proceedings.--If a civil action has 
     been instituted by the Attorney General for a violation of 
     this subtitle, no State may, during the pendency of the 
     action instituted by the Attorney General, institute a civil 
     action under this subtitle against any defendant named in the 
     complaint in the civil action for any violation alleged in 
     the complaint.
       (e) Construction.--For purposes of bringing a civil action 
     under subsection (a), nothing in this section regarding 
     notification shall be construed to prevent the attorney 
     general or equivalent regulator of the State from exercising 
     any powers conferred under the laws of that State to--
       (1) conduct investigations;
       (2) administer oaths or affirmations; or
       (3) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
     documentary and other evidence.

     SEC. 1097. DIRECTIVE TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with 
     this section, the United States Sentencing Commission, shall 
     review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal Sentencing 
     Guidelines and policy statements applicable to a person 
     convicted of a criminal violation of section 1092 of this 
     subtitle or any other Federal criminal law based on the theft 
     of specified metal by such person.
       (b) Considerations.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Sentencing Commission shall--
       (1) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy 
     statements reflect the--
       (A) serious nature of the theft of specified metal; and
       (B) need for an effective deterrent and appropriate 
     punishment to prevent such theft;
       (2) consider the extent to which the guidelines and policy 
     statements appropriately account for--
       (A) the potential and actual harm to the public from the 
     offense, including any damage to critical infrastructure;
       (B) the amount of loss, or the costs associated with 
     replacement or repair, attributable to the offense;
       (C) the level of sophistication and planning involved in 
     the offense; and
       (D) whether the offense was intended to or had the effect 
     of creating a threat to public health or safety, injury to 
     another person, or death;
       (3) account for any additional aggravating or mitigating 
     circumstances that may justify exceptions to the generally 
     applicable sentencing ranges;
       (4) assure reasonable consistency with other relevant 
     directives and with other sentencing guidelines and policy 
     statements; and
       (5) assure that the sentencing guidelines and policy 
     statements adequately meet the purposes of sentencing as set 
     forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.

     SEC. 1098. STATE AND LOCAL LAW NOT PREEMPTED.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to preempt any 
     State or local law regulating the sale or purchase of 
     specified metal, the reporting of such transactions, or any 
     other aspect of the metal recycling industry.

     SEC. 1099. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3917. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 526. LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN 
                   EVENTS FOR WHICH LEAVE IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE 
                   FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

       Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (i) and (j); and
       (2) by adding after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection (i):
       ``(i)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     concerned, a member of the armed forces shall be entitled to 
     not less than 12 weeks of leave for a reason or reasons as 
     set out in section 102(a)(1) of the of the Family and Medical 
     Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) during any twelve-
     month period.
       ``(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     concerned, a member of the armed forces shall be entitled to 
     not less than 26 weeks of leave for the reason set out in 
     section 102(a)(3) of the of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(3)) during any twelve-month 
     period.
       ``(3) Leave under this subsection is in addition to other 
     leave authorized under this section.
       ``(4) Leave authorized by this subsection may not be--
       ``(A) accumulated; or
       ``(B) paid for as unused accrued leave upon discharge as 
     otherwise provided for in section 501 of title 37.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3918. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 737. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY OF MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES.

       (a) Report.--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 setting 
     forth an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     providing access to reproductive counseling and treatments 
     for infertility, including in vitro fertilization, to members 
     of the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of treatment options for infertility 
     available at military medical treatment facilities throughout 
     the military health system.
       (2) An identification of factors that might disrupt 
     treatment for infertility, including availability of options, 
     lack of timely access to treatment, change in duty station, 
     or overseas deployments.
       (3) The number of members of the Armed Forces who have used 
     specific treatment options for infertility, including in 
     vitro fertilization.
       (4) The number of dependents of members who have used 
     specific treatment options for infertility, including in 
     vitro fertilization.
       (5) An identification of treatment options for infertility 
     currently covered by private health plans that are not 
     provided by the military health care system.
       (6) An estimate of the cost to the Department of providing 
     access to additional counseling and treatment options for 
     infertility to members and dependents of members.
       (7) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3919. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 557. MODIFICATION OF COMMENCEMENT OF APPLICABILITY OF 
                   REVISIONS TO PRELIMINARY HEARING REQUIREMENTS 
                   UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF 
                   MILITARY JUSTICE.

       Section 1702(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 958; 
     10 U.S.C. 802 note) is amended by striking ``and shall 
     apply'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3920. Mr. BEGICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 528, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 1268. RECIPROCAL VISA FOR NATIONALS OF REPUBLIC OF 
                   KOREA.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``or of the 
     Republic of Korea'' after ``Australia''.
       (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g)(11)(B) of such 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) is, for each fiscal year--
       ``(i) 10,500 for nationals of the Commonwealth of 
     Australia; and
       ``(ii) 15,000 for nationals of the Republic of Korea.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3921. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 715, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 2842. WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.

       Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Natural Gas Vehicles.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     issue regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to allow a vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled 
     primarily by natural gas, to exceed any vehicle weight limit 
     under this section by an amount that is equal to the 
     difference between--
       ``(1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural 
     gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and
       ``(2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling 
     system.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3922. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Begich, Mr. Rubio, 
Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Schatz) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 708. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL 
                   DISABILITIES UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Behavioral Health Treatment of Developmental 
     Disabilities Under TRICARE.--Section 1077 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) Subject to paragraph (4), in providing health care 
     under subsection (a), the treatment of developmental 
     disabilities (as defined by section 102(8) of the 
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
     of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002(8))), including autism spectrum 
     disorder, shall include behavioral health treatment, 
     including applied behavior analysis, when prescribed by a 
     physician or psychologist.
       ``(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that--
       ``(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), behavioral 
     health treatment is provided pursuant to this subsection--
       ``(i) in the case of such treatment provided in a State 
     that requires licensing or certification of applied 
     behavioral analysts by State law, by an individual who is 
     licensed or certified to practice applied behavioral analysis 
     in accordance with the laws of the State; or
       ``(ii) in the case of such treatment provided in a State 
     other than a State described in clause (i), by an individual 
     who is licensed or certified by a State or accredited 
     national certification board; and
       ``(B) applied behavior analysis or other behavioral health 
     treatment may be provided by an employee, contractor, or 
     trainee of a person described in subparagraph (A) if the 
     employee, contractor, or trainee meets minimum 
     qualifications, training, and supervision requirements as set 
     forth in applicable State law, by an appropriate accredited 
     national certification board, or by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     limiting or otherwise affecting the benefits provided to a 
     covered beneficiary under--
       ``(A) this chapter;
       ``(B) title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq.); or
       ``(C) any other law.
       ``(4)(A) Treatment may be provided under this subsection in 
     a fiscal year only to the extent that amounts are provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts for the provision of such 
     treatment for such fiscal year in the Defense Dependents 
     Developmental Disabilities Account.
       ``(B) Funds for treatment under this subsection may be 
     derived only from the Defense Dependents Developmental 
     Disabilities Account.''.
       (b) Defense Dependents Developmental Disabilities 
     Account.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--There is hereby established on the books 
     of the Treasury an account to be known as the ``Defense 
     Dependents Developmental Disabilities Account'' (in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``Account'').
       (B) Separate account.--The Account shall be a separate 
     account for the Department of Defense, and shall not be a 
     subaccount within the Defense Health Program account of the 
     Department.
       (2) Elements.--The Account shall consist of amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated or transferred to the Account.
       (3) Excluded sources of elements.--Amounts in the Account 
     may not be derived from transfers from the following:
       (A) The Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree 
     Health Care Fund under chapter 56 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (B) The Coast Guard Retired Pay Account.
       (C) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities Account.
       (D) The Public Health Service Retirement Pay and Medical 
     Benefits for Commissioned Officers Account.
       (4) Availability.--Amounts in the Account shall be 
     available for the treatment of developmental disabilities in 
     covered beneficiaries pursuant to subsection (g) of section 
     1077 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a)). Amounts in the Account shall be so available until 
     expended.
       (5) Funding.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 for the 
     Department of Defense for the Defense Dependents 
     Developmental Disabilities Account, $20,000,000.
       (B) Transfer for continuation of existing services.--From 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Defense for the Defense Health Program for fiscal year 2015, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Defense 
     Dependents Developmental Disabilities Account $250,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3923. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1086, to 
reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 1 day after enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3924. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3923 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 1086, to reauthorize and improve the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3925. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1086, to 
reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3926. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3925 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 1086, to reauthorize and improve the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3927. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3926 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the amendment SA 3925 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
S. 1086, to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3928. Mr. PRYOR (for Ms. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a 
team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy 
needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely 
Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed 
at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including 
increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

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     SECTION 1. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR AREAS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term ``comprehensive 
     energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and 
     updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain 
     insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'', 
     approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
       (2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action plan'' 
     means the plan required by subsection (d).
       (3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated 
     States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
       (4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas'' means 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team established by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the 
     Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of 
     technical, policy, and financial experts--
       (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy 
     needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated 
     States; and
       (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely 
     Associated States in implementing such plan.
       (c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In 
     establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including 
     regional utility organizations.
       (d) Energy Action Plan.--In accordance with subsection (b), 
     the energy action plan shall include--
       (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan 
     where applicable, to--
       (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the 
     insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside 
     the United States;
       (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and
       (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and 
     overall energy efficiency;
       (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations 
     and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
       (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and 
     sustaining projects; and
       (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
     implementation.
       (e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually 
     thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report 
     detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in 
     implementing the energy action plan.
       (f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary receives a report 
     submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     summary of the report of the team.
       (g) Approval of Secretary Required.--The energy action plan 
     shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the 
     energy action plan.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES ACT.

       Section 6 of Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 
     854) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2014, 
     except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2019''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended 
     pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection'' and inserting `` 
     `ending on December 31, 2019' '';
       (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
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  SA 3929. Mr. PRYOR (for Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
Bennet)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1611, to require certain 
agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center 
consolidation and optimization plans; as follows:

       On page 22, strike lines 11 through 24, and insert the 
     following:
       (d) Waiver of Requirements.--The Director of National 
     Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, or their 
     respective designee, may waive the applicability to any 
     national security system, as defined in section 3542 of title 
     44, United States Code, of any provision of this Act if the 
     Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of 
     Defense, or their respective designee, determines that such 
     waiver is in the interest of national security. Not later 
     than 30 days after making a waiver under this subsection, the 
     Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of 
     Defense, or their respective designee, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives a statement describing the waiver and the 
     reasons for the waiver.
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  SA 3930. Mr. PRYOR (for Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
Carper, and Ms. Ayotte)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1611, to 
require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and 
develop data center consolidation and optimization plans; as follows:

       On page 16, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (C) Department of defense reporting.--For any year that the 
     Department of Defense is required to submit a performance 
     plan for reduction of resources required for data servers and 
     centers, as required under section 2867(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 
     2223a note), the Department of Defense--
       (i) may submit to the Administrator, in lieu of the multi-
     year strategy required under subparagraph (A)(ii)--

       (I) the defense-wide plan required under section 2867(b)(2) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note); and
       (II) the report on cost savings required under section 
     2867(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note); and

       (ii) shall submit the comprehensive inventory required 
     under subparagraph (A)(i), unless the defense-wide plan 
     required under section 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a 
     note)--

       (I) contains a comparable comprehensive inventory; and
       (II) is submitted under clause (i).

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  SA 3931. Mr. PRYOR (for Mr. Carper) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 1691, to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the security 
of the United States border and to provide for reforms and rates of pay 
for border patrol agents; as follows:

       On page 25, line 16, strike ``agency'' and insert 
     ``agent''.

       On page 28, line 2, strike ``agency'' and insert ``agent''.

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       (a) In General.--At the end of subtitle C of title II of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.), add 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 226. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Collective bargaining agreement.--The term 
     `collective bargaining agreement' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 7103(a)(8) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) Excepted service.--The term `excepted service' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(4) Preference eligible.--The term `preference eligible' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2108 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(5) Qualified position.--The term `qualified position' 
     means a position, designated by the Secretary for the purpose 
     of this section, in which the incumbent performs, manages, or 
     supervises functions that execute the responsibilities of the 
     Department relating to cybersecurity.
       ``(6) Senior executive service.--The term `Senior Executive 
     Service' has the meaning given that term in section 2101a of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(b) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Establish positions, appoint personnel, and fix rates 
     of pay.--
       ``(A) General authority.--The Secretary may--
       ``(i) establish, as positions in the excepted service, such 
     qualified positions in the Department as the Secretary 
     determines necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the 
     Department relating to cybersecurity, including positions 
     formerly identified as--

       ``(I) senior level positions designated under section 5376 
     of title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(II) positions in the Senior Executive Service;

       ``(ii) appoint an individual to a qualified position (after 
     taking into consideration the availability of preference 
     eligibles for appointment to the position); and
       ``(iii) subject to the requirements of paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), fix the compensation of an individual for service in a 
     qualified position.
       ``(B) Construction with other laws.--The authority of the 
     Secretary under this subsection applies without regard to the 
     provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, 
     number, classification, or compensation of employees.
       ``(2) Basic pay.--
       ``(A) Authority to fix rates of basic pay.--In accordance 
     with this section, the Secretary shall fix the rates of basic 
     pay for any qualified position established under paragraph 
     (1) in relation to the rates of pay provided for employees in 
     comparable positions in the Department of Defense and subject 
     to the same limitations on maximum

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     rates of pay established for such employees by law or 
     regulation.
       ``(B) Prevailing rate systems.--The Secretary may, 
     consistent with section 5341 of title 5, United States Code, 
     adopt such provisions of that title as provide for prevailing 
     rate systems of basic pay and may apply those provisions to 
     qualified positions for employees in or under which the 
     Department may employ individuals described by section 
     5342(a)(2)(A) of that title.
       ``(3) Additional compensation, incentives, and 
     allowances.--
       ``(A) Additional compensation based on title 5 
     authorities.--The Secretary may provide employees in 
     qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic pay), 
     including benefits, incentives, and allowances, consistent 
     with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, 
     comparable positions authorized by title 5, United States 
     Code.
       ``(B) Allowances in nonforeign areas.--An employee in a 
     qualified position whose rate of basic pay is fixed under 
     paragraph (2)(A) shall be eligible for an allowance under 
     section 5941 of title 5, United States Code, on the same 
     basis and to the same extent as if the employee was an 
     employee covered by such section 5941, including eligibility 
     conditions, allowance rates, and all other terms and 
     conditions in law or regulation.
       ``(4) Plan for execution of authorities.--Not later than 
     120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress with a plan for the use of the authorities 
     provided under this subsection.
       ``(5) Collective bargaining agreements.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) may be construed to impair the continued 
     effectiveness of a collective bargaining agreement with 
     respect to an office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent 
     of the Department that is a successor to an office, 
     component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department 
     covered by the agreement before the succession.
       ``(6) Required regulations.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
     shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this section, and every year thereafter for 4 
     years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a detailed report that--
       ``(1) discusses the process used by the Secretary in 
     accepting applications, assessing candidates, ensuring 
     adherence to veterans' preference, and selecting applicants 
     for vacancies to be filled by an individual for a qualified 
     position;
       ``(2) describes--
       ``(A) how the Secretary plans to fulfill the critical need 
     of the Department to recruit and retain employees in 
     qualified positions;
       ``(B) the measures that will be used to measure progress; 
     and
       ``(C) any actions taken during the reporting period to 
     fulfill such critical need;
       ``(3) discusses how the planning and actions taken under 
     paragraph (2) are integrated into the strategic workforce 
     planning of the Department;
       ``(4) provides metrics on actions occurring during the 
     reporting period, including--
       ``(A) the number of employees in qualified positions hired 
     by occupation and grade and level or pay band;
       ``(B) the placement of employees in qualified positions by 
     directorate and office within the Department;
       ``(C) the total number of veterans hired;
       ``(D) the number of separations of employees in qualified 
     positions by occupation and grade and level or pay band;
       ``(E) the number of retirements of employees in qualified 
     positions by occupation and grade and level or pay band; and
       ``(F) the number and amounts of recruitment, relocation, 
     and retention incentives paid to employees in qualified 
     positions by occupation and grade and level or pay band; and
       ``(5) describes the training provided to supervisors of 
     employees in qualified positions at the Department on the use 
     of the new authorities.
       ``(d) Three-Year Probationary Period.--The probationary 
     period for all employees hired under the authority 
     established in this section shall be 3 years.
       ``(e) Incumbents of Existing Competitive Service 
     Positions.--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual serving in a position on 
     the date of enactment of this section that is selected to be 
     converted to a position in the excepted service under this 
     section shall have the right to refuse such conversion.
       ``(2) Subsequent conversion.--After the date on which an 
     individual who refuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops 
     serving in the position selected to be converted, the 
     position may be converted to a position in the excepted 
     service.
       ``(f) Study and Report.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the National Protection 
     and Programs Directorate shall submit a report regarding the 
     availability of, and benefits (including cost savings and 
     security) of using, cybersecurity personnel and facilities 
     outside of the National Capital Region (as defined in section 
     2674 of title 10, United States Code) to serve the Federal 
     and national need to--
       ``(1) the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended in the matter following 
     subparagraph (E)--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) any position established as a qualified position in 
     the excepted service by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     under section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002;''.
       (c) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in 
     section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 225 the following:

``Sec. 226. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention.''.

     SEC. 4. HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Homeland Security Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (C) the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Cybersecurity work category; data element code; 
     specialty area.--The terms ``Cybersecurity Work Category'', 
     ``Data Element Code'', and ``Specialty Area'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in the Office of Personnel 
     Management's Guide to Data Standards.
       (3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (c) National Cybersecurity Workforce Measurement 
     Initiative.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) identify all cybersecurity workforce positions within 
     the Department;
       (B) determine the primary Cybersecurity Work Category and 
     Specialty Area of such positions; and
       (C) assign the corresponding Data Element Code, as set 
     forth in the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Data 
     Standards which is aligned with the National Initiative for 
     Cybersecurity Education's National Cybersecurity Workforce 
     Framework report, in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Employment codes.--
       (A) Procedures.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
     procedures--
       (i) to identify open positions that include cybersecurity 
     functions (as defined in the OPM Guide to Data Standards); 
     and
       (ii) to assign the appropriate employment code to each such 
     position, using agreed standards and definitions.
       (B) Code assignments.--Not later than 9 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assign 
     the appropriate employment code to--
       (i) each employee within the Department who carries out 
     cybersecurity functions; and
       (ii) each open position within the Department that have 
     been identified as having cybersecurity functions.
       (3) Progress report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a 
     progress report on the implementation of this subsection to 
     the appropriate congressional committees.
       (d) Identification of Cybersecurity Specialty Areas of 
     Critical Need.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the employment codes are assigned to employees 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), and annually through 2021, 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall--
       (A) identify Cybersecurity Work Categories and Specialty 
     Areas of critical need in the Department's cybersecurity 
     workforce; and
       (B) submit a report to the Director that--
       (i) describes the Cybersecurity Work Categories and 
     Specialty Areas identified under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) substantiates the critical need designations.
       (2) Guidance.--The Director shall provide the Secretary 
     with timely guidance for identifying Cybersecurity Work 
     Categories and Specialty Areas of critical need, including--
       (A) current Cybersecurity Work Categories and Specialty 
     Areas with acute skill shortages; and
       (B) Cybersecurity Work Categories and Specialty Areas with 
     emerging skill shortages.
       (3) Cybersecurity critical needs report.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall--

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       (A) identify Specialty Areas of critical need for 
     cybersecurity workforce across the Department; and
       (B) submit a progress report on the implementation of this 
     subsection to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (e) Government Accountability Office Status Reports.--The 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) analyze and monitor the implementation of subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (2) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that describes the status of such implementation.
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  SA 3932. Mr. PRYOR (for Mr. Crapo) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2040, to exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes 
created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of 
the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Blackfoot River Land 
     Exchange Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, a federally recognized 
     Indian tribe with tribal headquarters at Fort Hall, Idaho--
       (A) adopted a tribal constitution and bylaws on March 31, 
     1936, that were approved by the Secretary of the Interior on 
     April 30, 1936, pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
     U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian 
     Reorganization Act'');
       (B) has entered into various treaties with the United 
     States, including the Second Treaty of Fort Bridger, executed 
     on July 3, 1868; and
       (C) has maintained a continuous government-to-government 
     relationship with the United States since the earliest years 
     of the Union;
       (2)(A) in 1867, President Andrew Johnson designated by 
     Executive order the Fort Hall Reservation for various bands 
     of Shoshone and Bannock Indians;
       (B) the Reservation is located near the cities of Blackfoot 
     and Pocatello in southeastern Idaho; and
       (C) article 4 of the Second Treaty of Fort Bridger secured 
     the Reservation as a ``permanent home'' for the Shoshone-
     Bannock Tribes;
       (3)(A) according to the Executive order referred to in 
     paragraph (2)(A), the Blackfoot River, as the river existed 
     in its natural state--
       (i) is the northern boundary of the Reservation; and
       (ii) flows in a westerly direction along that northern 
     boundary; and
       (B) within the Reservation, land use in the River watershed 
     is dominated by--
       (i) rangeland;
       (ii) dry and irrigated farming; and
       (iii) residential development;
       (4)(A) in 1964, the Corps of Engineers completed a local 
     flood protection project on the River--
       (i) authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1950 (64 Stat. 170); and
       (ii) sponsored by the Blackfoot River Flood Control 
     District No. 7;
       (B) the project consisted of building levees, replacing 
     irrigation diversion structures, replacing bridges, and 
     channel realignment; and
       (C) the channel realignment portion of the project severed 
     various parcels of land located contiguous to the River along 
     the boundary of the Reservation, resulting in Indian land 
     being located north of the Realigned River and non-Indian 
     land being located south of the Realigned River;
       (5) beginning in 1999, the Cadastral Survey Office of the 
     Bureau of Land Management conducted surveys of--
       (A) 25 parcels of Indian land; and
       (B) 19 parcels of non-Indian land; and
       (6) the enactment of this Act and separate agreements of 
     the parties would represent a resolution of the disputes 
     described in subsection (b)(1) among--
       (A) the Tribes;
       (B) the allottees; and
       (C) the non-Indian landowners.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to resolve the land ownership and land use disputes 
     resulting from realignment of the River by the Corps of 
     Engineers during calendar year 1964 pursuant to the project 
     described in subsection (a)(4)(A); and
       (2) to achieve a final and fair solution to resolve those 
     disputes.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Allottee.--The term ``allottee'' means an heir of an 
     original allottee of the Reservation who owns an interest in 
     a parcel of land that is--
       (A) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
     the allottee; and
       (B) located north of the Realigned River within the 
     exterior boundaries of the Reservation.
       (2) Blackfoot river flood control district no. 7.--The term 
     ``Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7'' means the 
     governmental subdivision in the State of Idaho, located at 75 
     East Judicial, Blackfoot, Idaho, that--
       (A) is responsible for maintenance and repair of the 
     Realigned River; and
       (B) represents the non-Indian landowners relating to the 
     resolution of the disputes described in section 2(b)(1) in 
     accordance with this Act.
       (3) Indian land.--The term ``Indian land'' means any parcel 
     of land that is--
       (A) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
     the Tribes or the allottees;
       (B) located north of the Realigned River; and
       (C) identified in exhibit A of the survey of the Bureau of 
     Land Management entitled ``Survey of the Blackfoot River of 
     2002 to 2005'', which is located at--
       (i) the Fort Hall Indian Agency office of the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs; and
       (ii) the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7.
       (4) Non-indian land.--The term ``non-Indian land'' means 
     any parcel of fee land that is--
       (A) located south of the Realigned River; and
       (B) identified in exhibit B, which is located at the areas 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(C).
       (5) Non-indian landowner.--The term ``non-Indian 
     landowner'' means any individual who holds fee title to non-
     Indian land and is represented by the Blackfoot River Flood 
     Control District No. 7 for purposes of this Act.
       (6) Realigned river.--The term ``Realigned River'' means 
     that portion of the River that was realigned by the Corps of 
     Engineers during calendar year 1964 pursuant to the project 
     described in section 2(a)(4)(A).
       (7) Reservation.--The term ``Reservation'' means the Fort 
     Hall Reservation established by Executive order during 
     calendar year 1867 and confirmed by treaty during calendar 
     year 1868.
       (8) River.--The term ``River'' means the Blackfoot River 
     located in the State of Idaho.
       (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (10) Tribes.--The term ``Tribes'' means the Shoshone-
     Bannock Tribes.

     SEC. 4. RELEASE OF CLAIMS TO CERTAIN INDIAN AND NON-INDIAN 
                   OWNED LANDS.

       (a) Release of Claims.--Effective on the date of enactment 
     of this Act--
       (1) all existing and future claims with respect to the 
     Indian land and the non-Indian land and all right, title, and 
     interest that the Tribes, allottees, non-Indian landowners, 
     and the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 may have 
     had to that land shall be extinguished;
       (2) any interest of the Tribes, the allottees, or the 
     United States, acting as trustee for the Tribes or allottees, 
     in the Indian land shall be extinguished under section 2116 
     of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the ``Indian Trade 
     and Intercourse Act'') (25 U.S.C. 177); and
       (3) to the extent any interest in non-Indian land 
     transferred into trust pursuant to section 5 violates section 
     2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the ``Indian 
     Trade and Intercourse Act'') (25 U.S.C. 177), that transfer 
     shall be valid, subject to the condition that the transfer is 
     consistent with all other applicable Federal laws (including 
     regulations).
       (b) Documentation.--The Secretary may execute and file any 
     appropriate documents (including a plat or map of the 
     transferred Indian land) that are suitable for filing with 
     the Bingham County clerk or other appropriate county 
     official, as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out 
     this Act.

     SEC. 5. NON-INDIAN LAND TO BE PLACED INTO TRUST FOR TRIBES.

       Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the non-
     Indian land shall be considered to be held in trust by the 
     United States for the benefit of the Tribes.

     SEC. 6. TRUST LAND TO BE CONVERTED TO FEE LAND.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer the 
     Indian land to the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 
     7 for use or sale in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Use of Land.--
       (1) In general.--The Blackfoot River Flood Control District 
     No. 7 shall use any proceeds from the sale of land described 
     in subsection (a) according to the following priorities:
       (A) To compensate, at fair market value, each non-Indian 
     landowner for the net loss of land to that non-Indian 
     landowner resulting from the implementation of this Act.
       (B) To compensate the Blackfoot River Flood Control 
     District No. 7 for any administrative or other expenses 
     relating to carrying out this Act.
       (2) Remaining land.--If any land remains to be conveyed or 
     proceeds remain after the sale of the land, the Blackfoot 
     River Flood Control District No. 7 may dispose of that 
     remaining land or proceeds as the Blackfoot River Flood 
     Control District No. 7 determines to be appropriate.

     SEC. 7. EFFECT ON ORIGINAL RESERVATION BOUNDARY.

       Nothing in this Act affects the original boundary of the 
     Reservation, as established by Executive order during 
     calendar year 1867 and confirmed by treaty during calendar 
     year 1868.

     SEC. 8. EFFECT ON TRIBAL WATER RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this Act extinguishes or conveys any water right 
     of the Tribes, as established in the agreement entitled 
     ``1990 Fort

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     Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement'' and ratified by section 
     4 of the Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-602; 104 Stat. 3060).

     SEC. 9. EFFECT ON CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     nothing in this Act affects the obligation of Blackfoot River 
     Flood Control District No. 7 to maintain adequate rights-of-
     way for the operation and maintenance of the local flood 
     protection projects described in section 2(a)(4) pursuant to 
     agreements between the Blackfoot River Flood Control District 
     No. 7 and the Corps of Engineers.
       (b) Restriction on Fees.--Any land conveyed to the Tribes 
     pursuant to this Act shall not be subject to fees assessed by 
     Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7.

     SEC. 10. DISCLAIMERS REGARDING CLAIMS.

       Nothing in this Act--
       (1) affects in any manner the sovereign claim of the State 
     of Idaho to title in and to the beds and banks of the River 
     under the equal footing doctrine of the Constitution of the 
     United States;
       (2) affects any action by the State of Idaho to establish 
     the title described in paragraph (1) under section 2409a of 
     title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Quiet 
     Title Act'');
       (3) affects the ability of the Tribes or the United States 
     to claim ownership of the beds and banks of the River; or
       (4) extinguishes or conveys any water rights of non-Indian 
     landowners or the claims of those landowners to water rights 
     in the Snake River Basin Adjudication.
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  SA 3933. Mr. PRYOR (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2673, to enhance the strategic partnership between the United States 
and Israel; as follows:

       Beginning on page 8, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through page 9, line 23, and insert the following:

     SEC. 9. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE VISA WAIVER 
                   PROGRAM.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to include 
     Israel in the list of countries that participate in the visa 
     waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) when Israel satisfies, and as 
     long as Israel continues to satisfy, the requirements for 
     inclusion in such program specified in such section.
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  SA 3934. Mr. PRYOR (for Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Coburn)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1360, to amend the Improper 
Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including 
making changes to the Do Not Pay initiative, for improved detection, 
prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Improper Payments Agency 
     Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR 
                   MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) In general.--Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 405(r)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and to ensure the completeness, 
     timeliness, and accuracy of,'' after ``transmitting'';
       (B) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(3)(A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the 
     extent feasible, provide for the use of information regarding 
     all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the 
     Commissioner under this subsection in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B), subject to such safeguards as the 
     Commissioner of Social Security determines are necessary or 
     appropriate to protect the information from unauthorized use 
     or disclosure, by any Federal or State agency providing 
     federally-funded benefits or administering a Federal program 
     for such benefits, including the agency operating the Do Not 
     Pay working system for ensuring proper payment of those 
     benefits, through a cooperative arrangement with the agency 
     (that includes the agency's Inspector General) or with an 
     agency's Inspector General, if--
       ``(i) under such arrangement the agency (including, if 
     applicable, the agency's Inspector General) provides 
     reimbursement to the Commissioner of Social Security for the 
     reasonable cost of carrying out such arrangement, including 
     the reasonable costs associated with the collection and 
     maintenance of information regarding deceased individuals 
     furnished to the Commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1), and
       ``(ii) such arrangement does not conflict with the duties 
     of the Commissioner of Social Security under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the 
     extent feasible, provide for the use of information regarding 
     all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the 
     Commissioner under this subsection, through a cooperative 
     arrangement in order for a Federal agency to carry out any of 
     the following purposes, if the requirements of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of subparagraph (A) are met:
       ``(i) Operating the Do Not Pay working system established 
     by section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and 
     Recovery Improvement Act of 2012. Under such arrangement, the 
     agency operating the working system may compare death 
     information disclosed by the Commissioner with personally 
     identifiable information reviewed through the working system, 
     and may redisclose such comparison of information, as 
     appropriate, to any Federal or State agency authorized to use 
     the working system.
       ``(ii) To ensure proper payments under a Federal program or 
     the proper payment of federally-funded benefits, including 
     for purposes of payment certification, payment disbursement, 
     and the prevention, identification, or recoupment of improper 
     payments.
       ``(iii) To carry out tax administration or debt collection 
     duties of the agency.
       ``(iv) For use by any policing agency of the Federal 
     Government with the principle function of prevention, 
     detection, or investigation of crime or the apprehension of 
     alleged offenders.
       ``(4) The Commissioner of Social Security may enter into 
     similar arrangements with States to provide information 
     regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained 
     by the Commissioner under this subsection, for any of the 
     purposes specified in paragraph (3)(B), for use by States in 
     programs wholly funded by the States, or for use in the 
     administration of a benefit pension plan or retirement system 
     for employees of a State or a political subdivision thereof, 
     if the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (3)(A) are met. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms 
     `retirement system' and `political subdivision' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 218(b).
       ``(5) The Commissioner of Social Security may use or 
     provide for the use of information regarding all deceased 
     individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner 
     under this subsection, subject to such safeguards as the 
     Commissioner of Social Security determines are necessary or 
     appropriate to protect the information from unauthorized use 
     or disclosure, for statistical purposes and research 
     activities by Federal and State agencies if the requirements 
     of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A) are met. For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the term `statistical purposes' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the 
     Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 
     Efficiency Act of 2002.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of paragraph (3)(A)''.
       (2) Repeal.--Effective on the date that is 5 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
     this subsection to paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (8) of 
     section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)) 
     are repealed, and the provisions of section 205(r) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 605(r)) so amended are 
     restored and revived as if such amendments had not been 
     enacted.
       (b) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 6103(d)(4) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Commissioner of Social Security''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``such Secretary'' 
     and all that follows through ``deceased individuals.'' and 
     inserting ``such Commissioner pursuant to such contract, 
     except that such contract may provide that such information 
     is only to be used by the Social Security Administration (or 
     any other Federal agency) for purposes authorized in the 
     Social Security Act or this title.''.
       (c) Report to Congress on Alternative Sources of Death 
     Data.--
       (1) Requirements.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall conduct a review of potential alternative 
     sources of death data maintained by the non-Federal sources, 
     including sources maintained by State agencies or 
     associations of State agencies, for use by Federal agencies 
     and programs. The review shall include analyses of--
       (A) the accuracy and completeness of such data;
       (B) interoperability of such data;
       (C) the extent to which there is efficient accessability of 
     such data by Federal agencies;
       (D) the cost to Federal agencies of accessing and 
     maintaining such data;
       (E) the security of such data;
       (F) the reliability of such data; and
       (G) a comparison of the potential alternate sources of 
     death data to the death data distributed by the Commissioner 
     of Social Security.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit a report to Congress on 
     the results of the review and analyses required under 
     paragraph (1). The report shall include a recommendation by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding 
     whether to extend the agency access to death data distributed 
     by the Commissioner of Social Security provided under the 
     amendments made by subsection (a)(1) beyond the date on which 
     such amendments are to be repealed under subsection (a)(2).

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     SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE SHARING AND USE OF DATA BY GOVERNMENT 
                   AGENCIES TO CURB IMPROPER PAYMENTS.

       The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
     Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) is amended--
       (1) in section 5--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) The death records maintained by the Commissioner of 
     the Social Security Administration.''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Use of death and prisoner information.--The 
     Commissioner of Social Security, and the head of any other 
     agency that obtains information on deaths or incarcerated 
     individuals directly from the Commissioner of Social Security 
     pursuant to an agreement under section 205(r) or sections 
     202(x) and 1611(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     405(r), 405(x), 1382(e)) or the Department of the Treasury's 
     Do Not Pay program, shall be considered to have satisfied the 
     requirements of this section as such requirements relate to 
     payments or to identifying, preventing, or recovering 
     improper payments in the case of deaths or incarcerated 
     individuals. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be 
     construed as exempting the Commissioner of Social Security or 
     the head of any other agency that obtains information on 
     deaths or incarcerated individuals directly from the 
     Commissioner of Social Security under an agreement under 
     section 205(r) or sections 202(x) and 1611(e) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r), 405(x), 1382(e)) or the 
     Department of the Treasury's Do Not Pay program from being 
     subject to any improper payment reporting requirement of the 
     Director of the Office of Management.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 7. IMPROVING THE USE OF DEATH DATA BY GOVERNMENT 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Prompt Reporting of Death Information by the 
     Department of State and the Department of Defense.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall 
     establish a procedure under which each Secretary shall, 
     promptly and on a regular basis, submit to the Commissioner 
     information relating to the deaths of individuals. The 
     Commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, provide for the 
     use of death information submitted under this subsection for 
     the purpose specified in clause (i) of section 205(r)(3)(B) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(3)(B)).
       ``(b) Guidance by the Office of Management and Budget.--
       ``(1) Guidance to agencies.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this section, and in consultation 
     with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency and the heads of other relevant Federal, State, 
     and local agencies, and Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall issue guidance for each agency or component of 
     an agency that operates or maintains a database of 
     information relating to beneficiaries, annuity recipients, or 
     any purpose described in section 205(r)(3)(B) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(3)(B)) for which improved data 
     matching with databases relating to the death of an 
     individual (in this section referred to as `death databases') 
     would be relevant and necessary regarding implementation of 
     this section to provide such agencies or components access to 
     the death databases no later than 6 months after such date of 
     enactment.
       ``(2) Plan to assist states and local agencies and indian 
     tribes and tribal organizations.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall develop a plan to 
     assist States and local agencies, and Indian tribes and 
     tribal organizations, in providing electronically to the 
     Federal Government records relating to the death of 
     individuals, which may include recommendations to Congress 
     for any statutory changes or financial assistance to States 
     and local agencies and Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
     that are necessary to ensure States and local agencies and 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations can provide such 
     records electronically. The plan may include recommendations 
     for the authorization of appropriations or other funding to 
     carry out the plan.
       ``(c) Reports.--
       ``(1) Report to congress on improving data matching 
     regarding payments to deceased individuals.--Not later than 
     270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, and in consultation with States and local agencies, 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations, shall submit to 
     Congress a plan to improve how States and local agencies and 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations that provide benefits 
     under a federally-funded program will improve data matching 
     with the Federal Government with respect to the death of 
     individuals who are recipients of such benefits.
       ``(2) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this section, and for each of the 4 
     succeeding years, the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall submit to Congress a report regarding the 
     implementation of this section. The first report submitted 
     under this paragraph shall include the recommendations of the 
     Director required under subsection (b)(2).
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `Indian 
     tribe' and `tribal organization' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).''.

     SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF THE DO NOT PAY INITIATIVE TO THE 
                   JUDICIAL AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES AND STATES.

       Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 
     Improvement Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), as amended by 
     section 3, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``by agencies''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``States and any 
     contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State, and the 
     judicial and legislative branches of the United States (as 
     defined in paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, of section 
     202(e) of title 18, United States Code), shall have access 
     to, and use of, the Do Not Pay Initiative to verify payment 
     or award eligibility for payments (as defined in section 
     (2)(g)(3) of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, 
     31 U.S.C. 3321 note) when, with respect to a State, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines 
     that the Do Not Pay Initiative is appropriately established 
     for that State and any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of 
     the State, and, with respect to the judicial and legislative 
     branches of the United States, when the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget determines that the Do Not 
     Pay Initiative is appropriately established for the judicial 
     branch or the legislative branch, as applicable.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) may include States and their quasi-government 
     entities, and the judicial and legislative branches of the 
     United States (as defined in paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     respectively, of section 202(e) of title 18, United States 
     Code) as users of the system in accordance with subsection 
     (b)(3).''.

     SEC. 5. DATA ANALYTICS.

       Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 
     Improvement Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), as amended by 
     sections 3 and 4, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Report on Improper Payments Data Analysis.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Improper 
     Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2014, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to Congress a report 
     which shall include a description of--
       ``(1) data analytics performed as part of the Do Not Pay 
     Initiative for the purpose of detecting, preventing, and 
     recovering improper payments through pre-award, post-award 
     pre-payment, and post-payment analysis, which shall include a 
     description of any analysis or investigations incorporating--
       ``(A) review and data matching of payments and beneficiary 
     enrollment lists of State programs carried out using Federal 
     funds for the purposes of identifying eligibility 
     duplication, residency ineligibility, duplicate payments, or 
     other potential improper payment issues;
       ``(B) review of multiple Federal agencies and programs for 
     which comparison of data could show payment duplication; and
       ``(C) review of other information the Secretary of the 
     Treasury determines could prove effective for identifying, 
     preventing, or recovering improper payments, which may 
     include investigation or review of information from multiple 
     Federal agencies or programs; and
       ``(2) the metrics used in determining whether the analytic 
     and investigatory efforts have reduced, or contributed to the 
     reduction of, improper payments or improper awards.''.
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  SA 3935. Mr. BURR (for Mr. Pryor) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 479, recognizing Veterans Day 2014 as a special 
``Welcome Home Commemoration'' for all who have served in the military 
since September 14, 2001; as follows:

       In the 6th whereas clause of the preamble, strike 
     ``marines'' and insert ``Marines''.

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