[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3784-S3844]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1614. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Rounds, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1049. REQUIREMENT THAT PASSENGER AIRCRAFT IN CIVIL 
                   RESERVE AIR FLEET HAVE SECONDARY COCKPIT 
                   BARRIERS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     require for any passenger aircraft participating in the Civil 
     Reserve Air Fleet--
       (1) the installation of a barrier, other than the cockpit 
     door, that prevents access to the flight deck of the 
     aircraft; and
       (2) for any such aircraft--
       (A) that is equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier 
     required under paragraph (1) remain locked while--
       (i) the aircraft is in flight; and
       (ii) the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the 
     passenger area is open; and
       (B) that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that the 
     barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked as 
     determined appropriate by the pilot in command.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Civil reserve air fleet.--The term ``Civil Reserve Air 
     Fleet'' has the meaning given such term in section 9511 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Passenger aircraft.--The term ``passenger aircraft'' 
     means a passenger aircraft, as such term is defined in such 
     section 9511, that--
       (A) has 75 or more seats; and
       (B) has a gross take-off weight of 75,000 pounds or more.
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  SA 1615. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

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     SEC. 565. CREDIT FOR STATE LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION COSTS 
                   OF MILITARY SPOUSES ARISING BY REASON OF A 
                   PERMANENT CHANGE IN THE DUTY STATION OF THE 
                   MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ANOTHER STATE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 25D the following new section:

     ``SEC. 25E. STATE LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION COSTS OF 
                   MILITARY SPOUSE ARISING FROM TRANSFER OF MEMBER 
                   OF ARMED FORCES TO ANOTHER STATE.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of an eligible individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the 
     qualified relicensing costs of such individual which are paid 
     or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The credit allowed by this section 
     with respect to each change of duty station shall not exceed 
     $500.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
     means any individual--
       ``(A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States at the time that the member moves to another 
     State under a permanent change of station order, and
       ``(B) who moves to such other State with such member.
       ``(2) Qualified relicensing costs.--The term `qualified 
     relicensing costs' means costs--
       ``(A) which are for a license or certification required by 
     the State referred to in paragraph (1) to engage in the 
     profession that such individual engaged in while within the 
     State from which the individual moved, and
       ``(B) which are paid or incurred during the period 
     beginning on the date that the orders referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) are issued and ending on the date which is 1 
     year after the reporting date specified in such orders.
       ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--The amount of any 
     deduction or other credit allowable under this chapter for 
     any expense taken into account in determining the credit 
     allowed under this section shall be reduced by the amount of 
     the credit under this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 25D the following new item:
``Sec. 25E. State licensure and certification costs of military spouse 
              arising from transfer of member of Armed Forces to 
              another State.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2014.
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  SA 1616. Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Strike section 716 and insert the following:

     SEC. 716. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH 
                   CARE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO 
                   TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Mental Health Provider Readiness Designation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     develop a system by which any non-Department mental health 
     care provider that meets eligibility criteria established by 
     the Secretary of Defense relating to the knowledge described 
     in paragraph (2) receives a mental health provider readiness 
     designation from the Department of Defense.
       (2) Knowledge described.--The knowledge described in this 
     paragraph is the following:
       (A) Knowledge and understanding with respect to the culture 
     of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and family members 
     and caregivers of members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
       (B) Knowledge with respect to evidence-based treatments 
     that have been approved by the Department for the treatment 
     of mental health issues among members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans.
       (b) Availability of Information on Designation.--
       (1) Registry.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
     update as necessary a registry that is available to the 
     public of all non-Department mental health care providers 
     that are currently designated under subsection (a)(1).
       (2) Provider list.--The Secretary concerned shall update 
     all lists maintained by such Secretary of non-Department 
     mental health care providers that provide mental health care 
     under the laws administered by such Secretary by indicating 
     the providers that are currently designated under subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (3) Publication of information.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall ensure that the registry established and updated under 
     paragraph (1) is available to the public on an Internet 
     website maintained by each such Secretary.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Non-department mental health care provider defined.--
     The term ``non-Department mental health care provider''--
       (A) means a health care provider that--
       (i) specializes in mental health;
       (ii) is not a health care provider of the Department of 
     Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
       (iii) provides health care to members of the Armed Forces 
     or veterans; and
       (B) includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric 
     nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage 
     and family therapists, and other mental health care providers 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters 
     concerning the Department of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs with respect to matters concerning the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
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  SA 1617. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 713 and insert the following:

     SEC. 713. IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY 
                   HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) Training on Recognition and Management of Risk of 
     Suicide.--
       (1) Initial training.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned 
     shall ensure that all primary care and mental health care 
     providers under the jurisdiction of such Secretary receive, 
     or have already received, evidence-based training on the 
     recognition and assessment of individuals at risk for suicide 
     and the management of such risk.
       (2) Additional training.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     ensure that providers who receive, or have already received, 
     training described in paragraph (1) receive such additional 
     training thereafter as may be required based on evidence-
     based changes in health care practices.
       (b) Assessment of Mental Health Workforce.--
       (1) In general.--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 the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report assessing the 
     mental health workforce of the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the long-term mental 
     health care needs of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, 
     and their dependents for purposes of determining the long-
     term requirements of the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for mental health care 
     providers.
       (2) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (A) The number of mental health care providers of the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     as of the date of the submittal of the report, disaggregated 
     by specialty, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social 
     workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family 
     therapists.
       (B) The number of mental health care providers that are 
     anticipated to be needed by the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (C) The types of mental health care providers that are 
     anticipated to be needed by the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (D) Locations in which mental health care providers are 
     anticipated to be needed by the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (c) Plan for Development of Procedures to Measure Mental 
     Health Data.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall develop a 
     plan for the development of procedures to compile and assess 
     data relating to the following:
       (A) Outcomes for mental health care provided under the laws 
     administered by such Secretary.
       (B) Variations in such outcomes among different medical 
     facilities under the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
       (C) Barriers, if any, to the implementation by mental 
     health care providers under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary of the clinical practice guidelines and other 
     evidence-based treatments and approaches recommended for such 
     providers by such Secretary.
       (2) Submittal of plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this

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     Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress each of the plans developed under paragraph (1).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives
       (2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters 
     concerning the Department of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs with respect to matters concerning the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
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  SA 1618. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1618

       In the appropriate place please insert the following:
       SENSE OF SENATE.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the accidental transfer of live Bacillus anthracis. 
     also known as anthrax, from an Army laboratory to more than 
     28 laboratories located in at least 12 states and three 
     countries discovered in May 2015 represents a serious safety 
     lapse;
       (2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation with the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, should continue to investigate the 
     cause of this lapse and determine if protective protocols 
     should be strengthened;
       (3) the Department of Defense should reassess standards on 
     a regular basis to ensure they are current and effective to 
     prevent a reoccurrence; and
       (4) the Department of Defense should keep Congress apprised 
     of the investigation, any potential public health or safety 
     risk, remedial actions taken and plans to regularly reassess 
     standards.
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  SA 1619. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 524. ESTABLISHMENT OF BREASTFEEDING POLICY FOR THE ARMY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall develop a 
     comprehensive policy regarding breastfeeding by female 
     members of the Army who are breastfeeding. At a minimum, the 
     policy shall address the following:
       (1) The provision of a designated room or area that will 
     provide the member with adequate privacy and cleanliness and 
     that includes an electrical outlet to facilitate the use of a 
     breast pump. Restrooms should not be considered an 
     appropriate location.
       (2) An allowance for appropriate breaks, when practicable, 
     to permit the member to breastfeed or utilize a breast pump.
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  SA 1620. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1264. MILITARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN SENIOR OFFICERS AND 
                   OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
     program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior 
     officials between the United States and Taiwan designed to 
     improve military to military relations between the United 
     States and Taiwan.
       (b) Exchanges Described.--For the purposes of this section, 
     an exchange is an activity, exercise, event, or observation 
     opportunity between members of the Armed Forces and officials 
     of the Department of Defense, on the one hand, and armed 
     forces personnel and officials of Taiwan, on the other hand.
       (c) Focus of Exchanges.--The exchanges under the program 
     carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include 
     exchanges focused on the following:
       (1) Threat analysis.
       (2) Military doctrine.
       (3) Force planning.
       (4) Logistical support.
       (5) Intelligence collection and analysis.
       (6) Operational tactics, techniques, and procedures.
       (7) Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
       (d) Civil-military Affairs.--The exchanges under the 
     program carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include 
     activities and exercises focused on civil-military relations, 
     including parliamentary relations.
       (e) Location of Exchanges.--The exchanges under the program 
     carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall be conducted in 
     both the United States and Taiwan.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``senior military officer'', with respect to 
     the Armed Forces, means a general or flag officer of the 
     Armed Forces on active duty.
       (2) The term ``senior official'', with respect to the 
     Department of Defense, means a civilian official of the 
     Department of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense or above.
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  SA 1621. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1024. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF NUCLEAR POWERED 
                   AIRCRAFT CARRIERS BEFORE FIRST REFUELING.

       Section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) A nuclear powered aircraft carrier may not be retired 
     before its first refueling.''.
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  SA 1622. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1628. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVIEWING AND CONSIDERING 
                   FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNCIL OF 
                   GOVERNORS ON CYBER CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should review and consider any findings and recommendations 
     of the Council of Governors pertaining to cyber mission force 
     requirements and any proposed reductions in and 
     synchronization of the cyber capabilities of active or 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces.
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  SA 1623. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 706. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   READJUSTMENT COUNSELING FROM DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE 
                   SELECTED RESERVE OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Beginning not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall commence a three-year pilot program to 
     assess the feasibility and advisability of furnishing 
     counseling under Section 1712A(a) of title 38, United States 
     Code, to any member of the Selected Reserve of the Armed 
     Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological 
     trauma.
       (b) Comprehensive Individual Assessment.--Counseling 
     furnished under the pilot program may include a comprehensive 
     individual assessment under section 1712A(a)(1)(B)(i) of such 
     title.
       (c) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     confidentiality of individuals furnished counseling under the 
     pilot program is protected to the same extent as the 
     confidentiality of individuals furnished counseling under 
     section 1712A(a) of such title.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to the pilot 
     program.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:

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       (A) A description of the individuals who benefitted from 
     counseling under the pilot program.
       (B) A description of any impediments to the Secretary in 
     furnishing counseling under the pilot program.
       (C) A description of any impediments encountered by 
     individuals in receiving counseling under the pilot program.
       (D) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     furnishing counseling under the pilot program to all members 
     of the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces who have 
     behavioral health conditions or psychological trauma.
       (E) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action as the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to 
     the furnishing of counseling to such members.
       (e) Vet Center Defined.--In this section, the term ``Vet 
     Center'' means a center for readjustment counseling and 
     related mental health services for veterans under section 
     1712A of title 38, United States Code.
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  SA 1624. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 706. PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH READINESS SERVICES 
                   TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE 
                   BASED ON NEED.

       (a) Provision Authorized.--Section 1074a(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may also provide to any 
     member of the Selected Reserve not described in subsection 
     (d)(1) or (f) care for behavioral health conditions if the 
     Secretary determines, based on the most recent medical exam 
     or mental health assessment of such member, that the receipt 
     of such care by such member will ensure that such member 
     meets applicable standards of medical readiness.''.
       (b) Funding.--Subject to applicable provisions of 
     appropriations Acts, amounts available to the Department of 
     Defense for the Defense Health Program shall be available for 
     the provision of behavioral health services under section 
     1074a(g) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by 
     subsection (a)).
       (c) Budgeting for Health Care.--In determining the amounts 
     to be required for behavioral health services for members of 
     the Selected Reserve under section 1074a(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code (as so amended), for purposes of the 
     budget of the President for fiscal years after fiscal year 
     2016, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Health Affairs shall consult with appropriate 
     officials having responsibility for the administration of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the Chief 
     of the National Guard Bureau with respect to the National 
     Guard.
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  SA 1625. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CREDIT PROTECTIONS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS.

       (a) Active Duty Freeze Alerts.--Section 605A of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c-1) is amended--
       (1) in the heading for such section, by striking ``and 
     active duty alerts'' and inserting ``, active duty alerts, 
     and active duty freeze alerts'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as 
     subsections (e) through (i), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Active Duty Freeze Alerts.--Upon the direct request 
     of an active duty military consumer, or an individual acting 
     on behalf of or as a personal representative of an active 
     duty military consumer, a consumer reporting agency described 
     in section 603(p) that maintains a file on the active duty 
     military consumer and has received appropriate proof of the 
     identity of the requester, at no cost to the active duty 
     military consumer while the consumer is deployed, shall--
       ``(1) include an active duty freeze alert in the file of 
     that active duty military consumer, and also provide that 
     alert along with any credit score generated in using that 
     file, during a period of not less than 12 months, or such 
     longer period as the Bureau shall determine, by regulation, 
     beginning on the date of the request, unless the active duty 
     military consumer or such representative requests that such 
     freeze alert be removed before the end of such period, and 
     the agency has received appropriate proof of the identity of 
     the requester for such purpose;
       ``(2) during the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
     such request, exclude the active duty military consumer from 
     any list of consumers prepared by the consumer reporting 
     agency and provided to any third party to offer credit or 
     insurance to the consumer as part of a transaction that was 
     not initiated by the consumer, unless the consumer requests 
     that such exclusion be rescinded before the end of such 
     period; and
       ``(3) refer the information regarding the active duty 
     freeze alert to each of the other consumer reporting agencies 
     described in section 603(p), in accordance with procedures 
     developed under section 621(f).'';
       (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``extended, and active duty alerts'' and 
     inserting ``extended, active duty, and active duty freeze 
     alerts''; and
       (B) by striking ``extended, or active duty alerts'' and 
     inserting ``extended, active duty, or active duty freeze 
     alerts'';
       (5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
     active duty alert'' and inserting ``active duty alert, or 
     active duty freeze alert'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), in the case 
     of a referral under subsection (d)(3).'';
       (6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
     active duty alert'' and inserting ``active duty alert, or 
     active duty freeze alert''; and
       (7) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) Requirements for active duty freeze alerts.--
       ``(A) Notification.--Each active duty freeze alert under 
     this section shall include information that notifies all 
     prospective users of a consumer report on the consumer to 
     which the freeze alert relates that the consumer does not 
     authorize the establishment of any new credit plan or 
     extension of credit, including any credit under an open-end 
     credit plan (as defined in section 103(i)), in the name of 
     the consumer, or issuance of an additional card on an 
     existing credit account requested by a consumer, or any 
     increase in credit limit on an existing credit account 
     requested by a consumer.
       ``(B) Prohibition on users.--No prospective user of a 
     consumer report that includes an active duty freeze alert in 
     accordance with this section may establish a new credit plan 
     or extension of credit, including any credit under an open-
     end credit plan (as defined in section 103(i)), in the name 
     of the consumer, or issue an additional card on an existing 
     credit account requested by a consumer, or grant any increase 
     in credit limit on an existing credit account requested by a 
     consumer.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--The Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection shall prescribe regulations to define what 
     constitutes appropriate proof of identity for purposes of 
     section 605A(d) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended 
     by subsection (a).
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 603(q)(2) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(q)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading for such paragraph, by striking ``active 
     duty alert'' and inserting ``active duty alert; active duty 
     freeze alert''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and `active duty freeze alert' '' before 
     ``mean''.
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  SA 1626. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1116. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE 
                   DISABLED VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 6329. Disabled veteran leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) notwithstanding section 6301, the term `employee'--
       `(A) has the meaning given such term in section 2105; and
       ``(B) includes an officer or employee of the United States 
     Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission;
       ``(2) the term `service-connected' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and
       ``(3) the term `veteran' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 101(2) of title 38.
       ``(b) Leave Credited.--During the 12-month period beginning 
     on the first day of the employment of an employee who is a 
     veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 30 
     percent or more disabling, the

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     employee is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in 
     pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such 
     disability for which sick leave could regularly be used.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Amount of leave.-- The leave credited to an employee 
     under subsection (b) may not exceed 104 hours.
       ``(2) No carry over.--Any leave credited to an employee 
     under subsection (b) that is not used during the 12-month 
     period described in such subsection may not be carried over 
     and shall be forfeited.
       ``(d) Certification.--In order to verify that leave 
     credited to an employee under subsection (b) is used for 
     treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall 
     submit to the head of the employing agency a certification, 
     in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management may prescribe, that the employee used 
     the leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for the 
     disability by a health care provider.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--
       The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to 
     section 6328 the following:

``6329. Disabled veteran leave.''.
       (c) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to an employee (as that term is 
     defined in section 6329(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that 
     is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 1627. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Daines, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 141. C-130 FLEET MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Affirmation of Authority To Modernize.--Congress 
     affirms that, for the purposes of modernizing the C-130 
     aircraft fleet, the Air Force has authority to undertake 
     safety and compliance upgrades in lieu of the C-130 aircraft 
     avionics modernization program of record to meet applicable 
     regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration by 2020.
       (b) Replacement of Limitation.--Section 134 of the Carl 
     Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 
     128 Stat. 3317) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
     inserting the following new subsection (b):
       ``(b) Coordination With FAA in Implementation of 
     Alternative Program.--If the Secretary of the Air Force 
     implements in accordance with subsection (a)(2) the 
     alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air 
     traffic management program described in subsection (a)(1)(3), 
     the Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration in the implementation of such 
     program in order to meet or otherwise satisfy applicable 
     safety and compliance airspace regulations.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1628. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1272, and insert the following:

     SEC. 1272. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Tunnels can be used for criminal purposes, such as 
     smuggling drugs, weapons, or humans, or for terrorist or 
     military purposes, such as launching surprise attacks or 
     detonating explosives underneath civilian or military 
     infrastructure.
       (2) Tunnels have been a growing threat on the southern 
     border of the United States for years.
       (3) In the conflict in Gaza in 2014, terrorists used 
     tunnels to conduct attacks against Israel.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the national security interests of the United 
     States to develop technology to detect and counter tunnels, 
     and the best way to do this is to partner with other affected 
     countries;
       (2) the Administration should, on a joint basis with 
     Israel, carry out research, development, test, and evaluation 
     of anti-tunnel capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize 
     underground tunnels into and directed at the territory of 
     Israel; and
       (3) the Administration should use developed anti-tunnel 
     capabilities to better protect the United States and deployed 
     United States military personnel.
       (c) Assistance to Israel To Establish Anti-tunnel 
     Capabilities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, upon request of 
     the Ministry of Defense of Israel, is authorized to carry out 
     research, development, test, and evaluation, on a joint basis 
     with Israel, to establish anti-tunnel capabilities to detect, 
     map, and neutralize underground tunnels into and directed at 
     the territory of Israel. Such authority includes authority to 
     construct facilities and install equipment necessary to carry 
     out research, development, test, and evaluation so 
     authorized.
       (2) Certification.--The activities described in paragraphs 
     (1) and (3) may be carried out after the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies to Congress the following:
       (A) The Secretary has finalized a memorandum of 
     understanding or other formal agreement between the United 
     States and Israel regarding sharing of research and 
     development costs for the capabilities described in paragraph 
     (1).
       (B) The understanding or agreement--
       (i) requires sharing of costs of projects, including in-
     kind support, between the United States and Israel;
       (ii) establishes a framework to negotiate the rights to any 
     intellectual property developed under the cooperative 
     research and development projects; and
       (iii) requires the United States Government to receive 
     quarterly reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the 
     Government of Israel, including a description of what the 
     funds have been used for, when funds were expended, and an 
     identification of entities that expended the funds.
       (3) Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense, upon request of 
     the Government of Israel, is authorized to provide 
     procurement, maintenance, and sustainment assistance to 
     Israel in support of the anti-tunnel capabilities research, 
     development, test, and evaluation activities authorized in 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Initial report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
     contains a copy of the memorandum of understanding and other 
     documents between the United States and Israel as described 
     in subsection (c)(2).
       (2) Quarterly reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress on a quarterly basis a 
     report that contains a copy of the most recent quarterly 
     report provided by the Government of Israel to the Department 
     of Defense pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)(iii).
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security, and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1629. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 3124. ENSURING UNITED STATES CIVIL NUCLEAR COMPONENTS 
                   ARE NOT ILLEGALLY DIVERTED TO NUCLEAR NAVAL 
                   PROPULSION PROGRAMS.

       Section 57 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2077) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may not make an authorization under subsection b.(2) with 
     respect to a foreign country with a nuclear naval propulsion 
     program unless--
       ``(A) the Director of National Intelligence and the Chief 
     of Naval Operations jointly submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an assessment of the risks of 
     diversion, and the likely consequences of such diversion, of 
     the technology and material covered by such authorization; 
     and
       ``(B) following the date on which such assessment is 
     submitted, the Administrator for Nuclear Security certifies 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       ``(i) there is sufficient diversion control as part of the 
     authorization; and
       ``(ii) the authorization presents a minimal risk of 
     diversion of such technology and material to a military 
     program that would degrade the technical advantage of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     with respect to France or the United Kingdom.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' means the following:

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       ``(A) The congressional defense committees (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code).
       ``(B) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
     and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       ``(C) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1630. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. REQUIREMENT TO CONTACT CERTAIN TRICARE PROVIDERS 
                   TO DETERMINE INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN 
                   CHOICE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS.

       (a) Submittal of List.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a list of all 
     health care providers who participate in the TRICARE program 
     and who are not health care providers of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) Update.--Not less frequently than twice each year after 
     the submittal of the list under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     an update to such list.
       (b) Determination of Interest in Participation.--The 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall contact each provider 
     included in the list submitted under paragraph (1) or any 
     update to such list submitted under paragraph (2) to 
     determine whether any such provider would be interested in 
     furnishing care to veterans under section 101 of the Veterans 
     Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 
     113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
       (c) TRICARE Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1631. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. MAINTENANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF 
                   CERTAIN JOINT VENTURES WITH DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
     notwithstanding the policy statement of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs dated May 12, 2015, and entitled ``Veterans 
     Health Administration Hierarchy for Purchased Care'' or any 
     other policy of the Department relating to purchased care for 
     purposes of implementing section 101 of the Veterans Access, 
     Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 
     38 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
     not--
       (1) withdraw from any arrangement under which the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense jointly 
     operate a hospital;
       (2) reduce or eliminate staffing, funding, or the provision 
     of other resources to a hospital that is so jointly operated; 
     or
       (3) limit the access of veterans to any such hospital.
       (b) Exception.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry 
     out an action listed in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     subsection (a) with respect to a hospital if the Secretary 
     submits a report to the Secretary of Defense, the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, and each Member of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives who represents the State in which 
     the hospital is located--
       (1) providing 180 days advance notice of the intent of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the action; and
       (2) specifying the reasons of the Secretary for carrying 
     out the action.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1632. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

           Subtitle __--Border Security Effectiveness Metrics

     SEC. __1. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Cocaine removal effectiveness rate.--The term ``cocaine 
     removal effectiveness rate'' means the percentage that 
     results from dividing--
       (A) the amount of cocaine removed by the Department of 
     Homeland Security's maritime security components inside or 
     outside a transit zone, as the case may be; by
       (B) the total documented cocaine flow rate, as contained in 
     Federal drug databases.
       (3) Consequence delivery system.--The term ``Consequence 
     Delivery System'' means the series of consequences applied by 
     the Border Patrol to persons unlawfully entering the United 
     States to prevent unlawful border crossing recidivism.
       (4) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' includes all 
     land under the control of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary of the Interior 
     along the international border between the United States and 
     Mexico.
       (5) Got away.--The term ``got away'' means an unlawful 
     border crosser who, after making an unlawful entry into the 
     United States, is not turned back or apprehended.
       (6) Major violator.--The term ``major violator'' means a 
     person or entity that has engaged in serious criminal 
     activities at any land, air, or sea port of entry, 
     including--
       (A) possession of illicit drugs;
       (B) smuggling of prohibited products;
       (C) human smuggling;
       (D) weapons possession;
       (E) use of fraudulent United States documents; or
       (F) other offenses serious enough to result in arrest.
       (7) Situational awareness.--The term ``situational 
     awareness'' means knowledge and unified understanding of 
     current unlawful cross-border activity, including--
       (A) threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and 
     unlawful crossings;
       (B) the ability to forecast future shifts in such threats 
     and trends;
       (C) the ability to evaluate such threats and trends at a 
     level sufficient to create actionable plans; and
       (D) the operational capability to conduct continuous and 
     integrated surveillance of the international borders of the 
     United States.
       (8) Transit zone.--The term ``transit zone'' means the sea 
     corridors of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, 
     the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern Pacific Ocean through 
     which undocumented migrants and illicit drugs transit, either 
     directly or indirectly, to the United States.
       (9) Turn back.--The term ``turn back'' means an unlawful 
     border crosser who, after making an unlawful entry into the 
     United States, returns to the country from which such crosser 
     entered.
       (10) Unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``unlawful border crossing 
     effectiveness rate'' means the percentage that results from 
     dividing--
       (i) the number of apprehensions and turn backs; by
       (ii) the number of apprehensions, turn backs, and got 
     aways.
       (B) Manner of collection.--The data used by the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security to determine the unlawful border 
     crossing effectiveness rate shall be collected and reported 
     in a consistent and standardized manner across all Border 
     Patrol sectors, informed by situational awareness.

     SEC. __2. METRICS FOR SECURING THE BORDER BETWEEN PORTS OF 
                   ENTRY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Chief 
     of the Border Patrol shall develop metrics, informed by 
     situational awareness, to measure the effectiveness of 
     security between ports of entry. The metrics developed under 
     this subsection shall include--
       (1) an unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate, which 
     is informed by situational awareness;
       (2) a probability of detection, which compares the 
     estimated total unlawful border crossing attempts not 
     detected by the Border Patrol to the unlawful border crossing 
     effectiveness rate;
       (3) a weight-to-frequency rate, which compares the average 
     weight of marijuana seized per seizure by the Border Patrol 
     in any fiscal year to such weight-to-frequency rate for the 
     immediately preceding 5 fiscal years;
       (4) a situational awareness achievement metric, which 
     measures the amount of situational awareness achieved in each 
     Border Patrol sector;
       (5) an illicit drugs seizure rate, which compares the 
     amount and type of illicit drugs seized by the Border Patrol 
     in any fiscal year to an average of the amount and type of 
     illicit drugs seized by the Border Patrol in the immediately 
     preceding 5 fiscal years;

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       (6) in consultation with the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy and the United States Southern Command, a 
     cocaine seizure effectiveness rate, which is the percentage 
     resulting from dividing--
       (A) the amount of cocaine seized by the Border Patrol; by
       (B) the total documented cocaine flow rate between ports of 
     entry along the Southern land border;
       (7) estimates, using alternative methodologies, including 
     recidivism data, survey data, known-flow data, and 
     technologically measured data, of--
       (A) total attempted unlawful border crossings;
       (B) the rate of apprehension of attempted unlawful border 
     crossers; and
       (C) the inflow into the United States of unlawful border 
     crossers who evade apprehension; and
       (8) estimates of the impact of the Border Patrol's 
     Consequence Delivery System on the rate of recidivism of 
     unlawful border crossers over multiple fiscal years and an 
     examination of each consequence, including--
       (A) voluntary return;
       (B) warrant of arrest or notice to appear;
       (C) expedited removal;
       (D) reinstatement of removal;
       (E) alien transfer exit program;
       (F) streamline;
       (G) standard prosecution; and
       (H) Operation Against Smugglers Initiative on Safety and 
     Security.
       (b) Metrics Consultation.--In developing the metrics 
     required under subsection (a), the Chief of the Border Patrol 
     shall consult with staff members of the Office of Policy of 
     the Department of Homeland Security and staff members of the 
     Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
     Homeland Security.

     SEC. __3. METRICS FOR SECURING THE BORDER AT PORTS OF ENTRY.

       (a)  In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Field Operations in 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall develop metrics, 
     informed by situational awareness, to measure the 
     effectiveness of security at ports of entry. The metrics 
     developed under this subsection shall include--
       (1) an inadmissible border crossing rate, which is measured 
     by dividing--
       (A) the number of known inadmissible border crossers who 
     are denied entry, excluding those border crossers who 
     voluntarily withdraw their applications for admission; by
       (B) the total estimated number of inadmissible border 
     crossers who attempt entry;
       (2) an illicit drugs seizure rate, which compares the 
     amount and type of illicit drugs seized by the Office of 
     Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in any 
     fiscal year to an average of the amount and type of illicit 
     drugs seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the 
     immediately preceding 5 fiscal years;
       (3) in consultation with the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy and the United States Southern Command, a 
     cocaine seizure effectiveness rate, which is the percentage 
     resulting from dividing--
       (A) the amount of cocaine seized by the Office of Field 
     Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; by
       (B) the total documented cocaine flow rate at ports of 
     entry along the Southern land border;
       (4) estimates, using alternative methodologies, including 
     survey data and randomized secondary screening data, of--
       (A) total attempted inadmissible border crossers;
       (B) the rate of apprehension of attempted inadmissible 
     border crossers; and
       (C) the inflow into the United States of inadmissible 
     border crossers who evade apprehension;
       (5) the number of infractions related to personnel and 
     cargo committed by major violators who are apprehended by the 
     Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection at ports of entry, and the estimated number of 
     such infractions committed by major violators who are not 
     apprehended;
       (6) a measurement of how border security operations affect 
     border crossing times;
       (7) the amount and type of illicit drugs seized by the 
     Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection at United States seaports during the previous 
     fiscal year; and
       (8) a cargo scanning rate, which compares the number of 
     cargo containers scanned by the Office of Field Operations of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection at each United States 
     seaport during the previous fiscal year to the total number 
     of cargo containers entering the United States at each 
     seaport during the previous fiscal year.
       (b) Metrics Consultation.--In developing the metrics 
     required under subsection (a), the Assistant Commissioner for 
     the Office of Field Operations shall consult with staff 
     members of the Office of Policy at the Department of Homeland 
     Security and staff members of the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security.

     SEC. __4. METRICS FOR SECURING THE MARITIME BORDER.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the Assistant 
     Commissioner for the Office of Air and Marine for U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection shall jointly implement 
     metrics, informed by situational awareness, to measure the 
     effectiveness of security in the maritime environment. The 
     metrics developed under this subsection shall include--
       (1) an estimate of the total number of undocumented 
     migrants who were not interdicted by the Department of 
     Homeland Security's maritime security components;
       (2) an undocumented migrant interdiction rate, which 
     compares the flow of undocumented migrants interdicted 
     against the total estimated number of undocumented migrants 
     who were not interdicted by the Department of Homeland 
     Security's maritime security components;
       (3) an illicit drugs removal rate, which compares the 
     amount and type of illicit drugs removed by the Department of 
     Homeland Security's maritime security components inside a 
     transit zone in any fiscal year to an average of the amount 
     and type of illicit drugs removed by the Department of 
     Homeland Security's maritime security components inside a 
     transit zone for the immediately preceding 5 fiscal years;
       (4) an illicit drugs removal rate, which compares the 
     amount and type of illicit drugs removed by the Department of 
     Homeland Security's maritime security components outside a 
     transit zone in any fiscal year to an average of the amount 
     and type of illicit drugs removed by the Department of 
     Homeland Security's maritime security components outside a 
     transit zone for the immediately preceding 5 fiscal years;
       (5) a cocaine removal effectiveness rate inside a transit 
     zone and outside a transit zone; and
       (6) a response rate, which compares the ability of the 
     maritime security components of the Department of Homeland 
     Security to respond to and resolve known maritime threats, 
     whether inside and outside a transit zone, by placing assets 
     on-scene, to the total number of events with respect to which 
     the Department has known threat information.
       (b) Metrics Consultation.--In developing the metrics 
     required under subsection (a), the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard and the Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine shall 
     consult with staff members of the Office of Policy at the 
     Department of Homeland Security and staff members of the 
     Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
     Homeland Security.

     SEC. __5. AIR AND MARINE SECURITY METRICS IN THE LAND DOMAIN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Air and Marine for 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall implement metrics, 
     informed by situational awareness, to measure the 
     effectiveness of security in the aviation environment. The 
     metrics developed under this subsection shall include--
       (1) a requirement effectiveness rate, which compares U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine 
     flight hours requirements to the number of flight hours 
     actually flown by such Office;
       (2) a funded flight hours effectiveness rate, which 
     compares the number of funded flight hours appropriated to 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine 
     to the number of actual flight hours flown by such Office;
       (3) a readiness rate, which compares the number of aviation 
     missions flown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office 
     of Air and Marine to the number of aviation missions 
     cancelled by such Office due to weather, maintenance, 
     operations, or other causes;
       (4) the number of subjects detected by U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine through the use 
     of unmanned aerial systems;
       (5) the number of apprehensions assisted by U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine through the 
     use of unmanned aerial systems;
       (6) the number and quantity of illicit drug seizures 
     assisted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of 
     Air and Marine through the use of unmanned aerial systems; 
     and
       (7) a detailed description of how, where, and for how long 
     data and images collected through the use of unmanned aerial 
     systems by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is collected 
     and stored.
       (b) Metrics Consultation.--In developing the metrics 
     required under subsection (a), the Assistant Commissioner for 
     Air and Marine shall consult with staff members of the Office 
     of Policy at the Department of Homeland Security and staff 
     members of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     Department of Homeland Security.

     SEC. __6. METRICS FOR SECURING THE BORDER ON FEDERAL LANDS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Chief 
     of the Border Patrol shall develop metrics, informed by 
     situational awareness, to measure the effectiveness of 
     security between ports of entry on Federal lands. The metrics 
     developed under this subsection shall include--
       (1) an unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate, which 
     is informed by situational awareness;
       (2) a probability of detection, which compares the 
     estimated total unlawful border crossing attempts not 
     detected by the Border Patrol to the unlawful border crossing 
     effectiveness rate;
       (3) a weight-to-frequency rate, which compares the average 
     weight of marijuana seized

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     per seizure by the Border Patrol in any fiscal year to such 
     weight-to-frequency rate for the immediately preceding 5 
     fiscal years;
       (4) a situational awareness achievement metric, which 
     measures the amount of situational awareness achieved in each 
     Border Patrol sector;
       (5) an illicit drugs seizure rate, which compares the 
     amount and type of illicit drugs seized by the Border Patrol 
     in any fiscal year to an average of the amount and type of 
     illicit drugs seized by the Border Patrol in the immediately 
     preceding 5 fiscal years;
       (6) in consultation with the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy and the United States Southern Command, a 
     cocaine seizure effectiveness rate, which is the percentage 
     resulting from dividing--
       (A) the amount of cocaine seized by the Border Patrol; by
       (B) the total documented cocaine flow rate between ports of 
     entry on Federal lands along the Southern land border;
       (7) estimates, using alternative methodologies, including 
     recidivism data, survey data, known-flow data, and 
     technologically measured data, of--
       (A) total attempted unlawful border crossings;
       (B) the rate of apprehension of attempted unlawful border 
     crossers; and
       (C) the inflow into the United States of unlawful border 
     crossers who evade apprehension.
       (b) Metrics Consultation.--In developing the metrics 
     required under subsection (a), the Chief of the Border Patrol 
     shall consult with the Office of Policy of the Department of 
     Homeland Security and the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the Department of Homeland Security.

     SEC. __7. EVALUATION BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--The metrics required under sections __2 
     through __6, and the data and methodology used to develop 
     such metrics, shall be provided annually to--
       (1) the appropriate congressional committees;
       (2) the Comptroller General of the United States; and
       (3) the head of a national laboratory within the Department 
     of Homeland Security laboratory network with prior experience 
     in border security, who shall be selected by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 270 days after receiving the 
     data and methodology referred to in subsection (a), and 
     annually thereafter for the following 10 years, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation 
     with the individual selected under subsection (a)(3), shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that--
       (1) analyzes the suitability and statistical validity of 
     such data and methodology; and
       (2) includes recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for other suitable metrics that may be used to 
     measure the effectiveness of border security.
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  SA 1633. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. BORDER SECURITY ON FEDERAL LANDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
                   BORDER.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Border security.--The term ``border security'' means--
       (A) the functioning and operational capability to conduct 
     continuous and integrated manned or unmanned, monitoring, 
     sensing, or surveillance of 100 percent of Southern border 
     mileage within the Tucson and Yuma sectors or the immediate 
     vicinity of the Southern border within the Tucson and Yuma 
     Sectors; and
       (B) the apprehension or turn back of illegal entries across 
     the Southern border in the Tucson and Yuma sectors.
       (2) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' includes all 
     land under the control of the Secretary concerned that is 
     located--
       (A) within 100 miles of the international border between 
     the United States and Mexico; and
       (B) within the Tucson and Yuma sectors of United States 
     Border Patrol.
       (3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
       (b) Support for Border Security Needs.--
       (1) In general.--To achieve border security on Federal 
     lands--
       (A) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary concerned shall provide U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection personnel with immediate access to Federal lands 
     for border security activities, including--
       (i) routine motorized patrols; and
       (ii) the deployment of communications, surveillance, and 
     detection equipment;
       (B) the Secretary concerned may provide education and 
     training to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on 
     the natural and cultural resources present on individual 
     Federal land units; and
       (C) the security activities described in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be conducted, to the maximum extent practicable, in a 
     manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
     will best protect the natural and cultural resources on 
     Federal lands.
       (2) Intermingled state and private land.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any private or State-owned land within the 
     boundaries of Federal lands.
       (3) Sunset.--The requirements under this subsection shall 
     terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days before the date on 
     which the requirements under subsection (b) are scheduled to 
     terminate, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that includes--
       (1) an analysis of the effectiveness of the actions taken 
     pursuant to such subsection, including the impact of such 
     actions on--
       (A) border security activities; and
       (B) the natural and cultural resources on impacted Federal 
     lands;
       (2) an assessment of the 2006 Memos of Understanding 
     between the Department of Homeland Security, the Department 
     of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior regarding 
     access to Federal and Indian lands for border security 
     activities, including--
       (A) how such memoranda, as in force on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, impacted border security activities;
       (B) the best way to improve such memoranda and their 
     application;
       (C) specific ways in which such memoranda could be used to 
     ensure that the Department of Homeland Security receives 
     timely access to Federal lands for critical border security 
     activities; and
       (D) the number of agency personnel required to effectively 
     and efficiently execute such memoranda;
       (3) a sector-by-sector analysis of the expected impact of 
     applying the requirements under subsection (b) to the entire 
     land border of the United States, including--
       (A) an assessment of--
       (i) how border security activities and natural, cultural, 
     and historic resources on Federal and Indian lands would be 
     impacted, including the potential impact on wildlife, 
     including endangered species;
       (ii) any actions the Department of Homeland Security would 
     need to take to mitigate the impact of border security 
     actions, including the estimated costs of such actions; and
       (iii) whether lack of access hinders border security; and
       (B) an examination of the impact of providing the 
     Department of Homeland Security with increased access to 
     Federal and Indian lands located within--
       (i) 25 miles of the United States border;
       (ii) 50 miles of the United States border, or
       (iii) 100 miles of the United States border; and
       (4) a sector-by-sector analysis of--
       (A) the costs incurred by each Secretary concerned relating 
     to managing and mitigating for illegal border activity on 
     Federal lands, including the cost of restoring natural 
     resources that were damaged by illegal border activity;
       (B) the impact of illegal traffic on wildlife, including 
     endangered species and critical habitat; and
       (C) the impact of illegal traffic on natural, cultural, and 
     historic resources on Federal lands.
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  SA 1634. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 706. INCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES NOT 
                   SUBJECTED OR EXPOSED TO OPERATIONAL RISK 
                   FACTORS IN REQUIRED MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT.

       Section 1074m(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code is 
     amended by striking ``determines that--'' and all that 
     follows through ``providing such assessment'' and inserting 
     ``determines that providing such assessment''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1635. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 403. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF END STRENGTH FOR ACTIVE 
                   DUTY PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any 
     authorized strength specified in any annual national defense 
     authorization Act enacted after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the authorized strength for active duty personnel 
     of the Armed Forces for any fiscal year may not be reduced 
     below the applicable number for fiscal year 2016 specified in 
     section 401 until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to Congress the report required by section 904(d)(1) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1636. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1230. CERTIFICATION ON ACTIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND 
                   SECURITY OF DISSIDENTS HOUSED AT CAMP LIBERTY, 
                   IRAQ.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify, in writing, 
     to the congressional defense committees whether the Central 
     Government of Iraq is taking appropriate and sufficient 
     actions to ensure the safety and security of dissidents 
     housed at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1637. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1230. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ARM OR EQUIP THE 
                   IRAQ MILITARY PENDING CERTIFICATION ON ACTIONS 
                   TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF DISSIDENTS 
                   HOUSED AT CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ.

       No amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise available for the Department of Defense may be used 
     to arm or equip any personnel or units of the military forces 
     of Iraq until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
     congressional defense committees a certification that 
     appropriate actions have been taken to ensure the safety and 
     security of dissidents housed at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1638. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 706. ENHANCEMENT OF ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1074n(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) include a thorough dialogue between the individual 
     conducting the mental health assessment and the member to 
     determine whether the member has had any experiences that 
     could lead to future mental health concerns;
       ``(4) include a thorough screening of the member for key 
     indicators of post-traumatic stress and mild to severe 
     traumatic brain injury; and
       ``(5) include the creation of a recorded, verified history 
     of events, including non-combat related events, for each 
     member to determine the cause and correlation of symptoms of 
     mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress that 
     may appear months or years after the causal incident.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a plan for the implementation of paragraphs (3) 
     through (5) of section 1074n(b) of such title, as added by 
     subsection (a)(3) of this section.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the annual mental health assessment for members of the 
     Armed Forces provided under section 1074n of such title can 
     be improved by providing members undergoing such an 
     assessment with a record of events, including non-combat 
     related events, to substantiate latent mental health issues 
     that appear months or years after the causal incident;
       (2) some members do not know how to ask for help with 
     mental health concerns in connection with such assessment as 
     conducted as of the date of the enactment of this Act and not 
     all health care providers adequately discuss mental health 
     during such assessment;
       (3) the majority of mild traumatic brain injury inducing 
     incidents are not diagnosed during combat deployment, so when 
     symptoms do appear, there is no mechanism for health care 
     providers to link the injury back to the causal incident;
       (4) the provision of such assessment as conducted as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act does not recognize 
     incidents described in paragraph (3) unless the member 
     indicates such incidents on a survey or has a very proactive 
     health care provider;
       (5) when latent mental health symptoms appear after a 
     member is discharged, the member is not eligible to receive 
     treatment from the Department without a record of causal 
     justification; and
       (6) the Secretary of Defense has an obligation to localize 
     as quickly and efficiently as possible without disrupting 
     military readiness the mental health concerns that persist 
     among members of the Armed Forces unbeknownst to those 
     members and the health care providers of those members.
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  SA 1639. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 540. AUTHORITY FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO CHARGE AND RETAIN TUITION FOR 
                   INSTRUCTION OF PERSONS OTHER THAN AIR FORCE 
                   PERSONNEL DETAILED FOR INSTRUCTION AT THE 
                   INSTITUTE.

       (a) Institute Instruction of Persons Other Than Air Force 
     Personnel.--Section 9314a of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), and 
     (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (4) of 
     subsection (d), as so redesignated; and
       (3) by inserting before subsection (d), as so redesignated, 
     the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Members of the Armed Forces Other Than the Air Force 
     Who Are Detailed to the Institute.--(1) The Department of the 
     Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of 
     Homeland Security shall bear the cost of the instruction at 
     the United States Air Force Institute of Technology that is 
     received by members of the armed forces detailed for that 
     instruction by the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and 
     Homeland Security, respectively.
       ``(2) Members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast 
     Guard may only be detailed for instruction at the Institute 
     on a space-available basis. The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall charge the Secretary concerned only for such costs and 
     fees in connection with such instruction as the Secretary of 
     the Air Force considers appropriate. Amounts received by the 
     Institute for such instruction shall be retained by the 
     Institute to defray the cost of instruction.
       ``(b) Federal Civilian Employees Other Than Air Force 
     Employees Who Are Detailed to the Institute.--(1) The United 
     States Air Force Institute of Technology shall charge tuition 
     for the cost of providing instruction at the Institute for 
     any civilian employee of a military department (other than a 
     civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force), of 
     another component of the Department of Defense, or of another 
     Federal agency who is detailed to receive instruction at the 
     Institute.
       ``(2) The cost of any tuition charged an individual under 
     this subsection shall be borne by the department, agency, or 
     component that details the individual for instruction at the 
     Institute. The Secretary of the Air Force shall charge the 
     Secretary concerned only for such costs and fees in 
     connection with such instruction as the Secretary of the Air 
     Force considers appropriate. Amounts received by the 
     Institute for such instruction shall be retained by the 
     Institute to defray the cost of instruction.
       ``(c) Nondetailed Persons.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may permit persons described in paragraph (2) to 
     receive instruction at the United States Air Force Institute 
     of Technology on a space-available basis. The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall charge the individuals concerned only for 
     such costs and fees in connection with such instruction as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate. Amounts received by the 
     Institute for such instruction shall be retained by the 
     Institute to defray the cost of instruction.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any of the following 
     persons:
       ``(A) A member of the armed forces not detailed for that 
     instruction by the Secretary concerned.

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       ``(B) A civilian employee of a military department, of 
     another component of the Department of Defense, of another 
     Federal agency, or of the National Guard of a State not 
     detailed for that instruction by the Secretary concerned or 
     head of the other Department of Defense component, other 
     Federal agency, or the National Guard.
       ``(C) A United States citizen who is the recipient of a 
     competitively selected Federal or Department of Defense 
     sponsored scholarship or fellowship with a defense focus in 
     areas of study related to the academic disciplines offered by 
     the Institute and which requires a service commitment to the 
     Federal government in exchange for educational financial 
     assistance.
       ``(3) If a scholarship or fellowship described in paragraph 
     (2)(C) includes a stipend, the Institute may accept the 
     stipend payment from the scholarship or fellowship sponsor 
     and make a direct payment to the individual.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments Related to Redesignation and 
     Other Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Admission 
     Authorized'' and inserting ``Defense Industry Employees'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), 
     by striking ``Eligible defense industry employees.--'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(1), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)(1)'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``under this section'' and inserting 
     ``under subsections (c) and (d)''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``who are detailed to receive instruction at the 
     Institute under subsection (b)''; and
       (4) in subsection (h), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1), by striking ``defense industry employees enrolled 
     under this section'' and inserting ``persons enrolled under 
     this section who are not members of the armed forces or 
     Government civilian employees''.
       (c) Conditions on Admission of Defense Industry 
     Civilians.--Subsection (e)(2) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
     ``will be done on a space-available basis and not require an 
     increase in the size of the faculty'' and inserting ``will 
     not require an increase in the permanently authorized size of 
     the faculty''.
       (d) Statutory Reorganization.--Chapter 901 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by transferring subsections (d) and (f) of section 9314 
     to the end of section 9314b and redesignating such 
     subsections as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection 9314, by striking subsection (e).
       (e) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section headings.--(A) The heading of section 9314 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 9314. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: 
       degree-granting authority''.

       (B) The heading of section 9314a of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of 
       Technology: reimbursement and tuition; instruction of 
       persons other than Air Force personnel''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 901 of such title is amended by striking 
     the items relating to sections 9314 and 9314a and inserting 
     the following new items:

       ``9314. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: 
           degree-granting authority.
       ``9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: 
           reimbursement and tuition; instruction of persons other 
           than Air Force personnel.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1640. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2815. COORDINATION OF HUNTING, FISHING, AND OTHER 
                   RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON MILITARY LAND.

       (a) Policy Required.--The Secretaries of the military 
     departments shall establish a joint policy under which 
     military installations that control military lands that are 
     open to public access for hunting, fishing, and other 
     recreational activities coordinate with State fish and 
     wildlife managers, tribes, local governments, and hunting, 
     fishing, and recreational user groups the periods during 
     which such lands shall be open and closed to the public. To 
     the maximum extent practicable such coordination shall be 
     undertaken sufficiently in advance of the commencement of 
     traditional hunting, fishing, and recreational use seasons in 
     order for State fish and wildlife managers can plan for the 
     opening and closing dates of seasons and the conditions under 
     which fish and wildlife can be taken during the season.
       (b) Installation Level Advisory Committees.--The policy 
     established under subsection (a) may authorize the creation 
     of installation level advisory committees on the use of 
     military lands for hunting, fishing, and recreational uses. 
     Any such advisory committee shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1641. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 152. FUNDING FOR COAST GUARD ICEBREAKER FLEET.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of 
     Defense such funds as may be necessary to support the 
     maintenance and refurbishment of the Coast Guard icebreaker 
     fleet and the design and construction of new icebreakers.
       (b) Transfer Authority.--Funds authorized under this 
     section may be transferred to the Department of Homeland 
     Security.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1642. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2822. LAND ACQUISITION, FORT GREELY SCHOOL, DELTA 
                   JUNCTION, ALASKA.

       (a) Land Acquisition Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may acquire, without consideration, from the Delta/Greely 
     School District (in this section referred to as the 
     ``District''), all right, title, and interest of the District 
     in and to a parcel of property, including improvements 
     thereon, consisting of the Fort Greely School, Delta 
     Junction, Alaska.
       (b) Termination of Ground Lease.--Upon the acquisition 
     authorized under subsection (a), the ground lease between 
     Delta/Greely School District and the Army will be terminated 
     and the District shall be relieved from all liability for the 
     demolition of the building or remediation of the site except 
     for environmental contamination that was the result of sole 
     willful misconduct of the District during the period that the 
     District owned the Fort Greely School.
       (c) Additional Terms.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the acquisition under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1643. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 622. GUARANTEED TRANSPORTATION FOR NEXT OF KIN TO ATTEND 
                   TRANSFER CEREMONY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS.

       Section 481f(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The discretion to authorize transportation under 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply, and the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned is instead required to provide 
     such transportation, whenever the death of the member 
     overseas occurs in the line of duty in a combat or 
     humanitarian relief operation or in combat zone designated by 
     the Secretary of Defense.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1644. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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

     SEC. 1257. APPROVAL OF EXPORT LICENCES AND LETTERS OF REQUEST 
                   TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Export license applications.--The Secretary of State 
     shall provide the specified congressional committees a 
     detailed list of all export license applications, including 
     requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense 
     articles and defense services to Ukraine. The list shall 
     include the date when the application or request was first 
     submitted, the current status of each application or request, 
     and the estimated timeline for adjudication of such 
     applications or requests. The Secretary should give priority 
     to processing these applications and requests.
       (2) Letters of request.--The Secretary of State shall also 
     provide the specified congressional committees a detailed 
     list of all pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military 
     Sales to Ukraine, including the date when the letter was 
     first submitted, the current status, and the estimated 
     timeline for adjudication of such letters.
       (b) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the specified 
     congressional committees a report outlining the status of the 
     applications, requests for marketing licenses and Letters of 
     Request described under subsection (a). The report shall 
     terminate upon certification by the President that the 
     sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Government of 
     Ukraine has been restored or 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first.
       (c) Specified Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``specified congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1645. Mr. MARKEY proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL.

       It is the sense of Congress that exports of crude oil to 
     allies and partners of the United States should not be 
     determined to be consistent with the national interest and 
     the purposes of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) if those exports would increase energy 
     prices in the United States for American consumers or 
     businesses or increase the reliance of the United States on 
     imported oil.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1646. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 515. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NON-FEDERALIZED NATIONAL 
                   GUARD TO SUPPORT CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES IN 
                   PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO NON-CATASTROPHIC 
                   DOMESTIC DISASTERS.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--Section 10504 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Report.--'' and 
     inserting ``Report on State of the National Guard.--(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``(b) Submission of Report to Congress.--'' 
     and inserting ``(2)'';
       (3) by striking ``annual report of the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau'' and inserting ``annual report 
     required by paragraph (1)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection (b):
       ``(b) Annual Report on Non-federalized Service National 
     Guard Personnel, Training, and Equipment Requirements.--(1) 
     Not later than January 31 of each of calendar years 2016 
     through 2022, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees and the 
     officials specified in paragraph (5) a report setting forth 
     the personnel, training, and equipment required by the 
     National Guard during the next fiscal year to carry out its 
     mission, while not Federalized, to provide prevention, 
     protection mitigation, response, and recovery activities in 
     support of civilian authorities in connection with non-
     catastrophic natural and man-made disasters.
       ``(2) To determine the annual personnel, training, and 
     equipment requirements of the National Guard referred to in 
     paragraph (1), the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
     take into account, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) Core civilian capabilities gaps for the prevention, 
     protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities in 
     connection with natural and man-made disasters, as collected 
     by the Department of Homeland Security from the States.
       ``(B) Threat and hazard identifications and risk 
     assessments of the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and the States.
       ``(3) Personnel, training, and equipment requirements shall 
     be collected from the States, validated by the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau, and be categorized in the report 
     required by paragraph (1) by each of the following:
       ``(A) Emergency support functions of the National Response 
     Framework.
       ``(B) Federal Emergency Management Agency regions.
       ``(4) The annual report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     prepared in consultation with the chief executive of each 
     State, other appropriate civilian authorities, and the 
     Council of Governors.
       ``(5) In addition to the congressional defense committees, 
     the annual report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted to the following officials:
       ``(A) The Secretary of Defense.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
       ``(C) The Council of Governors.
       ``(D) The Secretary of the Army.
       ``(E) The Secretary of the Air Force.
       ``(F) The Commander of the United States Northern Command.
       ``(G) The Commander of the United States Cyber Command.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 10504. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: annual 
       reports''.

       (2) Table of contents.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1011 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 10504 and 
     inserting the following new section:
       

``10504. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: annual reports.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1647. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1230. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE 
                   AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002.

       The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 
     U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1648. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 540. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY FOR TUITION 
                   ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   EFFECTIVE UPON COMPLETION OF INITIAL ENTRY 
                   TRAINING IN THE ARMY.

       Notwithstanding Army policy ALARACT 317/2013 or any similar 
     policy, any individual who is enlisted, inducted, or 
     appointed as a member of the Army, including the Army 
     National Guard of the United States and the Army Reserve, 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
     eligible for tuition assistance through the Department of 
     Defense for members of the Armed Forces upon completion of 
     initial entry training, rather than upon completion of one 
     year of service after completion of initial entry training, 
     to the same extent such members would have been eligible for 
     such tuition assistance before the issuance of ALARACT 317/
     2013.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1649. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1264. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE REBALANCE TO THE ASIA-
                   PACIFIC REGION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--

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       (1) the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is right for 
     the United States, and the United States Army is essential to 
     this effort given the importance of land armies in the 
     region;
       (2) the Asia-Pacific region is home to 7 of the 10 largest 
     armies in the world, and 21 of the 27 chiefs of defense in 
     the region are army officers;
       (3) the dynamic security environment in the Asia-Pacific 
     region demands capabilities the Army has to offer, from 
     supporting humanitarian operations to conducting military 
     exercises with most important regional partners and allies of 
     the United States;
       (4) the spending limits in the Budget Control Act of 2011 
     impose hard choices on the Department of Defense that could 
     force the Army to make strategically unwise cuts to its end 
     strength;
       (5) it is the responsibility of Congress to remove defense 
     and non-defense spending limits to give Federal agencies the 
     certainty they need to make sound budgetary decisions; and
       (6) despite fiscal pressure, the Army should strengthen its 
     posture in the Asia-Pacific region and make future force 
     structure decisions in line with the commitment of the United 
     States to rebalance to the region.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1650. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, and 
Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 524. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES DISCHARGED UNDER THE DON'T 
                   ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the 
     appropriate discharge boards--
       (1) shall review the discharge characterization of covered 
     members at the request of the covered member; and
       (2) if such characterization is any characterization except 
     honorable, may change such characterization to honorable.
       (b) Criteria.--In changing the discharge characterization 
     of a covered member to honorable under subsection (a)(2), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such changes are 
     carried out consistently and uniformly across the military 
     departments using the following criteria:
       (1) The original discharge must be based on Don't Ask Don't 
     Tell (in this section referred to as ``DADT'') or a similar 
     policy in place prior to the enactment of DADT.
       (2) Such discharge characterization shall be so changed if, 
     with respect to the original discharge, there were no 
     aggravating circumstances, such as misconduct, that would 
     have independently led to a discharge characterization that 
     was any characterization except honorable. For purposes of 
     this paragraph, such aggravating circumstances may not 
     include--
       (A) an offense under section 925 of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     committed by a covered member against a person of the same 
     sex with the consent of such person; or
       (B) statements, consensual sexual conduct, or consensual 
     acts relating to sexual orientation or identity, or the 
     disclosure of such statements, conduct, or acts, that were 
     prohibited at the time of discharge but after the date of 
     such discharge became permitted.
       (3) When requesting a review, a covered member, or the 
     member's representative, shall be required to provide 
     either--
       (A) documents consisting of--
       (i) a copy of the DD-214 form of the member;
       (ii) a personal affidavit of the circumstances surrounding 
     the discharge; and
       (iii) any relevant records pertaining to the discharge; or
       (B) an affidavit certifying that the member, or the 
     member's representative, does not have the documents 
     specified in subparagraph (A).
       (4) If a covered member provides an affidavit described in 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3)--
       (A) the appropriate discharge board shall make every effort 
     to locate the documents specified in subparagraph (A) of such 
     paragraph within the records of the Department of Defense; 
     and
       (B) the absence of such documents may not be considered a 
     reason to deny a change of the discharge characterization 
     under subsection (a)(2).
       (c) Request for Review.--The appropriate discharge board 
     shall ensure the mechanism by which covered members, or their 
     representative, may request to have the discharge 
     characterization of the covered member reviewed under this 
     section is simple and straightforward.
       (d) Review.--
       (1) In general.--After a request has been made under 
     subsection (c), the appropriate discharge board shall review 
     all relevant laws, records of oral testimony previously 
     taken, service records, or any other relevant information 
     regarding the discharge characterization of the covered 
     member.
       (2) Additional materials.--If additional materials are 
     necessary for the review, the appropriate discharge board--
       (A) may request additional information from the covered 
     member or the member's representative, in writing, and 
     specifically detailing what is being requested; and
       (B) shall be responsible for obtaining a copy of the 
     necessary files of the covered member from the member, or 
     when applicable, from the Department of Defense.
       (e) Change of Characterization.--The appropriate discharge 
     board shall change the discharge characterization of a 
     covered member to honorable if such change is determined to 
     be appropriate after a review is conducted under subsection 
     (d) pursuant to the criteria under subsection (b). A covered 
     member, or the member's representative, may appeal a decision 
     by the appropriate discharge board to not change the 
     discharge characterization by using the regular appeals 
     process of the board.
       (f) Change of Records.--For each covered member whose 
     discharge characterization is changed under subsection (e), 
     or for each covered member who was honorably discharged but 
     whose DD-214 form reflects the sexual orientation of the 
     member, the Secretary of Defense shall reissue to the member 
     or the member's representative a revised DD-214 form that 
     reflects the following:
       (1) For each covered member discharged, the Separation 
     Code, Reentry Code, Narrative Code, and Separation Authority 
     shall not reflect the sexual orientation of the member and 
     shall be placed under secretarial authority. Any other 
     similar indication of the sexual orientation or reason for 
     discharge shall be removed or changed accordingly to be 
     consistent with this paragraph.
       (2) For each covered member whose discharge occurred prior 
     to the creation of general secretarial authority, the 
     sections of the DD-214 form referred to paragraph (1) shall 
     be changed to similarly reflect a universal authority with 
     codes, authorities, and language applicable at the time of 
     discharge.
       (g) Status.--
       (1) In general.--Each covered member whose discharge 
     characterization is changed under subsection (e) shall be 
     treated without regard to the original discharge 
     characterization of the member, including for purposes of--
       (A) benefits provided by the Federal Government to an 
     individual by reason of service in the Armed Forces; and
       (B) all recognitions and honors that the Secretary of 
     Defense provides to members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Reinstatement.--In carrying out paragraph (1)(B), the 
     Secretary shall reinstate all recognitions and honors of a 
     covered member whose discharge characterization is changed 
     under subsection (e) that the Secretary withheld because of 
     the original discharge characterization of the member.
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     review of the consistency and uniformity of the reviews 
     conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for a four-
     year period, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the reviews under paragraph (1). Such reports shall 
     include any comments or recommendations for continued 
     actions.
       (i) Historical Review.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall ensure that oral historians of the 
     department--
       (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 
     estimated 100,000 members of the Armed Forces discharged from 
     the Armed Forces between World War II and September 2011 
     because of the sexual orientation of the member; and
       (2) receive oral testimony of individuals who personally 
     experienced discrimination and discharge because of the 
     actual or perceived sexual orientation of the individual so 
     that such testimony may serve as an official record of these 
     discriminatory policies and their impact on American lives.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate discharge board'' means the 
     boards for correction of military records under section 1552 
     of title 10, United States Code, or the discharge review 
     boards under section 1553 of such title, as the case may be.
       (2) The term ``covered member'' means any former member of 
     the Armed Forces who was discharged from the Armed Forces 
     because of the sexual orientation of the member.
       (3) The term ``discharge characterization'' means the 
     characterization under which a member of the Armed Forces is 
     discharged or released, including ``dishonorable'', 
     ``general'', ``other than honorable'', and ``honorable''.
       (4) The term ``Don't Ask Don't Tell'' means section 654 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as in effect before such 
     section was repealed pursuant to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
     Repeal Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-321).
       (5) The term ``representative'' means the surviving spouse, 
     next of kin, or legal representative of a covered member.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1651. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,

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

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

     SEC. 1283. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES 
                   RELATED TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF MINE 
                   RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLES MRAPS TO 
                   STRATEGIC PARTNERS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the national security interest of the United 
     States to build relationships with strategic partners through 
     security assistance programs, including the Foreign Military 
     Sales, Excess Defense Articles, and Foreign Military 
     Financing of Direct Commercial Contracts programs;
       (2) these security assistance programs incentivize partners 
     to meet the requirements of United States law in order to 
     purchase United States military equipment, secure special 
     access privileges for the United States military, and 
     reassure allies of United States security commitments;
       (3) as the United States deepens security ties in key 
     regions, it remains vital that it strike a balance between 
     remaining an attractive security partner and establishing 
     robust oversight over all security assistance programs;
       (4) absent robust oversight, sales and transfers of 
     sensitive weapon systems to foreign countries and military 
     units with human rights violations carry the risk of harming 
     United States interests;
       (5) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles are a 
     highly sensitive weapon system that have the potential to be 
     used for repressive purposes, including to suppress 
     legitimate domestic civil unrest and peaceful protests; and
       (6) the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the 
     Department of State should submit the sale and transfer of 
     MRAP vehicles to foreign countries to the Enhanced End-Use 
     Monitoring process in order to ensure an added layer of 
     compliance and accountability with United States assistance 
     and to deter the misuse of this weapon system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1652. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII, add the following:

 Subtitle D--Improvement of Health Care for Women Members of the Armed 
                                 Forces

     SEC. 741. CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1074d of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``for Members and 
     Former Members'' after ``Services Available'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(b) Care Related to Prevention of Pregnancy.--Female 
     covered beneficiaries shall be entitled to care related to 
     the prevention of pregnancy described by subsection (d)(3).
       ``(c) Prohibition on Cost-sharing for Certain Services.--
     Notwithstanding section 1074g(a)(6) of this title or any 
     other provision of law, cost-sharing may not be imposed or 
     collected for care related to the prevention of pregnancy 
     provided pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), including for any 
     method of contraception provided, whether provided through a 
     facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail 
     pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy 
     program.''.
       (b) Care Related to Prevention of Pregnancy.--Subsection 
     (d)(3) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) 
     of this section, is further amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``(including all methods of 
     contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     sterilization procedures, and patient education and 
     counseling in connection therewith)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1077(a)(13) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``section 1074d(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 1074d(d)''.

     SEC. 742. ACCESS TO BROAD RANGE OF METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION 
                   APPROVED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
                   FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY 
                   DEPENDENTS AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Commencing not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that every military treatment facility 
     has a sufficient stock of a broad range of methods of 
     contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the Office of Population Affairs of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, to be able to 
     dispense at any time any such method of contraception to any 
     women members of the Armed Forces and female covered 
     beneficiaries who receive care through such facility.
       (b) Covered Beneficiary Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered beneficiary'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 743. PREGNANCY PREVENTION ASSISTANCE AT MILITARY 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR WOMEN WHO ARE SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT SURVIVORS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide in 
     statute, and to enhance, existing regulations that require 
     health care providers at military treatment facilities to 
     consult with survivors of sexual assault once clinically 
     stable regarding options for emergency contraception and any 
     necessary follow-up care, including the provision of the 
     emergency contraception.
       (b) In General.--The assistance specified in subsection (c) 
     shall be provided at every military treatment facility to the 
     following:
       (1) Any woman who presents at a military treatment facility 
     and states to personnel of the facility that she is a victim 
     of sexual assault or is accompanied by another individual who 
     states that the woman is a victim of sexual assault.
       (2) Any woman who presents at a military treatment facility 
     and is reasonably believed by personnel of such facility to 
     be a survivor of sexual assault.
       (c) Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The assistance specified in this 
     subsection shall include the following:
       (A) The prompt provision by appropriate staff of the 
     military treatment facility of comprehensive, medically and 
     factually accurate, and unbiased written and oral information 
     about all methods of emergency contraception approved by the 
     Food and Drug Administration.
       (B) The prompt provision by such staff of emergency 
     contraception to a woman upon her request.
       (C) Notification to the woman of her right to 
     confidentiality in the receipt of care and services pursuant 
     to this section.
       (2) Nature of information.--The information provided 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall be provided in language 
     that is clear and concise, is readily comprehensible, and 
     meets such conditions (including conditions regarding the 
     provision of information in languages other than English) as 
     the Secretary may provide in the regulations under this 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1653. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EXPANSION OF DUTIES OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
                   FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS.

       Section 136(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``and health affairs'' and inserting the 
     following: ``health affairs, and the coordination, use, 
     acquisition, or exchange of joint requirements and resources 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and implementation of 
     recommendations made under section 320(c)(1) of title 38''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1654. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 355. BRIEFING ON CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATION READINESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to interested 
     Senators on the Department of Defense's strategy and 
     initiatives to address the impact of changing climate 
     conditions on military installations, including expected 
     increased water shortages and instances of wildfire due to 
     increased drought and flooding due to sea level rise and 
     coastal erosion from storm surges, and efforts to mitigate 
     the associated national security risk and ensure optimal 
     military readiness.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of how changing conditions are affecting 
     operations and military readiness at military installations.
       (2) A description of efforts to disseminate and implement 
     best practices across military installations.
       (3) An assessment whether the Department of Defense faces 
     challenges in carrying out preparedness and resilience 
     initiatives, and recommendations for legislation needed to 
     increase security on military installations.
       (4) A description of opportunities for effective public 
     private partnerships or contracts with industry to address 
     and mitigate the effects of these changing conditions.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1655. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 355. UPGRADES TO LONG-RANGE RADAR ADVERSELY IMPACTED IN 
                   A SIGNIFICANT MANNER BY THE DEVELOPMENT OR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF WIND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall upgrade any Long Range Air 
     Route Surveillance Radar that is, or risks being, adversely 
     impacted in a significant manner by the development or 
     construction of wind energy infrastructure.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1656. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 1227, before the end quote and final 
     period, insert the following:
       ``(17) Report informing the processing time for 
     applicants.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives that includes--
       ``(A) the number of applicants in the `administrative 
     processing' phase of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
     application process, broken down by month, during the most 
     recent 12-month period;
       ``(B) the shortest and longest period that an application 
     described in subparagraph (A) has been in such phase; and
       ``(C) a description of the steps that the Department of 
     State and the Department of Homeland Security have taken to 
     reduce the length of the administrative processing phase, 
     while maintaining adequate security review and screening of 
     such applications.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1657. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1251 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1251. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Authority To Provide Assistance.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by title 
     XV and available for overseas contingency operations as 
     specified in the funding tables in division D, $300,000,000 
     may be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State, to provide appropriate security 
     assistance and intelligence support, including training, 
     equipment, and logistics support, supplies and services, to 
     military and other security forces of the Government of 
     Ukraine for the purposes as follows:
       (1) To enhance the capabilities of the military and other 
     security forces of the Government of Ukraine to defend 
     against further aggression.
       (2) To assist Ukraine in developing the combat capability 
     to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
       (3) To support the Government of Ukraine in defending 
     itself against actions by Russia and Russian-backed 
     separatists that violate the ceasefire agreements of 
     September 4, 2014, and February 11, 2015.
       (b) Appropriate Security Assistance and Intelligence 
     Support.--For purposes of subsection (a), appropriate 
     security assistance and intelligence support includes the 
     following:
       (1) Real time or near real time actionable intelligence, 
     including by lease of such capabilities from United States 
     commercial companies.
       (2) Lethal assistance such as anti-armor weapon systems, 
     mortars, crew-served weapons and ammunition, grenade 
     launchers and ammunition, and small arms and ammunition.
       (3) Counter-artillery radars, including medium-range and 
     long-range counter-artillery radars that can detect and 
     locate long-range Russian artillery.
       (4) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance systems.
       (5) Cyber capabilities.
       (6) Counter-electronic warfare capabilities such as secure 
     communications equipment and other electronic protection 
     systems.
       (7) Other electronic warfare capabilities.
       (8) Training required to maintain and employ systems and 
     capabilities described in paragraphs (1) through (7).
       (9) Training for critical combat operations such as 
     planning, command and control, small unit tactics, anti-armor 
     tactics, counter-artillery tactics, logistics, countering 
     improvised explosive devices, battle-field first aid, and 
     medical evacuation.
       (10) Training for strategic and operational planning at and 
     above the brigade level.
       (c) Funding Availability and Limitation.--
       (1) Training.--Up to 20 percent of the amount described in 
     subsection (a) may be used to support training pursuant to 
     section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the 
     Global Security Contingency Fund.
       (2) Limitation.--Not more than 50 percent of the amount 
     described in subsection (a) may be obligated or expended 
     until an amount equal to 20 percent of such amount has been 
     obligated or expended for appropriate security assistance 
     described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) 
     for the Government of Ukraine.
       (3) Alternative use of funds.--In the event funds otherwise 
     available pursuant to subsection (a) are not used by reason 
     of the limitation in paragraph (2), such funds may be used at 
     the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, with concurrence 
     of the Secretary of State, to provide security assistance and 
     intelligence support, including training, equipment, 
     logistics support, supplies and services to military and 
     other national-level security forces of Partnership for Peace 
     nations other than Ukraine that the Secretary of Defense 
     determines face an elevated risk of Russian military 
     aggression and that the Secretary determines is appropriate 
     to defending their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
       (d) United States Inventory and Other Sources.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to any assistance provided 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is 
     authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     to make available to the Government of Ukraine weapons and 
     other defense articles, from the United States inventory and 
     other sources, and defense services, in such quantity as the 
     Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate to achieve 
     the purposes specified in subsection (a).
       (2) Replacement.--Amounts for the replacement of any items 
     provided to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) may be derived from funds available for this section or 
     from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of Defense for overseas contingency operations for weapons 
     procurement.
       (e) Construction of Authorization.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory 
     authorization for the introduction of United States Armed 
     Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein 
     hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State and other 
     appropriate agencies, submit to Congress a report setting 
     forth in detail the following:
       (1) The current criteria governing the provision of 
     security assistance and intelligence support to the 
     Government of Ukraine.
       (2) The plan, including timelines for delivery, types and 
     quantities of security assistance, and costs, to ensure that 
     such assistance and support are being provided in compliance 
     with the authorized purposes specified in subsection (a).
       (g) Termination of Authority.--Assistance may not be 
     provided under the authority in this section after December 
     31, 2017.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1658. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 721. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC UNIFORM DRUG FORMULARY 
                   FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING 
                   SEPARATION FROM THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish a process to make 
     available to individuals undergoing the transition from the 
     receipt of health care services through the Department of 
     Defense to the receipt of such services through the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs systemic pain and psychotropic 
     drugs that are critical to the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for the appropriate and 
     effective provision of health care services to such 
     individuals.

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       (b) Strategic Uniform Formulary.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall jointly establish, and from time to time update, a 
     strategic, evidence-based, uniform formulary for the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     that includes all appropriate systemic pain and psychotropic 
     drugs that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs jointly determine are critical to the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     for the appropriate and effective provision of health care 
     services to individuals described in such subsection.
       (2) Inapplicability of certain provisions of law.--Section 
     1074g of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
     establishing and updating of the formulary required by 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Preservation of Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from each maintaining their 
     own formularies.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     establishment of the formulary under subsection (b).
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1659. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 604.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1660. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1209. SUPPORT OF FOREIGN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN 
                   OPERATIONS TO DISARM AND END ATROCITIES 
                   COMMITTED BY BOKO HARAM.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States Government to--
       (1) provide timely civilian and military assistance to the 
     Government of Nigeria and regional partners for efforts to 
     assist civilians harmed by Boko Haram;
       (2) permit appropriate members and units of the Armed 
     Forces to train, advise, and assist the security forces of 
     regional partners, including Nigeria, as they conduct 
     operations against Boko Haram and operations to reduce and 
     eliminate the safe havens from which terrorist activity can 
     be perpetrated;
       (3) support the long-term capacity of the Government of 
     Nigeria to provide security for schools to protect girls 
     seeking an education, and to combat gender-based violence and 
     gender inequality;
       (4) coordinate United States Government efforts with those 
     of other nations and intergovernmental organizations to 
     increase contributions for rescue and recovery efforts and 
     better leverage those contributions to enhance the capacity 
     of the law enforcement and military services of the 
     Government of Nigeria; and
       (5) strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian 
     police and judicial system in Nigeria to enhance public 
     safety and prevent crime and gender-based violence, while 
     strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption 
     and abuses.
       (b) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     State, and the Attorney General may provide logistic support, 
     supplies, and services, communications, and intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance assets to foreign countries 
     participating in operations to mitigate and eliminate the 
     threat posed by Boko Haram.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to be a declaration of war, an authorization for 
     the use of military force, or any similar authority, nor 
     shall it be construed to limit the authority of the President 
     under the Constitution as Commander in Chief of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (d) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense for each of fiscal 
     years 2016 and 2017 for operation and maintenance, not more 
     than $35,000,000 may be utilized in each such fiscal year to 
     provide support under subsection (b).
       (2) Availability of funds across fiscal years.--Amounts 
     available under this subsection for a fiscal year for support 
     under the authority in subsection (b) may be used for support 
     under that authority that begins in such fiscal year but ends 
     in the next fiscal year.
       (e) Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     State, or the Attorney General may not use the authority in 
     subsection (b) to provide any type of support that is 
     otherwise prohibited by any provision of law.
       (2) Military support.--Military support may be provided 
     under the authority in subsection (b) only by the Secretary 
     of Defense.
       (3) Eligible countries.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of State, or the Attorney General may not use the 
     authority in subsection (b) to provide support to any foreign 
     country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type 
     of support under any other provision of law.
       (4) Determination.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of State, or the Attorney General may not use the authority 
     in subsection (b) to provide any type of support to Nigerian 
     forces unless the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary of State, determines that the Government of 
     Nigeria is--
       (A) undertaking significant efforts to promote the rule of 
     law and hold its security forces accountable for any abuses 
     or criminal activity;
       (B) coordinating efforts to combat Boko Haram with 
     neighboring countries;
       (C) taking steps to counter extremist ideologies; and
       (D) prioritizing the protection of women and girls from 
     gender-based violence.
       (f) Notice to Congress on Eligible Countries for Military 
     Support.--The Secretary of Defense may not provide support 
     under subsection (b) for the national military forces of a 
     country determined to be eligible for such support under that 
     subsection until the Secretary notifies the appropriate 
     committees of Congress of the eligibility of the country for 
     such support.
       (g) Notice to Congress on Support to Be Provided.--Not less 
     than 15 days before the date on which funds are obligated to 
     provide support under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a notice setting forth the following:
       (1) The type of support to be provided.
       (2) The national government to be supported.
       (3) The objectives of such support.
       (4) The estimated cost of such support.
       (5) The intended duration of such support.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``logistic support, supplies, and services'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2350(1) of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (i) Expiration.--The authority provided under this section 
     may not be exercised after September 30, 2017.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1661. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEVELOPING WEAPONS 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       It is the sense of Congress that railgun and other 
     developing weapons technologies are vital to the future of 
     national security and should be provided the necessary 
     infrastructure to support the continued development of such 
     weapons systems, including all secure space (SCIFs) necessary 
     to incorporate cyber security into weapons systems during 
     development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1662. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1614. COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE UNITED STATES 
                   OVERHEAD SATELLITE ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The current approach to the overhead satellite 
     architecture of the United States is increasingly 
     unsustainable in the long run

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     due to high and growing costs, long design time, over 
     reliance on large, expensive vehicles that need heavy launch 
     and represent potential single points of failure, an 
     inability to take full advantage of rapid technological 
     innovation in the commercial sector, a lack of commercial-
     like acquisition practices, a lack of competition, inadequate 
     communications paths and ground processing systems, and the 
     vulnerability to anti-satellite attack without an adequate 
     capability to replace and replenish lost or damaged space 
     vehicles.
       (2) The overhead satellite capabilities of the United 
     States are in grave peril due to an over reliance on a big 
     government, centralized planning, and an acquisition model 
     based on a series of 10-year plans.
       (3) In past years, the National Reconnaissance Office was 
     the United States model for excellence in acquisition and 
     program management. This was in no small part due to 
     competition within the National Reconnaissance Office between 
     Program A (the Air Force satellite reconnaissance element), 
     Program B (the Central Intelligence Agency satellite 
     reconnaissance element), and Program C (the Navy 
     reconnaissance element), for the best, most innovative, and 
     most cost-effective satellite and aircraft reconnaissance 
     systems, which were delivered on time and under budget. 
     Programs A, B, and C existed from 1962 to 1992.
       (4) On September 23, 1971, National Security Adviser Henry 
     Kissinger issued a short memo regarding the President's 
     decision to pursue the first electro-optical imaging (EOI) 
     satellite, to be undertaken ``under a realistic funding 
     program, with a view toward achieving an operational 
     capability in 1976.'' It took almost exactly 5 years to 
     design and launch the first KH-11 satellite into orbit on 
     December 19, 1976. The United States needs to get back to 
     this kind of timeline in designing and launching United 
     States overhead reconnaissance satellites.
       (5) The United States cannot afford to wait a decade or 
     more from design to launch of a satellite if the United 
     States is to maintain its technological edge.
       (6) The culture of innovation and competition must be 
     fostered and reinforced in the requirements, planning, 
     design, and research and development processes for the United 
     States entire overhead satellite architecture, to take into 
     account and prioritize--
       (A) the intelligence requirements of United States 
     warfighters and national policymakers;
       (B) the need for resiliency and rapid reconstitution of the 
     architecture in an increasingly contested space environment; 
     and
       (C) the ability to leverage rapid developments and 
     innovation in commercial sector satellite, processing and 
     sensor technology.
       (7) Space is no longer an uncontested environment, as it 
     had been in the past. The United States must be open to 
     innovative solutions such as distributed, disaggregated 
     architectures that could allow for better resiliency against 
     the space threat, and also allow for ready reconstitution, 
     constant replenishment, and frequent technological refresh.
       (8) The current cost-constrained budget environment 
     dictates that the United States can no longer ignore the 
     costs of systems and potentially less expensive alternatives.
       (9) In April 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said 
     that the United States needed to reform acquisition across 
     the Department of Defense, that the costs of the ``exquisite 
     solution'' were making defense unaffordable, and that ``we 
     needed to shift away from the 99-percent exquisite service-
     centric platforms that are so costly and so complex that they 
     take forever to build and only then in very limited 
     quantities. With the pace of technological and geopolitical 
     change and the range of possible contingencies, we must look 
     more to the 80 percent multi-service solution that can be 
     produced on time, on budget and in significant numbers.''.
       (10) The National Space Policy of the United States of 
     America issued on June 28, 2010, states ``To promote a robust 
     domestic commercial space industry, departments and agencies 
     shall:
       ``Purchase and use commercial space capabilities and 
     services to the maximum practical extent when such 
     capabilities and services are available in the marketplace 
     and meet United States Government requirements;
       ``Modify commercial space capabilities and services to meet 
     government requirements when existing commercial capabilities 
     and services do not fully meet these requirements and the 
     potential modification represents a more cost-effective and 
     timely acquisition approach for the government;
       ``Develop governmental space systems only when it is in the 
     national interest and there is no suitable, cost-effective 
     United States commercial or, as appropriate, foreign 
     commercial service or system that is or will be available;''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) overhead satellite collection and processing known as 
     commodity overhead satellite collection and processing should 
     be undertaken as much as possible by the commercial sector in 
     order to offload cost and risk from the taxpayer, while 
     national programs should continue their tradition of 
     excellence in innovation to address the truly complex 
     exquisite problem sets and requirements that cannot be 
     addressed by the commercial sector;
       (2) overhead satellite architecture should be designed in 
     such a way that a number of elements common to nearly all 
     spacecraft should be standardized, which would bring costs 
     down, simplify execution and preserve the industrial base; 
     and
       (3) the entire overhead satellite architecture of the 
     United States, including programs funded by the Department of 
     Defense or by an element of the intelligence community, 
     commercial imagery providers, and foreign partner 
     capabilities, should be viewed and treated as an integrated 
     whole, not simply as a series of satellite systems of the 
     Department of Defense, the intelligence community, or private 
     entities;
       (4) the state of the current overhead architecture and 
     planning for the future architecture should receive priority 
     personal attention from the President, the senior national 
     security and scientific advisors to the President, the 
     Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure that 
     the architecture--
       (A) meets the needs of the United States in peacetime and 
     in wartime; responsibly stewards the taxpayers' dollars;
       (B) accurately takes into account cost and performance 
     tradeoffs of the architecture;
       (C) meets realistic requirements;
       (D) produces and fosters excellence, innovation, and 
     competition;
       (E) produces innovative satellite systems in under 5 years 
     that are able to leverage common, standardized design 
     elements and commercially available technologies;
       (F) takes advantage of rapid advances in commercial 
     technology, innovation, and commercial-like acquisition 
     practices; and
       (G) fosters competition and a robust industrial base.
       (c) Strategy on the United States Overhead Satellite 
     Architecture.--
       (1) Requirement for strategy.--The Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall develop a strategy, with 
     milestones and benchmarks, to ensure that there is a 
     wholesale review of the entire approach of the United States 
     to overhead satellite architecture, including programs of the 
     Department of Defense that are funded under the Military 
     Intelligence Program, programs of elements of the 
     intelligence community that are funded under the National 
     Intelligence Program, programs carried out by the commercial 
     satellite and imagery sectors, and foreign partner 
     capabilities, to ensure that such architecture comports with 
     the principles of the Sense of Congress in subsection (b).
       (2) Report on strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall report to the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives on the strategy required by paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1663. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. MODIFICATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION TO 
                   ENCOURAGE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS TO HIRE 
                   VETERANS WITH MILITARY TRAINING IN CYBER AND 
                   CYBER-RELATED FIELDS.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     direct the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to issue 
     proposed rules by not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and, final rules by not later than 
     270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act that 
     amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation--
       (1) to require contractors who are subject to the cost 
     accounting standards under the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     and who received at least $25,000,000 in aggregated contracts 
     in each of the prior two fiscal years to develop and maintain 
     a single company-wide veterans employment plan that, at a 
     minimum, includes--
       (A) performance metrics for the hiring and training of 
     veterans;
       (B) a plan to hire veterans, with a particular focus on 
     veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces after 
     September 11, 2001; and
       (C) actions that can be used for training veterans for 
     civilian certifications not later than one year after hiring 
     them in skills applicable to Government contracts relating to 
     cyber and cyber related work;
       (2) to encourage Federal agencies to modify or waive a 
     skill required for the performance of an awarded contract 
     when the contract supports cyber or cyber-related work and is 
     to be performed by a veteran assigned to work on such 
     contract and the contractor provides training to the veteran 
     in order to meet the modified or waived requirement by not 
     later than one year after the date of such assignment;
       (3) to require contractors to validate that--

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       (A) the veterans hired by the contractors after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act meet the minimum skill 
     qualification requirements under the contract based on 
     military training; and
       (B) the contractors provide training to such veterans in 
     order to meet the original qualification requirement of such 
     contract within one year of such assignment; and
       (4) to modify such audit, oversight, and allowable cost 
     requirements as may be applicable to Federal contracts to 
     recognize and take into account the actions taken by a 
     contractor under paragraph (3) as being in compliance with 
     the terms and conditions of a contract.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1664. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 811. IMPLEMENTATION OF VALUE-BASED ACQUISITIONS.

       (a) Value-based Acquisition Process Required.--
       (1) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of each of the military departments shall 
     independently submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a study that proposes methodologies for measuring and 
     optimizing the targeted and returned value of each 
     department's acquisition portfolio, as quantifiable and 
     verifiable as a function of utility, monetary cost, and time-
     to-capability and for purposes of comprising the disparate 
     capability options that might populate an optimal portfolio.
       (2) Scope of Methodology.--The value based acquisition 
     portfolio management methodology proposed under this 
     subsection shall--
       (A) consider demonstrated commercial and government best 
     practice for value-centric management, engineering, and 
     procurement;
       (B) consider watchdog report recommendations regarding 
     Department of Defense aquisition shortcomings;
       (C) be consistent with the intent of existing and emerging 
     acquisition and related policies;
       (D) address linkages and collaboration across Defense 
     [PPBS, JCIDS, A&A], Engineering, Procurement, and Sustainment 
     processes; and
       (E) provide mathematically robust, tailorable, optimization 
     algorithms suitable for supporting value-based acquisition 
     portfolio investment decisions, and management across the 
     spectrum of Department of Defense programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1665. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 884. USE OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR PROCUREMENT OF 
                   CERTAIN ITEMS.

       (a) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall 
     issue feasible policy recommendations that could increase the 
     efficiency and effectiveness within the existing capabilities 
     of the organic industrial base.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Defense Logistics 
     Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report describing implementation of the guidance issued 
     under subsection (a) and including recommendations to 
     increase efficiency and effectiveness within the existing 
     capabilities of the organic base.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1666. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Markey, 
Mr. Manchin, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.

       (a) Two Minutes of Silence.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 145. Veterans Day

       ``The President shall issue each year a proclamation 
     calling on the people of the United States to observe two 
     minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service 
     and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the 
     Nation, beginning at--
       ``(1) 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;
       ``(2) 2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;
       ``(3) 1:11 p.m. central standard time;
       ``(4) 12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;
       ``(5) 11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;
       ``(6) 10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and
       ``(7) 9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``145. Veterans Day.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1667. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1230. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION 
                   OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP LIBERTY, 
                   IRAQ.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq, renounced violence 
     and unilaterally disarmed more than a decade ago.
       (2) The United States recognized the residents of the 
     former Camp Ashraf who now reside in Camp Liberty as 
     ``protected persons'' under the Fourth Geneva Convention and 
     committed itself to protect the residents.
       (3) The deterioration in the overall security situation in 
     Iraq has increased the vulnerability of Camp Liberty 
     residents to attacks from proxies of the Iranian 
     Revolutionary Guards Corps and Sunni extremists associated 
     with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
       (4) The increased vulnerability underscores the need for an 
     expedited relocation process and that these Iranian 
     dissidents will neither be safe nor secure in Camp Liberty.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should--
       (1) take prompt and appropriate steps in accordance with 
     international agreements to promote the physical security and 
     protection of Camp Liberty residents;
       (2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its commitments 
     to the United States to ensure the safety and well-being of 
     those living in Camp Liberty;
       (3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure continued and 
     reliable access to food, clean water, electricity and other 
     energy needs, and any other equipment and supplies necessary 
     to sustain the residents during periods of attack or siege by 
     external forces;
       (4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty residents to 
     Iran;
       (5) implement a strategy to provide for the safe, secure, 
     and permanent relocation of Camp Liberty residents that 
     includes the steps that would need to be taken by the United 
     States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
     (UNHCR), and the Camp Liberty residents to potentially 
     relocate some residents to the United States;
       (6) encourage the residents of Camp Liberty to fully 
     cooperate with United States, Iraq, and international 
     authorities in the relocation process; and
       (7) assist the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees in expediting the ongoing resettlement of all 
     residents of Camp Liberty to safe locations outside Iraq.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1668. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; 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 AIR NATIONAL GUARD MISSION CHANGES AND 
                   IMPACTS TO PUBLIC AIRPORTS.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) Report required.--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 detailing the number of Air National Guard units that 
     have undergone a mission change in the previous 5 years and 
     who are tenants at a public airport.

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       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A comprehensive list of Air National Guard units, by 
     State, that have undergone a mission change from a flying 
     mission to a remotely piloted aircraft mission, an 
     intelligence mission, or any other type of mission that does 
     not involve operating and maintaining manned aircraft at a 
     public airport in the previous 5 years.
       (B) An assessment of which units listed in subparagraph 
     (A), prior to undergoing a mission change, had an Airport 
     Joint Use Agreement in place with the public airport where 
     the unit is a tenant in order to financially compensate that 
     airport for the use of runways, taxiways, air traffic control 
     towers, crash, rescue and firefighting services, or any other 
     relevant services.
       (C) The annual amount for the previous 5 years that each 
     Air National Guard unit listed under subparagraph (B) paid to 
     the public airport at which they are a tenant under that 
     unit's Airport Joint Use Agreement.
       (D) An assessment of which units listed under subparagraph 
     (B) have subsequently canceled their Airport Joint Use 
     Agreement since undergoing a mission change.
       (E) A cost assessment, by unit listed in subparagraph (D), 
     of what the rental value is for the property that the unit 
     occupies at the public airport where the unit is a tenant.
       (F) An evaluation from the Office of Economic Adjustment on 
     whether and under what circumstances the Office can offer 
     financial assistance to public airports that have an Air 
     National Guard unit as a tenant that has undergone a mission 
     change that resulted in the termination of an Airport Joint 
     Use Agreement.
       (b) Definitions.--
       (1) In this section, the term ``public airport,'' means an 
     airport that is open to civilian air traffic, both private 
     and commercial.
       (2) In this section, the term ``rental value,'' means the 
     amount which, in a competitive market, a well-informed and 
     willing lessee would pay and which a well-informed and 
     willing lessor would accept for the temporary use and 
     enjoyment of the property.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1669. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Toomey) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HONORING CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AS VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 107 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who 
       performed service in the reserve components

       ``Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 
     to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would 
     be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular 
     service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be 
     entitled to any benefit by reason of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 107 the following new item:

``107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in 
              the reserve components.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1670. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 653, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (D) Australia.
       (E) Japan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1671. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1264. SPECIAL FOREIGN MILITARY SALES STATUS FOR THE 
                   PHILIPPINES.

       The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in sections 3(d)(2)(B), 3(d)(3)(A)(i), 3(d)(5), 
     21(e)(2)(A), 36(b), 36(c), 36(d)(2)(A), 62(c)(1), and 
     63(a)(2), by inserting ``the Philippines,'' before ``or New 
     Zealand'' each place it appears;
       (2) in section 3(b)(2), by inserting ``the Government of 
     the Philippines,'' before ``or the Government of New 
     Zealand''; and
       (3) in section 21(h), by inserting ``the Philippines,'' 
     before ``or Israel'' each place it appears.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1672. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 884. ASSESSMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO MANUFACTURE 
                   CERTAIN AUXILIARY SHIP COMPONENTS.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an 
     assessment of the ability of the industrial base to 
     manufacture and support the following components for 
     auxiliary ships:
       (1) Auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard 
     services.
       (2) Propulsion system components, including engines, 
     reduction gears, and propellers.
       (3) Shipboard cranes and spreaders for shipboard cranes.
       (b) Scope.--In conducting the assessment required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall examine the potential 
     cost, schedule, and performance impacts by ship class if 
     procurement of the components described in such subsection 
     were limited to manufacturers in the National Technology and 
     Industrial Base.
       (c) Determination Required.--Upon completion of the 
     assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     make a determination whether manufacturers of the components 
     described in such subsection should be included in the 
     National Technology and Industrial Base.
       (d) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2016, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees based on the results of the 
     assessment required under subsection (a) and the 
     determination required under subsection (c).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1673. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 738. STUDY ON PROVIDING CONCURRENT CERTIFICATION BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PHYSICIANS SERVING ON 
                   ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a study on the 
     feasibility and advisability of providing any member of the 
     Armed Forces on active duty serving as a physician with 
     certification to practice as a physician for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs in order to facilitate the transition of 
     such member to employment in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs upon the retirement, separation, or release of such 
     member from the Armed Forces.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days 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 on the feasibility and advisability of 
     providing members of the Armed Forces on active duty serving 
     as physicians with the certification described in subsection 
     (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1674. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 721. PILOT PROGRAM ON SHARING OF PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE 
                   AMONG DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a pilot program to 
     assess the feasibility and advisability of allowing medical 
     facilities of the Department of Defense and medical 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs that are 
     located within 40 miles of each other to share primary care 
     physicians for the purpose of performing routine medical 
     care.

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       (b) Administrative Actions Necessary.--In carrying out the 
     pilot program, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall jointly determine the administrative 
     action required to be taken by each Secretary--
       (1) to ensure the sharing of scheduling records and medical 
     records between the Department of Defense and the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs;
       (2) to minimize the impact of the pilot program on wait 
     times and patient load at each medical facility participating 
     in the pilot program; and
       (3) to maintain a high quality of care at each such medical 
     facility.
       (c) Location of Care.--To the maximum extent possible, 
     health care provided to a patient under the pilot program 
     shall be provided at the location in which the patient would 
     have been provided health care if the pilot program was not 
     being carried out.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1675. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 236. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONDUCT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
                   PILOT PROGRAMS.

       The Secretary of Defense may carry out one or more pilot 
     programs through the research laboratories of the Department 
     of Defense to expand technology transfer activities by 
     partnering with regional research universities and nonprofit 
     research corporations to spur innovation, economic growth, 
     and a high-tech, diverse workforce.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1676. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
                   ASSISTANCE TO INCLUDE SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   ENTRY LEVEL AND SKILL TRAINING UNDER CERTAIN 
                   CIRCUMSTANCES.

       (a) For Individuals Who Serve Between 18 and 24 Months.--
     Section 3311(b)(5)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``excluding'' and inserting 
     ``including''.
       (b) For Individuals Who Served in Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Certain Other 
     Contingency Operations.--Section 3311(b) of such title is 
     amended in paragraphs (6)(A) and (7)(A) by striking 
     ``excluding service on active duty in entry level and skill 
     training'' and inserting ``including service on active duty 
     in entry level and skill training for individuals who served 
     on active duty in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or any 
     other contingency operation (as that term is defined in 
     section 101 of title 10) and excluding service on active duty 
     in entry level and skill training for all other 
     individuals''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1677. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 738. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE 
                   HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PITS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs such information in the possession of the 
     Secretary of Defense as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     considers necessary to supplement and support--
       (1) the development of information to be included in the 
     Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry established by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the 
     Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
     of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note); and
       (2) research and development activities conducted by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to explore the potential 
     health risks of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to 
     environmental factors in Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular 
     the connection of such exposure to respiratory illnesses such 
     as chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 
     constrictive bronchiolitis, and pulmonary fibrosis.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall include in the information submitted to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) 
     information on any research and surveillance efforts 
     conducted by the Department of Defense to evaluate the 
     incidence and prevalence of respiratory illnesses among 
     members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to open burn 
     pits while deployed overseas.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1678. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   IN ANY TABULATION OF TOTAL POPULATION BY 
                   SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 141 of title 13, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial census of 
     population, in taking any tabulation of total population by 
     States, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to 
     ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all members 
     of the Armed Forces deployed abroad on the date of taking 
     such tabulation are--
       ``(1) fully and accurately counted; and
       ``(2) properly attributed to the State in which their 
     permanent duty station or homeport is located on such 
     date.''.
       (b) Construction.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall not be construed to affect the residency status of any 
     member of the Armed Forces under any provision of law other 
     than title 13, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1679. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND 
                   USE, FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 449 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:

     ``Sec. 4781. Natural gas production, treatment, management, 
       and use, Fort Knox, Kentucky

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army (referred to in 
     this section as the `Secretary') may provide, by contract or 
     otherwise, for the production, treatment, management, and use 
     of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky, without 
     regard to section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired 
     Lands (30 U.S.C. 352).
       ``(b) Limitation on Uses.--Any natural gas produced 
     pursuant to subsection (a)--
       ``(1) may only be used to support activities and operations 
     at Fort Knox; and
       ``(2) may not be sold for use elsewhere.
       ``(c) Ownership of Facilities.--The Secretary may take 
     ownership of any gas production and treatment equipment and 
     facilities and associated infrastructure from a contractor in 
     accordance with the terms of a contract or other agreement 
     entered into pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(d) No Application Elsewhere.--
       ``(1) In general.--The authority provided by this section 
     applies only with respect to Fort Knox, Kentucky.
       ``(2) Effect of section.--Nothing in this section 
     authorizes the production, treatment, management, or use of 
     natural gas resources underlying any Department of Defense 
     installation other than Fort Knox.
       ``(e) Applicability.--The authority of the Secretary under 
     this section is effective beginning on August 2, 2007.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``4781. Natural gas production, treatment, management, and use, Fort 
              Knox, Kentucky.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1680. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,

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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. 1065. DECLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE OF CERTAIN 
                   REDACTED PORTIONS OF THE JOINT INQUIRY INTO 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BEFORE AND 
                   AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 2001.

       (a) Declassification and Public Release of the Joint 
     Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and 
     After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.--Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     subject to subsection (b), the President shall declassify and 
     release to the public the previously redacted portions of the 
     report on the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community 
     Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of 
     September 2001, filed in the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on December 20, 2002, including all the 
     material under the heading ``Part Four--Findings, Discussion 
     and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security 
     Matters''.
       (b) Exception for Names and Information of Individuals and 
     Certain Methodologies.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     President is not required to declassify and release to the 
     public the names and identifying information of individuals 
     or specific methodologies described in the report referred to 
     in subsection (a) if such declassification and release would 
     result in imminent lawless action or compromise presently on-
     going national security operations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1681. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 884. PROCUREMENT OF ANCHOR AND MOORING CHAIN.

       Section 2534(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and moorings'' 
     after ``naval vessels''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Department of Defense moorings and components.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1682. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 
                   ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Additional Funds for Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-wide.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2016 by section 301 for operation and maintenance 
     is hereby increased by $33,100,000, with the amount of the 
     increase to be available for operation and maintenance, 
     Defense-wide, for the Office of Economic Adjustment for the 
     Defense Industry Adjustment.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2016 by section 1503 for procurement for overseas 
     contingency operations is hereby reduced by $33,100,000, with 
     the amount of the reduction to be applied to amounts 
     available for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
     Fund for Staff and Infrastructure.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1683. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and 
Mr. Blunt) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SECTION 706. 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 in 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)--
       ``(i) in the case of a State that requires licensing or 
     certification of applied behavioral analysts under State law, 
     applied behavior analysis or other behavioral health 
     treatment is provided by an individual who is licensed or 
     certified to provide such analysis or treatment in accordance 
     with the laws of the State; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a State other than a State described 
     in clause (i), applied behavior analysis or other behavioral 
     health treatment is provided by an individual who is licensed 
     or certified by an accredited national certification board to 
     provide such analysis or treatment; 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 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 2016 for the 
     Department of Defense for the Defense Dependents 
     Developmental Disabilities Account, $50,000,000.
       (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 2016, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Defense 
     Dependents Developmental Disabilities Account $270,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1684. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and 
Mr. Peters) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII, add the following:

  Subtitle D--Reproductive and Fertility Preservation Assistance for 
                      Members of the Armed Forces

     SEC. 741. PROVISION OF FERTILITY TREATMENT AND COUNSELING TO 
                   SPOUSES, PARTNERS, AND GESTATIONAL SURROGATES 
                   OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Fertility Treatment and Counseling.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall furnish 
     fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use 
     of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse, partner, or 
     gestational surrogate of a severely

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     wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has 
     an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving 
     on active duty in the Armed Forces.
       (2) Eligibility for treatment and counseling.--Fertility 
     treatment and counseling shall be furnished under paragraph 
     (1) to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a 
     member of the Armed Forces described in such paragraph 
     without regard to the sex or marital status of such member.
       (3) In vitro fertilization.--In the case of in vitro 
     fertilization treatment furnished under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may furnish not more than three completed cycles or 
     six attempted cycles of in vitro fertilization, whichever 
     occurs first, to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate 
     described in such paragraph.
       (b) Procurement of Gametes.--If a member of the Armed 
     Forces described in subsection (a) is unable to provide their 
     gametes for purposes of fertility treatment under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall, at the election of such member, 
     allow such member to receive such treatment with donated 
     gametes and pay or reimburse such member the reasonable costs 
     of procuring gametes from a donor.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require the Secretary--
       (1) to find or certify a gestational surrogate for a member 
     of the Armed Forces or to connect a gestational surrogate 
     with a member of the Armed Forces; or
       (2) to find or certify gametes from a donor for a member of 
     the Armed Forces or to connect a member of the Armed Forces 
     with gametes from a donor.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Fertility treatment.--The term ``fertility treatment'' 
     includes the following:
       (A) Procedures that use assisted reproductive technology.
       (B) Sperm retrieval.
       (C) Egg retrieval.
       (D) Artificial insemination.
       (E) Embryo transfer.
       (F) Such other treatments as the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) Assisted reproductive technology.--The term ``assisted 
     reproductive technology'' includes in vitro fertilization and 
     other fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are 
     handled when clinically appropriate.
       (3) Partner.--The term ``partner'', with respect to a 
     member of the Armed Forces, means an individual selected by 
     the member who agrees to share with the member the parental 
     responsibilities with respect to any child born as a result 
     of the use of any fertility treatment under this section.

     SEC. 742. ESTABLISHMENT OF FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES 
                   AFTER AN INJURY OR ILLNESS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shall 
     establish procedures for the retrieval of gametes, as soon as 
     medically appropriate, from a member of the Armed Forces in 
     cases in which the fertility of such member is potentially 
     jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness incurred or 
     aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces 
     in order to preserve the medical options of such member.
       (b) Consent for Retrieval of Gametes.--Gametes may be 
     retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection 
     (a) only--
       (1) with the specific consent of the member; or
       (2) if the member is unable to consent, if a medical 
     professional determines that--
       (A) the future fertility of the member is potentially 
     jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness described in 
     subsection (a) or will be potentially jeopardized as a result 
     of treating such injury or illness;
       (B) the member lacks the capacity to consent to the 
     retrieval of gametes and is likely to regain such capacity; 
     and
       (C) the retrieval of gametes under this section is in the 
     medical interest of the member.
       (c) Consent for Use of Retrieved Gametes.--Gametes 
     retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection 
     (a) may be used only--
       (1) with the specific consent of the member; or
       (2) if the member has lost the ability to consent 
     permanently, as determined by a medical professional, as 
     specified in an advance directive or testamentary instrument 
     executed by the member.
       (d) Disposal of Gametes.--In accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary for purpose of this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall dispose of gametes retrieved from a 
     member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a)--
       (1) with the specific consent of the member; or
       (2) if the member--
       (A) has lost the ability to consent permanently, as 
     determined by a medical professional; and
       (B) has not specified the use of their gametes in an 
     advance directive or testamentary instrument executed by the 
     member.

     SEC. 743. CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF GAMETES OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     members of the Armed Forces on active duty in the Armed 
     Forces with the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their 
     gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone.
       (b) Period of Time.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     cryopreservation and storage of gametes of any member of the 
     Armed Forces under subsection (a), at no cost to the member, 
     in a facility of the Department of Defense or of a private 
     entity pursuant to a contract under subsection (d) until the 
     date that is one year after the retirement, separation, or 
     release of the member from the Armed Forces.
       (2) Continued cryopreservation and storage.--At the end of 
     the one-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall permit an individual whose gametes were cryopreserved 
     and stored in a facility of the Department as described in 
     that paragraph to select, including pursuant to an advance 
     medical directive or military testamentary instrument 
     completed under subsection (c), one of the following options:
       (A) To continue such cryopreservation and storage in such 
     facility with the cost of such cryopreservation and storage 
     borne by the individual.
       (B) To transfer the gametes to a private cryopreservation 
     and storage facility selected by the individual.
       (C) To transfer the gametes to a facility of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs if cryopreservation and storage is 
     available to the individual at such facility.
       (3) Disposal of gametes.--If an individual described in 
     paragraph (2) does not make a selection under subparagraph 
     (A), (B), or (C) of such paragraph, the Secretary may dispose 
     of the gametes of the individual not earlier than the date 
     that is 90 days after the end of the one-year period 
     specified in paragraph (1) with respect to the individual.
       (c) Advance Medical Directive and Military Testamentary 
     Instrument.--A member of the Armed Forces who elects to 
     cryopreserve and store their gametes under this section must 
     complete an advance medical directive, as defined in section 
     1044c(b) of title 10, United States Code, and a military 
     testamentary instrument, as defined in section 1044d(b) of 
     such title, that explicitly specifies the use of their 
     cryopreserved and stored gametes if such member dies or 
     otherwise loses the capacity to consent to the use of their 
     cryopreserved and stored gametes.
       (d) Agreements.--To carry out this section, the Secretary 
     may enter into agreements with private entities that provide 
     cryopreservation and storage services for gametes.

     SEC. 744. COORDINATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON FURNISHING OF 
                   FERTILITY TREATMENT AND COUNSELING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall share best practices and facilitate 
     referrals, as they consider appropriate, on the furnishing of 
     fertility treatment and counseling to individuals eligible 
     for the receipt of such counseling and treatment from the 
     Secretaries.
       (b) Memoradum of Understanding.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding--
       (1) providing that the Secretary of Defense will ensure 
     access by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to any gametes of 
     veterans stored by the Department of Defense for purposes of 
     furnishing fertility treatment; and
       (2) authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     compensate the Department of Defense for the cryopreservation 
     and storage of gametes of veterans under section 743.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1685. Mr. NELSON (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 643. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PAYMENT OF SPECIAL SURVIVOR 
                   INDEMNITY ALLOWANCES UNDER THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
                   PLAN.

       Section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(I), by striking ``fiscal year 2017'' 
     and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2020''; and
       (B) by striking ``October 1, 2017'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``October 1, 2020''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1686. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle H of title V, add the 
     following:

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     SEC. 593. REPORT ON EXEMPTION FROM FURLOUGH DURING A LAPSE IN 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR POSITIONS FILLED BY 
                   INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND 
                   WEAPON SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief of 
     the National Guard Bureau, submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the exemption from furlough during a lapse in 
     appropriations for positions filled by individuals engaged in 
     military equipment and weapon system maintenance within the 
     Department of Defense, including the position of military 
     technician (dual status) and positions of field and depot 
     level maintenance and engineers.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the Department of Defense positions 
     described in subsection (a), and the personnel, that were 
     exempted from furlough during the most recent lapse in 
     appropriations for the Department.
       (2) An analysis of positions filled by individuals engaged 
     in military equipment and weapon system maintenance within 
     the Department, and the personnel, that were not exempted 
     from the furlough described in paragraph (1).
       (3) A cost analysis of the exemption of positions from 
     furlough as described in paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1687. Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
Moran, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Roberts) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROTECTION AND RECOVERY OF GREATER SAGE GROUSE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Federal resource management plan'' means--
       (A) a land use plan prepared by the Bureau of Land 
     Management for public lands pursuant to section 202 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1712); or
       (B) a land and resource management plan prepared by the 
     Forest Service for National Forest System lands pursuant to 
     section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
       (2) The term ``Greater Sage Grouse'' means a sage grouse of 
     the species Centrocercus urophasianus.
       (3) The term ``State management plan'' means a State-
     approved plan for the protection and recovery of the Greater 
     Sage Grouse.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is--
       (1) to facilitate implementation of State management plans 
     over a period of multiple, consecutive sage grouse life 
     cycles; and
       (2) to demonstrate the efficacy of the State management 
     plans for the protection and recovery of the Greater Sage 
     Grouse.
       (c) Endangered Species Act of 1973 Findings.--
       (1) Delay required.--Any finding by the Secretary of the 
     Interior under clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 
     4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1533(b)(3)(B)) with respect to the Greater Sage Grouse made 
     during the period beginning on September 30, 2015, and ending 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act shall have no force 
     or effect in law or in equity, and the Secretary of the 
     Interior may not make any such finding during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
     on September 30, 2025.
       (2) Effect on other laws.--The delay imposed by paragraph 
     (1) is, and shall remain, effective without regard to any 
     other statute, regulation, court order, legal settlement, or 
     any other provision of law or in equity.
       (3) Effect on conservation status.--Until the date 
     specified in paragraph (1), the conservation status of the 
     Greater Sage Grouse shall remain warranted for listing under 
     the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
     but precluded by higher-priority listing actions pursuant to 
     clause (iii) of section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(B)).
       (d) Coordination of Federal Land Management and State 
     Conservation and Management Plans.--
       (1) Prohibition on modification of federal resource 
     management plans.--In order to foster coordination between a 
     State management plan and Federal resource management plans 
     that affect the Greater Sage Grouse, upon notification by the 
     Governor of a State with a State management plan, the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may not amend or otherwise modify any Federal resource 
     management plan applicable to Federal lands in the State in a 
     manner inconsistent with the State management plan for a 
     period, to be specified by the Governor in the notification, 
     of at least five years beginning on the date of the 
     notification.
       (2) Retroactive effect.--In the case of any State that 
     provides notification under paragraph (1), if any amendment 
     or modification of a Federal resource management plan 
     applicable to Federal lands in the State was issued during 
     the one-year period preceding the date of the notification 
     and the amendment or modification altered management of the 
     Greater Sage Grouse or its habitat, implementation and 
     operation of the amendment or modification shall be stayed to 
     the extent that the amendment or modification is inconsistent 
     with the State management plan. The Federal resource 
     management plan, as in effect immediately before the 
     amendment or modification, shall apply instead with respect 
     to management of the Greater Sage Grouse and its habitat, to 
     the extent consistent with the State management plan.
       (3) Determination of inconsistency.--Any disagreement 
     regarding whether an amendment or other modification of a 
     Federal resource management plan is inconsistent with a State 
     management plan shall be resolved by the Governor of the 
     affected State.
       (e) Relation to National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969.--With regard to any Federal action consistent with a 
     State management plan, any findings, analyses, or conclusions 
     regarding the Greater Sage Grouse or its habitat under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
     seq.) shall not have a preclusive effect on the approval or 
     implementation of the Federal action in that State.
       (f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
     through 2021, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall jointly submit to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the Secretaries' implementation and effectiveness of 
     systems to monitor the status of Greater Sage Grouse on 
     Federal lands under their jurisdiction.
       (g) Judicial Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of statute or regulation, this section, including 
     determinations made under subsection (d)(3), shall not be 
     subject to judicial review.

     SEC. ___. IMPLEMENTATION OF LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN RANGE-WIDE 
                   CONSERVATION PLAN AND OTHER CONSERVATION 
                   MEASURES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Candidate conservation agreements.--The terms 
     ``Candidate Conservation Agreement'' and ``Candidate and 
     Conservation Agreement With Assurances'' have the meaning 
     given those terms in--
       (A) the announcement of the Department of the Interior and 
     the Department of Commerce entitled ``Announcement of Final 
     Policy for Candidate Conservation Agreements with 
     Assurances'' (64 Fed. Reg. 32726 (June 17, 1999)); and
       (B) sections 17.22(d) and 17.32(d) of title 50, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act).
       (2) Range-wide plan.--The term ``Range-Wide Plan'' means 
     the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan of 
     the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, as 
     endorsed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on 
     October 23, 2013, and published for comment on January 29, 
     2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 4652).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Prohibition on Treatment as Threatened or Endangered 
     Species.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any prior action by the 
     Secretary, the lesser prairie-chicken shall not be treated as 
     a threatened species or endangered species under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
     before January 31, 2021.
       (2) Prohibition on proposal.--Effective beginning on 
     January 31, 2021, the lesser prairie-chicken may not be 
     treated as a threatened species or endangered species under 
     the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
     unless the Secretary publishes a determination, based on the 
     totality of the scientific evidence, that conservation (as 
     that term is used in that Act) under the Range-Wide Plan and 
     the agreements, programs, and efforts referred to in 
     subsection (c) have not achieved the conservation goals 
     established by the Range-Wide Plan.
       (c) Monitoring of Progress of Conservation Programs.--The 
     Secretary shall monitor and annually submit to Congress a 
     report on progress in conservation of the lesser prairie-
     chicken under the Range-Wide Plan and all related--
       (1) Candidate Conservation Agreements and Candidate and 
     Conservation Agreements With Assurances;
       (2) other Federal conservation programs administered by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land 
     Management, and the Department of Agriculture;
       (3) State conservation programs; and
       (4) private conservation efforts.

     SEC. ___. REMOVAL OF ENDANGERED SPECIES STATUS FOR AMERICAN 
                   BURYING BEETLE.

       Notwithstanding the final rule of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for 
     the American Burying Beetle'' (54 Fed. Reg. 29652 (July 13, 
     1989)), the American

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     burying beetle shall not be listed as a threatened or 
     endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1688. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Donnelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the United States should 
     establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process for 
     the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of 
     oil and natural gas pipelines and electric transmission 
     facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas 
     and the transmission of electricity to and from Canada and 
     Mexico, in pursuit of a more secure and efficient North 
     American energy market.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Cross-border segment.--The term ``cross-border 
     segment'' means the portion of an oil or natural gas pipeline 
     or electric transmission facility that is located at the 
     national boundary of the United States with Canada or Mexico.
       (2) Electric reliability organization.--The term ``Electric 
     Reliability Organization'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
       (3) Independent system operator.--The term ``Independent 
     System Operator'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 
     of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
       (4) Modification.--The term ``modification'' includes--
       (A) a change in ownership;
       (B) a volume expansion;
       (C) a downstream or upstream interconnection; or
       (D) an adjustment to maintain flow (such as a reduction or 
     increase in the number of pump or compressor stations).
       (5) Natural gas.--The term ``natural gas'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
     717a).
       (6) Oil.--The term ``oil'' means petroleum or a petroleum 
     product.
       (7) Regional entity.--The term ``regional entity'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
       (8) Regional transmission organization.--The term 
     ``Regional Transmission Organization'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
     796).
       (c) Authorization of Certain Energy Infrastructure Projects 
     at the National Boundary of the United States.--
       (1) Authorization.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) and 
     subsection (g), no person may construct, connect, operate, or 
     maintain a cross-border segment of an oil pipeline or 
     electric transmission facility for the import or export of 
     oil or the transmission of electricity to or from Canada or 
     Mexico without obtaining a certificate of crossing for the 
     construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the 
     cross-border segment under this section.
       (2) Certificate of crossing.--
       (A) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after final 
     action is taken under the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a cross-
     border segment for which a request is received under this 
     section, the relevant official identified under subparagraph 
     (B), in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
     issue a certificate of crossing for the cross-border segment 
     unless the relevant official finds that the construction, 
     connection, operation, or maintenance of the cross-border 
     segment is not in the public interest of the United States.
       (B) Relevant official.--The relevant official referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       (i) the Secretary of State with respect to oil pipelines; 
     and
       (ii) the Secretary of Energy with respect to electric 
     transmission facilities.
       (C) Additional requirement for electric transmission 
     facilities.--In the case of a request for a certificate of 
     crossing for the construction, connection, operation, or 
     maintenance of a cross-border segment of an electric 
     transmission facility, the Secretary of Energy shall require, 
     as a condition of issuing the certificate of crossing for the 
     request under subparagraph (A), that the cross-border segment 
     of the electric transmission facility be constructed, 
     connected, operated, or maintained consistent with all 
     applicable policies and standards of--
       (i) the Electric Reliability Organization and the 
     applicable regional entity; and
       (ii) any Regional Transmission Organization or Independent 
     System Operator with operational or functional control over 
     the cross-border segment of the electric transmission 
     facility.
       (3) Exclusions.--This section shall not apply to any 
     construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a 
     cross-border segment of an oil pipeline or electric 
     transmission facility for the import or export of oil or the 
     transmission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico--
       (A) if the cross-border segment is operating for the 
     import, export, or transmission as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act;
       (B) if a permit described in subsection (f) for the 
     construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has been 
     issued;
       (C) if a certificate of crossing for the construction, 
     connection, operation, or maintenance has previously been 
     issued under this subsection; or
       (D) if an application for a permit described in subsection 
     (f) for the construction, connection, operation, or 
     maintenance is pending on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     until the earlier of--
       (i) the date on which the application is denied; or
       (ii) July 1, 2016.
       (4) Effect of other laws.--
       (A) Application to projects.--Nothing in this subsection or 
     subsection (g) affects the application of any other Federal 
     law to a project for which a certificate of crossing for the 
     construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a 
     cross-border segment is sought under this subsection.
       (B) Energy policy and conservation act.--Nothing in this 
     subsection or subsection (g) shall affect the authority of 
     the President under section 103(a) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212(a)).
       (d) Importation or Exportation of Natural Gas to Canada and 
     Mexico.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
     717b(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(c) For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Deadline for approval of applications relating to 
     canada and mexico.--In the case of an application for the 
     importation or exportation of natural gas to or from Canada 
     or Mexico, the Commission shall approve the application not 
     later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the 
     application.''.
       (e) Transmission of Electric Energy to Canada and Mexico.--
       (1) Repeal of requirement to secure order.--Section 202 of 
     the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (e); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) State regulations.--Subsection (e) of section 202 of 
     the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)(B)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``insofar as such State regulation does not conflict 
     with the exercise of the Commission's powers under or 
     relating to subsection 202(e)''.
       (B) Seasonal diversity electricity exchange.--Section 
     602(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
     (16 U.S.C. 824a-4(b)) is amended by striking ``the Commission 
     has conducted hearings and made the findings required under 
     section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end of the second sentence 
     and inserting ``the Secretary has conducted hearings and 
     finds that the proposed transmission facilities would not 
     impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United 
     States or would not impede or tend to impede the coordination 
     in the public interest of facilities subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary.''.
       (f) No Presidential Permit Required.--
       (1) In general.--No Presidential permit (or similar permit) 
     required under an applicable provision described in paragraph 
     (2) shall be necessary for the construction, connection, 
     operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline 
     or electric transmission facility, or any cross-border 
     segment of the pipeline or facility.
       (2) Applicable provisions.--Paragraph (1) applies to--
       (A) section 301 of title 3, United States Code;
       (B) Executive Order 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note);
       (C) Executive Order 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note);
       (D) Executive Order 10485 (15 U.S.C. 717b note);
       (E) Executive Order 12038 (42 U.S.C. 7151 note); and
       (F) any other Executive order.
       (g) Modifications to Existing Projects.--No certificate of 
     crossing under subsection (c), or permit described in 
     subsection (f), shall be required for a modification to the 
     construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil 
     or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility--
       (1) that is operating for the import or export of oil or 
     natural gas or the transmission of electricity to or from 
     Canada or Mexico as of the date of enactment of the Act;
       (2) for which a permit described in subsection (f) for the 
     construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has been 
     issued; or
       (3) for which a certificate of crossing for the cross-
     border segment of the pipeline or facility has previously 
     been issued under subsection (c).
       (h) Effective Date; Rulemaking Deadlines.--
       (1) Effective date.--Subsections (c) through (g), and the 
     amendments made by those subsections, take effect on July 1, 
     2016.

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       (2) Rulemaking deadlines.--Each relevant official described 
     in subsection (c)(2)(B) shall--
       (A) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, publish in the Federal Register notice of a 
     proposed rulemaking to carry out the applicable requirements 
     of subsection (c); and
       (B) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, publish in the Federal Register a final rule to 
     carry out the applicable requirements of subsection (c).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1689. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1274. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES 
                   AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and again not later than 180 days 
     after the cessation of violence in Syria, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on war crimes and crimes against humanity 
     in Syria.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A description of violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, war crimes, and crimes against 
     humanity perpetrated during the civil war in Syria, 
     including--
       (A) an account of incidents that may constitute war crimes 
     and crimes against humanity committed by the regime of 
     President Bashar al-Assad and all forces fighting on its 
     behalf;
       (B) an account of incidents that may constitute war crimes 
     and crimes against humanity committed by violent extremist 
     groups, anti-government forces, and any other combatants in 
     the conflict;
       (C) a description of any incidents that may violate the 
     principle of medical neutrality and, when possible, an 
     identification of the individual or individuals who engaged 
     in or organized such violations; and
       (D) where possible, a description of the conventional and 
     unconventional weapons used for such crimes and, the origins 
     of the weapons.
       (2) A description of efforts by the Department of State and 
     the United States Agency for International Development to 
     ensure accountability for violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, international humanitarian law, and 
     crimes against humanity perpetrated against the people of 
     Syria by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, violent 
     extremist groups, and other combatants involved in the 
     conflict, including--
       (A) a description of initiatives that the United States 
     Government has undertaken to train investigators in Syria on 
     how to document, investigate, and develop findings of war 
     crimes, including the number of United States Government or 
     contract personnel currently designated to work full-time on 
     these issues and an identification of the authorities and 
     appropriations being used to support training efforts;
       (B) a description and assessment of Syrian and 
     international efforts to ensure accountability for crimes 
     committed during the Syrian conflict, including efforts to 
     promote a transitional justice process that would include 
     criminal accountability and the establishment of an ad hoc 
     tribunal to prosecute the perpetrators of war crimes 
     committed during the civil war in Syria; and
       (C) an assessment of the influence of accountability 
     measures on efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to the 
     conflict during the reporting period.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) may be 
     in unclassified or classified form, but shall include a 
     publicly available annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committee Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1690. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 832. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE ANNUAL AMOUNT 
                   AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT SERVICES.

       Section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1489), as most 
     recently amended by section 813 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
     P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3429) is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``or 2015'' and 
     inserting ``2015, or 2016'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``and 2015'' and 
     inserting ``2015, and 2016'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``or 2015'' and 
     inserting ``2015, or 2016''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``2015'' and inserting 
     ``2016''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1691. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR.

       (a) Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an 
     existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the 
     release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile 
     groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of 
     carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such 
     officer shall have the title of ``Interagency Hostage 
     Recovery Coordinator''.
       (2) Duties.--The Coordinator shall have the following 
     duties:
       (A) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal 
     Government relating to each hostage situation described in 
     paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all 
     hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and 
     correct lines of authority are established and maintained.
       (B) Establish and direct a fusion cell consisting of 
     appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview 
     over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1).
       (C) Develop a strategy to keep family members of hostages 
     described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such 
     hostages and inform such family members of updates, 
     procedures, and policies that do not compromise the national 
     security of the United States.
       (b) Limitation on Authority.--The authority of the 
     Coordinator shall be limited to hostage cases outside the 
     United States.
       (c) Quarterly Report.--
       (1) In general.--On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     the members of Congress described in paragraph (2) a report 
     that includes a summary of each hostage situation described 
     in subsection (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of all 
     hostages in such hostage situation.
       (2) Members of congress described.--The members of Congress 
     described in this paragraph are, with respect to a United 
     States person hostage covered by a report under paragraph 
     (1), the Senators representing the State, and the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of 
     Representatives representing the district, where a hostage 
     described in subsection (a)(1) resides.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection may 
     be submitted in classified or unclassified form.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing the Federal Government to make 
     concessions to a state sponsor of terrorism or an 
     organization that the Secretary of State has designated as a 
     foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or any other 
     hostage-takers.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Coordinator.--The term ``Coordinator'' means the 
     Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator designated under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Hostile group.--The term ``hostile group'' means--
       (A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist 
     organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a));
       (B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the 
     United States; or
       (C) any other group that the President determines to be a 
     hostile group for purposes of this paragraph.
       (3) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor 
     of terrorism''--
       (A) means a country the government of which the Secretary 
     of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, or any other provision of law, to be a 
     government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism; and
       (B) includes North Korea.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1692. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016

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

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

     SEC. 1049. SUNSET OF 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY 
                   FORCE.

       The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
     107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) shall terminate on the date that 
     is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     unless reauthorized.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1693. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
Heinrich, and Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURES BY THOSE PROFITING 
                   FROM DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1974 (52 U.S.C. 30104) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Disclosure by Defense Contractors .--
       ``(1) In general.--Every covered entity which makes covered 
     disbursements and received covered transfers in an aggregate 
     amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar year shall, 
     within 48 hours of each disclosure date, file with the 
     Commission a statement containing the information described 
     in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents of statement.--Each statement required to be 
     filed under this subsection shall be made under penalty of 
     perjury and shall contain the following information:
       ``(A) The identification of the person making the 
     disbursement or receiving the transfer, of any person sharing 
     or exercising direction or control over the activities of 
     such person, and of the custodian of the books and accounts 
     of the person making the disbursement or receiving the 
     transfer.
       ``(B) The principal place of business of the person making 
     the disbursement or receiving the transfer, if not an 
     individual.
       ``(C) The amount of each disbursement or transfer of more 
     than $200 during the period covered by the statement and the 
     identification of the person to whom the disbursement was 
     made or from whom the transfer was received.
       ``(D) The elections to which the disbursements or transfers 
     pertain and the names (if known) of the candidates involved.
       ``(E) If the disbursements were paid out of a segregated 
     bank account which consists of funds contributed solely by 
     individuals who are United States citizens or nationals or 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))) directly to this account for 
     electioneering communications, the names and addresses of all 
     contributors who contributed an aggregate amount of $1,000 or 
     more to that account during--
       ``(i) in the case of a statement under paragraph (1)(A), 
     during the period described in such paragraph, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a statement under paragraph (1)(B), 
     the period beginning on the first day of the preceding 
     calendar year and ending on the disclosure date.
     Nothing in this subparagraph is to be construed as a 
     prohibition on the use of funds in such a segregated account 
     for a purpose other than covered disbursements.
       ``(F) If the disbursements were paid out of funds not 
     described in subparagraph (E), the names and addresses of all 
     contributors who contributed an aggregate amount of $1,000 or 
     more to the person making the disbursement during--
       ``(i) in the case of a statement under paragraph (1)(A), 
     during the period described in such paragraph, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a statement under paragraph (1)(B), 
     the period beginning on the first day of the preceding 
     calendar year and ending on the disclosure date.
       ``(3) Covered entity.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `covered entity' means--
       ``(i) any person who is described in subparagraph (B), and
       ``(ii) any person who owns 5 percent or more of any person 
     described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Person described.--A person is described in this 
     subparagraph if such person has been awarded a contract from 
     the Department of Defense for the procurement of goods or 
     services during the previous two fiscal years.
       ``(4) Covered disbursement.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `covered disbursement' means a 
     disbursement for any of the following:
       ``(A) An independent expenditure.
       ``(B) A broadcast, cable, or satellite communication (other 
     than a communication described in subsection (f)(3)(B)) 
     which--
       ``(i) refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal 
     office;
       ``(ii) is made--

       ``(I) in the case of a communication which refers to a 
     candidate for an office other than President or Vice 
     President, during the period beginning on January 1 of the 
     calendar year in which a general or runoff election is held 
     and ending on the date of the general or runoff election (or 
     in the case of a special election, during the period 
     beginning on the date on which the announcement with respect 
     to such election is made and ending on the date of the 
     special election); or
       ``(II) in the case of a communication which refers to a 
     candidate for the office of President or Vice President, is 
     made in any State during the period beginning 120 days before 
     the first primary election, caucus, or preference election 
     held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating 
     convention of a political party is held in any State (or, if 
     no such election or caucus is held in any State, the first 
     convention or caucus of a political party which has the 
     authority to nominate a candidate for the office of President 
     or Vice President) and ending on the date of the general 
     election; and

       ``(iii) in the case of a communication which refers to a 
     candidate for an office other than President or Vice 
     President, is targeted to the relevant electorate (within the 
     meaning of subsection (f)(3)(C)).
       ``(C) A transfer to another person for the purposes of 
     making a disbursement described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(5) Covered transfer.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `covered transfer' means any amount received by a 
     covered entity for the purposes of making a covered 
     disbursement.
       ``(6) Disclosure date.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `disclosure date' means--
       ``(A) the first date during any calendar year by which a 
     person has made covered disbursements and received covered 
     transfers aggregating in excess of $10,000; and
       ``(B) any other date during such calendar year by which a 
     person has made covered disbursements and received covered 
     transfers aggregating in excess of $10,000 since the most 
     recent disclosure date for such calendar year.
       ``(7) Contracts to disburse; coordination with other 
     requirements; etc,.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs 
     (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (f) shall apply for purposes 
     of this subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to disbursements made, and transfers received, 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1694. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. SECURE ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     program to develop and support projects designed to foster 
     secure and reliable sources of energy for military 
     installations, including incorporation of advanced energy 
     metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant 
     power systems.
       (b) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     metrics for assessing the costs and benefits associated with 
     secure energy projects proposed or implemented as part of the 
     program conducted under subsection (a). The metrics shall 
     take into account financial and operational costs associated 
     with sustained losses of power resulting from natural 
     disasters or attacks that damage electrical grids serving 
     military installations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1695. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. AUTHORITY TO USE ENERGY SAVINGS INVESTMENT FUND FOR 
                   ENERGY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES.

       Section 2919(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``, to the extent provided for in an 
     appropriations Act,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1696. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military

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activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 314. PLAN TO ENHANCE MISSION READINESS THROUGH GREATER 
                   ENERGY SECURITY AT CRITICAL MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Identification of Critical Military Installations.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall identify ten military 
     installations that are--
       (1) critical to mission readiness, and
       (2) susceptible to interruptions of power due to geographic 
     location, dependence on connections to the electric grid, or 
     other factors determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report with a plan for integrating 
     energy storage, micro-grid technologies, and on-site power 
     generation systems at the military installations identified 
     under subsection (a) to enhance mission readiness.
       (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex as necessary.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1697. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   CONSIDERATION OF FUEL LOGISTICS SUPPORT 
                   REQUIREMENTS, REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                   ACQUISITION PROCESSES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     regarding the implementation of section 332 of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4420; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note 
     (in this section referred to as ``section 332'')), including 
     a description of the implementation to date of the 
     requirements for consideration of fuel logistics support 
     requirements in the planning, requirements development, and 
     acquisition processes.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A list of acquisition solicitations that incorporate 
     analysis established and developed under section 332.
       (2) An analysis of the extent to which Department of 
     Defense planning, requirements development, and acquisition 
     processes incorporate or rely on the fully burdened cost of 
     energy and energy key performance parameters in relation to 
     other metrics.
       (3) An estimate of the total fuel costs avoided as a result 
     of inclusion of the fully burdened cost of energy and energy 
     key performance parameter in acquisitions, including an 
     estimate of monetary savings and fuel volume savings.
       (4) An analysis of the extent to which energy security 
     requirements of the Department of Defense are enhanced by 
     incorporation of section 332 requirements in the acquisition 
     process, and recommendations for further improving section 
     332 requirements to further enhance energy security and 
     mission capability requirements.
       (c) Energy Security Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``energy security'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     2924(3) of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1698. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Whitehouse) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 1533, add the following:
       (f) Provision to Certain Foreign Forces Through Other 
     United States Government Agencies.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of Defense should increase efforts to combat 
     the use by the terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and 
     the Levant (ISIL) of improvised explosive devices and the 
     illicit smuggling of improvised explosive device precursor 
     materials.
       (2) Provision through other agencies.--If jointly agreed 
     upon by the Secretary of Defense and the head of another 
     department or agency of the United States Government, the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds available under 
     subsection (a) to such department or agency for the provision 
     by such department or agency of training, equipment, 
     supplies, and services to ministries and other entities of 
     the Government of Iraq and nations that border Iraq (other 
     than Iran and Syria), as described in that subsection.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1699. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH REPOSITORY FOR OPERATIONAL 
                   ENERGY-RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS 
                   OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Repository Required.--Not later than December 31, 2016, 
     the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in 
     collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Operational Energy Plans and Programs and the Secretaries of 
     the military departments, shall establish a centralized 
     repository for all operational energy-related research and 
     development efforts of the Department of Defense, including 
     with respect to the inception, operational, and complete 
     phases of such efforts.
       (b) Internet Access.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that the repository required by subsection (a) is accessible 
     through an Internet website of the Department of Defense and 
     by all employees of the Department and members of the Armed 
     Forces whom the Secretary determines appropriate, including 
     all program managers involved in such research and 
     development efforts, to enable improved collaboration between 
     military departments on research and development efforts 
     described in subsection (a), enable sharing of best practices 
     and lessons learned relating to such efforts, and reduce 
     redundancy in such efforts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1700. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. STUDY ON POWER STORAGE CAPACITY REQUIREMENT.

       Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the costs and benefits associated with requiring 25 
     percent of National Guard and Reserve facilities to have at 
     least a 21-day on-site power storage capacity to assist with 
     providing support to civil authorities in case of manmade or 
     natural disasters.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1701. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 117, insert between lines 12 and 13, the following
       (b) Location of Retirement.--Subsection (f) of such section 
     is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If the Secretary'';
       (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection--
       (A) by striking ``, and no suitable adoption is available 
     at the military facility where the dog is location,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection, by inserting ``within the United States'' 
     after ``to another location''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if a United States 
     citizen living abroad adopts the dog at the time of 
     retirement.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1702. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such

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

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EXPANSION OF DUTIES OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
                   FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS.

       Section 136(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``and health affairs'' and inserting the 
     following: ``health affairs, and the coordination, use, 
     acquisition, or exchange of joint requirements and resources 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and implementation of 
     recommendations made under subsection (c)(1) of section 320 
     of title 38 and the functions enumerated under subsection (d) 
     of such section''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1703. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 636, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       (10) Training and best practices to identify and treat 
     post-traumatic stress disorder among Ukrainian Armed Forces 
     and National Guard personnel.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1704. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Brown, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Carper) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill 
H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 540. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING CIVIL 
                   AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS 
                   INVOLVING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     any online consumer tool offered or supported by the 
     Department of Defense that provides information to 
     servicemembers regarding specific postsecondary educational 
     institutions, such as Tuition Assistance DECIDE or any 
     successor or similar program, includes for each such 
     institution an accounting of pending investigations and civil 
     or criminal actions against the institution by Federal 
     agencies and State attorneys general, to the extent such 
     information is publicly available.
       (b) Sources of Information.--In gathering publicly 
     available information on investigations and civil or criminal 
     actions described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) consult the heads of other Federal agencies and, as 
     practicable, State attorneys general; and
       (2) review any reports required to be filed with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission under section 13 or 
     section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78m and 78o(d)), including Form 10-Q and Form 10-K.
       (c) Consultation Regarding Presentation.--To ensure that 
     the information required under subsection (a) is presented in 
     the most useful and effective way possible for 
     servicemembers, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with 
     the Secretary of Education, the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, and servicemember and consumer advocates.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1705. Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cornyn) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by 
Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1264. MILITARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN SENIOR OFFICERS AND 
                   OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense should carry out 
     a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior 
     officials between the United States and Taiwan designed to 
     improve military to military relations between the United 
     States and Taiwan.
       (b) Exchanges Described.--For the purposes of this section, 
     an exchange is an activity, exercise, event, or observation 
     opportunity between members of the Armed Forces and officials 
     of the Department of Defense, on the one hand, and armed 
     forces personnel and officials of Taiwan, on the other hand.
       (c) Focus of Exchanges.--The exchanges under the program 
     carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include 
     exchanges focused on the following:
       (1) Threat analysis.
       (2) Military doctrine.
       (3) Force planning.
       (4) Logistical support.
       (5) Intelligence collection and analysis.
       (6) Operational tactics, techniques, and procedures.
       (7) Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
       (d) Civil-military Affairs.--The exchanges under the 
     program carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include 
     activities and exercises focused on civil-military relations, 
     including parliamentary relations.
       (e) Location of Exchanges.--The exchanges under the program 
     carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall be conducted in 
     both the United States and Taiwan.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``senior military officer'', with respect to 
     the Armed Forces, means a general or flag officer of the 
     Armed Forces on active duty.
       (2) The term ``senior official'', with respect to the 
     Department of Defense, means a civilian official of the 
     Department of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense or above.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1706. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 645, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       (4) At the 2006 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit 
     in Riga, North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries 
     committed to endeavor to spend a minimum of two per cent of 
     their national income or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 
     spending on defense.
       (5) At the 2014 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit 
     in Wales, North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries 
     agreed that ``allies currently meeting the NATO guideline to 
     spend a minimum of 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 
     on defense will aim to continue to do so'' and that ``allies 
     whose current proportion of GDP spent on defense is below 
     this level will: halt any decline in defense expenditure; aim 
     to increase defense expenditure in real terms as GDP grows; 
     aim to move towards the two percent guideline within a decade 
     with a view to meeting their NATO Capability Targets and 
     filling NATO's capability shortfalls''.
       (6) In 2015, four out of the 28 North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization member countries, including the United States, 
     meet the two percent target.
       On page 646, strike line 16 and insert the following:

     spending; and
       (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries 
     are strongly urged to meet their commitment under the Wales 
     Summit Declaration to spend two percent of their Gross 
     Domestic Product on defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1707. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. CIVILIAN AVIATION ASSET MILITARY PARTNERSHIP PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, may participate in a Civilian Aviation Asset 
     Military Partnership Pilot Program (in this section referred 
     to as the ``Program'') in accordance with this section.
       (b) Grant Authority.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Administrator, may make a grant under 
     the Program, on a competitive basis, to an eligible airport 
     to assist a project--
       (1) to improve aviation infrastructure; or
       (2) to repair, replace, or otherwise improve an eligible 
     tower facility at that airport.
       (c) Number.--Not more than three eligible airports may 
     receive a grant under the Program for a fiscal year.
       (d) Amount.--The amount provided to each eligible airport 
     that receives a grant under the Program may not exceed 
     $2,500,000.
       (e) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under the 
     Program, an eligible airport shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense an application at such time, in such form, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Administrator, determines is appropriate. An 
     application shall include, at a minimum, a description of--
       (1) the proposed project with respect to which a grant is 
     requested, including estimated costs;

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       (2) the need for the project at the eligible airport, 
     including how the project will assist both civil aircraft and 
     military aircraft; and
       (3) the non-Federal funding available for the project.
       (f) Selection and Terms.--The Secretary and the 
     Administrator shall jointly--
       (1) select eligible airports to receive grants under the 
     Program; and
       (2) establish the terms of each grant made under the 
     Program.
       (g) Funding.--
       (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project assisted with a grant under the Program may not 
     exceed 70 percent. Prioritization shall be given to projects 
     with the lowest Federal share.
       (2) Coordination.--With respect to the Federal share of the 
     cost of a project assisted with a grant under the Program, 50 
     percent of that Federal share shall be paid by the 
     Administrator and 50 percent shall be paid by the Secretary.
       (h) Termination.--The Program shall terminate at the end of 
     the third fiscal year in which a grant is made under the 
     Program.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Aviation infrastructure.--The term ``aviation 
     infrastructure'' means any activity defined under the term 
     ``airport development'' in section 47102 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Eligible airport.--The term ``eligible airport'' means 
     an airport at which--
       (A) military aircraft conduct operations; and
       (B) civil aircraft operations are conducted.
       (3) Eligible tower facility.--The term ``eligible tower 
     facility'' means a tower facility that--
       (A) is located at an eligible airport;
       (B) is greater than 30 years of age; and
       (C) has demonstrated failings.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1708. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1264. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE 
                   INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Strategy.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop an 
     overall strategy to promote United States interests in the 
     Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy shall be informed by 
     the following:
       (1) The national security strategy of the United States for 
     2015 set forth in the national security strategy report 
     required under section 108(a)(3) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to 
     United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
       (2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), as it 
     relates to United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
     region.
       (3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review 
     (QDDR), as it relates to United States interests in the Indo-
     Asia-Pacific region.
       (4) The strategy to prioritize United States defense 
     interests in the Asia-Pacific region as contained in the 
     report required by section 1251(a) of the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3570).
       (5) The integrated, multi-year planning and budget strategy 
     for a rebalancing of United States policy in Asia submitted 
     to Congress pursuant to section 7043(a) of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76)).
       (b) Presidential Policy Directive.--The President shall 
     issue a Presidential Policy Directive to appropriate 
     departments and agencies of the United States Government that 
     contains the strategy developed under subsection (a) and 
     includes implementing guidance to such departments and 
     agencies.
       (c) Relation to Agency Priority Goals and Annual Budget.--
       (1) Agency priority goals.--In identifying agency priority 
     goals under section 1120(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
     for each appropriate department and agency of the United 
     States Government, the head of such department or agency, or 
     as otherwise determined by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall take into consideration the 
     strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential 
     Policy Directive issued under subsection (b).
       (2) Annual budget.--The President shall, acting through the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, ensure that 
     the annual budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, includes a separate section 
     that clearly highlights programs and projects that are being 
     funded in the annual budget that relate to the strategy 
     developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential Policy 
     Directive issued under subsection (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1709. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. PROTECTION AND RECOVERY OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to allow States--
       (A) to determine the appropriate management of sage-grouse 
     species according to State-created conservation and 
     management plans that address the key threats to sage-grouse 
     species and the habitat of sage-grouse species within the 
     States; and
       (B) to demonstrate that those Statewide plans can protect 
     and recover sage-grouse species within the States; and
       (2) to require the Secretary to implement recommendations 
     contained in Statewide plans for the management of sage-
     grouse species and the habitat of sage-grouse species on 
     Federal land .
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered western state.--The term ``covered Western 
     State'' means each of the States of California, Colorado, 
     Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, 
     Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
       (2) National forest system land.--The term ``National 
     Forest System land'' means the Federal land within the 
     National Forest System, as described in section 11(a) of the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
     (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
       (3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       (4) Sage-grouse species.--The term ``sage-grouse species'' 
     means--
       (A) the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) 
     (including all distinct population segments); and
       (B) the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System land; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
     land.
       (6) Statewide plan.--The term ``Statewide plan'' means a 
     conservation and management plan or plans developed and 
     submitted to the Secretary by a covered Western State for the 
     protection and recovery of any sage-grouse species and the 
     habitat of the sage-grouse species within the covered Western 
     State in response to invitations from the Secretary of the 
     Interior in December 2011 to submit to the Secretary those 
     plans.
       (c) Participation in State Planning Process.--
       (1) List of designees.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after that date of 
     receipt from a covered Western State of a notice described in 
     subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide to the Governor 
     of the covered Western State a list of designees of the 
     Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, 
     as applicable, who will represent the Secretary in assisting 
     in the development and implementation of the Statewide plan.
       (B) Description of notice.--
       (i) In general.--A notice referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     is a notice that a covered Western State--

       (I) is initiating, or has previously initiated, development 
     of a Statewide plan in accordance with clause (ii); or
       (II) has previously submitted to the Secretary a Statewide 
     plan in accordance with clause (ii).

       (ii) Contents.--A notice under this subparagraph shall 
     include--

       (I) an invitation to the Secretary to participate in the 
     development or implementation of the Statewide plan of the 
     applicable covered Western State; and
       (II) a statement that the covered Western State--

       (aa) has prepared or will prepare, by not later than 1 year 
     after the date of submission of the notice, a Statewide plan 
     that will protect and manage sage-grouse species and the 
     habitat of sage-grouse species to the point that designation 
     of sage-grouse species as a threatened or endangered species 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.) is no longer necessary in the covered Western State; 
     and
       (bb) will--
       (AA) collect monitoring data such as sage-grouse species 
     population trends, fuel reduction, predator control, invasive 
     species control, the condition of sage-grouse species 
     habitat, or other parameters that address the primary threats 
     to sage-grouse species in the covered Western State to 
     address how the threats identified in the Statewide plan are 
     being reduced and how the objectives identified in the 
     Statewide plan are being met; and
       (BB) provide to the Secretary relevant data regarding the 
     health of sage-grouse species populations, the condition of 
     sage-grouse species habitat, and activities relating to the 
     implementation of the Statewide plan on an annual basis under 
     this section.
       (iii) Timing.--To be eligible to participate in a planning 
     process under this section, not

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     later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     a covered Western State shall submit to the Secretary a 
     notice described in subparagraph (B).
       (2) Access to information.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of receipt from a covered Western State of a notice 
     described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall provide to 
     the covered Western State all relevant scientific data, 
     research, and information regarding sage-grouse species and 
     habitat within the covered Western State for use by 
     appropriate State personnel to assist the covered Western 
     State in the development and implementation of the Statewide 
     plan.
       (d) Recognition of Statewide Plan.--If the Secretary 
     receives from a covered Western State a Statewide plan by the 
     date that is 1 year after the date of receipt of a notice 
     under subsection (c)(1) from the covered Western State, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) when taking any action that could impact the sage 
     grouse species or the habitat of the species, manage all 
     public land and National Forest System land within the 
     covered Western State in accordance with the Statewide plan 
     for a period of not less than 6 years, beginning on the date 
     of submission to the Secretary of the Statewide plan in 
     accordance with this section;
       (2) annually--
       (A) review the Statewide plan using the best available 
     science and data, using the objectives and goals contained in 
     the Statewide plan as a measure of success; and
       (B) provide to the Governor of the covered Western State 
     recommendations regarding improvement of the Statewide plan;
       (3) use the Statewide plan as the basis for all relevant 
     determinations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
       (4) permit and assist the covered Western State to 
     implement adaptive management, if required by the Statewide 
     plan, to respond to sage-grouse species conditions as 
     indicated by monitoring data, meteorological conditions, or 
     fire or other events necessitating adaptation of the 
     Statewide plan;
       (5) require the covered Western State to submit to the 
     Secretary annual reports regarding the implementation of the 
     Statewide plan, including relevant data regarding--
       (A) actions carried out pursuant to the Statewide plan; and
       (B) population trends, fuel reductions, predator control, 
     invasive species control, the condition of sage-grouse 
     habitat, and other parameters that address the primary 
     threats to sage-grouse species in the covered Western State;
       (6) require the covered Western State--
       (A) to monitor appropriate sage-grouse species and habitat 
     data for a period of not less than 5 years, beginning on the 
     date of submission of the Statewide plan; and
       (B) to submit to the Secretary, not later than 6 years 
     after the date of submission of the Statewide plan and in 
     accordance with applicable scientific protocols, a report 
     that includes--
       (i) a description of the status of implementation of the 
     Statewide plan and progress made in achieving the objectives 
     and goals of the Statewide plan, including relevant data 
     regarding sage-grouse species population trends, fuel 
     reductions, predator control, invasive species control, the 
     condition of sage-grouse species habitat, and other 
     parameters that address the primary threats to sage-grouse in 
     the covered Western State;
       (ii) an estimate of additional time needed, if any, for 
     implementation of the Statewide plan; and
       (iii) necessary modifications to the Statewide plan to 
     enhance the achievement of the objectives and goals of the 
     Statewide plan; and
       (7) assist the covered Western State in monitoring and 
     collecting relevant data on Federal land to assess sage-
     grouse species population trends, fuel reductions, predator 
     control, invasive species control, the condition of sage-
     grouse species habitat, and other parameters that address the 
     primary threats to sage-grouse in the covered Western State.
       (e) Secretarial Actions.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of receipt of a Statewide plan under this section, and 
     annually thereafter during the period in which the Secretary 
     determines that the applicable covered Western State is 
     implementing the Statewide plan, the Secretary shall--
       (1) take necessary steps to maintain or restore the 
     candidate species status for any sage-grouse species in the 
     covered Western State under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for a period of not less than 
     6 years--
       (A) to allow for appropriate monitoring and collection of 
     data; and
       (B) to assess the achievement of the objectives of the 
     Statewide plan;
       (2) stay any land use planning activities relating to 
     Federal management of sage-grouse species on public land or 
     National Forest System land within the covered Western State;
       (3) take immediate action to amend all Federal land use 
     plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
     seq.) to comply with the Statewide plan with respect to that 
     covered Western State;
       (4) manage all public land and National Forest System land 
     with habitat for any sage-grouse species in the covered 
     Western State in a manner consistent with sections 102(a)(12) 
     and 103(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(12), 1702(c)) and section 4 of the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
     (16 U.S.C. 1602);
       (5) immediately reverse any withdrawals or land use 
     restrictions carried out for purposes of protecting or 
     conserving sage-grouse on public land or National Forest 
     System land that are not consistent with a Statewide plan; 
     and
       (6) use State annual reports regarding the implementation 
     of the Statewide plans submitted to the Secretary under 
     subsection (d)(5) to prepare the annual Candidate Notice of 
     Review of the Secretary pursuant to section 4 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
       (f) Existing State Plans.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) give effect to a Statewide conservation and management 
     plan for the protection and recovery of sage-grouse species 
     within a covered Western State that is submitted by the 
     covered Western State and approved or endorsed by the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service before the date of enactment 
     of this Act; and
       (2) for purposes of subsections (d) and (e), treat such a 
     plan as a Statewide plan in accordance with that subsection.
       (g) Actions Pursuant to NEPA.--An action proposed to be 
     carried out pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in a covered Western State 
     may not be denied or restricted solely on the basis of the 
     presence or protection of sage-grouse species in the covered 
     Western State, if the action is consistent with the Statewide 
     plan of the covered Western State.
       (h) Authority to Extend Plan Implementation.--On review of 
     the report of a covered Western State under subsection 
     (d)(6)(B), the Secretary may extend the provisions of this 
     Act for a period not to exceed an additional 6 years with the 
     consent of the covered Western State.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1710. Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.

       Section 13(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1711. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 12__. SOUTHEAST ASIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP.

       The Act of March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1260, chapter 2907; 81 
     Stat. 584), is amended--
       (1) in section 1(w), by striking paragraph (2);
       (2) in section 6, by striking subsection (b); and
       (3) by repealing section 25.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1712. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 213.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1713. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   ALTERNATIVE FUEL AWARDS AND DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTRACTS.

       (a) Definition of Alternative Fuel.--In this section, the 
     term ``alternative fuel'' has

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     the meaning given the term in 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211).
       (b) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended for research and development 
     alternative fuel awards or Department of Defense alternative 
     fuel contracts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1714. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part I of subtitle H of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 584. CONSOLIDATION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AND 
                   TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report setting forth a plan 
     for the consolidation of the current financial training 
     programs of the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments for members of the Armed Forces into a single 
     program of financial training for members that--
       (1) eliminates duplication and costs in the provision of 
     financial training to members; and
       (2) ensures that members receive effective training in 
     financial literacy in as few training sessions as is 
     necessary for the receipt of effective training.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments shall commence 
     implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) 90 days 
     after the date of the submittal of the plan as required by 
     that subsection.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1715. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. RESTRICTIONS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENTS.

       Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Restrictions on the Establishment of National 
     Monuments in Military Operations Areas.--The President shall 
     not establish a national monument under this section on land 
     that is located under the lateral boundaries of a military 
     operations area (as the term is defined in section 1.1 of 
     title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations)), unless--
       ``(1) the proclamation includes language that ensures that 
     the establishment of the national monument would not place 
     any new limits on--
       ``(A) low-level overflights of military aircraft;
       ``(B) the designation of a new unit of special use 
     airspace;
       ``(C) the use or establishment of a military flight 
     training route;
       ``(D) any flight operations of military aircraft; or
       ``(E) any ground-based operations in support of military 
     flight operations; and
       ``(2) the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 
     establishment of the national monument--
       ``(A) would not negatively impact any military flight 
     operations in airspace above the national monument; and
       ``(B) would not reduce the ability of any ground-based 
     operations in support of military flight operations.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1716. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1523. REPROGRAMMING OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND 
                   MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Reprogramming Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     reprogramming or transfer request in the amount of 
     $464,017,143 from unobligated funds in the Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide, account and available for the 
     Office of Economic Adjustment, or for transfer to the 
     Secretary of Education, to construct, renovate, repair, or 
     expand elementary and secondary public schools on military 
     installations in order to address capacity or facility 
     condition deficiencies at such schools, to the Operation and 
     Maintenance, Overseas Contingency Operations, account.
       (b) Treatment of Reprogramming.--The transfer of an amount 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be deemed to increase 
     the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
     for operation and maintenance for overseas contingency 
     operations by section 1505.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1717. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. INSTALLATION RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT DATABASE.

       (a) Limitation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a searchable database to uniformly report 
     information regarding installation renewable energy projects 
     undertaken since 2010.
       (b) Elements.--The database established under subsection 
     (a) shall include, for each installation energy project--
       (1) the estimated project costs;
       (2) estimated power generation;
       (3) estimated total cost savings;
       (4) estimated payback period;
       (5) total project costs;
       (6) actual power generation;
       (7) actual cost savings to date;
       (8) current operational status; and
       (9) access to relevant business case documents, including 
     the economic viability assessment.
       (c) Non-disclosure of Certain Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-
     by-case basis, withhold from inclusion in the database 
     established under subsection (a) information pertaining to 
     individual projects if the Secretary determines that the 
     disclosure of such information would jeopardize operational 
     security.
       (2) Required disclosure.--In the event the Secretary 
     withholds information related to one or more renewable energy 
     projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include in 
     the database--
       (A) a statement that information has been withheld; and
       (B) an aggregate amount for each of paragraphs (1), (2), 
     (3), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (b) that includes 
     amounts for all renewable energy projects described under 
     subsection (a), including those with respect to which 
     information has been withheld under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection.
       (d) Updates.--The database established under subsection (a) 
     shall be updated not less than quarterly.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1718. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2807. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN AREAS OF CONTINGENCY 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2804 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2804a. Certification requirement for military 
       construction projects in areas of contingency operations

       ``(a) Certification Requirement.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense may not obligate or expend funds to carry out a 
     military construction project overseas in connection with a 
     contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of 
     this title) unless the combatant commander of the area of 
     operations in which such project is to be constructed has 
     certified to the Secretary of Defense that the project is 
     needed for direct support of a contingency operation within 
     that combatant command.
       ``(2) The restriction under paragraph (1) does not apply to 
     planning and design activities or activities carried out 
     under the authority of section 2805 of this title.
       ``(b) Certification Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide guidance regarding the certification required 
     under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 2804 the following new item:

``2804a. Certification requirement for military construction projects 
              in areas of contingency operations.''.

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  SA 1719. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2807. USE OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS IN MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND MILITARY FAMILY 
                   HOUSING PROJECTS.

       (a) Requirements.--Section 2852 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of 
     the military departments awarding a construction contract on 
     behalf of the Government, in any solicitations, bid 
     specifications, project agreements, or other controlling 
     documents, shall not--
       ``(A) require or prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, 
     or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with 
     one or more labor organizations; and
       ``(B) discriminate against or give preference to bidders, 
     offerors, contractors, or subcontractors based on their 
     entering or refusing to enter into such an agreement.
       ``(2) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a 
     contractor or subcontractor from voluntarily entering into 
     such an agreement, as is protected by the National Labor 
     Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to construction contracts 
     awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1720. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 622. TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CEREMONIES FOR FAMILY 
                   AND NEXT OF KIN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   WHO DIE OVERSEAS DURING HUMANITARIAN 
                   OPERATIONS.

       Section 481f(e)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``(including during a humanitarian 
     relief operation)'' after ``located or serving overseas''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1721. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1116. MATTERS RELATING TO BIENNIAL STRATEGIC WORKFORCE 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Assessment of Intended Use of Special Hiring 
     Authorities and Other Authorities to Support the Worforce.--
     Subsection (b)(1) of section 115b of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) the use of special hiring authorities to be made by 
     such Secretary or head of agency in addressing the matters 
     described in this section and of any other authorities that 
     would support the enhancement of the quality of the 
     workforce.''.
       (b) Transmittal of Reports to Congress.--Subsection (f) of 
     such section is amended by inserting ``and to Congress'' 
     after ``to the Secretary.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1722. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. ENERGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Department of Defense Purchase of Energy.--In 
     purchasing energy commodities, including electricity and 
     fuel, the Department of Defense shall take into account--
       (1) the reliability of the energy source, with a preference 
     afforded to sources that offer a constant, non-intermittent 
     supply of power; and
       (2) the cost of the energy source in comparison with other 
     available and reliable energy sources, with a preference 
     afforded to energy sources that are demonstrated to be more 
     cost-effective in the near term.
       (b) Inapplicability of Certain Renewable Energy and 
     Alternative Fuel Requirements.--
       (1) Goals on use of renewable energy to meet electricity 
     needs.--Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Federal purchase requirement.--The Department of 
     Defense shall be exempt from the Federal purchase requirement 
     established under section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852).
       (3) Strengthening federal environmental, energy, and 
     transportation management.--The Department of Defense shall 
     be exempt from Executive Order 13423 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 
     relating to strengthening Federal environmental, energy, and 
     transportation management).
       (4) Federal fleet conservation requirements.--The 
     Department of Defense shall be exempt from Federal fleet 
     conservation requirements established under section 400FF of 
     the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374e).
       (5) Federal leadership on energy management.--The 
     Department of Defense shall be exempt from the renewable 
     energy consumption target established by the document 
     entitled ``Federal Leadership on Energy Management: 
     Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and 
     Agencies'' and published December 10, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 
     75209).
       (6) Planning for federal sustainability in the next 
     decade.--The Department of Defense shall be exempt from 
     Executive Order No. 13693 dated March 19, 2015.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1723. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 643. EQUAL BENEFITS UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN FOR 
                   SURVIVORS OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS WHO DIE 
                   IN THE LINE OF DUTY DURING INACTIVE-DUTY 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Treatment of Inactive-duty Training in Same Manner as 
     Active Duty.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1451(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by inserting ``or 1448(f)'' after ``section 1448(d)''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``or (iii)'' after ``clause (ii)''; and
       (B) in clause (iii)--
       (i) by striking ``section 1448(f) of this title'' and 
     inserting ``section 1448(f)(1)(A) of this title by reason of 
     the death of a member or former member not in line of duty''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``active''.
       (2) Application of amendments.--No annuity benefit under 
     the Survivor Benefit Plan shall accrue to any person by 
     reason of the amendments made by paragraph (1) for any period 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act. With respect to 
     an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan for a death 
     occurring on or after September 10, 2001, and before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall 
     recompute the benefit amount to reflect such amendments, 
     effective for months beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Consistent Treatment of Dependent Children.--Section 
     1448(f) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Dependent children annuity.--
       ``(A) Annuity when no eligible surviving spouse.--In the 
     case of a person described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     concerned shall pay an annuity under this subchapter to the 
     dependent children of that person under section 1450(a)(2) of 
     this title as applicable.
       ``(B) Optional annuity when there is an eligible surviving 
     spouse.--The Secretary may pay an annuity under this 
     subchapter to the dependent children of a person described in 
     paragraph (1) under section 1450(a)(3) of this title, if 
     applicable, instead of paying an annuity to the surviving 
     spouse under paragraph (1), if the Secretary concerned, in 
     consultation with the surviving spouse, determines it 
     appropriate to provide an annuity for the dependent children 
     under this paragraph instead of an annuity for the surviving 
     spouse under paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Deemed Elections.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1448(f) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Deemed election to provide an annuity for 
     dependent.--In the case of a person described in paragraph 
     (1) who dies after November 23, 2003, the Secretary concerned 
     may, if no other annuity is payable on behalf of that person 
     under this subchapter, pay an

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     annuity to a natural person who has an insurable interest in 
     such person as if the annuity were elected by the person 
     under subsection (b)(1). The Secretary concerned may pay such 
     an annuity under this paragraph only in the case of a person 
     who is a dependent of that deceased person (as defined in 
     section 1072(2) of this title). An annuity under this 
     paragraph shall be computed in the same manner as provided 
     under subparagraph (B) of subsection (d)(6) for an annuity 
     under that subsection.''.
       (2) Effective date.--No annuity payment under paragraph (6) 
     of section 1448(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection, may be made for any 
     period before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Availability of Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance.--
       (1) Availability.--Section 1450(m)(1)(B) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or (f)'' after 
     ``subsection (d)''.
       (2) Effective date.--No payment under section 1450(m) of 
     title 10, United States Code, by reason of the amendment made 
     by paragraph (1) may be made for any period before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1724. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1040. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
                   RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED 
                   STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO 
                   COUNTRIES COVERED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE TRAVEL 
                   WARNINGS.

       (a) Finding.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of State issues travel warnings 
     regarding travel to foreign countries for reasons that 
     include ``unstable government, civil war, ongoing intense 
     crime or violence, or frequent terrorist attacks''.
       (2) These travel warnings are issued to highlight the 
     ``risks of traveling'' to particular countries and are left 
     in place until the situation in the country concerned 
     improves.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) countries that pose such a significant travel threat to 
     United States citizens that the Department of State feels 
     obliged to issue a travel warning should not be considered an 
     appropriate recipient of any detainee transferred from United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
       (2) if a country is subject to a Department of State travel 
     warning, it is highly unlikely that the government of the 
     country can provide the United States Government appropriate 
     security and assurances regarding the prevention of the 
     recidivism of any detainee so transferred.
       (c) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise available for the Department of Defense may be 
     used, during the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to 
     transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of 
     any individual detained in the custody or under the control 
     of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay to the custody or control of any country 
     subject to a Department of State travel warning at the time 
     the transfer or release would otherwise occur.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
     to any country subject to a travel warning described in that 
     paragraph that is issued solely on the basis of one or more 
     of the following:
       (A) Medical deficiencies, infectious disease outbreaks, or 
     other health-related concerns.
       (B) A natural disaster.
       (C) Criminal activity.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1725. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 315, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (9) A plan to incorporate into pediatric care from the 
     Department telehealth services that provide real-time audio 
     and video communication between a pediatric patient and a 
     health care provider to ensure continuity of care and 
     affordable access by patients to health care providers who 
     are leading providers in their field, including those 
     patients with rare diseases or complex cases.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1726. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 315, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (9) A plan to incorporate into pediatric care from the 
     Department telehealth services that provide real-time audio 
     and video communication between a pediatric patient and a 
     health care provider to ensure continuity of care and 
     affordable access by patients to health care providers who 
     are leading providers in their field, including those 
     patients with rare diseases or complex cases.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1727. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1257. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE 
                   AND THE EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) continued United States commitment to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and our allies in Europe 
     is critical to peace and stability in the region and critical 
     to United States national security;
       (2) actions by Russia, including the invasion and 
     occupation of territories of Georgia, the invasion of Ukraine 
     and annexation of Crimea, continued violations of allied 
     airspace by Russian military aircraft, and continued 
     unprofessional and potentially dangerous close passes with 
     civilian and military aircraft and vessels by Russia threaten 
     that peace and stability;
       (3) Operation Atlantic Resolve, launched in April 2014, 
     demonstrates the steadfast commitment of the United States to 
     our allies in the region against any threat to territorial 
     integrity or sovereignty;
       (4) the European Reassurance Initiative, signed into law in 
     December 2014, has improved United States and North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization capability and readiness in Central and 
     Eastern Europe;
       (5) pre-positioning ammunition, fuel, and equipment for use 
     in regional training and exercises, as well as improving 
     infrastructure, will enhance North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization operations and enable Eastern European allies to 
     rapidly receive reinforcements;
       (6) increasing the presence of United States forces in the 
     region, including naval forces in the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, 
     and Barents Seas, through stepped-up rotations, training, and 
     exercises will enhance and improve United States and North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization interoperability and 
     cooperation; and
       (7) it is in the United States national interest to 
     continue to these efforts while the threat to the territorial 
     integrity and sovereignty of our allies persists.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1728. Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
Tillis, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hatch, 
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Casey, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. 
Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 652 and insert the following:

     SEC. 652. REPORT AND ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL COSTS AND 
                   BENEFITS OF PRIVATIZING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   COMMISSARIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report assessing the viability of privatizing, in whole or in 
     part, the Department of Defense commissary system. The report 
     shall be so submitted to Congress before the development of 
     any plans or pilot program to privatize defense commissaries 
     or the defense commissary system.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) A methodology for defining the total number and 
     locations of commissaries.
       (2) An evaluation of commissary use by location in the 
     following beneficiary categories:
       (A) Pay grades E-1 through E-4.
       (B) Pay grades E-5 through E-7.
       (C) Pay grades E-8 and E-9.
       (D) Pay grades O-1 through O-3.
       (E) Pay grades O-4 through O-6.
       (F) Pay grades O-7 through O-10.
       (G) Military retirees.

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       (3) An evaluation of commissary use in locations outside 
     the continental United States and in remote and isolated 
     locations in the continental United States when compared with 
     other locations.
       (4) An evaluation of the cost of commissary operations 
     during fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
       (5) An assessment of potential savings and efficiencies to 
     be achieved through implementation of some or all of 
     recommendations of the Military Compensation and Retirement 
     Modernization Commission.
       (6) A description and evaluation of the strategy of the 
     Defense Commissary Agency for pricing products sold at 
     commissaries.
       (7) A description and evaluation of the transportation 
     strategy of the Defense Commissary Agency for products sold 
     at commissaries.
       (8) A description and evaluation of the formula of the 
     Defense Commissary Agency for calculating savings for its 
     customers as a result of its pricing strategy.
       (9) An evaluation of the average savings per household 
     garnered by commissary use.
       (10) A description and evaluation of the use of private 
     contractors and vendors as part of the defense commissary 
     system.
       (11) An assessment of costs or savings, and potential 
     impacts to patrons and the Government, of privatizing the 
     defense commissary system, including potential increased use 
     of Government assistance programs.
       (12) A description and assessment of potential barriers to 
     privatization of the defense commissary system.
       (13) An assessment of the extent to which patron savings 
     would remain after the privatization of the defense 
     commissary system.
       (14) An assessment of the impact of any recommended changes 
     to the operation of the defense commissary system on 
     commissary patrons, including morale and retention.
       (15) An assessment of the actual interest of major grocery 
     retailers in the management and operations of all, or part, 
     of the existing defense commissary system.
       (16) An assessment of the impact of privatization of the 
     defense commissary system on off-installation prices of 
     similar products available in the system.
       (17) An assessment of the impact of privatization of the 
     defense commissary system, and conversion of the Defense 
     Commissary Agency workforce to non-appropriated fund status, 
     on employment of military family members, particularly with 
     respect to pay, benefits, and job security.
       (18) An assessment of the impact of privatization of the 
     defense commissary system on Exchanges and Morale, Welfare 
     and Recreation (MWR) quality-of-life programs.
       (c) Use of Previous Studies.--The Secretary shall consult 
     previous studies and surveys on matters appropriate to the 
     report required by subsection (a), including, but not limited 
     to, the following:
       (1) The January 2015 Final Report of the Military 
     Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
       (2) The 2014 Military Family Lifestyle Survey Comprehensive 
     Report.
       (3) The 2013 Living Patterns Survey.
       (4) The report required by section 634 of the Carl Levin 
     and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) on the 
     management, food, and pricing options for the defense 
     commissary system.
       (d) Comptroller General Assessment of Report.--Not later 
     than May 1, 2016, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting 
     forth an assessment by the Comptroller General of the report 
     required by subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1729. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 152. ADDITIONAL SENSOR SUITES FOR F-22 AND F-35 AIRCRAFT 
                   RADAR CROSS-SECTION FACILITIES.

       (a) Assessment of Feasibility of Inclusion of Sensors.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment of the feasibility of the inclusion of additional 
     sensor suites to the current radar cross-section facilities 
     for the F-22 aircraft and the F-35 aircraft in order to 
     obtain a prognostic facility capability, benefitting life 
     cycle logistics and sustainment, for low observable aircraft.
       (2) Discharge of assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     the assessment through the F-22 Program Office and the Joint 
     Strike Fighter Program Office.
       (b) Nature of Sensors Assessed.--The additional sensors 
     assessed for purposes of subsection (a) shall be sensors that 
     use the electromagnetic spectrum to automatically capture 
     sustainment and maintenance data related to system and 
     subsystem health, structural integrity, and signature 
     performance of an aircraft, including structural (surface and 
     subsurface) changes effecting the radar signature to enable 
     precise repairs to its coatings and shape.
       (c) Additional Elements of Assessment.--The assessment 
     conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also include an 
     assessment of the incorporation of prognostic health 
     management, autonomic logistics, and sustainment functions 
     for the additional sensor suite facility capability described 
     in subsection (a).
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report setting forth a plan for the inclusion of additional 
     sensor suites to the current radar cross-section facilities 
     as described in subsection (a). The plan shall take into 
     account the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to 
     this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1730. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFINITION OF AND POLICY 
                   REGARDING SOFTWARE SUSTAINMENT.

       (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall review the definition used by the Department of Defense 
     for and the policy of the Department regarding software 
     maintenance, particularly with respect to the totality of the 
     term ``software sustainment'' in the definition of ``depot-
     level maintenance and repair'' under section 2460 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) In general.--The review required by subsection (a) 
     shall address, with respect to software and weapon systems of 
     the Department of Defense (including space systems), each of 
     the following:
       (A) Fiscal ramifications of current programs with regard to 
     the size, scope, and cost of software to the program's 
     overall budget, including embedded and support software, 
     percentage of weapon systems' functionality controlled by 
     software, and reliance on proprietary data, processes, and 
     components.
       (B) Legal status of the Department in regards to adhering 
     to section 2464(a)(1) of such title with respect to ensuring 
     a ready and controlled source of maintenance (sustainment) on 
     software for its weapon systems.
       (C) Operational risks and reduction to materiel readiness 
     of current Department weapon systems related to software 
     costs, delays, re-work, integration and functional testing, 
     defects, and documentation errors.
       (2) Additional matters.--For each of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C) of paragraph (1), the review required by 
     subsection (a) shall include review and analysis regarding 
     sole-source contracts, range of competition, rights in 
     technical data, public and private capabilities, integration 
     lab initial costs and sustaining operations, and total 
     obligation authority costs of software, disaggregated by 
     armed service, for the Department.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2016, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report on the 
     policy reviewed under subsection (a) and the findings of the 
     Comptroller General with respect to such review.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1731. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:

       Subtitle F--Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement

     SEC. 891. SHORT TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 
     2015''.

     SEC. 892. DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Civilian Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3309 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--
       ``(1) Contracts with a value of at least $750,000.--Two-
     phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a 
     contract for the design and construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work when a contracting officer 
     determines that the contract has a value of $750,000 or 
     greater, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section 
     1908 of this title.
       ``(2) Contracts with a value less than $750,000.--For 
     projects that a contracting officer determines have a value 
     of less than

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     $750,000, the contracting officer shall make a determination 
     whether two-phase selection procedures are appropriate for 
     use for entering into a contract for the design and 
     construction of a public building, facility, or work when--
       ``(A) the contracting officer anticipates that 3 or more 
     offers will be received for the contract;
       ``(B) design work must be performed before an offeror can 
     develop a price or cost proposal for the contract;
       ``(C) the offeror will incur a substantial amount of 
     expense in preparing the offer; and
       ``(D) the contracting officer has considered information 
     such as--
       ``(i) the extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined;
       ``(ii) the time constraints for delivery of the project;
       ``(iii) the capability and experience of potential 
     contractors;
       ``(iv) the suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures;
       ``(v) the capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process; and
       ``(vi) other criteria established by the agency.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``The maximum number 
     specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the 
     agency determines with respect to'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``The maximum number specified in the solicitation shall not 
     exceed 5 unless the head of the contracting activity, 
     delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting 
     official within the contracting activity, approves the 
     contracting officer's justification that an individual 
     solicitation must have greater than 5 finalists to be in the 
     Federal Government's interest. The contracting officer shall 
     provide written documentation of how a maximum number of 
     offerors exceeding 5 is consistent with the purposes and 
     objectives of the two-phase selection process.''.
       (2) Annual reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than November 30 of 2016, 2017, 
     2018, 2019, and 2020, the head of each agency shall compile 
     an annual report of each instance in which the agency awarded 
     a design-build contract pursuant to section 3309 of title 41, 
     United States Code, during the fiscal year ending in such 
     calendar year, in which--
       (i) more than 5 finalists were selected for phase-two 
     requests for proposals; or
       (ii) the contract was awarded without using two-phase 
     selection procedures.
       (B) Public availability.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall facilitate public access to the 
     reports, including by posting them on a publicly available 
     Internet website. A notice of the availability of each report 
     shall be published in the Federal Register.
       (b) Defense Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2305a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--
       ``(1) Contracts with a value of at least $750,000.--Two-
     phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a 
     contract for the design and construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work when a contracting officer 
     determines that the contract has a value of $750,000 or 
     greater, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section 
     1908 of title 41, United States Code.
       ``(2) Contracts with a value less than $750,000.--For 
     projects that a contracting officer determines have a value 
     of less than $750,000, the contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when--
       ``(A) the contracting officer anticipates that 3 or more 
     offers will be received for the contract;
       ``(B) design work must be performed before an offeror can 
     develop a price or cost proposal for the contract;
       ``(C) the offeror will incur a substantial amount of 
     expense in preparing the offer; and
       ``(D) the contracting officer has considered information 
     such as--
       ``(i) the extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined;
       ``(ii) the time constraints for delivery of the project;
       ``(iii) the capability and experience of potential 
     contractors;
       ``(iv) the suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures;
       ``(v) the capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process; and
       ``(vi) other criteria established by the Department of 
     Defense.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``The maximum number 
     specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the 
     agency determines with respect to'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``The maximum number specified in the solicitation shall not 
     exceed 5 unless the head of the contracting activity approves 
     the contracting officer's justification that an individual 
     solicitation must have greater than 5 finalists to be in the 
     Federal Government's interest. The contracting officer shall 
     provide written documentation of how a maximum number of 
     offerors exceeding 5 is consistent with the purposes and 
     objectives of the two-phase selection process.''.
       (2) Annual reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than November 30 of 2016, 2017, 
     2018, 2019, and 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall compile 
     an annual report of each instance in which the Department 
     awarded a design-build contract pursuant to section 2305a of 
     title 10, United States Code, during the fiscal year ending 
     in such calendar year, in which--
       (i) more than 5 finalists were selected for phase-two 
     requests for proposals; or
       (ii) the contract was awarded without using two-phase 
     selection procedures.
       (B) Public availability.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall facilitate public access to the 
     reports, including by posting them on a publicly available 
     Internet website. A notice of the availability of each report 
     shall be published in the Federal Register.
       (c) GAO Reports.--
       (1) Civilian contracts.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     deadline for the final reports required under subsection (f) 
     of section 3309 of title 41, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall issue a report analyzing the compliance of the 
     various Federal agencies with the requirements of such 
     section.
       (2) Defense contracts.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     deadline for the final reports required under subsection (f) 
     of section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall issue a report analyzing the compliance of the 
     Department of Defense with the requirements of such section.

     SEC. 893. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF A REVERSE AUCTION FOR THE 
                   AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council, in consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall amend the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for 
     awarding contracts for construction and design services.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``design and construction services'' means--
       (A) site planning and landscape design;
       (B) architectural and engineering services (including 
     surveying and mapping defined in section 1101 of title 40, 
     United States Code);
       (C) interior design;
       (D) performance of construction work for facility, 
     infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects;
       (E) delivery and supply of construction materials to 
     construction sites; and
       (F) construction or substantial alteration or repair of 
     public buildings or public works; and
       (2) the term ``reverse auction'' means, with respect to 
     procurement by an agency--
       (A) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic 
     medium between a group of offerors who compete against each 
     other by submitting bids for a contract or task order with 
     the ability to submit revised bids throughout the course of 
     the auction; and
       (B) the award of the contract or task order to the offeror 
     who submits the lowest bid.

     SEC. 894. ASSURING PAYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION 
                   SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS UNDER AN 
                   ALTERNATIVE TO A MILLER ACT PAYMENT BOND.

       Chapter 93 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9310. Individual sureties

       ``If another applicable law or regulation permits the 
     acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to 
     sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of assets by 
     the surety, the assets pledged by such surety shall--
       ``(1) consist of eligible obligations described under 
     section 9303(a); and
       ``(2) be submitted to the official of the Government 
     required to approve or accept the bond, who shall deposit the 
     assets with a depository described under section 9303(b).''; 
     and
       (2) in the table of sections for such chapter, by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``9310. Individual sureties.''.

     SEC. 895. SBA SURETY BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Section 411(c)(1) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``70'' and 
     inserting ``90''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1732. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 1065. REPORT ON THE LOCATION OF C-130 MODULAR AIRBORNE 
                   FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM UNITS.

       Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall submit to Congress a report setting forth an 
     assessment of the locations of C-130 Modular Airborne 
     Firefighting System (MAFFS) units. The report shall include 
     the following:
       (1) A list of the C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting 
     System units of the Air Force.
       (2) The utilization rates of the units listed under 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) A future force allocation determination with respect to 
     such units in order to achieve the most efficient use of such 
     units
       (4) An assessment of opportunities to expand coverage of C-
     130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units in States most 
     prone to wildfires.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1733. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Cassidy) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1065. REPORT ON PLANS FOR THE USE OF DOMESTIC AIRFIELDS 
                   FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND DISASTER RESPONSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of Transportation, submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth an 
     assessment of the plans for airfields in the United States 
     that are required to support homeland defense and local 
     disaster response missions.
       (b) Considerations.--The report shall include the following 
     items:
       (1) The criteria used to determine the capabilities and 
     locations of airfields in the United States needed to support 
     safe operations of military aircraft in the execution of 
     homeland defense and local disaster response missions.
       (2) A description of the processes and procedures in place 
     to ensure that contingency plans for the use of airfields in 
     the United States that support both military and civilian air 
     operations are coordinated among the Department of Defense 
     and other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over those 
     airfields.
       (3) An assessment of the impact, if any, to logistics and 
     resource planning as a result of the reduction of certain 
     capabilities of airfields in the United States that support 
     both military and civilian air operations.
       (4) A review of the existing agreements and authorities 
     between the Commander of the United States Northern Command 
     and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     that allow for consultation on decisions that impact the 
     capabilities of airfields in the United States that support 
     both military and civilian air operations.
       (c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Capabilities of airfields.--The term ``capabilities of 
     airfields'' means the length and width of runways, taxiways, 
     and aprons, the operation of navigation aids and lighting, 
     the operation of fuel storage, distribution, and refueling 
     systems, and the availability of air traffic control 
     services.
       (3) Airfields in the united states that support both 
     military and civilian air operations.--The term ``airfields 
     in the United States that support both military and civilian 
     air operations'' means the following:
       (A) Airports that are designated as joint use facilities 
     pursuant to section 47175 of title 49, United States Code, in 
     which both the military and civil aviation have shared use of 
     the airfield.
       (B) Airports used by the military that have a permanent 
     military aviation presence at the airport pursuant to a 
     memorandum of agreement or tenant lease with the airport 
     owner that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1734. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON COUNTER-DRUG EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide a report to Congress that outlines--
       (1) the counter-narcotics goals of the Department of 
     Defense in Afghanistan; and
       (2) how the Secretary of Defense will coordinate the 
     counter-drug efforts of the Department of Defense with other 
     Federal agencies to ensure an integrated, effective counter-
     narcotics strategy is implemented in Afghanistan.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) include information as to how the Secretary of Defense 
     will evaluate the counter-drug efforts of the Department of 
     Defense for success in Afghanistan; and
       (2) outline the process by which the Secretary of Defense 
     will determine whether to continue each of the counter-drug 
     initiatives of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1735. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 738. STUDY ON REDUCING STIGMA AND IMPROVING TREATMENT OF 
                   POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a study on reducing 
     the stigma and improving the treatment of post-traumatic 
     stress disorder among members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans.
       (2) Consultation.--In conducting the study required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall consult with individuals with relevant 
     experience relating to post-traumatic stress disorder, the 
     treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and the impact 
     of post-traumatic stress disorder on members of the Armed 
     Forces, veterans, and their families, including the 
     following:
       (A) Representatives of military service organizations.
       (B) Representatives of veterans service organizations.
       (C) Health professionals with experience in treating 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans with mental illness, 
     including those health professionals who work for the Federal 
     Government and those who do not.
       (3) Elements.--In conducting the study required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall assess the following:
       (A) The feasibility and advisability of strategies to 
     improve the treatment of the full spectrum of post-traumatic 
     stress disorder among members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans.
       (B) The feasibility and advisability of strategies to 
     diminish the stigma attached to post-traumatic stress 
     disorder among members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and the 
     public in general.
       (C) The impact of the term ``disorder'' on the stigma 
     attached to post-traumatic stress disorder among members of 
     the Armed Forces and veterans, including the impact of 
     dropping the term ``disorder'', when medically appropriate, 
     when referring to post-traumatic stress.
       (D) Whether using the term ``disorder'' is the most 
     accurate way to describe post-traumatic stress disorder in 
     instances in which members of the Armed Forces and veterans 
     have experienced traumatic events but have not been formally 
     diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
       (E) Whether there is a need to update the next version of 
     the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of 
     Post-Traumatic Stress published by the Department of Defense 
     and the Department of Veterans Affairs after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (F) Whether there is a need to update information provided 
     to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, including 
     information on Internet websites of the Department of Defense 
     or the Department of Veterans Affairs, on post-traumatic 
     stress disorder to reduce the stigma and more accurately 
     describe the medical conditions for which members of the 
     Armed Forces and veterans are receiving treatment.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of 
     the study required by subsection (a), including 
     recommendations for any actions that the Department of 
     Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs can take to 
     reduce the stigma and improve the treatment of post-traumatic 
     stress disorder among members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans.

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       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans 
     service organization'' means an organization recognized by 
     the Secretary for the representation of veterans under 
     section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1736. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Moran) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. VOLUNTARY NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF VETERANS.

       (a) Program Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a 
     program to facilitate outreach to veterans by covered 
     entities.
       (2) Covered entities.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered entity is any of the following:
       (A) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (B) The agency or department of a State that is the primary 
     agency or department of the State for the administration of 
     benefits and services for veterans in the State.
       (C) A political subdivision of a State.
       (D) An Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b)).
       (3) National directory.--To carry out the program required 
     by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) establish a national directory of veterans as described 
     in subsection (b); and
       (B) share information in the directory in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       (b) National Directory.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     establish the national directory required by subsection 
     (a)(3) using information received from the Secretary of 
     Defense under subsection (d)(4).
       (2) Updates.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     ensure that the national directory includes a mechanism by 
     which a participating individual can update the information 
     in the national directory that pertains to the participating 
     individual.
       (3) Disenrollment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     mechanism by which a participating individual can indicate to 
     the Secretary that the individual would no longer like to 
     receive information from participating entities under the 
     program.
       (4) Reenrollment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     mechanism for the inclusion of information in the national 
     directory of individuals who were previously participating 
     individuals but who had made an indication under paragraph 
     (3) and subsequently indicate that they would like to receive 
     information from participating entities under the program.
       (5) Privacy and security.--The Secretary shall take such 
     actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect--
       (A) the privacy of individuals participating in the 
     program; and
       (B) the security of the information stored in the national 
     directory.
       (6) Ebenefits.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use 
     the system and architecture of the eBenefits Internet website 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs to support and operate 
     the national directory as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Outreach.--
       (1) Sharing of directory information.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), in 
     order to connect participating individuals with information 
     about the programs they could be eligible for or services, 
     support, and information they may be interested in receiving, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may share, under the 
     program established under subsection (a)(1), information in 
     the national directory concerning such individuals with 
     entities applicable to participating individuals.
       (B) Entities applicable to participating individuals.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, an entity that is applicable to 
     a participating individual is a covered entity from whom a 
     participating individual has expressed interest in receiving 
     information under the program.
       (C) Updated information.--In a case in which a 
     participating individual updates the information pertaining 
     to the participating individual under subsection (b)(2), the 
     Secretary shall transmit such information to each entity 
     applicable to the participating individual.
       (D) Notification of disenrollment.--In a case in which a 
     participating individual indicates to the Secretary under 
     subsection (b)(3) that the individual would no longer like to 
     receive information from participating entities under the 
     program, the Secretary shall inform each entity applicable to 
     the participating individual that the individual would no 
     longer like to receive information from the entity under the 
     program.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Limitations on the secretary.--
       (i) Information shared.--Under the program, the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs may only share from the national 
     directory the following:

       (I) The name of a participating individual.
       (II) The e-mail address of a participating individual.
       (III) The postal address of a participating individual.
       (IV) The phone number of a participating individual.

       (ii) Prohibition on sale of information.--The Secretary may 
     not sell any information collected under this section.
       (iii) Entities.--The Secretary may not share any 
     information collected under the program with any entity that 
     is not a participating entity.
       (B) Limitations on participating entities.--
       (i) Sharing with third-party and for-profit entities.--As a 
     condition of participation in the program, a participating 
     entity shall agree not to share any information the 
     participating entity receives under the program with any 
     third-party or for-profit entities.
       (ii) Purchases of products or services.--As a condition of 
     participation in the program, a participating entity shall 
     agree not to include in any information sent by the 
     participating entity to a participating individual a 
     requirement that the participating individual or the family 
     of the participating individual purchase a product or 
     service.
       (iii) Political communication.--As a condition of 
     participation in the program, a participating entity shall 
     agree not to use any information received under the program 
     for any political communication.
       (3) Disenrollment by participating entities.--The Secretary 
     shall establish a mechanism by which a participating entity 
     may indicate to the Secretary that the participating entity 
     would no longer like to receive information about 
     participating individuals from the national directory.
       (4) Sense of congress.--
       (A) Consolidation of requests.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that covered entities described in subsection (a)(2)(C) who 
     are located in the same region should work together in a 
     manner such that only one of them requests receipt of 
     information under the program.
       (B) Collaboration.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     covered entities described in subsection (a)(2)(C) should 
     work with third parties, such as veterans service 
     organizations, military community groups, and other entities 
     with an interest in assisting veterans, to develop the 
     information the covered entities send to participating 
     individuals under the program.
       (5) Publicity.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to 
     publicize the program and inform covered entities of the 
     benefits of participating in the program.
       (d) Collection of Contact Information.--
       (1) In general.--To each member of the Armed Forces 
     separating from service in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide a form for the collection of 
     information to be included in the national directory 
     established under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--
       (A) Development.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, develop 
     the form provided under paragraph (1).
       (B) Elements.--The form developed under subparagraph (A) 
     shall allow a member of the Armed Forces who is in the 
     process of separating from service in the Armed Forces to 
     indicate the following:
       (i) Where the member intends to reside after separation.
       (ii) How the individual can best be contacted, such as a 
     telephone number, an e-mail address, or a postal address.
       (iii) For which types of benefits and services the member 
     would like to receive communication and outreach, such as 
     health care, education, employment, and housing.
       (iv) From which of the following the member would like to 
     receive the communication and outreach specified under clause 
     (iii):

       (I) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (II) The agency or department of the State in which the 
     member intends to reside after separation that is the primary 
     agency or department of the State for the administration of 
     benefits and services for veterans in the State.
       (III) A political subdivision of a State.

       (C) Notice.--The form developed under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include notice of the following:
       (i) Information provided to agencies and departments 
     described in subparagraph (B)(iv)(III) will only be provided 
     as authorized and upon request by such agencies and 
     departments.
       (ii) Political subdivisions of States that receive 
     information under the program established under subsection 
     (a) may--

       (I) share such information with such nonprofit 
     organizations as the political subdivisions consider 
     appropriate; and
       (II) work with such organizations to provide the veterans 
     with relevant information about benefits and services offered 
     by such organizations.

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       (iii) Information provided on the form developed under 
     subparagraph (A) will never be sold, provided to a for-profit 
     entity, or used to send any sort of political communication.
       (D) Manner.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
     form provided under paragraph (1) is not primarily electronic 
     in nature.
       (3) Voluntary participation.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that completion of the form provided under 
     paragraph (1) is voluntary and submittal of such form to the 
     Secretary by a member of the Armed Forces shall be considered 
     an indication to the Secretary that the member would like to 
     receive information from participating entities under the 
     program.
       (4) Transmittal of information to secretary of veterans 
     affairs.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which a 
     member of the Armed Forces who submitted information to the 
     Secretary of Defense under this subsection separates from 
     service in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     transmit such information to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       (5) Privacy and security.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     take such actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect--
       (A) the privacy of individuals who submit information under 
     this subsection; and
       (B) the security of such information--
       (i) while it is in the possession of the Secretary; and
       (ii) while it is in transit to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       (6) Integration with transition assistance program.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly 
     take such actions as the secretaries consider appropriate to 
     integrate the collection of information under this subsection 
     into the Transition Assistance Program.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the program 
     established under subsection (a)(1).
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include an examination and assessment of the following:
       (A) The signup process and the effectiveness of the forms 
     developed and provided under subsection (d).
       (B) The ways in which contact information is transferred 
     from the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs under the program and the plans of the secretaries to 
     overcome challenges encountered by the secretaries in 
     transferring such information.
       (C) The number of covered entities described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) participating in the program and any challenges 
     they report in receiving the contact information from the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the program.
       (D) The effectiveness of efforts of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to protect the 
     personal information of participating individuals.
       (E) The effectiveness of efforts of covered entities 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(C) to protect the personal 
     information of participating individuals.
       (F) Whether additional limitations on the use of 
     information collected under the program are necessary to 
     protect participating individuals from unwanted contact, or 
     contact that is inconsistent with the program.
       (G) Whether participating individuals are benefitting by 
     participating in the program and whether changing the program 
     would improve such benefits.
       (H) The overall participation in the program, utilization 
     of the program, and how such participation and utilization 
     could be improved.
       (I) Such other matters as the secretaries consider 
     appropriate.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means the following:
       (A) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Military 
     Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Subcommittee on Military 
     Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Participating entity.--The term ``participating 
     entity'' means a covered entity that has indicated to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs that the covered entity would 
     like to receive information about participating individuals 
     from the national directory and has made no subsequent 
     indication that the covered entity would like to stop 
     receiving such information.
       (2) Participating individual.--The term ``participating 
     individual'' means an individual with respect to whom 
     information is stored in the national directory and who has 
     indicated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the 
     Secretary of Defense that the individual would like to 
     receive information from participating entities under the 
     program and has made no subsequent indication that the 
     individual would like to stop receiving such information.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1737. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. NOTICE OF STATUS AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY 
                   CONSUMER.

       The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 605, by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Notice of Status as an Active Duty Military 
     Consumer.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to an item of adverse 
     information about a consumer, if the action or inaction that 
     gave rise to the item occurred while the consumer was an 
     active duty military consumer, the consumer may provide 
     appropriate proof, including official orders, to a consumer 
     reporting agency that the consumer was an active duty 
     military consumer at the time such action or inaction 
     occurred, and any consumer report provided by the consumer 
     reporting agency that includes the item shall clearly and 
     conspicuously disclose that the consumer was an active duty 
     military consumer when the action or inaction that gave rise 
     to the item occurred.
       ``(2) Model form.--The Bureau shall prepare a model form, 
     which shall be made publicly available, including in an 
     electronic format, by which a consumer may--
       ``(A) notify, and provide appropriate proof to, a consumer 
     reporting agency in a simple and easy manner, including 
     electronically, that the consumer is or was an active duty 
     military consumer; and
       ``(B) provide contact information of the consumer for the 
     purpose of communicating with the consumer while the consumer 
     is an active duty military consumer.
       ``(3) No adverse consequences.--A notice, pursuant to a 
     model form or otherwise, that a consumer is or was an active 
     duty military consumer shall not itself (without regard to 
     other considerations) provide the basis for any of the 
     following:
       ``(A) With respect to a credit transaction between a 
     creditor and the consumer--
       ``(i) a denial or revocation of credit by the creditor;
       ``(ii) a change by the creditor in the terms of an existing 
     credit arrangement; or
       ``(iii) a refusal by the creditor to grant credit to the 
     consumer in substantially the amount or on substantially the 
     terms requested.
       ``(B) An adverse report relating to the creditworthiness of 
     the consumer by or to a person engaged in the practice of 
     assembling or evaluating consumer credit information.
       ``(C) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an 
     annotation in a consumer's record by a creditor or a person 
     engaged in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer 
     credit information, identifying the consumer as an active 
     duty military consumer.'';
       (2) in section 605A--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting 
     the margins accordingly;
       (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``Upon'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Upon''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Negative information notification.--If a consumer 
     reporting agency receives an item of adverse information 
     about a consumer who has provided appropriate proof that the 
     consumer is an active duty military consumer, the consumer 
     reporting agency shall notify the consumer, according to a 
     frequency, manner, and timeliness determined by the Bureau or 
     specified by the consumer--
       ``(A) that the consumer reporting agency has received the 
     item of adverse information, along with a description of the 
     item; and
       ``(B) the method by which the consumer may dispute the 
     validity of the item.
       ``(3) Contact information for active duty military 
     consumers.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a consumer who has provided 
     appropriate proof to a consumer reporting agency that the 
     consumer is an active duty military consumer provides the 
     consumer reporting agency with contact information for the 
     purpose of communicating with the consumer while the consumer 
     is an active duty military consumer, the consumer reporting 
     agency shall use such contact information for all 
     communications while the consumer is an active duty military 
     consumer.
       ``(B) Direct request.--Unless the consumer opts out, the 
     provision of appropriate proof that a consumer is an active 
     duty military consumer shall be treated as a direct request 
     for an active duty alert under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any person making use of a consumer report that contains an 
     item of adverse information should, if the action or inaction 
     that gave rise to the item occurred while the consumer was an 
     active duty military consumer, take such fact into account 
     when evaluating the creditworthiness of the consumer.''; and

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       (B) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1), in 
     the case of a referral under subsection (c)(1)(C).''; and
       (3) in section 611(a)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Notice of dispute related to active duty military 
     consumers.--With respect to an item of information described 
     under subparagraph (A) that is under dispute, if the consumer 
     to whom the item relates has notified the consumer reporting 
     agency, and has provided appropriate proof, that the consumer 
     was an active duty military consumer at the time the action 
     or inaction that gave rise to the disputed item occurred, the 
     consumer reporting agency shall--
       ``(i) include such fact in the file of the consumer; and
       ``(ii) indicate such fact in each consumer report that 
     includes the disputed item.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1738. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 419, line 22, insert ``, or that the item no longer 
     meets the definition of a commercial item'' after ``based on 
     inadequate information''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1739. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION FOR 
                   INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWER 
                   RETALIATION.

       (a) Definition.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered employee'' means a whistleblower who 
     is an employee of the Department of Defense or a military 
     department, or an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, 
     grantee, or subgrantee thereof;
       (2) the term ``covered investigation'' means an 
     investigation carried out by an Inspector General of a 
     military department or the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense relating to--
       (A) a retaliatory personnel action taken against a member 
     of the Armed Forces under section 1034 of title 10, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) any retaliatory action taken against a covered 
     employee; and
       (3) the term ``military department'' means each of the 
     departments described in section 104 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Certification Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Each investigator involved in a covered 
     investigation shall submit to the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense or the Inspector General of the 
     military department, as applicable, a certification that 
     there was no conflict of interest between the investigator, 
     any witness involved in the covered investigation, and the 
     covered employee or member of the Armed Forces, as 
     applicable, during the conduct of the covered investigation.
       (2) Standardized form.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall develop a standardized form to be 
     used by each investigator to submit the certification 
     required under paragraph (1).
       (3) Investigative file.--Each certification submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall be included in the file of the applicable 
     covered investigation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1740. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 564, after line 25, add the following:
       (d) Report.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``covered 
     employee'' has the meaning given that term in section 1599e 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (2) Contents.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report regarding covered employees hired into a 
     probationary status during the 10-year period ending on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, which shall include the number 
     of covered employees--
       (A) hired during the period;
       (B) whose appointment became final after the probationary 
     period;
       (C) who were subject to disciplinary action or termination 
     during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the 
     appointment of the covered employee became final;
       (D) who were subject to disciplinary action during the 
     probationary period;
       (E) who were terminated before the appointment of the 
     covered employee became final; and
       (F) who, after being subject to disciplinary action or 
     terminated, raised a claim that the disciplinary action or 
     termination was taken because of a disclosure of information 
     by the covered employee that the covered employee reasonably 
     believed evidenced--
       (i) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
       (ii) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse 
     of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 
     health or safety.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1741. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 354, beginning on line 11, strike ``policy.'' and 
     all that follows through line 20 and insert the following: 
     ``policy, with at least one member representing the interests 
     of the taxpayer. In making appointments to the advisory 
     panel, the Under Secretary shall ensure that the members of 
     the panel reflect diverse experiences in the public and 
     private sectors.
       (c) Duties.--The panel shall--
       (1) review the acquisition regulations applicable to the 
     Department of Defense with a view toward streamlining and 
     improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the defense 
     acquisition process, maintaining defense technology 
     advantage, and protecting the best interests of the taxpayer; 
     and
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1742. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 884. PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES FROM 
                   REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.

       (a) Elimination of Sunset Provision.--Section 4712 of title 
     41, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
     (i).
       (b) Extension of Protections to Grantees.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) by striking ``subcontractor, or grantee'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``subcontractor, grantee, or 
     subgrantee''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``, and grantees'' and 
     inserting ``, grantees, and subgrantees''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1743. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 884. EXTENSION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR DEFENSE 
                   CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES TO EMPLOYEES OF 
                   CONTRACTORS OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMUNITY.

       (a) Contractors of DoD and Related Agencies.--Subsection 
     (e) of section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Disclosures With Respect to Elements of Intelligence 
     Community and Intelligence-related Activities.--(1) Any 
     disclosure under this section by an employee of a contractor, 
     subcontractor, or grantee of an element of the intelligence 
     community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) with respect to an 
     element of the intelligence community or an activity of an 
     element of the intelligence community shall comply with 
     applicable provisions of section 17(d)(5) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) and 
     section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.)
       ``(2) Any disclosure described in paragraph (1) of 
     information required by Executive order to be kept classified 
     in the interests of national defense or the conduct of 
     foreign affairs that is made to a court shall be treated by 
     the court in a manner consistent with the interests of the 
     national security of the United States, including through the 
     use of summaries or ex parte submissions if the element of 
     the intelligence community awarding the contract or grant 
     concerned advises

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     the court that the national security interests of the United 
     States warrant the use of such summaries or submissions.''.
       (b) Pilot Program on Other Contractor Employees.--
     Subsection (f) of section 4712 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Disclosures With Respect to Elements of Intelligence 
     Community and Intelligence-related Activities.--
       ``(1) Manner of disclosures.--Any disclosure under this 
     section by an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, or 
     grantee of an element of the intelligence community (as 
     defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) with respect to an element of the 
     intelligence community or an activity of an element of the 
     intelligence community shall comply with applicable 
     provisions of section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)) and section 8H of 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
       ``(2) Treatment by courts.--Any disclosure described in 
     paragraph (1) of information required by Executive order to 
     be kept classified in the interests of national defense or 
     the conduct of foreign affairs that is made to a court shall 
     be treated by the court in a manner consistent with the 
     interests of the national security of the United States, 
     including through the use of summaries or ex parte 
     submissions if the element of the intelligence community 
     awarding the contract or grant concerned advises the court 
     that the national security interests of the United States 
     warrant the use of such summaries or submissions.''.
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  SA 1744. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
                   PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   FOR WHICH AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
     Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235) appropriated to the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs--
       (A) $35,000,000 to make seismic corrections to Building 205 
     in the West Los Angeles Medical Center of the Department in 
     Los Angeles, California, which, according to the Department, 
     is a building that is designated as having an exceptionally 
     high risk of sustaining substantial damage or collapsing 
     during an earthquake;
       (B) $101,900,000 to replace the community living center and 
     mental health facilities of the Department in Long Beach, 
     California, which, according to the Department, are 
     designated as having an exceptionally high risk of sustaining 
     substantial damage or collapsing during an earthquake;
       (C) $187,500,000 to replace the existing spinal cord injury 
     clinic of the Department in San Diego, California, which, 
     according to the Department, is designated as having an 
     extremely high risk of sustaining major damage during an 
     earthquake; and
       (D) $122,400,000 to make renovations to address substantial 
     safety and compliance issues at the medical center of the 
     Department in Canandaigua, New York, and for the construction 
     of a new clinic and community living center at such medical 
     center.
       (2) The Department is unable to obligate or expend the 
     amounts described in paragraph (1) because it lacks an 
     explicit authorization by an Act of Congress pursuant to 
     section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, to carry 
     out the major medical facility projects described in such 
     paragraph.
       (3) Among the major medical facility projects described in 
     paragraph (1), three are critical seismic safety projects in 
     California.
       (4) Every day that the critical seismic safety projects 
     described in paragraph (3) are delayed puts the lives of 
     veterans and employees of the Department at risk.
       (5) According to the United States Geological Survey--
       (A) California has a 99 percent chance or greater of 
     experiencing an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or greater in the 
     next 30 years;
       (B) even earthquakes of less severity than magnitude 6.7 
     can cause life threatening damage to seismically unsafe 
     buildings; and
       (C) in California, earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater 
     occur on average once every 1.2 years.
       (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
     carry out the major medical facility projects of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs specified in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying the Consolidated and Further 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235) at 
     the locations and in the amounts specified in such 
     explanatory statement, including by obligating and expending 
     such amounts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1745. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALTERNATIVE 
                   FUELED VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

       (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Department of Defense 
     Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund''.
       (b) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of the following:
       (1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
       (2) Amounts earned through investment under subsection (c).
       (3) Any other amounts made available to the Fund by law.
       (c) Investments.--The Secretary shall invest any part of 
     the Fund that the Secretary decides is not required to meet 
     current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an 
     interest-bearing obligation of the United States Government, 
     or an obligation that has its principal and interest 
     guaranteed by the Government, that the Secretary decides has 
     a maturity suitable for the Fund.
       (d) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
     to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to 
     install, operate, and maintain alternative fuel dispensing 
     stations for use by alternative fueled vehicles of the 
     Department of Defense and other infrastructure necessary to 
     fuel alternative fueled vehicles of the Department.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Alternative fuel.--The term ``alternative fuel'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 32901 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Alternative fueled vehicle.--The term ``alternative 
     fueled vehicle'' means a vehicle that operates on alternative 
     fuel.
       (3) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the fund established 
     under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1746. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 314. AUTHORIZATION FOR RESEARCH TO IMPROVE MILITARY 
                   VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE FUEL ECONOMY OR 
                   REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION OF MILITARY VEHICLES 
                   USED IN COMBAT.

       (a) Research Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering and in collaboration with the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Secretary of the Navy, may carry out research to 
     improve military vehicle technology to increase fuel economy 
     or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles used in 
     combat.
       (b) Previous Successes.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that research carried out under subsection (a) takes 
     into account the successes of, and lessons learned during, 
     the development of the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Alpha 
     and Bravo programs to identify, assess, develop, demonstrate, 
     and prototype technologies that support increasing fuel 
     economy and decreasing fuel consumption of light tactical 
     vehicles, while balancing survivability.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1747. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Ayotte) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1209. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Through the sacrifice and dedication of members of the 
     Armed Forces, civilian personnel, and our Afghan partners as 
     well as the American people's generous investment, oppressive 
     Taliban rule has given way to a nascent democracy in 
     Afghanistan. It is in our national security interest to help 
     prevent Afghanistan from ever again becoming a safe haven and 
     training ground for international terrorism and to solidify 
     and preserve the gains our men and women in uniform fought so 
     hard to establish.
       (2) The United States through its National Action Plan on 
     Women, Peace, and Security has made firm commitments to 
     support the

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     human rights of the women and girls of Afghanistan. The 
     National Action Plan states that ``the engagement and 
     protection of women as agents of peace and stability will be 
     central to United States efforts to promote security, 
     prevent, respond to, and resolve conflict, and rebuild 
     societies''.
       (3) As stated in the Department of Defense's October 2014 
     Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in 
     Afghanistan, the Department of Defense and the International 
     Security Assistance Force (ISAF) ``maintain a robust program 
     dedicated to improving the recruitment, retention, and 
     treatment of women in the Afghan National Security Forces 
     (ANSF), and to improving the status of Afghan women in 
     general''.
       (4) According to the Department of Defense's October 2014 
     Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in 
     Afghanistan, the ``Afghan MoI showed significant support for 
     women in the MoI and is taking steps to protect and empower 
     female police and female MoI staff''. Although some positive 
     steps have been made, progress remains slow to reach the 
     MoI's goal of recruiting 10,000 women in the Afghan National 
     Police (ANP) in the next 10 years.
       (5) According to Inclusive Security, women only make up 
     approximately 1 percent of the Afghan National Police. There 
     are about 2,200 women serving in the police force, fewer than 
     the goal of 5,000 women set by the Government of Afghanistan.
       (6) According to the International Crisis Group, there are 
     not enough female police officers to staff all provincial 
     Family Response Units (FRUs). United Nations Assistance 
     Mission Afghanistan and the Office of the High Commissioner 
     for Refugees found that ``in the absence of Family Response 
     Units or visible women police officers, women victims almost 
     never approach police stations willingly, fearing they will 
     be arrested, their reputations stained or worse''.
       (b) Sense of Congress on Promotion of Security of Afghan 
     Women.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the national security interests of the United 
     States to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a safe 
     haven and training ground for international terrorism;
       (2) as an important part of a strategy to achieve this 
     objective and to help Afghanistan achieve its full potential, 
     the United States Government should continue to regularly 
     press the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
     to commit to the meaningful inclusion of women in the 
     political, economic, and security transition process and to 
     ensure that women's concerns are fully reflected in relevant 
     negotiations;
       (3) the United States Government and the Government of 
     Afghanistan should reaffirm their commitment to supporting 
     Afghan civil society, including women's organizations, as 
     agreed to during the meeting between the International 
     Community and the Government of Afghanistan on the Tokyo 
     Mutual Accountability Framework (TMAF) in July 2013;
       (4) the United States Government should continue to support 
     and encourage efforts to recruit and retain women in the 
     Afghan National Security Forces, who are critical to the 
     success of NATO's Resolute Support Mission and future 
     Enduring Partnership mission; and
       (5) the United States should bid on no less than one gender 
     advisor billet within the Resolute Support Mission Gender 
     Advisory Unit and continue to work with other countries to 
     ensure that the Resolute Support Mission Gender Advisory Unit 
     billets are fully staffed.
       (c) Plan to Promote Security of Afghan Women.--
       (1) Reporting requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall include in the 
     report required under section 1225 of the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3550)--
       (A) an assessment of the security of Afghan women and 
     girls, including information regarding efforts to increase 
     the recruitment and retention of women in the ANSF; and
       (B) an assessment of the implementation of the plans for 
     the recruitment, integration, retention, training, treatment, 
     and provision of appropriate facilities and transportation 
     for women in the ANSF, including the challenges associated 
     with such implementation and the steps being taken to address 
     those challenges.
       (2) Plan required.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, to the extent 
     practicable, support the efforts of the Government of 
     Afghanistan to promote the security of Afghan women and girls 
     during and after the security transition process through the 
     development and implementation by the Government of 
     Afghanistan of an Afghan-led plan that should include the 
     elements described in this paragraph.
       (B) Training.--The Secretary of Defense, working with the 
     NATO-led Resolute Support mission should encourage the 
     Government of Afghanistan to develop--
       (i) measures for the evaluation of the effectiveness of 
     existing training for Afghan National Security Forces on this 
     issue;
       (ii) a plan to increase the number of female security 
     officers specifically trained to address cases of gender-
     based violence, including ensuring the Afghan National 
     Police's Family Response Units (FRUs) have the necessary 
     resources and are available to women across Afghanistan;
       (iii) mechanisms to enhance the capacity for units of 
     National Police's Family Response Units to fulfill their 
     mandate as well as indicators measuring the operational 
     effectiveness of these units;
       (iv) a plan to address the development of accountability 
     mechanisms for ANA and ANP personnel who violate codes of 
     conduct related to the human rights of women and girls, 
     including female members of the ANSF; and
       (v) a plan to develop training for the ANA and the ANP to 
     increase awareness and responsiveness among ANA and ANP 
     personnel regarding the unique security challenges women 
     confront when serving in those forces.
       (C) Enrollment and treatment.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     cooperation with the Afghan Ministries of Defense and 
     Interior, shall seek to assist the Government of Afghanistan 
     in including as part of the plan developed under subparagraph 
     (A) the development and implementation of a plan to increase 
     the number of female members of the ANA and ANP and to 
     promote their equal treatment, including through such steps 
     as providing appropriate equipment, modifying facilities, and 
     ensuring literacy and gender awareness training for recruits.
       (D) Allocation of funds.--
       (i) In general.--Of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense for the Afghan Security Forces Fund for Fiscal 
     Year 2016, no less than $10,000,000 should be used for the 
     recruitment, integration, retention, training, and treatment 
     of women in the ANSF as well as the recruitment, training, 
     and contracting of female security personnel for future 
     elections.
       (ii) Types of programs and activities.--Such programs and 
     activities may include--

       (I) efforts to recruit women into the ANSF, including the 
     special operations forces;
       (II) programs and activities of the Afghan Ministry of 
     Defense Directorate of Human Rights and Gender Integration 
     and the Afghan Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
     Gender and Child Rights;
       (III) development and dissemination of gender and human 
     rights educational and training materials and programs within 
     the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of 
     Interior;
       (IV) efforts to address harassment and violence against 
     women within the ANSF;
       (V) improvements to infrastructure that address the 
     requirements of women serving in the ANSF, including 
     appropriate equipment for female security and police forces, 
     and transportation for policewomen to their station
       (VI) support for ANP Family Response Units; and
       (VII) security provisions for high-profile female police 
     and army officers.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1748. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 524. REVIEW OF CHARACTERIZATION OR TERMS OF DISCHARGE 
                   FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ALLEGED TO AFFECT TERMS 
                   OF DISCHARGE.

       Section 1553(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), in the case of a former member described in 
     subparagraph (B), the board shall--
       ``(i) review medical evidence of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs or a civilian health care provider that is presented 
     by the former member; and
       ``(ii) review the case with a presumption of administrative 
     irregularity and place the burden on the Secretary concerned 
     to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that no error 
     or injustice occurred.
       ``(B) A former member described in this subparagraph is a 
     former member described in paragraph (1) or a former member 
     whose application for relief is based in whole or in part on 
     matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or 
     traumatic brain injury as supporting rationale or as 
     justification for priority consideration whose post-traumatic 
     stress disorder or traumatic brain injury is related to 
     combat or military sexual trauma, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1749. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 1085. SENSE OF SENATE ON MISUSE OF GOVERNMENT TRAVEL 
                   CHARGE CARDS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) a finding in a May 2015 report of the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Defense that personnel charged nearly 
     $1,000,000 to government travel charge cards for personal use 
     at casinos and adult entertainment establishments over a one 
     year period demonstrates serious misuse of government travel 
     charge cards, does not comport with the values of the 
     Department, and requires additional oversight to prevent 
     future misuse;
       (2) the Director of the Defense Travel Management Office 
     should work with the Armed Forces, the Defense Agencies, and 
     representatives of financial institutions to determine how to 
     prevent and identify the inappropriate personal use of the 
     government travel charge cards under those and similar 
     circumstances; and
       (3) the Department of Defense should work to expeditiously 
     address any outstanding recommendations in the report of the 
     Inspector General described in paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1750. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement to Develop and Deploy UAS Technologies.--
     The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall work in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the heads of other Federal agencies, existing 
     UAS test sites designated by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, the private sector, and academia on the 
     research and development of technologies to safely detect, 
     identify, classify, and deconflict UAS in the national air 
     space, integrate UAS, and deploy proven UAS mitigation 
     technologies--
       (1) to ensure that UAS operate safely in the national air 
     space;
       (2) to ensure that, as the commercial use of UAS 
     technologies increase and are safely integrated into the 
     national air space, the United States is taking full 
     advantage of existing and developmental technologies to 
     detect, identify, classify, track, and counteract UAS in and 
     around restricted and controlled air space, such as airports, 
     military training areas, National Special Security Events, 
     and sensitive national security locations;
       (3) to yield important insights for the Department of 
     Defense, intelligence community, Department of Homeland 
     Security, and civilian and private sector applications;
       (4) to provide intelligence, reconnaissance, and 
     surveillance capabilities over widely dispersed and expansive 
     territories; and
       (5) to improve methods for protecting privacy and civil 
     liberties related to the use of UAS.
       (b) UAS Defined.--In this section, the term ``UAS'' means 
     unmanned aerial systems.
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  SA 1751. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 721. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF VETS4WARRIORS 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not terminate 
     the peer support program of the Department of Defense known 
     as the Vets4Warriors program unless the Secretary determines, 
     through a public process established by the Secretary, that 
     members of the Armed Forces will receive adequate mental 
     health care and resources in the absence of such program.
       (b) Evaluation of Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of peer-to-peer 
     counseling in assisting members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1752. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Graham, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Markey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Moran) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 355. STARBASE PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 
     requested no funding for the Department of Defense STARBASE 
     program.
       (2) The purpose of the STARBASE program is to improve the 
     knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 12th 
     grade in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     (STEM) subjects, to connect them to the military, and to 
     motivate them to explore science, technology, engineering, 
     and mathematics and possible military careers as they 
     continue their education.
       (3) The STARBASE program currently operates at 76 locations 
     in 40 States and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 
     primarily on military installations.
       (4) To date, nearly 750,000 students have participated in 
     the STARBASE program.
       (5) The STARBASE program is a highly effective program run 
     by dedicated members of the Armed Forces and strengthens the 
     relationships between the military, communities, and local 
     school districts.
       (6) The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 seeks 
     to eliminate funding for the STARBASE program for that fiscal 
     year due to a reorganization of science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics programs throughout the Federal 
     Government.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the STARBASE program should continue to be funded by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (c) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2016 by section 301 and available for the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance, Defense-
     wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4301--
       (1) the amount available for the STARBASE program is hereby 
     increased by $25,000,000; and
       (2) the amount available by reason of increased bulk fuel 
     cost savings is hereby decreased by $25,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1753. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Markey, Ms. Ayotte, 
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. HONORING AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR AND MISSING IN 
                   ACTION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In recent years, commemorative chairs honoring American 
     Prisoners of War/Missing in Action have been placed in 
     prominent locations across the United States.
       (2) The United States Capitol is an appropriate location to 
     place a commemorative chair honoring American Prisoners of 
     War/Missing in Action.
       (b) Placement of a Chair in the United States Capitol 
     Honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.--
       (1) Obtaining chair.--The Architect of the Capitol shall 
     enter into an agreement to obtain a chair featuring the logo 
     of the National League of POW/MIA Families under such terms 
     and conditions as the Architect considers appropriate and 
     consistent with applicable law.
       (2) Placement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Architect shall place the 
     chair obtained under paragraph (1) in a suitable permanent 
     location in the United States Capitol.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Donations.--The Architect of the Capitol may--
       (A) enter into an agreement with any organization described 
     in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that 
     Code to solicit private donations to carry out the purposes 
     of this section; and
       (B) accept donations of funds, property, and services to 
     carry out the purposes of this section.
       (2) Costs.--All costs incurred in carrying out the purposes 
     of this section shall be paid for with private donations 
     received under paragraph (1).
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  SA 1754. Mrs. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC. __. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Deputy Director for Management.--
       (1) Additional functions.--Section 503 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Program and Project Management.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--Subject to the direction and approval 
     of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management or 
     designee shall--
       ``(A) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, and 
     guidelines for program and project management for executive 
     agencies;
       ``(B) oversee program and project management for the 
     standards, policies, and guidelines established under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) chair the Program Management Policy Council 
     established under section 1126(b);
       ``(D) issue regulations and establish standards and 
     policies for executive agencies, in accordance with 
     nationally accredited standards for program and project 
     management planning and delivery issues;
       ``(E) engage with the private sector;
       ``(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address programs 
     identified as high risk by the Government Accountability 
     Office;
       ``(G) not less than annually, conduct portfolio reviews of 
     agency programs in coordination with Project Management 
     Improvement Officers designated under section 1126(a)(1); and
       ``(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan for program and 
     project management.
       ``(2) Application to department of defense.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent 
     that the provisions of that paragraph are substantially 
     similar to or duplicative of the provisions under section 810 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2016.''.
       (2) Deadline for standards, policies, and guidelines.--Not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue the standards, policies, 
     and guidelines required under section 503(c) of title 31, 
     United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
       (3) Regulations.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director for Management 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
     the Program Management Policy Council established under 
     section 1126(b) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (b)(1), and the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall issue any regulations as are 
     necessary to implement the requirements of section 503(c) of 
     title 31, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
       (b) Program Management Improvement Officers and Program 
     Management Policy Council.--
       (1) Amendment.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1126. Program Management Improvement Officers and 
       Program Management Policy Council

       ``(a) Program Management Improvement Officers.--
       ``(1) Designation.--The head of each agency described in 
     section 901(b) shall designate a senior executive of the 
     agency as the Program Management Improvement Officer of the 
     agency. The Program Management Improvement Officer shall 
     report directly to the head of the agency.
       ``(2) Functions.--The Program Management Improvement 
     Officer of an agency designated under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) implement program management policies established by 
     the agency under section 503(c); and
       ``(B) develop a written strategy for enhancing the role of 
     program managers within the agency that includes the 
     following:
       ``(i) Enhanced training and educational opportunities for 
     program managers.
       ``(ii) Mentoring of current and future program managers by 
     experienced senior executives and program managers within the 
     agency.
       ``(iii) Improved career paths and career opportunities for 
     program managers.
       ``(iv) Incentives for the recruitment and retention of 
     highly qualified individuals to serve as program managers.
       ``(v) Improved resources and support, including relevant 
     competencies encompassed with program and project management 
     within the private sector for program managers.
       ``(vi) Improved means of collecting and disseminating best 
     practices and lessons learned to enhance program management 
     across the agency.
       ``(vii) Common templates and tools to support improved data 
     gathering and analysis for program management and oversight 
     purposes.
       ``(3) Application to department of defense.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to the Department of Defense to 
     the extent that the provisions of this subsection are 
     substantially similar to or duplicative of the provisions 
     under section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2016.
       ``(b) Program Management Policy Council.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of 
     Management and Budget a council to be known as the `Program 
     Management Policy Council' (in this section referred to as 
     the `Council').
       ``(2) Purpose and functions.--The Council shall act as the 
     principal interagency forum for improving agency practices 
     related to program and project management. The Council 
     shall--
       ``(A) advise and assist the Deputy Director for Management 
     of the Office of Management and Budget;
       ``(B) review programs identified as high risk by the 
     General Accountability Office and make recommendations for 
     actions to be taken by the Deputy Director for Management of 
     the Office of Management and Budget or designee;
       ``(C) discuss topics of importance to the workforce, 
     including--
       ``(i) career development and workforce development needs;
       ``(ii) policy to support continuous improvement in program 
     and project management; and
       ``(iii) major challenges across agencies in managing 
     programs;
       ``(D) advise on the development and applicability of 
     standards governmentwide for program management transparency; 
     and
       ``(E) review the information published on the website of 
     the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to section 1122.
       ``(3) Membership.--
       ``(A) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following members:
       ``(i) Five members from the Office of Management and Budget 
     as follows:

       ``(I) The Deputy Director for Management.
       ``(II) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
     Government.
       ``(III) The Administrator of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy.
       ``(IV) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial 
     Management.
       ``(V) The Director of the Office of Performance and 
     Personnel Management.

       ``(ii) The Program Management Improvement Officer from each 
     agency described in section 901(b).
       ``(iii) Other individuals as determined appropriate by the 
     Chairperson.
       ``(B) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Deputy Director for Management of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall be the Chairperson 
     of the Council. A Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the 
     members and shall serve a term of not more than 1 year.
       ``(ii) Duties.--The Chairperson shall preside at the 
     meetings of the Council, determine the agenda of the Council, 
     direct the work of the Council, and establish and direct 
     subgroups of the Council as appropriate.
       ``(4) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than twice 
     per fiscal year and may meet at the call of the Chairperson 
     or a majority of the members of the Council.
       ``(5) Support.--The head of each agency with a Project 
     Management Improvement Officer serving on the Council shall 
     provide administrative support to the Council, as 
     appropriate, at the request of the Chairperson.
       ``(6) Committee duration.--Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     Council.''.
       (2) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 
     described in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
     shall submit to Congress and the Office of Management and 
     Budget a report containing the strategy developed under 
     section 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as added by paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Program and Project Management Personnel Standards.--
       (1) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' means 
     each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Regulations required.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, shall issue regulations 
     that--
       (A) identify key skills and competencies needed for a 
     program and project manager in an agency;
       (B) establish a new job series for program and project 
     management within an agency; and
       (C) establish a new career path for program and project 
     managers within an agency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1755. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN WORLD WAR II CITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     designate at least one city in the United States each year as 
     an ``American World War II City''.
       (b) Criteria for Designation.--After the designation made 
     under subsection (c), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall make each designation under 
     subsection (a) based on the following criteria:
       (1) Contributions by a city to the war effort during World 
     War II, including those related to defense manufacturing, 
     bond drives, service in the Armed Forces, and the presence of 
     military facilities within the city.

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       (2) Efforts by a city to preserve the history of the city's 
     contributions during World War II, including through the 
     establishment of preservation organizations or museums, 
     restoration of World War II facilities, and recognition of 
     World War II veterans.
       (c) First American World War II City.--The city of 
     Wilmington, North Carolina, is designated as an ``American 
     World War II City''.
       (d) Sunset.--The requirements of this section shall 
     terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1756. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 721. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PROBLEM GAMBLING 
                   BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Gambling addiction, or problem gambling, is a public 
     health disorder characterized by increasing preoccupation 
     with gambling, loss of control, restlessness, or irritability 
     when attempting to stop gambling, and continuation of the 
     gambling behavior in spite of mounting serious, negative 
     consequences.
       (2) Over 6,000,000 adults met criteria for a gambling 
     problem in 2013.
       (3) According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 
     it is estimated that between 36,000 and 48,000 members of the 
     Armed Forces on active duty meet criteria for a gambling 
     problem.
       (4) The Department of Defense operates an estimated 3,000 
     slot machines at military installations overseas that are 
     available to members of the Armed Forces and their families.
       (5) It is estimated that these slot machines generate more 
     than $100,000,000 in revenue for the Department of Defense, 
     which is used for further recreational activities for members 
     of the Armed Forces.
       (6) The United States Army operates bingo games on military 
     installations in the United States, which generate millions 
     of dollars per year.
       (7) The Department of Defense does not currently have 
     treatment programs for members of the Armed Forces with 
     problem gambling behaviors, although it does operate 
     treatment programs for alcohol abuse, illegal substance 
     abuse, and tobacco addiction.
       (8) The Department of Veterans Affairs provides behavioral 
     addiction treatment to veterans but has limited programs 
     directed at problem gambling.
       (9) Individuals with problem gambling behavior have higher 
     incidences of bankruptcy, domestic abuse, and suicide.
       (10) People who engage in problem gambling have high rates 
     of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
       (11) Because many veterans are often at high risk for co-
     occuring substance abuse and mental health disorders, it is 
     critical that they receive adequate treatment for such 
     disorders.
       (12) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 
     Disorders (Fifth Edition, published in May 2013) includes 
     problem gambling as a behavioral addiction. This reflects 
     research findings that gambling disorders are similar to 
     substance-related disorders in clinical expression, brain 
     origin, comorbidity, physiology, and treatment.
       (b) Policies and Programs to Prevent and Treat Gambling 
     Problems.--
       (1) Department of defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop policies on prevention, education, and treatment of 
     problem gambling, including the following elements:
       (A) Prevention programs for members of the Armed Forces and 
     their dependents.
       (B) Responsible gaming education for members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents.
       (C) Establishment of a center of excellence for the 
     residential treatment of the most severe cases of problem 
     gambling among members of the Armed Forces.
       (D) Policy and programs to integrate problem gambling into 
     existing mental health and substance abuse programs of the 
     Department of Defense in order to--
       (i) prevent problem gambling among members of the Armed 
     Forces and their families;
       (ii) provide responsible gaming educational materials to 
     members of the Armed Forces and their family members who 
     gamble; and
       (iii) train existing substance abuse and mental health 
     counselors to provide treatment for problem gambling within 
     current mental health and substance abuse treatment programs 
     for members of the Armed Forces.
       (E) Assessment of gambling problems among members of the 
     Armed Forces, factors related to the development of such 
     problems (including co-occurring disorders such as substance 
     use, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, 
     stress, and sensation seeking), and the social, health, and 
     financial impacts of gambling on members of the Armed Forces 
     by incorporating questions on problem gambling behavior into 
     ongoing research efforts as appropriate, including restoring 
     such questions into the Survey of Health Related Behaviors 
     Among Active Duty Military Personnel conducted by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Department of veterans affairs.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall develop policies on prevention, 
     education, and treatment of problem gambling, including the 
     following elements:
       (A) Prevention programs for veterans and their dependents.
       (B) Responsible gaming education for veterans and their 
     dependents.
       (C) Establishment of a center of excellence for the 
     residential treatment of the most severe cases of problem 
     gambling among veterans.
       (D) Policy and programs to integrate problem gambling into 
     existing mental health and substance abuse programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs in order to--
       (i) prevent problem gambling among veterans and their 
     families;
       (ii) provide responsible gaming educational materials to 
     veterans and their family members who gamble; and
       (iii) train existing substance abuse and mental health 
     counselors to provide treatment for problem gambling within 
     current mental health and substance abuse treatment programs 
     for veterans.
       (E) Financial counseling and related services for veterans 
     impacted by problem gambling.
       (3) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     the policies described in paragraph (1) and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall develop the policies described in 
     paragraph (2) in coordination with the Interagency Task Force 
     on Military and Veterans Mental Health.
       (4) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (A) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts 
     undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       (B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts 
     undertaken pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (c) Use of Certain Amounts by Department of Defense.--Of 
     the aggregate amount collected each fiscal year by morale, 
     welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities of the Department of 
     Defense from the operation of slot machines and bingo games, 
     an amount equal to one percent of such amount shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense carry out the policy 
     and programs described in subsection (b)(1)(D).
       (d) Comptroller General Study on Gambling and Problem 
     Gambling Among Members of the Armed Forces and Veterans.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on problem gambling among 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
       (2) Matters included.--The study conducted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) With respect to gambling installations (including 
     bingo) operated by each branch of the Armed Forces--
       (i) the number, type, and location of such gambling 
     installations;
       (ii) the total amount of cash flow through such gambling 
     installations;
       (iii) the amount of revenue generated by such gambling 
     installations; and
       (iv) how such revenue is spent.
       (B) An assessment of the prevalence of problem gambling 
     among members of the Armed Forces and veterans, including 
     recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out 
     by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to address problem gambling.
       (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1757. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 721. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PROBLEM GAMBLING 
                   BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

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       (1) Gambling addiction, or problem gambling, is a public 
     health disorder characterized by increasing preoccupation 
     with gambling, loss of control, restlessness, or irritability 
     when attempting to stop gambling, and continuation of the 
     gambling behavior in spite of mounting serious, negative 
     consequences.
       (2) Over 6,000,000 adults met criteria for a gambling 
     problem in 2013.
       (3) According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 
     it is estimated that between 36,000 and 48,000 members of the 
     Armed Forces on active duty meet criteria for a gambling 
     problem.
       (4) The Department of Defense operates an estimated 3,000 
     slot machines at military installations overseas that are 
     available to members of the Armed Forces and their families.
       (5) It is estimated that these slot machines generate more 
     than $100,000,000 in revenue for the Department of Defense, 
     which is used for further recreational activities for members 
     of the Armed Forces.
       (6) The United States Army operates bingo games on military 
     installations in the United States, which generate millions 
     of dollars per year.
       (7) The Department of Defense does not currently have 
     treatment programs for members of the Armed Forces with 
     problem gambling behaviors, although it does operate 
     treatment programs for alcohol abuse, illegal substance 
     abuse, and tobacco addiction.
       (8) Individuals with problem gambling behavior have higher 
     incidences of bankruptcy, domestic abuse, and suicide.
       (9) People who engage in problem gambling have high rates 
     of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
       (10) Because many members of the Armed Forces and veterans 
     are often at high risk for co-occuring substance abuse and 
     mental health disorders, it is critical that they receive 
     adequate treatment for such disorders.
       (11) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 
     Disorders (Fifth Edition, published in May 2013) includes 
     problem gambling as a behavioral addiction. This reflects 
     research findings that gambling disorders are similar to 
     substance-related disorders in clinical expression, brain 
     origin, comorbidity, physiology, and treatment.
       (b) Policies and Programs to Prevent and Treat Gambling 
     Problems.--
       (1) Department of defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop policies on prevention, education, and treatment of 
     problem gambling, including the following elements:
       (A) Prevention programs for members of the Armed Forces and 
     their dependents.
       (B) Responsible gaming education for members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents.
       (C) Establishment of a center of excellence for the 
     residential treatment of the most severe cases of problem 
     gambling among members of the Armed Forces.
       (D) Policy and programs to integrate problem gambling into 
     existing mental health and substance abuse programs of the 
     Department of Defense in order to--
       (i) prevent problem gambling among members of the Armed 
     Forces and their families;
       (ii) provide responsible gaming educational materials to 
     members of the Armed Forces and their family members who 
     gamble; and
       (iii) train existing substance abuse and mental health 
     counselors to provide treatment for problem gambling within 
     current mental health and substance abuse treatment programs 
     for members of the Armed Forces.
       (E) Assessment of gambling problems among members of the 
     Armed Forces, factors related to the development of such 
     problems (including co-occurring disorders such as substance 
     use, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, 
     stress, and sensation seeking), and the social, health, and 
     financial impacts of gambling on members of the Armed Forces 
     by incorporating questions on problem gambling behavior into 
     ongoing research efforts as appropriate, including restoring 
     such questions into the Survey of Health Related Behaviors 
     Among Active Duty Military Personnel conducted by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     the policies described in paragraph (1) in coordination with 
     the Interagency Task Force on Military and Veterans Mental 
     Health.
       (3) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts 
     undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (c) Use of Certain Amounts by Department of Defense.--Of 
     the aggregate amount collected each fiscal year by morale, 
     welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities of the Department of 
     Defense from the operation of slot machines and bingo games, 
     an amount equal to one percent of such amount shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense carry out the policy 
     and programs described in subsection (b)(1)(D).
       (d) Comptroller General Study on Gambling and Problem 
     Gambling Among Members of the Armed Forces.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on problem gambling among 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Matters included.--The study conducted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) With respect to gambling installations (including 
     bingo) operated by each branch of the Armed Forces--
       (i) the number, type, and location of such gambling 
     installations;
       (ii) the total amount of cash flow through such gambling 
     installations;
       (iii) the amount of revenue generated by such gambling 
     installations; and
       (iv) how such revenue is spent.
       (B) An assessment of the prevalence of problem gambling 
     among members of the Armed Forces, including recommendations 
     for policies and programs to be carried out by the Department 
     of Defense to address problem gambling.
       (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1758. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1649 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1649. LIMITATION ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) Extension and Expansion of Limitation on Providing 
     Certain Sensitive Missile Defense Information.--Section 
     1246(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 923), as 
     amended by section 1243(2)(A) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
     ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3564), is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``information.--No funds'' and inserting 
     the following: ``information.--
       ``(A) In general.--No funds'';
       (2) by striking ``for fiscal year 2014 or 2015'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be 
     used to provide the Russian Federation with sensitive missile 
     defense information or information relating to velocity at 
     burnout of, or telemetry information on, United States 
     missile interceptors or targets.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     limitation under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary certifies 
     to the congressional defense committees that the Russia 
     Federation--
       ``(i) is complying with 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');
       ``(ii) has verifiably pulled its regular and irregular 
     military forces out of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea; 
     and
       ``(iii) has terminated its contract to sell the S-300 air 
     defense system to the Islamic Republic of Iran.''.
       (b) Limitation on Integration of Missile Defense Systems.--
     None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to 
     integrate in any way United States missile defense systems, 
     including those of NATO, with missile defense systems of the 
     Russian Federation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1759. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1242. REPORT ON USE BY IRAN OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE 
                   THROUGH SANCTIONS RELIEF.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Director 
     of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report assessing the following:
       (1) The monetary value of any direct or indirect forms of 
     sanctions relief that Iran has received since the Joint Plan 
     of Action first entered into effect.

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       (2) How Iran has used funds made available through 
     sanctions relief, including the extent to which any such 
     funds have facilitated the ability of Iran--
       (A) to provide support for--
       (i) any individual or entity designated for the imposition 
     of sanctions for activities relating to international 
     terrorism pursuant to an Executive order or by the Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury on 
     or before the enactment of this Act;
       (ii) any organization designated by the Secretary of State 
     as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) on or 
     before the enactment of this Act; or
       (iii) any other terrorist organization, including Hamas, 
     Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or the regime of Bashar 
     al-Assad in Syria;
       (B) to advance the efforts of Iran or any other country to 
     develop nuclear weapons or ballistic missiles overtly or 
     covertly; or
       (C) to commit any violation of the human rights of the 
     people of Iran.
       (3) The extent to which any senior officials of the 
     Government of Iran have diverted any funds from sanctions 
     relief into their personal accounts.
       (b) Form of Reports.--Each report required by subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
       (2) Joint plan of action.--The term ``Joint Plan of 
     Action'' means the Joint Plan of Action, signed at Geneva 
     November 24, 2013, by Iran and by France, Germany, the 
     Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the 
     United Kingdom, and the United States, and all implementing 
     materials and agreements related to the Joint Plan of Action, 
     including the technical understandings reached on January 12, 
     2014, the extension thereto agreed to on July 18, 2014, and 
     the extension thereto agreed to on November 24, 2014.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1760. Mrs. CAPITO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 540. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DISESTABLISH SENIOR 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS.

       No amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to--
       (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with 
     Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 
     26, 2006; or
       (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or 
     place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program in accordance with the information paper of the 
     Department of the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officers 
     Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'' and 
     dated January 27, 2014, or any successor information paper or 
     policy of the Department of the Army.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1761. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR.

       (a) Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an 
     existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the 
     release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile 
     groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of 
     carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such 
     officer shall have the title of ``Interagency Hostage 
     Recovery Coordinator''.
       (2) Duties.--The Coordinator shall have the following 
     duties:
       (A) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal 
     Government relating to each hostage situation described in 
     paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all 
     hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and 
     correct lines of authority are established and maintained.
       (B) Establish and direct a fusion cell consisting of 
     appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview 
     over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1).
       (C) Develop a strategy to keep family members of hostages 
     described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such 
     hostages and inform such family members of updates, 
     procedures, and policies that do not compromise the national 
     security of the United States.
       (b) Limitation on Authority.--The authority of the 
     Coordinator shall be limited to countries that are state 
     sponsors of terrorism and areas designated as hazardous for 
     which hostile fire and imminent danger pay are payable to 
     members of the Armed Forces for duty performed in such area.
       (c) Quarterly Report.--
       (1) In general.--On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     the members of Congress described in paragraph (2) a report 
     that includes a summary of each hostage situation described 
     in subsection (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of all 
     hostages in such hostage situation.
       (2) Members of congress described.--The members of Congress 
     described in this paragraph are, with respect to a United 
     States person hostage covered by a report under paragraph 
     (1), the Senators representing the State, and the Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of 
     Representatives representing the district, where a hostage 
     described in subjection (a)(1) resides.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection may 
     be submitted in classified or unclassified form.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing the Federal Government to negotiate 
     with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the 
     Secretary of State has designated as a foreign terrorist 
     organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Coordinator.--The term ``Coordinator'' means the 
     Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator designated under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Hostile group.--The term ``hostile group'' means--
       (A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist 
     organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a));
       (B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the 
     United States; or
       (C) any other group that the President determines to be a 
     hostile group for purposes of this paragraph.
       (3) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor 
     of terrorism''--
       (A) means a country the government of which the Secretary 
     of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, or any other provision of law, to be a 
     government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism; and
       (B) includes North Korea.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1762. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1664. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE 
                   ATTACKS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) An attack on the United States using an electromagnetic 
     pulse weapon could have devastating effects on critical 
     infrastructure and, over time, could lead to the death of 
     millions of people of the United States.
       (2) The threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack on United 
     States non-military infrastructure remains a serious 
     vulnerability for the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should ensure that all relevant Federal 
     agencies have a full understanding of the electromagnetic 
     pulse threat and are prepared for such a contingency;
       (2) the United States Government should formulate and 
     maintain a strategy to prepare and protect United States 
     infrastructure against electromagnetic pulse events, 
     especially attacks by hostile foreign governments, foreign 
     terrorist organizations, or transnational criminal 
     organizations; and
       (3) relevant Federal agencies should conduct outreach to 
     educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure, 
     emergency planners, and emergency responders at all levels of 
     government about the threat of electromagnetic pulse attack.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1763. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,

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

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

     SEC. 884. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION 
                   OF RELOCATION SERVICES.

       The Secretary of Defense may authorize the commander of a 
     military base to enter into a contract with an appropriate 
     entity for the provision of relocation services to members of 
     the Armed Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1764. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FUNDING FOR THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there are 
     hereby authorized such sums as necessary, for fiscal years 
     2016 through 2023, to fully fund the compact of free 
     association between the United States and the Republic of 
     Palau.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1765. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses to 
     maintain and preserve a United States-flag merchant marine to 
     serve the national security needs of the United States under 
     chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $300,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1766. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE FROM THE ISLAND OF 
                   KAHOOLAWE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall work with the appropriate 
     officials of the State of Hawaii and the Kahoolawe Island 
     Reserve Commission to explore options to restore funding for 
     the removal and remediation of unexploded ordnance on the 
     island of Kahoolawe to ensure safety on Kahoolawe. Such 
     options may include training through the Innovative Readiness 
     Training Program for the removal of unexploded ordnance.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1767. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VESSELS.

       (a) Per-vessel Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 
     53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, and subject 
     to the availability of appropriations, there is authorized to 
     be paid to each contractor for an operating agreement (as 
     those terms are used in that section) for fiscal year 2016, 
     $5,000,000 for each vessel that is covered by the operating 
     agreement.
       (b) Repeal of Other Authorization.--Section 53111(3) of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``2016,''.
       (c) Funding.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     expenses to maintain and preserve a United States-flag 
     merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is hereby increased by $114,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1768. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE.

       For each State or local community in which military 
     families comprise at least 10 percent of the total 
     population, the Secretary of Defense shall work to provide a 
     military-civilian coordinated community response, that 
     includes coordination with State and local law enforcement, 
     the Family Advocacy Program of the Department of Defense, and 
     non-profit civilian service providers, to ensure that 
     military families experiencing domestic violence receive 
     appropriate services from either military or civilian service 
     providers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1769. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 2815. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE ONLY NON-MOBILE 
                   PROPERTIES FROM CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY 
                   DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Excess or unutilized or underutilized non-
     mobile property of the Army that is situated on non-excess 
     land shall be exempt from the requirements of title V of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et 
     seq.) upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army 
     that--
       (1) the property is not feasible to relocate;
       (2) the property is not suitable for public access; and
       (3) the exemption would facilitate the efficient disposal 
     of excess property or result in more efficient real property 
     management.
       (b) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall 
     expire on September 30, 2017.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1770. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 884. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEFENSE CONTRACTING FRAUD.

       (a) Annual Study and Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct an annual study on defense contracting fraud 
     and submit a report containing the findings of such study to 
     the congressional defense committees.
       (b) Report Contents.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall include with respect to the most recent reporting 
     period the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of the total value of Department of 
     Defense contracts entered into to with contractors that have 
     been indicted for, settled charges of, been fined by any 
     Federal department or agency for, or been convicted of fraud 
     in connection with any contract or other transaction entered 
     into with the Federal Government.
       (2) Recommendations by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense or other appropriate Department of 
     Defense official regarding how to penalize contractors 
     repeatedly involved in fraud in connection with contracts or 
     other transactions entered into with the Federal Government, 
     including an update on implementation by the Department of 
     any previous such recommendations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1771. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. REINSTATEMENT OF OVERNIGHT SERVICE STANDARDS.

       During the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall apply the 
     service standards for first-class mail and periodicals under 
     part 121 of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, that were 
     in effect on July 1, 2012.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1772. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 844. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BERRY-COMPLIANT FOOTWEAR.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense 
     should, not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, expedite the purchase of and 
     availability to enlisted initial entrants of the United 
     States Armed Forces, either as an in-kind issue or by cash 
     allowance, such Berry Amendment-compliant athletic footwear 
     as has been qualified for use during initial entrant training 
     to the exclusion of similar non-Berry-compliant footwear.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1773. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 643. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR 
                   BENEFITS PLAN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY DEPENDENCY 
                   AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
       (B) In section 1451(c)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
     amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450--
       (i) by striking subsection (e);
       (ii) by striking subsection (k); and
       (iii) by striking subsection (m).
       (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph (C).
       (C) In section 1452--
       (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``does not apply--'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``does not apply in the 
     case of a deduction made through administrative error.''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (g).
       (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 1450(k)(2),''.
       (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may 
     be paid to any person for any period before the effective 
     date provided under subsection (f) by reason of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously 
     Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has 
     been in receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan 
     under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that is in effect before the effective date provided 
     under subsection (f) and that is adjusted by reason of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) and who has received a 
     refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall not be required to repay such 
     refund to the United States.
       (d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent 
     Children.--Section 1448(d) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary concerned'' and inserting 
     ``The Secretary concerned''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that 
     follows through ``In the case of a member described in 
     paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children annuity 
     when no eligible surviving spouse.--In the case of a member 
     described in paragraph (1),''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible 
     Spouses.--The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall restore annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving 
     spouse who, in consultation with the Secretary, previously 
     elected to transfer payment of such annuity to a surviving 
     child or children under the provisions of section 
     1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect 
     on the day before the effective date provided under 
     subsection (f). Such eligibility shall be restored whether or 
     not payment to such child or children subsequently was 
     terminated due to loss of dependent status or death. For the 
     purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse includes a 
     spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such 
     annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having 
     attained age 55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has 
     been terminated by death, divorce or annulment.
       (f) Effective Date.--The sections and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the later of--
       (1) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the 
     calendar year in which this Act is enacted.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1774. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 643. BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES WHO LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO RETIRED PAY FOR 
                   REASONS OTHER THAN DEPENDENT ABUSE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Families Serve, Too, Military Justice Reform Act of 2015''.
       (b) In General.--Section 1408 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as 
     subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection (i):
       ``(i) Benefits for Dependents of Members Losing Right to 
     Retired Pay for Misconduct Other Than Dependent Abuse.--
     (1)(A) If, in the case of a member or former member of the 
     armed forces referred to in paragraph (2)(A), a court order 
     provides (in the manner applicable to a division of property) 
     for the payment of an amount from the disposable retired pay 
     of that member or former member (as certified under paragraph 
     (4)) to an eligible spouse or former spouse of that member or 
     former member, the Secretary concerned, beginning upon 
     effective service of such court order, shall pay that amount 
     in accordance with this subsection to such spouse or former 
     spouse.
       ``(B) If, in the case of a member or former member of the 
     armed forces referred to in paragraph (2)(A), a court order 
     provides for the payment as child support of an amount from 
     the disposable retired pay of that member or former member 
     (as certified under paragraph (4)) to an eligible dependent 
     child of the member or former member, the Secretary 
     concerned, beginning upon effective service of such court 
     order, shall pay that amount in accordance with this 
     subsection to such dependent child.
       ``(2) A spouse or former spouse, or a dependent child, of a 
     member or former member of the armed forces is eligible to 
     receive payment under this subsection if--
       ``(A) the member or former member, while a member of the 
     armed forces and after becoming eligible to be retired from 
     the armed forces on the basis of years of service, has 
     eligibility to receive retired pay terminated as a result of 
     misconduct while a member (other than misconduct described in 
     subsection (h)(2)(A));
       ``(B) in the case of eligibility of a spouse or former 
     spouse under paragraph (1)(A), the spouse or former spouse--
       ``(i) either--
       ``(I) was married to the member or former member at the 
     time of the misconduct that resulted in the termination of 
     retired pay; or
       ``(II) was is receipt of marital support, alimony, or child 
     support from the member or former member as of the time of 
     the misconduct pursuant to a court order; and
       ``(ii) was not, based on the evidence adduced at trial, an 
     aider, abettor, accomplice, or co-conspirator in the 
     misconduct that resulted in the termination of retired pay, 
     as certified in writing to the convening authority by--
       ``(I) the military judge of the court-martial that resulted 
     in the termination of retired pay; or
       ``(II) the staff judge advocate of the convening authority; 
     and
       ``(C) in the case of eligibility of a dependent child under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the dependent child--
       ``(i) had not reached the age of 16 years at the time of 
     the misconduct that resulted in the termination of retired 
     pay; or
       ``(ii) had reached the age of 16 years at the time of the 
     misconduct and was not, based on the evidence adduced at 
     trial, an aider, abettor, accomplice, or co-conspirator in 
     the misconduct that resulted in the termination of retired 
     pay, as certified in writing to the convening authority by--
       ``(I) the military judge of the court-martial that resulted 
     in the termination of retired pay; or
       ``(II) the staff judge advocate of the convening authority.
       ``(3) The amount certified by the Secretary concerned under 
     paragraph (4) with respect to a member or former member of 
     the armed forces referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall be 
     deemed to be the disposable retired pay of that member or 
     former member for the purposes of this subsection.
       ``(4) Upon the request of a court or an eligible spouse or 
     former spouse, or an eligible dependent child, of a member or 
     former member of the armed forces referred to in paragraph 
     (2)(A) in connection with a civil action for the issuance of 
     a court order in the case of that member or former member, 
     the Secretary concerned shall determine and certify the 
     amount of the monthly retired

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     pay that the member or former member would have been entitled 
     to receive as of the date of the certification--
       ``(A) if the member or former member's eligibility for 
     retired pay had not been terminated as described in paragraph 
     (2)(A); and
       ``(B) if, in the case of a member or former member not in 
     receipt of retired pay immediately before that termination of 
     eligibility for retired pay, the member or former member had 
     retired on the effective date of that termination of 
     eligibility.
       ``(5)(A) Paragraphs (5) through (8) and (10) of subsection 
     (h) shall apply to eligibility of former spouses to payments 
     under this subsection, court orders for the payment of 
     disposable retired pay under this subsection, amounts payable 
     under this subsection, and payments under this subsection in 
     the same manner as such paragraphs apply to such matters 
     under subsection (h).
       ``(B) If a spouse or former spouse or a dependent child 
     eligible or entitled to receive payments under this 
     subsection is eligible or entitled to receive benefits under 
     subsection (h), the eligibility or entitlement of that spouse 
     or former spouse or dependent child to such benefits shall be 
     determined under subsection (h) instead of this subsection.
       ``(6)(A) A spouse or former spouse of a member or former 
     member of the armed forces referred to in paragraph (2)(A), 
     while receiving payments in accordance with this subsection, 
     shall be entitled to receive medical and dental care, to use 
     commissary and exchange stores, and to receive any other 
     benefit that a spouse or a former spouse of a retired member 
     of the armed forces is entitled to receive on the basis of 
     being a spouse or former spouse, as the case may be, of a 
     retired member of the armed forces in the same manner as if 
     the member or former member referred to in paragraph (2)(A) 
     was entitled to retired pay.
       ``(B) A dependent child of a member or former member 
     referred to in paragraph (2)(A) who was a member of the 
     household of the member or former member at the time of the 
     misconduct described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be entitled to 
     receive medical and dental care, to use commissary and 
     exchange stores, and to have other benefits provided to 
     dependents of retired members of the armed forces in the same 
     manner as if the member or former member referred to in 
     paragraph (2)(A) was entitled to retired pay.
       ``(C) If a spouse or former spouse or a dependent child 
     eligible or entitled to receive a particular benefit under 
     this paragraph is eligible or entitled to receive that 
     benefit under another provision of law, the eligibility or 
     entitlement of that spouse or former spouse or dependent 
     child to such benefit shall be determined under such other 
     provision of law instead of this paragraph.
       ``(7) In this subsection, the term `dependent child', with 
     respect to a member or former member of the armed forces 
     referred to in paragraph (2)(A), has the meaning given that 
     term in subsection (h)(11).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (f) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (i)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``subsection (j)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and shall apply to a spouse or former spouse, or a dependent 
     child of a member or former member of the Armed Forces whose 
     eligibility to receive retired pay is terminated on or after 
     that date as a result of misconduct while a member.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1775. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Kirk) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. REQUIREMENT THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POST REPORTS ON 
                   THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) Whenever the Inspector General submits to the 
     Secretary a report or audit (or any portion of any report or 
     audit) in final form, the Inspector General shall, not later 
     than 3 days after such submittal, post such report or audit 
     (or portion of report or audit), as the case may be, on the 
     Internet website of the Inspector General.
       ``(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     authorize the public disclosure of information that is 
     prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1776. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 524. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Additional Qualified Persons.--Paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (b) of section 504 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(C) A person who, at the time of enlistment in an armed 
     force, has resided continuously in a lawful status in the 
     United States for at least two years.
       ``(D) A person who, at the time of enlistment in an armed 
     force, possesses an employment authorization document issued 
     by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services under 
     the requirements of the Department of Homeland Security 
     policy entitled `Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals' 
     (DACA).''.
       (b) Admission to Permanent Residence of Certain 
     Enlistees.--Such section is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Admission to Permanent Residence of Certain 
     Enlistees.--(1) A person described in subsection (b) who, at 
     the time of enlistment in an armed force, is not a citizen or 
     other national of the United States or lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence shall be adjusted to the status of an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     provisions of section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1259), except that the alien need not--
       ``(A) establish that he or she entered the United States 
     prior to January 1, 1972; and
       ``(B) comply with section 212(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(e)).
       ``(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind the 
     lawful permanent resident status of a person whose status was 
     adjusted under paragraph (1) if the person is separated from 
     the armed forces under other than honorable conditions before 
     the person served for a period or periods aggregating five 
     years. Such grounds for rescission are in addition to any 
     other provided by law. The fact that the person was separated 
     from the armed forces under other than honorable conditions 
     shall be proved by a duly authenticated certification from 
     the armed force in which the person last served. The service 
     of the person in the armed forces shall be proved by duly 
     authenticated copies of the service records of the person.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 329A 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439, 1440, 
     1440-1) by which a person may naturalize through service in 
     the armed forces.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 504. Persons not qualified; citizenship or residency 
       requirements; exceptions''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 31 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 504 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``504. Persons not qualified; citizenship or residency requirements; 
              exceptions.''.

     SEC. 525. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS HAVING SATISFIED 
                   ENGLISH AND CIVICS, GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, AND 
                   HONORABLE SERVICE AND DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS 
                   FOR NATURALIZATION.

       (a) Immigration and Nationality Act.--The Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 329A (8 U.S.C. 1440-1) the following:

     ``SEC. 329B. PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR 
                   ENGAGEMENT IN ACTIVE COMBAT OR ACTIVE 
                   PARTICIPATION IN COMBAT.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of naturalization and 
     continuing citizenship under the following provisions of law, 
     a person who has received an award described in subsection 
     (b) shall be treated--
       ``(A) as having satisfied the requirements under sections 
     312(a) and 316(a)(3), and subsections (b)(3), (c), and (e) of 
     section 328; and
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), under sections 
     328 and 329--
       ``(i) as having served honorably in the Armed Forces for 
     (in the case of section 328) a period or periods aggregating 
     1 year; and
       ``(ii) if separated from such service, as having been 
     separated under honorable conditions.
       ``(2) Revocation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), any 
     person who separated from the Armed Forces under other than 
     honorable conditions may be subject to revocation of 
     citizenship under section 328(f) or 329(c) if the other 
     requirements under such section are met.
       ``(b) Application.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to the following awards from the Armed Forces of the United 
     States:
       ``(1) The Combat Infantryman Badge from the Army.
       ``(2) The Combat Medical Badge from the Army.
       ``(3) The Combat Action Badge from the Army.
       ``(4) The Combat Action Ribbon from the Navy, the Marine 
     Corps, or the Coast Guard.
       ``(5) The Air Force Combat Action Medal.

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       ``(6) Any other award that the Secretary of Defense 
     determines to be an equivalent award for engagement in active 
     combat or active participation in combat.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 329A the following:

``Sec. 329B. Persons who have received an award for engagement in 
              active combat or active participation in combat.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1777. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 213, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       (3) Preservation of current bah for certain other married 
     members.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the amount of basic 
     allowance for housing payable to a member of the uniformed 
     services under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, 
     as of September 30, 2015, shall not be reduced by reason of 
     the amendment made by subsection (a) unless--
       (A) the member and the member's spouse undergo a permanent 
     change of station;
       (B) the member and the member's spouse move into or 
     commence living in on-base housing; or
       (C) the member and the member's spouse change residence 
     from the residence as of that date.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1778. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 607, strike ``submit to the congressional defense 
     committees'' and insert ``, in consultation with the Director 
     of National Intelligence, submit to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1779. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 682, beginning on line 8, strike ``Committees'' and 
     all that follows through line 11 and insert the following: 
     ``Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives a report setting forth the 
     policy developed pursuant to subsection (a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1780. Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of bill, add the following:

             DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Department of State 
     Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal 
     Year 2016''.

     SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of State.
       (3) Peacekeeping credits.--The term ``peacekeeping 
     credits'' means the amounts by which United States assessed 
     peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures, 
     apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations 
     by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping 
     fiscal year.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.

                TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 5101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

     SEC. 5102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

     SEC. 5103. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

              Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities

     SEC. 5201. AMERICAN SPACES REVIEW.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that includes--
       (1) the full costs incurred by the Department to provide 
     American Spaces, including--
       (A) American Centers, American Corners, Binational Centers, 
     Information Resource Centers, and Science Centers; and
       (B) the total costs of all associated--
       (i) employee salaries, including foreign service, American 
     civilian, and locally employed staff;
       (ii) programming expenses;
       (iii) operating expenses;
       (iv) contracting expenses; and
       (v) security expenses;
       (2) a breakdown of the total costs described in paragraph 
     (1) by each space and type of space;
       (3) the total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, 
     American Spaces and related resources, including a breakdown 
     by the type of fee for each space and type of space; and
       (4) the total usage rates, including by type of service, 
     for each space and type of space.

     SEC. 5202. IDENTIFYING BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY 
                   OPPORTUNITIES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     United States Trade Representative, shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that includes a 
     detailed description of--
       (1) the status of all ongoing investment treaty 
     negotiations, including a strategy and timetable for 
     concluding each such negotiation;
       (2) a strategy to expand the investment treaty agenda, 
     including through--
       (A) launching new investment treaty negotiations with 
     foreign partners that are currently capable of entering in 
     such negotiations; and
       (B) building the capacity of foreign partners to enter into 
     such negotiations, including by encouraging the adoption of 
     best practices with respect to investment; and
       (3) any resources that will be needed, including 
     anticipated staffing levels--
       (A) to conclude all ongoing negotiations described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) to launch new investment treaty negotiations, as 
     described in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (C) to build the capacity of foreign partners, as described 
     in paragraph (2)(B).

     SEC. 5203. REINSTATEMENT OF HONG KONG REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
     2020, the Secretary shall submit the report required under 
     section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 
     (22 U.S.C. 5731) to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (b) Public Disclosure.--The report submitted under 
     subsection (a) should be unclassified and made publicly 
     available, including through the Department's public website.

     SEC. 5204. UNITED STATES-CHINA STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC 
                   DIALOGUE REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, and in consultation with 
     other appropriate departments and agencies, shall--
       (1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic 
     and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Dialogue''); and
       (2) and submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that contains the findings of such review.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report described in subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) a list of all commitments agreed to by the United 
     States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings;
       (2) an assessment of the status of each commitment agreed 
     to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 
     rounds of meetings, including a detailed description of--
       (A) any actions that have been taken with respect to such 
     commitments;
       (B) any aspects of such commitments that remain 
     unfulfilled; and
       (C) any actions that remain necessary to fulfill any 
     unfulfilled commitments described in subparagraph (B);
       (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Dialogue in 
     achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United 
     States priorities in the bilateral relationship including--
       (A) the security situation in the East and South China 
     Seas, including a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in 
     the region;

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       (B) denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula;
       (C) cyber theft of United States intellectual property;
       (D) the treatment of political dissidents, media 
     representatives, and ethnic and religious minorities;
       (E) reciprocal treatment of United States journalists and 
     academics in China, including issuance of visas;
       (F) expanding investment and trade opportunities for United 
     States businesses;
       (G) repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to 
     North Korea; and
       (H) promoting and protecting rule of law and democratic 
     institutions in Hong Kong; and
       (4) recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the 
     Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments 
     on United States priorities described in paragraph (3), 
     including consideration of the use of pre-determined 
     benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are 
     significantly furthering such priorities.

     SEC. 5205. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BURMA.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that--
       (1) describes in detail all known widespread or systematic 
     civil or political rights violations, including violations 
     that may constitute crimes against humanity against ethnic, 
     racial, or religious minorities in Burma, including the 
     Rohingya people; and
       (2) provides recommendations for holding perpetrators of 
     the violations described in paragraph (1) accountable for 
     their actions.

     SEC. 5206. COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic 
     and Consular Programs, $500,000 shall be made available to 
     the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to support 
     efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil 
     society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-
     Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial 
     intolerance in Europe.

     SEC. 5207. BIOTECHNOLOGY GRANTS.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 63. BIOTECHNOLOGY GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     support, through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, 
     outreach, and public diplomacy activities, activities 
     promoting the benefits of agricultural biotechnology, 
     biofuels, science-based regulatory systems, and the 
     application of such technologies for trade and development.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The total amount of grants and other 
     assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall not 
     exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 5208. DEFINITION OF ``USE'' IN PASSPORT AND VISA 
                   OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting before section 1541 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 1540. DEFINITION OF `USE' AND `USES'.

       ``In this chapter, the terms `use' and `uses' shall be 
     given their plain meaning, which shall include use for 
     identification purposes.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     before the item relating to section 1541 the following:

``1540. Definition of `use' and `uses'.''.

     SEC. 5209. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.

       Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Related to Science 
     and Technology Fellowship Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and 
     technology fellowship programs of the Department of State.
       ``(2) Recruitment; stipends.--Assistance authorized under 
     paragraph (1) may be used--
       ``(A) to recruit fellows; and
       ``(B) to pay stipends, travel, and other appropriate 
     expenses to fellows.
       ``(3) Classification of stipends.--Stipends paid under 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall not be considered compensation for 
     purposes of section 209 of title 18, United States Code.
       ``(4) Limitation.--The total amount of assistance provided 
     under this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 5210. NAME CHANGES.

       (a) Public Law 87-195.--Section 607(d) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and 
     International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, 
     Environment, and Science''.
       (b) Public Law 88-206.--Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7671p(a)) is amended by striking ``Assistant 
     Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental 
     and Scientific Affairs'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary 
     of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science''.
       (c) Public Law 93-126.--Section 9(a) of the Department of 
     State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 
     2655a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Bureau of Oceans and International 
     Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and inserting ``Bureau 
     of Oceans, Environment, and Science''; and
       (2) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans 
     and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, 
     Environment, and Science''.
       (d) Public Law 106-113.--Section 1112(a) of the Admiral 
     James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 
     2652c(a)) is amended by striking ``Verification and 
     Compliance.'' and inserting ``Arms Control, Verification, and 
     Compliance (referred to in this section as the `Assistant 
     Secretary').''.

     SEC. 5211. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide for the 
     participation of the United States in the Information Sharing 
     Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional 
     Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery 
     Against Ships in Asia, done at Singapore November 11, 2004.

     SEC. 5212. REPORT REFORM.

       (a) Human Rights Report.--Section 549 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347h) is repealed.
       (b) Rough Diamonds Annual Report.--Section 12 of the Clean 
     Diamond Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 3911) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 12. REPORTS.

       ``For each country that, during the preceding 12-month 
     period, exported rough diamonds to the United States and was 
     exporting rough diamonds not controlled through the Kimberley 
     Process Certification Scheme, if the failure to do so has 
     significantly increased the likelihood that those diamonds 
     not so controlled are being imported into the United States, 
     the President shall submit a semi-annual report to Congress 
     that explains what actions have been taken by the United 
     States or such country since the previous report to ensure 
     that diamonds, the exportation of which was not controlled 
     through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, are not 
     being imported from that country into the United States. A 
     country shall be included in the report required under this 
     section until the country is controlling the importation and 
     exportation of rough diamonds through the Kimberley Process 
     Certification Scheme.''.

                     Subtitle B--Additional Matters

     SEC. 5221. ATROCITIES PREVENTION BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--The President is authorized to 
     establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an 
     Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Board'').
       (b) Duties.--The Board is authorized--
       (1) to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing 
     mass atrocities;
       (2)(A) to propose policies to integrate the early warning 
     systems of national security agencies, including intelligence 
     agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities; and
       (B) to coordinate the policy response to such incidents;
       (3) to identify relevant Federal agencies, which shall 
     track and report on Federal funding spent on atrocity 
     prevention efforts;
       (4) to oversee the development and implementation of 
     comprehensive atrocities prevention and response strategies;
       (5) to identify available resources and policy options 
     necessary to prevent the emergence or escalation of mass 
     atrocities;
       (6) to identify and propose policies to close gaps in 
     expertise, readiness, and planning for atrocities prevention 
     and early action across Federal agencies, including training 
     for employees at relevant Federal agencies;
       (7) to engage relevant civil society and nongovernmental 
     organization stakeholders in regular consultations to solicit 
     current information on countries of concern; and
       (8) to conduct an atrocity-specific expert review of policy 
     and programming of all countries at risk for mass atrocities.
       (c) Leadership.--
       (1) In general.--The Board shall be headed by a Senior 
     Director, who--
       (A) shall be appointed by the President; and
       (B) shall report to the Assistant to the President for 
     National Security Affairs.
       (2) Responsibilities.--The Senior Director shall have 
     primary responsibility for--
       (A) recommending and promoting United States Government 
     policies on preventing mass atrocities; and
       (B) carrying out the duties described in subsection (b).
       (d) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of--
       (1) representatives from--
       (A) the Department of State;
       (B) the United States Agency for International Development;
       (C) the Department of Defense;
       (D) the Department of Justice;
       (E) the Department of the Treasury;
       (F) the Department of Homeland Security;
       (G) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (H) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
       (I) the United States Mission to the United Nations; and
       (J) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
       (2) such other individuals as the President may appoint.

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       (e) Coordination.--The Board is authorized to coordinate 
     with relevant officials and government agencies responsible 
     for foreign policy with respect to particular regions and 
     countries to help provide a cohesive, whole of government 
     response and policy direction to emerging and ongoing 
     atrocities.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a classified report, 
     with an unclassified annex, which shall include--
       (1) an update on the interagency review mandated by 
     Presidential Study Directive 10 that includes--
       (A) an evaluation of current mechanisms and capacities for 
     government-wide detection, early warning, information-
     sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to 
     prevent and respond to situations of genocide, mass 
     atrocities, and other mass violence, including such mass 
     gender- and ethnicity-based violence;
       (B) an assessment of the funding spent by relevant Federal 
     agencies on atrocity prevention activities;
       (C) current annual global assessments of sources of 
     conflict and instability;
       (D) recommendations to further strengthen United States 
     capabilities to improve the mechanisms described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (E) evaluations of the various approaches to enhancing 
     capabilities and improving the mechanisms described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (2) recommendations to ensure burden sharing by--
       (A) improving international cooperation and coordination to 
     enhance multilateral mechanisms for preventing genocide and 
     atrocities, including improving the role of regional and 
     international organizations in conflict prevention, 
     mitigation, and response; and
       (B) strengthening regional organizations; and
       (3) the implementation status of the recommendations 
     contained in the interagency review described in paragraph 
     (1).
       (g) Materials and Briefings.--The Senior Director and the 
     members of the Board shall brief the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives at least annually.
       (h) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on 
     June 30, 2017.

     SEC. 5222. UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT IN THE INDO-PACIFIC.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a comprehensive assessment to the Chairmen and Ranking 
     Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives of the United States engagement in the Indo-
     Pacific, including with partners across the Indo-Pacific 
     region.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment submitted under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) a review of current and emerging United States 
     diplomatic, national security, and economic interests and 
     trends in the Indo-Pacific region;
       (2) a review of resources devoted to United States 
     diplomatic, economic, trade, development, and cultural 
     engagement and plans in the Indo-Pacific region during the 
     10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act;
       (3) options for the realignment of United States engagement 
     in the Indo-Pacific region to respond to new opportunities 
     and challenges, including linking United States strategy more 
     broadly across the Indo-Pacific region; and
       (4) the views of noted policy leaders and regional experts, 
     including leaders and experts in the Indo-Pacific region, on 
     the opportunities and challenges to United States engagement 
     across the Indo-Pacific region.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary, as appropriate, shall 
     consult with--
       (1) other United States Government agencies; and
       (2) independent, nongovernmental organizations with 
     recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, 
     national security, and international economic affairs that 
     have access to policy experts throughout the United States 
     and from the Indo-Pacific region.

     SEC. 5223. JOINT ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT PREJUDICE AND 
                   DISCRIMINATION AND TO FOSTER INCLUSION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
     a bilateral joint action plan with the European Union to 
     combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Joint Action Plan'').
       (b) Contents of Joint Action Plan.--The Joint Action Plan 
     shall--
       (1) address anti-Semitism;
       (2) address prejudice against, and the discriminatory 
     treatment of, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities;
       (3) promote equality of opportunity for access to quality 
     education and economic opportunities; and
       (4) promote equal treatment by the justice system.
       (c) Cooperation.--In developing the Joint Action Plan, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) leverage interagency policy expertise in the United 
     States and Europe;
       (2) develop partnerships among civil society and private 
     sector stakeholders; and
       (3) draw upon the extensive work done by the Organization 
     for Security and Co-operation in Europe to address anti-
     Semitism.
       (d) Initiatives.--The Joint Action Plan may include 
     initiatives for promoting equality of opportunity and methods 
     of eliminating prejudice and discrimination based on 
     religion, race, or ethnicity, including--
       (1) training programs;
       (2) regional initiatives to promote equality of opportunity 
     through the strengthening of democratic institutions;
       (3) public-private partnerships with enterprises and 
     nongovernmental organizations;
       (4) exchanges of technical experts;
       (5) scholarships and fellowships; and
       (6) political empowerment and leadership initiatives.
       (e) Deputy Assistant Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     delegate, to a Deputy Assistant Secretary, the responsibility 
     for coordinating the implementation of the Joint Action Plan 
     with his or her European Union counterpart.
       (f) Legal Effects.--Any Joint Action Plan adopted under 
     this section--
       (1) shall not be legally binding; and
       (2) shall create no rights or obligations under 
     international or United States law.
       (g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to authorize--
       (1) the Secretary to enter into a legally binding agreement 
     or Joint Action Plan with the European Union; or
       (2) any additional appropriations for the purposes and 
     initiatives described in this section.
       (h) Progress Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     a progress report on the development of the Joint Action Plan 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 5224. REPORT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEBT SUSTAINABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Treasury, shall submit a report 
     containing an assessment of the current external debt 
     environment for developing countries and identifying 
     particular short-term risks to debt sustainability to--
       (1) the appropriate congressional committees;
       (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Content.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall assess--
       (1) the impact of new lending relationships, including the 
     role of new creditors;
       (2) the adequacy of current multilateral surveillance 
     mechanisms in guarding against debt distress in developing 
     countries;
       (3) the ability of developing countries to borrow on global 
     capital markets; and
       (4) the interaction between debt sustainability objectives 
     of the developing world and the development-oriented 
     investment agenda of the G-20, including the impact of--
       (A) current debt sustainability objectives on investment in 
     developing countries; and
       (B) investment objectives proposed by the G-20 on the 
     ability to meet the goals of--
       (i) the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative; and
       (ii) the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.

    TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Subtitle A--Organizational Matters

     SEC. 5301. RIGHTSIZING ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Within 60 days of receipt of rightsizing 
     recommendations pursuant to a review conducted by the Office 
     of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation relating 
     to overseas staffing levels at United States overseas posts, 
     the relevant chief of mission, in coordination with the 
     relevant regional bureau, shall provide to the Office of 
     Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation, a response 
     describing--
       (1) any rightsizing recommendations that are accepted by 
     such chief of mission and regional bureau;
       (2) a detailed schedule for implementation of any such 
     recommendations;
       (3) any recommendations that are rejected; and
       (4) a detailed justification providing the basis for the 
     rejection of any such recommendations.
       (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall report annually to 
     the appropriate congressional committees, at the time of 
     submission of the President's annual budget request to 
     Congress, on the status of all rightsizing recommendations 
     and responses described in subsection (a) from the preceding 
     five years, to include the following:
       (1) A list of all such rightsizing recommendations made, 
     including whether each such recommendation was accepted or 
     rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional 
     bureau.
       (2) For any accepted recommendations, a detailed 
     description of the current status of its implementation 
     according to the schedule provided pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(2), including an explanation for any departure from, or 
     changes to, such schedule.
       (3) For any rejected recommendations, the justification 
     provided pursuant to subsection (a)(4).
       (c) Report on Regional Bureau Staffing.--The Secretary 
     shall provide an annual report accompanying the report 
     required by subsection (b) that provides--

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       (1) an enumeration of the domestic staff positions in each 
     regional bureau of the Department;
       (2) a detailed explanation of the extent to which the 
     staffing of each regional bureau reflects the overseas 
     requirements of the United States within each such region;
       (3) if the Secretary determines there are any significant 
     imbalances in staffing among regional bureaus or between any 
     regional bureau and the overseas requirements of the United 
     States within such region such that staffing does not reflect 
     the foreign policy priorities of the United States or the 
     effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United 
     States, a detailed plan for how the Department will seek to 
     rectify any such imbalances, including a schedule for 
     implementation; and
       (4) a detailed description of the current status of 
     implementation of any plan provided pursuant to paragraph (3) 
     according to the schedule provided pursuant to such 
     paragraph, including an explanation for any departure from, 
     or changes to, such schedule.

     SEC. 5302. INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, with the 
     assistance of the Undersecretary of Economic Growth, Energy 
     and the Environment, shall establish foreign economic policy 
     priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual 
     countries as appropriate, and shall establish policies and 
     guidance for the purpose of integrating such foreign economic 
     policy priorities throughout the Department.
       (b) Tasking of Deputy Assistant Secretary.--Within each 
     regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task a 
     Deputy Assistant Secretary, having appropriate training and 
     background in economic and commercial affairs, with 
     responsibility for consideration of economic matters and 
     interests within the responsibilities of such regional 
     bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic 
     policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Coordination.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary tasked 
     with responsibility for economic matters and interests 
     pursuant to subsection (b) within each bureau shall--
       (1) at the direction of the relevant Assistant Secretary, 
     review and report to the Assistant Secretary of such bureau 
     on all economic matters and interests; and
       (2) serve as liaison with the office of the Undersecretary 
     for Economic Growth.

     SEC. 5303. REVIEW OF BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF 
                   NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JURISDICTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act, conduct a review of jurisdictional 
     responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of 
     the Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs as it specifically 
     relates to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, 
     Tunisia, and Libya, and report the findings of the review to 
     the appropriate congressional committees, including 
     recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility 
     among such bureaus should be adjusted.
       (b) Review.--The review required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) identify regional strategic priorities;
       (2) assess regional dynamics between the North Africa and 
     Sub-Saharan Africa regions, including the degree to which the 
     priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are distinct 
     between each such region, or have similar application across 
     such regions;
       (3) identify current priorities and effectiveness of United 
     States Government regional engagement in North Africa and 
     Sub-Saharan Africa, including through security assistance, 
     economic assistance, humanitarian assistance, and trade,
       (4) assess the degree to which such engagement is 
     inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the North 
     Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, or is otherwise harmed 
     or limited as a result of the current division of 
     jurisdictional responsibilities;
       (5) assess the overall coherence and effectiveness of the 
     current division of jurisdictional responsibilities in Africa 
     between the Bureau of African Affairs and the Bureau of Near 
     Eastern Affairs, including with regard to coordination with 
     other United States departments or agencies; and
       (6) assess any opportunities and costs in transferring 
     jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, 
     and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the 
     Bureau of African Affairs.

     SEC. 5304. SPECIAL ENVOYS, REPRESENTATIVES, ADVISORS, AND 
                   COORDINATORS.

       Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on special envoys, representatives, 
     advisors, and coordinators of the Department, which shall 
     include at minimum the following elements:
       (1) A tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, 
     and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, 
     advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, 
     including with a category for all such positions at the level 
     of assistant secretary equivalent or above.
       (2) For each position identified pursuant to the 
     requirements of this section--
       (A) the date the position was created;
       (B) the mechanism by which the position was created, 
     including the authority pursuant to which the position was 
     created;
       (C) the positions identified as authorized pursuant to 
     section 1(d) of the Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(d));
       (D) a description of whether and the extent to which the 
     responsibilities assigned the position duplicate the 
     responsibilities of other current officials within the 
     Department, including of other special envoys, 
     representatives and advisors;
       (E) which current official within the Department would be 
     assigned the responsibilities of the position in the absence 
     of the position;
       (F) to which current official within the Department the 
     position directly reports;
       (G) the total number of staff assigned to support the 
     position; and
       (H) with the exception of those created by statute, a 
     detailed explanation of the necessity of the position to the 
     effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 5305. CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND RESOLUTION, 
                   AND THE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN.

       Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4024) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development, 
     shall ensure that all appropriate personnel responsible for, 
     or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at 
     risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict, 
     including special envoys, members of mediation or negotiation 
     teams, relevant members of the Civil Service or Foreign 
     Service and contractors, obtain training, as appropriate, in 
     the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on 
     women and ensuring women's meaningful inclusion and 
     participation--
       ``(1) conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution;
       ``(2) protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and 
     trafficking in persons; and
       ``(3) international human rights law and international 
     humanitarian law.''.

     SEC. 5306. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall regularly consult the 
     Director of the National Security Agency and any other 
     departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate regarding the security of United States 
     government and non-government information technology systems 
     and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by the 
     Department, including any such systems or networks 
     facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information.
       (b) Consultation.--In performing the consultations required 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make all such 
     systems and networks available to the Director of the 
     National Security Agency and any other such departments or 
     agencies to carry out such tests and procedures as are 
     necessary to ensure adequate policies and protections are in 
     place to prevent penetrations or compromises of such systems 
     and networks, including by malicious intrusions by any 
     unauthorized individual or state actor or other entity.
       (c) Security Breach Reporting.--Beginning not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report, in 
     consultation with the Director of the National Security 
     Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate, to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress describing in detail all known or suspected 
     penetrations or compromises of the systems and networks 
     described in subsection (a) facilitating the use of 
     classified information and all known or suspected significant 
     penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and 
     networks that occurred since the time of such prior report.
       (d) Content.--The report required under subsection (c) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of the relevant information technology 
     system or network penetrated or compromised;
       (2) an assessment of the date and time such penetration or 
     compromise occurred;
       (3) an assessment of the duration for which such system or 
     network was penetrated or compromised, including whether such 
     penetration or compromise is ongoing;
       (4) an assessment of the amount and sensitivity of 
     information accessed and available to have been accessed by 
     such penetration or compromise, including any such 
     information contained on systems and networks owned, 
     operated, managed, or utilized by any other United States 
     Government department or agency;
       (5) an assessment of whether such system or network was 
     penetrated by a malicious intrusion, including an assessment 
     of--
       (A) the known or suspected perpetrators, including state 
     actors;
       (B) the methods used to conduct such penetration or 
     compromise; and
       (6) a description of the actions the Department has taken 
     or plans to take to prevent future, similar penetrations, or 
     compromises of such systems and networks.

     SEC. 5307. ANALYSIS OF EMBASSY COST SHARING.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the 
     cost-effectiveness and performance of the International 
     Cooperative Administrative Support Services system (referred 
     to in this section as the ``ICASS system''), including by 
     assessing--
       (1) the general performance of the ICASS system in 
     providing cost-effective, timely, efficient, appropriate, and 
     reliable services that meet the needs of all departments and 
     agencies served;
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     achieved under the current ICASS system and rules;
       (3) the standards applied in the selection of the ICASS 
     provider and the extent to which such standards are 
     consistently applied;
       (4) potential reforms to the ICASS system, including--
       (A) the selection of more than one service provider under 
     certain circumstances;
       (B) options for all departments or agencies to opt out of 
     ICASS entirely or to opt out of individual services, 
     including by debundling service packages;
       (C) increasing the reliance on locally employed staff or 
     outsourcing to local firms where appropriate; and
       (D) other modifications to the current ICASS system and 
     rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost 
     efficiency.

     SEC. 5308. PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE INTERAGENCY 
                   WORKING GROUP TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL 
                   CHILD ABDUCTION.

       Section 433(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 241(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Interagency Coordination..--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall convene and 
     chair an interagency working group to prevent international 
     parental child abduction.
       ``(A) Composition.--The group shall be composed of 
     presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed officials from--
       ``(i) the Department of State;
       ``(ii) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement; and
       ``(iii) the Department of Justice, including the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.
       ``(B) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall convene an 
     advisory committee to the interagency working group 
     established pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the duration of 
     the working group's existence, which shall be composed of not 
     less than three left-behind parents selected by the 
     Secretary, serving for two-year terms, and which shall 
     periodically consult with such advisory committee on all 
     activities of the interagency working group, as 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 5309. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct regular 
     research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and 
     activities of the Department including through the routine 
     use of audience research, digital analytics, and impact 
     evaluations to plan and execute such programs and activities, 
     and shall make available to Congress the research and 
     evaluations conducted pursuant to this section.
       (b) Director of Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) Appointment of the director.--Not later than 90 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a 
     Director of Research and Evaluation in the Office of Policy, 
     Planning and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
       (2) Limitation on appointment.--The appointment of a 
     Director of Research and Evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
     equivalent positions within the Department.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Director of Research and 
     Evaluation, as appointed in accordance with this subsection, 
     shall--
       (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of 
     public diplomacy programs of the Department in order to 
     improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics and ensure 
     programs are increasing the knowledge, understanding, and 
     trust of the United States by relevant target audiences;
       (B) report to the Director of Policy and Planning;
       (C) routinely organize and oversee audience research, 
     digital analytics and impact evaluations across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department;
       (D) support embassy public affairs sections;
       (E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and 
     evaluation information within the State Department and with 
     other departments and agencies;
       (F) regularly design and coordinate standardized research 
     questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that 
     public diplomacy activities across all public diplomacy 
     bureaus and offices are designed to meet appropriate foreign 
     policy objectives; and
       (G) report quarterly to the United States Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Commission's 
     Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation established pursuant 
     to subsection (c), regarding the research and evaluation of 
     all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department.
       (4) [Need header].--Not later than 180 days after 
     appointment pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of 
     Research and Evaluation shall create guidance and training 
     for all public diplomacy officers regarding the reading and 
     interpretation of public diplomacy program evaluation 
     findings to ensure that such findings and lessons learned are 
     implemented in the planning and evaluation of all public 
     diplomacy programs and activities throughout the Department.
       (c) Prioritizing Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of Policy, Planning, and 
     Resources shall ensure that research and evaluation, as 
     coordinated and overseen by the Director of Research and 
     Evaluation, supports strategic planning and resource 
     allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of 
     the Department.
       (2) Allocation of resources.--Funds allocated for the 
     purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy 
     programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of 
     subsection (a) shall be made available to be disbursed at the 
     direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation among 
     the research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy 
     bureaus and offices of the Department.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department should allocate, for the purposes of research 
     and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and programs 
     pursuant to the requirements of subsection (a), three to five 
     percent of program funds made available for Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange programs and three to five percent of 
     program funds allocated for public diplomacy programs within 
     Diplomatic and Consular Programs. (e) Advisory Commission on 
     Public Diplomacy.
       (4) Subcommittee for research and evaluation.--The Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
     for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the 
     research and evaluation activities of the Department and the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       (5) Report.--The Subcommittee established under paragraph 
     (1) shall report annually to Congress in the Commission's 
     Comprehensive Annual Report on the performance of the 
     Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors in 
     carrying out research and evaluations of their respective 
     public diplomacy programming.
       (6) Reauthorization.--Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs 
     Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is 
     amended by striking ``October 1, 2015'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2020''.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Audience research.--The term ``audience research'' 
     means research conducted at the outset of public diplomacy 
     program or campaign planning and design on specific audience 
     segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge 
     and behaviors of such audience segments.
       (2) Digital analytics.--The term ``digital analytics'' 
     means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, 
     accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and 
     outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign.
       (3) Impact evaluation.--The term ``impact evaluation'' 
     means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted 
     by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be 
     attributed to such program or campaign.

                     Subtitle B--Personnel Matters

     SEC. 5321. REVIEW OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commission an 
     independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer 
     compensation to ensure that such compensation is achieving 
     its purposes and the goals of the Department, including to 
     recruit, retain, and maintain the world's premier diplomatic 
     corps.
       (b) Report.--The assessment required by subsection (a) 
     shall be completed and submitted as a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, accompanied by the 
     views of the Secretary, not later than 180 days after the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Content.--The report required by subsection (b) shall 
     include at minimum the following elements:
       (1) A list of all compensation received by Foreign Service 
     Officers assigned domestically or overseas, including base 
     salary and benefits, allowances, differentials, or 
     incentives.
       (2) For each such form of compensation described in 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) an explanation of its stated purpose;
       (B) a description of all relevant authorities, including 
     statutory authority; and
       (C) an assessment of the degree to which its use matches 
     its stated purpose.
       (3) An assessment of the effectiveness of each such form of 
     compensation in--
       (A) achieving its stated purpose;
       (B) achieving the recruiting and retention goals of the 
     Department; and
       (C) achieving the assignment placement needs of the 
     Department.

     SEC. 5322. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR 
                   FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3945(d)) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. _5323. COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR TRAVEL.

       Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off earned 
     under this section may not exceed 104 hours during any leave 
     year (as defined by regulations of the Office of Personnel 
     Management).''.

     SEC. 5324. CERTIFICATES OF DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE.

       The President shall make the report required in Sec. 
     304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944) 
     available to the public, including by posting it on the 
     Internet website of the Department in a conspicuous manner 
     and location within 7 days after having been submitted to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

     SEC. 5325. FOREIGN SERVICE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Appeal of Assignment Restriction.--The Secretary shall 
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     process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or 
     preclusion.
       (b) Certification.--The Secretary shall provide a 
     certification to the appropriate congressional committees 
     upon full implementation of a right and process to appeal an 
     assignment restriction or preclusion accompanied by a written 
     report that provides a detailed description of such process.
       (c) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish the right and 
     process established pursuant to subsection (a) in the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual, and shall include a reference to such 
     publication in the report required under subsection (b).
       (d) Prohibiting Discrimination.--Section 502(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) In making assignments under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall assure that a member of the Service is not 
     assigned to, or restricted from, a position at a post in a 
     particular geographic area, or domestically in a position 
     working on issues relating to a particular geographic area, 
     exclusively on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or religion 
     of that member.''.

     SEC. 5326. SECURITY CLEARANCE SUSPENSIONS.

       (a) Suspension.--Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, 
     the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign Service 
     without pay when the member's security clearance is suspended 
     or when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member 
     has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment 
     may be imposed.
       ``(2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a 
     suspension is proposed shall be entitled to--
       ``(A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the 
     proposed suspension;
       ``(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to 
     the proposed suspension;
       ``(C) representation by an attorney or other 
     representative; and
       ``(D) a final written decision, including the specific 
     reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable.
       ``(3) Any member suspended under this section may file a 
     grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to 
     grievances under chapter 11 of this title.
       ``(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 
     (3)--
       ``(A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board 
     shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions 
     of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and
       ``(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may not exercise 
     the authority provided under section 1106(8) of the Act (22 
     U.S.C. 4136(8)).
       ``(5) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `reasonable time' means--
       ``(i) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service 
     assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after 
     receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and
       ``(ii) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service 
     assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after 
     receiving notice of the proposed suspension.
       ``(B) The term `suspend' or `suspension' means the placing 
     of a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status 
     without duties and pay.''.
       (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Amendment of section heading.--Such section, as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended in the section heading 
     by inserting ``; suspension'' before the period at the end.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Section 610. Separation for cause; suspension.''.

     SEC. 5327. ECONOMIC STATECRAFT EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish curriculum 
     at the Foreign Services Institute to develop the practical 
     foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign 
     Service officers, including by making available distance-
     learning courses in commercial, economic, and business 
     affairs, specifically including in--
       (1) the global business environment;
       (2) the economics of development;
       (3) development and infrastructure finance;
       (4) current trade and investment agreements negotiations;
       (5) implementing existing multilateral and World Trade 
     Organization agreements, and United States trade and 
     investment agreements;
       (6) best practices for customs and export procedures; and
       (7) market analysis and global supply chain management.

     SEC. 5328. REPORT ON DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, 
                   RETENTION, AND PROMOTION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive report to 
     Congress that--
       (1) describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, 
     including procedures, effects, and results of the Department 
     of State since the time of the prior such report, to promote 
     equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in 
     direct hire and personal service contractors status, 
     particularly employees of the Foreign Service, to include 
     equal opportunity for all races, ethnicities, ages, genders, 
     and service-disabled veterans, with a focus on traditionally 
     underrepresented minority groups;
       (2) includes a section on--
       (A) the diversity of selection boards;
       (B) the employment of minority and service-disabled 
     veterans during the most recent 10-year period, including--
       (i) the number hired through direct hires, internships, and 
     fellowship programs;
       (ii) the number promoted to senior positions, including FS-
     01, GS-15, Senior Executive Service, and Senior Foreign 
     Service; and
       (iii) attrition rates by grade, civil and foreign services, 
     and the senior level ranks listed in clause (ii); and
       (C) mentorship and retention programs; and
       (3) is organized in terms of real numbers and percentages 
     at all levels.
       (b) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall describe the efforts of the Department of State--
       (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
     the work environment domestically and abroad;
       (2) to eradicate harassment, intolerance, and 
     discrimination;
       (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in 
     any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, 
     hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and 
     training;
       (4) to eliminate illegal retaliation against employees for 
     participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
     activity;
       (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
     employees and applicants with disabilities;
       (6) to resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, and 
     complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, and timely 
     manner;
       (7) to improve demographic data availability and analysis 
     regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, length in 
     service, assignment restrictions, and pass-through programs;
       (8) to recruit a diverse staff by--
       (A) recruiting women, minorities, veterans, and 
     undergraduate and graduate students;
       (B) recruiting at historically Black colleges and 
     universities, Hispanic serving institutions, women's 
     colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority 
     populations;
       (C) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban 
     communities;
       (D) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
     and job sites oriented toward women and people of color;
       (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service 
     Internship Program and other hiring initiatives; and
       (F) recruiting mid- and senior-level professionals through 
     programs such as--
       (i) the International Career Advancement Program;
       (ii) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship 
     Program;
       (iii) the Institute for International Public Policy 
     Fellowship Program;
       (iv) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of 
     Technology's Center for International Studies; and
       (v) other similar highly respected international leadership 
     programs; and
       (9) to provide opportunities through--
       (A) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship 
     Program;
       (B) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 
     Program; and
       (C) the Donald M. Payne International Development 
     Fellowship Program.
       (c) Scope of Initial Report.--The first report submitted to 
     Congress under this section shall include the information 
     described in subsection (b) for the 3 fiscal years 
     immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.

     SEC. 5329. EXPANSION OF THE CHARLES B. RANGEL INTERNATIONAL 
                   AFFAIRS PROGRAM, THE THOMAS R. PICKERING 
                   FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE 
                   DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
                   FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Additional Fellowships Authorized.--Beginning in fiscal 
     year 2016, the Secretary of State shall--
       (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the 
     Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program;
       (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the 
     Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and
       (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the 
     Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.
       (b) Payne Fellowship Program.--Undergraduate and graduate 
     components of the Donald M. Payne International Development 
     Fellowship Program are authorized to conduct outreach to 
     attract outstanding students who represent diverse ethnic and 
     socioeconomic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a 
     Foreign Service career.

     SEC. 5330. RETENTION OF MID- AND SENIOR-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS 
                   THAT COME FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

       (a) Retention.--Attention and oversight should also be 
     applied to the retention and promotion of underrepresented 
     groups to promote a diverse ethnic representation among mid- 
     and senior-level career professionals through programs such 
     as--
       (1) the International Career Advancement Program;

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       (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of 
     Technology's Center for International Studies; and
       (3) other highly respected international leadership 
     programs.
       (b) Review of Past Programs.--Past programs designed to 
     increase minority representation in international affairs 
     positions should be reviewed, including--
       (1) the USAID Undergraduate Cooperative and Graduate 
     Economics Program;
       (2) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship 
     Program; and
       (3) the Institute for International Public Policy 
     Fellowship Program.

                 TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 Subtitle A--United States Contributions to International Organizations

     SEC. 5401. REPORT ON ALL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act (22 
     U.S.C. 287b(c)) is amended by inserting before paragraph (1) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Contributions to the united nations.--A detailed 
     description of all assessed and voluntary contributions, 
     including in-kind contributions, of the United States 
     Government to the United Nations and to each of its 
     affiliated agencies and related bodies during the preceding 
     fiscal year, estimated for such current fiscal year, and 
     requested in the President's budget request for such 
     following fiscal year.
       ``(A) Content.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall, for each such fiscal year, include--
       ``(i) the total amount or value of all such contributions 
     to the United Nations and to each such agency or body;
       ``(ii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions 
     to the United Nations and to each such agency or body when 
     compared with all contributions to the United Nations and to 
     each such agency or body from any source; and
       ``(iii) for each such United States Government contribution 
     to the United Nations and to each such agency or body--

       ``(I) the amount or value of the contribution;
       ``(II) a description of the contribution, including whether 
     it is assessed or voluntary;
       ``(III) the purpose of the contribution;
       ``(IV) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government responsible for the contribution; and
       ``(V) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated 
     agency or related body receiving the contribution.

       ``(B) 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 text-based, searchable version of the report on 
     a publicly available Internet website.''.

     SEC. 5402. AMENDING THE REPORT ON FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 405(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (U.S.C. 287b(b)) is amended by striking ``in 
     which the United States participates as a member.'', and by 
     inserting at the end the following: ``, including a 
     tabulation of assessed contributions, voluntary 
     contributions, and the ratio of United States contributions 
     to total contributions received among the following 
     categories: the United Nations, Specialized Agencies of the 
     United Nations and Other United Nations Funds, Programs, and 
     Organizations; Peacekeeping; Inter-American Organizations; 
     Regional Organizations; and Other International 
     Organizations.''.

     SEC. 5403. REPORTING ON PEACEKEEPING ARREARS AND CREDITS.

       Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act (22 
     U.S.C. 287b(c)) is amended by inserting between paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Peacekeeping credits.--A complete and full accounting 
     of United States peacekeeping assessments and contributions 
     for United Nations peacekeeping operations, to include the 
     following elements:
       ``(A) A tabulation of annual United Nations peacekeeping 
     assessment rates, the related authorized United States 
     peacekeeping contribution rate, and the relevant United 
     States public law that determines each such contribution rate 
     for the United Nations peacekeeping budget for each fiscal 
     year beginning in 1995 through the current and next fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) A tabulation of current United States accrued 
     shortfalls and arrears in each respective ongoing or closed 
     United Nations peacekeeping mission.
       ``(C) A tabulation of all peacekeeping credits, including 
     in the categories of--
       ``(i) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United 
     Nations to be available to the United States;
       ``(ii) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United 
     Nations to be unavailable to the United States;
       ``(iii) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United 
     Nations to be available to the United States from each open 
     and closed mission;
       ``(iv) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United 
     Nations to be unavailable to the United States from each open 
     and closed mission;
       ``(v) total peacekeeping credits applied by the United 
     Nations toward prior year shortfalls apportioned to the 
     United States;
       ``(vi) total peacekeeping credits applied by the United 
     Nations toward offsetting future contributions of the United 
     States; and
       ``(vii) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United 
     Nations to be available to the United States, which could be 
     applied toward offsetting United States contributions in the 
     following fiscal year.
       ``(D) An explanation of any claim of unavailability by the 
     United Nations of any peacekeeping credits described in 
     subparagraph (C)(iv).
       ``(E) A description of any efforts by the United States to 
     obtain reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of 
     the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), 
     including but not limited to Department of Defense materiel 
     and services, including an explanation of any failure to 
     obtain any such reimbursement.''.

     SEC. 5404. ASSESSMENT RATE TRANSPARENCY.

       The Secretary of State, through the United States 
     Ambassador to the United Nations, shall urge the United 
     Nations--
       (1) to share the raw data used to calculate member state 
     peacekeeping assessment rates; and
       (2) to make available the formula for determining 
     peacekeeping assessments.

       Subtitle B--Accountability at International Organizations

     SEC. 5411. PREVENTING ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING.

       At least 15 days prior to the anticipated date of the vote 
     on a resolution for a new, or to reauthorize an existing, 
     peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United 
     Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other 
     multilateral organization in which the United States 
     participates, or, in exigent circumstances, as far in advance 
     of any such vote as is practicable, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     that shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the specific measures taken and 
     planned to be taken by such organization related to such 
     peacekeeping mission to--
       (A) prevent the organization's employees, contractor 
     personnel, and forces serving in such peacekeeping mission 
     from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation 
     of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse; 
     and
       (B) hold accountable any such individuals who engages in 
     any such acts while participating in such peacekeeping 
     mission.
       (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of each of the 
     measures described in paragraph (1).
       (3) An accounting and assessment of all cases whereby such 
     organization has taken action to investigate allegations of 
     its employees, contractor personnel, or peacekeeping forces 
     serving in such peacekeeping mission engaging in acts of 
     trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of 
     trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse, including a 
     description of the current status of all such cases.

     SEC. 5412. ADDING PEACEKEEPING ABUSES TO COUNTRY REPORT ON 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.

       Subsection (d) of section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) for each country that contributes personnel to 
     United Nations peacekeeping missions, a description of--
       ``(A) any allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of 
     trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of 
     trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while 
     participating in such a peacekeeping mission;
       ``(B) any repatriations of such personnel resulting from an 
     allegation described in paragraph (A);
       ``(C) any actions taken by such country toward personnel 
     repatriated as a result of allegations described in paragraph 
     (A), including whether such personnel faced prosecution 
     related to such allegations; and
       ``(D) the extent to which any actions taken as described in 
     paragraph (C) have been communicated by such country to the 
     United Nations.''.

                     Subtitle C--Personnel Matters

     SEC. 5421. ENCOURAGING EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
                   AT THE UNITED NATIONS.

       Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 
     fiscal years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 276c-4) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``Not less than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the Congress that provides--
       ``(1) for each international organization which had a 
     geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, 
     an assessment of whether each such organization--
       ``(A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing 
     of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as 
     assessment of any additional steps such organization could be 
     taking;
       ``(B) has met the requirements of its geographic 
     distribution formula; and
       ``(2) a specific assessment of American representation 
     among professional and senior-level positions at the United 
     Nations, including--
       ``(A) a description of the proportion of all such United 
     States citizen employment at the United Nations Secretariat 
     and all United Nations specialized agencies, funds and 
     programs;

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       ``(B) as assessment of compliance by the United Nations 
     Secretariat and United Nations specialized agencies, funds 
     and programs with any required geographic distribution 
     formula; and
       ``(C) a description of any steps taken and planned to be 
     taken by the United States to increase such staffing of 
     United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and 
     United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programs.''.

     SEC. 5422. ENSURING APPROPRIATE UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL 
                   SALARIES.

       (a) Compensation of United Nations Personnel.--The 
     President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the United Nations to--
       (1) establish appropriate policies, procedures, and 
     assumptions for--
       (A) determining comparable positions between officials in 
     the Professional and higher categories of the United Nations 
     in New York and that of the United States Federal civil 
     service;
       (B) calculating the margin between the compensation of such 
     comparable officials and positions; and
       (C) determining the appropriate margin for adoption by the 
     United Nations to govern compensation for such United Nations 
     officials;
       (2) make all policies, procedures, and assumptions 
     described in paragraph (1) available to the public; and
       (3) limit the growth of United Nations officials 
     compensation to ensure they remain within the margin range 
     established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/
     RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the 
     United Nations to govern compensation for such United Nations 
     officials.
       (b) Report on Salary Margins.--The Secretary shall submit a 
     report annually to the appropriate congressional committees 
     at the time of submission of the first President's budget to 
     Congress--
       (1) describing the policies, procedures, and assumptions 
     established or used by the United Nations to--
       (A) determine comparable positions between officials in the 
     Professional and higher categories of the United Nations in 
     New York and that of the United States Federal civil service;
       (B) calculate the percentage difference, or margin, between 
     the compensation of such comparable officials and positions; 
     and
       (C) determine the margin range established in United 
     Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any 
     subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to 
     govern compensation for such United Nations officials;
       (2) assessing, in conformance with the policies, 
     procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1), the 
     percentage difference, or margin, between net salaries of 
     officials in the Professional and higher categories of the 
     United Nations in New York and that of comparable positions 
     in the United States Federal civil service;
       (3) assessing any changes in the margins described in 
     paragraph (2) from the previous year;
       (4) assessing the extent to which any such changes 
     described in paragraph (3) resulted from modifications to the 
     policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph 
     (1); and
       (5) providing the views of the Secretary on any such 
     changes described in paragraph (3) and any such modifications 
     described in paragraph (4).

                     TITLE V--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 5501. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD 
                   ABDUCTORS.

       Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (III).

     SEC. 5502. PRESUMPTION OF IMMIGRANT INTENT FOR H AND L VISA 
                   CLASSIFICATIONS.

       Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(other than a nonimmigrant described in 
     subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than 
     a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section)'';
       (2) by striking ``under section 101(a)(15)'' and inserting 
     in its place ``under the immigration laws.''; and
       (3) by striking ``he'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``the alien''.

     SEC. 5503. VISA INFORMATION SHARING.

       Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1202(f)(2)) is amended:
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``issuance or refusal'' and inserting ``issuance, refusal, or 
     revocation''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``and on the basis of reciprocity'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``illicit weapons; 
     or'' and inserting ``illicit weapons, or in determining the 
     removability or eligibility for a visa, admission, or another 
     immigration benefit of persons who would be inadmissible to, 
     or removable from, the United States;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``for the purposes'' and inserting ``for 1 
     of the purposes''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or to deny visas to persons who would be 
     inadmissible to the United States.'' and inserting ``; or''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) with regard to any or all aliens in the database, 
     specified data elements from each record, if the Secretary of 
     State determines that it is in the national interest to 
     provide such information to a foreign government.''.

               TITLE VI--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                      TITLE VII--EMBASSY SECURITY

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1781. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 528, line 14, insert after ``Arctic region'' the 
     following: ``, as well as among the Armed Forces''.
       On page 528, line 23, insert after ``ture,'' the following: 
     ``communications and domain awareness,''.
       On page 529, line 5, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``, including by exploring opportunities for 
     sharing installations and maintenance facilities''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1782. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Toomey) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 2146, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law 
enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make 
penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, strike lines 9 through 11 and insert the 
     following:
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 2015.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1783. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1273 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1273. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON QATAR FIGHTER 
                   AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL 
                   SAFETY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the United States should consider, in a timely manner, 
     the July 2013 Letter of Request from the Government of Qatar 
     for fighter aircraft;
       (2) the approval of such a sale would contribute to the 
     self-defense of Qatar, deter the regional ambitions of Iran, 
     reassure partners and allies of the United States commitment 
     to regional security, and enhance the strike capability of 
     fighter aircraft of the Qatar air force;
       (3) the ability of our regional partners to respond to 
     threatening Iranian military actions in the Gulf, such as 
     closing the Strait of Hormuz or launching a ballistic missile 
     attack, is a critical element of deterring Iranian aggression 
     and to maintaining security and stability in the region;
       (4) the maintenance by Israel of a Qualitative Military 
     Edge (QME) is vital, and due diligence is essential in 
     thoroughly evaluating the impact of such a sale as it relates 
     to the military capabilities of Israel; and
       (5) the Department of State should prioritize its 
     consideration of whether to issue a Letter of Offer and 
     Acceptance, to advance the sale of fighter aircraft to the 
     Government of Qatar so that key decisions can be taken 
     regarding the way forward for capabilities that are critical 
     for security and stability in the Middle East.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the risks 
     and benefits of the sale of fighter aircraft to Qatar as 
     described in subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the followings:
       (A) A description of the assumptions regarding the increase 
     to Qatar air force capabilities as a result of the sale.
       (B) A description of the assumptions regarding items 
     described in subparagraph (A) as they may impact the 
     preservation by Israel of a Qualitative Military Edge.
       (C) An estimated timeline for final adjudication of the 
     decision to approve the sale.
       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in classified or unclassified form.

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       (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1784. Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In title V, insert after section 552 the following:

     SEC. 552A. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL TO PROVIDE 
                   LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN INDIVIDUALS WHO 
                   ARE VICTIMS OF ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044e the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1044f. Legal assistance for civilian individuals who 
       are victims of alleged sex-related offenses: Special 
       Victims' Counsel; civilian counsel

       ``(a) Assistance Through Special Victims' Counsel.--Special 
     Victims' Counsel designated under section 1044e of this title 
     may provide such legal assistance to a civilian individual 
     who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense in 
     connection with such offense as may be provided under 
     subsection (a) of section 1044 of this title to individuals 
     eligible for legal assistance under that subsection.
       ``(b) Assistance Through Civilian Counsel.--The Secretary 
     concerned may provide legal assistance, including 
     representation in legal proceedings, to a civilian individual 
     who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense in 
     connection with such offense, including as follows:
       ``(1) Through the provision of such assistance through 
     civilian counsel of the military department concerned.
       ``(2) Through payment or reimbursement of civilian counsel 
     obtained by the civilian individual in connection with such 
     offense.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(d) Alleged Sex-related Offense Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `alleged sex-related offense' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1044e(g) of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1044e the following new 
     item:

``1044f. Legal assistance for civilian individuals who are victims of 
              alleged sex-related offenses: Special Victims' Counsel; 
              civilian counsel.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1785. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1085. AVOIDANCE OF COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE FISHERIES.

       (a) In General.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) endeavor to conduct training exercises in a manner that 
     minimizes impact on subsistence and commercial fisheries and 
     the long term health of fish species and stocks; and
       (2) endeavor to schedule and locate training exercises 
     outside of fishing grounds during fishing seasons.
       (b) Consultation.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 6 months prior to the 
     commencement of a training exercise subject to subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Director 
     of the National Marine Fisheries Service, State and tribal 
     fish and wildlife managers, fishery user groups, and Regional 
     Fishery Management Councils established under section 302 of 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1852) with respect to the scheduling and location 
     of the training exercise.
       (2) Nonapplicability of faca.--A consultation pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall not be subject to the requirements of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (c) Exception for National Security.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     application of such subsection is not in the national 
     security interest of the Untied States.
       (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
     to create any legal right or provide a private right of 
     action for any person.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1786. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ENHANCED PENALTIES AND OTHER TOOLS RELATED TO 
                   MARITIME OFFENSES AND ACTS OF NUCLEAR 
                   TERRORISM.

       (a) Penalties for Maritime Offenses.--
       (1) Penalties for violence against maritime navigation.--
     Section 2280a(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended, in the undesignated matter following subparagraph 
     (E), by inserting ``punished by death or'' before 
     ``imprisoned for any term''.
       (2) Penalties for offenses against maritime fixed 
     platforms.--Section 2281a(a)(1) of such title is amended, in 
     the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C), by 
     inserting ``punished by death or'' before ``imprisoned for 
     any term''.
       (b) Penalties for Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.--Section 
     2332i(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Penalties.--Any person who violates this section 
     shall be punished as provided under section 2332a(a).''.
       (c) Providing Material Support to Terrorists Predicates.--
       (1) Maritime offenses.--Section 2339A(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``2280a,'' after ``2280,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``2281a,'' after ``2281,''.
       (2) Acts of nuclear terrorism.--Section 2339A(a) of such 
     title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
     inserting ``2332i,'' after ``2332f,''.
       (d) Wiretap Authorization Predicates.--
       (1) Maritime offenses.--Section 2516(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (p), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) in paragraph (q), by inserting ``, section 2280, 2280a, 
     2281, or 2281a (relating to maritime safety),'' after 
     ``weapons)''.
       (2) Acts of nuclear terrorism.--Section 2516(1)(q) of such 
     title, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by 
     inserting ``, 2332i,'' after ``2332h''.
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  SA 1787. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1242. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IRAN NEGOTIATIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) President Obama has routinely spoken about a hard line 
     when dealing with Iran on the subject of their nuclear 
     program and related sanctions.
       (2) March 5, 2012, in remarks after meeting with Benjamin 
     Netanyahu, President Obama stated: ``. . . I reserve all 
     options, and my policy here is not going to be one of 
     containment. My policy is prevention of Iran obtaining 
     nuclear weapons. And as I indicated yesterday in my speech, 
     when I say all options are at the table, I mean it.''
       (3) On September 25, 2012, in a speech to the United 
     Nations General Assembly, President Obama stated: ``Make no 
     mistake: A nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be 
     contained. . .the United States will do what we must to 
     prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.''
       (4) On April 2, 2015, in an address in the Rose Garden, 
     President Obama stated that ``Iran has also agreed to the 
     most robust and intrusive inspections and transparency 
     regime'' and, ``This deal was not based on trust. It's based 
     on unprecedented verification.''
       (5) Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has 
     routinely spoken out openly against the United States and any 
     sanctions against Iran's nuclear program and related 
     sanctions.
       (6) April 9, 2015, in response to the nuclear agreement, 
     Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: ``Iran's government and security 
     forces wouldn't permit outside inspections of the country's 
     military sites, which are officially nonnuclear but where 
     United Nations investigators suspect Tehran conducted tests 
     related to atomic weapons development.''
       (7) On May 20, 2015, in a graduation speech at the Imam 
     Hussein Military University in Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 
     ruled out ``allowing international inspectors to interview 
     Iranian nuclear scientists as part of any potential deal on 
     its nuclear program'', and reiterated that the country 
     ``would not allow the inspection of military sites''.

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       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that no 
     negotiations should be allowed to continue with respect to a 
     nuclear agreement with Iran that does not include robust 
     inspections and proper verification of all Iran's nuclear 
     programs, military installations, and access to scientists 
     and their respective progress.
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  SA 1788. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 474, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (I) Future design and requirements of the replacement for 
     the Ticonderoga class cruiser.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1789. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. LIMITATION OF THE TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES NAVAL 
                   STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.

       (a) In General.--No portion of the land or water listed by 
     Article I of the United States-Cuba Agreements and Treaty of 
     1934 shall be transferred to the Government of Cuba, unless--
       (1) a democratically-elected Government of Cuba and the 
     United States Government mutually agree to new lease terms 
     for such land or water;
       (2) the elections of the Government of Cuba were--
       (A) free and fair;
       (B) conducted under internationally recognized observers; 
     and
       (C) carried out so that opposition parties had ample time 
     to organize and campaign using full access media available to 
     every candidate;
       (3) the Government of Cuba has committed itself to 
     constitutional change that would ensure regular free and fair 
     elections;
       (4) the Government of Cuba has made a public commitment to 
     respect, and is respecting, internationally recognized human 
     rights and basic democratic freedoms;
       (5) the President certifies to Congress that Cuba is no 
     longer a state sponsor of terrorism and no longer harbors 
     members of recognized foreign terrorist organizations; and
       (6) the Secretary of Defense certifies that the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is 
     inconsequential to United States national security or to the 
     operation of the Navy and the Coast Guard in the Caribbean 
     Sea.
       (b) Continuation of Current Lease.--It shall be the policy 
     of the United States to continue to lease the land or 
     waterways that encompass the United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the criteria set out in 
     paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) are met.

     SEC. 10__. PROHIBITION ON RELOCATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT 
                   AND CAPABILITIES FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 
                   STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES OR OTHER COUNTRY IN THE CARIBBEAN 
                   REGION.

       (a) Limitation.--No military equipment may be moved to any 
     other United States military facility to complete the same 
     tasks conducted on, or from, the United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Preservation of Operational Capabilities.--
       (1) In general.--The United States may not reduce the 
     operational capabilities provided by assets operating aboard, 
     or from, the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, in support of meaningful defense activity.
       (2) Included capabilities.--Subsection (a) applies to--
       (A) the United States Coast Guard personnel and equipment 
     supporting maritime operations in the vicinity of the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as for the date 
     of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) civilian personnel who support military activities 
     directly or otherwise, unless Congress enacts a law agreeing 
     to move resources to a more suitable location which allows 
     for comparable defense activity in the region.

     SEC. 10__. REQUIREMENT TO TEMPORARILY HOUSE MIGRANTS 
                   INTERCEPTED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS BETWEEN THE 
                   UNITED STATES AND THE CARIBBEAN AT UNITED 
                   STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

       The United States may not use appropriated funds to move 
     migrants intercepted in the waters between the United States 
     and any foreign country in the Caribbean region to a location 
     other than the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, unless--
       (1) the migrant may reasonably be returned to their country 
     of origin; or
       (2) uncontrollable circumstances do not allow for a safe 
     transfer of migrants to the United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

     SEC. 10__. LIMITATION IN THE REDUCTION OF MILITARY ACTIVITY 
                   ON OR IN THE WATERS NEAR UNITED STATES NAVAL 
                   STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

       The United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba shall 
     continue to perform as the logistical port for the Navy and 
     Coast Guard operating in the Caribbean Sea at operational 
     levels equal to or greater than such level on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, unless--
       (1) the Government of Cuba displays a legitimate capacity 
     to interdict narcotics trafficking throughout the 
     international waterways surrounding Cuba;
       (2) the Government of Cuba has an established maritime 
     authority capable of inspecting cargo and safeguarding ships 
     traversing the international waterways near the United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
       (3) the Government of Cuba displays the capacity to 
     interdict human traffickers operating throughout the 
     waterways surrounding Cuba.

     SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON MODIFICATION OR ABANDONMENT OF 
                   LEASED LAND AND WATER CONTAINING UNITED STATES 
                   NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

       (a) Limitation.--The United States may not modify the 45 
     square mile lease of land or waterways that encompass the 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, unless--
       (1) the President notifies Congress not later than 90 days 
     prior to the proposed modification of such lease; and
       (2) after such notification, Congress enacts a law 
     authorizing a modification of such lease.
       (b) Retention.--The United States may not abandon any 
     portion of the land or water that contains the United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless--
       (1) the President notifies Congress not less than 90 days 
     prior to the proposed abandonment of such land or water; and
       (2) after such notification, Congress enacts a law 
     authorizing such abandonment.
       (c) No New Grant of Authority.--This section may not be 
     construed to grant the President any authority not already 
     provided by the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1790. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1040. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS WHOSE 
                   PRIMARY FOCUS IS CLOSURE OF THE TERRORIST 
                   DETENTION FACILITY ABOARD NAVAL STATION 
                   GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

       None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 
     Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the 
     purpose of funding personnel or programs whose primary focus 
     is facilitating the closure of the terrorist detention 
     facility aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1791. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 2822. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVY OUTLYING LANDING FIELD, NAVAL 
                   AIR STATION, WHITING FIELD, FLORIDA.

       (a) Land Exchange Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey to Escambia County, Florida (in this section 
     referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including any improvements thereon, containing Navy 
     Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia County associated 
     with Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Milton, Florida.
       (b) Land to Be Acquired.--In exchange for the property 
     described in subsection (a), the County shall convey to the 
     Secretary of the

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     Navy land and improvements thereon in Santa Rosa County, 
     Florida, that is acceptable to the Secretary and suitable for 
     use as a Navy outlying landing field to replace Navy Outlying 
     Landing Field Site 8.
       (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     require the County to cover costs to be incurred by the 
     Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 
     incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the land exchange 
     under this section, including survey costs, costs for 
     environmental documentation, other administrative costs 
     related to the land exchange, and all costs associated with 
     relocation of activities and facilities from Navy Outlying 
     Landing Field Site 8 to the replacement location. If amounts 
     are collected from the County 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 
     land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
     to the County.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
     reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 
     fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred 
     by the Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. 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) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be exchanged under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Navy.
       (e) Conveyance Agreement.--The exchange of real property 
     under this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim 
     deed or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions 
     mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     County, including such additional terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1792. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 3124. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROVISION 
                   OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE 
                   TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation 
     activities, and none of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities 
     for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 that are 
     available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, may be obligated or expended to enter into a 
     contract with, or otherwise provide assistance to, the 
     Russian Federation until the President certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the Russian 
     Federation is in compliance with--
       (1) 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) the Treaty between the United States of America and the 
     Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and 
     Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 
     2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011 (commonly 
     referred to as the ``New START Treaty'');
       (3) its obligations under the Presidential Nuclear 
     Initiatives agreed to by President George H.W. Bush and 
     President Boris Yeltsin; and
       (4) its obligations (as the United States defines those 
     obligations) under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 
     adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on September 
     10, 1996.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The congressional defense committees.
       (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1793. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1283. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR 
                   COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Thirty-year Limit on Nuclear Exports.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no funds may be used to implement any aspect of an 
     agreement for civil nuclear cooperation pursuant to section 
     123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) after 
     the date that is 30 years after the date of entry into force 
     of such agreement unless--
       (A) the President, within the final five years of the 
     agreement, has certified to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives that the party to such 
     agreement has continued to fulfill the terms and conditions 
     of the agreement and that the agreement continues to be in 
     the interest of the United States; and
       (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution permitting the 
     continuation of the agreement for an additional period of not 
     more than 30 years.
       (2) Exceptions.--The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to--
       (A) any agreement that had entered into force as of August 
     1, 2015;
       (B) any agreement with the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), or the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency; or
       (C) any amendment to an agreement described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B).
       (b) Applicable Law.--Each proposed export pursuant to an 
     agreement described under this section shall be subject to 
     United States laws and regulations in effect at the time of 
     each such export.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1794. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

      Subtitle H--Commission on Privacy Rights in the Digital Age

     SEC. 1091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Commission on Privacy 
     Rights in the Digital Age Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 1092. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Today, technology that did not exist 30 years ago 
     pervades every aspect of life in the United States.
       (2) Nearly \2/3\ of adults in the United States own a 
     smartphone, and 43 percent of adults in the United States 
     rely solely on their cell phone for telephone use.
       (3) 84 percent of households in the United States own a 
     computer and 73 percent of households in the United States 
     have a computer with an Internet broadband connection.
       (4) Federal policies on privacy protection have not kept 
     pace with the rapid expansion of technology.
       (5) Innovations in technology have led to the exponential 
     expansion of data collection by both the public and private 
     sectors.
       (6) Consumers are often unaware of the collection of their 
     data and how their information can be collected, bought, and 
     sold by private companies.

     SEC. 1093. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to establish, for a 2-year 
     period, a Commission on Privacy Rights in the Digital Age 
     to--
       (1) examine--
       (A) the ways in which public agencies and private companies 
     gather data on the people of the United States; and
       (B) the ways in which that data is utilized, either 
     internally or externally; and
       (2) make recommendations concerning potential policy 
     changes needed to safeguard the privacy of the people of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 1094. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--To carry out the purpose of this 
     subtitle, there is established in the legislative branch a 
     Commission on Privacy Rights in the Digital Age (in this 
     subtitle referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members, as follows:
       (1) Four members appointed by the President, of whom--
       (A) 2 shall be appointed from the executive branch of the 
     Government; and
       (B) 2 shall be appointed from private life.
       (2) Two members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate, of whom--
       (A) 1 shall be a Member of the Senate; and
       (B) 1 shall be appointed from private life.
       (3) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate, of whom--
       (A) 1 shall be a Member of the Senate; and
       (B) 1 shall be appointed from private life.
       (4) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, of whom--
       (A) 1 shall be a Member of the House; and
       (B) 1 shall be appointed from private life.
       (5) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives, of whom--
       (A) 1 shall be a Member of the House; and

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       (B) 1 shall be appointed from private life.
       (c) Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a Chairperson 
     and Vice-Chairperson from among its members.
       (d) Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies.--
       (1) Meetings.--After its initial meeting, the Commission 
     shall meet upon the call of the Chairperson or a majority of 
     its members.
       (2) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers but shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made.
       (e) Appointment of Members; Initial Meeting.--
       (1) Appointment of members.--Each member of the Commission 
     shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Initial meeting.--On or after the date on which all 
     members of the Commission have been appointed, and not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commission shall hold its initial meeting.

     SEC. 1095. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall--
       (1) conduct an investigation of relevant facts and 
     circumstances relating to the expansion of data collection 
     practices in the public, private, and national security 
     sectors, including implications for--
       (A) surveillance;
       (B) political, civil, and commercial rights of individuals 
     and corporate entities;
       (C) employment practices, including hiring and firing; and
       (D) credit availability and reporting; and
       (2) submit to the President and Congress reports containing 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective 
     measures relating to the facts and circumstances investigated 
     under paragraph (1), in accordance with section 1099B.

     SEC. 1096. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or, at its 
     direction, any subcommittee or member of the Commission, may, 
     for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
     administer such oaths as the Commission or such subcommittee 
     or member determines advisable; and
       (B) subject to paragraph (2)(A), require, by subpoena or 
     otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
     the production of such books, records, correspondence, 
     memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and materials as the 
     Commission or such subcommittee or member determines 
     advisable.
       (2) Subpoenas.--
       (A) Issuance.--
       (i) In general.--A subpoena may be issued under paragraph 
     (1) only--

       (I) by the agreement of the Chairperson and the Vice 
     Chairperson; or
       (II) by the affirmative vote of 8 members of the 
     Commission.

       (ii) Signature.--Subject to clause (i), a subpoena issued 
     under paragraph (1) may--

       (I) be issued under the signature of--

       (aa) the Chairperson; or
       (bb) a member designated by a majority of the Commission; 
     and

       (II) be served by--

       (aa) any person designated by the Chairperson; or
       (bb) a member designated by a majority of the Commission.
       (B) Enforcement.--
       (i) In general.--In the case of contumacy or failure to 
     obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the United States 
     district court for the judicial district in which the 
     subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found, or 
     where the subpoena is returnable, may issue an order 
     requiring such person to appear at any designated place to 
     testify or to produce documentary or other evidence.
       (ii) Contempt of court.--Any failure to obey the order of 
     the court under clause (i) may be punished by the court as a 
     contempt of that court.
       (3) Witness allowances and fees.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1821 of title 28, United States 
     Code, shall apply to witnesses requested or subpoenaed to 
     appear at any hearing of the Commission.
       (B) Source of funds.--The per diem and mileage allowances 
     for witnesses shall be paid from funds available to pay the 
     expenses of the Commission.
       (b) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, enter 
     into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
     duties under this subtitle.
       (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     any Federal department or agency such information as the 
     Commission considers necessary to carry out this subtitle.
       (2) Furnishing of information.--If the Chairperson, the 
     chairperson of any subcommittee created by a majority of the 
     Commission, or any member designated by a majority of the 
     Commission submits to a Federal department or agency a 
     request for information under paragraph (1), the head of the 
     department or agency shall, to the extent authorized by law, 
     furnish the information directly to the Commission.
       (3) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
     Information furnished under paragraph (2) shall only be 
     received, handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the 
     Commission and its staff consistent with all applicable 
     statutes, regulations, and executive orders.
       (d) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis administrative support and other services 
     for the performance of the Commission's functions.
       (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the 
     assistance provided under paragraph (1), departments and 
     agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission 
     such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
     services as the departments and agencies may determine 
     advisable and as authorized by law.
       (e) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as a department or agency of the United States.

     SEC. 1097. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
                   ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
       (b) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of 
     Reports.--The Commission shall--
       (1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent 
     appropriate; and
       (2) release public versions of the reports required under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 1099B.
       (c) Public Hearings.--Any public hearing of the Commission 
     shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection 
     of information provided to or developed for or by the 
     Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, 
     or executive order.

     SEC. 1098. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Appointment and compensation.--The Chairperson, in 
     consultation with the Vice Chairperson and in accordance with 
     rules agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of an executive director and such other 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
     carry out the functions of the Commission, without regard to 
     the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and without regard 
     to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
     53 of that title relating to classification and General 
     Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under 
     this paragraph may exceed the equivalent of that payable for 
     a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Personnel as federal employees.--
       (A) In general.--The executive director and any personnel 
     of the Commission who are employees shall be employees under 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
     chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 89A, 89B, and 90 of that 
     title.
       (B) Members of commission.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed to apply to members of the Commission.
       (b) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be 
     detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from the 
     Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, 
     status, and privileges of his or her regular employment 
     without interruption.
       (c) Consultant Services.--The Commission may procure the 
     services of experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not 
     to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position 
     at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     that title.

     SEC. 1099. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

       (a) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission who is not 
     an officer or employee of the Federal Government may be 
     compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day during which that member is 
     engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 
     Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 1099A. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND 
                   STAFF.

       The appropriate departments or agencies of the Federal 
     Government shall cooperate with the Commission in 
     expeditiously providing to the members and staff of the 
     Commission appropriate security clearances to the extent 
     possible under applicable procedures and requirements, and no 
     person shall be provided with access to classified 
     information under this subtitle without the appropriate 
     security clearances.

     SEC. 1099B. REPORTS OF COMMISSION; TERMINATION.

       (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission shall submit to the 
     President and Congress interim reports containing such 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective 
     measures as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission 
     members.
       (b) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a final 
     report containing such findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed 
     to by a majority of Commission members.
       (c) Classified Information.--Each report submitted under 
     subsection (a) or (b) shall be in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex.
       (d) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities 
     under this subtitle, shall terminate 60 days after the date 
     on which Commission submits the final report under subsection 
     (b).
       (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The 
     Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph 
     (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including 
     providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its 
     reports and disseminating the final report.

     SEC. 1099C. FUNDING.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this subtitle.
       (b) Duration of Availability.--Amounts made available to 
     the Commission under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until the termination of the Commission.

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