[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3969-S3970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1968. Mr. CORKER 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, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 597, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (b) Notice to Congress on Certain Assistance.--Section 
     1204(e) of such Act is amended by striking ``the 
     congressional defense committees'' and inserting ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress specified in subsection 
     (g)(2)''.
       On page 600, line 6, strike ``in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State''.
       On page 600, beginning on line 21, strike ``the 
     congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress''.
       On page 601, line 20, strike ``the congressional defense 
     committees'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of 
     Congress''.
       On page 602, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       (3) An assessment by the Department of State of the impact 
     of such support on internal security and stability in the 
     countries provided support.
       On page 602, strike lines 12 through 15 and insert the 
     following:
       (e) 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.
       On page 606, line 15, insert ``the Secretary of State and'' 
     before ``the Director of National Intelligence''.
       On page 606, beginning on line 21, strike ``the 
     congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress''.
       On page 607, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       (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 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       On page 607, beginning on line 12, strike ``the 
     congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress''.
       On page 608, after line 22, add the following:
       (e) Concurrence of Secretary of State Required in Use of 
     Authority.--Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 1209 of the 
     Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 are each amended by 
     striking ``in coordination with the Secretary of State'' and 
     inserting ``with the concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
       (f) 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, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       On page 621, after line 22, add the following:
       (e) Concurrence of Secretary of State Required in Use of 
     Authority.--Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 1236 of 
     such Act (128 Stat. 3558) are each amended by striking ``in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State'' and inserting 
     ``with the concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
       On page 625, beginning on line 19, strike ``the Committee 
     on Armed Services'' and all that follows through ``of the 
     House of Representatives'' on line 22 and insert ``the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on

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     the Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       On page 626, beginning 16, strike ``the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives'' and insert ``the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives''.
       On page 634, line 21, strike ``in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State''.
       On page 640, beginning on line 19, strike ``the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives'' and insert ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress''.
       On page 641, strike ines 4 through 11, and insert the 
     following:
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``incremental expenses'' means the reasonable 
     and proper cost of the goods and services that are consumed 
     by a country as a direct result of that country's 
     participation in training under the authority of this 
     section, including rations, fuel, training ammunition, and 
     transportation. Such term does not include pay, allowances, 
     and other normal costs of a country's personnel.
       On page 642, beginning on line 25, strike ``in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
       On page 643, beginning on line 1, strike ``the 
     congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress''.
       On page 644, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       (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 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       On page 652, line 20, insert after ``the Secretary of 
     Defense'' the following: ``, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State,''.
       On page 654, line 12, strike ``the congressional defense 
     committees'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of 
     Congress''.
       On page 655, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       (h) 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, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       On page 661, beginning on line 24, strike ``in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
       On page 663, beginning on line 11, strike ``in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
       On page 677 between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (c) Inclusion of Foreign Relations Committees in Reports.--
     Section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 is amended--
       (1) in subsections (e) and (g), by striking ``the 
     congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the 
     appropriate committees of Congress'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) 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, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.''.
       On page 682, beginning on line 8, strike ``the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of 
     Congress''.
       On page 682, beginning on line 16, strike ``the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of 
     Congress''.
       On page 683, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       (4) 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 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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