[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D711-D713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2788-
2797; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 57; and H. Res. 317-320, were 
introduced.                                                  
  Page H4431
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4432-33
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2580, to provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-
term care hospital moratorium exception, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 114-156);
  H. Res. 319, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 160) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on 
medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1190) to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H. Rept. 
114-157);
  H.R. 2506, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay 
the authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for MA plans 
failing to achieve minimum quality ratings, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-158, Part 1);
  H.R. 2507, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
establish an annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under 
Medicare Advantage, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-159, Part 1);
  H.R. 2579, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
the risk adjustment under the Medicare Advantage program, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-160, Part 1); and
  H.R. 2581, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
establish a 3-year demonstration program to test the use of value-based 
insurance design methodologies under eligible Medicare Advantage plans, 
to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice under Medicare Advantage, to 
revise the treatment under the Medicare program of infusion drugs 
furnished through durable medical equipment, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-161, Part 1).            
Pages H4430-31
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hultgren to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4385
Recess: The House recessed at 10:08 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H4386, H4395
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or 
Syria on or after August 7, 2014--Order of Business: Agreed by 
unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider in the 
House H. Con. Res. 55, directing the President, pursuant to section 
5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces 
deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed 
Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and 
personnel, from Iraq and Syria, if called up by the chair of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that the concurrent 
resolution be considered as read; and that the previous question be 
considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to adoption without 
intervening motion or demand for division of the question except for 
two hours of debate equally divided among and controlled by 
Representatives Royce, Engel, and McGovern or their respective 
designees.                                                   
  Page H4389
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: The House passed 
H.R. 2596, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a recorded 
vote of 247 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 369.           
  Pages H4396-H4421
  Rejected the Dingell motion to recommit the bill to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
183 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 368.                      
Pages H4419-21
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-19 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence now printed in the bill.                        
Page H4404
Agreed to:
  Israel amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to provide a report to the 
congressional intelligence and defense committees on the trends related 
to tunnel use by our adversaries and an update on collaborative efforts 
with partner countries;                                  
Pages H4404-05
  Israel amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to provide a report to the 
congressional intelligence and defense committees on the cyber threat 
trends identified by the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, 
an assessment of collaborative efforts between federal agencies, and 
recommendations to improve those collaborative efforts; 
                                                         Pages H4405-06
  Crowley amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that allows the 
Director of National Intelligence to provide grants to Hispanic-serving 
institutions of higher education for the purpose of offering advanced 
foreign language programs deemed in the immediate interest of the 
intelligence community and for study abroad and cultural immersion 
programs;                                                
Pages H4406-07
  Keating amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires a 
report on intelligence sharing with members of the EU and NATO 
regarding the travel of foreign fighters to and from Iraq and Syria and 
an analysis of the challenges impeding coordinated intelligence 
efforts;                                                 
Pages H4407-08
  Keating amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that restores 
reporting requirement on the progress of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation in implementing information-sharing principles; 
                                                             Page H4408
  Rooney (FL) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that 
requires a report detailing the Intelligence Community's utilization of 
the National Science Foundation's CyberCorps Scholarship for Service 
program;                                                 
Pages H4409-10
  Moulton amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires a 
report and briefing regarding the impacts on the intelligence community 
(IC) of the recently disclosed cyber breach at OPM;      
Pages H4410-11
  Turner amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress on 
the funding of political parties and NGOs in former Soviet states by 
the Russian Federation and the security and intelligence services of 
the Russian Federation;                                  
Pages H4411-12
  Farr amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on 
continuous evaluation of security clearance;                 
Page H4412
  Sinema amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that expresses 
the sense of Congress that the Intelligence Community should dedicate 
necessary resources to defeating the revenue mechanisms of the Islamic 
State; directs the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report 
on the strategy efforts;                                 
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  Crowley amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
a report from the Director of National Intelligence on possibilities 
for growing national security cooperation between the United States, 
Israel, and India;                                       
Pages H4413-14
  Wilson (SC) amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that 
directs the Director of National Intelligence to study how we measure 
cyber attacks and report to the relevant committees in both a 
classified and unclassified format;                      
Pages H4414-15
  Poe (TX) amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the 
nexus between terrorist groups and wildlife trafficking, how wildlife 
trafficking impacts U.S. national security, and key actors and 
facilitators of wildlife trafficking;                    
Pages H4415-16
  Poe (TX) amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report that 
represents the coordinated assessment of the intelligence community on 
how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media; and 
                                                         Pages H4416-17
  Poe (TX) amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a strategy 
to defeat ISIL and al-Qaeda.                             
Pages H4417-18
Rejected:
  Schiff amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 114-155) that sought to 
strike four sections of the bill which add new restrictions to prevent 
the Administration from closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp (by a 
recorded vote of 176 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 367). 
                                               Pages H4408-09, H4418-19
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H4421
  H. Res. 315, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2596) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 ayes to 189 noes, Roll 
No. 366, after the previous question was ordered.        
Pages H4389-95
Recess: The House recessed at 4:02 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Republic of Korea Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, as 
well as his written approval, authorization, and determination 
concerning the Agreement, and an unclassified Nuclear Proliferation 
Assessment Statement concerning the Agreement--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-
43).                                                     
  Pages H4395-96
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page 4389.
Senate Referral: S. 565 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform.                                           
  Page H4430
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4395, 
H4418-19, H4420-21, and H4421. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.