[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D537-D544]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 5272-
5281; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 132; and H. Res. 737-740 were 
introduced.                                                  
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5077, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 114-573).                                 
Page H2844
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster (FL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Dr. Patricia Venegas, Without Spot or Wrinkle Ministries, La Verne, 
California.                                                  
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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a 
seminal moment in Ireland's journey to independence: The House agreed 
to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 716, as amended by 
Representative King (NY), commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 
1916 Easter Rising, a seminal moment in Ireland's journey to 
independence.                                            
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Recognizing the deep and 
abiding friendship between the United States and Ireland and 
recommending actions to further strengthen those ties.''.    
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017: The House 
passed H.R. 4909, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 
fiscal year, by a recorded vote of 277 ayes to 147 noes, Roll No. 216. 
Consideration began yesterday, May 17th. 
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  Rejected the Clyburn motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 243 noes, 
Roll No. 215.                                            
Pages H2809-12
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.''.   
Page H2813
Agreed to:
  Poe (TX) amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-569), as 
modified, that was debated on May 17th that inserts a proposed new text 
for Sec. 1048 (by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 
205);                                                    
Pages H2731-32
  Pearce amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that transfers, 
in accordance with BRAC 1988, specified lands of the former Fort 
Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico to the Department 
of the Interior to be held in trust for the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo 
Nation;                                                  
Pages H2735-37
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Schweikert (No. 4) that directs 
that the Secretary of Defense may coordinate unmanned Aerial System 
training missions along our southern border in support of the 
Department of Homeland Security's counter narcotic trafficking efforts; 
Davis (CA) (No. 13) that allows dual military couples who adopt to 
split 36 days of leave according to family needs; Costello (PA) (No. 
15) that requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, to report to Congress on extending student loan 
protections for active duty borrowers under the Servicemember Civil 
Relief Act; Hastings

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(No. 16) that excludes reimbursements for medical expenses from the 
VA's calculation of annual income when determining pension eligibility 
for veterans; Larson (CT) (No. 17) that preserves access to Applied 
Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with autism who are covered by 
TRICARE; Kelly (PA) (No. 19) that prohibits funds from being used to 
implement the UN Arms Trade Treaty unless the Senate approves a 
resolution of ratification for the Treaty and implementing legislation 
for the Treaty has been enacted into law; Mulvaney (No. 21) that 
codifies criteria developed by OMB in 2010 to clarify when military 
spending should be designated as contingency operations and properly be 
part of the Overseas Contingency Operation budget; Himes (No. 22) that 
requires a report from the Secretary of Defense on policies, doctrine, 
procedures and authorities governing Department of Defense activities 
in response to a malicious cyber activity carried out against the 
United States or United States persons by foreign states or non-state 
actors; Tsongas (No. 24) that requires the Secretary of the Navy to 
submit a report to the Congressional Defense Committees regarding 
future capabilities for the P-8 Poseidon aircraft; Blumenauer (No. 26) 
that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the total 
cost of research, production and maintenance of the B-21 aircraft; 
Kildee (No. 29) that expresses as a Sense of Congress that the 
Department of Defense should work with State and local health officials 
to prevent human exposure to perflourinated chemicals; Poliquin (No. 
30) that requires that the Department of Defense submit a report to 
Congress on the annual travel expenses incurred by members of the 
national guard and reservists for travel to monthly and annual training 
requirements; and Farenthold (No. 31) that encourages the Department of 
Defense to enter into contracts with third party vendors to provide 
free access to wireless high-speed internet to all members of the Armed 
Forces who are deployed overseas at any United States military 
facility;                                                
Pages H2737-42
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: DeSantis (No. 8) that prohibits 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense may be used for any 
bilateral military-to-military contact, cooperation, or related 
security conferences between the Governments of the United States and 
Cuba until the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, certify to the 
appropriate congressional committees and Congress convincing assurances 
that the anti-American posture of the Castro regime has undergone a 
material change; DeSantis (No. 14) that creates a career military 
justice litigation track for United States Army & Air Force JAGs 
similar to what currently exists for United States Navy JAGs; LaMalfa 
(No. 25) that provides that no funds may be used by the Air Force to 
retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 
inventory status any U-2 aircraft; Hudson (No. 27) that requires a 
briefing on the acquisition strategy for the Ground Mobility Vehicle 
program; Sanford (No. 28) that requires the Army and the Marine Corps 
to use the same variant of 5.56mm rifle ammunition within one year of 
the date of enactment; provides that the Secretary of Defense may waive 
the requirement in the event that he determines a state of emergency 
requires the use of different variants of 5.56mm rifle ammunition; 
Cartwright (No. 32) that establishes a formal process to provide 
Government agencies outside the Department of Defense with information 
on the availability of surplus, serviceable ammunition for the purpose 
of reducing the overall storage and disposal costs related to such 
ammunition; Forbes (No. 33) that increases the minimum active-duty end 
strength of the Navy from 322,900 to 324,615 to make it consistent with 
the end strength authorized in the HASC mark. A; Jones (No. 34) that 
states that the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that commissary 
stores accept as payment the Military Star Card; Allen (No. 35) that 
allows Colleges with ROTC programs currently selected for partnership 
by Cyber Institutes at Individual Service Academies to be included in 
Section 562; DeSaulnier (No. 38) that requires Transition Assistance 
Program (TAP) counselors to inform separating members of the U.S. Armed 
Forces that any separation pay received may reduce the amount of VA 
disability benefits received; Keating (No. 40) that expresses the Sense 
of Congress in support of fully implementing a service-wide expansion 
of the Army's Gold Star Installation Access Card; provides entry to 
military installations for events and memorials for the survivors of 
members of the Armed Forces who have died while serving on certain 
active or reserve duty; Kaptur (No. 41) that requires the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report detailing the quantity, composition, and 
lost income of survivors currently affected by the Dependency and 
Indemnity Compensation offset to the Survivor Benefit Program; Kildee 
(No. 42) that amends Sec. 741 to include veterans in the identification 
and resource availability for units with high rates of suicide; and 
Jackson Lee (No. 45) that requires increased collaboration with NIH to 
combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer;                    
Pages H2746-50
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Thornberry (No. 20) that 
establishes a Global Engagement Center to lead and coordinate

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efforts to track foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts intended 
to undermine U.S. national security interests, and to develop 
strategies for countering such campaigns; it would also create a fund 
that could be used to support outside groups in analyzing, reporting 
on, and refuting foreign disinformation efforts, and implements reforms 
to the Broadcasting Board of Governors; Comstock (No. 36) that requires 
the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness to evaluate the 
effectiveness of transition programs in which civilian businesses and 
organizations provide internships, apprenticeships, and other on-the-
job training in an effort to increase likelihood of employment for 
separating service members; requires the Undersecretary to issue 
guidance to unit commanders encouraging them to permit separating 
service members to engage in these programs, provided that unit 
readiness is not degraded; Farenthold (No. 37) that provides that when 
a nominee of a Senator, Representative, or Delegate is selected for 
appointment as a cadet at a Service Academy, the Senator, 
Representative, or Delegate shall be notified at least 48 hours before 
the official notification or announcement of the appointment is made; 
Hunter (No. 39) that strikes the second sentence of Title 38, Section 
167, Paragraph (f)4, ensuring that the Service branch fulfills its 
obligation to notify a service member's spouse in the event that a 
service member declines SGLI Coverage; Meng (No. 48) that reauthorizes 
for one year an existing suicide prevention and resilience program for 
members of the National Guard and Reserves that is likely to expire 
prior to passage of the next NDAA; Maxine Waters (CA) (No. 49) that 
requires GAO to conduct a 5 year study and report to Congress on 
contracting by minority and women owned businesses with the DOD; 
Sanford (No. 52) that requires the Secretary of Defense to account for 
the total cost of National Guard flyovers at public events and publish 
them in a public report; Walz (No. 53) that includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the 
United States as a state for purposes of State Adjutants General 
approval authority over all Army and Air Force National Guard flyover 
missions in their states; Polis (No. 59) that requires the Secretary of 
Defense to provide a report on the impact potential changes to the 
existing carrier air wing force structure, and the impact a potential 
reduction would have on overall fleet readiness should personnel and 
aircraft be distributed through remaining air wings; and Courtney (No. 
63) that amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act to make 
permanent the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH);                                         
Pages H2753-58
  Zinke amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that prevents 
changes to the alert status or unilateral reduction in the quantity of 
deployed intercontinental ballistic missile forces; requires a report 
on the ability of the Air Force to ensure that the ICBM force is 
capable of deploying multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles 
(MIRVs) on Minuteman III ICBMs;                          
Pages H2758-60
  Thornberry amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that 
assures the management of spectrum auctions and national security 
equities;                                                
Pages H2762-63
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Rogers (AL) (No. 23) that 
updates current law concerning the management of spectrum auctions and 
the protection of Global Positioning System (GPS) adjacent frequency 
bands; Carter (GA) (No. 43) that clarifies that, under the Pilot 
Program for Operation of Network of Retail Pharmacy under TRICARE 
Pharmacy Benefits Program, retail pharmacies shall also include small 
business pharmacies; Comstock (No. 44) that directs the DOD secretary 
to study programs with locked vials; Lamborn (No. 46) that extends DoD 
technology transfer authority until Dec. 31, 2021; Jenkins (WV) (No. 
47) that increases the funding authorized for National Guard Counter-
Drug Programs, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
Wide by $30 million, offset by equivalent decreases to funding for the 
lines for Common Ground Equipment and Advanced Innovative Technologies; 
Guinta (No. 50) that increases funding to USNORTHCOM for Joint Task 
Force North by $3,000,000 to be used for counter narcotics operations; 
Walberg (No. 51) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
report to Congress on the effectiveness of efforts to combat the 
trafficking of heroin and fentanyl into the United States from Central 
America and Mexico; Ellmers (NC) (No. 54) that requires the Secretary 
of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Army to report to HASC and 
SASC quarterly on Joint Airborne Air Transportability Training 
occurring at Fort Bragg to ensure there is no negative impact to 
military readiness; Jackson Lee (No. 64) that expresses the sense of 
Congress regarding the importance of increasing the effectiveness of 
the Northern Command (``NORTHCOM'') in fulfilling its critical mission 
of protecting the U.S. homeland in event of war and to provide support 
to local, state, and federal authorities in times of national 
emergency; Lewis (GA) (No. 65) that requires the Secretary of Defense, 
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Revenue Service and the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, to 
post to cost of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria to each 
American taxpayer on the Department of Defense's website; Bordallo (No. 
66) that grants USCIS greater flexibility to approve H-2B visa 
application renewals for contractors performing work on Guam for the 
duration of the realignment construction plans; Sean Patrick Maloney 
(NY) (No. 67) that updates Department of Defense regulations to ensure 
service members receive adequate consumer protections with respect to 
collection of debt; and Langevin (No. 69) that expands the talent-
exchange authorities of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, to allow 
DoD employees to gain experience at private companies and bring 
industry leaders to DoD;                                 
Pages H2763-68
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 5 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Gosar (No. 55) that requires 
the Secretary to provide a briefing to the House Armed Services 
Committee on the status of DOD efforts to maintain a systems-based 
inventory of Department buildings, land, and other real property assets 
following recommendations made by GAO; Russell (No. 56) that provides 
that not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the adjustment 
and diversification assistance authorized by subsections (b) and c) of 
section 2391 of title 10, United States Code; Pitts (No. 57) that 
brings accountability to countries granting consent to Russian naval 
vessels calling into port by amending Section 1238(a)(2)(B) to include 
transient Russian naval vessels' to the reporting requirement; Young 
(IA) (No. 58) that requires the DoD to brief Congress on the 
Department's efforts to protect our service members and their families' 
personal information from data breaches, including DoD employees; the 
DoD will also include any trends they are aware of on fraudulent 
activity targeting service members, their families, or employees of the 
DoD specifically; Fitzpatrick (No. 60) that recognizes the role played 
by the 16 million women known as Rosie the Riveters during World War 
Two; Forbes (No. 61) that authorizes the Army to recover firearms that 
were provided to a foreign country on a grant basis and subsequently 
became excess to the needs of such country; Young (IN) (No. 62) that 
adopts program management principles for government projects and 
requires formulation of program management standards and best practices 
to ensure on-time & on-budget projects; Young (AK) (No. 68) that 
provides DoD temporary direct hire authority for military technicians 
(dual-status), enabling units to fill critical manpower shortages and 
increase mission readiness; Connolly (No. 70) that expresses a sense of 
Congress that the Department of Defense should develop an assessment, 
monitoring, and evaluation framework for security cooperation; 
Blumenauer (No. 74) that reforms the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) 
program for at-risk Afghan allies; Welch (No. 77) that adds to the 
semiannual Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan 
the progress on implementing the Afghan Personnel and Pay System; and 
Kilmer (No. 82) that amends the existing security assistance authority 
titled ``South China Sea Initiative'' to ``Southeast Asia Maritime 
Security Initiative''; additionally, the amendment would require DoD to 
include a description of Chinas activities in the South China Sea in 
their Congressionally-required annual report on Chinese military power;
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  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 6 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Rooney (FL) (No. 71) that 
requires a report on the Department of Defense's implementation of the 
prohibition on the provision of certain security assistance to foreign 
security forces implicated in gross human rights violations; Poe (TX) 
(No. 72) that adds a fourth condition that the Administration must 
certify Pakistan has met before releasing $450 million in aid: 
``Pakistan has shown progress in arresting and prosecuting Haqqani 
network senior leaders and mid-level operatives''; Rohrabacher (No. 73) 
that adds an additional requirement that the Secretary of Defense 
certify to Congress that Pakistan is not using its military or any 
funds or equipment provided by the United States to persecute minority 
groups seeking political or religious freedom; Rohrabacher (No. 75) 
that adds a sense of the Congress that Dr. Shakil Afridi is an 
international hero and that the Government of Pakistan should release 
him immediately from prison; Walberg (No. 76) that requires the 
Department of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the extent to 
which the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan has adequate 
access to financial records of the Government of Afghanistan; 
Fortenberry (No. 78) that expresses the Sense of Congress that safe 
areas should be secured for the resettlement and reintegration of 
indigenous ethnic and religious minorities, including victims of 
genocide, into their homelands; affirms that this position is a 
critical component of a safe, secure, and sovereign Iraq; Fortenberry 
(No. 79) that empowers local security forces in Iraq--including ethnic 
and religious minority groups--to deter, hold, or roll back the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq; Cicilline (No. 88) that requires 
a report be completed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of State 
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form American manufacturers on procurement opportunities for equipping 
foreign military entities approved to receive U.S. assistance; this 
report should also include any plans or strategies to raise awareness 
of these opportunities among U.S. manufacturers; Cooper (No. 89) that 
requires a report on Open Skies Treaty and Intermediate Nuclear Forces 
Treaty; Frankel (FL) (No. 90) that expresses the sense of Congress that 
continued United States leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) is critical to the national security of the United 
States; Higgins (No. 91) that authorizes assistance to Israel to 
improve maritime security and maritime domain awareness; Ted Lieu (CA) 
(No. 92) that expresses a sense of Congress that it is policy of the 
United States to support a denuclearized Korean peninsula; 
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  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 7 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Pearce (No. 80) that expresses 
a sense of Congress encouraging the Administration and DOD to utilize 
all necessary capabilities to combat ISIS oil production and sale; Yoho 
(No. 81) that provides for a prohibition on transfer of man-portable 
air defense systems to any entity in Syria; Poe (TX) (No. 83) that 
prohibits government contracts with entities that have contributed to 
Russia's violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) 
Treaty; Pompeo (No. 84) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a report to Congress on cooperation between Iran and the Russian 
Federation and to what extent such cooperation affects United States 
national security and strategic interests; Roskam (No. 85) that 
establishes the sense of Congress that Israel should be able to defend 
its vital national interests and protect its territory and population 
against existential threats and mandates that the President report on 
the necessary defensive mechanisms required and requested by Israel to 
protect itself against existential threats and on the availability for 
sale or transfer of these items to Israel; Roskam (No. 86) that 
requires the President to report on the use by the Government of Iran 
of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or 
other activities; Walker (No. 87): that directs the Secretary of 
Defense to grant observer status to the military forces of Taiwan in 
any maritime exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific Exercise; Meng 
(No. 93) that authorizes the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, to enter into agreements with governments of 
foreign countries, such as Israel and other nations that excel in 
addressing water scarcity and water resource development issues, in 
order to develop land-based water resources in support of and in 
preparation for contingency operations; Meng (No. 94) that extends the 
requirement for three years, consistent with the FY13 NDAA, that the 
President report to Congress on the use of certain Iranian seaports by 
foreign vessels and the use of foreign airports by sanctioned Iranian 
air carriers; Moulton (No. 95) that requires the President to 
officially notify Congress whenever Iran conducts a ballistic missile 
launch (including ballistic missile tests) and inform the Congress as 
to actions the President will take in response, including diplomatic 
efforts to pursue additional sanctions, including through passage of a 
United Nations Security Council resolution; Peters (No. 96) that 
expresses the Sense of Congress that the United States should work with 
our Gulf Cooperation Council allies to encourage and enable an 
integrated ballistic missile defense system to prevent an attack by 
Iran against such countries; and Ruiz (No. 97) that authorizes 
assistance and training to countries bordering the Persian Gulf, 
Arabian Sea, or Mediterranean Sea in an effort to deter and counter 
illicit smuggling and related maritime activity by Iran; the program 
will run through FY2020;                                 
Pages H2776-79
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 8 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Loretta Sanchez (CA) (No. 98) 
that expresses a Sense of Congress that increased military relations 
with Vietnam should be contingent on Vietnam's commitment to implement 
human rights reforms; Jackson Lee (No. 99) that requires the Secretary 
of Defense to submit to Congress report on efforts to assist Nigeria 
security forces in combatting Boko Haram In Nigeria and the Lake Chad 
Basin; Holding (No. 100) that enhances and promotes greater defense 
trade and military cooperation between the United States and India by 
encouraging and supporting a range of measures such as joint military 
planning and co-development; Smith (WA) (No. 101) that eases 
restrictions related to funding for development of rocket propulsion 
and launch systems to end reliance on the RD-180; Ted Lieu (CA) (No. 
102) that requires a report on the use of spacecraft assets of the 
Space-Based Infrared System's Wide-Field-of-View program for other 
space programs; Rogers (AL) (No. 103) that requires the Secretary of 
Defense to evaluate the security of defense information and to issue 
regulations to improve it; Meehan (No. 104) that expresses a sense of 
Congress that reiterates the importance of strong communications 
systems for the National Guard in the event of a cyber or terrorist 
attack; Hanna (No. 105) requires the Secretary of the Army to brief 
Congress on a strategy for incorporating Army National Guard Cyber 
Protection Teams into the Cyber Mission Force; Peters (No. 106) that 
expresses the Sense of Congress that DOD, when practical, should seek 
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projects; Brat (No. 107) that creates a process for foreign governments 
to petition DOD to return surplus property to that government; expands 
use of residual value obtained from returned foreign property from 
facility maintenance and operations to readiness programs; Carter (GA) 
(No. 108) that relocates the Saint Marys Airport away from Naval 
Submarine Base Kings Bay because of security issues with civilian air 
traffic; codifies the Navy's steps in the relocation of the airport; 
Pearce (No. 109) that prohibits the Department of Defense from 
transferring administrative jurisdiction of Fillmore Canyon to the 
Department of the Interior; and Culberson (No. 110) that provides 
competitively awarded grant funding for the preservation of our 
nation's historic battleships in a manner that is self-sustaining and 
has an educational component; requires grantees to provide a 1:1 
matching of any federal funding received pursuant to this grant 
program; the grant program sunsets on September 30, 2023; 
                                                         Pages H2779-82
  Thornberry en bloc amendment No. 9 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-571: Newhouse (No. 111) that 
requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a report detailing 
how the Corps acquired 34 miles of shoreline property along the 
Columbia River in the Tri-Cities region of Central Washington; the 
report will include specific legal documentation and information on the 
process by which the properties were acquired to discern how the 
federal government acquired the land, whether by paying Fair Market 
Value or through other means of procurement; Ben Ray Lujan (NM) (No. 
112) that expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy 
should ensure that each laboratory operating contractor or plant or 
site manager of a National Nuclear Security Administration facility 
adopt generally accepted and consistent accounting practices for 
laboratory, plant, or site directed research and development; Foster 
(No. 113) that requires the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
Energy to provide a briefing to the appropriate committees on the 
feasibility and potential benefits of a dialogue between the United 
States and France on the use of low-enriched uranium in naval reactors; 
Peters (No. 114) that clarifies that the definition of advanced nuclear 
reactor includes a nuclear fusion reactor; Donovan (No. 115) that 
expedites processing of applications for transportation security cards 
for separating members of the Armed forces and veterans to facilitate 
employment in the maritime industry; Frankel (FL) (No. 116) that 
classifies a vessel being repaired or dismantled to be a ``recreational 
vessel'' if the vessel shares elements of design and construction of 
traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a 
military or commercial undertaking when operating; Wilson (SC) (No. 
117) that provides a conforming name change for the Joint Improvised 
Explosive Device Defeat Fund within sections 4102 and 4103 of H.R. 
4909; Meng (No. 118) that makes conspiracy to commit rape or sexual 
assault an offense requiring dismissal or dishonorable discharge under 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and Rogers (AL) (No. 120) that 
provides authority for the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations to 
protect certain NNSA sites from potential threats posed by UAVs; 
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  Bordallo amendment (No. 119 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that 
authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United 
States to settle claims resulting from the occupation of Guam during 
World War II based on other war claims programs previously authorized 
by Congress for other Americans; and                     
Pages H2785-86
  Fleming amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that prohibits 
funds for Executive Orders 13653 and 13693 that require DOD to meet 
certain green energy mandates and to incorporate climate change reviews 
within DOD operations, acquisition, and planning (by a recorded vote of 
227 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 209).           
Pages H2734-35, H2805-06
Rejected:
  McKinley amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-569) 
that was debated on May 17th that sought to require the Secretary of 
Defense to ensure that every tactical missile program of the Department 
of Defense that uses solid propellant as the primary propulsion system 
shall have at least two fully certified rocket motor suppliers in the 
event that one of the rocket motor suppliers is outside the national 
technology and industrial base (by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 213 
noes, Roll No. 203);                                     
Pages H2730-31
  Nadler amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-569) that 
was debated on May 17th that sought to remove funding prohibitions on 
the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (by a recorded vote 
of 163 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 204);                      
Page H2731
  Buck amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that sought to 
require the DOD to evaluate the cost of different types of energy and 
purchase the most cost effective option available (by a recorded vote 
of 159 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 208);         
Pages H2732-34,H2804-05
  Lee amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that sought to 
repeal the 2001 AUMF after 90 days of enactment of this Act (by a 
recorded vote of 138 ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 210); 
                                               Pages H2742-44, H2806-07
  Polis amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that sought to 
reduce the base Defense

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Department budget by 1% excluding military/reserve/National Guard 
personnel, as well as Defense Health Program account (by a recorded 
vote of 63 ayes to 360 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 
211);                                             
Pages H2744-46, H2807
  Ellison amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that sought to 
strike language that calls on the President to expand the scope of the 
mission in Afghanistan (by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 292 noes with 
1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 212);        
Pages H2750-52, H2807-08
  Ellison amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that sought to 
reduce funding for base budget procurement items from Overseas 
Contingency Operations (OCO) funds to $1,287,871,000, in accordance 
with the President's request. $9,440,300,000 is transferred to OCO 
Operations & Maintenance fund in order to fund operations overseas, 
with $26 million designated for suicide prevention (by a recorded vote 
of 132 ayes to 289 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 213); 
and                                            
Pages H2752-53, H2808-09
  Sanford amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that sought to 
require the Government Accountability Office to study the Maritime 
Security Fleet (by a recorded vote of 41 ayes to 383 noes, Roll No. 
214).                                             
Pages H2760-62, H2809
Withdrawn:
  Lamborn amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 114-571) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have struck conditions on 
recognizing the National World War II Aviation Museum.       
Page H2760
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H2813
  H. Res. 735, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4909) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 175 
nays, Roll No. 200, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                               
Pages H2721-28
Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016: The House passed H.R. 5243, 
making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to 
strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 207. 
                                                      Pages H2787-H2804
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Castor (FL) motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget with 
instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an 
amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 206.
                                                         Pages H2800-04
  H. Res. 736, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4974) and (H.R. 5243) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 
183 noes, Roll No. 202, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 201. 
                                                         Pages H2728-30
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 19.        
  Page H2813
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2017: The House began consideration of H.R. 4974, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, May 
19th.                                          
  Pages H2728-30, H2813-42
Agreed to:
  Wagner amendment that redirects $801,000 in funding within the 
Military Construction Defense-Wide fund;                 
Pages H2823-26
  Gosar amendment that increases funding for Veterans Health 
Administration, Medical Services by $4,000,000 and reduces funding for 
Departmental Administration, General Administration by $5,500,000; 
                                                         Pages H2826-27
  Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment that redirects $10,000,000 in 
funding within Veterans Health Administration Medical Expenses; 
                                                         Pages H2827-28
  Keating amendment that redirects $1,500,000 in funding within 
Departmental Administration, General Administration;     
Pages H2828-29
  Clawson (FL) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the 
Informational Technology Systems, by $5,000,000;             
Page H2829
  Keating amendment that redirects $1,000,000 in funding within 
Departmental Administration, General Administration;     
Pages H2829-30
  Ruiz amendment that redirects $5,000,000 in funding within General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration;    
Pages H2830-34
  Ratcliffe amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
17, 2016) that prohibits the use of funds to propose, plan for, or 
execute a new or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round; 
and                                                          
Page H2837
  Grayson amendment that prohibits the use of funds to prohibit the use 
of funds to enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its 
principals if the offeror certifies that the offeror or any of its 
principals have been convicted of or had a civil judgement against it 
for fraud.                                                   
Page H2841

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Rejected:
  Fitzpatrick amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to 
procure the birth control known as Essure.               
Pages H2849-41
Point of Order sustained against:
  Boustany amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to pay 
any bonus or monetary award under chapter 45 of 53 of title 5, United 
States Code, to an employee of the Chief Business Office of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs who is responsible for processing 
emergency medical care claims until the percentage of emergency medical 
care claims processed within 30 days reached 90 percent; and 
                                                         Pages H2841-42
  Gohmert amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to 
establish, maintain, employ, or enter into any contract or agreement 
with any organization, including a political party, that endorsed, 
embraced, or encouraged any form of slavery, nor to display the name of 
such organization nor to have its name displayed in any facility in 
which or for funds made available in this act are used.      
Page H2842
Proceedings Postponed:
  Mulvaney amendment that seeks to strike Overseas Contingency 
Operations, Military Construction, Army;                 
Pages H2834-35
  Mulvaney amendment that seeks to strike Overseas Contingency 
Operations, Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps; 
                                                         Pages H2835-36
  Mulvaney amendment that seeks to strike Overseas Contingency 
Operations, Military Construction, Air Force;                
Page H2836
  Mulvaney amendment that seeks to strike Overseas Contingency 
Operations, Military Construction, Defense-Wide;         
Pages H2836-37
  Blumenauer amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 17, 2016) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement, 
administer, or enforce any Veterans Health Administration Directive 
relating to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms 
seeking recommendations on opinions regarding a Veteran's participation 
in a state marijuana program;                            
Pages H2837-38
  Fleming amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to modify a 
military installation in the United States, including construction or 
modification of a facility on a military installation, to produce 
housing for unaccompanied alien children; and            
Pages H2838-39
  Huffman amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to 
implement section 8(d)(2) of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
National Cemetery Administration Directive 3220 of November 22, 2005. 
                                                         Pages H2839-40
  H. Res. 736, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4974) and (H.R. 5243) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 
183 noes, Roll No. 202, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 201. 
                                                         Pages H2728-30
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the stabilization of Iraq is to continue in effect beyond May 22, 
2016--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 114-137).                                   
  Page H2787
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2730.
Senate Referrals: S. 2840 was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary. S. 1335 was held at the desk.                     
  Page H2842
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and thirteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2728, 
H2728-29, H2729-30, H2730-31, H2731, H2731-32, H2803-04, H2804, H2805, 
H2805-06, H2806, H2807, H2807-08, H2808, H2809, H2811-12, H2812-13. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:56 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 19, 2016.