[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H3843-H3892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017


                             General Leave

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on the further consideration of 
H.R. 5293, and that I may include tabular material on the same.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New Jersey?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 783 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 5293.
  Will the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) kindly take the chair.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes, with Mr. Collins of Georgia (Acting Chair) in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Tuesday, 
June 14, 2016, all time for general debate pursuant to House Resolution 
778 had expired.

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  Pursuant to House Resolution 783, no further general debate shall be 
in order. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute 
rule and shall be considered read through page 170, line 7.
  The text of the bill through page 170, line 7, is as follows:

                               H.R. 5293

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2017, for military functions 
     administered by the Department of Defense and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
     duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
     elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant 
     to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
     402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $39,986,962,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
     duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
     midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to 
     section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
     note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
     Fund, $27,774,605,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
     active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
     elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
     Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to 
     the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $12,701,412,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
     active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
     for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of 
     the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $27,794,615,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
     of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $4,458,963,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 
     Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund, $1,898,825,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund, $736,305,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
     of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $1,718,126,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 
     12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
     Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
     title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,827,440,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air 
     National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 
     of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
     or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
     or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,271,215,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
     $34,436,295,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can 
     be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
     as authorized by law, $40,213,485,000: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
     by law, $6,246,366,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
     law, $38,209,602,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 
     can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
     Department of Defense (other than the military departments), 
     as authorized by law, $32,263,224,000: Provided, That not 
     more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander 
     Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, 
     United States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
     expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his 
     certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available 
     for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative 
     Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be 
     available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or 
     implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations 
     liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     office of the Secretary of a military department, or the 
     service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a 
     legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided 
     further, That $8,023,000, to remain available until expended, 
     is available only for expenses relating to certain classified 
     activities, and may

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     be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to 
     operation and maintenance appropriations or research, 
     development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged 
     with and to be available for the same time period as the 
     appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
     any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that 
     may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall 
     not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided elsewhere in this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
     $2,767,471,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
     $975,724,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications, $320,066,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications, $3,106,066,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
     Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
     authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
     National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
     National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
     modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
     equipment (including aircraft), $6,923,595,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; 
     transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized 
     by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and 
     issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished 
     from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department 
     of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same 
     basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel 
     on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau, $6,708,200,000.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

       For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,194,000, of which 
     not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $170,167,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided elsewhere in this Act.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Navy, $289,262,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided elsewhere in this Act.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Air Force, $371,521,000, to 
     remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such 
     funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction 
     and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
     and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar 
     purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 
     appropriation to other appropriations made available to the 
     Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
     transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
     purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
     back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this 
     Act.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense, $9,009,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided elsewhere in this Act.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $222,084,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at 
     sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided elsewhere in this Act.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense 
     (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 
     404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $108,125,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.

                  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

       For assistance, including assistance provided by contract 
     or by grants, under programs and activities of the Department 
     of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized 
     under the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Act, $325,604,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019.

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                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $4,628,697,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $1,502,377,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
     ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes, $2,244,547,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2019.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $1,513,157,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked 
     combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; 
     other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and 
     accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
     devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
     the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $6,081,856,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway, $15,900,093,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2019.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
     related support equipment including spare parts, and 
     accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $3,102,544,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $601,563,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, 
     or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including 
     armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools and installation thereof in public and private 
     plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
     equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
       Ohio Replacement Submarine, $773,138,000;
       Carrier Replacement Program, $1,271,205,000;
       Carrier Replacement Program, (AP), $1,370,784,000;
       Virginia Class Submarine, $3,187,985,000;
       Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $1,742,134,000;
       CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,689,920,000;
       CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $248,599,000;
       DDG-1000 Program, $271,756,000;
       DDG-51 Destroyer, $3,211,292,000;
       Littoral Combat Ship, $1,439,192,000;
       LHA Replacement, $1,559,189,000;
       TAO Fleet Oiler, $73,079,000;
       Moored Training Ship, $624,527,000;
       Ship to Shore Connector, $128,067,000;
       Service Craft, $65,192,000;
       LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $1,774,000;
       YP Craft Maintenance/ROH/SLEP, $21,363,000;
       For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
     destination transportation, $645,054,000; and
       Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 
     $160,274,000.
       In all: $18,484,524,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2021, of which $160,274,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017, to fund completion of 
     prior year shipbuilding programs: Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2021, for 
     engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such 
     budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of 
     ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading for the construction or 
     conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards 
     in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities 
     for the construction of major components of such vessel: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
     heading shall be used for the construction of any naval 
     vessel in foreign shipyards.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
     equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
     ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
     ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $6,099,326,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, 
     and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, 
     appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in 
     public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine 
     Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, 
     including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, 
     $1,213,872,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
     and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized 
     ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, 
     and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment

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     and installation thereof in such plants, erection of 
     structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing 
     purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
     acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
     necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
     transportation of things, $14,325,117,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2019.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
     parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, 
     and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
     Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
     plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
     necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
     transportation of things, $2,288,772,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2019.

                      Space Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
     parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, 
     and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
     Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
     plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
     necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
     transportation of things, $2,538,152,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2019.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $1,609,719,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
     ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
     electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
     materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided 
     for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
     only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway, $17,342,313,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2019.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary 
     for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
     supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
     provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, 
     equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection 
     of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing 
     purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
     acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,649,876,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2019.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

       For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $74,065,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $7,864,517,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2018.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $16,831,290,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2018: Provided, 
     That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available 
     for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational 
     requirements of the Special Operations Forces.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $27,106,851,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2018.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary 
     for basic and applied scientific research, development, test 
     and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be 
     designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
     operation of facilities and equipment, $18,311,236,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018:  
     Provided, That, of the funds made available in this 
     paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation 
     Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise 
     provided for, to include program management and oversight, to 
     conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include 
     proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and 
     validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds 
     provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to 
     appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation 
     to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, 
     That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
     fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this 
     appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in 
     writing of the details of any such transfer.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational 
     test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
     evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, 
     production decisions; joint operational testing and 
     evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
     therewith, $178,994,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2018.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,371,613,000.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense as 
     authorized by law, $33,576,563,000; of which $31,696,337,000 
     shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2018, and of which up to $15,523,832,000 
     may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE 
     program; of which $413,219,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
     procurement; and of which $1,467,007,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2018, shall be for 
     research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount 
     made available under this heading for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
     available for HIV prevention educational activities 
     undertaken in connection with United States military 
     training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities 
     conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided under this heading for research, 
     development, test and evaluation, not less than $644,100,000 
     shall be made available to the United States Army Medical 
     Research and Materiel Command to carry out the 
     congressionally directed medical research programs.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile, $551,023,000, of which $147,282,000 shall 
     be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than 
     $49,533,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
     Preparedness Program, consisting of $20,368,000 for 
     activities on military installations and $29,165,000, to 
     remain

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     available until September 30, 2018, to assist State and local 
     governments, not more than $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018, shall be for the destruction of 
     eight United States-origin chemical munitions in the Republic 
     of Panama, to the extent authorized by law; $15,132,000 shall 
     be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, of which $15,132,000 shall be for the Chemical 
     Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and 
     local governments; and $388,609,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018, shall be for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, of which $380,892,000 shall only be for 
     the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     of the reserve components serving under the provisions of 
     title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and 
     maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, $908,800,000, of which $631,087,000 
     shall be for counter-narcotics support; $118,713,000 shall be 
     for the drug demand reduction program; and $159,000,000 shall 
     be for the National Guard counter-drug program: Provided, 
     That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for obligation for the same time period and for the 
     same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
     necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may 
     be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere 
     in this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $322,035,000, of which 
     $318,882,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made 
     on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes; and of which $3,153,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2018, shall be for 
     research, development, test and evaluation.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

       For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding 
     level for continuing the operation of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 
     $514,000,000.

               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account, $483,596,000.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 8002.  During the current fiscal year, provisions of 
     law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 
     of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
     apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, 
     That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire 
     foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
     funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the 
     provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by 
     the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever 
     is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to Department of Defense foreign service national 
     employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose 
     pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations 
     of this provision shall not apply to foreign national 
     employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of 
     Turkey.
       Sec. 8003.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 8004.  No more than 20 percent of the appropriations 
     in this Act which are limited for obligation during the 
     current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 
     months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall 
     not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
     of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8005.  Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest, he 
     may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working 
     capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military functions (except military construction) between 
     such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to 
     be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and 
     for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer 
     may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided 
     further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available to prepare or present a request to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for 
     higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is 
     requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 
     That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using 
     authority provided in this section shall be made prior to 
     June 30, 2017: Provided further, That transfers among 
     military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds 
     that may be transferred under this section.
       Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific 
     programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 
     and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such 
     programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables 
     titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the 
     explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and 
     expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for those programs, projects, and 
     activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the 
     amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried 
     out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent 
     as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.
       (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of 
     appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: 
     Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the 
     amounts described in subsection (a) occur between 
     appropriation accounts.
       Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the report 
     shall include--
       (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget request, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
       (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
     by budget activity and program, project, and activity as 
     detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
       (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the 
     funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees that such 
     reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 
     requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply 
     to transfers from the following appropriations accounts:
       (1) Environmental Restoration, Army;
       (2) Environmental Restoration, Navy;
       (3) Environmental Restoration, Air Force;
       (4) Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide;
       (5) Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites; 
     and
       (6) Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8008.  During the current fiscal year, cash balances 
     in working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
     States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are 
     necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from 
     such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such 
     funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made between 
     working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and 
     Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 
     transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has 
     notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Provided 
     further, That except in amounts equal to the amounts 
     appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no 
     obligations may be made against a working capital fund to 
     procure or increase the value of war reserve material 
     inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
     Congress prior to any such obligation.

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       Sec. 8009.  Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
     to initiate a special access program without prior 
     notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional 
     defense committees.
       Sec. 8010.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
     economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 
     in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
     contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a 
     contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
     contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the 
     congressional defense committees have been notified at least 
     30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, 
     That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
     be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the 
     economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at 
     least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided 
     further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement 
     contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 
     of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless 
     specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, That no 
     multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-
     day prior notification to the congressional defense 
     committees: Provided further, That the execution of multiyear 
     authority shall require the use of a present value analysis 
     to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act 
     may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such 
     contract--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a 
     budget request for full funding of units to be procured 
     through the contract and, in the case of a contract for 
     procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit 
     to be procured through the contract for which procurement 
     funds are requested in that budget request for production 
     beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year 
     covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such 
     unit in that fiscal year;
       (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include 
     consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the 
     contractor associated with the production of unfunded units 
     to be delivered under the contract;
       (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor 
     under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred 
     costs on funded units; and
       (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment 
     based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
       Sec. 8011.  Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
     under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds 
     may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
     costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
     authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported 
     as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code: Provided, That funds available for operation and 
     maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and 
     similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust 
     Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated 
     states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free 
     Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided 
     further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the 
     Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical 
     education programs conducted at Army medical facilities 
     located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize 
     the provision of medical services at such facilities and 
     transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
       Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2017, the civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
     the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such 
     personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any 
     constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the 
     number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day 
     of such fiscal year.
       (b) The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2018 Department of 
     Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were 
     effective with regard to fiscal year 2018.
       (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 
     U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of 
     Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not 
     be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and 
     Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength 
     shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget 
     available with respect to such Laboratories.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8013.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to 
     influence congressional action on any legislation or 
     appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
       Sec. 8014.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any 
     member of the Army participating as a full-time student and 
     receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when 
     time spent as a full-time student is credited toward 
     completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this 
     section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted 
     with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, 
     That this section applies only to active components of the 
     Army.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8015.  Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 
     the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be 
     transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
     solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege 
     Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), 
     as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       Sec. 8016.  None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
     departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
     mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the 
     anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
     States from components which are substantially manufactured 
     in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this 
     section, the term ``manufactured'' shall include cutting, 
     heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding 
     (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided 
     further, That for the purpose of this section substantially 
     all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be 
     considered to be produced or manufactured in the United 
     States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or 
     manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost 
     of the components produced or manufactured outside the United 
     States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service 
     responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on 
     a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be 
     made in order to acquire capability for national security 
     purposes.
       Sec. 8017.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 
     Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, 
     .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or 
     destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that 
     are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under 
     Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition 
     components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or 
     designee as unserviceable or unsafe for further use.
       Sec. 8018.  No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used during a single 
     fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, 
     unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into 
     or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-
     case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional 
     defense committees that such a relocation is required in the 
     best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8019.  Of the funds made available in this Act, 
     $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments 
     authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 
     (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor or a 
     subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to 
     any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of 
     title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
     controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
     section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be 
     considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed 
     additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime 
     contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves 
     the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to 
     any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section 
     shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition 
     of supplies or services, including any contract and any 
     subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items 
     produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any 
     subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 
     25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
     controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
     section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code.
       Sec. 8020.  Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense 
     Media Activity shall not be used for any national or 
     international political or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8021.  During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to 
     exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 
     2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation

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     of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of 
     Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon receipt, 
     such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be 
     credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such 
     obligations.
       Sec. 8022. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $40,021,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation, of which--
       (1) $28,000,000 shall be available from ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol 
     Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-
     drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities 
     involving youth programs;
       (2) $10,337,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force''; and
       (3) $1,684,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, 
     Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.
       (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive 
     reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 
     counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 
     local government agencies.
       Sec. 8023. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new Department of Defense 
     (department) federally funded research and development center 
     (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity 
     administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or 
     as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a 
     consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
       (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, 
     Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or 
     any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant 
     to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical 
     advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services 
     as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more 
     than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of 
     any such entity referred to previously in this subsection 
     shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized 
     under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in 
     the performance of membership duties.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds available to the department from any source during the 
     current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a 
     fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new 
     buildings not located on a military installation, for payment 
     of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for 
     absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable 
     contributions, not to include employee participation in 
     community service and/or development: Provided, That up to 1 
     percent of funds provided in this Act for support of defense 
     FFRDCs may be used for planning and design of scientific or 
     engineering facilities: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
     15 days in advance of exercising the authority in the 
     previous proviso.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     funds available to the department during fiscal year 2017, 
     not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff 
     years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That, of 
     the specific amount referred to previously in this 
     subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for 
     the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, 
     That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in 
     the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military 
     Intelligence Program (MIP).
       (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
     the department's fiscal year 2018 budget request, submit a 
     report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of 
     technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC 
     during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates.
       (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby 
     reduced by $126,800,000.
       Sec. 8024.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 
     or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility 
     or property under the control of the Department of Defense 
     which were not melted and rolled in the United States or 
     Canada: Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall 
     apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American 
     Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and 
     Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or 
     armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     the military department responsible for the procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions 
     shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8025.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services 
     Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services 
     Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 8026.  During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance 
     and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the 
     production of components and other Defense-related articles, 
     through competition between Department of Defense depot 
     maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, That the 
     Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or 
     Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall 
     certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of 
     all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 
     bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
     this section.
       Sec. 8027. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
     determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms 
     of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
     products produced in the United States that are covered by 
     the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
     Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
     respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
     country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a 
     report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 2017. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the 
     Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
     1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
     Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 8028.  During the current fiscal year, amounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 
     2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available 
     until expended for the payments specified by section 
     2921(c)(2) of that Act.
       Sec. 8029. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the 
     Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in 
     the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
     Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable 
     military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, 
     Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, 
     Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are 
     excess to the needs of the Air Force.
       (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost 
     to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) 
     in accordance with the request for such units that are 
     submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield 
     Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of 
     Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 
     Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be 
     subject to the condition that the housing units shall be 
     removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 
     conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units 
     under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
       (d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
     recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 
     published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 
     of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
       Sec. 8030.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     which are available to the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
     having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
     $250,000.
       Sec. 8031.  None of the funds made available 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'', dated 
     January 27, 2014.
       Sec. 8032.  The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-
     related products in military resale outlets in the United 
     States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 
     most competitive price in the local community: Provided, That 
     such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or 
     tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets 
     shall be within the range of prices established for military 
     retail system stores located in the United States.

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       Sec. 8033. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase 
     of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new 
     inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the 
     current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an 
     item would not have been chargeable to the Department of 
     Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and 
     if the purchase of such an investment item would be 
     chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations 
     made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
       (b) The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2018 Department of 
     Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified 
     as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation 
     contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
     fiscal year 2018 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Sec. 8034.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
     available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
     except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
     Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2018: Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or 
     otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central 
     Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or 
     subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred 
     to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and 
     development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert 
     action programs authorized by the President under section 503 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2018.
       Sec. 8035.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency may be used for the design, development, and 
     deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program 
     intelligence communications and intelligence information 
     systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, 
     and the component commands.
       Sec. 8036.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', not less than $12,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, 
     including training and technical assistance to tribes, 
     related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
     documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system 
     for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete 
     estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from 
     Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8037. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense 
     unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code.
       (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person 
     has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
     Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f 
     of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
     appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of 
     the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment 
     and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and 
     available in a timely fashion.
       Sec. 8038.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act and 
     hereafter shall be available for a contract for studies, 
     analysis, or consulting services entered into without 
     competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless 
     the head of the activity responsible for the procurement 
     determines--
       (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one 
     source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
       (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 
     unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or 
     technological promise, represents the product of original 
     thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or
       (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of 
     unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a 
     specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of 
     a specific concern is given financial support: Provided, That 
     this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of 
     less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of 
     equipment that is in development or production, or contracts 
     as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, 
     who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the 
     award of such contract is in the interest of the national 
     defense.
       Sec. 8039. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used--
       (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
       (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or 
     civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 
     reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
     employee's place of duty remains at the location of that 
     headquarters.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 
     department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a 
     case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the 
     waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the 
     financial requirements of the department.
       (c) This section does not apply to--
       (1) field operating agencies funded within the National 
     Intelligence Program;
       (2) an Army field operating agency established to 
     eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised 
     explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Army, other similar threats;
       (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve 
     the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities 
     and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to 
     administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and 
     Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and 
     authorized Federal entities.
       Sec. 8040. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available to convert to contractor performance an 
     activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees unless--
       (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-
     private competition that includes a most efficient and cost 
     effective organization plan developed by such activity or 
     function;
       (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over 
     all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers 
     for performance of the activity or function, the cost of 
     performance of the activity or function by a contractor would 
     be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that 
     equals or exceeds the lesser of--
       (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's 
     personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or 
     function by Federal employees; or
       (B) $10,000,000; and
       (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a 
     proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of 
     Defense by--
       (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan 
     available to the workers who are to be employed in the 
     performance of that activity or function under the contract; 
     or
       (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health 
     benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less 
     towards the premium or subscription share than the amount 
     that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits 
     for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to 
     subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) 
     of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 
     notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, 
     or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter 
     into a contract for the performance of any commercial or 
     industrial type function of the Department of Defense that--
       (A) is included on the procurement list established 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 
     8503 of title 41, United States Code);
       (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified 
     nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals 
     in accordance with that Act; or
       (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an 
     Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in 
     section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(a)(15)).
       (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or 
     contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 
     and 2474 of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 
     Department of Defense under the authority provided by this 
     section shall be credited toward any competitive or 
     outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be 
     established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 
     to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, 
     subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial 
     activities.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 8041.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 
     from amounts that were designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
     Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:

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       (1) ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2015/2017, $15,000,000;
       (2) ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2015/2017, $30,000,000;
       (3) ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2015/2017, 
     $150,000,000;
       (4) ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2015/2017, $16,698,000;
       (5) ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     2015/2017, $43,600,000;
       (6) ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2015/2017, 
     $65,800,000;
       (7) ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', 2016/2018, 
     $13,000,000;
       (8) ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2016/2018, $58,000,000;
       (9) ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2016/2018, $6,755,000;
       (10) ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2016/2018, $15,413,000;
       (11) ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     2016/2018, $1,000,000;
       (12) ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 2016/2020, 
     $276,906,000;
       (13) ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 2016/2018, $54,394,000;
       (14) ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2016/2018, 
     $178,300,000;
       (15) ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2016/2018, 
     $23,250,000;
       (16) ``Procurement, Defense-wide'', 2016/2018, $2,600,000;
       (17) ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     2016/2017, $73,000,000;
       (18) ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     2016/2017, $75,000,000;
       (19) ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air 
     Force'', 2016/2017, $181,700,000; and
       (20) ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
     wide'', 2016/2017, $3,000,000.
       Sec. 8042.  None of the funds available in this Act may be 
     used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
     technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air 
     National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
     purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
     personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military 
     technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a 
     direct result of a reduction in military force structure.
       Sec. 8043.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
     unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
       Sec. 8044.  Funds appropriated in this Act for operation 
     and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant 
     Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for 
     reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 
     would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 
     National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence 
     support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint 
     Intelligence Activities, including the activities and 
     programs included within the National Intelligence Program 
     and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided, That nothing 
     in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve 
     and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
       Sec. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
     any other department or agency of the United States except as 
     specifically provided in an appropriations law.
       (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
     Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-
     drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
     agency of the United States except as specifically provided 
     in an appropriations law.
       Sec. 8046.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
     department responsible for such procurement may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes: Provided further, That this restriction 
     shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as 
     defined by section 103 of title 41, United States Code, 
     except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller 
     bearings purchased as end items.
       Sec. 8047.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive 
     procurements may be used unless the competitive procurements 
     are open for award to all certified providers of Evolved 
     Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided, That the 
     award shall be made to the provider that offers the best 
     value to the government.
       Sec. 8048.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 
     is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: 
     Provided, That upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the 
     Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as 
     follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and 
     $24,000,000 to the Red Cross.
       Sec. 8049.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes that is not available from United States 
     manufacturers.
       Sec. 8050.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this 
     Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the 
     Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall 
     be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or 
     activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural 
     budget.
       Sec. 8051.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to 
     pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of 
     Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an 
     employee when--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8052.  During the current fiscal year, no more than 
     $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be 
     transferred to appropriations available for the pay of 
     military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in 
     connection with support and services for eligible 
     organizations and activities outside the Department of 
     Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8053.  During the current fiscal year, in the case of 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for 
     which the period of availability for obligation has expired 
     or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative 
     unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an 
     adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current 
     appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or 
     closed account if--
       (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
     (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
     the end of the period of availability or closing of that 
     account;
       (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
     any current appropriation account of the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is 
     not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department 
     of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 
     Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): 
     Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if 
     subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was 
     not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in 
     the account, any charge to a current account under the 
     authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded 
     against the expired account: Provided further, That the total 
     amount charged to a current appropriation under this section 
     may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total 
     appropriation for that account.
       Sec. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
     equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
     any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable 
     basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish 
     the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case 
     basis.
       (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance 
     Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 
     associated with the use of equipment of the project under 
     that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 
     purposes without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 8055.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense may be obligated to modify command and control 
     relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and 
     administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned 
     to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and control 
     relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain 
     in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a 
     subsequent Act: Provided further, That this section does not 
     apply to administrative control of Navy Air and Missile 
     Defense Command.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8056.  Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide'', 
     $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and 
     expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel 
     Program: Provided, That the funds are made available for 
     transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the 
     Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further, 
     That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
     appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided 
     further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act.
       Sec. 8057.  None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 
     this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to 
     military forces for operational training, operational use or 
     inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does 
     not apply to end-items used in

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     development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and 
     leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, 
     That this restriction does not apply to programs funded 
     within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a 
     case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
       Sec. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
     case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each 
     limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign 
     sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the 
     application of the limitation with respect to that country 
     would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between 
     the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
     invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of 
     defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the country does not discriminate 
     against the same or similar defense items produced in the 
     United States for that country.
       (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a waiver granted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
     construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, 
     food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 
     XI (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States and products classified under headings 4010, 
     4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 
     7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 
     8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
       Sec. 8059.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or other Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the 
     purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military 
     family housing units of the Department of Defense, including 
     areas in such military family housing units that may be used 
     for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense 
     business.
       Sec. 8060.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new 
     start advanced concept technology demonstration project or 
     joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 
     45 days after a report, including a description of the 
     project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and 
     its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a 
     case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense 
     committees that it is in the national interest to do so.
       Sec. 8061.  The Secretary of Defense shall continue to 
     provide a classified quarterly report to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on 
     certain matters as directed in the classified annex 
     accompanying this Act.
       Sec. 8062.  Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National 
     Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 
     502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in 
     support of the ground-based elements of the National 
     Ballistic Missile Defense System.
       Sec. 8063.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
     held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
     cartridge and a United States military nomenclature 
     designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', 
     ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing 
     incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing 
     demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under 
     a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the 
     satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing 
     projectiles are either:
       (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization 
     process; or
       (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract 
     with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of 
     ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent 
     Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the 
     Department of State.
       Sec. 8064.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may 
     waive payment of all or part of the consideration that 
     otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, 
     United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal 
     property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any 
     organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United 
     States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal 
     nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case 
     basis.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8065.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $75,950,170 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other 
     activities of the Federal Government: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and 
     carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, 
     construction, personal services, and operations related to 
     projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided 
     further, That contracts entered into under the authority of 
     this section may provide for such indemnification as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further, That 
     projects authorized by this section shall comply with 
     applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum 
     extent consistent with the national security, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 8066. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or 
     any other Act may be used to take any action to modify--
       (1) the appropriations account structure for the National 
     Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation 
     of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;
       (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is 
     presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents 
     supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
       (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
     appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
       (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
     appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.
       (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit 
     the merger of programs or changes to the National 
     Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure 
     Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance 
     with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3).
       (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
     of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving 
     auditable financial statements and improving fiscal 
     reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 
     alternative financial management processes. Such study shall 
     include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment 
     to ensure that none of the alternative processes will 
     adversely affect counterintelligence.
       (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined 
     under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected 
     agencies;
       (2) receive certification from all affected agencies 
     attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve 
     auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not 
     adversely affect counterintelligence; and
       (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary 
     certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed 
     alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense 
     and intelligence committees.
       (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect 
     the application of section 1633 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to the amounts made 
     available by this Act.
       Sec. 8067.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense, to remain available for obligation until 
     expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these 
     funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House 
     Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of 
     additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family 
     members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization 
     of an eligible military beneficiary.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8068.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', 
     $600,735,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: 
     Provided, That of this amount, $62,000,000 shall be for the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel 
     for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to 
     counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-
     Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; 
     $266,511,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile 
     Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense 
     research and development under the SRBMD program, of which 
     $150,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD 
     missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's 
     defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, 
     regulations, and procedures, of which not more than 
     $90,000,000, subject to previously established transfer 
     procedures, may be obligated or expended until establishment 
     of a U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD; 
     $204,893,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the 
     Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, of which $120,000,000 
     shall be for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier 
     missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's 
     defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, 
     regulations, and procedures, of which not more than 
     $70,000,000, subject to previously established transfer 
     procedures, may be obligated or expended until establishment 
     of a U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for Arrow 3 Upper 
     Tier; and $67,331,000 shall be for the Arrow System 
     Improvement Program including development of a long range, 
     ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided under this provision is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority contained in this 
     Act.

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                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8069.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
     $160,274,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, to 
     fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, That 
     upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts 
     specified: Provided further, That the amounts transferred 
     shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
     as the appropriations to which transferred to:
       (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2017: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program 
     $45,060,000;
       (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2011/2017: DDG-51 Destroyer $15,959,000;
       (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2017: Littoral Combat Ship $3,600,000;
       (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2013/2017: Littoral Combat Ship $82,400,000;
       (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2017: Expeditionary Fast Transport $6,710,000; 
     and
       (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2013/2017: Expeditionary Fast Transport $6,545,000.
       Sec. 8070.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal 
     year 2017 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
       Sec. 8071.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 
     program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 
     or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of 
     national security and only after written prior notification 
     to the congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8072.  The budget of the President for fiscal year 
     2018 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget 
     justification documents for costs of United States Armed 
     Forces' participation in contingency operations for the 
     Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance 
     accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided, That 
     these documents shall include a description of the funding 
     requested for each contingency operation, for each military 
     service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and 
     for each appropriations account: Provided further, That these 
     documents shall include estimated costs for each element of 
     expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and 
     decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic 
     data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each 
     Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major 
     weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: 
     Provided further, That these documents shall include budget 
     exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the Department of 
     Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency 
     operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal 
     years.
       Sec. 8073.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or 
     deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense 
     system.
       Sec. 8074.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange 
     rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby 
     reduced by $573,400,000.
       Sec. 8075.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
     the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of 
     the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
     Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in 
     this Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd 
     Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in 
     support of national defense requirements during the non-
     hurricane season.
       Sec. 8076.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for integration of foreign intelligence information 
     unless the information has been lawfully collected and 
     processed during the conduct of authorized foreign 
     intelligence activities: Provided, That information 
     pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in 
     accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment 
     of the United States Constitution as implemented through 
     Executive Order No. 12333.
       Sec. 8077. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to transfer research and development, 
     acquisition, or other program authority relating to current 
     tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
       (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and 
     operational control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial 
     Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in 
     matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 8078.  Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be 
     made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative 
     Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to 
     execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as 
     humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and 
     personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign 
     security forces: Provided, That funds made available for this 
     purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding 
     authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance 
     or combined exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds 
     may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign 
     country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type 
     of assistance under any other provision of law.
       Sec. 8079.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 
     research and technology, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2018.
       Sec. 8080.  For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in 
     this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any 
     subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 
     percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 8081. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence 
     committees to establish the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2017: 
     Provided, That the report shall include--
       (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget request, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
       (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by 
     Expenditure Center and project; and
       (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (b) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for 
     reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 
     committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 
     certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence 
     committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 
     as an emergency requirement.
       Sec. 8082.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to eliminate, restructure, or realign Army 
     Contracting Command--New Jersey or make disproportionate 
     personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command--New 
     Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8083.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     for excess defense articles, assistance under section 2282 of 
     title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping operations for 
     the countries designated annually to be in violation of the 
     standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c et seq.) may be used to 
     support any military training or operation that includes 
     child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention 
     Act of 2008, unless such assistance is otherwise permitted 
     under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 
     2008.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8084.  Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the 
     Information Sharing Environment, $17,000,000 is available for 
     transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other 
     departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide 
     information sharing activities: Provided, That funds 
     transferred under this provision are to be merged with and 
     available for the same purposes and time period as the 
     appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
     the Office of Management and Budget must approve any 
     transfers made under this provision.
       Sec. 8085. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
     102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(d)) that--
       (1) creates a new start effort;
       (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 
     $10,000,000 or more;
       (3) transfers funding into or out of the National 
     Intelligence Program; or
       (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the 
     congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in 
     advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification 
     period may be reduced for urgent national security 
     requirements.
       (b) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
     102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of 
     the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the 
     Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are 
     notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 
     this notification period may be reduced for urgent national 
     security requirements.

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       Sec. 8086.  The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the 
     President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
     years intelligence program (including associated annexes) 
     reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed 
     appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years 
     intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect 
     to which the budget is submitted and at least the four 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       Sec. 8087.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       Sec. 8088.  The Department of Defense shall continue to 
     report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation 
     Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and any named 
     successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other 
     operation designated and identified by the Secretary of 
     Defense for the purposes of section 127a of title 10, United 
     States Code, on a semi-annual basis in the Cost of War 
     Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense 
     Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense 
     Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 ``Contingency 
     Operations'', Annex 1, dated September 2005.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8089.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
     $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II 
     of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred by the military 
     department concerned to its central fund established for 
     Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 
     10, United States Code.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8090.  Funds appropriated by this Act may be available 
     for the purpose of making remittances and transfers to the 
     Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance 
     with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8091. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.
       Sec. 8092. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
     contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the 
     contractor agrees not to--
       (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or 
     independent contractors that requires, as a condition of 
     employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree 
     to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or 
     arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including 
     assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 
     distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, 
     supervision, or retention; or
       (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing 
     agreement with an employee or independent contractor that 
     mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve 
     through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of 
     sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, 
     intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 
     imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
     contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 
     each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 
     not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 
     agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent 
     contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For 
     purposes of this subsection, a ``covered subcontractor'' is 
     an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a 
     contract subject to subsection (a).
       (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 
     respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with 
     employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced 
     in a court of the United States.
       (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of 
     subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 
     subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 
     subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary 
     personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 
     harm to national security interests of the United States, and 
     that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer 
     than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall 
     set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for 
     the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state 
     any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the 
     reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to 
     national security interests of the United States. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and 
     simultaneously make public, any determination under this 
     subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract 
     or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8093.  From within the funds appropriated for 
     operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in 
     this Act, up to $122,375,000, shall be available for transfer 
     to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance 
     with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84: 
     Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility 
     operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain 
     James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
     North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
     Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated 
     as a combined Federal medical facility as described by 
     section 706 of Public Law 110-417: Provided further, That 
     additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 
     to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 
     notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       Sec. 8094.  Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light 
     armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or 
     for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per 
     vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations 
     applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
       Sec. 8095.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Defense or a component thereof in contravention of the 
     provisions of section 130h of title 10, United States Code.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8096.  Upon a determination by the Director of 
     National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 
     the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 
     $1,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That such 
     authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher 
     priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
     has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That a 
     request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority 
     provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 
     2017.
       Sec. 8097.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or 
     within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
     Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 8098. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
     States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
     individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
     effective control of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 8099.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be used to transfer any 
     individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual's 
     country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other 
     foreign entity except in accordance with section 1034 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
     (Public Law 114-92) and section 1034 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
       Sec. 8100.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

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       Sec. 8101.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any 
     executive fleet, or for any agency's fleet inventory, except 
     in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet 
     Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Sec. 8102. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the 
     Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum 
     of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a 
     grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to 
     Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     determines that it is in the vital national security interest 
     of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to 
     the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the 
     Secretary's knowledge:
       (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal 
     military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal 
     military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab 
     Republic;
       (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have 
     withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on 
     military bases subject to agreements in force between the 
     Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of 
     Ukraine; and
       (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking 
     active measures to destabilize the control of the Government 
     of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.
       (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall conduct a review of any action involving 
     Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is 
     issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing the results of the review conducted with respect 
     to such waiver.
       Sec. 8103.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the 
     United States unless such flags are treated as covered items 
     under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8104. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, 
     under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the 
     Secretary, or by an officer or employee designated by the 
     Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments 
     in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for 
     damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat 
     operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
       (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided 
     only if--
       (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 
     determined by the local military commander to be friendly to 
     the United States;
       (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under 
     chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known 
     as the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and
       (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not 
     caused by action by an enemy.
       (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a 
     program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an 
     admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to 
     compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death.
       (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate 
     in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to 
     be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm 
     incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the 
     program should be determined pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which 
     should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and 
     prevailing economic conditions.
       (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive 
     legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this 
     subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the 
     Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia 
     payment is proper under this section and applicable 
     Department of Defense regulations.
       (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia 
     payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local 
     commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate 
     office in the Department of Defense as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the 
     congressional defense committees on an annual basis the 
     efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the 
     number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the 
     response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any 
     recommended modifications to the program.
       Sec. 8105.  None of the funds available in this Act to the 
     Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for 
     necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance 
     activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce 
     the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery 
     vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the 
     report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2012.
       Sec. 8106.  The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 
     awards on a public Web site in a searchable format.
       Sec. 8107.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration 
     team at a location outside of the United States: Provided, 
     That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a 
     flight demonstration team at a location within the United 
     States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to 
     insufficient funding.
       Sec. 8108.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the National Security Agency to--
       (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose 
     of targeting a United States person; or
       (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term 
     is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States 
     Code) of any electronic communication of a United States 
     person from a provider of electronic communication services 
     to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
       Sec. 8109.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 
     Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
     for the Treaty.
       Sec. 8110.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or 
     employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or 
     implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or 
     budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity 
     financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal 
     agency not financed by this Act without the express 
     authorization of Congress: Provided, That this limitation 
     shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for 
     in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts 
     providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense.
       Sec. 8111.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 
     of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to 
     initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, 
     irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the 
     congressional defense committees are notified in accordance 
     with the direction contained in the classified annex 
     accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before 
     initiating such support: Provided, That none of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for 
     any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military 
     operation being conducted by United States Special Operations 
     Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this 
     section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is 
     required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later 
     than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the 
     congressional defense committees of such waiver.
       Sec. 8112.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
     introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities 
     in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement 
     in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or 
     into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for 
     combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation 
     and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such 
     Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
       Sec. 8113.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage 
     or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to divest, 
     retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 
     inventory status, any A-10 aircraft, or to disestablish any 
     units of the active or reserve component associated with such 
     aircraft.
       Sec. 8114.  Of the funds provided for ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' in this Act, 
     not less than $2,800,000 shall be used to support the 
     Department's activities related to the implementation of the 
     Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (Public Law 113-
     101; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) and to support the implementation 
     of a uniform procurement instrument identifier as described 
     in subpart 4.16 of Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
     include changes in business processes, workforce, or 
     information technology.
       Sec. 8115.  None of the funds provided in this Act for the 
     T-AO(X) program shall be used to award a new contract that 
     provides for the acquisition of the following components 
     unless those components are manufactured in the United 
     States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard 
     services; propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction 
     gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for 
     shipboard cranes.
       Sec. 8116.  The amount appropriated in title II for 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' is hereby reduced by 
     $336,000,000 to reflect excess cash balances in Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Sec. 8117.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated fuel 
     costs, the total amount appropriated in title II of this Act 
     is hereby reduced by $1,493,000,000.

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       Sec. 8118.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to divest or retire, or to prepare to divest or 
     retire, KC-10 aircraft.
       Sec. 8119.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage 
     or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to divest, 
     retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 
     inventory status, any EC-130H aircraft.
       Sec. 8120.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by 
     military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
     for gaming, or for entertainment that includes topless or 
     nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited by 
     Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department 
     of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).
       Sec. 8121.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or 
     additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
       Sec. 8122.  Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may 
     be used for a multiyear procurement contract as follows: AH-
     64E Apache Helicopter and UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter.
       Sec. 8123.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $274,524,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be used for any purposes 
     related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established 
     under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 
     U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such amounts are available for 
     reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime 
     Administration account of the United States Department of 
     Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and 
     expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8124.  Of the funds previously appropriated for the 
     ``Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund'', the 
     Secretary of the Navy may transfer such funds to 
     appropriations for research, development, test and 
     evaluation; and procurement, only for the purposes of 
     sustaining, equipping, and modernizing the Ticonderoga-class 
     guided missile cruisers CG-63, CG-64, CG-65, CG-66, CG-67, 
     CG-68, CG-69, CG-70, CG-71, CG-72, CG-73, and the Whidbey 
     Island-class dock landing ships LSD-41, LSD-42, and LSD-46: 
     Provided, That funds transferred shall be merged with and be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriation to which they are transferred: Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided herein shall be 
     in addition to any other transfer authority provided in the 
     Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, 
     not less than 30 days prior to making any transfer from the 
     ``Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund'', 
     notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
     details of such transfer: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from 
     the ``Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund'' 
     for modernization of not more than two Ticonderoga-class 
     guided missile cruisers: Provided further, That no more than 
     six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers shall be in a 
     phased modernization at any time: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the required 
     modernization equipment in the year prior to inducting a 
     Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization: Provided 
     further, That the prohibition in section 2244a(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, shall not apply to the use of any 
     funds transferred pursuant to this section.
       Sec. 8125.  The Secretary of Defense may use up to 
     $95,000,000 appropriated in titles II and IV of this Act to 
     develop, replace, and sustain Federal Government security and 
     suitability background investigation information technology 
     systems of the Office of Personnel Management: Provided, That 
     such funds shall supplement, not supplant any other amounts 
     made available to other Federal agencies for such purposes.
       Sec. 8126.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 
     recapitalization program may be obligated or expended for 
     pre-milestone B activities after December 31, 2017.
       Sec. 8127.  Using funds made available by this Act or any 
     other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a 
     determination under section 2918 of title 10, United States 
     Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required 
     heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military 
     Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided, That 
     in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance 
     Barracks area, such agreements shall include the use of 
     energy sourced domestically within the United States as the 
     base load energy for municipal district heat to the United 
     States Defense installations: Provided further, That at 
     Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, 
     furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or 
     municipal services, if provisions are included for the 
     consideration of domestically sourced United States energy 
     sources.
       Sec. 8128.  Of the amounts made available by this Act for 
     ``Defense Working Capital Funds'' that are provided for the 
     Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense Commissary Agency 
     (DeCA), not less than $48,000,000 shall be used to support 
     the transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables to 
     commissaries in Asia and the Pacific.
       Sec. 8129.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     used for the acceptance of fresh fruits and vegetables at any 
     commissary in Asia and the Pacific unless such fresh fruits 
     and vegetables were grown within the country in which the 
     commissary was located or were accepted for use by the 
     Defense Commissary Agency at a location in the continental 
     United States.
       Sec. 8130.  None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense may be used to close, in part or in whole, or 
     transfer, in part or in whole, from the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of Defense of the United States, Naval Station 
     Guantanamo Bay.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8131.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act for military personnel pay, including active duty, 
     reserve and National Guard personnel, $340,000,000 is hereby 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available 
     for transfer only to military personnel accounts: Provided, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
     in this Act.
       Sec. 8132.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence 
     and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 
     17142).

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8133.  Additional readiness funds made available in 
     title II of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Marine Corps'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'' may be transferred to and merged with any 
     appropriation of the Department of Defense for activities 
     related to the Zika virus in order to provide health support 
     for the full range of military operations and sustain the 
     health of the members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense, and their families, to include: 
     research and development, disease surveillance, vaccine 
     development, rapid detection, vector controls and 
     surveillance, training, and outbreak response: Provided, That 
     the authority provided in this section is subject to the same 
     terms and conditions as the authority provided in Sec. 8005 
     of this Act.
       Sec. 8134. (a) The Secretary of Defense may provide from 
     funds appropriated in title II of this Act up to $5,000,000 
     for financial support for military service memorials and 
     museums in the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of 
     exhibits, facilities, and programs that highlight the role of 
     women in the military.
       (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may carry 
     out subsection (a) by entering into contracts with nonprofit 
     organizations under which such an organization shall carry 
     out the activities described in such subsection.
       (2) The Secretary may not enter into a contract under 
     paragraph (1) until the congressional defense committees have 
     received a report from the Secretary that describes how the 
     use of such a contract will help educate and inform the 
     public on the history and mission of the military, or support 
     training and leadership development of military personnel, 
     and is in the best interests of the Department of Defense.
       Sec. 8135. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 
     exchanging of pornography.
       (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, or 
     for any activity necessary for the national defense, 
     including intelligence activities.
       Sec. 8136.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to carry out the changes to the Joint Travel 
     Regulations of the Department of Defense described in the 
     memorandum of the Per Diem Travel and Transportation 
     Allowance Committee titled ``UTD/CTD for MAP 118-13/CAP 118-
     13--Flat Rate Per Diem for Long Term TDY'' and dated October 
     1, 2014.

                                TITLE IX

        OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $2,426,130,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $1,154,828,000 shall be made available to support 
     base budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate 
     account table included under the heading ``Title IX - 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $257,501,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and

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     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
     of the amount provided under this heading, $63,500,000 shall 
     be made available to support base budget requirements as 
     detailed in the appropriate account table included under the 
     heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $453,542,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $349,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $591,792,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $145,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $203,174,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $172,362,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $7,905,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $3,087,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $15,979,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $436,968,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $316,454,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $4,125,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $12,582,680,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $2,186,672,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $5,029,252,000, of which up to $162,692,000 may be 
     transferred to the Coast Guard ``Operating Expenses'' 
     account: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $1,082,170,000 shall be made available to support 
     base budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate 
     account table included under the heading ``Title IX - 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $916,496,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $166,900,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $6,870,406,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $960,626,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $3,895,434,000: Provided, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,100,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2018, shall be for 
     payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, 
     military, and other support, including access, provided to 
     United States military and stability operations in 
     Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
     Levant: Provided further, That such reimbursement payments 
     may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the 
     support provided, and such determination is final and 
     conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, 
     and 15 days following notification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees: Provided further, That these funds 
     may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training 
     and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and 
     providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-
     reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United 
     States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and 
     to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and 15 
     days following notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees: Provided further, That these funds may be used to 
     support the Government of Jordan, in such amounts as the 
     Secretary of Defense may determine, to enhance the ability of 
     the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain security 
     along its borders, upon 15 days prior written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts 
     intended to be provided and the nature of the expenses 
     incurred: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
     this heading, up to $30,000,000 shall be for Operation 
     Observant Compass: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
     defense committees on the use of funds provided in this 
     paragraph: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $351,000,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $272,047,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $186,381,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

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                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $138,019,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $112,350,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $29,628,000: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $24,550,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $72,723,000: Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $27,550,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $380,221,000: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $237,880,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $279,036,000: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $247,950,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                   Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'', 
     $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
     Provided, That such funds shall be available to provide 
     support and assistance to foreign security forces or other 
     groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate 
     counterterrorism and crisis response activities: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the 
     funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in 
     this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     purposes and subject to the same authorities and for the same 
     time period as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority under this 
     heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That the 
     funds available under this heading are available for transfer 
     only to the extent that the Secretary of Defense submits a 
     prior approval reprogramming request to the congressional 
     defense committees: Provided further, That upon a 
     determination by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of 
     the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
     necessary for the purposes herein, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to the appropriation and shall be available 
     for the same purposes and for the same time period as 
     originally appropriated: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 
     $3,448,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
     Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary 
     of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security 
     Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, 
     to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
     of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including 
     the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, 
     facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, 
     and funding: Provided further, That the authority to provide 
     assistance under this heading is in addition to any other 
     authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided 
     further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 
     provided herein from any person, foreign government, or 
     international organization may be credited to this Fund, to 
     remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the congressional defense committees in writing upon the 
     receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, 
     delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and 
     the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 
     prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 
     the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
     details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds 
     between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: 
     Provided further, That the United States may accept equipment 
     procured using funds provided under this heading in this or 
     prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of 
     Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: 
     Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
     provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not 
     yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or 
     transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and 
     returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated 
     as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, not more than $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment 
     and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security 
     Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security 
     personnel:  Provided further, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

   Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund

       For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
     Train and Equip Fund'', $880,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such funds shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including 
     training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and 
     services; funding, including payments and stipends; 
     infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment, to 
     military and other security forces of or associated with the 
     Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security 
     forces or other foreign security forces, irregular forces, or 
     groups with a security mission, to counter the Islamic State 
     of Iraq and the Levant, and their affiliated or associated 
     groups: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this 
     appropriation account, notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the congressional defense committees of any proposed new 
     projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity 
     groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the 
     United States may accept equipment procured using funds 
     provided under this heading, or under the heading ``Iraq 
     Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, that was transferred to 
     security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, 
     or preparing to participate in activities to counter the 
     Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and returned by such 
     forces or groups to the United States, may be treated as 
     stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification 
     to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 
     That equipment procured using funds provided under this 
     heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' 
     in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, 
     irregular forces, or groups participating or preparing to 
     participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of 
     Iraq and the Levant may be treated as stocks of the 
     Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no 
     longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and 
     upon written notification to the congressional defense 
     committees: Provided further, That amounts made available 
     under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 
     only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State of 
     Iraq and the Levant, and following written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees within 15 days of such 
     designation: Provided further, That the authority to provide 
     assistance under this heading is in addition to any other 
     authority to provide assistance to foreign security forces, 
     irregular forces, or

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     groups: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 
     forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including, at 
     a minimum, by assessing such elements for associations with 
     terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of 
     Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote 
     respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain 
     contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign 
     governments, including the Government of Iraq and other 
     entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this 
     heading: Provided further, That contributions of funds for 
     the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or 
     other entities may be credited to this Fund, to remain 
     available until expended, and used for such purposes: 
     Provided further, That not more than 25 percent of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be obligated or expended 
     until not fewer than 15 days after: (1) the Secretary of 
     Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, describing the plan for the provision of such 
     training and assistance and the forces designated to receive 
     such assistance; and (2) the President submits a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on how assistance 
     provided under this heading supports a larger regional 
     strategy: Provided further, That of the amount provided under 
     this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or 
     expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that an amount equal to not less 
     than 40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has 
     been contributed by other countries and entities for the 
     purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of 
     which at least 35 percent shall have been contributed or 
     provided by the Government of Iraq: Provided further, That 
     the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the 
     national security objectives of the United States will be 
     compromised by the application of the limitation to such 
     assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption 
     taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary's 
     determination and a description of the assistance to be 
     exempted from the application of such limitation: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision 
     of law relating to the acquisition of items and support 
     services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines 
     such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or 
     otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 
     of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to 
     the congressional defense committees on the use of funds 
     provided under this heading. The reports shall include 
     claimed numbers of members in each organization, as 
     previously defined; numbers of actual fighters trained; 
     ideology; status of relationship for each group; the areas of 
     operation for each group and the scope of support provided 
     for each group, and a listing of the countries, groups, and 
     individuals providing assistance: Provided further, That the 
     term ``appropriate congressional committees'' under this 
     heading means the congressional defense committees, the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this heading are designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Army'', $795,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $481,900,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 
     $828,917,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $196,100,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $610,544,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $212,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $541,723,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $240,200,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $1,381,410,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $8,400,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $971,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $626,714,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $183,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $175,100,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Navy and Marine Corps'', $120,540,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $58,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', $3,086,300,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2021, to be provided to the following programs: Carrier 
     Replacement Program, (AP), $263,000,000; DDG-51 Destroyer, 
     $433,000,000; Amphibious Ship Replacement LXR, 
     $1,550,000,000; Ship to Shore Connector, $160,000,000; LCAC 
     Service Life Extension Program, $80,300,000; and Classified 
     Programs, $600,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $3,086,300,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

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                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $214,081,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $102,530,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $213,667,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $107,463,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $2,005,549,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $1,295,716,000 shall be made available to support 
     base budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate 
     account table included under the heading ``Title IX - 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $335,795,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $194,420,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Air Force'', $478,158,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $323,000,000 shall be made available to support base 
     budget requirements as detailed in the appropriate account 
     table included under the heading ``Title IX - Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $3,479,781,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $389,134,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $170,000,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

              National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account

       For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical 
     and support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement 
     items for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, 
     $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2019: Provided, That the Chiefs of National 
     Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days 
     after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the 
     congressional defense committees the modernization priority 
     assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve 
     component: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available by this paragraph may be used to procure manned 
     fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify missiles, 
     munitions, or ammunition: Provided further, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

              RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Army'', $167,522,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $67,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $106,323,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $65,990,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $42,905,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $179,919,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support base budget requirements as detailed in 
     the appropriate account table included under the heading 
     ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this Act.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $140,633,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $781,764,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $450,000,000 
     shall be made available to support base budget requirements 
     as detailed in the appropriate account table included under 
     the heading ``Title IX - Overseas Contingency Operations/
     Global War on Terrorism'' in the report accompanying this 
     Act.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $215,333,000: Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the ``Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund'', 
     $408,272,000, to remain available until

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     September 30, 2019: Provided, That such funds shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the 
     Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
     Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, 
     supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds 
     to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised 
     explosive devices: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations 
     for military personnel; operation and maintenance; 
     procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and 
     defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose 
     provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer 
     authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 
     prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
     any such transfer: Provided further, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector 
     General'', $22,062,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 9001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of Defense for fiscal year 2017.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 9002.  Upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that such action is necessary in the national 
     interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 
     of Management and Budget, transfer up to $4,500,000,000 
     between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 
     made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided 
     further, That the authority provided in this section is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
     conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 9003.  Supervision and administration costs and costs 
     for design during construction associated with a construction 
     project funded with appropriations available for operation 
     and maintenance or the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' 
     provided in this Act and executed in direct support of 
     overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be 
     obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: 
     Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, supervision 
     and administration costs and costs for design during 
     construction include all in-house Government costs.
       Sec. 9004.  From funds made available in this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the United 
     States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) passenger 
     motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) 
     heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of 
     personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 
     $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other 
     limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 9005.  Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts 
     appropriated by this title under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army'' may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to fund the Commanders' Emergency Response 
     Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military 
     commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, 
     humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within 
     their areas of responsibility: Provided, That each project 
     (including any ancillary or related elements in connection 
     with such project) executed under this authority shall not 
     exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not later than 45 
     days after the end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and 
     the allocation and use of funds during that 6-month period 
     that were made available pursuant to the authority provided 
     in this section or under any other provision of law for the 
     purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not later 
     than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the 
     Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     quarterly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for 
     the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, That, not less 
     than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the 
     authority provided in this section or under any other 
     provision of law for the purposes described herein for a 
     project with a total anticipated cost for completion of 
     $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a written notice containing 
     each of the following:
       (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed 
     project, including how the project is intended to advance the 
     military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be 
     carried out.
       (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, 
     and completion date for the proposed project, including any 
     other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be 
     contributed to the completion of the project.
       (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, 
     including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
     Department of Defense agency of the United States Government 
     or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of 
     the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities 
     to be provided through the proposed project.
       Sec. 9006.  Funds available to the Department of Defense 
     for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, 
     transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other 
     logistical support to coalition forces supporting military 
     and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the 
     Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     congressional defense committees regarding support provided 
     under this section.
       Sec. 9007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by the United States Government for a purpose as 
     follows:
       (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 
     of Iraq.
       (3) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
       Sec. 9008.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or 
     regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on 
     December 10, 1984):
       (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
       (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 
     112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations 
     prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of 
     title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 
     in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-148).
       Sec. 9009.  None of the funds provided for the 
     ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated 
     prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the 
     Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
     Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must approve 
     the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
     requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-
     standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 
     using ASFF: Provided further, That the Department of Defense 
     must certify to the congressional defense committees that the 
     AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring 
     compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and 
     accompanying report language for the ASFF.
       Sec. 9010.  Funds made available in this title to the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be 
     used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not 
     more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon determination by the 
     Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet 
     the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant 
     Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such 
     funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item 
     unit cost of not more than $500,000.
       Sec. 9011.  From funds made available to the Department of 
     Defense in this title under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'', up to $60,000,000 may be used by 
     the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, to support United States Government transition 
     activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities 
     of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security 
     assistance teams, including life support, transportation and 
     personal security, and facilities renovation and 
     construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning 
     sites to the Government of Iraq: Provided, That to the extent 
     authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017, the operations and activities that may be 
     carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 
     may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include 
     non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi 
     Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel 
     in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, 
     integrate processes relating to intelligence, air 
     sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to 
     manage and integrate defense-related institutions: Provided 
     further, That not later than 30 days following the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     plan for transitioning any such training activities that they 
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     needed after the end of fiscal year 2017, to existing or new 
     contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense 
     services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.): Provided further, That, 
     not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant 
     to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a written notice containing a detailed justification and 
     timeline for the operations and activities of the Office of 
     Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where such 
     operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal 
     year 2017: Provided further, That amounts made available by 
     this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 9012.  Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by 
     this Act for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be 
     used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to 
     support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security 
     along its borders.
       Sec. 9013.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the 
     Levant Train and Equip Fund'' may be used to procure or 
     transfer man-portable air defense systems.
       Sec. 9014.  For the ``Ukraine Security Assistance 
     Initiative'', $150,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such funds 
     shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide 
     assistance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of 
     a defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and services; 
     sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and 
     national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement of 
     any weapons or defensive articles provided to the Government 
     of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 
     15 days prior to obligating funds provided under this 
     heading, notify the congressional defense committees in 
     writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided 
     further, That the United States may accept equipment procured 
     using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts 
     that was transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and 
     returned by such forces to the United States: Provided 
     further, That equipment procured using funds provided under 
     this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred 
     to the military or National Security Forces of Ukraine or 
     returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated 
     as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees: 
     Provided further, That amounts made available by this section 
     are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 9015.  Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for replacement of funds for items provided to the 
     Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United States 
     to the extent specifically provided for in section 9014 of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 9016.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under section 9014 for ``Assistance and Sustainment to the 
     Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine'' may be 
     used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems.
       Sec. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 
     of Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of 
     Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     certifies to the congressional defense committees that the 
     Government of Pakistan is--
       (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism 
     efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura 
     Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and 
     other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including 
     taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them 
     from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross 
     border attacks into neighboring countries;
       (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
     States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's 
     military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-
     judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
       (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks 
     and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture 
     of IEDs;
       (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
     material and expertise;
       (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence 
     and due process of law;
       (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
     visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
     programs in Pakistan; and
       (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
     detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
     civilians affected by the conflict.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in subsection 
     (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
     security interest to do so: Provided, That if the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report 
     to the congressional defense committees on both the 
     justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this 
     section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: 
     Provided further, That such report may be submitted in 
     classified form if necessary.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 9018.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to 
     the operation and maintenance, military personnel, and 
     procurement accounts, to improve the intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the 
     Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer authority 
     provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, 
     That not later than 30 days prior to exercising the transfer 
     authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
     on the proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That 
     the funds provided in this section may not be transferred to 
     any program, project, or activity specifically limited or 
     denied by this Act: Provided further, That amounts made 
     available by this section are designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
     That the authority to provide funding under this section 
     shall terminate on September 30, 2017.
       Sec. 9019.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
     introduction of United States armed or military forces into 
     hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent 
     involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters 
     while equipped for combat, in contravention of the 
     congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 
     sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 9020.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended:
       (1) ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, DSCA 
     Coalition Support Fund'', 2016/2017, $300,000,000;
       (2) ``Counterterrorism Partnership Fund'', 2016/2017, 
     $200,000,000; and
       (3) ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2016/2018, 
     $169,000,000.
       Sec. 9021.  Each amount designated in this Act by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     shall be available only if the President subsequently so 
     designates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
     to the Congress.

                 TITLE X--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 10001. (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) the United States has been engaged in military 
     operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
     (ISIL) for more than 20 months;
       (2) President Obama submitted an authorization for the use 
     of military force against ISIL in February 2015; and
       (3) under article 1, section 8 of the Constitution, 
     Congress has the authority to ``declare war''.
       (b) Therefore, Congress has a constitutional duty to debate 
     and determine whether or not to authorize the use of military 
     force against ISIL.

                       spending reduction account

       Sec. 10002.  The amount by which the applicable allocation 
     of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 
     302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the 
     amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.

  The Acting CHAIR. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
those printed in House Report 114-623, amendments en bloc described in 
section 3 of House Resolution 783, and pro forma amendments described 
in section 4 of that resolution.
  Each amendment printed in the report shall be considered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
provided by section 4 of House Resolution 783, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question.

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  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments 
en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of House 
Resolution 783, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question.
  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 
the purpose of debate.


               Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 3, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the chairman of the 
subcommittee and the ranking member of the subcommittee for coming 
forward on what I know is a very hard task. I thank them so very much.
  I thank the Rules Committee, in this structured rule, for allowing 
this amendment to come forward, and I would like to share with my 
colleagues my intense commitment to the language of this amendment and 
the purpose.
  Over the last year, I have been working with IFES and NDI, and I have 
been working with women around the world who have come here to the 
United States Congress to discuss peace and security.
  The purpose of this amendment is to encourage the Secretary of 
Defense to allocate resources needed to provide technical assistance to 
U.S. military women, to military women in other countries, so military 
women to military women, in combating violence as a weapon of war, 
terrorism, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, and their impact 
on women and girls.
  I recall the aftermath of the Afghan war, when we went over to 
Afghanistan, when they were writing the constitution. Members of the 
United States Congress, women, insisted on women's rights being in that 
constitution.
  I, myself, went to Afghanistan and met with women parliamentarians, 
and we thought that we had secured their place in the infrastructure of 
that country. But, ultimately, when the Taliban rose up again, girls' 
schools were burned, and women were not protected.
  I believe that now that more women are in the military--not only in 
the United States, but they are in the military around the world--this 
women-to-women conversation is a very important dialogue to help 
protect women and girls. Again, it is to give them the technical 
assistance and to help provide the Department of Defense with the 
resources needed for that technical assistance.
  Terrorism, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking has a great 
impact on women and girls. To find your school burned has an impact.
  It will help curb terrorism, this communication between women in the 
military of the United States and around the world, by making available 
American technical military expertise to militaries in other countries 
like, for example, Nigeria, which is combating violent jihadists such 
as Boko Haram.
  These victims include Christians, Muslims, journalists, healthcare 
providers, relief workers, school children, and members of the 
diplomatic corps, and the armed services.
  Terrorists across the globe have wreaked havoc on our society and 
cannot be tolerated or ignored, for their actions pose a threat to our 
national security and the security of the world.
  I ask for support for the Jackson Lee amendment.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to accept the 
gentlewoman's amendment, and thank her for her advocacy.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, again, let me thank the ranking member 
for his support and assistance, and let me also thank the chairman.
  I ask my colleagues to support this amendment for the protection and 
safety and security of women and girls around the world. Peace and 
security can be emphasized by the Jackson Lee amendment.
  I want to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky 
for shepherding this legislation to the floor and for their devotion to 
the men and women of the Armed Forces who risk their lives to keep our 
Nation safe and for their work in ensuring that they have resources 
needed to keep our Armed Forces the greatest fighting force for peace 
on earth.
  Mr. Chair, thank you for the opportunity to explain my amendment, 
which is simple and straightforward and affirms an example of the 
national goodness that makes America the most exceptional nation on 
earth.
  The purpose of the Jackson Lee amendment is to provide the Secretary 
of Defense flexibility to allocate resources needed to provide 
technical assistance by U.S. military women to military women in other 
countries combating violence as a weapon of war, terrorism, human 
trafficking, narcotics trafficking.
  Mr. Chair, the United States is committed to combating violent 
extremism, protecting our borders and the globe from the scourge of 
terrorism.
  The United States Armed Forces possess an unparalleled expertise and 
technological capability that will aid not only in combating and 
defeating terrorists who hate our country and prey upon innocent 
persons, especially women, girls, and the elderly.
  But we must recognize that notwithstanding our extraordinary 
technical military capabilities, we face adversaries who adapt very 
quickly because they are not constrained by geographic limitations or 
norms of morality and decency.
  Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Al Shabaab, ISIS/ISIL and other militant 
terrorists, including the Sinai's Ansar Beit al-Maqdis in the Sinai 
peninsula which poses a threat to Egypt.
  The Jackson Lee amendment will help provide the Department of Defense 
with the resources needed to provide technical assistance to countries 
on innovative strategies to provide defense technologies and resources 
that promote the security of the American people and allied nation 
states.
  Terrorism, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking and their impact 
on women and girls across the globe has had a great adverse impact on 
us all.
  According to a UNICEF report, rape, torture and human trafficking by 
terrorist and militant groups have been employed as weapons of war, 
affecting over twenty thousand women and girls.
  Looking at the history of terrorism highlights the importance of 
providing technical assistance through our military might, as this 
enables us to combat terrorism which now can plague us here in the 
United States.
  The Jackson Lee amendment will help curb terrorism abroad by making 
available American technical military expertise to military in other 
countries, like Nigeria, who are combating violent jihadists in their 
country and to keep those terrorists out of our country.
  Time and again American lives have been lost at the hands of 
terrorists.
  These victims include Christians, Muslims, journalists, health care 
providers, relief workers, schoolchildren, and members of the 
diplomatic corps and the Armed Services.
  This is why the technical assistance offered by our military 
personnel is integral to promoting security operation of intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft for missions to empower local 
forces to combat terrorism.
  Terrorists across the globe have wreaked havoc on our society and 
cannot not be tolerated or ignored, for their actions pose a threat to 
our national security and the security of the world.
  Mr. Chair, from the United States to Africa to Europe to Asia and the 
Middle East, it is clear that combating terrorism remains one of 
highest national priorities.
  Collectively, helping our neighbors and their military build capacity 
to combat terrorism, eradicate human trafficking, stop narcotics

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trafficking and negate their impact on women and girls across the globe 
serves our national interest.
  I urge my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Shuster

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 7, line 14, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $170,000,000)''.
       Page 13, line 11, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 14, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 15, line 3, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $135,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and a Member opposed each will control 
5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment, 
to protect America's depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants, commonly 
known as the organic industrial base.
  For over 200 years, the U.S. military has relied on a set of unique, 
highly technical facilities to equip its warfighters. They take 
equipment worn down in the field over months of hard use and 
remanufacture it, bringing it back to fighting condition and returning 
it to the hands of our Armed Forces.
  In my district, Letterkenny Army Depot works tirelessly to get 
equipment turned around and to supply the Patriot missile battalions, 
the most deployed units in the Army. Everything from helicopters to 
small arms and tanks are brought into the depot system to be reset.
  During the course of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the organic 
industrial base reset more than 3.9 million items, and over $30 billion 
worth of equipment for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps have 
been reset. In 2015 alone, over 66,000 pieces of equipment were reset 
in our depots.
  Even better, the organic industrial base makes good business sense. 
For every dollar invested in depots and arsenals, $1.78 is returned to 
the taxpayers. Taken together, these installations are America's 
national security readiness insurance policy.
  My amendment seeks to restore a damaging cut that will directly 
impact our depots and arsenals, and would do concrete damage to the 
ability to support the warfighter.
  According to the Army, these reductions will affect the Army's 
ability to repair equipment needed to sustain readiness, increase unit 
production cost, and could result in the loss of critical skill sets.
  Further, these cuts threaten Army readiness and the ability to 
support future operations.
  ISIS is on the move. Russia is flying their jets within a few feet of 
our ships. And China is building a small island empire. Now is not the 
time to make cuts to the depots and arsenals repairing equipment so we 
can reuse it to defend our Nation.
  Ladies and gentlemen, let me compare this to something that we all 
can relate to, and that is, if we were building a house and we had 
$1,000 to build the external structure of that house and, at the end of 
the year, we had spent $250 to build the foundation, well, that $750 
that is not going to be spent this year has to be spent next year 
building the walls, building the roof, and building the siding. And 
that is what this is tantamount to doing.

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  Those equipment have long lead times. It takes them time. They can't 
get it all done at the end of the year, so those dollars are already 
obligated. They are dollars that are going to be spent to rebuild these 
pieces of important equipment.
  With a range of dangerous enemies and a U.S. military that is 
stretched thin, it is not in our best national interest to strip these 
funds for such a critical purpose.
  So I ask all Members to fully support this amendment. It is fully 
offset with bipartisan support, Mr. Chairman, and, again, I urge 
Members to accept it.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, let me thank Chairman Shuster for 
his strong advocacy on behalf of our military, our Army, our depot, and 
our arsenals.
  Let me explain why I am opposed to his amendment. This amendment is 
in response to the committee's decision to make targeted reductions to 
the Army Working Capital Fund due to the historically large carryover 
balances above the allowable ceiling. Our bill does not cut funds for 
Army depots. Please understand that our bill strongly supports the 
depots and the organic industrial base. In fact, our bill provides an 
additional $750 million in the fiscal year 2017 budget for additional 
depot maintenance work across all of our services.
  I know the gentleman is aware that given the fiscal constraints under 
the current budgetary caps, targeted reductions aimed at money unspent 
helps alleviate the need for actual programmatic reductions in the Army 
and the department's O&M activities. I can't support an amendment that 
would cut operations and maintenance accounts, which this does.
  These accounts provide critical funding for training, operations, 
maintenance, and readiness programs, things our committee bill has 
emphasized.
  After a decade of war, restoring readiness is the top priority for 
both the Army and our committee. Therefore, while I appreciate my 
colleague's concern and pledge to work with him closely on this issue, 
I urge rejection of his amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Again, I certainly thank the chairman and my good friend 
from New Jersey for being a champion for our national defense, but I 
disagree. I think this does hurt our readiness because these are 
dollars that are obligated. These are projects that aren't completed at 
the end of the fiscal year but have to go on to the next year. The 
Army, in fact, has been reducing carryover for the last 5 years, and, 
again, these budgets that are tight, you still have to complete the 
reset for this equipment to be able to go back into the field.
  Again, it is already obligated, and it will impact readiness. So, 
again, our bill offsets it. I think we have bipartisan support, so I 
would, again, urge all my colleagues to support this to protect our 
depot system which is critical to the Nation's readiness.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume 
to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chairman yielding, and 
I simply want to associate myself with his remarks.
  I also have a deep respect for the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I 
appreciate what he is trying to do, but as the chairman did mention, 
this does make cuts as far as operation, readiness, and training. So I 
do associate myself with Chairman Frelinghuysen's remark.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Again, I have great respect for both the gentlemen from 
Indiana and New Jersey, but this, I do believe, does affect readiness. 
As I keep saying, these dollars are obligated. By cutting them, we will 
stop the flow of work once the fiscal year ends and they continue to 
rebuild this vital, vital equipment that needs to get back into the 
field and needs to be back and deployed so that our warfighters have 
the equipment necessary.
  With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

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  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
will be postponed.


  Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Chairman, I have an 
amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 7, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 8, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $7,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentlewoman 
from New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico) and a Member 
opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New Mexico.
  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Chairman, I yield 
myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, the United States is a leader in the research and 
development of directed energy technologies, including high energy 
lasers. Now, this technology plays a significant role for our military 
on and off the battlefield, offering substantial advantages to our 
troops.
  Directed energy technology uses highly focused energy to minimize 
collateral damage, reduce civilian casualties, and then give our troops 
the advantage they need on the battlefield.
  Now, I have seen these systems being developed and tested when I 
visited the Air Force Research Laboratory in New Mexico. I am very 
proud of the groundbreaking work being done there and New Mexico's 
contribution to developing and advancing this important technology.
  Now, I hope that as this technology develops, it could spur the 
development, then, of non-defense and civilian-related applications.
  My amendment increases the funding for the HEL-JTO by $7 million. The 
HEL-JTO is the High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office which oversees 
the high energy laser research for the Air Force, Navy, and Army.
  Now, this funding will support the development of beam directors, 
adaptive optics, deformable mirrors, and high energy diodes. These 
components, in fact, will help high energy laser technology to become 
smaller, more portable, and more efficient, which expands the 
possibilities for the military.
  Given that the Army's current work is focused on large ground systems 
that lack mobility, I was pleased that the House Appropriations 
Committee recognized the need for smaller and more portable directed 
energy technology and urged the Army to invest in directed energy 
capabilities for both combat vehicles and dismounted soldiers.
  The committee further encouraged the Secretary of the Army to reduce 
the size, weight, power, and cost for these directed energy systems and 
to focus on integrating them into our existing or future combat and 
tactical vehicles as well as individual soldier weapon systems.
  It is clear that the committee understands the importance of further 
development of this important technology through HEL-JTO, and I hope to 
continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
ensure that they have the funding that they need to fulfill their 
important mission.
  Mr. Chairman, it is my hope that you will continue to work with me as 
this process moves forward in order to ensure that we are, in fact, 
fully investing in these and other technologies that really can make 
the difference, frankly, on and off the battlefield.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New Mexico?
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn.


                Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mrs. Hartzler

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 20, line 14, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $20,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentlewoman 
from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Missouri.
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Chairman, as our military has been severely 
shortchanged over the past few years from budget cuts, it has been 
stretched thin--too thin--and we must make some very significant 
decisions to ensure our military readiness remains at a level capable 
of addressing the expanding threats of today.
  We have seen stories of airplane parts being cannibalized from museum 
aircraft and units making do with old or degraded resources, and our 
military operations and troops are suffering as a result. We have also 
seen evidence of buildings in disrepair, falling apart, or unusable due 
to their poor conditions.
  This is true of the Army's old and aging ammunition plants like 
pictured here. These plants produce the small caliber ammunition and 
armaments required by our troops for training and combat operations. 
These critical facilities operate 24/7, 365 days a year, and they have 
little or no counterpart in the private sector, meaning any shutdown or 
production stoppage would have significant impacts and consequences for 
our men and women in uniform. At 75 years old, all four of these plants 
are in various states of disrepair and in dire need of modernization 
and upkeep. Failing to make this investment could result in the loss of 
90 percent of all small caliber ammunition used by troops in every 
branch of our Armed Forces. Almost 90 percent of all small caliber ammo 
used by troops in every branch of our Armed Forces are produced in 
plants, and we must continue to provide the necessary resources to 
modernize these aging facilities.
  The plants' conditions are the result of devastating budget cuts 
which have forced valuable dollars into other programs and projects. 
They have been neglected too long, and we must act before it is too 
late.
  We are charged with making sure our men and women in uniform have the 
resources they need to address the threats of today and prepare for 
those of tomorrow. This amendment makes this critical investment for 
our troops, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gentlewoman yield?
  Mrs. HARTZLER. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. We are very pleased to support the gentlewoman's 
amendment, and we thank her for her advocacy on behalf of much-needed 
modernization of these ammunition plants.
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate your 
support. It is critical that we modernize these plants, and I urge all 
my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Meehan

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $7,000,000) (increased by 
     $7,000,000)''.


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  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an amendment that will 
facilitate health screenings in communities coping with groundwater 
contamination from nearby defense installations. My amendment dedicates 
$7 million in the operations and maintenance defense-wide account to 
screenings for residents who, unbeknownst to them, have fallen victim 
to exposure to firefighting chemicals which have bled into the drinking 
water.
  One of those sites where this has happened for over a couple of 
decades is in my district, a district I share with the gentleman from 
Philadelphia, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle, the Navy Air Station in Montgomery 
County, and Mr. Fitzpatrick of Bucks County in Warminster.
  The Navy has been working very closely with the EPA and the public 
water authorities to take wells off line to address contamination and 
to provide public drinking water. But one of the things that they have 
not done is levels of screening to determine whether there has been any 
impact associated with the presence of what we call PFOAs, something 
the EPA has determined levels at which it may create a potential risk.
  Make no mistake about it, the Federal Government is responsible for 
this. That will not be an issue which will be contested. So the 
question is whether there is precedent for the ability to work on 
something like this, allowing the Navy. And the answer is, yes, this 
has happened. Private entities in both Hoosick, New York, and West 
Virginia have worked through State authorities to enable there to be 
testing of thousands of local residents in situations like this to 
determine whether or not there could have been any local impact due to 
that.
  So we are not asking the Defense Department to put any kind of man 
hours into this. We are asking them to work with what we believe are 
appropriate authorities that already exist, and for them to work in 
public-private partnerships with State entities to enable and 
facilitate some of this testing to take place.
  I think the Navy deserves credit for being proactive in the way they 
have looked at this issue. But we see this as a continuing obligation 
and would like to see the Navy fulfill the support to enable this 
important, important testing to take place.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen for putting 
important language in the appropriations bill that includes report 
language requiring the Pentagon to report on what sites pose a 
potential health risk and its plan to address them. I am very thankful 
to my friend, Representative Brendan F. Boyle from Philadelphia, who 
has worked closely with me on this issue. But I also understand, Mr. 
Chairman, that the chairman of the committee has some observations on 
this.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen).
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. 
I appreciate the gentleman's concerns and share those concerns very 
deeply, as do all members of our committee.
  Concerns about PFCs have been proliferating nationwide as more 
evidence becomes available about the toxicity of these compounds.

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  Our bill does provide $33 billion for the Defense Health Program and 
another $289 million for the Navy Environmental Restoration Program, 
nearly $8 million more than requested.
  However, it has come to our attention that the Department may lack 
the authority presently to administer blood screening tests or spend 
funds requested by my colleague for this specific activity. Our 
committee is certainly committed to working with him and thanks him for 
his leadership. We will be working very closely with him and closely 
with the State of Pennsylvania to see what sort of partnerships we 
could put together to address this problem and what would be a success 
in Pennsylvania. We could look across the Nation for implementation as 
well.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. MEEHAN. I thank the chairman.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan F. Boyle).
  Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague 
who also represents Montgomery County and parts near Philadelphia, Mr. 
Meehan. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with him on this issue 
on a bipartisan basis, as well as our colleague, Mr. Fitzpatrick, from 
Bucks County.
  Mr. Chair, PFOA and PFOS are chemical compounds, PFCs, that are found 
in the firefighting foams that have been used on military bases 
throughout the country. The EPA and other agencies are testing these 
chemicals for suspected links to cancer and other serious health 
impacts and recently lowered advisory levels for drinking water.
  This past March, the DOD released a list of 664 sites nationwide 
where these firefighting foams might have been used and similarly 
infiltrated local groundwater. Every State in the Union has at least 
one of these sites. The DOD is currently investigating.
  To date, 16 public wells and 140 private wells in our area have been 
taken offline because of the Navy's contamination at and around the 
former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in my 
district. This list will likely grow.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to 
the amendment to give the gentleman a further opportunity to make his 
case, and I also recognize his leadership on this important issue.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan F. Boyle).
  Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the 
gentleman from New Jersey showing that those from Philadelphia and 
those from across the Delaware River, in New Jersey, can get along, and 
I appreciate his support on this issue.
  Just to continue and conclude with what I was saying, the Navy and 
National Guard have taken responsibility for contamination and have 
agreed to pay approximately $19 million to provide replacement water, 
install filtration systems on affected public wells, and hook homes 
with affected public wells into public water systems, but the community 
is seeking information regarding their years--possibly decades--of past 
exposure due to our military's contamination.
  I think the amendment that Mr. Meehan and I are offering for $7 
million in the context of a $32 billion operations, maintenance, and 
defense-wide account for screenings is reasonable. I understand, 
though, the recent Defense Department concerns.
  I look forward to working with the chairman, as well as the ranking 
member, to ensure that we continue to fight for and advocate for our 
constituents in Montgomery County and Bucks County and all those 
potentially across the country who may be affected by this same issue. 
It is an issue that this body must pay closer attention to. Let's 
inform communities as the Defense Department investigates the potential 
scope of this issue.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I, again, thank both of the gentlemen from 
Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky).
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I would add my voice to the chair's. I 
look forward to working with both gentlemen on this very important 
issue. I do appreciate him raising it and do look forward to working 
with the chairman and with the both of them.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan).
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want 
to thank the gentleman and the chairman and the ranking member for 
their recognition of the issue and their willingness to work with Mr. 
Boyle and Mr. Fitzpatrick in Bucks County, who is similarly situated, 
and myself. I look forward to working with both of those

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gentlemen and the committee on this issue.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Chair, I rise to join my colleagues from 
Pennsylvania, Representatives Meehan and Boyle, in supporting an 
amendment that would provide health screenings for our constituents.
  The DOD has begun the process of checking whether chemical compounds 
like PFOS and PFOA may have contaminated groundwater surrounding more 
than 660 military sites across the nation, including confirmed 
contamination around the former Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster 
and former Willow Grove Naval Station in Horsham. In each of these 
instances, both public and private wells in my district have been 
impacted by contaminated groundwater--rightly concerning residents and 
local leaders.
  Because of this immediate and widespread concern, it is only right 
the Department increase efforts to offer health screenings in 
communities surrounding these formerly used defense sites. This simple 
amendment clears that path by increasing funding for these screenings.
  I urge this body to support this bipartisan amendment and, in doing 
so, reaffirm this government's commitment to protecting the health and 
safety of its citizens.
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn.


  Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Mr. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 783, I 
offer amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 1 consisting of amendment Nos. 7, 47, 49, 50, 
51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 
69, 70, 71, 72, and 73 printed in House Report 114-623, offered by Mr. 
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey:

            amendment no. 7 offered by Mr. rooney of florida

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $40,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $32,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $32,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $32,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 47 offered by Ms. mcsally of arizona

       Page 146, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $100,000,000) (increased by $100,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 49 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       Page 13, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


        amendment no. 50 offered by Mr. lowenthal of california

       Page 7, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,600,000)''.
       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 51 offered by Mr. coffman of colorado

       Page 7, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $6,086,000) (increased by $6,086,000)''.


           amendment no. 52 offered by Mr. duffy of wisconsin

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
     $1,000,000)''.


       amendment no. 53 offered by Mr. McKinley of West Virginia

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
     $5,000,000)''.


         amendment no. 54 offered by Mr. Aguilar of california

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 55 offered by Mr. Nadler of New York

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 85, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 85, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.


         amendment no. 56 offered by Mrs. Noem of South dakota

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $7,000,000)''.
       Page 26, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $7,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 57 offered by Mr. Aderholt of Alabama

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $17,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $17,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 58 offered by Mr. Grayson of Florida

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following:``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 16, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 59 offered by Mr. BERA of california

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,500,000)''.
       Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 60 offered by Mr. Grayson of florida

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 61 offered by Mr. grayson of florida

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


         amendment no. 62 offered by Mrs. hartzler of missouri

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


            amendment no. 63 offered by Ms. meng of new york

        Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 64 offered by Mr. nolan of minnesota

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. 4
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 65 offered by Mr. delaney of maryland

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $7,800,000)''.
       Page 84, line 16, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


      amendment no. 66 offered by Mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 67 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       Page 30, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.


        amendment no. 68 offered by Mr. Macarthur of new jersey

       Page 30, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $12,500,000)''.
       Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $12,500,000) (reduced by $25,000,000)''.
       Page 85, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $25,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 69 offered by Mr. larsen of washington

       Page 30, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 70 offered by Ms. gabbard of hawaii

       Page 31, line 8, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 71 offered by Mr. walberg of michigan

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 10003.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to promulgate Directive 293, issued December 16, 
     2010, by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.


           amendment no. 72 offered by Mr. grayson of florida

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 10003.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror or any 
     of its principals if the offeror certifies, as required by 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any 
     of its principals--

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       (1) within a 3-year period preceding the offer has been 
     convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it for 
     commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with 
     obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public 
     (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation 
     of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the 
     submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, 
     forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 
     making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal 
     criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;
       (2) is presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or 
     civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of 
     any of the offenses enumerated above in paragraph (1); or
       (3) within a 3-year period preceding the offer, has been 
     notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that 
     exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.


            amendment no. 73 offered by Mr. yoho of florida

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. _.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the 
     Azov Battalion.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen) and the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Visclosky) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, the majority and minority have 
agreed to this en bloc amendment package. These are noncontroversial 
amendments that cover topics such as lung cancer, personnel security, 
and gulf war illness. The sponsors of the amendments have agreed to the 
amendments being considered en bloc.
  I ask for the adoption of the amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I simply would indicate that I, too, 
support the en bloc amendment.
  I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I thank, again, both gentlemen, the 
ranking member and the chairman.
  I have come to the floor to emphasize these two amendments that are 
very important, I believe, to the work of the Defense Department and 
the many persons that they serve. I want to speak to the Jackson Lee 
amendment that addresses the question of post-traumatic stress disorder 
by emphasizing the numbers of individuals who are now coming back from 
service that have PTSD. PTSD has been discovered post the time of 
leaving the battlefield. Post-traumatic stress disorder is where one 
repeatedly relives the trauma of war in their thoughts--the day in and 
day out nightmares.
  Texas, in particular, is a State that has a large number of returning 
veterans.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentlewoman from Texas.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. In the name of a young boy who was killed by a 
former marine who indicated that he had post-traumatic stress disorder, 
this increase of $1 million is important.
  Finally, let me say, triple negative breast cancer kills more women. 
It is important that there be an emphasis of up to $10 million for 
added research to ensure that this deadly aspect of breast cancer does 
not continue to kill women not only in the United States military, but 
elsewhere. As a survivor, let me be very clear that this research has 
not yet been completed. Lives have not yet been saved.
  I hope these amendments will be passed because it provides $10 
million for triple negative breast cancer and $1 million for post-
traumatic stress disorder.
  I ask support for the Jackson Lee amendments.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Nolan).
  Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Chairman, Members of the House, I would like to begin 
by thanking the staff and respective chairman and ranking member and my 
colleagues as well, Frank LoBiondo and Lois Capps, who co-chair with me 
the Lung Cancer Caucus. I have come to be so impressed with the hard 
work that the staff and the chairman and the ranking member do to bring 
this legislation forward.
  My amendment would simply increase the amount of money available for 
lung cancer research by $2 million, from $12 million to $14 million, in 
the hope that we can do better.
  Mr. Chairman, $2 million, I know, is but a dent in the Defense 
operations budget, but it is a source of great hope and great promise 
for people struggling with lung cancer, the most deadly of all cancers. 
159,000 people, including many veterans, are victims of that each year.
  I think so many of you know that my daughter Katherine was diagnosed 
some time ago with an advanced stage form of lung cancer. I would be 
remiss if I didn't thank my colleagues for their prayers, for their 
condolences, for their support, and for their support for this medical 
research to give hope to the victims of lung cancer for the future 
because, but for the money that this Congress has appropriated, my 
daughter wouldn't be experiencing the hope that she has for her 
recovery. With this additional amendment--it is a small one--I am 
appreciative of your support for it because it provides not only great 
hope for Katherine and her family, but it offers hope for so many more 
people all across the country affected with this dreadful disease.
  I thank the committee, and I urge adoption of the amendment.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Aguilar).
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the chairman and the 
ranking member for adding this amendment to the en bloc package, and to 
staff for their coordination and effort.
  My amendment would increase funding for the Information Assurance 
Scholarship Program by $5 million and decrease the operation and 
maintenance defense-wide Office of the Secretary of Defense 
administrative account by the same amount.
  The IASP is a DOD program designed to address our cyber personnel 
demands through the recruitment and retention of top IT and 
cybersecurity talent. It allows the Secretary of Defense to provide 
financial assistance to individuals pursuing studies in computer and 
network security in exchange for their obligation to either serve in 
the Armed Forces or fulfill a DOD civilian service commitment 
postgraduation.
  Using 2014 numbers, the DOD has employed over 500 IASP/CAE--Centers 
for Academic Excellence--graduates, and has seen a 97 percent 
completion rate since the program was started in 2001.
  It is imperative that we give the Department of Defense the tools 
necessary to recruit those personnel charged with protecting our 
critical infrastructure, fortifying DOD networks, and conducting 
computer network operations.
  We must make sure that we have the right people with the proper 
training in the right positions, and this amendment would aid in that 
effort.
  Mr. Chairman, I once again thank the chairman and the ranking member.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chair, I rise today to encourage all 
members to support the Rooney amendment (Number 7) to the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act of 2017, H.R. 5293, to reverse DOD's 
reimbursement rate cuts for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy 
for children of service members with autism.
  Military life presents unique challenges for children with autism and 
their families, given the frequent changes of residence and schools, 
and the prolonged absences of a parent. In this context, coverage of 
ABA therapy is even more necessary to help military children adjust 
day-to-day, while also improving outcomes over the long term.
  The Administration's reduction in the reimbursement rates for ABA for 
military children with autism could jeopardize access to this critical 
therapy. ABA is proven to bring about positive behavior change and 
assist in a child's long term development, especially for children with 
autism, and the program must be protected.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

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  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Chair, I'd like to offer a statement in support of 
my amendment to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017, as reported by the House Appropriations 
Committee. I commend my colleague, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, the 
chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, for his work on 
the bill before us and I thank him and all the members of the 
subcommittee and staff for their hard work in crafting this important 
piece of legislation.
  My amendment seeks to transfer $6.086 million from within the Navy's 
fiscal year 2017 Operations & Maintenance (O&M) account, to increase 
funding for the Weapons Support, Fleet Ballistic Missiles, Project 934, 
Engineering and Technical Services sub-account managed by the Navy's 
Strategic Systems Program office. My objective in offering this 
amendment is to strengthen nuclear deterrence by improving the 
operational readiness and reliability of the Navy's Strategic Weapons 
Systems aboard Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines.
  At a time when Russia is flexing its nuclear muscles, both China and 
Russia are aggressively modernizing every aspect of their nuclear 
arsenals, and North Korea is conducting long-range missile tests and 
underground nuclear weapon tests, it is incumbent on Congress to 
authorize and appropriate sufficient funds to ensure the operational 
readiness and reliability of our nuclear forces, including the most 
survivable leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, the sea-launched ballistic 
missiles aboard fleet ballistic missile submarines.
  A strategic weapon system consists of the launches, fire control, 
navigation, test instrumentation, missile, missile checkout, guidance 
and re-entry subsystems. Funding in this particular account provides 
support for all subsystem equipment aboard Trident II (D-5) submarine-
launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and at shore facilities. Critical 
readiness-related efforts include: maintenance for subsystem equipment 
aboard SLBMs; equipment renewal and updating during overhauls; testing 
and repair of various electronic and other components and 
subcomponents; logistics control procedures; operational flight 
testing; support of crew training; technical engineering services 
required to test, analyze and maintain reliability of the weapon 
system; missile maintenance operations; and targeting support.
  According to the Navy's Congressional Budget Justification Book, in 
Fiscal Year 2017 the Strategic Systems Program office was forced to 
absorb a program decrease in Operational Engineering Support of over $6 
million. This reduction will negatively impact Navy readiness in areas 
such as missile anomaly evaluations, re-entry body accuracy, launcher 
reliability maintenance, navigation accuracy, and guidance system 
performance evaluations.
  I remind my colleagues of the fact that the Trident II (D-5) 
strategic weapon system will likely be in service through at least 
2040, and possibly through 2080. This places a premium on engineering 
and technical services such as qualification and accelerated life 
testing, and other readiness-support efforts aimed not only at 
sustaining the missile system but also on ensuring its reliability.
  Furthermore, I would add that my amendment is entirely consistent 
with one of the main themes and thrusts of this bill--and the National 
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as well--namely, identifying serious 
shortfalls in readiness across the armed forces and taking steps to 
address those readiness challenges by adding funding, where necessary 
and appropriate. A nearly identical increase to this account was also 
authorized in the House's NDAA.
  In sum, given the increasingly dangerous global security environment, 
we must take proactive steps to bolster nuclear deterrence--and the 
readiness and reliability of systems such as the sea-launched ballistic 
missiles aboard SSBNs on which deterrence rests. My amendment is 
intended to move a modest amount of funds ($6.086 million) within the 
Navy Operations & Maintenance (O&M) account of over $40 billion to help 
sustain the readiness of a key leg of the U.S. Nuclear Triad, our 
Trident II (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Chair, I rise today to speak on amendment number 63 
which has been included in the first en bloc package. My amendment 
seeks to increase funding for the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed 
Cancer Research Program by $8 million in order to fight bladder cancer, 
brain cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, lymphoma, melanoma and 
other skin cancers, mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, 
and cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults.
  I'd like to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky 
for their support of this measure, and for accepting it into this 
package. It is my hope that this additional funding will be used to 
contribute to the creation of a cure for these horrific cancers. Every 
year, millions of Americans die far too early from these diseases. 
Perhaps, however, our actions here today will lead to a world where 
future generations will not have to know the pain of such losses. Thank 
you to each of my colleagues who supported this measure, and to the 
many groups who lent their support as well--including: Action to Cure 
Kidney Cancer, American Brain Tumor Association, American Urological 
Association, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Bladder Cancer 
Action Network, Fight Colorectal Cancer, Melanoma Research Foundation, 
and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
  We may not know the end of cancer in our lifetimes, but I pray we can 
find it during my children's. I submit the following letter:

                                                    June 15, 2016.
       Dear Member of Congress, The undersigned organizations 
     strongly support the recent approval by the Senate Committee 
     on Appropriations of $60 million for the Peer Reviewed Cancer 
     Research Program (PRCRP) in their version of the fiscal year 
     2017 Defense Appropriations Act.
       We are therefore encouraged to learn of an amendment that 
     will be offered by Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) to the 
     House version of the Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal 
     year 2017 (H.R. 5293) to move funding for the PRCRP closer to 
     the Senate level. Specifically, the Meng amendment increases 
     by $8 million the $30 million appropriation for the Peer 
     Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) included in the 
     bill.
       Funded at $50 million in fiscal year 2016, the PRCRP funds 
     innovative, cutting-edge research on a variety of cancers. 
     Since Fiscal Year 2009, the PRCRP has funded innovative 
     basic, applied, and translational cancer research to support 
     our nation's military service personnel, their families, and 
     the American public. Members of the military are exposed to 
     hazardous environments due to the nature of their service and 
     deployments and are therefore at risk for the development of 
     many types of cancers. Funding innovative and translational 
     research, the PRCRP focuses on the gaps in cancer research 
     with respect to unique situations and military environments.
       As approved by the House Committee on Appropriations, H.R. 
     5293 provides $30 million for the PRCRP and includes as 
     eligible areas of study: bladder cancer, brain cancer, 
     colorectal cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, liver cancer, 
     lymphoma, melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, 
     pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, and cancer in children, 
     adolescents, and young adults.
       House approval of the Meng amendment would bring the PRCRP 
     funding level closer to the $60 million approved by the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations in their version of the 
     Defense Appropriations. We hope that you will support this 
     amendment to ensure the strongest possible funding level is 
     included in the House-Senate conference for the final enacted 
     version of the Defense Appropriations Act.
       Thank you for your consideration of this important request.
           Sincerely,
       Action to Cure Kidney Cancer, American Brain Tumor 
     Association, American Urological Association, Asbestos 
     Disease Awareness Organization, Bladder Cancer Action 
     Network, Fight Colorectal Cancer, Lymphoma Research 
     Foundation, Melanoma Research Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer 
     Action Network.

  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Paulsen

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $25,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $25,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota.
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking 
Member Visclosky for their hard work in bringing this important 
legislation to the floor today. It is vital that we do provide our men 
and women in uniform with the support and resources they need to keep 
our country safe. Mr. Chairman, I am offering this amendment to provide 
funding for Defense Production Act purchases for strategic radiation-
hardened microelectronics.
  Through research, development, and testing we have been able to 
create the

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most sophisticated weapons systems in the world. These systems are 
created using thousands of different parts, many of which utilize some 
of the most advanced technology that is available anywhere.

                              {time}  1515

  One of those products that many of our systems rely on is radiation-
hardened microelectronics. These microelectronics are specially 
designed to withstand extremely harsh natural and manmade radiation 
environments. Although they can be small, they play a large role in 
ensuring our systems work in the toughest conditions.
  The Department of Defense requires accesses to these unique products 
from sources that it knows and that it trusts to be responsible for 
handling those components with the utmost security. That is why, in 
2004, the DOD created the Trusted Foundry Program for microelectronics.
  This program would ensure that the DOD had access to cutting-edge 
microelectronics that were produced right here in America by American 
companies. The Trusted Foundry Program has given the DOD the peace of 
mind of knowing that the microelectronics they receive are not 
counterfeit, are not tampered with, and have not been compromised in 
any way as to jeopardize our national security.
  Unfortunately, through challenges both inside and outside of the 
DOD's control, we now find ourselves in the unenviable position of 
having no clear vision for the future of this vital program. One issue 
that we currently face is that there is a shrinking number of American-
owned and -operated companies that are capable of producing strategic 
radiation-hardened microelectronics. We now face the stark decision of 
trusting foreign-owned entities or of scrapping these products 
altogether.
  I think we all share the same belief that the DOD needs to reevaluate 
its long-term strategic plan on how it plans to acquire 
microelectronics going forward. However, in the meantime, we should 
make sure that we have continued access to these products from sources 
that the Department already knows and trusts.
  Mr. Chair, that is simply what this amendment aims to do by providing 
the funding for purchases through the Defense Production Act. The 
Defense Production Act was created to make sure we always have access 
to the industrial resources that are necessary for national defense. 
This year's report that accompanies the National Defense Authorization 
Act highlights the exact same concerns that I have raised. In fact, the 
NDAA encourages the Secretary of Defense to do exactly what this 
amendment would do, which is to use his authority under the Defense 
Production Act to ensure that continued access to a domestic supply for 
strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics is there.
  Mr. Chair, we should make sure that the DOD has access to as many 
trusted domestic suppliers as it possibly can instead of relying on 
just a single supplier for these products. The challenges that a single 
supplier presents have been well highlighted by the GAO in the past.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. PAULSEN. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I am pleased to accept the gentleman's amendment.
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Zinke

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $80,000,000)''.
       Page 26, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $80,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Montana (Mr. Zinke) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Montana.
  Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Chair, 2 weeks ago, when I held events across Montana 
to finally welcome our Vietnam veterans home and present them with the 
50th Anniversary Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin, many of these veterans were 
surprised to find out that the same UH-1 Novembers that they flew in in 
Vietnam are still in service today. Even more astonishing is that these 
50-year helicopters are still used to protect our national nuclear 
missile sites.
  Mr. Chair, I commend our men and women in uniform who are still able 
to maintain these aircraft in a constant state of readiness, but, in 
reality, the Huey is incapable of meeting the mission requirements they 
face today. In fact, they have failed multiple exercises, not from 
personnel issues but from equipment issues.
  This amendment will provide the funding that is necessary for the Air 
Force to expedite a full and open competition to replace these aging 
aircraft. It is critical we provide our men and women who protect our 
Nation's nuclear missiles and arsenals with the equipment that is 
capable of meeting the requirements of this important mission.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ZINKE. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I commend the gentleman for bringing this 
important issue to our attention. We support his amendment and commend 
him for his work.
  This is something that needs to be done. It is hard to believe that 
we are still flying Hueys out there, and the fact that we are moving 
into competition I think is a very positive development.
  I thank the gentleman for his special service to our Nation.
  Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Chair, I thank the chairman and his staff for the hard 
work they have done in helping me to bring this to the floor. It was a 
learning experience for all of us. I thank the gentleman for his 
efforts and work.
  I also thank the Vietnam veterans. They don't have to look at the UH-
1s flying to protect our missiles again.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Montana (Mr. Zinke).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Ellison

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota.
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, we can raise living standards for families 
who have members who are working for Federal contractors right now. I 
propose in this amendment that we can raise that living standard for 
working families across the country if we use the Federal dollars to 
create good jobs.
  My amendment would reprogram funds to create an Office of Good Jobs 
in the Department of Defense that would help ensure that the 
Department's procurement, grant-making, and regulatory decisions 
encourage the creation of decently paid jobs, collective bargaining 
rights, and responsible employment practices.
  Right now, the U.S. Government is America's leading low-wage job 
funder, funding over 2 million poverty jobs through contracts, loans, 
and grants with corporate America. That is more than the total number 
of low-wage workers who are employed by Walmart and McDonald's 
combined. Many U.S. contract workers who work for Federal contractors 
earn so little that nearly 40 percent use public assistance programs, 
like food stamps and Section 8, to feed and shelter their families. To 
add insult to injury, many of these low-wage U.S. contract workers are 
driven deeper into poverty because their employers take away their 
wages through wage theft--breaking other Federal laws.

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  Now, some people might think, well, the debarment system covers this. 
Why is this necessary? The fact is you can get away with a lot of labor 
violations before you are debarred, yet there are some Federal 
contractors who have excellent employee relations, who pay decent 
wages, who allow collective bargaining, and who never engage in wage 
theft. These good contractors are competing with the bad ones.
  Not only is this Office of Good Jobs going to prioritize the best 
public contractors, but it will also make sure that workers are treated 
fairly and that good, high road contractors are treated fairly.
  Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Visclosky).
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman for yielding, 
and I appreciate his effort to look at the largest Federal employer and 
look at ensuring that we do everything possible to make sure employees 
have living wage jobs and that there are responsible employment 
practices.
  I tell people repeatedly what my greatest regret of public service 
is. When I came to the United States Congress on staff in 1977, the 
real hourly wage for 1-hour's worth of human labor, whether it was 
pushing papers, waiting on tables in a diner, or working for the 
military, or in a mill, was more in 1977 in the United States of 
America than it is today. I do think that we ought to look at Federal 
resources and do everything possible to make sure that people do have a 
living wage.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the gentleman's 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, this amendment would create a new 
office that would require the Department of Defense to make subjective 
determinations concerning a contractor's or a grant provider's 
workplace policies. The amendment would delay and disrupt an already 
complicated Federal procurement system and would harm a potentially 
large civilian contracting workforce that is essential to the missions 
and the operations of the Department of Defense. Furthermore, this 
amendment is unnecessary and duplicative of the many efforts that are 
already underway by the Department. The best way to ensure that 
government contracts or provides grants to the best employers is to 
enforce the existing suspension and debarment system.
  Finally, the amendment reprograms funds away from the Department's 
operations and maintenance accounts--accounts which are critical to 
supporting our warfighters--and restores readiness to the services and 
to, may I say, our committee's top priority.
  I urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, how much time do I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 2\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, first of all, I have a particular story I 
would like to tell.
  There is a young woman named Mayra who works at the Pentagon food 
court. She was fired after challenging her managers to comply with 
labor laws and for going on strike multiple times in response to those 
violations.
  Mayra is a first-generation immigrant who is struggling to pay her 
tuition at George Mason University. She now works odd jobs to make ends 
meet. Her experience at the Pentagon has inspired her to seek further 
education so she can help workers who get treated unfairly.
  Research shows that Mayra is not alone. Federal contractors break 
Federal laws sometimes--not all. Many are good, but not all are, and 
the bad ones are not good for the United States. A U.S. Senate report, 
for example, found that over 30 percent of the biggest penalties for 
law-breaking were filed against the biggest U.S. contractors. This is 
an issue. We need an office to make sure that the best public 
contractors--Federal contractors--are the ones who get the best 
contracts and who get preferential treatment over the ones who have 
multiple violations.
  Workers aren't the only ones who benefit from this new office, as I 
already mentioned. Let me emphasize that this is about benefiting law-
abiding contractors, high road employers. They are competing with 
people who cut every corner and do the least to avoid debarment. We 
need to make sure that our system works well and that the largest 
spender of money in the world--the U.S. Government--spends it wisely, 
not with the ones who can barely skate by through the debarment process 
but with the best contractors, the ones who really prioritize good 
employment practices.
  I ask Members to vote in favor of this amendment. It is a step toward 
bringing forth good jobs and closing this awful wage gap and wage 
stagnation we have seen in our country for 30 years. Please give us a 
``yes'' vote.
  Mr. Chair, it is intended that funds in the appropriation for Defense 
Wide Operations and Maintenance be used to establish an Office of Good 
Jobs in the Department aimed at ensuring that the Department's 
procurement, grant-making, and regulatory decisions encourage the 
creation of decently paid jobs, collective bargaining rights, and 
responsible employment practices. The office's structure shall be 
substantially similar to the Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood 
Partnerships located within the Department of Education, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Department of Homeland Security, 
Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, 
Department of Agriculture, and Department of Commerce, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Small Business 
Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, and U.S. Agency for International 
Development.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota 
will be postponed.


                 Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Gibson

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 30, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Gibson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.

                              {time}  1530

  Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chairman, this amendment pluses up the account for 
extended-range cannon artillery, and it is paid for.
  I want to begin by thanking the leadership of this esteemed 
committee, both the chairman and the ranking member, for their teamwork 
and also for their great work. I have been here 6 years, and I think 
this is the strongest bill that I have seen with regard to Defense 
Appropriations. I am deeply grateful.
  Let me say that a principle for our country dating back to the 
founding is one of peace through strength, which relies on this concept 
of deterrence. It certainly brings forward a strong military with the 
intent that we would deter potential adversaries so, indeed, that we 
can empower our diplomats.
  On our best day, other countries want to be like us, and this bill 
here is critically important toward that end. Look, after this past 
weekend, as we continue to mourn for those killed in the terrorist 
attack in Florida, I think it is on everyone's mind how important it is 
that we get this bill passed.
  With regard to peace through strength and deterrence, I do have some 
concerns. Inasmuch as I am a very strong advocate of this bill, I am 
concerned about where we are today

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with regard to our indirect fires capability. In some regard, it is 
understandable that we are beginning to fall behind some of our 
potential adversaries, certainly our competitors.
  We have spent the last 15 years consumed in efforts to protect our 
people, protect our homeland, existential threats from terrorists, and 
that has led to largely counterinsurgency operations. And that has been 
somewhat at the detriment to our full spectrum capability, including 
indirect fires.
  Part of our concept is we do rely heavily on close air support as 
part of this, understanding that, but saying that there is some risk to 
that. And I do appreciate the fact that the committee has actually 
taken note of this. There is a plus-up in this bill, and I want to 
commend both the chairman and ranking member for doing that. I think 
that we need more.
  I would encourage my colleagues, if they haven't already, to take a 
look at the writings of Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. I think he is 
a visionary. He is a great battlefield commander. I served under his 
command in Iraq in 2005, and he continues to do great work for this 
Nation. He has written about Russian activities, for example, in 
Ukraine and Syria. And it is clear that Russia and China are continuing 
to march forward with their capabilities, including in Ukraine, where 
Russia has shown a very extensive capability to mass fires. Candidly, 
they outrange our artillery, and I think this is something we need to 
address.
  So I brought forward this amendment. It does plus-up this account by 
a million dollars. I mean, candidly, we could do more. But I do want to 
commend the committee for what they have done so far, and I think our 
amendment would help reinforce that.
  I want to also say, as proud as I am of all of this work, I want to 
say, too, that I am very proud of the work of those men and women who 
serve us in the industrial base.
  The work that is done on cannons is done in Watervliet, New York, at 
the Watervliet Arsenal. I am very proud of their work, but no one is 
more proud than their own Representative. Their own Representative is 
here with us today. He sponsors this bill. He is a Democrat from New 
York, and his name is Paul Tonko.
  I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Gibson), my colleague and friend for yielding and for leading us on 
this very important amendment.
  Improving our artillery weapons system has been identified as a need 
by the Army Modernization Strategy. This amendment would make a modest 
increase to the Army's weapons and munitions advanced technology 
funding for extended-range cannon artillery.
  We know that with additional research, development, and testing, we 
can make meaningful advances to these systems. Unfortunately, these 
systems have been overlooked in recent years as we have chosen to 
modernize other parts of our forces.
  During this time, other countries have begun to produce artillery 
with new capabilities such as improved range, mobility, and accuracy. 
Not only does this increase the risk to our warfighters in the field, 
it has encouraged our allies to consider purchasing these systems from 
elsewhere.
  I know we are capable of designing and building the best artillery in 
the world. I have seen it firsthand at the Watervliet Arsenal and Benet 
Laboratories in my district where hundreds of women and men support our 
warfighters by developing and manufacturing cutting-edge cannons and 
mortars.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentleman from New York.
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, we know that. It is a great inspiration just by 
their tradition alone.
  We have an incredibly skilled workforce, the best in the world. Now 
we just need to make the investments necessary to ensure the products 
they manufacture will continue to be the best as well.
  Once again, I thank our colleague, Congressman Gibson, for this 
amendment, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chair, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), the esteemed chairman of 
the Defense Subcommittee.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from New York 
for his advocacy on behalf of some remarkable installations in the 
State of New York. May I say we have a very close working relationship 
through Picatinny Arsenal. Firepower is important, considering what our 
adversaries are utilizing today and may be using in the future.
  I am pleased to support the gentleman's amendment.
  Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman's comments, and I 
appreciate the support.
  I just want to express my gratitude to both the chairman, the ranking 
member, and the committee staff. I know that this bill takes a lot of 
work, and I deeply appreciate all of those who are involved. I thank my 
friend and colleague, Paul Tonko, for his great support and great work 
on this issue.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Gibson).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Langevin

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 30, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $29,800,000)''.
       Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $33,900,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin) and a Member opposed each will control 
5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Rhode Island.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I am pleased to offer this bipartisan amendment today with my 
friends, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Nugent. The 
Navy's electromagnetic rail gun is a technology described as 
revolutionary and a potential multimission game changer for long-range, 
land-attack, ballistic, and cruise missile defense, and antisurface 
warfare.
  Mr. Chairman, the best mix of air and missile defenses will consist 
of complementary kinetic and nonkinetic weapons systems, enhancing our 
capability to defeat larger salvos of air and missile threats.
  Rail guns have the capability to fire at higher velocities, which 
means longer ranges. Under certain conditions, a 32-megajoule gun will 
be able to launch projectiles more than 100 nautical miles. And it is 
more cost-effective. Whereas low-cost kinetic defenses run around 
$400,000 each, surface-to-air interceptors and guided hypervelocity 
projectiles can be as low as $25,000 to $40,000 each.
  My amendment also provides for the mount for the rail gun, a 
necessity that was promised to the Navy, appropriated but ultimately 
never delivered.
  So this bipartisan amendment tracks the funds authorized in the FY17 
NDAA and continues to provide imperative assistance to our Navy as they 
pursue high-tech, game-changing weapons systems across the fleet.
  We must also not leave our sailors high and dry on a technology that 
we promised, one that is critical to the future of our military and 
promises to change the landscape of our missile defense capabilities at 
sea.
  I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway).
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment that 
would restore the funding for the directed energy weapons and rail gun.
  If this funding reduction is left in place, then contracts will have 
to be renegotiated. Generally, those result in higher funding later on. 
We will lose a workforce that has been built and crafted generally over 
a long period of time, and that would require additional years getting 
back to this.
  As my colleague from Connecticut said, this is about defending, in 
many instances, surface combatants. The

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current opportunities are very expensive with a laser or rail gun. The 
cost per shot is dramatically less than it will be under the way we 
currently try to defend these multibillion-dollar assets as they move 
forward.
  In my view, Mr. Chairman, these cuts are ill-timed and the program is 
mature to the point that it is ready to go that way. I understand we 
have a legitimate difference of opinion with my colleagues on our side 
of the aisle and the staff. This clearly may be one of those glass-
half-full/glass-half-empty kind of scenarios. But many of us who look 
at this program--I am on the Seapower Subcommittee--believe that this 
program does, in fact, need to move forward.
  I would request a positive end result and an ``aye'' vote on this 
amendment.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Texas for his 
comments. I support what he had to say and concur.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), the distinguished co-chair of the Directed 
Energy Caucus.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Rhode Island 
for his strong support of our national defense and especially for his 
leadership as ranking member of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities 
Subcommittee where we serve together. I also thank the gentleman for 
his engaged and well-informed chairmanship with me of the Directed 
Energy Caucus.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment because a 
rail gun is a game-changing, third-offset technology that has many 
applications across warfare domains and very high potential for a 
significant leap in capability.
  It should also save money in the long term as guided hypervelocity 
projectiles, as has been mentioned, only cost around $30,000 apiece. 
Without this critical funding, this program will be hard-pressed to 
make progress and keep moving forward. This next-generation technology 
will be delayed, and warfighters will lack long-range precision fires 
against multiple threats.
  Finally, funding is offset from an account that was originally 
intended for the exact same purpose.
  I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition, but do 
so reluctantly because the three previous speakers I have a very high 
regard for.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, the gentleman's amendment would restore 
a funding reduction and increase funding above the President's budget 
request for the Navy power projection advanced technology line.
  While the Navy's high-energy laser program has its merits, it is one 
of the many examples of defense programs that has had, quite honestly, 
significant increases in funding for fiscal year 2017, in fact, 250 
percent greater than the enacted level. So it hasn't been impoverished.
  Our funding reduction still allows for a level that is more than 160 
percent of the enacted level, a significant growth that allows for 
additional testing but puts the program on a path to actually be able 
to obligate funding in a manageable timeframe.
  Our committee has a responsibility to conduct appropriate budget 
oversight, reducing funding to programs that aren't justified and 
adding funding to programs that aren't fully funded.
  Appropriate budget oversight, reducing a program that is funded above 
its needs is an example of what I think we see, to some extent, here 
with this amendment.

  We see no justifiable reason to add funding to this line, but it may 
be a matter of disagreement, but I think we have taken a close look at 
it.
  This technology has great potential, but it also has significant 
development challenges that may be difficult to overcome. The weapons 
require very substantial power sources, cooling platforms, and 
corrosion protection.
  The program should be continued in a fiscally responsible manner, 
which includes slowing funding to an appropriate level. I think we have 
reached that level.
  While we may have some disagreement here, we are certainly supportive 
of the program, but I do reluctantly oppose the amendment put forward 
by these three great gentlemen.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I have great respect for the chairman of 
the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. And although we 
respectfully disagree, I hope my colleagues will see the wisdom of 
following what the House Armed Services Committee did and add 
additional funding for this great capability, which is a game-changing 
technology which will better protect both our fleet, also ultimately 
all of our military assets, and our men and women in uniform who serve.
  I would urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
  The amendment was agreed to.


           Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Alabama

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 12 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 31, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $108,515,000)''.
       Page 31, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $108,515,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Rogers) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama.

                              {time}  1545

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I rise to urge the House to support my bipartisan amendment to 
restore critical missile defense funding for next-generation 
investments. I want to be clear: the mark by the gentleman from New 
Jersey is a good mark. I support it. I just want to improve it a 
little.
  Mr. Chairman, Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work has recently 
stated: ``Competitors have caught up on this regime and they're going 
to fire mass guided missile salvos at us . . . it doesn't have to be a 
kinetic solution. Hell, I don't really want a kinetic solution . . . 
it's got to be something else.''
  Last week my subcommittee received a classified briefing by the Joint 
Staff on the results of the Joint Capabilities Mix Study IV. It is 
clear that we have to change the way we do missile defense if we expect 
to win in future years.
  Our adversaries have not been standing still, and we can't stand 
still either. This amendment I offer, along with 13 colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle, including Mr. Langevin, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Gabbard, 
Mr. Franks, and Mr. Lamborn, would simply restore the funding to the 
level of the President's budget for directed energy efforts in the 
weapons technology and technology maturation initiatives lines as well 
as the special programs--MDA technology line.
  My amendment offsets this increase by cutting RDT&E for the KC-46 
tanker program's budget request, which is not executable this year 
according to the GAO's recent budget fact sheet, and the Air Force does 
not dispute this fact. My office can share this document with any 
Member who has questions about the cut, which both the House and Senate 
NDAAs have also recommended.
  Again, I strongly support the mark of the gentleman from New Jersey. 
I urge the House to support my bipartisan amendment to improve it and 
allow us the room to continue to work on this bill in the conference 
committee.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition, again, 
reluctantly.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise reluctantly knowing that

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the gentleman is extremely knowledgeable and is a strong advocate for 
some very important things that relate to our missile defense. However, 
I do believe in responsible budgeting, which is a prerogative of our 
subcommittee. As stewards of taxpayer dollars, we prioritize funding 
programs at appropriate levels, levels that the Department can obligate 
responsibly in a timely manner. As such, when projects such as the 
weapons technology directed energy line are continually slow to develop 
and lag significantly behind other similar technology developments, 
reductions are warranted.
  The funding provided in this bill provides $9 million for each of 
three projects to continue. This is an opportunity for these 
laboratories--and they are remarkable laboratories--to prove that their 
demonstrations will be effective and deserve to continue to be funded 
in the future. A more advanced directed energy line, technology 
maturation initiatives, was supported in our bill at an increase of 275 
percent over the enacted level.
  The minor reduction in this program is due to the fact that funding 
will not be obligated in fiscal year 2017 to purchase long lead items, 
making the request early to need. Let me reiterate, we are highly 
supportive of the program. However, funding should be appropriately 
timed to the schedule.
  As for the request to restore $72 million in funding to a special 
program line, which, due to its classification we cannot discuss in an 
open forum, the funding is not tied to any requirement. We are 
concerned, and it is reflected in our bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I would associate myself with the 
chairman's remarks. I appreciate what the gentleman from Alabama wants 
to do, but I do oppose his amendment for two reasons primarily.
  One, obviously, under the circumstances we find ourselves in, he had 
to find the money for the increase, and it was taken from research and 
development for the United States Air Force, also vitally needed 
research and development dollars.
  And, secondly, dollars do matter, but dollars have to be effectively 
spent.
  It is not my personal belief that any additional dollars to this 
particular account--given the analysis that the committee has done on 
the budget this year--can be effectively spent.
  So, again, I join with the chairman in respectful opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may 
consume to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), the vice chair of 
the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Alabama for 
yielding. I do thank the gentlemen from both New Jersey and Indiana for 
their good work. Most of the time I am going to agree with their 
recommendations, but I reluctantly have to disagree in this case.
  I rise in strong support of this amendment because we must do 
everything we can to protect our country from nuclear attack, 
especially in light of the rapidly growing threat from Iran, North 
Korea, and elsewhere.
  Unfortunately, increasingly sophisticated ballistic missile 
technology is being widely produced and proliferated, and there is a 
long list of bad actors that currently have or desire this technology. 
According to the intelligence community, ballistic missile systems are 
becoming more mobile, survivable, reliable, accurate, and capable of 
striking targets over longer distances.
  Today we can trust our current system and those who operate it to 
keep us safe and our allies safe from ballistic missiles, including 
warfighters like NORTHCOM/NORAD and the 100th Missile Defense Brigade 
in my district, and those doing the research and development, capably 
led by Admiral Syring of the Missile Defense Agency. However, we must 
not rest on our laurels. We must invest now in future technologies to 
be prepared to face future threats.

  Most important, as my colleagues pointed out, there is consensus 
among senior DOD leaders as well as outside experts that nonkinetic, 
third-offset technologies such as directed energy are vital both to 
maintain superiority and to enable us to transition to a more cost-
effective approach to missile defense over the long term. The current 
cost equation is against us. Our interceptor missiles we use to shoot 
down threats cost much more than hostile missiles we may have to 
destroy, and buying enough interceptors to counter a proliferating 
threat is ultimately a huge challenge.
  Finally, I would simply point out that this amendment restores 
funding that is so highly classified, we can't debate it publicly, but 
suffice it to say that it has great promise to help us protect our 
homeland and keep Americans safe.
  I appreciate the leadership of the gentleman from Alabama on the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. It is an honor to serve with him as 
vice chairman.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I would just close by saying I 
have enormous respect for the gentleman from New Jersey. I just 
disagree on this particular issue.
  I would like to point out the GAO language in particular for this 
offset that I have offered.
  GAO says:

       The Air Force fiscal year 2017 RDT&E budget request for the 
     KC-46 program could be reduced by up to $140 million because 
     fiscal year 2016 RDT&E funds are potentially in excess to 
     program need.

  So we have the money to pay for this. It is a critical national 
security need. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, again, I will say that I understand 
the gentleman's concerns. We respect them. We certainly respect his 
position and knowledge and commitment of the members of his 
subcommittee. They are experts.
  We also take a look at the bottom line as well. We understand the 
gentleman's concerns that we properly fund homeland defense initiatives 
of the Missile Defense Agency. That is why our bill includes $130 
million above the request for important Homeland Security defense 
priorities, including the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System and the 
Aegis Weapons System, two systems that have demonstrated their capacity 
to perform, that should be, quite honestly, robustly funded.
  I have no further comments and would ask that the amendment be 
opposed.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will 
be postponed.


                Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. Quigley

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 13 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 31, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $75,802,000)''.
       Page 170, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $75,802,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Quigley) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, the Air Force plans to acquire 1,000 next-generation 
air-launched cruise missiles, otherwise known as the long-range 
standoff weapon. This is double the size of the existing nuclear-armed 
cruise missile arsenal. However, many experts have already told us 
there is no need for nuclear-armed cruise missiles.
  We already have the most advanced bomber ever created in our arsenal, 
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B-2 Stealth bomber, and the Air Force will be acquiring new B-21 
Stealth bombers. These bombers are capable of penetrating enemy 
airspace and dropping a nuclear bomb directly above a target, making 
nuclear-armed cruise missiles redundant.
  If we decide we want to shoot nuclear missiles from thousands of 
miles away, we still have very expensive submarines and very expensive 
ICBMs capable of doing just that. Instead of investing more dollars 
into our outdated and oversized nuclear arsenal, we must make smart 
investments on other priorities that actually keep us safe, or on 
reducing our unsustainable debt and deficits. Yet, last year's budget 
doubled down and accelerated production of the missile by 2 years to 
2025. The accelerated procurement schedule will cost taxpayers an 
additional $75.8 million more in 2017 than originally planned in the 
fiscal year 2015 acquisition schedule, but that makes little sense when 
there is so much uncertainty about whether this missile is affordable 
or even necessary.
  That is why my amendment will put $75.8 million towards deficit 
reduction by placing funding for the long-range standoff weapon back on 
its 2015 acquisition schedule. There is no need to rush development 
when as little as 2 years ago the Air Force had requested a delay in 
procurement to pay for higher priorities before changing its mind a 
year later.
  On top of that, the existing air-launched cruise missile and warhead 
isn't being phased out until the 2030s.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition 
to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Hultgren). The gentleman from Alabama is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  As chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, I am deeply 
familiar with our nuclear forces. I want to urge my colleagues to vote 
``no'' on this amendment.
  Two successive Secretaries of Defense have said that nuclear 
deterrence is the most important mission the Department has.
  Secretary Hagel said: ``Our nuclear deterrent plays a critical role 
in assuring U.S. national security, and it is DOD's highest priority 
mission. No other capability we have is more important.''
  Secretary Carter said: ``The nuclear mission is the bedrock of our 
security. It is what stands in the background and looms over every 
action this country takes on the world stage. It is the foundation for 
everything we do.''
  The LRSO program is critical to the mission, and it must remain on 
schedule. The fleet of existing air-launched cruise missiles that the 
LRSO will replace is over 30 years old, and their reliability is 
rapidly declining. Projected improvements in adversary air defense will 
impact its effectiveness even more. Simply put, our nuclear deterrent 
will not be credible unless it is modernized. The funding this 
amendment seeks to eliminate is necessary to modernize and keep this 
aspect of our nuclear deterrent on schedule.
  There is a clear military requirement for the LRSO, and it is a 
national security imperative. This requirement has been identified and 
documented by the military and the Obama administration.
  We should not be supporting the unilateral nuclear disarmament, and 
we should not be supporting this amendment. I urge my colleagues to 
vote ``no.''
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Colorado (Mr. Polis).
  Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, this amendment today is being offered by my 
colleague, Mr. Quigley, along with Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Garamendi, 
Ranking Member Smith, and myself. It would take the first step toward 
right-sizing a project in the U.S. military.
  The U.S. military is in the midst of a major modernization program to 
sustain the strategic nuclear triad. The program will generate a 
massive wave of spending requirements into the 2020s, but the Pentagon 
does not know how to pay for it. Well, look, we have at least a partial 
idea for how to pay for the security needs of our country.
  The United States, in the next decade, will build a new ballistic 
missile submarine, a new strategic bomber, a replacement for the 
Minuteman III, and the cruise missile discussed today. Now, one might 
ask why a Stealth bomber needs a nuclear long-range standoff weapon, 
and that is exactly what many military experts are already asking.
  Slowing the spending on the LRSO would slow spending on a redundant 
weapon, one that many military commanders agree is simply not needed. 
It would save $75 million and help start us on a road towards making 
smart decisions about our Nation's security, and save dollars down the 
road as well.

                              {time}  1600

  I am very pleased to be supporting this amendment. The Pentagon 
comptroller recently called the strategic force modernization ``the 
biggest acquisition problem that we don't know how to solve yet.'' The 
cruise missile alone is estimated to cost $20 billion to $30 billion 
over its life cycle.
  Let's make some commonsense decisions to make our country 
economically stronger, economically more secure, as well as our 
military stronger.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may 
consume to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), chairman 
of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chair, it is a pleasure to stand with the chairman of the 
committee that has oversight of this important, critical program.
  The bottom line is that this amendment would unilaterally disarm our 
country by undermining the development of this new cruise missile, 
which would, in turn, weaken the airborne leg of our nuclear triad, 
which we depend on for a deterrent. You can be darn sure that the 
Russians and Chinese are not sitting back.
  For the record, our committee has taken fiscally prudent minor 
reductions in the Standoff Weapon program when justified. This cut, 
which is nearly 80 percent of the funds requested, would be crippling, 
which, of course, is the apparent intention of this amendment. We don't 
support that.
  The Air Force remains on track to issue a request for a proposal to 
industry for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the 
program before the end of the fiscal year, with a contract award to be 
made in fiscal year 2017. This amendment, if adopted, would radically 
slash funding and bring this effort to a halt. Therefore, I join with 
the chairman in urging strong opposition to this amendment.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, might I inquire how much time I have left?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 1\1/2\ minutes 
remaining. The gentleman from Alabama has 2 minutes remaining.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Visclosky), the ranking member.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment.
  The chairman mentioned that the reduction that is called for in this 
amendment would certainly impact the cruise missile program; however, I 
would point out that there is funding in the legislation, and we are 
developing a B-21, a new penetrating bomber. Also, moneys are being set 
aside by the United States Congress to extend the life of the B-61 
nuclear weapon.
  Congress will likely continue to provide robust funding for both of 
these very costly systems. I do not think we need a third redundancy, 
and we ought to pull back and support the gentleman's amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I would like to close by saying 
that it is essential that we keep this modernization pace that we have 
got in place. Vote ``no'' on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, in the brief time I have, this doesn't gut 
the program. It brings it back to its 2015 acquisition schedule.
  Folks, we have to prioritize. We can't have three redundancies when 
we have cut homeland security money by 50 percent in the last 5 years. 
After Orlando, we should learn to reprioritize

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what really keeps Americans safe. I encourage a ``yes'' vote.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Wittman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 14 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, as the designee of the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Forbes), I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike section 8055.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Virginia (Mr. Wittman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the amendment 
offered by Representative Forbes and myself that would strike section 
8055, a provision that prohibits modifying the command and control 
relationships between U.S. Fleet Forces Command and the U.S. Pacific 
Fleet.
  Importantly, this amendment directly aligns with guidance provided by 
the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, in his ``A 
Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority,'' released just 5 months 
ago. In that guidance, Admiral Richardson advocated for examining the 
organization of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and 
their subordinate commands, with the end goal of clearly defining 
operational and wartime demands and generating ready forces to meet 
these demands.
  Further, this amendment would allow our Navy to conduct an internal 
review and amend its organization and direction as needed to create 
organizational effectiveness. The Navy has advocated for this 
opportunity, and granting their request would streamline processes and 
support the Navy's efforts to become a greater fighting force than ever 
before.
  Finally, this amendment eliminates redundant expenditures on Naval 
organizational structure and provides opportunities to redirect funds 
toward bolstering fleet readiness.
  This amendment is consistent with the FY 2017 NDAA that passed the 
House by a vote of 277-147. Specifically, section 910 of the House-
passed FY 2017 NDAA reduces component commanders to the grade of 
lieutenant general or vice admiral. This amendment grants our Navy the 
latitude it needs to effectively organize its own commands in order to 
meet our Nation's maritime defense demands.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, the world's largest fleet command, the 
United States Pacific Fleet, encompasses 100 million square miles, 
nearly half the Earth's surface. As our Nation conducts a rebalance in 
the Asia Pacific arena, it is critical that the Pacific Fleet preserve 
and increase its force structure, when necessary.
  Under the current organization and command structure, the Fleet 
reports directly to the administrative offices of the Chief of Naval 
Operations and, operationally, to the U.S. Pacific Command.
  It is my belief that the current command structure ensures more 
oversight and more accountability, particularly for budgeting and 
resources, which we as appropriators certainly appreciate. Changing 
this relationship, I believe, would make that oversight of this 
committee and the Congress more difficult, and, therefore, I am opposed 
to it. We have enough problems with oversight at the Department of 
Defense. We don't need to pile on.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I would say to the gentleman that, when 
the Navy asks for the ability to reduce its organizational structure to 
make itself more efficient to do the things that it needs to do to 
indeed fulfill the role in the Asia Pacific, maybe we ought to do what 
the Navy asks for us to do.
  I am certainly an advocate for streamlined organizational structure 
and not more organizational structure. I think that this actually gets 
at that. It allows the Navy to perform its mission there in the Asia 
Pacific, allows that realignment to happen, but allows it to do so in a 
modernized organizational structure that the CNO is asking for. To me, 
that just makes sense. That is why I am strongly in favor of this 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, it is my understanding that, because I am 
defending the position of the committee, I have the right to close.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is correct.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, again, I would say that, based on the 
direction from the CNO and his directives of how the Navy is looking to 
reorganize itself to make sure that it has the ability to maintain 
maritime superiority--this came out just 5 months ago--to me, it makes 
perfect sense for us to be able to do that. It is to enable the Navy do 
the things that it needs to do.
  We have a modern Navy that needs the flexibility to make sure that it 
brings all of its assets forward, especially in the Asia Pacific, with 
new challenges there for our surface fleets, for our submarines, and 
for our aircraft carrier strike groups there. This, to me, is a needed 
change to make sure that the Navy can become more efficient 
organizationally to be able to get the job done.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), the chairman of the subcommittee.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, let me say I support the gentleman's 
amendment. I think it makes good sense. I understand his rationale and 
strong feelings as to why it needs to take effect.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I would again point out, as I did in my 
opening remarks, that the current organization and command structure of 
the U.S. Pacific Fleet works well. It provides us with the necessary 
ability to oversight.
  Despite the gentleman's representations, and I would not suggest he 
is misrepresenting the facts, I am not aware that our committee was 
approached by the Chief of Naval Operations for a reorganization of the 
Pacific Fleet command structure. I am not suggesting they are the fount 
of all wisdom, but they have not brought that to this committee's 
attention. I would, therefore, respectfully oppose the gentleman's 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands amendment No. 15 will not be 
offered.


                Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. O'Rourke

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 16 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 112, beginning line 23, strike section 8121.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. O'Rourke) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.

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  Mr. Chairman, I can think of no more important, awesome 
responsibility for us, as Representatives of our various districts 
across the country, than to ensure that the servicemembers whom we 
place in harm's way in over 140 countries around the world in the 
longest conflicts we have ever fought in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and 
elsewhere are resourced, that they are trained, that they have 
everything that they need to complete the missions to which we have 
assigned them and to return home from the battlefield safely. And yet, 
despite authorizing a record amount this year in defense 
authorizations--over $600 billion--we have stretched our military thin.
  We are approaching a crisis in readiness, and what that means is that 
we are approaching a point where we are going to send men and women 
into harm's way without the resources and training and support they 
need to ensure they come back safely. This is at a time, Mr. Chairman, 
when we learn that the Army has 33 percent over capacity in terms of 
resources that it has that it does not need to perform its functions. 
The Air Force is 32 percent over capacity, and the Department of 
Defense, as a whole, is 22 percent over capacity.
  Just one example, in the Department of the Army, if we were to reduce 
that overcapacity and move those resources where they can be more 
effectively placed, we would save $500 million a year.
  If we want to better serve our servicemembers, I ask my colleagues to 
join me in this amendment, which strikes language from the underlying 
bill that prohibits the Department of Defense from planning, proposing, 
or implementing a base realignment and closure round.
  Now, to be clear, by striking that language, this would not authorize 
a BRAC. It would simply allow the Department of Defense to begin 
discussions around this, to begin planning it, and if it thinks it is 
the best way to serve our servicemembers and pursue our missions 
overseas, the Department of Defense could then propose a base 
realignment and closure round.
  Mr. Chairman, I think this is the best way that we can serve both our 
servicemembers and the taxpayer and place resources where they can be 
most efficiently and effectively used.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, respectfully, again, while the 
administration has argued that additional base realignment and closure 
rounds may be necessary to reduce infrastructure costs and overall 
costs, the 2000 BRAC one-time implementation costs were billions more 
than were assumed by the BRAC Commission.

                              {time}  1615

  Let's be honest. Even today, many States and regions are suffering 
from the effects of the last BRAC. I have seen little evidence that it 
saved us money, and we have taken a close look at it.
  Furthermore, the authorization bill which we passed several weeks ago 
rejects BRAC for fiscal year 2017, and our bill provides none of the 
requested funding for a BRAC analysis and planning. I think the 
majority in Congress have made their views clear, and I rise in 
opposition to the amendment and urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Visclosky).
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman yielding.
  I do rise in support of his amendment. The fact is, the Congress of 
the United States today excels at one thing. We excel better than 
anybody else at one thing: doing nothing. We do nothing better than 
anybody else. We should do something, and I do believe we ought to look 
ahead.
  The Department is asking us to take a longer view, and let's take a 
look at this. The Department has indicated that they believe they have 
22 percent excess capacity. Maybe they are wrong. Maybe it is much less 
than that. But I think we ought to have a serious examination of it and 
find moneys in a constrained environment for readiness, for training, 
for necessary procurement.
  So I appreciate the gentleman offering his amendment, and I do 
support it.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Indiana for 
his comments, and I also thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his 
and for mentioning the cost of these BRAC rounds.
  Yes, there is a significant, one-time cost, but if we look at the 
combined return that we see from all BRACs in all previous years, we 
realize $13.6 billion annually to the positive. Just from the 2005 BRAC 
alone, it is $3.8 billion that we can place in support of our 
servicemembers, in reducing waste, and ensuring that those precious tax 
dollars go to where they will be most effective.
  Mr. Chairman, may I ask how much time I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chair, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Jolly).
  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague from Texas, and I thank 
the chairman for a very good bill that I intend to support. This is a 
strong bill. The chairman has done great work.
  But I do want to rise in support of the effort of my colleague from 
Texas. We do continue to hear about the excess capacity that each of 
the services have. And I ask the question: Should we really be paying 
for cement we don't need when we face end-strength needs, 
recapitalization needs, and other more important priorities than 
facilities?
  This is a hard issue, and the answer doesn't lie simply in today's 
amendment. But I think we should continue the conversation. That is why 
I rise to support my colleague; I rise to support the bill and my 
chairman as well, and to thank the gentleman for offering the 
amendment.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Florida.
  I will just ask my colleagues to support a commonsense, bipartisan 
amendment that moves beyond parochialism, that moves beyond 
partisanship, that ensures that we have fiscal responsibility and 
effective and efficient support of our servicemember and our 
warfighter.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. O'Rourke).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will 
be postponed.


                Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Huffman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 17 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike section 8127.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Huffman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, I stand, once again, today to offer an 
amendment with my fellow Californian, Tom McClintock, and I have to say 
this is a deja vu moment. Just last year, Mr. McClintock and I worked 
together, on a bipartisan basis, to finally strike a wasteful provision 
that was in the 2016 Defense Appropriations Act and had been in many 
previous Defense Appropriations Acts.
  Our amendment, which passed overwhelmingly in this House, would save 
taxpayers millions of dollars by ending an outdated earmark mandating 
that the Defense Department ship coal from a certain part of 
Pennsylvania, 4,000 miles across the planet, to American bases in 
Germany.
  Somehow, this zombie provision from the deepest days of the cold war 
and the golden era of congressional earmarks, when you could go into a 
bill

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like this and arrange a sweetheart deal for a certain district and a 
certain coal company, somehow that provision was snuck back into this 
year's bill. It just won't die.
  Now, for years, the Department of Defense and the President's annual 
budget has urged Congress to get rid of this provision, to allow the 
use of cheaper fuels to power its military bases in Germany. But 
because of certain special interests, the provision has persisted. It 
is a terrible deal for the American taxpayers, for the environment, but 
it has persisted.
  Now that finally changed last year, and our amendment not only passed 
this House but it passed by a vote of 252-179. In this House, that is 
what we call a home run.
  Like a bad sequel, this earmark is back once again, sneaking into the 
2017 bill under a new name. Now don't let the new wording trick you. 
The practical implications and the intent are exactly the same as the 
old zombie earmark language.
  Congress worked on a bipartisan basis last year to kill this bad 
idea, and it should do so again because the bottom line is that 
taxpayers should not be paying to ship coal, or any other energy 
source, 4,000 miles across the planet to a certain facility in Germany. 
We should give the Air Force the same flexibility to meet its energy 
needs that every other U.S. military installation around the world has.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to 
the Huffman/McClintock amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, last year, the House 
voted to remove longstanding language from the fiscal year '16 
Department of Defense Appropriations bill that sourced Pennsylvania 
Anthracite to a public utility in Germany, which provides energy and 
heat for our troops stationed in the Rhine area and, in particular, in 
Kaiserslautern.
  While seemingly well-intentioned, my colleagues misrepresented the 
overall costs associated with this provision, and they painted this as 
the poster child for government waste.
  Taking their concern into account, the Appropriations Committee 
drafted language for fiscal year 2017 that does not prescribe the 
energy type or where it is to be sourced from, with the exception that 
the energy be domestically produced here in the United States.
  Mr. Chairman, nearly 56,000 American defense personnel and family 
members reside in the Kaiserslautern military community. There are more 
overseas U.S. defense installations and personnel in Germany than in 
any other nation. Their well-being is of the utmost importance.
  Unfortunately, the amendment to strike section 8127 will place the 
energy needs of our military installations and, by the way, all the 
dependents, those family members, clearly in the hands of Russia.
  And I am not the only one sounding this alarm. In February, Commander 
of the U.S. Forces in Europe, General Philip Breedlove, testified 
before the House Armed Services Committee that, and I quote: ``European 
continued dependence on Russian energy, specifically former Soviet and 
Eastern Bloc states, only serves to bolster Russia's ability to coerce 
those nations to achieve political gains.''
  Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO provided testimony before the 
Armed Services Committee that: ``Mr. Putin's strategy does not rely on 
military power alone. He seeks to maintain European dependence on 
Russian gas and continues to use that dependence as a weapon; he deftly 
applies a `divide and conquer' strategy to undermine Europe's 
cohesion.''
  Mr. Chairman, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, Dr. Evelyn Farkas testified that ``the 
Defense Department should no longer do any business with Russia.'' She 
concluded that ``we must work with Germany and other allies to meet 
Europe's natural gas demand in a way that gives them leverage against 
Moscow, not the other way around, and benefits U.S. companies and 
alternative suppliers.''
  Those who have environmental concerns need to recognize that even 
Greenpeace evaluated the facilities at Kaiserslautern in 2013. They set 
a goal for the reduction of CO2 emissions by 2020 greater 
than 40 percent, with a 35.4 percent reduction that was achieved by 
2014.
  Mr. Chairman, I do agree with my colleagues that we should do 
everything in our power to increase efficiency, but the cold reality is 
that if we do not domestically source energy for our troops, it is 
going to be left in the hands of Russia.
  I encourage my colleagues to take into consideration what is at stake 
and reject the Huffman amendment. Failure to address these concerns 
could leave our servicemen and -women serving overseas in a new and 
very literal cold war.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to the balance of my 
time?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the other gentleman 
from California (Mr. McClintock).
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I do not support the war on coal that 
is waged by this administration and my friends on the left, but I do 
support the war on waste, and I support this amendment based upon that 
fiscal imperative.
  Now we are told our defense budget is so stretched that we now have 
to scavenge museums for aircraft parts. Yet there appears to be plenty 
of money to squander in a corrupt earmark that dates back to 1961.
  As has been pointed out, that earmark requires that one American Air 
Force base in Kaiserslautern, Germany, has to purchase 9,000 tons of 
coal a year at a grossly inflated price, plus the cost of transporting 
this overpriced coal across the Atlantic Ocean and halfway across the 
European Continent.
  The latest excuse we just heard is, well, otherwise we have to buy 
coal from Russia. Well, why in the world would we want to do that?
  One company in Poland produces 48 million tons of coal from 23 mines. 
It produces more coal in an hour than this base uses in a year. And the 
objection seems particularly ludicrous, considering that the NDAA 
authorizes hundreds of millions of dollars for rocket engines purchased 
from Russia.
  The Pentagon and successive Presidents have consistently protested 
this waste, but these protests have fallen on deaf ears in Congress, 
even while we are told that our defense spending has been cut to the 
bone.
  If we don't change the spending trajectory of this government, the 
Congressional Budget Office warns that, in 6 years, interest on the 
national debt will exceed what we spent this year for our defense. That 
makes rooting out waste like this a national defense imperative.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he 
may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Barletta).
  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from California. A vote for this amendment is 
a vote to force American servicemembers serving abroad to rely on 
Russia as their source of energy, energy they need for warmth and 
comfort.
  The language that this amendment strikes simply requires our military 
base in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to use at least one American energy 
source for heat and power. If we remove this, our military base will 
have to turn to Russia for energy.
  Now Vladimir Putin has used Russian energy as a weapon in 
international politics before. We should not give him that power over 
our military assets.
  I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and stand against 
Russian influence over the energy used by our military personnel.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he 
may consume to another gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).
  Mr. DENT. Mr. Chairman, I want to concur with the comments of my 
colleagues Mr. Thompson and Mr. Barletta in opposition to this 
amendment. I work closely with our friends in Germany. I am chair of 
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have been very close and meet with many leaders from Kaiserslautern. 
They are very pleased with the arrangement that we have had with their 
community for a very long time. In fact, I met with their leaders, 
their municipal utility, and we have had these conversations.
  But what they have said is true. We might as well call this the ``Buy 
Russian'' amendment. Buy from Russia because if you are going to 
replace anthracite from the United States, there is really only one 
place you are going to get that. It is in Russia or perhaps in maybe 
some Russian-dominated areas of Ukraine right now.

                              {time}  1630

  That is it. If this energy is not sourced in the U.S., it will be 
sourced in Russia. As has been stated, Russia uses energy as a weapon 
against the West, particularly against our European allies. Why we 
would be unwitting allies with Vladimir Putin on this little dustup on 
Kaiserslautern is beyond me.
  For all these reasons, I say oppose this amendment, buy American-
sourced energy, and reject this buy Russian amendment.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, the boogeyman of Russian coal and Vladimir 
Putin really do strain credulity. In addition to the option of buying 
coal in Germany itself, which would obviously be one way to do this, as 
my colleague, Mr. McClintock, points out, there is abundant coal 
alternatives if they want to buy coal in Poland, our NATO ally, or in 
Ukraine, an ally that we would like to help in lots of ways as they 
strive for independence and economic development under the boot of 
Vladimir Putin's Russia.
  The last thing that was raised, the fact that somehow the language in 
the base bill would not require coal from Pennsylvania, is also a red 
herring. The language in this bill that says domestically sourced 
energy is required and other provisions effectively mean that the 
status quo--the sweetheart arrangement with one specific coal company 
in Pennsylvania--would be the only way that the Air Force could comply 
with this requirement.
  So let's reiterate our bipartisan opposition to this wasteful, zombie 
earmark. I ask for an ``aye'' vote.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California 
will be postponed.


                 Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Peters

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 18 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike section 8132.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Peters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, my amendment strikes language in the 
underlying bill that undermines and underfunds the Department of 
Defense's ability to develop and acquire alternative fuels that improve 
mission capabilities under section 526 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007.
  Section 526 established important baselines that guide private sector 
innovators in the development of alternative fuels for our military.
  It is a low-cost, commonsense provision that helps the military 
fulfill its existing goals to diversify its fuel supply to reduce costs 
and save lives.
  It does not, as some incorrectly claim, ban any fuels. It has not 
hindered the Department of Defense from purchasing the fuels that we 
need right now to counter the new and dynamic threats we face 
throughout the globe. It simply requires fuel producers seeking to do 
business with our military to meet certain requirements. We cannot 
expect to fight and to win the wars of tomorrow with only the fuels of 
yesterday.
  A $1 increase in the price of a barrel of oil translates to 
approximately a $130 million increase in DOD expenditures over the 
course of a year. A blip in the world oil market forces the Department 
to redirect resources away from mission priorities--grounding planes 
and turning ships around.
  Since September 11, 2001, more than 3,000 servicemembers have been 
killed or wounded in attacks on fuel convoys in Afghanistan. Delivering 
technologies to our troops that improve efficiency and cost certainty 
over traditional sources of fuel is both a lifesaving strategy and has 
tactical benefits on the battlefield.
  Some of my colleagues on the other side of this issue will say that 
section 526 is putting President Obama's green climate initiative into 
national security policy, but that is not true. But this provision was 
signed into law 9 years ago by a Republican President, George Bush. It 
is still supported by our military leaders today, and Congress should 
support it.
  My colleagues will say that they are simply broadening the market for 
alternative fuels for the military, but they are not. They are ripping 
the bottom out from under it.
  By inserting an anti-environmental agenda into the process of funding 
our national defense, the funding prohibition cripples existing efforts 
at the DOD to purchase cost-competitive biofuels and abolishes any 
certainty in the commercial marketplace.
  This would take us backwards at a time when we need a smart, forward-
looking approach to increase fuel diversity, particularly in ways that 
improve efficiency, enhance our range and agility, and better prepare 
our forces for future security environments where logistics may be 
constrained.
  Energy security is national security.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, fuel for our troops' mobility and 
strike capability is one of our military's most critical resources. The 
provision it would strike ensures that our military has all the options 
it needs for fuel.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time I have 
remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's yielding 
and I rise in support of his amendment.
  As he has, I think, very ably mentioned, the Department of Defense is 
the largest purchaser on the planet of fuel. We do need to increase the 
menu of our energy sources. The Department has clearly stated that 
section 526 has not hindered it from purchasing the fuel it needs today 
worldwide to support military operations, but we ought to think about 
tomorrow's soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who will need a 
greater range of energy sources. We ought to keep those options open.
  Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's offering the amendment, 
and I do support it.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, I would just say, again, the politics on 
this amendment is really on the other side. We have seen the military 
support this. This is an effort started by President George Bush to 
improve our security and cost containment.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support removing this 
restriction by voting for this amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Peters).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.

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  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California 
will be postponed.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my 
request for a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the request for a recorded vote 
is withdrawn. Accordingly, on the basis of the voice vote, the noes 
have it and the amendment is not adopted.
  There was no objection.


              Amendment No. 19 Offered by Mr. Poe of Texas

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 19 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I have an desk amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 126, line 13, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $200,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Poe) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I my 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, the underlying bill gives $900 million of American 
money to Pakistan. That is $200 million more than last year.
  My amendment cuts the money given to Pakistan to the same amount as 
last year, $700 million. Of course, if I had my way, I would cut all 
the money to Pakistan.
  Here is the reason, Mr. Chairman: the Pakistanis hid Osama bin Laden, 
and we had to go into Pakistan and take him out. They hid him, and the 
world knows about it. After they hid Osama bin Laden, amazingly, the 
CIA section chief in Pakistan is poisoned. He comes back to the United 
States. He believes, and the CIA believes, that it was the Pakistani 
ISI that poisoned him. I agree with them.
  People say that we need to help Pakistan fight the war in 
Afghanistan, but Pakistan is on the wrong side of the war, Mr. 
Chairman.
  In an editorial by The New York Times entitled ``Time to Put the 
Squeeze on Pakistan,'' the paper calls Pakistan a dangerous and 
duplicitous partner, and said that Pakistan was fueling the war in 
Afghanistan.
  Now, I don't agree with The New York Times on a lot of things, but I 
agree here. We can't trust the Pakistanis, yet every year, we give them 
more money.
  In February 2012, a NATO report confirmed that ISI was supporting the 
Taliban and other terrorist groups with resources, sanctuary, and 
training. On May 21 of this year, the United States killed the leader 
of the Taliban in a drone strike.
  And guess where he was hiding out?
  In Pakistan.
  Once again, the Pakistanis cannot be trusted. We are supposed to be 
fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The military in Pakistan, in my 
opinion, is taking the money we give them and helping to support the 
Taliban in Afghanistan. They want to have it both ways. U.S. officials 
later revealed that the Taliban leader that we took out was plotting 
new attacks on American targets in Afghanistan.
  We have given Pakistan $33 billion of aid since 9/11, and each year 
we say that Pakistan is at the crossroads and needs to decide whether 
it is going to fight terrorists or fight on our side. Let me tell you, 
we are being played by the Pakistanis. They are taking money from 
whomever they can get it. They support the Taliban, and they claim they 
support us.
  Let's just make them get a little less money every year. Cut it down 
from $900 million--which is in this year's budget--to what it was last 
year, $700 million.
  Mr. Chairman, we don't need to pay Pakistan to betray us. They are 
going to do it for free. That is what this amendment does. It cuts 
money, $200 million.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's passion 
on the issue and his consistent passion.
  For the record, Mr. Chairman, the Coalition Support Fund allows the 
Secretary of Defense, as was true of his predecessor, to reimburse any 
key cooperating nation for logistical and military support, including 
access, specialized training to personnel, procurement, and provision 
of supplies and equipment provided by that nation in connection with a 
United States military operation, and Pakistan is one of those.
  Receipts for reimbursements are submitted by cooperating nations and 
are fully vetted by the Pentagon and follow strict--and I say strict--
criteria to meet standards for reimbursement. It is all about 
reimbursement. All payments are made in arrears and following 
notification to Members of Congress on appropriate committees.
  Regarding Pakistan, the Coalition Support Fund remains a critical 
tool to enable Pakistan to effectively deal with future challenges from 
the emerging U.S. drawdown--and we are drawing down.
  It also remains a cost-effective tool for the U.S. to remain engaged 
in the region and with Pakistan. We shouldn't be abandoning Pakistan, 
because we might actually have something even worse than what the 
gentleman describes if we turn our back on Pakistan.
  Mr. Chairman, I feel strongly this amendment ought to be opposed.
  I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chairman's yielding. I 
associate myself with his remarks and I am in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  There is no question that the relationship with Pakistan has been 
very difficult, but we ought to also remember that not only are we 
talking about the issues of terrorism in this country, but that 
Pakistan is possessed of nuclear weapons and has capabilities.
  The committee is not ignorant of these facts, and the fact is that 
under the chairman's leadership, we do have section 9017 that requires 
the Secretary of Defense, prior to obligating the funds, to certify 
certain actions. One of those is that Pakistan is cooperating on 
counterterrorist efforts. They are preventing the proliferation of 
nuclear-related materials and expertise, and they are not intervening 
extra judiciously in political or judicial processes.
  No one is completely naive here in this Chamber, but it is important 
that we continue that relationship with great care and oversight.
  And, again, I do join with the chairman in opposition to the 
amendment, and I appreciate the gentleman yielding.

                              {time}  1645

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 2 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), my good friend.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, my good friend, Mr. Poe, is a good 
friend and a great leader on these issues dealing with terrorism, but 
let me, sadly, join in opposition to this amendment.
  Over the years, I have worked with a number of persons in the 
Pakistani Government. But, in particular, I want to emphasize that the 
Pakistan military, over a period of years, has fought against terrorism 
and suffered a great treasure in the loss of their soldiers. I believe 
it is important that we continue to collaborate and, as my two 
colleagues have said, that we work extensively with oversight.
  We must be mindful that they do have nuclear capacity. I believe it 
is important that we are engaging and that we use these resources for 
them to maintain the security of these resources but, more importantly, 
to keep

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a collaboration with, in particular, their military operations which, 
overall, have been helpful in the war on terror.
  I oppose that reduction, and I thank the gentleman for offering his 
amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I rise to speak in support of En Bloc Amendment No. 1 to 
H.R. 5293, the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
  Mr. Chair, I want to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member 
Visclosky for shepherding this legislation to the floor and for their 
devotion to the men and women of the Armed Forces who risk their lives 
to keep our nation safe.
  Mr. Chair, I am pleased that the En Bloc Amendment includes two of my 
amendments that were made in order under the Rule.
  The first Jackson Lee Amendment (No. 49) increases funding for the 
PTSD by $1,000,000.
  These funds should be used toward outreach activities targeting hard 
to reach veterans, especially those who are homeless or reside in 
underserved urban and rural areas, who suffer from Post Traumatic 
Stress Disorder (PTSD).
  Mr. Chair, along with traumatic brain injury, PTSD is the signature 
wound suffered by the brave men and women fighting in Afghanistan, 
Iraq, and far off lands to defend the values and freedom we hold dear.
  For those of us whose daily existence is not lived in harm's way, it 
is difficult to imagine the horrific images that American servicemen 
and women deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theaters of war see 
on a daily basis.
  In an instant a suicide bomber, an IED, or an insurgent can 
obliterate your best friend and right in front of your face. Yet, you 
are trained and expected to continue on with the mission, and you do, 
even though you may not even have reached your 20th birthday.
  But there always comes a reckoning. And it usually comes after the 
stress and trauma of battle is over and you are alone with your 
thoughts and memories.
  And the horror of those desperate and dangerous encounters with the 
enemy and your own mortality come flooding back.
  PTSD was first brought to public attention in relation to war 
veterans, but it can result from a variety of traumatic incidents, such 
as torture, being kidnapped or held captive, bombings, or natural 
disasters such as floods or earthquakes.
  People with PTSD may startle easily, become emotionally numb 
(especially in relation to people with whom they used to be close), 
lose interest in things they used to enjoy, have trouble feeling 
affectionate, be irritable, become more aggressive, or even become 
violent.
  They avoid situations that remind them of the original incident, and 
anniversaries of the incident are often very difficult.
  Most people with PTSD repeatedly relive the trauma in their thoughts 
during the day and in nightmares when they sleep. These are called 
flashbacks. A person having a flashback may lose touch with reality and 
believe that the traumatic incident is happening all over again.
  Mr. Chair, the fact of the matter is that most veterans with PTSD 
also have other psychiatric disorders, which are a consequence of PTSD. 
These veterans have co-occurring disorders, which include depression, 
alcohol and/or drug abuse problems, panic, and/or other anxiety 
disorders.
  My amendment recognizes that these soldiers are first and foremost, 
human. They carry their experiences with them.
  Ask a veteran of Vietnam, Iraq, or Afghanistan about the frequency of 
nightmares they experience, and one will realize that serving in the 
Armed Forces leaves a lasting impression, whether good or bad.
  Jackson Lee Amendment No. 49 will help ensure that ``no soldier is 
left behind'' by addressing the urgent need for more outreach toward 
hard to reach veterans suffering from PTSD, especially those who are 
homeless or reside in underserved urban and rural areas of our country.
  The second Jackson Lee Amendment No. 67 included in the En Bloc 
Amendment increases funding for the Defense Health Program's research 
and development by $10 million. These funds will address the question 
of breast cancer in the United States military.
  The American Cancer Society calls several strains of breast cancer as 
a particularly aggressive subtype associated with lower survival rates; 
in this instance, it's a triple negative. But I raise an article that 
says: ``Fighting a Different Battle; Breast Cancer and the Military.''
  We all know, by the way, that breast cancer can affect both men and 
women. The bad news is breast cancer has been just about as brutal on 
women in the military as combat.
  Let me say that sentence again. Breast cancer has been just about as 
brutal on women in the military as combat. More than 800 women have 
been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Army Times; 874 
military women were diagnosed with breast cancer just between 2000 and 
2011. And according to that same study, more are suspected. It grows.
  The good news is that we have been working on it, and I want to add 
my appreciation to the military.
  Jackson Lee Amendment No. 67, however, will allow for the additional 
research.
  That research is particularly needed since women are joining the 
Armed Services in increasing numbers and serving longer, ascending to 
leadership. Within increased age comes increased risk and incidence of 
breast cancer.
  Not only is breast cancer striking relatively young military women at 
an alarming rate, but male service members, veterans and their 
dependents are at risk as well.
  With a younger and generally healthier population, those in the 
military tend to have a lower risk for most cancers than civilians--
including significantly lower colorectal, lung and cervical--but breast 
cancer is a different story.
  Military people in general, and in some cases very specifically, are 
at a significantly greater risk for contracting breast cancer, 
according to Dr. Richard Clapp, a top cancer expert at Boston 
University who works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
on military breast cancer issues.
  Dr. Clapp notes that life in the military can mean exposure to a 
witch's brew of risk factors directly linked to greater chances of 
getting breast cancer.
  We are on the right track, we're on the right road.
  I thank the Chair and Ranking Member for including the Jackson Lee 
Amendments Nos. 49 and 67 in the En Bloc Amendment and urge my 
colleagues to support the En Bloc Amendment.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair, I would like to point out that these 
reimbursements are made to maintain some 186,000 Pakistani forces along 
1,600 miles of border between Afghanistan and Pakistan to deter border 
conflict, movement, counterterrorism-counterinsurgency operations.
  The Pakistanis have paid quite a price in their military for deaths 
related to their work to protect Afghanistan, and, may I say, the bad 
guys have paid a price. Nearly 28,000 militants were killed, injured, 
and arrested due to these operations. It is better that the Pakistanis 
are doing it than the United States military.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 2 minutes remaining.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for his 
comments.
  Pakistan is playing everybody. They take our money, it goes through 
ISI, and it ends up in the hands of the Taliban and Afghanistan that is 
killing Americans.
  And, yes, they file reimbursements about us giving them money. They 
file reimbursements about the money that is being used. They file it 
with the Pentagon, and the Pentagon says that 50 percent of the 
reimbursement requests that they make are fraudulent. They lie and they 
cheat to get that American money. So Pakistan is playing everybody.
  Nuclear weapons? Yes, they have got them. Now we hear reports that 
they may be working with the North Koreans and supplying them nuclear 
capability. I don't know if that is true or not.
  The Pakistanis cannot be trusted. They are getting money from 
whomever they can. They do what is in the best interests of the current 
government. The military may not even be working with the government. 
We don't need to pay them any more money. Give them the same amount 
that they got last year and save the American taxpayers $200 million.
  Once again, we don't need to pay Pakistan to betray us, Mr. Chairman; 
they will do it for free.
  And that is just the way it is.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will 
be postponed.

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          Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Duncan of Tennessee

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 20 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 132, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $448,715,000)''.
       Page 170, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $448,715,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I have tremendous respect for Chairman Frelinghuysen 
and Ranking Member Visclosky. I know that they have had a very 
difficult job in trying to resolve all the competing interests in this 
bill. They are two of our finest Members.
  My amendment is being offered primarily because of my very great 
concern for our astounding national debt, now over $19 trillion, and a 
debt that is going up much higher in the years ahead. Also, I just do 
not believe in forever, permanent wars, and we have now been involved 
militarily in Afghanistan for over 15 years, with no end in sight.
  The words we see most often about the American public's view of the 
war in Afghanistan are ``war weary.'' The American people want us to 
stop spending so much money in Afghanistan and start making things more 
secure here at home.
  Afghanistan is classified as one of the least developed countries in 
the world. With a population of 30 million, their GDP is approximately 
$20 billion in American dollars. Even with my amendment, which would be 
a 13 percent cut, we would still be spending $3 billion there in the 
next fiscal year. My amendment would save $448 million and place it in 
the deficit reduction account.
  The OCO account has been referred to as a slush fund for the Defense 
Department and as a budgetary gimmick. Just yesterday on this floor, 
the ranking members of the full committee and the subcommittee both 
criticized this way of funding some of our overseas operations.
  The NDAA bill funded the OCO only to the level of $35.7 billion 
instead of the $58.6 billion in this bill, and there has already been 
acknowledgement that there probably will be a supplemental 
appropriations bill to be passed before May 1.
  Afghanistan was referred to by the disgraced General Petraeus, who is 
still respected by many, and many others as the ``graveyard of 
empires.'' It is ruled by tribes and village warlords, and the threats 
from radical Islamic terrorists to the U.S. are much greater for almost 
every other country, and even here at home.
  The average income there is about $667 a year. With the $3.5 billion 
in this bill for Afghanistan, we could put almost every leader there on 
the U.S. payroll and give them big raises.
  My amendment has been endorsed by the fiscally conservative Taxpayers 
for Common Sense.
  I commend the subcommittee leadership for already having a small cut 
in this bill for Afghan funding from $3.65 billion to $3.45 billion. 
This seems to me to be at least a partial admission that most on the 
committee agree with me. I believe that they have not gone far enough. 
In fact, I would have liked to have gone much further with my 
amendment. I simply believe that we should stop throwing money down 
this very wasteful black hole and start putting our own people and our 
own country and our own needs first once again.
  In recognition that the subcommittee is at least headed in the right 
direction with this small cut and in hopes that additional cuts could 
be made at conference, or at least in next year's bill, I appreciate 
being given the opportunity to at least express my very strongly held 
views on this situation in Afghanistan.
  I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Tennessee?
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn.


                Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Sanford

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 21 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 10003.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used in contravention of section 418 of title 37, 
     United States Code, as such section was in effect on June 9, 
     2016, with respect to athletic shoes.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, this amendment, in simplest form, would 
block section 808, the so-called New Balance provision, by defunding 
it.
  I want to say before I get into the content, I want to compliment 
Bruce Poliquin, Bill Huizenga, and Martha McSally. We just had a 
fascinating conversation in the Cloakroom just a few moments ago. I 
think that, if their constituents and the American public at large 
could see the degree of thoughtfulness, their forthright approach, and 
the intellectual weight behind the things we just discussed in trying 
to find some kind of a solution here, they would be most impressed.
  It is with reservation that I offer this amendment, based on respect 
for each one of them, but I do so based on some concerns that I have in 
looking at the base language's approach and what it would mean for the 
average recruit out there.
  I offer this amendment based on, one, a concern for the troops. Right 
now, if you look at ballpark, the average new recruit, not all, but 
many of them have about 13 different choices in terms of shoe size. 
Fundamentally, this would bring it down to one, hopefully two, as 
Saucony came on line, and maybe two or three models of those different 
shoes in time, but it would begin to limit choices.
  I think that, for the average recruit out there, when there are very, 
very few choices, there is a wisdom to having more choices based on the 
notion of one size never fitting all. There have been any number of 
different Army and other military studies that have shown a correlation 
between injury and fewer choices.
  Secondly, I would say that this amendment is in the interest of the 
taxpayer. We now spend about $100 million a year in the recruit cycles 
on musculoskeletal injuries, 80 percent of which are tied to the lower 
extremities; disproportionately, those are tied to training injuries 
in, again, the new recruit cycle. Again, there is a degree of 
correlation between injury and fewer choices. I think that this 
amendment gets at that.
  Finally, I think this is about process. The military has allowed cash 
allowances for some time because they have recognized, again, the need 
for personal choices and personal matters. For instance, for women's 
undergarments, people are allowed a personal choice in picking the 
woman undergarments that work for them.
  Yet there is nothing more personal, at the end of the day, for a new 
recruit than their shoes. I think that, from a standpoint of process, 
preserving this notion of military cash allowances is important. I 
think it is for that reason that this amendment is supported by the 
Association of the United States Army, the White House, the DOD, a 
variety of different conservative groups, and more.
  But before we get into that, so that we might have a little bit 
further debate on this issue, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Massachusetts is recognized 
for 5 minutes.

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  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would undermine a provision 
included in both the House- and Senate-passed NDAAs that is aimed at 
ensuring that the Department of Defense adheres to the law, a law that 
DOD indicated that it would follow once a 100 percent American-made 
shoe was available that met its cost and durability standards.
  Well, today the domestic shoe industry has rebounded--employing 
thousands of workers throughout the country--and several versions of a 
completely American-made shoe are now available to the Defense 
Department, but they have yet to provide those shoes to new recruits.
  After testing and approving two 100 percent American-made athletic 
shoes last year, Defense Department officials underscored their 
quality, writing that one of those shoes ``scored higher overall than 
any other neutral/cushioned running shoe we have tested thus far.''
  This is quite an endorsement, since the Defense Department has been 
testing sneakers for more than 20 years. Even so, should recruits 
require something more specific, they can receive a waiver.
  And Stars and Stripes reported last week that, when the Navy switched 
to Made in America shoes in 2004, ``stress fractures had been reduced 
by 69.7 percent.''
  We should ensure that all recruits have the best quality shoes to 
choose from always--and the best is American made.
  As for cost, industry has committed to providing new recruits with 
running shoes that cost $15 per pair less than the cash allowance 
currently provided to new recruits. And to be clear, any U.S. footwear 
manufacturer that makes 100 percent American-made shoes is eligible for 
this contract.
  The provision in the House- and Senate-passed NDAA supports American 
workers, provides a better value for American taxpayers, and supports 
American servicemembers by supplying them with the highest quality 
athletic shoes available.
  I strongly oppose this amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Maine (Mr. Poliquin), with whom I have worked so closely.

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  Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Chair, the Berry amendment has been the law of the 
land in the United States for 75 years. Very simply, it requires the 
Pentagon to issue American-made gear and equipment to men and women in 
uniform for basic training. This is very important because it promotes 
good-paying, U.S. manufacturing jobs and national security by assuring 
an American supply chain for that equipment. Today, the Berry amendment 
supports 600,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs--from T-shirts to combat boots 
to parachutes.
  I represent 900 of the most skilled, hardworking athletic shoemakers 
in the world. They are proud and they are honored to manufacture the 
highest quality athletic shoes for our troops.
  Mr. Chair, a vote for the Sanford amendment is a vote for 
manufacturing jobs in Asia. I ask everyone to please vote ``no'' on the 
Sanford amendment. Vote ``no'' on the Sanford amendment in order to 
support U.S. manufacturing jobs, to save taxpayer dollars, and to 
reduce injuries by providing the highest quality, 100 percent American-
made athletic shoes made for U.S. recruits.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga).
  Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to 
the Sanford amendment.
  This proposed amendment runs counter to a 2014 DOD policy change that 
allows our military recruits to have athletic shoes that are 
manufactured right here in the United States.
  My friend from South Carolina is misguided in his understanding of 
this policy, I believe. There are multiple American companies that are 
competing to supply our men and women in uniform. As this Member has 
fought against earmarks, this is not an earmark. In fact, in Michigan, 
Bates currently produces Berry-compliant combat boots and dress shoes 
for our warfighters, and it is ready to do the same for military 
recruits with its all-American name Saucony athletic shoe right here. 
It wants to compete.
  In reality, the Sanford amendment, ironically, works against our men 
and women in uniform to have access to the best equipment available. I 
urge my colleagues to oppose the Sanford amendment and to make sure 
that our recruits have the gear that they need and deserve, both with 
Saucony and New Balance, and the choices that those would offer.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chair, I would just make two points in this 
conversation.
  One, this debate before us is, really, about this notion of 
individual choice. I think that liberty is the hallmark of the American 
experiment, and I think, wherever possible, we need to preserve it. So 
this is not about taking away American jobs. It is about saying that I 
believe that American companies, based on the products that they 
produce, can compete on the world stage, and we don't need a mandate to 
ensure that they do. It is not about taking away New Balance as a 
choice. It is just saying: Can it be among a range of different 
competitive choices out there for the new recruit?
  Secondly, I would make this point that, actually, if you look at the 
New Balance shoes, two of the three options were offered. Stability and 
cushioning, they approved, but the DOD has still not signed off on 
motion control. So, actually, only two of the three choices are 
available. I would add that.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Arizona (Ms. McSally).
  Ms. McSALLY. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this 
amendment.
  As a runner for 36 years and as someone who served in the military 
for 26 years in leading and in supervising recruits and individuals and 
in coaching a lot of people to run marathons and multiple running 
events, I know a lot about this issue. I couldn't agree with the 
gentleman from South Carolina more. They need to have choice in order 
to make sure that they are set up for success as the types of runners 
that they are.
  Right now, our recruits are getting injured because they are handed 
cash, and they are told to go over to the BX and buy some shoes. Most 
of them have no idea: Am I a pronator? Am I a supinator? Do I have a 
high arch or a medium arch? Do I need a motion-control or a stability 
or a cushion shoe? They buy shoes based on price and put the rest in 
their pockets, or it is based on which ones they like, on which ones 
they think look good. Also, individuals at the BX are not trained to be 
able to put them in the right shoes to set them up for success. Right 
now, they are being injured; their dreams are being broken; and they 
are unable to contribute, due to shinsplints, stress fractures, and 
other things, because they are not set up for success.
  If we comply with this amendment, which we vigorously discussed in 
HASC and passed unanimously by a voice vote, they would have the 
opportunity for the Pentagon to measure them, their gait, and then 
provide them with shoes that are appropriate for them. There are 
multiple choices in motion control, stability, or cushioning, whichever 
applies to them. This is about readiness and avoiding injury. We need 
our troops to start off on the right foot and with the right footwear.
  I strongly oppose this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman from Massachusetts has 
expired.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chair, I would say a couple of different things.
  One, if you look at section 418 within the NDAA, cash allowances are 
absolutely Berry-compliant. It is something that we have done for a 
long number of years. That notion of preserving a choice has been 
something that has been consistently offered through all armed 
services.
  Two, people care about things that they can control, and I would 
argue that the average new recruit out there is going to be that much 
more vested in a decision that they have control over versus one that 
they don't.
  Finally, I think there are whole hosts of people who care deeply 
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Armed Forces and our readiness--people like John McCain and Joni Ernst, 
who spent I think 20 or 30 years of her time in the military and who is 
now in the U.S. Senate--and who are against, again, this particular 
provision and who have been working on language over on the Senate 
side. I think it is why the White House opposes and the DOD opposes, 
and why a range of different conservative taxpayer groups opposes. It 
is not because they don't care about the DOD. It is because they 
believe, from the standpoint of the recruit and training, it is better 
for the recruit, and from the standpoint of taxpayer compliance and in 
watching out for the taxpayer, it is better.
  Again, I have heard very loudly and clearly what my colleagues have 
said on this. I admire the way in which they have advocated, but I, 
respectfully, take a different viewpoint on this one.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I move to strike the last word.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas).
  Ms. TSONGAS. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. Chair, first of all, I would just like to set the record 
straight. Cash allowances are a circumvention of the Berry amendment. 
They are not Berry-compliant.
  Then just to address a couple of the issues that have been raised, 
first of all, as we have heard, requiring the Defense Department to 
abide by the Berry amendment would not advantage only one company, and 
it would not limit the varieties of shoes that are offered to new 
recruits. As we have heard, multiple companies that employ thousands of 
Americans have expressed their interest in manufacturing athletic shoes 
and would provide new recruits with the highest quality of brands to 
choose from.
  Beyond the fact that there are multiple companies, they also would 
provide multiple models, as we have heard--the stability, the 
cushioning, the motion control. All of these would have to pass 
rigorous testing. As we have heard, one of those shoes has already 
scored higher than any other shoe that has been tested over the course 
of 20 years. As Stars and Stripes reported again--just to reiterate 
from last year--when the Navy switched to Made in America shoes in 
2004, stress fractures had been reduced by 69.7 percent.
  I believe we should close this loophole to make sure that all 
recruits have the best quality shoes to choose from, and the best is 
American-made.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South 
Carolina will be postponed.


                  Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Buck

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 22 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to implement Department of 
     Defense Directive 4715.21 on Climate Change Adaptation and 
     Resilience.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Colorado (Mr. Buck) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.
  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Chair, this amendment to the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act prohibits funds from being used to implement the 
President's climate change agenda at the cost of our national defense.
  Directive 4715.21 on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience would 
force our military to incorporate climate change in everything they 
do--from combat operations to preparedness to training. Climate change 
would become one of our Nation's greatest enemies. When our Nation is 
under attack, generals in the war room and officers in the field need 
to be focused on winning the battle, not on limiting their carbon 
footprint.
  Our national security has already been impacted by the thinking 
behind this directive. Former Acting Director of the CIA, Michael 
Morell, admitted recently that the U.S. declined attacking ISIS' oil 
wells in part for fear of the environmental impact, yet these oil wells 
provide funding for ISIS and allow the terrorist organization to 
recruit individuals in the United States for its evil mission.
  With ISIS and its ideology attacking our homeland, now is the time to 
focus on our imminent defense requirements because climate change is 
not an enemy of the United States. ISIS, with its anti-American 
ideology, is our enemy. China and Russia are our enemies. North Korea 
and Iran are our enemies.
  The lives of American citizens, the lives of our soldiers, and the 
lives of innocent people around the world depend on the strength and 
resolve of the U.S. military. When we distract our military with a 
climate change agenda, we detract from its ultimate purpose.
  I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I don't know how much more scientific 
evidence we are going to need before we understand the reality that 
there is a change in our climate and that we are going to have to 
accommodate that change. Today, I am not talking about coal or carbon. 
I am talking about accommodating the change that is taking place today 
on the planet Earth.
  We have one individual who is running for President of the United 
States who claims that this is hogwash and let's bury our heads in the 
sand. Nevertheless, one of the properties he owns has asked for money 
to build barriers that are justified because of climate change.
  In setting aside the raw politics of this position, I would also 
point out that we have had the Chief of the Pacific Command, Admiral 
Locklear, come in. I wouldn't suggest his being an ideologue in any way 
shape or form but someone who was charged with the command of the 
Pacific Fleet, which we had a conversation about earlier today, and 
greatly concerned about the adverse consequences these changes have on 
the United States Navy.
  We have had a hearing with the Director of National Intelligence, who 
is charged with the supervision of the 17 intelligence agencies of the 
United States of America. He testified that extreme weather, climate 
change, and environmental degradation exacerbate and spark political 
instability and humanitarian crises.
  It is imperative that we do not hamstring our military, which is 
defending our interests in a changing global environment, by adopting 
this gentleman's amendment. I strongly oppose it.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado 
will be postponed.


                  Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Buck

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 23 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

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  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to designate or expand a heritage asset under 
     division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code 
     (commonly referred to as the ``National Historic Preservation 
     Act''), in any of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las 
     Animas, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo counties, Colorado.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Colorado (Mr. Buck) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.
  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Chair, this amendment to the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act prohibits funds from being used to limit private 
property rights in southeast Colorado.
  The Department of Defense can designate land, buildings, and 
archaeological sites as heritage assets to extend Federal control over 
private property, claiming that they need to protect areas of heritage 
in our country. But part of the heritage of the land in southeast 
Colorado is the farming and ranching that has gone on for generations.

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  The people who work on the land there take good care of it. They are 
true stewards who know that overuse and mistreatment will hurt next 
year's harvest or the next generation of livestock. After all, that 
land is their heritage.
  These property owners now face an attempt by the Federal Government 
to impose a forced conservation agreement on their property without 
compensating them. This scheme is simply a backdoor method for the 
government to impose Federal control over private property.
  Our democracy depends on private property rights because these rights 
are a key part of a free and prosperous society. We must protect the 
freedom, prosperity, and heritage of southeast Colorado from 
overreaching government.
  I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I do appreciate the gentleman from 
Colorado's concern for his constituency and his State. We had a markup 
of another bill earlier today in the Appropriations Committee, and I 
was very vocal on behalf of the constituents I serve, so I certainly do 
appreciate that, but I respectfully oppose his amendment.
  The previous amendment offered literally dealt with our entire globe. 
Now we have shrunk our concern to several counties in the State of 
Colorado. I appreciate--because his amendment is covered under the 
rules--his impulse to attach it to an appropriation bill, because, for 
better or for worse, the work product of this great committee is about 
the only one that is going to see the light of day between now and 
December.
  Having said that, I do think it is premature. It is a matter of 
authorization and does not belong in the bill. And, therefore, I am 
opposed to it.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Byrne

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 24 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to modify a military installation in the United 
     States, including construction or modification of a facility 
     on a military installation, to provide temporary housing for 
     unaccompanied alien children.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Byrne) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama.
  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Chairman, I want to start by thanking both the 
chairman of the subcommittee and the ranking member for the fine work 
they have done in this underlying bill. I have been with them on a 
couple of occasions, and we owe them a great debt of gratitude. The 
bipartisanship showed in this is a great reflection on our institution.
  I regret that I have to offer this amendment, but something has come 
up since the committee had its meeting that I could not foresee.
  My amendment will address a serious issue relating to unaccompanied 
alien children being housed at the Department of Defense facilities 
across the United States.
  The Department of Health and Human Services has recently made 
agreements with various defense facilities across the U.S. about 
housing unaccompanied minors who are caught crossing the southern 
border. The large number of migrants from Central and South America 
crossing our southern border is a serious humanitarian crisis, and I 
understand the need to responsibly handle this situation with 
compassion.
  That said, it simply makes no sense for these individuals to be held 
at military installations. These facilities often pose serious safety 
issues for children. Some of the children could be placed near live 
artillery ranges around active military airfields.
  I represent a district in coastal Alabama, and my office recently 
learned that the Department of Health and Human Services was evaluating 
housing illegal immigrants at Navy outlying airfields right near the 
Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Chairman, these are airfields where they do touch-
and-goes, where you have pilots that are being trained trying to learn 
how to do it right. Last time I checked, we try to keep children away 
from airfields, not put them close to them.
  Even worse, these facilities lack basic infrastructure needs. There 
is no sewage, and as far as I know, there is no potable water. And 
there are no shelters there or buildings that could be turned into 
shelters. This means temporary housing would be set up at a Navy 
airfield on the Gulf Coast in the middle of hurricane season in a low-
lying wet area that is prone to many mosquitos in a place we know is a 
major threat for Zika. The idea just defies logic.
  There are other horror stories of housing these migrants and how it 
has impacted our military. For example, at Fort Hood in Texas, units 
have been unable to train on ranges. This has a direct and negative 
impact on military readiness. At a time when we face so many challenges 
around the globe, it just makes no sense to alter the intended use of 
our military facilities to serve a completely different purpose.
  My amendment would simply prohibit the Department of Defense from 
using any funds to alter existing facilities or construct new ones for 
the purpose of providing temporary housing for unaccompanied alien 
children. There are other nondefense facilities near the border that 
are available. They do not have to use military facilities.
  I ask my colleagues to support my amendment as we work to ensure that 
defense funds are not spent on issues outside the mission of the 
Department of Defense.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, there is no question, I think, from anyone 
in this Chamber that the Members of the United States military and the 
Department of Defense are the finest human beings on planet Earth. 
Their primary charge is to keep our country safe and secure.
  But I also think that we take great pride when they go above and 
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that particular charge that we have given them under the Constitution. 
And when there is a disaster in the country of Haiti, who do people 
call on for help but members of the Department of Defense and the 
United States military.
  When there is flooding in Bangladesh, who is called upon? Members of 
the United States Armed Forces to help in a humanitarian crisis. When 
you have problems and earthquakes in Japan, who do they reach out to? 
Members of the United States military for humanitarian assistance. We 
have concerns in Pakistan and tragedies; who reaches out to members in 
the Armed Forces of the United States for humanitarian assistance but 
the Government of Pakistan. You have a typhoon in the Philippines, and 
who is called into action, not militarily, but from a humanitarian and 
relief standpoint? Members of the United States military repeatedly 
because we are a humane Nation.
  What we are talking about with this gentleman's amendment that I 
strongly oppose is temporarily housing unaccompanied minor children who 
find themselves in a tragic circumstance in the United States of 
America. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee 
Resettlement is required by law to provide shelter, care, and 
placement. Because the number of unaccompanied children has spiked in 
recent years, it is difficult for HHS to find temporary housing for all 
of them.
  As long as there is no impact on DOD military activities, the 
Department should be allowed to identify facilities in the United 
States to provide the same type of humanitarian assistance to minor 
children that we do in the Philippines, Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh, 
and Haiti.
  I live in a humane country that reaches out to help people who can't 
help themselves, and I think we should allow the United States military 
to do that in the United States of America when it does not impact 
their military operations.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Chairman, I completely agree with the ranking member 
that we take great pride in opportunities for our military around the 
world to do things of a humanitarian nature. That is one of the 
hallmarks of the United States.

  I am thinking more in this circumstance, however, about the needs of 
these children. I would not put my children out where they are talking 
about putting these children in my district. I daresay none of us would 
want our children to be in these places. It is simply not safe for 
them. With this Zika threat that is out there, we can't say that they 
are not going to be exposed to mosquitos that we know are vectors for 
this disease.
  Unfortunately, where I live, this time of year, we have tropical 
storms, and we have hurricanes. Those children can't stay there in 
temporary housing. This is simply not the right place to put them.
  There are other facilities that the Federal Government owns that are 
military facilities that are appropriate, that are closer to the 
border. And HHS is simply refusing to do its job by putting them in 
those places and burdening the Department of Defense facilities by 
putting them in those places, and they are not the right places for 
these children.
  I understand the gentleman's remarks. I agree with virtually 
everything that he said, but I think, in this particular circumstance, 
this amendment is in order.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I reiterate my opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman, and I thank the House 
for listening to me. I ask for a positive vote.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will 
be postponed.


              Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. King of Iowa

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 25 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk made 
in order by the rule.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out or in response to the memorandum of the 
     Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense 
     Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities titled 
     ``Memorandum for Secretaries of the Military Departments 
     Director, Joint Staff'' and dated November 25, 2015.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Iowa (Mr. King) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Iowa.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is a bit different than 
the gentleman from Alabama's previous amendment in that I drafted this 
amendment to block the use of any funds within this appropriations bill 
from being used by our military to house illegal aliens or 
unaccompanied alien children.
  So my amendment is a bit more specific, and I think it is on target 
in that it says that:
  ``None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry 
out or in response to the memorandum of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of Defense. . . . titled `Memorandum for Secretaries of the Military 
Departments Director, Joint Staff' and dated November 25, 2015.''
  The summary of that is that this memorandum, which I have in my hand, 
dated November 25, is from the Department of Homeland Security to the 
military that says identify the inventory that you could allow to be 
used to house unaccompanied alien children, and then they want to enter 
into private agreements for each facility.
  So this amendment that I have, as drafted, really says this: No 
military bases or buildings will be used to house the unaccompanied 
alien children, period. So that covers, I think, the topic that is in 
Mr. Byrne's amendment, and it covers the broader topic, which is our 
military should not be used to inappropriately house and be part of the 
welcome party that the President has set up that is encouraging people 
to come into the United States illegally.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman indicated that his 
amendment differs from the previous one just offered and debated. I 
would suggest it is a difference without a distinction.
  I would suggest that the solution to the concern that the gentleman 
has is, if we did not starve and cut and slash and pillage and burn the 
budget of Health and Human Services every year, maybe they would have 
the financial resources to house these minor children. We are in a 
position where the bill that is being debated on the floor has about 
one-half of all discretionary domestic spending in this country. 
Obviously, that is where the gentleman has gone.
  But the fact is if he, in fact, believes that it is Health and Human 
Services that ought to be addressing a greater amount of the shelter 
needs, if they had the adequate resources, perhaps they could reach out 
and do it.
  In the meantime, again, I continue to live in a humane nation that 
provides humanitarian relief worldwide. I think we can do the same in 
the United States for minor unaccompanied children.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I would point out the distinction 
that the ranking member defines as without a difference, without a 
distinction.
  There is a difference, and the distinction is that the previous 
amendment said no new construction and no renovation on existing bases. 
My amendment says no funds can be used to even negotiate any provisions 
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  Mine actually blocks the President's policy as opposed to catching up 
on the other end of it. But the important point of it is this. We have 
a President, an administrative policy that has defied the rule of law. 
He has even refused to enforce the laws that he has signed, and then 
put the welcome mat down in, especially, Central America.
  We have reports of planes lifting off from places like Guatemala City 
flying unaccompanied alien children into the United States, and then 
they claim the Department of Homeland Security has a legal obligation 
to care for them and house them--well, not for everybody on the planet 
that the President has sympathy for, Mr. Chairman.
  So what we are trying to bring forth here is a greater respect for 
the rule of law--the President, I believe, has gone outside the law 
with this memorandum--a greater respect for the rule of law and moving 
towards a fiscal responsibility that may require a sense of austerity. 
We don't have either one with this administration.
  This amendment does also preserve the Article I authority of the 
United States Congress, which has been eroded significantly over the 
last 7\1/2\ years.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I would simply reiterate my opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I would say again, addressing you, 
and with the attention of the body, that this is one of the pieces that 
the President has used to go outside the bounds of his authority and 
inside the bounds of our constitutional authority.
  I have made it a point to come to this floor time after time and 
protect our Article I authority that is vested in us and to be able to 
make sure that we keep all of this in front of us. The House has never 
failed to send a message to the President of the United States that we 
will defend our constitutional authority, at least with regard to 
immigration. This amendment does that. I urge its adoption.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be 
postponed.


                 Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Gosar

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 26 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to extend the expiration date of, or to reissue with 
     a new date of expiration, the memorandum titled ``Military 
     Accessions Vital to the National Interest Program Changes'' 
     and dated September 25, 2014.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, in September of 2014, on the same day 
Attorney General Eric Holder resigned, the Obama administration took 
executive action and issued a memo that allowed DACA aliens to begin 
enlisting in the military. Specifically, President Obama's 
administration unilaterally expanded eligibility in the Military 
Accessions Vital to the National Interest, or MAVNI, program to include 
DACA aliens through a September 25, 2014 memo. Prior to this memo, the 
executive branch never attempted to enlist DACA aliens through MAVNI.
  Further, military enlistment rules explicitly prohibit illegal aliens 
from enlisting in the Armed Forces. MAVNI is a military program 
intended for lawful immigrants and lawful nonimmigrants. The Department 
of Homeland Security's Web site states that DACA aliens lack lawful 
status and are subject to all legal restrictions and prohibitions on 
individuals in unlawful status.
  The Gosar amendment would not end the MAVNI program, as open border 
advocates have falsely claimed. I support the intent of MAVNI. As 
NumbersUSA accurately states, the Gosar amendment would return the 
MAVNI program to its original intent by defunding any extension of the 
memorandum responsible for expanding MAVNI to include DACA 
beneficiaries.
  When I offered a similar amendment less than a month ago, DOD 
reported that only five DACA aliens had enlisted in the Armed Forces. 
Yesterday, DOD confirmed to my office that 141 total DACA aliens had 
enlisted in the military through April 30, 2016, as a result of Obama's 
backdoor amnesty program.
  As noted by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, CRS, the 
MAVNI program allows citizenship to be granted to any enlistee who 
serves at least 1 day of wartime service. MAVNI was never intended to 
be utilized for the benefit of illegal aliens. Testimony from DOD 
states that MAVNI was created to recruit legal noncitizens with 
critical foreign language and cultural skills.
  Retired Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Stock, who created and 
implemented the MAVNI program, previously stated, as quoted in a 
Politico story: ``It's a major bureaucratic screw-up by the Obama 
administration . . . The MAVNI program is not designed for DACA at all 
. . . It was rather alarming to see DACAs being put into MAVNI. Someone 
didn't know what they were doing.''
  An Army Times story also quoted Stock as stating: ``It was set up for 
people who are legally in the country, and had been legal their whole 
history . . . They have to go back and redo all the security 
screenings, train recruiters all over again . . . it's one of these 
things where people want magic to happen, and bureaucracy doesn't work 
that way.''
  These comments are even more noteworthy, as Stock is a huge amnesty 
supporter and testified in support of provisions in an earlier version 
of the DREAM Act.
  Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress clear 
jurisdiction on immigration matters. Congress has consistently rejected 
and failed to act on policies that aim to allow illegal aliens to serve 
in the military. In fact, the House has rejected DACA three times. 
Furthermore, MAVNI, a pilot program, created by executive order, has 
never been authorized by Congress.
  The amendment is supported by Americans for Limited Government; Eagle 
Forum; the Federation for American Immigration Reform, FAIR; Heritage 
Action; and NumbersUSA. In fact, it is being key scored by NumbersUSA 
and Heritage Action.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Sessions), the chairman of the Committee on Rules.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. Gosar not only for his work, 
but also for working with the Committee on Rules diligently to have 
this made in order.
  I am very supportive of this amendment to ensure the administration 
cannot implement what I consider to be an unconstitutional memo 
expanding the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest 
program, I think in clear violation of congressional intent--as a 
matter of fact, working around Congress.
  We must ensure that congressional intent is always protected and 
executed in accordance with the will of the people and rule of law. The 
purpose of this program is too important to be exploited for those who 
I believe have used it for a political agenda. Immigration policy must 
and should be debated in the Halls of Congress, not written in an 
agency behind closed doors.
  I am very pleased with the gentleman from Arizona, and I thank him 
for his amendment and for working with the Committee on Rules to have 
this made in order today.
  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Chairman, I also strongly oppose the amendment 
offered by my friend, Mr. Gosar. Mr. Gosar is an outstanding Member of 
this body and a great advocate for the great State of Arizona, but 
unfortunately we don't see eye to eye on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, immigrant service in uniform shouldn't be a 
controversial issue. The Secretary of Defense has the statutory 
authority to allow any immigrant to enlist if it is in our national 
interest, including DACA recipients who want to fight for our country.
  Simply put, we shouldn't let political posturing stand in the way of 
our military's recruitment goals. Our Armed Forces need the best and 
the brightest soldiers, marines, and airmen they can get. Countless 
DREAMers and other immigrants want nothing more than to serve the 
country they love and call home. I fought in Iraq, and I know that on 
the battlefield what matters is your character and your commitment, not 
your immigration status.
  Mr. Chairman, when we vote on this amendment later this evening, I 
hope we all consider the long sweep of history and not just the anti-
immigrant politics of this present time. Immigrants, including those 
who came here without the right papers, have served with distinction in 
both world wars. Our military was made stronger in the 1940s because 
these men were allowed to enlist, and our military will be made 
stronger in 2016 if we vote to give another generation of immigrants 
the chance to serve.

  Mr. Chairman, the willingness to fight and die in uniform is the 
purest expression of our love for our country. Let's oppose this 
amendment and give immigrants who love America the opportunity to try 
to enlist in America's Armed Forces.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I didn't serve in the military, but I 
understand my constitutional obligation, Article I, section 8 power as 
well as the application of the rule of law. That is exactly what made 
America great was equal application of the law.
  If you don't like the law, don't go around it and bypass it with an 
executive order. Understand that the full jurisdiction of this House is 
to uphold Article I, section 8 powers. We never gave jurisdiction to 
this, and it shouldn't go forward. I ask all of those voting on behalf 
of this amendment to go forward, as well as the King amendment as well.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will 
be postponed.


              Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. King of Iowa

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 27 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to extend the expiration date of the memorandum 
     titled ``Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest 
     Program Changes'' and dated September 25, 2014.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Iowa (Mr. King) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Iowa.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is very similar to Mr. 
Gosar's. I think it is important that we continue the debate on this 
particular issue.
  What it says is that none of the funds made available by this act may 
be used to extend the expiration date of the memorandum titled Military 
Accessions Vital to the National Interest program changes. Again, it is 
the President reaching outside the bounds of the law. It is the 
President deciding he is a legislator instead of the executor. His job 
is to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, not make them up 
and go around the United States Congress.
  I think there is something missing from this debate. It is an 
assumption that if we have someone in the military and they happen to 
be covered under DACA, that somehow they are legal. The President can't 
legalize people that are unlawfully present in America by law. He just 
asserts that executively, and we have to go to court then to reverse it 
and get the courts to change that. But the President has relentlessly 
amended immigration law by executive fiat and executive edict, and this 
is another time.
  Under my amendment, he has the authority to put specialized people in 
place in the military if they have a special skill set. Now, one of 
those skill sets is not being an interpreter from English into Spanish. 
We have plenty of people who can do that. But it is for perhaps 
interpreters who speak Arabic; it is people who have special skills. It 
is not for the President to use this as a blanket amnesty.
  By the way, people who come into this country under DACA have 
violated the law. Now, whether they were old enough to be aware or not, 
it is a matter of law. It doesn't matter to the law. They wave their 
DACA card at me and say, ``I am now here legally.'' They are not here 
legally. They just presume they are because we haven't been able to yet 
block the President on this issue; but we have litigated it, and I have 
been one who helped initiate the lawsuits to do that.
  Now, when someone gets into the military who is Deferred Action for 
Childhood Arrivals, chances are they were in the military before they 
ended up with that card. But if they did, if they came into the country 
illegally and the President said, ``I am not going to enforce the law 
against them until such time as DACA expires,'' and then he would like 
to extend it, they broke the law to come into America, then they lied 
to get into the military, and then they took an oath to support and 
defend the Constitution of the United States. So I would say which of 
those three times were they really honorable, the last time or one or 
two of the first two times? That is really what is at stake here, Mr. 
Chairman. We can't be allowing the President to go outside the law.
  I urge the adoption of this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Chairman, immigrants have been fighting in America's 
Armed Forces since the founding of the Republic. Many of them did not 
come here legally, but in countless cases we still allow them to enlist 
because, for most of our history, your patriotism was more important 
than your papers.
  The amendment offered by Congressman King is inconsistent with this 
rich tradition of immigrant service.
  DOD is currently allowing a small number of immigrants who possess 
critical foreign language and technical skills to join the military 
through a program called Military Accessions Vital to the National 
Interest. The amendment before us would end this important program, 
preventing immigrants from serving in uniform who have medical 
expertise, linguistic skills, and cultural knowledge that could make a 
difference in the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is important 
to note that the MAVNI program is fully consistent with current law.
  As the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, Congressman 
Thornberry, stated in a recent debate on this issue:

       The Secretary has the authority to fill critical needs, 
     whatever they may be, with individuals, however they may have 
     gotten here.


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  It is also worth noting that, though the MAVNI program allows certain 
DREAMers to serve, it also makes eligible 22 other categories of 
immigrants, including a variety of visa holders who entered the country 
legally.
  Finally, this amendment is contrary to our national security 
interests. As a proud veteran of the Iraq war, I know that the strength 
of our military is defined not just by the potency of our weapons, but 
the quality of our people. Our Armed Forces need the best soldiers, 
sailors, marines, and airmen they can get.

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  Mr. Chairman, we should leave the doors of our military open to our 
young immigrants who love America and are willing to lay down their 
lives for our country.
  Please join me in voting ``no'' on this misguided, mean-spirited 
amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I would point out that I disagree 
with the gentleman from Arizona. There is a provision that allows the 
MAVNI program to be used by the Secretary of Defense, and it has 
notwithstanding language:

       Notwithstanding paragraph, the Secretary concerned may 
     authorize the enlistment of a person if that Secretary 
     determines that such enlistment is vital to the national 
     interest.

  That has long been used in the MAVNI program. It has just never been 
used under another President to circumvent our immigration laws and 
fast track people not just into the military, but into citizenship.
  If a DACA person is able to get into the military under this MAVNI 
program or any other program, they don't have to go the green card 
route with a lawful permanent residence card. They can go directly on a 
fast track to citizenship. It is a way of circumventing our immigration 
laws. The President has been using it. And this amendment would block 
at least that provision of it, so I urge its adoption.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be 
postponed.


                 Amendment No. 28 Offered by Mr. Hudson

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 28 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to transfer any individual detained at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any other location.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson) and a Member opposed each will control 
5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to urge my colleagues to support my 
amendment that prohibits funds from this appropriations bill from being 
used to transfer prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.
  Over the weekend, we were tragically reminded of the very real threat 
of radical Islam when 49 Americans were murdered in the worst terrorist 
attack on our soil since 9/11. As we continue to mourn and pray for the 
victims and their families, we must recommit our efforts to defeat 
those who want to harm us.
  We are at war with the radical Islamic extremists, yet our Commander 
in Chief is so focused on closing Guantanamo Bay that he ignores the 
danger posed by the terrorists detained there. The American people are 
counting on us to protect them.
  This is a prison that houses some of the world's most dangerous war 
criminals and hardened terrorists, including some responsible for 9/11.
  How can this administration guarantee that these prisoners won't 
return to the battlefield?
  The fact is they can't. In a gut-wrenching admission, a senior 
Pentagon official told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that former 
Guantanamo inmates are responsible for the deaths of our fellow 
Americans overseas. According to The Washington Post, the Obama 
administration admitted at least 12 detainees released from the prison 
have launched attacks, killing about a half dozen Americans. This 
confirms, Mr. Chairman, our worst fears.
  The American people get it, and are strongly opposed to closing 
Guantanamo. Our constituents continue to agree these prisoners do not 
belong in our backyards and shouldn't be transferred to other countries 
where there is a great risk they will be released and returned to the 
battlefield.
  In the last several months alone, our world has been rocked by 
terrorist attacks from San Bernardino to Paris, and, most recently, in 
Orlando. Many of our biggest national security threats no longer come 
from traditional nations but from determined groups of extremists like 
these very detainees, whose sole desire is to kill Americans. The war 
on terror is an ongoing battle against evil, and we must remain 
vigilant.
  We must take every action necessary to block the President's plan to 
close Guantanamo Bay. My amendment is another hurdle that will make 
sure it never happens. I urge my colleagues to put the safety and 
security of the American people first, and support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I regret that a bill and other relevant 
appropriations acts continue to see attempts to close Guantanamo by 
prohibiting viable alternatives.
  We are debating an appropriations bill, and the committee and this 
Congress has to pay for things. I think maybe the appropriate 
discussion ought to be: Who is going to pay for this?
  It is estimated that we are spending $5 million annually per inmate 
or 60 times the cost per inmate in a supermaximum Federal prison in the 
United States of America. But in the end, having talked about cost, 
this is not a cost issue. This is one question of law.
  We are a Nation of laws and our military protects this country so 
that we can continue to be governed by those laws. I, for one, happen 
to think that the indefinite detention of a human being--any human 
being--without a trial, in some instances, after more than 10 years, is 
violative of those laws and our constitutional standards. It is a 
fundamental principle of this Nation, and we ought to conduct ourselves 
accordingly.
  It is also interesting, from my perspective, that there have been a 
total of over 780 detainees at Guantanamo. The previous administration 
released more than 500, as far as transfers. We are all tied up in 
knots because the current administration has, over a period of 7\1/2\ 
years, transferred 157. Certainly, I also suggest there is a double 
standard.
  Having said that, Mr. Chairman, I am in opposition to the gentleman's 
amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Chairman, I don't have any further speakers, and I am 
prepared to close.
  How much time is remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina has 2\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Chairman, I would just, again, urge my colleagues to 
support this amendment. I understand the point raised by my colleague, 
and I think there are some valid points that ought to be discussed; but 
I think the bottom line here is the folks who are left at Guantanamo 
are the worst of the worst. These are some of the most violent, 
dangerous criminals in the world, and this President has shown that he 
is willing to transfer them to other places where the risk of them 
escaping back to the battlefield is very

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high. So I believe we can't risk that. I think the American people are 
counting on us to put their interests first.
  So I will close by urging my colleagues to please support this 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Nadler).
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I have spoken on this floor many, many 
times against amendments--so far, futilely--against amendments to bar 
the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo or to prohibit the 
expenditure of funds to move them here or anywhere else.
  This amendment is particularly pernicious. It says you may not spend 
any funds to move anyone from Guantanamo, period. That has to be 
unconstitutional, because what it says is, even if you find that an 
individual is innocent, even if you factually find out he is guilty of 
no terrorism, he didn't fight against us, he is not a prisoner of war, 
he is guilty of nothing, he must stay in jail forever.
  How can an American legislative body pass a provision that says we 
will hold someone in jail forever, not only without trial, but even if 
we know he is innocent of everything?
  I will make no further argument--I only have 1 minute--but the fact 
of the matter is it is clearly unconstitutional, clearly immoral, and 
against everything we should stand for. No one should vote for this 
amendment.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Lamborn

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 29 
printed in House Report 114-623.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Defense to survey, assess, or 
     review potential locations in the United States to detain any 
     individual detained at United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 783, the gentleman 
from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, Congress has consistently made it very clear that it is 
against the law for the terrorists held at Guantanamo to be brought to 
the United States. Though this debate is often partisan, this 
commonsense policy has often had bipartisan support. In fact, Democrats 
were actually the first to include restrictions in the Defense 
Appropriations bill in 2009 when they controlled both Chambers of 
Congress. Since then, a bipartisan majority has renewed these 
restrictions every year.
  My amendment is simple and logical and is slightly different than the 
current law that we do have on the books and the language that is in 
the NDAA right now. This amendment prohibits the use of any funds to 
study or prepare U.S. detention facilities to house these terrorists.
  If it is against the law to bring dangerous terrorists to the United 
States, why would we allow the Obama administration to study, using 
taxpayer dollars, how it would try to do this? Why would we want any 
administration to study how it can break the law?
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Duncan), my friend and colleague.
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support 
of my colleague, Mr. Lamborn's amendment.
  I am strongly opposed to the President using funds to survey 
potential sites within the United States at which to hold terrorists 
that are currently held at Guantanamo Bay.
  Congress has passed numerous times, and the President has signed into 
law, legislation which explicitly prohibits the President from using 
taxpayer funds to bring terrorists to our soil and close the detention 
facility. Despite the law, the President has made his intent clear to 
close Guantanamo Bay and bring these terrorists to our States and local 
communities.
  In the face of opposition from the American people and Congress and 
State Governors, the President continues to move forward with bringing 
these terrorists to our soil.
  Last month, Governor Haley from my State of South Carolina testified 
before the Homeland Security Committee. She sent a letter to President 
Obama opposing terrorists coming to South Carolina, and never got a 
response from the administration and was never included in the initial 
talks. The President refuses to work with State Governors and with this 
Congress.
  Mr. Chairman, no State should be a terrorist dumping ground. No 
State, whether South Carolina, Colorado, or any other, should be a 
terrorist dumping ground. Doing so would only make our communities the 
most high-profile terrorist targets in the world.
  As Members of Congress, we must use every tool at our disposal to 
prevent the President from disregarding the law and the will of the 
people, including our power of the purse, by not allowing taxpayer 
dollars going towards bringing terrorists into this country.
  I fully support this, and I urge my colleagues to support it as well.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the 
gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Nadler).
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would prohibit the 
Department of Defense from even reviewing locations in the U.S. to hold 
Guantanamo detainees. It would obviously make it much more difficult to 
close the prison, which is obviously its purpose, which experts agree 
that it is the prison that harms U.S. national security.
  Major General Michael Lehnert, the first commander charged with 
constructing and operating the Guantanamo detention facility after 9/
11, recently submitted a statement for the record to the House 
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, calling Guantanamo ``inconsistent 
with our values as Americans,'' and recommending the prison be closed.
  As General Lehnert stated: ``Guantanamo's continued existence hurts 
us in our prosecution of the fight against terrorists. It feeds into 
the narrative that the United States is not a Nation of laws nor one 
that respect human rights.''
  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell recently said that closing 
Guantanamo is in the United States ``best interest.'' Powell also 
stressed the effectiveness of U.S. Federal courts to prosecute 
terrorism offenses, which have convicted over 67 individuals of such 
charges since 9/11, including Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman 
Abu Ghaith.
  Federal courts have been vastly more successful than the Guantanamo 
military commissions, where four of the eight detainees convicted have 
had their convictions completely overturned.
  Prohibiting the Department of Defense from assessing U.S. locations 
to hold Guantanamo detainees is fiscally irresponsible. It costs us 
$34,000 a year to hold a detainee in a Federal supermax prison. It 
costs us $5 million a year to hold a detainee in Guantanamo. That is $5 
million versus $34,000.
  Even if it costs money to build a new supermax--although, I don't 
know why we would need a new supermax. There is plenty of room in our 
supermax prisons for the maximum number, which is 91 people now in 
Guantanamo, even assuming none of them were released.

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  Ninety-one times $5 million, minus 91 times $34,000 is a gross waste 
of money. Even if you had to spend money to build a new supermax 
prison, you are still saving a lot of money in the long run.
  The last thing I want to say is, why would we subject our States as 
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  Well, we have 67 terrorists convicted since 9/11 in American prisons 
and supermaxes in the United States. No one has ever escaped from a 
supermax prison. It is pure fear-mongering to say that a State or any 
place in the United States would be endangered by having a terrorist or 
anyone else in a supermax prison.
  If the terrorist from Orlando had not been shot dead, he would 
presumably be either sentenced to death or sentenced to life in prison. 
He would be in a prison in the United States, and no one would say that 
is unsafe. No one would say: You have got to export him from the 
country. That is just pure, aberrant nonsense.
  So we ought to shut the prison because it is fiscally sound. It would 
remove a terrorist propaganda point from al Qaeda and ISIS and 
everybody else. And not all those 91--some of them may be the worst of 
the worst. Some of them may not be. Some of them we know were simply 
handed over to bounty hunters because some other tribe in Afghanistan 
thought this is a good way--the Americans are handing out $5,000, 
$10,000--this is a good way to get rid of our rivals.
  They ought to be tried. If guilty, they ought to be kept in prison 
for life, perhaps, depending on what they are guilty of. But if 
innocent, they ought to be released. And to say they ought to stay in 
Guantanamo without trial--and we know the military tribunals don't 
work; they haven't managed to convict anybody and make it stick--
forever is un-American.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, President Obama's policy of releasing 
people willy-nilly from Guantanamo is a bad policy. The risk is real. 
In recent months, the administration has finally admitted that there 
have been Americans who have died because of Guantanamo detainees who 
have been released. The Director of National Intelligence has said one 
of every three released detainees has rejoined the fight.
  Even if detainees are brought to the U.S. and never escape, to 
address what my colleague from New York said, there is a very real 
danger of proselytization within the prison system, radicalizing the 
inmate population, and allowing terrorists to have increased legal 
rights, the risk of contraband, and access to communications. If there 
ever were a trial on U.S. soil, they would have the right to access 
methods and sources used by our intelligence agencies, and those would 
be given away to the bad guys. The people of Colorado and other States 
certainly don't feel safe having these terrorists in their backyards 
for those reasons.
  Transferring Guantanamo prisoners to American soil is illegal, 
period. We need to do everything we can to ensure the President doesn't 
break the law or overturn the will of the American people and increase 
the risk to the American people, all because of a foolish and misguided 
campaign promise.
  I would like to inform the President that 9/11 happened way before 
there ever was a Guantanamo prison. That is not why the Islamic 
radicals attacked us. They oppose our very way of life. They oppose us 
for who we are, not for what we do.
  Let's keep GTMO open.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, following up on part of the discussion, 
we have had 443 people convicted of terrorist-related charges held in 
U.S. prisons, and as has already been indicated, they are very secure 
because no one has escaped.
  I don't think it is necessarily wrong, even if a person is evil, that 
they have some modicum of legal rights under the United States of 
America. And you have 63 people being held in Guantanamo today for over 
10 years with no trial. I just don't think that is according to the 
constitutional principles of this country.
  But what I find upsetting is the prohibition on surveys, assessment, 
and reviews, the search for knowledge. There may be no better way to 
deal with the detention issue than keeping Guantanamo open. I would 
acknowledge that to the gentleman. There may not be a better way.
  But if we don't search for knowledge and information and the truth, 
we will never know. What is the harm in asking?
  I am opposed to the gentleman's amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado 
will be postponed.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now 
rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Poe 
of Texas) having assumed the chair, Mr. Hultgren, Acting Chair of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5293) 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

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