Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)

[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4699-H4716]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

General Leave

Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
insert extraneous material on H.R. 5515.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bost). Is there objection to the request
of the gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 908 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. 5515.
Will the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei) 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. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes, with Mr. Amodei (Acting Chair) in the
chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Wednesday,
May 23, 2018, amendments en bloc printed in House Report 115-702
offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) had been disposed
of.

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Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 908, I
offer amendments en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting of amendment Nos. 93, 94, 95, 96,
97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109
printed in House Report 115-702, offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas:

amendment no. 93 offered by mr. cuellar of texas

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

SEC. 3__. CORE SAMPLING AT JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

(a) Site Investigation Required.--The Secretary of the Air
Force shall conduct a core sampling study along the proposed
route of the W-6 wastewater treatment line on Air Force real
property, in compliance with best engineering practices, to
determine if any regulated or hazardous substances are
present in the soil along the proposed route.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
results of the core samples taken pursuant to subsection (a).

amendment no. 94 offered by mr. yarmuth of kentucky

At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following new
section:

SEC. 15__. ENDURING COSTS FUNDED THROUGH OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS.

Beginning with the submission of the annual budget for
fiscal year 2020, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of
the documentation that supports the President's annual budget
for the Department of Defense for such fiscal year (as
submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code), an estimate for the costs of operations
currently supported in part or in whole by funding for
overseas contingency operations that are likely to continue
beyond such contingency. The Secretary shall ensure that each
estimate is consistent with the recommendations included in
the Government Accountability Report entitled ``Overseas
Contingency Operations: OMB and DOD Should Revise the
Criteria for Determining Eligible Costs and Identify the
Costs Likely to Endure Long Term'' published January 18,
2017.

amendment no. 95 offered by mr. sean patrick maloney of new york

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

SEC. 5__. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE
OFFICERS.

(a) Provision of Information.--The Secretary of Defense,
and with respect to members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary
of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall ensure
that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating or
retiring from the Armed Forces may elect to have the
Department of Defense form DD-214 of the member transmitted
to the appropriate county veterans service officer based on
the mailing address provided by the member.
(b) Database.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall maintain a
database of all county veterans service officers.
(c) County Veterans Service Officer Defined.--In this
section, the term ``county veterans service officer'' means
an employee of a county government, local government, or
Tribal government who is covered by section 14.629(a)(2) of
title 38, Code of Federal Regulations.

amendment no. 96 offered by mr. correa of california

At the end of title X, add the following new section:

SEC. 10__. STUDY ON RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCE
IN CERTAIN TECHNICAL FIELDS.

(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct
a study to determine how the Department of Defense can
attract and recruit from institutions of higher education,
including the institutions described in subsection (b),
students with educational backgrounds in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics, including the fields of
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity.
(b) Institutions Described.--The institutions described in
this subsection are--
(1) Hispanic Serving Institutions (as defined in section
502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a));
(2) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (as
defined in section 322 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1061)); and
(3) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander
Serving Institutions (as defined in Section 371(c) of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)).
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

amendment no. 97 offered by ms. lee of california

At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following new
section:

SEC. 15__. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS
PROVIDED BY OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report on how funds
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for
overseas contingency operations were obligated.
(b) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.

amendment no. 98 offered by mr. rohrabacher of california

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

SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DR. SHAKIL AFRIDI.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The attacks of September 11, 2001, killed approximately
3,000 people, most of whom were Americans, but also included
hundreds of individuals with foreign citizenships, nearly 350
New York Fire Department personnel, and about 50 law
enforcement officers.
(2) Downed United Airlines flight 93 was reportedly
intended, under the control of the al-Qaeda high-jackers, to
crash into the White House or the Capitol in an attempt to
kill the President of the United States or Members of the
United States Congress.
(3) The September 11, 2001, attacks were largely planned
and carried out by the al-Qaeda terrorist network led by
Osama bin

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Laden and his deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, after which Osama bin
Laden enjoyed safe haven in Pakistan from where he continued
to plot deadly attacks against the United States and the
world.
(4) Since 2001, the United States has provided more than
$30 billion in security and economic aid to Pakistan.
(5) The United States very generously and swiftly responded
to the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan with more than
$200 million in emergency aid and the support of several
United States military aircraft, approximately 1,000 United
States military personnel, including medical specialists,
thousands of tents, blankets, water containers and a variety
of other emergency equipment.
(6) The United States again generously and swiftly
contributed approximately $150 million in emergency aid to
Pakistan following the 2010 Pakistan flood, in addition to
the service of nearly twenty United States military
helicopters, their flight crews, and other resources to
assist the Pakistan Army's relief efforts.
(7) The United States continues to work tirelessly to
support Pakistan's economic development, including millions
of dollars allocated towards the development of Pakistan's
energy infrastructure, health services and education system.
(8) The United States and Pakistan continue to have many
critical shared interests, both economic and security
related, which could be the foundation for a positive and
mutually beneficial partnership.
(9) Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician, is a hero to
whom the people of the United States, Pakistan and the world
owe a debt of gratitude for his help in finally locating
Osama bin Laden before more innocent American, Pakistani and
other lives were lost to this terrorist leader.
(10) Pakistan, the United States and the international
community had failed for nearly 10 years following attacks of
September 11, 2001, to locate and bring Osama bin Laden, who
continued to kill innocent civilians in the Middle East,
Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States, to justice
without the help of Dr. Afridi.
(11) The Government of Pakistan's imprisonment of Dr.
Afridi presents a serious and growing impediment to the
United States' bilateral relations with Pakistan.
(12) The Government of Pakistan has leveled and allowed
baseless charges against Dr. Afridi in a politically
motivated, spurious legal process.
(13) Dr. Afridi is currently imprisoned by the Government
of Pakistan, a deplorable and unconscionable situation which
calls into question Pakistan's actual commitment to
countering terrorism and undermines the notion that Pakistan
is a true ally in the struggle against terrorism.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
Dr. Shakil Afridi is an international hero and that the
Government of Pakistan should release him immediately from
prison.

amendment no. 99 offered by mr. soto of florida

On page 469, line 14, insert ``, distributed ledger
technologies,'' after ``quantum sciences''.
On page 469, line 21, insert ``distributed ledger
technologies,'' after ``quantum sciences,''.

amendment no. 100 offered by mr. lipinski of illinois

Page 201, after line 11, insert the following new section:

SEC. 626. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, AND
RECREATION PRIVILEGES TO CERTAIN VETERANS AND
THEIR CAREGIVERS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Purple
Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2017, the Secretary of Defense determined that the
addition of new patron categories to the commissary and
exchange systems would support the growth of a robust
customer base and help ensure the ability of both systems to
provide benefits to members of the Armed Forces and their
families.
(2) The Secretary previously opposed extending commissary
and exchange privileges to large patron groups such as
disabled veterans.
(3) In January 2017, the Secretary of Defense approved
limited online exchange shopping privileges for all veterans,
effective November 11, 2017.
(4) The Secretary determined that current patrons of
exchanges did not perceive the extension of such privileges
as diluting the benefit for members of the Armed Forces.
(5) The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration,
awarded to members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded
or died in combat, fighting for the United States. Since the
modern incarnation of the award was established in 1932,
approximately 1,800,000 members of the Armed Forces have been
awarded the Purple Heart.
(c) Commissary Stores and MWR Facilities Privileges for
Certain Veterans and Veteran Caregivers.--
(1) Extension of privileges.--Chapter 54 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``Sec. 1065. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities:
certain veterans and caregivers for veterans

``(a) Eligibility of Veterans Awarded the Purple Heart.--A
veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart shall be permitted
to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis
as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or
retainer pay.
``(b) Eligibility of Veterans Who Are Medal of Honor
Recipients.--A veteran who is a Medal of Honor recipient
shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR
facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces
entitled to retired or retainer pay.
``(c) Eligibility of Veterans Who Are Former Prisoners of
War.--A veteran who is a former prisoner of war shall be
permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the
same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to
retired or retainer pay.
``(d) Eligibility of Veterans With Service-Connected
Disabilities.--A veteran with a service-connected disability
shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR
facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces
entitled to retired or retainer pay.
``(e) Eligibility of Caregivers for Veterans.--A caregiver
or family caregiver shall be permitted to use commissary
stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of
the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
``(f) User Fee Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall prescribe regulations that impose a user fee on
individuals who are eligible solely under this section to
purchase merchandise at a commissary store or MWR retail
facility.
``(2) The Secretary shall set the user fee under this
subsection at a rate that the Secretary determines will
offset any increase in expenses arising from this section
borne by the Department of the Treasury on behalf of
commissary stores associated with the use of credit or debit
cards for customer purchases, including expenses related to
card network use and related transaction processing fees.
``(3) The Secretary shall deposit funds collected pursuant
to a user fee under this subsection in the General Fund of
the Treasury.
``(4) Any fee under this subsection is in addition to the
uniform surcharge under section 2484(d) of this title.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `MWR facilities' includes--
``(A) MWR retail facilities, as that term is defined in
section 1063(e) of this title; and
``(B) military lodging operated by the Department of
Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of
the armed forces.
``(2) The term `Medal of Honor recipient' has the meaning
given that term in section 1074h(c) of this title.
``(3) The terms `veteran', `former prisoner of war', and
`service-connected' have the meanings given those terms in
section 101 of title 38.
``(4) The terms `caregiver' and `family caregiver' have the
meanings given those terms in section in section 1720G(d) of
title 38.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1065. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: certain veterans
and caregivers for veterans.''.

(3) Effective date.--Section 1065 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall take effect at
the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) Authorization of Appropriation for Updating EPACS for
Military Commissaries.--There is hereby authorized to be
appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $500,000 to the Secretary of Defense for the
purpose of updating the electronic physical access control
system used by military commissaries and exchanges so that
the system may recognize and accept veteran health
identification cards.
(e) Sense of Congress Regarding Individuals Awarded the
Purple Heart.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, should maintain a list of all individuals awarded
the Purple Heart.

amendment no. 101 offered by mr. lipinski of illinois

At the end of title I, add the following new section:

SEC. 1__. ARMORED COMMERCIAL PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES.

(a) Implementation of GAO Recommendations.--In accordance
with the recommendations of the Government Accountability
Office in the report titled ``Armored Commercial Vehicles:
DOD Has Procurement Guidance, but Army Could Take Actions to
Enhance Inspections and Oversight'' (GAO-17-513), not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Army shall--
(1) ensure that in-progress inspections are conducted at
the armoring vendor's facility for each procurement of an
armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicle until the date
on which the Secretary of Defense approves and implements an
updated armoring and inspection standard for such vehicles;
and
(2) designate a central point of contact for collecting and
reporting information on armored commercial passenger-
carrying vehicles (such as information on contracts execution
and vehicle inspections).

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(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the progress of the Secretary in implementing
Department of Defense Instruction O-2000.16 Volume 1, dated
November 2016, with respect to armored commercial passenger-
carrying vehicles, including--
(1) whether criteria for the procurement of such vehicles
have been established and distributed to the relevant
components of the Department; and
(2) whether a process is in place for ensuring that the
relevant components of the Department incorporate those
criteria into contracts for such vehicles.

amendment no. 102 offered by ms. eshoo of california

Page 877, insert after line 9 the following new section
(and redesignate the succeeding sections accordingly):

SEC. 2822. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LAND CONVEYANCE,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Army is proposing to convey 17.1
acres of real property in Mountain View, California, known as
Shenandoah Square and the existing 126 housing units on such
property in order to raise capital to improve other military
housing owned by private entities, despite significant
military demand for affordable housing in the San Francisco
Bay Area from personnel spanning across the Air Force, Army,
Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard.
(2) Under the proposed conveyance, the existing 126 housing
units at Shenandoah Square would be demolished to allow for
the construction of high-density residential housing.
(3) Shenandoah Square is one of only 3 military housing
complexes in the San Francisco Bay Area and is home to many
California National Guard personnel serving in the 129th
Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Air Field and civilians who
perform mission critical work for the 129th Rescue Wing.
(4) The San Francisco Bay Area is confronting one of the
most severe affordable housing crises in the United States,
which has led to a recruitment and retention crisis for the
129th Rescue Wing.
(5) The residents of these units have expressed concern
about their displacement from Shenandoah Square, as this
property is located in one of the most expensive housing
markets in the country, Silicon Valley, and there is great
uncertainty about the affordability of new potential housing
on the site.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of the Army should explore all possible
alternatives to a conveyance of Shenandoah Square, including
subleasing the property to an entity that can better develop
affordable housing on the property.

amendment no. 103 offered by ms. soto of florida

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:

SEC. 2__. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY
TO CONDUCT TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION FEATURES
ACTIVITIES DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF
DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting before section 2358 the
following new section:

``Sec. 2357. Technology protection features activities.

``(a) Activities.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out
activities to develop and incorporate technology protection
features in a designated system during the research and
development phase of such system.
``(b) Cost-sharing.--Any contract for the design or
development of a system resulting from activities under
subsection (a) for the purpose of enhancing or enabling the
exportability of the system, either for the development of
program protection strategies for the system or the design
and incorporation of exportability features into the system,
shall include a cost-sharing provision that requires the
contractor to bear half of the cost of such activities, or
such other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers
appropriate upon showing of good cause.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `designated system' means any system
(including a major system, as defined in section 2302(5) of
title 10, United States Code) that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment designates for
purposes of this section.
``(2) The term `technology protection features' means the
technical modifications necessary to protect critical program
information, including anti-tamper technologies and other
systems engineering activities intended to prevent or delay
exploitation of critical technologies in a designated
system.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2358
the following new item:

``2357. Technology protection features activities.''.

(c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 243 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10
U.S.C. 2358 note) is repealed.

amendment no. 104 offered by mrs. torres of california

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

SEC. __. REPORT ON HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND EL SALVADOR.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
a report regarding narcotics trafficking corruption and
illicit campaign finance in Honduras, Guatemala, and El
Salvador.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the names of senior government officials in Honduras,
Guatemala, and El Salvador who are known to have committed or
facilitated acts of grand corruption or narcotics
trafficking;
(2) the names of elected officials in Honduras, Guatemala,
and El Salvador who are known to have received campaign funds
that are the proceeds of narco-trafficking or other illicit
activities in the last 2 years; and
(3) the names of individuals in Honduras, Guatemala, and El
Salvador who are known to have facilitated the financing of
political campaigns in any of the Northern Triangle countries
with the proceeds of narco-trafficking or other illicit
activities in the last 2 years.
(c) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.

amendment no. 105 offered by mr. wittman of virginia

Page 956, line 19, strike ``2018'' and insert ``2019''.

amendment no. 106 offered by mr. garrett of virginia

Page 683, line 15, insert ``foreign'' before ``non-state''.

amendment no. 107 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island

At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 3__. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INCREASED AUTOMATION OF
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ON MANUFACTURING
WORKFORCE.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report on the effects of the increased automation of the
defense industrial base over the ten-year period beginning on
the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act. Such report shall include, for the period covered
by the report--
(1) an estimate of the number of jobs in the United States
manufacturing workforce expected to be eliminated due to
automation in the defense sector;
(2) an analysis describing any new types of jobs that are
expected to be established as a result of an increasingly
automated process, including an estimate of the number of
these types of jobs that are expected to be created;
(3) an analysis of the potential threats to the national
security of the United States that are unique to the
automation of the defense industry;
(4) a strategy to assist in providing workforce training
and transition preparation for workers who may lose
manufacturing jobs in the defense industry due to automation;
(5) a description of any training necessary for workers
affected by automation to more easily transition to new types
of jobs within the defense manufacturing industry; and
(6) any actions taken, or planned to be taken, by the
Department of Defense to assist in worker transition.

amendment no. 108 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island

Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON COUNTRIES AND ENEMY GROUPS AGAINST WHICH
THE UNITED STATES HAS TAKEN MILITARY ACTION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report that identifies the nations, organizations,
and persons against which the United States has taken
military action pursuant to the Authorization for Use of
Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).

amendment no. 109 offered by mrs. demings of florida

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

SEC. 12__. ENHANCED MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

(a) NATO Exercises.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with appropriate officials of other member
countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, shall
seek opportunities to conduct more NATO naval exercises in
the Baltic and Black Seas, as well as in the northern
Atlantic Ocean, to defend the seas around Europe and deter
Russian aggression in those regions.
(b) Joint Research Projects.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, may conduct joint
research projects with NATO allies pursuant to the
authorities under chapter 138 of title 10, United States
Code, including projects through NATO Centers of Excellence,
to--

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(1) improve NATO reconnaissance capabilities to track
Russian military exercises;
(2) enhance NATO anti-submarine warfare capabilities
against Russia;
(3) increase the numbers of modern sensors placed on NATO
aircraft, submarines, and surface ships; or
(4) enhance NATO capabilities to detect and deter Russian
information operations.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 908, the gentleman
from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr.
Smith) each will control 10 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Rohrabacher).
Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this legislation and
especially this part of the bill, which includes a provision that
declares Dr. Afridi an international hero.
For those who don't remember Dr. Afridi, who now languishes in a
Pakistani prison, this was the brave soul who helped us identify Osama
bin Laden, the mastermind of the slaughter of 3,000 Americans on 9/11.
Pakistan arrested him on trumped up charges, and he now lingers in a
dungeon, ignored by us, ignored by the world.
This is an international hero. This is a man with courage.
It is a disgrace that our country still has relations, when Pakistan
rubs this in our face. I would hope that this Congress--and, Mr. Chair,
I thank the gentleman for putting this in the bill that we are
declaring to the world Dr. Afridi must be freed, and he is a hero, an
international hero to all of humankind.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cuellar).
Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking
Member Mr. Smith, and I rise in support of this legislation, and in
particular, in support of amendment No. 202 offered by myself and Mr.
Castro and Mr. Doggett.
This amendment requires the Air Force to conduct a core sampling
study at Lackland Air Force Base to determine potential hazardous
substances along the route of a wastewater pipeline replacement
project.
Project negotiations are being held up because the proposed route
transects two very old landfills whose contents are unknown. Soil
sampling to identify potential contaminants along the construction site
will allow this project to move forward.
Replacing this crumbling pipeline is critical to avoid continual
wastewater spills, which impact the environmental health and well-being
of both the military base and the residents of San Antonio.
I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment, the
legislation, this en bloc amendment to bring wastewater services to
over 500,000 residents in San Antonio, a rapidly growing southwest
community.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Correa).
Mr. CORREA. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment 96 that
is included in the en bloc amendment.
My amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to study how the
Department of Defense can attract and recruit students from higher
education institutions with backgrounds in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, artificial intelligence, machine learning,
and cybersecurity.
To make sure we draw from the best and brightest of our country, this
study would consist of students from all higher education institutions,
including but not limited to Hispanic serving institutions,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Asian American and
Native American Pacific Islander serving institutions.
World war III is currently taking place in cyberspace, and that is
why it is important that we find our young men and women, the best and
brightest we have, to fight this battle.
Additionally, with China racing to dominate the artificial
intelligence space, we must find suitable individuals to keep up with
China's artificial intelligence advancements and massive investments in
this area.
My amendment would ensure that our Nation has the information it
needs to recruit our brightest and best.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I would inquire of the gentleman
if he as any more speakers.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chair, I don't have any more speakers.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski).
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment to ensure
that Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients, veterans with service-
connected disabilities, and former prisoners of war have access to
military exchanges, commissaries, and morale, welfare, and recreation
facilities.
We should all agree that these heroes of our Armed Forces have done
more than enough to earn this access. It is our duty as a Nation to not
only say that we appreciate their service, but also to enact policies
such as this demonstrating this gratitude.
A 2017 Defense Department report shows expanding access will not only
make life easier for these veterans, but will also strengthen the
commissary and exchange system.
This amendment has been endorsed by the VFW, American Legion,
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Wounded Warrior Project, Disabled
American Veterans, and AMVETS.
Mr. Chair, I thank Congressman Walter Jones for joining me on the
bill and on this amendment. I thank the chair and ranking member for
including my amendment in this bloc and for their work on this bill,
and I urge my colleagues to support these amendments.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member and the
chairman of the Rules Committee for listening to both my concerns and
the amendments that we have offered. We are very pleased to have at
least 10 amendments to deal with this important legislation.
Mr. Chair, I rise to thank the chair and the ranking member of the
Armed Services Committee for the en bloc amendments.
I would like to draw particular attention to a few Jackson Lee
amendments as the Congress prepares to adjourn for Memorial Day. I want
to thank the men and women who serve in the United States military.
The Jackson Lee amendment offered in this year's NDAA will provide
oversight with information or guidance on efforts at K-12 schools on
Federal military facilities to maintain safety and security from active
shooters. Just coming from my district and in the neighboring area, the
Santa Fe tragedy, of which I attended vigils over the weekend and
listening to children talk about being fearful of guns and going to
school, has been a very difficult set of circumstances.
So the Jackson Lee amendment would, in fact, seek an assessment from
the Secretary of Defense of the strategies that may be used to reduce
the security threats posed by active shooter incidences at public
schools and secondary schools.
Today, the DOD operates 60 schools in seven States, 26,000 military
connected students, and that is a process where I think the Pentagon
and the Defense Department can be very, very helpful.
Jackson Lee amendment No. 91 seeks to have a report 180 days
following enactment from the Secretary of Defense, which will include
the Coast Guard, on maternity mortality rates among members of the
Armed Forces and the Department.
For every 100,000 births in the United States in 2013, the Centers
for Disease Control estimated that 17.3 percent of mothers died, the
highest mortality rate of all industrialized countries by several times
over.
I believe we can be very effective in having solutions.
My amendment No. 68 considers the vital role in the National Guard
and reservist field when called to service. I work with the National
Guard. Mr. Chair, I thank the Texas Guard and the National Guard. I
have seen them in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I believe it is an
important assessment to continue to remind us of the work that they do,
civilian soldiers, of course.
Jackson Lee amendment No. 89 provides a report 220 days after
enactment on the DOD's capacity to provide survivors of natural
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experiencing the suffering of Hurricane Harvey, and I believe this is a
major important time.
It is important as well to deal with cybersecurity, and so I have an
amendment that seeks an assessment that would consider what occurred in
1992 following Hurricane Andrew when the DOD stood up emergency
housing, and to look at those options.
The same thing with dealing with cybersecurity: I believe that it is
important for the DOD to deal with the feasibility of creating an
apprentice program to address the agency's shortages of qualified
cybersecurity persons.
Let me just simply say that this legislation will be helpful in
defining how we answer a lot of hard questions.
I do want to take note of the fact that I would like to see in the
State Department and the DOD that we work on better relationships with
Pakistan and try to discern how we can weave through some of the
difficult issues that we are addressing and develop that alliance
again.
My other amendments deal with raising awareness among students
traveling abroad; expanding the report required by the bill to include
information on the opportunities dealing with artificial intelligence,
dealing with cybersecurity, sharing of Navy desalinization technology
for civilian applications.
Something that I have been working on for a number of years: I just
was in a meeting dealing with the impact of Boko Haram and as well its
far-reaching impact throughout Africa, north Africa, and the death that
it has been engaged in. My amendment will be providing for DOD
assistance to the Nigerian Government in developing a missing persons
database to report on missing, exploited, and trafficked persons. The
DOD has provided the kind of assistance that has been allowed by our
laws, but it is a horrific circumstance.
Then finally, I have an amendment addressing dangers associated with
man-made space debris in low Earth orbit to manned and unmanned
missions.
Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to support our amendments. I thank
those who have managed this legislation.
I think the important point I want to make sure is the active
shooter; the mortality rates dealing with mothers, maternal mortality
rates and the loss of mothers and the loss of children in the instance
of child birth. I would ask that my amendments be accepted.
Mr. Chair, I rise to thank the Chair and Ranking Member of the Rules
Committee for the inclusion of Jackson Lee Amendments in the Rules for
H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019.
I also thank the Chair and Ranking Member of the Armed Services
Committee, and their staffs for working with me and my staff to include
Jackson Lee Amendments in the Amendment En Blocs for H.R. 5515, the
National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019.
As a Member of the House Budget Committee, I am keenly aware of the
budget pressures caused by Sequestration and repeated government
shutdowns that have plagued defense and non-defense agencies.
It is past time for the Congress to engage in an authentic bipartisan
budget process that puts the national interest over party interest so
that we can complete the annual appropriations process by September 30,
2018, and prevent any further government shutdowns.
I have several amendments to H.R. 5515, the National Defense
Authorization Act for FY 2019, which will be addressed in my submitted
statement.
I would like to draw particular attention to a few Jackson Lee
Amendments because of their importance to the people whom I serve in
the 18th Congressional District of Texas, or they are of significance
to the people who rely upon the resources provided by the National
Defense Authorization Act to defend our nation.
As the Congress prepares to adjourn for Memorial Day weekend, I want
to thank the men and women of the Armed Services, and the dedicated
civilian professionals of the Department of Defense and its branches
for their sacrifice and service to our nation.
I hope that in some small measure that the passage of this bill will
convey to them the heartfelt respect and appreciation this body has for
what they do each day to keep our nation and its people safe from harm.
The Jackson Lee Amendments offered to this year's NDAA will provide
oversight with information or guidance on:
1. Efforts at K-12 schools on federal military facilities to maintain
safety and security from active shooter situations;
2. Reporting on maternity mortality rates among service women, and
female dependents of all service members, including the Coast Guard;
3. Raising awareness among students traveling abroad about
recruitment tactics used by foreign intelligence agencies seeking to
snare them into spying against the United States;
4. Readiness of the National Guard and Reserve for disaster response;
5. Defense Department's capacity to provide emergency short-term
housing to disaster survivors;
6. Development of a cybersecurity apprentice program to provide on
the job training for certain cybersecurity positions and to support the
acquisition of cybersecurity certifications;
7. Expanding a report required by the bill to include information on
the opportunities and risks associated with advancements Artificial
Intelligence and its sub-discipline of machine learning;
8. Reports on cybersecurity threats posed by the achievement of
stable quantum computing;
9. Sharing of Navy desalinization technology for civilian
applications;
10. Condemning Boko Haram; and providing for DoD assistance to the
Nigerian government in developing a missing persons database to report
on missing, exploited and trafficked persons; and
11. Addressing dangers associated with man-made space debris in low
earth orbit to manned and unmanned missions.
The Jackson Lee Amendments that I would like to emphasize include:
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 159, which seeks an assessment, from the
Secretary of Defense, of the strategies that may be used to reduce the
security threats posed by active shooter incidents at public elementary
schools and secondary schools located on the grounds of Federal
military installations.
Our nation's military provides for the needs of military families
including the education of their children.
Since 1816, a Military Service, the Department of War or the
Department of Defense has operated schools on military installations.
Today, the DoD operates 60 schools in 7 states: Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia.
There are 26,000 military connected students attending Domestic
Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools, which are operated by
Department of Defense Education Activity, which is located in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Local Education Agencies operate about 150 public schools on military
installations throughout the United States, educating about 80,000
students.
As you already know, on Friday, May 18, 2018, the community of Santa
Fe, Texas became the most recent school to experience an active shooter
gun violence, which took the lives of eight students and two teachers.
No parent should have to endure the loss of a child.
Over the last year we have seen deadly active shooter attacks carried
out by a lone gunman at K-12 schools, where the shooter was often a
student.
The safety and wellbeing of children of our active duty personnel are
our responsibility.
This Jackson Lee amendment seeks information on what is being done
and what can be done to increase school security against activity
shooters situations in K-12 schools on military installations.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 91, which seeks a report 180 days following
enactment from the Secretary of DoD, which will include the Coast
Guard, on maternity mortality rates among members of the Armed Forces
and the dependents of such members.
For every 100,000 births in the US in 2013 the Centers for Disease
Control estimated that 17.3 mothers died, the highest maternal
mortality rate of all industrialized countries--by several times over.
Between 1990 and 2015 it is reported that maternal mortality rates
around the world fell by 30 percent while at the same time in the US,
the ratio went up nearly 60 percent.
A 2012, Pentagon report states that mothers delivering at military
hospitals are more likely to hemorrhage after childbirth than mothers
at civilian hospitals.
More than 50,000 babies are born at military hospitals each year, and
they are twice as likely to be injured during delivery as newborns
nationwide.
This Jackson Lee Amendment would provide a clearer understanding of
the mortality rates of mothers: who were pregnant, undergoing delivery,
or had delivered a child less than 1 year before their deaths.
Jackson Lee amendments No. 68 and No. 89 provide additional attention
to DoD disaster response.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 68, considers the vital role the National
Guard and Reservist's fill when called to service in disaster response.
I thank the Texas Guard, National Guard, and Reservists as well as
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came to the aid of victims of Hurricane Harvey.
You saved thousands of lives and Texans will be forever grateful that
you answered the call to serve our nation as members of the armed
forces.
Hurricane Harvey's impact in Texas is still being felt nine months
later.
The storm's footprint covered over 9,000 square miles, including the
city of Houston, Texas.
Hurricane Harvey dropped over 52 inches of rain in the Houston area
an over 60 inches were recorded elsewhere in the state.
At its peak on September 1, 2017, one-third of Houston, our nation's
fourth largest city, was underwater leaving 34,575 evacuees in shelters
across Texas.
Before the flood waters had receded in Houston two other monster
hurricanes were bearing down on citizens living in the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico.
The scope and magnitude of these dueling disasters tested the
National Guard and Reservists in ways that were new.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 68 requires a readiness report on the
National Guard and Reservists to make sure they have what they need to
assist communities in need of disaster assistance during the 2018
Hurricane Season which begins June 1st.
Many Texans are still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, and the same
is true of Puerto Rico residents who are attempting to recover from
Hurricane Maria.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 68 improves the bill's ability to support
the important mission of the National Guard and Reservists to engage in
disaster response.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 89 provides a report 220 days after
enactment on the DoD's capacity to provide survivors of natural
disasters with emergency short term housing.
Hurricane Harvey is the largest housing disaster to strike the U.S.
in our nation's history.
During Hurricane Harvey over 300,000 structures flooded in
southeastern Texas, where extreme rainfall hit many areas that are
densely-populated.
At its peak on September 1, 2017, one-third of Houston, our nation's
fourth largest city, was underwater with 34,575 evacuees in shelters
across Texas.
The storm and resulting flooding damaged 203,000 homes, of which
12,700 were destroyed.
Port Arthur residents were living in tents, after 80 percent of the
city's housing was flooded by Hurricane Harvey rains, which led to
acute housing needs.
The city of Beaumont lost its fresh water supply leading to the
closure of hospitals and evacuation of patients to hospitals in other
cities.
There were significant delays in the provision of enough hotels for
all of those impacted by the storm.
However, within weeks hotel rooms were sufficient to address most
housing needs for those displaced by the storm.
Unfortunately, the number of hotel rooms in Jefferson County Texas
was insufficient for the demand for housing, which left residents
living in tents until housing options could be found.
This Jackson Lee amendment seeks an assessment that would consider,
what occurred in 1992 following Hurricane Andrew, when the DoD stood up
emergency housing in the State of Florida for thousands of Floridians
who lost their homes to that storm.
Earlier this year, the House passed H.R. 3202, the Cyber
Vulnerabilities Disclosure Act, which I introduced to address the need
for effective and aggressive action to deal with the threat of Zero Day
Events.
A Zero Day Event describes the situation that network security
professionals may find themselves when a previously unknown error or
flow in computing code is exploited by a cybercriminal or terrorist.
The term ``Zero Day Event'' simply means that there is zero time to
prepare a defense against a cyberattack.
H.R. 3202 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a
report on the policies and procedures developed for coordinating cyber
vulnerability disclosures.
I have previously introduced legislation to address the cybersecurity
workforce shortage in the Federal government.
On that bill, H.R. 1981, Cyber Security Education and Federal
Workforce Enhancement Act, establishes the process for looking outside
of DHS and within its ranks to solve the shortage of cybersecurity
professionals.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 97 seeks an assessment from the DoD on the
feasibility of creating an apprentice program to address the agency's
shortages of qualified cybersecurity professionals for certain
cybersecurity positions.
There is a growing shortage of cybersecurity professionals with over
a quarter-million positions remaining unfilled in the U.S. alone and a
predicted shortfall of 1.5 million cybersecurity professionals by 2019.
There are additional Jackson Lee Amendments included in this bill
that provide reports to the authorizing committees on a range of
security and safety issues related to technology and innovation, with
an eye toward the future.
The world is on the verge of significant breakthroughs in computing,
space exploration, medical advancements, and innovations in medicine,
engineering, and know how.
At the same time we are seeing extreme weather events that are
causing significant shifts in rainfall patterns in this country and
around the world that require that we invest in water management and
desalinization technology to assure reliable access to abundant fresh
water.
Artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing are rapidly
changing areas of computing science that will have direct and
significant implications for our economy, national defense, and our
nation's security.
I have two Jackson Lee Amendments that have been adopted in En Bloc
Amendments that will provide additional scope to an existing report on
AI, and another report on the implications for the security of
computing networks should quantum computing innovation establish more
stable systems.
The current stage of computing innovation is akin to the Age of
Flight at the time of the Wright Brothers.
We are in the infancy of the Computing Age, the best is yet to come,
but we should be mindful of the rewards as well as the risks.
We will have aggressive programs to meet the challenge of achieving
stable quantum computing because if we are not on the bleeding edge of
this innovation curve, there could be dire consequences for the
security of defense, civilian, private sector, and academic computing
networks, challenges to our leadership in computing advancements, and
we run the risk of negative economic impacts.
At best we are the first to achieve these advancements in computing,
and at worse we are in second place.
I thank the Committees for including Jackson Lee Amendments Nos. 126
and 193 in the Amendment En Blocs for H.R. 5515.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 90 directs that the Secretary of DoD will
provide a report 240 days from enactment of this bill on the risks
posed by man-made space debris in low-earth orbit, including
recommendations on remediation of such risks, and outlines of plans to
reduce the incident of space debris.
Space debris encompasses both natural and artificial particles.
This Jackson Lee Amendment would address the risk of man-made space
debris.
Man-made objects in Earth's orbit that may no longer serve a useful
function can include nonfunctional spacecraft, abandoned launch vehicle
stages, mission-related debris and fragmentation debris.
Space debris travels at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour is fast
enough a small piece of man-made debris to damage to a satellite or a
spacecraft.
There are more than 20,000 pieces of debris larger than a softball or
orbiting the Earth.
There are 500,000 pieces of debris the size of a marble or larger.
There are many millions of pieces of debris that are so small they
can't be tracked.
NASA tracks more than 500,000 pieces of man-made space debris in
Earth's orbit.
Jackson Lee Amendment seeks a report from the Secretary of Defense on
the risks posed by man-made space debris, solutions for reducing risks
and strategies for reducing the incidence of more man-made space debris
being introduced into space.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 61 on the Rule for H.R. 5515, directs the
following Secretary of Navy to submit reports to Congress on the
feasibility of applying desalinization technologies to provide drought
relief in areas impacted by sharp declines in water availability for
both military as well as civilian purposes. (listed as No. 482 on the
Rules Committee Roster)
In 2010, the United States consumed about 355,000 million gallons of
water per day.
Worldwide, some 700 million people do not have access to enough clean
water.
In 10 years the number is expected to more than double to 1.8
billion.
Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is water, but in fact less than 1
percent it is available for human use.
The rest of the water on our planet is either salt water found in
oceans, fresh water frozen in the polar ice caps, or too inaccessible
for practical usage.
While population and demand on freshwater resources are increasing,
supply will always remain constant.
And although the water cycle continuously returns water to Earth, it
is not always returned to the same place, or in the same quantity and
quality.
This is why I offered this Jackson Lee Amendment No. 61.
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There are serious water shortages in some regions of the country and
the prospects that sustained water shortages due to regional growth and
climate factors may make it necessary to develop alternative sources
for water intended for human and agricultural uses.
If we can harness the technology to convert ocean water into fresh
water the future of cities and rural communities that depend on water
can be much brighter.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 88 on the Rule for H.R. 5515, Requires the
Secretary of Defense to report to Congress programs and procedures
employed to ensure students studying abroad through Department of
Defense National Security Education Programs are trained to recognize,
resist, and report against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign
governments.
The number of U.S. students studying abroad for credit during the
2015-2016 academic year totaled 325,339 students.
This represents just over 1.6 percent of all U.S. students enrolled
at institutions of higher education in the United States and about 10
percent of U.S. graduates.
Study abroad provides opportunities to students and helps nation's
economies.
A recent survey found that almost 40 percent of companies surveyed
missed international business opportunities because of a lack of
internationally-co competent personnel.
However, the opportunities to study in another country come with some
risks.
In 2014, the FBI released a 28-minute spy film called ``Game of
Pawns, '' which was based in part on the real life story of Glenn
Shriver, who in 2004 was a 22-year-old studying in Shanghai.
The Michigan native found a seemingly innocent job online--writing
papers on U.S.-China relations.
Over time, the job description changed.
Glenn Shriver accepted $70,000 from Chinese operatives and agreed to
apply for U.S. government jobs in order to gain access to classified
information. By then, the FBI was on to him.
He was arrested in 2010 and pleaded guilty to one count of attempting
to spy.
He was sentenced to serve a four-year prison sentence.
At the time FBI did not say how many students had been turned into
spies but said they are increasingly being targeted.
Destinations for U.S. students studying abroad include: Africa; Asia;
Europe; Latin America; Middle East; and Oceania.
When 95 percent of consumers live outside of the United States, we
cannot afford to ignore this essential aspect of higher education.
Jackson Lee Amendment No. 88 will provide the tools and education
needed to U.S. students studying abroad to help them protect themselves
from attempts the recruitment tactics of foreign agents.
Thank you to the Committee for the inclusion of these Jackson Lee
Amendments in the final bill.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, we have no further speakers.
I urge adoption of the amendments en bloc, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.

Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 908, I
offer amendments en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 5 consisting of amendment Nos. 110, 111, 112,
113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, and
127 printed in House Report 115-702, offered by Mr. Thornberry of
Texas:

amendment no. 110 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island

Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following:

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST
SYRIA.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report regarding the United
States military strikes on Syria on April 13, 2018. Such
report should address the following:
(1) An identification of the objectives of such strikes.
(2) An examination of whether such objectives were
achieved.
(3) An examination of any tactical advantages gained by
such strikes.
(4) An assessment of the extent to which Syrian military
operations were affected by such strikes, including if such
strikes had any lasting impact on such operations.
(5) An identification of the legal justification for such
strikes.

amendment no. 111 offered by mr. yoho of florida

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

SEC. 10__. SALE OF SURPLUS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO
ELIGIBLE FARMERS.

Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Sale of Equipment to Farmers.--(1) During the three-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, may transfer to eligible farmers equipment of
the Department of Defense that is--
``(A) appropriate for use by farmers; and
``(B) excess to the needs of the Department of Defense.
``(2) A farmer is eligible to purchase equipment under this
subsection if the farmer is--
``(A) a veteran and a new and beginning farmer, as
determined by the Secretary; and
``(B) submits to the Secretary an application containing
such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
``(3) Equipment made available for transfer to farmers
under this subsection shall be made available to such farmers
before such equipment is made available for public sale.
``(4) Not later than 60 days after the termination of the
authority under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on this subsection that includes the
recommendations of the Secretary regarding the extension or
expansion of the program.''.

amendment no. 112 offered by mr. marshall of kansas

Page 937, insert after line 12 the following new section:

SEC. 2845. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT.

(a) Authorization.--The Society of the First Infantry
Division (an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of that code), may make modifications
(including construction of additional plaques and stone
plinths on which to put the plaques) to the First Division
Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in
District of Columbia that was set aside for memorial purposes
of the First Infantry Division, in order to honor the members
of the First Infantry Division who paid the ultimate
sacrifice during United States operations, including
Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn,
and Operation Enduring Freedom. The First Infantry Division
at the Department of the Army shall collaborate with the
Department of Defense to provide to the Society of the First
Infantry Division the list of names to be added.
(b) Non-application of Commemorative Works Act.--
Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 of title 40, United
States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works
Act''), shall not apply to actions taken under subsection (a)
of this section.
(c) Funding.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any
expense of the activities of the Society of the First
Infantry Division which are authorized by this section.

amendment no. 113 offered by mr. langevin of rhode island

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

SEC. 12__. IMPORTANCE OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In a world with increasingly complex political and
security challenges, bridging the gap between diplomacy and
defense is more vital than ever to achieve United States
strategic objectives abroad.
(2) Foreign missions are multifaceted, rapidly evolving,
and interconnected.
(3) Emerging security issues demand that the United States
Government be quick, agile, adaptable, comprehensive, and
inclusive when navigating foreign partnerships.
(4) The interagency process continues to be the most
efficient and effective means for the United States to
quickly adjust to changing circumstances and leverage
resources for securing its strategic objectives abroad.
(5) The Government Accountability Office has found that
``effective interagency rotational assignments can achieve
collaboration-related results''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) United States Government personnel must be able to
collaborate across departments and agencies to meet complex
national security challenges;
(2) the United States needs to ensure that its foreign and
defense policies are mutually supportive and find ways to
most effectively align its strategies;
(3) exchange programs between the Department of State and
Department of Defense are critical for strengthening the
capacity of such Departments to promote regional stability
around the world while protecting and promoting United States
interests;
(4) Foreign Service officers serving as political advisors
provide deep understanding

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of diplomatic dynamics and issues and can enable, through
such exchange programs, the Department of Defense to make
effective and sustained contributions to protecting and
promoting United States interests; and
(5) in order to achieve such strategic, operational, and
tactical successes, such Foreign Service officers should be
embedded forward with Department of Defense personnel to the
fullest extent practicable.

amendment no. 114 offered by mr. langevin of rhode island

Page 874, insert after line 6 the following:

SEC. 2815. REPORTS ON BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES SUBJECT TO
EXCEPTIONS TO ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.

(a) Annual Report for New Construction.--Not later than 90
days after the end of each of the fiscal years 2019 through
2023, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report listing each
building or facility for which the Secretary first initiated
construction during the fiscal year, or for which the
Secretary first entered into a lease for the use of the
Secretary during the fiscal year, which is subject to one of
the accessibility standard exceptions described in subsection
(c).
(b) One-time Report on Current Buildings and Facilities
Subject to Exceptions.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
listing each building or facility constructed or leased by
the Secretary during fiscal years 2014 through 2018 which is
subject to one of the accessibility standard exceptions
described in subsection (c).
(c) Accessibility Standard Exceptions Described.--The
accessibility standard exceptions described in this
subsection with respect to a building or facility are as
follows:
(1) The building or facility is leased by the Secretary
concerned on a temporary, emergency basis for the use of
officials providing disaster assistance.
(2) The building or facility is located in a foreign
country and is constructed in whole or in part with funds
provided by the United States, but the Secretary concerned
does not control the design criteria and the building or
facility is not required to comply with standards under the
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.).
(3) The building or facility is located in a foreign
country and is leased by the Secretary concerned.
(4) The building or facility is subject to a waiver granted
by the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense who
represents the Department of Defense on the United States
Access Board.

amendment no. 115 offered by mr. beyer of virginia

At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

SEC. 8__. USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE
SELECTION PROCESS.

(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the
United States Government to avoid using lowest price
technically acceptable source selection criteria in
circumstances that would deny the Government the benefits of
cost and technical tradeoffs in the source selection process.
(b) Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to
require that, for solicitations issued on or after the date
that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria
are used only in situations in which--
(1) an executive agency is able to comprehensively and
clearly describe the minimum requirements expressed in terms
of performance objectives, measures, and standards that will
be used to determine acceptability of offers;
(2) the executive agency would realize no, or minimal,
value from a contract proposal exceeding the minimum
technical or performance requirements set forth in the
request for proposal;
(3) the proposed technical approaches will require no, or
minimal, subjective judgment by the source selection
authority as to the desirability of one offeror's proposal
versus a competing proposal;
(4) the source selection authority has a high degree of
confidence that a review of technical proposals of offerors
other than the lowest bidder would not result in the
identification of factors that could provide value or benefit
to the executive agency;
(5) the contracting officer has included a justification
for the use of a lowest price technically acceptable
evaluation methodology in the contract file; and
(6) the executive agency has determined that the lowest
price reflects full life-cycle costs, including for
operations and support.
(c) Avoidance of Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
Source Selection Criteria in Certain Procurements.--To the
maximum extent practicable, the use of lowest price
technically acceptable source selection criteria shall be
avoided in the case of a procurement that is predominately
for the acquisition of--
(1) information technology services, cybersecurity
services, systems engineering and technical assistance
services, advanced electronic testing, audit or audit
readiness services, or other knowledge-based professional
services;
(2) personal protective equipment; or
(3) knowledge-based training or logistics services in
contingency operations or other operations outside the United
States, including in Afghanistan or Iraq.
(d) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three
years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the number of instances in which lowest price technically
acceptable source selection criteria is used for a contract
exceeding $2,000,000, including an explanation of how the
situations listed in subsection (b) were considered in making
a determination to use lowest price technically acceptable
source selection criteria.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40,
United States Code, except that the term does not include the
Department of Defense.
(2) Contingency operation.--The term ``contingency
operation'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of
title 10, United States Code.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

amendment no. 116 offered by mr. young of alaska

At the end of title X, add the following new section:

SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE BASING OF KC-46A AIRCRAFT
OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the Department of Defense
is continuing its process of permanently stationing KC-46A
aircraft at installations in the continental United States
and forward-basing outside the continental United States.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of the Air Force, as part of the strategic
basing process for KC-46A aircraft, should continue to
consider the benefits derived from locations outside the
continental United States that--
(1) support day-to-day air refueling operations, operations
plans of the combatant commands, and flexibility for
contingency operations, and have--
(A) a strategic location that is essential to the defense
of the United States and its interests;
(B) receivers for boom or probe-and-drogue training
opportunities with joint and international partners; and
(C) sufficient airfield and airspace availability and
capacity to meet requirements; and
(2) possess facilities that--
(A) take full advantage of existing infrastructure to
provide--
(i) runway, hangars, and aircrew and maintenance
operations; and
(ii) sufficient fuels receipt, storage, and distribution
capacities for a 5-day peacetime operating stock; and
(B) minimize overall construction and operational costs.

amendment no. 117 offered by mr. dunn of florida

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

SEC. 1__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONVERSION OF F-22 AIRCRAFT.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Accelerating the modernization upgrade of F-22A Block
20 training and test aircraft would significantly increase
the total available inventory of combat-capable F-22A Block
35 fighter aircraft.
(2) Converting 34 F-22A Block 20 aircraft to a Block 35
configuration would drastically improve the readiness and
health of the entire F-22A fleet and increase flexibility to
manage availability of the combat-coded Block 35 fleet, which
is accumulating more operational flight hours than initially
anticipated.
(3) Making the conversions described in paragraph (2) would
be a cost-effective way to increase the F-22's combat-capable
force by 27 percent.
(4) If the conversion effort is not included in future base
budgets, it would be advisable for the Department of Defense
to support the effort as an unfunded priority.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of the Air Force should accelerate
modernization of the F-22 Block 20 training and test aircraft
as quickly as possible.

amendment no. 117 offered by mr. brown of maryland

At the end of title II, add the following new section:

SEC. 2__. MODIFICATION OF FUNDING CRITERIA UNDER HISTORICALLY
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM.

Section 2362(d) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Priority'' and
inserting ``Criteria''; and
(2) by striking ``give priority in providing'' and
inserting ``limit''.

amendment no. 120 offered by mr. khanna of california

Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:

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SEC. 12__. INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF COALITION PARTNERS
OR UNITED STATES MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE
PERSONNEL VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW OR DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE POLICY WHILE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN
YEMEN.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
investigation to determine if coalition partners of the
United States or members of the Armed Forces or intelligence
personnel violated Federal law, the laws of armed conflict,
or Department of Defense policy while conducting operations
in Yemen.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The investigation required
under subsection (a) shall also seek to determine the
following:
(1) Whether any Armed Forces or intelligence personnel
interrogated Yemeni citizens in prisons within Yemen or
provided questions to foreign personnel for use in such
interrogations, and whether such interrogations or actions
were consistent with United States law and policy.
(2) Whether any Armed Forces or intelligence personnel
violated the prohibitions of section 362 of title 10, United
States Code, while conducting operations in Yemen.
(3) Whether any United States coalition partners committed
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights
while conducting operations in Yemen that would make such
coalition partners ineligible for any training, equipment, or
other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force under
section 362 of title 10, United States Code.
(4) Whether a waiver or exception has been granted to
United States coalition partners under section 362 of title
10, United States Code, while conducting operations in Yemen.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report that contains the findings of the
investigation required under this section.
(2) Form.--The report required under this section shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex
(d) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(1) Coalition partners.--The term ``coalition partners''
has the meaning given such term in paragraph (3) of section
948a of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Gross violations of internationally recognized human
rights.--The term ``gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights'' has the meaning given such term in
subsection (d)(1) of section 502B of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304).

amendment no. 121 offered by mr. duncan of tennessee

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

SEC. ___. REPORT ON AWARDS FOR COST-SAVING IDEAS.

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
detailing--
(1) the total number of awards and commendations presented
to any military personnel for a cost-saving idea during the
prior fiscal year;
(2) a total estimate of the total savings as a result of
the implementation of cost-saving ideas for which an award or
commendation was presented; and
(3) a description of how the Secretary plans to expand
incentive programs for the purpose described in this section
and streamline such programs.

amendment no. 122 offered by mr. bacon of nebraska

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

SEC. 12_. INCLUSION OF INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN ANNUAL
MILITARY REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall modify the
Department of Defense's respective annual reports to Congress
on the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation,
and Iran to include influence operations as a matter to be
included in such reports.
(b) Amendments to Reports.--(1) Section 1202(b)(14) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
(Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding
at the end before the period the following: ``, including a
description of efforts to use non-military tools, including
diplomacy and political coercion, information operations, and
economic pressure to gain influence in other countries and
advance strategic objectives,''.
(2) Section 1245(b)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) is
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) a description of efforts to use non-military tools,
including diplomacy and political coercion, information
operations, and economic pressure to gain influence in other
countries and advance strategic objectives.''.
(3) Section 1245(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3566) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(23) A description of efforts of Russia to use non-
military tools, including diplomacy and political coercion,
information operations, and economic pressure to gain
influence in other countries and advance strategic
objectives.''.

amendment no. 123 offered by mr. gottheimer of new jersey

Page 538, after line 25, insert the following:
(5) To remember the Holocaust, the annihilation of
6,000,000 Jews by the Nazi regime, and to pay tribute to the
Allied troops who liberated Nazi concentration camps during
World War II.
Page 540, line 17, strike ``(f)(2)'' and insert ``(g)(2)''.
Page 542, after line 4, insert the following (and
redesignate succeeding subsections accordingly):
(f) Consultation With Director of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum.--In designing the commemorative
program conducted under this section, the Secretary of
Defense shall consult with the Director of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum.

amendment no. 124 offered by mr. gohmert of texas

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

SEC. 5__. CHAPLAINCIES OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Purpose.--The purposes of the chaplaincies of the Armed
Forces are--
(1) to accommodate the religious needs of members of the
Armed Forces;
(2) to provide religious and pastoral care to members of
the Armed Forces; and
(3) to provide advice to commanders of the Armed Forces on
the complexities of religion with regard to the respective
commander's personnel and mission, as appropriate.
(b) Requirements.--Each chaplain of the Armed Forces shall
be--
(1) a member of a religious organization;
(2) of sufficient education and ecclesiastical
qualification; and
(3) qualified to conduct religious observances or
ceremonies.

amendment no. 125 offered by ms. bordallo of guam

At the end of subtitle D of title VIII (page 361, after
line 5), insert the following:

SEC. 845. SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES.

In awarding contracts for telecommunication services or
installation of telecommunication infrastructure on military
installations located in the United States or its
territories, the Secretary of Defense shall give preference
to American-owned and -operated companies.

amendment no. 126 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas

Page 67, line 23, after ``sciences'' insert ``, plans to
defend against quantum based attacks,''.

amendment no. 127 offered by mr. arrington of texas

At the end of title II, add the following new section:

SEC. 2__. REPORT ON OA-X LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT APPLICABILITY
TO PARTNER NATION SUPPORT.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2019, the
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the OA-X light attack aircraft
experiment and how the program incorporates partner nation
requirements.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include a description of--
(1) how the OA-X light attack experiment will support
partner nations' low-cost counter terrorism light attack
capability;
(2) the extent to which the attributes of affordability,
interoperability, sustainability, simplicity of maintenance
and operations are included in the requirements for the OA-X;
and
(3) how Federal Aviation Administration certification and a
reasonable path for military type certifications for
commercial derivative aircraft are factored into foreign
military sales for a partner nation.

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Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 908, I
offer amendments en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 6 consisting of amendment Nos. 128, 129, 130,
131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, and
144 printed in House Report 115-702, offered by Mr. Thornberry of
Texas:

amendment no. 128 offered by mr. nolan of minnesota

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

SEC. 8__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STEEL PRODUCED IN THE
UNITED STATES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Frequent surges in unfairly trade steel imports have
materially injured the iron ore and steel industries in the
United States, putting our national, economic, and energy
security at risk.
(2) High-quality American steel products are vital to the
success of the United States military and are used in a
variety of applications from aircraft carriers to armor plate
for tanks as well as critical energy infrastructure like the
electrical grid and energy pipelines.
(3) Domestic producers of defense-related steel products
are dependent on the overall financial health of the iron ore
and steel industries in the United States.
(4) The loss of a strong domestic iron ore and steel
industry would make the United States dangerously dependent
upon foreign sources of steel, such as China.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a
strong domestic iron ore and steel industry is vital to the
national security of the United States.

amendment no. 129 offered by mr. davidson of ohio

Page 217, after line 17, insert the following:
``(iv) A description of the methodology and criteria used
by the Secretary to make decisions to close any military
medical treatment facility or limit the health services
provided by a military medical treatment facility, including
input from the affected military department.''.

amendment no. 130 offered by mr. loebsack of iowa

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

SEC. 221. STEM JOBS ACTION PLAN.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math in
addition to maintenance and manufacturing (collectively
referred to in this section as ``STEM'') make up a
significant portion of the workforce of the Department of
Defense.
(2) These jobs exist within the organic industrial base,
research, development, and engineering centers, life-cycle
management commands, and logistics centers of the Department.
(3) Vital to the continued support of the mission of all of
the military services, the Department needs to maintain its
STEM workforce.
(4) It is known that the demographics of personnel of the
Department indicate that many of the STEM personnel of the
Department will be eligible to retire in the next few years.
(5) Decisive action is needed to replace STEM personnel as
they retire to ensure that the military does not further
suffer a skill and knowledge gap and thus a serious readiness
gap.
(b) Assessments and Plan of Action.--The Secretary of
Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of each military
department, shall --
(1) perform an assessment of the STEM workforce for
organizations within the Department of Defense, including the
numbers and types of positions and the expectations for
losses due to retirements and voluntary departures;
(2) identify the types and quantities of STEM jobs needed
to support future mission work;
(3) determine the shortfall between lost STEM personnel and
future requirements;
(4) analyze and explain the appropriateness and impact of
using reimbursable and working capital fund dollars for new
STEM hires;
(5) identify a plan of action to address the STEM jobs gap,
including hiring strategies and timelines for replacement of
STEM employees; and
(6) deliver to Congress, not later than December 31, 2019,
a report specifying such plan of action.

amendment no. 131 offered by mr. schneider of illinois

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following:

SEC. 861. VETERAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Defense should coordinate with the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration to include
relevant aspects of veterans assistance programs of the Small
Business Administration in the Transition Assistance Program
established under section 1144 of title 10, United States
Code.
(b) Boots to Business Program.--Section 32 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection:
``(f) Boots to Business Program.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `covered individual' means--
``(i) a member of the Armed Forces, including the National
Guard or Reserves;
``(ii) an individual who is participating in the Transition
Assistance Program established under section 1144 of title
10, United States Code;
``(iii) an individual who--

``(I) served on active duty in any branch of the Armed
Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves; and
``(II) was discharged or released from such service under
conditions other than dishonorable; and

``(iv) a spouse or dependent of an individual described in
clause (i), (ii), or (iii); and
``(B) the term `Vet Center' has the meaning given in
section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code.
``(2) Establishment.--The Administrator shall carry out a
program to be known as the `Boots to Business Program' to
provide entrepreneurship training to covered individuals.
``(3) Goals.--The goals of the Boots to Business Program
are to--
``(A) provide assistance and in-depth training to covered
individuals interested in business ownership; and
``(B) provide covered individuals with the tools, skills,
and knowledge necessary to identify a business opportunity,
draft a business plan, identify sources of capital, connect
with local resources for small business concerns, and launch
a small business concern.
``(4) Program components.--
``(A) In general.--The Boots to Business Program may
include--
``(i) a presentation providing exposure to the
considerations involved in self-employment and ownership of a
small business concern;
``(ii) an online, self-study course focused on the basic
skills of entrepreneurship, the language of business, and the
considerations involved in self-employment and ownership of a
small business concern;
``(iii) an in-person classroom instruction component
providing an introduction to the foundations of self
employment and ownership of a small business concern; and
``(iv) in-depth training delivered through online
instruction, including an online course that leads to the
creation of a business plan.
``(B) Collaboration.--The Administrator may--
``(i) collaborate with public and private entities to
develop course curricula for the Boots to Business Program;
and
``(ii) modify program components in coordination with
entities participating in a Warriors in Transition program,
as defined in section 738(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
``(C) Utilization of resource partners.--
``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall--

``(I) ensure that Veteran Business Outreach Centers
regularly participate, on a nationwide basis, in the Boots to
Business Program; and
``(II) to the maximum extent practicable, use a variety of
other resource partners and entities in administering the
Boots to Business Program.

``(ii) Grant authority.--In carrying out clause (i), the
Administrator may make grants to Veteran Business Outreach
Centers, other resource partners, or other entities to carry
out components of the Boots to Business Program.
``(D) Availability to department of defense.--The
Administrator shall make available to the Secretary of
Defense information regarding the Boots to Business Program,
including all course materials created for the Boots to
Business Program, for inclusion on the website of the
Department of Defense relating to the Transition Assistance
Program, in the Transition Assistance Program manual, and in
other relevant materials available for distribution from the
Secretary of Defense.
``(E) Availability to veterans affairs.--In consultation
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator
shall make available outreach materials regarding the Boots
to Business Program for distribution and display at local
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs which shall,
at a minimum--
``(i) describe the Boots to Business Program and the
services provided; and
``(ii) include eligibility requirements for participating
in the Boots to Business Program.
``(5) Review.--The Inspector General of the Administration
shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives an annual report
regarding the awarding of grants to entities under paragraph
(4)(C).
``(6) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection and every year thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small
Business of the

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House of Representatives a report on the performance and
effectiveness of the Boots to Business Program, which may be
included as part of another report submitted to such
Committees by the Administrator, and which shall include--
``(A) the number of program participants using each
component of the Boots to Business Program;
``(B) the completion rates for each component of the Boots
to Business Program;
``(C) to the extent possible--
``(i) the demographics of program participants, to include
gender, age, race, relationship to military, military
occupational specialty, and years of service of program
participants;
``(ii) the number of small business concerns formed or
expanded with assistance under the Boots to Business Program;
``(iii) the gross receipts of small business concerns
receiving assistance under the Boots to Business Program;
``(iv) the number of jobs created with assistance under the
Boots to Business Program;
``(v) the number of referrals to other resources and
programs of the Administration;
``(vi) the number of program participants receiving
financial assistance under loan programs of the
Administration;
``(vii) the type and dollar amount of financial assistance
received by program participants under any loan program of
the Administration; and
``(viii) results of participant satisfaction surveys,
including a summary of any comments received from program
participants;
``(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Boots to
Business Program in each region of the Administration during
the most recent fiscal year;
``(E) an assessment of additional performance outcome
measures for the Boots to Business Program, as identified by
the Administrator;
``(F) any recommendations of the Administrator for
improvement of the Boots to Business Program, which may
include expansion of the types of individuals who are covered
individuals;
``(G) an explanation of how the Boots to Business Program
has been integrated with other transition programs and
related resources of the Administration and other Federal
agencies; and
``(H) any additional information the Administrator
determines necessary.''.

amendment no. 132 offered by mr. crawford of arkansas

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

SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) military intelligence programs should be provided
additional resources, authorities, and direction with respect
to prevention of and response to bombings using explosive
ordnance thereby ensuring the safety of the United States and
its citizens;
(2) additional explosive ordnance disposal intelligence
personnel are required to improve the ability of the
intelligence community to safeguard the United States;
(3) because of increasing use of explosive ordnance, which
includes improvised explosive devices, the Secretary of
Defense should make it a priority to enhance explosive
ordnance disposal intelligence efforts to protect and
safeguard the United States; and
(4) Congress should work to develop a comprehensive
response to the issue of prevention of bombings in
recognition of the contributions made by the 122-military
explosive ordnance disposal personnel that have died in the
line of duty since the attacks on the World Trade Center and
the Pentagon.

amendment no. 133 offered by mr. evans of pennsylvania

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following:

SEC. 861. IMPROVEMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
PROGRAM.

(a) Use of Authorized Entrepreneurial Development
Programs.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as
amended by this Act, is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 48 as section 49; and
(2) by inserting after section 47 the following new
section:

``SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.

``(a) Expanded Support for Entrepreneurs.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Administrator shall only deliver entrepreneurial
development services, entrepreneurial education, support for
the development and maintenance of clusters, or business
training through a program authorized under--
``(A) section 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, or 32
of this Act; or
``(B) sections 358 or 389 of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958.
``(2) Exception.--This section shall not apply to services
provided to assist small business concerns owned by an Indian
tribe (as such term is defined in section 8(a)(13)).
``(b) Annual Report.--Beginning on the first December 1
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Administrator shall annually report to the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on all
entrepreneurial development activities undertaken in the
current fiscal year through a program described in subsection
(a). Such report shall include--
``(1) a description and operating details for each program
and activity;
``(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard operating
procedures for each program and activity;
``(3) a description of the process used to award grants
under each program and activity;
``(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and vendors
(including organization name and location) and the amount of
awards for the current fiscal year for each program and
activity;
``(5) the amount of funding obligated for the current
fiscal year for each program and activity; and
``(6) the names and titles for those individuals
responsible for each program and activity.''.
(b) Marketing of Services.--Section 21 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(o) No Prohibition of Marketing of Services.--The
Administrator shall not prohibit applicants receiving grants
under this section from marketing and advertising their
services to individuals and small business concerns.''.
(c) Data Collection.--
(1) In general.--Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``as provided in this section and'' and
inserting ``as provided in this section,''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and (iv) governing data collection activities
related to applicants receiving grants under this section''.
(2) Annual report on data collection.--Section 21 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by subsection
(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Annual Report on Data Collection.--The Administrator
shall report annually to the Committee on Small Business of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on any data
collection activities related to the Small Business
Development Center Program.''.
(3) Working group to improve data collection.--
(A) Establishment and study.--The Administrator of the
Small Business Administration shall establish a group to be
known as the ``Data Collection Working Group'' consisting of
members from entrepreneurial development grant recipients
associations and organizations and officials from the Small
Business Administration, to carry out a study to determine
the best way to capture data collection and create or revise
existing systems dedicated to data collection.
(B) Report.--Not later than the end of the 180-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Data
Collection Working Group shall issue a report to the
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of
the Senate containing the findings and determinations made in
carrying out the study required under paragraph (1),
including--
(i) recommendations for revising existing data collection
practices; and
(ii) a proposed plan for the Small Business Administration
to implement such recommendations.
(d) Fees From Private Partnerships and Cosponsorships.--
Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648(a)(3)(C)), as amended by subsection (c), is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Fees From Private Partnerships and Cosponsorships.--A
small business development center that participates in a
private partnership or cosponsorship with the Administration
shall not be prohibited from collecting fees or other income
related to the operation of such a private partnership or
cosponsorship.''.
(e) Equity for Small Business Development Centers.--
Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended to read as
follows:

``(I) In general.--Of the amounts made available in any
fiscal year to carry out this section, not more than $600,000
may be used by the Administration to pay expenses enumerated
in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 20(a)(1).''.

(f) Confidentiality Requirements.--Section 21(a)(7)(A) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by
inserting after ``under this section'' the following: ``to
any State, local, or Federal agency, or to any third party''.
(g) Limitation on Award of Grants to Small Business
Development Centers.--
(1) In general.--Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 648), as amended by subsection (c), is further
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``any women's
business center operating pursuant to section 29,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Limitation on Award of Grants.--Except for not-for-
profit institutions of higher education, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Administrator may not award
grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under
this section to any entity other than those that received
grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under
this section prior to the date of the enactment of this
subsection, and that seek to renew such grants (including
contracts and cooperative agreements) after such date.''.

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(2) Rule of construction.--The amendments made by this
section may not be construed as prohibiting a women's
business center (as described under section 29 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656)) from receiving a subgrant from
an entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648).

amendment no. 134 offered by ms. frankel of florida

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

SEC. 10__. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SECURITY.

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise
made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2019, $150,000 shall be made available for research on
women's contributions to security at the National Defense
University Institute for National Strategic Studies.

amendment no. 135 offered by mr. raskin of maryland

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

SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CANINE PLASMA FOR
HEMORRHAGIC CONTROL.

(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4201, for the United
States Special Operations Command is hereby increased by
$5,000,000 for the development of freeze-dried canine plasma
for hemorrhagic control.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 101 for procurement, Defense-wide, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101,
for the United States Special Operations Command is hereby
reduced by $5,000,000.

amendment no. 136 offered by ms. frankel of florida

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

SEC. 10__. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT
EXTREMISM.

Section 1094(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting ``including those
led by women or focused on empowering women,'' after
``groups,'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph (E):
``(E) Goals to--
``(i) support women's leadership and full participation in
preventing and countering violent extremism;
``(ii) reduce gender barriers to peace and security, such
as gender-based violence and its harmful effects on
individuals and communities; and
``(iii) address gender-specific drivers of radicalization
and terrorist recruitment strategies.''.

amendment no. 137 offered by mr. coffman of colorado

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

SEC. 16__. BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICING
CAPABILITIES.

(a) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,
shall jointly provide the Committees on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, and to any other
appropriate congressional committee upon request, a briefing
detailing the costs, risks, and operational benefits of
leveraging commercial satellite servicing capabilities for
national security satellite systems.
(b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A prioritized list, with rationale, of operational and
planned assets of the Department of Defense that could be
enhanced by satellite servicing missions.
(2) The costs, risks, and benefits of integrating satellite
servicing capabilities as a part of operational resilience.
(3) Potential strategies that could allow future national
security space systems to leverage commercial in-orbit
servicing capabilities where appropriate and feasible.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committee''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives; and
(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

amendment no. 138 offered by ms. shea-porter of new hamsphire

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

SEC. 12_. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to appropriate congressional committees a report on
security cooperation programs and activities of the
Department of Defense in the foreign countries specified in
subsection (b) that were carried out at any time during the
period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on such
date of enactment.
(b) Foreign Countries Specified.--The foreign countries
specified in this subsection are the following:
(1) Afghanistan.
(2) Iraq.
(3) Yemen.
(4) Nigeria.
(5) Mali.
(6) Chad.
(7) Somalia.
(8) The Philippines.
(9) Any other country as determined by the Secretary of
Defense.
(c) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Lessons learned and best practices with respect to such
security cooperation programs and activities of the
Department of Defense.
(2) Relevant recommendations for future security
cooperation programs and activities of the Department of
Defense.
(3) Recommendations for monitoring and evaluation metrics
for future security cooperation programs and activities of
the Department of Defense.
(4) Evaluation of the efficacy of the assessment tools used
by the Department of Defense and other relevant security
cooperation agencies with respect to such security
cooperation programs and activities of the Department of
Defense for purposes of measuring improvements made by the
forces of the foreign countries specified in subsection (b).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Security cooperation programs and activities of the
department of defense.--The term ``security cooperation
programs and activities of the Department of Defense'' has
the meaning given such term in section 301(7) of title 10,
United States Code.

amendment no. 139 offered by ms. sinema of arizona

Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following:

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON EVOLVING FINANCING MECHANISMS LEVERAGED
BY THE ISLAMIC STATE AND AFFILIATE ENTITIES.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the
Treasury, and the Secretary of State, in coordination with
other appropriate Federal officials, shall jointly submit to
Congress a report that contains an assessment regarding--
(1) the current funding mechanisms used by the Islamic
State and affiliated entities;
(2) the most likely future financing mechanisms available
to the Islamic State and affiliated entities; and
(3) United States efforts to deny access to such funding
mechanisms.

amendment no. 140 offered by ms. sinema of arizona

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 3__. REPORT ON WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION CAPABILITIES OF
ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that
wildfires endanger national security.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report on the wildfire suppression capabilities
within the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces,
including the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Program,
and interagency cooperation with the Forest Service and the
Department of the Interior.

amendment no. 141 offered by ms. sinema of arizona

Page 157, line 12, strike ``and''.
Page 157, line 14, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 157, after line 14, insert the following:
(v) ensure members obtain sufficient financial literacy to
effectively leverage conferred benefits and opportunities for
employment, education, vocational training, and
entrepreneurship.

amendment no. 142 offered by mr. newhouse of washington

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

SEC. ___. HANFORD WASTE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM.

Section 4442(e) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2622(e)) is amended by striking ``2019'' and inserting
``2024''.

amendment no. 143 offered by mr. graves of louisiana

Page 175, after line 17, insert the following new section:

SEC. 573. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS OF OPERATION END SWEEP FOR
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL.

The Secretary of the military department concerned may,
upon the application of an

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individual who is a veteran who participated in Operation End
Sweep, award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal.

amendment no. 144 offered by mr. schrader of oregon

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

SEC. 10__. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN
DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD STUDY.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the efforts of the Secretary to implement the
recommendations set forth in the study conducted by the
Defense Business Board titled ``Transforming Department of
Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change''.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a description of the actions carried out by the
Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations set
forth in the study described in subsection (a);
(2) identification of the specific recommendations, if any,
that have been implemented by the Secretary;
(3) the amount of any cost savings achieved as a result of
implementing such recommendations;
(4) identification of any recommendations that have not
been implemented; and
(5) alternative recommendations to transform core business
processes that would help the Department of Defense to
achieve cost savings.

{time} 0930

Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of the en bloc
package, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.

Amendments En Bloc No. 7 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 908, I
offer amendments en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 7 consisting of amendment Nos. 145, 146, 147,
148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161,
162, 163, 164, 165, 166, and 167 printed in House Report 115-702,
offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas:

amendment no. 145 offered by ms. stefanik of new york

At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 566. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE
APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY SPOUSES BY FEDERAL
AGENCIES.

(a) In General.--During the 2-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, section 3330d of title 5,
United States Code, shall be applied--
(1) without regard to--
(A) paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a); and
(B) subsection (c);
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by substituting ``a spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces on active duty'' for ``a
relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces''; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by substituting ``subsection
(a)(3)'' for ``subsection (a)(6)''.
(b) OPM Limitation and Reports.--
(1) Relocating spouses.--With respect to the noncompetitive
appointment of a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed
Forces under subsection (b)(1) of section 3330d of title 5,
United States Code, as modified by subsection (a), the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management--
(A) shall monitor the number of such appointments;
(B) shall require the head of each agency with authority to
make such appointments under such section to submit an annual
report to the Director on such appointments, including
information on the number of individuals so appointed, the
types of positions filled, and the effectiveness of the
authority for such appointments; and
(C) not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, shall submit a report to the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Government Affairs of the Senate on the use and effectiveness
of such authority.
(2) Non-relocating spouses.--With respect to the
noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of a member of the
Armed Forces other than a relocating spouse described in
paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management--
(A) shall treat the spouse as a relocating spouse under
paragraph (1); and
(B) may limit the number of such appointments.
(c) Sunset.--Effective on the date that is two years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the authority under
this section, including the authority provided by the
modifications to section 3330d of title 5, United States
Code, shall expire.

amendment no. 146 offered by mr. thornberry of texas

Page 124, after line 2, insert the following new section:

SEC. 528. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN TO THE CONGRESS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting before section 716 the
following new section:

``Sec. 715. Attending Physician to the Congress: grade

``A general officer serving as Attending Physician to the
Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of major general.
A flag officer serving as Attending Physician to the
Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of rear admiral
(upper half).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the
item relating the section 716 the following new item:

``715. Attending Physician to Congress: grade''.

At the end of subtitle A of title V, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 507. GRADES OF CHIEFS OF CHAPLAINS.

(a) Army.--Section 3073 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``There''; and
(2) by adding at the ends the following new subsection:
``(b) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the
grade of major general.''.
(b) Navy.--Section 5142 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the
grade of rear admiral (upper half).''.
(c) Air Force.--Section 8039 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Grade of Chief of Chaplains.--The Chief of Chaplains,
while so serving, holds the grade of major general.''.

amendment no. 147 offered by ms. stefanik of new york

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

SEC. 10__. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the executive
branch an independent Commission to review advances in
artificial intelligence, related machine learning
developments, and associated technologies.
(2) Treatment.--The Commission shall be considered an
independent establishment of the Federal Government as
defined by section 104 of title 5, United States Code, and a
temporary organization under section 3161 of such title.
(3) Designation.--The Commission established under
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Security
Commission on Artificial Intelligence''.
(4) Membership.--
(A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
members appointed as follows:
(i) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint 2 members.
(ii) The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint 1 member.
(iii) The Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(iv) The Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate shall appoint 1
member.
(v) The Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(vi) The Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1
member.
(vii) The Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(viii) The Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(ix) The Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(x) The Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(xi) The Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(xii) The Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(xiii) The Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1
member.
(xiv) The Ranking Member of the Permanent Select Committee
Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1
member.
(B) Deadline for appointment.--Members shall be appointed
to the Commission under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days
after the Commission establishment date.
(C) Effect of lack of appointment by appointment date.--If
one or more appointments under paragraph (1) is not made by

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the appointment date specified in paragraph (2), the
authority to make such appointment or appointments shall
expire, and the number of members of the Commission shall be
reduced by the number equal to the number of appointments so
not made.
(5) Chair and vice chair.--The Commission shall elect a
Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.
(6) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers, and shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.
(7) Status as federal employees.--Notwithstanding the
requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,
including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of
such section, the members of the Commission shall be deemed
to be Federal employees.
(b) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall carry out the review
described in paragraph (2). In carrying out such review, the
Commission shall consider the methods and means necessary to
advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and associated technologies by the United States to
comprehensively address the national security and defense
needs of the United States.
(2) Scope of the review.--In conducting the review
paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider the following:
(A) The competitiveness of the United States in artificial
intelligence, machine learning, and other associated
technologies, including matters related to national security,
defense, public-private partnerships, and investments.
(B) Means and methods for the United States to maintain a
technological advantage in artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and other associated technologies related to
national security and defense.
(C) Developments and trends in international cooperation
and competitiveness, including foreign investments in
artificial intelligence, related machine learning, and
computer science fields that are materially related to
national security and defense.
(D) Means by which to foster greater emphasis and
investments in basic and advanced research to stimulate
private, public, academic and combined initiatives in
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other
associated technologies, to the extent that such efforts have
application materially related to national security and
defense.
(E) Workforce and education incentives to attract and
recruit leading talent in artificial intelligence and machine
learning disciplines, including science, technology,
engineering, and math programs.
(F) Risks associated with United States and foreign country
advances in military employment of artificial intelligence
and machine learning, including international law of armed
conflict, international humanitarian law, and escalation
dynamics.
(G) Associated ethical considerations related to artificial
intelligence and machine learning as it will be used for
future applications related to national security and defense.
(H) Means to establish data standards, and incentivize the
sharing of open training data within related national
security and defense data-driven industries.
(I) Consideration of the evolution of artificial
intelligence and appropriate mechanism for managing such
technology related to national security and defense.
(J) Any other matters the Commission deems relevant to the
common defense of the Nation.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to
the President and Congress an initial report on the findings
of the Commission and such recommendations that the
Commission may have for action by the executive branch and
Congress related to artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and associated technologies, including
recommendations to more effectively organize the Federal
Government.
(2) Annual comprehensive reports.--Not later than one year
after the date of this enactment of this Act, and every year
thereafter annually, until the date specified in subsection
(e), the Commission shall submit a comprehensive report on
the review required under subsection (b).
(3) Form of reports.--Reports submitted under this
subsection shall be made publically available, but may
include a classified annex.
(d) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this Act for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of
Defense, not more than $10,000,000 shall be made available to
the Commission to carry out its duties under this subtitle.
Funds made available to the Commission under the preceding
sentence shall remain available until expended.
(e) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on October
1, 2020.
(f) Definition of Artificial Intelligence.--In this
section, the term ``artificial intelligence'' includes each
of the following:
(1) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying
and unpredictable circumstances without significant human
oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve
performance when exposed to data sets.
(2) An artificial system developed in computer software,
physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks
requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning,
learning, communication, or physical action.
(3) An artificial system designed to think or act like a
human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks.
(4) A set of techniques, including machine learning that is
designed to approximate a cognitive task.
(5) An artificial system designed to act rationally,
including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot
that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning,
learning, communicating, decision-making, and acting.

amendment no. 148 offered by mr. taylor of virginia

Page 937, after line 12, insert the following:

SEC. 2845. DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS RELATING TO CLOSURES DUE TO
SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOODING.

(a) Authority.--Section 210(a)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``closures or
restrictions'' and inserting ``closures, closures due to sea
level rise and flooding, or restrictions''.
(b) Use of Funds.--Section 210 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Beginning in fiscal year 2019, funds appropriated for
the purposes of this section shall be available to pay the
cost of repairing damage caused to, and for any
infrastructure to mitigate the risks posed to, highways by
recurrent flooding and sea level rise, if the Secretary shall
determine that continued access to a military installation
has been impacted by past flooding and projected sea level
rise.''.

amendment no. 149 offered by mr. thornberry of texas

At the end of subtitle D of title VIII (page 361, after
line 5), insert the following new section:

SEC. 845. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY.

It is the sense of Congress that design, manufacturing,
and repair of the technology in unmanned ground vehicles is
critical to national security. To that end, the national
technology and industrial base periodic defense capability
assessments required under section 2505 of title 10, United
States Code, as well as the national security strategy for
the national technology and industrial base required under
section 2501 of such title, should include the unmanned
ground vehicles industry.

amendment no. 150 offered by mr. palmer of alabama

Page 729, before line 1, insert the following:
(3) Briefing.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the need to
develop additional recruitment measures or Reserve Officer
Training Corps programs relating to space career fields.

amendment no. 151 offered by mr. kelly of pennsylvania

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

SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT
THE ARMS TRADE TREATY.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense may be
obligated or expended to fund a Secretariat or any other
international organization established to support the
implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to sustain domestic
prosecutions based on any charge related to the Treaty, or to
implement the Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution
of ratification for the Treaty and implementing legislation
for the Treaty has been enacted into law.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to preclude the Department of Defense from
assisting foreign countries in bringing their laws,
regulations, and practices related to export control up to
United States standards.

amendment no. 152 offered by mr. nolan of minnesota

Page 175, line 24, insert ``, on a quarterly basis, on a
website of the Department'' after ``publicly available''.
Page 176, line 2, insert ``as of the date of the submittal
of the report and the total number of members of the Armed
Forces so deployed during the quarter covered by the report''
before the period at the end.
Page 176, after line 19, insert the following:
(3) Public availability.--If a waiver is issued under this
subsection, notice of such waiver shall be included in the
report made publicly available under subsection (a) for the
applicable quarter, together with information about the
timing of the waiver.

amendment no. 153 offered by mr. sam johnson of texas

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

SEC. 7__. STUDY ON REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES TO ENROLL IN MEDICARE PART B
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRICARE FOR LIFE.

(a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner
of Social Security shall jointly

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submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Finance of the Senate a report on the requirement that a
covered individual enroll in the supplementary medical
insurance program under part B of title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) in order to be
eligible for TRICARE for Life.
(b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An analysis of whether the requirement described in
such subsection affects covered individuals from returning to
work.
(2) The number of individuals who--
(A) are retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of
title 10, United States Code;
(B) are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part
A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to
receiving benefits for 24 months as described in subparagraph
(A) or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
426(b)(2)); and
(C) because of such entitlement, are no longer enrolled in
TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Extra, or TRICARE
Select.
(3) The number of covered individuals who would potentially
enroll in TRICARE for Life but not enroll in the
supplementary medical insurance program under part B of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) if
able.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered individual'' means an individual--
(A) who is under 65 years of age;
(B) who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under
part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to
subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 426(b)(2));
(C) whose entitlement to a benefit described in
subparagraph (A) of such section has terminated due to
performance of substantial gainful activity; and
(D) who is retired under chapter 61 of title 10, United
States Code.
(2) The terms ``TRICARE for Life'', ``TRICARE Extra'',
``TRICARE Standard'', ``TRICARE Select'', and ``TRICARE
Prime'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072
of title 10, United States Code.

amendment no. 154 offered by mr. barr of kentucky

At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 560. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH
JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS
PROGRAMS.

(a) Authority To Convert Otherwise Closing Units to
National Defense Cadet Corps Program Units.--If the Secretary
of a military department is notified by a local educational
agency of the intent of the agency to close its Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit, the Secretary
shall offer the agency the option of converting the program
to a National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC) program unit in lieu
of closing the unit.
(b) Flexibility in Administration of Instructors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretaries of the military
departments shall undertake initiatives designed to promote
flexibility in the hiring and compensation of instructors for
the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program under the
jurisdiction of such Secretaries.
(2) Elements.--The initiatives undertaken pursuant to this
subsection may provide for one or more of the following:
(A) Termination of the requirement for a waiver as a
condition of the hiring of well-qualified non-commissioned
officers with a bachelor's degree for senior instructor
positions within the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(B) Specification of a single instructor as the minimum
number of instructors required to found and operate a Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit.
(C) Authority for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
instructors to undertake school duties, in addition to Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps duties, at small schools.
(D) Authority for the payment of instructor compensation
for a limited number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps instructors on a 10-month per year basis rather than a
12-month per year basis.
(E) Such other actions as the Secretaries of the military
departments consider appropriate.
(c) Flexibility in Allocation and Use of Travel Funding.--
The Secretaries of the military departments shall take
appropriate actions to provide so-called regional directors
of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs
located at remote rural schools enhanced discretion in the
allocation and use of funds for travel in connection with
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps activities.
(d) Standardization of Program Data.--The Secretary of
Defense shall take appropriate actions to standardize the
data collected and maintained on the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps programs in order to facilitate and enhance
the collection and analysis of such data. Such actions shall
include a requirement for the use of the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) identification code for each
school with a unit under a Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps program in order to facilitate identification of such
schools and their units under the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps programs.
(e) Authority for Additional Units.--
(1) In general.--The Secretaries of the military
departments may, using amounts authorized to be appropriated
by paragraph (2), establish an aggregate of not more than 100
units under the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
programs in low-income and rural areas of the United States
and areas of the United States currently underserved by the
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs.
(2) Funding.--There is hereby authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense amounts as
follows:
(A) For Operation and Maintenance, Army, $3,140,000, with
the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program of the Army.
(B) For Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $950,000, with the
amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps program of the Navy.
(C) For Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $1,000,000,
with the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program of the Air Force.
(D) For Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, $390,000,
with the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program of the Marine Corps.
(E) For Military Personnel, $1,220,000, of which--
(i) $500,000 is for the Army for the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program of the Army;
(ii) $270,000 is for the Navy for the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program of the Navy;
(iii) $380,000 is for the Air Force for the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program of the Air Force; and
(iv) $70,000 is for the Marine Corps for the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program of the Marine Corps.
(3) Supplement not supplant.--The amounts authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of
Defense by this subsection are in addition to any other
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019
for the Department under any other provision of law.
(4) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D--
(A) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for procurement, as set forth in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, for other procurement, Navy, aircraft
support equipment (line 090), is hereby decreased by
$3,200,000; and
(B) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for procurement, as set forth in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, for other procurement, Navy, civil
engineering support equipment, items under $5 million (line
115), is hereby decreased by $3,500,000.

amendment no. 155 offered by mr. carbajal of california

Page 230, line 12, strike ``Management'' and insert
``Medical''.
Page 231, line 8, strike ``Management'' and insert
``Medical''.

amendment no. 156 offered by mr. reed of new york

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 3__. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF STEAM TURBINE PRODUCTION
FROM NIMITZ-CLASS AND FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS, AND VIRGINIA-CLASS AND COLUMBIA-CLASS
SUBMARINES.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development and Acquisition, shall develop and submit to
Congress a report describing the potential impacts on
national defense and the manufacturing base resulting from
contractors or subcontracts relocating steam turbine
production for Nimitz-class and Ford-class aircraft carriers,
and Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines. Such report
shall address each of the following:
(1) The overall risk of moving production on our national
security including likelihood of production delay or
reduction in quality of steam turbines.
(2) The impact on natural security from a delay in
production of aircraft carriers and submarines.
(3) The impacts on regional suppliers the current
production of steam turbines draw on and their ability to
perform other contracts should a relocation happen.
(4) The impact on the national industrial and manufacturing
base and loss of a critically skilled workforce resulting
from a relocation of production.
(5) The risk of moving production on total cost of the
acquisition.

amendment no. 157 offered by mr. hastings of florida

At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 560. TRANSITION OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the

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Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Education, and
Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration, shall establish a pilot program
through the Transition to Veterans Program Office that
fosters contact between veterans and the Department of
Defense.
(b) Contact.--The Secretary of Defense, and with respect to
members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department
in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not
operating as a service in the Navy, shall direct the Military
Transition Assistance Teams of the Department of Defense to
contact each veteran from the Armed Forces at least twice
during each of the first three months after the veteran
separates from the Armed Forces to--
(1) inquire about the transition of the separated member to
civilian life, including--
(A) employment;
(B) veterans benefits;
(C) education;
(D) family life; and
(2) hear concerns of the veteran regarding transition.
(c) Termination.--The Secretary shall complete operation of
the pilot program under this section not later than September
30, 2019.
(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after termination of
the pilot program under this section, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit a report to Congress regarding such
pilot program, including the following, disaggregated by
armed force:
(1) The number of veterans contacted, including how many
times such veterans were contacted.
(2) Information regarding the age, sex, and geographic
region of contacted veterans.
(3) Concerns most frequently raised by the veterans.
(4) What benefits the contacted veterans have received, and
an estimate of the cost to the Federal Government for such
benefits.
(5) How many contacted veterans are employed or have sought
employment, including what fields of employment.
(6) How many contacted veterans are enrolled or have sought
to enroll in a course of education, including what fields of
study.
(7) Recommendations for legislation to improve the long-
term effectiveness of TAP and the well-being of veterans.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``armed force'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``TAP'' means the Transition Assistance
Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United
States Code.
(3) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of title 38, United States Code.

amendment no. 158 offered by mr. foster of illinois

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

SEC. 16__. REPORT ON COUNTERMEASURES TEST PROGRAM.

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the status of the countermeasures test program. The report
shall include an evaluation and response to the 2010 report
by the JASON Defense Advisory Panel titled ``MDA
Discrimination'', numbered JSR-10.620, with regard to the
recommendations of that report on forming a countermeasures
test program through an independent agency to--
(1) challenge the countermeasure efforts of the Missile
Defense Agency;
(2) design countermeasures for the Missile Defense Agency;
(3) simulate such countermeasures against the national
missile defense; and
(4) as appropriate, in cooperation with the Director, build
and test countermeasures in intercept flight tests.

amendment no. 159 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 5__. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON ACTIVE SHOOTER THREAT
MITIGATION AT SCHOOLS LOCATED ON MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.

(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
assessment of strategies that may be used to reduce the
security threat posed by active shooter incidents at public
elementary schools and secondary schools located on the
grounds of Federal military installations.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes the results of the assessment conducted under
subsection (a).

amendment no. 160 offered by mr. flores of texas

At the end of title II, add the following new section:

SEC. 2__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR NEXT
GENERATION HYPERSONICS CAPABILITIES.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air
Force should consider entering into long-term partnerships
with institutions of higher education, similar to the
partnerships between such institutions and the Army and the
Navy, to conduct research and science and engineering
education for next generation hypersonics capabilities.

amendment no. 161 offered by mr. cramer of north dakota

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 10__. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NAMES ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS
MEMORIAL.

The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion on
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia the
names of the seventy-four crew members of the USS Frank E.
Evans killed on June 3, 1969.

amendment no. 162 offered by mr. foster of illinois

Page 817, after line 17, insert the following new
subsection:
(c) CBO Report on Costs Relating to Ballistic, Cruise, and
Hypersonic Defenses of the United States.--
(1) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report setting forth the following:
(A) An estimate of the costs over the 10-year period
beginning on the date of the report associated with--
(i) fielding and maintaining the current and planned
ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic defenses of the United
States; and
(ii) implementing any new recommendations of the Ballistic
Missile Defense Review with regard to ballistic, cruise, and
hypersonic defenses.
(B) An estimate of the costs to design, launch, maintain,
and operate space-based sensors of different constellation
sizes ranging from limited to comprehensive.
(2) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.

amendment no. 163 offered by mrs. hartzler of missouri

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

SEC. 10__. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF COVERED FACILITY OR
ASSET FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTION FROM UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT.

Section 130i(j)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (ix), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(x) mobility airlift.''.

amendment no. 164 offered by mr. ben ray lujan of new mexico

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

SEC. 31__. MANUFACTURING TRADES EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment of Manufacturing Trades Education
Program.--
(1) The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor, may establish a program, to be known as
the ``DOE Manufacturing Trades Grant Program Act'', under
which the Secretary of Energy provides eligible entities
described in paragraph (2), on a competitive basis, grants
for technical skills-based training programs, including
apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, that provide
recognized post-secondary credentials during the 5-year grant
period of 2019 through 2024 to support--
(A) the enhancement of existing programs in manufacturing
trades education to further the missions of the Department Of
Energy national security laboratories and the NNSA Production
Sites; or
(B) the establishment of new programs in manufacturing
trades education that meet such requirements.
(2) Grants and awards under this section may be made to
industry, not-for-profit institutions, institutions of higher
education, workforce intermediaries, or to consortia of such
institutions or industry.
(3) If the Secretary establishes the program, the Secretary
shall establish the program in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Education, the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the heads of
such other relevant Federal agencies as the Secretary of
Energy considers appropriate.
(4) If the Secretary establishes the program, the Secretary
shall ensure that the program is coordinated with Department
programs associated with advanced manufacturing activities
for missions within the Department Of Energy National
Security Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites.
(b) Geographical Distribution of Grants and Awards.--In
awarding grants and other awards under this section, the
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, avoid
geographical and Departmental concentration of awards.
(c) Covered Programs.--A program of manufacturing trades
education supported pursuant to this section shall meet the
requirements of this section.
(d) Components of Program.--The program of education for
which such a grant is made shall be a consolidated and
integrated multidisciplinary program of education with an
emphasis on the following components:
(1) Multidisciplinary instruction that encompasses the
total manufacturing engineering enterprise and that may
include--
(A) manufacturing trades education and training through
classroom activities, laboratory, or employer site activities
(or a combination thereof), on the job training activities,
participation in employer site projects, sponsored pre-
apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs, cooperative work-
study programs, and interactions with other

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industrial facilities, consortia, or such other activities
and organizations in the United States and foreign countries
as the Secretary considers appropriate;
(B) Subject Matter Expert development programs;
(C) recruitment of experienced and licensed professionals
that are highly qualified in relevant manufacturing trades to
teach or develop manufacturing trade courses and program
content;
(D) presentation of seminars, workshops, and training for
the development of specific manufacturing trades skills;
(E) activities involving interaction between students and
industry, including programs for visiting experts from
industry or other sites or industry and personnel exchanges
between Department Of Energy National Security Laboratories
and the NNSA Production Sites;
(F) development of new, or updating and modification of
existing, manufacturing trades curriculum, course offerings,
and education programs;
(G) establishment of programs in manufacturing workforce
training that are specific to the unique skills and
requirements needed at the Department Of Energy National
Security Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites;
(H) establishment of joint manufacturing trades education
programs with defense laboratories and, depots, national
security laboratories, and NNSA production sites; and
(I) expansion of manufacturing trades training and
education programs and outreach for members of the armed
forces, dependents and children of such members, veterans,
and employees of the Department of Defense, National Security
Laboratories, and NNSA production sites.
(2) Opportunities for students to obtain work experience in
manufacturing through such activities as apprenticeship/pre-
apprenticeship programs, internships, summer job placements,
or cooperative work-study programs.
(3) Faculty and student engagement with industry that is
directly related to, and supportive of, the education of
students in the manufacturing trades because of--
(A) the increased understanding of manufacturing challenges
and potential solutions; and
(B) the enhanced quality and effectiveness of the
instruction that result from that increased understanding.
(e) Proposals.--If the Secretary establishes the program,
the Secretary shall solicit proposals for grants and other
awards to be made pursuant to this section for the support of
programs of manufacturing trades education that are
consistent with the purposes of this section.
(f) Merit Competition.--Applications for awards shall be
evaluated on the basis of merit pursuant to competitive
procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
(g) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary may select a
proposal for an award pursuant to this section if the
proposal, at a minimum, does each of the following:
(1) Provides students access to registered apprenticeship
or pre-apprenticeship programs for improving trades education
in manufacturing technology.
(2) Contains innovative approaches for improving trades
education in manufacturing technology.
(3) Demonstrates a strong commitment by the proponents to
apply the resources necessary to achieve the objectives for
which the award is to be made.
(4) Provides for effective engagement with industry or
government organizations that supports the instruction to be
provided in the proposed program and is likely to improve
manufacturing capability and technology.
(5) Demonstrates a significant level of involvement of
United States industry in the proposed instructional and
research activities.
(6) Is likely to attract regional students that will
provide long careers to the Department Of Energy National
Security Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites and
promote careers in manufacturing trades at these locations.
(7) Proposes to involve fully qualified personnel and
employer site subject matter experts who are experienced in
manufacturing engineering education and technology.
(8) Proposes a program that, within 3 years after the award
is made, is likely to attract from sources other than the
Federal Government the financial and other support necessary
to sustain such program.
(9) Proposes to achieve a significant level of
participation by women, members of minority groups, young
adults in the age range of 17 to 29, and individuals with
disabilities through active recruitment of students from
among such persons.
(10) Trains students in advanced manufacturing trades and
in relevant emerging technologies and production processes.
(h) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this
section the term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).

amendment no. 165 offered by mr. mcclintock of california

Add at the end the following:

DIVISION E--FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
PERSONNEL

SEC. 5101. FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES.

(a) Fees Authorized.--The Secretary may establish and
collect fees for medical services provided by National Park
Service personnel to persons--
(1) inside of a unit of the National Park System; and
(2) outside of a unit of the National Park System.
(b) National Park Medical Services Fund.--There is hereby
established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the
``National Park Medical Services Fund''. The Fund shall
consist of--
(1) donations to the Fund; and
(2) fees collected under subsection (a).
(c) Availability of Amounts.--All amounts deposited into
the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, to the extent
provided in advance by Acts of appropriation, for the
following:
(1) Provision of services listed in subsection (a).
(2) Preparing needs assessments or other programmatic
analyses for medical facilities, equipment, vehicles, and
other needs and costs of providing services listed in
subsection (a).
(3) Developing management plans for medical facilities,
equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of services
listed in subsection (a).
(4) Training related to providing services listed in
subsection (a).
(5) Obtaining or improving medical facilities, equipment,
vehicles, and other needs and costs of providing services
listed in subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the National Park
Medical Services Fund established by subsection (b).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

amendment no. 166 offered by mr. rohrabacher of california

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

SEC. 12__. SECURITY COOPERATION WITH ERITREA.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the potential strategic benefits and
risks of conducting security cooperation with the Government
of Eritrea, including benefits and risks with respect to each
of the following:
(1) Counterterrorism efforts.
(2) The security situation in the Horn of Africa, the Red
Sea region, and Yemen.
(3) Other national security priorities of the United
States.

amendment no. 167 offered by ms. shea-porter of new hampshire

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

SEC. 12_. MODIFICATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

(a) Authority to Provide Support for Conduct of
Operations.--Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(E) An evaluation of political, social, economic,
diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of the
participating country that may impair or inhibit the
effectiveness of support to be provided to the participating
country.
``(F) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be
provided to the participating country by the United States.
``(G) A description of measures being taken to ensure the
participating country does not become dependent on United
States assistance to be provided under this section.''.
(b) Defense Institution Capacity Building.--Section
332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(D) An assessment of the objectives of the United States
and foreign countries participating in the program.
``(E) An evaluation of political, social, economic,
diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of foreign
countries participating in the program that may impair or
inhibit the effectiveness of the program.
``(F) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be
provided to foreign countries participating in the program.
``(G) A description of measures being taken to ensure
foreign countries participating in the program do not become
dependent on United States assistance to be provided under
the program.''.
(c) Foreign Security Forces Capacity Building.--Section
333(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) An evaluation of political, social, economic,
diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of the foreign
country that may impair or inhibit the effectiveness of the
program.''.

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Mr. Chairman, I want to take a moment as we approach the conclusion
of this debate to again express my appreciation to the members of the
Armed Services Committee, to all of the Members of the House who have
contributed to this product, as well as to our staff.
Mr. Chairman, I think many Members do not realize that it requires a
lot of long, hard, late work on the part of the staff to sift through
the 578 amendments that were filed for the Rules Committee in order to
make our floor consideration go as smoothly as it has.
I want to express again, as I have started our general debate, my
appreciation to not only our committee staff, who have been doing this
throughout markup and on to floor consideration, but the Rules
Committee staff and the leadership staff on both sides that have
facilitated this product.
It was a good bill to begin with, but with the assistance of a number
of Members, it has become a better product, and it is certainly a
worthy cause for Members to participate in and to show our support for
the men and women who serve.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
Mr. Chairman, I, too, want to thank all the people who worked to put
together this product. As always, our committee, I think, was a fine
example, both of how to legislate and how to do it in a bipartisan way,
starting at the committee process, starting with the chairman's mark.
As the chairman has mentioned, just about everybody in this House has
contributed to this product, either in committee or once we got to the
Rules Committee with the amendments that they offered.
It took an extraordinary amount of work on behalf of the Members,
but, most importantly, on behalf of staff to sift through all of those
amendments, to reach agreements where they could, to set up reasonable
debate where they couldn't, and they did an outstanding job.
This is the best staff I have ever worked with. They do an amazing
job.
And we all have to remember the baseline reason why we are doing
this. As the authorizing bill for the Department of Defense, this is
the bill that sets the policy that helps the men and women who fight
and serve to protect our country. So it is an incredibly important
task.
I want to particularly thank the chairman. It has been a great
working relationship this year, as always. I think we have an excellent
product. I look forward to getting it passed today and going to
conference with the Senate.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan), the distinguished Speaker of the House.
(Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to revise and
extend his remarks.)
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, this has been a very busy week
in the House.
I just came to the floor from a ceremony where I signed three major
pieces of legislation that are now headed to the President's desk to
become law.
This House has been very busy keeping its promises: to unleash our
economy, to take care of our veterans, to provide hope for the
terminally ill.
We just signed those three things that are now on their way to the
President's desk.
But perhaps the most important promise that we made was the one that
we made to the men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.
We promised to start rebuilding our military to give them the
resources that they need to do their jobs, to reassert the United
States' dominance in our military in the world.
After tax reform, that was my most important legislative priority,
because that was our most important legislative priority.
Mr. Chairman, it is another promise kept.
Earlier this year, we enacted a historic increase in military
funding, made possible by the bipartisan budget agreement that came
before it.
This allowed us to advance the bill that we have before us right here
today.
I want to thank the members of the Armed Services Committee, the
ranking member, but I especially want to thank Chairman Thornberry for
his work on this bill and his tireless advocacy for our men and women
in uniform.
This National Defense Authorization presents another major step
toward rebuilding and reforming our military. It will repair the damage
done over the previous decade. It starts with readiness. It starts with
readiness because this country has had a readiness crisis that has been
costing us lives.
More American servicemembers are being killed in accidents and
training exercises than on the battlefield. As Secretary Mattis put it,
he was shocked by the poor state of our readiness. We must reverse
that.
This bill invests in training. This bill invests in equipment. It
grows the size of all branches of our military, and it prioritizes
missile defense and our nuclear deterrent.
It is a very dangerous world, and this legislation will help us
counter the threats, whether they are new or traditional, whether from
China or Russia or Iran or North Korea.
But, like I said, we are not just rebuilding our military, we are
reforming our military. The legislation streamlines the bureaucracy and
improves the buying practices so that we are not devoting more
resources to waste, we are devoting more resources to what counts:
keeping this country strong and keeping this country safe.
And, of course, we are taking care of our servicemembers and their
families with the biggest pay raise for our troops in 9 years.
I am so proud of this legislation. I am so proud of our legislators.
I am so proud of the chairman for making this moment possible.
Here we are, not just keeping our promise, but making this a better,
stronger, safer United States. This will have a lasting impact, and
this will ensure that America continues to lead in the 21st century.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman and the members of the committee,
and I urge adoption of this bill.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, with appreciation for the kind words,
but especially for the commitment from the Speaker, I yield back the
balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
The Acting CHAIR. The Committee will rise informally.
The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Ferguson) assumed the chair.

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