[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D746-D749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  21 public bills, H.R. 6236-
6256; 1 private bill, H.R. 6257; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 136 and 
H. Res. 970, were introduced.                            
  Pages H5814-16
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H5817
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5905, to authorize basic research programs in the Department of 
Energy Office of Science for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-787);
  H.R. 5907, to provide directors of the National Laboratories 
signature authority for certain agreements, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 115-788);
  H.R. 5346, to amend title 51, United States Code, to provide for 
licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 115-789);
  H.R. 5729, to restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric 
readers for biometric transportation security cards until after 
submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the 
effectiveness of the transportation security card program, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 115-790, Part 1); and
  H. Res. 971, providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
970) insisting that the department of Justice fully comply with the 
requests, including subpoenas, of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the subpoena issued by the Committee on the Judiciary 
relating to potential violations of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act by personnel of the Department of Justice and related 
matters (H. Rept. 115-791).                                  
Page H5814
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Rogers (KY) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5751
Recess: The House recessed at 10:52 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                         Pages H5756-57
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Jack 
Trieber, North Valley Baptist Church, Santa Clara, California. 
                                                             Page H5757
Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018: The House failed to 
pass H.R. 6136, to amend the immigration laws and provide for border 
security, by a recorded vote of 121 ayes to 301 noes, Roll No. 297. 
Consideration began Thursday, June 21st.                 
  Pages H5766-67
  Rejected the Espaillat motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 230 
noes, Roll No. 296.                                          
Page H5766
  H. Res. 953, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6136) was agreed to Thursday, June 21st.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act: 
H.R. 5345, amended, to designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide leadership 
for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base;          
  Pages H5769-70

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  Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act: H.R. 5346, to amend title 51, 
United States Code, to provide for licenses and experimental permits 
for space support vehicles;                              
  Pages H5770-71
  Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018: H.R. 5905, 
amended, to authorize basic research programs in the Department of 
Energy Office of Science for fiscal years 2018 and 2019; 
                                                         Pages H5771-79
  Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Act of 2018: H.R. 5906, 
amended, to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish Department of 
Energy policy for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; and 
                                                         Pages H5779-81
  National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act: H.R. 
5907, to provide directors of the National Laboratories signature 
authority for certain agreements.                        
  Pages H5781-82
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019--Motion to go 
to Conference: The House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the 
Senate amendment and request a conference on H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year.                    
  Page H5782
  Rejected the Carbajal motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 188 yeas to 231 nays, Roll No. 300.              
Pages H5783-84
  Agreed to the Thornberry motion to close portions of the conference 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 301. 
                                                         Pages H5784-85
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees:
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Thornberry, Wilson of South Carolina, 
LoBiondo, Bishop of Utah, Turner, Rogers of Alabama, Shuster, Conaway, 
Lamborn, Wittman, Coffman, Hartzler, Austin Scott of Georgia, Cook, 
Byrne, Stefanik, Bacon, Banks of Indiana, Smith of Washington, Davis of 
California, Langevin, Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Tsongas, Garamendi, 
Speier, Veasey, Gabbard, O'Rourke, and Murphy of Florida.    
Page H5788
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of title 
XVII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Latta, Johnson of Ohio, and Pallone. 
                                                         Pages H5788-89
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of title 
XVII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Hensarling, Barr, and Maxine Waters of 
California.                                                  
Page H5789
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of title 
XVII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Royce of California, Kinzinger, and Engel. 
                                                             Page H5789
American Innovation $1 Coin Act: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 770, to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 
American innovation and significant innovation and pioneering efforts 
of individuals or groups from each of the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, and the United States territories, to promote the importance 
of innovation in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
United States territories.                               
  Pages H5786-87
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act: The House agreed to take 
from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2061, to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004. 
                                                         Pages H5787-88
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, June 28th.     
  Page H5788
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019: The House considered 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Consideration began yesterday, 
June 26th.                                            
  Pages H5789-H5812
Agreed to:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that states 
that no funding in this Act shall be used or otherwise made available 
by this Act to end Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs at 
HBUCs, Hispanic Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges and 
Universities;                                            
Pages H5789-91
  Frankel (FL) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that 
allocates $3,000,000 for training on gender perspectives and full-time 
advisors on Women, Peace and Security at each of the Combatant 
Commands, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency, and the Joint Staff; $900,000 for training on the 
meaningful participation of women through foreign national security 
forces capacity building programs and for the collection of gender-
disaggregated data in that programming; and $100,000 for training on 
gender perspectives at the war colleges and research on women's 
contributions to security at the National Defense University Institute 
for National Security Studies;                           
Pages H5791-92
  Rosen amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that increases 
funding for the training and

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retention of cybersecurity professionals under the Defense-Wide 
Operation and Maintenance Account by $5,000,000;         
Pages H5792-93
  Lynch amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that reduces 
funding for the Office of the Secretary of Defense by $10,000,000 and 
increases funding for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency by 
$10,000,000;                                                 
Page H5793
  Kuster (NH) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that 
provides $1 million to the Defense Advisory Committee on 
Investigations, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed 
Forces (DAC-IPAD) for additional staff to conduct a first-ever review 
of collateral misconduct and disciplinary actions brought against 
survivors of sexual assault;                             
Pages H5793-94
  Hudson amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that increases 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide funds by $5 million to provide 
for additional training of Special Operations Forces;        
Page H5796
  Welch amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that increases 
funding for the Defense Health programs by $1 million and decreases the 
Operations and Maintenance account, Defense-Wide, by $1.3 million to 
improve coordination between DoD and the VA as both agencies study the 
effects of toxic exposure to burn pits;                  
Pages H5796-97
  Nolan amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that provides an 
additional $6 million for the Department of Defense's Lung Cancer 
Research Program and decreases the Operations and Maintenance, Defense-
wide account by the same amount;                             
Page H5797
  Gabbard amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that increases 
open air burn pits research funding by $1 million;       
Pages H5797-98
  Delaney amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that provides 
for an additional $5 million for the Fisher House Foundation which is 
offset by an outlay neutral reduction in the Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide account;                                    
Pages H5798-99
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that 
reduces funding for Procurement, Defense-Wide, by $10 million and 
increases funding for Defense Health Programs by $10 million in order 
to address Triple Negative Breast Cancer research;    
Pages H5799-H5800
  Crawford amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that reduces 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $1,000,000 
and increases it by the same to be used for explosive ordnance disposal 
equipment upgrades and technology enhancements;          
Pages H5801-02
  Langevin amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that removes 
$10 million from Next Generation Air Dominance (0207110F), and provides 
$10 million to be used for the DOD Cyber Scholarship Program within the 
Information Systems Security Program (0303140D8Z);           
Page H5802
  Esty amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that increases 
funding for the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program by $2 
million for sexual assault prevention and response programs; 
                                                             Page H5803
  Gallego amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that prohibits 
the use of funds in this bill to procure any good or service or enter 
into any contract with the Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei; 
                                                             Page H5805
  Wittman amendment (No. 26 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that strips 
the limiting language of ``CVN-80'' from the text which would allow 
funding for both CVN-80 and CVN-81 and thereby enable dual-buy; and 
                                                         Pages H5805-06
  Murphy (FL) amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that 
increases funding for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense; National Guard counter-drug program by $3.0 million, and 
reduces funding for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $3.2 
million.                                                 
Pages H5806-07
Rejected:
  Langevin amendment (No. 9 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) that 
was debated on June 26th that sought to provide $10 million for Weapons 
and Munitions Technology (0602624A), $10 million for Innovative Naval 
Prototypes (INP) Applied Research (0602792N), and $20 million for 
Innovative Naval Prototypes Advanced Technology Development (0603801N) 
to be used for accelerated development and prototyping for the 
electromagnetic railgun (by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 228 noes, 
Roll No. 302); and                                       
Pages H5785-86
  Poe (TX) amendment (No. 20 printed in Part A of H. Rept. 115-783) 
that was debated on June 26th that sought to reduce the amount of 
Coalition Support Fund reimbursements Pakistan is eligible to receive 
by $200 million (by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 
303).                                                        
Page H5786
Withdrawn:
  Langevin amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have removed $50 million 
from the Strategic Capabilities Office (0604250D8Z), and provides $50 
million to be used for directed energy solutions for boost phase 
missile defense, specifically the DPAL program with Technology 
Maturation Initiatives (0604115C).                           
Page H5802
Proceedings Postponed:
  Gallagher amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that seeks to 
increase funding for Navy AIM-120D missile procurement by $23.8M to 
help

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meet Indo-PACOM required critical capabilities and match the House-
passed authorization in the FY 2019 NDAA, while reducing defense-wide 
operation and maintenance by the same amount;            
Pages H5794-95
  Gallagher amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that seeks to 
increase funding for Air Force AIM-120D missile procurement by $33M to 
help meet Indo-PACOM required critical capabilities and match the 
House-passed authorization in the FY 2019 NDAA, while reducing defense-
wide operation and maintenance by the same amount;       
Pages H5795-96
  Clark (MA) amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that seeks 
to reduce and then increase the defense-wide research, development, 
test and evaluation account by $14.364 million with the intent of 
supporting DOD innovation;                               
Pages H5800-01
  Foster amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that seeks to 
prohibit the use of funds to develop a space-based ballistic missile 
intercept layer; and                                     
Pages H5803-05
  Courtney amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 115-785) that seeks to 
provide funding for long lead time materials to construct additional 
Virginia-class submarines in FY 2022 and FY 2023.        
Pages H5807-12
  H. Res. 961, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
6157) and (H.R. 2083) was agreed to yesterday, June 26th.
  H. Res. 964, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 6157) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 185 noes, 
Roll No. 299, after the previous question was ordered by a recorded 
vote of 231 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 298.              
Pages H5767-68
Senate Referral: S. 2385 was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland 
Security.                                                    
  Page H5812
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and appears on page H5768.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5766, 
H5767, H5767-68, H5768, H5783-84, H5784-85, H5785-86, and H5786. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:08 p.m.