[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D744-D753]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 8343-
8370; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 98-99; and H. Res. 1225-1226 were 
introduced.                                              
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1224, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to

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prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to 
improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of 
Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
8296) to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or 
end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to 
provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, 
with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create 
an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 117-405); and
  H.R. 7289, to provide for the National Academies to study and report 
on a Federal research agenda to advance the understanding of PFAS, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 117-406).    
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Espaillat to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
enrollment of the bill S. 3373: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and agree to H. Con. Res. 98, directing the Secretary 
of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 
3373.                                                        
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Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 
2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow 
``Woody'' Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for 
acts performed during World War II: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 42, authorizing the use of 
the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, for the lying in 
honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow ``Woody'' Williams, the last 
surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, June 21st.
  National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022: 
H.R. 7174, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute of the United 
States Secret Service, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 16 
nays, Roll No. 305; and                                      
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  Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act: H.R. 5274, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to 
prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal 
substances, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 429 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 306.                                       
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the victims of the July 4th shooting in Highland Park, 
Illinois.                                                    
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Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022: The House passed H.R. 6538, to create 
an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 260 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 307.      
  Pages H5993-H6001, H6287-88
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.                          
Pages H5993-94
  H. Res. 1224, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7900), (S. 3373), (H.R. 8296), (H.R. 8297), and (H.R. 6538) was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 304, after 
the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 
208 nays, Roll No. 303.                                  
Pages H5983-93
Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act: The House passed S. 
3373, to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the 
Children of Fallen Heroes Grant, by a yea-and-nay vote of 342 yeas to 
88 nays, Roll No. 309.                         
  Pages H6001-25, H6288-90
  Rejected the Bost motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 219 nays, Roll 
No. 308.                                          
Pages H6024-25, H6288
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-56 shall be 
considered as adopted.                                   
Pages H6001-16
  H. Res. 1224, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7900), (S. 3373), (H.R. 8296), (H.R. 8297), and (H.R. 6538) was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 304, after 
the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 
208 nays, Roll No. 303.                                  
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Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of 
Representatives: The House agreed to H. Res. 1225, electing a Member to 
certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: The House 
considered H.R. 7900, to

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authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, July 14th. 
                  Pages H6025-H6283, H6290-H6302, H6302-33, H6339-H6508
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-54 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed 
in the bill.                                          
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Agreed to: 
  Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405: Escobar (No. 6) that 
establishes and maintains a publicly available website that provides 
up-to-date and comprehensive information, in a searchable format, on 
the purchase of equipment under the 1122 DoD program; Brownley (No. 7) 
that expresses the sense of Congress that women who served in the Armed 
Forces before 1976 should not have been discharged due to their 
pregnancy; Levin (CA) (No. 9) that requires that the Armed Forces 
Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys solicit information regarding 
the presence of discriminatory factors involved in an assault; Omar 
(No. 10) that adds efforts to prevent civilian harm and human rights 
violations to the annual report created by Section 1201(b); Khanna (No. 
11) that requires the Department of Defense to enter into an agreement 
with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an 
independent report on Department of Defense practices regarding 
distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States 
military operations; Veasey (No. 17) that adds three F-35Cs for the 
Navy, offset by a $354 million reduction from operation and maintenance 
accounts); Tlaib (No. 21) that emphasizes that the Military Justice 
Review Panel must take into account the historically discriminatory 
manner in which marijuana laws have been enforced and the ongoing risk 
of discrimination in conducting their review of marijuana sentencing; 
Ocasio-Cortez (No. 22) that adds methylenedioxymethamphetamine 
(commonly referred to as MDMA) and psilocybin as substances authorized 
for a study on the use of therapies alternative to prescription opioids 
in the treatment of members of the Armed Forces; Crenshaw (No. 23) that 
creates a grant program carried out by SECDEF for certain eligible 
entities (departments or agencies, academic institutions, non-profits) 
to study the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder of active duty 
service members using certain psychedelic substances and for service 
members to take part in clinical trials; Norton (No. 24): that gives 
the District of Columbia the same number of appointments and 
nominations to the U.S. service academies as states; Kahele (No. 26) 
that rescinds twenty Medals of Honor awarded to the members of the 
United States Army 7th Cavalry for killing hundreds of unarmed Lakota 
women, children and men on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which 
later became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre; Slotkin (No. 27) that 
requires training on the consequences of committing a crime be included 
in the transition assistance program; Jackson Lee (No. 28) that directs 
the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress in not less than 180 
days the results of its evaluation as to the extent, if any, of the 
threat to national security posed by domestic terrorist groups and 
organizations motivated by a belief system of white supremacy, such as 
the Proud Boys and Boogaloo; Manning (No. 30) that requires the 
Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the role of antisemitism 
in violent extremist movements, and the threat that global antisemitism 
and violent extremist movements pose to United States Armed Forces and 
national security; Jacobs (CA) (No. 35) that requires that not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 
make available to the public on an internet website of the Department 
of Defense a report that details the purchase and use by the Department 
of Defense of location data generated by Americans phones and their 
internet metadata; Lieu (No. 36) that requires the Secretary of State 
to develop guidance for investigating indications that U.S.-origin 
defense articles have been used in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition in 
substantial violation of relevant agreements with countries 
participating in the coalition and to report to Congress, consistent 
with GAO recommendations; Jayapal (No. 37) that requires a report on 
the feasibility, change in price, and equitable access of non-exclusive 
licensing and/or government-owned contractor-operated manufacturing of 
COVID-19 vaccines or medical interventions developed by the Department 
of Defense, including the COVID-19 vaccine under development at the 
Walter Reed Army Institute for Research; Biggs (No. 38) that expresses 
a sense of Congress about the importance of the U.S.-Israel 
relationship and the need to continue offering security assistance and 
related support; Kinzinger (No. 39) that authorizes $100,000,000 to 
provide assistance to Ukrainian military pilots and associated 
personnel; Kim (CA) (No. 41) that requires reporting on delayed 
shipments of defense articles to Taiwan and other security partners in 
the Pacific region; Barr (No. 42) that requires the Secretary of 
Defense to to complete a study on the feasibility of additional

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DoD resources necessary to facilitate increased military cooperation 
between the United States and Taiwan; Gallagher (No. 43) that requires 
a tabletop exercise testing the effectiveness of the whole-of-
government United States response to the invasion of a covered defense 
partner in the Indo-Pacific; Bera (No. 44) that requires a Department 
of State report on a strategy to advance Taiwan's participation in 
certain international organizations, a Department of State plan for 
strengthening Taiwan's community of civilian defense professionals, a 
USAID report on cooperation with Taiwan on trilateral and multilateral 
development initiatives, a Presidential report on whole-of-government 
strategy to enhance deterrence over a military conflict between China 
and Taiwan, and a Department of Defense report on strengthening 
Taiwan's implementation of its territorial defense force concept; 
Horsford (No. 45) that requires the Secretary of Defense to implement a 
program to track and reduce Scope 3 emissions and energy costs; 
Phillips (No. 46) that requires the Secretary of Defense to make 
available on an appropriate website a public facing dashboard 
displaying actions and reports on adaptation and mitigation investments 
it would help; Wild (No. 50) that requires the Department of Defense to 
develop a strategy in coordination with the State Department to improve 
security partner cooperation, increase the safety of United States 
personnel in partner countries, and increase the safety of the 
personnel of such countries, by working to improve partner military 
operations; Manning (No. 51) that adds a sense of Congress on the 
Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) overseeing the peace treaty 
between Israel and Egypt, and requires DOD to brief Congress on plans 
to move MFO sites; Wilson (No. 52) that prohibits defense 
appropriations from being distributed directly or indirectly to the 
Badr Organization in Iraq; Phillips (No. 54) that requires the 
President to develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive strategy to counter gray zone operations and 
other hybrid warfare methods of foreign adversaries and competitors and 
develop proactive efforts to put forth United States interests to 
counter such operations and methods; Phillips (No. 55) that requires 
the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the use and 
implementation of the authority of section 1210A of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 
9 Stat. 1626), relating to Department of Defense support for 
stabilization activities in national security interest of the United 
States; Castor (FL) (No. 56) that requires that facility construction 
plans for parking provide electric vehicle charging capability for at 
least 15% of motor vehicles to be parked at the facility; Gomez (No. 
57) that expresses a sense of Congress that the Department of Defense 
should select electric or zero-emission models when purchasing new, 
non-combat vehicles; Strickland (No. 58) that directs the Department to 
collect data on scholarship awards and ROTC program completion by 
gender, race, and ethnicity; Jackson Lee (No. 59) that directs the 
Secretary of Defense to establish a task force 180 days after enactment 
that will report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and 
make publicly available an annual report that explains the progress 
made over the history of the Department of Defense and its predecessor 
departments (Department of War) and experiences in integrating African 
Americans into the branches of the armed services and the civilian 
staffing of Pentagon offices and agencies; Soto (No. 60) that requires 
the medical personnel report include demographic data on race, 
ethnicity, and gender identity; Evans (No. 61) that modifies the 
Department of Defense's annual report on demographics of military 
service academy applicants to identify disparities in demographic 
categories and identify suspected causes of such disparities within the 
application or nominating process; Tlaib (No. 62) that adds additional 
directions to ``Sec. 625. Study and report on military installations 
with limited child care'' that emphasizes the importance of addressing 
unique challenges from base to base that shift based on the population, 
such as a larger than average English as a second language population; 
Moore (WI) (No. 63) that requires the Secretary of Defense to do a 
study on the impact of military trauma and intimate partner violence on 
maternal health outcomes; Johnson (GA) (No. 64) that requests a report 
from the Office of the Secretary of Defense on efforts made by the 
Department of Defense to increase recruitment marketing and advertising 
with minority owned media outlets and advertising agencies; Dingell 
(No. 66) that requires the Assistant Inspector General for Diversity 
and Inclusion of the Department of Defense to conduct an investigation 
into discrimination face by MENA individuals in the military and submit 
a report to the Committees on Armed Services; Malinowski (No. 67) that 
prohibits federal agencies from encouraging the weakening of encryption 
or insertion of backdoors on commercially-available phones, computers, 
and devices; Bergman (No. 68) that creates a cyber-attack exception 
under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to protect U.S. nationals 
against foreign state-sponsored cyber-attacks; Horsford (No. 69) that 
implements two five-year Defense Health Agency telehealth pilot 
programs intended to reduce HIV infection and unintended pregnancy; 
Jones (No. 71) that requires the Department of Defense to submit a plan 
to assess, review, and provide recommendations to address anti-Asian 
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harassment and to implement the recommendations; and provides a sense 
of Congress regarding the service of Asian Americans in the Department 
of Defense; Aguilar (No. 72) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
establish a risk-based survey for greater oversight of schools that 
participate in the Tuition Assistance program to ensure service members 
receive high quality education, while being consistent with the VA's 
accountability programs established in the Isakson and Roe Veterans 
Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020; Gottheimer (No. 73) 
that requires public disclosure of lead testing results completed by 
the Department of Defense in ``covered areas,'' i.e., an area located 
immediately adjacent to and down gradient from a military installation, 
a formerly used defense site, or a facility where military activities 
are conducted by the National Guard of a State; Deutch (No. 74) that 
provides for sanctions and aid related to the conflict in Libya, 
requires the issuances of reports on foreign and Russian activity in 
Libya, and expresses support for assistance to Libya, including for 
Libyan and international refugees in Libya, to support democracy in 
Libya, and to recover assets stolen from the Libyan people; Spanberger 
(No. 76) that revises Section 1511 of the FY20 NDAA to require 
notification to Chief of Mission prior to Department of Defense 
Information Operations in their area of responsibility; Auchincloss 
(No. 78) that directs DOD to report to Congress within one year on how 
to establish a process for alerting active and retired service members 
and their families about exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl 
Substances (PFAS) on military installations and the health risks they 
face as a result. Requires the report to include recommendations on the 
appropriate methods of notification; Levin (MI) (No. 80) that amends 
Section 5803, Expansion of Study of PFAS Expansion, to include schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity to the list of 
possible test locations and establishes a program at the DoD to test 
for and remediate PFAS in drinking water at schools operated by the 
Department of Defense Education Activity; Lynch (No. 82) that requires 
Secretary of Defense to develop a plan, including eligibility criteria, 
regarding reimbursement of service members and veterans who have 
expended personal funds in support of evacuation of Afghan nationals 
who previously supported military or reconstructions missions of the 
U.S. in Afghanistan; Stauber (No. 83) that requires the DOD to report 
every 60 days on the number of religious and medical exemptions for the 
COVID-19 vaccine requirement requested and denied, the reasons for such 
denials, the number of members denied an exemption who complied with 
the requirement, and the number of members denied such an exemption who 
did not comply and were separated; Aguilar (No. 84) that requires all 
computer-based counseling under Military Spouse Transition Program 
(MySTeP) to be in English, Spanish, and Tagalog, including, the 
remaining 10 most commonly spoken languages in the United States to 
increase language accessibility for service members spouses as they 
transition into civilian life; Aguilar (No. 85) that requires the 
Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on how services can 
incorporate EMT national licensing into medic training to support newly 
transitioned servicemembers in finding employment as EMTs; Auchincloss 
(No. 86) that directs the Comptroller General to submit a report to the 
defense committees with its assessment of a 2019 GAO study on contract 
financing and profit policies, including an evaluation of the tools and 
authorities the Department has available to ensure fair and reasonable 
pricing of commercial products and services; Auchincloss (No. 87) that 
directs the DoD to partner with innovative housing providers to 
construct multifamily housing available for active servicemembers; Axne 
(No. 88) that inserts the text of the Transition for Success Act (H.R. 
4700), to expand the SkillBridge program to allow National Guard 
members to participate in the program; Bacon (No. 89) that provides a 
statement of policy that the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997 does not 
constrain the deployment of United States or NATO forces in any way; 
Bacon (No. 90) that requires that funds for the Air Force Commercial 
Weather Data Pilot Program are used only for piloting and demonstration 
of radio occultation data for use in weather models; Banks (No. 91) 
that requires a report from the Secretary of Defense on the treatment 
of China in Curricula of Professional Military Education; Barr (No. 92) 
that requires a report on the efforts of the American Institute in 
Taiwan to combat disinformation or propaganda perpetuated by the 
Chinese Communist Party and People's Republic of China; Barr (No. 93) 
that requires a feasibility study on defense needs at the Blue Grass 
Army Depot following demolition and remediation of the Blue Grass 
Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant; Barr (No. 94) that requires the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to provide a plan for 
a pilot program to screen for obstructive sleep apnea among persons 
going through the accessions program; Bentz (No. 95) that directs the 
Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the defense committees a report 
on the divestment of the F-15 aircraft, plans to procure covered F-15 
aircraft, and plans of the Secretary to deviate from procurement of new 
F-15EX aircraft; Beyer (No. 96) that lists an unclassified Nuclear 
Posture Review and unclassified summary of the Analysis of Alternatives 
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SLCM-N as additional required submission in Section 1634; Beyer (No. 
97) that requires the services to each nominate 1-3 promising areas to 
implement digital twin technology, a plan for doing so, and identifying 
any additional funding required; Blumenauer (No. 98) that requires the 
Defense Logistics Agency to conduct an electrification pilot program; 
Blunt Rochester (No. 99) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a report on the scope of TRICARE coverage of behavioral and 
mental health crisis services; Blunt Rochester (No. 100) that requires 
the Secretary of Defense to update the registry and provider lists 
under subsection (b) of section 717 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for FY 2016 and submit to Congress a report on mental 
health provider readiness designations; Blunt Rochester (No. 101) that 
expands the space-available travel program to allow certain disabled 
veterans to travel with caregivers or dependents on certain aircrafts; 
Blunt Rochester (No. 102) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
conduct a study to identify health care provider training gaps in 
screening and treating maternal mental health conditions; Bowman (No. 
103) that requires a report on military recruitment practices in public 
secondary schools; Bowman (No. 104) that grants the Secretary of 
Defense authority to increase the inflation bonus pay above 2.4 percent 
for servicemembers and DOD civilian employees who make $45,000 or less 
annually in order to respond to the ongoing economic impact of 
inflation; Bowman (No. 105) that requires public disclosure about the 
cost of the United States overseas military footprint; Brown (OH) (No. 
106) that requires American flags acquired by the DoD to be American 
made; Brown (OH) (No. 107) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
submit to Congress a report on the simultaneous presence of a mental 
health condition or substance use disorder and a metabolic disease 
among members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty; Brownley (No. 
108) that authorizes $60 million for procurement of the Modular 
Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), funds sufficient to complete 
acquisition of the remaining units, which will support nation-wide 
MAFFS capabilities; Buchanan (No. 109) that requires a GAO study to 
determine the feasibility of utilizing black box data recorders in 
tactical vehicles; Buchanan (No. 110) that requires the Department of 
Defense to maintain prescription drop boxes on all armed forces 
installations to allow for disposal of unused and extra prescription 
drugs; Buchanan (No. 111) that requires the Department of Defense to 
study and produce a report to Congress on the accessibility of mental 
health care providers on military installations, the accessibility of 
inpatient services for mental health care for service members and steps 
that may be taken to improve such accessibility; Buck (No. 112) that 
recognizes the honorable service of Corporal Gary Cyr and requests the 
United States Army revisit its decision regarding the awarding of 
Corporal Cyr with the Bronze Star, consideration of which was 
discontinued due to the 10th Pathfinder Detachment being deactivated 
before the award referral process could be completed; Burgess (No. 114) 
that requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress every 6 
months on the DoD plan for responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine; 
Bush (No. 115) that studies the amount of funding provided to defense 
contractors for procuring replacement stocks of covered systems for the 
United States in Ukraine; Bush (No. 116) that includes wave and tidal 
power as covered technologies for prototype and demonstration projects 
for energy resilience at certain military installations; Bush (No. 117) 
that requires a study on environmental contamination and cleanup 
associated with Thorium-230 and related substances from military 
development, transportation, and storage; including in the area 
surrounding Coldwater Creek in St. Louis, MO; Bustos (No. 118) that 
expresses that it is the sense of Congress that women who served in the 
Cadet Nurse Corps honorably stepped up for their country during its 
time of need in World War II, significantly contributing to the war 
effort and the safety and security of the Nation; Carbajal (No. 119) 
that prohibits the Executive Office of the President, Department of 
Defense, and State Department (excluding embassies) from displaying 
flowers unless grown domestically or in a US territory; Carbajal (No. 
120) that instructs the Department of Defense to assess the 
availability of local infant and early childhood mental health services 
on or near military installations, requires a review of best practices, 
and authorizes a workforce development curriculum with the purpose of 
improving the quality and availability of mental health services for 
children and infants of military families; Cardenas (No. 121) that 
creates a report on Azerbaijan's activities in Nagorno Karabakh in 2020 
to be submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in consultation 
with the Secretary of State; Carson (No. 122) that increases Defense 
Health Program Research and Development funding by $5 million for the 
purpose of early detective initiatives for the Pancreatic Cancer 
Research Program, offset by a reduction to Defense Human Resources 
Activity; Case (No. 123) that requires the Sec. of Defense to provide 
to Congress a briefing about Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands that 
includes the future military construction requirements based on 
emerging threats in the region, ongoing relocations of members of the 
Armed Forces, and the total amount of funds obligated or expended from 
amounts; Case

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(No. 124) that develop and implement a community engagement capability 
to identify and strengthen the ties between the military and the local 
community and develop a more centralized intake point or mechanism with 
better coordination for various community engagement initiatives, and 
establishes this capability and a mandatory report from the Commander, 
Indo-Pacific Command to the defense committees; Case (No. 125) that 
requires a GAO study that reviews prioritization of military 
construction, maintenance, and upgrades of joint base infrastructure 
and facilities, with a particular focus on facilities belonging to 
subordinate services relative to the lead service on joint bases; Case 
(No. 126) that requires a report on Department of Defense plans to 
identify, standardize, and coordinate best practices with respect to 
consultation and engagement with the Native Hawaiian community; Case 
(No. 127) that requires the Sec. of Defense to report to Congress on 
the survey of underground tunnels and facilities on Department of 
Defense property located in Hawaii and review of possible military 
applications; Case (No. 128) that requires Sec. of Defense to brief 
Congressional committees on the role of the Department in the 
renegotiations of the Compacts with the Freely Associated States and 
opportunities to expand its support for the negotiations; Case (No. 
129) that directs the Navy to enter into an agreement with a Federally 
Funded Research and Development Center to study ways to improve the 
Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program's efforts to optimize 
facilities and replace outdated equipment; Case (No. 130) that requires 
the military to send additional information to Congress and the 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to conduct or 
approve independent cost estimates, to include the plan to manage the 
supervision, inspection and overhead for projects in excess of 
$500,000,000; Case (No. 131) that directs an OSD report on the 
community engagement activities at military installations abroad; 
Castro (TX) (No. 132) that revises the payment process for certain 
civilians who receive treatment at military medical treatment 
facilities (MMTF) by creating a modified payment plan and directs the 
Defense Secretary to waive certain fees; Chabot (No. 133) that 
increases funding levels for ``Advanced Above Water Sensors'' by 
$24.004 million to ensure that the SPEIR program maintains program 
objectives and procurement schedules; Chabot (No. 134) that requests 
the Department of the Navy provide a briefing within 180 days of 
enactment to relevant committees on an assessment, including cost, of 
fielding SPEIR on all surface combatant vessels; Cohen (No. 135) that 
requires the GAO to study how the DoD is currently limiting single-use 
plastics and identify barriers to further reduction; Cooper (No. 136) 
that increases amount authorized to be appropriated in section 3101 for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration, as specified in the 
corresponding funding table in section 4701, for Stockpile Major 
Modernization, W80-4 Life Extension Program by $5,000,000; Courtney 
(No. 137) that directs a GAO review of the parity between the Federal 
Wage System and the prevailing wage rate for wage grade workers who 
maintain, repair, or help support those who maintain or repair US Navy 
ships or submarines at the four US Navy public shipyards or at naval 
bases in competitive job markets; Craig (No. 138) that increases 
funding for Army Community Services to provide additional mental health 
services to service members; Crawford (No. 139) that requires a report 
from the Commandant of the Marine Corps on the Littoral Explosive 
Ordnance Neutralization program; Crenshaw (No. 140) that enables 
military recruiting to expand online marketing to potential recruits 
through better targeting and feedback based on online activity; 
Crenshaw (No. 141) that instructs the SECDEF to prescribe regulations 
to allow Service Members eligible for medical retirement due to a line 
of duty injury while receiving hostile fire/imminent danger pay to 
continue serving and complete time requirements for a full 20-year 
retirement; Crow (No. 142) that amends the FY22 NDAA to authorize the 
Colorado National Guard's FireGuard Program through 2026, and prohibits 
any component of the FireGuard program from being transferred from DOD 
to any other department or agency; DeSaulnier (No. 143) that expresses 
the sense of Congress that the Port Chicago 50 should be exonerated of 
any charges brought against them in the aftermath of the deadliest home 
front explosion in World War II; Deutch (No. 144) that requires State 
and DoD to report annually on a defense and diplomatic strategy for 
Libya, including on matters related to progress toward a political 
settlement, influence of foreign actors, root causes of migration, and 
stabilization operations; Duncan (No. 145) that requires National 
Nuclear Security Administration report options for partnering with 
private industry to mitigate supply chain risks related to the 
production and integration of pit plutonium production glove boxes; 
Ellzey (No. 146) that requires the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly submit, annually, not later 
than January 1, to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
members of the Armed Forces who file claims for disability benefits; 
Escobar (No. 147) that ensures internships and fellowships are included 
in the recommendations to be submitted to Congress on the modification 
or expansion of workforce development programs of the Department that 
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hired from historically Black colleges and universities and other 
minority serving institutions; Escobar (No. 148) that directs the 
Secretary to conduct a study of military housing resilience and energy 
efficiency; Escobar (No. 149) that directs the Secretary to assess 
deficiencies and rehabilitate repair, or retrofit as needed all 
facilities in the Military Health System; including military hospitals/
inpatient facilities, military ambulatory care, occupational health 
facilities, and research facilities to ensure health, safety, energy 
security, and resilience in compliance with the latest published 
editions of relevant codes, specifications, and standards that 
incorporate the latest hazard-resistant and energy efficient designs 
and establish minimum acceptable criteria for the design, construction, 
and maintenance of facilities; Feenstra (No. 150) that establishes a 
vehicle research, development and demonstration program for a 
commercially viable fuel cell system that uses biofuel at the 
Department of Defense; Feenstra (No. 151) that establishes a Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation Program to look into technology-based 
solutions to weather radar issues created by obstructions; Fleischmann 
(No. 152) that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review of 
the carbon fiber requirements necessary for current and future weapon 
system production and sustainment, and the review would include an 
examination of domestic access and a review of advancements in the 
industry; Foxx (No. 153) that requires the Department of Defense to 
consult with stakeholders to develop guidelines for the acquisition of 
intellectual property (e.g., technological processes), to include model 
forms and definitions of key terms; Franklin (No. 154) that prohibits 
the CCP from participating in RIMPAC until they cease human rights 
violations within China; Franklin (No. 155) that increases funding for 
the strategic Rare Earth Natural Resource stockpile; Gallagher (No. 
156) that establishes a secure system for receiving reports of events, 
programs, or activities relating to unidentified aerial phenomena; 
Gallagher (No. 157) that amends Sec. 503(a) of title 10 to modify 
privacy safeguards surrounding the collection of Personally 
Identifiable Information (PII) in the course of military recruiting; 
Garamendi (No. 158) that requires DoD to provide standardized rules and 
transparency for base access for persons with valid reasons for entry; 
Garamendi (No. 159) that requires DoD to standardize procedures for all 
personnel who require valid base access; Garamendi (No. 160) that 
requires the Comptroller General to conduct a review of DOD offensive 
hypersonic weapons programs; Garbarino (No. 161) that directs the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy 
Resilience to provide the House Armed Services Committee with a 
briefing on the use, and potential use, by the Department of recycled 
and recyclable rubber products, including an assessment of the utility 
of such use; Golden (No. 162) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
provide an initial psychological evaluation to members of the Armed 
Services who served at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, 
Afghanistan between August 15, 2021 and August 29, 2021 and who have 
not already received a psychological evaluation with respect to such 
service; and Gomez (No. 163) that expresses the Sense of Congress that 
Korean-American and Korean veterans who fought alongside United States 
Armed Forces in the Vietnam war served with distinction and honor; 
                                                         Pages H6233-65
  Schiff amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
requires proceedings for military commissions to be publicly available 
on the internet (by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 207 nays, Roll 
No. 310);                                         
Pages H6228-29, H6290
  Jones amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
prohibits Department of Defense from contracting with any employer 
found to have engaged in an unfair labor practice, defined by Section 
8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), in the three years 
preceding a contract award date (by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 
207 nays, Roll No. 311);                       
Pages H6229-30, H6290-91
  Schakowsky amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that establishes a preference for Department of Defense offerors that 
meet certain requirements pertaining to labor relations (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 220 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 312); 
                                               Pages H6230-31, H6291-92
  Kim (NJ) amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
adds provisions of the Put Our Neighbors to Work Act to require DoD, to 
the extent practicable, to give preference for military construction 
contracts to firms that certify that at least 51 percent of employees 
hired to perform the work shall reside in the same state or within a 
60-mile radius, and to require contractors and subcontractors for 
military construction projects to be licensed in the state where the 
work is to be performed (by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 207 nays, 
Roll No. 313);                                 
Pages H6231-33, H6292-93
  Escobar amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
requires that complaints from a member of the Armed Forces of 
harassment or prohibited discrimination be completed within 180 days, 
and allows for members to seek review or appeal in a U.S. court if they 
wished to after the 180 days are exhausted (by a yea-and-nay vote of 
219 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 314)               
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  Khanna amendment (No. 12 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
authorizes up to $5 million per year from FY23-FY25 for the Department 
of Defense for resources to implement the requirements in section 936 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY19 
relating to civilian harm mitigation, including staffing, training, and 
information technology equipment and data storage (by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 215 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 315);   
Pages H6266-67, H6293-94
  Foster amendment (No. 18 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
repeals the restriction on funding for the Preparatory Commission for 
the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 216 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 320); 
                                               Pages H6274-75, H6297-98
  Norton amendment (No. 25 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
gives the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the 
D.C. National Guard that the governors of states and territories have 
over their National Guards (by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 209 
nays, Roll No. 323);                        
Pages H6278-80, H6299-H6300
  Schneider amendment (No. 31 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that directs the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the 
Secretary of Defense to publish a report that analyzes and sets out 
strategies to combat White supremacist and neo-Nazi activity in the 
uniformed services and Federal law enforcement agencies not later than 
180 days after enactment and every 6 months thereafter (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 218 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 325); and 
                                                  Pages H6281-82, H6301
  Rice (NY) amendment (No. 32 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that requires a report to Congress by FBI and DHS on the processes 
needed to regularly report to Congress on domestic terrorism threats 
pursuant to Section 5602 of the FY20 NDAA; requires a GAO review of 
FBI, DHS, and DNI compliance with domestic terrorism transparency 
mechanisms required by federal law (by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas 
to 205 nays, Roll No. 326).                    
Pages H6282-83, H6301-02
Rejected:
  Lee (CA) amendment (No. 13 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that sought to reduce the FY23 NDAA topline by $100b, while holding 
harmless personnel, civilian pay and benefits, and the Defense Health 
Program (by a yea-and-nay vote of 78 yeas to 350 nays, Roll No. 316); 
                                               Pages H6267-69, H6294-95
  Lee (CA) amendment (No. 14 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that sought to reverse the $36.987 billion increase made at HASC markup 
above the President's FY23 request, restoring the FY23 topline to the 
amount requested by the President (by a yea-and-nay vote of 151 yeas to 
277 nays, Roll No. 317);                          
Pages H6269-70, H6295
  Jayapal amendment (No. 15 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
sought to repeal the statutory requirement for the Defense Department 
to submit unfunded priorities lists to Congress (by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 155 yeas to 272 nays, Roll No. 318);        
Pages H6270-71, H6295-96
  Smith (WA) amendment (No. 16 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that sought to allow the Navy to retire nine Littoral Combat Ships 
(LCSs) (by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 319); 
                                               Pages H6271-74, H6296-97
  Garamendi amendment (No. 19 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that sought to prevent testing and development of the new, unnecessary 
Sentinel (GBSD) nuclear missile and instead simply extends the existing 
Minuteman III ICBM through at least 2040 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 118 
yeas to 309 nays, Roll No. 321);                  
Pages H6275-76, H6298
  Tlaib amendment (No. 20 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
sought to strike the prohibition on the reduction of the total number 
of nuclear armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) deployed 
in the United States (by a yea-and-nay vote of 156 yeas to 270 nays, 
Roll No. 322); and                             
Pages H6276-78, H6298-99
  Sanchez amendment (No. 29 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
sought to request that the Department of Defense produce a report on 
the spread of malign disinformation within the ranks and ways in which 
the Department is currently working to mitigate the spread of--and 
impact of--malign disinformation (by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 
219 nays, Roll No. 324).                          
Pages H6280-81, H6300
Proceedings Postponed:
  Aguilar amendment (No. 33 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
seeks to require DoD to update Congress on the status of implementing 
the recommendations from the October 2021 report on screening 
individuals entering the military;                           
Page H6284
  Torres (CA) amendment (No. 48 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that seeks to require additional notifications and oversight of Section 
333 funding for the governments of the Northern Triangle; 
                                                         Pages H6284-85
  Speier amendment (No. 49 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a gender analysis 
of the IMET programs and to offer training on gender analysis to 
partner military personnel participating in IMET programs; 
                                                         Pages H6302-03
  Levin (MI) amendment (No. 79 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) 
that seeks to require the

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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit a 
report to Congress on the progress of the Department's implementation 
of on-site PFAS destruction technologies not requiring incineration and 
extends the moratorium on PFAS incineration enacted in the FY22 NDAA; 
and                                                      
Pages H6303-05
  Speier amendment (No. 81 printed in part A of H. Rept. 117-405) that 
seeks to establish a voluntary, opt-in pilot program for the purpose of 
suicide prevention.                                      
Pages H6305-06
  H. Res. 1224, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
7900), (S. 3373), (H.R. 8296), (H.R. 8297), and (H.R. 6538) was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 304, after 
the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 
208 nays, Roll No. 303.                                  
Pages H5983-93
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6001.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5991, H5992, H6286, H6287, 
H6288, H6288-89, H6289, H6290, H6290-91, H6291-92, H6293, H6293-94, 
H6294-95, H6295, H6296, H6296-97, H6297-98, H6298, H6298-99, H6299-
H6300, H6300, H6301, and H6301-02.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:28 a.m.