[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FISCAL YEAR 2024 NDAA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Rose) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, this week the House will consider the Fiscal 
Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, otherwise known as the 
NDAA.
  The NDAA primarily authorizes the spending levels for our military 
and the Department of Defense, but it also serves as the legislative 
vehicle for how our military ought to operate.
  That is why I was proud to submit numerous amendments to this year's 
NDAA to ensure our military is focused on fighting our enemies and 
deterring our adversaries and that Congress is well-informed of the 
Department of Defense's goals and initiatives to ensure stringent 
oversight and accountability and to push back on wokeness in the 
military being advanced by President Biden.
  One of my amendments would require that all Members of Congress 
receive a briefing on the joint multiyear plan to fulfill defensive 
requirements for Taiwan. The underlying bill only makes this briefing 
available to appropriate congressional committees, but my amendment 
would make this briefing available to all Members because I think it is 
important that all of the people's Representatives are included in this 
important process.

  I also filed two additional amendments, one to require a briefing, 
and the other to require a report on the People's Republic of China's 
actions in Africa that pose a threat to U.S. national security and the 
Defense Department's plan to counter such threats.
  We can all agree that we must continue to do everything in our power 
to assess the threat that China poses to our national security, which 
includes its actions in Africa.
  On that same note, I also proposed another amendment that would 
prohibit the Department of Defense's Office of Strategic Capital from 
investing or facilitating investments in Chinese-owned firms. As we 
continue to counteract China's aggression, including their use of 
stolen intellectual property and U.S. trade secrets, we must ensure 
that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not being invested or facilitating 
investments in Chinese-owned firms.
  Lastly, I joined a number of my colleagues in cosponsoring a 
bipartisan amendment that would establish the United States-Israel 
Artificial Intelligence Center to leverage the experience, knowledge, 
and expertise of our two countries to develop more robust research and 
development cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence.
  I believe that all of these amendments I mentioned today would 
strengthen the NDAA and help provide for a stronger national defense. I 
urge the Rules Committee to make all of my amendments in order.

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