[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5529-S5531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the clerk lays 
before the Senate the following message from the House of 
Representatives.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 2670) entitled ``An Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
     and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
     and for other purposes'', and ask a conference with the 
     Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.


                            Compound Motion

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I move that the Senate insist on its 
amendment, agree to the conference with the House, and authorize the 
Presiding Officer to appoint conferees, as provided under the previous 
order.
  I know of no further debate on the compound motion, and I ask for the 
yeas and nays.


                        Vote on Compound Motion

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  The question is on agreeing to the compound motion.
  The yeas and nays have been requested.
  Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator

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from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Scott).
  The result was announced--yeas 90, nays 8, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 313 Leg.]

                                YEAS--90

     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Bennet
     Blackburn
     Blumenthal
     Boozman
     Braun
     Britt
     Brown
     Budd
     Butler
     Cantwell
     Capito
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Cassidy
     Collins
     Coons
     Cortez Masto
     Cotton
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Daines
     Duckworth
     Durbin
     Ernst
     Fetterman
     Fischer
     Gillibrand
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagerty
     Hassan
     Hawley
     Heinrich
     Hickenlooper
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Hyde-Smith
     Johnson
     Kaine
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     King
     Klobuchar
     Lankford
     Lee
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Manchin
     Marshall
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Moran
     Mullin
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Ossoff
     Padilla
     Peters
     Reed
     Ricketts
     Risch
     Romney
     Rosen
     Rounds
     Rubio
     Schatz
     Schmitt
     Schumer
     Scott (FL)
     Shaheen
     Sinema
     Smith
     Stabenow
     Sullivan
     Tester
     Thune
     Tillis
     Tuberville
     Van Hollen
     Vance
     Warner
     Warnock
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Young

                                NAYS--8

     Booker
     Markey
     Merkley
     Paul
     Sanders
     Warren
     Welch
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--2

     Cornyn
     Scott (SC)
       
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Klobuchar, I call up 
her motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Ms. 
     Klobuchar, moves that the managers on the part of the Senate 
     at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed 
     to insist that the final conference report include provisions 
     to provide stability and support, including a pathway to 
     permanent residency, for eligible Afghan individuals in the 
     United States, provided that such stability and support does 
     not endanger United States citizens or the national security 
     of the United States, and to provide additional support for 
     certain at-risk Afghan allies abroad, provided that such 
     support would not negatively impact the safety and security 
     of Afghans who were employed by or on behalf of the United 
     States.

  Mr. REED. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Rubio, I call up his 
motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Rubio, 
     moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to 
     insist that the final conference report include the 
     provisions to enforce section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII)) to revoke visas and initiate 
     deportation proceedings for any foreign national who has 
     endorsed or espoused the terrorist activities of Hamas, 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, or any another foreign 
     terrorist organization (as designated under section 219 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)) that has 
     participated in terrorist attacks against Israel and United 
     States citizens before, on, or after October 7, 2023.

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
  The motion was rejected.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hickenlooper, I call up 
his motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Mr. 
     Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Bennet), moves that the 
     managers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the 
     disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment 
     to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist upon a 
     provision that prohibits any limitation on the use by the 
     United States Space Command of funds for military 
     construction.

  Mr. REED. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Blackburn, I call up 
her motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mrs. 
     Blackburn moves that the managers on the part of the Senate 
     at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed 
     to insist that the final conference report include a 
     provision to prohibit any action by the United States 
     Government to release funds or assets to Iran pursuant to the 
     document entitled ``Waiver of Sanctions with respect to the 
     Transfer of Funds from the Republic of Korea to Qatar'' and 
     transmitted to Congress on September 11, 2023.

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Lankford, I call up 
his motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. 
     Lankford, moves that the managers on the part of the Senate 
     at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed 
     to increase defense cooperation with Israel in order to 
     reaffirm its right to defend itself against state and non-
     state actors who seek to undermine Israel's sovereignty.

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. Chairman, I call up my motion to instruct the 
conferees.
  The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Marshall, and 
     Ms. Warren) moves that the managers on the part of the Senate 
     at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed 
     to insist that the final conference report include subtitle J 
     of title X of division A of Senate Bill 2226, 118th Congress, 
     passed July 27, 2023.
  Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, this motion to instruct conferees would 
combat bad actors using crypto assets in financial transactions by 
preserving in the NDAA my amendment introduced alongside my colleagues 
from both sides of the aisle including Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, 
Elizabeth Warren, and Roger Marshall.
  This amendment would not only combat money laundering, it would crack 
down on countries evading sanctions and funding terrorism through 
crypto assets.
  It does this by requiring the Treasury Department to establish 
comprehensive exam standards for financial institutions engaged in 
crypto asset activities and requires a study on the use of crypto asset 
mixers, tumblers, and other anonymity-enhancing technologies.
  Preventing illicit finance in the crypto asset industry is integral 
as we work to provide comprehensive regulation to the industry--and 
passing these provisions into law will protect our national security 
and ensure our adversaries are not using crypto assets to finance those 
who would do harm to the

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United States. I strongly urge my colleagues in joining me in support 
of my motion to instruct.
  Ms. LUMMIS. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Cramer, I call up his 
motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Cramer, 
     moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to 
     insist upon maintaining the provisions of H.R. 2670 that 
     support the critical development of the future airborne 
     intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
     capability of the Air Force.

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Moran, I call up his 
motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Moran, 
     moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to 
     insist upon the provisions contained in section 1049 of the 
     Senate amendment (relating to access to commissary and 
     exchange privileges for remarried spouses).

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Ernst, I call up her 
motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Ms. Ernst, 
     moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     Senate amendment to H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist upon 
     the inclusion of title XI of S. 2226, as passed by the Senate 
     on July 27, 2023 (relating to an authorization for the 
     Secretary of State to engage compact of free association 
     countries on identifying or developing national security 
     councils and advising and providing assistance for developing 
     such councils).

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hagerty, I call up 
his motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Hagerty, 
     moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     Senate amendment to H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist upon 
     the provisions contained in section 1880 of H.R. 2670 
     (relating to a prohibition on contracting with certain 
     biotechnology providers).

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Braun, I call up his 
motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Braun 
     (for himself and Mr. Manchin), moves that the managers on the 
     part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes 
     of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2670 be instructed to insist upon the provisions contained in 
     section 902 of the Senate amendment (relating to 
     reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of 
     Department of Defense), which includes planning and 
     processes, business transformations, and performance 
     measurement and management activities across the Armed 
     Forces, combatant commands, and other components of the 
     Department of Defense to address the backsliding of fiscal 
     responsibility within the Department and appoint a dedicated 
     leader in a senior position within the Department whose 
     mission it is to be a good steward of Federal resources.

  Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Manchin, I call up his 
motion to instruct the conferees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Mr. Manchin, 
     moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to 
     insist that the final conference report include the provision 
     in the concurrent resolution as agreed to by the Senate that 
     directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a nuclear fuel 
     program with the purpose of onshoring uranium conversion and 
     enrichment capacity to ensure a disruption in Russian supply 
     would not impact the development of advanced reactors or the 
     currently operating fleet.

  Mr. REED. I know of no further debate on the motion.


                       Vote on Motion to Instruct

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to 
the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.


                        Appointment of Conferees

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Chair appoints 
the following as conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The Presiding Officer appointed Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Peters, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly, 
Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
Sullivan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Mullin, 
Mr. Budd, and Mr. Schmitt conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.

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