[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 202 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5838-S5839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024--CONFERENCE 
                                 REPORT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Peters). The Chair lays before the Senate 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 2670, which will be stated by 
title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2670) 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, 
     having met, have agreed that the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the 
     same with an amendment and the Senate agree to the same, 
     signed by a majority of the conferees on the part of both 
     Houses.

  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the conference report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of December 6, 2023.)


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SCHUMER. I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the conference 
     report to accompany H.R. 2670, a bill 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.
         Charles E. Schumer, Jack Reed, Tammy Duckworth, Margaret 
           Wood Hassan, Angus S. King, Jr., Robert P. Casey, Jr., 
           Tim Kaine, Chris Van Hollen, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark 
           Kelly, Christopher A. Coons, Mazie K. Hirono, Alex 
           Padilla, Patty Murray, Michael F. Bennet, Catherine 
           Cortez Masto, Raphael G. Warnock.


                  Motion to Recommit with Instructions

  Mr. SCHUMER. I move to recommit the conference report to conference 
with instructions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] moves that the 
     conference report with respect to H.R. 2670 be recommitted 
     with instructions that the conferees on the part of the 
     Senate be instructed to insert language that makes the 
     effective date of the measure one day after the date of 
     enactment.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays are ordered.


                           Amendment No. 1373

  Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1373 to the instructions of the motion to 
     recommit the conference report to accompany H.R. 2670 to the 
     committee on conference.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading of the amendment be dispensed 
with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

                (Purpose: To modify the effective date)

       In the motion, strike ``one day'' and insert ``two days''.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays are ordered.


                Amendment No. 1374 to Amendment No. 1373

  Mr. SCHUMER. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1374 to amendment No. 1373.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading of the amendment be dispensed 
with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

                (Purpose: To modify the effective date)

       On page 1, line 1, strike, ``two days'' and insert ``three 
     days''.


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  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture 
motion filed today be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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