[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7022-7040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania). Pursuant to 
House Resolution 260 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
further consideration of the bill, H.R. 1735.
  Will the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack) kindly take the chair.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1735) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes, with Mr. Womack (Acting Chair) in the 
chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Thursday, 
May 14, 2015, amendment No. 83 printed in House Report 114-112, offered 
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), had been disposed of.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 260, I 
offer amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 6 consisting of amendment Nos. 90, 91, 96, 99, 
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, and 118 
printed in House Report No. 114-112, offered by Mr. Thornberry of 
Texas:


            Amendment No. 90 Offered by Mr. Hill of Arkansas

       Page 528, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 1092. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS OF DECISION TO MAINTAIN 
                   C130J AIRCRAFT AT KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, 
                   MISSISSIPPI.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a 
     business case analysis of the decision to maintain 10 C-130J 
     aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Such 
     analysis shall include consideration of--
       (1) any efficiencies or cost savings that would be achieved 
     by transferring such aircraft to Little Rock Air Force Base, 
     Arkansas;

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       (2) any effects of such decision on the operation of the 
     air mobility command; and
       (3) the short-term and long-term costs of maintaining such 
     aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base.


         Amendment No. 91 Offered by Mr. Meehan of Pennsylvania

       Page 528, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CYBER RESILIENCY OF 
                   NATIONAL GUARD NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS 
                   SYSTEMS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) National Guard personnel need to have situational 
     awareness and reliable communications in the event of an 
     emergency, terrorist attack, or natural or man-made disaster;
       (2) in the event of such an emergency, attack, or disaster, 
     the ability of the National Guard personnel to communicate 
     and coordinate response is vital;
       (3) current communications and networking systems for the 
     National Guard, including commercial wireless solutions, such 
     as mobile wireless kinetic mesh and other systems that are 
     interoperable with the systems of civilian first responders, 
     should provide the necessary robustness, interoperability, 
     reliability, and resilience to extend needed situational 
     awareness and communications to all users and under all 
     operating conditions, including in degraded communications 
     environments where infrastructure is damaged, destroyed, or 
     under cyber attack or disruption; and
       (4) the National Guard should be constantly seeking ways to 
     improve and expand its communications and networking 
     capabilities to provide for enhanced performance and 
     resilience in the face of cyber attacks or disruptions, as 
     well as other instances of degradation.


          Amendment No. 96 Offered by Mr. Walberg of Michigan

       At the end of subtitle B of title XII (page 550, after line 
     26), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS OF THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN TO AUDIT THE USE OF 
                   FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN.

       Not later than December 31, 2016, the Special Inspector 
     General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the extent to which the Office of the 
     Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has 
     adequate access to financial records of the Government of 
     Afghanistan to audit the use of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2016 for assistance for Afghanistan.


              Amendment No. 99 Offered by Mr. Poe of Texas

       Page 559, after line 11, add the following:
       (H) An assessment of United States' efforts to disrupt and 
     prevent foreign fighters traveling to Syria and Iraq and 
     disrupt and prevent foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq 
     traveling to the United States.


          Amendment No. 101 Offered by Mr. Lamborn of Colorado

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1234. LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES AND 
                   CONTACTS WITH IRAN.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize 
     any military-to-military exchange or contact described in 
     subsection (b) to be conducted by the Armed Forces or 
     Department of Defense civilians with representatives of the 
     military or paramilitary forces (including the IRGC) of the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran until the Secretary certifies that 
     Iran--
       (1) has ended its ballistic missile program;
       (2) is no longer listed by the Secretary of State as a 
     state sponsor of terrorism; and
       (3) has recognized the Israel as a Jewish state.
       (b) Covered Exchanges and Contacts.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any military-to-military exchange or contact that includes 
     inappropriate exposure to any of the following:
       (1) Force projection operations.
       (2) Nuclear operations.
       (3) Advanced combined-arms and joint combat operations.
       (4) Advanced logistical operations.
       (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities 
     related to weapons of mass destruction.
       (6) Surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
       (7) Joint warfighting experiments.
       (8) Military space operations.
       (9) Other advanced capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers.
       (11) Release of classified or restricted information.
       (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory or base.
       (13) Military operations or exercises with allies and 
     partners.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     search-and-rescue or humanitarian operation or exercise.
       (d) Annual Certification by Secretary.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall, without delegation, submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, not later than 
     December 31 each year, a certification in writing as to 
     whether or not any military-to-military exchange or contact 
     during that calendar year was conducted in violation of 
     subsection (a).


         Amendment No. 102 Offered by Mrs. Walorski of Indiana

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide the 
     appropriate congressional committees a copy of any security 
     agreement or commitment provided by the United States to any 
     country in the Middle East, including the member countries of 
     the Gulf Cooperation Council, associated with Iran's nuclear 
     weapons program.
       (b) Analysis.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of staff shall provide the Secretary of Defense with a 
     detailed analysis of the United States military force 
     structure and posture, as well as the estimated costs 
     associated with such force structure and posture, required to 
     meet any security agreement or commitment in the Middle East, 
     including member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 
     The Secretary shall provide such analysis, without change, 
     along with any additional views the Secretary may offer, when 
     the Secretary submits the materials required under subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Limitation on Certain Expenditures.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may not obligate or expend any funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for meeting any 
     security agreements or commitments described in this section 
     unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the Secretary has provided a 
     copy of such agreement as required under subsection (a).
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate.


         Amendment No. 103 Offered by Mr. Ellison of Minnesota

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII (page 576, after line 
     2), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the 
     use of force against Iran.


           Amendment No. 104 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Alabama

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII (page 604, after line 
     16), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY 
                   REGARDING FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OR TECHNOLOGY 
                   RELEASE OF AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY TO ALLIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a 
     decision by the Government of Japan to purchase Aegis Ashore 
     for its self-defense, given that it already possesses sea-
     based Aegis weapons system-equipped naval vessels, could 
     create a significant opportunity for promoting 
     interoperability and integration of air- and missile defense 
     capability with close allies, could provide for force 
     multiplication benefits, and could potentially alleviate 
     force posture requirements on multi-mission assets.
       (b) Requirement to Submit Policy.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a copy of the Department of Defense policy 
     regarding foreign disclosure or technology release of Aegis 
     Ashore capability to allies, including Japan, that possess 
     sea-based Aegis weapons system-equipped naval vessels.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.


       Amendment No. 105 Offered by Mr. Walker of North Carolina

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII (page 604, after line 
     16), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. REQUIREMENT TO INVITE THE MILITARY FORCES OF 
                   TAIWAN TO PARTICIPATE IN RIMPAC EXERCISES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall invite the 
     military forces of Taiwan to participate in any maritime 
     exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific Exercise if the 
     Secretary has invited the military forces of the People's 
     Republic of China to participate in such maritime exercise.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to any 
     maritime exercise described in subsection (a) that begins on 
     or after such date of enactment.

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         Amendment No. 106 Offered by Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 
                   THE ARMS TRADE TREATY.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended to fund a Secretariat or any other 
     international organization established to support the 
     implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to sustain domestic 
     prosecutions based on any charge related to the Treaty, or to 
     implement the Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution 
     of ratification for the Treaty and implementing legislation 
     for the Treaty has been enacted into law.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preclude the Department of Defense from 
     assisting foreign countries in bringing their laws, 
     regulations, and practices related to export control up to 
     United States standards.


       Amendment No. 112 Offered by Mr. Cicilline of Rhode Island

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII (page 622, after line 
     22), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. ASSESSMENT OF THE MILITARY CAPABILITY OF THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an assessment of the military 
     capability of the Republic of Cyprus to defend against 
     threats to its national security, including threats posed by 
     hostile foreign governments and international terrorist 
     groups.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The assessment required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the effect on the national security of 
     Cyprus of the United States policy to deny applications for 
     licenses and other approvals for the export of defense 
     articles and defense services to the armed forces of Cyprus.
       (2) An analysis of the extent to which such United States 
     policy is consistent with overall United States security and 
     policy objectives in the region.
       (3) An assessment of the potential impact of lifting such 
     United States policy.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.


          Amendment No. 113 Offered by Mr. Crowley of New York

       Page 622, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 1269. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP 
                   BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   INDIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States has an upgraded, strategic-plus 
     relationship with India based on regional cooperation, space 
     science cooperation, and defense cooperation.
       (2) The defense relationship between the United States and 
     the Republic of India is strengthened by the common 
     commitment of both countries to democracy.
       (3) The United States and the Republic of India share a 
     common and long-standing commitment to civilian control of 
     the military.
       (4) The United States and the Republic of India have 
     increasingly worked together on defense cooperation across a 
     range of activities, exercises, initiatives, and research.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should--
       (1) continue to expand defense cooperation with the 
     Republic of India;
       (2) welcome the role of the Republic of India in providing 
     security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond;
       (3) work cooperatively with the Republic of India on 
     matters relating to our common defense;
       (4) vigorously support the implementation of the United 
     States-India Defense Framework Agreement; and
       (3) support the India Defense Trade and Technology 
     Initiative.


         Amendment No. 114 Offered by Mrs. Dingell of Michigan

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1269. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EVACUATION OF UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENS AND NATIONALS FROM YEMEN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The ongoing conflict in Yemen, including airstrikes 
     conducted by Saudi Arabia and a no-fly zone imposed over 
     Yemen by Saudi Arabia, has made it difficult for Yemeni-
     Americans to depart Yemen.
       (2) United States citizen Jamal al-Labani of Hayward, 
     California, was killed in Yemen after the closure of the 
     United States Embassy while attempting to bring his pregnant 
     wife and 2-year-daughter back to the United States.
       (3) Over 550 Yemeni-Americans have registered as being 
     unable to leave Yemen after the closure of the United States 
     Embassy in Yemen in February 2015.
       (4) In 2006, the Department of Defense helped the 
     Department of State remove 15,000 Americans from Lebanon 
     during Hezbollah's war against Israel.
       (5) Many other nations, including China, Ethiopia, India, 
     and Russia are evacuating or have evacuated their citizens 
     from Yemen.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should exercise all available authorities as 
     expeditiously as possible to evacuate United States citizens 
     and nationals from Yemen.


           Amendment No. 115 Offered by Mr. Engel of New York

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII (page 622, after line 
     22), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON IMPACT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
                   UNITED STATES TROOP LEVELS OR MATERIEL IN 
                   EUROPE ON NATO'S ABILITY TO CREDIBLY ADDRESS 
                   EXTERNAL THREATS TO ANY NATO MEMBER STATE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) in order to demonstrate United States commitment to 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, especially 
     those NATO allies under pressure on the Eastern flank of the 
     Alliance, and to enhance the United States deterrent presence 
     and resolve to countering threats to NATO's collective 
     security, United States Armed Forces stationed and deployed 
     in Europe should be increased in number and combat power; and
       (2) the ``current and foreseeable security environment'', 
     as referenced in paragraph 12 of Section IV on Political-
     Military Matters of the Founding Act on Mutual Relations, 
     Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian 
     Federation (NATO-Russia Founding Act), has changed 
     significantly since the signing of such Act in 1997 and thus 
     such Act should not be read, interpreted, or implemented so 
     as to constrain or in any way limit additional permanent 
     stationing of substantial combat forces anywhere on the 
     territory of any NATO member State in furtherance of NATO's 
     core mission of collective defense and other missions.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--In order to ensure that the United States 
     contribution to NATO's core mission of collective defense 
     remains robust and ready to meet any future challenges, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the impact of any 
     significant reduction in United States troop levels or 
     materiel in Europe on NATO's ability to credibly deter, 
     resist, and, if necessary, repel external threats to any NATO 
     member State.
       (2) Deadline.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the date 
     on which any significant reduction described in paragraph (1) 
     is scheduled to take place.
       (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex if necessary to protect the national security interests 
     of the United States.
       (4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.


             Amendment No. 116 Offered by Mr. Vela of Texas

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1269. REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND CARTEL ACTIVITY IN MEXICO.

       The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on violence and cartel activity 
     in Mexico and the impact of such on United States national 
     security.


         Amendment No. 117 Offered by Mr. Kilmer of Washington

       Page 628, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``(3) If the Secretary furloughs any employee referred to 
     in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, by 
     no later than 30 days before initiating the furlough, notice 
     of the furlough that includes a certification that, as a 
     result of the proposed furlough, none of the work performed 
     by any employee of the Department of Defense will be shifted 
     to any Department of Defense civilian employee, contractor, 
     or member of the Armed Forces.''.
       Page 628, line 9, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.


          Amendment No. 118 Offered by Mr. Nolan of Minnesota

       In section 1504, page 632, line 20, insert ``(a) 
     Authorization of Appropriations.--'' before ``Funds''.
       At the end of section 1504, page 633, line 1, add the 
     following new subsection:
       (b) Condition on Use of Funds for Iraq and Syria Train and 
     Equip Programs.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by

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     this section for the Syria and Iraq Train and Equip programs, 
     as specified in the funding table in section 4302, may not be 
     provided to any recipient that the Secretary of Defense has 
     reported, pursuant to a quarterly progress report submitted 
     pursuant to section 1209 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 
     128 Stat. 3541), as having misused provided training and 
     equipment.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 260, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Larsen) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, this en bloc package consists of 17 total amendments. 
Nine of them have been offered by Republicans, eight of them have been 
offered by Democrats. They cover a variety of very important topics for 
our national security, including cooperation with India, evacuation of 
U.S. persons from Yemen, the impact of U.S. troop levels on NATO, and 
violence in Mexico.
  I believe these are important subjects and important additions to our 
bill. I hope Members will support this en bloc package. And I hope that 
all Members who make these contributions will support the final version 
so that their contribution has a chance to become law.
  With that, Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

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  Mr. WALBERG. I thank the chairman for the efforts put forth by 
himself and the committee on necessary legislation that, indeed, should 
pass.
  Mr. Chairman, America has given 14 years, nearly $1 trillion, and 
thousands of lives to help build a stable Afghanistan. While most of 
our troops have come home, Congress has still obligated billions of 
dollars to be spent on reconstruction efforts.
  As we transfer oversight authority to Afghan officials, the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has identified serious 
deficiencies in our ability to ensure the proper use of these American 
taxpayer dollars, as the Afghan Ministries currently lack the capacity 
to effectively manage and account for U.S.-funded assistance.
  My amendment would require SIGAR to certify it has sufficient access 
to Afghan accounts to guarantee effective audits. We must ensure that 
every dollar is spent effectively. I appreciate that this amendment has 
been added en bloc, and I ask my colleagues to support this legislation 
and this amendment.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I would ask Members to support this en bloc package, 
and I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan) for 
comments on en bloc No. 6.
  Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Chairman and Members of the House, as Mr. Walberg just 
pointed out, we have spent literally trillions of dollars in the Middle 
East in what many would describe as wars of choice and nation building.
  I want to applaud the committee for this underlying legislation to 
ensure some accountability of how that money goes. All too often, the 
moneys have made a mockery of our good intentions and ended up in the 
wrong hands and, in many cases, used against us.
  The underlying legislation requires the Defense Department now to 
require them to give us a list of who money has been given to in Syria 
and Iraq to fight ISIL, and my legislation says that, when they find 
evidence that those funds have been misused by any one of those 
parties, they can no longer be recipients of our funding and our 
intentions in this regard.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of my amendment and the bloc as 
well.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my 
colleague from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  Mr. POE of Texas. I thank the chairman for yielding, and I want the 
chairman to know that I support the amendment en bloc, and I support 
the bill as well.
  Mr. Chair, the number of foreign fighters traveling to Syria and Iraq 
to join ISIS is increasing at an alarming, dramatic rate. The Director 
of the National Counterterrorism Center said that more foreign fighters 
have joined ISIS in the last 2 years than those who went to Afghanistan 
or Iraq in the last 20 years. More than 180 of these fighters are from 
the United States.
  These killers are not just going to fight and die on the battlefields 
of Iraq and Syria. Many return home to their home countries as trained, 
battle-hardened Islamic radicals.
  Before Moner Mohammad Abusalha became the first American to carry out 
a suicide bomb in Syria, he had already been to Syria and back to the 
United States as a trained suicide killer. The United States Government 
didn't even know this.
  We need a comprehensive strategy to reduce the flow of foreign 
fighters from ISIS to the United States and foreign fighters going to 
train with ISIS. This amendment requires such a strategy.
  And that is just the way it is.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell).
  Mrs. DINGELL. I thank the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Larsen).
  Mr. Chairman, Members of the House, I rise in support of my 
amendment, No. 103, contained in this bloc, which expresses the sense 
of Congress that the President should exercise all available authority 
to evacuate U.S. citizens from Yemen as soon as possible.
  My district is home to the highest concentration of Yemeni Americans 
in the United States. Since hostilities began in Yemen, my office hears 
daily from Yemeni Americans who are terrified, frustrated, desperate, 
and have no idea how to exit the country. These are United States 
citizens in Yemen, with nowhere to turn.
  This week, NPR told the story of Rhonia Aladashi, a 16-year-old girl 
from my hometown of Dearborn, Michigan. She had traveled to Yemen to 
visit her father when the hostilities began, and she tried multiple 
options to escape.
  She tried to cross the border at Saudi Arabia and got turned back 
into hostile areas because she did not have a man traveling with her. 
Ultimately, she ended up on a private fishing boat, going with no food 
or water on board.
  My constituents and their families stuck in Yemen need hope, and they 
need to know that American citizens are not being forgotten. We do not 
in any way want to put American military in danger, but we need to tell 
Americans there is hope.
  I thank Mr. Larsen and Chairman Thornberry.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Walker).
  Mr. WALKER. I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my gratitude for the hard work 
and dedication put forth by Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, 
and their colleagues on the Armed Services Committee in drafting the 
National Defense Authorization Act of 2016.
  I would like to thank the Rules Committee, Chairman Sessions, and 
Ranking Member Slaughter for their efforts in ensuring Members on both 
sides of the aisle had an avenue to voice their opinion.
  We recently finished 10 townhalls in 10 counties, and the number one 
thing from our constituents is making sure that Washington is held 
accountable. These efforts help restore our constituents' faith in this 
body and the process of lawmaking.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley).
  Mr. CROWLEY. I thank the gentleman from Washington, my good friend 
Mr. Larsen, for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, the effort to expand U.S.-India relations has always 
been and continues to be a bipartisan effort, and I want to thank both 
sides of the aisle in acceptance of the amendment that I put forward.

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  Over the past two decades, we have seen the relationship between the 
United States and India flourish and blossom under both--I should say 
starting with President Clinton's Presidency, followed by President 
George Bush's Presidency, and we have seen how advanced it has become 
under the Presidency of Barack Obama.
  I had the opportunity to travel with the President earlier this year 
to India, and the incredible reception that the President and the 
delegation received was like no other experience I have ever had in 
India, and this relationship continues to grow.
  This is the first time we have had an opportunity to express the 
support of the House and of the Congress of this burgeoning 
relationship, especially as it pertains to mil-to-mil cooperation, and 
I believe that this is the most critical relationship that we will have 
this decade in the world.
  India and the United States, we have shared values of civilian 
control of the military. It is a very important aspect when you 
consider the part of the world we are talking about. We share that same 
value with India.
  India's quest for securing peace not only within her region, but 
around the world as well, is something that we share with her. India's 
commitment to democracy and rule of law is something we also share with 
India and, overall, using democracy and the quest for peace, trying to 
bring stability throughout the world.
  I also want to thank the Indian diaspora in helping with this effort. 
This is truly, as I said earlier, I believe, the most important 
alliance the United States will have this century.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly).
  Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank the chairman.
  I rise in strong support of my amendment to renew a 1-year ban on the 
Obama administration from using any Department of Defense funds to 
implement the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. This amendment updates 
and strengthens the language of my amendments that were entered into 
law in previous NDAAs.
  Why? Because this amendment--we must always uphold our fundamental 
individual right to keep and to bear arms, which is enshrined in our 
Constitution. We also must uphold the sovereignty of the United States 
over our arms export control system, which is the gold standard of the 
world.
  Now, how do we do this?
  First, the amendment explicitly forbids the use of DOD funds to 
facilitate domestic prosecutions of individual Americans. This is a 
real danger because the Obama administration has already engaged in 
domestic prosecutions of individuals using treaties. This is totally 
unacceptable.
  Second, my amendment specifically bans the use of DOD funds for an 
ATT secretariat, created for ``effectively implementing'' the ATT, 
according to the treaty's supporters.
  Appallingly and equally unacceptable, ATT backers seek to put the 
U.S. on the hook to fund the activities of a treaty to which it is not 
a party.
  I thank the chairman and the ranking member for including this 
amendment in the en bloc amendments. I urge my colleagues to stand with 
me in support of the Second Amendment, our Nation's sovereignty, and 
vote in support of this amendment to renew the annual ban on the 
funding of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time I 
have left?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 5 minutes remaining.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor).
  Ms. CASTOR of Florida. I thank my colleague.
  Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the Castor amendment, which is 
an amendment in support of military families across the country. It 
expresses the sense of Congress that, when it comes to housing military 
members, the Pentagon should factor in the commuting times for base 
personnel and the land available for on-base housing.
  On-base housing is a critical readiness issue. Having our 
servicemembers as close to their assignments as possible is vital. DOD 
must ensure that the decisions relating to base housing take into 
account relevant factors, and each base is different.
  For example, at MacDill Air Force Base in my hometown in Tampa, 
Florida, it is home to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, United States Special 
Operations Command, and United States Central Command.
  The recent expansion of on-base housing for military families has 
been a great success. Pursuant to a public-private partnership that was 
authorized in 2007, 572 homes have been constructed on the base. This 
has been a godsend for the families at MacDill, and here is why: the 
neighborhoods closest to the base are expensive and out of reach for 
many military families, so servicemembers oftentimes buy homes about 30 
miles away and then commute to the base.
  This recent public-private partnership at MacDill has been a win-win 
for the military and the families who serve. In fact, one top Pentagon 
official who oversees installations noted that the MacDill Air Force 
Base housing initiative was one of her favorites, forcewide, and was 
exceptional.
  Think about the difference it makes to that military family when they 
can live close to where they work and where their children attend 
school.
  Now, until recently, the Air Force and the housing contractor were 
discussing the next phase of on-base housing. MacDill has over 330 
families on a waiting list. Unfortunately, despite the long waiting 
list, the obvious demand, the Air Force has inexplicably terminated 
discussions.
  If this is happening in my community, it could be happening in yours, 
and with scarce Federal dollars, we must continue to encourage fruitful 
public-private partnerships and the best interests of our brave men and 
women in the service.
  I thank Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, and Mr. Larsen for 
their support of the amendment, and I urge adoption.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I support the en bloc. I hope all 
Members will, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Chair, I rise today to support the Crowley-Engel-
Holding-Bera-Royce amendment to the 2016 NDAA.
  As Co-Chair of the House India Caucus, I am privileged to spend time 
highlighting the robust and growing relationship between the United 
States and India to my colleagues and to my constituents.
  With the emerging challenges our two nations face in the Indo-Pacific 
region, we must place an emphasis on increasing the collaboration 
between our two defense departments and defense industries.
  In January to move this collaboration forward, the United States and 
India signed the ``Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia Pacific and 
Indian Ocean Region'' laying out our shared principles and views for 
security in the region.
  Our two nations also agreed to renew--and upgrade--our ten year 
defense framework well before its expiration date which truly shows our 
commitment to working together.
  The United States and India are on the same page and through the 
diligent work of the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative along with 
the Department of Defense's India Rapid Reaction Cell, defense 
cooperation between our two nations is on the right trajectory.
  But more can, should, and will be done to bring us closer together on 
defense.
  Mr. Chair, India has a vital role to play in the Indo-Pacific by 
becoming a regional security provider and the United States should 
continue to work lockstep with our counterparts in New Delhi to achieve 
this.
  And Mr. Chair, that is precisely what our amendment supports.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 7 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 260, I 
offer amendments en bloc.

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  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 7 consisting of amendment Nos. 107, 108, 109, 
110, 111, 119, 120, 121, 125, 126, and 127 printed in House Report No. 
114-112, offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas:


          Amendment No. 107 Offered by Mr. Lamborn of Colorado

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO ENSURE QATAR IS PREVENTING 
                   TERRORIST LEADERS AND FINANCIERS FROM OPERATING 
                   IN ITS COUNTRY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Qatar is an important partner in the region and has 
     played a significant role in fighting ISIS;
       (2) Qatar has provided significant enablers to the United 
     States in its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by hosting United 
     States forces;
       (3) Qatar has unfortunately allowed the leaders of Hamas, a 
     United States-designated foreign terrorist organization, to 
     operate freely in its country;
       (4) Qatar has also allowed United States-designated 
     terrorist financiers to operate in its country; and
       (5) the United States should do everything in its power to 
     encourage Qatar to crack down on terrorist leaders and 
     financiers who are operating in its country.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report on actions taken by the United States Government to 
     ensure that Qatar is preventing terrorist leaders and 
     financiers from operating in its country.


          Amendment No. 108 Offered by Mr. Lamborn of Colorado

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12XX. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR JORDAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan remains a steadfast 
     partner and the armed forces of Jordan are among the United 
     States' strongest military partners.
       (2) Jordan's civil and military leadership continue to 
     provide a positive example of professionalism and moderation.
       (3) The Colorado National Guard's relationship with the 
     Jordanian military provides a significant benefit to both the 
     United States and Jordan.
       (4) The armed forces of Jordan fought alongside United 
     States forces in Afghanistan and are currently flying combat 
     sorties as part of the counter-ISIL Coalition.
       (5) Jordan continues to provide critical basing support for 
     Operation Inherent Resolve missions.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Jordan is one of our most important allies in the 
     region and the United States should support Jordan's military 
     efforts to the greatest extent possible, including by 
     providing military equipment and training; and
       (2) the President should make every effort to ensure rapid 
     responses to any military requests for assistance from 
     Jordan.


          Amendment No. 109 Offered by Mr. Royce of California

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII (page 622, after line 
     22), add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO 
                   HARAM AND SUPPORT REGIONAL ALLIES AND OTHER 
                   PARTNERS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) combating Boko Haram is in the national security 
     interest of the United States;
       (2) the United States should support regional partners, 
     including the African Union-authorized Multinational Joint 
     Task Force, through training and advice and the provision of 
     key enablers to strengthen operations against Boko Haram; and
       (3) United States support for these regional efforts should 
     be integrated into a comprehensive strategy to support 
     security and stability in the region.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the following:
       (A) An assessment of the threat of Boko Haram to United 
     States national security interests.
       (B) A description of United States efforts to combat Boko 
     Haram, including the authorities to carry out such efforts 
     and the roles and missions of the Department of Defense and 
     Department of State.
       (C) An assessment of the capabilities, shortfalls, and 
     progress made by United States-supported regional partners, 
     including the African Union-authorized Multinational Joint 
     Task Force, to combat Boko Haram.
       (D) A description of military equipment, supplies, 
     training, and other defense articles and services, including 
     by type, quantity, and prioritization of such items, required 
     to combat Boko Haram effectively and the gaps within regional 
     allies to engage in the mission to combat Boko Haram.
       (E) A description of military equipment, supplies, 
     training, and other defense articles and services, including 
     by type, quantity, and actual or estimated delivery date, 
     that the United States Government has provided, is providing, 
     and plans to provide to regional allies and other partners to 
     combat Boko Haram.
       (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified in form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.


         Amendment No. 110 Offered by Mr. Schweikert of Arizona

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR 
                   TUNISIA.

       It is the sense of Congress that it is a national security 
     priority of the United States to support the Republic of 
     Tunisia and to cooperate with Tunisia by providing assistance 
     to combat the growing terrorist threat from the Islamic State 
     of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or other terrorist 
     organizations.


            Amendment No. 111 Offered by Mr. Turner of Ohio

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE OF NATO AND 
                   ENLARGEMENT INITIATIVES.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Congress declares that--
       (1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been 
     the cornerstone of transatlantic security cooperation and an 
     enduring instrument for promoting stability in Europe and 
     around the world for over 65 years;
       (2) the incorporation of the Czech Republic, Poland, 
     Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, 
     Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, and Croatia has been essential 
     to the success of NATO in this modern era;
       (3) these countries have over time added to and 
     strengthened the list of key European allies of the United 
     States;
       (4) since joining NATO, these member states have remained 
     committed to the collective defense of the Alliance and have 
     demonstrated their will and ability to contribute to 
     transatlantic solidarity and assume increasingly more 
     responsibility for international peace and security;
       (5) since joining the Alliance, these NATO members states 
     have contributed to numerous NATO-led peace, security, and 
     stability operations, including participation in the 
     International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mission in 
     Afghanistan;
       (6) these NATO member states have become reliable partners 
     and supporters of aspiring members and the United States 
     recognizes their continued efforts to aid in further 
     enlargement initiatives;
       (7) at the 2014 Summit in Wales, NATO declared that ``The 
     Open Door Policy under Article 10 of the Washington Treaty is 
     one of the Alliance's great successes.''; and
       (8) at the 2014 Summit in Wales, NATO declared that 
     ``NATO's door will remain open to all European democracies 
     which share the values of our Alliance, which are willing and 
     able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of 
     membership, which are in a position to further the principles 
     of the Treaty, and whose inclusion will contribute to the 
     security of the North Atlantic area.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should--
       (A) continue to work with aspirant countries to prepare 
     such countries for entry into NATO;
       (B) seek NATO membership for Montenegro;
       (C) continue supporting a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for 
     Georgia;
       (D) encourage the leaders of Macedonia and Greece to find a 
     mutually agreeable solution to the name dispute between the 
     two countries;
       (E) seek a Dayton II agreement to resolve the 
     constitutional issues of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (F) work with the Republic of Kosovo to prepare the country 
     for entrance into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program;
       (G) take a leading role in working with NATO member states 
     to identify, through consensus, the current and future 
     security threats facing the Alliance; and
       (H) take a leading role to work with NATO allies to ensure 
     the Alliance maintains the required capabilities, including 
     the gains in interoperability from combat in Afghanistan, 
     necessary to meet the security threats to the Alliance;
       (2) NATO member states should review defense spending to 
     ensure sufficient funding is obligated to meet NATO 
     responsibilities; and
       (3) the United States should remain committed to 
     maintaining a military presence in

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     Europe as a means of promoting allied interoperability and 
     providing visible assurance to NATO allies in the region.


 Amendment No. 119 Offered by Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico

       Page 700, after line 25, insert the following:

     SEC. 1657. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE REVIEWS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should submit to Congress a plan on how the Secretary plans 
     to implement the full recommendations of the two nuclear 
     enterprise reviews, conducted and then validated by the Air 
     Force, one of which was conducted by Assistant Secretary 
     Madelyn Creedon and Rear Admiral Peter Fanta and one of which 
     was conducted by General Walsh and Admiral Harvey. The plan 
     submitted under this section should include a timeline for 
     when each recommendation shall be implemented and how the 
     additional manpower recommendations shall be allocated.


          Amendment No. 120 Offered by Mr. Quigley of Illinois

       At the end of subtitle D of title XVI (page 700, after line 
     25), add the following new section:

     SEC. 1657. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF PLANNED NUCLEAR-ARMED 
                   CRUISE MISSILES.

       Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the justification of the number of planned nuclear-armed 
     cruise missiles, known as the Long Range Standoff Weapon, to 
     the U.S. arsenal. The report shall include--
       (1) the rationale for procuring the expected number of 
     cruise missiles;
       (2) how the number of planned missiles aligns with U.S. 
     nuclear employment strategy;
       (3) an estimate of the annual and total cost for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation and procurement for the 
     total number of planned cruise missiles; and
       (4) an estimate of the proportional annual cost of the 
     cruise missiles as compared to the annual cost of nuclear 
     triad and annual defense spending.


           Amendment No. 121 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Alabama

       Page 715, line 25, strike ``terms,'' and all that follows 
     through ``2015'' on page 716, line 1, and insert ``terms and 
     conditions''.
       Page 716, line 5, after ``2014'' insert ``, subject to an 
     amended agreement for coproduction for radar components''.
       Page 718, line 18, insert after ``agreements'' the 
     following: ``that inform a production decision''.
       Page 718, line 25, insert before the semicolon the 
     following: ``or in an amount that meets best efforts, as 
     mutually agreed by the United States and Israel''.
       Page 720, after line 2, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Waiver.--The Director may waive the requirements of 
     subsection (b) to carry out subparagraphs (A) or (B) of 
     subsection (a)(1) if the Under Secretary certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the Under Secretary 
     has sufficient data from the Government of Israel to 
     demonstrate the following:
       (1) Such subparagraphs will be carried out solely for 
     funding procurement of long-lead components in accordance 
     with a production plan, including a funding profile detailing 
     Israeli contributions for production of either David's Sling 
     or Arrow 3.
       (2) Such long-lead components have completed the research 
     and development technology development phase.
       (3) The long-lead procurement will be conducted in a manner 
     that maximizes co-production in the United States without 
     incurring additional non-recurring engineering activity or 
     cost.


           Amendment No. 125 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida

       Page 775, after line 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 2804. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BASE HOUSING PROJECTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense 
     should take into consideration, when prioritizing base 
     housing projects, commuting times for base personnel and land 
     available for development on the base.


           Amendment No. 126 Offered by Mr. Loebsack of Iowa

       Add at the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. ARSENAL INSTALLATION REUTILIZATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 2667 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as 
     subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Arsenal Installation Reutilization Authority.--(1) In 
     the case of a military manufacturing arsenal, the Secretary 
     concerned may authorize leases and contracts for a term of up 
     to 25 years, notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), if the 
     Secretary determines that a lease or contract of that 
     duration will promote the national defense or be in the 
     public interest for the purpose of--
       ``(A) helping to maintain the viability of the military 
     manufacturing arsenal and any military installations on which 
     it is located;
       ``(B) eliminating, or at least reducing, the cost of 
     Government ownership of the military manufacturing arsenal, 
     including the costs of operations and maintenance, the costs 
     of environmental remediation, and other costs; and
       ``(C) leveraging private investment at the military 
     manufacturing arsenal through long-term facility use 
     contracts, property management contracts, leases, or other 
     agreements that support and advance the preceding purposes.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary concerned my delegate the authority 
     provided by this subsection to the commander of the military 
     manufacturing arsenal or, if part of a larger military 
     installation, the installation commander.
       ``(B) The delegated authority does not include the 
     authority to enter into a lease or contract under this 
     section to carry out any activity covered by section 4544(b) 
     of this title related to--
       ``(i) the sale of articles manufactured by a military 
     manufacturing arsenal;
       ``(ii) the sale of services performed by a military 
     manufacturing arsenal; or
       ``(iii) the performance of manufacturing work at the 
     military manufacturing arsenal.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `military manufacturing 
     arsenal' means a Government-owned, Government-operated 
     defense plant of the Department of the Defense that 
     manufactures weapons, weapon components, or both.''.
       (b) Cross References.--(1) Section 2662(b)(3)(E) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2667(h)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``2667(i)(2)''.
       (2) Section 6981(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``2667(h)(2)'' and inserting ``2667(i)(2)''.


         Amendment No. 127 Offered by Mr. Scalise of Louisiana

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII (page 795, after 
     line 2), add the following new section:

     SEC. 2834. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP VILLERE, 
                   LOUISIANA.

       (a) Release of Retained Interests.--With respect to a 
     parcel of real property at Camp Villere, Louisiana, 
     consisting of approximately 48.04 acres and conveyed by quit-
     claim deed for National Guard purposes by the United States 
     to the State of Louisiana pursuant to section 616 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975 (titles I 
     through VI of Public Law 93-553; 88 Stat. 1768), the 
     Secretary of the Army may release the terms and conditions 
     imposed by the United States under subsection (b) of such 
     section and the reversionary interest retained by the United 
     States under subsection (c) of such section. The release of 
     such terms and conditions and retained interests with respect 
     to any portion of that parcel shall not be construed to alter 
     the rights or interests retained by the United States with 
     respect to the remainder of the real property conveyed to the 
     State under such section.
       (b) Condition of Release.--The release authorized by 
     subsection (a) of terms and conditions and retained interests 
     shall be subject to the condition that the State of 
     Louisiana--
       (1) transfer the parcel of real property described in such 
     subsection from the Louisiana Military Department to the 
     Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority for the purpose of 
     permitting the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority to 
     use the parcel for any purposes allowed by State law; and
       (2) make available to the Louisiana Military Department 
     real property to replace the transferred parcel that is 
     suitable for use for National Guard training and operational 
     support for emergency management and homeland defense 
     activities.
       (c) Instrument of Release and Description of Property.--The 
     Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate 
     office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate 
     instrument reflecting the release of terms and conditions and 
     retained interests under subsection (a). The exact acreage 
     and legal description of the property described in such 
     subsection shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
     the Secretary of the Army.
       (d) Payment of Administrative Costs.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     require the State of Louisiana to cover costs to be incurred 
     by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
     incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the release of 
     retained interests under subsection (a), including survey 
     costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and 
     other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
     amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs 
     actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
     conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to 
     the State.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under 
     paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the 
     Secretary to carry out the release of retained interests 
     under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 
     that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in

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     carrying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 
     credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 
     and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 
     the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 
     or account.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the release of retained interests under 
     subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 260, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Larsen) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman this en bloc package consists of 11 amendments. They 
touch such important subjects as the nuclear enterprise review, the 
long-range standoff weapon, military manufacturing arsenals, and a 
variety of other very important topics.
  They are sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats. Four of these 
amendments are sponsored by Democrats. I believe they deserve the 
support of the whole House, but I also believe the full bill deserves 
the support of the whole House so that these important amendments have 
a chance to become law.
  I hope all Members will support not only the package, but final 
passage.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. 
Lamborn), the distinguished vice chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces.

                              {time}  0930

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment, No. 
108, which is included in this en bloc package. My amendment adds a 
sense of Congress provision regarding our support for the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan. Jordan is one of our most important allies in the 
region, and I believe that the United States should support Jordan's 
military efforts to the greatest extent possible.
  The Jordanians are on the front lines in the fight against ISIS and 
have suffered the consequences of the President's policy failures 
regarding Syria. Jordan is under fire from those who wish to do it 
harm, and we must stand by a country that has been a force for good in 
the region.
  In Colorado, we have a unique interest in this relationship, as the 
Colorado National Guard is partnered with the Jordanian military 
through the State Partnership Program. Colorado guardsmen are helping 
train Jordanian servicemembers. This is just one of the ways that we 
can help stand with our friends in Jordan.
  I thank the chairman for including this amendment in the en bloc 
package, and I urge its adoption.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to echo the comments of the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Thornberry) about en bloc No. 7 and its bipartisan nature. I would 
encourage Members to support it.
  With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Foster).
  Mr. FOSTER. I would like to thank the ranking member for yielding and 
the chairman and his staff for working with me on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, the National Defense Authorization Act tasks the 
Missile Defense Agency with developing a concept for a space-based 
missile defense system. There is no doubt that missile defense--if 
technologically feasible, militarily robust, and economically 
justifiable--would be an important priority for our national security. 
But as a scientist, I think that we need to do our homework before we 
begin investing hundreds of billions of dollars into developing this 
system, and that is why I am introducing this amendment to require a 
preliminary cost estimate for this project.
  A 2012 report by the National Academy of Sciences estimated that even 
to provide limited coverage, hundreds of interceptors would be required 
to stop an incoming ballistic missile. Because of the cost to launch, 
maintain, operate, and replenish the interceptors, even a limited 
system would cost a minimum of $200 billion.
  We must do our due diligence before investing billions of taxpayer 
dollars into any project. So I urge my colleagues to join me and vote 
``yes'' on this amendment.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, at this point, I am pleased to yield 1 
minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), the distinguished 
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I very much appreciate Chairman Thornberry 
and the Armed Services Committee for working collaboratively on this 
important amendment.
  In speaking on behalf of this Royce-Maloney amendment, I want to 
recognize the leadership of Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
York, who has been dedicated in the fight against Boko Haram and 
dedicated in terms of trying to raise awareness on this.
  Many have seen on television the continued kidnappings of Boko Haram, 
the pillaging of villages, the taking of women and children as 
captives. I just want to tell you the story that we heard last year in 
our committee from one young girl, a survivor from Chibok, that touched 
the hearts of, I think, many people there that day.
  She gave this brave narration of what happened when Boko Haram broke 
in and, before her very eyes, killed her father and killed her 14-year-
old brother. She is one of the few from her village who survived.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield the gentleman an additional 1 
minute.
  Mr. ROYCE. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  So I just want to say this: Nigeria and its neighbors--Chad, Niger, 
Cameroon--have been making headway in the fight against Boko Haram. 
They have cleared a number of northern Nigerian towns. Now we have an 
opportunity with the African Union force--but it lacks equipment; it 
lacks capacity--for a protracted fight there.
  This amendment expresses support for robust security assistance, 
training, equipment, the capacity building they need so that the 
African troops that are fighting against Boko Haram can continue to 
advance on the field.
  The amendment also requires the Department of Defense and the State 
Department to produce a report to make sure the Congress is fully aware 
of the nature of the assistance being provided.
  We need to support Nigeria and the African Union authorized force 
with all appropriate means. It is the best chance we have to eliminate 
Boko Haram, to eliminate this terror so that other young girls are not 
snatched and their lives destroyed. The region's stability, by the way, 
depends upon it.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. I thank the ranking member for 
yielding and for his strong leadership.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the amendment I have 
cosponsored with the gentleman from California, Representative Royce, 
and I thank him for his outstanding leadership not only on this issue, 
but on so many of them.
  This particular amendment expresses U.S. support for the defeat of 
the terrorist organization Boko Haram. Combating Boko Haram is in our 
national interest and is certainly in the interest of security in the 
region, and the United States should support the regional allies in 
their operations against Boko Haram, which are making significant 
progress in combating them.
  We just marked the 1-year anniversary of the kidnapping of 270 young 
schoolgirls from Nigeria. This horror raised the awareness of the world 
to the terror of Boko Haram and what it has unleashed on Nigerians for 
years.
  The amendment clearly affirms that Boko Haram represents a threat not 
just to our Nation, but to the world, and certainly to stability in the 
region. The amendment calls for United States support--which may be in 
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equipment, training, technical support--for a coordinated military 
response in Africa to combat Boko Haram.
  Since its formation, the coalition has made significant gains against 
this terrorist threat and has started to improve stability in the 
region. Many of the young girls have escaped and have come here to 
speak to us in Congress.
  The amendment also calls for reports to Congress on the progress of 
the mission and an accounting of U.S. support.
  Combating Boko Haram is and should remain a national security 
interest, and we must remain vigilant in fighting this enemy. I urge my 
colleagues to support this important amendment.
  Again, I thank Chairman Royce for his attention, strong leadership, 
and for really saving lives in this region. He is securing stability in 
the region and for America, too.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, I just want to show my appreciation for the work of 
Chairman Royce and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York on this issue 
with Boko Haram.
  I noticed in the headlines of this morning's paper, Boko Haram has a 
new offensive against a military base in Nigeria.
  The contribution they have made with this amendment to the bill is 
very important so that the Nigerians and others in the region are 
better able to fight these terrorists. And there is no other word for 
them.
  There are also provisions in this bill to help the Ukrainians fight 
the aggression that they are undergoing, there are provisions in this 
bill to help fight ISIS, which is all part of the reason I believe this 
bill deserves the support of all Members.
  I appreciate the contributions of both Members on this amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).
  Mr. GARAMENDI. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, in the legislation today, there is a clause that would 
cause us to think about what to do in the High Arctic. The Arctic Ocean 
is melting. There will be a Northwest Passage. We are going to need a 
new heavy icebreaker to provide the support for the Navy as well as for 
commercial.
  Yesterday during a hearing, we hit upon the notion of creating a 
special fund similar to what exists for the strategic missile 
submarines. We would like, therefore, to begin the discussion of a 
national strategic high-latitude icebreaking fund. That discussion 
could then merge into a way of funding about $1 billion for a new 
icebreaker, absolutely essential for the U.S. Navy, absolutely 
essential for the commerce in the Arctic Ocean as well as for providing 
us with the ability to compete with Russia. I would like to propose 
that that be discussed and part of the process as we move the NDAA 
through the committees and the two Houses.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I would encourage folks to 
vote for en bloc 7, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I encourage Members to do the same 
thing, as well as on final passage.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 8 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 260, I 
offer amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 8 consisting of amendment Nos. 122, 123, 124, 
128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, and 135 printed in House Report No. 
114-112, offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas:


          Amendment No. 122 Offered by Mr. Foster of Illinois

       Page 728, line 21, insert before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, including estimates of the appropriate 
     identifiable costs of each such potential program of 
     record''.


            Amendment No. 123 Offered by Mr. Turner of Ohio

       At the end of subtitle E of title XVI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 16__. DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL 
                   MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE UNITED STATES.

       Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense publishes the draft environmental impact 
     statements pursuant to section 227 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 
     126 Stat. 1678), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, 
     in consultation with the Commander of the United States 
     Northern Command, shall designate the preferred location in 
     the United States for the potential future deployment of a 
     missile defense site.


          Amendment No. 124 Offered by Mr. Quigley of Illinois

       At the end of subtitle E of title XVI (page 732, after line 
     10), add the following new section:

     SEC. 1678. REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE MINUTEMAN III 
                   INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE.

       Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a report 
     examining the costs associated with extending the life of the 
     Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile compared to 
     the costs associated with procuring a new ground based 
     strategic deterrent.


            Amendment No. 128 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMPION AIR FORCE RADAR STATION, 
                   GALENA, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Galena, 
     Alaska (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     public land, including improvements thereon, at the former 
     Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, as further described in 
     subsection (b), for the purpose of permitting the Town to use 
     the conveyed land for public purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) consists of approximately 1290 acres of 
     the approximately 1613 acres of public land withdrawn by the 
     Secretary of the Interior under Public Land Order 843 for use 
     by the Secretary of the Air Force as the former Campion Air 
     Force Station. The portions of the former Air Force Station 
     that are not authorized to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
     are those portions that are subject to environmental land use 
     restrictions or are currently undergoing environmental 
     remediation by the Secretary of the Air Force.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     consult with the Secretary of the Air Force on the exact 
     acreage and legal description of the public land to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) and conditions to be included 
     in the conveyance that are necessary to protect human health 
     and the environment.
       (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     require the Town to cover costs (except costs for 
     environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by 
     the Secretary of the Interior and by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, or to reimburse the appropriate Secretary for such 
     costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
     under this section, including survey costs, costs for 
     environmental documentation, and any other administrative 
     costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected in 
     advance of the Secretary of Interior or Secretary of the Air 
     Force incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected 
     exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 
     out the conveyance, the appropriate Secretary shall refund 
     the excess amount to the Town.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--
       (A) Secretary of the interior.--Amounts received by the 
     Secretary of the Interior as reimbursement under paragraph 
     (1) shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account 
     currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for 
     which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be 
     merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the 
     same limitations as the funds with which merged.
       (B) Secretary of the air force.--Amounts received by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force as reimbursement under paragraph 
     (1) shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
     appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were 
     paid, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account 
     currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for 
     which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be 
     merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the 
     same limitations as the funds with which merged.

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       (e) Conveyance Agreement.--The conveyance of public land 
     under this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim 
     deed or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions 
     mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, after 
     consulting with the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Town, 
     including such additional terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary of the Interior, after consulting with the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.


     Amendment No. 129 Offered by Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 31__. LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS COVERED BY SELECTED 
                   ACQUISITION REPORTS.

       Section 4217 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
     2537) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Certain Systems.--For purposes of this 
     section, an existing nuclear weapon system is deemed to be 
     undergoing life extension if the expected total cost of the 
     associated activities, including activities considered 
     alterations, will exceed $1,000,000,000.''.


 Amendment No. 130 Offered by Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico

       At the end of subtitle C of title XXXI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 31__. ESTABLISHMENT OF MICROLAB PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the 
     directors of national laboratories, may establish a microlab 
     pilot program under which the Secretary establishes a 
     microlab that is located in close proximity to a national 
     laboratory and that is accessible to the public for the 
     purposes of--
       (1) enhancing collaboration with regional research groups, 
     such as institutions of higher education and industry groups; 
     and
       (2) accelerating technology transfer from national 
     laboratories to the marketplace.
       (3) promoting regional workforce development through 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
     instruction and training.
       (b) Criteria.--In determining the placement of a microlab 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the commitment of a national laboratory to establishing 
     a microlab;
       (2) the existence of a joint research institute or a new 
     facility that--
       (A) is not on the main site of a national laboratory;
       (B) is in close proximity to a national laboratory; and
       (C) has the capability to house a microlab;
       (3) whether employees of a national laboratory and persons 
     from academia, industry, and government are available to be 
     assigned to the microlab; and
       (4) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions from State and 
     local governments and private industry.
       (c) Timing.--If the Secretary, in collaboration with the 
     directors of national laboratories, elects to establish a 
     microlab pilot program under this section, the Secretary, in 
     collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, 
     shall--
       (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, begin the process of determining the placement of 
     the microlab under subsection (a); and
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, implement the microlab pilot program under this 
     section.
       (d) Initial Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of implementation of the microlab pilot program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives a report that provides an update on the 
     implementation of the microlab pilot program under subsection 
     (a).
       (e) Progress Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of implementation of the microlab pilot program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the microlab pilot program under 
     subsection (a), including findings and recommendations of the 
     Secretary.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``microlab'' means a small laboratory 
     established by the Secretary under section 3.
       (2) The term ``national laboratory'' means a national 
     security laboratory, as defined in section 3281 of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
     2471).
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.


         Amendment No. 131 Offered by Mr. Hunter of California

       At the end of title XXXV (page 885, after line 19) add the 
     following:

     SEC. 35__. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VESSELS.

       (a) Per-vessel Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 
     53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, and subject 
     to the availability of appropriations, there is authorized to 
     be paid to each contractor for an operating agreement (as 
     those terms are used in that section) for fiscal year 2016, 
     $3,500,000 for each vessel that is covered by the operating 
     agreement.
       (b) Repeal of Other Authorization.--Section 53111(3) of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``2016,''.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Funding increase.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 3501(5) for expenses to 
     maintain and preserve a United States-flag merchant marine to 
     serve the national security needs of the United States under 
     chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, is hereby 
     increased by $24,000,000.
       (2) Funding offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
     in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated in section 101, as specified in the 
     corresponding funding table in section 4101 for Shipbuilding 
     and Conversion, Navy, Auxiliaries, Craft and Prior Yr Program 
     Cost, Outfitting (Line 020) is hereby reduced by $24,000,000.


           Amendment No. 132 Offered by Mr. Sessions of Texas

       At the end of title XXXV (page 885, after line 19) add the 
     following:

     SEC. __. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 
                   ACADEMY.

       (a) Gift to the Merchant Marine Academy.--The Maritime 
     Administrator may accept a gift of money from the Foundation 
     under section 51315 of title 46, United States Code, for the 
     purpose of renovating Melville Hall on the campus of the 
     United States Merchant Marine Academy.
       (b) Covered Gifts.--A gift described in this subsection is 
     a gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime Administrator 
     determines exceeds the sum of--
       (1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to ensure the 
     renovation of Melville Hall in accordance with the capital 
     improvement plan of the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
     that was in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) 25 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Operation Contracts.--Subject to subsection (d), in the 
     case that the Maritime Administrator accepts a gift of money 
     described in subsection (b), the Maritime Administrator may 
     enter into a contract with the Foundation for the operation 
     of Melville Hall to make available facilities for, among 
     other possible uses, official academy functions, third-party 
     catering functions, and industry events and conferences.
       (d) Contract Terms.--The contract described in subsection 
     (c) shall be for such period and on such terms as the 
     Maritime Administrator considers appropriate, including a 
     provision, mutually agreeable to the Maritime Administrator 
     and the Foundation, that--
       (1) requires the Foundation--
       (A) at the expense solely of the Foundation through the 
     term of the contract to maintain Melville Hall in a condition 
     that is as good as or better than the condition Melville Hall 
     was in on the later of--
       (i) the date that the renovation of Melville Hall was 
     completed; or
       (ii) the date that the Foundation accepted Melville Hall 
     after it was tendered to the Foundation by the Maritime 
     Administrator; and
       (B) to deposit all proceeds from the operation of Melville 
     Hall, after expenses necessary for the operation and 
     maintenance of Melville Hall, into the account of the 
     Regimental Affairs Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality or 
     successor entity, to be used solely for the morale and 
     welfare of the cadets of the United States Merchant Marine 
     Academy; and
       (2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging or an 
     office by any person for more than 4 days in any calendar 
     year other than--
       (A) by the United States; or
       (B) for the administration and operation of Melville Hall.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' includes any 
     modification, extension, or renewal of the contract.
       (2) Foundation.--In this section, the term ``Foundation'' 
     means the United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni 
     Association and Foundation, Inc.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed under section 3105 of title 41, United States Code, 
     as requiring the Maritime Administrator to award a contract 
     for the operation of Melville Hall to the Foundation.


            Amendment No. 133 Offered by Mr. Carter of Texas

       At the end of subtitle D of title V (page 179, after line 
     21), add the following new section:

     SEC. 5__. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY A CONCEALED PERSONAL 
                   FIREARM ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION.

       (a) Process Required.--The Secretary of Defense, taking 
     into consideration the views

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     of senior leadership of military installations in the United 
     States, shall establish a process by which the commander of a 
     military installation in the United States may authorize a 
     member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the 
     installation to carry a concealed personal firearm on the 
     installation if the commander determines it to be necessary 
     as a personal- or force-protection measure.
       (b) Relation to State and Local Law.--In establishing the 
     process under subsection (a) for a military installation, the 
     commander of the installation shall consult with elected 
     officials of the State and local jurisdictions in which the 
     installation is located and take into consideration the law 
     of the State and such jurisdictions regarding carrying a 
     concealed personal firearm.
       (c) Member Qualifications.--To be eligible to be authorized 
     to carry a concealed personal firearm on a military 
     installation pursuant to the process established under 
     subsection (a), a member of the Armed Forces--
       (1) must complete any training and certification required 
     by any State in which the installation is located that would 
     permit the member to carry concealed in that State;
       (2) must not be subject to disciplinary action under the 
     Uniform Code of Military Justice for any offense that could 
     result in incarceration or separation from the Armed Forces;
       (3) must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm 
     because of conviction of a crime of domestic violence; and
       (4) must meet such service-related qualification 
     requirements for the use of firearms, as established by the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned.
       (d) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.


        Amendment No. 134 Offered by Mr. LoBiondo of New Jersey

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PAID-FOR PATRIOTISM.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) while recruitment and advertising in support of the 
     Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, is 
     appropriate, the taxpayer should not have to pay any 
     organization to honor the service of members of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (2) instead of being paid by the Department of Defense to 
     honor the service of members of the Armed Forces, these 
     organizations should be motivated by patriotism to honor the 
     service of members of the Armed Forces out of their own free 
     will; and
       (3) any funds that the Department of Defense would have 
     used for purposes described in paragraph (1) should be 
     redirected toward post-traumatic stress disorder research and 
     treatment for members of the Armed Forces.


          Amendment No. 135 Offered by Mr. Nunes of California

       Page 754, line 10, insert ``United States'' before 
     ``operational requirements''.
       Page 754, line 10, after ``operational requirements,'' 
     insert the following: ``not including the requirements of any 
     other organization or country,''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 260, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Smith) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, this en bloc package consists of 11 amendments. 
Generally, they are on the issues related to our strategic deterrence: 
our nuclear weapons, our ICBMs, missile defense against those sorts of 
weapons from other countries; in other words, they touch on very 
important issues that are central to our country's security.
  They have been sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats, and I 
hope Members of this House will support this en bloc package.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I, too, support this en bloc 
package. I hope that the Members will vote for it.
  With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I have no further speakers at this 
point, so I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of 
my time to once again say that I want to, first of all, thank the 
chairman. I want to thank all of the members of the committee and the 
staff for the hard work that they do and have done on this bill.
  Every year, this is a very, very difficult process, starting with the 
committee markup, which, this year, I think--we probably didn't set a 
record. We set a record for my time in terms of one day going until 
4:45 in the morning.
  But I just want to take one brief moment to recognize the staff that 
does just an unbelievable amount of work throughout this process. We 
see the amendments both in committee and on the floor that survive that 
process. The staff has to sift through literally hundreds more to try 
to boil them down, to try to find compromises, to basically try to work 
out whatever they can work out. I don't think there are too many 
members of the staff on either side that have slept more than 2 or 3 
hours a night here for the last few weeks. So I thank them for their 
hard work, and I thank the committee members for their hard work as 
well.
  It is the largest committee in Congress. We have excellent members on 
it. During the course of the debate and during the course of putting 
together this bill, every one of those members contributed greatly to 
the product.
  As I have said before, there are a lot of good things in this bill. 
The reform package that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) has 
made of particular priority I think is a very good first step towards 
trying to get more efficiency out of the military in a variety in 
different places. And of course we fund a lot of very necessary 
programs.
  But we have one overarching problem that we have had since 2011, 
starting with the fact that we couldn't pass the appropriations bills 
for 2011. And most have forgotten this, but at the end of March of 
2011, we were looking at a government shutdown. We had a marathon 4-
day, every amendment you can imagine on the appropriations bill, and, 
actually, I think it did go past the moment when the government was 
supposed to shut down before passing a CR, which pushed us then up 
against the debt ceiling in 2011, which wasn't going to be raised. We 
were facing a situation where chunks of the government would shut downs 
in ways we couldn't even predict, and I want everyone to understand the 
impact that this has on the Department of Defense.

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  I vividly remember a dinner that I had in March of 2011 with then-
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Pete Chiarelli, and I was asking him 
about how all of this budget uncertainty impacts the Department of 
Defense. He said: Well, we have got several hundred programs, and every 
day we try to figure out which ones we are allowed to fund, which ones 
we are not allowed to fund, where we can get the money, what we can do, 
and how we can move it around. They didn't know.
  For the last 4 years plus, that is what the Department of Defense has 
had to do. We have gone from CR to government shutdown to occasionally 
getting a spending bill to living with sequestration and the budget 
caps. The one thing that this bill doesn't do is it doesn't resolve 
that issue. It goes to the overseas contingency operation fund while 
leaving the budget caps in place.
  As Secretary Carter has said, the overseas contingency operations 
fund is no way to fund the military and does very, very little to 
remove that uncertainty that I just described. So I want everyone to 
understand when I talk about the fact that I am opposing this bill 
because of its impact on the overall budget, that is also very much 
about the Department of Defense.
  The Department of Defense is left in that uncertainty and also stuck 
with OCO funding, which is unpredictable, 1-year money that makes it 
very difficult for them to plan. So this bill's reliance on the OCO 
funding is a problem for the Department of Defense. Leaving those 
budget caps in place is something that I am opposed to. So it is an 
issue directly related to the Department of Defense.
  Now, it is also related to the rest of the budget. We have caps that 
impact the Department of Homeland Security, that impact the Department 
of Justice, that impact those other areas that, by the way, are very 
important. I have had some folks mention ISIL and our fight against 
them. Those departments

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are incredibly important to that fight. They are still under the budget 
caps, which are, I believe, jeopardizing our national security. And 
then there are other issues, infrastructure being the biggest one that 
those budget caps continue to hamper and continue, I believe, to make 
our country less safe.
  So the fact that this bill locks in place and keeps the budget caps, 
relies on the overseas contingency operations fund, and, most 
importantly, does not lift the budget cap for defense is the reason I 
am opposing it and urging other Democrats and Republicans as well to 
oppose it. It doesn't lift the budget caps. I believe that is harmful 
to the Department of Defense. So this is a defense issue.
  Mr. Chairman, I also point out for my conservative colleagues who are 
so concerned about keeping those budget caps that the OCO goes right 
around them. I wouldn't think that a conservative who wants to keep 
government spending under control would encourage the government 
deciding that they can create free money. The OCO doesn't count against 
the budget caps. So it is like the money isn't really being spent, 
only, of course, the money is being spent. It is $38 billion that we 
are just choosing not to count. It doesn't fix the problem.
  Lastly, the President has promised to veto all of the appropriations 
bills and the defense bill that are based on this flawed approach to 
the budget. So what we are doing here is ultimately not going to be 
successful until we come up with a better long-term solution to dealing 
with the budget caps, and I will simply emphasize one more time that 
has a profoundly negative effect on the Department of Defense, on our 
obligation to, I believe, properly fund and properly support the men 
and women who serve in our military. So, Mr. Chairman, while there is a 
lot of good in this bill, the ongoing budget uncertainty that it 
continues, I believe, is the fatal flaw in this bill. So I urge people 
to vote ``no.''
  I do appreciate all the work and the effort that went into it. I also 
emphasize that this is but one step in the process. We have got a long 
way to go, and I am completely confident by the time we get to the end 
of it, we will have a National Defense Authorization Act. It will be 
difficult. We have to work with the President, we have to work with the 
Senate, and people have a lot of different opinions, but this is but 
the first step in the process.
  So, Mr. Chairman, I urge us to continue working to hopefully get a 
better product that can get the support of the House, the Senate, and 
the President and fulfill our duty to pass this bill and support our 
troops.
  With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, let me start with where the gentleman from Washington 
left off, that this is one step in the process. That is kind of what I 
have been saying all along. Earlier the gentleman said he is opposed to 
this bill because it locks in this OCO approach. No, it doesn't lock 
anything in. If there is a better way to deal with our budget issues in 
the appropriation bills, then there is lots of time this year to do 
that. But the question here for the House is: Will we vote against a 
defense authorization bill--not an appropriation bill--but a defense 
authorization bill and prevent it from moving a step ahead?
  As a matter of fact, Mr. Chairman, I hope all Members had a chance to 
read the editorial in this morning's Washington Post. Let me just read 
the last sentence of it: ``Far better for him''--by which it means the 
President--``and his party's leadership in Congress to help an adequate 
defense budget keep moving through Congress rather than perpetuate a 
fight all Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, may later 
regret.''
  That is what we are asking here today: keep this adequate defense 
budget moving by voting for it.
  Now, Mr. Chairman, that doesn't solve all the problems. The gentleman 
is exactly right. There are all sorts of appropriation bills and other 
things to come in this process. But to try to use this important bill 
and the authorities it gives as political leverage to somehow make that 
happen, I think, is not fair to the men and women who serve or to our 
country's security.
  Mr. Chairman, there are lots of things that affect the military that 
this bill does not solve. I admit it. I don't try to solve all of them. 
When you try to solve all the problems, you usually end up making a 
mess. But that should not take away from the good that is in this bill. 
So I want to just emphasize the good that is in this bill has come from 
both sides of the aisle, and I am incredibly grateful for the 
contributions the Democratic members of the committee made. Something 
like 110 provisions in the underlying mark were requested by Democrats. 
In the committee 96 amendments offered by Democrats were adopted into 
the mark. We have had 57 amendments offered by Democrats made in order 
under the rule.
  We don't know how they are all going to come out yet, but the point 
is, a substantial part of this measure has been written and contributed 
to by Members on the Democratic side of the aisle, as well as Members 
on the Republican side of the aisle. The truth is it is a better 
product as a result, and the truth is that it is consistent with the 
bipartisan tradition of this committee.
  So, Mr. Chairman, I want to end, actually, where Mr. Smith started, 
and that is to express appreciation to him for being a terrific partner 
to work with in formulating this bill and dealing with very complex, 
rapidly changing subjects as the world is swirling around us. As he 
pointed out, we are the largest committee in Congress--63 members. But 
each of those members on both sides of the aisle have made important 
contributions to this bill.
  I would, like him, also want to appreciate the staff. I think we are 
unique in the Congress. We have an integrated staff where I can grab 
someone on the Democratic side or a Democratic member can grab someone 
who works on the Republican side. They are all integrated, working on 
the same issues. I think that makes us stronger as a committee. So 
there is an important bipartisan tradition of this committee, and it is 
because national security is so important.
  Let me go back to The Washington Post editorial and read the first 
sentence: ``There isn't much bipartisan governance left in Washington, 
but if anything still fits that description, it is probably the annual 
defense authorization act.'' I am pleased about that. I think that is 
what the American people want to hear because national security is so 
important. So for the suggestion to come that we are going to put 
national security on the back burner while we try to solve all the 
budget problems of all the agencies and all the government, that is 
discouraging.
  Mr. Chairman, I hope that Members will not agree with that tactic, 
that they will listen to the better angels of their nature as far as 
supporting this bill because it is a bipartisan bill that is so 
important for our troops and national security. I hope they will 
support this en bloc amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the Carter-Rigell-
McCaul-Gohmert Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 
Fiscal Year 2016 and in defense of our servicemembers' Second Amendment 
rights.
  Twice my home State of Texas has mourned the loss of our soldiers and 
civilians after shootings at Fort Hood just north of my district. In 
2009, Nidal Hassan walked into Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Center, 
shouted ``Allahu Akbar'', and opened fire, killing 13 and wounding 42 
others in the most horrific terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
  Five years later, another shooter opened fire on the base, killing 
four and wounding sixteen others. This is on top of other deadly 
attacks on military installations, such as the Navy Yard shooting in 
2013, and the 2009 shooting at a recruiting center in Little Rock, 
Arkansas, where another Islamist radical killed one and wounded 
another.
  In each case, one has to wonder if something could have been done to 
stop the shooting sooner and to prevent more lives from being lost. For 
years, DOD has had a stringent policy which prevents well-trained 
soldiers from carrying personal firearms on base in compliance with 
state and local laws. The

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Carter-Rigell-McCaul-Gohmert Amendment will responsibly adjust this 
policy and allow members of the Armed Forces to carry a concealed 
personal firearm if their commander determines it to be necessary as a 
personal or force protection measure.
  This is especially important at a time when threats to our soldiers 
and military bases is growing. In March, ISIS published a ``kill list'' 
of the names, photos and addresses of American soldiers. Since then, 
the threat level at U.S. military bases increased to ``Force Protection 
Bravo,'' in response to the increased threat of terrorism.
  Mr. Chair, we must give our base commanders more discretion and our 
soldiers more protection. Thousands of my constituents in Texas already 
exercise this right responsibly. It is time for our servicemembers to 
be allowed to do the same.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 114-112 on 
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment No. 23 by Mr. Rohrabacher of California.
  Amendment No. 27 by Mr. Lamborn of Colorado.
  Amendment No. 32 by Mr. Blumenauer of Oregon.
  Amendment No. 38 by Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
  Amendment No. 41 by Mr. Nadler of New York.
  The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote 
after the first vote in this series.


              Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Rohrabacher

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Rohrabacher) on which further proceedings were postponed and on 
which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 413, 
noes 1, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 16, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 233]

                               AYES--413

     Abraham
     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Ashford
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Benishek
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boustany
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clawson (FL)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     Davis, Rodney
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DeSaulnier
     DesJarlais
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duckworth
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farenthold
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frankel (FL)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Holding
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huffman
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Knight
     Kuster
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lummis
     Lynch
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Meng
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Moore
     Moulton
     Mullin
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nolan
     Norcross
     Nugent
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Perry
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Pocan
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Polis
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (NC)
     Price, Tom
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (NY)
     Rice (SC)
     Richmond
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Rush
     Russell
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanford
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Trott
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Welch
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yarmuth
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                                NOES--1

       
     Ruppersberger
       

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Lofgren
     McDermott
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Barletta
     Bass
     Black
     Capps
     Cleaver
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     Long
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Ribble
     Scalise
     Sinema
     Stivers
     Wilson (FL)

                              {time}  1019

  Mesdames LAWRENCE, KIRKPATRICK, Messrs. TED LIEU of California, 
AMASH, DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mses. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, SPEIER, and 
Mr. KENNEDY changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 233 I was unavoidably 
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''


                Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Lamborn

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado 
(Mr. Lamborn) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.

[[Page 7035]]

  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 235, 
noes 182, not voting 15, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 234]

                               AYES--235

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Ashford
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Bost
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Costello (PA)
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gabbard
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Katko
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Knight
     Labrador
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     MacArthur
     Marchant
     Marino
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Peterson
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Royce
     Russell
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Trott
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                               NOES--182

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Graham
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hastings
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Massie
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nolan
     Norcross
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barletta
     Bass
     Black
     Capps
     Cleaver
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     LaMalfa
     Long
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Ribble
     Rush
     Scalise
     Stivers


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  1023

  Mr. DOLD changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                          Personal Explanation

  Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, I regrettably missed votes on May 14th and 
15th, 2015. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall 
vote 225, ``yes'' on rollcall vote 226, ``yes'' on rollcall vote 227, 
``no'' on rollcall vote 228, ``no'' on rollcall vote 229, ``no'' on 
rollcall vote 230, ``yes'' on rollcall vote 231, ``no'' on rollcall 
vote 232, ``yes'' on rollcall vote 233, and ``no'' on rollcall vote 
234.


               Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon 
(Mr. Blumenauer) on which further proceedings were postponed and on 
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 43, 
noes 375, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 235]

                                AYES--43

     Amash
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Chu, Judy
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cohen
     Conyers
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Doggett
     Ellison
     Farr
     Fattah
     Gutierrez
     Hanna
     Huelskamp
     Huffman
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kind
     Lee
     Lewis
     Lowey
     Meng
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Nolan
     Polis
     Price, Tom
     Quigley
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Schrader
     Serrano
     Speier
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Welch

                               NOES--375

     Abraham
     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allen
     Amodei
     Ashford
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Beatty
     Benishek
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Bost
     Boustany
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Cicilline
     Clawson (FL)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Connolly
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Rodney
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duckworth
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Edwards
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frankel (FL)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hahn
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Holding
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hudson
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Israel
     Issa

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     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Knight
     Kuster
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     Lawrence
     Levin
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lowenthal
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lummis
     Lynch
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Moore
     Moulton
     Mullin
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Neal
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Norcross
     Nugent
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Perry
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Pocan
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (NY)
     Rice (SC)
     Richmond
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Russell
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanford
     Sarbanes
     Schiff
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Trott
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yarmuth
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Barletta
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Black
     Capps
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     Long
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Ribble
     Scalise
     Stivers


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  1027

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 235 I mistakenly 
voted ``yea.'' I intended to vote ``no.''


                 Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Lucas

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lucas) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 229, 
noes 190, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 236]

                               AYES--229

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Ashford
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Bost
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Costello (PA)
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Katko
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Knight
     Labrador
     Lamborn
     Latta
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     MacArthur
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pearce
     Perry
     Peterson
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Royce
     Russell
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Trott
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                               NOES--190

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera
     Beyer
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dold
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fitzpatrick
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Gibson
     Graham
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanna
     Hastings
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nolan
     Norcross
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Barletta
     Bass
     Black
     Capps
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     LaMalfa
     Long
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Ribble
     Scalise
     Stivers


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

[[Page 7037]]



                              {time}  1030

  Ms. JACKSON LEE and Mr. LARSEN of Washington changed their vote from 
``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 236 I was unavoidably 
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''


                 Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Nadler

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Nadler) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 178, 
noes 242, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 237]

                               AYES--178

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Amash
     Ashford
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hastings
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Massie
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nolan
     Norcross
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--242

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Bost
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Knight
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     MacArthur
     Marchant
     Marino
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Peterson
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Royce
     Russell
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Trott
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Barletta
     Bass
     Black
     Capps
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     Long
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Ribble
     Scalise
     Stivers


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  1034

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Collins of Georgia). The question is on the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Womack) having assumed the chair, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Acting Chair 
of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 
1735) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution 260, he reported the 
bill back to the House with an amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment 
reported from the Committee of the Whole?
  If not, the question is on the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, as amended.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.


                           Motion to Recommit

  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
  Mr. GALLEGO. Yes, I am opposed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Gallego moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1735 to the 
     Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report the 
     same back to the House forthwith, with the following 
     amendment:
       At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following new 
     section:

[[Page 7038]]



     SEC. 6__. GUARANTEEING A PAY INCREASE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   UNIFORMED SERVICES AND NO LAPSE IN PAY CAUSED 
                   BY A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

       (a) Increase in Basic Pay.--As provided in section 1009 of 
     title 37, United States Code, and effective on January 1, 
     2016, the increase for fiscal year 2016 in the rates of 
     monthly basic pay authorized for members of the uniformed 
     services shall be 2.3 percent.
       (b) Response to Lapse in Appropriations.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall take all steps necessary to ensure that members 
     of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps continue to 
     receive compensation for their service in defense of the 
     United States despite any lapse in appropriations after 
     September 30, 2015.

  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill. It 
will not delay the bill, kill the bill, or send it back to committee. 
If adopted, the bill will proceed immediately to final passage, as 
amended.
  As Members of Congress, we must always honor our promises to the men 
and women who serve in our military. Unfortunately, I know firsthand 
what happens when Washington fails our troops on the battlefield and 
when we come home. I fought the Iraq war on the ground. I was shot at 
and experienced IED attacks, but because Congress didn't follow through 
on its promises, our vehicles didn't have the proper armor they needed. 
This failure cost my friends their lives. Later, when I got home, my 
friends and I suffered needlessly.
  When my friends and I got home, we suffered needlessly because of a 
veterans healthcare system that was shortchanged and mismanaged. These 
failures of leadership are what encouraged me to run for office, to 
ensure that my generation of leaders takes better care of our troops 
than we were taken care of.
  That is why I am offering this amendment. It is to make good on 
Congress' promise to give our military men and women a raise. The 
amendment will lock in a 2.3 percent increase for all of our soldiers, 
sailors, airmen, and marines. Last year, one in four members of our 
military had to rely on food pantries and other charities just to make 
ends meet. That is a disgrace.
  Mr. Speaker, our troops deserve a raise. My amendment does something 
else that is just as important. It ensures that even if Congress shuts 
down the Federal Government, all of our brave men and women in uniform 
will still get paid. Why should our servicemen and -women miss their 
paychecks just because we can't do our jobs?
  Why am I offering this amendment now? Because Republicans don't 
appear to have learned the lessons of the chaos and confusion they 
caused by shutting down the government in 2013. Today, my Republican 
friends are risking another government shutdown by resorting to budget 
gimmicks, relying on war funding to pay for more routine operations and 
maintenance. That is completely irresponsible.
  My Republican friends are fond of comparing the Federal budget to a 
family budget. Mr. Speaker, working families, military families can't 
rely on a special slush fund to pay for their daily expenses, and 
Congress should not either. We must protect our troops from the 
consequences of this Republican leadership's refusal to confront the 
realities of sequestration. That is why this amendment is so critical.
  Yesterday, Speaker Boehner said voting against this bill would be 
shameful and that we would be turning our back on our troops. As a 
marine and a combat veteran, I can tell you that the Speaker is wrong. 
There is no shame in voting against a bill that creates uncertainty for 
our military and risks another dangerous government shutdown.
  Mr. Speaker, the real shame would be to vote against the amendment 
that gives our men and women the raise and certainty they deserve.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, let me start by saying I very much 
appreciate the service of Mr. Gallego and all the veterans on both 
sides of the aisle who have served our Nation. I appreciate all of the 
contributions Mr. Gallego and all the other 62 members of the committee 
have made into producing this National Defense Authorization Act. It 
has been a bipartisan product in the tradition of this committee.
  You know, if you think about it, for 53 straight years Congresses of 
both parties have passed and Presidents of both parties have signed 
into law a Defense Authorization Act, and that has been true through 
Vietnam and the cold war and 9/11. It has been true through Watergate 
and race riots, and economic recessions and bitter political feuds.

                              {time}  1045

  And yet, through all those things, somehow the parties could come 
together to do what was needed for our troops and for our country's 
security. I think that that strong tradition of bipartisanship is 
something that we should not walk away from lightly.
  We have heard some discussion--complaints, really--on both sides of 
the aisle about using OCO to get up to the President's level.
  If you look at this chart, this is the President's budget, and this 
is the congressional budget, which this bill is compliant with. There 
is a little difference in where the light blue and the dark blue start 
and stop. But the net effect, when you add it all together, is exactly 
the same: $612 billion. That is what the President asked for. That is 
what this bill provides. There is no difference between the two.
  I agree that we ought to find a better way to have fiscal discipline 
without the arbitrary caps and sequestration that are in the Budget 
Control Act, but this bill can't do that. This bill is a defense 
authorization bill. It is not a budget bill. It is not an immigration 
bill. It is not even a defense appropriation bill. So if this bill 
fails, how does that get us closer to fixing our budget problems?
  The truth is we could all find an excuse to vote against every bill, 
every day, for what is not in it, but that doesn't make a lot of sense. 
What is important is what is in it. And what is in it is really 
important for our troops and for our national security.
  As much as I appreciate Congressman Gallego's service, I find it 
ironic that he would offer an amendment that tries to make sure our 
troops get paid, even in the event of a government shutdown; and yet, 
by voting against this bill, the troops don't get paid. How does that 
fit together?
  Let me just mention two of the things that are in this bill for our 
troops. One is a new retirement system for people who sign up for the 
military. Right now, 83 percent of the people who serve come away with 
no retirement. Under this bill, they can put some money aside, the 
government will match it, and they can have a nest egg. If you vote 
against that bill, that doesn't happen.
  One of the complaints we have all heard so many times is that the 
transition from Active Duty to the VA is problematic because you can't 
stay on the same drugs. One of the things this bill does is say that 
they have got to have a joint formulary so you stay on the same drugs 
and you can take better care of the people as they transition. Doesn't 
that make sense?
  I hope all Members had a chance to read The Washington Post editorial 
today. Let me just read the last sentence:

       Far better for the President and his party's leadership in 
     Congress to help an adequate defense budget keep moving 
     through Congress rather than perpetuate a fight all 
     Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, may later regret.

  I think that is the bottom line. This doesn't solve all the problems. 
It doesn't try to solve all the problems. I know we have got more 
debate, more discussion to come, but this is a step on what has been a 
very bipartisan bill.
  Mr. Speaker, here is the bottom line. We are incredibly privileged to 
have these jobs, to live in this country, but those privileges only 
come because brave men and women are willing to volunteer to serve and 
sacrifice for our country.
  Now, we can never match their courage and dedication and sacrifice, 
but

[[Page 7039]]

surely to goodness we can do better than use them as pawns for some 
sort of attempt to apply political pressure on issues that have nothing 
to do with this bill. Surely we can do better than that. And the way to 
do better than that is to vote against this motion and for final 
passage.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to recommit.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 
XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed 5-
minutes votes on passage of H.R. 1735, if ordered; and agreeing to the 
Speaker's approval of the Journal, if ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 184, 
noes 234, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 238]

                               AYES--184

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Ashford
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Graham
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hastings
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nolan
     Norcross
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
      
      

                               NOES--234

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Bost
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Costello (PA)
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Katko
     Kelly (PA)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Knight
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     MacArthur
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Russell
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Trott
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Barletta
     Bass
     Black
     Capps
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     Hoyer
     Long
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Ribble
     Rouzer
     Scalise
     Stivers
      
      
      


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes 
remaining.

                              {time}  1054

  So the motion to recommit was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 238 I was unavoidably 
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 269, 
noes 151, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 239]

                               AYES--269

     Abraham
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allen
     Amodei
     Ashford
     Babin
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bera
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (MI)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blum
     Bost
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brownley (CA)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Bustos
     Byrne
     Calvert
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clay
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Comstock
     Conaway
     Cook
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Rodney
     Delaney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dold
     Donovan
     Duckworth
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Esty
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gabbard
     Garrett
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gowdy
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hanna
     Hardy
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Heck (WA)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Hurt (VA)
     Issa
     Jenkins (KS)
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jolly
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Katko
     Kelly (PA)
     Kilmer
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Knight
     Kuster
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack

[[Page 7040]]


     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lummis
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     Marino
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McSally
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Noem
     Norcross
     Nugent
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Poliquin
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (NY)
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Rouzer
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Russell
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stefanik
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Takai
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Trott
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Veasey
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walker
     Walorski
     Walters, Mimi
     Walz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                               NOES--151

     Adams
     Amash
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Butterfield
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clawson (FL)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan (TN)
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hastings
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kind
     Labrador
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Massie
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore
     Moulton
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nolan
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanford
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Barletta
     Bass
     Black
     Capps
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Gosar
     Long
     Mulvaney
     Payne
     Ribble
     Scalise
     Stivers

                              {time}  1101

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, 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.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote No. 239 on H.R. 
1735, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted 
``yes.''


                          Personal Explanation

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I was not able to be present for the 
following rollcall votes on May 14, 2015 and May 15, 2015 and would 
like to reflect that I would have voted as follows: rollcall No. 228: 
``yes,'' rollcall No. 229: ``no,'' rollcall No. 230: ``no,'' rollcall 
No. 231: ``yes,'' rollcall No. 232: ``no,'' rollcall No. 233: ``yes,'' 
rollcall No. 234: ``no,'' rollcall No. 235: ``no,'' rollcall No. 236: 
``no,'' rollcall No. 237: ``yes,'' rollcall No. 238: ``yes,'' rollcall 
No. 239: ``no.''

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