House Report 114-112 - PROVIDING FOR 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

[House Report 114-112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-112
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PROVIDING FOR 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

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May 13, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Byrne, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 260]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 260, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for further consideration of H.R.
1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2016, under a structured rule. The resolution provides that no
further general debate shall be in order.
Section 2 of the resolution makes in order as original text
for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-
14 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in
the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only
those further amendments printed in this report and amendments
en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. Each such
amendment printed in this report may be offered only in the
order printed, may be offered only by a Member designated in
this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable
for the time specified in this report equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of
the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report or against amendments en
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
Section 3 of the resolution provides that it shall be in
order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Armed
Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting
of amendments printed in this report not earlier disposed of.
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed
Services or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
Section 4 of the resolution provides one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the amendment in the nature of a substitute includes waivers of
the following:
Clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that no
motion or proposition on a subject different from that under
consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment. It is
important to note that while the waiver is necessary, Rules
Committee Print 114-14 contains the text of H.R. 1735 as
reported.
Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act,
prohibiting consideration of a bill dealing with any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless
it is a bill or resolution which has been reported by the
Committee on the Budget.
Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, which prohibits consideration of legislation that would
cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues for
the first fiscal year.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 45

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 3-
8

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Stivers..................................... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 46

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers for amendment #22, offered by Rep. McGovern
(MA), Rep. Smith (WA) and Rep. Jones (NC), which strikes and
replaces section 1213 of the bill. Requires the President to
determine and inform Congress by March 31, 2016, for what
purpose and for how long U.S. troops will remain in
Afghanistan; and for Congress to vote on that determination 30
days afterwards. Defeated: 4-7

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Stivers..................................... Nay
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 47

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers for the following amendments en bloc:
amendment #257, offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and Rep. Coffman
(CO), which requires a review and report on the use of heavy
ion radiotherapy cancer treatment; amendment #247, offered by
Rep. Blumenauer (OR), Rep. Quigley (IL) and Rep. Polis (CO),
which requires CBO to look at both the current 10-year cost
window, as well as the 25-year cost window, as the Pentagon
already does when preparing their statutorily-required 1043
reports; and amendment #248, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), Rep.
Blumenauer (OR) and Rep. Quigley (IL), which reduces the amount
authorized for the National Nuclear Security Administration's
Weapons Account to the amount in the budget request. Defeated:
3-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 48

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Stivers..................................... Yea
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Thornberry (TX), Smith, Adam (WA): Makes technical,
conforming, and clarifying changes in the bill. (10 minutes)
2. Polis (CO): Reduces from 11 to 10 the statutory
requirement for the number of operational carriers that the
U.S. Navy must have. (10 minutes)
3. Young, Don (AK): Expresses the Sense of Congress that
Pacific Air Force's F-35A basing decision should be based on a
base's capability to host fighter-based bilateral and
multilateral training opportunities with international
partners, have sufficient airspace and range capabilities to
meet training requirements, have sufficient existing
facilities, have limited encroachment, and minimize overall
construction and operational costs. (10 minutes)
4. Heck, Denny (WA), Beyer (VA): Authorizes an additional
$25,000,000 for the Office of Economic Adjustment to be
available for transportation infrastructure improvements
associated with congestion mitigation in urban areas related to
recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission. (10 minutes)
5. Brooks (AL), Palmer (AL), Blackburn (TN), Fleming (LA),
Smith, Lamar (TX), Bridenstine (OK), Gosar (AZ), Lamborn (CO),
Lummis (WY), King, Steve (IA), Brat (VA), Palazzo (MS),
Ratcliffe (TX), Babin (TX), Duncan (TN), Duncan (SC), Collins,
Doug (GA), Barletta (PA), Jones (NC), Olson (TX), Perry (PA),
Bilirakis (FL), Graves (MO), McClintock (CA), Neugebauer (TX),
Aderholt (AL), Weber (TX), Loudermilk (GA), Flores (TX), Franks
(AZ), Gohmert (TX), Kelly (PA): Strikes section 538, relating
to a sense of the House of Representatives regarding Secretary
of Defense review of section 504 of title 10, United States
Code, regarding enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.
(10 minutes)
6. Messer, Luke (IN): Requires the Secretary of Defense, no
earlier than 5 years after the date of enactment of this bill,
to conduct a study on the impact of the Environmental
Protection Agency's proposed National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone regulation on military readiness. (10
minutes)
7. Takai (HI), Gibson (NY): Enhances the authority of
service members to obtain professional certifications in the
maritime trades. (10 minutes)
8. McGovern (MA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
design and produce a military service medal to honor retired
and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-
exposed veterans (Atomic Veterans), which are determined in
section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, in the USC. (10 minutes)
9. Hanna (NY), Maloney, Sean (NY): Allows memorial
headstone or grave markers to be made available for purchase by
Guard or Reserve members who served for at least six years, at
no cost to the government. Clarifies that this does not allow
for any new veteran benefits, and does not authorize any new
burial benefit or create any new authority for an individual to
be buried in a national cemetery. (10 minutes)
10. Kline (MN): Provides a one-time election for certain
military retirees to regain access to TRICARE Prime because the
DOD unilaterally changed the eligibility criteria for retirees
living more than 100 miles from a military treatment facility.
Fully off-sets the cost of TRICARE Prime by reducing the
program increase in MV-22 engineering support. (10 minutes)
11. Thornberry (TX): Limits the funds made available to the
Department of Defense Healthcare Management System for Fiscal
Year 2016 so that no more than 75 percent can be spent until
the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the
certification required in the Fiscal Year 2014 NDAA. (10
minutes)
12. Pascrell (NJ): Directs the peer-reviewed Psychological
Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program to conduct a
study on blast injury and its correlation to traumatic brain
injury. (10 minutes)
13. Hurd (TX): Includes the entire federal government in
the Independent Study of Matters Related to Bid Protests. (10
minutes)
14. Chabot (OH), Connolly (VA): Amends the Small Business
Act to ensure that the Small Business Administration (SBA)
negotiates agency prime contracting goals with a view towards
encouraging participation by a wide variety of small
businesses. Requires that any SBA procurement scorecard
assesses the use of small businesses as prime contractors and
subcontractors, and looks at the small business participation
rate. (10 minutes)
15. Walorski (IN): Extends and strengthens provisions
related to detainees at Guantanamo Bay. (10 minutes)
16. Smith, Adam (WA), Nadler (NY): Provides a framework for
closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by
December 31, 2017. (10 minutes)
17. McCaul (TX): Amends 10 USC 2576a to include border
security activities to the list of preferred applications the
Department of Defense considers when transferring excess
property to other federal agencies. (10 minutes)
18. Perry (PA), Rothfus (PA): Prohibits the use of funds
for realignment of forces at or the closure of United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (10 minutes)
19. Hanna (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit
a report to Congress that assesses the degree to which existing
defense capabilities are able to detect, identify, and
potentially disable remotely piloted aircraft within special
use and restricted airspace. Requires the Secretary to identify
how existing research and development Department resources can
be leveraged to strengthen our nation's ability to detect,
identify, and disable unidentified or potentially malicious
remotely piloted aircraft. (10 minutes)
20. Kline (MN): Expresses a sense of Congress that U.S.
military forces should have the proper resources at all times
during an ordered evacuation of an embassy abroad and that no
restrictions should be placed on the ability of our military to
maintain and use weapons and equipment to protect themselves
and evacuees during an ordered embassy evacuation. (10 minutes)
21. Hunter (CA), Delaney (MD): Establishes an Interagency
Hostage Recovery Coordinator to direct hostage rescue efforts.
(10 minutes)
22. Stivers (OH): Permits participation in a pilot program
for DoD and FAA to jointly award competitive grants to airports
that support both civilian and military operations for tower or
other infrastructure improvements. (10 minutes)
23. Rohrabacher (CA): Acknowledges Dr. Afridi's
instrumental role in identifying the hiding place of Osama bin
Laden and further states that it is the Sense of Congress that
Dr. Shakil Afridi is an international hero and that the
Government of Pakistan should release him immediately from
prison. (10 minutes)
24. Thornberry (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit reprogrammings to be able to use funds from the Syria
Train and Equip Fund to execute the Syria Train and Equip
program. Requires the SECDEF to submit a comprehensive strategy
for Syria and Iraq (and an update with the reprogramming
requests) and requires the SECDEF to submit a certification on
support provided to the trained Syria opposition. (10 minutes)
25. Engel (NY), Royce (CA): Requires a report to assess the
effectiveness and operational requirements of establishing a
no-fly zone in Syria. (10 minutes)
26. Lamborn (CO): Adds language to the underlying Iran
Sense of Congress regarding the sale of S-300's and the
importance of terrorism related sanctions. (10 minutes)
27. Lamborn (CO): Limits funding for implementing the New
START treaty. (10 minutes)
28. Turner (OH): Limits the availability of any funds,
authorized through this act, which may be used to facilitate
the United States & Russia's conduct of bilateral military-to-
military engagement until the Secretary of Defense certifies
certain criteria. (10 minutes)
29. Connolly (VA), Chabot (OH): Prohibits the authorization
of funds to implement any action that recognizes Russian
sovereignty over Crimea or provide assistance to the central
governments of countries that support the illegal annexation of
Crimea. Provides a national interest waiver for the prohibition
on assistance to central governments supportive of the illegal
annexation of Crimea. (10 minutes)
30. Rogers, Mike (AL): Expresses a sense of Congress on
opportunities to enhance the United States Alliance with the
Republic of Korea. (10 minutes)
31. Ros-Lehtinen (FL): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense
to deploy assets, personnel and resources to SOUTHCOM, in
coordination with the Joint Interagency Task Force South, to
combat transnational criminal organization, drug trafficking,
bulk shipments of narcotics or currency, narco-terrorism, human
trafficking and the Iranian presence in SOUTHCOM's AOR. (10
minutes)
32. Blumenauer (OR), Polis (CO): Requires funding for the
Navy's new Ohio-class replacement submarines to come from their
traditional Navy accounts, instead of the Sea-Based Deterrent
Fund. Transfers funds from the Sea-Based Deterrent Fund back
into their historic Navy budget lines. (10 minutes)
33. Mulvaney (SC), Van Hollen (MD): Instructs the
Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress
a report on how funds authorized for overseas contingency
operations were ultimately used. (10 minutes)
34. Walker (NC): Provides that defense contractor
information concerning breaches can be shared with DOD and
disseminated for additional purposes including cybersecurity,
national security, and law enforcement. (10 minutes)
35. Lummis (WY), Zinke (MT), Cramer, Kevin (ND), Smith,
Adrian (NE): Prohibits reducing the alert posture of the ICBM
force. (10 minutes)
36. Davis, Susan (CA), Bordallo (GU): Provides an exception
to the regulations governing minor military construction in the
case of military child care facilities. Authorization would
sunset three years following enactment. (10 minutes)
37. Hardy (NV): Ensures that national monument designations
under the Antiquities Act will not endanger our national
security. Guarantees our men and women in uniform access to
land located beneath or associated with a Military Operations
Area (MOA) for vital training and readiness activities. (10
minutes)
38. Lucas (OK), Cole (OK), Bridenstine (OK), Mullin,
Markwayne (OK), Russell (OK), Huelskamp (KS), Jenkins (KS),
Pompeo (KS), Yoder (KS), Pearce (NM): Reverses and prohibits
the further listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a
threatened or endangered species until 2021, thereby allowing
the states to implement their voluntary Range-Wide Conservation
Plan for the Lesser Prairie Chicken's habitat. De-lists the
American Burying Beetle as a threatened or endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act. (10 minutes)
39. Zinke (MT): Renames the Captain William Wylie Galt
Great Falls Armed Forces Readiness Center in Honor of Captain
John E. Moran, a Recipient of the Medal of Honor. (10 minutes)
40. Sherman (CA): Adds two certifications to section 3119
of the NDAA, which concerns the transfer of nuclear technology
to foreign countries, regarding (1) the recipient country's
compliance with its agreement for nuclear cooperation with the
US; and (2) its efforts to prevent transfers of sensitive items
to countries of proliferation concern. Provides further that
any arrangement granting a country permission to reprocess U.S.
origin spent fuel be submitted to Congress. (10 minutes)
41. Nadler (NY): Strikes section 3121, which places limits
on funding for dismantlement of nuclear weapons. (10 minutes)
42. Costello (PA): Expresses a sense of Congress in support
of providing the necessary funding levels for the Army to meet
its tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits acquisition
objectives. (10 minutes)
43. Jackson Lee (TX), Adams (NC), Lee, Barbara (CA),
Butterfield (NC): Provides guidance to the Secretary of Defense
on identifying HBCUs and minority serving institutions to
assist them in developing scientific, technical, engineering,
and mathematics capabilities. (10 minutes)
44. Collins, Chris (NY): Requires a report to Congress from
the Secretary of the Army detailing market survey findings and
flight assessment of commercial-off-the-market wide-area
surveillance sensors for Army unmanned vehicles. (10 minutes)
45. Hunter (CA): Requires a report on Tactical Combat
Training System Increment II. (10 minutes)
46. Palazzo (MS), McKinley (WV): Clarifies and improves
language to foster coordination and communication of defense
research activities to provide open data to other entities that
were previously not included in the law. (10 minutes)
47. Aguilar (CA): Requests a report, form the Secretary of
Defense, outlining the number of racial or ethnic minority
groups, women, and disabled persons that have participated in
the DOD's National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
Fellowship; the barriers that have been found in recruiting
participants from these groups; and a set of policy
recommendations focused on increasing these groups
participation. (10 minutes)
48. Clark, Katherine (MA): Expresses the Sense of Congress
that the quality of America's future STEM workforce is a matter
of national security concern, that Federally Funded Research
and Development Centers employ a highly skilled workforce that
is qualified to support STEM initiatives, and that the
Department of Defense should explore its existing authority to
permit these Centers to help facilitate and shape a high-
quality future STEM workforce capable of supporting Department
of Defense needs. (10 minutes)
49. Veasey (TX): Increases authorization amount for digital
upgrades, Research and Development for the V-22 Osprey by $75
million, offset by a identical reduction for Navy spares and
repair parts. (10 minutes)
50. Peters, Scott (CA): Asks DOD to report on the merger
between the Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational
Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and
Environment. (10 minutes)
51. Farenthold (TX): Encourages the Department of Defense
to enter into contracts with third party vendors to provide
free access to wireless high-speed internet to all members of
the Armed Forces who are deployed overseas at any United States
military facility. (10 minutes)
52. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires outreach for small business
concerns owned and controlled by women and minorities required
before conversion of certain functions to contractor
performance. (10 minutes)
53. Loebsack (IA): Amend 10 USC Chapter 434 Section
4554(a)(3)(A) to authorize the inclusion of an option period of
up to 25 years, in addition to the current 25 year term
limitation, for a combined maximum term of 50 years. (10
minutes)
54. Fleming (LA), Lamborn (CO), Stefanik (NY), Jones (NC):
Requires a report and certification by the Secretary of Defense
that an Army active duty end strength below 490,000 soldiers
will be adequate to meet the U.S. national military strategy.
(10 minutes)
55. McKinley (WV): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
establish an electronic tour calculator so that reservists
could keep track of aggregated active duty tours of 90 days or
more served within a fiscal year. (10 minutes)
56. Crowley (NY): Honors those from diverse backgrounds who
have made sacrifices as members of the Armed Services. (10
minutes)
57. Takano (CA): Includes in the report to Congress on the
direct employment pilot program for members of the National
Guard and Reserve (Sec. 567) a comparison of the pilot program
to other DOD and VA unemployment and underemployment programs.
(10 minutes)
58. Hurd (TX): Amends Title 10, U.S. Code on the payment of
expenses to obtain professional credentials to authorize DOD
and DHS to pay for both the training and exams needed to obtain
IT and cybersecurity credentials for all personnel identified
as critical to network defense. (10 minutes)
59. Israel (NY): Requires a report on civilian and military
education requirements that are necessary to meet anticipated
threats in the future security environment as described in the
Quadrennial Defense Review. (10 minutes)
60. Stivers (OH), Green, Al (TX): Restores the commission
to Captain of Medal of Honor recipient Milton Holland. (10
minutes)
61. Moore, Gwen (WI): Expresses the Sense of the Congress
regarding the Posthumous promotion granted to Master Sergeant
(retired) Naomi Horwitz. (10 minutes)
62. Thompson, Glenn (PA): Provides an individual with a
mental health screening at enlistment and uses the results as a
baseline for any subsequent mental health examinations;
prohibits the Secretary from considering the results of such
screening in determining promotions and is respective of
privacy information in the same manner as medical records. (10
minutes)
63. Keating (MA): Expresses the Sense of Congress in
support of fully implementing a service-wide expansion of the
Army's Gold Star Installation Access Card. Provides entry to
military installations for events and memorials for the
survivors of members of the Armed Forces who have died while
serving on certain active or reserve duty. (10 minutes)
64. Meng (NY), Lance (NJ): Requires a VA Regional Office
(VARO) to carry out certain steps if it does not adjudicate
claims within 125 days with a 98% accuracy. Requires the Under
Secretary for Benefits to explain how the failure of the
regional office to meet the goal affected the performance
evaluation of the director of the regional office. This will
help Congress and the VA better understand the challenges the
VAROs face while encouraging their leadership to meet
performance expectations. (10 minutes)
65. Scott, Austin (GA), Loebsack (IA): Ensures that the
network of preferred retail pharmacies for TRICARE established
under Sec. 714 allows for sufficient small business
participation. (10 minutes)
66. Adams (NC): Sense of Congress to recognize the
complexities of post-traumatic stress disorder among service
members, its effect on children, and the need for current
health programs to not only reduce a veteran's symptoms but to
also allow them to reconnect with their families. (10 minutes)
67. Grayson (FL): Makes permanent the requirement that DOD,
for dependents of members of the military stationed in remote
locations outside the United States, provide transportation to
persons requiring ``obstetrical anesthesia services for
childbirth that is equivalent to the obstetrical anesthesia
services for childbirth available in a military treatment
facility.'' (10 minutes)
68. Scott, Austin (GA), Cartwright (PA), Bishop, Rob (UT),
Cole (OK), Jones (NC), Farenthold (TX), Ratcliffe (TX), Bustos
(IL), Bishop, Sanford (GA): Ensures that sustainment needs are
sufficiently considered by clarifying that Sec. 804 of the bill
regarding the process for commercial item determinations does
not conflict with existing Title 10 requirements for core
logistics capabilities. (10 minutes)
69. Cole (OK), Bishop, Rob (UT), Scott, Austin (GA), Jones
(NC), Loebsack (IA), Kilmer (WA), Takai (HI), Bustos (IL),
Cartwright (PA), Farenthold (TX): Ensures that sustainment
requirements are considered and that the Centers of Industrial
and Technical Excellence (CITES) are consulted, when DOD
conducts a DOD Board Study related to the intellectual property
rights of private sector firms. (10 minutes)
70. Foxx (NC): Amends the report required by Sec. 835 to
include information on DoD practices regarding intellectual
rights to facilitate competition in sustainment of weapons
systems throughout their life-cycles. (10 minutes)
71. Bost (IL), Connolly (VA): Amends the Small Business Act
to codify an independent Office of Hearings and Appeals. (10
minutes)
72. Hanna (NY), Meng (NY): Requires training of contracting
officers, and provides a definition of reverse auction. (10
minutes)
73. Russell (OK): Adds an additional exception from
requirement to buy certain articles from American sources for
use in the production of fire hoses. (10 minutes)
74. McGovern (MA): Maintains the simplified acquisition
threshold at current level of $150,000 applying to certain
textile and clothing purchases by the Defense Department. (10
minutes)
75. Jackson Lee (TX): Ensures that changes made to DOD
computing systems using software bought and modified for agency
use will not result in disruption of DOD operations. (10
minutes)
76. Scalise (LA), Richmond (LA), Boustany (LA): Exempts
AbilityOne products from the Afghan First, Central Asian
States, and Djibouti procurement programs. The purpose of the
amendment is to protect jobs for the disabled at AbilityOne
agencies and to restore jobs that have been outsourced to Asian
countries as a result of procurement policies under these
programs. (10 minutes)
77. Walker (NC): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
assess the Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard for
information technology and cyber security acquisitions and
provide a briefing to Armed Service House Of Representatives no
later than one year of the enactment of this Act. (10 minutes)
78. Young, Don (AK): Repeals section 811 of the FY2010 NDAA
and removes the exemption in 10 USC 2304(e)(4) and 41 USC
3304(f)(2)(D)(ii) for contracts exceeding $20 million which are
awarded pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.
This will require that contracting agencies comply with the
standard justification and approval process prior to sole
sourcing these contracts. (10 minutes)
79. Connolly (VA): Ensures the Federal Acquisition
Regulation clarifies that acquisition personnel are permitted
and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive
communication with industry. (10 minutes)
80. Connolly (VA): Requires the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management, to develop a plan to improve
the management of information technology programs and projects.
(10 minutes)
81. Farr (CA): Requires DAU to annually convene a board of
faculty representatives from relevant professional schools and
DOD degree granting institutions to review and synchronize
defense acquisition curricula across all of DOD. (10 minutes)
82. Farr (CA): Strengthens academic research and analysis
of the defense acquisition decision support system from both a
business, public policy, operation, and information sciences
perspective. (10 minutes)
83. Burgess (TX), Schakowsky (IL), Lee, Barbara (CA):
Requires a report ranking all military departments and Defense
Agencies in order of how advanced they are in achieving
auditable financial statements as required by law. (10 minutes)
84. Palazzo (MS), Walz (MN), Rothfus (PA): Pushes back the
authorized period for the transfer of certain AH-64 Apache
Helicopters from Army National Guard to Regular Army from March
31, 2016 to June 30, 2016. (10 minutes)
85. Ellmers (NC), Hudson (NC): Prohibits funds from being
used to deactivate the 440th Airlift Wing until the Secretary
of Defense certifies that this movement will have no impact on
Airborne and Special Operations units readiness. (10 minutes)
86. Katko (NY), Hanna (NY), Collins, Chris (NY): Requires a
report from the Secretary of the Air Force to the congressional
defense committees addressing the immediate and critical
training and operational needs of the remotely piloted aircraft
community. (10 minutes)
87. Thornberry (TX): Excludes the application of Section 10
of the Federal advisory Committee Act to meetings of the
National Commission on the Future of the Army with less than
five members present as a lessons learned from previous
commission reports. (10 minutes)
88. Heck, Denny (WA), Stivers (OH): Requires a report after
the Military Lending Act rulemaking on compliance mechanisms
for identifying covered borrowers and requires the Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC) to report to Congress on systems
reliability and plans to strengthen capabilities, and consult
with private-sector users of DMDC to address issues of common
concern. (10 minutes)
89. Crawford (AR): Makes it clear that EOD incident
response in support of civil authorities is authorized, and
does not require reimbursement by civil authorities for EOD to
pick up military ordnance that has escaped government control.
(10 minutes)
90. Hill (AR): Requires the U.S. Air Force to conduct a
business case analysis on the decision to maintain 10 C-130J
aircraft at Keesler AFB. Such analysis shall include
consideration of: 1. Any efficiencies or cost savings that
would be achieved by transferring the C-130J aircraft to Little
Rock Air Force base 2. Effects on the operation of Air Mobility
Command 3. Short term and long term costs of maintaining the
aircraft at Keesler AFB Report should be completed and provided
to Congress within 60 days of enactment of the bill. (10
minutes)
91. Meehan (PA), Costello (PA): Expresses a sense of
Congress about the importance of strong communications systems
for the National Guard in the event of a cyber or terrorist
attack. (10 minutes)
92. DeFazio (OR), Herrera-Beutler (WA): Sense of Congress
calling for a technical correction to Section 3095, Fiscal Year
2015 National Defense Authorization regarding refinancing of
Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction loan. (10
minutes)
93. Lynch (MA), Boustany (LA): Calls for the observation of
two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service
and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the United
States. (10 minutes)
94. Engel (NY): Ensures a focus on the protection of human
rights will be maintained as part of U.S. efforts to train
Afghan National Security Forces. (10 minutes)
95. Connolly (VA), Poe (TX): Authorizes up to 5% of
humanitarian assistance program funds to be used for monitoring
and evaluation of said programs. Requires a Congressional
briefing 90 days after enactment describing how the Department
evaluates program and project outcomes and impact, including
cost effectiveness and whether the programs met their goals.
(10 minutes)
96. Walberg (MI): Requires SIGAR to certify they have
access to records of the Afghanistan government for the purpose
of auditing as a condition for disbursement of funds to
Afghanistan. (10 minutes)
97. Cicilline (RI): Requires the Secretary of State and
Secretary of Defense to submit a report within 180 days
describing efforts to engage United States manufacturers in
procurement opportunities related to equipping the ANSF. (10
minutes)
98. Sinema (AZ): Directs the Secretary of Defense in
coordination with the Secretary of State to pursue efforts to
shut down ISIL's illicit oil revenues and to report on
resources need to counter ISIL's oil revenues. (10 minutes)
99. Poe (TX): Adds an assessment of U.S. efforts to stop
foreign fighters as a matter to be included in the
comprehensive strategy to counter Islamic extremism. (10
minutes)
100. Blumenauer (OR), Tsongas (MA): Ensures that our Afghan
allies are not made ineligible for the Special Immigrant Visa
program as a result of the change in mission name from ISAF to
Resolute Support, and other technical changes. (10 minutes)
101. Lamborn (CO): Adds a limitation on military-to-
military exchanges and contacts with Iran. (10 minutes)
102. Walorski (IN): Provides transparency and congressional
oversight to our deterrence of Iran and force posture in the
Middle East. (10 minutes)
103. Ellison (MN): States that nothing in this Act shall be
construed to authorize the use of military force against Iran.
(10 minutes)
104. Rogers, Mike (AL), Forbes (VA): Expresses a sense of
the congress concerning missile defense cooperation with Japan,
and, it would require an update from DOD not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment on sale of Aegis Ashore capability
to allies, including Japan. (10 minutes)
105. Walker (NC): Requires that the Secretary of Defense
invite military forces of Taiwan to participate in any maritime
exercise (RIMPAC) if the Secretary has invited the military
forces of People's Republic of China to participate in such
exercise. (10 minutes)
106. Kelly (PA): Prohibits funds from being used to
implement the UN Arms Trade Treaty unless the Senate approves a
resolution of ratification for the Treaty and implementing
legislation for the Treaty has been enacted into law. (10
minutes)
107. Lamborn (CO): Adds a requirement for a report on
Qatar's efforts to combat terrorism. (10 minutes)
108. Lamborn (CO): Expresses a Sense of Congress in support
of Jordan. (10 minutes)
109. Royce (CA), Maloney, Carolyn (NY): Expresses the sense
of Congress that combating Boko Haram is in the national
security interest of the United States and that the United
States should support regional allies in their operations
against Boko Haram. Requires a report that details the security
assistance required and received by regional partners to combat
Boko Haram. (10 minutes)
110. Schweikert (AZ), Hastings, Alcee (FL): Expressing the
sense of Congress that it is a national security priority of
the United States to support and cooperate with the Republic of
Tunisia by providing assistance to combat the growing terrorist
threat from ISIS and other terrorist organizations. (10
minutes)
111. Turner (OH), Keating (MA): Expresses a Sense of
Congress on the future of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and encourages the United States to work
with current and aspiring NATO partners to address security
threats facing the alliance. (10 minutes)
112. Cicilline (RI), Bilirakis (FL): Requires the Secretary
of State and Secretary of Defense to submit a report within 90
days describing the military capabilities of the Republic of
Cyprus. (10 minutes)
113. Crowley (NY), Engel (NY), Holding (NC), Bera (CA),
Royce (CA): Supports ongoing defense cooperation between the
United States and India. (10 minutes)
114. Dingell (MI), Conyers (MI): Expresses the Sense of
Congress that the President should exercise his authorities to
evacuate U.S. citizens and nationals from Yemen during the
ongoing conflict. (10 minutes)
115. Engel (NY): Requires a report to Congress on the
impact of any significant reduction in U.S. troop levels or
material in Europe on NATO's core mission of collective defense
before any such reduction takes place. (10 minutes)
116. Vela (TX): Requires a report on violence and cartel
activity in Mexico and the impact on U.S. National Security.
(10 minutes)
117. Kilmer (WA), Cartwright (PA), Cole (OK), Farenthold
(TX), Loebsack (IA), Takai (HI), Bishop, Rob (UT), Bustos (IL),
Jones (NC), Ratcliffe (TX), Scott, Austin (GA), Shuster (PA):
Requires Congressional notification prior to initiating a
furlough and prohibits the transfer of work that would have
been conducted by those furloughed to other DOD employees,
contractors, or members of the Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
118. Nolan (MN): Prohibits funding from the Syria and Iraq
Train and Equip programs to recipients that the Secretary of
Defense has reported as having previously misused provided
training and equipment. (10 minutes)
119. Lujan Grisham (NM): Expresses a sense of Congress that
the Secretary submit a plan to Congress on how the Department
plans to implement the recommendations of the nuclear
enterprise reviews. (10 minutes)
120. Quigley (IL), Blumenauer (OR), Polis (CO): Requires
the Department of Defense to submit a report to Congress
justifying the departments plans to increase the number of new
nuclear-armed cruise missiles, known as the Long Range Standoff
Weapon, to the U.S. arsenal. The report should outline how the
number of planned missiles aligns with U.S. nuclear employment
strategy and the costs associated. (10 minutes)
121. Rogers, Mike (AL): Makes a series of technical
corrections to sections 1669 and 1670 concerning US Israeli
missile defense cooperation. (10 minutes)
122. Foster (IL): Requires the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency to submit to Congress a cost analysis of a
space-based ballistic intercept and defeat layer. (10 minutes)
123. Turner (OH): Requires the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency to notify congressional defense committees of
the preferred location in the United States for the future
deployment of an interceptor capable of protecting the
homeland. (10 minutes)
124. Quigley (IL): Requires the Secretary of the Air Force
to submit a report to Congress comparing the costs associated
with extending the life of the Minuteman III intercontinental
ballistic missile with the costs associated with procuring a
new ground based strategic deterrent. (10 minutes)
125. Castor (FL): Expresses a 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. (10
minutes)
126. Loebsack (IA): This section would modify section 2667
of title 10, United States Code, to provide the authorities to
lease real or personal property contained in such section to
the commander of military manufacturing arsenals or, if part of
a larger military installation, the installation commander for
the purposes of leveraging private investment at military
manufacturing arsenals through long-term facility use
contracts, property management contracts, leases, or other such
agreements. This section does not supersede authorities in
section 4544 of title 10, United States Code, and is designed
to give the commander of military manufacturing arsenals or, if
part of a larger military installation, the installation
commander, greater flexibility to utilize unused administrative
and warehouse space at military installations. (10 minutes)
127. Scalise (LA), Abraham (LA), Boustany (LA): Authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to release the existing terms and
conditions on a parcel of property at Camp Villere, Louisiana,
enabling the Louisiana Army National Guard to transfer the land
to the State of Louisiana in exchange for another parcel of
land that has been identified, provided that the State carries
out the necessary actions required. (10 minutes)
128. Young, Don (AK): Directs the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a land conveyance of approximately 1,290 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, to the Town of Galena, Alaska. (10 minutes)
129. Sanchez, Loretta (CA): Modifies 50 U.S.C. 2537 to add
that existing nuclear weapon system shall be considered
undergoing life extension if the total cost of the associated
activities, including activities considered alterations, will
exceed $1 billion. (10 minutes)
130. Lujan Grisham (NM): Creates a pilot program in which
the Department establishes a microlab that is accessible to the
public. (10 minutes)
131. Hunter (CA): Provides a one year increase in maritime
security program funding. (10 minutes)
132. Sessions (TX): Authorizes the Administrator of the
Maritime Administration to: (1) accept a gift of money from the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation,
Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) provides the option to
enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's
operation. Provides that all excess proceeds will be used
solely for the morale and welfare of the cadets. (10 minutes)
133. Carter, John (TX), Rigell (VA), McCaul (TX), Gohmert
(TX): Requires DOD to establish a process by which the
commander of a military installation may authorize a
servicemember to carry a concealed personal firearm on the
installation if the commander determines it to be necessary as
a personal or force-protection measure. (10 minutes)
134. LoBiondo (NJ): Expresses a sense of Congress that
while recruitment and advertising in support of the National
Guard and the military is appropriate, the taxpayer shouldn't
have to pay for any organization to honor the service of
members of the Armed Forces and (2) it should not be the goal
of those that receive DoD advertising funds to use those funds
to pay organizations to honor the service of members of the
Armed Forces; instead, it should be the patriotism of these
organizations to do so of their own free will in support of our
brave servicemen and women. (3) Any funds that would be saved
from this Sense of Congress should be redirected towards post-
traumatic stress disorder research and treatment for
servicemembers. (10 minutes)
135. Nunes (CA): Clarifies that any realignment of forces
at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, shall be based on United
States operational requirements. (10 minutes)

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 68, line 18, strike ``SEC. 2463a. ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN
NEW REQUIREMENTS BASED ON DETERMINATIONS OF COST-EFFICIENCY.''
and insert ``Sec. 2463a. Assignment of certain new
requirements based on determinations of cost-efficiency''.
Page 68, line 25, strike ``Armed Forces'' and insert ``armed
forces''.
Page 69, line 5, strike ``(```Estimating and Comparing the
Full Costs of Civilian and Active Duty Military Manpower and
Contract Support''')'' and insert ``(`Estimating and Comparing
the Full Costs of Civilian and Active Duty Military Manpower
and Contract Support')''.
Page 69, line 14, strike ``Armed Forces'' and insert ``armed
forces''.
Page 95, line 1, strike ``SEC. 116. OPERATIONAL USE OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD.'' and insert ``Sec. 116. Operational use of
the National Guard''.
Page 99, line 15, strike extraneous quotation marks.
Page 103, line 5, strike ``section 101'' and insert ``section
101(a)(5)''.
Page 132, line 6, strike ``or12406'' and insert ``or 12406''.
Page 134, line 9, strike ``semicolon'' and insert ``period''.
Page 144, beginning line 19, strike paragraphs (44), (45),
and (46).
Page 145, beginning line 24, strike paragraph (48).
Page 148, line 14, insert a comma after ``(D)''.
Page 148, line 15, insert a comma after ``(C)''.
Page 152, line 2, strike ``section 206'' and insert ``section
3121''.
Page 188, line 19, strike two of the four quotation marks.
Page 239, line 2, strike ``Subsection (e)(1)'' and insert
``Subsection (e)(2)''.
Page 241, strike lines 12 and 13 and insert the following:

SEC. 593. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DIVERS.

Page 243, strike lines 9 and 10.
Page 243, lines 17 through 19, strike ``and supports the
Department of Defense to designate 2015 as the Year of the
Military Diver'' and insert ``the Department of Defense''.
Page 314, line 10, strike the semicolon in the quoted matter.
Page 368, line 5 strike ``as amended by section 9 of this
Act'' and insert ``as amended by subsection (b)(1)''.
Page 394, line 25, strike ``by adding at the end'' and insert
``by striking the item relating to section 2222 and
inserting''.
Page 457, line 15, strike ``subsection (m)'' and insert
``subsection (l)''.
Page 478, line 8, insert ``and'' after ``air lift,''.
Page 478, line 8, strike ``, and intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance''
Page 490, line 10, insert ``as enacted into law by'' before
``Public Law''.
Page 490, line 16, strike ``26'' and insert ``261''.
Page 495, line 6, insert ``Defense'' after ``National''.
Page 496, line 7, before the period insert the following: ``,
and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of
such title is amended by striking the item relating to that
section''.
Page 500, line 17, insert ``subchapter I of'' before
``chapter 21''.
Page 501, line 8, strike ``Section 9314a(b)'' and insert
``Subsection (d)(4) of section 9314a, as redesignated by
section 591(a) of this Act,''.
Page 564, line 18, strike ``be a country for purposes of
meeting'' and insert ``meet''.
Page 623, line 9, strike ``301'' and insert ``1504''.
Page 623, line 10, strike ``4301'' and insert ``4303''.
Page 623, line 16, strike ``301'' and insert ``1504''.
Page 623, line 17, strike ``4301'' and insert ``4303''.
Page 623, line 23, strike ``301'' and insert ``1504''.
Page 623, line 24, strike ``4301'' and insert ``4303''.
Page 693, line 1, strike ``for'' and insert ``at the
beginning of''.
Page 693, line 5, strike ``inserting'' and insert
``adding''.
Page 697, line 23, strike ``2016 through 2020'' and insert
``2017 through 2021''.
Page 726, line 7, insert ``a'' after ``fielding''.
Page 726, line 8, strike ``alternatives''.
Page 776, line 8, strike ``by redesigning'' and insert ``by
redesignating''.
Page 827, after line 10, insert the following new section:

SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear energy as
specified in the funding table in section 4701.
Page 850, line 25, strike ``, as amended by section 3118, is
further'' and insert ``is''.
Page 907, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT'', strike ``93,112''
and insert ``78,112''.
Page 907, in the table of section 4201, under the heading
``AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT'', strike the entry
``Concept development by the Army of a CPGS option
..................... [15,000]''.
Page 908, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION'', strike
``2,144,450'' and insert ``2,129,450''.
Page 909, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY'' , strike
``7,024,678'' and insert ``7,009,678''.
Page 911, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS'', strike ``135,217'' and
insert ``120,217''.
Page 911, in the table of section 4201, under the heading
``SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS'', strike the entry ``Concept
development
................................................................
........ [15,000]''.
Page 911, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION'', strike
``6,335,800'' and insert ``6,320,800''.
Page 912, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY'', strike
``16,652,223'' and insert ``16,637,223''.
Page 918, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT'', strike
``78,817'' and insert ``108,817''.
Page 918, in the table of section 4201, under the heading
``PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT'', insert the
following entries (with the dollar amounts aligned under the
``House Authorized'' column):
Concept development by the Army of a CPGS
option.......................[15,000]
Concept development by the Navy of a CPGS
option.......................[15,000]
Page 918, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION'', strike the
second ``545,258'' (under the ``House Authorized'' column) and
insert ``575,258''.
Page 919, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating
to ``TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW'', strike
``18,547,081'' and insert ``18,577,081''.
Page 924, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating
to ``Unobligated balances'', strike ``-286,400'' and insert ``-
37,400''.
Page 924, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating
to ``SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED'', strike ``-338,200'' and insert
``-89,200''.
Page 924, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating
to ``TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS'', strike
``4,269,874'' and insert ``4,518,874''.
Page 925, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating
to ``Unobligated balances'', strike ``-37,400'' and insert ``-
286,400''.
Page 925, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating
to ``SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED'', strike ``-813,600'' and insert
``-1,062,600''.
Page 925, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating
to ``TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE'', strike
``30,890,956'' and insert ``30,641,956''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title I, insert the following new
section:

SEC. 1__. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS OF THE NAVY.

(a) In General.--Section 5062(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``11'' and inserting ``10''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1023 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
Stat. 2447) is repealed.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 136. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS BASING OF THE F-35A
AIRCRAFT.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense is continuing its
process of permanently stationing the F-35 aircraft at
installations in the Continental United States (in this
section referred to as ``CONUS'') and forward-basing
Outside the Continental United States (in this section
referred to as ``OCONUS'').
(2) The Secretary of the Air Force has, from a list
of bases which included two United States candidate
bases in Alaska and three foreign OCONUS candidate
bases, selected Eielson Air Force Base as the preferred
alternative for two of Pacific Air Force's F-35A
Lightning II squadrons in Alaska.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic basing process for
the F-35A aircraft, should continue to place emphasis on the
benefits derived from sites that--
(1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilateral
and multilateral training opportunities with
international partners;
(2) have sufficient airspace and range capabilities
and capacity to meet the training requirements;
(3) have existing facilities to support personnel,
operations, and logistics associated with the flying
mission;
(4) have limited encroachment that would adversely
impact training or operations; and
(5) minimize the overall construction and operational
costs.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Heck of Washington or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following new
section:

SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense an additional
$25,000,000 for the Office of Economic Adjustment to be
available, until expended and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for transportation infrastructure
improvements associated with congestion mitigation in urban
areas related to recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commission.
(b) Funding Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
the funding tables in division D, the amounts specified in the
funding table in section 4301 of division D, relating to
Operation and Maintenance, are each hereby reduced by
$5,000,000 (for a total of $25,000,000), as follows:
(1) Army, Line 540.
(2) Navy, Line 720.
(3) Marine Corps, Line 210.
(4) Air Force, Line 470.
(5) Defense-wide, Line 340.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brooks of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 538 (page 179, beginning line 6), relating to
a sense of the House of Representatives regarding Secretary of
Defense review of section 504 of title 10, United States Code,
regarding enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Messer of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 68, after line 9, insert the following:

SEC. 317. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON IMPACT OF PROPOSED OZONE RULE.

Not earlier than 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
comprehensive study on the impact of any final rule that
succeeds the proposed regulation entitled National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone (published at 79 Fed. Reg. 75234)
on military readiness, including the impact of such rule on
training exercises, military installations, land owned and
operated by the Department of Defense, the infrastructure upon
which the national security system relies, and the impact
military activities may have on attainment designations.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Takai of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle F of title V (page 227, after line
19), add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. MARINER TRAINING.

Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection (d):
``(d) Special Rules for Mariner Duties.--(1) The program
required by subsection (a) shall ensure to the greatest extent
practicable that--
``(A) members of the armed forces whose duties are
primarily as a mariner receive training opportunities
necessary to meet the requirements for licenses,
certificates of registry, and merchant mariners'
documents issued under part E of subtitle II of title
46, and to acquire a Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
endorsement to such licenses and documents;
``(B) such members assigned to a vessel's deck and
engineering departments have a designated path to meet
the requirements for such licenses, documents, and
endorsement commensurate with their positional
responsibilities;
``(C) courses in marine navigation, leadership,
operation, and maintenance taken while such a member is
in the armed forces are submitted to the National
Maritime Center for use in assessments of the
fulfillment by the member of the requirements for
receiving such licenses, documents, and endorsement;
and
``(D) such members in the deck and engineering
departments have the opportunity to attend merchant
mariner credentialing programs that meet training
requirements not offered by the armed forces.
``(2) The Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating shall ensure that any assessment of the
training and experience of an applicant who is or has been a
member of the armed forces is conducted without any limitation
related to the member's military pay grade.''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McGovern of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 5__. ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.

(a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the
``Atomic Veterans Service Medal'', to honor retired and former
members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans
(as such term is defined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38,
United States Code).
(b) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to retired and former members.--At the
request of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary
of Defense shall issue the Atomic Veterans Service
Medal to the veteran.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a
radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the
Secretary may provide for issuance of the Atomic
Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the
person.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and
disseminate as appropriate an application by which
radiation-exposed veterans and their next-of-kin may
apply to receive the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hanna of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 6__. AVAILABILITY FOR PURCHASE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR MEMBERS OF
RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO PERFORMED CERTAIN TRAINING.

Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(i)(1) The Secretary shall make available for purchase a
memorial headstone or marker for the marked or unmarked grave
of an individual described in paragraph (2) or for the purpose
of commemorating such an individual whose remains are
unavailable.
``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an
individual who--
``(A) as a member of a National Guard or Reserve
component performed inactive duty training or active
duty for training for at least six years but did not
serve on active duty; and
``(B) is not otherwise ineligible for a memorial
headstone or marker on account of the nature of the
individual's separation from the Armed Forces or other
cause.
``(3) A headstone or marker for the grave of an individual
may be purchased under this subsection by--
``(A) the individual;
``(B) the surviving spouse, child, sibling, or parent
of the individual; or
``(C) an individual other than the next of kin, as
determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
``(4) In establishing the prices of the headstones and
markers made available for purchase under this section, the
Secretary shall ensure the prices are sufficient to cover the
costs associated with the production and delivery of such
headstones and markers.
``(5) No person may receive any benefit under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely by
reason of this subsection.
``(6) This subsection does not authorize any new burial
benefit for any person or create any new authority for any
individual to be buried in a national cemetery.
``(7) The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Defense in establishing procedures to determine whether an
individual is an individual described in paragraph (2).''.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kline of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 285, after line 16, insert the following new section:

SEC. 705. ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES.

(a) Access.--Section 732(c)(3) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1097a note)
is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Residence at time of election.--
``(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B),
an affected eligible beneficiary may not make
the one-time election under paragraph (1) if,
at the time of such election, the beneficiary
does not reside--
``(i) in a ZIP code that is in a
region described in subsection
(d)(1)(B); and
``(ii) within 100 miles of a military
medical treatment facility.
``(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply
with respect to an affected eligible
beneficiary who--
``(i) as of December 25, 2013,
resides farther than 100 miles from a
military medical treatment facility;
and
``(ii) is such an eligible
beneficiary by reason of service in the
Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine
Corps.''.
(b) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth
in the funding tables in division D, the amount
authorized to be appropriated in section 1406 for the
Defense Health Program, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4501, is hereby
increased by $4,000,000.
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
the funding tables in division D, the amounts
authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for
operation and maintenance, Navy, Line 040, Air
Operations and Safety Support, MV-22 Fleet Engineering
Support Unfunded Requirement, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby
reduced by $4,000,000.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 7__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the
Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Modernization, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes
the certification required by section 713(g)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pascrell of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 7__. PRIMARY BLAST INJURY RESEARCH.

The peer-reviewed Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain
Injury Research Program shall conduct a study on blast injury
mechanics covering a wide range of primary blast injury
conditions, including traumatic brain injury, in order to
accelerate solution development in this critical area.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hurd of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 311, line 2, after ``shall'' insert ``cover the entire
Federal Government and''.
Page 311, line 17, strike ``Secretary and'' and insert
``Secretary,''.
Page 311, line 18, after ``committees'' insert ``, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate''.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chabot of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 8__. MODIFICATION TO AND SCORECARD PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS
CONTRACTING GOALS.

(a) Amendment to Governmentwide Goal for Small Business
Participation in Procurement Contracts.--Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``In meeting this goal, the
Government shall ensure the participation of small business
concerns from a wide variety of industries and from a broad
spectrum of small business concerns within each industry.''.
(b) Scorecard Program for Evaluating Federal Agency
Compliance With Small Business Contracting Goals.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2016,
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration,
in consultation with the Federal agencies, shall--
(A) develop a methodology for calculating a
score to be used to evaluate the compliance of
each Federal agency with meeting the goals
established pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(g)(1)(B)); and
(B) develop a scorecard based on such
methodology.
(2) Agency annual goal.--In developing the
methodology for calculating a score described in
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider each
annual goal established by each Federal agency pursuant
to section 15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)).
(3) Use of scorecard.--Beginning in fiscal year 2017,
the Administrator shall establish and carry out a
program to use the scorecard developed under paragraph
(1) to evaluate whether each Federal agency is creating
the maximum practicable opportunities for the award of
prime contracts and subcontracts to small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled
by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small
business concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned and
controlled by women, by assigning a score to each
Federal agency. If the Administrator fails to establish
and carry out this program before the end of fiscal
year 2017, the Administrator may not exercise the
authority under section 7(a)(25)(A) until such time as
the program is implemented.
(4) Contents of scorecard.--The scorecard developed
under paragraph (1) shall include, for each Federal
agency, the following information:
(A) A determination of whether the Federal
agency met each of the prime contract goals
established pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))
with respect to small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women.
(B) A determination of whether the Federal
agency met each of the subcontract goals
established pursuant to such section with
respect to small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women.
(C) The number of small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women awarded prime contracts in each North
American Industrial Classification System code
during the fiscal year and a comparison to the
number awarded contracts during the prior
fiscal year, if available.
(D) The number of small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women awarded subcontracts in each North
American Industrial Classification System code
during the fiscal year and a comparison to the
number awarded contracts during the prior
fiscal year, if available.
(E) Any other factors that the Administrator
deems important to achieve the maximum
practicable utilization of small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans,
qualified HUBZone small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned
and controlled by women.
(5) Weighted factors.--In using the scorecard to
evaluate and assign a score to a Federal agency, the
Administrator shall base--
(A) fifty percent of the score on the dollar
value of prime contracts described in paragraph
(4)(A); and
(B) fifty percent of the score on the
information provided in subparagraphs (B)
through (E) of paragraph (4), weighted in a
manner determined by the Administrator to
encourage the maximum practicable opportunity
for the award of prime contracts and
subcontracts to small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women.
(6) Publication.--The scorecard used by the
Administrator under this subsection shall be submitted
to the President and Congress along with the report
submitted under section 15(h)(2) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)).
(7) Report.--After the Administrator submits the
scorecard for fiscal year 2018, but not later than
March 31, 2019, the Administrator shall report to the
Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate. Such report shall
include the following:
(A) A description of any increase in the
dollar amount of prime contracts and
subcontracts awarded to small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans,
qualified HUBZone small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned
and controlled by women.
(B) A description of any increase in the
dollar amount of prime contracts and
subcontracts awarded to small business
concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans,
qualified HUBZone small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned
and controlled by women in each North American
Industrial Classification System code.
(C) A description of any increase to the
number of small business concerns, small
business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone
small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by
women awarded contracts in each North American
Industrial Classification System code.
(D) The recommendation of the Administrator
on continuing, modifying, expanding, or
terminating the program established under this
subsection.
(8) GAO report on scorecard methodology.--Not later
than September 30, 2018, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the
Senate a report that--
(A) evaluates whether the methodology used to
calculate a score under this subsection
accurately and effectively--
(i) measures the compliance of each
Federal agency with meeting the goals
established pursuant to section
15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)); and
(ii) encourages Federal agencies to
expand opportunities for mall business
concerns, small business concerns owned
and controlled by service-disabled
veterans, qualified HUBZone small
business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business
concerns owned and controlled by women
to compete for and be awarded Federal
procurement contracts across North
American Industrial Classification
System Codes; and
(B) if warranted, makes recommendations on
how to improve such methodology to improve its
accuracy and effectiveness.
(9) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Administrator.--The term
``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration.
(B) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal
agency'' has the meaning given the term
``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United
States Code, but does not include the United
States Postal Service or the Government
Accountability Office.
(C) Scorecard.--The term ``scorecard'' shall
mean any summary using a rating system to
evaluate a Federal agency's efforts to meet
goals established under section 15(g)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))
that--
(i) includes the measures described
in paragraph (4); and
(ii) assigns a score to each Federal
agency evaluated.
(D) Small business act definitions.--
(i) In general.--The terms ``small
business concern'', ``small business
concern owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans'',
``qualified HUBZone small business
concern'', and ``small business concern
owned and controlled by women'' shall
have the meanings given such terms
under section 3 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(ii) Small business concerns owned
and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged
individuals.--The term ``small business
concern owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals'' has the meaning given
that term under section 8(d)(3)(C) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(3)(C)).
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walorski of Indiana or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 438, line 9, strike ``the Department of Defense'' and
insert ``any department or agency of the United States
Government''.
Page 438, line 11, strike ``December 31, 2016,'' and insert
``the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of
this Act''.
Page 439, lines 7 through 8, strike ``the Department of
Defense'' and insert ``any department or agency of the United
States Government''.
Page 439, lines 9 through 10, strike ``December 31, 2016,''
and insert ``the date that is two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act''.
Page 443, line 12, strike ``assessment'' and all that follows
through the period on line 15 and insert ``assessment conducted
by the Director of National Intelligence, in classified or
unclassified form, that such government or entity has the
capacity and willingness, and demonstrated past practices (if
applicable) to comply with the requirements under paragraph
(1).''.
Page 444, line 15, strike ``The'' and insert ``Except as
provided in paragraph (3), the''.
Page 446, after line 25, insert the following:
(3) Exception.--The Secretary may not exercise the
waiver authority under paragraph (1) with respect to
any individual detained at Guantanamo, who has ever
been determined or assessed to be a detainee referred
for prosecution, a detainee approved for detention, or
a detainee approved for conditional detention by the
Guantanamo Detainee Review Task Force established
pursuant to Executive Order number 13492.
Page 447, after line 17, insert the following:
(f) Coordination With Prohibition on Transfer to Yemen.--
During the period when section 1042 is in effect, the exception
in subsection (c)(2) and the waiver authority under subsection
(d) shall not apply to the transfer of any individual detained
at Guantanamo to Yemen.
(g) Coordination With Prohibition on Transfer to Combat
Zones.--During the period when section 1038 is in effect, the
exception in subsection (c)(2) and the waiver authority under
subsection (d) shall not apply to the transfer of any
individual detained at Guantanamo to a combat zone, as such
term is defined in subsection (b) of such section.
Page 447, line 17, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(h)''.
Page 448, line 23, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(i)''.
Page 453, after line 4, insert the following:

SEC. 1042. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO YEMEN.

No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available to any department or agency of the United States
Government may be used during the period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is two
years after the date of the enactment of this Act to transfer,
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual
detained in the custody or under the control of the Department
of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, to the custody or control of the Republic of Yemen or any
entity within Yemen.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of Washington or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike sections 1036, 1037, 1038, and 1039, and insert the
following:

SEC. 1036. GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY CLOSURE ACT OF 2015.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2015''.
(b) Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, on or after the date that is 90 days after the date on
which the President submits a plan pursuant to subsection (h),
amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available to the Department of Defense may be used to--
(1) construct or modify any facility in the United
States, its territories, or possessions to house any
individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of
detention or imprisonment; and
(2) transfer, or assist in transferring, to or within
the United States, its territories, or possessions any
individual detained at Guantanamo.
(c) Limitation on Release.--An individual detained at
Guantanamo may not be released within the United States, its
territories, or possessions under the authority in subsection
(b). An individual detained at Guantanamo who is transferred
under the authority in subsection (b) may be subsequently
released in accordance with section 1035 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 128 Stat. 851).
(d) Status While in the United States.--An individual who is
transferred under the authority in subsection (b), while in the
United States--
(1) may not be permitted to apply for asylum under
section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1158), be placed in removal proceedings under
section 240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), or be
eligible to apply for admission into the United States;
and
(2) may not be permitted to avail himself of any
right, privilege, or benefit of any law of the United
States beyond those available to any similarly situated
alien in the United States.
(e) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 30 days before
transferring any individual detained at Guantanamo to the
United States, its territories, or possessions, the President
shall submit to Congress a report about such individual that
includes--
(1) notice of the proposed transfer; and
(2) the assessment of the Secretary of Defense and
the intelligence community (under the meaning given
such term section 3(4) of the National Security 18 Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) of any risks to public
safety that could arise in connection with the proposed
transfer of the individual and a description of any
steps taken to address such risks.
(f) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--No amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the
Department of Defense may be used after December 31, 2017, for
the detention facility or detention operations at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(g) Periodic Review Boards.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that each periodic review board established pursuant to
Executive Order No. 13567 or section 1023 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-
81; 125 Stat. 1564;10 U.S.C. 801 note) is completed by not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(h) Presidential Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan describing each of the
following:
(1) The locations to which the President seeks to
transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo.
(2) The individuals detained at Guantanamo whom the
President seeks to transfer to overseas locations, the
overseas locations to which the President seeks to
transfer such individuals, and the conditions under
which the President would transfer such individuals to
such locations.
(3) The proposal of the President for the detention
and treatment of individuals captured overseas in the
future who are suspected of being terrorists.
(4) For any location in the United States to which
the President seeks to transfer such an individual or
an individual detained at Guantanamo, estimates of each
of the following costs:
(A) The costs of constructing infrastructure
to support detention operations or prosecution
at such location.
(B) The costs of facility repair,
sustainment, maintenance, and operation of all
infrastructure supporting detention operations
or prosecution at such location.
(C) The costs of military personnel, civilian
personnel, and contractors associated with the
detention operations or prosecution at such
location, including any costs likely to be
incurred by other Federal departments or
agencies or State or local governments.
(D) Any other costs associated with
supporting the detention operations or
prosecution at such location.
(5) The estimated security costs associated with
trying such individuals in the United States, including
the costs of military personnel, civilian personnel,
and contractors associated with the prosecution at such
location, including any costs likely to be incurred by
other Federal departments or agencies, or State or
local governments.
(6) A plan developed by the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of State, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the heads of other relevant
departments and agencies, identifying a disposition,
other than continued detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for each individual
detained at Guantanamo as of the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(i) Interim Limitation.--No amounts authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of
Defense may be used during the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 90
days after the President submits a plan pursuant to subsection
(h) to exercise the authority in subsection (b).
(j) Individual Detained at Guantanamo.--In this section, the
term ``individual detained at Guantanamo'' means any individual
located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
as of October 1, 2009, who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the control of
the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCaul of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1060. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR BORDER
SECURITY ACTIVITIES.

Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking
``counter-drug and counter-terrorism
activities'' and inserting ``counterdrug,
counterterrorism, and border security
activities''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the
Attorney General and the Director of National
Drug Control Policy'' and inserting ``the
Attorney General, the Director of National Drug
Control Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, as appropriate.''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``counter-drug and
counter-terrorism activities'' and inserting
``counterdrug, counterterrorism, or border security
activities''.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 474, after line 17, insert the following:

SEC. 1060. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF FORCES AT OR
CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO
BAY, CUBA.

No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for the Department of Defense may be used, during the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending on December 31, 2016, to--
(1) close or abandon United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
(2) relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the
Republic of Cuba; or
(3) modify the Treaty Between the United States of
America and Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29,
1934, including a modification of the boundaries of
Guantanamo Bay, unless ratified with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hanna of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 485, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND
DISABLEMENT CAPABILITIES RELATED TO REMOTELY
PILOTED AIRCRAFT.

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report addressing the
suitability of existing capabilities to detect, identify, and
disable remotely piloted aircraft operating within special use
and restricted airspace. The report shall include the
following:
(1) An assessment of the degree to which existing
capabilities to detect, identify, and potentially
disable remotely piloted aircraft within special use
and restricted airspace are able to be deployed and
combat prevailing threats.
(2) An assessment of existing gaps in capabilities
related to the detection, identification, or
disablement of remotely piloted aircraft within special
use and restricted airspace.
(3) A plan that outlines the extent to which existing
research and development programs within the Department
of Defense can be leveraged to fill identified
capability gaps and/or the need to establish new
programs to address such gaps as are identified
pursuant to paragraph (2).
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kline of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

In section 1090, redesignate subsections (a) through (d) as
subsections (b) through (e), respectively, and insert before
subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following:
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that in
order to ensure the safety and security of members of the Armed
Forces of the United States overseas--
(1) members of the Armed Forces of the United States
should have the proper authorized resources at all
times to protect themselves while participating in an
ordered evacuation of a United States embassy or
consulate abroad; and
(2) no restrictions should be placed on the ability
of members of the Armed Forces of the United States to
maintain on their person and use authorized weapons and
equipment for personal and evacuee security at all
times and to take authorized protective actions subject
to applicable law and orders from the chain of command,
during an ordered evacuation of a United States embassy
or consulate.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hunter of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 528, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1092. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR.

(a) Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate
efforts to secure the release of United States persons
who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of
terrorism. For purposes of carrying out the duties
described in paragraph (2), such officer shall have the
title of ``Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator''.
(2) Duties.--The Coordinator shall have the following
duties:
(A) Coordinate and direct all activities of
the Federal Government relating to each hostage
situation described in paragraph (1) to ensure
efforts to secure the release of all hostages
in the hostage situation are properly resourced
and correct lines of authority are established
and maintained.
(B) Establish and direct a fusion cell
consisting of appropriate personnel of the
Federal Government with purview over each
hostage situation described in paragraph (1).
(C) Develop a strategy to keep family members
of hostages described in paragraph (1) informed
of the status of such hostages and inform such
family members of updates, procedures, and
policies that do not compromise the national
security of the United States.
(b) Limitation on Authority.--The authority of the
Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator shall be limited to
countries that are state sponsors of terrorism and areas
designated as hazardous for which hostile fire and imminent
danger pay are payable to members of the Armed Forces for duty
performed in such area.
(c) Quarterly Report.--
(1) In general.--On a quarterly basis, the
Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and the members of Congress
described in paragraph (2) a report that includes a
summary of each hostage situation described in
subsection (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of
all hostages in such hostage situation.
(2) Members of congress described.--The members of
Congress described in this subparagraph are, with
respect to a United States person hostage covered by a
report under paragraph (1), the Senators representing
the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner of the House of Representatives
representing the district, where a hostage described in
subjection (a)(1) resides.
(3) Form of report.-- Each report under this
subsection may be submitted in classified or
unclassified form.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as authorizing the Federal Government to negotiate
with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the
Secretary of State has designated as a foreign terrorist
organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Coordinator.--The term ``Coordinator'' means the
Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator designated
under subsection (a).
(2) Hostile group.--The term ``hostile group''
means--
(A) a group that is designated as a foreign
terrorist organization under section 219(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1189(a));
(B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict
with the United States; or
(C) any other group that the President
determines to be a hostile group for purposes
of this paragraph.
(3) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state
sponsor of terrorism''--
(A) means a country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined, for
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of
the Arms Export Control Act, or any other
provision of law, to be a government that has
repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism; and
(B) includes North Korea.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stivers of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle E of title X (page 474, after line
17), add the following new section:

SEC. 10__. CIVILIAN AVIATION ASSET MILITARY PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
may participate in a Civilian Aviation Asset Military
Partnership Pilot Program (in this section referred to as the
``Program'') in accordance with this section.
(b) Grant Authority.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration, may make a grant under the Program, on
a competitive basis, to an eligible airport to assist a
project--
(1) to improve aviation infrastructure; or
(2) to repair, replace, or otherwise improve an
eligible tower facility at that airport.
(c) Number.--Not more than three eligible airports may
receive a grant under the Program for a fiscal year.
(d) Amount.--The amount provided to each eligible airport
that receives a grant under the Program may not exceed
$2,500,000.
(e) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under the
Program, an eligible airport shall submit to the Secretary of
Defense an application at such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the Secretary, in coordination
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
determines is appropriate. An application shall include, at a
minimum, a description of--
(1) the proposed project with respect to which a
grant is requested, including estimated costs;
(2) the need for the project at the eligible airport,
including how the project will assist both civil
aircraft and military aircraft; and
(3) the non-Federal funding available for the
project.
(f) Selection and Terms.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
jointly--
(1) select eligible airports to receive grants under
the Program; and
(2) establish the terms of each grant made under the
Program.
(g) Funding.--
(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of
a project assisted with a grant under the Program may
not exceed 70 percent. Prioritization shall be given to
projects with the lowest Federal share.
(2) Coordination.--With respect to the Federal share
of the cost of a project assisted with a grant under
the Program, 50 percent of that Federal share shall be
paid by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration and 50 percent shall be paid by the
Secretary of Defense.
(h) Termination.--The Program shall terminate at the end of
the third fiscal year in which a grant is made under the
Program.
(i) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Eligible airport.--The term ``eligible airport''
means an airport at which--
(A) military aircraft conducts operations;
and
(B) civil aircraft operations are conducted.
(2) Eligible tower facility.--The term ``eligible
tower facility'' means a tower facility that--
(A) is located at an eligible airport;
(B) is greater than 30 years of age; and
(C) has demonstrated failings.
(3) Aviation infrastructure.--The term ``aviation
infrastructure'' means any activity defined under the
term ``airport development'' in section 47102 of title
49, United States Code.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rohrabacher of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DR. SHAKIL AFRIDI.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The attacks of September 11, 2001, killed
approximately 3,000 people, most of whom were
Americans, but also included hundreds of individuals
with foreign citizenships, nearly 350 New York Fire
Department personnel, and about 50 law enforcement
officers.
(2) Downed United Airlines flight 93 was reportedly
intended, under the control of the al-Qaeda high-
jackers, to crash into the White House or the Capitol
in an attempt to kill the President of the United
States or Members of the United States Congress.
(3) The September 11, 2001, attacks were largely
planned and carried out by the al-Qaeda terrorist
network led by Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al
Zawahiri, after which Osama bin Laden enjoyed safe
haven in Pakistan from where he continued to plot
deadly attacks against the United States and the world.
(4) The United States has obligated nearly $30
billion between 2002 and 2014 in United States taxpayer
money for security and economic aid to Pakistan.
(5) The United States very generously and swiftly
responded to the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan
with more than $200 million in emergency aid and the
support of several United States military aircraft,
approximately 1,000 United States military personnel,
including medical specialists, thousands of tents,
blankets, water containers and a variety of other
emergency equipment.
(6) The United States again generously and swiftly
contributed approximately $150 million in emergency aid
to Pakistan following the 2010 Pakistan flood, in
addition to the service of nearly twenty United States
military helicopters, their flight crews, and other
resources to assist the Pakistan Army's relief efforts.
(7) The United States continues to work tirelessly to
support Pakistan's economic development, including
millions of dollars allocated towards the development
of Pakistan's energy infrastructure, health services
and education system.
(8) The United States and Pakistan continue to have
many critical shared interests, both economic and
security related, which could be the foundation for a
positive and mutually beneficial partnership.
(9) Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician, is a
hero to whom the people of the United States, Pakistan
and the world owe a debt of gratitude for his help in
finally locating Osama bin Laden before more innocent
American, Pakistani and other lives were lost to this
terrorist leader.
(10) Pakistan, the United States and the
international community had failed for nearly 10 years
following attacks of September 11, 2001, to locate and
bring Osama bin Laden, who continued to kill innocent
civilians in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and
the United States, to justice without the help of Dr.
Afridi.
(11) The Government of Pakistan's imprisonment of Dr.
Afridi presents a serious and growing impediment to the
United States' bilateral relations with Pakistan.
(12) The Government of Pakistan has leveled and
allowed baseless charges against Dr. Afridi in a
politically motivated, spurious legal process.
(13) Dr. Afridi is currently imprisoned by the
Government of Pakistan, a deplorable and unconscionable
situation which calls into question Pakistan's actual
commitment to countering terrorism and undermines the
notion that Pakistan is a true ally in the struggle
against terrorism.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Dr.
Shakil Afridi is an international hero and that the Government
of Pakistan should release him immediately from prison.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 1225 and insert the following:

SEC. 1225. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE
VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION.

(a) Modification.--
(1) In general.--Section 1209(f) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3543) is amended--
(A) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense''
and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Defense'';
(B) by striking ``for Overseas Contingency
Operations'' and inserting ``under the Syria
Train and Equip Fund''; and
(C) by further adding at the end the
following:
``(2) Report required.--At the same time the
Secretary of Defense submits a request for a
reprogramming or transfer of funds under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains the
following:
``(A) Update.--An update of the comprehensive
strategy required under section 1225(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016.
``(B) Certification.--A certification that--
``(i) a required number and type of
United States Armed Forces have been
established to meet the objectives of
the strategy and such Armed Forces,
including support and enablers, have
been or will be deployed to meet the
objectives of the strategy; and
``(ii) a required amount of support,
including support provided by United
States Armed Forces and enablers, has
been or will be provided by the United
States to the elements of the Syrian
opposition that are to be trained and
equipped under this section to ensure
that such elements are able to defend
themselves from attacks by ISIL and
Government of Syria forces consistent
with the purposes set forth in
subsection (a).
``(C) Use of funds.--A detailed description
of how the funds subject to the request for a
reprogramming or transfer of funds under
paragraph (1) will be used to meet the
objectives of the strategy.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this
subsection take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act and apply with respect to any request for a
reprogramming or transfer of funds under section
1209(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015, as amended by paragraph (1), that is
submitted on or after such date of enactment.
(b) Comprehensive Strategy Required.--
(1) In general.--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 comprehensive strategy for Syria and Iraq.
(2) Matters to be included.--The comprehensive
strategy shall contain the following:
(A) An identification of requirements that
have been established to ensure that assistance
provided to appropriately vetted elements of
the Syrian opposition and other appropriately
vetted Syrian groups and individuals achieve
the purposes set forth in section 1209(a) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat.
3541).
(B) A description of United States policy and
strategy for addressing the Assad regime in
Syria and the post-Assad regime in Syria.
(C) A detailed explanation of how the
military campaigns in Syria and Iraq are
integrated and a description of the goals,
objectives, and the end states for Syria and
Iraq, including a description of how the train
and equip programs in Iraq and Syria support
the goals, objectives, and end states in Iraq
and Syria.
(D) A description of the roles and
responsibilities of each coalition country
under the strategy.
(E) A description of the relevant agency
roles and responsibilities and interagency
coordination under the strategy.
(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
``appropriate congressional committees'' has the
meaning given the term in section 1209(e)(2) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3543).
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Engel of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title XII (page 570, after line
23), add the following:

SEC. 12XX. REPORT TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE ZONES OR
A NO-FLY ZONE IN SYRIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) March 2015 marked the fourth year of the crisis
in Syria, which has resulted in the world's largest
ongoing humanitarian disaster.
(2) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and supporting
militias, including Hezbollah, continue to carry out
sectarian mass atrocities, which have included mass
targeted killings, mass graves, the extermination of
entire families, including their children, incidents of
ethnic cleansing, sexual violence, widespread torture,
aerial bombardment of residential areas, and forced
displacement of certain Syrian civilians especially
from areas in western Syria where Assad is attempting
to increase the dominance of his own loyalists.
(3) Approximately 220,000 people have been killed,
including thousands of children, many more have been
seriously wounded, and civilian casualties continue to
mount as widespread and systematic attacks on schools,
hospitals, and other civilian facilities persist in
violation of international norms and principles.
(4) Assad's forces and supporting militias have used
air power to target Syrian civilians, including the
deployment of barrel bombs filled with explosives,
shrapnel, and chemical weapons.
(5) Assad's forces, supporting militias, and other
parties to the conflict are systematically blocking
humanitarian aid delivery, including food and medical
care, from many civilian areas in violation of
international norms and principles.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall submit to the specified congressional committees
a report that--
(A) assesses the potential effectiveness,
risks, and operational requirements of the
establishment and maintenance of a no-fly zone
over part or all of Syria, including--
(i) the operational and legal
requirements for United States and
coalition air power to establish a no-
fly zone in Syria;
(ii) the impact a no-fly zone in
Syria would have on humanitarian and
counterterrorism efforts in Syria and
the surrounding region;
(iii) the potential for force
contributions from other countries to
establish a no-fly zone in Syria; and
(iv) the impact of the establishment
of a no-fly zone in Syria on the
recipients of training provided by
section 1209 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541);
and
(B) assesses the potential effectiveness,
risks, and operational requirements for the
establishment of one or more safe zones in
Syria for internally displaced people or for
the facilitation of humanitarian assistance,
including--
(i) the operational and legal
requirements for United States and
coalition forces to establish one or
more safe zones in Syria;
(ii) the impact one or more safe
zones in Syria would have on
humanitarian and counterterrorism
efforts in Syria and the surrounding
region;
(iii) the potential for contributions
from other countries and vetted non-
state actor partners to establish and
maintain one or more safe zones in
Syria; and
(iv) the impact of the establishment
of one or more safe zones in Syria on
the recipients of training provided by
section 1209 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541).
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex if necessary.
(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
``specified 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.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamborn of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 575, line 7, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 575, line 10, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 575, after line 10, insert the following:
(10) the sale of advanced weaponry to Iran,
particularly advanced air defenses, encourages bad
behavior by Iran and poses a high risk of destabilizing
the region and should be opposed; and
(11) no terrorism-related sanctions should be lifted
or loosened as a part of any nuclear agreement and
additional sanctions should be considered against Iran
due to Iran's continued state sponsorship of terrorism,
its development and proliferation of ballistic missile
technology, its continued biological and chemical
weapons programs, and the egregious violation of the
human rights of the Iranian people.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamborn of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START
TREATY.

(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for the Department of Defense may be used for implementation of
the New START Treaty until the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the armed forces of the Russian Federation are no
longer illegally occupying Ukrainian territory;
(2) the Russian Federation is respecting the
sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory;
(3) the Russian Federation is no longer taking
actions that are inconsistent with the INF Treaty;
(4) the Russian Federation is in compliance with the
CFE Treaty and has lifted its suspension of Russian
observance of its treaty obligations; and
(5) there have been no inconsistencies by the Russian
Federation with New START Treaty requirements.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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.
(2) CFE treaty.--The term ``CFE Treaty'' means the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed
at Paris November 19, 1990, and entered into force July
17, 1992.
(3) INF treaty.--The term ``INF Treaty'' means the
Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles,
commonly referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington December 8,
1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988.
(4) New start treatu.--The term ``New START Treaty''
means the Treaty between the United States of America
and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms,
signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on
February 5, 2011
(c) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds
described in subsection (a) that are unobligated as of such
date of enactment.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle E of title XII (page 594, after line
25), add the following:

SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON MILITARY CONTACT AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016
for the Department of Defense may be used for any bilateral
military-to-military contact or cooperation between the
Governments of the United States and the Russian Federation
until the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that--
(1) the armed forces of the Russian Federation are no
longer illegally occupying Ukrainian territory;
(2) the Russian Federation is respecting the
sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory;
(3) the Russian Federation is no longer taking
actions that are inconsistent with the INF Treaty; and
(4) the Russian Federation has not sold or otherwise
transferred the Club-K land attack cruise missile
system to any foreign country or foreign person during
fiscal year 2015.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
limitation in subsection (a) with respect to a certification
requirement specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) if--
(1) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, submits to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(A) a notification that such a waiver is in
the national security interest of the United
States and a description of the national
security interest covered by the waiver; and
(B) a report explaining why the Secretary of
Defense cannot make the certification under
subsection (a); and
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the
information in the report under paragraph (1)(B).
(c) Additional Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive
the limitation required by subsection (a)(4) with respect to
the sale or other transfer of the Club-K land attack cruise
missile system if--
(1) the United States has imposed sanctions against
the manufacturer of such system by reason of such sale
or other transfer; or
(2) the Secretary has developed and submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees a plan to prevent
the sale or other transfer of such system in the
future.
(d) Exception for Certain Military Bases.--The certification
requirement specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall
not apply to military bases of the Russian Federation in
Ukraine's Crimean peninsula operating in accordance with its
1997 agreement on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea
Fleet Stationing on the Territory of Ukraine.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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.
(2) Bilateral military-to-military contact or
cooperation.--The term ``bilateral military-to-military
contact or cooperation''--
(A) means--
(i) reciprocal visits and meetings by
high-ranking delegations;
(ii) information sharing, policy
consultations, security dialogues or
other forms of consultative
discussions;
(iii) exchanges of military
instructors, training personnel, and
students;
(iv) exchanges of information;
(v) defense planning; and
(vi) military training or exercises;
but
(B) does not include any contact or
cooperation that is in support of United States
stability operations.
(3) Inf treaty.--The term ``INF Treaty'' means the
Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles,
commonly referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington December 8,
1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988.
(f) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds
described in subsection (a) that are unobligated as of such
date of enactment.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 12XX. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA.

(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--
(1) to implement any action or policy that recognizes
the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian
Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its
territorial waters; or
(2) to provide assistance for the central government
of a country that has taken affirmative steps intended
to recognize or otherwise be supportive of the Russian
Federation's forcible and illegal occupation of Crimea.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
restriction on assistance required by subsection (a)(2) if the
Secretary certifies and reports to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives that to do so is in the national
interest of the United States.
(c) Sunset.--The requirements of subsection (a) shall cease
to be in effect if the Secretary of Defense certifies and
reports to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
that the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn
from Crimea and the Government of Ukraine has reestablished
sovereignty over Crimea.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE UNITED
STATES ALLIANCE WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the alliance between the United States and the
Republic of Korea has served as an anchor for
stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean
Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the
world;
(2) the United States and the Republic of Korea
continue to strengthen and adapt the comprehensive
strategic alliance of bilateral, regional, and global
scope to serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in
the Asia-Pacific region, recognizing the shared values
of democracy, human rights, free and open market, and
the rule of law, as reaffirmed in the May 2013 ``Joint
Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of
the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the
United States of America'';
(3) the United States and the Republic of Korea
continue to broaden and deepen the scope and level of
alliance cooperation by strengthening the combined
defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, enhancing
mutual security based on the Republic of Korea-United
States Mutual Defense Treaty, and promoting cooperation
for regional and global security in the 21st century,
recognizing the significance of 2015 as it marks the
70th anniversary of the end of World War II;
(4) the United States and the Republic of Korea share
deep concerns that North Korea's nuclear and ballistic
missiles programs and its repeated provocations pose
grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean
Peninsula and Northeast Asia and recognize that both
nations are determined to achieve the peaceful
denuclearization of North Korea, and remain fully
committed to continuing close cooperation on the full
range of issues related to North Korea;
(5) the United States supports the vision of a Korean
Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear
of war, and peacefully reunited on the basis of
democratic and free market principles, as articulated
in President Park's Dresden address; and
(6) the United States and the Republic of Korea share
the future interests of both nations in securing peace
and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast
Asia.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ros-Lehtinen of
Florida or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the appropriate place in title XII of the bill, add the
following new section:

SEC. 12XX. COMBATING CRIME THROUGH INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.

The Secretary of Defense is authorized to deploy assets,
personnel, and resources to United States Southern Command, in
coordination with the Joint Interagency Task Force South, to
combat the following by supplying sufficient intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities:
(1) Transnational criminal organizations.
(2) Drug trafficking.
(3) Bulk shipments of narcotics or currency.
(4) Narco-terrorism and terrorist financing.
(5) Human trafficking.
(6) The presence and influence of Iran, Russia, and
China in the Western Hemisphere.
(7) The national security threat posed by the
presence and influence of the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL), Hezbollah, or any other foreign
terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blumenauer of Oregon
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 1407 and insert the following:

SEC. 1407. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND.

(a) Repeal.--Section 2218a of title 10, United States Code is
repealed.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 131 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2218a.

SEC. 1408. ELIMINATION OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS FOR NATIONAL SEA-BASED
DETERRENCE FUND.

(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test,
and Evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4201, for Navy, Advanced Component Development and
Prototypes, Advanced Nuclear Power Systems (Line 045) is hereby
increased by $419,300,000.
(b) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test,
and Evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4201, for Navy, Advanced Component Development and
Prototypes, Ohio Replacement (Line 050) is hereby increased by
$971,393,000.
(c) Reduction.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 4501 for the National Sea-Based
Deterrence Fund, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4501, for National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
is hereby reduced by $1,390,693,000.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mulvaney of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 649, after line 21, insert the following:

SEC. 1543. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report on how funds authorized to be appropriated
for overseas contingency operations were ultimately used.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walker of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 689, line 18, strike ``and''.
Page 689, after line 18, insert the following new paragraph
(and redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly):
(2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) and
inserting the following new paragraph (3):
``(3) Dissemination of information.--The procedures
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall limit the
dissemination of information obtained or derived
through such procedures to entities--
``(A) with missions that may be affected by
such information;
``(B) that may be called upon to assist in
the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of
cyber incidents;
``(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law
enforcement investigations; or
``(D) for national security purposes,
including cyber situational awareness and
defense purposes.''; and
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lummis of Wyoming or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Add at the end of subtitle D of title XVI the following:

SEC. 1657. PROHIBITION ON DE-ALERTING INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC
MISSILES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that--
(1) the responsiveness and alert levels of
intercontinental ballistic missiles are a unique
feature of the ground-based leg of the United States
nuclear triad;
(2) such responsiveness and alert levels are critical
to providing robust nuclear deterrence and assurance;
and
(3) any action to reduce the responsiveness and alert
levels of United States intercontinental ballistic
missiles would be contrary to longstanding United
States policy, and deeply harmful to national security
and strategic stability in a crisis.
(b) In General.--
(1) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available
for fiscal year 2016 shall be obligated or expended for
reducing, or preparing to reduce, the responsiveness or
alert level of United States intercontinental ballistic
missiles.
(2) Clarification relating to maintenance, safety,
security, etc.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of
the following activities:
(A) Maintenance or sustainment of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(B) Ensuring the safety, security, or
reliability of intercontinental ballistic
missiles.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII (page 775, after
line 19), add the following new section:

SEC. 28__. SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FACILITIES.

Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following
new subsection (e):
``(e) Child Development Program Facilities.--(1) Using such
amounts as may be appropriated to the Secretary concerned in
advance for operation and maintenance to carry out this
subsection, the Secretary concerned may carry out an
unspecified minor military construction project that--
``(A) has an approved cost equal to or less than
$15,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c);
and
``(B) creates, expands, or modifies a child
development program facility serving children under 13
years of age.
``(2) The approval and congressional notification
requirements of subsection (b) shall apply to an unspecified
minor military construction project carried out pursuant to
paragraph (1), except that, paragraph (1) of subsection (b)
shall be applied by substituting `$7,500,000' for `$1,000,000'.
``(3) The authority to commence an unspecified minor military
construction project pursuant to paragraph (1) expires
September 30, 2018.''.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hardy of Nevada or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 28__. USE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AREAS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
ACTIVITIES.

The expansion or establishment of a national monument by the
President under the authority of chapter 3203 of title 54,
United States Code (commonly known as the Antiquities Act of
1906; 54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.), after the date of the
enactment of this Act on land located beneath or associated
with a Military Operations Area (MOA) shall not be construed to
prohibit or constrain any activities on or above the land
conducted by the Department of Defense or other Federal
agencies for national security purposes, including training and
readiness activities.
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lucas of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 823, after line 20, insert the following:

SEC. __. IMPLEMENTATION OF LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN RANGE-WIDE
CONSERVATION PLAN AND OTHER CONSERVATION MEASURES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Candidate conservation agreements.--The terms
``Candidate Conservation Agreement'' and ``Candidate
and Conservation Agreement With Assurances'' have the
meaning given those terms in--
(A) the announcement of the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Commerce
entitled ``Announcement of Final Policy for
Candidate Conservation Agreements with
Assurances'' (64 Fed. Reg. 32726 (June 17,
1999)); and
(B) sections 17.22(d) and 17.32(d) of title
50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act).
(2) Range-wide plan.--The term ``Range-Wide Plan''
means the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide
Conservation Plan of the Western Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies, as endorsed by the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service on October 23, 2013, and
published for comment on January 29, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg.
4652).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Prohibition on Treatment as Threatened or Endangered
Species.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any prior action by
the Secretary, the lesser prairie chicken shall not be
treated as a threatened species or endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) before January 31, 2021.
(2) Prohibition on proposal.--Beginning on January
31, 2021, the lesser prairie chicken may not be treated
as a threatened species or endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
unless the Secretary publishes a determination, based
on the totality of the scientific evidence, that
conservation (as that term is used in that Act) under
the Range-Wide Plan and the agreements, programs, and
efforts referred to in subsection (c) have not achieved
the conservation goals established by the Range-Wide
Plan.
(c) Monitoring of Progress of Conservation Programs.--The
Secretary shall monitor and annually submit to Congress a
report on progress in conservation of the lesser prairie
chicken under the Range-Wide Plan and all related--
(1) Candidate Conservation Agreements and Candidate
and Conservation Agreements With Assurances;
(2) other Federal conservation programs administered
by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the
Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of
Agriculture;
(3) State conservation programs; and
(4) private conservation efforts.

SEC. __. REMOVAL OF ENDANGERED SPECIES STATUS FOR AMERICAN BURYING
BEETLE.

Notwithstanding the final rule of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the American
Burying Beetle'' (54 Fed. Reg. 29652 (July 13, 1989)), the
American burying beetle shall not be listed as a threatened or
endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Zinke of Montana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 28__. RENAMING OF THE CAPTAIN WILLIAM WYLIE GALT GREAT FALLS ARMED
FORCES READINESS CENTER IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN JOHN E.
MORAN, A RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR.

(a) Renaming.--The Captain William Wylie Galt Great Falls
Armed Forces Readiness Center in Great Falls, Montana, shall
hereafter be known and designated as the ``Captain John E.
Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve
Center''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation,
map, document, paper, other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to
be a reference to the Captain John E. Moran and Captain William
Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center.
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherman of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 851, line 2, strike ``section'' and insert ``sections''.
Page 851, strike line 3 and all that follows through page
852, line 9, and insert the following new subsections:
``f.(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may
not make an authorization under subsection b.(2) with respect
to a covered foreign country with a nuclear naval propulsion
program unless--
``(A) the Director of National Intelligence and the
Chief of Naval Operations jointly submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an assessment of
the risks of diversion, and the likely consequences of
such diversion, of the technology and material covered
by such authorization;
``(B) following the date on which such assessment is
submitted, and, to the extent practicable, concurrently
during the process under which the Secretary evaluates
such authorization, the Administrator for Nuclear
Security certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that--
``(i) there is sufficient diversion control
as part of the transfer under such
authorization; and
``(ii) such transfer presents a minimal risk
of diversion of such technology to a military
program that would degrade the technical
advantage of the United States; and
``(C) a period of 14 days has elapsed following the
date of such certification.
``(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) shall apply as follows:
``(A) During the period preceding the date on which
the Chief of Naval Operations first makes a
determination under paragraph (3), with respect to
technology and material covered by an authorization
under subsection b.(2).
``(B) During the period beginning on the date on
which the Chief first makes such determination, with
respect to the critical civil nuclear technologies of
the United States covered by a determination made under
paragraph (3).
``(3) Not later than June 1, 2016, and quinquennially
thereafter, the Chief of Naval Operations shall determine the
critical civil nuclear technologies of the United States that
should be protected from diversion to a military program of a
covered foreign country, including with respect to naval
propulsion and weapons. The Chief shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees of each such determination.
``(4) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Director of National Intelligence determines that there is
evidence to believe that critical civil nuclear technology of
the United States has been diverted to a foreign country not
covered by an authorization made pursuant to subsection b.,
including an agreement for cooperation made pursuant to section
123, the Director shall notify the appropriate congressional
committees of such determination.
``(5) The Secretary shall annually notify the appropriate
congressional committees that each covered foreign country is
in compliance with its obligations under any authorization made
pursuant to subsection b., including an agreement for
cooperation made pursuant to section 123.
``(6) In this subsection:
``(A) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(i) the congressional defense committees
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,
United States Code);
``(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives; and
``(iii) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives.
``(B) The term `covered foreign country' means a
foreign country that is a nuclear-weapon state, as
defined by Article IX (3) of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Washington,
London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968, but does not
include the United Kingdom or France.
``g.(1) The Secretary may not make an authorization under
subsection b.(2) with respect to a covered foreign country if a
foreign person of the covered foreign country has been
sanctioned under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)
during the five-year period preceding the date of the transfer
being sought unless the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the covered foreign country is
taking adequate measures to prevent, or is making significant
progress in preventing, transfers or acquisitions covered by
section 2(a) of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act.
``(2) The terms `appropriate congressional committees' and
`covered foreign country' have the meanings given those terms
in subsection f.(6).''.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nadler of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 3121.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Costello of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 1__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION
KITS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Army personnel face an increasingly complex and
evolving threat environment that requires advanced and
effective technology to protect our soldiers while
allowing them to effectively carry out their mission;
(2) the heavy tactical vehicle protection kits
program provides the Army with improved and necessary
ballistic protection for the heavy tactical vehicle
fleet;
(3) a secure heavy tactical vehicle fleet provides
the Army with greater logistical tractability and
offers soldiers the necessary flexibility to tailor
armor levels based on threat levels and mission
requirements; and
(4) as Congress provides for a modern and secure
Army, it is necessary to provide the appropriate
funding levels to meet its tactical wheeled vehicle
protection kits acquisition objectives.
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 53, after line 14, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent subsections accordingly):
(c) In implementing the requirements of this section, the
Secretary of Defense may seek information from the directorates
of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation
program (LSAMP) and Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) of the National
Science Foundation; the American Association for the
Advancement of Science; the Emerging Researchers National
Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics;
the University of Florida Institute for African-American
Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS); the Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities; the National Indian
Education Association; and such other institutions,
organizations, or associations as the Secretary deems useful.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Collins of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 226. COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF WIDE-AREA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR
ARMY TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

(a) Sense of Congress.--Congress finds that--
(1) unmanned aerial systems provide the military
services with high-endurance, wide-area surveillance;
(2) wide-area surveillance has proven to be a
significant force multiplier for intelligence gathering
and dismounted infantry operations;
(3) currently fielded wide-area surveillance sensors
are too heavy to be incorporated into tactical unmanned
aerial systems; and
(4) the growing commercial market for unmanned aerial
systems with full-motion video sensors may offer a
commercial-off-the-shelf solution suitable for use on
the military services' tactical unmanned aerial
systems.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that contains
the findings of a market survey and flight assessment of
commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sensors
suitable for insertion into Army tactical unmanned aerial
systems.
(c) Elements.--The market survey and flight assessment
required by subsection (b) shall include--
(1) specific details regarding the capabilities of
current and commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area
surveillance sensors utilized on the Army unmanned
aerial systems, including--
(A) daytime and nighttime monitoring
coverage;
(B) video resolution outputs;
(C) bandwidth requirements;
(D) activity-based intelligence and forensic
capabilities;
(E) simultaneous region of interest
monitoring capability;
(F) interoperability with other sensors and
subsystems currently utilized on Army tactical
unmanned aerial systems;
(G) sensor weight;
(H) sensor cost; and
(I) any other factors the Secretary deems
relevant;
(2) an assessment of the impact on Army tactical
unmanned aerial systems due to the insertion of
commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance
sensors; and
(3) recommendations to upgrade or enhance the wide-
area surveillance sensors of Army tactical unmanned
aerial systems, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary.
(d) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) may
contain a classified annex.
(e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Army tactical
unmanned aerial systems'' includes, at minimum, the MQ-1C Grey
Eagle, the MQ-1 Predator, and the MQ-9 Reaper.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hunter of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 58, after line 5, insert the following:

SEC. 226. REPORT ON TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM INCREMENT II.

(a) Report to Congress.--Not later than January 29, 2016, the
Secretary of Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
baseline and alternatives to the Navy's Tactical Air Combat
Training System (TCTS) Increment II.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An explanation of the rationale for a new start
TCTS II program as compared to an incremental upgrade
to the existing TCTS system.
(2) An estimate of total cost to develop, procure,
and replace the existing Department of the Navy TCTS
architecture with an encrypted TCTS II compared to
upgrades to existing TCTS.
(3) A cost estimate and schedule comparison of
achieving encryption requirements into the existing
TCTS program as compared to TCTS II.
(4) A review of joint Department of the Air Force and
the Department of the Navy investment in live-virtual-
constructive advanced air combat training and planned
timeline for inclusion into TCTS II architecture.
(5) A cost estimate to integrate F-35 aircraft with
TCTS II and achieve interoperability between the
Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force.
(6) A cost estimate for coalition partners to achieve
TCTS II interoperability within the Department of
Defense.
(7) An assessment of risks posed by non-interoperable
TCTS systems within the Department of the Navy and the
Department of the Air Force.
(8) An explanation of the acquisition strategy for
the TCTS program.
(9) An explanation of key performance parameters for
the TCTS II program.
(10) Any other information the Secretary of the Navy
and Secretary of the Air Force determine is appropriate
to include.
(c) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall not proceed
with the approval or designation of a contract award for TCTS
II until 15 days after the date of the submittal of the report
required by subsection (a).
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palazzo of Mississippi
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 226. IMPROVEMENT TO COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION OF DEFENSE
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 2364 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following new subsection:
``(a) Coordination of Department of Defense Research,
Development, and Technological Data.--The Secretary of Defense
shall promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the
communication and exchange of research, development, and
technological data--
``(1) among the Defense research facilities,
combatant commands, and other organizations that are
involved in developing for the Department of Defense
the technological requirements for new items for use by
combat forces;
``(2) among Defense research facilities and other
offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Department that
are engaged in related technological matters;
``(3) among other research facilities and other
departments or agencies of the Federal Government that
are engaged in research, development, and technological
matters;
``(4) among private commercial, research institution,
and university entities engaged in research,
development, and technological matters potentially
relevant to defense on a voluntary basis; and
``(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full
awareness of scientific and technological advancement
and innovation wherever it may occur, whether funded by
the Department of Defense, another element of the
Federal Government, or other entities.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following new paragraph:
``(3) that the managers of such facilities have broad
latitude to choose research and development projects
based on awareness of activities throughout the
technology domain, including within the Federal
Government, the Department of Defense, public and
private research institutions and universities, and the
global commercial marketplace;''; and
(3) in the section heading, by inserting ``and
technology domain awareness'' after ``activities''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2364 and inserting the following:

``2364. Coordination and communication of defense research activities
and technology domain awareness.''.
____________________________________________________

47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Aguilar of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 58, after line 5, insert the following new
section:

SEC. 226. REPORT ON GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF SCIENCE,
MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on--
(1) the number of individuals from racial or ethnic
minority groups, women, and disabled individuals who
have participated in the graduate fellowship program
under section 2191 of title 10, United States Code,
over the ten-year period preceding the date of the
report;
(2) barriers encountered in recruiting individuals
from racial and ethnic minority groups, women, and
disabled individuals to participate in such programs;
and
(3) recommended policy changes to increase such
participation.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clark of Massachusetts
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title II (page 58, after line 5),
add the following new section:

SEC. 226. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FFRDC FACILITATION OF A HIGH
QUALITY TECHNICAL WORKFORCE.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The quality of the United States' future
scientific and technical workforce is a matter of
national security concern.
(2) Department of Defense support for science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics education
programs facilitates the training of a future
scientific and technical workforce that will contribute
significantly to Department of Defense research,
development, test, and evaluation functions, and the
readiness of the future force.
(3) Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
sponsored by the Department of Defense employ a highly
skilled workforce that is qualified to support science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics education
initiatives, including through meaningful volunteer
opportunities in primary and secondary educational
settings, and through cooperative relationships and
arrangements with private sector organizations and
State and local governments, to facilitate the training
of a future scientific and technical workforce.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that the
Department of Defense should explore using existing authorities
for promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
programs, such as section 233 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), to allow Federally Funded
Research and Development Centers to help facilitate and shape a
high quality scientific and technical future workforce that can
support Department of Defense needs.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Veasey of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 58, after line 5, insert the following new section:

SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR MV-22A DIGITAL INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAM.

(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D--
(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 101 for aircraft procurement, Navy, for the V-
22, line 059, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, for the digital interoperability
program is hereby increased by $64,300,000; and
(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Navy, for the V-22A, line 099, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
the digital interoperability program is hereby
increased by $10,700,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amounts authorized to be
appropriated in section 101 for aircraft procurement, Navy, for
spares and repair parts, line 063, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, is hereby reduced
by $75,000,000.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 68, after line 9, insert the following:

SEC. 317. REPORT ON MERGER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
OPERATIONAL ENERGY PLANS AND DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY
FOR INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT.

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on
the merger of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Operational Energy Plans and the Office of the Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment under
section 901 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113 291; 128 Stat. 3462. Such
report shall include--
(1) a description of how the office is implementing
its responsibilities under sections 138(b)(9), 138(c),
and 2925(b) of title 10, United States Code, and
Department of Defense Directives 5134.15 (Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and
Programs) and 4280.01 (Department of Defense Energy
Policy);
(2) a description of any efficiencies achieved as a
result of the merger; and
(3) the number of Department of Defense personnel
whose responsibilities are focused on energy matters
specifically.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Farenthold of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title III (page 77, after line 21), add the
following new section:

SEC. 3__. ACCESS TO WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND NETWORK
CONNECTIONS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
DEPLOYED OVERSEAS.

Consistent with section 2492a of title 10, United States
Code, the Secretary of Defense is encouraged to enter into
contracts with third-party vendors in order to provide members
of the Armed Forces who are deployed overseas at any United
States military facility, at which wireless high-speed Internet
and network connections are otherwise available, with access to
such Internet and network connections without charge.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 77, after line 21, insert the following:

SEC. 334. ASSESSMENT OF OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND
CONTROLLED BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES REQUIRED BEFORE
CONVERSION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS TO CONTRACTOR
PERFORMANCE.

No Department of Defense function that is performed by
Department of Defense civilian employees and is tied to a
certain military base may be converted to performance by a
contractor until the Secretary of Defense conducts an
assessment to determine if the Department of Defense has
carried out sufficient outreach programs to assist small
business concerns owned and controlled by women (as such term
is defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D))) and small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals (as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C))) that are
located in the geographic area near the military base.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Loebsack of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 77, after line 21, insert the following new section:

SEC. 334. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS AND LEASES UNDER THE
ARMS INITIATIVE.

Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to section
4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or before the
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this
Act may include an option to extend the term of the contract or
subcontract for an additional 25 years.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fleming of Louisiana
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title IV (page 83, after line 16), add the
following new section:

SEC. 422. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report containing the following:
(1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of
reports by the Secretary of the Army on the force
structure of the Army submitted to Congress under
section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112 239; 126 Stat.
1943) and section 1062 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113
291).
(2) An evaluation of the adequacy of the Army force
structure proposed for the future-years defense program
for fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to meet the goals of
the national military strategy of the United States.
(3) An independent risk assessment by the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the proposed Army force
structure and the ability of such force structure to
meet the operational requirements of combatant
commanders.
(4) A description of the planning assumptions and
scenarios used by the Department of Defense to validate
the size and force structure of the Army, including the
Army Reserve and the Army National Guard.
(5) A certification by the Secretary of Defense that
the Secretary has reviewed the reports by the Secretary
of the Army and the assessments of the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and determined that an end
strength for active duty personnel of the Army below
the end strength level authorized in section 401(1) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113 291) will be adequate to meet the
national military strategy of the United States.
(6) A description of various alternative options for
allocating funds to ensure that the end strengths of
the Army do not fall below levels of significant risk,
as determined pursuant to the risk assessment conducted
by the Chairman of the Joint Chief under paragraph (3).
(7) Such other information or updates as the
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKinley of West
Virginia or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle B of title V (page 96, after line 22),
add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE
PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE OF THE
ARMED FORCES.

The Secretary of Defense shall establish an electronic means
by which members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces can
track their operational active-duty service performed after
January 28, 2008, under section 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g),
12302, or 12304 of title 10, United States Code. The tour
calculator shall specify early retirement credit authorized for
each qualifying tour of active duty, as well as cumulative
early reserve retirement credit authorized to date under
section 12731(f) of such title.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crowley of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 179, after line 21, insert the following:

SEC. 539. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States military includes individuals
with a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural
backgrounds that have roots all over the world.
(2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, members of
the Armed Forces come from numerous religious
traditions, including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim,
Sikh, non-denominational, non-practicing, and many
more.
(3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse
backgrounds and religious traditions have lost their
lives or been injured defending the national security
of the United States.
(4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the
Armed Forces, and service members from different
backgrounds and religious traditions share the same
goal of defending the United States.
(5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the
strength in diversity that makes the United States a
great nation.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
United States should--
(1) continue to recognize and promote diversity in
the Armed Forces; and
(2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and
religious traditions who have made sacrifices in
serving the United States through the Armed Services.

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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Takano of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 226, after line 13, insert the following:
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to
other programs conducted by the Department of
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to
provide unemployment and underemployment
support to members of the reserve components
and veterans.
Page 226, line 14, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hurd of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 5__. AVAILABILITY OF CYBER SECURITY AND IT CERTIFICATIONS FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL CRITICAL TO NETWORK
DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Section 2015 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``to obtain'' and inserting
``and when appropriate, other Department of
Defense personnel, to obtain''; and
(B) by adding ``or industry recognized''
between ``professional'' and ``credentials''';
and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) The authority under paragraph (1) may be used to pay
the expenses of a member of the active Air Force, Army, Navy,
Coast Guard, the reserve components, defense contractors, or
civilians with access to information systems and identified as
critical to network defense to obtain professional and industry
recognized credentials related to information technology and
cyber security functions.''.
(b) Construction.-- No additional funds are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the amendments made by this section,
and such amendments shall be carried out using amounts
otherwise made available for such purposes.
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Israel of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 227, after line 19, insert the following new section:

SEC. 569. REPORT ON CIVILIAN AND MILITARY EDUCATION TO RESPOND TO
FUTURE THREATS.

(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2016, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report describing both civilian and military education
requirements necessary to meet any threats anticipated in the
future security environment as described in the quadrennial
defense review. Such report shall include--
(1) an assessment of the learning outcomes required
of future members of the Armed Forces and senior
military leaders to meet such threats;
(2) an assessment of the shortfalls in current
professional military education requirements in meeting
such threats;
(3) an assessment of successful professional military
education programs that further the ability of the
Department of Defense to meet such threats;
(4) recommendations of subjects to be covered by
civilian elementary and secondary schools in order to
better prepare students for potential military service;
(5) recommendations of subjects to be included in
professional military education programs;
(6) recommendations on whether partnerships between
the Department of Defense and private institutions of
higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) would
help meet such threats; and
(7) an identification of opportunities for the United
States to strengthen its leadership role in the future
security environment and a description of how the
recommendations made in this report contribute to
capitalizing on such opportunities.
(b) Updated Reports.--Not later than 10 months after date of
the publication of each subsequent quadrennial defense review,
the Secretary of Defense shall update the report described
under subsection (a) and shall submit such report to the
congressional defense committees.
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stivers of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle H of title V (page 234, after line
12), add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. POSTHUMOUS COMMISSION AS CAPTAIN IN THE REGULAR ARMY FOR
MILTON HOLLAND.

(a) Posthumous Commission.--Milton Holland, who, while
sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored
Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his
action on September 29, 1864, during the Battle of Chapin's
Farm, Virginia, when, as the citation for the medal states, he
``took command of Company C, after all the officers had been
killed or wounded, and gallantly led it'', shall be deemed for
all purposes to have held the grade of captain in the regular
Army, effective as of that date and continuing until his
separation from the Army.
(b) Prohibition of Benefits.--Section 1523 of title 10,
United States Code, applies in the case of the posthumous
commission described in subsection (a).
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moore of Wisconsin or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 584. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING THE DECISION OF THE ARMY TO
POSTHUMOUSLY PROMOTE MASTER SERGEANT (RETIRED)
NAOMI HORWITZ TO SERGEANT MAJOR.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Naomi Horwitz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in
1916.
(2) In 1942, Ms. Horwitz marched into the Army
recruiters office and asked to join.
(3) Ms. Horwitz served with the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps, the Women's Army Corps, and the
Reserves.
(4) Ms. Horwitz served from 1942 until 1946 and
reenlisted a few years later.
(5) On October 24, 1965, one of the proudest moments
of her military career, Ms. Horwitz's was promoted to
the rank of Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army Reserve.
(6) As women were only eligible to hold the rank of
Sergeant Major since 1960, Ms. Horwitz was one of only
a handful of women to hold such rank during that time
period.
(7) Despite her promotion, Ms. Horwitz was not
allowed to hold the rank of Sergeant Major.
(8) Ms. Horwitz retired from the military in 1976 at
a lower rank.
(9) After her retirement from the military, Ms.
Horwitz was a tireless veteran's advocate serving for
decades with AMVETS Post 60, Jewish War Veterans, the
American Legion Milwaukee Women's Post 448, the Allied
Veterans Council of Milwaukee and the Veterans Day
Parade Committee.
(10) Ms. Horwitz was named Veteran of the Year in
Milwaukee County in 2004.
(11) In October 2014, Ms. Horwitz died at the age of
98.
(12) One of Ms. Horwitz's final wishes was that one
of the proudest moment of her Army career be reflected
on her gravestone.
(13) In March 2015, the Secretary of the Army
corrected this injustice and approved a request to
posthumously promote Sergeant Major Horwitz.
(b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) joins the Army and our Nation in expressing our
gratitude to Sergeant Major Naomi Horwitz for her 26
years of honorable military service and continued
civilian service; and
(2) supports the decision of the Army to posthumously
promote Master Sergeant (retired) Naomi Horwitz to
Sergeant Major.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new
section:

SEC. 5__. PRELIMINARY MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS BECOMING
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 520d. Preliminary mental health screenings

``(a) Provision of Mental Health Screening.--Before any
individual enlists in an armed force or is commissioned as an
officer in an armed force, the Secretary concerned shall
provide the individual with a mental health screening.
``(b) Use of Screening.--(1) The Secretary shall use the
results of a mental screening conducted under subsection (a) as
a baseline for any subsequent mental health examinations of the
individual, including such examinations provided under sections
1074f and 1074m of this title.
``(2) The Secretary may not consider the results of a mental
health screening conducted under subsection (a) in determining
the promotion of a member of the armed forces.
``(c) Application of Privacy Laws.--With respect to
applicable laws and regulations relating to the privacy of
information, the Secretary shall treat a mental health
screening conducted under subsection (a) in the same manner as
the medical records of a member of the armed forces.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item
relating to section 520c the following new item:
``520d. Preliminary mental health screenings.''.

(c) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the National Institute of Mental Health of the
National Institutes of Health shall submit to
Congress and the Secretary of Defense a report
on preliminary mental health screenings of
members of the Armed Forces.
(B) Matters included.--The report under
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
(i) Recommendations with respect to
establishing a preliminary mental
health screening of members of the
Armed Forces to bring mental health
screenings to parity with physical
screenings of members.
(ii) Recommendations with respect to
the composition of the mental health
screening, evidenced-based best
practices, and how to track changes in
mental health screenings relating to
traumatic brain injuries, post-
traumatic stress disorder, and other
conditions.
(C) Coordination.--The National Institute of
Mental Health shall carry out subparagraph (A)
in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the surgeons general of the military
departments, and other relevant experts.
(2) Reports on efficacy of screenings.--
(A) Secretary of defense.--Not later than one
year after the date on which the Secretary of
Defense begins providing preliminary mental
health screenings under section 520d(a) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report on the efficacy of such
preliminary mental health screenings.
(B) Comptroller general.--Not later than one
year after the submittal of the report under
subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to Congress a
report on the efficacy of the preliminary
mental health screenings described in such
subparagraph.
(C) Matters included.--The reports required
by subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall include the
following:
(i) An evaluation of the evidence-
based best practices used by the
Secretary in composing and conducting
preliminary mental health screenings of
members of the Armed Forces under such
section 520d(a).
(ii) An evaluation of the evidence-
based best practices used by the
Secretary in tracking changes in mental
health screenings relating to traumatic
brain injuries, post-traumatic stress
disorder, and other conditions among
members of the Armed Forces.
(d) Implementation of Preliminary Mental Health Screening.--
The Secretary of Defense may not provide a preliminary mental
health screening under section 520d(a) of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), until the Secretary
receives and evaluates the initial report required by
subsection (c)(1).
(e) Report on Efficacy of Physical Examinations for Certain
Members of the Armed Forces Upon Separation From Active Duty.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
efficacy of the mental health components of the
physical examinations provided under paragraph (5) of
section 1145(a) of title 10, United States Code, to
members of the Armed Forces who are separated from
active duty as described in paragraph (2) of such
section.
(2) Evaluation of effectiveness.--The report required
by paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the physical examinations described in
such subsection in--
(A) identifying members of the Armed Forces
with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic
stress disorder, and other mental health
conditions; and
(B) ensuring that health care is provided for
such members.
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Keating of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title V, add the following new section:

SEC. 5__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIRABILITY OF SERVICE-WIDE ADOPTION OF
GOLD STAR INSTALLATION ACCESS CARD.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of each
military department and the Secretary of the Department in
which the Coast Guard is operating should--
(1) provide for the issuance of a Gold Star
Installation Access Card to Gold Star family members
who are the survivors of deceased members of the Armed
Forces in order to expedite the ability of a Gold Star
family member to gain unescorted access to military
installations for the purpose of obtaining the on-base
services and benefits for which the Gold Star family
member is entitled or eligible;
(2) work jointly to ensure that a Gold Star
Installation Access Card issued to a Gold Star family
member by one Armed Force is accepted for access to
military installations of another Armed Force; and
(3) in developing, issuing, and accepting the Gold
Star Installation Access Card--
(A) prevent fraud in the procurement or use
of the Gold Star Installation Access Card;
(B) limit installation access to those areas
that provide the services and benefits for
which the Gold Star family member is entitled
or eligible; and
(C) ensure that the availability and use of
the Gold Star Installation Access Card does not
adversely affect military installation
security.
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 247, after line 20, insert the following:

SEC. 596. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Section 7734 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting before the
period the following: ``and on the performance of any
regional office that fails to meet its administrative
goals''';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph (3):
``(3) in the case of any regional office that, for
the year covered by the report, did not meet the
administrative goal of no claim pending for more than
125 days and an accuracy rating of 98 percent--
``(A) a signed statement prepared by the
individual serving as director of the regional
office as of the date of the submittal of the
report containing--
``(i) an explanation for why the
regional office did not meet the goal;
``(ii) a description of the
additional resources needed to enable
the regional office to reach the goal;
and
``(iii) a description of any
additional actions planned for the
subsequent year that are proposed to
enable the regional office to meet the
goal; and
``(B) a statement prepared by the Under
Secretary for Benefits explaining how the
failure of the regional office to meet the goal
affected the performance evaluation of the
director of the regional office; and''.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 298, line 12, insert ``in the pilot program'' after
``beneficiaries'''.
Page 298, beginning line 13, strike ``pursuant to section
1074g(f) of title 10, United States Code'' and insert ``through
its Prime Vendor contracting process'''.
Page 298, line 17, strike ``be comprised of small business
pharmacies''' and insert ``include small business pharmacies
(as defined by the Small Business Administration)''.
Page 298, line 19, insert before the semicolon the following:
``provided there are sufficient number of small business
pharmacies willing to participate in the pilot program''.
Page 299, line 11, insert after ``(a)'' the following: ``and
shall work with small business pharmacies to participate in the
pilot program''.
Page 299, line 25, insert after ``Secretary'' the following:
``shall give preference to regions with high small business
pharmacy participation rates and''.
Page 300, after line 21, insert the following new paragraph
(and redesignate the subsequent paragraphs):

(2) retail pharmacies;
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Adams of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 302, after line 18, insert the following new section:

SEC. 723. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FAMILIES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) It has been shown that some members of the Armed
Forces struggle with post-traumatic stress and other
behavioral health disorders from traumatic events
experienced during combat.
(2) It has also been shown that emotional distress
and trauma from life events can be exacerbated by
traumatic events experienced during combat.
(3) Members of the Armed Forces who struggle with
post-traumatic stress and other behavioral health
disorders are often unable to provide emotional support
to spouses and children, causing emotional distress and
the risk of behavioral health disorders among the
dependents of the members.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department of Defense should continue to
support members of the Armed Forces and their families
by providing family counseling and individual
counseling services that reduce the symptoms of post-
traumatic stress and other behavioral health disorders
and empowers members to be emotionally available to
their spouses and children;
(2) such services should be readily available at
branches of the Department and military bases;
(3) the Department should rely on industry standards
established by the medical community when developing
standards for their own practice of family and
individual counseling; and
(4) the Department should conduct a five-year study
of the progress of members of the Armed Forces that are
treated for mental health disorders, including with
respect to--
(A) difficulty keeping up with treatment;
(B) familial status before and after
treatment; and
(C) access to mental health counseling at
Department facilities and military
installations.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grayson of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 302, after line 18, insert the following new section:

SEC. 723. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT PATIENTS RELATING TO
OBSTETRICAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES.

Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking subparagraph (F).
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 314, line 1 (in section 804), after ``any requirement
under'' insert ``subsection (a)(3) or''.
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69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cole of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 359, line 8, strike ``regulations and practices''' and
insert ``regulations, practices, and sustainment
requirements'''.
Page 359, line 14, insert before the period the following:
``and each Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence
(described in section 2474 of title 10, United States Code)''.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foxx of North Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 359, line 8, insert ``(1)'' before ``Department''.
Page 359, line 10, insert before the period the following:
``; and (2) Department of Defense practices related to the
procurement, management, and use of intellectual property
rights to facilitate competition in sustainment of weapon
systems throughout their life-cycle''.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bost of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 8__. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS IN THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; PETITIONS FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS.

(a) Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the
Small Business Administration.--
(1) In general.--Section 5 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 634) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(i) Office of Hearings and Appeals.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) Office.--There is established in the
Administration an Office of Hearings and
Appeals--
``(i) to impartially decide matters
relating to program decisions of the
Administrator--
``(I) for which Congress
requires a hearing on the
record; or
``(II) that the Administrator
designates for hearing by
regulation; and
``(ii) which shall contain the office
of the Administration that handles
requests submitted pursuant to sections
552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the `Freedom
of Information Act') and maintains
records pursuant to section 552a of
title 5, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the `Privacy Act of
1974').
``(B) Jurisdiction.--The Office of Hearings
and Appeals shall only hear appeals of matters
as described in this Act, the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.),
and title 13 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
``(C) Associate administrator.--The head of
the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall be the
Chief Hearing Officer appointed under section
4(b)(1), who shall be responsible to the
Administrator.
``(2) Chief hearing officer duties.--
``(A) In general.--The Chief Hearing Officer
shall--
``(i) be a career appointee in the
Senior Executive Service and an
attorney licensed by a State,
commonwealth, territory or possession
of the United States, or the District
of Columbia; and
``(ii) be responsible for the
operation and management of the Office
of Hearings and Appeals.
``(B) Alternative dispute resolution.--The
Chief Hearing Officer may assign a matter for
mediation or other means of alternative dispute
resolution.
``(3) Hearing officers.--
``(A) In general.--The Office of Hearings and
Appeals shall appoint Hearing Officers to carry
out the duties described in paragraph
(1)(A)(i).
``(B) Conditions of employment.--A Hearing
Officer appointed under this paragraph--
``(i) shall serve in the excepted
service as an employee of the
Administration under section 2103 of
title 5, United States Code, and under
the supervision of the Chief Hearing
Officer;
``(ii) shall be classified at a
position to which section 5376 of title
5, United States Code, applies; and
``(iii) shall be compensated at a
rate not exceeding the maximum rate
payable under such section.
``(C) Authority; powers.--Notwithstanding
section 556(b) of title 5, United States Code,
a Hearing Officer--
``(i) shall have the authority to
hear claims arising under section 554
of such title;
``(ii) shall have the powers
described in section 556(c) of such
title; and
``(iii) shall conduct hearings and
issue decisions in the manner described
under sections 555, 556, and 557 of
such title, as applicable.
``(D) Treatment of current personnel.--An
individual serving as a Judge in the Office of
Hearings and Appeals (as that position and
office are designated in section 134.101 of
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations) on the
effective date of this subsection shall be
considered as qualified to be, and redesignated
as, a Hearing Officer.
``(4) Hearing officer defined.--In this subsection,
the term `Hearing Officer' means an individual
appointed or redesignated under this subsection who is
an attorney licensed by a State, commonwealth,
territory or possession of the United States, or the
District of Columbia.''.
(2) Associate administrator as chief hearing
officer.--Section 4(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
633(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``One such Associate Administrator shall be the Chief
Hearing Officer, who shall administer the Office of
Hearings and Appeals established under section 5(i).''.
(3) Repeal of regulation.--Section 134.102(t) of
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
January 1, 2015, (relating to types of hearings within
the jurisdiction of the Office of Hearings and Appeals)
shall have no force or effect.
(b) Petitions for Reconsideration of Size Standards for Small
Business Concerns.--Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) Petitions for reconsideration of size
standards.--
``(A) In general.--A person may file a
petition for reconsideration with the Office of
Hearings and Appeals (as established under
section 5(i)) of a size standard revised,
modified, or established by the Administrator
pursuant to this subsection.
``(B) Time limit.--A person filing a petition
for reconsideration described in subparagraph
(A) shall file such petition not later than 30
days after the publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of final rule to revise,
modify, or establish size standards described
in paragraph (6).
``(C) Process for agency review.--The Office
of Hearings and Appeals shall use the same
process it uses to decide challenges to the
size of a small business concern to decide a
petition for review pursuant to this paragraph.
``(D) Judicial review.--The publication of a
final rule in the Federal Register described in
subparagraph (B) shall be considered final
agency action for purposes of seeking judicial
review. Filing a petition for reconsideration
under subparagraph (A) shall not be a condition
precedent to judicial review of any such size
standard.''.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hanna of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 8__. LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE AUCTIONS.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that,
when used appropriately, reverse auctions may improve the
Federal Government's procurement of commercially available
commodities by increasing competition, reducing prices, and
improving opportunities for small businesses.
(b) Limitations on Reverse Auctions.--The Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 47 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)
as section 48; and
(2) by inserting after section 46 the following new
section:

``SEC. 47. LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE AUCTIONS.

``(a) Prohibition on Using Reverse Auctions for Covered
Contracts.--In the case of a covered contract described in
subsection (c), a reverse auction may not be used if the award
of the contract is to be made under--
``(1) section 8(a);
``(2) section 8(m);
``(3) section 15(a);
``(4) section 15(j);
``(5) section 31; or
``(6) section 36.
``(b) Limitations on Using Reverse Auctions.--In the case of
the award of a contract made under paragraphs (1) through (6)
of subsection (a) that is not a covered contract, a reverse
auction may be used for the award of such a contract, but only
if the following requirements are met:
``(1) Decisions regarding use of a reverse auction.--
Subject to paragraph (2), the following decisions with
respect to such a contract shall be made only by a
contracting officer:
``(A) A decision to use a reverse auction as
part of the competition for award of such a
contract.
``(B) Any decision made after the decision
described in subsection (A) regarding the
appropriate evaluation criteria, the inclusion
of vendors, the acceptability of vendor
submissions (including decisions regarding
timeliness), and the selection of the winner.
``(2) Training required.--Only a contracting officer
who has received training on the appropriate use and
supervision of reverse auctions may use or supervise a
reverse auction for the award of such a contract. The
training shall be provided by, or similar to the
training provided by, the Defense Acquisition
University as described in section 824 of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113
291).
``(3) Number of offers; revisions to bids.--A Federal
agency may not award such a contract using a reverse
auction if only one offer is received or if offerors do
not have the ability to submit revised bids with lower
prices throughout the course of the auction.
``(4) Technically acceptable offers.--A Federal
agency awarding such a contract using a reverse auction
shall evaluate the technical acceptability of offers
only as technically acceptable or unacceptable.
``(5) Use of price rankings.--A Federal agency may
not award such a contract using a reverse auction if at
any time during the award process the Federal agency
misinforms an offeror about the price ranking of the
offeror's last offer submitted in relation to offers
submitted by other offerors.
``(6) Use of third-party agents.--If a Federal agency
uses a third party agent to assist with the award of
such a contract using a reverse auction, the Federal
agency shall ensure that--
``(A) inherently governmental functions (as
such term is used in section 2303 of title 41,
United States Code) are not performed by
private contractors, including by the third
party agent;
``(B) information on the past contract
performance of offerors created by the third
party agent and shared with the Federal agency
is collected, maintained, and shared in
compliance with section 1126 of title 41,
United States Code;
``(C) information on whether an offeror is a
responsible source (as defined in section 113
of title 41, United States Code) that is
created by the third party agent and shared
with the Federal agency is shared with the
offeror and complies with section 8(b)(7) of
this Act; and
``(D) disputes between the third party agent
and an offeror may not be used to justify a
determination that an offeror is not a
responsible source (as defined in section 113
of title 41, United States Code) or to
otherwise restrict the ability of an offeror to
compete for the award of such a contract or
task or delivery order.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Contracting officer.--The term `contracting
officer' has the meaning given that term in section
2101(1) of title 41, United States Code.
``(2) Covered contract.--The term `covered contract'
means a contract--
``(A) for design and construction services;
``(B) for goods purchased to protect Federal
employees, members of the Armed Forces, or
civilians from bodily harm; or
``(C) for goods or services other than those
goods or services described in subparagraph (A)
or (B)--
``(i) to be awarded based on factors
other than price and technical
responsibility; or
``(ii) if awarding the contract
requires the contracting officer to
conduct discussions with the offerors
about their offer.
``(3) Design and construction services.--The term
`design and construction services'' means--
``(A) site planning and landscape design;
``(B) architectural and interior design;
``(C) engineering system design;
``(D) performance of construction work for
facility, infrastructure, and environmental
restoration projects;
``(E) delivery and supply of construction
materials to construction sites;
``(F) construction, alteration, or repair,
including painting and decorating, of public
buildings and public works; and
``(G) architectural and engineering services
as defined in section 1102 of title 40, United
States Code.
``(4) Reverse auction.--The term `reverse auction',
with respect to procurement by an agency, means an
auction between a group of offerors who compete against
each other by submitting offers for a contract or task
or delivery order with the ability to submit revised
offers with lower prices throughout the course of the
auction.''.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Russell of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 376, after line 4, insert the following:

SEC. 844. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROCUREMENT OF FIRE HOSES.

(a) Findings.--
(1) The General Services Administration has
historically procured specialized fire hoses designed
for combating wildfires used by the Forest Service.
(2) A memorandum of agreement was signed on February
5, 2014, by the Administrator of General Services and
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency
designating the Defense Logistics Agency as the
integrated material manager and source of supply for
such fire hoses.
(3) While the intent of this agreement was to secure
efficiencies in procurement and cost savings for the
Government, the transfer of procurement authority to
the Department of Defense had the unintentional effect
of requiring all suppliers of such fire hoses to comply
with the domestic sourcing requirements of section
2533a of title 10, United States Code, also known as
the Berry Amendment.
(4) There is currently only one known provider of
such fire hoses and that provider is not fully
compliant with the domestic sourcing requirements of
the Berry Amendment.
(5) As a result of the designation of the Defense
Logistic Agency as the integrated material manager for
the procurement of such fire hoses and the new
requirement for compliance with the Berry Amendment,
the Forest Service does not anticipate the ability to
procure the necessary number of fire hoses before the
fire season begins in early June and is currently
facing a shortfall of 56,000 hoses out of the 93,000
required. According to the Chief of the Forest Service,
this shortfall represents a critical risk to a number
of States that are likely to experience a season of
above average wildfire activity.
(6) During the period of May 1, 2014, through May 5,
2015, less than 9 percent of quantities of such hoses
purchased by the Defense Logistics Agency were procured
for the purposes of the Department of Defense.
(b) Sense of Congress.--Based on the findings in subsection
(a), it is the sense of Congress that procurement authority for
specialized fire hoses for the United States Forest Service
should be reestablished as an activity of the General Services
Administration.
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McGovern of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 379, after line 20, insert the following
(e) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a covered
item as defined in subparagraphs of (B), (C), (D), or (E) of
section 2533a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 384, line 8, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 384, line 13, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 384, after line 13, insert the following new
subparagraphs:
``(C) to evaluate commercial off-the-shelf
business systems for security, resilience,
reliability, interoperability, and integration
with existing interrelated systems where such
system integration and interoperability are
essential to Department of Defense operations;
``(D) to work with commercial off-the-shelf
business system developers and owners in
adapting systems for Department of Defense use;
``(E) to work with commercial off-the-shelf
business system developers and owners where
necessary to evaluate the feasibility of making
the necessary changes where needed to adapt
systems for Department of Defense use;
``(F) to perform Department of Defense system
audits to determine which systems are related
to or rely upon the system to be replaced or
integrated with commercial off-the-shelf
business systems;
``(G) to include data mapping as a step in
the testing of commercial off-the-shelf
business systems prior to deployment; and
``(H) to perform full backup of systems that
will be changed or replaced by the installation
of commercial off-the-shelf business systems
prior to installation and deployment to ensure
reconstitution of the system to a functioning
state should it become necessary.
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scalise of Louisiana
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 400, after line 23, insert the following new section:

SEC. 865. EXCEPTION FOR ABILITYONE PRODUCTS FROM AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN AFGHANISTAN,
CENTRAL ASIAN STATES, AND DJIBOUTI.

(a) Exception for Certain Items Not Produced in
Afghanistan.--Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (d),'' after ``subsection
(b),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Exception for Items on the AbilityOne Procurement
List.--The requirements of this section shall not apply to any
product that is included in the procurement list described in
section 8503(a) of title 41.''.
(b) Exception for Certain Items Not Produced in Central Asian
States.--Section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2400) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (h),'' after ``subsection
(b),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(h) Exception for Items on the AbilityOne Procurement
List.--The requirements of this section shall not apply to any
product that is included in the procurement list described in
section 8503(a) of title 41.''.
(c) Exception for Certain Items Not Produced in Djibouti.--
Section 1263 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
Law 113-291) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (g),'' after ``subsection
(c),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Exception for Items on the AbilityOne Procurement
List.--The requirements of this section shall not apply to any
product that is included in the procurement list described in
section 8503(a) of title 41.''.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walker of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII (page 400, after line 23), add the
following new section:

SEC. 865. STANDARDS FOR OROCUREMENT OF SECURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND CYBER SECURITY SYSTEMS.

(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct an assessment of the application of the Open Trusted
Technology Provider Standard to Department of Defense
procurements for information technology and cyber security
acquisitions and provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Elements.--The assessment and briefing required by
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Assessment of the current Open Trusted Technology
Provider Standard to determine what aspects might be
adopted by the Department of Defense and where
additional development of the standard may be required.
(2) Identification of the types or classes of
programs where the standard might be applied most
effectively, as well as identification of types or
classes of programs that should specifically be
excluded from consideration.
(3) Assessment of the impact on current acquisition
regulations or policies of the adoption of the
standard.
(4) Recommendations the Secretary may have related to
the adoption of the standard or improvement in the
standard to support Department acquisitions.
(5) Any other matters the Secretary may deem
appropriate.
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, insert the following new section:

SEC. 8__. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
CERTAIN SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS
CONCERNS.

(a) Repeal of Simplified Justification and Approval
Process.--Section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2405; 41
U.S.C. 3304 note) is repealed.
(b) Requirements for Justification and Approval Process.--
(1) Defense procurements.--Section 2304(f)(2)(D)(ii)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``if such procurement is for property or
services in an amount less than $20,000,000'' before
the semicolon at the end.
(2) Civilian procurements.--Section 3304(e)(4) of
title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(a)).'' and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the procurement is for property or
services in an amount less than $20,000,000 and
is conducted under section 8(a) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).''.
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII (page 400, after line 23), add the
following new section:

SEC. 865. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall
prescribe a regulation making clear that agency acquisition
personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible
and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as those
exchanges are consistent with existing law and regulation and
do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular
firms.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII (page 400, after line 23), add the
following new section:

SEC. 865. STRENGTHENING PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE.

(a) Plan on Strengthening Program and Project Management
Performance.--Not later than 180 days following the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a plan for improving management of IT
programs and projects.
(b) Matters Covered.--The plan required by subsection (a)
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Creation of a specialized career path for program
management.
(2) The development of a competency model for program
management consistent with the IT project manager
model.
(3) A career advancement model that requires
appropriate expertise and experience for advancement.
(4) A career advancement model that is more
competitive with the private sector and that recognizes
both Government and private sector experience.
(c) Combination With Other Cadres Plan.--The Director may
combine the plan required by subsection (a) with the
acquisition human capital plans that were developed pursuant to
the October 27, 2009, guidance issued by the Administrator for
Federal Procurement Policy in furtherance of section 1704(g) of
title 41, United States Code (originally enacted as section 869
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4553)), to
address how the agencies are meeting their human capital
requirements to support the timely and effective acquisition of
information technology.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Farr of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 400, after line 23, insert the following:

SEC. 8___. SYCHRONIZATION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION CURRICULA.

Section 1746(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(1) The'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The President of such University shall also
convene a review board annually with faculty
representatives from relevant professional schools and
degree-granting institutions of the Department of
Defense and military departments, such as the service
academies, the Naval Postgraduate School, and other
similar schools and institutions, in order to review
and synchronize defense acquisition curricula across
the entire Department of Defense.''.
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Farr of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 400, after line 23, insert the following:

SEC. 8__ RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION POLICY.

Section 1746(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) research and analysis of defense acquisition
policy issues from academic institutions, such as the
Naval Postgraduate School and other Department of
Defense schools, that offer in-depth analysis of the
entire defense acquisition decision support system from
both a business and public policy perspective and from
an operational and information sciences perspective.''.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 426, after line 6, insert the following new section:

SEC. 1004. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report ranking all military
departments and Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they
are in achieving auditable financial statements as required by
law. The report should not include information otherwise
available in other reports to Congress.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palazzo of Mississippi
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 1053 and insert the following new section:

SEC. 1053. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH-64 APACHE HELICOPTERS
FROM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND
RELATED PERSONNEL LEVELS.

Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``March 31, 2016''
and inserting ``June 30, 2016''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``March 31, 2016''
and inserting ``June 30, 2016'' both places it appears.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ellmers of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 474, after line 17, insert the following:

SEC. 1060. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DEACTIVATE 440TH AIRLIFT WING.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may
be used to deactivate the 440th airlift wing, or to move the
personnel or aircraft of the 440th airlift wing, or to
otherwise degrade the capabilities of the 440th airlift wing
until the Secretary of Defense certifies that the deactivation
of the 440th airlift wing will not affect the military
readiness for the airborne and special operations units
stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Katko of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 485, after line 2, add the following new section:

SEC. 10__. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE TRAINING OF REMOTELY
PILOTED AIRCRAFT PILOTS.

Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report addressing the immediate and critical training and
operational needs of the remotely piloted aircraft community.
The report shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the viability of using non-
rated, civilian, contractor, or enlisted pilots to
execute remotely piloted aircraft missions.
(2) An assessment of the availability and existing
utilization of special use airspace available for
remotely piloted aircraft training and a plan for
accessing additional special use airspace in order to
meet anticipated training requirements for remotely
piloted aircraft.
(3) A comprehensive training plan aimed at increasing
the throughput of undergraduate remotely piloted
aircraft training without sacrificing quality and
standards.
(4) Establishment of an optimum ratio for the mix of
training airframes to operational airframes in the
remotely piloted aircraft inventory necessary to
achieve manning requirements for pilots and sensor
operators and, to the extent practicable, a plan for
fielding additional remotely piloted aircraft airframes
at the formal training units in the active, National
Guard, and reserve components in accordance with
optimum ratios for MQ-9 and Global Hawk remotely
piloted aircraft.
(5) Establishment of optimum and minimum crew ratios
to combat air patrols taking into account all tasks
remotely piloted aircraft units execute and, to the
extent practicable, a plan for conducting missions in
accordance with optimum ratios.
(6) Identification of any resource, legislative, or
departmental policy challenges impeding the corrective
action needed to reach a sustainable remotely piloted
aircraft operations tempo.
(7) An assessment, to the extent practicable, of the
direct and indirect impacts that the integration of
remotely piloted aircraft into the national airspace
system has on the ability to generate remotely piloted
aircraft crews.
(8) Any other matters the Secretary determines
appropriate.
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle F of title X (page 485, after line 2),
add the following new section:

SEC. 1067. EXPEDITED MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE
OF THE ARMY.

Section 1702(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113 291; 128 Stat. 3665) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App. I) shall not apply to a meeting of the Commission unless
the meeting is attended by five or more members of the
Commission.''.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Heck of Washington or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title V (page 247, after line 20), add the
following new section:

SEC. 5__. REPORT REGARDING NEW RULEMAKING UNDER THE MILITARY LENDING
ACT AND DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER REPORTS AND
MEETINGS.

(a) Report on New Military Lending Act Rulemaking.--After the
issuance by the Secretary of Defense of the regulation issued
with regard to section 987 of title 10, United States Code
(commonly known as the Military Lending Act), and part of 232
of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (its implementing
regulation), but before the relevant compliance date for any
provisions of such regulation that relate to the identification
of a covered borrower under the Military Lending Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that discusses--
(1) the ability and reliability of the Defense
Manpower Data Center in meeting real-time requests for
accurate information needed to make a determination
regarding whether a borrower is covered by the Military
Lending Act; or
(2) an alternate mechanism or mechanisms for
identifying such covered borrowers.
(b) Defense Manpower Data Center Reports and Meetings.--
(1) Reports on accuracy, reliability, and integrity
of systems.--The Director of the Defense Manpower Data
Center shall submit to Congress reports on the
accuracy, reliability, and integrity of the Defense
Manpower Data Center systems used to identify covered
borrowers and covered policyholders under military
consumer protection laws. The first report is due six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
the Director shall submit additional reports every six
months thereafter as necessary to show improvements in
the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of such
systems.
(2) Report on plan to strengthen capabilities.--Not
later than six months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Defense Manpower Data
Center shall submit to Congress a report on plans to
strengthen the capabilities of the Defense Manpower
Data Center systems, including staffing levels and
funding, in order to improve the identification of
covered borrowers and covered policyholders under
military consumer protection laws.
(3) Meetings with private sector users of systems.--
The Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center shall
meet regularly with private sector users of Defense
Manpower Data Center systems used to identify covered
borrowers and covered policyholders under military
consumer protection laws to learn about issues facing
such users and to develop ways of addressing such
issues. The first meeting pursuant to this requirement
shall take place with three months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crawford of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 528, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1092. SITUATIONS INVOLVING BOMBINGS OF PLACES OF PUBLIC USE,
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use,
Government facilities, public transportation
systems, and infrastructure facilities

``(a) In General.--The direct participation of members of the
Armed Forces assigned to explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)
units providing support to civilian law enforcement agencies
does not involve search, seizure, arrest or other similar
activity. Upon the request of the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Defense may provide such assistance in Department
of Justice activities related to the enforcement of section
2332f of title 18 during situations involving bombings of
places of public use, Government facilities, public
transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities.
``(b) Mutual Aid Agreement.--The Secretary of Defense,
through mutual aid agreement with the Attorney General shall,
in the interest of public safety, waive reimbursement on
military EOD support of Department of Justice activities
related to the enforcement of section 2332f of title 18 for
situations involving bombings of places of public use,
Government facilities, public transportation systems, and
infrastructure facilities.
``(c) Rendering-safe Support.--Military EOD units providing
rendering-safe support to Department of Justice activities
relating to the enforcement of section 175, 229, or 2332a of
title 18 emergency situations involving weapons of mass
destruction shall be consistent with the provisions of section
382 of this title.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `explosive ordnance'--
``(A) means--
``(i) bombs and warheads;
``(ii) guided and ballistic missiles;
``(iii) artillery, mortar, rocket,
and small arms ammunition;
``(iv) all mines, torpedoes, and
depth charges;
``(v) grenades demolition charges;
``(vi) pyrotechnics;
``(vii) clusters and dispensers;
``(viii) cartridge- and propellant
actuated devices;
``(ix) electroexplosives devices;
``(x) clandestine and improvised
explosive devices (IEDs); and
``(xi) all similar or related items
or components explosive in nature; and
``(B) includes all munitions containing
explosives, propellants, nuclear fission or
fusion materials, and biological and chemical
agents.
``(2) The term `explosive ordnance disposal
procedures'' means those particular courses or modes of
action for access to, recovery, rendering safe, and
final disposal of explosive ordnance or any hazardous
material associated with an EOD incident, including--
``(A) access procedures;
``(B) recovery procedures;
``(C) render-safe procedures; and
``(D) final disposal procedures.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government
facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure
facilities.''.
____________________________________________________

90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hill of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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;
(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.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meehan of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeFazio of Oregon or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 528, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

It is the sense of Congress that a technical correction to
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113 291; 128
Stat. 3881) should be enacted in order to expeditiously carry
out the intent of such section 3095.
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lynch of Massachusetts
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

In division A, at the end of title X, insert the following:

SEC. 1092. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.

(a) Two Minutes of Silence.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 145. Veterans Day

``The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling
on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of
silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice
of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning
at--
``(1) 3:11 pm Atlantic standard time;
``(2) 2:11 pm eastern standard time;
``(3) 1:11 pm central standard time;
``(4) 12:11 pm mountain standard time;
``(5) 11:11 am Pacific standard time;
``(6) 10:11 am Alaska standard time; and
``(7) 9:11 am Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
``145. Veterans Day.''.
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Engel of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 548, line 22, after ``through 2018'' insert ``while also
maintaining a focus on the protection of human rights'''.
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95. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title XII (page 544, after line
16), add the following:

SEC. 12XX. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN,
DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this Act to carry out sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and
2561 of title 10, United States Code, up to 5 percent of such
amounts may be made available to conduct monitoring and
evaluation of programs conducted pursuant to such authorities
during fiscal year 2016.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on
mechanisms to evaluate the programs conducted pursuant to the
authorities listed in subsection (a). The briefing shall
include the following:
(1) A description of how the Department of Defense
evaluates program and project outcomes and impact,
including cost effectiveness and extent to which
programs meet designated goals.
(2) An analysis of steps taken to implement the
recommendations from the following reports:
(A) The Government Accountability Office's
Report entitled ``Project Evaluations and
Better Information Sharing Needed to Manage the
Military's Efforts''.
(B) The Department of Defense Inspector
General Report numbered ``DODIG 2012 119''.
(C) The RAND Corporation's Report prepared
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
entitled ``Developing a Prototype Handbook for
Monitoring and Evaluating Department of Defense
Humanitarian Assistance Projects'''.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees''' means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walberg of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cicilline of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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

SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ENGAGE UNITED STATES MANUFACTURERS IN
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO EQUIPPING THE
AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State
shall submit to Congress a report on efforts of the Secretaries
to engage United States manufacturers in procurement
opportunities related to equipping the Afghan National Security
Forces.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sinema of Arizona or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 557, after line 3, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent provisions accordingly):
(6) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
Secretary of State, shall continue to pursue efforts to
shut down ISIL's illicit oil revenues;
Page 559, after line 6, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent provisions accordingly):
(F) A detailed description of the resources
required by the Secretary of Defense to counter
ISIL's illicit oil revenues
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99. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poe of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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100. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blumenauer of Oregon
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

In the section heading for section 1216, strike ``SENSE OF
CONGRESS REGARDING'' (and conform the table of contents
accordingly).
In section 1216, strike ``It is the sense of Congress'' and
insert the following:
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress
At the end of section 1216, add the following:
(b) Special Immigrant Status for Certain Afghans.--Section
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C.
1101 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II), by striking
``International Security Assistance Force'' each place
such term appears and inserting ``International
Security Assistance Force, the Resolute Support
Mission, or any successor organization'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(F)(i), by striking ``September
30, 2015;'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015;''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) Additional report.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State jointly shall submit a report to
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate containing the following:
``(A) The number of citizens or nationals of
Afghanistan employed in Afghanistan by, or on
behalf of, entities or organizations described
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
``(B) A prediction of the number of such
individuals who will be so employed on the date
that is 2 years after the date used for the
count under subparagraph (A).''.
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101. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamborn of Colorado
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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).
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102. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walorski of Indiana
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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103. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ellison of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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104. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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105. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walker of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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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106. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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107. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamborn of Colorado
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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108. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamborn of Colorado
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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109. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Royce of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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110. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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111. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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 Europe as a means of
promoting allied interoperability and providing visible
assurance to NATO allies in the region.
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112. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cicilline of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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113. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crowley of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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114. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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115. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Engel of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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116. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Vela of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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117. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kilmer of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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)''.
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118. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nolan of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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 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.
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119. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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120. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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121. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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122. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 728, line 21, insert before the semicolon the following:
``, including estimates of the appropriate identifiable costs
of each such potential program of record''.
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123. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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124. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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125. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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126. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Loebsack of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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)''.
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127. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scalise of Louisiana
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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 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.
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128. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
(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.
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129. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sanchez of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.''.
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130. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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131. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hunter of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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132. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sessions of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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133. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carter of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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 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.
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134. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LoBiondo of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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.
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135. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunes of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

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,''.

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