[House Report 118-466]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                             { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                             { 118-466

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8034) MAKING EMERGENCY 
 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO RESPOND TO THE SITUATION IN ISRAEL AND 
FOR RELATED EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8035) 
    MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO RESPOND TO THE 
   SITUATION IN UKRAINE AND FOR RELATED EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 
   ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR 
  CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8036) MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
   APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND FOR 
RELATED EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8038) TO 
  AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO IMPOSE CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
    RUSSIA AND IRAN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE 
 CONCURRENCE BY THE HOUSE IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 815, WITH AN 
                               AMENDMENT.

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   April 19, 2024.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1160]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1160, by a record vote of 9 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 consideration of H.R. 8034, the 
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, under a 
closed rule. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the 
bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution 
provides thirty minutes of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. The 
resolution provides for one motion to recommit. The resolution 
further provides for consideration of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine 
Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, under a 
structured rule. The resolution waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides 
thirty minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees. The resolution 
provides that the amendment printed in part A of the report 
shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
resolution makes in order only the further amendments printed 
in part B of the report. Each such amendment may be offered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the 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. All points of order 
against the amendments printed in part B of the report are 
waived. The resolution provides that for those amendments 
reported from the Committee of the Whole, the question of their 
adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without demand 
for division of the question. The resolution provides for one 
motion to recommit. The resolution further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 8036, the Indo-Pacific Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, under a structured rule. 
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides thirty 
minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees. The resolution 
makes in order only the amendment printed in part C of the 
report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the 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. All points of order against the 
amendment printed in part C of the report are waived. The 
resolution provides for one motion to recommit. The resolution 
provides for consideration of H.R. 8038, the 21st Century Peace 
through Strength Act, under a structured rule. The resolution 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The resolution provides thirty minutes of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their 
respective designees. The resolution provides that the 
amendment printed in part D of the report shall be considered 
as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
read. The resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in 
order only those further amendments printed in part E of the 
report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the 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. All points of order against the 
amendments printed in part E of the report are waived. The 
resolution provides that for those amendments reported from the 
Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption shall be 
put to the House en gros and without demand for division of the 
question. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit. 
The resolution provides that during consideration of H.R. 8035 
and H.R. 8038, the Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the Majority Leader or his 
designee and the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out 
the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of 
rule XVIII). The resolution provides that upon disposition of 
H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038, the House shall 
be considered to have concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
815 with an amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 8034, H.R. 
8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038, as passed by the House, if 
passed by the House. The resolution provides that in the 
engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 815, the Clerk shall assign appropriate designations to 
provisions within the engrossment; conform cross-references and 
provisions for short titles within the engrossment; be 
authorized to make technical corrections, including corrections 
in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section 
numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings; and relocate 
section 3 of the text of H.R. 8038 to a new section immediately 
prior to Division A within the engrossment. The resolution 
provides that upon transmission to the Senate of a message that 
the House has concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 815 
with an amendment, H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 
8038, as passed by the House, if passed by the House, are laid 
on the table.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 8034, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8034, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 8035, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8035, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part B of the report, the Committee 
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic 
in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 8036, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8036, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in part C of the report, the Committee is 
not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in 
nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 8038 includes:
    --Clause 12 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 
bill or joint resolution pursuant to a special order of 
business reported by the Committee on Rules that has not been 
reported by a committee.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8038, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part E of the 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. 217

    Motion by Mr. Massie to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #117 to H.R. 8035, offered by Representative Massie, 
which prohibits the use of funds to transfer cluster munitions. 
Defeated: 2-10

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Nay
Mr. Massie......................................          Yea   Mr. Neguse........................          Nay
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Yea
Mrs. Houchin....................................  ............
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 218

    Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9-
3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Yea   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................  ............
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Yea
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Yea
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Yea
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    SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8035 IN PART A CONSIDERED  
                           AS ADOPTED

    1. Cole (OK): Implements technical corrections in the bill.

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8035 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Spartz (IN): Strike sections 401, 402, 403, and 407. (10 
minutes)
    2. Greene (GA): Reduces every dollar amount in the bill to 
zero. (10 minutes)
    3. Hern (OK): Prohibits funds made available in the 
``Economic Support Fund'' account from being used to pay 
pensions or government salaries. (10 minutes)
    4. Cammack (FL): Eliminates all non-military funding 
related to Ukraine. (10 minutes)

      SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8036 IN PART C MADE IN  
                             ORDER

    1. Issa (CA), Moylan (GU), Scott (VA): Increases and 
decreases FMF to express support for the Philippines. (10 
minutes)

    SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8038 IN PART D CONSIDERED 
                           AS ADOPTED

    1. McCaul (TX): Makes technical fixes to the underlying 
bill.

      SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8038 IN PART E MADE IN 
                              ORDER

    1. Gimenez (FL), Wittman (VA), Krishnamoorthi (IL): 
Requires the annual China Military Power report to provide an 
assessment of the PRC's development in critical and emerging 
technologies and identify key PRC entities involved in each 
technology sector. (10 minutes)
    2. Nunn (IA): Requires the U.S. Department of Treasury to 
submit a report and briefing to Congress identifying all assets 
of the Iranian Government or covered persons valued at more 
than $5 million and requires a list of all licenses, statements 
of licensing policy, action letters, and all other sanction 
exemptions relating to Iran. (10 minutes)

      PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8035 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    Page 39, line 24, strike ``later'' and insert ``earlier''.
    Page 40, line 12, strike ``later'' and insert ``earlier''.
    Page 40, beginning line 16, strike ``the date on which 
Congress has failed to pass a joint resolution of disapproval, 
as provided in this section'' and insert ``the date on which 
Congress has considered and failed to pass a joint resolution 
of disapproval, as provided in this section''.
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         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8035 MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spartz of Indiana or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Strike sections 401, 402, 403, and 407.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following
    Sec. _. Each dollar amount in this Act is hereby reduced to 
$0.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hern of Oklahoma or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the 
following:
  Sec. _. None of the funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be used to pay for 
pensions.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Strike title III.
    On page 20, strike the heading ``Department of State'' on 
line 4 and all that follows through line 9 on page 23.
    On page 23, strike the heading ``Department of State'' on 
line 11 and all that follows through line 15 on page 24.
    Strike sections 404, 405, 408, 506(a), 506(c), 507, 508, 
and renumber accordingly.

          PART C--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8036 MADE IN ORDER

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

  Page 8, line 8, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased 
by $500,000,000) (reduced by $500,000,000)''.
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      PART D--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8038 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 26, line 12, strike ``determine'' and insert 
``determined''.
  Page 26, line 13, strike ``describes'' and insert 
``described''.
  Page 28, beginning line 13, strike ``or affiliated aggressor 
state sovereign asset''.
  Page 39, line 7, insert ``shall be permitted'' before the 
period at the end.
  Page 41, beginning line 13, strike ``Russian Federation's'' 
and insert ``Russian Federation''.
  Page 57, line 13, strike ``shall'' and insert ``may''.
  Page 90, line 20, strike ``section 3(f)'' and insert 
``section 3(i)''.
  Page 143, beginning line 9, strike ``submits to'' and all 
that follows through ``a report'' and insert ``submits to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report''.
  Page 168, beginning line 25, strike ``shall submit'' and all 
that follows through ``a report'' and insert ``shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report''.
  Page 180, beginning line 6, strike ``Committee on Financial 
Services'' and insert ``Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services''.
  Page 180, beginning line 8, strike ``Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs'' and insert ``Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs''.
  Page 182, line 16, strike ``includes'' and insert ``shall 
include, based on relevant facts and circumstances,''.
  Page 183, beginning line 17, strike ``Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs'' and insert ``Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs''.
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         PART E--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8038 MADE IN ORDER

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

  At the end of division C, add the following:

SEC. __. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGICAL 
                    DEVELOPMENTS IN ANNUAL CHINA MILITARY POWER REPORT.

  (a) In General.--As part of each annual report submitted 
under section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) 
(commonly referred to as the ``China Military Power report''), 
the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of such other Federal departments 
and agencies as the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State 
may determine appropriate, shall include a component on 
emerging technological developments involving the People's 
Republic of China.
  (b) Matters.--Each report component referred to in subsection 
(a) shall include an identification and assessment of at least 
five fields of critical or emerging technologies in which the 
People's Liberation Army is invested, or for which there are 
Military-Civil Fusion Development Strategy programs of the 
People's Republic of China, including the following:
          (1) A brief summary of each such identified field and 
        its relevance to the military power and national 
        security of the People's Republic of China.
          (2) The implications for the national security of the 
        United States as a result of the leadership or 
        dominance by the People's Republic of China in each 
        such identified field and associated supply chains.
          (3) The identification of at least 10 entities 
        domiciled in, controlled by, or directed by the 
        People's Republic of China (including any subsidiaries 
        of such entity), involved in each such identified 
        field, and an assessment of, with respect to each such 
        entity, the following:
                  (A) Whether the entity has procured 
                components from any known United States 
                suppliers.
                  (B) Whether any United States technology 
                imported by the entity is controlled under 
                United States regulations.
                  (C) Whether United States capital is invested 
                in the entity, either through known direct 
                investment or passive investment flows.
                  (D) Whether the entity has any connection to 
                the People's Liberation Army, the Military-
                Civil Fusion program of the People's Republic 
                of China, or any other state-sponsored 
                initiatives of the People's Republic of China 
                to support the development of national 
                champions.
  (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means--
          (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives;
          (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives;
          (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
        and
          (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
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  2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the appropriate place in section 3 of division N, insert 
the following:
  (_) Report and Briefing on Iranian Assets and Licenses.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall submit to the appropriate members of 
        Congress a report and provide to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a briefing--
                  (A) identifying--
                          (i) all assets of the Government of 
                        Iran or covered persons valued at more 
                        than $5,000,000 and blocked by the 
                        United States pursuant to any provision 
                        of law; and
                          (ii) for each such asset--
                                  (I) the country in which the 
                                asset is held;
                                  (II) the financial 
                                institution in which the asset 
                                is held; and
                                  (III) the approximate value 
                                of the asset; and
                  (B) setting forth a list of all general 
                licenses, specific licenses, action letters, 
                comfort letters, statements of licensing 
                policy, answers to frequently asked questions, 
                or other exemptions issued by the Secretary 
                with respect to sanctions relating to Iran that 
                are in effect as of the date of the report.
          (2) Form.--
                  (A) Assets.--The report and briefing required 
                by paragraph (1) shall be submitted or 
                provided, as the case may be, in unclassified 
                form.
                  (B) Exemptions.--The report and briefing 
                required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted or 
                provided, as the case may be, in classified 
                form.
          (3) Covered person defined.--In this section, the 
        term ``covered person'' means--
                  (A) an individual who is a citizen or 
                national of Iran and is acting on behalf of the 
                Government of Iran;
                  (B) an entity organized under the laws of 
                Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction 
                of the Government of Iran; and
                  (C) an individual or entity that provides 
                material, tactical, operational, developmental, 
                or financial support to--
                          (i) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
                        Corps;
                          (ii) any agency or instrumentality of 
                        the armed forces of Iran;
                          (iii) any agency or instrumentality 
                        related to the nuclear program of Iran; 
                        or
                          (iv) any organization designated as a 
                        foreign terrorist organization under 
                        section 219 of the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), 
                        including Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian 
                        Islamic Jihad, alQa'ida, and al-
                        Shabaab.

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